Chapter 847: Chapter 544: Study Room and Sculpture_2
“So, these precious equipnt blueprints were not taken away, but burned on the spot?”
With a thoughtful nod, Bianca White’s fluffy ears twitched beside him, and she murmured, “But why didn’t the people who ca here take it away and chose to burn it instead?”
“The exact answer is still unknown.”
Gently shaking his head, Leo Ray waved his hand and said, “Alright, let’s continue our investigation.”
“Yes, my Lord!”
Imdiately after, the subordinates responded in unison.
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Next, the group searched the bookshelves, cabinets, and desks in the secret room but did not find any other clues.
Eventually, they all focused their attention on the human-shaped statue in the center of the room.
As he approached the statue, Leo Ray noticed.
The size of this statue was no different from a normal person, portraying a burly, old man sitting cross-legged.
Upon close observation, the robust old man’s sculpted face was resolute and awe-inspiring, with his steel-wire-like beard drawing attention.
His calm and slightly lancholic face had furrowed brows, as if contemplating or undergoing hardship, lifelike in every detail.
Most importantly, it looked at least 80% similar to Mason Banks standing beside Leo Ray, so much so that it was almost impossible to tell them apart.
However, compared with the statue, Mason Banks, whose current strength was only at Tier 3 Peak Level, was clearly lacking the inherent composure and the calm, skilled aura between his brows.
At this point, the answer was naturally clear.
“Is this lifelike statue a portrayal of my ancestor?”
Realizing this, Mason Banks couldn’t help but exclaim, his face full of shock.
“It should be, judging from the exquisite carving, it looks almost exactly like a real person.”
Looking at the lifelike statue before him, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully.
Then, a familiar feeling flashed through his mind, not from the similarity to Mason Banks’ appearance but from the statue itself.
However, the feeling disappeared in the blink of an eye before Leo Ray could delve into it.
Frowning slightly, Leo Ray continued to observe.
Besides that, the most eye-catching part of the statue was the red gem embedded in its chest.
“My Lord, why would such a statue appear in the center of a secret study?”
At this ti, Bianca White’s puzzled voice entered Leo Ray’s ear: “I always feel that this strange arrangent is quite discordant.”
“Indeed, speaking of which, the carving of this statue is simply too ticulous, almost every hair and the texture of the clothes have been perfectly depicted.”
On the other side, Gideon Black pushed up his gold-rimd glasses and said thoughtfully, “This scene is exactly like what we saw in the petrified winged people’s barrier area.”
At these words, Leo Ray’s eyes brightened, and everything suddenly beca clear.
The source of that strange familiar feeling was indeed from the winged people’s barrier area they had explored before!
“When we were in the winged people’s barrier area, we could clearly feel the energy fluctuations emanating from the petrified winged people.”
“However, there were no energy fluctuations emanating from this statue, which is why we didn’t notice anything at first.”
With that thought in mind, Leo Ray couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly before asking the muscular Priest and Queen’s General standing beside him, “Gideon Black, Joshua, can either of you confirm whether this is a real statue or a petrified person?”
As an Otherworldly Lord, Leo Ray could only see the attribute column of his subordinate mbers who had signed a contract with him.
Therefore, in the face of this situation, he naturally could not use the advantage of being an Otherworldly Lord to identify it.
As for the red gemstone, although Leo Ray could open its attribute column, it only displayed the word “unknown,” providing no useful clues.
On the other hand, upon hearing Leo Ray’s question, Gideon Black and Joshua, who were both skilled in healing, exchanged glances, both of them revealing a sense of helplessness in their eyes.
It is worth ntioning that Gideon Black, a Dark Healer, and Joshua, a Sacred Sword Priest, were absolute rivals because of their historical backgrounds.
Before Joshua was subdued, Gideon Black had repeatedly shown hostility towards him. Naturally, Joshua fought back with equal vigor and refused to back down.
However, after Joshua successfully joined Leo Ray’s camp, the conflict between the two vanished.
After all, once they signed the contract, their Lord beca their primary faith. As long as their faith was the sa, other matters had to be put aside.
“My Lord, there are many types of petrification magic, but its essence is to turn the target, from the inside out, into a real stone statue,” Gideon Black respectfully replied after a slight bow to Leo Ray.
“Last ti, at the Winged People’s Barrier Region, the petrified Winged People still could emit energy fluctuations due to their unique constitution. However, this ti, neither Joshua nor I can differentiate whether it is truly a statue or a petrified person because the ancestor of Mason Banks is a Tier 5 Powerhouse. The magic released by the opponent who petrified him has far exceeded our current capabilities.”
After Gideon Black finished speaking, Joshua nodded in agreent.
As for Scarlett, even though she was a Tier 5 Magic Powerhouse, she was unable to do anything about the situation since she was not from a healing profession.
After a mont’s pause, Gideon Black added, “However, my Lord, judging from its appearance, there’s a high possibility that this ancestor of Mr. Mason Banks was petrified.”
“But why wasn’t this red gemstone petrified?”
Blinking her big eyes while staring at the statue, Scarlett’s fair face expressed confusion. “Looking at the outline around the gemstone, it should be a pendant worn on the statue’s neck. It can’t be just a statue…”
At that mont, Scarlett’s words suddenly stopped as her nose almost touched the gemstone.
The next second, her expression turned terrified. She quickly pulled her face back, but due to excessive force, she sat down with a thud on the ground. Looking shocked, she said, “My Lord, this gemstone is so weird… It just absorbed a lot of my magic power in an instant!”
“Oh?”
Upon hearing this, Leo Ray’s expression turned serious, and he quickly signaled his other subordinates to back away.
anwhile, Taylor and Scarlett took their positions on the left and right of Leo Ray, looking ready to strike at any mont.
On the other side, the strange red gemstone suddenly emitted a bright red light, making it almost impossible for anyone to keep their eyes open.
As everything happened so fast, when Leo Ray reacted to the situation again,
A towering figure already stood in front of his party.
Upon careful observation, the figure was a robust old man with white hair and beard, a resolute face, and an imposing presence. His steel-like whiskers were quite eye-catching.
Seeing this, everyone was stunned, even Scarlett, who had just stood up with a pained expression on her face, looked dumbfounded.
There was no doubt that the sudden appearance of the robust old man was strikingly similar to the sculpture in terms of both shape and appearance!
After a brief pause, Mason Banks finally ca back to his senses. With a careful, cautious expression on his aged face, he asked, “Your Excellency, are you truly the ancestor of my family?”
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