Game Transmigration: Saving the World Again 1000 Years Later Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Skull Temple

Translator: CKtalon

Sigmonds looked around nervously, but unfortunately, there were no lights on the way down, so he couldn’t see anything clearly.

“Don’t ntion that here,” he whispered to William.

“Why?”

William lowered his voice upon hearing that.

The other party fell silent for a mont before saying, “I’ll tell you later. Don’t talk about it now.”

After a few minutes, the gears clicked, and the elevator stopped. Ten orange beams of light lit up from the hands of the ten miners on the elevator, illuminating the originally dark mine.

The main tunnel of Mine Path #9 looked wide enough for three trains to travel side by side, and the main tunnel was like a tree branch that split into many branches. Every intersection had a simple sign.

There were spots on the stone walls of the mine that shimred with faint silver light under the illumination of the mine lamps-ores that contained Elentium Silver.

“We’ll be in charge of Path #3 today. Everyone, pay attention to the light and darkness of your magic crystal lamps. Don’t go too deep inside alone. If the lights go out, retrace your steps. If you get lost, rember to shout for help. You have to keep an eye on the golden-tailed birds. Once anything amiss happens, inform everyone to gather here imdiately.”

Before walking out of the elevator, Sigmonds reminded everyone. Everyone sporadically answered him and walked into the distance.

Sigmonds watched everyone leave before speaking to Colt, who he had been holding.

“Your leg is injured, so don’t work too hard. Co in with . I’ll help you complete your work quota for today.”

Colt shook his head.

“There’s no need, Uncle Sigmonds. I only injured my leg, and it’s only a superficial wound. It won’t affect .”

“That’s good. Co with us to the depths of the mine today. You’re coming too.”

He patted the youth’s head and turned to speak to William.

“Don’t ntion this in front of those people. Many of their friends died in that accident.”

“Accident? The accident where Mine Path #7 collapsed?” William asked straightforwardly.

“That was a nightmare. In my opinion, the entire Silverstream Mine should have been sealed off before the reason is determined,” Sigmonds replied.

“About two months ago, we dug up a boneyard in Mine #7.”

“Boneyard?”

“In the beginning, soone claid to have seen ghosts in the mine. In fact, this kind of thing isn’t rare. After all, people die in the mines yearly due to all kinds of accidents. The corpses that die below can’t be buried in Thorn City’s graveyard, so ghosts often appear. Everyone gets used to it after a few tis. Moreover, the Church sends clergyn down twice a year to organize large-scale blessings... We’re getting off-topic. In short, soone witnessed ghosts appear several tis in a certain spot in Mine #7.”

In this world where magic and gods truly existed, mortals had several directions for their souls after death.

Most people would definitely return to the Wheel of the World to have their mories wiped out before reincarnating. If one were a Saint or fulfilled the conditions of so gods, such as dying in an honorable battle, it was also possible for them to enter the divine kingdom of the deity they believed in and obtain eternal life.

Of course, if one signed a contract with so Void Sovereign or was targeted by the Void Sovereign because of certain characteristics, their soul might also be snatched away from them to the Moon Realm.

As for leaving a ghost behind after death, it was a special state. When a person was blessed or cursed, or because their obsession was too strong, their soul might leave a specter in Currere after death.

Since it was a specter, the ghost was only a shadow of the past. All they could do was repeat what they had said and done in the past. Other than being able to be used as extrely credible evidence in court, it basically couldn’t have any substantial impact on the present. They couldn’t even stay in Currere for long without the help of magic to stabilize their existence.

“You’re saying that those ghosts were dressed like they were in the Blackwater Kingdom?”

William asked in surprise. According to the lore history Liliana had given him, the Riel Empire had conquered the Blackwater Kingdom about 800 years ago. In other words, those ghosts had existed for at least 800 years.

For a ghost to exist for more than 800 years, it had to be sothing that contained powerful magic as a dium.

“Yes, in the beginning, we thought that the ghosts were the resentnt of the miners who died in the mine. Later on, we discovered that they were dressed like ancient people. They were a little similar to the traditional clothes worn by people during the Blackwater Kingdom’s New Year Festival every year.”

Sigmonds continued, “Although we reported it to the higher-ups, it didn’t seem to attract much attention. Later on, we tried to excavate in the direction where the ghosts appeared. Finally, after excavating a layer of shale, we discovered a huge burial ground. Tens of thousands of fossilized skulls piled up into a temple, and the ghosts we saw previously were worshiping sothing.”

When Sigmonds thought of this, his expression turned adrift as he fell into his mories.

“A few of us were bold enough to enter, but I failed to persuade them. The ghosts ignored them at first, but when he approached the skull temple, all the ghosts crashed into it. An earthquake happened in Mine Path #7, and the few of them were instantly drowned by countless skulls.”

As he spoke, he ruffled Colt’s hair.

“The aftershocks of the earthquake caused the collapse of Mine Path #7. The rest of us were able to escape thanks to Colt’s father lifting the broken support fra. For this, one of his legs was crushed, and one of his eyes was blinded by the flying shrapnel. Your father saved all of us, Colt.”

“Therefore, that place was subsequently sealed off?” William asked.

Sigmonds nodded.

“Later on, the duke sealed off the entire Silverstream Mine for a month and sent people to investigate. It’s said that after losing a Bramble Guard team, the duke sent three batches of adventurers to explore. The first two batches didn’t return, and the third batch was the most famous Bramble rcenaries in Thorn City. Only Chief Cass Durant ca out alive. Of course, you should’ve heard of what happened after that, right? He beca a lunatic who killed others without a whim.”

William recalled the warning Cass had left him when they t.

The Soul-Ingesting Spider Demon that first appeared in the Silverstream Mine-

“The duke ultimately ordered the closure of Mine Path #7 and started the mining of Mine Path #9, which he previously found more difficult to mine. This is probably what happened. Now, can I ask you a question?”

Sigmonds stopped in his tracks and looked at William.

“What’s your true identity?”