I Got 999 Level With One Cut

It didn't take long for the three of them to find the eye-catching elven ark parked at the edge of the desert. It looked like a huge sailboat, but it didn't have a single mast. It didn't even have a common anti-gravity formation array or propeller. The ark was made of wood that couldn't be distinguished from material, but it had never decayed in a long time. Only the large and small scratches on it bore witness to the years it had lived.    

    

Riko and the others could have opened a Plane Passageway and left this Plane. However... Loli Merlin felt that it was somewhat inhumane to cause such a mess in Elves's territory, so she planned to apologize.    

    

However, it did not seem to go smoothly.    

    

"Outsiders, you destroyed our home that we relied on to survive, destroyed the ecological environment of the entire Plane, and now you are still standing on our ark? Scram... "    

    

"Shut up!"    

    

Torres started cursing non-stop the moment he saw Tiberius. Although Tiberius stopped him at the first moment, his expression was incomparably gloomy.    

    

Probably no one could remain calm after their homeland was destroyed. They were probably the people Tiberius was most unwilling to see right now.    

    

Fortunately, this awkward atmosphere did not last long before it was broken by Riko.    

    

"I'm sorry for troubling you." She leaned slightly. "If it's possible, can you let me help repair this ship?"    

    

Torres frowned. "How did you know that the ark was damaged?"    

    

"I know a little telepathy magic..."    

    

"To be honest, the damage to the elven ark is due to the compatibility between the core magic source and the power system. The formation array is difficult to construct. For thousands of years, the best array master in the Elves has been constantly trying. However, since no one has reached the level of the sage who built the ark, we can only try to mine large amounts of magic materials to replace it..."    

    

Even if he did not say it, Riko could guess. Seven thousand years ago, the ancestors of these elves rode on this ark. They crossed the Endless Void and landed on the land under their feet. Although the original ark had been emptied a thousand years ago, one could tell from the exquisite decorations on the walls and ceiling. It was most likely built in the golden age of elves.    

    

"How much have you repaired it now?" Riko tilted her head.    

    

"About a third. If we take the risk, we might be able to travel to Void..."    

    

Riko, who had already turned into a silver-haired girl, felt a little sorry for these elves.    

    

She walked into someone else's holy garden out of the blue. Looking at the changed terrain around her, Riko could more or less imagine what she had done when she was unconscious.    

    

"So, can you let me see that broken magic array? Maybe I can think of a way..."    

    

Riko tugged at the corner of her clothes. Her voice was weak and she looked like she was not confident enough. Tiberius stared at her face for a full ten seconds. Finally, he realized that if she intended to harm the Elves, he could just throw a forbidden spell here and blow up the entire ship.    

    

"Torres, lead the way."    

    

After Tiberius said that, Riko and the other two followed the young elf across the huge ark and walked towards the engine room below.    

    

Along the way, Loli Merlin, who had the deepest understanding of the elves' culture, was surprised by everything in this well-preserved ancient ship. Torres could only make a helpless expression when the black-haired girl reached out to touch the dim mural that had been there for a long time, or when he tried to pry a certain reliefs out.    

    

The deeper they went, the closer they were to the magic source. There were fewer and fewer decorations around them that looked too exquisite to the point that they were somewhat cumbersome.    

    

The style of the formation array was very different from their artistic style. It was not as complicated as the decorations, but most of the elves' array master had a clearer brain. The way they constructed the formation array was very active, and they would always use some techniques that went against common sense. However, the effect was very good for no reason. Of course, this style brought great difficulty to the humans who later explored the ruins of the elves. After all, not every human array master could understand the thoughts of these elves.    

    

The engine compartment that stored the magic spring was at the bottom of the ark. It was dim here, and there was not a single window. They could only rely on the small lights on both sides of the corridor lit up by magic. The iron bars tied the hard wooden planks together, giving the feeling of a 17th century pirate ship. In the corner, there were some magic materials that were mined to replace the formation array. A magic crystal the size of a head was lying in the middle. Half embedded on the floor.    

    

It was translucent, orderly polygonal, and green.    

    

When Riko Hasegawa saw this thing, she suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.    

    

She used two seconds to react. This was the same as the magic crystal that she had dug out from the Hydra and Soaring Dragon's head. Although one of the two magic crystal was blue and the other red, this one was green.    

    

Was there something written in it as well?    

    

Riko grabbed the loli Merlin's sleeve and walked forward. The latter quickly understood what had happened. Thus, the two of them gathered beside the magic crystal and bent down to look at the sentences written inside. It was different from the two obscure ancient Sardinian words from before. This sentence was written in modern language. Moreover, it was in the Elderian language.    

    

"He connected the Plane to resist the storm and built a glorious tower, so the world returned to light..."    

    

Torres heard their mutterings very naturally. The young elf looked unhappy.    

    

"Can you understand this thing? Is there a problem?"    

    

"Is this the power source of the ark when it was built?" Loli Merlin did not answer. Instead, he asked a seemingly relevant question.    

    

"Yes, it has been more than seven thousand years, and the magic power has not been used up yet."    

    

"That's a huge problem..." The black-haired High Mage rolled his eyes.    

    

The modern language system was indeed derived from the elven language from thousands of years ago, or even tens of thousands of years ago. But after such a long time of evolution... The modern language and the ancient elven language were very different. The remaining Elves were still using the improved language of the Elves. Riko and the other two could barely communicate with these Elves. However, the language system was completely different. This was also why no one in Elves could understand the line of words in the magic crystal for so many years. Because it was written in modern language, although there were some details that were still strange. But it was very easy to understand.    

    

There was no problem with this in itself.    

    

But considering that the person who wrote in the magic crystal probably lived at least 7,500 years ago, this fact became very horrifying. Because that era's modern language system was far from being formed.    

    

This was equivalent to people finding a piece of paper written in modern Spanish in the tomb of an ancient Roman who had died 2000 years ago.