Chapter 183: The Principle of Power Supply for the Secret Vault, Faith Synchronization

Jier and the others turned their backs to the three high-ranking members of the Bostafa Family and whispered about something.

The Baroness slightly rotated the ring she had just used to cast Healing Magic, carefully checking the Magic Power consumption on it. This was a healing ring for important figures to use in emergencies; her husband had obtained it specifically for her.

However, having possessed this item for so many years, the fact that the first time she used it was in the current situation was slightly unexpected, though it could be considered making the best use of it.

After all, Kasi and Bogete were both core family members of the Bostafa Family currently left behind; not only did they possess Knight skills (though long untrained and long since wasted), but one managed external affairs while the other managed internal ones, and they were relatives who had grown up with her husband—they absolutely could not be allowed to suffer any casualties.

"Tell me, do you think there is even the slightest possibility with these people? Or is it just like years ago when the family was keen on finding people to open the Secret Vault, attracting a bunch of guys who had no ability but wanted to rely on deception to obtain wealth?"

The Baroness had no expression on her face, but as she spoke, she recalled the scenes from when she had just married into the Bostafa Family, of how her husband, who had not yet succeeded to the title of Baron, would interact every day with those 'swindlers' who were trying their luck at unlocking the Dwarf Secret Vault.

At that time, the previous Bostafa Baron was quite keen on this matter, and Suishi Cheng was also a famous mining and forging city in the vicinity; there were all sorts of people in the city, and the matter of the Dwarf Secret Vault was not unknown as it was now, but something that people of status in the city mostly knew about.

At that time, there were many people who wanted to try their luck and soar to success, after all, the previous Bostafa Baron claimed that he could give one-tenth of the wealth in the Secret Vault to the person or organization that opened it.

It was just that many people had tried, and faced with this copper wall and iron bastion of the Dwarfs, they basically returned empty-handed.

Later, it took a large sum of money to hire a Formal Mage from the Southern Province, and only after paying a huge amount of resources and cooperating with the Mage to consume and wear down the Protective Magic on the surface of the Secret Vault's walls did they succeed.

But immediately after, the Bostafa Family had to face a metal wall of unknown thickness in less than twelve hours.

If it were only metal materials with astonishing hardness and toughness, that would be one thing, but the Dwarfs seemed to have crazily blessed the entire interior of the Secret Vault's walls with the power of Dwarf gods, and what was most hateful was that twenty centimeters behind the metal wall, which was already extremely difficult to breach, a layer of special Magic Material of unknown thickness stood before the Bostafa Family.

The special Magic Material interlayer of unknown sturdiness could not be destroyed at all, which was why the Bostafa Family eventually half-gave up on opening the Dwarf Secret Vault after failing over a dozen years ago.

But that is how things are; when you have a box in your hand that you cannot open, even though you don't know what is inside, you often really want to open it to see what is inside.

Although this matter had no result, it was still deeply embedded in the hearts of the Bostafa Family members of the Baroness's generation.

Hearing the question from his sister-in-law, Mr. Kasi shook his head: "Young Northern Knights, Dwarf mercenaries of suspicious origin—have we not seen enough similar people before? Bogete, do you still remember, which outrageous guys have come here to try over the years?"

Mr. Bogete smiled, clearly not feeling that Jier and the others had any way either, after all, they had just seen a group of Dwarfs this time, especially since there was an old Dwarf among them, so they had invited the other party to try on a whim.

Although there were indeed some gratifying means (Shishou's strength could break the Protective Magic and pierce directly into the Secret Vault wall), it seemed that was as far as it went.

"Let me think, oh, there was a well-known Magic Potion master who tried to use Magic Potions he refined to wear down the Secret Vault's Protective Magic. I can't say it had no effect, but one bottle of Magic Potion was simply not enough, and refining them was too expensive and complicated, and the poisonous smoke produced when the Magic Potion neutralized the Protective Magic killed quite a few people who didn't evacuate in time back then."

"There was also an old Wizard from the Central Province who tried to use the method of a Curse to destroy the magic mechanism inside the Secret Vault, but he performed magic here for several days in a row, his throat went dry, and the Curse he issued made the guards standing at the door above grow old and white-haired, but this Secret Vault was like nothing happened, and there was no reaction at all."

Speaking of this, the three members of the Bostafa Family present laughed in unison, because that Wizard had a big background and a big air, and was specially invited by the family; as a result, he asked for this and that before trying, and all the servants in the castle were mobilized to serve the old Wizard himself and his entourage, but after trying for several days and having no way, all of them left dejectedly.

"In addition, the family also invited a Saint of the Sun God Church in the Saint Hors Kingdom; that Saint tried to use intense solar flames to burn through this magic protection." Speaking of this, the three members of the Bostafa Family were slightly stiff, because for that half a month, the heat seeping up from the underground made it impossible for anyone to live in the castle above.

"There were also those who played music at the Secret Vault wall, performed plays at the Secret Vault wall, and even used paintings to curse and change the Secret Vault's protection. None of them had any effect. Some were even killed by the counterattacks of some protective measures inside the Secret Vault."

Mr. Bogete shook his head; it would have been better not to mention it, but saying it like this made them feel that the protection of this thing was simply comprehensive and terrifyingly powerful. If it weren't used as protection for an Underground Secret Vault, but prepared for a real giant war machine, who knows how powerful it would be.

The people of the Bostafa Family were not wrong; the Dwarfs actually did install similar things on giant war machines, but the Dwarfs did not easily show such things to others, and even if they were to use them, they would not bring them out to compete with other races for the sake of petty interests.

They often used these terrifying giant war machines to fight civil wars, deploying them in adjacent critical disputed areas of several Dwarf Kingdoms; often once dispatched, the effect was devastating, leveling mountains and rivers, and killing millions.

Jier's side had learned a lot through the old Dwarf's narration, especially after the old Dwarf explained it clearly to Jier, and finally, after Jier discussed it with the old Dwarf, they confirmed the extent of their actions on this trip, especially not to get their people trapped in Suishi Cheng to avoid risks.

Only then did Jier turn and walk toward the three members of the Bostafa Family: "Baroness, Mr. Kasi, Mr. Bogete, after some discussion, I finally understood some situations from that old Dwarf mercenary leader."

"What do you mean?" Mr. Kasi asked casually, not caring; he didn't think the people they found this time could be of any use. After all, the family had previously invited forces from all sides, and those who were truly capable could do nothing about this Dwarf Secret Vault. What use could this old, frail mercenary leader, who didn't even have a shred of supernatural power, be?

After all, it was just a whim; if it didn't work this time, the few of them decided they would never ask about this matter again in their lives, and would pass the matter of the Dwarf Secret Vault to the next generation of Bostafa Family members, letting them try in the future. After all, the intensity of the Protective Magic of this Secret Vault was so high that after nearly a hundred years, no one could say how much Magic Power remained inside. Perhaps after fifty years, this Protective Magic would really disappear.

And the Secret Vault protection, which only left the metal wall and the solid Magic Material interlayer inside, could eventually be ground into a hole in the metal wall just by grinding.

But they didn't expect that the turning point of the matter would be so peculiar.

Things that the family had sought for years and could not obtain were often unlocked by a single whim of an invitation.

Jier coughed lightly; his lungs were still aching faintly, and some blood seemed to have accumulated at the bottom of his lungs, with discomfort and a feeling of a foreign object lingering in his chest: "It's like this, that old mercenary leader had seen similar things many years ago. He just touched the protective method of the Secret Vault—the powerful external Protective Magic, the heavy metal wall that was almost impossible to be opened by violence, and the metal door."

After a pause, Jier's expression was a bit strange: "When he was communicating with me just now, he asked me: 'Jier, since this thing has such good protective effects, and this warehouse located underground is so big, then how do you think those Dwarfs opened it in the first place?' To be honest, this question stumped me for a moment."

Jier scratched his head, showing an ignorant look.

And the three members of the Bostafa Family looked thoughtful.

Jier pointed to the powerful Protective Magic at one end of the hall that was slightly emitting light; that thing protected the entire Dwarf Secret Vault perfectly. Even the attack of 'Shishou', whose full-force strike could blast a giant crater in the ground, failed to break the Protective Magic, only shattering it slightly, but it hadn't completely shattered, and the main body of the weapon just drilled through itself and stuck into the metal door.

Then the question arose: if even a powerhouse like 'Shishou', who was also a Dwarf, had such a hard time opening a door, then how did the other Dwarfs who worked as a copper mining and smelting center break through this Protective Magic that almost no one could break, and then open that giant metal door that didn't even have a keyhole?

Jier held up a finger: "So my elderly Dwarf friend told me that this thing must be like something he had seen before, and it must use a peculiar and rare non-contact method to easily turn off the Protective Magic of this Dwarf Secret Vault."

The three members of the Bostafa Family looked at each other, their expressions slightly serious: "Our family had considered similar questions before, but who knew what method the Dwarfs used to notify the inside of this Secret Vault to let the magic machine that generated the Protective Magic inside turn off! If we can't figure out this problem, we can only choose to break through with violence."

Jier pursed his lips; the people of the Bostafa Family were right. Without knowing the corresponding clever means, one could only choose the seemingly simple and direct method of violent dismantling. But what if the Dwarfs themselves had exhausted their efforts in protecting against violent dismantling methods, making this Secret Vault almost impossible to be breached by traditional violent means?

Then what should be done?

Therefore, from the very beginning, when facing this Dwarf Secret Vault, one could not choose to open it with violence. This thing was specifically designed for this, and the Dwarfs also had enough technology and resources to make the underground warehouse of their important copper mining and smelting management center almost impossible to be broken by external force.

After all, one could see from the castle above everyone's heads that this place was built by the Dwarfs as a permanent facility.

"Knight Jier, since you say so now, plus looking at your expression..." Mr. Bogete blinked, his face showing slight anticipation.

The Baroness smiled slightly: "So, that old Dwarf mercenary had seen what a similar Dwarf Secret Vault looked like when it was opened? Hmm... that's right, if I could also live a long life of four hundred years, it would be very possible to have seen some rare things."

Mr. Kasi's expression was serious: "So, what is that method? Could you please tell us? The family has already spent countless energy and resources on this matter. Although I am very sorry for the efforts of our ancestors and elders, please tell us."

Mr. Kasi added: "If it is indeed effective and confirmed, the Bostafa Family will give you enough, even satisfying, wealth and assistance. But if what you say is just some speculation or a joke that cannot be verified, well, we can only give you some basic money to keep this matter confidential. Think clearly, the latter is just a bag of money, while the former is not only wealth you cannot imagine, but also the friendship of the Bostafa Family."

Jier turned his head to look at the three old Dwarfs, then said to the three members of the Bostafa Family: "It is Faith Synchronization."

"Faith Synchronization?" The three members of the Bostafa Family muttered this term at the same time.

This combination of unfamiliar terms made them understand a little, but not quite.

Jier explained: "I was a bit strange when I first heard it, but I understood after my friend explained it to me. Simply put, the internal power supply system of this Dwarf Secret Vault uses some Sacred Artifacts from the Dwarf gods as energy sources for ultra-long-term power supply. After some means that I don't understand, those Sacred Artifacts, which directly provide infinite power from the gods, can convert the gods' power into Magic Power, and then this Magic Power can provide long-term power for the Protective Magic of this Secret Vault."

Jier reached out and pointed to the metal wall emitting light not far away: "If you don't turn off the infinite power of the internal Sacred Artifacts, or turn off the corresponding system that converts Divine Power into Magic Power, the Protective Magic of this Secret Vault will continue, releasing once a day, with astonishing intensity."

After all, if it were just thick metal walls or special Magic Material interlayers as protective measures, it wasn't as if the Bostafa Family had no way. Thick metal walls were not an obstacle; these large quantities of tough metal were themselves a huge fortune, and the twenty-centimeter Magic Material interlayer inside was even better news in the eyes of the Bostafa Family!

In such a huge Secret Vault, just the amount of Magic Material in such a large circle of interlayer was something one dared not calculate; no matter how you thought about it, it was a terrifying number.

Therefore, only the Protective Magic of this Secret Vault was the most troublesome, with astonishing intensity, acting as the outermost layer to block the vast majority of methods from being implemented.

If there were no Protective Magic for this Secret Vault, even if the entire Secret Vault were a whole cast of solid metal, the Bostafa Family would have solved it long ago.

"So, we roughly understand; there is a rare Sacred Artifact of the Dwarf God Church inside this Secret Vault, and that so-called Sacred Artifact has the Dwarf gods providing Divine Power. As long as the Dwarf gods exist, the Sacred Artifact has infinite Divine Power, and there is a complex system inside the Secret Vault that will convert the Divine Power on the Sacred Artifact into Magic Power, and then drive the release of the Protective Magic that covers the entire Secret Vault? Right?"

The Baroness was the most learned and often came into contact with these Divine Power items and Magic Tools, so after listening to Jier's stumbling explanation, she summarized it.

Jier nodded repeatedly.

"Then the question is, what do you mean by this 'Faith Synchronization' you mentioned?" the Baroness asked.

Jier explained: "It means that because the Sacred Artifact providing the energy is inside the Dwarf Secret Vault, traditional methods cannot affect anything inside at all. After all, this vault not only has Protective Magic, but also thick metal walls, and the inevitably present reinforced power of the Dwarf gods. From a traditional perspective, it is impossible to breach this defensive system. But the only way is to use the same faith-based method as the Dwarf gods inside, having a Priest of the Dwarf god's church outside the vault connect to the internal Sacred Artifact through Faith, and remotely shut down the use of the Sacred Artifact."

Jier paused: "After a day passes like this, without the Divine Power supplied by the Sacred Artifact, there will naturally be no Magic Power to activate the Protective Magic. The Protective Magic of this Dwarf Secret Vault will then be undone."

"As for how to open the huge metal door without a keyhole, I think it should be a similar effect, but likely in reverse. For example, equipping two sets of Divine Power-to-Magic Power conversion systems with Sacred Artifacts as the source; one set, once activated, releases Protective Magic covering the entire vault, while the other set might have less intensity, used solely to open the huge metal door of the vault once activated."

"Opening it from the inside!" Jier added at the end.

Since it was explained in such detail, the three members of the Bostafa Family naturally understood it all.

They discussed it in low voices and found this theory to be impeccable; it sounded quite plausible. After all, if the Dwarves wanted to open and close the vault door, they could not have chosen to use violent means; they must have possessed a method that only they themselves could master.

The faith of the Dwarf gods seemed to be a reliable method. It not only provided the source of the vault's Protective Magic but also indirectly controlled the mechanism for opening and closing the vault.

Now the only problem remained: Dwarf civilization is long, far exceeding that of Humans. Naturally, there are many gods of faith, so which Dwarf god's Sacred Artifact does this vault use, and how could they possibly find a suitable person from a Dwarf god's church?

But when they thought of this, all three of them were stunned and turned their heads to look at the Wild Priest of the Dwarf God of Strength, who did not have much of a presence.

This person's entire body was covered in subcutaneous blood streaks resembling spider webs, caused by the intense impact from just a moment ago.

They looked very disheveled.

Could it be?