Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer

It should be opened in sequence. It can be determined that the outermost groove requires some form of Holy Light, or just a high concentration of it. Then the problem lies in the key and the power—where to obtain the key and how to acquire the Power of Life and Death.

Thinking of this, Alka reached out and knocked on the round door before him, then on the stone of the entire Treasure Vault. He could feel that this vault isn’t as simple as it appears from the outside. After all, it looks like it could be forcefully broken. But I can clearly feel that this vault is extremely sturdy. As the Treasure Vault of a powerful clan, I don’t believe it isn’t protected by Spells. Attempting to forcefully open it from the outside might be counterproductive. If immense effort is spent to open it from the outside, only for the treasures inside to be damaged and self-destruct as a result, that would be truly frustrating. It’s quite normal for such a vault to self-destruct if violently damaged. I wouldn’t dare to bet it doesn’t have such a feature.

At this moment, Matilda swam over and tapped Alka. ”There are two corpses above,” she said.

Upon hearing this, Alka immediately followed Matilda upwards. The entire Treasure Vault was densely entangled in vines, suspended beneath a thick layer of them. Above the vault, Matilda pushed aside the taut, densely packed vines, exposing two corpses within. Judging by the decay, it was evident they had been dead for a long time. Their flesh and blood were gone, leaving only skeletons corroded from long immersion in the sea, with some marine organisms still attached. Some decorations and remnants of clothing also remained on their bodies.

Alka moved beside the two skeletons and examined them closely.

”Before death, these two should have been at Third Stage Perfection,” Matilda observed.

Alka nodded upon hearing her words. From the attire of these two skeletons and the symbols on their items, it was clear they were members of the Nafasi Clan. They had died here at the same time, likely when the clan perished decades ago. They must have been the guardians of this Treasure Vault, Alka thought.

He pulled an almost useless Spell item from one of their hands. There’s no blue border on it, indicating this thing is considered part of the Treasure Vault. However, this item is indeed of little use. It seems to have been for transmitting information. That’s why the two guardians of the Treasure Vault were only at Third Stage strength; they could send messages anytime to call for support. After all, it’s such an important vault. Unfortunately, now no one would receive the messages. According to the Treasure Vault’s defensive measures, it only required these two to send a message when encountering irreversible danger or intruders, and other clan members would naturally rush over.

After a thorough examination, Alka confirmed there was nothing else of value and returned with Matilda to the door below. The others had also completed their checks and returned. After confirming that everyone was done, they all ascended together, returning to the ocean surface where they began to exchange their findings.

”To open the door through conventional means, three conditions must be met: the Power of Holy Light, the Power of Life and Death, and the Key of Ao Steel,” Alka stated.

Everyone had seen the two grooves and the central keyhole on the door when they went down, so it was easy to understand what these three conditions represented. Though, it was unclear how Alka knew them so precisely.

”I understand the Power of Holy Light,” Simon couldn’t help but ask, ”but the Power of Life and Death… don’t tell me we have to go to the Life and Death Boundary for that?”

Alka shook his head, indicating he didn’t know either. He also didn’t understand what the Power of Life and Death truly entailed.

”Can it be forcibly opened?” Jason, who hadn’t gone down, asked from the side.

Simon shook his head. He then extended his palm, and lines of Magic Power formed a miniature, vault-like structure. It depicted the Treasure Vault as a circular stone building with a round gate at the front.

”The Treasure Vault is entirely forged from Sea Steel Stone,” Simon explained. ”This ore becomes exceedingly sturdy underwater. If it remains continuously submerged in seawater, it will even distribute the force it receives to the surrounding water, further increasing its durability. Simply put, forcing it open isn’t impossible, but it would be extremely difficult.”

At this moment, Chadite approached and pointed at the structural diagram Simon had formed. ”There’s an interlayer within,” Chadite said. ”A Treasure Vault like this undoubtedly has Spells, and they would be engraved within that interlayer. Simply put, brute-forcing it is out of the question and far too risky.”

”But how are these three conditions supposed to be met? It’s likely everyone who knew how has died off,” Jason said helplessly from the side. After all, secrets concerning the clan’s Treasure Vault would only be known by important clan members, and all of them had perished.

As they were discussing, the map reappeared in Akka’s hand. Akka tapped on the blue dot representing the Treasure Vault, checking if the newly revealed Treasure Information had any additional details. Generally, arriving at the actual location of a treasure would provide more specific information.

**[Treasure Information: The Treasure Vault used by the Nafasi Clan to store their family treasures, containing a hundred years of accumulated wealth.**

**Following the clan’s sudden and complete demise, a vast fortune was left behind.**

**To acquire this treasure, the Treasure Vault’s door must be opened.**

**Conditions: Light of the Holy Mother, Power of Life and Death, Key of Ao Steel.**

**Light of the Holy Mother: Pure power of the Holy Mother, capable of dispelling all evil and protecting oneself.**

**Power of Life and Death: Power from the Life and Death Boundary. The Nafasi Clan’s special constitution caused them to perpetually linger between life and death.**

**Key of Ao Steel: A key forged from a rare and special type of steel.]**

Akka noted that there were indeed more details.