After they returned to the city, they studied the engravings on the stone slab. With Liang Dong's knowledge of ancient languages and symbols, and 季川's intuitive understanding, they began to decipher its meaning.
The stone slab was indeed a map, but not a geographic map. It was a map of energy flows, of power sources, of hidden places where ancient forces were sealed or gathered. It also contained some rituals and incantations, some seem to be for sealing, and some seem to be for unleashing.
And, it also contained information about the ‘Serpent’s Eye’ organization. They were indeed the guardians of some of these places, but they also used the ancient forces for their own purposes.
The map pointed to several locations around the world, each marked with a specific symbol. One of the locations was familiar to季川: the desert area where they found the ancient building. Another location was the monastery in the Alps. There were other locations on the map, scattered across different continents.
“It seems that ‘Serpent’s Eye’ is searching for something, and they are using these ancient power sources to achieve their goal,” Liang Dong said.