All eyes were fixed on the book and the strange triangular key.
"I didn't know Grandpa had a diary," Liam said, eyes narrowing with surprise. "How long have you kept it?"
The mayor let out a faint breath, his fingers brushing the worn cover as he spoke.
"He gave it to me when he stepped down as mayor and passed the title to me."
He slowly flipped through the pages, his gaze distant, like he was sifting through the dust of old memories.
"In this book," the mayor began, his voice heavy, "he wrote everything about his adventures how he became obsessed with uncovering the secrets of the ancient weapon. He was truly mad about it. And then, one day, after countless days of research and hardship, he finally discovered it, an ancient weapon buried deep beneath the earth."
