Chapter 522: Fairy Tale Paradise?
As early as when they first entered the cave, Li Qing and Wendy found artificial traces of the cave tunnel.
Although the floor and walls of the cave are covered with moss, they are smooth and neat, and at first glance it is clear that they are not naturally formed. After going hundreds of meters deep, regular and symmetrical patterns and symbols even appeared on the walls on both sides of the tunnel.
As we go deeper, the patterns on the two walls of the tunnel become more and more dense and dense.
"It looks like some kind of text." As a magician, Wendy is not at a high level of spellcasting, but her theoretical knowledge is still very strong. And every magician must be proficient in a large number of different languages. Elven language, dragon language, goblin language, elemental runes, and even demon language have to know a thing or two.
Therefore, although Wendy does not recognize the symbols on the walls of the cave on both sides, she can understand the rules of guò and guess that they are some kind of writing.
"Well, there are a few symbols that look familiar...... Hey, it feels a bit like elf text! These, they can't be elven characters from ancient times, right? This area we are in can't be left by elves from ancient times, right? ”
Upon entering the upper level of the ruins, the adventure party was intercepted by a magic door. At that time, based on the shape of the door lock, the team judged that the door lock was elf style.
Now that she has seen a mysterious symbol that resembles elven script, Wendy naturally speculates that this may be an ancient elven ruin.
"Ancient elves?" Li Qingqi said: "If the elves are the words, how can they leave relics in the underground world? It's the most hated environment for elves. Besides, can the ancient elves create the kind of monster puppets we encountered earlier? The appearance of that giant puppet is not in line with the aesthetics of elves! ”
With the racial aesthetic of the elves, nothing ugly will be made at all - the aesthetic of the drow elves may be distorted and strange, but this world does not have a depraved race like the drow elves.
From ancient times to the present, there are only various elves living on the surface of the earth.
And normal elves, no matter which plane, their racial nature is extremely beautiful. Some extreme beauty lovers even do not hesitate to weaken or even give up practicality for the sake of beauty.
In Li Qing's opinion, it is impossible for elves to create such an abominable giant puppet no matter what—it is more reliable to say that it is produced by demons.
The two discussed for a while, but did not come up with a reason. There is too little information, and there are no clues other than the elven style of the door lock, and a few symbols in the tunnel that appear to be elven script. In this case, the discussion is unlikely to come to a conclusion, and it is just to kill the boredom.
Of course, Li Qing talked to Wendy about it, but in fact, he never let his guard down.
Although the tunnel is narrow and it is impossible to have large monsters, you have to watch out for traps, small underground monsters, or small golems.
Fortunately, after about two kilometers deep into the cave tunnel, the black fog completely disappeared, and Li Qing's perception was able to exert itself to the fullest. If there are traps or monsters, you should be prepared in advance - although he has been walking for so long and has not encountered a trap or a monster, Li Qing is not careless.
The cave is spiraling downwards and going deep into the ground. There are no forks along the way, so you can only follow this path. And there was a giant puppet blocking the road outside, and Li Qing had no choice but to keep moving forward.
After walking dozens of kilometers all the way, I don't know how deep it went underground, the tunnel finally came to an end, and a stone cave the size of a basketball court appeared in front of Li Qing and Wendy.
The cave was empty, with only a circular stone platform in the shape of an altar in the center. The edge of the stone platform is inlaid with a circle of white crystals, emitting a faint white light, bringing a glimmer of light to the stone cave.
Li Qing took advantage of the faint white light to look around for a while, but did not find anything abnormal on the four walls of the stone cave. The various patterns and symbols that are present in the cave and tunnel are not found in the stone cave. The walls and the roof of the cave are blank, and there is nothing unusual about it.
Wendy, who was carried all the way by Li Qing, slipped off Li Qing's back, stared intently at the round stone platform shaped like an altar with both eyes, rubbed her hands, and said with a smile: "This altar may be the answer to this ruin......"
So saying, she walked to the altar.
"Wait!" Li Qing grabbed Wendy, "Don't act rashly, maybe there will be a trap." Let's take a closer look and test for a while. ”
Since entering the ruins, Li Qing and his entourage of adventurers have been in danger several times. First of all, it was almost wiped out at the entrance of the ruins on the surface, and then there were various traps and traps. It was hard to find the treasure house, but it was only a "fake storehouse" with nothing but gold and silver treasures. After finding the portal and going underground, the adventuring party was separated, and they ran into the lich, were driven by the undead, and were forced to descend into the Rift......
The encounters along the way made Li Qing dare not take it lightly no matter what.
Therefore, the altar in front of him seemed peaceful, and he didn't want Wendy to come forward and observe.
However, even though Li Qing was cautious enough to stop Wendy from stepping forward in time, the altar still underwent changes that he and Wendy did not expect.
The strong light of the Dao suddenly bloomed from the altar, and in an instant, infinite white light filled Li Qing's eyes. The intensity of the light was almost like a small sun, and with Li Qing's physique, he was also stimulated by the infinite white light to tears, and it was difficult to see.
Wendy was even more unbearable, lost her eyesight instantly, grabbed Li Qing in shock, and said in a lost voice: "What's the matter?" Why is this happening? We didn't touch the altar! ”
Why didn't they touch the altar? They were ten meters away from the altar! But the change happened, and this unprovoked change made Li Qing's heart sink. Although he couldn't see anything in front of him, he still held the broken sword in one hand and made a defensive gesture, and the other hand firmly grasped Wendy's small hand.
As soon as he held Wendy's hand in his hand, Li Qing felt that the world was spinning.
It was a feeling that he was no stranger to, it was the feeling of teleportation.
"Teleport? Is the altar a teleportation array? No, it should be said that the entire stone cave is the range of the teleportation array, and the altar is the center of the teleportation array, and when it senses the breath of a person, it activates itself! ”
A series of thoughts flew through his mind, Li Qing gritted his teeth, lifted his spirits, resisted the dizziness during the teleportation, and tried his best to stay awake, his left hand grasped Wendy, his right hand clenched the hilt of the sword, and the muscles of his whole body tensed, ready to attack at any time.
I don't know how long it took, the dizziness of the teleportation disappeared suddenly, Li Qing's mind was clear, he opened his eyes suddenly, and quickly scanned left and right, and after seeing the surrounding environment clearly, his eyes widened suddenly, and his eyes were full of incredulity.
"Ahh Wendy also regained her eyesight at this time, saw her environment clearly, and involuntarily let out a surprised whisper from her mouth, "This, what kind of place is this?" How did we get to such a place? It's, it's incredible! ”
Wendy couldn't help but be surprised, and even Li Qing was surprised by what he saw.
The two of them were standing on a small hill with a lush, sunny jungle beside them.
Underneath the mountain pack is a forest that is neither too dense nor too sparse. There are no shrubs and thorns common in woodlands on the ground, but all the grass is as flat and green as a carpet.
Clusters and clusters of flowers are everywhere, thousands of red and purple, competing for beauty. The air is filled with the fragrance of grass and flowers. The floral aroma is light and not strong and pungent. Take a breath, the mouth is full of fragrance, refreshing and refreshing.
The small rivers like jade belts divide the woods and meadows into large and small flat lands. The water of the river is clear and shallow, and at a glance, you can see fish of various colors playing in the water. On some calm sections of the river, there are patches of water lilies, and the huge lotus leaves are spread on the surface of the river, and frogs rest on the lotus leaves.
Palm-sized colorful dragonflies and fan-sized butterflies are shuttling and dancing in the woods, among the flowers in the meadows, and among the water lilies on the river. There are also strange little beasts big and small, elves are cute, and they are playing around.
This wonderful fairytale-like environment is not enough to make Li Qing lose his temper. What really made him feel incredible was that he actually saw a humanoid figure!
Yes, there are "people" here. Elves, to be exact!
A tall and toned golden elf with sun-like blonde hair, a tall and slender silver elf with silver hair, and a slender wood elf with dark green or light green hair...... There are even Night Elves with indigo patterns on their gray skin!
By the way, there are also elves, palm-sized, dragonfly winged elves that fly around in the forest and on the meadows, sprinkling patches of colorful crystalline powder and making strings of silver bell-like laughter.
There are treehouses in the forest, garden-like houses in the meadows, and colorful waterwheels on the river...... Obviously they are all elven buildings, but they are very different from the elven buildings in the outside world. Whether it is a tree house in the forest, a house on the grass, or a waterwheel by the river, all of them reveal a kind of beauty and delicacy that transcends reality, as if only zài exists in a fairy tale.
The qiē in front of them shocked Li Qing and Wendy to the point of being stunned.
The two of them stood on the mountain bag, like two statues, looking straight at the one under the mountain with their eyes straight.
Not long ago, I was still in the gloomy and dangerous underground world, and in the blink of an eye, I came to this paradise like a fairy tale world. This is tantamount to a bizarre transformation that will be unbelievable to anyone who encounters it, like falling into a dream.
"I'm not dazzled, am I? It can't be a hallucination, right? Wendy muttered, "It can't be that you teleported into some large maze and fell into a maze illusion, right?" ”
As she spoke, a red fruit fell from the tree beside Wendy and slammed into her head.
"Ouch!" Wendy snorted softly, and when she looked up, she saw a little elf in a little green dress, hiding behind a leaf, poking out half of her head, and looking at her with a grin. As soon as Wendy's eyes met, the elf immediately smiled mischievously, retracted his head behind the leaves, and let out a cute silver bell grin.