The city of Pakvia seemed further away than Shotru had imagined, and the novelty of the journey faded in favor of the aggrieved feeling of being in the carriage all the time. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the space in the car was large enough to roll him back and forth, the two-week "knowledge indoctrination" from Guwiy still made him a little more tired.

Shotrou stepped out of the carriage and stretched out, the surrounding woods were not so dense, indicating that they were close to the city. The silhouette of the castle could be seen in the distance, which made Xiutru, who was already a little tired of the carriage life, excited. What would Parkvia City be like? Will it be as lively as the Imperial City, and there are many novelties that have never been seen before? Listening to Guviy's description, it is a country rich in raw materials for wooden staffs, surrounded by dense forests on all sides, and the resources in the forests are also endless, and it can be said that it is a country with quite rich natural resources. However, the remoteness of the city, coupled with the lack of ore products, made the already inconspicuous city even more isolated.

It was able to be included in the territory of the Earl of Victoria because of the recent discovery of a huge underground cavern in the depths of the forest. It is rumored that there are many gold and silver ores in the caves, as well as some very rare ores for alchemy. It was also after the discovery of this cave that the vegetation in the city began to appear on a large scale, so the villagers speculated that this unfathomable cave was the road to hell, because someone broke into the forbidden area, and the land would be cursed.

The young lady closed the book in her hand and said that if such a large-scale curse was there, she would definitely be able to perceive it far away, so it was definitely not a curse, but there were many reasons for this situation, and she couldn't say for sure if she didn't invite to see it.

It didn't take long for the group to arrive in front of the city gate, and from a distance they saw a few people standing at the gate, and when they saw the carriage slowly coming, they hurried forward to greet them. Ferda, the lord of Pakvia, thanked the young lady for her words, bowed and bowed, and almost kowtowed to the ground. Standing next to him was the High Priestess Vic, who was much calmer than Furda, and after nodding to the young lady, he stood behind the Lord without saying anything more.

Verda warmly welcomed us into the city, and many people in the city gathered to watch the excitement, but because the guards blocked the way, the crowd only watched from afar, and soon dispersed. Xiutrou looked a little lost, perhaps a far cry from the bustling scene he had imagined, and the city was so full of a strong local atmosphere that it was clearly not comparable to the atmosphere of the imperial capital.

The Lord of Fulda told us what had happened. It turned out that three weeks earlier, a week before our departure, the youngest son of a farmer who had gone hunting in the forest had accidentally entered the ruins of a temple deep in the forest because he had lost his way in pursuit of his prey. Although it is called a temple, due to its long history and the invasion of dense vegetation, only the ruins of some pillars remain on the ground. The seemingly calm forest also hides dangers, especially at night, when murderous monsters come out hunting for food. Not to mention humans, even nobles who know some magic can only run away with their tails between their legs.

Therefore, the farmer was very worried about his young son, who had not returned home for two days after entering the forest to hunt, and he called several experienced hunters in the vicinity to look for his son.

It's a whole day. Eventually, they found some traces in the forest, and the peasant insisted that it was the clue left by the younger son, and they followed the clue until they reached a cave near the ruins of the temple.

The cave seems to have been formed naturally, and hunters who have lived near the forest all their lives are unaware that there is such a cave next to the ruins. The cave exudes some seeping cool air that discourages several hunters, and the hunters who have been hunting for most of their lives are alert to the fact that this cave is extraordinary, and rushing down not only can not save people, but may put their lives on the line.

The old farmer was also anxious for his son, and when he saw that several old friends were unwilling to risk his life, he tied one end of the rope to himself without saying a word, and found a strong tree at the other end, and was about to jump down. The hunters rushed to help him hold him, although they knew that he was eager to save his son, but he couldn't joke with his own life, besides, the farmers were different from the hunters, and lacked a lot of self-help knowledge. After a few discussions with them, the most experienced hunter went down to explore the way first, and asked a few people to pull him back as soon as there was danger.

In this way, the old hunter slowly descended into the cave, and as soon as he was halfway down, the cool air in the cave made him shiver. Having hunted all his life, he can know from experience that this is not an ordinary cool air, but the cold air emitted by some ice-type monster inhabiting the cave. Although it was daylight and the sun was shining, it would not be good if the monster did not follow the usual path and smelled the breath of the living and was alarmed.

Finally landed on his feet, and he felt that these short ten minutes seemed like half a century long. The cave was extraordinarily quiet, only the sound of his "thump" heartbeat seemed so abrupt. After taking a few deep breaths, he calmed down a lot, and his eyes almost adjusted to the dimness of the place. The old hunter trampled on the soft ground under his feet, and he couldn't tell what kind of dirt it was, so he could only shake the shotgun in his hand and walk forward with courage.

The path down from the mouth of the cave is not too narrow, it is more than enough for one person to walk, and the rocks on both sides seem a little oppressive in normal times, but now they give the old hunter an inexplicable sense of security. He held the rope around his waist with one hand to prevent it from being caught by the stones, and pointed his shotgun forward with the other for fear that something would suddenly burst out. I didn't go far, the cave got bigger and bigger, and there were some bright spots in the rocks overhead. The old hunter knew that it was an insect that lived in the crevices of the stones and would glow, and since there were creatures, perhaps this cave was not as terrible as it had imagined. Thinking of this, he felt a lot more relieved, and his pace became bigger.

Walking in the dark underground all the time can cause a person to lose their sense of time, perhaps for a few hours, or perhaps for ten minutes. Old Orion was glad that there was no fork in the road for him to choose, because he didn't know how big it was and how long it would take to find the farmer's youngest son. Just as he was thinking this, an upside-down figure suddenly appeared on the ground in front of him, and he walked forward quickly, and found that it was the person he had been looking for for a long time. The old hunter probed his youngest son's snort and found that he seemed to be asleep, without any external injuries on his body, and he carried his youngest son behind him and was just about to leave, when suddenly his afterglow reached behind him, and a bright light flashed behind him. The ghost sent God, he put down his little son, and walked step by step to the depths. After a few steps, a small clearing appeared in front of him, he touched the stone wall, and found that there were many shining irregular stones embedded in it, and the old hunter, who was shocked by the sight in front of him, recognized at a glance that this was a pure natural crystal mine! He walked briskly into the clearing, and found that there were not only crystals, but even diamond mines, and some glittering red stones that seemed to be priceless.

Sure enough, the high priest's prophecy was true, and Pakvia would become a wealthy city, and those of them who had worked hard all their lives would finally be able to enjoy the glory. Just as he was excitedly kneeling on the ground and touching the stone wall, a faint cry came from the depths of the cave, and a flock of frightened bats flew out of it. Along with the bats, there is also the cold that seems to freeze blood.

The bitter cold cleared the old hunter's mind a lot, and he immediately got up from the ground, put his youngest son on his back with the shotgun, lifted the rope from his waist, and ran away in the direction of the mouth of the cave. The bats behind him also flew towards the entrance vigorously, although the things inside did not chase out, but by instinct they knew that this was the guy's lair, and after going back, they should warn everyone not to approach here.

The old hunter kept running, his heart beating wildly, and his breathing became more and more rapid, but he couldn't sweat a drop of sweat from the cold. He gradually lost feeling his feet, and the daunting cold seemed to suck the heat and life force out of his body. The sound of breathing on his back became weaker and weaker, and just as he was about to despair, the bats suddenly turned and flew straight up, and he screamed with the last of his strength to pull him up, and then his eyes went black and fainted.

The old hunter who opened his eyes lay on a soft bed, covered with a soft and comfortable blanket, and the fire beside the bed gave him a reassuring light and heat. In a trance, the encounter in the cave seemed to be a dream, and the old hunter moved his legs, but fortunately, the legs were still alive. Just as he began to think about what had happened, the farmer's youngest son pushed the door open and entered, holding a bowl of hot porridge in his hand. When he saw the old Orion wake up, he was very happy and hurriedly called his parents.

The villagers were a little overwhelmed when they learned about the dangers of the cave and the treasures it contained from the old hunter and the younger son, but from that day on, the temperature dropped sharply, and the crops in the village changed color, and they began to speculate whether the cave was inhabited by demons, and cursed because of their invasion.

The day after the lord of the city appealed to the Earl of Victoria, the cattle began to become restless, and occasionally one or two sheep died violently, as if they had been frozen, and suddenly fell to the ground and did not move. Thinking of what happened in the cave, the old hunter was so frightened that he couldn't sleep all day, and the villagers kept going to the city lord in the hope that he could solve the curse as soon as possible.