Chapter 10: Graveyard Exploration
Tunnels of the ancient cemetery of Gled City.
Benedict and his party moved forward in a hurry, in an orderly manner.
The initial section of the tunnel clearly contains traces of the Imperial Guard's stay.
The magical flames on the walls on both sides provide never-ending illumination.
"How is this fire not extinguished?" asked Best, a little curious.
"This is no ordinary fire. "The magicians of the ancient empire of Venne were highly skilled, and their pagan magic was used in a wide range of ways, not only to kill enemies, but also to build and live. ”
"What about the Bojiao mage?" Albert wondered.
"Most of the empire is polytheistic singing, the prophet Cyril preached, it was already in the middle and late empire, although Emperor Titus supported Cyril, but after his son Commodus succeeded to the throne, the religion was suppressed by the official of the ancient empire of Vene. Fortunately, at that time, our erudition had already taken root, and even if the emperor had great ability, he couldn't drive us away. ”
"The church and the monastery were Cyril's greatest contributions, and my magic teacher always emphasized it to me. Albert said.
"Yes, it is because of the invention of these systems that we have been able to transcend those polytheistic religions and stand for thousands of years. Benedict said approvingly.
He and Albert tacitly avoided anything about the father-son relationship this time.
The dwarf Kaigun, who was supposed to be the most active, has been silent since entering the tunnel. Melanie asked, puzzled, "Kaigun, didn't your dwarven ancestors live underground?"
"Lao Tzu was born on the surface!" replied Kagun, exclaiming, "I feel uncomfortable here. I always think of the ghost stories that my mother used to tell me when I was a child. I don't understand how my ancestors could have thought of living underground where such birds don't. ”
"And how did you muster the courage to take down the vampire in the tavern?" Best wondered.
"Lao Tzu doesn't care about anything when he goes to the battlefield, but I'm afraid of this lukewarm atmosphere. ”
At this point, the crowd came to a fork in the road, and the downward slope of these roads was significantly increased.
"Damn, this is going to hell!" the dwarf scolded.
"Wait, I'll tell. Benedict said, his hands rounding and muttering.
After a while, the old man said, "Strange, there is no danger on these roads. ”
"Is it evil detection?" Albert asked.
The old man smiled again and nodded.
Melanie volunteered at this time: "My lord, you should not forget to detect the trap, it is easy to dodge the open gun and difficult to prevent the hidden arrow." ”
"Well, I'm worried about that too. More than ten years ago, we people in Fort Sarat suffered. ”
Albert knew that he was talking about the ancient monastery of Corial.
Originally, according to common sense, the matter of dealing with the trap should be handled by the thief Bester in the team. It's just that our Best's current ability is still purely in the soy sauce stage, and it is useless except for picking up wallets.
At that time, the dwarf Kai Gong took a fancy to him as a tomb robber and pulled him into the gang, who would have thought that he was a dou who couldn't afford it, and he couldn't do anything, which made everyone shake their heads incessantly.
Melanie gathered her wits and was engrossed in standing for a few minutes at each fork in the road to detect the traps.
Kai Gen was a little impatient at this time, and shouted: "I'm afraid of the hair trap, as long as you go fast, nothing will happen." ”
"Grandpa, you're not afraid, I'm afraid!" Best didn't know if it was freezing or what, he rubbed his hands vigorously and kept putting them to his mouth.
After a long time, Melanie said to everyone: "Nothing special, everything should be safe." ”
"Now it's up to you to decide which way to go!" Benedict mused.
"It's too dangerous to be scattered, so it's better for us to be together and advance and retreat together. Albert suggested.
Everyone agreed.
The dwarf Kai Gen couldn't stand the grinding atmosphere, took the axe, shouted, and rushed towards the fork in the middle.
Everyone had no time to stop them, so they had to follow, and Benedict shouted, "Be careful, slow down!"
Kagen could not listen, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed down the steeper and steeper ramp to a place beyond everyone's eye.
He suddenly shouted, "There's something good down there, so many shiny babies, come on!"
The interest of the thief Bester suddenly rose, and he took such a big risk to figure something, isn't it just to find the treasure, so that he can marry a wife and have a baby for the rest of his life!
At this time, Best is really eye-catching. The slender little body, with dazzling small steps, shook off everyone in a smoke. Melanie laughed, "It's even better than my galloping technique!"
By the time Benedict and the others arrived, the pair of living treasures had already filled their pockets with the so-called treasures, and Best even gave full play to their strengths, using a slender rope that they didn't know where to get them, stringing them together and putting them on their heads.
Benedict examined these items carefully and found that they were cold crystals used by the mages of the Ancient Venne Empire to maintain and strengthen their mana. Due to uncontrolled mining back then, the stone is now almost extinct.
Therefore, it is surprising that there is such a large amount of cold crystal here.
Kagan and Best asked the old man vigorously, "Are these things worth much, can they make a fortune?"
Benedict shook his head and said, "These stones are only useful for magicians, and they must be magicians with high mana, and they are of no use to ordinary people at all. Besides, the current mages have basically converted to Bojiao, and it is impossible for a pagan mage to appear in public to buy such things. ”
"Doesn't the magic of erudition need this cold crystal?" Albert picked up a stone and examined it carefully.
"Our magic mechanics are very different from those of the polytheistic pagans of the Ancient Vien Empire. They are somewhat similar to druids in that they pray to nature and all things, and cold crystals will strengthen their communication with these things. And from the very beginning, our polymath has emphasized the stimulation of the inner potential of the individual, and does not rely too much on external energy. ”
Kai Gong scolded angrily: "Damn, are the so-called treasures these cheats?"
Best laughed at himself: "Hey, it's better than nothing!"
Just as the pair of living treasures were tangled, a few slimy green things suddenly popped out of the corner, and Benedict shouted, "Hurry back, it's poisonous!"
Everyone was caught off guard and retreated to the top of the tunnel in embarrassment. The green stuff was bubbling with a disgusting thick pulp all around.
In a hurry, Best accidentally dropped all the cold crystals on his body and all the ones he was wearing on his head to the ground. Those green things seem to have a soft spot for stones, wrapped in bulging bodies, and rolling greedily on the stones.
Seeing this, Kai Gen also threw out all the cold crystals that he had hidden tightly.
Albert asked, "What the hell is this?"
"A pagan mage's pet!" replied Benedict.
"What? Is there a heretical mage here? how could there be a heretical mage in the depths of the tombs of the Gverynne Empire, which is heavily guarded by the Royal Guard?" Albert was shocked.
"What matters now is how to deal with them. Benedict said as he prepared to cast his magic, and he motioned with his eyes to His Highness Albert to come with him.
His Highness observed his gestures and listened to the incantation in his mouth, and suddenly understood in his heart that this was the famous Hippolyte fire-breathing technique. One of the eight disciples who followed the Prophet Cyril on a missionary mission.
The tunnels here are narrow, and it is extremely advantageous to cast this spell. Because the flame emitted by this method is long and straight, it can penetrate far away.
The slimy, round green thing turned into gray-brown scorched earth as soon as it touched the flames, and Best shouted loudly from behind.
After a busy time, it was finally all wiped out. Benedict said, "There must be someone who came to this tomb before us, and everyone must be careful, these people are neither from the emperor's side nor from our Bojiao. ”
"But didn't the Royal Janissaries come down to check before us, and General Iros also said that they have fallen into many traps, and there are many monsters hiding in the corners, how can this be explained?" Albert asked one question after another.
Benedict didn't answer, and he fell into deep thought.
"Now we should find a way to find the abandoned tunnel leading to the eastern wall. Melanie reminded.
"Damn, there are so many forks in the road, we only take one, why don't you try the other roads, maybe there will be real treasures?"
Best begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, and bitterly persuaded him not to be impulsive.
"This graveyard must be able to go deeper, but the general is so cunning that we won't be able to go back whether we can find the treasure or not!" said Benedict, "and the evil down there now seems to be no one we can deal with." It is imperative that we do everything possible to find a way to get out of the country. ”
"It's taken a lot of effort to come here, and if you don't try, you're going to leave?" said Kagun, unhappy.
"Short man, stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood!" Bester comforted him.
With so many cold crystals gathered together, Benedict was worried. There must be many pagan magicians buried in this cemetery, who must have been very prominent in their lives and would have received this honor after their deaths, and this is a royal mausoleum.
The Holiness has also said that there are many secrets under the city of Greed. Now the infidels have intervened in the cross-cutting process, and this matter is definitely not simple, and they must be alone in their own power, and they must explain this situation to the Holy See, and then try to figure out other methods.
Benedict's only fear was that the Prophet's relics would be found by the heretics, and that he would be guilty of a terrible crime. However, he thought about it again, the prophet had great powers, and the depths of the cemetery were also rampant, and no matter how great the ability of these heretics was, they would not be able to get anything for a while.
After thinking about it, Benedict said to Melanie, "Judging from the map of Kaigun, the abandoned tunnel to the east is not far from here, so let's go back to the fork in the road and then discuss." ”
Just as everyone was about to walk back, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps from the other end of the tunnel, and everyone was surprised.
With two plate axes in hand, Kagen stood at the front of the line with a fierce attitude, ready for a fierce battle.
Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.