My name is Akatosh,

The view of the black drop is actually quite good.

—4E, 201, Moon of the Fire, 18th, 6:07 a.m.

"Oh? You mean, now the entire Black Drop has been unified by your lords? Or rather, the king? ”

Septin sat down on a relatively intact stone high-backed chair in the temple, looking condescendingly at the snow elf captive bound by a rope of electric light, seemingly unobtrusive that it would speak.

"Yes, it's the King, Master Mage." The eccentric snow elf, who called himself Art, winced in response, and looked at Sophie rather fearfully, who blinked in confusion.

Arthur sighed silently and touched his daughter's head.

Sophie slept until midnight and went out to look for food in a delirious state, only to "catch" a black scout, but fortunately the snow elf said a bunch of words before being swallowed, so that the little girl brought him back in a daze, the scout was terrified and tried to escape, and then was imprisoned all night by the angry Septin implied a spell, and only now did he have time to interrogate.

"Which side is unified? Zachta? Stink Tower? Or the city of La de Balhei? Septin implied to continue asking, "Don't tell me it's an abandoned pump house. ”

"This ......" the Snow Elf Scout's narrowed eyes rolled.

"It seems that the Master of Septin Inspiration is well aware of the situation of the Darkness," Ella, who had drawn a bonfire on her face, whispered beside Arthur.

"If it's really as big as Skyrim Province, it's obviously not wise to clash with its rulers." Arthur also whispered in response.

"Our Majesty the King is from the Cathedral of Eltánvod, as it was called before the reunification, but it is now our capital, the Twilight Zone." The Snow Elf Scout replied.

"Oh, I see," Septin nodded slightly, "Arthur? ”

No more questions? Didn't ask anything at all? Arthur raised an eyebrow in confusion.

No, it's the right thing to do, it's been many years since the old mage last entered the Black Fall, and if he continues to ask, it is likely that he will be seen to know nothing about the current situation, so he needs to be questioned by himself, the "adventurer leader" who has no effect even if he is found to know nothing.

"So, what is the purpose of your departure from the Black Fall?" Arthur questions the Snow Elf scout.

"This, this is just a routine patrol," the scout said as he looked at Sophie beside Arthur, and his voice trembled a little: "Your Majesty the King is very merciful, in order to prevent adventurers from clashing with ordinary residents after entering the Black Fall, we have specially arranged scouts who can speak well near the many passages leading to the surface, and invite adventurers who can reach here to visit the capital, at least to show that we are not hostile." ”

At the moment, what this snow elf scout said is basically self-justifying, but he always feels that something is being hidden or misled, but he can't make conclusions based on feelings alone.

"Shall we meet the Snow Elf King?" Arthur asked his companions.

"Wherever you go, I'll always be behind you, Baron." Lydia was the first to speak.

"Even if there are any conspiracy traps, it doesn't matter to us." Ellabi gestured with a wolf's paw.

"Twilight!" "Wow!" Sophie responds with Babas.

"You can lead the way, scout." Septin implied a wave to untie Arte.

——6:52——

Although the Black Fall claims to be connected to all the dwarven ruins in Skyrim Province, the method of connection is different, and the more severely damaged ruins may be "connected" through a deep cavern pit, and if it is located deeper, it may be reached by breaking a few walls in the deepest part.

As for the ruins of Eltanvod, which Septin implicitly chose, it is the most convenient one - it is directly accessible by steam elevator.

The thing was made entirely of brass-colored dwarven metal, with a huge disc at the bottom, and the perimeter and outer passages were each surrounded by a fine metal fence to ensure that neither the inside nor the outside would accidentally fall, and when the switch in the center of the disc was flipped up, it would rise or fall with a loud metal friction sound, Arthur noticed that the Snow Elf Art was also peeking at them after flipping the switch, as if expecting them to make a fool of themselves, but they were very calm except for Babas snorting twice.

Thinking about it, the people present have basically ridden dragons, how can the weightlessness of the elevator level make them lose their temper?

Wait, the elevator ...... What is it? Arthur frowned.

Before Arthur could figure it out, the dwarven steam elevator had stopped falling, and when the bronze gate opened, everyone except for Septin's inspiration couldn't help but be a little distracted.

Contrary to the expected pitch black scene with only a few fluorescent plant lighting, the black "sky" has a large expanse of constantly flowing, dotted blue light, making the overall brightness of the underground world as if it were shortly after nightfall.

Huge stalactites fell from the sky, stalagmites on the ground bulged in tandem, both covered with moss that glowed faintly, and huge mushrooms with long roots like jellyfish floated in the air, and flocks of strange birds that had never been seen on the surface flew by from time to time.

On the ground, many fluorescent mushrooms with the same shape as those in the air, but many smaller ones, illuminated the road paved with fine gravel, and the road gravel, the strange plants on the side of the road, and even the large stones on the side of the road also emitted a faint blue light.

Along these paths, one can see a number of dwarven buildings that are still intact, and when they are buried in the ground, they can be complained about why they are so tall, but when they stand on the "surface", their majestic and majestic posture will immediately make people forget that they are only dwarves who do not need such a large scale at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please go this way, in that direction is the Twilight Zone." Art seemed pleased with the adventurers' expressions, and stepped out of the elevator to the right.

"That's—" This time, Septin Implication finally showed a look of surprise, "You guys actually solved that problem?" ”

"Seeing that I can speak, and that my eyesight has regained my initial vision, you must have guessed, Master Mage," Art seemed to be much emboldened after returning to his territory, "Your Majesty the King has found a way to keep us from being exposed to the Black Sun, and the Twilight Zone is already a true elven city." ”

"Black Sun? Is it that fireball? Ella, who had the best eyesight, looked far away in the direction the snow elf scout was pointing.

It was a dwarven city of its size, even though it was far away and the details were unclear, and above that city, a huge fireball was suspended out of thin air, with an irregular black core on the inside, and a black stripe resembling a cage on the outside.

"It is said that it is a demon god who fell a long time ago, and was bound here by the current demon god who robbed him of his priesthood to become the lighting of a snow elf city," Septin impliedly stated its origin: "The bound demon god was extremely angry, so he cursed all the snow elves who were illuminated by his light to gradually return to their pre-'degenerate' form, but in the process were 'degenerated' The Snow Elves of the Restoration will lose their lives, and the last time I visited, it was the final place chosen by the Snow Elves who were dying of life, which is why it was called the Cathedral as it was called in ancient times. ”

"Won't we be affected?" Ella stared at the fireball.

"Of course not, it will only affect the mutated snow elves," Arter shook his head repeatedly, "At least the adventurers who visited the city were not affected. ”

"You say your king is from the 'Cathedral'?" Lydia glanced at the snow elves, "Ancient ghosts?" ”

"Ahh Sophie rushed over and hugged Arthur, and even the rabbit in her arms was thrown away.

"Don't be afraid, even a ghost is a ghost of an elf." Arthur stroked the girl's head.

"Oh." Sophie slowly let go of her hand.

Afraid of skeletons and ghosts, but only for dragons, she really understands it.

"Tsk~" click......

"Ahh Shut up! ”

The Snow Elf Scout suddenly glared at him with his eyes that only opened a slit, and even though he was implied by Septin to freeze it, he still danced like a madman.

"Who told you that the king is a ghost?" Ella glanced at Lydia.

"No, he's not targeting Ladia or me," Arthur followed the snow elf scout's gaze, "Rabit?" ”

The hare, who had just been thrown down by Sophie, was gnawing on a red wild vegetable that had grown by the water's edge, and half of the wild vegetable was left, and when he heard the call, he looked up, and then lowered his head and ate it completely as if he was afraid of being robbed.

"Ah...... [Blood Thistle] ......" the snow elf put on a loveless look.

"What? Isn't that Nayngen? Although it's red," Ella walked over and lifted the rabbit and patted it: "Spit it out, that thing is poisonous, it doesn't matter if you want to die, at least don't let your flesh be poisonous." ”

"Don't eat bunnies!" Sophie goes to grab Rabit, "Bunny is so cute!" ”

"You're the only one here, right...... Remember, wait a minute, don't eat it if it dies. Ella slapped it a few more times and threw the rabbit back to Sophie.

The rabbit was frightened and shivered in Sophie'......s arms.

"That thing was named 'Scarlet Neengen' by my friend, and it's much more toxic than the regular Neengen," Septin implicitly glanced at Rubbitt before turning to the Snow Elf Scout, "You call it a Blood Thistle?" How do I use it? ”

"Gather thirty trees, then receive the 'Black Sun' and eat them in one sitting before you feel like you're going to die, and in doing so, one of the four will turn back into an Ancient Snow Spirit and no longer fear the Black Sun." Art raised his finger and pointed at himself: "The other three will become like me." ”

"Hmm...... We tentatively speculate that these Crimson Neengen appeared because of the influence of the Demon God, and that the effects of it and the Black Sun cancel each other out? Possible. Septin whispered to himself, and casually untied the snow elves.

"Hey...... Adventurers, please come with me. The Snow Elf Scout led the way with a listless look: "Completing a patrol mission and inviting adventurers will also reward one, better than nothing." ”

I always felt that there was something wrong with the scout's words, but I couldn't think of it for a while, so Arthur looked at the rabbit that showed no signs of poison, shook his head and followed.