The group walked through the dark deep gorges, and after leaving the gray and withered woodland, they did not set foot on the avenue opened up by the Nannognes Guild, but took another path to trace the memories of the miners, all the way deep underground pine resin torches can only illuminate a small gray area in the depths, Sky Blue said that the light of the illuminating crystal seemed to be cold to the bone marrow, making her upper and lower teeth tremble, and everyone felt the same way, so they used the open flame lighting unusually, as if this could dispel the gloomy chill a little.

The flickering firelight advanced in the darkness, leaving the shadows of the crowd on the uneven rocks, and the towering rock walls seemed to have traces of artificial chiselging, but the smooth sections were actually just the natural products of some geological movement, and the surface of the rocks was as heavy as ice, like a mirror, which could be used to identify human figures. The flickering shadows sometimes seemed to go against them, generating their own will, but when you look closely, it is only the uneven surface of the rock that distorts the shadows.

The ground was filled with a thin layer of gray mist, like the dust of time, which had never melted away in ancient years. Man walks casually among the geological strata, and seems more and more small among the great forces of nature, like a grain of sand under the feet of a giant. It was as if they heard the pulse of the giant, and between exhaling and breathing, a long whimper came from the darkness. But it was nothing more than the wind that passed through the cracks in the subterranean layers that connected to the outside of the mountains, bustling all year round and etching the world beneath the glacier.

The sound of the wind was sometimes high-pitched, sometimes low, and although he knew the principle, it still scared Tianlan enough. She plucked up her courage and whispered to herself, "There's nothing to be afraid of......

But no one replied to her, which only made her more nervous.

Although he had already decided to leave, Fang still planned to go on one last adventure deep into the earth. Not to satisfy their curiosity, but to go to the place described by the miners to see if they could see the traces left by the 'men with a dark aura' described by Munnarit, and they were always a little relieved.

Of course, at the same time, this is also to give an explanation to the tree people.

Everything has a beginning and an end, which is the premise of Fang's idea of doing what he can.

But the darkness and the unknown were indeed unsettling, and even Tang Xin seemed a little nervous, holding her staff tightly. She couldn't help but look at the back in front of her, wanting to go to the haunted house with her child, getting closer to her cousin, but when she saw Sylvide and the maid on the side, she hesitated again.

Sylvade felt something, turned his head to look at her, smiled at her, and took Shesta aside with her hand to make way for her. Tang Xin paused for a moment, but lowered her head and gritted her teeth, determined to pretend not to see it. The ship's attendant laughed, simply stopped, and naturally led her over and said, "I have something I want to tell you, Sugar Candy." ”

Tang Xin couldn't hold back anymore, so she had to soften down and nodded. Only then did Fang notice the movement behind him, and looked back at his cousin, as if he also remembered what happened when he was a child, and asked, "Tangtang, are you afraid?" ”

Tang Xin snorted deliberately, but when her nose turned into a weak 'um', she didn't dare to make eye contact with her cousin, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito's call.

Fang was confident: "Don't worry, you get closer to me, just like then." ”

Tang Xin thought to herself that you were a fool, but nodded slightly.

Sylvide smiled and shook her hand, whispering to her. But Tang Xin seemed a little absent-minded, and responded without a word.

Sky Blue looked at Ke Envy from behind, but she rolled her eyes and ran back to take Kita's hand, regardless of whether the latter was happy or not. Fortunately, our Miss Naturalist was soft-natured, and only glared at her, and let her go.

Parker watched from afar, and remembered the events of Istania again, but after a while he took the form of some beautiful Paparal maiden and sat in the bright woodland. The big cat man stared at the guy and shook his head.

The spring of the Paparal people, about one sunny afternoon, is surrounded by green grass and forest songs, far away in a dreamland. The lion thought that the future was worrying.

Following the place where the miners described the last time they saw them, they continued to go underground, but the depths of the earth had become increasingly difficult and cold. Even before entering this canyon, the countless forks there almost made everyone feel discouraged.

However, Fang still decided to move some distance further, although he was not sure that this must be the path that the other party had walked, and even what those people were doing under here, they did not know. But now that he's here, he doesn't want the time he wasted to be wasted.

Of course, if they still don't find anything, they go back the way they came.

Half of the time has passed, but there doesn't seem to be any meaningful progress. Fang's patience in his heart has also reached the limit little by little, and the other danger of going deep underground is that the closer you get to the depths of the earth, the more likely you are to encounter the crystal and its minions that retreat into it, although the journey has been relatively quiet, but they have not encountered disorderly minions, and there have been one or two battles.

When Crystal's minions appeared, he became more and more hesitant. It may not be possible to find the traces left by those people in front of him, but it is very likely that he will break into the lair of the crystal, and he even has a guess that the purpose of those people is the lair of the crystal?

If they go to that place, will they gain more than they lose?

But it was at this time that Nini suddenly appeared.

Fang Yi was stunned, and couldn't help but look at his 'little daughter', the little girl lay on his shoulder, motionless and looked at the depths of the darkness.

Fang knew that she must have found something, and he followed the little girl's gaze in that direction, and there seemed to be something shining in the darkness.

At this time, Pack had already left the side of the pack beast first, trotting all the way to pick up the glittering thing in the darkness, and the others didn't even have time to stop it, but the Paparal was lucky, it was not a trap. He let out only a sigh of disappointment, a sigh that made the others realize that it must not be some gems or gold coins, otherwise the Paparals would not be like this.

Parker walked back with the thing, and Fang couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he saw the thing in his hand, it was a metal root about a palm long, the thickness of a thumb, and the surface was engraved with runes, if people who didn't know its purpose looked at it, they might think it was some kind of art. But for the Elector, especially for the Alchemist, this thing is all too familiar: this is a magic storage item, or rather, a wand, to be exact.

Of course, the wand itself is still very valuable, even if it is a wand for the I-ring spell, as long as it is brand new, it is worth thousands of lissells. But the fact that it was so casually abandoned in this place can only say one thing, it is an empty wand.

Fang used his magic furnace to connect this wand to check, and sure enough, this is a low-level magic wand, this kind of magic wand is generally used to store some small spells that will be used repeatedly during adventures. For example, water-making, lighting, bright flame and camping, etc., the cost is not high, and it is easy to carry.

But the miners don't carry these things, they don't even have a magic furnace, and the patrols of the Southern Nognes Guild probably won't carry them, as they return to the ZoC every day and don't have to camp. So it's likely that the owners of these things are the same people the miners had seen.

That's what they're aiming for.

Fang was a little interested, and this time the god of luck seemed to favor them, allowing them to find the right place at the first time. He told Parker and the big cat man to continue their search in that direction, and at the same time he released a clockwork elf, and it didn't take long for them to find out in all directions.

Soon they found an abandoned camp, with a campfire in the center of the camp, with traces of tents and some household garbage scattered around the camp. There were no personal belongings left in the camp, and there were no signs of fighting, suggesting that the owner of the camp may have left on his own initiative.

They may have been gone for a few months, but the lack of change in the underground environment has allowed the traces of this camp to survive to this day, which is undoubtedly a favorable message for them. In fact, after discovering this campsite, Fang could basically confirm that they had found the person they were looking for.

On top of that, the Big Cat Man has also found a crucial clue in the camp.

The Lion Paladin found this little thing in the middle of a pile of household garbage, he bent down to sweep the other thing away, picked it up from it, and glanced at it, and a hint of surprise flashed in his silver-gray eyes. Then he showed the item to Fang, who recognized the origin of the item at a glance.

On top of that rag, there was a dragon-shaped emblem with a missing corner and a pupil, and this stamp was really familiar to them, but even Tianlan couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this stamp:

"Dragon-worshippers!"

"It looks like they're the real ones." Fang had already expected it in his heart when he heard the miners' descriptions, and now he only confirmed this guess. He looked at the big cat man holding the rag and said, "There is only one question left now, what are they doing here?" ”

"You'll probably have to ask them to find out," the big cat man replied, tossing the rag to the ground, clapping his hands, "Anyway, the Ryonists have been out of this place for months, and we only know that they may have used the Heart of the Mountains to change the course of the Aether in Nognes and drive one of the guardians here insane. ”

"Come to think of it, it was about the time we were in Idus, and the Ryonites were not only making waves in the north, but also in Nognes. It seems that a hundred years after the Dragon Witch incident, they want to take advantage of the turmoil in Korin Ihurian to welcome their dark saints back to the world. ”

Although Red's tone was relaxed, he frowned when he said this, whether he was a Cowlin or not, but he was a paladin of Marlan after all, and these dark forces were born enemies of his and his goddess.

Fang also pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, he thought that they had seriously thwarted the conspiracy of the Dragon Worshippers in Idus, not to mention that they had completely failed, but at least let those people scramble for a while.

Later, they defeated the blind god Descartes in Istania, and completely defeated another dark force back to his hometown, and these two events made him feel a lot less urgent in the series of events that followed Fenris Island.

He thought that they had finally gone ahead of the dark believers, not to say that they were the saviors of Kaurin Ishurian, but they had made a small contribution. But unexpectedly, while they were fighting to the death with the wanderers in Idus, the Worshippers were still divided into men and horses, and they were planning in an orderly manner in Nognes.

By the time they found out about the plan, more than half a year had passed.

This is still them, and how many people are not even aware of the threat of the dragon worshippers?

How many people are there in the Sauronists? The Seven Seas Brigade found out about their plans in Idus, in Fenris, in Dorifin and even in Nogones, but what about the rest of the world? Are there no more Naonists in Is, in the ancient towers, in Tarun, even in Kapka and the ancient towers, on the shores of the Staff, in Eshurion and St. Huyen?

I'm afraid he's not so sure now.

"Ed."

At this time, the big cat man suddenly spoke: "Actually, there is one thing, I have always wanted to talk to you, but before this, I have never found a suitable opportunity. But here today, I guess you're aware of something, so let's take this opportunity to talk. ”

Fang was slightly stunned, raised his head and looked at the other party.

The big cat man twisted his beard and was silent for a moment before squinting his silver-gray pupils and saying, "We have experienced a lot of things all the way from the Traveler's Rest, and the purpose of the trip has also changed a lot. Although we have dealt with these dark believers along the way, and indeed, they can also be said to be the enemies of the lady."

He paused: "But Eddard, the confrontation with the forces of darkness is not temporary, light and darkness always go on and out, and the struggle between the two has been going on for tens of thousands of years. So what I desperately want to know is, little one, what's your mind? ”

As if she understood the words of the big cat man, Nini lay on Fang's shoulder, raised her head, rubbed Fang's face with her little face, and said in a slightly uneasy voice, "Papa." ”

But Fang looked at the big cat man as if he didn't realize it, and asked, "I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Red." ”

"I mean it very simply," replied the big cat man, "even if I can't always go to trouble these dark believers. Except, of course, there are some, like Miss May, who may have been motivated by the righteousness in her heart to do so."

"But," he said, "what about you, Eddard, you're not a paladin. Of course, that's not to say that what we're doing is wrong, but the Seven Seas Brigade was created to fulfill your wishes and ideals and those of others, and to find your Miss Sylvide's father, Sir Marvey. ”

The big cat man looked at the aristocratic lady on the side, and Sylvid only smiled slightly.

"But ......"

"No, Ed," the Lionman Paladin shook his head, "haven't you noticed yet, for the Dragon Cultists, both your strength and the strength of the Seven Seas Brigade are insignificant. But the Dragonists are only one of the dark forces. Even if you are like a firefighter, even if you go around trying to extinguish the fires lit by the dark believers, and you are exhausted, and you put all your time and energy into it, you may not have time to extinguish every fire. ”

"But what should I do, Mr. Red." Fang was also a little annoyed, but he didn't blame him, who called so many dark followers in this world. Even if the aborigines are concerned, even the electors have come to add to the chaos, this is the 22nd century, and there are still people who believe in cults, and it is really a nine-year compulsory education for nothing.

"Fool," Tang Xin finally couldn't listen anymore, and couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Mr. Red has said it so clearly, you still don't understand, this is not your business alone, what the dark believers do threatens everyone, whether it is the aborigines or the electors." ”

"Lady Marland and the military are really blind, choose you as your spokesperson, Lady Marlan has thousands of knights, is Mr. Red inferior to you in the fight against evil?" She shook her head and sighed, "What Lady Marlan needs is not a knight, but a voter, a man who responds to every call. You are backed by so many resources, so much power, and you still want to fight against the dark believers alone, it is really rotten wood that cannot be carved, I think you are just indulging in the fantasy of a savior and cannot extricate yourself! ”

Fang looked at Tang Xin with wide eyes, what happened to him? He worked hard as a firefighter to extinguish the fire all the way from Fenris to this place, but in the end, he was wrong? This reason is unacceptable to him. But he finally understood what his cousin meant:

"You mean to say, let me put the ...... here. These things go out public? ”

"Of course," Tang Xin replied, "In the past, the Seven Seas Brigade couldn't do that because our strength was not strong enough, and we lacked credibility. But now it's different, the story of Dorifin and Istania has long been rumored, and after the Seven Seas Traveler is built, we also have the ability to protect ourselves, so why not get more people involved? Although some of the Electers have gone to the Dark Saints, most of them can still be relied upon, whether it is for profit or for some other reason. ”

Fang was slightly stunned, but suddenly realized, he looked at the big cat man with some understanding, and couldn't help asking, "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" ”

"Because you're stupid," Tang Xin rolled her eyes, "You're the captain, or I'm the captain, or you give me the captain, and I'll go and fly with your Miss Sylvide." ”

That's not good, Fang immediately pretended not to hear this. However, the big cat man on the side smiled: "These things, it's better for you to think of this yourself, because it is related to what the Seven Seas Brigade should do in the future, and what our goal is." It's just that today I took this opportunity to say it. ”

Fang couldn't help but feel a feeling of enlightenment, it was true, he could completely use the community to publicize the conspiracy they discovered about the Dragon Worship Sect. The actions of the Dark Believers harm the interests of all, and they are also worthy targets in their own right, and when they work together, they will always be caught in the sea of people's war.

At that time, it will not be them on the defensive, but the offense and defense will be reversed. However, he was still a little hesitant for a while, and thought about it: "But I still have to think about it, what should I do." ”

"It's your business, our captain, of course it's up to you," the big cat man looked into the depths of the canyon, "But since I've arrived here today, and I've found the tails of these people, I don't need anyone else to do the rest." ”

Fang nodded, but then asked, "Mr. Red, do you think we can continue to investigate and discover the true purpose of these people?" ”

"Not necessarily," Red shook his head, "but since their camp is here, it means that it shouldn't be too far away, so what do you find, just go and see it?" ”

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