Chapter 14: The Secrets of the Orc Cave

Lord Wang continued: "I have deduced some of the risks in it from these texts, so I would like to entrust some people to help me dig deeper into the secrets. But they are all people who don't even bother to learn the orc script, and they have no interest in these ancient secrets, at most they just want to learn some of the mechanisms from me, how to avoid danger and seek treasure, and the old man has never been to that cave, where can he help them. ”

He Ming said: "I have learned some half-orc writing from you, but it is really limited. And I've been in that cave before, and I don't see why. It's just that if Lord Wang thinks that there is something that needs to be clarified, I will try my best to go through it again. ”

Lord Wang said: "Alas, I really want to go there in person, but I don't know martial arts, I have heard people who have been there say that the monsters inside are endless, and they will appear again when they are killed, and this old bone used to be purely to drag people down." I really can't bear to let you encounter danger again, but this matter, thinking about it, I really have to ask you. ”

In fact, after recuperating for so long, he couldn't even swell his bones in the morning, not to mention that there were too many unknown mysteries in this half-orc cave that attracted him, and he couldn't help but go without Lord Wang saying it. He Ming hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord Wang for your concern, the villain has a heart, the villain's injury is already healed, and it will not be in the way!" ”

Seeing He Ming's eagerness to try, Lord Wang beckoned He Ming to come to his side and opened the book: "Come and see, the record of half-orcs in that ancient book is very strange, and there is a clue here that tells us how to find the true secret of the half-orcs, but think about it, how could the human who wrote this book know so much about the ancient monuments of the half-orcs?" But I still can't rest assured, this time I have to ask you to work hard. In addition, I solemnly advise you, safety first, between danger and opportunity, you must choose safety for no reason, this is an order! You know? ”

He Ming nodded gratefully: "He Ming understands, please rest assured." ”

Lord Wang said, "Another point, recently, many adventurers have been staring at me, wanting to get some secrets about the cave, so that they can explore the treasures. Therefore, this matter must not be publicized to avoid unnecessary trouble. You take my pro-note to Beechcraft's right barracks, find a man named Marriott, he is my subordinate, and ask him to send someone to assist you, and they won't ask more about the mission. Let's go, be careful! ”

Seeing Lord Wang's serious appearance, He Ming understood that this matter was very serious. After putting away Lord Wang's note and saluting Lord Wang's farewell, He Ming went out and walked directly towards the barracks on the right side of the palace.

When He Ming arrived, he planned to show Lord Wang's note for passage, but it happened that the soldiers standing guard at the door were soldiers who participated in the night battle in the mountains that day, and when he saw that it was He Ming, he didn't embarrass him and let him in directly. He Ming took the opportunity to ask him about Marriott's location, and went directly to Marriott.

Marriott is a captain in charge of the city's defense, with a broad face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, even his face is full of strong muscles, and there is a terrifying scar on his left cheek. After He Ming found it, he handed him the note. Marriott picked up the note and read it carefully, and after making sure that it was Lord Wang's handwriting, he casually burned it.

Then Marriott turned back to He Ming and said, "The contemptible people spare no effort to help you succeed, but my team needs to be on duty in shifts, so I can only bring a few elites to assist you." ”

He Ming was not used to being spoken in such a posture, and he was afraid that he would lose too many words, so he said: "It's getting late today, let's gather at the West City Gate tomorrow morning and talk again." ”

Marriott straightened up: "Roger!" ”

He Ming, who was treated like this, felt very embarrassed, he said goodbye to Marriott and left the right barracks, and went directly back to his residence to rest.

Early the next morning, when He Ming went out, he found that Marriott was standing at the West City Gate with two people and waiting for him very early. I walked a little way out of the city, because it was freezing and there were no pedestrians nearby. He Ming realized that these three people didn't speak, and he didn't have any curiosity at all, thinking that these people were actually going to accompany him to fight hard, he was a little reluctant in his heart, so he spoke first.

"Marriott, you're the captain of the warriors, don't you want to introduce these two friends?"

"Where, I'm just a rough man, who eats by brute force. This is Taoist Tao Han, the healing and assisting of our team. That's the mage Yan Yi, the main long-range output, they are all much more educated than me. Discuss tactics and puzzles, you can just communicate with them. ”

When He Ming looked at them, Tao Han and Yan Yi were wearing soldiers' armor, but Tao Han's face was thin and cold, and he was wearing medium-sized armor, while Yan Yi was a typical character who looked a little weak because of his cultivation of magic, and he was wearing simple light armor and cotton clothes. Marriott pinned a big axe, not as exaggerated as Liuyun's purgatory, and it didn't look light, He Ming had seen this called Shura in the blacksmith shop. And Tao Han and Yan Yi were wearing a short scimitar and the other was holding a big knife, which didn't look very coordinated.

It was the first time He Ming led the team as the captain, and he didn't know what to say, but after introducing himself, the three of them didn't have any obvious attitude. He Ming secretly praised the style of their troops in his heart, and without hesitation, he didn't say a word all the way and advanced towards the northwest mountains.

The original notorious mountain of half-beasts has now completely changed. Although it is already a cold winter, you can still see passers-by in a hurry after the post station, and when you get to the vicinity of the cave, some people have set up sheds at the entrance of the cave to sell supplies to the visitors. Although they didn't go up to ask, those who listened to these conversations knew that it was surprisingly expensive, and the bodyguards standing next to the merchant were much stronger than these adventurers who entered and exited the cave. He Ming didn't have time to pay attention to this, and went straight into the cave.

When he got inside, he lit a torch, and He Ming followed the introduction in Lord Wang's ancient book, and first checked the murals on the wall. The mural is supposed to be a series of plots to record the story of the orcs, but in fact, there are a lot of messy things on it that disturb the vision, and you can find the real secret by filtering out those distractions. Find the correct mural first, and the orc text marked on it will be likely to be translated. The four of them had limited supplies, and if they made a mistake, they would have to dig up some garbage like the rest of the adventurers, and it would be impossible to find out the secrets they wanted. Fortunately, Marriott was strong and strong, and bringing a few more people's supplies did not affect his actions at all, and He Ming couldn't help but wonder how strong his strength was.

Unlike other adventurers who drilled into it to find orc skeletons and relics as soon as they entered, He Ming's team carefully leaned against the wall along the road, looking at the murals on the wall little by little. He Ming's movements were so slow that even the soldiers around him who were accustomed to obeying orders looked a little puzzled, and He Ming also had a headache, the dozens of orc characters he learned couldn't find anything similar at all, and how easy is it for humans to understand the logic of half-orcs? Just three forks in the entrance and a bunch of completely unknown murals, He Ming began to worry that Lord Wang would be disappointed again this time.

But when he thought of Lord Wang, such a good official was really rare, and his fighting spirit rose again. In order to be more efficient, there weren't too many passers-by here, so he split the task directly among his teammates to find a mural with logical connections.

After Marriott, who had always seemed to be unsmiling, took over this task, he finally revealed his personal emotions, and for him, it was difficult to say that it was difficult to fight with a half-orc warrior, or it was even more difficult to find the logic in this kind of mural full of ghost paintings. After turning the first cave in a whole circle, they still couldn't see the results, and He Ming was a little frustrated.

Fortunately, there were more explorers, and the orc skeletons at the entrance of the cave were all eliminated, allowing them to concentrate on their work. After they had no clue about the first hole, they decided to go through the middle fork and look for it later.

However, across the first road He Ming found that the style of the mural was completely different, the entrance was completely scribbled, and when he arrived here, he found that every stroke was very deep, and many graphics could be clearly identified.

He Ming and the others began to carefully study the logical parts of the murals, and the first orcs were all primitive activities such as gathering, hunting, dancing and entertainment. As the mural ended, the orc at the end pointed in a certain direction.

He Ming and the others walked along the hand on the mural, and after a period of illogical graffiti, they saw something new: the orcs encountered huge beasts in the process of hunting, and the gathering of plants encountered the dry earth, and their survival was tested. The orcs began to live in large numbers, fighting for survival through solidarity and mutual aid and the beasts snatching food.

As before, the end of this mural quickly pointed to the next direction, He Ming's heart was pounding nervously, his thirst for knowledge and history was actually greater than honor and wealth, and these unheard stories could greatly satisfy his desire for knowledge!

Continuing along with the directions, they passed through an open area and passed through a very secret passage. Obviously, few other adventurers have set foot here. The four of them couldn't help but feel a little flustered, but the most daring adventurers wouldn't be braver than these people, so it didn't affect them much.

He Ming saw something new through this void: the earth was reinstated, the buds of life broke through the soil, and in the age of all things, the life of the orcs became richer, the food was piled up into a hill, and the large number of orcs divided what they had collected and hunted equally. As this section of the mural ended, He Ming and the others walked into a passage with a diagonal hand, and the passage appeared to be sloping downward. It seems that they have entered the second level of the cave, the underground passage.