Chapter 308: Entering the Underworld (600 Plus Update)
"At first, there is no light inside, you should be careful, and the further you go, the more difficult it becomes, and there are all kinds of magical creatures that the dark elves have signed a contract to station there, and I will follow you there."
Krent stood in front of the entrance to face the Five Humans, and Namientu folded her wings and followed beside him.
"Let's go."
Bryce nodded at Karen, now that they have come to the entrance of the underground world, naturally there is no possibility of retreating, their mission is to reach the place called Noypera in the Dark Elf Kingdom through here, and study the truth about the plague that occurred in the Dark Elf Kingdom.
"When I deliver the news to Master, I will say that we have come to the entrance of the underground world."
Gal was in charge of communicating with Paris, and she laid out the paper and wrote a botched text on it that Krent couldn't even recognize, despite his knowledge of the common script of the continent of Arad.
Later, in front of the entrance, Gal released a carrier pigeon tied to a letter paper, which was specially domesticated by Paris, and flew extremely fast to avoid the pursuit of birds of prey, and it had a way to return to Hutton Marr wherever it was, which was the result of many attempts by Paris.
"Actually, my good friend Morgan has already taken the lead in going to Neupella, but I haven't heard from him for so long, and I'm worried about him." After entering the passage to the underground world, Krent walked in front with a fluorite, in fact, he could walk directly in the dark, in order to take care of the five people behind.
"What the hell is going on there?" Bryce pursed his lips, how did the plague that can make the long-lived and powerful dark elves helpless?
"It's miserable, and it won't be long before we reach the underworld, and you'll see what the plague-infected dark elves look like." Krent's expression was very solemn, and he didn't want to say more, because the scene was so tragic.
Krent had not explored Neupera himself, having had Namientu fly over Neupera several times, but each time he tried to land, he was stopped by the ghosts of the Dark Elves, and the arrival of the Duchy's emissary Boken revived his hope that the warriors of the Duchy might be able to help him truly find the root cause of the plague in Noypera.
Krent is the camp of Queen Meia of the Dark Elf Kingdom, not long after Queen Maya first ascended the throne, all the power in the kingdom was controlled by the House of Elders, especially the Great Elder Sharplen, the other party believed in the divination of the unknown soothsayer Alice, and believed that the plague that occurred in Noypera was the work of the Human Empire, and the other elders did the same, so they began to be hostile to humans, because the power of the Delos Emperor was too strong, they were the first to attack the Duchy of Belmar.
It's just that because Queen Meia strongly opposes it, there is no real war between the Dark Elf Kingdom and the Duchy of Belmar, and Shalan, who lives on the west coast of the Duchy, is also mediating the relationship between the two parties, so the Council of Elders just sent guards to camp in Afaria and forbade any humans to enter the underground Dark Elf Kingdom.
Walking all the way, faint fluorescence began to appear on both sides of the passage, which is the fluorite that exists in the underground rock formations, they are numerous and the material of microfluorite is extremely common in the Arad continent, but it will have a very small radiation effect on humans, but for the dark elves, fluorite is just a glowing stone, and it cannot cause any effect on them at all.
The fluorite in Krent's hand was put away, there was no need for any more lighting when he came here, and Sister Elisi and her party were also able to see everything in the passage clearly with the faint light on the rock wall after gradually adapting to the dark environment.
Because it is the underground world, so the rain is not delusional, the moisture in the air gathers on the rock wall at the top of the passage and then drips, bringing precious water resources to the underground world, Gal has seen some weak insects lying next to the water droplets, she also has a certain understanding of the barrenness of the underground world.
I don't know how deep I went underground, and when the passage was no longer winding down but became flat, the voice of Krent, who was walking in front, came: "We have reached the underground, and when we leave the passage, we will see the real underground world!" ”
"Okay." Gal and Bryce glanced at each other, and then the five of them began to check the equipment and props they carried, the duchy messenger Boken gave them a lot of equipment and props for this exploration, rare artifact equipment and weapons have been equipped all over their bodies, Gal only felt that his whole body was surging with power at the moment, this is a more powerful power than before, and she is confident that she can wear this equipment to deal with stronger opponents.
He didn't go far, the faint light at the exit of the passage shone in, Krent was the first to walk out of the passage, he took a deep breath of the air of the underground world, Dark Elf Kingdom, I'm back again!
Bryce walked slowly out of the passage with his weapon in hand, after all, the underground dark elf world was very strange to their group, and no one knew what would await them.
Then Bryce's footsteps stopped, and she looked up overhead, but all she saw was a large thick rock wall, and the light of the fluorite on the rock wall was projected, bringing some light to the underground world, but the underground world was more dark.
Gal kicked his feet, the ground was extremely dry, unlike the fertile soil on the ground, the soil in the underground world was nothing more than crumble sand and dust, and Gal looked up and saw only a few low plants scattered in his sight, not a single tree in sight.
"How's it going, aren't you disappointed?" Krent stood aside and looked at the expressions of the five people and said bitterly, the people of the underground world have been guessing what the underground dark elf kingdom is like, but only a few humans have seen the true appearance of the underground world with their own eyes, and there are no other words to describe it except desolation.
"Is this agave?" Bryce walked a few steps forward to a plant that was rare in the underworld, the leaves of this plant were thick, sword-shaped, pointed leaves, and the wax on them could be touched by reaching out, and the leaves were surrounded by sharp arc-like spikes, and by looking at its appearance, it was clear that it would never end well to touch it.
"Yes, they are the ones who have always made the tequila, which has always been popular with the dark elves, and only these drought-tolerant plants that can absorb and accumulate water can grow tenaciously in the underworld."
Krent glanced at the agave, the moisture in it was a lifesaver in the desperation of the travelers in the underworld, and it would not hurt these wild agaves if it was not necessary, even if the juice of the agave was extremely bitter, it could save the lives of those thirsty travelers.