Pine cone maze, second floor.

Surya was surprised to find that it was not quite what she had imagined. It was more of a realm than a "layer", it was like a completely new plane, with no ceiling and no walls around it, the blue sky above their heads, the pale golden grass beneath their feet, the breeze on their cheeks, as if they had just come out of the ground and breathed in the fresh air with the smell of earth.

And as everyone walked out of the stairs, the passage up was completely closed, and a line of text appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Clearance Condition: Get 1000 EXP."

It's the same term again, as mentioned on the sign just now. There is no concept of it, some people think it is money, others think it is a symbol similar to the "ear".

"Before the Faith Calendar, there were constant wars between human city-states, and at that time the exploits of war were recorded by human ears, so every soldier would have a cloth bag sewn with thick linen sewn around his waist, which was often filled with blood-stained ears."

This explanation comes from Amacer, whose father had witnessed a war between different human city-states, and who had been impressed since then, often reminding his son of what a savage and bloodthirsty race the humans were.

Glazer frowned, the old man didn't say anything, he directed the group to explore.

In less than an hour, the scouts returned one after another, and this "first floor" was very vast, and there was no trace of human habitation except for the villages not far to the east.

The news was brought back by Ricky, and the Tallinn man chewed on the grass roots in his mouth, confirming that it was a plant he had never seen before, as a small line appeared above his head.

"Unknown plants make you lose your sense of taste, but they make your sense of hearing more sensitive."

This is followed by an hour-long countdown.

"I saw a few people cutting down trees at the entrance of the village, and the number 50 was displayed above their heads." Ricky chewed on the grass root and said, "Followed by the 'exp' I just saw."

"So what are you waiting for, go get exp from them!" Horsdebee wanted to clear this trial as soon as possible, and he raised his feet and was about to go.

Amatho grabbed him, and Nunu motioned for Mr. Glazer to speak.

The old mage's silver-gray eyebrows were tangled together, and he was still thinking about what he had just seen from the sign.

Maybe the sign means ...... Instead of advocating the use of violent means to solve problems, but to become friends with them? He thought for a moment and asked, "Did Ricky get any other information?" ”

The Tallinn people spat out the grass roots in their mouths, "Yes, there is a sign at the entrance of the village, the top half of which reads, "This is a beautiful day, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming", and the bottom half is empty. I wanted to take a closer look, but before I could take a few steps I felt like I had been discovered, and it was like being targeted by a wild beast and I couldn't find him. ”

He looked at Hosdi and quipped, "Maybe our lord wants to challenge an assassin who is above me, or the kind who takes the initiative to attack." ”

"So what are we supposed to do? Just waiting, waiting for 'exp' to reach us? Hosdy snorted, but didn't do much and sat down on the ground.

He knew that Ricky was right, that he was weak at detecting stealth.

"Damn!"

He slammed his fist into the turf, creating a deep crater as a short scream came from underground.

Everyone's eyes converged at once, and the city lord was suddenly at a loss, and he felt that it was time for him to apologize again.

"What's down there?" Amacer asked. The elf has excellent hearing, and just now he heard the sound of bones breaking.

Hosdi dug up the surface soil in three or two, and dug out a rabbit from below, white as snow, with shorter ears than ordinary rabbits, and a lot of fluff on the inner ear, but now the seven orifices oozed blood, and there was no more air.

The lord of the city sat on the rabbit nest with a fist of hatred, and directly shook the rabbit to death......

"This is a snow rabbit, living in a cold and windy area, why is it here?" Glazer took the rabbit's ears and looked at it, then opened its mouth, revealing that there were still remnants of dry grass roots.

The old mage pinched a severed root and looked at it carefully, and a line of words immediately appeared in his field of vision.

"Rotten Grass Root (Unidentified): It looks like someone else has eaten leftovers, so it must not be poisonous."

"This is the grass root of the silver bell grass." Eric squeaked suddenly, "The leaves taste very sour, and the smell is not very good, but the roots are sour to chew after drying, and the rabbit likes it." The silver bell grass is useful all over the body, and the countrymen use its leaves to make medicine, grass stalks to weave things, roots to make condiments, and can also be used to catch rabbits. ”

After hearing him, when Amacer looked at the broken root again, the line had changed.

"Silver bell grass root: the taste is sour, cooked with chili sauce, only rabbits like to eat it raw."

"Eric the Learned." Amacer couldn't help but admire.

Eric laughed unnaturally, he knew this because there was a guy in the town named Joseph who was a herb merchant, and at that time Canspa liked fluffy rabbits, so he went to Joseph and bought a batch of silver bells.

I think what does that woman do...... Eric shook his head and banished the bad memories.

But his words reminded Surya, who remembered that Mu Yan seemed to have given her the same thing in Nighttown, and that the guy named Joseph had come to him for help at the market that morning.

The girl looked at Eric silently and quietly patted him on the shoulder.

……

Following Eric's instructions, they looked for places close to the forest and the river. Silver bell grass likes low temperature and coolness, and needs a lot of watering, so the growth cycle is short, and it is suitable for artificial cultivation. Lumber yard workers like to plant a stubble in the shade of the trees in their workplaces, and when the trees are cut down, another crop of silver bell grass is an extra income.

More than 500 meters to the west, there was a clean and cool birch forest, and along the path that had been trodden out, they really found a wooden house in the woods.

Around the house is a vegetable garden, and in the center of the area, about 20 meters square, is the silver bell grass with flowers like bells and silver threads on the leaves.

In order not to cause hostility, Glazer shouted at the room in a kind tone, but there was no response, and it seemed that there was no one inside.

Ricky was the first to walk in, making sure it was dusty and uninhabited before motioning for everyone else to come in.

The room was small, and it was like cramming into a toilet for ten people, and it was full, so Uno was pushed out by his uncle. Immediately after that, the tall Tom was also pushed out, and then Hosty.

In this way, the room is much more spacious.

The furnishings in the house are simple, with a bed, a table, a stove, and a scabbard hanging on the wall. Amacer picked up the scabbard and looked at it, confirming that he had never seen this type of sword, the metal texture, the hand was heavy, and the light material was enough to make two swords.

Whether it's a human in the plains of herding horses or an elf in a quiet forest, the scabbard is made of soft leather or hard leather, and it can even be said that it is a sword holster, and no one is bored enough to make such a heavy coat for their sword.

There were three symbols engraved on the scabbard, like patterns and words, but no one present knew them.

Surya stared at the three symbols for a while, and suddenly took out the cantusa, and found that the extra pattern on it seemed to be the same thing as the three symbols.

At this moment, the pattern on Cantusha suddenly lit up, and a figure suddenly appeared in the room, half-hunched.

"Rock Sword Tang Yan, wait for a long time."