The reason why the Valley of Thorns is mistakenly called the Valley is probably related to its entrance, according to Ainam.

As the pace of human expansion spread from the Elwyn Forest to the Twilight Forest, and then from the Twilight Forest to all sides, this vast jungle located in the south of the Twilight Forest inevitably appeared in front of people's eyes.

At the southernmost end of the Twilight Forest, where it borders the Valley of Thorns, is shaped like a gourd's mouth, first with a slender passage, and then with a gorge in the high mountains, beyond which the valley of thorns opens up again.

Standing at the entrance to the canyon, opposite the dense jungle of the Valley of Thorns, Ainan looked behind him, and at the end of his sight, a ring of mountains stood abruptly in the twilight forest.

"Have you been?"

Ainan's question was abrupt, but Egwene understood it in seconds, as she also paid attention to the crater in the twilight forest.

"Nope." Egwen's answer was succinct, and the female mage saw that Ainan had the idea of exploring the crater, so she suggested, "Go and see?" ”

As far as Egwene thinks, it won't take a few days to go to the crater, and instead of leaving a knot in his heart, it is better to untie it and do something else.

"Okay."

Obviously, the two thought of a piece.

It was indeed important to explore the troll ruins of Zulgra, but that place had stood in the Valley of Thorns for thousands of years, and it was not too long for a few days. However, the towering crater in the twilight forest was so strange that its existence always gave Ainan a strange feeling, as if the mountain had not been formed naturally but had been pulled out of the earth by some powerful force.

Ainan has never forgotten what the bronze dragon he met by the Sadol River said that there is a great being in this world that the dragons call the Creator. If it were the Creator, it would not be uncommon to pull up a mountain in the middle of a forest, even if it was an entire mountain range.

It's strange why the creator did that.

It was this curiosity that led Ainan to agree to Egwen's suggestion.

To be honest, Ainan felt that Egwen, like his own purpose, believed that there was a secret hidden in the mountains. The female mage beside her was not only strong in mana, but also knowledgeable in a way that few people could match, she even knew about the affairs of the Troll Empire, and it was not uncommon for her to know the existence of the Creator.

The two powerful mages were not dragged down by others, and they hurried to the road. Don't think of mages as sick seedlings who fall when the wind blows, a truly powerful mage is not necessarily weaker than a warrior. A powerful mage knows how to use elemental energy to cleanse the body, so doing so will not only make the body's ability to perceive the elements stronger, but also strengthen the physique, and a strong body can save lives when necessary.

Not to mention Ainan, whose physical strength is comparable to that of a dragon, even Egwen's physical strength is not necessarily inferior to that of a high-level warrior. Don't be surprised if one day you see a master magician punch a warrior down, because mages are not synonymous with physical weakness in this world.

The closer he got to the crater, the more Ainan was sure of his guess.

It is strange that a mountain two or three thousand meters high appears in the twilight forest with very little undulating terrain, not to mention that its walls are almost 90 degrees sharpened as far as the eye can see. If the naturally uplifted peaks cannot all be straight walls that are too steep to climb, and the angles are so consistent, this crater is 100% sure that it was formed by external forces.

It is impossible to calculate how wide a mountain of two or three thousand meters has been created—there must be a hundred miles in the entire calculation, and even a master of magic cannot do it.

Don't ask Ainan why he knows the limits of the magic master's abilities, he is the one who has absorbed the soul essence of Neras's life, and has obtained all the experience of a magic master, even if he has not reached that level at this time, his vision has already gone up.

Egwene stood still at the foot of the mountain, looking at the mountain in front of him, looking for a way to get there, and muttered to himself, "Is that legend true?" ”

Ainan's ears were pointed, and he immediately asked, "What legend?" ”

"There is a rumor in the Kingdom of Stormwind that someone has heard a loud roar near this crater, louder than the thunder in the sky."

The roar was louder than thunder, and it was the dragon in the valley on the banks of the Sador.

Could it be that there is a dragon in this crater?

The speculation in his heart made Ainan's face solemn: "Do you think this mountain is the lair of some giant dragon?" ”

Perhaps Egwene also guessed that this was related to the dragon, but the female mage was not surprised by Ainan's words, but asked with a playful face, "Are you sure it's the lair?" How do I feel like this mountain is protecting some kind of secret, so that no one else can know what is inside. ”

Don't say it, Egwen's words still think it really looks like that.

The mountain, which is two or three thousand meters high, is surrounded by walls that are so steep that it is impossible to climb, and what it encloses is really impossible for outsiders to know.

It's just that this mountain is rare for other people, and it's only a small trouble in front of Ainan and Egwen.

"I'm interested. It's so well hidden, let me see what's in you. ”

Before he could finish speaking, Ainan's figure disappeared in place, and when he appeared, he was already at a drop point on a steep mountain wall hundreds of meters high, where there was just enough room for a person to stand. He began to act, and Egwen did not stand by, and the two magic powerhouses performed the flashing technique, and their figures kept disappearing where they could be footed on the mountain wall, appearing, disappearing, and reappearing, and after a while, they could no longer be seen at the foot of Gongfu Mountain.

After flashing more than twenty times in a row before reaching the halfway point of the mountain, Ainan found himself underestimating the mountain. From the outside, it is only two or three thousand meters high, but when you actually climb the mountain, you will find that what you see from the outside is just a performance, and this mountain is far more than two or three thousand.

He took a breath and waited until Egwen was almost out of his sight before Ainan started again.

After another twenty or so flashes, Ainan was depressed to find that he was still halfway up the mountain, and the top of the mountain was still out of reach.

There are strange things about this mountain.

Ainan stopped, Egwen didn't continue to move forward, and the female mage flashed to Ainan's side: "This crater has been forbidden by someone, and we are careless. ”

It was indeed careless, if Ainan had been cautious and had taken a closer look before climbing the mountain, they should have found the problem, but unfortunately they didn't do that. In fact, it can't be said that they are careless, but they didn't expect that someone would cover all the craters covering an area of hundreds of miles with a secret technique to prevent anyone from breaking in.

"The more that's it, the more interesting it is."

Ainan's eyes flickered, and the other party made such a big move, covering an entire crater in the secret art forbidden, revealing that there was an amazing secret hidden inside. If you don't find it, forget it, if you don't find it, Ainan won't agree to it.

Igwen doesn't mean the same thing. The female mage is not interested in other aspects, once it involves supernatural powers such as magic and secret arts, she will immediately be full of energy, and she will not give up until she understands it clearly.

Egwene was a man of action, and the thought immediately moved, and the staff was raised above his head, and the light of magic flashed on the tip of the staff.

It doesn't matter what secret techniques it has, what forbidden, bombard it first.