"Alan, why are you in a daze here, Dusty has reawakened the Red Mine, and Ilte's sword seems to have become more powerful."

Tia excitedly took Alan's hand and woke him up completely from the memories.

"Fool, you haven't fought before, where can you see that it is more powerful."

Alan touched Tia's long blonde hair and took her into his arms dotingly.

-- The past is the past, and we must grasp the present and the future full of hope.

At this moment, Alan felt that Tia in his arms was the most real present and a future full of endless hope.

"Alan, do you want me to teach you how to use this power well?"

Dusty shook off Ilte, who was worshipping him, and said with a little pride.

"Not for now, Dusty, what do you think the sword is?"

Dusty was a little stunned by Alan's sudden question,

"Sword? The sword is your heart. ”

"Sure enough"

"Sure enough?"

Dasty looked at Eren who seemed to be very happy as if he had got the answer he wanted.

"It's nothing, I know a swordsmith, and he said the same thing to you, so I'm a little emotional."

"Then this friend of yours should be quite capable, after all, his consciousness has reached the same height as I have already reached."

"Maybe."

After resting in place for the night, Alan and the others arrived at the entrance to the fourth floor early the next morning. It was a seemingly ordinary barrier entrance, with a translucent barrier separating them from the fourth floor.

"Let's go."

Under the leadership of Allen, everyone walked into the enchantment together. Unlike the previous three floors, the environment here is more like a separate jungle, and you can still see the blue sky transformed by spells when you look up, and you can even see a few castles floating in the air in the distance.

"Lost in Illusion is an old trick again."

Ilt said nonchalantly.

The roar of wild beasts was heard all around, and frightened birds flew in the sky, hurrying by.

"Be careful, everyone."

Everyone was reminded by Allen, and the weapons around them were held, and the team spread out in a fan shape. After about a quarter of an hour, nothing happened, and the sound of the beast still echoed in my ears, but the distance did not seem to be close. Everyone relaxed, and suddenly, as if seeing something, Tia rushed out of the group and walked towards the large forest on the side.

"Tia."

Alan followed Tia and walked over. On the edge of a lawn, Alan saw Tia.

"Alan, this floor seems to be a thief's lair."

"Huh?"

The unexpected remark made Alan blink.

Tia, crouched on the ground, pointed towards a gentle hill in the distance. Although this is an illusion, everything that can be reached around is alive, including the place that Tia is referring to, and in this barrier, whatever can be seen is real, unless they can find an exit and get out of here.

"A little further from the road we are walking on, there is a forest about a quarter of an hour's walk, which you can see as soon as you climb over the hill. There are a lot of people living in that forest, and I think it's probably the stronghold of the bandits. ”

Tia continued to finish her unexpected speech, and Ilte and the others leaned in immediately.

"Tia, how do you know?"

"These kids told me."

When she said 'these children,' Tia was referring to the flock of birds in front of her. Ilt looked down at them, and the birds, like humans, tilted their heads with innocent expressions.

"Did the birds tell you?"

Dusty looked at Tia incredulously, as a ghost clan, she has never had any intimate contact with the animals in the natural world, these small animals with pointed mouths have always been something she has been afraid to avoid.

"Tia seems to have a talent for communicating with animals."

Joy walked over and stretched out his hand, and a small bird flew up and stopped on his thumb,

"Along the way, Tia has been asking me for advice on the language of the beast. There are special archmages in the Wangcheng Mage Tower who teach the languages of various races, but there is no animal language. I've only had a little bit of a touch, and it seems that Tia is learning very quickly. ”

Qile is an elf, and it is normal for him to be able to communicate with animals. Tia secretly learned this skill, and Alan was surprised and happy. Ilt on the side even gave a big thumbs up,

"Tia, you're amazing, the beast language is very difficult to learn, and you've been with me for a long time, and you've become very smart. With you, it's much easier to inquire about information. ”

It is true that in many cases, the birds know more than people, but Qile's temper will never take the initiative to inquire about the news, so Ilt is so happy.

"You're all so good, I'll have to show my hands."

As he spoke, Dusty untied a stone from his waist and held it in his hand. It was a diamond-shaped stone with a hole in the middle and a rope pierced so that it could be carried around.

"What is this?"

Tia seemed to be interested in the stone and asked Dusty about it.

"This is corundum, a rare ore commonly used in swordsmithing. But in addition to forging a sword, it can also be used to discern the geology as well as the density of the nearby area. ”

The corundum in Dasty's hand is a rare ore that most swordsmiths use to decorate the hilt of their swords. There should be few swordsmiths like Dusty who use corundum to distinguish geology and density, and there are probably few on the continent of Alelast. This is a lost knowledge in the history of swordsmithing. Through the contact between corundum and the earth's surface, the 'reverberation phenomenon' is triggered, and the swordsmith's extensive experience and absolute knowledge of stone can be used to determine the geological environment of the area and the distribution density of signs of life activity.

This lost technique has been documented in the literature for the exploration of tombs and some industrial applications.

I only saw the moment the corundum touched the ground, a layer of air flow centered on corundum, quickly spread around, I don't know how long it took, Dusty put away the corundum and stood up,

"Tia is right, but I've pinpointed a more precise location."

As if to show off his achievements, Dusty pointed in the direction of the hill and continued,

"Let's go, my body is in dire need of a lot of activity, and after lying in the coffin for so long, my joints are stiff."

Dusty's words seem to indicate the presence of a large number of people in that direction. After Eren and Dusty and Tia reconfirmed their direction, everyone began to move on. (To be continued.) )