Lulunaka was not telling the truth, of course, she did have an uncle and a cousin. It's just that now this "uncle" of hers is drinking tea in the shop, and as for the injury, it is even more nonsense - there are probably not many people in the castle of Kings who can make her fake uncle fall injured. Her "cousin" was driven directly by her to another rat path, forcing him to find a way to make money to support himself, and now he is probably somewhere in this sewer, walking like Lulunaka in this dim, clammy and cold place.

Listening to Lulunaka's words, the others didn't have any surprised expressions. Since Lulunaka is a resident of the Rat Path, it is not surprising that her family members have fallen because of something, and I am afraid that even sympathy is hard to get, this kind of thing happens every day in the Rat Road, and Lulunaka is nothing special.

"Just call me Marina, I'm not much older than you. Marina laughed and touched Lulunaka's head. Compared to the other scrawny kids in the Mouse Path, Lulunaka looked much better, at least like she could eat. And Lulunaka's pitiful appearance does inspire more sympathy. This girl is so pitiful, although she has important things to do, but Marina feels that she can still take this helpless child with her. Since Lulunaka has arrived in this dangerous place, and she is still alone, it can be seen that she is conscious, and Marina thinks that she can still help Lulunaka.

"You two, if you want to talk, you can find a safe place to talk when you get back from the sewers. "Slippery head...... Shortaxe, I guess it's a short axe, and he coughs a few times, interrupting Marina and Lulunaka's conversation. "As has been discussed, in the sewers, you have to listen to my commands and orders. ”

"Of course, you and Mr. Chris are the most experienced in the sewers, otherwise the tavernkeeper wouldn't have recommended you to those of us who are new to the sewers. Marina said, then looked at Eko beside her. Seeing Marina glancing at herself, Eko's back straightened up. As Lulunaka thought, this is a man who easily reveals his thoughts, very simple and easy to understand.

Chris, who had been nicknamed the little cloak by Luluna, had already chosen one of the pipes and went down without saying anything.

"Come on, follow us. Marina let go of Lulunaka and reached out to take her hand, "If you're scared, just hold my hand and follow me." ”

"Thank you, Marina. Lulunaka smiled at her, "But I can't bother you too much, just let me follow you." ”

Seeing the smile on Lulunaka's face, Marina felt that she was still a little nervous and relaxed a little, and smiled, "You're such a strong girl. ”

And just like that, the five-man team headed in one of the directions, deeper underground. Chris walked ahead, keeping an eye on what was going on ahead. The little man in the cloak had sharp eyes that could easily adapt to the dark, and his nose was more sensitive than the others, and his ears could hear the sound of running water that ordinary people could not hear. Coupled with a wealth of experience and some intuition, he is well suited to walk ahead and detect if there is danger ahead. His steps were silent, his cloak wrapped him tightly, blending into the darkness without any sense of disobedience. And he kept some distance from the group, and the light range of the torches was just behind him, not enveloping him. This is still a taciturn man, who doesn't seem to have any intention of communicating with his companions.

Walking behind was Eko, then Marina and Lulunaka who followed him, and finally the Short Axe. The hatchet is at the rear, guarding against things that may come from behind. Although there is nothing along the way, in places like sewers, threatening things may not appear from the road at times, and may pop up in all sorts of unexpected places. They had already left what was considered a safe area, and after passing through a sloping downward passage, the five of them came to a more spacious space. A canal several meters wide with walkable roads on both sides and wooden planks over the canal. Even if you don't have this bridge, anyone who is light or has enough bounce power can easily jump to the opposite side, but if there is a bridge, it is always much easier than jumping over it with all your might. The walls on both sides of the road never seemed to be dry, they were always slippery, and the masonry was covered with dark green moss, which would be very slippery and disgusting to the touch if you reached out. There are shelves on the walls for torches, and there are already extinguished torches on them. Axe and Eko leaned over the torches in their hands, and lit the extinguished ones, some of them burning, some of them flickering a few times, and then they continued to return to their extinguished state, but a little light was enough for them. Water droplets continued to fall from their heads, some on them and some on the ground, with the sound of tiny droplets. There were small openings lined up under the walls on either side, and some of them had water flowing out to the canal in the middle, but more, there was no running water, only the squeaking of rats coming from it, and the sound of splashing water - it was probably the sound of some small things moving on the water, and it was difficult to say whether it was a mouse or not.

"What a magical place...... "Marina whispered, looking up to see that the place was a little larger than the rat path that had been brought in at the beginning, and that there weren't so many people and clutter, and that there were all sorts of shacks. This also gives the illusion that it is far bigger than the rat road. "How can there be such a space underground, it looks like a street. ”

"When I was on the ground, I often heard stories about sewers. As a young man, he now has the feeling that he is stepping into a magical adventure, which makes his voice sound a little high, but remembering the environment around him now makes him keep his voice down. It is said that hundreds of years ago, these places were the places where the people of the King's Castle lived and operated, but after experiencing the invasion of the underground tribes, in the see-saw and stalemate that was almost equivalent to a large-scale war, the people on the ground finally drove the underground races out of the King's Castle and drove them underground in the western mountains...... But the price is also heavy, these places have become what they are now, and they are no longer safe, because there are still things to reproduce and survive in the depths of the earth. ”

"I know that history. Marina said, "The underground race is the worm-people with carapaces, the snake-people with the human face and the body of the snake, and even some gnomes and dwarves who have been assimilated into the underground environment, plus other strange lifeforms, forming an underground empire. ”

"That's not an empire, it's just a devil's cave. Eko said.

"Yes, Miss Marina. Lulunaka chimed in, "I've heard about sewers, too, and they're stories that make you sleep at night. The venomous snake of the Spitter, with black skin of gnomes and dwarves, and bugs with disgusting carapaces...... At the time when this terrible demon cave was still there, how fearful the inhabitants of King's Castle were, and if I lived in that era, I am afraid that I would not dare to go underground at all. ”

Marina wasn't from King's Castle, she almost wandered here because it was a friendly place for mages. But even an outsider like her knew something about the underground of the King's Castle. As for now, she had heard more detailed accounts from the locals of King's Castle, and neither Ekor nor Lulunaka had a good impression of places like the sewers. "After driving out the underground races, don't the rulers of King's Castle have no intention of recovering these places? ”

"That's because you haven't seen the ruins yet, mage. "I've seen the ruins, and the scourge that has been left behind for probably hundreds of years, I'm afraid you won't say such a thing." ”

"Centuries of scourge, what is that?" Marina asked.

Shortaxe shrugged, "I wish I hadn't seen anything like that along the way, that's not a good thing." ”