Volume 1: The Lost El Dorado Chapter 27: The Treasures of the City of Kuskes
When the gray fog that permeated the city of Cusques began to dissipate, when the spatial rift no longer flashed with violet-blue lightning, and when Carl could see clearly the layout of the room where the spatial rift was located, Carl knew that his first task had been completed.
Amerigo, who consumed a lot of magic power to seal the spatial crack, fell down softly at the moment when the spatial crack disappeared, as if all his strength had been drained, and Varys and Andrei, who were standing on the side, quickly helped Amerigo to sit down, and then helped Amerigo to a stone and sat down.
Although the main contributor to sealing the spatial rift was Amerigo, Colin and Carl, and even Chris also consumed a lot of mana, became exhausted, and all sat on the ground without any image.
Compared to Colin and Chris, Carl's consumption is not bad, so he still has the spirit to admire the murals in this stone room. Although the murals on the stone walls had become blurry after thousands of years of time and demonic aura, Carl could still vaguely discern what the murals depicted.
The left side of the body is supposed to depict the dwarves digging for mines and collecting gems in the Andvilma Mountains, while the right side is a mural of the dwarves defeating their enemies and drinking ale to celebrate their victory. Looking at the elated dwarves on the stone wall, and thinking of the two dwarven friends he had made, Axy and Terek, Carl felt that the ruins of Kuskes City were not in vain.
"Amerigo, can you still stand up and walk?" Colin, who had the power of the ghosts, recovered quickly, and when Carl felt that there was already some magic in his body, Colin was able to stand up and stretch his muscles. However, Colin's actions and tone made Varys and Andre, who were guarding Amerigo's side, nervous.
Of course, Varys's performance fell entirely in Colin's eyes, and Colin snorted coldly and said mockingly: "Amerigo, is it true that everyone in the Explorers Guild treats their friends like this?"
"Varys, Andrey, you don't have to be nervous. If the leader of the Greywater Mercenary Regiment in front of us wants to do something to me, as long as his magic power is out of control when he just repairs the spatial rift, then I will directly suffer from the backlash of his magic power, so you don't have to worry about my comfort. Amerigo said weakly.
"Looks like you're going to have to rest for a while. Then I'll go out first. When you're back and can go to the Gold Melting Table, just let me know. After glancing at Amerigo, Colin turned and walked outside the stone room, and when he walked to Karl's side, Colin spoke, "I said, big brother, don't you go out to hunt for treasure? Normally, this place is controlled by the dwarves, and there is no chance at all, but now we are here, as a mercenary, a thief, are you standing here waiting for Amerigo to recover?"
After entering the city of Kuskes, he was either in the middle of the battle, or because of the gray fog, he was in a hurry, and he didn't care about the treasures scattered on the ground. Glancing back at Amerigo, seeing that the latter didn't pay attention to him, Carl turned his head and smiled at Colin, "Thank you, Captain Colin, for the reminder." "In that case, then I wish the big brother a full harvest. Colin waved casually, and walked out of the stone chamber with Ser Wacole and Chris.
As soon as he walked out of the stone chamber, Colin's originally hippie smiling face became extremely serious, "Chris, how far is this from the stone chamber where the dwarves keep those magical metals?" "Captain, this is in the belly of Mount Anderville, and the dwarven secret room where the Mithril and other metals are kept is closer to the ground, so we need to go up. Chris replied.
Although the Greywater Mercenary Regiment's operation for the ruins of Kuskes City this time is mainly to explore the Melting Gold Platform and find the Storm Hammer, they also want to get the treasures that the dwarves have lost in Kuskes City that have not been taken away, otherwise, Colin would not have sent so many people here. After all, finding a hammer that doesn't know where it is, it's not necessarily good to have a lot of people.
Although the city of Kuskez has been blocked by the dwarves, it is difficult for outsiders to enter. But the blockade of the dwarves is still weaker for human beings, a great man once said that when a task can bring 100% benefits, the mercenary will go all out, but will not die, when a task can bring 200% benefits, the mercenary can abandon his life, when a task can bring 300% benefits, then the mercenary can abandon everything, even embrace the abyss, and sell people.
So in the past thousand years, countless mercenaries and adventurers have tried every means to sneak into the ruins of Kuskes City. Of course, some people have gained a lot and become rich, and some people have died in the abyss and become dry bones.
The Greywater Mercenary Group is not bound to obtain the treasure in the ruins of Kuskes City, but it has also coveted it for a long time, and now there is such a good opportunity, directly in the ruins of Kuskes City, and there are no other enemies, so it is not good to loot it, it is simply an insult to the mercenary profession.
"The Greywater Mercenary Group has already set out to hunt for treasure, why don't you, an explorer who is a thief by profession, go?" Amerigo was a little surprised to see Carl stunned and didn't go out. "Master America, can you tell me some stories about my dead daddy when this is over?" I would love to know!" Carl did not answer America's question, but asked another question.
"How little do you know about Barnack?" Amerigo asked.
"In my mind, my dead ghost daddy is just an ordinary thief, and because of yet another unrealistic ideal, I think he's an idiot. But now, it seems that Daddy Dead seems to be a very famous person. "Just now Colin mentioned the matter of the dead ghost father, and he wants to go to Heavenly Mountain to find his biological father. At this moment, Carl was confused.
In my memory, I don't have any impression of my biological parents. And now his father, who has been with him for many years, is not what he remembers, from Velia's mouth, Carl also found that he is also a little different, so how many secrets are hidden in himself. Is all this related to his biological father, whether it is related to the death ghost father who let him find the tomb of Julius Caesar?
"Carl, no matter what kind of existence Barnack is in your mind, you have to believe that he loves you. The Golden Compass means extraordinary to him, and the fact that he is able to leave the Golden Compass to you is certainly treating you as if you were his own flesh and blood. So, there's no need to doubt Barnack's feelings for you. Amerigo could tell from Carl's expression that what Barnack was hiding still made Carl suspicious.
"I'm glad you want to know Barnack. When this is introduced, I can tell you everything I know. But I still hope that the Barnack in your heart will always be the best. ”
"Hmm. Thank you, Amerigo-sama. After a deep bow to America, Karl turned and walked out of the stone. Now he needs to relax.
Vilia, who had been standing outside the stone room and was bored, saw Carl come out, and just as she wanted to step forward, she saw that Carl's interest did not seem to be high, so she did not speak, but walked to Carl's side and accompanied Carl to the rest of the ruins.
Without the barrier of gray fog, the city of Kuskez is like a beautiful woman who has been unmysterious, naked and exposed to the eyes of the mercenary Colin.
Collapsed stone statues, collapsed stone chambers, and all kinds of ores and weapons scattered all over the place. Colin couldn't help but laugh as he looked at everything in front of him. "Looks like we don't need to rush to the Mithril Treasury right now. Colin said as he picked up a weapon from the ground that had shimmered with cold light after thousands of years.
"It's probably the lava river underground that makes the environment here not very humid, so the weapons here are well preserved. Of course, if there is no dwarf forging skills, no matter how well it is preserved, China will be reduced to a pile of slag in this thousand years. Chris also picked up a long sword, flicked it on the sword, and exclaimed.
"Wecor, put away all the weapons here, even if we don't need them, and sell them to those bigwigs and nouveau riche, the amount here is enough for us to buy a new batch of dwarven weapons. Colin told Sir Wacole to clean up, and he himself moved to put away the weapons scattered on the ground.
When the last weapon was also received into the space ring, Colin saw Chris who had just left here running over with excitement on his face, "Commander, Commander, you guys come here quickly." Chris shouted as he ran towards him.
"What are you shouting, have you met a devil or have you encountered a demon?" Colin reprimanded loudly. "Commander, over there...... There's ...... over there" seems to be too excited, and Chris is out of breath when he speaks.
"Take a break and talk well. Sir Wacole hurriedly patted Chris on the back and said.
"Let's talk about it now. Seeing that Chris's breathing had recovered slightly, Colin asked, "What is it that excites the adherents of our omniscient church so much?"
"Commander, there's a ...... there Eh, Captain, you better come with me!" Chris was about to tell Colin what he saw, but he couldn't find the right adjective for a while.
"Lead the way!" Colin said with a wave of his hand.
Led by Chris, Colin and Sir Wacole turned a corner and came to a broken stone door. Although he hadn't seen the scene in the stone chamber yet, Colin knew from the light revealed in the stone chamber that Chris had found something good.
"Let's go, go over and have a look. Without waiting for Chris to say anything, Colin walked directly past Chris and walked directly to the stone chamber. As soon as he entered the stone chamber, Colin was stunned by what he saw. Sir Wacole, who came in later, rubbed his eyes in disbelief and stared blankly at the stones that filled the stone chamber.
"Could it be the legendary Heart of the Earth?" Colin took three steps forward and two steps forward, removing the gem that had been placed in the middle of the stone chamber. Looking at the dazzling gem in his hand, Colin turned back to Chris in disbelief and asked.
"Yes, Captain, I'm afraid what you said is true. Chris was also a little excited, "When I was walking around, I noticed that there was a light here, so I immediately rushed over, and then I found the gem in this stone chamber, it should be that those dwarves didn't have time to take it away." ”
After glancing at the stone chamber, Colin turned to Sir Wacole and Chris, and said, "You two pack all these gems and take them with you, and then we'll go and see if there's any treasure elsewhere." ”
The Greywater Mercenary Group has gained a lot on their side, and Carl and Vilia, who are one step behind them, have also gained a little. After walking out of the stone chamber, not only Carl found a cart of gold. However, looking at the purity, it should be just excavated, and the gold that has been simply refined has a lot of impurities. However, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and Carl is still happy to receive all of them into the space ring.
Carl and Vilia then headed deeper into the city of Cuskes.
The city of Cusques is a city where the dwarves have lived since their birth, and countless dwarves have left their mark here. With every step, Carl could feel the breath of dwarven life.
Although the part of Kuskes City is now in ruins due to the destruction of the demon dragon Alexianko, you can also see the magnificent and prosperous scene of Kuskes City through those crumbling stone statues and collapsed stone pillars. If it is really compared, I am afraid that the current dwarf city of Moscow Anke City is still far from the scale of Kuskes City.
"Carl, do you feel that something has been staring at us in the shadows?" said Velia, who was walking side by side with Carl on the stone path.
"Well, I've been feeling this way since the spatial rift was sealed. I thought it was just my delusion, but I didn't expect you to find out. ”
Karl looked around and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, then continued, "Actually, I noticed it when Lord Amerigo explained why the grey fog of Cusquez City only works on dwarves. The real enemies in the city of Kuskez are not the fallen dwarves, nor the projection of the Slime Lord Slime's divine consciousness, but the dwarven relic we are looking for next, the Stormhammer. ”
"What I care about most is that the Stormhammer has an independent soul consciousness, and I'm afraid that's why the Dwarven King must have asked us to come here to find the Stormhammer. After all, when we have investigated the changes in the ruins of Kuskes, the Dwarven King can send troops to find them, without pretending to us. ”
"Carl, you're saying that those dwarves will be infected and corrupted by the Stormhammer as soon as they get close to the Golden Melting Table?" asked Vilia softly.
"Otherwise, there is no way to explain why, in all the years of recovering Kuskes City, the dwarves have not sent troops to the Rongjin Terrace to find their holy relics. I'm afraid that in the melting gold platform, terrifying monsters are waiting for us. ”
"Okay, let's leave that alone. In order to purify the power of the ghosts and gods in his body, Colin the Bloody Hand will definitely do his best to obtain the Stormhammer, and when the time comes, we just need to help them locate the Stormhammer. Karl laughed and hurriedly ran forward, "Vilia look at which of us has found the most treasures!"
"Carl, you're fooling!" Vilia saw that Carl had run away, and stamped her feet in hatred, and then ran after Carl as well.
At the moment when Carl and Vilia left, in the minecart that had just been filled with gold mines, a burst of green smoke rose up, and finally condensed into the appearance of a dwarf, but the dwarf's face did not have a trace of dwarf loyalty and simplicity, but full of resentment and hatred, staring at the place where Carl and Vilia left, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared on the minecart.
On a stone path, the Greywater Mercenary Group is moving cautiously, although the Grey Mist disappeared not long ago, and after entering here for so long, it has not encountered any monster enemies, but the Greywater Mercenary Group is still very careful. In the course of your exploration, if you despise every inch of land in the ruins, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
Potter, who had been roaming the outermost part of the team to scout the enemy, advanced nearly thirty meters, only fifty meters away from the team, which was the length that Potter was confident enough to allow him to spot the enemy at the first time and inform the Greywater mercenary team of the enemy's direction in time.
Jumping over a protruding boulder, Potter lands on top of a stone statue. Since entering the Rongjintai area, Potter has found that there are many stone statues here, although most of them are incomplete and destroyed, but some of them are intact. Potter was afraid that the stone statues were created by the dwarves, like giant golems, and Potter deliberately smashed several stone statues, but nothing happened. As a result, Potter let down his guard against his surroundings and began to relax. Just like just now, if he met the stone statue, Potter might be in awe and would not jump on the stone statue, but now Potter feels that this place is completely safe.
When the Greywater mercenary team behind him saw that Potter had stopped and did not move on, Brooke, the magic swordsman, opened his mouth and shouted, "What's the matter, Potter, is there something unusual here?" Potter yawned and said nonchalantly.
"It's better to be careful, this gray mist has disappeared too strangely, we can't live up to the orders of the regimental commander, we must reach the Rongjin Platform before them and prepare for the regimental commander. Brooke, the magic swordsman, said to the members of the mercenary team beside him.
"Cut, Captain, want to abandon our Captain, what else is there to be loyal to!" Potter cut and grumbled quietly. Then he waved his hand backwards and said, "Got it, I'll go to the front and see if there's anything abnormal." ”
After saying hello, Potter jumped up and jumped to the next statue. Perhaps because of the wind when he jumped, Potter felt a breeze on his cheeks. "It must be my delusion. Potter muttered to himself.