Duck didn't talk to Isabella anymore.

The next two days were peaceful. The team made it to the last major city that could be safely restocked, Kanhara City. It was here that Dak was regarded as an Inspired by Usalim Berka of the Holy Mosque, and was given a free nephew.

Darker did not go to see Ussalem, and he handed the two pieces of the Commentary on the Book of Babel to the Great Berkana Jamuddin. Najmuddin was Usalim's teacher, and it would be safe to hide here.

Of the twelve fragments, there are now six, four of which are in the hands of the Latsanis, in the capital city of Paghda. Where the rest is, it can only be up to luck.

This is not a particularly important matter for Dark, who is concerned about the Steel Rock Slime.

The vast majority of slimes here in Arakor are earth-based. According to the reasoning, the Steel Slime is likely to exist in the extremely high-pressure underground, with a very strong shell, and can use powerful earth-based spells.

However, at the time of Umlim Harbor, the ore extraction roots of the Pillar of Hydra had extended to two or three hundred meters underground, and there was still no trace of it, only ordinary rock slimes and the occasional soft mud slime near the seepage layer.

George mentions the Menzaro Library, could it be that there is a Steel Rock Slime there?

Find it early, find it early, and leave early, so you don't have to live in a true lie all day long.

Letifa accompanied Najmuddin to meet Ussalem, and Dack asked her to help with the Mensalo underground library.

Knowing that Hassan needed help, Ussalim was unequivocal and put together all the information he could gather about the underground library of Mensalo, and even had accurate maps and drawings of the library.

Sahir looked through it and drew a sketch on the ground with a twig: "That's it, now our location is about the same distance from the library and the city of Dorihachi. We can go to Dorihaven City to recuperate and recharge before going to the library, or we can go directly to the library from here, which will save you two or three days. But either way, there are risks. ”

Darke asked, "What risk?"

"Sand bandits. The sand bandits who come and go like the wind, the darlings of the sandstorms. As long as you leave the Pearl Road, you can be attacked at any time. ”

"So, how did the Menzaro people build a library underground there in the first place?"

Letifa said: "Because it was originally a city of more than 100,000 people, Baouda, and then the city was abandoned, and over time, all the buildings on the surface were destroyed, and only the original underground library remained. ”

"Why is it deserted?"

"Climate change, river diversions, inaccessibility to water, plus tribal conflicts, well, sandworms. In short, now Bauda is a worthless ruin. ”

Sahil smiled, "It's not worthless, those ruins have now become the base camp of the sand bandits." ”

Letifa frowned: "It would be nice if I brought more money with me when I left Pagda, and I could hire more mercenaries." ”

Duck said, "It's useless. If it's a sand bandit's lair, it's not enough to see how many mercenaries there are. I think we can disguise ourselves as bandits and blend in. ”

Sahil said: "It's okay to play a sand bandit, but it's too risky to rely on the three of us to go deep alone." I suggest going to Dorihachi City first and contacting the city guards there. The Pearl Road has been pitted by sand bandits, and they must be in great need of lone heroes, and when the time comes, they should cooperate with the outside world, and maybe they can easily get rid of the sand bandits. ”

"Brother Sahil is right, ha...... Dark, shall we go to Dorihachi City first?"

"No, go directly to Bauda and the success rate will be higher. You think, since the location of the sand bandits' lair has been figured out, why can't it be solved for a long time?"

Letifa reacted very quickly: "You said that there are traitors of sand bandits in Dorihachi City?"

"Yes, everything can't be solved, either you can't or you don't want to. The traitor is okay, but the most terrible thing is that the high-level of Dorihachi City has an interest in the sand bandits, and there is a nest of snakes and rats, so it is called helpless. If we show up in Dorihachi City, it will be difficult to pretend to be a sand bandit again, so it is better to go directly. As for the backup, I'll solve it. ”

Letifa asked curiously, "How do you solve it?" Ah, I'm sorry, it's confidential, I won't ask. ”

Duck smiled gratefully, he grew fond of the girl.

He sent the two of them to pack their bags, and then opened the team chat: "George, George, mission objectives, and I want backup!

George's voice was clear: "Farouq, the sixth caliph of the Arabaramayyad dynasty, was an avid seeker of alchemy, and he was very interested in ancient alchemy, and he built a number of libraries all over the country, including a huge comprehensive library built by the Menzaro people under Baurda. I suspect there is information on the Steel Rock Slime, and besides, this guy once sorted out and repaired the "Commentary on the Book of Heaven", but before it could be published, he fell ill and died, and then there was a national turmoil, and the "Commentary" was missing. ”

"Understood, under the guise of collecting notes, to investigate the Steel Rock Slime?"

"That's right, that's the general course of action, be careful, I always feel that the library is different. ”

"How?"

"This caliph is an anomaly, he has little political accomplishments, and he has a high degree of attainment in alchemy, especially in the production of puppets and the study of artificial lifeforms. I suspect the underground library is a disguised laboratory. Moreover, the desolation of Bauda is not so simple. ”

"It's easy, I can build the Hydra Pillar and push it down layer by layer. ”

"It depends, as for backup, this is no problem, Isabella and Riley will go to support you. However, you will only be on your own until the situation in Dorihachi City opens up. ”

Duck sighed, "Why don't we change?"

"It's up to you to be a righteous hero, a villain like me has to hide in a dark corner and be busy dispensing poison, do you think I'm going to have an easy time? I've got to deal with Assasin, and I have to find out who assassinated Najmuddin at the time. I still want to trade with you!"

"So be it. I went in and built a communication tower to get in touch. ”

"Good. But be careful, the weather here is too dry, and there are few thunderstorms, so it is difficult for the lightning guidance circle to absorb enough lightning charge. You'll have to take a different approach and make good use of the Hydra Pillars. ”

"Understood. I'll get ready and leave the caravan tomorrow. ”

"Got it. ”

"Also. ”

"How?"

"Please say hello to Isabella, I, actually, miss her. ”

George sneered softly: "Just 'want' or 'actually'? Dark, you just pretend, I'll see how long you pretend! I don't care, you can tell her this yourself!"

"Impersonal guy. ”

"Each other, guys with no emotional intelligence, be careful of being lonely for a lifetime, I think that Letifa is pretty good, why don't you just take it?"

"Get out!"