Chapter 23: Exploration
"Twitter, twitter~~"
The crisp sound of birdsong wakes Faust from his sleep.
Faust washed, dressed, and got his gear ready - Faust certainly had it, and it was impossible to come on a mission in the Otherworld without it.
Faust untied a waist pouch from his waist, it was the Rookie Spellcaster Adventure Set he had bought before he set out, and he had never opened it since he bought it - he had thought that the items carried by the prince's guards would be enough to use, but who expected that the plan would go off the rails in the first place.
Faust opened his fanny pack and pulled out the same items from it - strictly speaking, it was Faust's first adventure, but even a kid preparing for a hike knows how to figure out what he has in his hand.
There is a piece of paper on top of everything in the fanny pack, which is the list of items in the fanny pack. Faust stroked the familiar texture of the paper, and for the first time felt a sense of nostalgia for his hometown.
But in an instant, he threw away the meaningless emotion and began to count the items against the list.
First, the alarm wind chimes, which are hung outside the tent during camping to warn them, need to be supported by a magic net - which means that in the new world it is just a string of wind chimes.
Faust hung him in the window, there was no need to take this thing to adventure.
Then there is the next one, a water purification bladder, filled with sewage, and let it stand for a few minutes to get a cup of pure water. Faust glanced at the instructions a few times, and the function of this thing came from the special mineral contained in it, which still works.
There was the next one, the multi-purpose knife, Faust pouted, slightly regretting that if he had opened this thing earlier, he wouldn't have had to use that obsidian knife all the time.
There are also the last two, a hemp rope and a bottle of potion, the potion is a generalized antidote, and the hemp rope is ordinary hemp rope.
Faust turned the ring on the little finger of his left hand, and this, Faust's only alchemical equipment, the Brain Locking Ring, once a day, can release a ray that paralyzes people with mental retardation, and the time and effect depend on the victim's constitution.
Faust packed up and pushed open the door to his bedroom, only to find that Kuaza had been waiting outside.
He was dressed the same as before, still wearing the apron and belt, with an obsidian broadsword slung around his waist, the only difference being that there was a sling pinned to the other side of his waist.
"Good morning, Chief Samurai. Faust walked casually towards Kuaza, and as he passed by Kuaza, he whispered hurriedly, "How many warriors do you want to bring?" ”
Kuaza didn't answer, just let out a contemptuous snort from his nose.
Faust stopped talking and quietly followed Kuaza towards the campsite of the expedition.
Pushing open the courtyard door, Kuaza nodded at the two producers waiting at the door, and the two returned the salute, silently following behind Faust and Kuaza.
Faust's eyelids twitched twice, he had already anticipated Cuazza's conceit, and even dared to speculate that he would only take two or three guards with him.
But the truth always goes beyond Faust's imagination, he has seen these two toad people, they are not guards, they are just ordinary villagers. In this way, the meaning of Kuaza's call for them was obvious - they only had to carry the treasure, and the battle was all handled by Kuaza alone.
As for Faust himself, he believes that Kuazza would never hope for a character who will be stunned by his own slap - Kuazza doesn't know that Faust is no longer the miscellaneous fish he can easily defeat.
The group of four soon arrived at the camp of the five-man adventurer, who had packed up and waited for Faust to arrive, and all their belongings were in their backpacks—the big Gaunt's backpack was at least the size of five of the others.
Reinhardt seemed to see Faust, smiled on his face, and was about to raise his hand in greeting, but his movements suddenly froze—probably seeing the menacing Kuaza.
Although the villagers selected by Kuaza are not warriors, they are fat and strong, and they look like strong men at first glance, and the visual effect is very bluffing, and the appearance of the group does not look like they are here for friendly cooperation.
Annabella presciently tugged at the corner of Reinhardt's coat and shook her head at Reinhardt. Reinhardt puffed out what to say, but was defeated by Annabella's silent gaze.
The victorious Annabella smiled playfully and began to straighten Reinhardt's collar.
"Friends, did you sleep well?" said Faust of the previous night, as if it had never happened.
"It's okay, your night breeze is pretty cool. Reinhardt said before Professor Pacien could speak, and the implication was nothing more than a mockery of Kuazza's hospitality.
"Thank you, it's not bad, we'll go now?" Professor Pacian, though visibly irrational on the subject of exploration, was otherwise a mature man he could trust.
Old Toad Hama faithfully translated Professor Pasian's words—he didn't look as nervous as he had been last night, but he was still quite afraid of a sudden conflict between the two sides.
Therefore, he has been hiding behind Gaunt, who seems to be the gentleest, and only pokes his head out to speak when necessary.
Due to the language barrier and previous conflicts, the two sides did not intend to communicate much, and after confirming that the personnel were all there, the improvised expedition team set off.
The ruins are about an hour's walk from the village – the average person can reach their destination in ten minutes at the speed of Kuaza.
Along the way, no one talked much, except for Reinhardt and Annabella who walked at the end, occasionally whispering.
The old toad Hama leads the way - the ruins are said to be far away, but not near, because of the legend of the curse, most villagers choose to avoid this direction when gathering or hunting. Therefore, Kuaza has never been here.
The old toad Hama's memory was not bad, and it didn't take many detours before they arrived at their destination, the cave with the black arches in relief.
When the old toad Hama reached the entrance of the cave, he stopped, stopped going, and looked back at Faust in a pleading manner.
Faust sighed and stepped forward, "Everyone, I'll lead the way." Faust looked around, "But let's make sure who's going to enter the ruins?"
The old toad Hama had already slipped to Kuaza's side and whispered to translate for him, and after Kuaza heard this, the two villagers behind him waved their hands, "You stay, I'll go down by myself." ”
Naturally, all the members of the adventure team had to go in, and they didn't discuss it, just silently sorted out their bags and checked their equipment.
The big man Gaunt unloaded the backpack behind his back, pulled out a pair of axes from it, and stared at Kuazza defiantly, no more than his waist, Jebido's bag was the least, similar to Faust, only one waist bag, out of care for women, Annabella naturally didn't take anything, Reinhardt only took a long sword and a dagger, but Dr. Pacion's package was not small, Faust glanced at it, probably some kerosene lamps, pickaxes, shovels and other archaeological props.
Seeing that everyone was almost cleaned up, Faust said, "Then let's go." ”