Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Armory

It was still Fern who held the torch at the front, and after Stan broke it, Quiai walked between Ray and Stan. The armory buried in the ground was very full of torches, apparently for the Northern Knights to pick up equipment, so everyone held one in their hands to maximize the illumination of the dark underground world.

After descending the stone staircase, a wide stone path leads to the end hidden in the darkness, and on both sides of the main road, every twenty steps or so, there is a stone chamber, some of which are only the weapon racks that fill the walls, the weapons on which have been removed, but there are still some weapons left in the stone chambers. They had seen common weapons such as spears, two-handed broadswords, two-handed rapiers, one-handed swords, longbows, short bows, armor, steel shields, and even found many spurs and horseshoes.

Stan picks up a sword and weighs it in his hand. "It's all good steel, why did the Northern Knights build this secret armory here, even the friendly forces didn't know about its existence, and even most of the people in the Northern Knights didn't know about it. ”

Rui frowned and didn't speak, the torches swaying in her shadow.

Fern touched his beard and pondered for a moment, just about to say something, but glanced at Rui and swallowed it back.

Ray sensed Fern's move. "It's okay, Fern, say whatever comes your mind. ”

Fern hesitated as he pondered his words, "I'm wondering if the Northern Knights have discovered some secret in Asgard? ”

Ness lowered her head a little nervously, her eyes glancing quietly at Rui, watching cautiously to see how she reacted to what Fern said.

Rui walked over to a weapon rack with a longsword in it and stroked the hilt of the longsword. "I hate to admit it, but your speculation seems to be the only plausible explanation, and it seems that there is a rift within Sarah, and the whole kingdom is already in turmoil. ”

"But it seems that it is only a rift between the people at the top, and ordinary officers and soldiers are not aware of this, which can be seen in the relationship between Barsorem and them, who are still comrades who fight side by side. Stan puts down his longsword and picks up another shortsword.

"There are more and more puzzles, and we just thought there was some conspiracy between Doyle and Sarah, but now it seems that what we have found may be just the tip of the iceberg. Fern walked out of the stone chamber with a torch and walked to the next.

Rui let out a long sigh and walked out after Fern. "I wish I had never known about it. ”

"You can't escape, Rui, ......take it calmly," Fern said as he turned into another stone chamber, his voice suddenly louder, "Haha, come and see, what did I find?!"

The four men in the back are startled by Fern's sudden shout, and Stan immediately runs in. "Fern, can you please not suddenly shout so loudly, it's dark here, you will do this...... My God, the Seven Gods, I knew you would take care of us!"

The three mages looked at each other suspiciously, quickened their pace and followed the two, and as soon as they stepped through the stone chamber door, they smelled a faint smell of bacon, and strings of pastrami and sausages tightly wrapped in oiled paper hung densely on the roof of the room.

"It's great to finally be able to stop eating all those dry breads every day. Quiai, who had been silent, couldn't help but sigh.

"Hell, our package is so small, I wish I had a sausage in every place on my body where I could hide something. Fern pulled down a sausage, scattered the oiled paper in two clicks, and devoured it. "See your ghost go and put it, bread, see your ghost go and put it, potatoes. ”

All three mages burst out laughing. "For someone who loves meat like Fern, the first few days were really an ordeal. Ness covered her mouth with the back of her hand and giggled.

"Oh, yes? Ness, how did you know that Fern liked meat, I don't know. Rui's mood also improved, and he deliberately quipped. "Have you been paying special attention to him?"

Ness's face turned red unconsciously, but no one noticed it under the cover of the firelight. "This ...... Don't all men like to eat meat?" replied the mage.

Fern had already shoved the sausage into his mouth, and Stan's mouth was bulging so much that he couldn't even speak. "Now it would be perfect to have some more wine. ”

The two dragged a few more sticks of pastrami and sausages down and handed them to the mages. "You eat first, and we'll find out if there's anything else to eat.

"It's to find a bar. Rui tilted his head and said, he had already seen through the two men.

Although the mages usually don't eat much meat, they prefer to eat fruits or vegetables, but after a few days of meat, they still can't resist the temptation of this fragrant smell.

Not far away, the excited chattering of Fern and Stan continued, and after a while, the two stopped talking, hearing only the sound of water in a container.

"Let's go see them, what if they get drunk?" Ness looked out of the stone room worriedly, the aisle was dark, and she didn't dare to go out alone.

"Also, we have to stop them before they get drunk and want us to drag them out. Rui led the way into the darkness ahead, followed by Ness and Quia.

After walking past the third stone room, they saw the light of the fire in one of the stone rooms on the left, and before they could enter, a mellow smell of wine wafted into their noses.

Fern and Stan are seen sitting on the ground, hooking up with each other and feeding each other wine.

After a hearty meal, Fern and Stan are both leaning against the wall, barely able to stand up. The mages were much more restrained than they were, and it was enough to fill their stomachs a little. Then Rui took out the mint leaves and brewed tea.

"Now we have enough food to make a trip back and forth to Dagger Mountain, and we'll get out of here before it gets dark. "Fern had drunk a lot, but he was still conscious.

"We can sleep here tonight and have another drink tomorrow morning. Stan narrows his eyes and smiles, his usual image of a knight is completely gone.

Fern burped and patted his bulging belly. "Let's get out of here as soon as possible, I don't feel safe when the entrance is open for too long, we can't let anyone else find out about it, it's a matter of ...... Belch...... The secrets of the Northern Knights, until they are completely clarified, let it be sealed for the time being. ”

Rui gave Fern a grateful look. "I agree with Fern too, we'll see if there's anything we can take with us later, as soon as possible. ”

Ness remembered something. "Rui, Quiai, do you remember when we first walked into this wood, and we felt the fluctuations of magic? Now I feel it even stronger, maybe it's in some stone chamber here, should we look for it?"

Quiai picked up the teacup, put it to his lips, nodded slightly, and drank it.

Ruiya nodded at Ness, then looked at Quiai. "Kuiai, it seems that you have been very silent since just now, unlike you usually, is there anything wrong?"

Quiai put down the teacup and focused his gaze on Fern's face, motionless, ignoring the presence of others around him. "If you see your loved one hugging another person, will you still have so much to say?"

Ness pursed her lips and looked down at the mint leaves in the teacup, her fingers fiddling with the corners of her clothes.

Fern met Quiai's gaze, his eyes were indifferent but showed a hint of pity, the mercenary wanted to say something to persuade her, but there were three companions around him, and he swallowed the words that came to his mouth, and in silence, the two kept looking at each other.