Chapter 40: White Feather

On whether to enter the cave exploration immediately, the Hoffman Adventure Group conducted a fierce debate competition that was "unique", "exciting" and "protracted".

On the positive side, represented by Lena, the argument is to enter the cave immediately because it is afraid that the treasure will be accessed first, while the opposing side, represented by Leach, supports the view that it is not too late to go back after being well prepared, and whether there is a treasure or not, it is not worth the risk.

As a living force, Saya was actively wooed by both the pros and cons, and was finally pulled into her camp by Leach in her sentence "I listen to the leader".

Not to be outdone, Lena dragged the melon-eating crowd Ta Lisheng to her side, and promised that whoever got the treasure in the cave first would be counted, and the two sides were tied.

In the end, under the dual strategy of Lena and Tali, the opponent decided to take a step back and bring the recovered things back to the Tower Hill Orphanage, where they would make a little preparation, and then enter the cave.

Different from the imagined pitch black, the cave ** turned out to be as bright as day, which was really unexpected by Leach. Because of this, Lena became more and more convinced that there was a treasure in the cave. Even Tali, who was promised a "heavy profit", became excited, and walked at the front of the line with Lina.

It was the first time that Leach had seen the landscape in the cave, not only him, but also the other three daughters, so everyone's interest was quite high.

The air inside the cave was not as muddy as it might seem, and Leach guessed that the cave was not sealed, and that there might be a passage to the outside somewhere.

The ground is a little slippery, and the roads are very difficult to navigate, but these are not a problem for the few who have been venturing out all year round.

In addition to all kinds of bizarre stalactites, the most conspicuous thing in the cave is the winding underground river.

Because of the unknown light source, the eyesight of the fish and shrimp in the underground river has not deteriorated, but the appearance is a little strange, some have a duck beak, some are full of sharp teeth, but without exception, they are very large.

Leach stops Lina from trying to catch a few fish, and although they all look fat, they are all species that have never been seen in the outside world, and God knows if they are poisonous or not.

It may be the first time I have seen an alien creature, as soon as Lena got close to the river, the fish and shrimp in the river quickly escaped, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, which made Lena feel sorry for a while.

After walking for about half an hour, Leach's group, who were already a little tired of seeing, finally found a thick stalactite similar to an altar in the cave, and directly above it, there was a ball of light emitting white light floating in the air.

The light was bright, but it wasn't dazzling, but it was impossible to see what was inside the group.

Because it was agreed in advance that whoever gets it first will be the one, so Lena and Tali rushed forward.

"Be careful not to fall!"

Leach instructed, but didn't follow to grab it. If it's really a treasure, I'm afraid it's not so easy to get it, on the contrary, if it's easy to get it, I'm afraid it's not much use.

The outcome of the scramble, as Leach expected, ended with the physically stronger Tali winning and reaching the altar first.

Just when Lena was deeply regretting why she had made such a condition, and thinking about how to get the treasure back from Tali's hands, Tali, who was about to reach out to touch the light group, was suddenly bounced out.

"Aha, first come doesn't have to come first!" Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Lena clapped her hands and laughed.

However, Lena did not take advantage of this opportunity to run forward to snatch the treasure, because Leach, who arrived later, stopped her.

The undying Tali tried several more times, but each time she was catapulted by an unknown force and landed a few meters away.

Fortunately, the force, though powerful, was very gentle, and it only prevented her from going any further, and Tali was not hurt by it.

After making sure there was no danger, Leach finally let go of Lena and leaned forward with her.

Since the biggest competitor has returned in vain, Lena is no longer in a hurry, Shi Shiran walked to Tali's side, and pretended to be concerned to ask if she was okay, but looking at her expression, how to look at how she felt that there was most of the schadenfreude, and Tali hated it.

"Let's try it together, maybe if there are too many people, the power will be dispersed, and maybe you can get in. Leach thought for a moment and suggested.

The others had no better way, and they all nodded in agreement.

In order to disperse the unknown power to the greatest extent, the four of them stood in four directions, and after counting down to one, two, three, they approached the light group together.

Something strange happened, Tali was still bounced out like before. The three of Leach were not hindered in the slightest, and easily came to the side of the light group.

"Woo, you guys are ganging up to bully me!" Tali was about to cry, she really didn't understand why she was the only one who was ostracized, and she was so wronged.

"There's no way about the character, it's called the one in the back standing on top of the head in front. With that, Lena couldn't wait to reach out to the light.

"That's called coming from behind, really, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Leach complained casually, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Lena had been carrying something in the small bag on his body suddenly flew out.

"Huh, how is this?"

Leach's astonishment made Lena pause, only to realize that what flew out of her bag was the black feather she she had gotten from her employer during the last pirate mission.

Before a few people could react, the black feather merged into the light cluster.

Immediately afterward, the light cluster split in two. One flew towards Leach, and with a swoop it burrowed into the black blade on his back. The other part, which did not enter Lena's eyebrows, disappeared.

"Lena, are you alright?" Ignoring the changes in the Black Blade, Leach asked anxiously.

"It's okay, I just feel warm and comfortable. Lena blinked wide, innocent.

After making sure that everything was okay, Leach had the leisure to take the black blade on his back in his hand.

As soon as he got his hands on it, Leach felt that something was different about the black blade. In addition to being heavier, when Leach held the black blade in his hand, there was a feeling of blood connection, as if it was not a weapon, but a sleeping life closely related to him.

"I guess it's an illusion. However, it is said that the black blade is really worthy of being a family heirloom, it turns out that it is not purely blown out, and there is really something unusual. ”

Putting the black blade back on his back, Leach looked over to the altar.

The original ball of light had disappeared, and in addition to the black feather that belonged to them, there was an additional white feather that was exactly the same except for the color.

The two feathers lay quietly on the altar, looking nothing peculiar.

"Hey, why is there another one? I don't know if it's worth it. With that, Lena wanted to put the two feathers in her little bag.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the white feather flew up on its own and fell lightly into Saya's hand. After a burst of light, Saya had a small white shield the size of a palm engraved with a feather pattern in his hand.