"Look, Traces of the Earth. Ike stood at the edge of a huge cavern with a deep longing in his voice, "If I'm lucky enough to be able to explore the space below the twelfth layer of the Earth's Marks in this life, then even if I die, I'll laugh out loud." ”

"Oh, Denya. By the light of the moon, Lina saw the scene in front of her clearly, and in a trance, she took a few steps back, and almost fell to the ground. This can't be blamed for her psychological fragility, because what she sees in front of her is really too shocking. The area around Mount Fillias is a plateau, but it is not bare, but overgrown with grass and low shrubs, and if you look at it during the day, you can see a vigorous emerald green everywhere from the ground to the mountains. However, this picture scroll covered with green suddenly appears a huge circular cavity, which contrasts sharply with the surrounding green.

Standing next to the hollow and looking down, under the moonlight, the black hollow is bottomless, the four walls of the hollow ring are as straight as a knife, and on the bare walls of the rock, you can occasionally see the tenacious shrubs stubbornly poking out of the cracks in the stones, gently shaking in the air. Starting from the position of the hollow waist, the thick fog refused to disperse even at night, firmly occupying the lower half of the huge Earth Scar, and the tumbling mist was like a barrier between the living world and the dead world, separating the upper and lower parts of the Earth Scar from the top and bottom.

"This scale is really too big. Vivien took Catherine's hand, cautiously walked to the edge of the mark of the earth, poked her head out and looked down, and was greeted by the moist and warm air that drifted up with the wind, and the damp air carried a strong smell of rotting plants, which made people smell very uncomfortable. At this time, the girls fully understood why Ike had expressed great disdain for the Dragonmark in the Flashing Forest, and indeed as Pannis once said, compared to here, the Dragon's Mark was at most a deep pit.

"After an hour, it will start to light up. Ike explained: "When the fog below will dissipate a little, you can faintly see the situation at the bottom of the valley, and then we can go down." ”

"How are we going down?" Catherine asked in some fright in the face of such a towering cliff, "There is no such long rope to fall down, do you have to climb down directly against the rock wall?"

"The rock face here looks very steep, but there is actually a foothold in the middle. Ike said, "It's not very difficult for us to climb down in five times. As for coming up, I must have left early by then, but I think this Mr. Pannis is no worse than I am at climbing with my bare hands, and he will come up and fix the rope, and then you can climb up the rope again. In your adventurous experience, something like a rope climber will definitely work, just use that. ”

"Okay, we get it. Catherine nodded, "There is still an hour before dawn, what are we going to do now? Do you make the final preparations? Do it now, and save yourself from lowering the bottom of the Earth Scar and then preparing in the fog." I listened to what you said before, it's not safe down there, and instead of going to a dangerous place to prepare for it, it's better to get everything ready now. ”

"It's great that you think like that. With the contact, Ike has been calming down with uneasiness, and even the stiff expression he has been maintaining has softened a lot:" To tell you the truth, I wasn't optimistic about this expedition before, although the strength of the team is enough, but the exploration in the Traces of the Earth relies on more than just combat power, when I first met you, I felt that the four of you ladies were like women in the city who had not suffered anything, although you claimed to be experienced, but I doubted the authenticity of this kind of words, if it wasn't for Mr. Clark's invitation, I really didn't want to accept the job of this guide. ”

"You can see that Mr. Ike, your mood is written on your face. Catherine smiled and said, "But it's normal, if it were me, I would have had such concerns." ”

"I'm glad you're not upset. Ike looked a little shy, lowered his head and said, "I'm a person who rarely gets along with other people, and I'm spending most of my time exploring in the wilderness, so talking and doing things sometimes makes people angry." Sometimes you need to go on an expedition with your temporary companions, but you don't get along well, and in the next few days, if there is something that makes you feel as unhappy as before, I hope you can be more tolerant. ”

"There's no need to be upset. Freya patted her trouser legs, and a large number of metal parts inexplicably fell out along her loose trouser legs, and before these parts landed, they automatically combined into a thirty-centimeter-tall humanoid metal puppet, and the little puppet happily ran around Freya a few times, lifted Freya's huge backpack on the ground, and held it in front of Freya for her to prepare. She rummaged through her backpack and said, "The eldest sister told us a few days ago that dissatisfaction can't solve any problems, and it doesn't make any sense, not to mention that the purpose of your suspicion is also to be responsible for the team." So since you doubt our experience, then we show you the experienced side, and your doubts will be dispelled. Since it's the first time we're on the same team, it's bound to take some time to get to know each other, so rest assured, we don't have any problem with you. ”

"Thank you for your understanding. Ike squeezed out a smile that he didn't like: "Actually, personally, I'm looking forward to this expedition going smoothly." The depths of the Scars have always been a great temptation for me, but I'm just a legend, and now that all the areas I can personally deal with have been explored, the rest of the areas are not strong enough to go any further. So this time, I borrowed your power to fulfill my wish, and I hope you don't mind. ”

"Well, that's the case. Catherine pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to make the guide fee a little cheaper, ten barrels of Galaida Dragon Fire Spirits are indeed not expensive, only twenty gold coins a barrel, but it's too troublesome to collect, how about reducing it to five barrels?"

"I didn't ask for that kind of reward, I want a detailed route map of the labyrinth of the city in the air on the Bout Plateau, and Mr. Pannis has already given it to me." Ike said confusedly: "We crypt dwarves never drink Gelita wine, we are used to drinking dwarven ale, and we are not used to the taste of ancient orchids in Gelita wine, generally only hill dwarves will like that"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ike. Catherine's expression was very strange, and her eyebrows were raised: "I think I have something to talk to someone about, please forgive me for leaving for a while, sorry." ”

"Uh, I think I get it. A look of pity appeared on Ike's dry face, and he suddenly closed his eyes and said, "Oh, it looks like it's almost dawn, why can't my eyes see clearly, and my ears, I can't hear all of a sudden, oh no, what should I do." ”

"Thank you. Catherine nodded in thanks, turned to Pannis, who was sneaking behind the tent, and said in a dark voice, "Dear Mr. Pannis, where are you going?"

"Hahaha, hahaha. Pannis smiled dryly and said, "I remembered that I had something very important left in Chongshan City, and I was about to go back to get it, haha, believe me, it is very important." ”

"Is it more important than ten barrels of Kalita Dragon Fire Spirit?" Catherine gritted her teeth and approached the cold sweaty Pannis step by step, "I think we need to have a good talk about Dragon Fire Spirits before you go back to get your things." ”

"Ha, ha, sh, what dragon fire spirits. Pannis stepped back step by step, and said with a fluttering look in his eyes: "Why can't I understand what you're saying? Isn't Dragon Fire Spirits a specialty of the Jialida region? Hahahaha. ”

"Bang. Catherine slowly drew her one-handed sword and raised it with a very, very gentle smile: "That's right, Mr. Pannis, who is knowledgeable, actually knows that dragon fire spirits are a specialty of the Jialida region, which is really powerful, let me use my sword to express my deep respect for you." ”

"Whoosh. Pannis crawled to avoid Catherine's slash, ran to the other side and waved his hands and said, "Wait, wait, listen to my explanation, those drinks are not what I want, those are the intermediary fees, the fees for introducing the guide." ”

"Referral fee?" Catherine said with a pause in her attack and raised an eyebrow, "You think I'll believe it?"

"You'd be wrong. Pannis suddenly stopped flinching, straightened his chest and said seriously: "It is related to the cost of the problem, even if it is between relatives, it should be calculated in detail, the close relationship is one thing, the cost is another, the two must not be confused, otherwise there are likely to be some unpleasant disputes in the end." ”

Intimidated by Pannis's momentum, Catherine couldn't help but put down her sword and took a step back, nodded contemplatively and said, "What you said is indeed very reasonable, no matter how close the relationship is, the accounts should be clear." ”

"You see, you think so too. Pannis crossed his hands on his hips and said proudly, "So when I proposed that he divide seven barrels and I divide three barrels, he happily agreed." No, no, no, I was wrong, it was when he proposed that he divide seven barrels and I divide three barrels, and I sternly refused. Hey, I'm telling the truth, why did you pull out your sword again, help, kill someone. ”

"Alas. The other three girls covered their foreheads together and sighed: "It's still so stupid." ”

"Is it really okay for them to do this?" Ike watched blankly as the two of them staged a life-and-death chase on the edge of the Ground Scar, and stammered, "Don't you need to be persuaded?"

"It's okay, leave them alone. Freya said: "It's just that you said that the following situation was too bad before, Catherine has pressure in her heart as the captain, this is her special way to relieve pressure, and Pannis is also cooperating with her, you just get used to it." ”

After speaking, Freya glanced at the two people in the chase again, and added lightly: "Well, although it is passive cooperation." (To be continued.) )