Chapter 522: A Way to Reach the Dark City
Although the parchment book left by Morgan found by Fett and Camille in the Analytical Land clearly records some recipes for antidotes for infectious diseases, Morgan does not indicate that the medicine made by the formula can completely cure the dark elves suffering from infectious diseases. Because Morgan had already made it clear in the letter to Krent, he had not yet fully figured out the truth about the contagion. And, in the absence of Morgan's diary, Krent had to choose to find a recipe for an antidote to the disease.
In addition to what he had to do, there was now another dragon he had to worry about. In just a few short months, one heavy and troublesome thing after another fell on his back, which caused him to look much different when he first met Marcos, and now he looked even older, although it was difficult to see the rich expression on the face of the dark elves.
As the group took Crent's map and prepared to set off for the spider-inhabited cave, Garr and Bryce of the Duchy of Belmar stopped them in the camp. Well, the snarky woman reappeared in front of everyone. Of the four, at least three guys didn't want to see her. Luckily, as much as they hate Gal, at least there's another much kinder-looking face to look at.
"What's the matter? We're not the eagle dogs of the Duchy. Marcos scoffed.
"I know you got the map from Krent, so I thought you should share it with us. Gal said in a tough tone.
"Why would I do this?" Marcos thought it was ridiculous, very ridiculous. "You've turned the caves of Neupera upside down, and I don't think you'll need the help of a simple map. ”
Gal took a step forward and clenched his fists. "I'm not kidding you, adventurer. ”
"Wait, Gal. Bryce behind her spoke.
"What's wrong, Bryce?"
"Fighting is not the only way to solve it, and fighting usually leads to worse consequences. Bryce walked over to her. "Let me talk to them. ”
"It's better to hurry, if I wait a long time, I'll still do my own thing. Gal said reluctantly.
Marcos fell silent and winked at Karl as the candles in the camp flickered behind him. He saw Garr walk a little farther away—standing by a candlestick, and then look away at the mountains in the distance. Bryce, on the other hand, walked slowly to the four, she was quiet, not as grumpy as Gal was. Moreover, she would not make any unreasonable demands on the adventurers who came here, which led to the fact that the four of them at least had a good impression of her.
"Do you really want Crent's map that much?" Karl stepped forward and pulled the rolled-up map out of his pocket. "Is this really that important to you?"
Bryce sighed and apologized to the four. "I apologize to you for my sister's attitude just now. But Krent's map may be able to help us find our way to the Dark City, and a week of exploration has yielded no progress. Some stupid adventurers only think about whether there will be treasure in the caves, and they don't come here to really want to help the Duchy solve the problem of war. Bryce made his mind clear.
"But as far as I know, there are only two ways to get to the Dark City. Fit, who was standing behind Carl, spoke.
"Did Krent tell you?" Bryce asked hurriedly.
"He actually told us the first day we arrived here. Camille added.
"What's the solution?"
Karl stretched out his hand and raised his index and middle fingers, "There are two ways. The first is to travel through the air on the body of a flying creature called Namientu, and the second is to reach the Dark City through a cavern underground. ”
"Interestingly, the first option obviously doesn't work. But the second way, did Krent tell you how to get to the Dark City through the caverns?" Bryce clearly wanted more useful information from Cal, but in reality, that's all they knew. Carl shook his head at her and raised the map in his hand. "I'm sorry, but that's all we know. And this thing is just a map of the caves in the Neupera region, and the caverns that lead to the Dark City are not in the Neupera region, at least that's what Krent told us. ”
Bryce looked disappointed, "Yes, I can't force you to share the map with us, I'll pass on the information you told me to my sister and Boken, thank you for your help." She turned and walked to Gal, who was clearly waiting impatiently. Marcos, on the other hand, decided to get out of the camp before Gal could continue to look for trouble, so he and the other three walked briskly towards the exit of the camp.
Carl didn't understand what Markos was doing, and even then he followed the way Markos looked. His approach was incomprehensible, but Carl, after thinking about it, realized that there was nothing wrong with his approach. Although the Duchy is eager to reach the Dark City and negotiate with the elders of the Dark Elf Senate, in the absence of evidence that humans are not the culprits in spreading the Neupera contagion, those stubborn elders will obviously not accept the request for negotiation.
Krent is working hard to create an antidote to the contagion, so despite telling the principality information, they won't bother Krent for the time being. Moreover, the Duchy also knows that there is no new conflict with the Dark Elves now. However, what Karl did not analyze was that Marcos now felt sorry in his heart, although he had to draw the duchy's attention to Krent under the pressure of Gal's unreasonable woman.
The sooner they set out from the camp, the more time they had to be undisturbed by other adventurers and the Duchy Survey Party, so they chose to leave their resting tents in the early hours of the morning and head to the caves in the Neupera region. They had to go back to the cave of death, and although it was uncomfortable, they didn't see any point in the journey.
By the time they reached the foot of the mountain, there was already a glimmer of light in the east. At the entrance to the cave, a strange contrast to the dawn unfolds in front of them—a bloodied Anna trying to rescue a motionless young adventurer. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly ran over, this is the worst-case scenario, and Anna looks like she has returned from hell. "Anna, he's dead. Fit crouched down next to Anna, trying to stop Anna's rescue.
"No...... He...... I can't ......" Anna opened her mouth incoherently, her hand still moving.
"Anna, listen to me. Fett reached out and grabbed Anna's arm, and at last she stopped moving. "He's dead. ”
"Damn!" Anna scolded unwillingly, breaking free of Fett's grasp.
"What's going on, Anna?" Fett asked worriedly.
"It's too bad, Fett, it's too bad. Anna looked up at Fett and whispered. Although the contact with the other party was brief, Fett saw sadness in Anna's eyes, she had never seen Anna look like this.