"Dang, dang, dang", six huge bells rang in the sky above Chongshan City, waking up the city residents in their sleep. In the early morning of August, it was already dawn at six o'clock in the morning, and the streets began to gradually become noisy. Since Chongshan Castle is a transit center between the three kingdoms, most of the merchants here operate hotels and rental warehouses, and early in the morning, there are constantly convoys of carriages of various sizes to transport goods out of the warehouses and go deep into or out of the mountain country along the Flame Street. The forged artifacts and artworks of the Mountain Country left Kuran along the Flame Avenue and flowed to the rest of the Yarra Continent. At the same time, handicrafts from the Lost Forest, pearls, corals, and seafood from Casa, the land of the sea, furs and meat from the orc steppes, minerals, industrial products, and mass-produced magical artifacts from the human world, and even rare medicinal herbs from the Whispering Swamp, all flow along this transportation route, flowing into the mountains and scattered into every dwarven city.

"Ding, ding. On the first floor of a small inn, Pannis, wrapped in a black swordsman's suit, sat bored in the lobby of the inn, staring out the door in a daze. Due to the early hours, there were only a handful of guests who had to leave early to deal with the cost of their stay, and there were hardly any people in the entire hall. Pannis's arm propped up his chin on the arm of the chair, his sleepy eyes kept yawning, obviously he was still too sleepy to open his eyes, but he resolutely refused to go back to bed and continue to sleep, but kept looking outside, as if waiting for someone. Waiting for people to wait for time is very boring, so he grabbed a few gold coins in his hand, threw one of them high into the air, and then bounced the other gold coins upwards from below, to hit the gold coins that flew and tumbled in the air, and while keeping the gold coins in the air flying, he accurately caught the gold coins that turned into falling after being hit.

He didn't even glance at the gold coin, but his movements were ingenious and accurate, without a single mistake, and his smooth and coherent movements made the eyes of several merchants and travelers who had just settled the accommodation fee and were about to go out straighten, and they almost forgot about their own business, and blocked the door and watched Pannis's performance intently. But unfortunately, the performance was soon interrupted, and a figure rushed straight to the hall from the stairs like a silver streamer, rushing to Pennis's side with a cold strong wind, and in the next moment, all the gold coins disappeared as if they had been swallowed by another space, leaving only a black-haired and silver-armored knight girl, glaring at Pannis on the chair with a fierce gaze, and the audience around them suspected that the performer would be eaten directly by the girl.

"What the hell is wrong with you. Catherine said angrily, "Do you know how noisy the jingling sound is when you sit here early in the morning and play with gold coins? Don't you know that I am sensitive to this kind of sound? I can hear it clearly when the door is closed upstairs, and you still let no one sleep? ”

"Well, I don't know why you're so angry, though. Pannis winked innocently: "But, that's my gold coin." ”

"It used to be, but now it's mine. Catherine carefully put the few stolen gold coins she was holding in her hand into the money bag, carefully put them away, and then pulled over the chair and sat down beside Pannis, and said angrily: "You deliberately called me down in this way, there must be something, say, what's the matter?"

"Actually, it's nothing. As soon as Pannis finished speaking, he felt a knife-like gaze piercing his face, and hurriedly added: "No, no, I mean it's not a big deal, it's just that there will be guests visiting in a while, I think let the three of them rest a little longer, and the two of us will be enough to greet them." ”

"Guest?" Catherine rubbed her eyes to clear up, tilted her head and asked, "Is that the guide you mentioned the day before yesterday?"

"Ike, lava. Pannis added, "The most experienced explorer of the Crypt Dwarves, who takes pleasure in exploring new worlds, famously says that an explorer's most glorious destination is to sleep in a strange area that no one has ever explored." ”

"This man...... You said the day before yesterday that he had entered the earth of Mount Philias?" Catherine confirmed, "Is this man reliable? I don't want to be in the same situation as Elad in the Flash Forest again." ”

"Probably not. Pannis shook his head and said, "After all, this person also has a lot of status among the Crypt Dwarves, and it is unlikely that he will be like Elard." And, to be on the safe side, I don't plan to let him in if I find a research center. I negotiated with him, and the reason was that because of some secrets of the goblin clan, once he found a clue to the research center, let him return the way he came, and he would not be told the specific location or the situation inside. He finally agreed to this request, but the price was that he could follow this clue in the future, and we would not interfere at that time. ”

"That's okay. Catherine breathed a sigh of relief: "But the guide is gone, can we come out ourselves?"

"Don't worry. Pannis smiled confidently: "Maybe I might get lost in an unfamiliar environment, but if I want to go back the way I came, hehe." ”

"Okay, I see. Catherine said, "Mr. Living Map, it's up to you when the time comes." Let's hope we don't become another group of victims lost deep underground...... Huh, here?"

"Yes, here we are. Pannis stood up and looked out of the inn door. The door of the inn was always open, and beyond the gate, it was clear that a dwarf was slowly approaching the inn along the circular street outside the door. The dwarves who came were dressed in close-fitting coarse cloth tunics, with a wide pair of sunglasses covering their eyes, and their skin was exceptionally pale compared to other dwarves, which was the standard appearance of crypt dwarves. However, his stature is also extraordinarily thin, not as strong and powerful as dwarves usually do, but this kind of stature is particularly suitable for navigating all kinds of complex environments, and even in some narrow cracks, it will not be like other dwarves who can't get through or get stuck in the middle of drilling.

Of course, none of that really surprised Catherine and Pannis was the way he walked. His gait is very special, when he walks, his entire upper body is in a straight line, there is no shaking, only two arms are swinging naturally, and every step of his legs is different from the posture of ordinary people, which makes people look very awkward. But Pannis sighed together with Catherine and nodded, "This is the true explorer." ”

There is a reason why the two of them sighed like this, because although this dwarf's walking posture looks special, in fact, walking in this posture can be used to without wasting any extra strength, which is one of the most energy-saving ways to act. If you have a see-through eye, you can see that his upper body, the spine maintains a straight posture, and each vertebra is pressed directly above the next vertebrae, so that the upper body can maintain the most relaxed posture. And when he steps with his lower body, he also keeps the full weight of his body almost completely supported by the stiff and upright leg bones, and only needs to use very little force to maintain his balance, which can ensure an upright posture of the body. This greedy way of walking that saves every ounce of effort is often mastered only by those who need to maintain a walking state for long periods of time, and even with Pannis's experience, he cannot adapt to this strange posture. It can be said that if Pannis's race with the dwarves outside the door lasts for a long time, even with the physique and physical strength of the Pannis demigod level, he will not be able to beat the other party. It has even been tested that as long as this walking posture is exercised as energy, then the master can sleep while walking, indifferently, provided that the steering and road conditions are not considered.

Seeing the dwarf approaching, Catherine politely greeted her, Pannis following her closely. She stood in the doorway, smiling and holding out her hand to the dwarf, "Welcome, Mr. Lava, thank you very much for accepting our invitation. It's the first time we've met, but seeing you walking from afar, we're much more relieved that you're up to the task. ”

"Legendary?" Ike didn't seem to be good at communicating with people, looked at Catherine and Pannis, ignored her politeness, and spoke very directly: "Is this a demigod? What about the others?

"The other three are spellcasters, Mr. Lava. Catherine is not dissatisfied with the attitude of the dwarf Ike, this kind of person who has long been accustomed to living alone in the wild, it is normal to be not good at communicating with people, the more he is not good at communicating, the more it means that he has been alone for a long time, so Catherine patiently introduced: "A sage of Denia, an alchemist, a mechanical mage and a part-time spar gunner, all three of them are also legendary." ”

"Six people, five legends and one demigod. Ike pondered for a while, nodded and said, "The strength is enough, you can go underground and give it a try." But I have a request, I know that you have experienced many wild adventures, and I have heard Mr. Clark say that this Mr. Pannis's field experience is no less than mine, and may even have a lot of knowledge than mine, but after entering the wound of the earth, if there is a difference of opinion, you can discuss it, but at the critical moment I ask you to accept my opinion, otherwise I will not go in. Of course, when I say opinion, I mean reasonable opinion, and I will not put forward unreasonable opinion. ”

Catherine and Pannis looked at each other, nodded, and said, "I understand, Mr. Lava, no matter how experienced we are, we are all newcomers to the wounds of the earth, and you are the expert. I can speak for those who are not there and fully accept your request. ”

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with. A smile erupted into Ike's bark-like face, "You can call me Ike, not Mr. Lava." (To be continued.) )