Chapter 173: Discovery (I)
It seems to be a long time inside, but outside, it's just a momentary pause. After Luo Meng withdrew his mind from the Shennong Point space, he refocused his attention on this huge cave planting area.
In the center of this cave planting area, there was a small pool, which was so clear that he looked in and saw no fish, only all kinds of beautiful stones.
Suddenly, a flash of light shook him under the reflection of the ball of light above his head.
Romon immediately stopped, and then, looking intently. And he saw the root of the pond in front of him, and a ray of light came from here.
"Was it dazzling just now?" Luo Meng was a little curious, so he squatted down to look, it seemed that he couldn't see clearly, and after thinking about it, a little flame appeared in Luo Meng's hand and shone it down.
Originally, if he had been standing, he would not have found anything under the pond, but at this time he squatted down, and under the light of the flames, Romon found that under this little pond, there was a thick layer of things, and these things, shining and shining, seemed to be very small, a lot.
"It's not dazzling, it does seem like there's something in there. Romon said to himself, "What could it be? dig it out and see." ”
I tried to pick it up with my hands first, and found that there was a thin layer of soil on the surface, so it didn't take a few clicks to get it done.
Romon's eyes were immediately drawn to what was inside.
It was a pile of shiny things, which looked very much like pearls, similar in color, size, and shape, round and colorful, densely packed and large, scattered all over the place, emitting a very bright light.
"What is this?" Romon looked at in surprise, thinking, could this kind of place still grow pearls?
He reached out and picked one out of the pile, put it in front of his eyes, and looked closely.
It does look very similar to a pearl, but in terms of color and texture, it is obviously better and more beautiful than a real pearl.
"Cave Pearl?" a name suddenly flashed through my mind.
Luo Meng looked at the pearl-like thing again in surprise, carefully identified it, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the magic on his face was even more happy.
"That's right, it's a cave pearl!"
Because of the nature of his profession, Romon used to read a lot of books on geology.
Of course, the reading was not very detailed, but in the part of the book he had carefully read, there was a record of cave pearls.
It is written in that book that cave pearls, which are deposited mineral wraps and are ground into round, smooth shapes by flowing water, are called cave pearls.
Because it takes tens of thousands of years for this kind of pearl to produce, and most of them exist in places that are thousands of meters underground, a pearl with a relatively good shape, color, and texture is worth more than five gold coins in experience.
Thinking of the underground river below, Romon didn't think it was strange to have such cave pearls, but it was a little strange that there were so many of them, and they were on top.
Perhaps, this is also collected by the tree people, and I hope that there will be elves one day!
"Haha, I didn't expect to encounter cave pearls on this trip, it seems that my luck is not bad. Romon was shocked by the treeman's words just now, and only then did he relent.
These shiny, round, smooth little things have been identified as cave pearls without a doubt. And with a large amount of extra income for no reason, Romon naturally showed a happy smile on his face.
It is said that the druid does not love money, but in fact it is not all like this, take the Jaffa druid in the small town, he does not love money very much, but he is never short of money, if there is no money, how can he build that greenhouse?
And now Luo Meng, although he is already the lord of a place, but, after all, the territory he has is only a base, a real village, compared with those real nobles, it is too bad, and Luo Meng's dream is so big, he wants far more than that, so, for the future development of the territory, there are still too many places that need money. He was very short of money, very short of money.
In particular, the little old man-like internal affairs officer in the territory showed him the accounts all day long, and he had already assimilated Romon as well, and now he was very sensitive to the earning of every gold coin. Therefore, by accident, he found these small things that could be exchanged for gold coins, and Luo Meng was naturally in a very good mood.
At this time, even the wind with moisture and a faint fishy smell blowing around him, Romon would not feel bad smelling. And the surrounding scenes that looked very beautiful just now now seem to be far less attractive than just now, and Luo Meng's mind is on these shiny cave pearls at this time.
Last time, he, Fafer and Sukar spent so much effort to kill so many black spider monsters, and in the end, they sold it to the Adventurers' Guild, and they only sold it for two hundred and fifty gold coins, although it was already a sky-high price, but it was still far from being able to earn gold as easily as it is now. Therefore, Romon is happy and sighs at this wealth that can be sent to the sky.
Not to mention, if there is a real demonic plague, it is always good to have a lot of money, at least the territory can be armed to the teeth.
Carefully taking out these cave pearls from the pit below, Luo Meng looked at the light carefully, one by one, and when he found that the texture and color of these cave pearls were very good, and they could be sold for a good price, his mood became better and better. Although the pearls are round and smooth, they are not difficult to remove, and almost with one hand, they are all lifted from below to the ground.
“...... Forty-six, forty-seven, forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty......"
Counting in his mouth, he held the pearls in his hand, put them one by one, and when he counted to fifty, Luo Meng was no longer counting, and there were more pearls below, not less, so it was better to hold it directly.
Holding these pearls with him, Suo kept loading them into the space.
A handful of handfuls, took layer after layer, and later, Romon was numb to it, and when it was all moved, Romon finally straightened his waist, and then, moving a little, let out a sigh.
"Let's see if there are any pearls. Romon took the little shovel and cleaned the little pond again, and then looked inside, and was somewhat disappointed, there were indeed twenty or thirty in it, and there was nothing else but this.
They were all huddled in a corner of this small pond, and the small round white beads were piled up, and they looked very cute in the light. White, tender, and glossy, their appearance makes people like it at first sight.
This pile of pearls doesn't have to be put in the Shennongjiao space, Luo Meng picked up a bag, put them all in, and tied them up.
For the rest, go to Shennongjiao, Luo Meng didn't have time to calculate the pearls, but as long as he looked at it, Luo Meng was surprised to find that he had collected nearly 10,000 cave pearls this time he excavated and collected. According to the calculation that a cave pearl can be sold for five gold coins, these 10,000 cave pearls are 50,000 gold coins.
Of course, the mood was good for a while, and Romon moved in his heart, just this one, but there was still more than enough to pay off.
When everything was done, Romon felt a little regretful, looked at the underground river, and his face gradually became solemn.
"Forget it, let's explore it again, if there are no demons in an hour's journey, at least my territory will be safe. Romon muttered to himself.
With that, Romon went down and went down to the cave in the underground river.
Unlike the stalagmites in other caves, although there are many stalagmites here, they do not appear tall and stout, each stalagmite is about the thickness of the bowl mouth, two or three people are tall, and the shortest one is even more than one person tall.
"Strange, why are stalagmites so small here?" said Romon to himself, a little puzzled.
Walking up to the nearest stalagmite, Romon stroked it with his hand. It is very comfortable to start, the stalagmites here are better than those seen in the previous holes, they are all bright in color, and they are all moisturized.
However, it is much smaller than the stalagmites in those caves. This kind of thing immediately caught Luo Meng's attention.
Abnormality is a demon.
However, after looking around and finding nothing else strange for a while, Romon had to move on again.
After walking a few steps, Romon was thoughtful.
On Earth, the groundwater is generally clean, I wonder how the water is here?
Judging from the water quality alone, the water is very clear, it looks clean, and it doesn't seem to be poisonous, but no one is afraid to try it easily, but for the druid and the priest, it is easy to check this.
"Detective Poison Surname!" With a slight movement in his heart, Luo Meng cast this level 0 magic skill, and the green light fell into the water, and in a moment, it merged into it, and there was no reaction.
"Hey, very clean water. Luo Meng still trusted the magic and stepped forward to take a sip, and found that the water was sweet and clear.
This kind of water must not be wasted, Luo Meng saw that there was no one around, and checked the surroundings again, and found no monster, so he took off his clothes, sank, and began to irrigate the water into Shennongjiao.
After the last upgrade, it was filled with eight points, and this time, it can be added by two more points, and it won't flood in it anyway.
When this was done, and he put on his clothes again, Romon set his sights on the cave again.
Standing from his position and looking at the cave, he could already see that it was a very large cave, at least much larger than the ones he had seen before.
The entrance of the cave alone could already accommodate a four-meter-tall giant to enter, and the width was even more that seven or eight people could enter side by side at the same time.
Romon first felt outside, but found no sign of life inside, and then, still cautiously walked into the cave and began to move deeper along the river.
In the underground rivers, there is constantly life, after all, water nourishes life, and this underground is no exception.
It's just that after walking for an hour, he didn't see any monsters, and Romon was a little happy in his heart.
After all, as long as there is no demonic plague in your own territory, everything is fine.
Just as he was happy, a strange sound suddenly came from far away. Because the underground passage is quiet, the slightest sound can be heard far away. Romon hurriedly calmed down, and then listened carefully.
Tick-tock, this is the sound of dripping water downwards on the top of the cave.
This is the sound of the water flowing in the underground river below.
And the voice that came from a long distance was not like this, this kind of voice, as if there were many people talking, and it seemed like the sound of a monster roaring.
"Is it the wind?" Romon thought to himself, as he listened carefully.
However, after listening carefully for a while, he immediately refuted this speculation, and this voice was definitely not the wind.
Luo Meng's sensing power was immediately released in all directions, and then, a very strange aura was transmitted back.
"Strange smells, strange sounds, no, I'll have to go and see. Standing up, Romon's ears pricked up at the same time, and he listened more carefully.
"It's coming from a cave in the distance!" Romon could hear it by now, and the strange sounds were coming from a distant side.
The Netherlands are a network of vast cave systems connected to each other, with miles of tunnels in between. Caves may be formed in several different ways, the most common being by running water. The caverns often swirled, twisted, and rose and fell violently, creating a three-dimensional maze that would discourage even the most determined cartographer.
Therefore, there are countless lanes of separation inside, and Romon dares to pass only after making a mark.
Slowing his steps lightly, Romon cautiously walked inward, at this time, his aura was hidden, like a gecko constantly moving through the dark, fast and hidden.
Eventually, the voices grew louder and louder, and Romon knew that he was approaching the source of the sounds.
A cave door suddenly appeared in front of me, and the reason why it is said that this is a cave door, not a cave entrance, is because there are already traces of artificial carving at the entrance here, and the traces are very obvious, it is more like a door than a cave entrance.
The entrance to the hole, which is almost as high as two people and can accommodate five people walking at the same time, is very smooth and smooth with sharp weapons, and it looks square, with light and noisy sounds.
Luo Meng already had an ominous premonition in his heart, hesitated, but cautiously approached the door of the cave, and then poked his head in.
With just one look, he was immediately stunned.
For, as he looked in, an object with horns on its head and the size of a child of five or six years old passed in front of him.
The little devil turned out to be a real little devil!
These appearances are very similar to the little devils painted on the earth, for a while, Luo Meng's mind rolled, but he instinctively closed his breath, and he didn't even dare to take a breath.
(To be continued)