Chapter 60: The Mystery of the Underground Palace
The iron door was slammed open, and suddenly a light shot out from the door, and everyone reached out to cover their eyes, until they got used to the light, and slowly opened their eyes.
"Lord Valin!" a thick voice came from the doorway.
"Chief Penor didn't go out today, did he?" asked Valin.
At the door, the white light had not yet disappeared from everyone's eyes, and a voice replied: "The leader of Peno's went out hunting today and has not yet returned." ”
Gradually, the eyes that came from the darkness to the light adapted to the brightness, and what he saw really surprised Jack.
Standing in front of Valin were four "orcs" like the guards guarding the prison door, with the same thick noses, blue skin, and rotten, stinky bodies. The character is strong and the face is hideous.
"Wow!" Turks couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I can't imagine that there is such a world under this canyon!"
All the soldiers rushed to Jack and the others, rushing to the front without flinching, wanting to get a first glimpse of this magical underground world.
The four "orcs" in front of them were wearing leather armor, covering about half of their upper body, exposing their right arm, holding a wooden mace in their thick right palm, and wearing thick iron shoes on their feet.
Valin then beckoned the crowd to follow him.
Jack can now fully see what this underground world looks like:
This is probably the penal area. In addition to the four "orcs" at the door, one or two teams of three or five people walked by from time to time on both sides, seemingly patrolling. The whole space is spacious and bright, square in shape, and the floor is neatly paved with stone tiles. About forty meters opposite the cell door was another open door, and on the walls on both sides were more than a dozen oil lamps, large and small. There is a passage on the left and right that leads to the dungeon behind you. There are some torture instruments on the ground, all of which are similar to the ancient human torture instruments that Jack saw in the ancient books, the difference is that the size of the torture instruments here is much larger.
After passing through this spacious open space, you can hear the sound of "Ding Ding Kuang Kuang" on the other side of the door.
"Wow, where is this!" Jack asked.
"This is where the prisoners are punished, and it is also the back door of the entire dungeon," Valin explained. ”
On another heavy iron door, there are some scenes of human beings making fires and cooking, and the workmanship is exquisite, and even the birds on it are painted vividly.
Behind the door, a group of orcs were struggling to beat the red-hot iron tools on the stone platform with the iron hammers in their hands, and a wide road passed through the middle, and the orcs on both sides were constantly hammering the iron sheets and iron rods taken out of the furnace with a strong fire. It's exactly like a blacksmith in Misso!
"Is this what you call the dungeon of the undead?" exclaimed.
"Hmm. The undead have lived here for almost a thousand years, replicating all the ways of their ancestors. This is the crafting area, and the weapons and tools we use are made from these. Of course, it's a weapon that fits their habits, and you can't use it. ”
While looking at these busy orcs, Turks turned to Colon and said, "Father, don't you know that there are such orcs alive in the canyon?"
"Of course, if I hadn't brought you in, and if it hadn't been for the herd of beasts you drove away to break the peace, I don't think anyone would have known about them for 10,000 years. Also, don't call them 'orcs'! they're undead and human!" Valin said angrily and with a little pride.
Jack was a little amused: "I'm still a human like this?" Are you sure I'm not blind?
After passing through the long area of the crafting area, the group turned a corner to the left and came to a gate.
The gate was five meters high and four meters wide, and it was firmly pressed against the stone slab, so that the stone slab had a groove from the weight of the years, and the groove alone was one meter wide, and Jack and the others had to jump over it.
The floodgates were opened by the guards. Wallin reminded: "The front is the living quarters. The life of the undead is divided into two parts, the west is the living quarters of the soldiers, which is where we will go later, and the east is where the chiefs and some other undead with high status live, which may not be as good as your palace, but just don't talk nonsense. ”
Standing behind the gates, Wallin kept explaining: "Further north of the living quarters to the west, there are training grounds and underwater passages, and if there is an enemy situation, the soldiers will make a detour from under the water to the enemy rear. This underground river runs through the entire underground palace and leads to the river outside the canyon. ”
"Wait, why are you telling us about this? Like, this underground river is the hub of the entire dungeon, right?" asked Tex, surprised.
Warin, however, showed no defense, and said, "I know that what I said is a secret to outsiders, but since you have already come in, these are not secrets, and besides, you are not outsiders. Okay, go ahead and listen to me, you won't talk nonsense when you're done. Especially the brainless ones behind you. After speaking, he pointed to the dozen or so soldiers behind Cologne.
The soldiers looked at each other, thinking that no one had ever said that they were not in the Missus Country, and they suddenly became angry. But he was immediately pressed down by Coren: "Well, I'll remind them, they know what to do." When the soldiers saw that Coren had hinted that they should not be impulsive, they gave up.
"Okay, after introducing the west living area, then the east living area, which is also the command center. It can be said that the west side is the fortress, and the east side is the core. The whole underground palace, the east living area is the focus, because the east living area is connected to the necessary place where 3,000 undead can live in peace - the northernmost is the defense area, which is not very equipped with a lot of equipment, mainly based on stone falling tools, when the enemy comes to attack, one stone falling machine is enough to resist the attack of 10,000 people. The exit is the most precipitous Falling Bird Ridge in the whole canyon, as the name suggests, it is the mountain range where even the bird will fall down, with an altitude of more than 3,000 meters, it can be said that it can only go out and not enter, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Immediately close to the fortified area is the combat area, the ground is relatively flat, connected to the cliffs outside the canyon, and it is the place where the stone soldiers fight. Oh, speaking of which, I forgot to tell you that although there are only 3,000 earthly undead, there are many types of troops, and the stone soldiers I just mentioned, mainly using stone weapons as combat weapons, are the most tenacious and tenacious troops, with 300 men. Tower soldiers, generally stationed in the fortified area, have twenty soldiers, guarding the easiest place to defend. The armored soldiers, dressed in thick armor, could not hurt them without any weapons, and this was also the strongest combat force in the underground palace, with five hundred soldiers. Finally, there are also hidden soldiers who attack by water, who are small in stature, but agile and flexible, and often carry out some more stealthy surprise and sneak attack missions. ”
"It's very strange, listening to you say this, how do you feel that the troops of the undead are all used for defense, and your combat zone is for the purpose of defending the underground palace, and it surrounds the ground around. What are you going to do if you send troops to attack?" interrupted Turks.
This really represents everyone's inner thoughts, according to common sense, the best defense is to attack, and there are so many types of troops in the undead army, but all of them rely on the enemy's first move. Although with their bodies and strength, the defense is undoubtedly unbreakable, but if they leave this underground palace and the terrain of this canyon, what will they cling to?
Turks' interjection drew Walin's displeasure, and the old man complained, "You kid, why don't you listen to me?
"But......" Tex actually wanted to say: You have obviously finished talking about the class, I just asked questions, but in the end I still didn't say it, because Coren's eyes had already signaled him not to speak.
After complaining, Wallin sat down on a stone bench by the side of the road, which was so large that it could seat almost three or four people at once. "I was a little tired from standing, so I sat and said," he said. ”
After a long time, Valin really continued: "The undead believe in peace and never cause trouble, and if you listen to me tell their story, you will understand. ”
"Oh, let's hear it. Coren crouched down. Immediately the people sat and squatted.
"A thousand years ago, in the immediate aftermath of that catastrophe, many humans scattered and escaped, but, as you know, the continent has been completely flattened by the explosion. As a result, many people began to flee underground, but due to the endless earthquakes, hundreds of thousands of people were buried deep underground. However, there is still a group of lucky people who have escaped to the depths of the earth, hiding under the dark caves, and the earth undead are one of these people. However, there was no food or light in the ground, and human beings began to die in large numbers, and the living were so hungry that they had to eat their relatives and friends to continue their lives. Gradually, the people who ate the irradiated human flesh began to change in their body shape and behavior. They don't like the sun, they don't eat food, they only drink water, and even lose the function of passing on to their descendants, and each person becomes a separate living entity, without feelings, only knowing that they are alive and immortal. This is the undead of the earth now. Later, as time passed, a man named Peno, who is now the leader of Peno, did not want to see his people roaming the dark underground like a lonely ghost, so one day he suddenly crashed into the mountain, causing all the sunlight to shine into the cave. At the beginning, because of his actions, many undead died, but a small number of people survived, until later, he organized the remaining people to dig mountains and move rocks to build such an underground palace. He also vowed never to interfere in the outside world again. ”
Varin finished speaking, waiting for everyone's reaction. But everyone was immersed in the story, still reminiscing, and did not speak.
"Ahem," Wallin coughed twice, "Don't you want to know why I didn't become like them?"
is also said, Jack listened to it, and was a little puzzled: obviously he also lived in the underground palace, why did everyone else become the so-called undead, but this old man looked good, and he ran around every day, and his life seemed to be very nourishing.
"yes, why are you still human?" asked Tex.
Varin smiled, and suddenly turned his gaze behind the others.
Jack got goosebumps all over his body again, and he shuddered twice and said, "Don't scare us, don't say there's something in the back." ”
The crowd followed Valin's gaze and slowly turned to the place where he was looking, only to find a puddle of water flowing forward, and nothing else.
"Pypsie, you're naughty again!, how can you defecate in the open!?" said Valin, whose expression suddenly became serious, as he stretched out his hand and pretended to fight, and said behind the crowd.
What the hell is this old man doing!? Jack can't help but want to scold the street, this is the second time he's scared people, and he's talking to himself in the air, isn't he crazy!
"Ppsie, I still have guests here, quick, you go somewhere else first, and I'll come back to you to settle the score!" Valin was still muttering to himself.
But just as Valin finished speaking, the water that had been flowing suddenly gave birth to the footprints of a beast the size of a palm! The soldier crouching at the back jumped up in fright, and slammed into the manual valve by the wall, and screamed.
Everyone was also startled by the sudden appearance of the footprints, and looked nervously at the still steaming water.
"My little pet, Pipsy, I'm sorry to scare you. Wallin apologized.
Turks couldn't help it at first, and said, "Old Man Valin, can you tell us what this situation is? ”
"Remember, call me Lord Valin or Mr. Valin!" Varin repeated.
This is really a strange old man who is pretentious, Jack complained to himself.
"Yes, yes, Lord Valin, will you please tell me, or we will be scared to death before we even see your leader. Turks was speechless.
Varin secretly laughed, but Jack looked at him, and he looked down on the old man even more.
"Okay, I'll tell you. ”
"It's still a thousand years, long story short. I went underground with the fleeing crowd, and in the end many people died, but I didn't, why?"
Jack couldn't wait to pick up the rock sitting under his ass and smash it on the old man's head, so that he could grind and chirp!
"One day I was looking for something to eat, and suddenly a blue-haired lion appeared from deeper underground, and I thought I was dazzled, but when I got closer, the lion was coming at me with its mouth open, and I ran and ran, and finally ran into the crowd. When the lion saw that there were many people, he gave up chasing me, but when I asked the people around me where the lion had gone, they all said that they didn't know and had never seen it. But it was chasing after me. Later, I learned that Pipsie was invisible, and we ended up being friends. He often took me to the surface, so that although my body was mutated by radiation, I did not die, but the sunlight kept me in human form. Haha, isn't it amazing. ”
Wallin happily finished telling this strange story.
Jack couldn't help but say:
"That's. ”