Chapter 122: Exploring the Monastery 2

The black entrance of the cave is like the mouth of a wild beast, waiting for the arrival of its prey. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"It's really here. Karl said in surprise.

"I'll go in first, and you can follow. Alexia said to Carl.

The girl tightened her cloak and stepped on the steps.

"Wait. Karl said, "Do you have night vision?"

"Nope. Alexia shook her head.

"Then wait a minute. After Carl finished speaking, he began to cast a spell, "Darkness is my friend, it will not cover my eyes, dark vision." Attached transfers. ”

A faint black mist surged into Karl's eyes, and on the way, it suddenly turned, shooting at Alexia.

The girl moved a little uncomfortably, and then let the black mist enter her eyes, and her originally crimson eyes were dyed dark red.

A ring of dark vision.

Although Carl didn't learn the three-ring spell again, he still slowly added some simple and practical one-ring and two-ring spells to his spell list, such as this dark vision, which allows the caster to see more clearly in low-light environments.

Alexia narrowed her eyes, one of the downsides of dark vision was that it was a rough amplification of brightness, and if you used this spell in a bright environment, you would become blind.

Fortunately, the sky is now cloudy and pouring rain, and the sun can't shine in at all.

"If there's a light inside, you can use your fighting energy to dispel the dark vision, just like a normal purification curse. Karl instructed.

The reason why candlelight is not used is because although it can illuminate the surrounding environment, it can also make the person wearing this spell a very visible target, and if there are enemies, it is easy to attack.

"Got it. Alexia walked slowly and cautiously down the steps.

After a few minutes, Alexia's voice came from below: "There is no danger, come down." ”

Karl also entered the secret passage, and after a few steps there was a sound of the stone slab moving above, and then there was a click, and the stone slab had closed, and now the steps became darker.

But Carl didn't use candlelight or dark vision, and walked steadily down the steps, the light of the fire streaming through the small door at the bottom of the steps.

After entering the small door, the dark world instantly became brighter, and the endless labyrinth corridor was lit with everlasting lamps that never went out, one every twenty meters.

This lamp uses the magic crystal of a magical beast called the Red-winged Bird, which is only of the lower level of bronze, and can be killed by an ordinary peasant with a reasonable use of weapons.

The red-winged bird's magic crystal mana stock is very low, and like most magic crystals, the magic power in it cannot be directly absorbed, but it has a characteristic that it can be slowly and naturally recharged and restored, and this is an attribute only found by top-level magic crystals. Although the magic value of the Red-winged Bird's Crystal is very low - Carl once took a piece of it for experiments, and only eleven mana points - the energy core used to make the Everbright Lantern is completely qualified.

If it weren't for the fact that this magic crystal is a bit expensive and easy to be stolen, maybe the night lighting problem in the second and third-tier cities can be solved, and what is actually lacking in those places is magic network coverage.

In addition to the energy core, other designs of these lanterns are also very ingenious, such as the miniature formation that converts mana into open flames, such as the valve function that automatically adjusts the brightness according to the amount of mana stored in the magic crystal, especially the latter.

Seeing Karl lying on the wall muttering to the everlasting lamp, a few black lines appeared on Alexia's head and pulled him down: "You can remove two and take them away." ”

"That's right. Carl slapped his palms and suddenly realized.

As he spoke, he took out a pickaxe and prepared to dig it off the wall.

"I'll tear it down when I get back!" Alexia's hand pressed hard again, pulling Carl back.

Karl reluctantly put away the pickaxe: "You are the captain, you have the final say." ”

Alexia's twin swords were already erected at her waist, and she entered a state of readiness, choosing a direction and walking forward first: "This is the direction that Eric is exploring, and it should be able to find the laboratory of the undead mage who hung up." Be cautious, although this place has already been alarmed once, and there shouldn't be many undead creatures left. ”

"Well, there should be a lot of valuable research there. Carl understood.

In the silent labyrinth corridor, only the footsteps of the two people left two extremely long shadows in the orange light.

Turning around the corner, one or two draugr can occasionally be seen walking aimlessly around with rusty metal weapons, but they are all cut down by Alexia as she passes by.

Carl walked around the labyrinth, sometimes looking left and right, sometimes looking down and thinking.

"The architecture and style of the labyrinth here is different from that of the monastery above, a bit like the Sherwood style of a hundred and forty years ago, which is known for its rigidity and darker choice of colours. The monastery above is a classic Baroque style of architecture, free in shape, in pursuit of dynamics, with a penchant for rich decoration and carving, often using strong colors. This is not a building from the same period. Karl commented, "The labyrinth was built later. ”

Alexia turned a completely ninety-degree corner, looked at the dark gray floor and dark brown walls, and nodded in agreement: "The Sherwood architectural style is said to have been the first of your mages to become popular, and it was once all the rage, but it was too rigid and dark to meet the aesthetics of the public, and it didn't take long for it to decline. ”

After walking for more than ten minutes, Alexia suddenly stopped and took a few steps backwards along the path from which she had come.

"What's wrong?" Karl asked.

"Here it is. Alexia patted the wall beside her, "Eric, the trail of their footsteps has changed here, and this is supposed to be the necromancer's laboratory." ”

Alexia stretched out her hand and rubbed it carefully against the wall, tapping her fingertips from time to time, listening to the echoes and feeling the subtle changes in the vibrations.

It didn't take much time for Alexia to find the switch and push the three moving bricks in order, and the labyrinth's walls slowly folded inward, revealing a narrow passage with a small door at the end.

"It's hidden. "No wonder Eric didn't notice when they came over, if it weren't for the hanging necromancer doing the experiment, both sides would have missed it." ”

Alexia cautiously walked to the end of the passage and pushed the door open.

The girl's face became very ugly for a moment, and an unconcealable anger rose in her crimson pupils.

"What's the matter, don't stand at the door. Karl walked up behind her and glanced at the scene behind the door, his brow furrowed.

The ground that was supposed to be dark gray had been dyed black and red, which was the mark left after the blood had dried up, the ceiling was hung upside down with parts of various humans or other creatures, the iron cage in the corner held a few dying or dead monsters, and the most infuriating thing was the half-dissected human on the test bench, looking at his clothes, it was a young mercenary.

Alexia walked over to the corpse, fumbled around him for a while, took out a nameplate, and read in a low voice, "E-class, free mercenary, Za Varudo, 18 years old. ”

Holding the nameplate, the girl performed a mercenary ritual: "May your soul rest in heaven." ”

Karl patted Alexia's little head and said, "Don't be too sad, you've avenged the dead." ”

Alexia shook her head slightly, "You check if there's anything worth taking with you, and then let's go." ”

"Don't you have to bury him?" Karl asked.

"Cremation it. Alexia turned and walked out of the bloody lab, "You take care of it and call me." ”

After a while, Carl also walked out of the laboratory, with a faint look of exhaustion.

As soon as Carl came out, he complained: "I can't imagine how that guy stayed in such a bad environment, regardless of the camp, to ensure that the experimental environment is purely what a qualified mage should do." ”

"Is it all taken care of?" Alexia asked, opening her eyes.

"Yes, not much useful information. Karl frowned, "In this kind of environment where the air is full of blood, there are few experiments that can be considered qualified and effective. ”

"Then I'll burn the lab down. Alexia reconfirmed, "Nothing?"

Carl shook his head: "Burn it." ”

Alexia walked into the lab, sprinkled a thick layer of powder on the ground, and finally took out a fire fold, shook it vigorously, lit it, threw it on the ground, and walked out.

This powder is one of the latest products of alchemy, which is capable of continuously producing a high-temperature flame, and some of it releases oxygen in a high-temperature environment, ensuring that the combustion is not interrupted.

Not long after stepping out of the passage, the walls slowly closed.

"There's nothing to gain. Alexia tilted her head and glanced at Carl.

"Nope. Karl shook his head, "This necromancer is only temporarily occupying this place. This trap wasn't the work of a necromancer whose experimental methods were so crude that he looked like an apprentice. ”

"And then?" asked Alexia with interest.

Karl took out a sheepskin scroll and slowly pulled it open.

"This underground labyrinth was built by a magus who has achieved great accomplishments in magic, one hundred and forty years ago. Karl pointed to a text above the scroll and said, "This room is actually where this map is located, and it was discovered by the necromancer by mistake. ”

Alexia leaned over and read the text—

"After 30 years of hard work, I finally finished my work, but it was useless, perhaps simply because it was born beyond this era. I can't afford to make a magic guide worthy of her, and I have no choice but to seal her away when I'm dying. She was sealed by me on the third layer of the labyrinth, and if she can obtain it, then she can be considered qualified to be her master. In 817 of the Imperial Calendar, Scott Mitchelson, stayed. ”