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Horn made his way to the door of Dupont College again, and walked to the window outside the wall. The old man in the window was still lying in the rocking chair, looking leisurely.

Horn knocked on the window and said, "Please open the door, I'll find the guy at the registration office." ”

The old man opened his eyes, turned his head and said, "A gold coin." ”

Horn thought the old man didn't recognize him, and said, "I only came yesterday, have you forgotten it?" and the guy at the registration office asked me to come. ”

The old man said impatiently: "It doesn't matter who you asked you to come, whoever wants to enter the door will have to ask for a gold coin, otherwise go away." ”

Hearing this, with Horn's good cultivation, he couldn't help but get angry. After a while, he took a deep breath, calmed down his anger, and said, "Okay, here you go."

He took out a gold coin, and his fingers secretly strained, and the gold coin shot quickly towards the old man. He wanted this old man to show off his appearance, if he was hit, it was inevitable that his skin would break and bleed.

Just as the gold coin was about to hit the old man, the gold coin suddenly stopped in the air, as if it was blocked by something, and then slowly and leisurely fell into the old man's hand.

At this time, the old man slowly pulled down the rope to open the door, and muttered: "This money still costs me a little bit of money, it's really ......."

Horn was secretly surprised, he didn't even see how this humble old man could block the gold coin. Only then did I know that this DuPont College is not simple, and even an old man who guards the door can't see the depth.

At that moment, he said embarrassedly: "Thank you". He walked towards the crack in the door.

Once inside, go straight to the hut. The middle-aged man at the registration desk was waiting for Horn. After seeing Horn, he quickly stood up and said with a smile: "I'm waiting for you." ”

"How's that? Master Dupont agrees?" Horn asked impatiently.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "At first, I didn't agree, but it took me a lot of time before he reluctantly agreed." But ......"

"But what?" Horn asked.

"If Master Dupont asks for it to be paid once every six months, then it will be raised to two thousand six hundred gold coins, and if you want, you can handle it right now. ”

When Horn heard this, he was directly speechless, this DuPont is simply extremely greedy, and he will have to pay an extra two hundred gold coins in two payments, which is simply a starting price. But the price is still affordable.

He sighed and said, "Okay! I hope my tuition will not be wasted." ”

The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders and said, "No one dares to guarantee this." For martial arts, it is very important to have a good teacher, but the key depends on the students themselves. ”

Horn thought about it and felt that the middle-aged man had a point. If students do not learn well because of laziness, fear of hardship or other factors, it is useless to be a good teacher.

He took out two thousand six hundred gold coins and gave them to the middle-aged man. Suddenly remembered something, and said, "Do you have to give the old man at the door a gold coin every time you enter the door?"

The middle-aged man widened his eyes and asked, "Are you walking through the main gate?" ”

"Yes, what's wrong? If you don't get in, do you want to climb over the wall and get in?" asked Horn curiously.

The middle-aged man shook his head and sneered: "It is true that you have to pay a gold coin when you go to the main gate, which is stipulated by Master DuPont himself, and the income belongs to the old man." We don't know exactly why. But have you ever thought that there are other doors you can enter?"

"Uh......" Horn was stunned. Only then did it occur to me that if everyone who entered the door had to pay a gold coin, the people there would have so much money to pay this entrance fee. There must be other doors to enter.

"Are you saying there are other doors that you can enter and exit without charge?" Horn had the feeling that he was being wronged.

"Hehe......" the middle-aged man laughed, acquiescing.

Looking at Horn's annoyed expression, he comforted and said, "If you come in the future, there will be that door on the left and right sides to enter." Alright, you go pack your bags and come with me to Master DuPont. ”

Horn nodded and said, "I don't have much luggage, just a few sets of change of clothes and a carriage, I'll go to the hotel to pull it, and we can go to Master Dupont right away." ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Okay, then you bring the carriage." It just so happens that Master Dupont is a little bit away from here. After saying that, he hesitated and then said, "For the sake of your gold coins, I tell you that it is best to go to the bazaar first to buy some necessities for daily life." Remember, you can buy as much as you have, and it's better to buy more dry food and stuff like that, something you can store. ”

Horn didn't understand what the middle-aged man meant, and said, "Why are you buying these things?"

The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously and said, "Listen to me, you will definitely be grateful to me when the time comes." ”

Seeing that the middle-aged man didn't want to speak, Horn was puzzled. But he still did as the middle-aged man instructed, but he didn't buy all the gold coins. Leave fifty gold coins in case of emergency. That's it, I still bought a large wagon full of dry food, dried meat and other daily necessities. Luckily, this is the capital of Saatchi, and it is very convenient to buy these things, and it takes less than two hours to buy them. The shopkeeper met one of these big customers and was very happy to give Horn a few jars of wine for free.

Horn wanted to vomit when he saw the wine because he was overdrunk some time ago, but the shopkeeper asked Horn to accept everything, so Horn had to load it into the carriage.

Horn pulls a cart of food to find a middle-aged man, one of whom he will be surprised. Unexpectedly, he just glanced at it lightly, and muttered: "It should be no problem to eat for half a year......

The carriage traveled all the way, and after leaving the city of Helki, it took about an hour to walk. The terrain in front of him gradually raised, and a mountain with a flattened top appeared on the horizon.

On this one, the exterior is bare, and there is no grass, revealing black rocks. There is not the slightest crack in the rock, it is like a whole. Look at this peak, the diameter is at least ten kilometers, and the height is at least more than 1,000 meters, such a large peak looks so majestic in the flat terrain of the Hillland Plateau.

The carriage drove directly to the foot of the mountain, and there was a mountain wall in front of it, so it was impossible to move forward.

Horn paused and said, "Jacques, there's no way ahead." ”

Jake Walken was the name of the middle-aged man.

Jake motioned to Horn not to worry, and then came down and shouted towards the mountain wall, "I'm Jack, I'm here with Master Dupont's students to report, open the door ......."

Then the bare stone wall rumbled and shook, and then a stone door opened heavily. A swarthy passage was revealed, and I don't know how deep it was, but it was enough for two carriages to move side by side.

Jake looked back at Horn's surprised expression. Almost every student who saw this kind of student was shocked and said proudly, "Well, shocked, it's like a miracle." ”

Horn nodded, the scene in front of him was just a little surprising to him. Compared to this, the magic tower in the Land of Sighs and the Candure is called a miracle.

Now drive the carriage towards the passage. Horn clearly felt that the passage was sloping upwards and that the slope was not small. After walking for a while, the dark passage came to an end. Outside the channel is a large platform. The platform is about 300 meters wide and 40 meters deep. On the inner side of the platform, dozens of doors open, and inside are huts, carved out of rock walls.

Outside the platform is a large pit. The size of this pit is about the same size as the top of the mountain, and it is two or three hundred meters deep. Looking at this pattern, it is likely to be the crater of an extinct volcano. The platform is located roughly in the upper part of the mountainside, and the whole thing is recessed into the straight cliff.

In the middle of the pit there is a large stone column. It is a stone pillar rather than a hill jute from a crater. It's just that this hill is like a huge pillar. The area of the stone pillar is large, about a kilometer in diameter, and the height is level with the platform. The platform and the pillar are connected by a rope as thick as a child's arm. A gust of wind blew, and the iron ropes swayed.

Horn looked around, saw a figure, and couldn't help asking, "Jake, where is Master Dupont?"

Jake pointed to the stone pillar opposite and said, "He's on there, you move things in first." ”

"Moving there?"

Jake pointed to the caves carved out of the rock walls behind him and said, "Most of these are empty, you can find one and move in." This is Master DuPont's training ground. You're going to stay here until you're going to pay your tuition again. ”

"You mean you can't stay here for half a year, you can't go out, what if there's something?" Horn said with a frown.

"Yes, Master DuPont has a closed training. Eating, drinking, and Lazar are all settled here, and even if there is something to do, you can't go out unless Master Dupont agrees. ”

Horn then understood why Jake wanted him to buy so much dry food. Now, move all the food to the cave on the left near the cliff. It took a lot of sweat to finally finish the dry food. Fortunately, the stone cave is big enough, and there is still a lot of room for movement after the dry food of a carriage is loaded.

After finishing their work, the two went down to the iron cable between the platform and the stone pillar. Looking at the iron cable that was at least a few kilometers long, Horn couldn't help but stump and said, "Are we going to climb along the iron cable?"

If it was an ordinary iron cable of tens of meters, Horn would still be confident that he could walk through. The iron cable in front of him was at least several kilometers, and the wind was still blowing in the air, and he was not confident that he could stand on his feet. Especially at the height of two or three hundred meters below, not all of them will have half a life if they fall.

Just as I was about to ask you to climb the ferrata rope, Jake said, "Wait." Then take a bell out of your pocket. Shake it a few times and make a series of crisp ringtones.

As soon as the bell ended, the rope shook slightly. I saw a hanging basket sliding on the iron cable, just enough to sit two people.

After the two of them paddled over, they reached the back of the stone pillar. Horn realized that the pillar was much more spectacular than it could have been seen from a distance. The flat stone face is as wide as a huge square. In the middle of the square stands a castle. The castle is not small. However, compared to the area of the stone pillars, it is much smaller.