Chapter 23: The Passage (2/3)
Chapter 23 Passage (2/3) The two of them checked some of the objects on their bodies to see if they were missing or affected by the fact that their bodies had become smaller.
Previously, in order to prevent the appearance of oolong, the two of them had explored first, but they were afraid that this was just a small insect residence, and when the time came, not only did they not gain anything, but they would get dirty. After the preparations, the two of them rushed in.
After taking a few more steps, the two of them had already entered the cave and went deeper, and with the help of the torch, they could barely make out the passage in front of them. There is only one path in the cave, and it is a stone path, spiraling downward, and it is not known where it leads.
"This seems to be a passage dug out by hand," Bird could already faintly see the cavern being reinforced, the soft dirt fixed into a block-sized passage. Not only that, the stone pavement under his feet is also extraordinarily neat, and the size and specifications of each stone slab are almost the same.
It's a pity that the two of them can't see more from this passage, and although it is dark in front of them, the two of them just need to bite the bullet and continue to walk down.
It was a few more spirals, Bird didn't know how many laps he had walked, Bird even had some doubts about whether he had been spinning in place, Bird raised the torch in his hand, and seemed to be more energetic, but now with Mia by his side, not alone, he didn't want to create some frustration between the two.
"Ahh Bird hurriedly shone the fire on Mia.
"What's wrong?"
"Bird, there's something under my feet!" Mia was horrified.
Bird hurriedly shone the torch down, trying to see what was under Mia's feet.
As soon as the torch shone through, a flash of green made Bird suddenly feel a little uncomfortable in the dark environment, and quickly closed his eyes first.
"Hey, it's a gem," Mia exclaimed, crouching down and picking up the gem.
Bird had already opened his eyes and looked at Mia, who had already clenched the gem in her hand.
The green gem can just be held in the palm of the hand, and the green light that Bird just saw came from this gem.
"Bird, there seems to be something flowing in this gem," Mia gestured to the gem in her hand, then handed it to Bird so that Bird could take a good look under the torch.
Sure enough, as Mia said, under a layer of emerald green crystals, several green things flowed back and forth, and Bird brought it close to the torch, and the green light flashed to illuminate the whole cave, and the green light came from inside the gem.
"This thing, it seems to be conscious" Bird stared at the inside of the gem at this time, only to see that the green things swam to the side opposite the torch at this time, trying to get away from the heat on the torch, and when Bird turned the torch, the green things also rotated, and the green light also kept turning.
When Bird removed the torch, the green things that had gathered dispersed and the green light vanished.
Mia, of course, saw the whole process and wondered, "This thing really seems to be conscious."
Bird remembered that the Buddha could say that he had picked up some gems in this cave, and it seemed that the increase in Buddha's mana depended on this thing, but this thing was really a little weird. But now that you can see this gem, does that mean that you are not far from the end of this cave?
As soon as Bird thought of it, he put the green gem away and told Mia what he thought, and they both decided to move on and leave the gem alone.
Along the way, the two of them picked up many gems one after another, some red, some yellow, some purple, but more of them were mainly green, and Bird now had a small bag in the storage bag.
The two of them had now finally picked up the book that the Buddha had said, a few thin pages, roughly writing down the materials needed to learn the spell and the effect that would be obtained, something similar to the 'underwater breathing' that Bird had used in the puddle before, but Bird's face would not have fish gills, but the study of the spell required Houttuynia cordata, and the two had to turn it over and put it down.
"No way!" Mia, who was walking ahead, reminded Bird.
Bird was now looking at some of the books he had just picked up, perusing them one by one. Not all of these books are skillful, and some introduce species or legends, such as one in Bird's hand, which is dedicated to a dragon species called the Crystal Dragon.
Hearing Mia say this, Bird also quickly stopped what he was doing first and walked towards the firelight in front of him.
Bird's movement, the whole cave suddenly lit up, a huge green bronze door appeared in front of the two of them, and the place where the two of them stood was also illuminated, and the situation in the entire cave could be seen clearly.
The gray-brown layer of soil was pressed tightly and neatly, as if it had been measured inch by inch by a ruler and cut inch by inch with a knife, and the final direction of the spread of the soil layer was the green-bronze door, and the two open doors were just enough for Bird and the two to walk in side by side.
Bird now has no idea if he is still in a state of continuous shrinkage, or if his body has returned to its original size, because Bird is already a little confused.
"Bird, take out the staff" Bird quickly took out his reddish-brown staff made of strange willow wood and dragon tendons.
"The former dean!" Mia was obviously a little dissatisfied with Bird's confusion, and Bird quickly took out the red willow staff that was directly stored in the storage bag and gave it to Mia.
Mia took it and approached the bronze door, close to it, and kept groping for something with her hands. Seeing that Mia was now in a state where he could not be disturbed, Bird looked at the environment near the green-bronze door, and when he looked closely, Bird saw the slightest crack in the compacted gray-brown soil, which corresponded to the 'gems' all over the ground, but there were not many books.
It seems that this place has been affected by the previous rise of the academy to cause this soil layer to break, and therefore this cave appeared in front of the Buddha Neng, and such a door appeared. Bird picked up the things scattered on the ground one by one, and couldn't help but notice the spilled shapes of these things, which seemed to be scattered from this door, as if they had been affected by some shock or fluctuation, and spilled these things.
Thinking of this, Bird quickly called out "Mia, slow down", he was afraid that there was something behind this door, maybe some giant beast or strange thing was hidden, throw these 'gems' out so that the prey could pick them up, and then open the huge door.
Bird originally thought that Mia was holding the staff just to better explore the secrets on the gate, but he didn't expect the huge door to 'rumble' open.