Receiving the wrong message in a bad place can be a terrible shock to anyone on a dangerous mission.

What makes the teams in this crack even more uneasy and panicked is the content of the messages themselves.

The leader of the Magic Council stared at the secret ritual in front of him, as a professional elite spellcaster and a competent member of the Law Committee, he could be sure that there was nothing wrong with the secret ritual in front of him, all the parts, as well as the magic ritual inside it, were working in the most normal and regular way, and he could even feel every detail of the flow of magic in it and how it worked.

However, he was now extremely hopeful that there was something wrong with the secret ritual itself.

Of course, such an idea is only self-deception after all.

A huge problem that would be difficult to verify and solve in a short period of time was directly in front of the team, and they had to make a choice when there were no anomalies in the magic ritual and there was a problem with the return of information given in the camp above.

Should we abandon the depth of exploration we have reached and return the way we came, or should we continue to go deeper and report back on what was being monitored by an order that was clearly not quite right?

The leader of the council walked over, and he glanced at the leader of the council, and then said, "Since last night, after we crossed the fourth rest stop, this is how the camp has responded. ”

Hearing him say this, the Dharma Council mage immediately sighed, and then he stared at the other party and said, "I know what you're thinking, but our mission is really important, and if we choose to give up now, it's very likely that our people will miss an important opportunity." ”

"No, I'm not trying to evacuate."

To the surprise of the members of the Legal Committee, the leader of the council shook his head decisively.

He came from the kingdom of Waterl, his face was thin and angular, and his eyes flashed with a cold light of reason, and he explained to the people around him, "I don't think there will be an accident in the camp, the Ymir Legion is stationed on it, and Mr. Finn will definitely not leave easily...... There is no safer place in the world than a camp. ”

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to the face of the leader of the legal committee: "In other words, if there is really any force that can destroy the defensive forces there in the camp before it can warn us, then even if we choose to evacuate, there is no point. ”

The Northern Mage's eyebrows twitched slightly in surprise, "So your idea is to keep going down?" ”

The council leader was silent for two seconds, and then he spoke, "Some of them will evacuate and bring all the discoveries so far back to the camp, and the rest will continue down." ”

He didn't lower his voice, so everyone nearby heard it.

The subtext is clear - some of the team will be given a chance to get out of this dangerous abyss, and some will continue down as death squads, who will take on more responsibilities and will inevitably face more severe challenges, and their chances of survival will be further reduced or even infinitely close to zero without the camp dispatch above.

So, exactly choose the unfathomable underground fissure?

Or choose a stable camp protected by elite legions and powerful spellcasters?

The answer is obvious.

Of course, those who were able to come here as volunteers had a strong mind and a determination to die, but when the unknown threat and panic were further amplified, and the chance of survival was re-opened, a glimmer of hope inevitably ignited in their hearts.

The council leader looked around, and then he said, "We don't need so many people to complete this work at present, I suggest that the mages leave ten people, the soldiers leave twenty-five, and the rest leave some supplies and return immediately...... As a team leader, I will stay. ”

The Legislature Master standing across from him was silent for two seconds, then nodded in agreement.

Soon, the volunteers from beneath the abyss were immediately busy, and the younger members were separated from the team under the strong distribution of the leaders, who left most of their supplies in the rest station, and the soldiers of the Ymir Legion also completed the handover, hugging the remaining companions in the dark, and taking the Legion insignia they had taken off their uniforms, which was a testament to their dedication to Walter and the Ymir Legion.

At the same time, the Wattle mage, who was in charge of operating the teleportation cleric, made a move in the style of Waters at the behest of the team leaders - he used the ritual to make another temptation towards the camp above.

This time, he didn't send any words of practical significance, but greeted the camp leader cordially in Walter's slang.

After discovering that the message back was still the same "received" and "continue down", everyone sighed helplessly.

They sent off their companions and watched them carry their cleansing lamps to the top of the abyss, and then the warriors who had volunteered to stay in the dangerous situation also finished resting, quickly packing up their equipment, distributing their surplus supplies, and embarking on a dark quest with no end or end.

……

Before the outbreak of the war, the number of people who had ridden the magic train was relatively limited.

However, with the continuous change of the form of warfare and the accelerated laying of a large number of railroad tracks during the war, this incomparably fast and extremely superior transportation capacity of the new means of transportation finally completely rushed into the field of vision of ordinary people.

Although a significant portion of the steam trains are now only for the military system, after the Plateau Powers Alliance successfully advanced the battle line towards the Goddess Plains, some of the railroads originally laid in the area of Brownhill were finally opened to the general public, and with the help of this powerful magical steam vehicle, people were able to travel quickly between some distant towns.

"It's bringing us closer!"

This is the sentiment of many ordinary people after taking this means of transportation.

As the sun poured down, they tried to pass through the windows of the train and into the warm carriages, only to be cut into fine specks of light by the high-speed moving vehicles.

On the train to the "Green Harbor" south of the rugged hills, a man in a hat sits face-to-face with a young girl, the former holding an up-to-date newspaper in his hand and drawing with a pen in his hand, while the latter holds a heavy book and reads slowly.

The content of the book is a bit difficult, at least for Sally, who has not yet been able to easily understand many of the terms and concepts.

Luckily, she can now ask her teacher for advice at any time, and Meyer is happy to answer those questions for this well-behaved and intelligent student, this young and innocent girl is a typical civilian epitome of the plateau and plains, and some of her opinions and opinions can also be a lot of inspiration for Meyer.

Mayer raised his eyes slightly, and he saw that Sally was frowning, and the expression on her face flickered slightly, so he raised his hand and gently pressed the book in the other's hand.

"If you can't calm down, you might as well take a break, or we can talk for a while......"

"Okay professor."

Sally sighed, then tucked the bookmark into the pages and put the book down, then stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for her teacher.

After sitting down again, she pressed the book and asked with a sad face, "Professor, is there any hope for the city of Selen?" ”

Hearing this, Meyer smiled gently, put down the pen in his hand, and said, "Oh, that's the problem...... However, do you want to ask about the city of Selen, or Mr. Shug Ernst who is trapped inside the city of Selen? ”

"Uh......"

Sally's expression paused for a moment, her body shrank slightly, but then, she answered honestly: "Maybe it's both, I grew up in Salem City, and I know a lot of people there...... And Mr. Schugg is a very, very important friend of mine, and I don't want any accidents to happen to him. ”

Meyer couldn't help but laugh: "Just friends? ”

Sally's expression became awkward: "Professor......"

Seeing this, Meyer stopped joking with Sally, he shook his head and pushed the newspaper in his hand over, and then he raised his finger and tapped the content of the page heavily, "Okay, no kidding, you take a look at this first." ”

Sally took the newspaper, and then she saw a huge magical photograph.

In the photo, a variety of people dressed in various clothes are sitting around a large round table, apparently holding an important meeting.

In the center of the table was the image of Mel's Eye, and the people sitting around the table were dressed in Council robes and council uniforms, and on either side of the table, Sally saw several high-ranking officers from Wattle and Deresa.

"After a multi-party agreement, the Emergency Committee of the City of Salem was formally established."

"The City of Salem Emergency Committee?"

Sally's eyes lit up slightly, and she hurriedly read the content below, and then was pleasantly surprised to find that the Law Council, the Council, and the warring Voter and Delan had actually reached a compromise on the issue of Salem City, and the so-called "Celem City Emergency Committee" was established to deal with the large number of survivors in Salem City and the growing threats.

The article is very brief, but the content of its statement can be considered "heavy", and the fact that the news has made the front page of the Bordon Daily makes it even more difficult to question its authenticity.

Just as Sally's mood was uplifted by the news, Meyer's voice drifted over: "Looks like good news, right?" ”

"Like?"

Hearing this, Sally was slightly stunned, she immediately reacted, and asked, "Professor, do you have any other thoughts on this news?" ”

Meyer put his palm into the throbbing spot of light on the table, his body swaying gently with the carriage of the train, but his voice was always steady: "Sally, I told you before that when we think about something, we must start from the 'cause' and end up with the 'purpose'...... In other words, we need to pay attention not only to the specific development of an event, but also to see why the event happened, and what kind of positions and ideas the people who are dealing with these events have. ”

Seeing that Sally was listening carefully, Meyer continued: "The appearance of the Torch has indeed promoted a lot of things, but what we have done before is nothing more than to open a wound that everyone is unwilling to talk about, fundamentally speaking, the people who participated in this meeting and constituted the so-called emergency committee did not really want to completely solve the problem of Salem City, they were forced by the situation to respond. ”

As he spoke, Meyer turned his head to look at the other passengers in the carriage, some of them merchants, some of them workers and peasants, and of course some of them were well-dressed little nobles, some of them looking worried, others looking calm and relaxed, and it was evident that the war was going on had different effects on them.

"Sally, do you see the people in the carriage?"

"Well, I see."

"So how many people here are aware of the Black Sun Society and the threat in Salem?"

Sally looked around cautiously, then she blinked and said in a low voice, "Few people should be able to realize it, right?" Unless they have relatives or friends in the city of Salem or Saint-Steele......"

"Well, yes, exactly."

Meyer nodded and replied, "Even now, the dignitaries of the countries who decide many important matters still do not clearly perceive the influence of the Black Sun Society, and they still ignore or deliberately ignore the dangers that are already close at hand...... As a result, they are more likely to make decisions that are not quite right based on their own starting points. ”

He pointed to the photo in the newspaper again: "Now, although they have tried to solve the problems in the city of Selen, the solution is very diverse, the city of Seren and its surrounding area are too important, this is not destined to be a pure rescue operation, but another round of complex interests mixed with new games, I am worried that the people in charge of these matters will bring some unexpected 'surprises' to us and the city of Seren." ”

"I fear that they will choose to use the most brutal and thorough way to eliminate the threat in the city of Salem...... Even if they hadn't, the survivors of Salem would have faced extremely unfair treatment after they managed to leave that hell...... That's not what we want to see. ”

Sally pursed her lips, "So we ......"

"So, we have to do something extra as well."

"Ah, it's just the two of us?"

Mayer couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Of course not, silly girl, when you get to the green port, I will introduce many friends to you to meet......"

……

It's good to finally sleep normally and get a normal routine......

Tomorrow will resume double watching

(End of chapter)