Compared to the relatively simple first level, the second level of the road is obviously much more complicated.

Lap after lap of monotonous structure, unchanging roads, and overly hidden forks in the road... These are almost deliberately arranged to make people get lost inside the tunnel. Oscar wondered if the miners who had dug the road in the first place were ready to dig a labyrinth in the ground.

If it weren't for Curt looking at the map and guiding the way forward through the glimmer of light scattered by the shimmering mushrooms on the wall, the three of them would have had to rely on the paths carved out by the Scribes that were almost about to be reoccupied by the mushrooms. It's a bit unbearable.

But no matter how much you complain, this is a thing of the past. I don't know how long it took, but the three of them finally walked through the mining area. Although she didn't have the Nightmelt Mushroom needed for the mission in the mines, Lizzie finally found the Shimmer Mushroom she needed at the end of the last short stretch.

Oscar looked at Lizzie, who was gradually getting better, and felt that the pressure that had been radiating from her small body had also been slightly reduced. Although her gloomy face was as heavy as ever, her unwavering expression softened a little as she carefully observed the material of her hand.

Maybe that's a good start, Oscar thought.

Oscar originally wanted to take advantage of Lizzie's mood to communicate with her for a while, but this opportunity disappeared in an instant. In front of a corridor blocked by an iron gate that had not yet been completely corroded, Curt made a slight greeting: "Come on, come here." We're going to go this way. ”

Closer to look through the faint light, you can see that the fence on the iron gate is covered with rust, obviously unmaintained for a long time. The paint specially marked on the door has peeled off, but the outline of the large line of "no entry" can barely be seen.

What is particularly striking is that there are many new signs of destruction on this gate. A large part of the fence was broken by force, and the junction at the edge of the gate was clearly broken. The traces of destruction left in the vicinity are no doubt that the door was once violently vandalized.

If nothing else, the sporadic traces of monster activity that appeared in the cave before should all be based on this place. The monsters broke the barrier and invaded the mine. Since then, they have wreaked havoc on the mining area, leaving evidence of their visit.

Looking at the twisted marks on the gate and the sign prohibiting entry, Oscar had some worries in his heart, the power of these monsters to break the cast iron gate and invade the tunnel was not small. He asked Curt suspiciously, "Here, you mean we're going in?"

"Ah, yes. We're going to go in -- we 'must', to be precise. Curt confirmed Oscar's suspicions, and emphasized the purpose of the mission, "The gate was repaired by the Scriveners, and another purpose of our coming here is to gather as much information as possible about the culprits. ”

Something similar to the lock on the gate outside the pit hangs from it.

Oscar now thinks back that he was dissatisfied with the fact that the task was too simple, and now he is retreating. He could not think of a single reason to refute the continuation of the mission - since it was a necessity of the mission, action was necessary.

So he clenched his fists and said to Curt, "I see, let's move on." ”

Squeak-

The iron gate, which had been barely repaired by the scribes, was wobbly and extremely unsafe. When Curt unlocked the door that was attached to the chains that kept it steady, it snapped open with a tooth-aching grinding sound, like a sigh at the end of his life.

Behind the crooked iron gate is a corridor that is very wide, but the height is only for Liqi to walk through, and both Curt and Oscar have to crouch down to get through. Walking in the corridor, you can faintly hear the sound of "bang-la-la" water coming from the other end of the passage.

A lot of effort was wasted, and the three of them passed through the road. Suddenly, an open space appeared in front of the three of them. This is a huge cave, and the shimmering mushroom community that used to resemble a star map is really rare, but if you compare it to the scenery presented at this time, it is simply insignificant.

Only then did they know that the storm had passed, and that the night sky that had been washed by the storm looked extremely clean. The dark clouds dispersed, and the stars were extremely thin in the clear light of the white moon. After looking at it for a while, the situation of the cave was also taken into account, and if it was not for the eyes of the witness, no one might have imagined such a scene.

The cave is not completely closed, probably because of the geological movement, a part of the mountain in the distance has collapsed, and the clear moonlight shines through the crack, illuminating the environment on the inner side of the cave. The vast expanse of space within the cavern had fallen, and only the island in the middle of the lake, surrounded by an underground lake, remained.

The road that the three of them had just walked out of led directly to a high cliff in front of them, and a little closer was a downward fork, which was a slope that led directly to the shore of the underground lake, and after walking down the slope, you could walk along a few intermittent shallows directly to the island in the middle of the lake.

The island in the middle of the lake is not very large, at most the size of an ordinary small garden, but it has deposited thick sand and earth on the ground.

Perhaps thanks to the huge gap, birds and other flying beasts were able to move in and out freely, and their coming and going brought seeds of various plants. As far as the eye can see, many trees that can be seen everywhere outside are unplanned and naturally distributed, and they grow together with vines and various types of mushrooms that are supposed to be native to the cave, making the scenery of this island in the middle of the lake like a botanical garden.

Looking up, under the moonlight, several majestic Tiansheng Bridges could be seen rising from the ground and taking off above the Ling Abyss, connecting the more distant broken platforms, all the way to the end of the line of sight, the other side of the darkness. It seems that there are several bifurcated holes in the distance that cannot be seen clearly, and it is not clear where they lead.

On the right, where the moon shines, there is a waterfall cascading down from the hole that is difficult to see above, and the rushing water flows into the underground lake like a flowing silver ribbon under the moonlight. The splash formed a mist that hit the faces of the three people who came to visit.

Almost a pitch-black cliff face, barely visible in the remaining dirt on the bedrock, many plants poking their heads out, swaying incessantly with the night wind pouring into the breach. And in the underground lake guarded by the rocks, the phantom streamer that shines from time to time is not inferior to the bright moon in the sky.

Strong.

It's a sanctuary of seclusion. Although there are many places on the inner side of the cavern that cannot be illuminated by the moonlight, those areas that appear particularly dark do not cause the slightest fear, but only make the space reflected by the watery moonlight appear more and more holy.

I really didn't expect that in the place where I was going to pick mushrooms, there would be such an amazing structure. It's hard to describe in words, and Oscar doesn't even know what words to use to express his feelings about the scenery carved out by the geology.

Now he was speechless, and could only look at the scenery in front of him in a daze.

"How's that, it's amazing, isn't it?"

Curt interrupted Oscar as he watched the inexplicably moving spectacle, but he wasn't talking to Oscar, but asking Lizzie, who was standing next to him.

"A rare view indeed. ”

Lizzie exhaled, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she told Sù Curt that she was satisfied.

Oscar, who was suddenly pulled out of surprise, jumped down first, and then stammered: "What should I say... It's, it's just, it's, uh... A miraculous sight!"

"Please, can you put your tongue straight, straighten your tongue and speak again. Lizzie glanced at Oscar, who was dancing as she tried to express her feelings, "Or are you all using spell tools to program spells now, so your daily practice of chanting has been cancelled?"

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper. ”

Oscar, who was still excited, was suddenly blocked by Liqi from the side, and his face, which was still so excited, stiffened, and his high expression was all restrained. After a while, his whole body became a little lost, and it was obvious that he was quite devastated.

However, he calmed down a bit, suddenly turned to Lizzie and asked, "Uh, that's right." One more thing... Miss Lizzie, what kind of 'chanting' course you just mentioned? Can you please tell me what that is? I've never heard of such a course in the academy before. ”

"Uh, this... What to say..."

Now it was Lizzie's turn to slurred her words, and she kept glancing at Curt, gesturing him with her eyes to hurry up and get out of the way.

"Hahaha, Oscar, you don't know those strange terms that Liliki said. She had never received a formal education, and her understanding of the academy was all learned from those popular novels, so it was not surprising that something strange would pop up. Overall, it's not something significant..."

Curt looked at Lizzie's embarrassed look and casually helped her make a round. After this counterattack, Oscar felt that he had finally won a city in front of Lizzie, and slightly saved a little face as a "regular wizard apprentice". There was a slight smug on his face, and he no longer pursued Lizzie.

He looked at the shore of the underground lake, where many mushrooms of various sizes were grown. Some of them are mushrooms about the size of a baby's fist, which stand out among the mushroom bushes. They were like clumps of lava that coalesced into clumps, glowing viscous in the moonlight.

Those were the main targets of this effort – the Night Melt Mushroom.

These mushrooms are named after the fact that they lurk beneath the earth during the day, leaving no traces, and only when night falls, do they emerge like undried lava. The sticky, fluid-like shape and the obvious "firelight" of red and black are the main representatives.

The tentacles have a burning sensation and are slightly toxic, so they should not be eaten directly, otherwise they will have the same pain as being burned, but they are not fatal. In medicine, it is generally used to make drugs for the treatment of elemental diseases, or to mix other materials and refine them a little, as an ingredient for alchemical potions.

This mushroom is extremely difficult to cultivate, so the price in the relevant market is also extremely high, and many farmers will collect and resell it to buyers to subsidize their families during the slack season, so he was quite surprised that mercenaries should do this kind of work.

But after actually participating in the operation, he felt that he understood why. At the same time, he also guessed that the reason why Curt chose such a long-distance mission was because it was quite dangerous to rely on his current physical strength to participate in a mission that might have a battle, and now there was only one thing that made him a little worried, Curt also took the task of investigating the unconfirmed monster activity information in the pit when he didn't know. Now they had seen many traces in the tunnel, but when they came to this area, the clues suddenly disappeared.

This is quite a suspicious situation.

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