The camp was set up and the campfire was raised.

The fuel for the campfire was black grease that Flint found near the campsite, and the dwarves put grease in their helmets and ignited the grease surface. Then he dug a pit in the ground, put his helmet with the opening facing up into the pit, and the bonfire was complete.

The king looked at the bonfire and asked Flint worriedly, "Will this fire attract uninvited guests?" ”

"Don't worry, underground creatures without intelligence are basically afraid of open fire, and those with intelligence will evaluate the threat, and generally do not dare to easily launch an attack on the adventurer team. As for cavemen, we are already familiar with cavemen, who have little vision. ”

The dwarf said as he took out the iron stand from his dimensional pouch and began to burn the stand on his helmet and hang the iron pot.

Elizabeth: "What are you going to cook?" ”

Dwarf: "Mushrooms." The Dark Regions are a paradise for mushrooms, and there are plenty of delicious mushrooms that you can't eat on the ground. We don't know when we'll be back on the ground, so we need to save some food. ”

Wang: "I have freshly harvested beans here, a lot of beans. ”

Xiaobai immediately took a few bites: "Let me eat that bean to live, it's better to kill me." But eating mushrooms is disgusting, isn't there any delicious animal underground? ”

Flint: "Yes, yes, there's a bug called the nest, and it's delicious to eat." But the shape of that thing is unacceptable to most humans. ”

Xiaobai: "I'm a werewolf, I'm much stronger than humans." ”

"Then I can get some to roast and eat when we meet the nest," the dwarf shrugged, "but we either don't meet the nest or we encounter a large group, and it remains to be seen whether we can survive the attack of the nest." In addition, the eggs of the nest are delicious, similar to salmon roe. ”

At this time, the king suddenly snapped his fingers: "The nest you are talking about, does it look like an insect?" ”

"yes, a lot like cockroaches." Flynn nodded.

Elizabeth frowned and let out a mournful cry: "Wow! Do you want to eat cockroaches? ”

Flint: "No, it's a lot more than a cockroach, and when it's chopped off, it looks like a giant crab leg when it's cooked, and the texture of the meat is similar." ”

Elizabeth shook her head with a shrunken neck: "I'd rather eat beans all the time." ”

Wang: "Is there anything else I can eat?" ”

Dwarf: "Honestly, it's quite a lot, and the giant pit worm that just passed through can be eaten." There is a large amount of meat within each section. When these insects die of old age, they will become nourishment for the underworld. The stone we are staying with now may not be made from the bones of a certain tunnel worm. ”

Wang: "No wonder you found crude oil nearby. ”

The dwarf stirred the mushroom soup in the iron pot as he continued: "Then there are spiders, there are many species of spiders in the dark region, and the drow elves regard spiders as their goddess's divine beasts so they will not hunt spiders, and other underground races have the habit of hunting spiders as food.

"In some places, you can also encounter rock crabs, lizard beasts, and brain eaters."

Elizabeth: "Brain Eater? ”

Wang: "A monster that looks like a walking brain with hands and feet, it likes to stick to the head of its prey, dissolve its skull with its secretions and eat it. ”

Elizabeth was so frightened that she raised her hands to cover her head.

Wang: "They are more interested in people with higher intelligence, and they will ignore them if they don't have enough intelligence." ”

Elizabeth pouted: "Yes, yes, I'm stupid, don't worry about being targeted by the Brain Eater." ”

Xiaobai looked at the dwarf: "You just said that the race that lives underground?" Are there still many races underground? ”

Although Xiaobai asked about dwarves, Wang took the initiative to answer: "There are quite a few intelligent races underground, in addition to the drow elves, there are also gray dwarves, underground dwarves, and Kou Tao fish people. But there are no surface races friendly except for Furo, and basically they have to start fighting when they encounter them. ”

Xiaobai: "Fulu? ”

Wang: "A jellyfish that moves underground, suspended in the air and propelled by jets. ”

Xiaobai: "Is it delicious?" ”

Wang: "No, no, no, Fulu is an intelligent creature with the intelligence to communicate with humans. And they're very kind, and they're basically the only sapient creatures in the Shadowlands who don't want to turn you into a slave or a reserve of food.

"And they feed on spiritual energy, especially the evil thoughts of evil creatures. They learn about their plans when they suck evil creatures. If she encounters an adventurer, Furo will tell them about the evil plan she has learned, and guide them to destroy the source of evil. ”

Xiaobai: "Then don't they have no food?" ”

Wang: "Yes, Fulu would rather go hungry than destroy the source of evil." So it's a very kind creature, you can't eat it. ”

Xiaobai was speechless: "Okay, it's not very delicious to think about jellyfish." ”

Elizabeth exclaimed, "I didn't even know there were such amazing animals in the world. What other intelligent beings are there underground? ”

Wang: "Underground bearmen, rat men, mind snatchers." There are also benthic mobs that are also sapient beings, even though they are a school of fish. ”

Flint, who was cooking the soup, suddenly snorted: "Bottom-dwelling devilfish, Kailin's horns, that's the most terrifying underground creature I've ever seen, I'd rather be hostile to an entire army of gray dwarves than run into a bottom-dwelling devilfish."

"Luckily, they're also very rare in the Dark Regions. The last time I encountered them on my adventure, it was near the Giant's Cup. ”

Elizabeth's whole person exuded curiosity: "The Giant's Cup? ”

Wang: "A collective name for a series of subterranean lakes, in the middle of the Dark Realm. ”

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows: "The dark region is still layered?" ”

Wang: "Of course, the underground world is roughly divided into three layers according to the depth, and the middle layer has a series of cavities, which store a lot of groundwater, and there are many underground lakes. The Giant's Cup is the most famous of them all. ”

Xiaobai: "We're on the upper floor now?" ”

"Yes." Flint paused and announced in a loud voice, "The mushroom soup is ready, the heat should have broken down all the toxins in the mushrooms." I'll try it first. ”

He took out a wooden beer mug, scooped a spoonful of mushroom soup in a big way, took a sip of the mushroom pieces in the soup, and then chewed the mushroom pieces while smacking: "Well, it's not bad." Would you like a bowl of Gorculk? ”

The king frowned slightly, and pointed out, "The direction you are looking at is a stone. ”

Gotrek raised his hand on the other side of the dwarf, "I'm here. ”

The dwarf was shocked: "What? I actually took the stone for Gautrek? I said it felt a little weird. Damn, the poison of the mushroom has not completely dissolved. Gotta cook it for a while. ”

As he spoke, the dwarf picked up the stick he had just made and was about to put it into the pot, but it was inserted into the earth next to the campfire.

Wang: "You're completely dizzy, so I'd better come." Gautrek, let him lie down on the bunk. ”

Gautrek answered, picked up the dwarf and went to the side.

In place of the dwarves, the king began to stir the mushroom soup.

Elizabeth swallowed beside her: "To be honest, this soup smells quite good." I kind of want to drink. ”

Wang: "Do you want to recognize the stone as a high trik like a dwarf?" ”

Elizabeth hurriedly shook her head.

Xiao Bai sighed, took out the jerky from his dimensional bag, lay on the ground and began to chew with both hands.

Nini stood at the edge of the campfire's flames, vigilantly on guard.

For a moment, only Elizabeth and Wang were left sitting around the campfire.

Elizabeth suddenly laughed and said, "I've fantasized about camping in the dark region many times before. At that time, I could only imagine the dark region as a mushroom forest, based on the bard's narrative poems. ”

As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at the cavern's vault.

All kinds of glowing mushrooms and mosses make the entire surface of the rock formation sparkled with sparkling light, making it look like a night sky.

Elizabeth: "I didn't expect to see the 'starry sky' underground. ”

At this time, the dwarf, who was already lying on the cover, said, "If you close your eyes, you can even hear the whispering of stones." ”

"Really?" Elizabeth actually really closed her eyes, "I...... I didn't hear that. ”

Wang: "He eats too many mushrooms, and you can probably hear some mushrooms." ”

As he spoke, he took out a large wooden spoon from his dimensional bag, scooped a spoonful from the iron pot, and brought it to Elizabeth: "Come, don't talk about the sound of stones, you may even see the stones singing and dancing." ”

Wang was actually joking when he said this, but he didn't expect Elizabeth to actually come up and take a sip.

He hurriedly tried to withdraw the spoon, but was caught by the girl.

Not only did the girl finish the soup in the spoon, but she also took one of the largest mushrooms in her mouth.

Because the mushrooms were so big, Elizabeth had to pinch the handle of the mushroom with her hand after letting go of the spoon, so she ate the mushroom in small bites.

The king looked at her fingers and asked, "Are you...... Do you hear the sound of stones? ”

Elizabeth closed her eyes: "Well, I didn't hear it. The mushrooms are delicious though. ”

Wang raised his right index finger and shook it in front of her: "Open your eyes and see what it is?" ”

Elizabeth opened her eyes and said firmly, "It's one." ”

Wang: "No ghosting?" ”

"No, you try it, it's really ready to eat."

Wang frowned and looked into the pot, just as his stomach was gurgling, so he scooped a small spoonful of soup and a piece of mushroom stalk cut into cubes, and drank it carefully.

Xiaobai: "I'm ready for an antidote spell, you can call directly if there is a problem." ”

Wang: "It's delicious, it's fresh. Can this mushroom be grown on a floating island? ”

Xiaobai: "If I'm a druid who takes care of plants, I might be able to answer you." ”

At this time, Elizabeth stretched out her slender index finger and shook it in front of the king: "How much is this?" ”

Wang: "Yes two. ”

Elizabeth smiled and patted him: "Nasty." ”

At this moment, Nini suddenly turned her head and smoothly took the bow.

Then Marika emerged from the shadows: "Don't be nervous, it's me!" ”

Wang put down the spoon and stood up: "Elizabeth is what is in our squad?" ”

There are monsters in the underground that are good at disguise and illusion, so before Marika goes to investigate, the king makes an appointment with her to make a code.

Marika: "It's the 'leader' of our squad. ”

Elizabeth said coquettishly: "Do you have to agree on this kind of code to make fun of me?" ”

Neither Wang nor Marika paid any attention to her.

Wang looked serious: "Why did you come back so soon?" Have you figured out the tunnel that the tunnel worm has opened? ”

Marika: "I scouted the surroundings before exploring the tunnel, and you'd never think I'd find anything. About two kilometers from here, there is a rather large gray dwarf ruins. ”

Wang: "Is it the ruins or the facilities that the gray dwarves are using right now?" ”

Marika: "It's a relic. Built next to an underground lake. At this depth underground lakes can be quite rare. I found the Kou Tao Fishmen in the ruins, and there were quite a few of them. ”

Elizabeth: "So you came back and suggested that we set off to explore at once?" ”

Marika: "No, I'm coming back to warn you that there's a nest of the Koutao Fishmen around here, so it's not safe here. The Koutao Fishmen often hunt down squads of adventurers. ”

Wang: "But where can we go?" Now that you're back, why don't you stay behind and strengthen the defense of the camp, and tomorrow we'll go to the ruins of the gray dwarves, maybe there is a way to return to the ground. ”

Marika thought for a moment and nodded, "It's okay." ”

Wang: "Then let's eat quickly, the vigil will be in charge of the elves and drow, and the others will hurry up and rest." ”

Elizabeth suddenly smiled: "Finally I feel adventurous." ”

Wang nodded: "Yes, the ground is behind you, and the adventure is close at hand!" ”

(End of chapter)