Old man Xu led the little turtledove out of the hole.

This guy probably escaped from Bolton Town with the group of people from the Rose Chamber of Commerce just now.

However, he didn't run away with the survivors of the Rose Chamber of Commerce.

probably because he feels that he is not familiar with people, and people will not take him;

Or maybe you don't feel safe.

And now that the vampires have been killed, Ji Xun's "thigh" is already clear at a glance.

Not to mention other abilities, Old Man Xu's life-saving ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages can always make him make the most correct choice.

Ji Xun looked at Old Man Xu, and glanced at the little turtledove again, his eyes flashed with different colors.

Since this old-timer took the initiative to come to the rescue, he didn't have to worry about the little turtledove's life was not hard enough, and it would have a bad impact.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun said: "Thank you seniors for your help." ”

Old man Xu grinned with yellow teeth, revealing a hehe smile that didn't look very serious: "Ouch~ It's too polite." Seeing that this kid is clever, he just pulled a handful. ”

The little turtledove on the side was still a little embarrassed, touched his head and said, "I shot just now to help fight vampires, but I didn't notice the danger"

"Hmm. All right. ”

Ji Xun glanced at this little one encouragingly.

It's good that you can still shoot in that situation.

He doesn't care about the process.

Those who can't die can't die, they can't die after all.

Instead, he listened to the old man's evaluation of the little turtledove, and felt a little subtle.

But it is not advisable to stay longer.

Ji Xun didn't ask too much, and while walking, he asked again: "Where are the seniors going?" ”

Old man Xu asked rhetorically, "Where are you going?" ”

As he spoke, his shrewd little eyes rolled and he immediately added: "I mean, if you don't mind, bring the old man with you?" We also have multiple companions on the road, don't we? ”

"Hmm. That's what I think. ”

Ji Xun smiled meaningfully.

That's what I'm waiting for.

He didn't know how much Old Man Xu's memory had recovered now. Or maybe he doesn't know what his purpose is.

But with this old-timer following, Ji Xun was emboldened.

This has a hidden aura of "contrary to death", and he will always choose the right direction.

"Huh?"

Old man Xu didn't expect the other party to agree so neatly, and his expression was stunned.

Originally, I just wanted to eat and drink with me.

Ji Xun said directly: "We are going to explore a vein, do the seniors want to be together?" ”

Hearing this, not only Old Man Xu was surprised.

The same is true of Song Yu on the side.

The Mithril vein was very important, and she didn't know why Ji Xun would invite such an old man for divination.

And now it can basically be guessed that the vein is very likely to be related to the "blood plague pollution source", and it must be very dangerous.

Why is he going now?

Isn't it better to wait for the family to come to reinforcements?

But Song Yu now has absolute trust in Ji Xun.

No matter what he did, she wouldn't doubt it.

I didn't say much to listen.

Old man Xu was still a little hesitant: "You want to go to explore the veins?" ”

Ji Xun immediately added: "If the seniors are together, the bread is enough."

Before he finished speaking, the old man slapped his thigh, and his mouth suddenly became sharp: "Go!" I'm idle, I'm not going."

Saying that, he didn't forget to reflect his own value, and said with a shy old face: "It just so happens that my old man's bones still know a little about prospecting." ”

“.”

This boastful remark made Song Yu feel embarrassed when he listened to it.

Kind-hearted, she doesn't mind having more mouths to eat.

But aren't you, old man, a soothsayer?

I used to think that his divination was not very reliable.

Now you're a prospector again?

Ji Xun didn't think so, and raised his eyebrows: "Oh? That couldn't be better. ”

There is a high probability that others are bragging, but this old man said that he would "prospect", and it is most likely true.

After all, this person has lived for an unknown number of years, and it is normal to have some strange knowledge.

Ji Xun didn't know why Old Man Xu was always moved by some small favors.

But the truth is, it has been tried and tested.

Old man Xu joined the team, and the group of four people advanced in the dark cave without hurrying.

Song Yu listened to Ji Xun's proposal, took out the treasure map, and showed it to Old Man Xu.

But she still didn't understand why such an important thing should be given to an old diviner who had only met once.

Old man Xu saw it, patted his chest and said that he could find it, and he also volunteered to lead the little turtledove to open the way in front.

Ji Xun didn't have any worries at all, and chose to follow silently.

Song Yu chose to believe in Ji Xun and followed.

It didn't take long for the four of them to follow the route on the map and burrow into a wilderness cave that no one had ever walked before.

Many crypt plants glow on their own, mushrooms, mosses, and trees. The flowers, leaves, and even trunks of these plants emit a soft blue-green fluorescence. It feels like a starry light in the dark, dreamy and bizarre.

There are also some dark-vision creatures hiding in the shadows waiting for their prey, making some movements from time to time, which makes the team slightly nervous.

Song Yu and Ji Xun walked behind.

The most dangerous adventure she has ever had before was when the academy went to the wilderness under the leadership of a group of teachers.

Exploring this dark cavern is now an experience like never before.

Anticipation, excitement, and apprehension about the unknown dark world.

However, it seems that Ji Xun is by his side, and there is no fear on that pretty face, but he feels that this kind of adventurous experience is a rare life experience.

The four of them didn't go all the way slowly.

With his previous life and death experience, Song Yu has completely lost any life and outside to Ji Xun, just like a close friend.

There are not only flat roads in the caves, but also steep rock walls and rugged mountain roads.

A lot of times you need to climb.

Although Song Yu is a pampered eldest lady, she can't see the slightest squeamishness.

Most of the time, she can borrow mechanical devices to deal with treacherous terrain.

But occasionally encountering a dangerous area that she is not sure to cross, she can also shout generously "Mr. Ji Xun, I want to help".

Then he put his arm around Ji Xun with peace of mind, with a touch of cunning on his face, and was taken and jumped over.

Although you have a prospecting map in hand, the coordinates of the cave world are not so easy to find.

All the way over the mountains, undercurrent waterfalls, drilling holes and climbing walls, the road is not smooth.

Ji Xun and Song Yu were not sure to find the exact location on the map in a short time.

On the contrary, Old Man Xu was confused with confidence, saying that he would definitely be able to find it.

The four of them walked all the way in the dark for a whole day.

Along the way, they collected ore samples and analyzed them with alchemical potions, but they didn't see any trace of the existence of Mithril Ore at all.

I don't know if it's right or not.

Ji Xun just felt that the general direction was fine, so he followed.

Fortunately, Old Man Xu doesn't know if his other abilities are reliable or not, but the intuition of "risk avoidance" is no problem.

The four of them traveled all the way, except for encountering a few not tricky monster attacks, they did not encounter any danger.

After walking for about fifteen hours, the four of them came to the edge of a cliff.

All around are blue cliffs and mist.

Although no trace of the existence of the Mithril Mine was found, they had to rest.

The little turtledove had been in the camp for a long time, and he picked up wood and made a fire.

In a short time, a side tent was set up on the fire, and the broth in the iron pot was already gurgling.

Ji Xun jumped up from the cliff, took out the rock fragments knocked down from the surrounding rock walls, and handed them to Song Yu.

She took the samples and started testing.

It didn't take long for the results to come out.

Song Yu looked at the row of alchemy potion test tubes in front of him that showed various metal reaction colors, shrugged his shoulders and said, "There are indeed mineral deposits around here. Silver, iron, and bronze were detected in the rocks. and more than a dozen other metals. ”

But as she spoke, she suddenly changed her words, and said a little helplessly: "But the quality of the ore is very low, and the metal content is very low. It does not even meet the minimum requirements for mining. Moreover, there is no Mithril. ”

“.”

Ji Xun is also very strange.

Although he has little interest in ores, if he doesn't have Mithril, wouldn't the source of contamination be nearby?

If he hadn't encountered a vampire sacrificing the town of Burton, he really thought there might be a problem with the map.

But now it seems that it is okay to guess on your own.

So, what went wrong?

Just thinking about it, a muttering voice came from his ear: "It's strange, it should be around here." Either there's something wrong with the map, or there's some missing information... I guess I'm not in the wrong place anyway. ”

Turning his face, Old Man Xu was holding a pot of mushroom broth and drinking.

probably heard the conversation between Ji Xun and Song Yu, so he occasionally peeked at it and defended himself faintly.

Ji Xun listened to that tone, smiled unconsciously, and said in an affirmative tone: "I also think that Senior Xu is not wrong." This should be what the map points to. ”

Don't look at this old man's unreliable magic stick.

But as it turned out, he was very reliable.

With Ji Xun standing in line to support, Old Man Xu had the courage to expose his old face from behind the basin, and proposed: "I said, let's rest tonight first, and look for it tomorrow, maybe the veins are hidden deep underground." ”

Eating and drinking, after all, you have to do something for others, and that old face can be put aside.

Hearing this, Song Yu on the side also showed a smile and nodded: "Hmm!" ”

Although she didn't think it was likely.

If there really is a Mithril deposit in the vicinity, it is impossible not to detect it at all.

But she also understood Ji Xun's attitude, and it made no sense to blame anyone at this time.

Originally, she didn't dare to guarantee that the map would be fine.

And it's .

Previously, Song Yu came looking for the Mithril Mine with great expectations, and even gambled most of his savings to buy the lord authority of Bolton Machinery Town at a high price.

If she really can't find it, she is like losing an important opportunity to bet against fate, and she has suffered a heavy loss.

Before, she felt that if she really couldn't find it, she would be very, very disappointed.

But now I don't have that kind of mind.

met Ji Xun, Song Yu felt that it was the luckiest encounter in her life so far.

Even if you can't find the Mithril mine, this trip to Bolton Town is full of harvest.

What's not to be happy about?

Thinking of this, the young lady of the chaebol family smiled from the bottom of her heart on this dark and terrifying cliff.

If she could, she felt that this "adventure" could continue.

Even if you keep looking for it, it won't be boring.

With a lot of thoughts in his head, Song Yu listened to Ji Xun speak: "Senior, you said that now we want to find the Mithril Mine, is it still possible?" After all, there was no Mithril in the nearby rock formations. ”

"Let's do this"

Old man Xu really knows how to prospect.

Normally, it's hopeless.

But thinking that it was his own way, probably to prove his opinion, he racked his brains and thought for a moment, and then told a mythical story: "It's not completely impossible. Some veins have a 'gold accumulation effect'. Metals are concentrated in certain areas rather than evenly distributed throughout the rock formations. ”

Ji Xun and Song Yu both heard a new word, and looked sideways: "The gold accumulation effect? ”

Old Man Xu continued: "Well, it is usually an anomaly caused by the influence of some extraordinary power, such as the energy magnetic field of a formation, a prohibition, or a special item. ”

“.”

Hearing this, Ji Xun's eyes shrank slightly.

He immediately thought of the situation in the extradimensional space of "Greedy Mineral Gold" before.

The secret room where the jar was sealed gathered a large amount of high-density Mithril.

I didn't know how to get it before.

Now this explanation seems to make perfect sense!

Old man Xu said again: "It is said that there is an artifact called the [Gathering Gold Ring] in the ancient mythological dwarf clan, and its function is to gather those thin metal elements in the veins to facilitate mining. But in this way, the ore in the outer rock layer is very inferior, or even has no trace at all, it is an ordinary rock formation."

"Wow, that's what it says."

Song Yu also felt amazing when he heard it.

But not too seriously.

It should only be heard as a mythical story.

Ji Xun fell silent.

Because he felt that they might have touched their destination little by little.

At the same time, a sense of crisis also hit my heart.

Even if it is really found, the "pollution source" may not be so easy to touch.

"If there's a 'gold accumulation effect' around here, you'll have to try your luck. Maybe it's deep underground, maybe it's something you can find by turning into a cave. ”

"Ah, old sir, is there no other way to find it?"

"Nope. However, the old man thought that Miss Song should be lucky. I've divined you before, and you're a rich and noble person. In terms of financial luck, it will definitely not be bad. You can rest assured, even if you can't find any Mithril Mine, eighty percent of them will be able to find Gold and Silver Mine."

"Wow, if it's really as the old gentleman said, I will definitely hire you as a prospector for the Chamber of Commerce when the time comes."

"Hahaha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say"

“.”

Old man Xu was still talking, telling some stories about how mythical dwarves and goblins mined minerals.

Song Yu and Little Turtledove both listened with relish.

Occasionally interject to ask questions they are curious about.

Ji Xun also listened carefully, wrote down those stories in his head, and kept thinking about them.

He always felt that Old Man Xu was more like a "prophet" or "prophet" than anyone else.

He is not corrupted by time.

It comes from history and will appear in the future.

It's unbelievably mysterious.

It's like a god, mysterious and even "indescribable".

And facts have also proved that those words that sound absurd often hide great mysteries.

Waiting for Old Man Xu's story to finish, Ji Xun didn't think about the problem of the ore veins, but said: "Senior, in case you encounter any dangerous situations along the way, please help me take care of my two partners." ”

Although he knew that Song Yu and Little Turtledove might not die here, he also felt uneasy.

There is nothing wrong with a word of advice.

Old man Xu seemed to be still immersed in the empty ticket of "hiring" that Song Yu just said, and casually responded: "That's no problem." ”

After getting the answer, Ji Xun smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

Old man Xu also felt that Ji Xun's attitude was very strange, and asked more with a strange expression: "We really met before?" ”

The other party took the initiative to mention this question, but Ji Xun did not answer directly, and his eyes gradually deepened.

After a moment of silence, he uttered an irrelevant response: "Senior, have you found what you are looking for?" ”

He wanted to try to wake up this "tuba".

But it doesn't seem to be of much use.

Old man Xu looked dazed: "Huh? ”

Ji Xun didn't force it, he shook his head with a wry smile, "It's okay." Seen, but you forgot. ”

After dinner, the four of them rested around the campfire.

Little Turtledove and Old Man Xu could hear the conversation, and the two slept in a tent and were still chatting about something.

Ji Xun and Song Yu were in a tent.

They have been living together for the past few days, and they have long been accustomed to it.

What's more, the tents are all open, and there is no embarrassment.

Ji Xun does not have high requirements for sleep, and meditates cross-legged.

Song Yu also lay down and rested on the side, sometimes filling the bonfire with some wood.

She has a very good sense of this real wild camping experience, and she has been smiling and excited since she set up camp just now.

"Ji Xun, do you really know that Mr. Xu? He knows a lot, but he doesn't seem to know much."

"You want to say that he doesn't look reliable?"

"Ah, though, it's rude."

"Hahaha. That senior is very powerful. If you encounter any dangerous situation, if I can't take care of you, you must remember to follow this senior. ”

"Oh. Why? ”

"No why."

"Oh."

“.”

Ji Xun didn't explain much.

Song Yu and Little Turtledove can support them to contact this mysterious old man, but it does not mean that they are qualified to touch the secrets of the old man's body.

Fortunately, Song Yu was also very smart, and even stupidly believed it, and didn't ask questions.

"You say, what if we can't find the Mithril Mine?"

"If you can't find it, you can't find it. But I think we'll probably find it. ”

"Ah Ji Xun, obviously we seem to be about the same age, why are you so powerful and know so much?"

"Actually, Miss Song is also very good."

"Ah, it's far worse than you. When I return to the Black Gold City, I would like to invite you to my house. Well, I introduced my friends to you, and they will definitely admire you. Oh, and grandpa said I'll take you back to see it."

"See me?"

"yes. I asked my grandfather when you wrote to me about mental aberrations, and he guessed something. But we didn't meet at the time. By the way, has your mental aberrations been resolved? ”

"Well, that's it."

“.”

Song Yu is actually a very cheerful girl.

Especially after the two got acquainted.

Ji Xun meditated on the side, and Song Yu chattered on the side, as if he had endless words.

But before she knew it, the girl was sleepy as she spoke, and she fell asleep.

The delicate and flawless face reflected by the firelight stretched slightly in the dream, like a rose in the morning, delicate and pretty; She fell asleep quietly holding her pillow, breathing evenly and gently, with a sweet and serene smile on the corner of her mouth.

She wore a low-cut adventure suit, somewhat tight, and took off her buckskin waistcoat when she slept.

At this moment, the loose white lining quietly opened from the neckline when she turned sideways, and a pair of bulges on the chest were playfully exposed to the air. It's not majestic, but it's full of youth. The skin is delicate to the extreme, and the scenery is charming.

Very beautiful girl.

In the wilderness, this girl was completely defenseless, and slept deeply.

Ji Xun glanced at it, and unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

I don't know what I thought, my eyes gradually deepened, and I reached out and pulled up the blanket and covered her with it.

The hands of the pocket watch unconsciously pointed to six o'clock in the morning.

The campfire has burned out.

A wet mist filled the cliffs.

After a night's rest, refreshed.

Song Yu woke up from a good night's sleep.

Before Ji Xun opened her eyes, she walked out of the tent and saw that he was teaching the little turtledove to practice boxing.

"Morning~ Mr. Ji Xun; Morning, little turtledove. ”

"Morning, Miss Song."

“.”

All three got up and made breakfast.

Old man Xu couldn't sleep even if he wanted to lie in bed, so he could only get up early in the morning.

After breakfast and tidying up the camp, the four of them prepared the climbing mechanism and prepared to go to the bottom of the cliff to have a look.

Old man Xu, don't look at a weak old bone, climbing and escaping is very neat, and it is not false to go down the cliff;

Song Yu also took a rock climbing course at the college, and there was no big problem;

Although the little turtledove is worse, it has enough courage and is flexible and small, and there is no problem with Ji Xun.

The four of them searched all the way around the cliff.

According to Old Man Xu, the location where they camped yesterday is the approximate location pointed to by the map.

As for whether or not you can find a place, it is completely up to luck.

Ji Xun guessed that as Old Man Xu said, there might be a "gold accumulation effect" nearby.

So they also went out of their way to find some tunnels and caves that led to the underground.

But the most important thing in the cave world is all kinds of cave karst caves, like intertwined tree roots.

If they really want to explore like this, just if the four of them want to explore a large area of the vicinity, it is estimated that they may not be able to explore it in a few months.

And it's not sure exactly how deep.

"Let's pay attention to see where there are traces of artificial excavation. Since someone has been here before, maybe there will be some traces."

"Nope. This is a monster cave. ”

"There's no here, it's a natural crack in a landslide."

“.”

It's most of the day.

The four of them explored dozens of caves on the cliff faces, but found no trace of Mithril's existence.

Just when Ji Xun felt that they might need to waste a lot of time,

Good luck strikes.

As Old Man Xu asserted, there is Song Yu in the team, a person with a "huge rich personality", and his fortune is definitely not bad.

Just when he was looking for it, suddenly Song Yu found something.

"Ji Xun, come and take a look! The rubble here doesn't seem to be collapsing normally. ”

"Huh?"

"Those stones. The rock walls here are very hard, and it stands to reason that they will not be weathered naturally and will not fall. But here's a bunch of them. I think it's a bit like something was going on. ”

"Really!"

“.”

I don't know how Song Yu found out.

While she was resting, she happened to see a pile of scattered stones.

It's easy for normal people to ignore.

But her Song family is a mining family, and her family has a lot of professional inheritance of prospecting, and this girl herself is proficient.

Ji Xun looked at it for a while, and also felt that it was not a natural collapse.

But there is also a possibility that a fight between a monster or a monster will also cause this kind of rock collapse.

The four of them had the mentality of giving it a try and began to dig.

Although Ji Xun's strength was not fully recovered, these hundreds of catties of stones were like sandbags in his hands, and they were easily thrown away.

Not long after, he saw a cave under the stone moth.

Moreover, it is a cave dug by hand.

"Hey, I found it!"

Seeing the chisel marks on the wall, Ji Xun was also immediately overjoyed.

Song Yu and the three of them also rushed over excitedly.

However, when he could see the situation in the cave clearly, the excitement on Ji Xun's face instantly turned solemn.

Because not far from the entrance of the cave, a golden skeleton appeared there.

The skeleton was like a "warning sign" to warn several people that the cave was dangerous.

Moreover, there is a large string of text carved into the wall.

The ancient Talen language wrote: "In the year 2441 of the Talem calendar, my Bai family was ordered by King Augustus to bring the leaked cataclysm to the Eastern Wilderness to seal it."

"This"

As soon as Ji Xun looked at the beginning, he realized that there was a big problem.

Three thousand years ago, the Talon dynasty had fallen.

The year "2441 in the Talem calendar" is not known to be in which year.

But at least 3,000 years ago.

The Oran Dynasty, which had been ruling the Eastern Continent before, had a recorded history of just over 2,000 years.

In other words, the time when this corpse came here was earlier than the Kashi civilization in the entire Eastern Continent!

At the same time, a thought suddenly popped up in Ji Xun's mind: "This 'Bai family' can't be the [God Stealer] Bai family, one of the five federal councilors, right?" ”

He remembered that when he had talked to Caterina about the situation in the Federation, he had brought up the topic earlier.

The Bai family is the oldest and most mysterious family among the five federal councillors.

The historical origins of this surname can be traced back even before the Oran dynasty was founded.

The origin of the Bai family is an "unsolved mystery" unknown to outsiders in the entire federation.

Looking at it now, Ji Xun felt that he might know where the Bai family came from.

(End of chapter)