Chapter 19: Into the Underground

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In some small cities, three gold coins is already a family's living expenses for a month, as for three thousand gold coins, it is enough for people to live comfortably for more than ten years, and even as long as the investment is appropriate, this amount of money is enough to make profits and never exhaust. (The first text is published in the reading room biquge.info)

But as long as you are not stupid, you can naturally tell which is more important, money or life.

But refuse?

The mercenaries looked at each other, and they all saw some vicious curse in each other's eyes - this mage was obviously cunning, and she had probably already deduced this situation...... The journey ahead was naturally dangerous, but now the mercenaries had found themselves in a dilemma, and now, they had fallen too deep...... If the mercenary brigade is still there, or even only about half of it is left, then there is no problem with Yiqiē, as long as he returns along the path he came, he should not encounter too much danger. However, at this time, there were only seventeen of the remaining mercenaries, including the dwarf...... This number sounds like a lot, but it is only used in this forest, but it is tantamount to a drop in the ocean, and it is a bit troublesome to deal with those carrion-eating creatures attracted by the bloody gas on the way back. Not to mention the black-skinned guys who are good at guerrilla warfare.

If the previous trolls and gnolls had dampened their morale, then this attack by Drow and ogres had completely destroyed the mercenaries' courage - only in less than an hourglass of time, a full twenty lives were gone...... And most of them died, and this is still under the premise of the help of a few strong people-

If those remaining creatures haven't gone far and have been looking for an opportunity, how much luck can this group of people who have lost the cover of high-level magic have to save their lives to Poplar Town?

Therefore, their best choice was to follow the mage...... In this way, even the paladins are not likely to question this matter too much - because it is the mercenaries themselves who choose to move forward.

"Your Excellency, this time, can you first tell us what your so-called destination is?"

The young hunter broke the awkward silence...... He had appeared at the front of the mage's path at some point,

Staring at the faces in the shadows of the other man's hoods, the hunter's breath froze for a moment.

It was the first time he had seen the mage's face so closely. Actually, it doesn't count as seeing it now—except for the hood, the face is hidden under a black veil. Only the small half around the eyes is exposed. However, at this moment, rising between the canopies, a splash of sunlight just outlined the outline of the beautiful face under the light veil.

The light shines and disappears, but it is only a short moment.

But just this moment, this small half of the face, was enough for Edward to be amazed.

If you don't take into account the eternal coldness in the deep, crystal-clear pupils, then this little bit of blood is more delicate and delicate, and a small part is almost perfect—whether it is the skin of fine porcelain. Or the right eyebrow arch, or the slender and beautiful nose bridge, and the slender eyebrows that go into the sideburns...... All of them are worthy of the highest adjective.

As for age, it should be equally perfect over twenty-five, but never thirty years old - a woman of this age is, in a sense, the period when the word is most charming, and there is only a little pure reserve left in the girl's perfect harmony with the maturity of the woman. The most appreciated......

"A city. The mage seemed still immersed in some thought, not noticing the young hunter's slight gaffe, except that after a slight pause, she spat out a simple word.

"Elven city, but as far as I know, it should be in the center of the forest, at least more than five hundred miles away, not just one hundred and sixty miles away?" Edward frowned.

According to old legends, there is indeed a rumor that in the center of the Whispering Forest there is a city of elves, a ruin built before an unspeakable era, belonging to a royal family of the noblest elves in the elven race. It was only with the migration of the Elven Court that they would be abandoned in this jungle.

But that's just an unsubstantiated rumor. If you want to go that distance, let alone 3,000 gold coins, even if it is 30,000 or 300,000, it is not worth risking your life.

As long as you are not stupid, you will naturally be able to tell which is more important, money or life.

"Elven city? that's a rumor...... The migration of the Children of the Forest will leave no trace behind, let alone let it go deep underground?"

"Underground, is it a dark region?" an association instantly pulled the hunter's mind back from the small half of the face. It also made him squint his eyes instantly, and his brows twisted and jumped a few times.

Again, this is not an answer that can be pursued.

Under the ground of this world, there are tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands of miles of pipelines, and it can even be said that there is another world that is different from the ground, and this world also has a large number of inhabitants, but the difficult process of surviving in the world that does not see the light of day is far greater than the surface of the earth, which is extremely rich in matter, so the inhabitants underneath without exception have strong enough strength to survive, as well as extremely aggressive personalities......

The rumored drow elves, who have caused huge casualties among the mercenaries, are officially one of the most famous races, and it is said that there are countless more evil and dark monsters, lurking in the unknown abyss - the vast underground world is far more ferocious and greedy beasts than the Forest of Secret Words, and the strong people who have been swallowed through the ages are also like carps crossing the river, a high-level mage and a few holy warriors cannot be anything real.

As long as you are not stupid, you will naturally be able to tell which is more important, money or life.

"You have to understand that, and that's fine. But my purpose is not so deep...... All I'm looking for is a remnant of the magical war. The mage was either not good at words, or he didn't want to tell the mercenary too many secrets: "It wasn't originally underground, but it sank underground because of some change in the surface." ”

However, even the information revealed in these words still made Edward's heart tremble.

The civilization on the continent has undergone several major turns, and the so-called magic war represents a glorious degeneration of mankind......

Two thousand years ago, it was the most glorious era of mankind...... The mages have created countless miraculous creations, including cities that fly in the sky.Legend has it that in those days, every qiē of the earth had to bow down to the mages, the orcs were driven into the savage lands of the central mountains, the royal court of the elves migrated overseas, the remnant were confined to the jungle, the dwarves were confined to the underground, and the dragons were forced to bow down in the power of magic, abandoning their pride and becoming the mage's servants.

It's just that in the fault line of the history known as the war, the magical civilization has been destroyed, the documents and materials have been lost, and all kinds of exquisite and magical arcane arts have been almost lost, so that today, more than 2,000 years later, the magic skills used by human beings are still said to be far inferior to the level of the heyday of magic.

Hence a remnant of the Age of Magic...... That's more than just a city.

You must know that at the peak of that magical civilization, all kinds of enchanted items were everywhere like gravel on the street, even though it had gone through thousands of years after its annihilation, but the legacy of that era still continued to affect the history and progress of mankind to a greater or lesser extent.

For the current mages, those magic items are very valuable, even if they are broken, there are mages who are willing to buy them at a high price for research, and what is even more coveted are those few complete items, and the powerful ones among them - what is commonly called an artifact on the continent today are all remnants of the magic of the old era.

To put it mildly, a true relic of the Arcane Age may well represent an endless treasure trove.

"Cunning guy ......"

As he watched the mage head out into the forest, Edward muttered in a voice he could only hear.

Enough for a farmer to subdue a dragon and a kingdom to prostrate at the feet of an individual. He had heard countless similar legends about artifacts, and either one of them was deeply etched in his memory, which became one of the reasons for his yearning for magic.

He also had no way of discerning how much truth was hidden in what the mage was saying...... But I have to say that a certain part of his heart is indeed as excited as those mercenaries.

Yes, caper......

Edward's conversation with the mage may not be high, but it is undoubtedly the ultimate guide for those mercenaries who are undecided...... The legendary word made them burst into excited whispers, and a layer of red light clouded their cheeks, penetrating their pupils, and making them refreshed, if not better.

"If it's underground, then it's really Moradin...... I mean, God's arrangement. ”

The dwarven Baroque tapped his horn helmet and followed several employers without hesitation, so more and more people chose to accompany him......

As long as you are not stupid, you can naturally tell which is more important, money or life?

No, there's nothing that can't be properly labeled, not even life – if anyone hesitates about it, then don't doubt it, it's just that the price isn't high enough.

The same was true for Edward.

He already had more reasons than those mercenaries, and since he was also going to take risks, he naturally wanted to choose the one with a more generous reward...... Magic, a word that had been turning back in the young man's heart for more than ten years, seemed to be within reach at this time, and the throbbing in his heart made him finally take a step forward...... As for whether it is dangerous, we can only take it one step at a time.

......

The advance didn't last long, and as the crowd passed through the glades that had been crushed by the ogres, the trees thinned out again.

A few twisted oak trees edged a jumble of vines, shrubs, and foliage covered a mound with mottled marks only at the top, revealing the true face of the rocks that made it up.

However, as the mage approached, it finally took on its original form—as soon as she lifted it, the vigorous rattan was lifted away like a piece of cloth, revealing a row of mossy bricks and stone pillars behind her, causing many unnamed small lizards to be startled and scattered from under the green plants.

The moss-covered rocks formed the entrance to a huge cavern, and the neat stone bars at the entrance had now collapsed, and the stacks of layers blocked half of the hole, but even the passage of time could not hide the traces of the artificially carved ones. Everyone looked into the darkness, but even if a mercenary lit a torch and slowly entered, he could only see an extremely narrow part of the cave dozens of feet wide, and only the stone staircase that stretched inward under his feet, I don't know how deep, gradually became clear in the firelight.

The surrounding qiē began to become quiet.

The natural light at the entrance of the cave gradually shrinks, eventually disappearing into the distance, while on the other side, the staircase that slopes down seems to be far away...... Four white balls of light floated at the front of the team, forming a dim and oppressive light source with the torches in the hands of the mercenaries, mixed with the intertwined shadows of humans, and the corridor was bright and dark, giving people the feeling that they would be attacked at any time.

Or the only fortunate thing is that the further you go, the more traces of artificial carving, and in the end, it is completely a road made of square bricks. The walls are full of signs of flooding, and there are frescoes in some places&...... Although only simple vague lines remain.

At the front of the line,

"Alas, those who play with spells are always full of twists and turns, what is there to envy? In fact, in battle, the most reliable is only your body, as long as you train well, it will never betray you!"

The dwarf stroked his beard, making the brass ring on it jingle, and then he suddenly laughed, and put his mouth close to Edward's ear: "To be honest, boy, you are actually fascinated by that woman's face, right? Actually, he does look good, except that his body is a little flattened, not my type, but for you...... Hehe, I guess it's enough to be a dream lover. ”

Edward was stunned.

In the human impression, dwarves are bold, cheerful and stubborn fit as friends of the cunzài, but in them possess a simple ...... Well, in the excessive aesthetics, they are usually dismissive of human beauties - thick and strong, broad body and plump facial features, so as to ensure the birth of healthier offspring, but also to have a beautiful beard, is their recognized beauty.

"Don't look at me so strangely, my eyes are not as inferior as those of my relatives!"

Sensing the boy's doubts, the self-proclaimed Baroque dwarf raised his voice: "I'm not interested in those who seem to be virtuous, let me ...... What do you mean by that human word? Oh, aesthetic! Hmmm? No, but it's pretty much the same anyway...... These keg-like make me sick to look at! A real woman should at least look like a gourd bottle instead of a wine barrel, and at least be more than five feet tall...... 36 d...... It's good!"

There was already a hint of pride in his voice: "I know you're going to find it strange, well, a little devil like you probably won't understand...... People who are ahead of their time will not always be understood, and you humans didn't sneer at St. Rom and that Emperor Trastande hundreds of years ago?, so one day, when the descendants of my great Baroque Nightrain spread over the land, those who poked their heads out of the earth would understand what kind of person they had expelled from the Crucible Hall. ”

"You...... Because of this...... "the young man was stunned, the society of the dwarves was not as loose as that of humans, and to be expelled from a certain city hall meant that he was removed from his clan and no longer regarded by any dwarf as a relative, or even lost his burial in the sacred place of the tribe...... and all sorts of things that were considered glory by the other dwarves—the most terrible punishment for the dwarves who had always regarded the glory of their family as supreme, far more than death.

"If you want to be successful, you'll have to pay some price first, and besides, I can't stand those guys!

The dwarf laughed unconcernedly, "Especially that Dwayne Rock who mixed with the elders, and dared to swear with his beard that he was not a, the stinky granite that killed him, do you know what evidence he came up with? He said that he had touched a lot of female dwarves' jj!hahaha...... Phew, it's disgusting just to think about!"

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