The best thing about traveling with a partner like Gulf is that you will never be lonely, because his mouth will not be idle for a moment, as if only nagging can successfully drive timidity out of his mind. But there is also a downside, because worry and anxiety can spread from the big cancer of Gurff, just like the flu. As time passed, Qi Lang's heart began to become a little uneasy.

In fact, in Qi Lang's impression, the Rab Volcano was originally just a side dish, and during the three years in the slave camp, he had to walk back and forth almost twice a week. The slings on the cliffs and the tunnels in the mountains are all familiar old friends. It's only been a year now, and I don't think much has changed there. According to Qi Lang's plan, he and Gulf only had to easily burrow into it and retrieve a few shiny stones from the depths of the pit, even if it was done, where to worry and anxiety?

But this time, his heart was probably full of expectations, and Qi Lang's mood gradually became higher and lower with the ups and downs of the mountain road in front of him.

"It's time to rest, isn't it?" Gulf was sweating as he munched on the hazelnuts he had just picked, suggesting to Qi Lang, "It's been a whole morning, and I've walked a few laps on both legs, so I'll have time to do it, what do you say?"

Qi Lang raised his head and looked into the distance, it was already very close to the Rab Volcano, it would only take about three or five hours to arrive, it seemed that they were indeed walking too fast, much earlier than expected: "Okay." Fifteen minutes is enough for you to recover?"

"You're so merciful!" Gulf collapsed into the haystack on the side of the road, and he didn't want to waste a second of his fifteen-minute break, "I can't imagine that if you become our vice-captain, we probably won't have a good day." ”

"You forced me to work towards that goal, and I didn't think about fighting for the vice-captain. Qi Lang sat down lightly, took an apple from his baggage, and handed it to Gulf.

"I actually need a hamburger more. Gulf took it weakly, taking a bite and grumbling, "What's that, the one you have on your chest?"

Just behind the knot on Qi Lang's chest, a white beast tooth protruded from the gap in the neckline, as if there was a mouth there that would steal food.

"This?" Qi Lang took off his wolf tooth necklace and threw it into Gulf's arms, "Souvenir, the amulet my mother left me." The pawnshop is only willing to give thirty Bernies for it, what do you think?"

"You're such a bastard that you want to sell it. If my mother left me anything, I promised to give it up like a baby. Gulf narrowed his eyes and examined the six teeth into the soft midday sun, "but she only left me with more than forty freckles on my face. In contrast, your mother is more considerate - you Orientals are really weird, how do you like to make such ugly things into necklaces?"

Qi Lang shook his head helplessly, rubbed his sore legs and said, "Please, we also like gold and silver and those jewels, this is just a souvenir, okay? You white people always like to ignorantly summarize other races as monsters, as if you are the only authentic human in the world." ”

"Well, I apologize to you on behalf of authentic humanity. Gulf smiled, in fact, he really had a little sense of superiority in his heart, "But you are still ahead of us in some skills, like this necklace, how did you dye it pink? ”

"Really?" Qi Lang also felt very strange, because in his impression, the six wolf fangs had always been milky white, without any variegation. He took them back and looked at them carefully in the palm of his hand. Indeed, there was a wolf tooth that was a little red, and the faint color seemed to seep into it. He wiped it vigorously with his cuffs, but he really couldn't erase the color.

There was something strange about it, but it made sense easily, because maybe it was his blood that stained it red. In the past year or so, Qi Lang has suffered a lot of injuries and shed a lot of blood, thinking that it is because of the contamination of blood and qi that this necklace has lost its original value, and the pawnshop owner Corti's eyes are really poisonous.

"If you're sure it's not dyed, it must be that the wolf has bleeding gums. Gulf was very good at coming to the conclusion.

The fifteen-minute rest passed quickly, and the sweat on Gulf's body had not even subsided, and the two of them set out on the journey again.

At about five o'clock that night, the Rab volcano finally appeared in front of it.

It was a conical mountain hidden in the middle of a lofty mountain, and many of the surrounding peaks were noticeably higher than it, but it looked like a proud lord, sitting there nonchalantly, while the nearby peaks bowed slightly in its direction.

The top of the crater is still spewing smoke, and occasionally a few sparks emerge from the smoke. It is the beginning of winter, and when people walk in the mountains, they often feel that the mountain breeze is biting, but it is much warmer here.

In normal times, there would have been guards with spears and whips in the few dilapidated wooden houses around the Rab Volcano, but today was the Holy King's Feast, and there was no one around, even the scrawny slaves were gone. It seems that they are all resting. It's not because of the mercy of the Luhmanns, it's because the guards need to take a day off.

"Where do we get there?" Gulf was incapable now, he was familiar with the Black Forest and the dangerous terrain of tens of kilometers around it, but when he got to this damn place, he still had to humbly ask the former slave for advice.

"There. Qi Lang pointed into the air. Gulf's eyes widened, and it took a great deal of effort to see that it was a ropeway hanging between the two mountains, and that a small old wooden basket was hanging from the thick black iron cable, as if it were about to fall apart when the wind blew.

"Brother, is there no other way to go?" Gulf reached out and pinched his right calf, where he suddenly felt like he was going to cramp, "I may have a fear of heights, I just found out today." ”

"Don't worry, I've been working here for three years, and I've only seen fifteen falls in total. Qi Lang tried to calm his best friend's mind, but when he said this, he found that Gulf's face was already terrifyingly white.

"Are you kidding?!That's a high probability, isn't it?" Gulf screamed.

"It's not very high. Qi Lang was still calm, "It's much lower than the probability of death at Mount Suril, where people die almost every two days." ”

Qi Lang saw that Gulf's legs had begun to tremble, and it was obvious that he had done his best to control himself, but such a dangerous task was really a bit beyond his capacity.

"Or else. Qi Lang smiled and suggested, "You wait here, I'll go by myself, and I'll be back in about two or three hours." ”

"Wait?!" Gulf tried to show his courage, but it was in vain, his teeth were bumping against each other uncontrollably, so that the words in his mouth became intermittent, "There will be no light in here soon, and who knows if there will be any monsters, or some kind of slave ghosts." The two of us have to walk together, and I can't allow you to be left alone. ”

Qi Lang showed full patience at this time, waiting for Gulf to tremble enough and his breathing became even, before patting him on the shoulder and saying, "I am very experienced, I will control the cable, and I will definitely not let you lose your life here...... But there's one thing I need to focus on and not be distracted, which means you're afraid you'll have to be quiet. ”

Gulf wanted to scold, "You're not a good thing!" but he held back, and all he had left was enough courage for him to pout in anger.

The wooden basket hanging from the ropeway didn't look too small at close range, and when swayed vigorously, it was sturdy enough to hold five or six grown men, and two more if it were thin slaves. After Gulf got into the basket, he lay down directly on his stomach, his eyes closed tightly, and even the rare mountain scenery did not arouse his interest.

All the work is naturally undertaken by Qi Lang alone. Fortunately, this is a downhill slope, Qi Lang only needs to pull the cable and control the speed of the slide, and it doesn't take much effort.

As it grew dark, several crows flew past their feet and hurried to their nests, their cries echoing through the silent mountains. The wooden basket shook violently a few times, and finally stopped, and Gulf could be regarded as filling his heart back in his stomach. They arrived, in front of the entrance to a tunnel on the side of the Rab volcano.

"It's not that difficult. "But I guess there's a way out here, and it's going to take a lot of effort to get back there." ”

Qi Lang began to pack up, tied the unnecessary items together, threw them back into the wooden basket, took out a long hemp rope, wrapped it around his shoulder: "Believe me, there is only one way to go, and other roads will kill you......"

"Wait, wait!" Gulf saw that Qi Lang had already begun to prepare for action, and his heart began to get nervous again, "You mean we will go in tonight?"

"Normally, we only go in during the day, because at night there are more variables in the crater. Qi Lang raised his head and looked into the tunnel, and replied lightly, "But we don't have time." So, let's go. ”