Chapter 7: The Secret of the Gate
Shang Shulang has been worried lately, those buried treasures can't be brought back to the stronghold, and it is always a hidden danger to put them in the depths of the underground mine.
It would be nice to have a storage ring, bracelet or belt or something.
I don't know if there is another world, but even if there is, it is much more valuable than my own weapons, gold and silver jewelry.
If only I could teleport back to the hut in the stronghold, that would be fine!
Alas, don't be cranky, daydreaming, there are no doors.
I have it, I have the secret word of "door"!
He immediately recalled the secret phrase and recited it again, "Gurgling... Ah scolded you for being coaxed by your sister".
But why doesn't it work? In my memory, the successive heads of the Qiao family have painstakingly researched, but they have never been puzzled. Even recent generations of family heads suspect that the gate and its secret words are a fable left by an ancestor or a joke to amuse future generations.
However, Shang Shulang is a whimsical person, and his thoughts are often unrestrained, especially relatable.
Could it be that the secret words are the same as the rituals before you infiltrate, and you need to be sincere and spiritual, and some rituals?
However, Qiao Shan did not have any memories of the ceremony, so the problem was sincerity.
For example, those devout believers or believers who have the image of God and other gods in their minds, or the statues of gods and Buddhas in front of them, and then bow down and worship, and their hearts will appear when they are sincere.
What is the "door" in the minds of the ancestors of the Qiao family, the descendants are not clear, and there is no sincere object, how can it be spiritual?
Isn't the "door" just a frame, one or two door panels? What else is special?
Well, the door and its secret words do not point to those courtyard doors, house doors, cabinet doors, they must be special doors.
What is a special door?
Nantianmen is special enough, hehe. It's too high-end, though, how could I possibly control that kind of thing?
The other world is very weird, anything can happen, everything can exist, but sometimes, this kind of messy and irregularity is really a headache.
Since you can't think of it, then just go with the flow and wait for the favor of fate, some things are unattainable, and it's useless to be anxious.
He quickly adjusted his mood, put aside the matter of the door, continued to mine, exercise, gradually accumulate his wealth, and strengthen his physique, after all, he saw that the outsiders were also broken by the cave monsters, and understood the importance of becoming stronger.
However, the trees wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, and when the dusk of the next day was approaching, Shang Shulang walked out of the mine with a large basket on his back, and heard bad news.
The miners are talking about the miner's disappearance last night.
Maizi and a few of his younger brothers were gone, leaving only blood and tools at the scene. I saw it with my own eyes. ”
"I've heard that, too. There are also people missing to the south. ”
"How many are there now? Does anyone know?"
"I don't know, but the boss has already gone in to find those miners, and it is said that there are strange 'miner killers'. ”
"What is a miner killer? I think it's a monster or something. ”
"You don't know that? It's a monster that hunts miners, and it's said to be huge, two people tall, and secretive. ”
Shang Shulang just listened silently, thinking to himself, if I encounter it, I will be honestly eaten by monsters, and I have no ability to resist.
But if you don't go to mining, you have to go to the mine for what you eat in the future. Moreover, with his strong ability to perceive ores, he has more and better food to grow his body and can exercise more sufficiently.
His body has been stronger recently, and his luck in mining is better than before, after all, there are many good mines in the depths.
The need for food is increasing day by day, and he can now eat four or five people by himself, and being full is the motivation that motivates him to go deeper into the mine.
Every day, he was almost one of the first to enter the mine, and the last miner to return, and Erhei suspected that he had a mining addiction, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't wave his head.
In fact, Shang Shulang, who has been picking his head no less than 10,000 times, has perfected the pickaxe taught by Tagri, whether it is the force, the trajectory of falling, and the landing point, etc., he can fully exert all his strength.
If you change to a heavy weapon, such as an axe or a broadsword, this time, if you hit, the opponent will definitely be split in two!
Sure enough, he dug several more high-quality copper mines in the depths.
In the midst of his joy, a faint smell of body odor wafted from deeper, and if it weren't for the extreme sensitivity of his nose, he really couldn't have noticed that something was exuding a disgusting smell from his body.
He stopped suddenly, and his body stink was a bit like the big guy from the last Outsider expedition!
Tightly, the ground also began to vibrate slightly, and the other party seemed to be really not small, and was approaching rapidly.
Shang Shulang immediately took the basket and hoe on his back, and rushed out of the mine, so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye.
Although he was fast, he still heard the guy behind him catch up, faster than him!
Heavy wheezing and clanging footsteps not only did not widen the distance, but also got closer!
TMD, estimated to be four-legged, is always faster than my two-legged run.
It's definitely not human, and you can tell that the body is huge when you listen to the footsteps, how can a person run so fast with five or six hundred pounds.
It's not going to be a jackpot, it's going to be a rumored "miner killer", right?
His knees were almost touching his chest, his feet were about to spank, and he ran harder and harder.
All your might, as fast as you can, speed up! In a few moments, you were already in the upper mine, not far from the miners.
The heavy wheezing sound behind him began to become clearer! The guy was also speeding up, probably because he hadn't caught up, and he was a little annoyed and angry, and he came up stubbornly!
He began to see other miners, and he shouted, "Run, the miner killer is coming! Run!
When the miners heard this, they were shocked, and most of them reacted quickly, threw down their tools and fled out of the cave.
For a while, there was chaos in the cave, and there were sounds of crying fathers and mothers and running quickly.
He glanced back, and he could already see the dignity of the big guy behind him.
That appearance was really ugly, and it left a deep impression on him that he will never forget.
The giant beast was taller than a bull, more than two meters tall, with four thick legs, huge hooves, a pointed head, and protruding eyes as big as the mouth of a bowl shining with black light, very hideous and ferocious.
The key is that it is extremely fast, seven or eight meters away once it bounces, and the momentum of the collision is extremely fierce, it is estimated that there is a big mountain in front of it, and it will not hesitate to hit it.
In front of Shang Shulang were a few old miners who were stumbling and running, and as long as he overtook them, Shang Shulang would be safe.
Once it is over, the old miners will definitely be finished.
However, Shang Shulang did not do this, and chose to turn around and flee to other forks in the road.
It's not a question of whether it's noble or not, it's not a matter of flashing a few heroic images in your mind or something, how can there be time to flash?
Noble deeds are instinctive outbursts of accumulated good thoughts, rather than instant performances driven by reason. The figures of the miners working hard, the homeless people helping themselves as much as they can, the figures and laughter of Tagri, Pete and others...... All these made him choose to protect the old miners at a critical moment.
Afterwards, Shang Shulang sighed, how can a person live without knowing Entu's retribution! For the sake of his own survival, let others die, this is ...... It's not that I won't, the level of morality doesn't allow it! Alas! My life is miserable, and "bad" is "bad" in conscience!
He desperately turned a corner, rushed into the fork in the road on the left, and turned back to provoke the "miner killer", making all kinds of grimaces to disgust it.
The monster also saw a few people in front of him, and hesitated, but when he saw Shang Shulang, his eyes lit up, and he continued to lock on him, and also turned into a fork in the road, chasing after him.
I'm Nima, it's not a matter of conscience anymore, and luck is decaying!
You chase after you so thin, can't you see it without a few taels of meat? Am I ruining your sister, or am I destroying you?
I'm baking, what the hell is its sister, shame on you! Fight it, see how you can catch up!
While scurrying around in the mine, he cursed in his heart, it's no fun to run like this!
If only I had a gate, like the one in the Diablo games, yes, teleporting a "light gate", how nice it would be!
I slipped in, got in, and appeared in another place. But the monster can't get in, so ...... Perfect!
When he imagined the light gate, his mind ached, but his mouth magically recited the secret words in his memory.
Suddenly, something strange happened!
A "door" suddenly opened in front of him, and that "door" was really a door of light, lower than the door of a certain house, but enough for his stature.
Hesitating about something, he crashed into it headlong, and his eyes were bright and dark.
He was shocked to find that he had appeared in a grass cave not far from the large pit.
Otherwise, when you appear in the mine, a "door" suddenly appears in the crowd, and you still stumble out of it, how can you explain it?
The "Gate" quickly disappeared after he came out, but the moment he passed through the "Gate", he looked back and saw a scene, but he was terrified!
The monster's long pointed mouth was wide open, its flickering fangs were clearly visible, and the viscous saliva that flowed was terrifying.
It didn't bite into itself in its last bite, just a little, a little!
Shang Shulang looked up to the sky and laughed, laughing at his desperate situation, laughing at finally mastering a golden finger!