Gao Fei has an "Adaptation Necklace" and does not need to breathe. Jiang Feng does not have such convenience. If he rides a sandworm and sneaks underground for a period of time, he has to find a secluded place to breathe and then continue to sneak.
It took an hour, and the two finally followed the planned plan, bypassing the city wall and barracks underground, digging a cave in the shadow of the castle, and peeking out to take a look.
Nearby is an abandoned stable, which is quiet, except for the noise of drunken and fist-fighting gnolls carried by the wind.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng got out of the sand pit and told the sandworm to wait here. They quietly walked to the window on the first floor of the castle, grabbed the window sill and peered inside.
The hall on the first floor was brightly lit with candles, and many jackals were gathering to gamble. Sometimes someone turned around and cursed, urging the kitchen to bring wine quickly.
Gao Fei heard the sound coming from the window, his heart moved, and he whispered to Jiang Feng: "Let's go to the kitchen and have a look."
"Are you having a bad idea?" Jiang Nuxia had a clear understanding of him.
"Let's take a look at the situation first, maybe we can take advantage of it."
The two of them leaned down, tiptoed around, and soon arrived at the kitchen window.
Peering into the room through the half-open window, I saw a short, fat halfling cook busy. There were oak barrels stacked in the corner of the kitchen. One of the large barrels had been opened, and there were a dozen tin wine barrels placed on the stove next to it.
Empty wine flask.
Gao Fei touched the storage bag, took out the bottle of "Wine of the Moon" given by the astrologer Luna, and winked at Jiang Feng.
"You are so bad!" Jiang Nuxia smiled knowingly, "Give me the drug and I will poison you, but before that, you have to think of a way to lure the halfling cook away?"
Gao Fei nodded, bent down and approached the door, imitating a few hyena howls.
"Go away, greedy dog! There are no bones for you to chew here!"
The cook cursed without looking back.
"Aww~www~" Gao Fei continued to bark like a dog.
"Damn you bastard! If you don't get out of here, believe it or not, I will stew dog meat soup with you tonight!"
"Aww~aoww~"
The cook finally couldn't bear it anymore, picked up a barbecue spit, turned around and rushed towards the door.
Gao Fei rushed to the bushes with a sprint and got into the bushes as fast as possible.
The fat cook walked to the door and could no longer see the "hyena". He looked around with a fork in his hand and noticed that the bushes not far away were shaking. He picked up a stone and threw it over. He cursed incessantly for two or three minutes. Only then did he get angry.
Humming, he returned to the kitchen.
During this period, Jiang Feng used the "Flying Eaves Step" to climb through the window and sneak up to the open wine barrel.
Luna once said that adding a drop of moon wine to the water would keep the eight-year-old man high all night long, and he would be so sleepy in the hallucinations stimulated by the drug that he could not extricate himself even if his own mother stood in front of him.
Jiang Feng was not sure whether her words were bragging. To be on the safe side, he poured half a bottle of Moon Wine into the barrel. He smelled it himself and found that there was no peculiar smell except for the strong smell of ale, so he followed the original route.
Return to the window.
The halfling cook returned to the stove, looked at the heat of the barbecue, nodded with satisfaction, and then filled the empty wine bottles on the stove one by one and placed them on a large tray.
When everything was ready, the cook rang the bell.
Two shaggy-haired jackals came over, each picked up a tray containing barbecue and wine bottles, and sent them back to the restaurant.
"Done! Let's wait and see the good show!" Jiang Feng looked forward to it.
"I hope the 'Wine of the Moon' is really as effective as Luna said." Gao Fei was still a little worried.
However, after just ten minutes, his doubts were completely dissipated.
The gnolls who drank the adulterated ale all fell into intense hallucinations, talking nonsense and twisting their bodies crazily.
The gnolls, who had not yet taken effect from the medicine, saw this scene and just thought that their companions were drinking like crazy. They didn't take it seriously. They drank until their glasses were dry and soon fell into hallucinations.
"All the jackal jailers are crazy. The only sober guy on the first floor of the castle is the cook. Do you want to kill him?"
Goofy made a gesture of cutting his throat.
Jiang Feng hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "That halfling doesn't look like a villain. I'll knock him out and tie him up. You give Captain Pablo a signal, and then we'll meet at the entrance of the dungeon."
Gao Fei was amused by her slightly pedantic mentality, but he did not object in person. He took out his crossbow as she asked, walked to the wide area outside the door, and fired three signal arrows into the night sky.
The arrow flew into the star-studded night sky, burst into flames, and sprayed out bright orange fireworks that slowly spread.
Gao Fei put away his crossbow and looked through the telescope at the sand dune area where the cavalry company was stationed. He saw dust rising from a distance, and Captain Pablo was leading his troops towards the castle.
Walking quickly to the city gate, Gao Fei grabbed the winch and turned it hard. The iron cables rattled, and the suspension bridge slowly lowered, opening up a smooth avenue.
Almost all the gnolls in the barracks drank the "wine of the moon" and fell into crazy hallucinations. Even if the steel knife was placed on their necks, they were still in high spirits without any resistance.
Gao Fei was too lazy to kill the jackals himself, so he left them to the troops who came later to deal with them. After meeting Jiang Feng, he explored down a staircase leading to the dungeon.
Jiang Feng still had some "Skillful Spell" he had obtained on Turtle Island, and it came in handy here. He took out a piece of wire from the thief's toolbox and pried open the dungeon door in two or three clicks.
The two walked along the spiral staircase to the end, and opened an iron door. As soon as they walked in, a wave of heat immediately hit their faces.
In the center of the hall of the secret dungeon, a bathhouse-like pond was excavated, which was actually filled with boiling magma.
There was a sharp and harsh sound coming from the magma pool, like someone singing.
Gao Fei and Jiang Feng hurriedly hid in the shadows against the wall and looked into the lava pool through the hazy smoke. They vaguely saw three little monsters that resembled deformed babies, playing and playing in the pool, sometimes pulling their necks and singing some ugly words.
Ballads.
What the hell is this?
Gao Fei was about to open the astrolabe and check the details of these little monsters, but the other party discovered the intruder first. The three little monsters jumped out of the lava pool, flapping their dark bat wings, and flew towards him.
Gao Fei quickly picked up his battle ax, blocked Jiang Feng behind him, and stared warily at the three little monsters in the air.
Judging from their wings and appearance, they are very similar to the smoke demon bats that attacked the military camp with Yesenia. However, their skin is brick red, and their whole body emits scorching heat waves, like red-hot coke.
"Hehe! Big guy, come and play! Let's play in the water together!"
A magic bat made a face at Goofy, revealing its terrifying fangs.
