The reason why Woody was entangled was naturally not because he was hesitant to tell Cecil, but because he encountered a problem, or when observing the terrain, he discovered a problem, but could not think of a solution for a while, but saw that Cecil had already
If you want to prepare to leave, you don't have to worry about this unfinished plan. After all, if you tell it, you may be able to work together to come up with a better solution.
"right here."
Woody took Cecil to a part of the upper reaches of the river. Due to the terrain, the rapid river formed a small waterfall here. The water falling from a high place fell on the water, rumbling like thunder.
"But isn't the river more difficult here than before?"
Cecil looked at the waterfall with thousands of horses galloping, feeling a little puzzled. She had noticed it just now and sent someone up to check it out, but the width of the river above was even wider than below.
But she still chose to believe Woody, followed him, and continued walking forward until she reached the end of the road and came to the waterfall.
The rock wall originally covered by lush vines had already been wetted by the splashing water caused by the impact of the water flow. Cecil tugged on the vines, which felt more secure, and an idea came to his mind.
"He doesn't want us to climb up here, does he?"
Although the height of this rock wall is not high, it is obviously not a good choice. After all, neither goods nor horses are that easy to transport up.
"what are you thinking about?"
"Come with me."
Woody had a look of helplessness on his face, and then walked straight to the location closest to the waterfall. Then Cecil saw that the black-haired young man had a pair of brighter gray leather gloves on his hands.
, and then the originally extremely hard rock turned into puddles of mud that could be discarded at will under his hands. Soon, a shallow pit the size of a human body and one cubic meter appeared in front of Cecil.
Seeing this dark shallow pit on the rock face, even if Cecil had no clue, he understood what Woody's method was.
tunnel!
"You want to dig a tunnel for the caravan to pass under the waterfall?"
"The answer is correct, but there is no reward. Don't be too quick to be happy. Take a look at what this is..."
Woody raised his gloves that were blooming with magic aura, grinned, and at the same time stepped lightly with his toes, and the rocks under his feet made a violent crunching sound.
Cecil's face, which had turned from worry to joy, suddenly froze. Looking at Woody's feet sinking into the ground, he said with some surprise.
"What's happening here?"
"As you can see, it can't bear the weight of a human being, so I want you to come over and see if there's any way to make the tunnel work,"
Woody said rather helplessly.
As a plastic stone glove that could originally open up a large underground space, there is no problem in digging a ten-meter-long tunnel for the convoy to pass.
But the only problem is that Woody found that the quality of the rocks here seemed to be far from satisfactory. It was just a human weight. When walking on the dug road, his shoes sank half a grid, just like stepping on a ball of cotton. With a slight exertion,
It seems like it can crush the rocks under your feet.
Woody knew in his heart that he must have encountered a famous geological structure.
The rock formations soften.
In geography, this phenomenon is also called sandy stratum. It is common in places with a lot of wind and sand. The standard answer is weathering. However, this geological softening phenomenon also occurs in areas with a lot of running water.
After hearing Woody's explanation, Cecil's frown gradually relaxed. He seemed to have thought of some solution and spoke directly.
"If this is the case, then don't worry, I have a solution!"
Woody was slightly stunned at first, then he was relieved when he saw Cecil's very confident look. As a spell caster, she naturally knew many more spells than he did. Maybe there really was some spell that could solve this problem.
In this case, Woody naturally had no objection to the statement, he said it bluntly.
"Then go and teach them to come over now. The tunnel will be built soon."
With that said, he planned to start work and open a large hole in the rock wall that could accommodate at least one unoccupied carriage.
If the tunnel had been placed in the previous life, it might have required geological survey and various tripods to fix the rocks and provide support points to prevent landslides, but in this world full of magic, two spells can solve this problem.
Shape stone into mud, and turn mud into stone.
You can make the excavated buildings look like this.
But just when he was about to take action, Cecil's words came again.
"Wait, don't start digging here yet. I want to trouble you to build this tunnel this time..."
After hearing this, Woody put down what he was doing and chose to listen patiently to Cecil's advice.
After a while, Cecil finished speaking with an apologetic look.
"Then I'll trouble you."
"no problem."
After hearing Cecil's plan, Woody didn't feel at all troubled. Instead, he looked forward to how she planned to let dozens of carriages pass through the waterfall after the tunnel was successfully built.
Time passed quickly, and when Woody was halfway through digging, he saw Cecil coming back, with a large number of caravans heading here behind him.
The heavy rain made many people's clothes soaked, but after hearing that there was a way to cross the river, everyone still obeyed Cecil's order and chose to follow.
This time it was not only because of Cecil's prestige, but also because someone had seen it from high places, because various omens before the dense water network gathered showed that the Whispering Forest was likely to form a forest flood. According to the perennial adventures
From my travel experience, if it rains like this all day and night, it will be dangerous even if we camp at a high place.
As businessmen, they naturally cannot afford to gamble.
They can accept low-price sales or even small losses, but they cannot accept no loss of capital.
"This is it. If you see that the entrance is gone, we will cross the river when the tunnel is opened on the other side of the river."
Cecil pointed to a very conspicuous black cave above the seven-eight-meter-high waterfall rock wall. Seeing that everyone was confused, he did not explain much. Once the digging was completed, everything became clear, and he said directly to the guards of the business group beside him.
.
"Grim, you are responsible for leading people to build a wooden ladder that can reach the entrance of the cave. Remember to make a path for the carriage to go up. Otherwise, the carriage will not be able to go up in the end. You can carry it up for me."
"The others rest where they are."
After saying that, she left the place without any further explanation, leaving everyone behind who looked at each other in bewilderment.
However, they were open-minded, or they trusted Cecil, and were not dissatisfied at all because of this. They obeyed and ordered the merchant group's carriages to line up in order, and then rested where they were, while the merchant group's guards were in separate positions.
The wood was transported to the jungle in the distance, and then processed by the guards who stayed in place to make wooden stairs. The temporary camp suddenly became a lively scene, and even the heavy rain could not extinguish their enthusiasm.
The hustle and bustle outside will naturally not affect the depths of the cave. Woody is digging the soil in front of him patiently at this time, trying to make the tunnel more integrated and natural. After his last experience in the dark area, he
He is already very proficient in digging tunnels.
Therefore, although Cecil's request is a bit strange, as an experienced driver, it is not a problem. I just don't know if Cecil is satisfied or not, and I have to let her come in to experience it when the time comes.
Woody thought while digging. Time passed quickly. The soil at the entrance of the hole loosened, and some dim light was revealed from the scattered gaps. Woody knew that the exit had arrived. He quickly cleaned the entrance of the hole and dug out a
After waiting for the entrance to the big cave, Shi Shiran walked out.
This location happened to be at the corner of the waterfall on the other side of the river. It only took two steps to see the staircase on the other side of the river that was being built in full swing in the rain. After confirming that it was correct, Woody carefully returned the same way.
When they returned, the stairs had been built, and Woody went directly down the temporary stairs made of a dozen wooden steps.
I saw Cecil who had been waiting for a long time at the stairs.
She gave him a smile.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Others also showed grateful eyes and complimentary words.
After all, without Woody, they might all be somewhere now, quietly praying that floods don't come.
"Don't talk about this, let's take a look."
After seeing Cecil again, faced with the adulation from everyone, Woody did not forget to invite her in to watch and confirm if there was anything that needed to be modified.
Cecil just observed the height of the holes on both sides, and then asked if the passage inside was as smooth as she said. After getting Woody's answer, she nodded in agreement, and the two of them walked along the newly built stairs.
Looking up, below are the eager eyes of the business group who are watching them.
But before entering, she stopped and tugged on Woody's clothes.
"etc."
Woody stopped as he was told.
"What's wrong?"
He turned around and saw Cecil taking out the familiar spiral staff from the space items he carried with him.
Then she muttered words and moved her lips. She seemed to cast a spell on the hole, but because the spell was cast so fast, Woody didn't even hear the syllables clearly, and a ripple of magic quickly spread from the hole to deeper places.
"Okay, you can go in."
Cecil smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Woody didn't ask what kind of spell it was, but understood that she should have solved the problem of softening the rock formation.
And the fact was just as he thought. When Woody's toes touched the soft rock again, he suddenly felt that the touch was different. If it was originally stepping on a ball of soft marshmallows, now it was like stepping on a ball of soft marshmallows.
On the marble board filled with foamy water, there was no point of contact at all.
"This is...the greasy technique, but the area of the greasy technique is not..."
Woody turned around with a surprised look on his face, and the only answer he received was the court mage's confident smile.
"Haha, you recognized it. This spell has been improved by me. The area can be freely controlled by the owner's will. I covered the ground of this tunnel. I call it "Any Grease!", hehe.
"
As she spoke, she passed through Woody, then squatted down to straighten her robe, hugging her knees with her hands, in the posture of a child riding a slide, and then quickly slid down, and the figure of a girl blinked and disappeared into the twists and turns of the hole.
But she didn't see that Woody behind her had a dazed look on his face at the moment.
Yes, any greasy technique.
He should have known that the close connection between Cecil and Lani was definitely not a superior-subordinate relationship.
He had always thought that Cecil was just an inconspicuous one among the many Raging Winter merchant groups. Even the players could not recognize all the aborigines. However, after seeing this spell, Woody still had an uncontrollable idea.
, he knows her.
Although he didn't meet her in person, he still knew her.
The arbitrary oiling technique she pioneered.
It is a low-level spell that all spellcasters who join the Thousand Towers of Navia can learn.
Although this spell was given the name of Lani by players at the time, it is undeniable that the system introduction of this spell clearly describes that the founder of this spell is Lani's most beloved disciple.
Although the subsequent records are unclear, both the aborigines and the documentary records indicate that this beloved disciple had already died in a conspiracy.
If Cecil is the founder of this magic, then the identity of that beloved disciple is already revealed...
At this moment, Cecil's call came from the other side of the cave.
"Come here quickly!"
Woody had no choice but to follow closely. He was still very relieved about the tunnel he built himself. It was almost as flat as the ground without any edges and corners, and the descent process was as he expected. According to this inertia, it would take less than five seconds.
In a short time, Woody slipped from one end of the waterfall to the other. When he arrived, he happened to see Cecil, who was arranging his appearance and dressing up, and had returned to his former noble appearance as a mage.
"Well done!"
As soon as Woody came out, he was overwhelmed by a large number of Cecil's compliments. His mind was already overwhelmed by the spell just now, and he could only squeeze out a smile and ask.
"But I see your hair is messed up."
"That's because it's too big and the experience is not very good."
Cecil covered her head and said, but she also knew that the hole must be larger, and there needed to be enough space for horses, goods, and carriages to move around.
"But it's already very good. I'll arrange for them to come over now."
Cecil showed a grateful smile again, then turned his head and made a gesture to the other side of the river. Under the guidance of the guards, the business group on the opposite side began to climb the steps one by one, following Cecil's previous instructions.
He ordered to enter the cave entrance one by one, and then heard exciting screams, and several more people appeared at the entrance of the cave one after another.
Immediately afterwards, people, carriages, and goods appeared from this huge hole one after another, and sounds followed.
"Rang, you hit my butt, you brute bear."
"Don't come with me, get away, your feet have stepped on my hair!"
"Oh, Gods, I'm such an old bone. If any kindhearted person can give me a tug, I can't get up."
