A group of people walked through the dark canyon. After leaving the gray and withered woodland, they did not set foot on the road opened by the South Nognes Guild, but took another road - tracing the memories of the miners.
, all the way deeper into the underground - the rosin torch can only illuminate a small gray area in the deep. Tian Lan said that the light of the illuminating crystal seemed to be as cold as the bone marrow, making her upper and lower teeth tremble, and everyone felt the same.
, so they used open flame lighting uncharacteristically, as if this could dispel the gloomy chill.
The swaying firelight advanced in the darkness, leaving everyone's shadows on the uneven rocks. The towering rock walls seemed to have traces of artificial chiseling, but the smooth sections were actually just some kind of geological movement.
A product of nature, the surface of the rock is as heavy as black ice, like a mirror that can be used to identify human figures. Sometimes those swaying shadows seem to be running against them and have a will of their own, but if you look closely, they are just the uneven shape of the rock.
The surface is just a distortion caused by the shadow.
The ground is filled with a thin layer of gray mist, as if the dust of time has never melted away in the ancient years. People walk inadvertently among the geological layers, and they appear smaller and smaller amidst the mighty power of nature.
Like a grain of sand under the giant's feet. They seemed to hear the giant's pulse, and long whimpering came from the darkness between breaths and breaths. But it was just the wind passing through the cracks in the ground, those
The wind mouth is connected to the outside of the mountains, making noise all year round, and etching out the world under the glacier.
The sound of the wind was sometimes high-pitched and sometimes low-pitched. Although she knew the principle, it still scared Tianlan enough. She mustered up her courage and comforted herself in a low voice: "There's nothing to be afraid of..."
But no one answered her, which only made her more nervous.
Although he had decided to leave, Fang Plover still planned to go on one last adventure deep into the underground. Not to satisfy his curiosity, but to see the place described by the miners - without seeing those things that Munyarit described.
They were always a little worried about the clues left by the 'people with dark aura'.
Of course, at the same time, this is also to give an explanation to the tree people.
Everything has a beginning and an end, this is Fang Plover's idea - on the premise of doing things according to one's ability.
But the darkness and unknown were indeed unsettling. Even Tang Xin seemed a little nervous and held her staff tightly. She couldn't help but look at the back of the figure in front of her, wanting to get closer to her cousin like she did when she was a child when she went to a haunted house.
, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sylvide and the maid lady standing aside, hesitating again.
Sylvester felt something, turned around, looked at her, smiled at her, pulled Siesta aside with her hand, and made room for her. Tang Xin was stunned for a moment, but lowered her head
She gritted her teeth and decided to pretend she didn't see it. The ship officer smiled, stopped, naturally pulled her over and said, "I have something to tell you, Tangtang."
Tang Xin couldn't hold back any longer, so she softened and nodded. Only then did Fang Yu notice the movement behind him. He turned back to look at his cousin, seeming to have remembered things from his childhood, and asked: "Tangtang
,Are you afraid of it?"
Tang Xin snorted intentionally, but it turned into a weak 'hmm' when she reached her nose. She didn't dare to look at her cousin, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito's cry.
Fang Yu was full of confidence: "Don't worry, just come closer to me, just like you did then."
Tang Xin thought you were a fool, but nodded slightly.
Sylvester smiled and held her hand, whispering to her in a low voice. But Tang Xin seemed a little absent-minded and answered every word.
Tian Lan looked at her from behind with envy, but she rolled her eyes and ran back to hold Jita's hand, regardless of whether the latter was willing or not. Fortunately, our naturalist lady was soft-tempered and only stared at her.
At one glance, she left.
Parker watched this scene from a distance, thinking about Istania again, but after a while, he transformed into a beautiful Papalar girl, sitting in the bright woodland.
.The big cat man stared at this guy and shook his head.
The spring of the Papalar people is about a sunny afternoon, surrounded by green grass and forest songs - far away in a dream. The lion thought, the future is worrying.
Along the place where the miners described the last time they saw those people, they continued all the way deep into the ground, but the depths of the ground had become increasingly difficult and bone-chilling. Before entering this canyon, there were countless places there.
The fork in the road almost made everyone give up.
However, Fang Yu still decided to move forward some distance, although he was not sure that this was the path the other party had taken, and they didn't even know what those people were doing down here. But now that he had arrived here, he
I don't want the time wasted before to go to waste.
Of course, if they still don't find anything, they will return the same way.
At present, more than half of the time has passed, but it seems that there is no meaningful progress. Fang Yu's patience is gradually reaching its limit - another danger of going deep underground is that the closer you get to the depths of the ground, the more dangerous it is.
They might have encountered the crystal and its minions retreating into it. Although the journey was relatively quiet, they had encountered disorderly minions, and there had been one or two battles.
When Crystal's minions appeared, he became more and more hesitant. He might not be able to find traces of those people ahead, but it was very possible to break into Crystal's lair. He even had a guess - those people
Is the purpose of it the crystal lair?
Will they lose more than they gain by going to that place?
But at this moment, Nini suddenly appeared.
Fang Yu was startled and couldn't help but look at his 'little daughter'. The little girl was lying on his shoulder, looking motionlessly into the darkness.
Fang Yu knew that she must have discovered something. He followed the little girl's gaze and looked in that direction. There seemed to be something shining in the darkness.
At this time, Parker had already left the beast of burden and trotted over to pick up the shining thing in the dark - others didn't even have time to stop him, but the Papalars were lucky, it was not a trap. He just
He made a somewhat disappointed sound, and this sigh made others realize that those must not be gems and gold coins, otherwise the Papalar people would not be like this.
Parker then came back with the thing in his hand, and Fang Yu couldn't help but was slightly startled when he saw the thing in his hand. It was a metal root about the length of a palm and the thickness of a thumb. The surface was engraved with runes. If you didn't know,
People who use it may think it is some kind of work of art after seeing it. However, for the chosen ones, especially for alchemists, this thing is very familiar - it is a magic storage item, to be sure
He said, this is a magic wand.
Of course, the wand itself is still very valuable. Even an i-level magic wand, as long as it is brand new, is worth several thousand lisels. But it being abandoned in this place so casually can only mean one problem. This is a
An empty wand.
Fang Plover connected the wand with his own magic furnace and checked it. Sure enough, it was a low-level wand. This kind of wand is usually used to store some small spells that can be used repeatedly during adventures. For example,
Water making, lighting, bright flame, camping, etc. are not high cost, save trouble and are easy to carry.
But the miners won't carry these things. They don't even have magic furnaces. The patrols of the South Nognis guilds shouldn't carry them either, because they return to the control area every day and don't need to camp.
.Therefore, the owners of these things are most likely the people those miners have met.
That is their goal.
Fang Plover became somewhat interested, and this time the god of luck seemed to favor them, allowing them to find the right place the first time. He asked Parker and the big cat man to continue searching in that direction, and at the same time he also released the Clockwork Goblin
, searching in all directions - in fact, it didn't take long for them to gain something again.
Soon they discovered an abandoned camp. In the center of the camp was a bonfire that had long been deserted. There were signs of tents being pitched around the camp, and some household garbage was scattered around. There were no personal belongings left in the camp, nor any
There are traces of fighting, which indicates that the owner of the camp may have left on his own initiative.
They may have been away for several months. It is only the lack of changes in the underground environment that allows traces of this camp to remain today. This is undoubtedly beneficial information for them. In fact, after discovering this camp
, Fang Yu could basically confirm that they had found the person they were looking for.
Most importantly, the big cat man also discovered a crucial clue in the camp.
The lion paladin found this small thing among a pile of domestic garbage. He bent down and swept away other things, picked it up, and took a look. A trace of surprise flashed in his silver-gray eyes.
The light. Then he brought this thing to Fang Pliance, and the latter recognized the origin of this thing at a glance.
On that piece of rag was a dragon-shaped emblem with one corner and one pupil missing, and this seal was very familiar to them - even Tian Lan couldn't help but screamed when she saw the seal:
"Dragon Cultist!"
"It seems like it's really them." Fang Yu had already had some expectations in his mind when he listened to the descriptions of the miners. Now he just confirmed this guess. He looked at the big cat man holding the rag and said
He said: "There is only one question left now, what on earth are they doing here?"
"You may have to ask them themselves to know this," the big cat man threw the piece of rag to the ground, clapped his hands, and replied: "In any case, the Dragon Worshipers have left this place for several months.
, we only know that they may have used the Heart of the Mountain to change the direction of the Aether River in Nognis and drive one of the guardians here crazy."
"Think about it, that was around the time we were in Idos. The Dragon Cult was not only making trouble in the north, but also had arrangements in Nognis. It seems that a hundred years after the Dragon Witch incident, they want to use help again.
The Corin-Ithurian turmoil has come to welcome their Dark Saints back to the world."
Although Rhett's tone was relaxed, he frowned when he said this. Regardless of whether he was a Corinthian or not, he was the Paladin of Marland after all, and these dark forces were born to be his, the enemy of his goddess.
Fang Yu also pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time. He thought that they had seriously defeated the Dragon Worshipers' conspiracy in Idos. Not to mention that they had completely failed, but at least they had left those people busy for a while.
Later, they defeated the blind god Descartes in Istania, and completely defeated another dark force back to his hometown. These two events made him feel a series of events after Fenris Island.
The sense of urgency has been reduced a lot for a while.
He thought that they had finally gone ahead of the Dark Believers, not to mention being the saviors of Corin-Ithurion, but they had made a small contribution. But he didn't expect that just when they were fighting against the Wanderers in Idos
While fighting to the death, the Dragon Cultists also divided their forces and carried out their plans in Nognis in an orderly manner.
By the time they discovered this plan, more than half a year had passed.
This is still them. How many people are not aware of the threat of Dragon Worshipers at all?
How many people are there in the Dragon Cult? The Seven Seas Brigade discovered their plans in Idos, Fenris, Dorifin and even Nognis, but what about other places? In Yis, in Ancient
Are there no Dragon Worshipers left in the Tower, in Talon, or even in places like Kapka and the Ancient Tower, the Coast of the Treasure Staff, Ithulian and St. Xiu'an?
I'm afraid he's not so sure now.
"Ed."
At this time, the big cat man suddenly said: "Actually, there is something that I have always wanted to tell you, but before that, I never found a suitable opportunity. But here today, I guess you should have realized something.
, let’s take this opportunity to talk.”
Fang Yu was slightly startled and raised his head to look at the other party.
The big cat man twirled his beard and was silent for a moment, then squinted his silver-grey pupils and said, "We have experienced a lot of things along the way from Traveler's Rest, and the purpose of the trip has also changed a lot. Although
We have dealt with these dark believers a lot along the way, and indeed, they can also be said to be the enemy of the lady——"
He paused: "But Ed, the confrontation with the power of darkness is not temporary. Light and darkness always ebb and flow. The struggle between the two has been going on for perhaps tens of thousands of years. So I urgently want to know.
The point is, little one, what’s on your mind?”
As if she understood the big cat man's words, Nini lay on Fang Plover's shoulder, raised her head, rubbed Fang Plover's face with her little face - and said in a slightly uneasy voice: "Papa."
But Fang Yu looked at the big cat man as if he didn't realize it, and asked: "I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Red."
"What I mean is very simple," the big cat man replied: "Even I can't always find trouble with these dark believers. Of course, except for some people, such as Miss May, maybe she has
Justice drives her to do this, and she also has this motivation——"
"But," he changed the subject: "What about you, Ed, you are not a paladin. Of course, that does not mean that what we are doing is wrong - but the purpose of the establishment of the Seven Seas Brigade is, on the one hand, to
To realize your wishes and ideals as well as those of others, on the one hand, it is to find your Miss Sylvide’s father, Sir Mawei.”
The big cat man looked at the noble lady beside him, and Sylvester only smiled slightly.
"But……"
"No, Ed," the lion paladin shook his head: "Haven't you noticed yet, to the Dragon Worshipers, neither your power nor the power of the Seven Seas Brigade is insignificant. But Worshipers
The Dragon Cultists are just one of the forces of darkness. Even if you are like a fire fighter, even if you go everywhere to put out the fires lit by the Dark Cultists, exhausted, and devote all your time and energy to it - but it may not be
There was no time to put out every fire point."
"But what should I do, Mr. Reid?" Fang Plover was also a little annoyed, but he couldn't blame him. Why are there so many followers of darkness in this world? Forget about the aborigines, even the Chosen Ones are here to cause trouble.
, this is the 22nd century, and there are still people who believe in cults. It is true that the nine years of compulsory education have been wasted.
"Idiot," Tang Xin finally couldn't listen anymore and couldn't help but hold her forehead: "Mr. Reid has made it so clear, but you still can't understand. This is not your problem alone, Dark Believer
What he did threatens everyone, whether they are indigenous people or the chosen ones."
"Ms. Marland and the military are really blind. They chose you as their spokesperson. Ms. Marland has thousands of knights. Is Mr. Reid inferior to you when it comes to fighting against evil?"
She shook her head and sighed: "What Ms. Malan needs is not a knight, but a voter, someone who can respond to everything. You have so many resources and so much power on your back, and you still want to fight alone.
Dark believer, you are really a rotten tree that cannot be carved. I think you are addicted to the illusion of a savior and can't extricate yourself!"
Fang Yu stared at Tang Xin with wide eyes, what had he done to him? He worked hard as a firefighter, putting out fires all the way from Fenris to this place, but in the end he was wrong? He couldn't accept this reason. But
He finally understood what his cousin meant:
"You mean, let me make these... things here public?"
"Of course," Tang Xin replied: "In the past, the Seven Seas Brigade could not do that because we were not strong enough and lacked credibility. But it is different now. The matter of Dolifen and Istania has long been spread.
There has been an uproar, and after the Seven Seas Traveler is built, we also have the ability to protect ourselves, why not let more people participate? Although some of the chosen ones have defected to the Dark Saints, most of the chosen ones can still be relied on
, can be regarded as one of our own - whether it is for profit or for other reasons."
Fang Yu was startled for a moment, but suddenly he suddenly understood. He looked at the big cat man with some understanding and couldn't help but ask: "Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Because you are stupid," Tang Xin rolled her eyes, "You are the captain, or am I the captain? Why don't you give me the captaincy and I can stay and fly with your Miss Silverd."
That's not possible. Fang Pliance immediately pretended not to hear this. But the big cat man beside him smiled: "It's better for you to think of these things yourself, because it is related to what the Seven Seas Brigade should do in the future.
, what is our goal? I just want to use this opportunity today to express it."
Fang Yu couldn't help but feel enlightened. It was indeed true. He could use the community to announce the conspiracy they discovered about the Dragon Worship Cult. The actions of the dark believers harmed the interests of everyone, and they themselves
It is also a valuable goal. With the collective efforts of everyone, these people will always be plunged into the vast sea of people's war.
At that time, they would not be on the defensive, but would switch offense and defense. However, he was still a little hesitant about how to operate it specifically. He thought for a while and said: "But I still have to think about it, and how to do it specifically."
"This is your business, our captain, of course, you have the final say," the big cat man looked into the depths of the canyon: "But since we have arrived here today and found the tails of these people, the rest of the matter is also up to you.
There’s no need for anyone else to do it for you.”
Fang Yu nodded, but then asked: "Mr. Reid, do you think we can discover the true purpose of these people if we continue the investigation?"
"That's not necessarily true," Rhett shook his head, "but since their camp is here, it means that the place shouldn't be too far away. What kind of discovery is there? All you have to do is check it out?"