When Ringer and his party entered the secret passage and gradually went deep into the valley bottom, the Rift Valley Security Patrol post outside the old site of Windmill Village also welcomed a special guest. Sheriff Arthur David found an excuse to send the others to the valley bottom.
The team members were all sent away, leaving only myself to receive the guest.
In fact, it should be said that reporting work is more appropriate.
"So far, what can be confirmed is that," the Sheriff, who has a typical Nimshel appearance and brown eyes, is actually a young man no more than twenty-five years old, looking at him with a serious face and a gentle smile.
The middle-aged gentleman said: "No one has entered the village ruins, and all tourists who have the intention of getting close have been persuaded to return by us."
"There is no one, are you sure?" the other party asked again.
Arthur David nodded seriously: "Yes, I'm sure, Mr. Hansen. This is my job, please believe that I will never neglect my duty."
Hanson David, who has the same surname as him, is also the current director of the Lubeon Museum, Professor David. Hearing this, he nodded with satisfaction: "That's good, Arthur, you are faithfully performing your duties, and
This is why I value you so much. I hope it will be the same next time - you have to guard here and don't let anyone enter the village, so as not to affect what I want to do next."
Arthur David hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Is it the very important archaeological work you mentioned before?"
"Archaeology? Yes, you are right."
The professor's smile and tone seemed to become intriguing: "Here we will unearth the greatest relics of the past era, thereby opening a new era. Arthur, you will be the first witness at the closest distance, how about,
Do you feel a little excited or excited?"
The young man wearing the Sheriff's badge shook his head: "I'm sorry, Mr. Hansen, you know that I am not interested in history. After all, I studied law in college... So I would like to take the liberty to ask, this archaeological
After my work is over, can I go back to university and continue my studies?"
There was a trace of anxiety and expectation in his brown eyes.
It is true that Arthur David was a young man with a bright future, but for some reason, his family fell into decline and was unable to pay his tuition. At this time, Hanson David, a blood relative of the same race, reached out.
The helping hand not only promised to help him solve the tuition problem, but also provided him with the opportunity to further his studies by virtue of his status as an honorary professor. He only needed the young man to complete a simple task first.
For the sake of his studies and future, Arthur David had no choice, so under the secret arrangement of Professor David, he came to the remote town of Avignon and became the sheriff here, guarding the nearby Chichi.
Ronin Rift Valley must be defended for seven years. If his student status was not still kept in the Academic Affairs Office of Nimschel University, the young man might have suspected that the professor was deceiving him.
Fortunately, now we finally see the light of day.
"Don't worry, Arthur, I never break my promise." The professor nodded slightly to the young man in front of him and said: "Believe me, when you look back on your life in the future, you will feel that the experience here is a precious treasure in your life.
It teaches you a lot. You still have a lot to do in the future."
After speaking, he waved his hand: "That's enough gossip. I have to enter the village to conduct preliminary archaeological survey. This is a very important job. So, Arthur, ask your patrol members to be more vigilant and don't let go.
Anyone who comes in and disturbs me - remember, I mean anyone."
"Yes, Mr. Hansen." Although he didn't know why he was so cautious, Arthur still agreed. Anyway, it was not a difficult thing for him.
Professor David then left and walked towards the village ruins. Arthur stood there without moving, watching quietly as his back disappeared from sight until it was completely gone. Then he seemed to have unloaded a heavy burden.
Like a burden, he sighed softly, the sigh echoed in the room, and gradually drifted away along the wooden window, and was finally swept into the roaring wind of the rift valley not far away, becoming the roar of a wild beast.
One of the noises of filial piety.
Will the experience here become a valuable asset in life?
But Arthur felt that he was just wasting his time, and actually gained nothing. In these seven years, even the various legal provisions that he had memorized by heart have gradually been forgotten, replaced by only the constant struggle in the rift valley.
The sound of the wind roars every moment, making people unable to even sleep peacefully.
Sometimes Arthur couldn't help but wonder, what is the meaning of the existence of these winds? Is it just to do tedious exercise day after day in this bottomless chasm? Or can it help him obtain a lawyer's qualification?
Certificate, from now on getting a small room by the window as an office in a big city like Nimshel, and living a well-dressed upper class life? Only people who have been blown away by the wind would have such an idea.
He also heard that the people of Avion were obsessed with the wind to the point of fanaticism. Not only did every household set up a windmill, but they even cheered for the wind disaster that hit the city. He had never seen such a crazy scene and couldn't help but doubt them.
The authenticity of the story, and then I feel that there is something wrong with the minds of the people of Avion.
I've had enough of this place for a long time.
He thought silently: Fortunately, we can leave soon.
After Professor David completes this important archaeological work, he can return to Nimschel University to continue his unfinished studies, so that his life can get back on the right track after being seven years late. As for Avi
Weng? He will never have any interaction with this remote town in his life. What it will leave to him is nothing more than some boring, numb, tortured and doubtful memories.
He was thinking, but suddenly he heard a gust of wind passing by his ears.
Huh——
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Lin Ge and his party went deep along the secret passage. Due to the dim light underground, they had to rely on the lantern in Olvera's hand to gain a view. Fortunately, there was no branch road. They just had to go straight down along the only road.
The first half of this secret passage seemed to be dug out by humans, so it was very narrow. At the narrowest point, you had to bend down and crawl to barely pass. After walking for a few minutes, a hole appeared in front of you. After crossing the hole, you could see the surrounding people.
The scene suddenly changed, and they came to a cave-like terrain. Many bamboo-like stone pillars hung down from the rock walls on both sides and the rock formations overhead. The interior seemed to be inlaid with some kind of strange crystals, exuding a deep fluorescence, and some
Water droplets penetrated down from the end and hit the ancient rocks, making a clear and empty echo.
From here, signs of life activity began to appear. They were some densely grown moss, clinging to the surface of the rock walls and stalagmites, reflecting the fluorescence of the internal crystals and spreading it throughout the entire cave. Therefore, the light became much brighter, and Ovela also
She breathed a sigh of relief quietly: due to the curse, she had no ability to resist this closed and dark environment. She was basically in a state of fear all the time. She didn't even dare to turn her eyes away and could only stare into the lantern.
The flames advance.
At the same time, starting from here, the road does not slope down, but extends forward flatly. This surprised Ringer: Could it be that they have reached the bottom of the valley? But walking here from the entrance of the secret passage is no more than
It's only a few minutes' walk away, and there's a huge gap between this height and the height when you're on the edge of the cliff overlooking the valley bottom.
Either there is an error in his perception of time, or the Ronin Rift itself is not that high, but people's vision is confused for some reason. For example... that strong wind that goes around the bottom of the valley all year round? Maybe there was such a possibility, but Ringer didn't think about it carefully, because Alice, who was walking at the front, had already exclaimed, attracting everyone's attention: "Ah, I saw it! It's the exit!"
After hearing this, Lin Ge looked up and saw a bit of light. It was light from the outside world. It gradually magnified as they got closer, and finally completely covered his sight. The sudden bright light made the young man's eyes tremble.
, it took some time to get used to it, to refocus, to take in all the scenes in front of me, and I was speechless for a while.
At the same time, he heard his sister sigh: "So beautiful!"