030 The body of the sacrificial buried deep in the mine
Kobolds, known as Kobolds in ancient times, are not very powerful. However, they are numerous and like to dig holes in mountains and mountains, so they continue to exist today.
If anyone wants to judge the three races that are best at digging holes on the continent, then they must be kobolds, lizardmen, and dwarves. These three races can be called the three masters of digging holes.
If dwarves dig holes to find the minerals they love, lizardmen dig holes because of their living habits, then kobolds dig holes for wealth and money.
"Sparkling" is the most commonly spoken line among kobolds. The frequency of occurrence is only slightly lower than "candle", which is enough to prove the extent of the greed of kobolds.
At the same time, their vindictiveness is also one of the best on the continent.
Although these kobolds themselves are not very strong, they are correspondingly good at making traps.
If someone offended the kobolds and ultimately missed something, then what awaited him might be the ubiquitous spikes, crossbows, sawtooths or even poisonous insect traps.
When the escaped kobold flesh mage returned to the kobold kingdom in a state of disgrace, all the kobolds became extremely united at this moment. Under the conscription of the kobold chief, almost all thousands of kobolds gathered underground.
In the huge abandoned mine, I listened to the kobold flesh and blood mage describing things about humans.
"Human beings, big ships, countless sparkles!"
"Kobolds, endless, human, very little, delicious meat!"
"Kobold, kill the humans and take away the glitter!"
The Kobold Flesh Mage depicts saliva flying everywhere, trying its best to exaggerate the wealth possessed by humans, but it also subconsciously ignores things about human combat capabilities. In its view, the previous failures were more due to the uselessness of the ogres.
, if the kobolds attack with all their strength, it will be easy to eat just a few hundred humans.
Under the aggravation of the kobold flesh and blood mage, the eyes of thousands of kobolds crowded in the mine suddenly lit up, and they howled with excitement. Some kobolds could no longer hold back and took out the weapons in their hands.
The weapon jumped and cheered.
Is there anything that excites a kobold more than snatching a shiny object?
The kobold flesh and blood mage looked at the impatient compatriots around him and felt extremely proud. At this moment, he suddenly felt dizzy and a feeling of weakness came out of his body. He saw him helping a compatriot beside him.
I bent over and coughed violently, almost coughing out my lungs.
Thousands of kobolds were crowded into this mine, densely packed and extremely noisy. No one noticed the strangeness of the kobold flesh mage. Seeing that his people were impatient, the kobold chief finally stood up.
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The kobold chief is much taller than ordinary kobolds, about two meters tall. He is considered a giant among kobolds. He wears a crown composed of several candles on his head, and is covered with thick clothes.
wearing iron armor, holding an animal thigh that had been eaten several times in his left hand, and holding a huge square war hammer in his right hand. As soon as he walked out, he howled a few times.
The surrounding kobolds slowly returned to silence under the chief's power. They looked at the chief excitedly, waiting for the chief's decision.
"All the shiny things belong to the kobolds!"
"All candles belong to me!"
The kobold chief roared and immediately made a decision. They would monitor those humans, and then make many traps to push the humans into a desperate situation and steal all the shiny things.
Under the urging of the kobold chief, several kobolds helped the kobold flesh and blood mage who was coughing and collapsed in front of the kobold chief. At this time, the kobold flesh and blood mage had turned blue, and his hands and feet were so tired that he could hardly stand up.
His chest made a wheezing sound like a broken bellows. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly coughed again uncontrollably. This time, the droplets he coughed up were actually a little bloody, and they landed on the kobold chief's face.
The kobold chief sniffed and didn't care about this. He grabbed the arm of the kobold flesh mage and ordered the mage to summon the legal profession to find the ogres in the cave to replenish his troops for the subsequent battle. Then he arranged a large number of kobolds.
People go out to explore the specific location of human beings.
I saw a large number of kobolds running out of the mine excitedly. The kobold chief nodded with satisfaction, imagining what it would be like when he had a lot of shiny crystals. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt like a nose, and his body was not feeling well.
He coughed twice under control.
"Ahem."
"Ahem."
This seemed to cause a chain reaction. Around it, a dozen kobolds coughed lightly in unison. However, they did not take it seriously. Instead, they wiped their mouths and looked forward to the subsequent battle.
The kobold flesh and blood mage finally regained some energy at this time, and walked deeper into the mine while coughing. It dragged its weak body, and its whole body was hot and cold, and walked through the gathering area of the kobolds.
, walked through every passage, leaving countless spittles flying out.
Slowly, more and more kobolds in the mine began to cough lightly.
However, all this is just the beginning.
The pandemic has just begun to spread.
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After being escaped by the kobolds, Shiloh and others found that they were completely lost in this forest.
Although Hilo had arranged for people to make a lot of signs and marks on the road before, when they followed the marks and wanted to return, they found that no matter how they walked, those marks would lead them back to their original place.
It's like encountering a ghost hitting a wall, wandering in the same place all the time.
There must be some secret in this forest!
"Quick, find two people to climb to the top of the tree and check the direction!"
Shiloh didn't believe in evil. This forest was not the Amazon. How could hundreds of people be trapped in it for a long time and not be able to get out, so he chose the simplest and most direct method, giving directions from a high position.
Some Storm Army recruits were making a living on ships before joining the army. Climbing a mast or something was as simple as walking on flat ground. After a while, they saw two people choosing a tall tree, whoosh whoosh whoosh,
Climbing to the top of the tree like a monkey.
This tree is extremely tall and commanding, making it easy to identify the surrounding direction and grasp the surrounding environment.
However.
"Your Highness! There is fog all around! There is also fog on the top of the woods. It's such a heavy fog!"
The two soldiers just glanced at each other, then their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately reported to Shiloh. Shiloh frowned and asked the two soldiers to tie the rope and throw it down. He stepped in personally, grabbed the rope and climbed slowly.
Go up.
Now Hilo is no longer the fat man he used to be. Not only has his body shape returned to normal, but he has also gained enough strength and agility. After a few minutes, Hilo finally climbed to the top of the tree.
, but when he took a closer look, his whole face darkened.
I could only see front, back, left, and right, everywhere within sight, filled with dense white fog. Looking up, even the sun was blocked, and I could only see gray sunlight pouring down, creating chaos.
Hilo wanted to distinguish where was the sea and which was inland, but found that the field of vision was extremely poor, with only a visual range of more than ten meters. He could not see the coastline at all, let alone any beach or parked boats.
At this moment, the whole world seemed to have turned into a thick fog, turbid and void, and it was impossible to reach it.
Too bad, I can't see the sun or the coastline. I can't even tell the direction, not even a target!
Hilo thought about the towering peak in the center of Qin Island, and immediately wanted to look for that peak, but found that the white mist not only covered the surrounding areas, but also covered the top.
The most hateful thing is that the white mist has not dissipated at all. Everyone can clearly feel the breeze blowing in the forest. However, if you look carefully now, you can see that the white mist does not move at all, as if someone has used a pause button.
The key is fixed in place.
Shiloh frowned and tried to feel the movement of the elements around him. He was already a magician, so he would naturally think about whether a barrier had been placed on the entire forest. However, no matter how he sensed it, he did not find anything in the flow of the elements.
exception.
It's not magic. Could it be that the fog in this forest is natural?
The most amazing thing is that there is no fog at all in the area where everyone is now. This void seems to move with their movement, which looks extremely weird.
Shiloh thought for a while, then called the two recruits to come down from the tree canopy and ordered everyone to rest on the spot, while he discussed the method of identifying the direction with a few cronies around him.
"Your Highness, you usually have to rely on the sunrise or the stars to identify the direction at sea. Now you can't even see the sky, so you can't identify the direction at all."
Some of the team had been sailors, and the soldiers who were later recruited into the army looked anxiously at the gray fog covering the sky and shook their heads. Even the best navigators would not be able to find them in this environment.
accurate direction.
Shiloh touched his chin and said to himself: "It would be great if there was a compass. With a compass, you wouldn't be trapped in a small forest."
A soldier listened to Shiloh's words and interrupted: "Your Highness, the compass you are talking about is that kind of magical magic tool that can identify the direction? That thing is extremely precious. It is a treasure from the Eastern Continent. Only a few princes
Only nobles can get that."
Hearing this, Shiloh curled his lips and thought to himself, isn't he the most noble prince and noble? Why doesn't he have a compass?
"It is precisely because of magical props like the compass that the chamber of commerce in the Eastern Continent is able to cross the sea to do business in the Western Continent. In the eyes of people in the Eastern Continent, this thing is far more valuable than any treasure. How could it be so easy?
Leave it to us."
Only then did Shiloh realize why Pontos' navy was far less powerful than its army. It turned out that the entire Western Continent did not pay much attention to naval warfare.
If you think about it, you will know that the barbarians are at the northern end of the Pontos Kingdom and the desert people are at the western end of the Pontos Kingdom. These two forces are bordering Pontos. Any conflicts will be resolved on land. At this time, what kind of navy needs to be developed.
Simply put, Navy Red Deer!
Because of this, when the Eastern Continent was able to trade across the ocean, Pontos did not even have a truly elite navy.
If Hilo wants to expand its sphere of influence in the future, it must build a navy.
Everyone rested for a while and tried to walk for more than an hour. They found that everyone seemed to have returned to the same place. They couldn't help but feel anxious. Fortunately, Shiloh had a high prestige in the army, and the dry food supplies everyone carried this time were enough, so
There was no panic.
Shiloh saw that everyone had been walking for a day, and the sky was getting darker little by little, so he simply ordered everyone to camp where they were and rest, and wait until night to see if there were any changes that would allow everyone to get out of the forest.
Seeing that the Storm Army was trapped, the two dwarves were quite leisurely, still holding wine barrels and drinking. They followed Hilo all the way without interrupting. They only showed their faces when Hilo proposed some method.
The expression of wasted effort clearly put the look of "please me, please me help you" on his face, but Shiloh didn't want to pay attention to these two dwarves, he just didn't ask them for help, and let the two dwarves continue.
It was quite uncomfortable holding back the answer.
At night, Hilo climbed to the top of the tree to check the weather again. When he saw that the thick fog had not changed at all, he determined that there was definitely something special about this forest. The purpose was to prevent people from exploring the interior of Qindao.
Maybe this is because the intrusion of humans 20 years ago triggered a series of changes. In the end, Chaos deliberately transformed this forest in order to avoid this happening again.
To get out of this forest, the best way is to find the direction.
All night long, Shiloh sat beside the campfire, thinking hard. He once remembered that he had received education about identifying directions, but after so many years, he had long forgotten it. Now he was stuck with two dwarves again.
If you don't figure out how to identify the direction, you really can't sleep peacefully.
More than 300 people stayed in the forest at night, and there was a lot of movement. Late at night, all kinds of active creatures appeared one by one, including wolves, spiders, snakes, lizard men, and even ogres.
I wanted to attack everyone at night, but the Storm Army is now different from what it used to be. They have also mastered the weaknesses of the ogres. After several battles, they easily defeated these opponents. In the second half of the night, there were no monsters that were not afraid of death to attack again.
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Even so, late-night patrols were indispensable. In the second half of the night, when a new group of soldiers replaced those who had been keeping watch, the conversation between the two sides finally brought some inspiration to Shiloh.
"During the night vigil, we should pay attention to these huge trees. The crowns of these trees are a bit strange. They are dense on one side and sparse on the other. Those monsters always like to hide on the dense side and attack us."
When a replaced night guard soldier said this, Shiloh was shocked, suddenly slapped his thigh, and said in surprise: "I know! I know how to identify the direction!"
The two dwarves drank wine at this time and were sleeping soundly holding the wine barrel. They were woken up by Hilo's voice. They watched Hilo excitedly run to a big tree and observe the crown. One of the dwarves whispered: "
With this behavior, has this human being really discovered a way to get out of the psychedelic forest?"
Another dwarf squinted his eyes and stared at the ridicule, shook his head silently, and said: "Impossible, even us dwarves have made countless sacrifices to master the method of identifying directions. This human just stayed up all night, how is it possible?
Discover the secrets of the psychedelic forest.”
"Bahrain, I think this human being is not simple. His warriors are extremely powerful and may really be able to destroy the sacrificial body. We have angered him before, why not sell him a favor now and take him to try?"
"Noli, how could a human being break into Qindao without any purpose? Our race is already standing on the edge of the cliff, and destruction is coming. Even if this human being is strong and has not figured out his purpose, we will definitely
He cannot be trusted."
"...I know, this is all for the dwarves!"
"For the dwarves."
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Hilo naturally had no way of knowing what the two dwarves were thinking. After carefully identifying the growth trends of the tree crowns, Hilo was pleasantly surprised to find that indeed, the growth pattern of the crowns of the trees in these forests was that one side was denser and the other side was sparse.
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After confirming that this was not an accident, Shiloh announced the next day that he had found a way to tell the direction!
The Storm Army thought that they would not doubt how Hilo found this method. There was no need to doubt their loyalty and trust in Hilo. After Hilo pointed in the direction seemingly casually, they immediately embarked on the journey.
Shiloh led everyone to move forward again in the psychedelic forest, but this time, he would stop everyone every few minutes, and then carefully identify the growth of the canopy under a big tree, and then direct again.
One direction, keep moving forward.
The two dwarves were extremely puzzled by the taunting behavior. They didn't understand how Shiloh could see the direction from the tree crown. Taking advantage of Shiloh's time to identify the direction, a dwarf sneaked to the edge of the team, kicked away an ant nest, and saw
After looking at it, he returned to his companion with a face full of surprise and told his companion that so far, the direction Shiloh had pointed was actually the right one!
Although everyone seems to be running around blindly, in fact everyone is getting closer and closer to the interior of Qindao.
How did this human being overcome the fog of the psychedelic forest and be able to clearly identify the direction!
Shiloh naturally noticed the unusual looks on the two dwarves. He sneered and thought to himself: 9 years of compulsory education is still useful! No matter which world it is in, science can always come in handy!
The direction identification method Shilo relies on is actually very simple, that is, to identify the direction through the branches and leaves of the tree.
The south side is lush and the north side is sparse.
To put it simply, it uses the phototaxis of organisms to identify directions.
No matter how powerful Chaos is in the words of the dwarves, it can never erase the nature of living things. Facing the south and facing the sun, trees will definitely grow faster on the sunny side than on the dark side. This nature is the basis for Shiloh to identify the direction.
Under the leadership of Shiloh, the more they walked, the white fog shrouded around them became thinner and thinner. As they walked, the sun finally shone down. Although they were still within the scope of the forest, they were already walking out of the forest.
A good sign.
Sure enough, no matter what happens, nothing can trouble His Highness. His Highness is destined to be the lord of the Gulfstream Island Chain!
Just as everyone continued to move forward, suddenly, sparse barking sounds came from all around. Shiloh listened and immediately guessed that it must be the kobold coming.
It is estimated that these kobolds have been ambushing in the white mist of the forest before, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to attack them, but now that they saw that everyone was about to leave the psychedelic forest, they became anxious and exposed their trap.
Shiloh sneered. Now he had no intention of getting entangled with the kobolds. He wanted to explore the entire Qin Island, then find the sacrificial body and destroy it. Only then could the seal on Qin Island be lifted.
Just when he was about to order everyone to hurry up and leave the forest, finally, the dwarf named Balin couldn't help but speak.
"Human! Stop moving forward!"
Shiloh turned around, looked at the dwarf, glanced at him mockingly, and was about to ignore it.
Are you kidding? When I was passionate about you, you ignored me. Now you see that I am about to leave the psychedelic forest, but you come to stop me. If it weren't for not offending the dwarves, you would have been chopped up and thrown out to feed the kobolds.
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Seeing that Shiloh ignored him, Bahrain felt anxious and said again: "Human, don't go any further. There is nothing you need ahead!"
"The sacrificial body you are looking for to destroy is not in the interior of Qindao, but in the psychedelic forest!"
This sentence succeeded in making Hilo stop. Destroying the sacrificial body was the first priority in Hilo's heart. He paused for a moment and said: "Dwarf, why are you speaking now? Don't you think that now?"
Is it too late to help me?"
The dwarf Balin was silent for a while and said: "My race and you humans originally had deep hatred. Although you have forgotten all this, it does not mean that we have given up."
"Especially now, my race has entered the most dangerous period. We cannot take any risks. Humans like you who suddenly appear and possess powerful power are the ones we need to be wary of."
"But now that you have been able to walk out of the psychedelic forest, you will definitely discover my race in the future, and it is impossible to stop you. In this case, let me ask you, is it true that you want to destroy the sacrificial body?
It’s still fake.”
Shiloh heard what the dwarf Balin said. After thinking about it, he thought it was reasonable, so he said: "I said, the Gulf Stream Island is my territory. Neither Chaos nor the dwarves can stop me from conquering this land."
, now offer sacrifices
The body has set up a barrier on Qindao. Naturally, I want to destroy the body of the sacrifice first. If you are willing to lead the way, then our previous misunderstanding will end. I am willing to swear an oath with you as the lord of the Gulfstream Island Chain to deal with Chaos together.
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The dwarf nodded and finally said: "There are two sacrificial bodies buried on Qindao Island. We dwarves made countless sacrifices to find the specific location of one of them. The sacrificial body was buried in the psychedelic island.
Deep in the forest, inside the huge underground mine that was once dug by us dwarves."
"Now that mine has become the kingdom of kobolds."