Chapter 358 The Desperate Adventurers

The Red Grotto is a very huge underground cave. Of course, the most important thing is that it is indeed red.

It's the color of lava.

Yes, there was a huge red grotto in front of them, but before they officially entered the red grotto, there was a flowing lava river. The lava river was at least fifty meters wide at a rough glance, flowing out from the wall on one side of the cave, winding. Wandering into the cave on the other side, the light of the lava illuminated the cave, which combined with the light of the light crystals at the top of the cave, made the entire cave glow with a faint red light.

Only now did Tang En understand that Barrod was talking about the "red" grotto, not the "red stone" cave.

It’s really a simple and easy-to-understand naming method.

After arriving here, Tang En and the others met more adventurers. Thousands of people crowded into the area in front of the lava river - they all gathered here, and it seemed that they were all blocked by the lava river in front of them. .

Fiona frowned slightly and whispered: "We guess there are mages in the Sisa Power mercenary group? In that case, why don't they build a bridge?"

They had already spotted the mercenaries wearing the badges of the Power of Sisa Mercenary Group among the crowd, but looking at them wandering around leisurely and seeing other people, they seemed to be planning to set up camp here.

Tang En nodded calmly and said, "They came one step ahead of us, but they stopped here. There must be something going on. Let's ask someone for information."

Tang En waved his hand at Locke. After all, he used to be a mercenary. It would be easy to act like a mercenary. It would be the easiest way for him to get along with the people in front of him. If he was lucky enough, he would meet some friends he knew. convenient.

After Locke came over, Tang En whispered a few words to him. Locke nodded and ran out quickly.

The appearance of Tang En and the others has attracted the attention of many people. Those people saw the heavily armed and murderous team behind Tang En, and of course noticed that their armors were stained with blood. They all subconsciously clenched their weapons - in this kind of situation In this place, it is normal for people to fight over disagreements.

Tang En gently pressed his hand and signaled the guards to relax. To be honest, fighting here would be a joke to the surface creatures. He had already seen underground dwarves attacking here in the city across the lava river. Watching from the side.

Across the lava river is a very strange underground city, which stretches from the bottom of the cave to the top of the cave. It is like a cylindrical tower of Babel, with houses built layer upon layer inside. It is an absurd but unique three-dimensional city. The red grotto's The underground dwarves live there.

In order to prevent irritating the adventurers, Tang En ordered the guards to rest in place and wait for Locke to come back to report the situation.

Brian sat down on the war hammer, took out the water bottle and drank some water. After washing his face, he carefully cleaned the blood and dust on his beard. Seeing Brian wasting such water, the people not far away The corner of the adventurer's eye twitched violently.

When they entered the underground world, the supplies they carried were limited, so they had to implement a fixed rationing system. Otherwise, disputes and dangers would easily arise. How could they waste drinking water casually like Brian?

At this time, Brian handed the kettle to Tang En: "Brother, please give me some more water."

As soon as Tang En snapped his fingers, a ball of clear water quickly condensed in the air and got into the kettle.

Seeing this scene, the adventurers in the distance were so jealous that their eyes turned red. Although there was water in several caves they passed along the way, no monsters were seen drinking the water in the unknown area. Alchemy potions and alchemy potions prepared to detect toxicity were The scroll is so expensive that most people can't afford it. Who dares to drink that kind of water?

Here we must talk about why magicians and clergy (including priests, priests, priests, etc.) are so difficult to recruit in the world of Purandar. Even an apprentice-level magician or cleric has a low status in the adventurer team. So important, why so popular.

The reason is actually very simple - in the eyes of adventurers, magicians and priests are equivalent to mobile reservoirs and humanoid bread warehouses.

Mage apprentices must master five apprentice-level spells when entering this profession - Glimmer, Cleansing, Water Creation, Detection, and Arcane Arrow - the first of which needs to be mastered is Water Creation.

Because the magician's water-making technique is to create drinking water by gathering water elements in the air, the water contains a certain amount of magic and elements, which has certain benefits for replenishing the magic pool. Although the effect is not strong, it is better than nothing.

Therefore, having a mage apprentice who has mastered all five apprentice-level spells in an adventure is not only a lot more convenient for adventurers, but it also means that there is sufficient drinking water at any time and anywhere, and there is no need to worry about the threat of hunger or thirst. This saves space for preparing drinking water, carries more food and medicine, and allows you to explore a larger area during the expedition.

In the same way as above, the reason why priests are popular is not only that they generally master very convenient magical arts such as healing, detoxification, and lighting. More importantly, it is because of an inconspicuous and various magical power. All major temples have it, and they rely on the magic to gather believers - bread magic.

That's right, by casting a magical spell, you can create a steaming bread out of thin air - in Tang En's view, this kind of extremely unscientific thing can only happen in the world of divine creation - yes, although a certain Even a fat man can do it, but that is a world created by God, and the author is God.

He couldn't even understand the principle - could it be that the gods opened baking workshops every day, and after receiving the believers' requests for divine magic, they directly sent a space express to deliver a piece of bread?

No matter what the principle is, in short, water-making and bread-making are two very simple, but very popular spells and divine spells among adventurers. Therefore, magicians and priests are the most popular among all the apocalypse— —Oh, I have to correct you. Priests are not considered enlightened ones.

Brian covered the kettle, glanced at the city across the lava river, and said, "Brother, why don't you just let me go up and yell? We are relatives, and I am the former dwarf king, so you should give me some face." "

The underground dwarves were also created by Nysclair and were also born on the ground. However, after their birth, this part of them entered the underground life, and went deeper and deeper. In the end, they could not find their way back, so they simply settled underground. As time goes by, the difference between them and the mountain dwarves on the surface becomes larger and larger.

"No need to rush."

At this time Locke came back.

"Lord Lord."

Locke bowed his head and saluted, and then whispered: "Those adventurers are not willing to reveal the information they have, but I was lucky. I met a guy I had dealt with before, and he was willing to reveal some information to us, but he is a mercenary. You know……"

Tang En raised his eyebrows: "How much does it cost?"

"It's not money, it's food."

Locke glanced behind him and whispered: "Although they appear to be very relaxed, in fact, these people are already starting to feel uneasy. The boy told me that the people from Sissa's power followed in order to stop the adventurers behind them, so The bridge was destroyed, and now they have been tied to the chariot of the Power of Sisa. They can't go back even if they want to. But after they finish eating their food, they have to wait for the Power of Sisa to distribute the food. This is equivalent to My life was given to someone else.”

Fiona said along the way: "In other words, now they are forced to obey the words of Sisa's power. On the surface, they are peaceful, but in private, there are undercurrents and they are full of contradictions?"

"It will explode at one point."

Locke said very cautiously: "The situation is not very good... They have been here for several days, and the water rations have been getting less and less recently."

Tang En nodded: "Call him over, we have a mouth to talk to."

His carry-on space was stuffed with food, and he certainly didn't care.

Locke took the order and left, and soon brought back a man. The man was wearing leather armor and his face was full of fatigue.

"Hail, Your Excellency, Lord Down, Lord Ellington."

After the man came over, he bowed and saluted: "You can call me Black Fox."

"Your nickname?"

Locke nodded: "He is an assassin. His previous mercenary group did not have rangers, so he was always the one to explore the way. Because of an accident, he lost his teammates."

"Locke!"

Black Fox said with an annoyed look on his face: "We promised not to mention that matter again!"

Tang En suppressed his curiosity and motioned to Locke to get him some food, and then said: "The food will be brought soon. Now tell me the information you know."

"As you wish."

After Heihu hesitated for a moment, he glanced behind him and whispered, "Should we retreat a little? If they knew that I disclosed the information, I'm afraid they would have some ideas."

Tang En waved his hand casually, and the faint light flashed away: "No need now, they can't hear the sound from here."

"You are indeed a magician!"

Black Fox sighed with emotion, and then began to narrate the information: "We have been here for twelve days..."

"Wait!? Twelve days?"

Tang En was startled: "The entrance has only been open for fifteen days, and you arrived here on the third day!?"

"That's right."

Black Fox said with a bitter look on his face: "Then, we have been stuck here."

"No, my question is, how could you possibly have touched this place on the third day?"

Tang En looked incredulous. He had the road map given by Barod, but what about these people?

There's no way they have a map!

"I don't know," Black Fox shook his head, "but I am following the force of Sisa. If I follow the large army, although I can't make a fortune, I can still save my life even if I encounter any danger. And if I really have a chance, You can also have some soup along with it.”

"I just didn't expect... after they crossed the bridge, they actually destroyed the stone bridge!"