Chapter 272 North Slope Mine
The deeper you go into the mine, the more humid the environment in the cave becomes.
Sylvie carefully avoided the dripping water from the top of his head, held the torch and slowly walked forward in the cave, even if there was no light, the Eye of Truth would not be blocked by the darkness, this was just to save magic power.
"We've reached a fork in the road." Nightingale, who was walking in the front, stopped, "What cave is this?"
"The first fork at No. 23 and the second gate," Lightning took out the notebook and glanced at it.
"I hope this is the end," Sylvie muttered, opening her eyes completely shaped by magic. "The left side...is out of the mining area, no mines. The right side...is the same."
Lightning wrote down the result, "Then, there is one last door left in this cave that needs to be checked."
"Let's go," Nightingale walked around from the front of the line to the back, leading everyone back the same way. Her ability doesn't seem to be as simple as being invisible. Sylvie can only vaguely see the magic power of Nightingale's transformation, but cannot capture her figure and movements. According to Lightning, she is the strongest fighting witch in the Mutual Aid Society.
This may be the reason why Roland asked her to follow him. There are rumors that this mine was once the lair of an ancient monster, and there have been several incidents of miners disappearing before. Before setting off, His Royal Highness repeatedly told him to be careful, and if he encountered an uncertain situation, he should exit the mine first and then report to him.
Sylvie didn't take it seriously, no monster could escape the detection of the magic eye, even the animal carcasses and writhing molluscs in the stone wall, she could see clearly.
There are four people in the expedition team, besides her, Nightingale, Lightning, and a little girl named Lucia. Every time she discovers the ore, she transforms it into various debris, and then carefully sorts them into her pockets, saying that she will hand them over to His Highness for identification.
Lightning is in charge of drawing the topographic map of the mine. Of course, according to her own statement, any expedition cannot do without her proud tone. Sylvie can't help but think of the captain who was temporarily stationed on Sleeping Island.
Cave No. 23 is a huge deep cave near the bottom of the mining area. After hundreds of steps, it divides into three forks. If you continue to go deeper along these forks, you will find more branches, but they have almost been extended by then. Outside the scope of the mining area, there is very little possibility of owning veins, so they will only go deep into this step to stop.
Returning to the original fork in the road, which is the door of the lightning record, Sylvie used her ability to observe the situation of the third door of the twenty-third cave.
The wider the gaze area of the eye of truth, the greater the consumption of mana, and it is also a heavy burden on the body, so she chooses to observe at each fork and explore one passage at a time.
"Three gates... Well, there is no mine, and there is a..." She was stunned, "There are five forks, and one of them seems to be going back and forth."
"Down?" Lightning repeated.
"That's true," Sylvie looked again, and the long and narrow passage turned down again, heading straight for the mining area. When she wanted to continue looking along this fork, A strong sense of dizziness rushed into her mind, interrupting her connection with the magic eye, "I think it may lead to a mine."
But this explanation is very far-fetched. The intricate caves in the mine on the north slope are obviously not man-made, and they will not specifically search for the ore. The unidentified vein found before is just sandwiched between two forked roads. Breaking through the obstacles, it was impossible to find the pile of metal stones hidden under the stone walls and soil.
"No matter what it is, just go and see," Nightingale shrugged.
A group of people filed into the third door of the cave, and reached the end of the passage about a quarter of an hour later.
I saw that the passage was divided into five parts here, and the narrowest one could no longer be used for walking, and could only be climbed in. The strange passage that Sylvie saw before was located in the middle of the five-forked road, and the terrain turned sharply downwards, almost forming a steep slope with the ground where they were standing now.
"It looks quite deep," Nightingale took a torch to illuminate, "I always feel that the caves in this place are somewhat similar to those seen in the cliffs of the Impassable."
"After the inspection, let's go back quickly." Lucia couldn't help but grabbed Nightingale's arm, "I don't like this place very much...I always feel like there is something staring at us in the hole."
"There is nothing in the cave, except for mud and stones," Sylvie said. Although she didn't like this quiet and humid place very much, her ability told her that there was no danger here. She quickly scanned the straight fork, shifted her gaze to the middle one, and then was slightly taken aback, "...Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Lightning asked.
"I... can't see what's going on below."
"Can't see it?" The little girl asked in surprise, "Is it too tired to use the ability? Take a rest."
"No, it's not a matter of ability." Sylvie closed her eyes and opened them again, but her eyes were still pitch black, as if her vision had been deprived. She suppressed her headache and further expanded her field of vision, but the result was that there was still no change. The surrounding soil was clearly discernible, only the middle area was completely shrouded in endless darkness, as thick as ink that could not be melted. "Something is blocking my peeping."
"You all stay here and don't move," Nightingale pulled out two shiny silver weapons, "I'll go down and check the situation, and I'll be right back."
"Don't go!" Sylvie stopped by pressing her swollen forehead, "There is only one thing that can produce such an effect. Even if you go, you will be in danger."
"What is it?"
"The God's Stone of Retaliation," she said through gritted teeth, "there is a God's Stone of Retaliation underground, and it is the kind that can cover the entire area!"
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When Roland heard the news, he immediately mobilized the soldiers of the First Army to enter the North Slope Mine.
And the final investigation result was just as Sylvie had guessed, that there were a large number of God's Stones of Retaliation hidden in the deep hole at the bottom of the mine.
After confirming that there was no danger, Roland also entered Cave No. 23 under the protection of his personal guards. He also wanted to see with his own eyes what the God's Stone of Retaliation, which could seal off the entire bottom of the mountain, looked like.
"Your Highness, please be careful," Carter reminded, "The exit is just ahead."
"Magic power cannot be used here, it's safer for you to stay up there." Roland turned to look at Anna, Nightingale and Lightning who were following behind him, "Isn't it good to learn from Sylvie?"
"I'm stronger than you without magic power. If you can come, of course I can," Nightingale curled her lips.
"Where there is adventure, there is me." Lightning puffed out his chest.
Anna didn't say anything, but just stared at Roland intently. Seeing those clear eyes against the light of the torch, Roland knew that nothing he said was useless.
"Okay," he sighed, "You must stay by my side, but don't stay far away."
Walking to the end of the sloping cave, Roland immediately understood what the chief knight meant by the exit.
The sight in front of him suddenly opened up, and an extremely deep and huge cave appeared in front of him.
Even without the help of firelight, he could clearly see that the overall light of the cave came from the God's Stone of Retaliation like crystal prisms. They rose from the ground, each with a diameter of twenty or thirty meters, like a prism. Giant neon towers stood majestically in front of his eyes. (To be continued.,, your support is my biggest motivation.)