$1068 En Route 1
The luxurious and quite large beast carriage entered Black Rock Town only on the fifteenth day after starting again.
The dull hooves of the six-legged beast broke the tranquility of the town. Because the old sentry lived at the entrance of the town, when he saw the sign of the Red Rock Castle on the beast through the window, he Jiang relaxed, yawned and stretched before getting back into the still warm bed, and quickly fell asleep.
There are many routes from Red Rock Castle to the prosperous cities in the underground world, but very few choose to pass through Black Rock Town.
The underground world is vast, and if you connect the cities created by humans one by one, you can find that these cities are nodes on two parallel lines. The distance between each two cities is roughly the same, as if they were sketched first. It is common to start building these cities only after you have the map.
On the periphery of these large cities, there are dotted small towns or villages. These gathering places do not have defensive capabilities. They only serve as warning and commercial communication. They will be abandoned as soon as the war starts, so Many small towns look dilapidated and decadent.
The sight of the old sentinel flashing past the window made the old charioteer laugh silently, and he continued his introduction. "Black Rock Town is such a small town. Although it has been abandoned for decades, some black dwarves still occasionally enter the town to sell, so it has not been completely abandoned..."
Raymond, who was sitting next to the old charioteer, had released his senses before entering the town. He clearly knew that there were only a dozen guards stationed here, most of them were old and decrepit, and that the wooden houses were almost empty. Although there are hundreds of residents still staying here, they are all sleeping soundly in wooden houses. Alertness is quite low.
The continuous drizzle for several days has caused moss to grow in the folds of the neck of the six-legged beast beneath him. According to the original plan, after passing through the Black Rock Town, they will turn to the northeast, between two After a month, you will arrive at a medium-sized city called Nice City, where you can use the teleportation arrays created between cities to travel quickly.
Just because the astrologer Sarah hid in the carriage and stopped expressing any opinions on the trip, all issues related to the trip now need to be decided by Raymond.
There are three major defense zones in the underground plane, and the policies adopted by these defense zones are also different.
What Red Rock Castle faces is the front line controlled by the Human Alliance in the Abyss. It is currently a period of peace between them, and there is no war at all.
And the deep canyon aimed at the abyss monsters. There is fierce confrontation all year round, and there are many middle- and high-level wizards in the garrison. It is the area where the Underworld Council focuses its attention.
The other karst defense line is in a situation where the forces of both sides are intertwined and penetrate each other. It is famous for its mystery and it is difficult for outsiders to know its situation.
Before the previous conflict with astrologer Sara. All this information was obtained from her, but now I can only hear some unfounded rumors from this old master. So Raymond, who soon lost interest in the conversation, made the decision to go directly to Nice.
There is no point in staying in this dilapidated town. After the six-legged beast crossed the only street in this town, it took some reluctant steps and embarked on the journey again.
Raymond, who returned to the carriage, turned his attention to the corner of the carriage. The isolation barrier set up by the astrologer Sara made it her world, and Scar and the dark elf Freya were tired of being together. . But it occupies the middle of the carriage, and it also won't come out from the curtain until dinner time.
The tableware on the long dining table had been taken away, but a cup of steaming hot drink was placed in its place.
Raymond, who has not fully recovered from his own injuries. The expression on his face softened. After finishing the hot drink prepared for him, he walked to the back of the carriage, entered the protective talisman array he had set up, and quickly entered meditation.
His injuries became more serious because of the strange appearance of the girl's picture by the stream, so much so that all the energy he had accumulated in the abyss was exhausted.
However, the power of the Phantom Festival and the difficulty of its study exceeded Raymond's imagination time and time again, but it also made his journey no longer monotonous.
The wide-open car window allowed the rain outside to drift in, and also allowed the free energy attracted by Raymond to continuously flow in.
Raymond, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor, was still injured and was getting more serious. However, the Phantom Festival he was studying was about to enter the second level.
The twenty-four runes, after being outlined and simulated by Raymond using the energy in his body, will permanently enter the core area of his memory and become part of his strength.
Time passed slowly. Raymond, who was immersed in the memory of the runes, almost all the free energy he drew from the outside world was consumed on it. Without any distractions, he made rapid progress.
His eyes were closed tightly, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep, but in fact, there was a dense accumulation of energy in his expanded sea of consciousness.
The only crystal of spiritual power made this space illuminated by dim light. Every time Lei Meng mastered a new rune, there would be inexplicable effects in his sea of consciousness that he could not detect. Under such circumstances, his sea of consciousness is still expanding outwards.
As time passed slowly, the route he chose had not been visited by travelers for a long time, so the concentration of free energy was far higher than that of other areas. The quite pure free energy made Raymond's mastery of the new runes in the Phantom Festival even better. easy.
Ten days later...
When he finally completed the six runes in his memory, he woke up from his meditation.
Sitting quietly in one position for a long time made all the bones in his body feel as if they were rusty. If he moved slightly, he could hear the slight sound in the seams of his bones.
The rain outside the window was still the same, but the fresh air that penetrated the outer membrane of the talisman array and came to him still lifted his spirits.
Raymond stood up slowly and relaxed his stiff body. He was very satisfied with the results of his efforts during this period, and then he realized that his stomach was empty.
After stepping out of the talisman formation, Raymond soon saw the dark elf Freya who was bringing the freshly cooked food to the table, and Knife, who was already sitting at the table with a happy face, holding a knife and fork, waiting patiently. scar.
The four sets of tableware were already placed. After saying hello to the two of them, Raymond sat down. After finishing the meal that Dark Elf Freya had put in front of him, he stroked his slightly swollen belly and let out a comfortable sigh. sigh.
The dark elf Freya, who was busy because of Raymond's terrible appetite, only after serving him a steaming drink, wiped off the non-existent sweat, sat down with a smile and spoke. "Lord Raymond, you didn't seem to like this kind of food yesterday..."
Scar, who was sitting opposite Raymond, also said with a surprised smile. "Yes, yes! Or is it that the way Freya cooked it today is more palatable?"
Raymond, who had just picked up the cup of hot drink, had a look on his face and his eyes narrowed. "Yesterday? Could it be that I didn't have such a big appetite before?"
"Yes, although you still didn't enjoy yesterday's dinner with us, when you were clearing it away, there was still more than half of the smoked meat on your plate. I thought you didn't like this ingredient..."
The dark elf Freya, who was sitting down with a smile, noticed something was wrong with Raymond's expression when she said this, and confusion flashed in her eyes.
After glancing at Scar opposite him and placing the hot drink in his hand on the table, Raymond's eyes focused on the corner where the astrologer Sara was, and he spoke slowly. “Has Sarah eaten a lot more these days?”
"No, she requested that only breakfast and lunch be prepared for her a week ago, and because you don't know how to eat on time, she stayed with us..."
When Raymond heard this, his heart tightened, and he couldn't help but use his strength to hold the tea cup.
There was a crisp snap.
The cup containing the hot drink shattered immediately, and the hot steam rose up, blocking everyone's sight... (To be continued...)