Chapter 1082 Muggle "Underground Castle"

"...I wanted to go deeper yesterday, but it was too dark to see anything. So this morning, I brought out the flashlight that Dad left in the garage...Look!"

With a soft "click", Kevin watched the big flashlight in Candice's hand suddenly emit a slightly yellow light, and instantly tore a big hole in the darkness in front of him.

"Oh, it seems that you have long planned to skip school today!"

Little Kevin scratched his head, and didn't know what mood he was in right now—to be honest, he was very concerned about that voice, because he heard it several times in his own home yesterday.

So, why does this sound come out in this "burrow" taller than an adult?

As for the reason, little Kevin would naturally not understand.

He didn't even know that the "big hole" in front of him at this time was actually one of the many abandoned drains in the London sewer system that had been listed as the "Seven Industrial Wonders".

If he knew his way, he would be fine even if he wanted to go home along the sewer.

"Come on, Kevin! Why are you standing there!"

While Little Kevin was still listening to the "hissing" sound and wondering what it was, Candice was already waving at him from a deeper place with a flashlight.

"Ah, good! I'm coming—"

Before he finished speaking, he finally chased after Candice as if he had put aside all worries about playing truant. Then, I saw the two children walking side by side, excitedly and curiously, into the depths of the underground waterway by the light of the flashlight.

Speaking of it, it is not without reason that London's sewers are highly praised. This is not only because of its huge engineering volume, but also because it has truly protected the city and residents trapped by severe pollution.

Before today's sewers were built, London had made great progress due to the rapid development of industry, but the ensuing various pollutions began to breed diseases because of the backwardness of the sewer system.

In the hundreds of years before the last century, rounds of epidemics caused the death rate of Muggles to fluctuate, and London gradually became stinky.

I remember that at that time, the Thames River, which was originally clear, was unable to swallow brown sewage, and the streets in central London were so foul-smelling that even the House of Commons had to hang curtains soaked in lime water on the windows to block and filter the sewage. Unbearable smell.

after that,

After a series of discussions and investigations to Paris, France, it took a total of more than six years, and a huge sewer system stretching over 2,000 kilometers was finally built underground in London.

A large amount of sewage is transported to the sewage treatment plant, and the outfalls that were originally discharged into the river are all abandoned. Some were demolished, some were borrowed by the new system, and some are still vacant.

What Little Kevin and Candice are walking right now is one of the many abandoned drains.

"Oh!"

Just after Candice turned a corner from a fork, she hadn't taken a few more steps, and she was amazed. Because she saw another intersection of branching passages, and it was much larger than the previous one.

As the light of the flashlight moved slowly around, the brick wall gradually came into view. The design of the vault, the excavation of the steps and the orderly forks make it look like an underground castle.

"I always feel that if I go further, I will meet a vampire!" Candice observed the deep passages with great interest, as if she had no fear at all, "Well... Maybe it will be someone else What? Like gargoyles...or demons or something?"

Children always like these fantasy things. Although adults occasionally say that these things do not exist, this does not prevent children from continuing to imagine.

Of course, a little girl as old as Candice usually likes unicorns a little more. There are really not many people who are interested in evil creatures like vampires and demons like her.

Hearing what she said, Little Kevin couldn't help checking it with some worry.

"That voice...but it better not be the stuff you said! Otherwise we're doomed!"

"Yeah, Kevin, are you scared?"

Seeing Candice start to giggle, Little Kevin immediately raised his head and said loudly:

"Who's scared! I'm worried about you... haven't you seen the movie? People like you who don't worry about anything are usually the first to die in a monster attack!"

"Bah!" When Candice heard that, the snicker on her face immediately turned into annoyance, "You're the one who died!"

"Snapped!"

She raised her hand and slapped Kevin on the head, then turned around and walked towards one of the forks with a flashlight in her hand.

Little Kevin covered his head and curled his lips, but he had no choice but to follow quickly. Candice's flashlight is indispensable here. Without the light, he really couldn't see where his feet were.

After the two of them passed through the forked road with a ditch, they immediately discovered that there was a circular passage wider than what they had seen before.

Just looking at the diameter of this passage, it is likely that five or six adults can stand side by side, and even a carriage can pass through here safely.

"Ah! It's so dirty!"

As soon as she landed, Candice found herself stepping into the stagnant water—here, there were finally signs of water, but not much yet.

It's just that the water is full of oil, and there are some weird dirty things floating around, which look disgusting. Even though Candice wasn't really a girl who was afraid of getting dirty, she still couldn't bear to see this kind of scene after all.

"Oh! My God... I think we should go the other way..."

Under the light of the flashlight, Kevin also saw the accumulated sewage. Fortunately, the impatient Candice caught the trick first, so that he didn't step in together.

But at this moment, he suddenly turned his ear again, so he said in a low voice:

"Listen! That sound seems to be clearer... hear it? It's that 'hissing' sound! I bet we're getting closer and closer to it... Whoa! It's a mouse!"

Before Kevin finished speaking, he suddenly saw several particularly large mice running past the edge of the light of the flashlight, and the sewage was rattling when they stepped on it.

At the moment when he exclaimed, Candice, who also noticed the mouse, hurried back to him.

Although there was no screaming or anything, Kevin knew from the way Candice grabbed his arm that she was finally scared.

"Hey! It's just a mouse... Ah! You're not afraid, are you?"

Thinking of Candice's mocking of himself just now, Kevin decided to take the opportunity to fight back - there are not many opportunities to make fun of Candice, because this girl is even stronger than boys in many ways.

It's just that she didn't expect that she would be afraid of mice?

"Snapped!"

"Who's scared!"

Kevin's forehead suffered another accident, and Candice obviously used more force this time, so that his head was burning hot.

"...violent girl." Little Kevin couldn't help muttering softly.

However, although Candice is rarely afraid of mice, she seems to have no fear of other things at all. After the few mice disappeared, she resurrected on the spot again, happily walking deeper.

Even if there is sewage and the smell is bad, just cover your nose to avoid the stagnant water?

She also heard the "hiss" that Kevin said just now, and it was obvious that she was also very interested in the movement that became clearer.

As for the mouse that may still appear... Hey, with Candice's strong nerves, it has long been forgotten.

"Kevin, keep up! What are you doing so slowly!"

It's a pity that the sewer exploration of the two of them will not be smooth sailing. Not to mention what was the source of that strange movement, just before finding the source of the sound, the shadow of death had already shrouded the two of them.

After walking along this wide passage for more than ten minutes, Candice's feet softened involuntarily. If Kevin hadn't been there to give her a hand, she would have almost fallen headlong into the dirty ditch in the middle.

"Um...thank you."

Candice, who was supported by Kevin, shook her head vigorously, and then said with a little doubt:

"Why do I feel...a little dizzy?"

Of course, the two children would not know that many kinds of harmful gases are easily produced in the sewer, and these gases usually poison people unconsciously.

The two of them had a problem getting here, but it was because the passage in front had been vacant for many years.

"Oh, Candice, are you all right?"

With some difficulty, Little Kevin supported the girl's body, grabbed the flashlight in her hand and looked back and forth, trying to find a place to rest.

But this is the sewer, and apart from the steps for maintenance personnel at some forks, the other places are too dirty to sit on.

But in a moment, he supported Candice and walked a short distance, and finally found the next small fork by the wall of the passage.

Seeing this, he hurriedly dragged Candice, who was a little drowsy, into the side road, and came to a solid soil platform that was more or less a place for rest.

And after leaving the wide and long passage, Kevin felt that the air seemed to have become less smelly.

But at the same time he helped Candice to sit down, he himself suddenly felt dizzy in his head. He who was bending over immediately didn't stop, and directly threw himself on the other girl's body.

"Kevin?"

Candice tried hard to push Kevin who was holding her down, but her hands and feet were already weak, and she couldn't use much strength. But at this moment, Candice felt a slight shock, and suddenly came down from her...