Chapter 1207 Shining Footprints

Klein put away his smile, stroked his lush beard, and said thoughtfully: "For us, the most precious thing now is time. If we choose the wrong path, we will be snatched away by the dwarf prospecting team of New Avalon." Up front, all the painstaking efforts I have put in before will be in vain."

"How about we split into two groups and explore a route separately?" Audrey said.

"In this way, our manpower will be dispersed. If we encounter danger, we may not be able to deal with it."

Holden disagrees with his sister's suggestion.

Klein didn't make a sound, with a hesitant look on his face.

Joan tended to support Audrey's suggestion. Dividing the army into two paths would certainly disperse forces, but it was safer than placing all bets on one path.

He was about to express his opinion when he suddenly sensed a mental wave, and quickly switched his perspective to the blood mosquito to check for the abnormal signs that attracted the blood mosquito's attention just now.

Just in the pile of rocks, a faintly glowing trace can be seen faintly.

Qiao An was curious, and hurried over. At the same time, he turned the miner's lamp on the helmet and shot the search beam over. The signs of reflection became more obvious, as if there was a large mirror on the ground.

Joan cautiously approached the reflective area, cast the "Mage Hand", and stroked the smooth mirror surface from the air. He couldn't help wondering, how could there be such a flat and smooth glass plane in this chaotic pile of stones?

"Brother Joan, do you have any new discoveries?"

Klein followed up and asked.

"Look here, the surface is covered with a band of glass, possibly crystal... the edges are so flat that it doesn't look natural."

"Oh? Let me see!"

The dwarf brother ran over quickly, looked in the direction of Joan's finger, and immediately laughed.

"Mr. Klein, seeing you smiling so happily, what's the matter?" Holden asked.

"Of course there are good things, big good news!"

Klein pointed at the glass-like traces on the ground, his mouth shut with joy.

"Look, here's the track of the flail snail, probably the one we tracked the other day!"

Joan cheered up, and quickly asked Klein: "Follow this track, can we find the flail snail?"

"That's right! The flail snail loves to eat magic crystal ore. If you find the flail snail, you can find the magic crystal vein!"

Klein folded his arms across his chest, with a determined expression on his face.

"From this trail left by the flail snail, it clearly burrowed into the ground, probably into the navel before the canyon collapsed."

Holden scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "Now the path that the flail snail walked has been blocked by stones. Are we going to dig a tunnel leading to the umbilicus from this pile of rocks?"

"It's really troublesome, but our prospecting team is supposed to do this, otherwise why would we bring so many cumbersome digging tools!" Klein was still in a good mood, "As long as we know that the road leading to the ground is correct Yes, what follows is nothing more than an engineering problem, and it can always be done with a little more effort."

"Brother Klein, in fact, we don't have to dig a tunnel. You can use the 'Any Door' to take us directly across the congested area and into the depths of the umbilical cord. How easy it is!"

Hailar said excitedly.

"The little girl came up with a good idea, but there is a prerequisite for doing so, that is, the diameter of the blocked area cannot exceed 600 feet." Klein explained.

"My teleportation limit is 600 feet. If it exceeds this distance, the teleportation will fail. If you crash into the depths of the rock formation, your bones will be crushed on the spot!"

Hearing what Klein said, everyone immediately looked at the navigation compass in Joan's hand.

"Joan, can you tell from the map how deep it is from here to the open space in the navel?" Audrey asked.

Joan observed it and shook his head slightly.

"The tunnel connected to the umbilicus is too narrow and tortuous. Even if the map is enlarged to the maximum scale, it is impossible to see that the tunnel is hollow or has been filled to death with gravel."

"I don't know the situation underground, and the risk of teleportation is too high. Is it possible to dig a tunnel from the surface? This is too troublesome." Holden looked disappointed.

"Actually, there is another way." Qiao An said after thinking, "I can use the third-level 'secondary stone walking technique' to forcefully pass through the landslide section, sneak into the umbilicus, and check the situation in the tunnel."

"If the tunnel is not blocked, Mr. Klein can lead everyone to teleport down directly."

"If the tunnel is blocked, you can dig a section down first, until the diameter of the blocked area is less than 600 feet, and then it will not be too late to teleport over."

"There is another advantage of doing this. The strata where the 'Secondary Stone Walking Technique' passes is like being plowed. Large rocks are smashed into gravel by magic power, and hard clay will also become loose."

"You excavate the tunnel along the path I walked, not only saves labor, but also has a much higher construction efficiency than direct excavation."

After hearing Joan's meticulous analysis, Klein smiled again, and immediately decided to do as he said.

Under the expectant eyes of his companions, Joan walked up to the glass track left by the flail snail, opened the spell-casting material package, and took out a dried marmot paw and a hollow reed tube.

The "Level Stone Walking Spell" only provides the caster with the ability to walk in sand and mud, but cannot provide fresh air. Therefore, before casting this spell, Joan must first ensure that he can breathe normally after entering the ground, so as not to Suffocated to death.

"Vilya!"

Joan used the reed in his hand as the material for casting a spell, and chanted a spell that represented "air".

The magic net distributed around him is twisted and intertwined, forming a dense barrier, like a big bubble, covering Joan's head, so that he will always be able to escape no matter where he is in the next 16 hours. Get some fresh air.

Next, Joan held the dried groundhog's front paw with his right hand, and made a series of spell-casting gestures with his left hand.

"Ondo!"

The moment he chanted the "Secondary Stone Walking Technique" activation spell, a circle of yellow luster appeared on Joan's body surface, and his whole body sank rapidly. The sand and stone under his feet seemed to have turned into soft mud, which could not bear his weight.

After his whole body fell into the ground, Joan got used to the environment a little bit. The soil and sand squeezed around him seemed to be wrapped in a thick quilt. Although it would not cause any harm, it made him feel like he was trudging in a quagmire. It was very difficult.

Joan looked at the navigation compass in his hand, compared the map to find his location, and then stepped forward diagonally downward.

Being in the dense and heavy formation, he couldn't run at full speed, and the average distance he traveled per minute was only about a hundred feet.

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