When Jianxiu came to the Western Fantasy Continent

The throbbing from the bottom of his heart was so sweet, Hong Ming was slightly taken aback and smiled.No matter what Sarn just encountered, now his heart is peaceful and peaceful, completely open to himself, and there is no longer the coldness that keeps people thousands of miles away.Hong Ming understands the pain of hard knots in his heart, but the man in front of him has completely got rid of it.

Both of them ignored the corpse at their feet, and turned their heads tacitly, looking at the subterranean gnomes who were rescuing their companions.Since this encounter was only a hunting team, their casualties were not serious, and more were injuries to the torso or legs. Several people were busy shuttling among the wounded, bandaging the wounds, and helping the wounded.

"You once said that subterranean gnomes are basically harmless." After watching for a while, Hong Ming said via voice transmission.

"That's right, they are just a group of industrious miners. Apart from being too fond of searching for gems, they are one of the most harmless races in this Underdark."

"Do dark elves often hunt them?"

"In fact, the dark elves' favorite slaves are the gray dwarves. They are stronger and stockier, easier to tame, and capable of many jobs. Such large-scale hunting of subterranean gnomes is rare..."

At this time, the two found several subterranean dwarfs with extremely serious expressions walking towards them. The one walking in the front should be the leader of the team based on his clothes and age.I saw him holding a sharp pickaxe shovel tightly in his hand, and stopped ten steps away from the two of them vigilantly.

"Who are you?" Although these two strangers saved his team, but in the face of such a combination of dangerous and cunning drow and deep underground human mage, any vigilance is not superfluous.The head of the prospecting team, Jebi Doberen, looked at the two of them harshly, his eyes full of suspicion.

Sarn put away the dagger in his hand and put his arms around his chest, showing full kindness. "We are just travelers passing through the tunnel and came across this battle. My master wants to save you."

"Master?!" Beren looked at the humans beside Drow in surprise. The light explosion spell just now was too powerful, and even he didn't see the situation clearly. However, no matter what tactics he used, a Drow obviously couldn't kill them. A team of drow.This human mage should play a greater role in the battle.But having said that, getting Drow to work for him voluntarily (or forced) is a pretty scary thing in itself.

Beren's movements became more cautious, and the telepathy of his companions was stirring in his mind, and everyone was warning him to be careful.But after staring at the human mage for a while, he finally folded his arms.He would rather be a gambler than a cowardly coward.

"Powerful human mage, it should be easy for you to kill us, you don't even need to do it at all, just watch the group of drow win." Beren stared straight at the two and said very seriously, "But you saved me mine team. I'm not interested in speculating on your reasons. Now, say what the price is, and we'll pay ourselves the ransom."

The subterranean dwarf spoke the common language of the Underdark, and Hong Ming had no idea after listening to it for a long time, but as a person who folded his arms to show peace, his expression was too serious.Looking at Saen suspiciously, Hong Ming said via voice transmission, "What is he talking about?"

Sarn didn't hide anything this time, and answered directly, "He's asking about the price, what kind of compensation will allow them to leave safely."

"We don't need to..."

"Oh, no. My Daoist, what we need..." With the corners of his mouth raised, San quickly replied, "Leave it to me."

The dark elf didn't show any flaws on his face, "My master is very powerful and very rich. He came to this underground world just to complete his mission. If you want to leave, you have to answer a few questions first."

Not expecting such a reply at all, Beren was stunned for a moment, lowered his arm, and squeezed the pickaxe shovel in his hand again. "I'm listening, but drow, some things will be more important than our lives..."

"Don't worry." Without hesitation interrupting the warning of the subterranean dwarves, Sann said casually, "We are not interested in your giant rock city. What really attracts us is the news from the underground. The dark elves who attacked you should From the city of Bramodia, but there has never been any trouble with the city of the Rock, why would they risk arresting you?"

This question is not too much, Beren hesitated for a moment, and answered truthfully. "We don't know, but a month ago, the underground gnome slave trade in the Underdark suddenly became popular. Someone is buying gnome slaves. You should know that the drows control most of the underground slave market. For this, they launched Clean up. In just one month, many of our compatriots have fallen into the hands of drow."

"Do you know the source of the bounty? Who needs to use the subterranean gnomes, you must know that you are not very good slaves."

These words made Belen's face tense, but he managed to suppress his anger. "We don't know." His tone was very blunt, "But according to news from several underground gnome cities, the scourge this time came from a lower realm, in the middle and lower layers of the Underdark. Currently, Giant Rock City has closed some prospecting areas. We came back from afar, and unfortunately we were ambushed before entering our house."

The middle and lower levels... With a shudder in his heart, San felt that he seemed to have touched something, "Is the closed prospecting area you mentioned near the inner sea?"

Behind Beren, several deep dwarves created a commotion, and Beren turned his head and shouted something in the deep dwarf language, calming them down.Turning his head to stare at Sarn, Beren asked word by word, "Drow, what do you know?"

"It's you who needs to answer the question now." Sarn asked unceremoniously, "Yes, or no."

Beren finally nodded. "Yes."

Sarn couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and continued to ask, "Why did you close it? Besides the hunting team, did you find anything else?"

Facing the dark elf's questioning, Beren gritted his teeth, not sure whether to tell the strange drow the accurate news.Facing the hesitation of the subterranean dwarf, Saen quickly sent a sound transmission to Hong Ming. "Will the magic weapon you are looking for this time have any negative effects? Just like the tree of doom, it makes people fall into a coma."

Hong Ming was startled when he heard the words, and thought carefully for a moment, "It's very possible. The magic weapon is missing a key part, and its power may dissipate or mutate..."

That's right.Sarn said to the hesitant subterranean gnome, "Has your mining team experienced an unexplainable phenomenon, like being attacked by magic, but the caster cannot be found..."

Belen's eyes widened in surprise, his voice trembling, "You...how do you..."

"Because what you suffered is exactly what my master needs to find." Sarn replied with an inscrutable expression, "And that thing was left between Samarien and Deep Sea City, if If we are one step too late, it may fall into the hands of dark elves or illithids... Subterranean dwarf, your answer may be related to the safety of the entire underground world, so think carefully before answering."

Belen fell into silence. After a long time, he said with difficulty, "Yes, a prospecting team was in danger there half a year ago. Normally we would not enter such a deep underground, but under the guidance of rock worms , They discovered a large mine belt near the Inner Sea, which contained many precious gemstones that were rare in a hundred years. Their captain did not resist the temptation and finally decided to mine. Although it passed through the territory of drow and mind flayers, they all No guards were sent out, so it was considered a no-nonsense area... The prospecting team made sufficient preparations, even prepared a lot of magic scrolls, but they didn't expect that the real danger was not those evil races at all."

Beren took a deep breath and slowly narrated everything he knew. "When the outpost entered the vicinity of the mine, a sudden change occurred. Several team members fell to the ground and lost consciousness instantly. They wanted to rescue these team members, but more people suffered the same fate. There were no enemies, no magic circles , and no one could figure out what was causing the trouble. In the end, the captain managed to rescue the two companions who were under attack and pulled them back. These people are actually still alive, but they have lost all consciousness and cannot respond to the outside world. They He could still hear sounds in his ears, and he could even chew and swallow food, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep with his eyes open...Because of this incident, the city lord sealed off the area near the Inner Sea. Soon afterward, the slave trade incident broke out. "

In the dark cave, there was a permeating strangeness in these words, which made people feel chills all over their bodies.Saen didn't make his own claim this time, but relayed it to Hong Ming through telepathy.

After a little thought, Hong Ming understood the mystery. "Those subterranean gnomes seem to be suffering from soul-leaving disease."

"Soul-departure disease?" Saen was a little at a loss. If the soul left the body, how could it be possible to still be alive?

"The soul is not a single individual. In Kyushu, the immortals divide the soul into three souls and seven souls. The three souls include Taiguang, Shuangling, and Youjing. The seven souls are corpse dog, fushi, sparrow Yin, swallow thief, non-poison , decontamination, and smelly lungs. They are in charge of yin and yang, and they operate alternately, so that the soul can be in one mind and move freely. Like the dwarf said, the ear can hear, the mouth can chew, and the eyes cannot see. The soul makes people fall into a trance, like a walking dead."

"Is this the side effect of that magic weapon?"

"It should be so." Hong Ming gradually cleared his mind, "The fragment of the magic weapon in my hand is a part that looks like a copper tongue. I think the magic weapon is probably a copper bell. In the legend of Kyushu, there is a name called "Luohun" The fairy artifact of Zhong', which looks like a copper bell, can shake people's souls, and it is a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy."

"And what fell deep in the Underdark is that magic weapon..." Sarn finally understood the cause and effect, but what does the sale of subterranean gnomes have to do with this?

As if he had thought of something with him, Hong Ming continued the sound transmission, "Listen to what you said, the subterranean gnomes are very good at digging. The dementia disease only deprives them of their sanity. If the spirit is still there, it will not affect their movements. .If someone can manipulate the bodies of deep gnomes and use their digging talents..."

"They will be able to dig out that magic weapon..." Saen was taken aback, "Damn it! Someone came ahead of us!"

Looking at each other, both of them were surprised.If the magic weapon really falls into the hands of other races, it will be very difficult to get it back!

With a flash of thought, Sarn said to the subterranean gnome, "Yes, what you encountered is what my master needs to find. The guy who offered a reward for the subterranean gnome needs your talent to dig it. If they get ahead, this The pattern of the underground world will probably change."

Belen opened his mouth wide, "The stone is on top! Are you kidding me? What can be so powerful?"

Hong Ming took out a gold box from his bosom, and placed it directly in front of Beren.

"This is the remnant of that magic weapon. It originally belonged to a true god." Retelling Hong Ming's voice transmission, Sarn explained to the subterranean dwarf with a serious face, "Anyone with power can hold it." Can easily dispel the spirit of the enemy. Your compatriots encounter an artifact that is out of control and become a walking dead. Think about what they will do if this artifact falls into the hands of drow or illithids ?!"

Beren's eyes widened. Even he could feel the power hidden in the small copper bar in the gold box in front of him. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he swallowed his saliva. "And you... you got it..."

"My master followed the will of the gods and came to take it back. This is a magic weapon that only belongs to the true god and should not fall into the hands of those evil creatures!"

Beren fell into silence. After a long time, he finally spoke, "Do you want to go near the inner sea?"

"Yes, we must rush there as soon as possible."

"You've only reached the middle and upper layers of the Underdark here. If you follow the normal speed, it will take you at least three months to reach the Inner Sea. According to the number of missing subterranean dwarves, will you still make it in time?"

San was dumbfounded for a while, yes, they had fallen into a passive state.Damn it, even that arrogant goddess sensed the change and summoned them in advance.It's just that the dark area is not the surface, no matter how fast Hong Ming's flying sword is, they can't get there in an instant... Wait, San suddenly woke up and looked at the subterranean dwarf who was staring at him.

"Do you have a way to get there quickly?!"

Belen showed a proud smile, "Yes, we have."