Quenched long order

Chapter 17 Hidden Road
The waiting in the dark is boring and long, only the warm yellow light of the spirit lamp can bring some warmth to the cold mine.

Saul didn't know how long the time passed, maybe a quarter of an hour, maybe half an hour, except for Garland and him talking occasionally, the two of them didn't speak a word at other times.

In fact, Sauer had long wanted to go in and check, but Garland was unwilling to let him take the risk.

It wasn't until the slight sound of footsteps came from the front that the faces of the two regained their spirits.

Sauer raised the psychic lamp in his right hand a little until a familiar face emerged from the corner of the cave wall. It was Andrew's rough face. Unlike when he entered, the expectation on this face had disappeared without a trace, leaving only endless loss.

No gain?

Sauer was puzzled. He took a step forward and asked, "How's the situation? Have you found Sean?" His voice was resonant and powerful, pulling Andrew back from his disappointment.

The red-haired miner sat down against the cave wall and put the spirit lamp aside. The warm yellow light shone on his chin, making his slightly tired face look a little old, and even the red hair on his head lost its luster.

Garland stepped forward and wanted to say something, but Andrew waved his hand and spoke first:
"The road inside is very narrow, and I can walk. I have been walking inside, and I don't know how long I have walked, and I have reached the end. It is the same as here..."

He looked up at the cave wall not far away, and continued in a tired voice: "There is no fork in the middle, I checked carefully, and there is no hidden fork, only this one." Speaking of this, he raised his head and looked at Saul with wide eyes, "Is Sean really still alive?"

Saul was slightly dazed. He heard the grievance and sadness from this voice, but he didn't have the slightest anger. He believed that if there was anything to irritate the miner in front of him, the miner might cry. From yesterday to today, all the anger and rage were more like a mask on his face, his disguise, just to protect himself on this island of the weak and the strong.

Even without asking, he knew that Andrew had been holding on.

"I got the news from the mystic." Saul turned his head and looked at the hidden road in the corner. "Don't worry, I'll go in and look for it. You know, this road is also thanks to me, and maybe the next road is also the same. After all, I may have the talent in this area." He glanced back at Garland, comforting the decadent person in front of him with the content of the conversation just now, and then he showed a relaxed smile on his face.

This is what it means to ask.

Garland sighed, and walked to the corner of the cave wall. After a brief inspection, he turned around and walked back, stood in front of Saul, put his right hand behind Saul's shoulder and said, "I wanted to go in with you..." He looked back, "But the road inside is not easy, and it is inconvenient to go in together. Since Andrew is fine, it doesn't matter if you go in and have a look. Remember, if you encounter anything unusual, you will come back immediately."

Saul nodded and replied, "Don't worry."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the corner of the cave wall, and just as his right hand touched the edge of the corner, Garland's voice came from behind.

"Be careful and remember what I say."

Kind of like caring for kids...

Shaoer thought to himself, he waved his hand, replied "I know", and then walked towards the hidden road in the corner.

As soon as he entered the hidden path, he felt as if his body was being squeezed by both sides of the cave wall, and the road ahead seemed narrower and more difficult to pass. Suddenly, he had an illusion that if he continued to walk, his body might be squeezed continuously until he was stuck in the cave, motionless.

He shook his head, pushing the thought out of his head.Andrew returned safely just now, and the safety of this road has been verified.

The warm yellow light of the spirit lamp goes upward along the cave wall, like two flames burning on the cave wall.

"The distance between the two walls is so close. If Andrew observes carefully, even if there is a hidden road, he will be found. Since there is no hidden road, will the hidden road be somewhere else?"

He looked down at the ground, and there was no crack in the hard ground. Afterwards, he raised his head and looked up. At the end of the fading warm yellow light, there was only the indissoluble darkness.

"If you can't see it, what about this one?"

The perception of thin air spread upwards, and soon reached the top.

Saul was a little disappointed, but he didn't stop, but continued to move forward until an unexpected discovery made him stop.The location where he stayed was a very ordinary location, not at the end of the road, and far from the entrance and exit. Above this location, the cave wall was not completely sealed, but there was a horizontal narrow gap.

New hidden passage.

However, this discovery did not excite Sauer, but made him even more puzzled.

If Saul and Sean before I woke up came here together and discovered this passage, why would they be so obsessed with it?Is there some treasure at the end that must be found, or is it because both of them have been affected by the guts of the mine?

No one can answer this question for him now, he can only find the answer by himself.

He looked around and checked the distance between the cave walls. Since the cave walls were narrow, it was convenient for him to climb at this time.

"Speaking of which, do you need to let Andrew try first?"

The tired face of the red-haired miner appeared in front of his eyes. It seemed that the collapse was only the last straw.

He shook his head and gave up this idea. Although the scene he saw in the crystal ball showed that Sean was still alive, he always had a strange feeling in his heart.

After making up his mind, he started to prepare. Among them, the biggest difficulty in climbing is the lingering lamp. If it is placed on the ground, although climbing is more convenient, the top cannot be covered by the light of the lingering lamp, and he also has no way to take the lingering lamp up; if he holds it in his hand, climbing will be extremely inconvenient.

The best way would naturally be to find a helper, but he didn't want to go to Garland.

Garland didn't want him to take risks. There may be many reasons, but whether it is to find Sean, investigate the mine, or find a way to return to his own world, he must continue to go deep and take risks.

After thinking about it carefully, Sauer removed the Nacharu amulet from his neck, and tied the ecstasy lamp to his hand with the string of the amulet. He tried it briefly, and the firmness of the string was fully capable of this job.

After everything was ready, he climbed up the cave wall. At the beginning, due to his unskilled movements and his concern about getting his clothes dirty, he made little progress. Later, when he didn't care about his body image at all, it didn't take long for him to see the slit hidden above.

He got into the slit with difficulty, lying on the ground, and then moved the spirit lamp in front of him, and the warm yellow light illuminated the way ahead.

The space of the slit is not as small as imagined, and it does not need to lie on the ground all the time, but it is far from reaching the desired width. It cannot kneel and crawl, but happens to belong between the two.

He looked around and took a deep breath. The air smelled of ore and dust, which was a bit choking and unpleasant, but there was an indescribable sense of familiarity.He started to get up. At the beginning, because it was difficult to stretch his limbs, his movements were very stiff and his speed was not fast. As he gradually became more proficient in his movements, his speed became faster and faster, but in the next second, he stopped the movements in his hands, his muscles tensed, and he looked around vigilantly.

In the ears, the little girl's wronged cries came from all directions.

(End of this chapter)