Mithril Throne of Forgotten Realms

ps: double monthly pass, double!This month is coming to an end soon, don't keep the monthly pass in everyone's hands, and give it to Mithril Throne as much as you want o(n_n)o

The origin of the name Scorching Ridge is because there are many natural springs on this long slope that is steep in the west and gentle in the east. The water vapor gushing from the bottomless hole from time to time got such a name.

Perhaps because of the extra nourishment of these springs, although the vegetation on the hillside is not very tall, it is extremely lush, and there are almost no gaps for people to pass through. road.

Therefore, the higher the mountain road, the more rugged and difficult it is, and the elves and thieves almost couldn't find their way. It wasn't until Fang Yi entered the cave for half an hour that the team of the barbarian warriors finally came belatedly and found this hidden cave. hole.But for some reason, the size of the team has been greatly reduced. There are only six people left in the original team of twenty or so.

The physical strength of the middle-aged man was obviously greatly challenged. After getting out of the bushes, he didn't care to take off the grass leaves and branches hanging on his body, and sat down on the ground directly, breathing heavily.The other members of the team took deep breaths, and seemed to be tortured enough by the hot and dry air in the bushes.

"Huh~~, is this here?" The middle-aged man looked at the surrounding environment and asked with a frown.

The elven thieves Fang Yi had met before hurriedly responded, "That's right. This is here. I saw the group of pirates go in with my own eyes."

"These grandsons, we've been searching for more than half a month, and they're hiding here! I'm so hot..." The senior bully was wearing heavy armor and was sweating from climbing the mountain road. The heavy helmet on his head said angrily.

"If we knew that Li Xu's treasure was not hidden in the castle, why did we go to such great lengths to attack there? We wasted so much time..."

Hearing the elf thief couldn't help complaining, the senior bully also sighed, "Yeah, but fortunately our team leader is smart. We caught Li Xu's younger brother."

The warrior flattered the mage in a modest way.At this time, the middle-aged man raised his head and poured a bottle of stamina potion, only then did he feel that his heartbeat was a little normal.

Hearing what the soldier said, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, "Hehe. It was so chaotic at the time. Who would have noticed that someone had sneaked away from the back door of Li Xu's mansion? We have been preparing for such a long time. Today we will finally see the result ~"

Several people were in a good mood and burst into laughter.The middle-aged man is also full of ambition, but his eyes flicker.But I found that the female pastor at the end of the line was depressed, which was in stark contrast to the few people talking and laughing loudly.

"Crystal, why don't you look very happy? Hundreds of thousands, millions of gold coins may be in this mountain. Don't worry, this month's bonus will definitely satisfy you."

The female priest named Crystal frowned slightly, looked up at her leader, and quickly moved her eyes away from the mage's smiling face, looking at the dark hole on the left, "There is Treasures are of course good, but... Captain, we were able to stop the scene in the slums at that time..."

"That's enough!" The middle-aged man seemed to have been stabbed to a sore spot, and suddenly interrupted the female pastor with a loud shout, which startled the people around him, "If we don't help, old Charlie can save Li Xu's brother Released? If he is not released, can we follow the pirates' clues to follow him here?"

The middle-aged man pulled out his staff from his backpack and stood up with a stern face, "This is the fourth time you have mentioned this matter, don't let me hear a single word about this matter again!"

After speaking, the mage immediately got up and walked towards the entrance of the cave. Seeing that the boss was angry, several team members did not dare to make a sound, and followed up one after another.The senior bully was at the end. Seeing that the people in front were a little further away, he reached out and patted the sullen female priest on the shoulder.

"Let's say a few words, we are not a pure game and a pure team, you treat this place as a workplace, how can you disobey the boss?"

"But...but, I went to see the slums in the west that morning..." The female pastor lowered her head even more in the middle of her sentence.

Hearing the female priest's sobbing voice, the barbarian couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, "After doing that task, my camp was almost inclined towards evil. I guess the leader is now in the evil camp, and he should be working for the evil camp." Worried about advanced things, hehe~"

"Okay, let's go." Seeing the elf thief in front of him secretly beckoning to himself, the barbarian hurriedly gestured to the priest, "This opportunity is rare, and we are the only ones who will actually participate in the mission. We will strive for more than that in this month." A little bonus~"

***

From time to time, the sound of water dripping "tick-tick-tick" can be heard in the cold passage, but the ground, rock wall and even the stone above his head are covered with dust, which makes Fang Yi, who has sensitive five senses, feel a sense of confusion and contradiction.

There are a lot of traps in the passage, but fortunately, the wave of people rushing over there before has destroyed most of the traps, and Fang Yi's pressure is much less.Regardless of looking at the messy footprints and bloodstains on the ground, Fang Yi could imagine the tragedy of this group of people passing through here, and sincerely thanked the pirates who opened the way for their hard work.

Fang Yi stepped lightly across a floor with obvious signs of movement, and dodged a row of steel-tipped crossbow arrows stuck on the ground, and finally came to the end of the passage.There was still a slight smell of blood and the burnt smell of burning animal fat in the air, which indicated that the group of people in front had not passed here for a long time.

Looking up at the faintly visible white light at the top of the stone steps, Fang Yi knew that the end of the passage was not far away.After checking his status, Fang Yi's figure disappeared into the air. Only the silent footprints on the stone steps could prove that there was a ghostly assassin here.

***

The height of the scorching ridge is not comparable to a real mountain, and it can't even be called a mountain. It is just a somewhat violent high slope that undulates with the terrain. If its altitude is calculated by the Sea of ​​Falling Stars, it is less than five hundred at most. ruler.

Antonio's appearance does not have any resemblance to his own elder brother Li Xu. His slightly handsome face is covered with handsome features, coupled with well-trimmed blond hair. From the appearance alone, he is indeed more like a family than Li Xu. the orthodox heir.

At this time, Antonio was standing on the highest point of the scorching ridge, looking down at the plain villages at the foot of the mountain, he could even see the huge and solemn outline of Xingmu City in the distance, but his heart was filled with the heroic spirit of seeing all the small mountains

This is a world that respects strength, a country where the weak prey on the strong—of course, money is also a kind of strength.

But my idiot brother kept a lot of wealth but didn't know how to use it, so he insisted on messing with old Charlie.What happened in the end?Both of them were tricked out, didn't they both die by accident?

Looking back at the group of pirates digging hard on the ground, Antonio raised the corners of his mouth in disdain.The engraved boulder on the ground was the clan emblem of the Brown family, but it was broken by a group of rough pirates with a stone hammer and thrown on the ground at random. Even the words of the Brown family were blurred by the mud. clear.

"Have it!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of "Dang!", the pirates who were digging hard suddenly burst into commotion, followed by a burst of shouting.Antonio was shocked when he heard the movement, and immediately pushed aside the onlookers and rushed to the center of the crowd.

After removing the stone statue that originally stood on the top of the mountain, what was hidden under the stone statue was not the same hard rock as the surrounding area, but a four-foot-square earth pit. At this time, the earth pit had been dug as deep as a person, exposing the buried A dark stone at the bottom.

Antonio quickly squatted down and slid into the pit, not caring that his precious clothes were stained by the wet soil, but squatting excitedly at the bottom of the pit, carefully observing the stele in front of him.

"Master Brown, is this the treasure you are talking about?"

A muscular and muscular man squatted by the side of the pit, squinting at the dark things at the bottom of the pit, his tone did not have the same obvious respect as the others, but a bit of ridicule.

"Are you doubting my information?" Antonio looked up at the strong man, knowing that the man's eyes were avoiding his own, and then he lowered his head again.

In fact, Antonio himself was not fully sure. This place was recorded in a scroll he found in the secret compartment of Li Xu's room.According to the tradition of the Brown family, except for the current family leader, no one else can know where the hole cards of this big rich family-the priceless ancient gold coins, jewelry and countless coins are placed.

So Antonio didn't say much, but quickly pushed away the wet soil on the stone with his hands, and while blowing away the fine soil with his mouth, he carefully observed the scratches on the surface of the stone.

The big rock at the bottom of the foot is black and cautious, and its surface is covered with spider web-like dark red lines. Judging from the posture of the rock extending to the surroundings, it is likely that it has been connected to the surrounding rocks under the soil.However, with Antonio's patient cleaning, he finally found a few lines of writing on the surface of the boulder.

"If you are not the patriarch of our family or the sole heir of the family, you are not allowed to open it without authorization, otherwise, the person who enters will die!"

A few lines of text were engraved on the pitch-black stone. The dark red ditch and the sharp handwriting were full of warning.The pirates standing aside and squatting by the pit also looked over, but they could only see some messy scratches on the surface of the black stone, making people confused.

"What's written on it? It's like a ghost drawing?"

"This is the secret language of our family. It is a language that only the direct descendants of the family can learn." Antonio stood up and patted the dirt on his hands. "It's nothing more than some warning words, meaningless, dig them out~"

Climbing up to the ground with the help of the strong man, Antonio looked at the pirates below raising their picks one after another, and sneered in his heart. Now that his old brother has died, he can be regarded as the only heir... (To be continued continued..)