Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Broadcasting all the way

Jiangu has been built for 25,000 years, and Jiangu people are keen It is used to dig mines to build items, but for 25,000 years, the Jiangu people have been unable to conquer the ground.

Conquest here is not about fighting against other races, seizing territory, resources, or gaining dominance in military, economic, cultural, etc. No, the opponents of the Jiangu are not other races, but this land.

"world" - this world is called "world", because there is currently no other world to distinguish. The sky and ground of the world are persistent, even eternal, while the ground of the world is always changing and never stops. According to the records of the "Steelcast Volume", Jiangu clansman believes that there is a lava lake deep underground, and the interior of the lake seals off the territory of monsters. The lava lake is constantly changing, and it has brought about drastic changes in the underground environment. The strata will change, the blocks will be replaced, and even the veins, like earthworms, can move underground.

The monsters in the depths of the earth begin to stir, always thinking about how to attack the ground and occupy this beautiful and vast place. Fortunately, the powerful defensive nets of the Spiritual Gods used lava lakes to trap them and prevent them from appearing at will. Monsters' bodies cannot pass through lava lakes, but they can contaminate the ground with spirits and spells, resulting in some monsters or rare beasts. And the continuous movement of the ground may bring these rare beasts to all parts of the world.

Why does the underground keep changing? There is a saying that the powerhouse in the monster created this phenomenon, and the eternal lava lake gives tit for tat. This claim is unproven, but there is no shortage of examples. The more the ground races live, the weaker the underground movement will be, which means that the Spiritual God of the ground race beliefs receives prayers and is more able to suppress underground activities.

In descending order of stability, the order is: Inhabited Underground City, inhabited mines, uninhabited underground buildings, lairs of intelligent creatures, artificially constructed passages, primordial natural Underground World.

The city of Jiangu is as stable as a rock, like the Tree of Life by Jiangu clansman, through the root system formed by the mines and roads, it firmly grasps a large area of land. However, between and outside the root system, the earth is constantly changing. This change can bring danger as well as opportunity, depending on whether the hunter can find and seize the latter.

Along the way, Balder seized every opportunity to tell the history of the underground changes. He was also able to combine the traces of the surrounding underground changes to tell the time and results of these changes. It can be seen that he is indeed very familiar with the underground environment, especially the topography around Jiangu City.

"We Jiangu clansman can see things clearly in the dark, but we still install and use elemental fluorescent lanterns in the tunnels." Balder pointed to the wall hanging lamp, the main body of which was eight An angular metal frame that houses moist humus-rich soil mixed with elemental slag, grows glowing moss on it, and boosts brightness with a very simple elemental spell. "If you see this kind of lantern in the tunnel, you know that this is a manually maintained passage, and the probability of change is relatively small. If the lantern is bright, it means that it is very close to the settlement. Then you will ask , how to tell which way to go? Does anyone know?"

Dorma raised his hand high, and looked at Dagon with a smug look with his head sideways. Dagon sighed, also raised his hand.

"Ah, it seems that Dagon knows, tell me!"

Dagon put down his hand and returned: "Compare the brightness of adjacent lanterns, choose a brighter direction, and enter The greater the chance of settlement."

"That's right, but it's not comprehensive enough." Balder rode on the back of the bear lizard, his body swayed slightly from side to side, and his voice followed the rhythm of the shaking. Echoes in the channel. "The reason for this phenomenon is not unrelated to the influence of the underground monsters. The buildings and facilities that are closer to the settlement can be maintained for a longer time. Those that are farther away will consume faster, making maintenance more difficult."

Along this topic, Balder began to talk about how the Jiangu ancestors dug the mines and established the maintenance standards for the mines. At this time, Doma quietly approached and said to Dagon: "So you know..."

"Nonsense! If I don't know this, how dare I say I want to be a hunter?"

"That's right. Before I came, my parents asked me to listen to you when I had a problem. They said you were ready." Doma said: "My father mother only maintains the clock tower, and basically everything about hunting is done. I don't know."

"All Jiangu people should know what's going on in the underground environment." Dagon glanced at the leader of Balder, and then said: "He stopped here to talk about basic common sense. Do you mean?"

"Maybe I'm worried that some people don't know it yet." Doma shrugged and said to Dagon: "Isn't everything from the basics? I guess, other teams The same is true. Maybe the leader of the craftsman group is telling everyone: coal and charcoal need to be ignited to burn. Or: charcoal is burned with tree roots, and there is no Water Element in it, which is more pure.”

Dagon puchi laughed, then quickly covered his mouth. "Shh, don't tease me," he said.

"Is it so funny? Well..." Doma touched her side pocket and changed the subject: "Dagon, when do you think we can stop and camp for a rest? If we keep doing this Let's go, when is the leader of Balder going to catch the food?"

"I don't know. How long have we been gone?"

"From the feeling of the soles of the feet, about eight Hours. But my stomach tells me it's at least ten hours." Doma's belly made a gu lu lu sound in cooperation, and he hurriedly covered his hands - which of course was in vain. "Dagon, why don't we have something to eat? I think everyone ate it on the way."

"We'll talk about it when we set up camp." Dagon shook his head and said firmly: "Find some lichen, I There is a way to make a fire. Heat the hash browns, and then boil some hot water, and the body can get more heat. Hold on, are we going to be the first to get tired?"

"That can't be." More Martha snorted, smashing her thighs with her fists, and continued to follow the line.

Through the mines and into the wasteland, the protruding rocks line the road like teeth. Fluorescent lanterns at every other section of the road emit faint blue rays of light, casting mottled tooth shadows on the walls of the cave. The tunnel went up and down, swayed left and right, and it seemed to stretch forward without end. They passed through more than a dozen forks along the way. Some forks were indicated by road signs, while others were not. But Balder never hesitated before a fork in the road, he always knew where to go.

Along the way, everyone has to admire Balder's eloquent mouth. This guy can really say that at the cost of drinking a whole pot of water - about three days of Dagon's water - he never stopped instilling in the ears of everyone.

Finally, after thirteen hours of continuous trek, after everyone was tired of the endless tunnel, Balder finally decided to rest in front. "It's not far, and after another three hundred steps, you can reach the camp. You are all good, and your persistence along the way will not be in vain." He rode on the bear lizard to cheer for everyone: "Now I'm a little tired, It is to make your body receive more beatings, and to have more elemental mana in the blood vessels."

This reason is indeed reasonable, and everyone will continue to tap into their potential and take the last three hundred steps. Turning a big bend, facing the noise of oh la la oh la la, everyone drilled out of the tunnel and came to an underground cave near the river. The view in front of you is amazing, the top of the cave is covered with glowing moss, and the rays of light of green, pink and pale-yellow mix together to illuminate the whole cave. Some insects that also have fluorescent capabilities, or flying, or crawling, bring vibrant bits and pieces.

An underground river flows through the center of the cave, and the water slaps under the stone platform where everyone is docked, singing the eternal song of nature. The rushing river water splits the rocks to form a small river valley, which also divides the cave into two platforms on the left and right. Relying on dark vision, you can vaguely see the small glowing fish under the white spray. They are agile, often disappearing in the blink of an eye, and then reappearing a few sprays away. In the water is Heaven and Earth of fish, and Jiangu people don't want to go down.

Balder is right, this is a pretty good campsite, especially with the facilities left by other hunters.

"The river here is relatively clean, you can fill the water bags." Balder said: "There is a hunter's shack over there, and there should be a bucket with ropes tied in it. You use that to catch the water. Don't If you lose the bucket, don't move anything else. I'm talking about consumables. The only thing you can use is peat, which is very much. You can make a fire and use it to heat food later."

Balder pointed fingers on the bear lizard's back and marked a rest area for everyone. "You guys rest here, if you have blisters on your feet, deal with it. I'll go get you something to eat, it won't be too far away, you wait."

After finishing speaking, Barr De rode the bear lizard and continued to move forward, and soon disappeared into the tunnel. As soon as he left, the elders unpacked their bags one after another, or sat on the ground, or leaned on the rocks, half paralyzed to enjoy the rare rest time.

Dagon also put down his backpack, but didn't let go of his axe. Compared with the usual training, today's marching activities are not large, the only problem is hunger. "Doma, take my bag and I'll go to the hunter's hut to see the fire first. By the way, if you still have the strength..."

"Of course I still have the strength." Doma raised her head and asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"Have you seen the Fire Pit over the platform? Go check it out to see if there is any water in it. That location It's not far from the river, and it's very likely to splash into the water." Dagon said: "You clean up, take a good place by the way, and I'll make a fire later."

"Leave this to me, I can make a fire!" Doma laughed and said proudly: "Peat is easy to use, and I can also use dung cakes to make a fire, and I don't need any other kind of ignition. How about you, can't you?"

After finishing speaking, Dagon walked to the shack first. , was the first to unbolt the door and began to look for something inside. As Balder describes, peat, buckets with ropes, pots, blankets, warm clothes, and some common tools are all there. In the corner of the shack, there is a small bucket pressed with four stones, on which is written the word "salt" in charcoal.

"I don't want salt." Dagon looked around and was slightly disappointed: "Is there no food here? I thought I could get some..."

Finding that his own thoughts had no possibility of realizing it, he collected the peat, took the pot in his hand, and walked backwards to the outside of the shack. At this moment, he suddenly heard cry out in surprise outside.

“Damn le le le le!!”

(end of chapter)