Lancaster was once one of the four most developed cities in the Tierra Empire, and the only commercial city that didn't fall after the fall of Tierra and was still thriving.
Thanks to the multitude of trade markets, Lancaster had the most complete and massive underground sewer system in the entire Valla Empire.
With the influx of merchants and other floating population, coupled with the large profits that the city lord earned from business taxes, this two-hundred-year-old city had undergone five expansions.
The earliest underground sewer blueprints had long since been lost, and after five expansions, Lancaster's entire underground sewer system had become an intricate maze that could get lost if one wasn't careful.
That was why the underground sewers had become a sanctuary for objects that couldn't see the light of day.
In a part of the dark underground sewer, a light blue oval light screen suddenly appeared. While illuminating half of the underground sewer, the Hogwash Rats and Carrion Cockroaches that were still foraging for food in the sewer were so scared that they fled in all directions.
"So, this is the event venue … this eerie atmosphere is great!"
"It feels like a dungeon mentioned in knight novels! I'm burning up! "
"Am I the only one who thinks this place stinks? And there's a weird sour smell. "
"I think that's because the person beside you got teleported and puked."
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a mage's acid arrow? Blargh! "
"…"
Looking at the rowdy Players gathering around her, Lia who had been full of confidence suddenly felt that her plan to reclaim the stronghold from the Rotten Bones Church was no longer as assured as before.
The reason was simple: none of the Players had realized that this was just an underground sewer.
"Believers, I believe you have a general understanding of the situation …" Leah cleared her throat, interrupting the Players' frenzied chatter and was about to add a few things to take note of.
But the Players only quieted down for a moment before starting to make a ruckus again.
"Oh no, I never read the plot when I do quests. What should I do?"
"It's fine, I'll tell you. The gist of it is to find the enemy and smash their heads …"
"Understood, understood! Yu Yu Yu!"
"Blargh —!"
"You're not done puking?!"
Looking at the chaotic Players with a slight headache, Lia simply opened her activity skill list and chose to activate a skill called 'Braised Egg Speech', activating story mode to restrict the Players' movements. It was only then that the Players calmed down.
"This is the underground sewers of Lancaster. Our target, the Rotten Bones Church, is hidden in the depths of the sewers. Please find the cultists' stronghold as soon as possible and uproot them without leaving the sewers! "
Although the Rotten Bones Church had occupied Leah's original hideout, Lancaster's underground sewers were intertwined with the old and new ones, making it excessively long and complicated. Even Leah and the others would lose their sense of direction and get lost in the sewers, unable to find their way back to their hideout. This was also why the mayor of Lancaster had never completely exterminated all the bad things in the sewers even though he knew that there were many bad things in the sewers.
After all, including the parts that were abandoned over a hundred years ago, Lancaster's underground sewers were even more majestic than the buildings above ground. There would be many non-combat casualties if any member of a church went in to exterminate them. Even if it was for the sake of their own political achievements, no bishop would be able to accept such a loss.
If he died in battle to exterminate the cultists, he could still say that he died for his faith, and he might even be able to go to the Divine Kingdom after his death. But if he died in the sewers because of the miasma or something like that, what would he say? Fighting to clean up the sewers? Perhaps the Lord God would be the first to jump out and slap that shameful thing to death …
As for the mayor, who had been working hard to preserve his strength so that he could maintain his authority against several powerful churches, he would never do something like cutting off his own arms.
Thus, the strange sewers system was left behind until now, becoming a chronic disease that Lancaster could not cure.
"When you begin your exploration, you will be given a 'blank map'. It will automatically record the places you have walked and upload them to the God of Games' records. Such exploration will also earn you Revenge Points. In addition, you can also spend a certain amount of Revenge Points to share the latest map with me. "
Leah told the players about the crude map system that Xi Wei had rushed to make overnight, and then dispelled story mode. "That's the basic situation. You can start your exploration now!"
Hence, the impatient players cheered, and most of them immediately formed parties and left to explore Lancaster's sewers.
Only a small portion of the players were still looking for buffs that could be activated from Princess Leah.
Princess Leah only relaxed a little when she saw that sixty percent of the players were gone.
She had never interacted with most of the veteran players, and could only be considered strangers. Since they worshipped the same god, they might nod in greeting when they met on the streets, but that was all.
In comparison, she was more willing to entrust her trust to trusted acquaintances.
"Even though many of them seem unreliable, at least Uncle Marni is here. His words should be fine …"
Marni's mature performance in Wickidor, as well as his heroic feat of bringing hundreds of refugees to the Unnamed Town, had earned the girl's trust in this average-looking uncle.
If it was him, he might be the first to find the Rotten Bones Church's hideout!
[Marni Wilf died while swimming in a cesspool, revives in one minute.]
Princess Leah: "…"
"Wow, Marni died again!"
"How inhumane!"
"Is no one going to complain about how he died?"
"Why should we? Isn't that a creative way to die?"
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, that idiot!"
The players who were still here all laughed and complained.
All of a sudden, the temporary teleportation point was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Even though there were many players like Marni who had died in the cesspool, there were still many who were carefully exploring the sewers. After all, 2% EXP was still EXP. If they died too many times and dropped to Level 4, who would they cry to?
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