The city of Ten Thousand Stones Abyss was underground.
That was why there was a spiral staircase leading downwards in the city.
It was at least three hundred meters high.
Looking down from above, because it wasn't the direction of the noon sun, it looked dark below, with the faint, whistling sound of the wind.
Those with acrophobia would probably go weak in the knees on the spot at the sight of this staircase.
And on the side, there was a large spiral-shaped slide, used to "transport" goods.
The special large runestone box, almost half the size of a container, held the entire cart inside.
While loading, a soldier stole a few pieces of beef jerky, which in the Netherworld could only be afforded by the real nobles, and they could sell it for a lot of coarse grain.
In fact, both Roland and Schuck saw the soldier's little trick, but neither of them paid any attention.
It was just beef jerky, and it wasn't anything valuable to them.
The main purpose of this time was to inquire about the True Ancestor of the vampires and deal with her; business was just a cover.
The runestone box was placed on the slide … and then the box slid down on its own.
A stone card was placed in front of Roland, and the captain from before smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't break. There's a special magic array on the stone box that will slow down on its own when it's about to reach the ground. This is your number plate, and you can claim your things with it when the time comes. "
"Actually, this box can also be used to transport people, right?" asked Roland.
"It can." The captain nodded. "But people's mental energy is too impure, and occasionally it will affect the magic array on the stone box, making it ineffective, not slowing down after falling, and people will fall into meat paste. After a few times, things that emit mental energy are prohibited from entering the box. "
So that's how it is!
Stuffing the captain with a silver coin, Roland and the others didn't go straight down the spiral staircase, but each of them cast Feather Fall and jumped straight down.
Mages like Roland who were used to flying and floating were fine, and Schuck himself had the Wings of Light divine spell and often rode around on the dragoness, so he was also used to high altitudes.
But Li Lin, Raffel, and Brazil were scared out of their wits and broke out in a cold sweat.
He knew that he wouldn't fall to his death, but the feeling of falling slowly from a height of tens of thousands of feet was difficult for most people to overcome the fear of falling for the first time.
As they descended, they saw many people slowly walking down the stairs.
Some of them were holding onto the handrail, panting from exhaustion.
Actually, walking down from a high place also consumed a lot of energy.
These people looked at Roland and the other four enviously.
After floating for four minutes, the five of them finally landed on the ground.
Roland and Schuck were completely fine. After landing on the ground, they even jumped a few times to stretch their bodies.
Li Lin and the other two sat paralyzed on the board.
This was a very large square. The brown rocky ground was very flat and very cold, as if it was filled with the vicissitudes and indifference of the Netherworld.
Many people of various races passed by the square. They just glanced at Roland and the others and left in a hurry.
Roland went to the side and took out his goods, which immediately attracted the attention of many people in the square.
Because this was the only way to enter the Ten Thousand Stones Abyss, many people waited here to see if there were any opportunities to make money.
The new clothes on Roland's handcart, as well as emergency food such as jerky, immediately attracted the attention of the people around him.
These things were hard currency in the Netherworld.
Immediately a dwarf came up. He was only as tall as Roland's knee, with a big head and a small body, and looked quite comical.
"Foreign merchant, may I ask if your goods are for sale now?" The dwarf's voice was shrill and thin, a bit like a child's. "I have a lot of contacts here, and with my help, your goods can be sold at a fairly high price."
"I want to sell these things to the True Ancestor of the vampires, can you do it?"
"Her Majesty the Queen?" The dwarf froze for a moment, then screamed, "You fool, the queen can teleport, she doesn't lack new clothes at all. She can go to the main plane whenever she wants and return whenever she wants, as simple as going to the bathroom. What can she not have? Wouldn't you be a fool to sell to Her Majesty the Queen? "
"What about Her Majesty the Queen's maids?" Roland pretended to be disappointed.
"That's feasible." The dwarf nodded. "By the way, you can call me Ragnar, everyone else calls me Ragnar the All-Powerful. Friend, what's your name?"
"Roland."
Ragnar's big eyes looked at Schuck. "What about this man whose whole body is full of dazzling light?"
"You can call me Schuck." The excessively handsome Saint Samurai revealed a heartwarming smile.
Such a smile could make many women fall for him at first sight.
However, the dwarf suddenly covered his eyes, rolled on the ground, and screamed, "Ahhhh! You damn holy light, don't smile at me, I'm not gay, shit, you're going to blind me. "
The F6 crowd was dumbfounded.
The dwarf's screams drew more people's gazes in their direction.
Roland and the others were somewhat baffled. They signaled each other with their eyes, and with more than a decade of friendship, they soon understood what the others meant.
This dwarf seemed to be blackmailing them, acting when the opportunity arose. Endure it for now, and resist if things went too far.
However, things didn't go as they expected. The dwarf rolling on the ground suddenly stopped screaming, and he stood up again as if nothing had happened while patting his old, patched linen clothes. "I can tell at a glance that you've just fallen from the outside world. I don't know what kind of thoughts and plans you'll have after selling these things and making a lot of money, but there's one thing you have to remember!"
The dwarf held out his finger, then stared fixedly at Roland and didn't speak.
Roland hesitated for a moment, then understood, and with a shake of his hand, he handed over a silver coin.
Swiping the silver coin from Roland's hand at great speed, the dwarf continued, "In the Ten Thousand Stones Abyss, things related to the Goddess of Light can exist, but they can't be arrogant. Especially a smile like the Saint Samurai's just now … it can't appear again, it will be seen by many as a provocation. "
Roland frowned. "Why?"
"Because this is the territory of the vampires." The dwarf had a matter-of-fact expression. "Back then, the True Ancestor of the vampires, our Majesty the Queen, was forced to flee from the main plane to develop here, and it was all because of the Church of Light and the Church of Life! The Church of Light, in particular, is their greatest enemy. "
"Then isn't it dangerous for the believers of light here?"
"It's not that dangerous," the dwarf explained. "Although this is the city of Her Majesty the Queen, it's ultimately still the world of the Nether God. It's said that the Nether God and the Goddess of Light have a good relationship, and it's already very kind of her not to drive the vampires away, so the vampires don't dare to take the initiative to find trouble with the believers of light here. "
"Oh …" Roland felt that this Netherworld was quite interesting.
The relationship between the various races was complicated.
"Of course, if the Saint Samurai gets too cocky, they'll still be targeted." The dwarf Ragnar held out his hand again and said with a smile, "Give me another silver coin, and I'll tell you more important information."
A silver coin wasn't expensive.
Looking at another shiny, round trinket in his hand, the dwarf withdrew his hand in satisfaction. "Her Majesty the Queen is awake."
"That's not important information, is it? The rainbow stretched across the sky before," Roland couldn't help but retort.
The dwarf waved his hand. "I only said the first half, you're too impatient. When Her Majesty the Queen wakes up, she needs to eat. "
"And then?" Roland's eyes lit up when he heard news related to the True Ancestor of the vampires.
"But every time Her Majesty the Queen feeds, someone comes to harass her. It hasn't stopped for more than a hundred years. "The dwarf sighed.
This made the hearts of Roland and the others tighten, and the five of them subconsciously went on guard.
Could it be that the quest they received was to act as the person who harassed her when she ate?
But the five of them were people who had seen a lot of things, and although they were on guard, the expressions on their faces all appeared calm and normal.
Roland even asked, "There are people who dare to resist the True Ancestor of the vampires?"
"Because the vampires weren't very good at sucking blood in the past and hadn't developed the Blood Coagulation technique, they often sucked the blood thralls to death," the dwarf explained. "For almost a hundred years, the vampires killed a lot of blood thralls, all beautiful virgins. The resentment of these blood thralls' relatives, fiancés, admirers, and so on from generation to generation added up and formed an organization called the Vampire Extermination Alliance. They first killed a lot of vampires, but found that they couldn't kill them all. Finally, they had an epiphany and believed that the source of the vampires' evil was the True Ancestor of the vampires, and that as long as she was killed, the vampires would completely disappear. "
Roland looked around. "You're in a vampire city, isn't it a taboo for you to tell us this?"
"No, it's just something that everyone knows." The dwarf put his hands on his hips and laughed. "And it's still daytime, and except for a few high-level vampires, the rest of the vampires are still sleeping in their coffins."
"So, what does this have to do with what you're going to tell me?" Roland found that the dwarf was very good at talking, rambling and not getting to the point. "It's about that alliance and the vampire queen."
"Because according to our experience, the Vampire Extermination Alliance will soon appear." The dwarf pointed to the huge stone pillars in the distance. "When the time comes, this city will become very chaotic, and if you don't have extraordinary strength, you'll need a shelter."
"So, where can we find such a shelter?" Roland put another silver coin in front of the gnome in a tactful manner.
"Hahaha, I like a smart merchant like you. You deserve to make a lot of money." The dwarf jumped up and patted Roland's knee quite happily, which was their way of showing affection to a giant. "My sister, one of the maids in the palace, has a small secret room at the largest stone pillar. It's very safe, and … it's possible to see Her Majesty's charming, petite, and lovely figure from afar."
"Oh, that's great. We need such a safe place."
Roland took out another silver coin and stuffed it into the dwarf's hand, smiling happily and sincerely.
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