"Ayton, take the drows to investigate. Be careful of the monsters here!" Suhlen looked at the crack in front of him and said.
"Yes, sir!" Ayton nodded, then took a few drows and directly blended into the darkness.
After entering the passage, because there was no fluorescent moss, the light was even dimmer, and the road was even more rugged. Many places could barely allow one person to pass through. And from time to time, some monster corpses could be seen along the way. Some of these monsters were ordinary beasts, and some were mutant creatures.
But for these drows, there was basically no difference. Ayton was now a peak grade 4 drow, and the rest of the drows were also elites. It was not difficult to deal with these monsters.
After walking in the narrow passage for about 15 minutes, as they went deeper into the underground space, the passage became wider and wider, and some fluorescent moss appeared in the passage again.
"Sir, we found some traces of underground Orcs here!" Ayton's figure emerged from the shadows.
As a Ranger, Ayton had a good tracking ability. There was not much difference between the underground Orcs and the surface Orcs. Just like the surface Dwarves and Grey Dwarves, they were cousins, but closer.
The underground Orcs were stronger than the surface Orcs. The general radiation in the underground world had caused some mutations in their bodies. Their bodies had become stronger, and their height had reached 2.3 meters. But because of the radiation, they were more ferocious and brutal than their cousins.
These underground Orcs did not produce anything. They relied on plundering to survive. They were intelligent creatures that ate humans. They were also notorious in the underground world. The underground Orcs almost had the combat power of a Knight when they reached adulthood. They generally operated in small groups.
The Underground Orcs were not labourers for free. They had a physique of 2.3 meters and were very powerful. They were very good candidates for mining or building roads. As for their violent personalities? The traditional training skills of the drows would teach them to work hard. If they really could not do it, they could be thrown to Chrissy. The little succubus's enchantment could even control the Tauren, let alone these Orcs.
"Don't worry about them for now. Finding the gold mine is more important." Suhlen scanned the strategic map and said, "After finding the gold mine, we'll clean up the surrounding monsters. As for the Orcs, we'll catch them as coolies!"
In just a few seconds, Suhlen had decided the fate of these underground Orcs.
When they arrived here, the width of the passage was already about ten meters. There were also several wide underground caverns connecting the passage. Some mushrooms and plants grew very luxuriantly in the caverns. The water vapor in the air was also relatively high. Obviously, there was an underground river in the surroundings. In the damp corners of the passage, there were many underground moss and underground mushrooms. Many of the plants here were poisonous.
Because of the radiation environment, there were many special magical plants growing in the underground world. Every once in a while, the wizards of the Northern Wind Tower would come here to collect some magic herbs. The potions produced by the Northwind Tower were very popular in the Northern Lands, but the quantity was limited. The apprentices in the Northern Town were so busy that their feet barely touched the ground. They had to process large amounts of ingredients every day.
During this period of time, the Northwind Tower had gained another five high-grade wizards. The production of potions had increased by quite a bit, but the supply still could not meet the demand.
"Creatures are approaching!"
A rustling sound came from the darkness. Suhlen's footsteps stopped. Ayton immediately hid in the darkness with the other drows. Soon, there was the sound of a battle, followed by a scream. This scream was like a signal. Soon, the screams came one after another.
A few minutes later, all the drows returned to the team. There were no wounds on their bodies, only a strong smell of blood and a faint murderous aura. Ayton bowed to Suhlen and said, "Master, it's a group of Claw Horrors. They've all been wiped out."
Suhlen nodded and said, "Let's move on!"
The leading gray dwarf quickly stepped forward. When he passed by Ayton and the others, he subconsciously dodged to the side. It was obvious that he was afraid of these drows.
After walking out of the passage, the group came to a huge underground cave. After arriving here, Suhlen quickly saw some exposed ores. There were very few of them, and they did not seem to be of high quality. However, since there were ores here, it meant that there was indeed a vein of ore here. It was just that he was not sure what kind of ore this vein was.
Suhlen asked the gray dwarf next to him to collect some ores. Under the light of the torch, the ores shone with a golden light and looked shiny. As the pickaxe fell, gravel splashed everywhere. Soon, a gray dwarf dug out the ore and respectfully presented it to Suhlen.
The gray dwarf handed over a golden octahedral ore and said excitedly, "Master, this should be a piece of pyrite, also known as fool's gold!"
Suhlen looked at the pyrite in front of him with some surprise. With this kind of metallic luster, it was really difficult to tell that this thing was pyrite and not gold ore.
Pyrite was a kind of granular mineral with a golden luster. Its appearance was very similar to gold ore, so it was also known as fool's gold. In the face of this kind of metal, even some old miners were often fooled by it. Reaching out and picking up the pyrite, Suhlen found that some of the metal particles were in a very regular cubic shape, as if they had been specially polished by humans. This was the difference between pyrite and gold ore.
Seeing this fool's gold, Suhlen was not angry. Instead, he was a little happy. There was a famous saying among the dwarves: "Fool's gold can only fool the fool, not the wise." Although this metal was not gold, it was the "tracer" of gold!
When the dwarves were excavating all kinds of minerals, they found that fool's gold often appeared in the same area as gold. This meant that as long as fool's gold was found, there was a 70% chance of finding gold near the vein. Therefore, in the eyes of the experienced miners, as long as they found fool's gold, they could often follow the vine to find the melon melon.
Now that Suhlen and the others found pyrite here, it meant that there was indeed gold ore around, and that the gray dwarf was not lying.
"Since we found fool's gold, the real gold is not far away!" Suhlen threw the pyrite away and continued, "Let's go, hurry up and find the gold!"
Squeak squeak squeak!
A chaotic sound like that of insects came from afar, and the faces of the gray dwarves changed.
"Master, this is the cry of knell beetles. They must have been alerted by the commotion when we were mining!" Ayton said as he walked up.
"Master, knell beetles usually live in groups. Should we avoid them?" Ayton said as he looked around.
Suhlen shook his head and rejected Ayton's suggestion. What kind of joke was this? How could he reject a mount that had been delivered to his doorstep? Knell beetles were large beetles that had inherited the social life of insects. Usually, a nest of knell beetles would have fifty of them. Under normal circumstances, knell beetles would have a hard bright red carapace, and their defense would be very high.
Without any preparation, even the gray dwarves and drows, who were experts in the underground world, would not dare to provoke them. The knell beetle's two evil claws swayed in front of its four black round eyes and huge, jagged jaws. There was also a horny protrusion on its head that was similar to a trumpet. This protrusion would release a sound wave that could be used to attack or heal.
A single knell beetle had a challenge level of ten, but when the knell beetles hid in large numbers, even a Knight Commander or a Conferred Knight would have to retreat. These monsters had an innate ability, [Earthquake]. They could make use of sound waves to cause the ground to shake and deform.
To Suhlen, this ability made use of the resonance effect. There was no need for them to use a lot of strength. As long as the frequency of the sound waves was the same as that of the surrounding ground, they would be able to easily cause the ground to shake and deform. If there were a sufficient number of knell beetles, they could even cause a small-scale earthquake.
In the underground world, almost no one would take the initiative to provoke a group of knell beetles.
However, even though the Knell Beetle was powerful, its intelligence was extremely low. It was almost no different from other insects. In fact, its intelligence was even lower than other insects.
This situation made it possible for knell beetles to be tamed. However, from the looks of it, there had not been any underground race that had successfully tamed them.
"They're here!" A flash of lightning flashed in Suhlen's eyes.
The moment he said that, the rocks on the ground suddenly bulged up. Then a huge creature with a red carapace that looked like a beetle with four legs appeared before everyone. It had two sharp pincers, a huge mouth filled with fangs, and a horn on its head. Its body was covered with a shackling carapace, and its diameter was over one meter. It looked very ferocious and terrifying.
"Sir, be careful!" The moment the knell beetle appeared, Ayton blocked in front of Suhlen. A sharp curved sword appeared in his hand, and he looked at the big guy in front of him with vigilance.
"Chris, control them!" Suhlen ordered. Compared to the Magi's ability to control monsters, Chris's Charm was more useful. After being strengthened, the effect of her Charm talent was very powerful.
Kris laughed delicately as a leather whip appeared in her hand. She tapped her toes lightly and leaped into the air. A pair of demonic wings appeared behind her back. Kris's figure gracefully streaked across the air. The leather whip in her hand carried a ball of lightning as it lashed at the Knell Beetle. The lightning flashed through the beetle's body and the attacking Knell Beetle's body suddenly stopped.
Kelly didn't stop at all. She quickly flew backward and the whip in her hand lashed out at even more Knell Beetles.
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