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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The stone door was like a huge, pitch-black mouth. The Doro tribesmen stood inside the mouth. The leader of the Doro tribesmen walked out of the mouth with a bright torch in his hand. After everyone had walked out, the leader of the Doro tribesmen approached the stone door and pressed lightly on an extremely ordinary stone. Ye Ci heard a crisp 'kacha' sound. Then, the stone door slowly rose up.
"Master Norber is relieved. I've said it from the start. The White Elves and Delo will never discover this secret. I'm afraid that even Darufal won't discover this secret."
"It's better to be safe than sorry. Since Darufal values the White Elf so much, it's normal for Master Norber to be careful." The leader of the Doro tribesmen finally revealed a smile. He nodded to the other Doro tribesmen and said, "Alright, let's hurry back. If we stay here for too long, we might be discovered. If Darufal or the White Elf sees us, we won't be able to do anything unnecessary."
"Yes!" The group of Doro tribesmen lined up neatly in front of Ye Ci and left quickly.
They continued to whisper to each other as they walked. But at this moment, no matter what they said, Ye Ci was no longer interested. Because Ye Ci's attention was now all on the stone door.
She followed behind the group and made sure that they had all left the pitch-black cave. They began to crawl towards the direction of the tribe. Then, she quickly returned to the bottom of the pitch-black cave and found Arauna.
"Where did you go?" Arauna crawled out from a crack in the rock and let out a long sigh. "I saw a member of Norber's guards coming over. I was scared to death. Luckily, he didn't discover me. If he did, I wouldn't know how to explain myself since I didn't change my clothes."
"He didn't discover you, did he?" Ye Ci smiled.
"That was too dangerous." Arauna patted his chest and let out a long sigh. It was obvious that the Doro people's search had made him extremely nervous. He then looked at Ye Ci. "You still haven't answered me. Where did you go?"
"I went with Nober's guards."
"Ah! Were the Nobber Guards here? What were they doing here? Are you here to capture me?! " It could be seen that Araunah was very afraid of the Nuber guards. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that he was often bullied by these people. Even though he was now a powerful shaman, he would still sweat nervously whenever these people were mentioned.
"No, they're just looking for something." Ye Ci waved at Arauna, indicating for him to follow her.
"What is it?"
"I don't know about that."
Araunah scratched his head in confusion. "Looking for something in a dark cave? What could it be? "
Ye Ci looked at Arauna with a smile. She then turned around and walked in front of him. As she walked, she asked, "Arauna, is there a forbidden area in your tribe?"
"Forbidden area?" Arauna followed beside Ye Ci. He turned his head and saw Ye Ci's pointed ears. He reached out to touch his ears again. "What forbidden area?"
"It's a place where no one is allowed to go near," Ye Ci saw Arauna's strange expression and explained in a way that he could understand.
Araunah shook his head like a rattle-drum and said, "No! In our tribe, we can go anywhere. Master Darufar didn't set any forbidden areas. " He tilted his head and frowned. "However, a few years ago, Master Nober told Master Darufar that the magma people in this dark cave were very dangerous. They could hurt people at any time. After Master Darufar came to take a look, he didn't allow children to go near this place anymore. Until now, even mining in the sinkhole is restricted. "
"You're saying that children can come here whenever they want?"
"Yes! But no child dares to enter the dark cave. The magma people in here are very fierce. Children are scared to death. They only dare to play outside. " Arauna seemed to be reminded of his childhood. "I used to bring Mara to the sinkhole to pick up rocks when we were young. But later, we were not allowed to enter the sinkhole anymore. Only those who have Master Darufar's permission can enter here. " Arauna replied firmly, "After I joined Nober's guards, I never came in here again. I brought you here based on my childhood memories."
Ye Ci nodded. She roughly understood what was going on.
It turned out that this forbidden area didn't exist all along. It was slowly formed recently. Nober's question to Darufar wasn't a recent one. According to Arauna, these magma people existed when they were young. But why didn't Nober mention it before? After he mentioned it, he even invited Darufar to inspect the place personally. This meant that he wasn't afraid of Darufar discovering anything. Or rather, he was magnanimous.
If that was the case, then what was that door?
Ye Ci fell into deep thought. It seemed that it was useless to think about it now. The easiest way was to open the door and go behind it to see what was going on.
Nober must be hiding some secrets. As the saying goes, a villain is always careful. That was inevitable.
However, did Dalufal have to be a magnanimous gentleman? If he was, why didn't he tell Ye Ci that this was a forbidden area? Did he feel that there was no need to say it, or did he forget about it? Or did he have a deeper meaning?
Ye Ci pondered as she walked towards the stone door.
Because it was a holographic game, all the NPCs in the game were independent individuals, especially NPCs like Derufal, who were basically the representatives of high intelligence. They were no different from ordinary humans. Except for some basic attributes left by NPCs, they were basically a living person. He had the intelligence of a human, the emotions of a human, and the desires and weaknesses of a human. This was why Ye Ci had to be extra careful when dealing with such NPCs. She could easily fall into their trap if she was not careful.
Arauna was very strange. He kept mumbling along the way, but Ye Ci was thinking about something else and didn't hear what he was saying. She just replied perfunctorily. Arauna wasn't angry. He was an innocent child who often talked to himself. He was easily satisfied and happy.
Soon, Ye Ci brought Arauna to the stone door. Arauna looked around and didn't find anything. He looked at Ye Ci strangely and asked: "White Elf, where are we going? This is the end, and we've already been here before. "
Ye Ci narrowed her eyes. She didn't answer Arauna directly. Instead, she walked to the position of the leader of the Doro people. She reached out her hand and carefully touched the area he had just searched. The Doro people moved very quickly. Ye Ci could only see a rough area. She couldn't see which stone it was, so she could only touch it one by one. Fortunately, the area wasn't large. As long as she didn't miss any stone or crack, she would definitely find the mechanism.
Arauna stood beside Ye Ci. He moved closer to where Ye Ci was touching and looked carefully. Suddenly, he reached out his hand and gently pressed down on a protruding stone. Then, there was a rumbling sound. The stone door slowly fell down.
Arauna was clearly frightened by this situation. He suddenly jumped back and hid behind Ye Ci. When he saw the stone door fall down, he stuck his head out and looked at it: "Where is this place?"
Ye Ci looked at the stone door in shock. She looked back at Arauna, then at the stone door. Finally, she looked at where Arauna had pressed down, but she still couldn't see anything. "Arauna, where did you press?"
"Here." Arauna looked at Ye Ci strangely and pointed at a protruding stone: "Such a big stone. Can't you see it?"
Ye Ci was shocked. She really couldn't see it. Even if Arauna pointed at the stone, she still couldn't see anything. When she reached out to touch it, it was a blank space. There was nothing at all! She was startled! No wonder the Doro people were so fearless. No wonder she couldn't find the mechanism. So that's it!
Apart from the Doro people themselves, no one else could touch or discover this mechanism! Ye Ci did not know what they were up to, but she could not help but exclaim in awe at the effect of their concealment.
Ye Ci took a deep breath. She looked at Arauna and nodded: "Alright, let's go in."
No wonder Nubo wanted Arauna to follow her. It seemed that other than hating Arauna, Arauna didn't know her secret at all. The reason why he was so confident in letting him enter the dark cave every day was because he had nothing to fear. Although he was sharp, he definitely wouldn't be able to discover this mechanism. Although Arauna was from Doro, he wasn't sharp and didn't understand these things. If no one pointed out the mechanism, Arauna would never discover it in his entire life.
Ye Ci couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart. She thought Nubo was an NPC with low intelligence. But from the looks of it, this guy wasn't much stupider than Darufal. Perhaps he was even smarter.
"Are we going in?" Arauna looked at the dark cave and couldn't help but shiver. He didn't know why, but when he looked at the cave that looked like the mouth of a demon, a deep sense of fear surged from his heart and swallowed his courage bit by bit.
"Are you scared?" Ye Ci looked at Arauna. His pale face was filled with fear.
Araunah glanced at Ye Ci, and recalled what Ye Ci had said to him when they first arrived at the Dark Cavern. He took a deep breath and tried his best to throw the fear out of his mind. After a while, he calmed down and shook his head firmly. "No, I'm not scared."
Ye Ci raised her eyebrows. This child had grown up. Sooner or later, he would become an advanced shaman or a top shaman. Ye Ci could already see that day. She nodded and walked towards the dark cave. "Do you have an illumination spell?"
"Yes." Araunah was momentarily stunned. He immediately chanted a spell, and a ball of light appeared in his hand. He then chased after Ye Ci and followed her into the depths of the cave.
It was a staircase that seemed to have no end. It was so annoying that it made it hard to breathe. Ye Ci walked carefully at the front of the group. She activated her senses to the maximum, and turned all 3,600,000 of her pores into radars. No matter where the enemy was, she would not hesitate to fire an arrow at them.
This place was Nober's secret. It was definitely not safe. There must be traps.
This was what Ye Ci guessed. However, even after walking all the way down the stairs, Ye Ci did not find any traps. Could it be that he was mistaken?
Ye Ci stood at the bottom of the staircase and scanned her surroundings, but she was unable to find anything. There was nothing. Ye Ci took a deep breath. Maybe she was wrong. She was about to step down the stairs when Arauna pulled her back. Ye Ci looked at Arauna curiously. "What's wrong?"
"Wait! I'll lead the way! "Arauna immediately shook his head and signaled Ye Ci not to go down.
"Why?" Ye Ci believed that her Perceptive Sense was much stronger than Arauna's. If she was the one leading the way, she would be able to discover many traps. But if Arauna was the one leading the way, she would not be able to discover anything.
Arauna looked at Ye Ci and waved his hand in front of her eyes. His expression was as if there was a problem with Ye Ci's strength. Ye Ci could not help but laugh. She pulled his hand down. "What are you doing? I'm not blind. "
"If you're not blind, can't you see that there's lava at the bottom of the stairs?" Arauna's face was pale. Ye Ci's action of almost stepping on the stairs made him panic. He quickly grabbed her.
"Lava?" Ye Ci's face was filled with disbelief. She lowered her head and looked at the pitch-black ground. Where was the lava? Moreover, if there was lava, it should be very hot. Why couldn't she feel any heat? Was he seeing things, or was Arauna hallucinating? She shook her head. "There's no lava here. Isn't there a black ground below?"
"No, there must be lava." It was rare for Arauna to be so insistent. He still shook his head and denied Ye Ci's words. In his opinion, this place was full of danger.
Ye Ci frowned. Since the start of the mechanism, she and Arauna had seen different things. Who was the one hallucinating? Ye Ci looked at Arauna. Should she believe Arauna? She thought for a while, took out an arrow from behind her, and threw it at the black ground. Then, she saw that the arrow was instantly swallowed by the ground. There was not even a trace of smoke left. It was as if it had been thrown into the lava!
Ye Ci was shocked!
It, it was actually like that!
She had always been very confident in herself, but now, but now, reality told Ye Ci that she had been blinded by her own eyes! She looked up at the extremely ordinary cave and could not help but be a little surprised. In her eyes, this place was like this, but what did it look like in Arauna's eyes? Ye Ci turned to look at Arauna. Although the child's face was pale, his eyes were as tenacious as thunder. She thought that she might be able to guess how terrifying this place was in Arauna's eyes. However, he did not cower. Instead, he took the initiative to offer to lead the way. What kind of courage was this?
After looking at Arauna for a while, Ye Ci's face showed a faint smile. She reached out and patted Arauna's shoulder. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"I'm sure." Arauna nodded vigorously and took a deep breath. "My father was a warrior of the Doro people. I will definitely not be a coward. I swear in the name of my deceased father that I will do this."
Ye Ci raised her eyebrows and did not say anything.
Arauna continued, "White Elf, you have been teaching me since the beginning. You have always been protecting me. This time, it's my turn to protect you."
Ye Ci stared at Arauna for a moment before lowering her head and taking a few steps back, "I'll leave my life in your hands." Arauna's voice was deep and calm.
Ye Ci's words caused Arauna's body to sway. It seemed that Arauna's words were heavy pressure. However, this pressure was not enough to crush him. He nodded vigorously and walked to the front. Standing on the last step of the stairs, he took a deep breath and said to Ye Ci, "In front of us is a sea of magma. There is a passage above the magma. However, the passage is very narrow. You must step on the path that I stepped on before, or you will fall down."
Ye Ci nodded. Although the ground in front of them was pitch black, Ye Ci still nodded. She had never been so passive before. Everything she saw and heard could be fake. She could not make any judgments. In the end, she could only entrust everything to an NPC child and trust him unconditionally.
This was too risky for Ye Ci.
However, since ancient times, benefits and risks existed side by side. Ye Ci never thought of herself as an obedient child. She knew that she was just a gambler. And now, she wanted to make a bet with herself.
Arauna started walking. His footsteps were steady but slow. It was as if he wanted to let Ye Ci see him clearly. He lifted his foot and stepped on a rock. Ye Ci memorized the rock clearly. Just as she was about to step on it, she heard a rumbling sound from the top of the stairs behind them. Ye Ci and Arauna turned around. It seemed that the stone door at the entrance had closed.
Ye Ci thought to herself. I know the location of the mechanism to enter from the outside, but I don't know the location of the mechanism to exit from the inside. Even if we finish exploring this forbidden area, we might not be able to leave. However, since things had already progressed to this stage, it was unnecessary to think about this problem. She could only continue walking and see what she could find in the depths of the forbidden area.
Ye Ci followed Arauna step by step. She did not move recklessly. She would definitely follow the path that Arauna had stepped on. This made the two of them much more relaxed.
After walking for some time, Ye Ci finally saw a lake that was so clear that she could see the bottom of it. However, she did not trust her eyes. She stopped and asked, "Arauna, is there a lake in front of us?"
"Yes." Arauna was curious as to why there was such a clear lake in a place filled with lava. However, he still answered Ye Ci honestly, "There are many beautiful flowers blooming on the surface of the lake. I've never seen anything like them before."
However, Ye Ci was at a loss. She did not see anything other than the clear lake. Arauna looked at Ye Ci's blank expression and knew that she was different from what he saw. He could only sigh, "There are only a few more rocks before we reach the shore. Follow me closely."
Ye Ci did not say anything else. She nodded and stepped on Arauna's footprints and quickly reached the shore.
Although Ye Ci saw that the so-called shore was no different from the place she had just walked through, she did not believe her eyes anymore.
"There is a clear lake in front of us. There are flowers blooming on the surface of the lake. There is also mist. I don't know what it means." Arauna stood beside Ye Ci and described what he saw to Ye Ci.
Ye Ci nodded. Although everything in front of her was illusory, it did not mean that she had lost her ability to see. At the very least, her sensitivity to maps did not decrease at all. She stood by the lake and walked left and right. Finally, she found a spot and took out an arrow from her back. She shot an arrow into the middle of the lake. The pure white bone arrow let out a sharp whistling sound as it brushed against the surface of the water at high speed. And the traces it left on the surface of the water became the best reference point for her to make her judgment.
As expected, the bone arrow would be blocked by the flowers that Arauna described. Ye Ci could easily see this from the traces on the surface of the water. Ye Ci's memory was not bad. After shooting more than 30 arrows, she remembered the positions of the larger flowers on the lake. Next, she wanted to test whether the lake water was poisonous or not.
She looked at her body. She still had an Intermediate Antidote. It could cure most poisons. Moreover, she had a lot of health points. Even if it could not cure the poison, with the help of a Health Potion, it should not be fatal. Squatting by the lake, Ye Ci stretched out her hand and gently touched the clear lake water.
Ripples immediately appeared on the calm lake water. The clear water droplets tumbled along with Ye Ci's hand. There were many beautiful stones under the water. Ye Ci reached out and grabbed a handful to test if there was any danger. However, nothing happened. "Do you know how to swim?" Ye Ci asked Araunah as she straightened her body.
"Of course. We often deal with mermaids. If we can't swim, we can't survive."
"Okay, let's swim over."
Arauna nodded and followed Ye Ci into the lake. Ye Ci did not forget to remind Arauna, "I can't see those flowers, so I can't test what will happen to them. So, don't go near them. If I do, remind me."
Ye Ci was a little discouraged. Not only did she not have an Underwater Breathing Potion with her, but she also put the fishing rod with the Underwater Breathing Potion in the warehouse. It seemed that plans could never keep up with changes. You never know what you need. It was a pity that the bag on his body was too small to hold so many things. It seemed that after getting out of here, she would have to find a way to get a few bigger bags.
Arauna and Ye Ci swam slowly in the lake. Arauna's staff lit up with an illumination spell so that they would not lose their way in the dark.
Suddenly, Ye Ci heard a sharp, irritating sound. Ye Ci looked around but could not find it. Arauna panicked, "White Elf, look! Look under the water!"
Ye Ci lowered her head, and saw many monsters that resembled mermaids swimming beneath her and Araunah. They wanted to charge at them, but were hesitant to do so as if they were afraid of something. Ye Ci used Inspect on them and found that they were not high leveled. They were all around level 70, but there were too many of them.
"What are these?" Arauna was very nervous. He grabbed Ye Ci's arm tightly, "They look like mermaids."
"They're aquatic monsters." Ye Ci looked at the monsters' attributes and told Arauna, "They're actually similar to mermaids. They eat human flesh to survive."
"What?!" Arauna was startled, and the Light spell on his staff was almost extinguished. The Aquatic Demons below immediately became restless, and some of the brave ones even rushed towards the two of them, leaping out of the water and opening their bloody mouths to attack.
"Illuminate!" Ye Ci shouted. Arauna immediately ignited another illumination spell. Ye Ci waved her hand and the ball of light was sent flying towards the aquatic monster that jumped out of the water. The ball of light hit the Water Demon's face. The Water Demon's sharp fingers immediately covered its face. It screamed and jumped back into the water, not daring to come up again.
Ye Ci took advantage of this opportunity to see the aquatic monster's appearance clearly.
Aquatic monsters and mermaids looked very similar. However, the upper body of a mermaid was exactly the same as a human's, while the upper body of a aquatic monster was similar to that of a fish. For example, their scales were distributed to their chest, their hands were webbed, and there were many fins under their arms. Their ears were also fins, and their faces were very similar to a human's. However, they didn't have eyes in their eye sockets. Instead, they had smooth skin.
After Ye Ci destroyed Arauna's illumination spell, Arauna quickly ignited another illumination spell and illuminated the surroundings according to Ye Ci's instructions. The pure white light shone on the surface of the water, illuminating the dark surface of the lake with a trace of sickly light.
The aquatic monster that Ye Ci attacked earlier seemed to be injured. It was curled up in a group of aquatic monsters and couldn't move freely. The other aquatic monsters surrounded it and bared their teeth at the two of them. However, they hesitated and didn't dare to move forward. They just paced back and forth in the water not far from the two of them.
Ye Ci looked at the aquatic monsters under the water and thought for a while. Then she said to Arauna, "Throw this ball of light towards where the aquatic monsters are concentrated. Then light up another one."
Arauna nodded and immediately threw the ball of light in his hand towards where the aquatic monsters were the most concentrated. Then, he lit up another ball of light in his other hand. The ball of light that was thrown into the water immediately caused the water demons to panic. They fled in all directions, letting out sharp cries, looking very scared.
Arauna was puzzled, "They seem to be very afraid of light."
"Yes, can't you see that they don't have eyes?"
Arauna also saw this, so he was even more puzzled, "Yes, they don't have eyes. Why are they afraid of light?"
"Normal aquatic monsters have eyes, but these aquatic monsters don't. It means that it has something to do with the environment they live in. You see, this place doesn't see the light of day, so after a long time, the eyes of these aquatic monsters have degenerated. After losing their sight, their other organs must be more sensitive. I don't know which part of them is particularly sensitive to light. Anyway, we just need to know that they are afraid of light. This way, we just need to light up and we won't have to be afraid of them approaching us, "Ye Ci explained to Arauna her understanding of aquatic monsters.
Arauna nodded and kept lighting up with his hands to ensure the safety of the two of them. After swimming for some time, Ye Ci stopped and fired arrows in all directions. The bone arrows left a trail of water on the surface of the water. Ye Ci used these trails to confirm their direction.
"It's foggy up ahead," Arauna reminded Ye Ci, but Ye Ci couldn't see anything.
Ye Ci sometimes felt that this wasn't a bad thing. She could make the most accurate judgment based on what she and Arauna could see.
"Don't stop casting Illumination. We'll keep swimming forward. Based on the direction the bone arrows stopped in, I think there should be a platform up ahead." Based on the sound of the bone arrow disappearing into thin air, she could tell that there was a sturdy platform right in front of her, but she could not see it in her field of vision.
"I don't know. I can't see anything. I just feel like there's fog all around us." Arauna looked around, but he couldn't see anything. He didn't dare to stop casting Illumination. In fact, he was casting it even more urgently than before.
Ye Ci raised her bow and fired a few more arrows. After listening carefully, she said to Arauna, "There's a platform 30 meters up ahead. I don't know where to go up. Keep an eye on it."
Arauna threw orbs of light in front of the two of them, hoping to disperse the fog. However, it was to no avail. After swimming forward for a while, Arauna finally discovered a black platform in the fog.
"I found it!" Arauna exclaimed excitedly. He cast Illumination with one hand and pulled Ye Ci up to the platform with the other. After reaching the edge of the platform, Arauna placed the orbs of light on each of the steps. "White Elf, look at the orbs of light. The steps are where the orbs of light are."
This was a good idea. Ye Ci quickly climbed up the steps. The steps weren't long. There were only about 10 steps. Ye Ci stepped onto a cold, hard platform.
Ye Ci couldn't see anything. Everything was pitch black. It was as if she was floating on top of a lake.
"What's on the platform?" Ye Ci stood in place and looked around. However, she couldn't see anything.
"There's a stone pillar three meters in front of you. There's a book at the top of the pillar." Araunah explained to Ye Ci in detail, "I can't seem to get close to the pillar. I was pushed back as soon as I tried to approach it. You can try and see if you can touch it. "
Ye Ci nodded and walked forward according to Arauner's instructions. Just as Arauner had said, she felt something hard on her feet after walking for three yards. It could be seen that this was the invisible pillar that she had been looking at. Ye Ci raised her hand and placed it in front of her chest, "Is the book here?"
"Move down a little." Arauna was like Ye Ci's eyes, guiding her forward.
Ye Ci adjusted her position according to Arauna's instructions. She took a deep breath and slowly lowered her hand. The moment Ye Ci's hand came into contact with the rough surface, she saw a flash of white light. The white light was too dazzling. She couldn't react in time and fell into a daze.
A system notification rang out in Ye Ci's ears.
[You have discovered a quest map: Saga Temple.]
Saga Temple?
Ye Ci's mind was muddled. Her vision was blinding. She didn't know where she was. Her limbs felt weak and she couldn't muster up any strength. But even so, there was still a question that kept lingering in her mind, making her already muddled mind even more.
Why does Saga Temple feel so familiar? Where is this place? Why can't I remember?
Ye Ci was still in a daze. She only woke up when someone pushed her. She looked up and saw a person squatting in front of her. She couldn't see his expression because of the light, but she could hear his anxious voice saying, "White Elf, White Elf, what's wrong?" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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