The deeper they went into the mine, the more humid the environment inside the cave became.
Sylvie carefully avoided the water dripping from the top of her head, holding the torch and slowly moving forward in the cave. Even if there was no light, the Eye of Truth wouldn't be blocked by the darkness, she only did this to save her magic.
"We've reached the fork," Nightingale, who was walking in the front, stopped, "Which cave is this?"
"Number 23 is the first fork in the second door," Lightning took out the record book and glanced at it.
"I hope this is the end," Sylvie muttered and opened her eyes, which were completely shaped by magic, "The left side … is out of the mining area, no ore. The right side … is the same. "
Lightning wrote down the result, "So, this cave has one last door left to check."
"Let's go," Nightingale went from the front of the team to the back, and led everyone back the way they came. Her ability didn't seem to be as simple as invisibility, Sylvie could only faintly see Nightingale's magic changes, but was unable to capture her figure and movements. According to Lightning's introduction, she was the strongest combat witch in the Witch Cooperation Association.
This might be the reason why Roland asked her to follow him. There were rumors that this mine was once the lair of an ancient monster, and there had been several cases of miners disappearing before. Before they set off, His Royal Highness had repeatedly told them to be careful, and if they encountered an uncertain situation, they should first retreat from the mine, and then report to him.
Sylvie didn't think much of it. There were no monsters that could escape the detection of the Magic Eye. She could even see the animal carcasses and the wriggling soft-bodied worms in the stone walls clearly.
The expedition had a total of four people, in addition to herself, Nightingale, and Lightning, there was also a little girl named Lucia. Every time she found an ore, she would turn it into a variety of fragments, and then carefully classify them and put them in her pocket, saying that she would give them to His Royal Highness to identify.
Lightning was responsible for drawing the topographic map of the mine, of course, according to her own words, no adventure could be without her. Her proud tone reminded Sylvie of the captain who was temporarily stationed on Sleeping Island.
Cave 23 was a huge and deep cave near the bottom of the mining area. After a few hundred steps, it divided into three forks. If they continued to go deeper along these forks, they would find more branches. However, by then, they would have almost extended out of the mining area, and the possibility of finding a mineral vein was very low. Therefore, they would only go this far.
Returning to the first fork, which was the door Lightning had recorded, Sylvie used her ability to observe the situation of the three doors of cave 23.
The wider the scope of the Eye of Truth, the greater the magic consumption, and a heavy burden on the body, so she chose to observe at each fork, one at a time.
"Another three doors … Hmm, there's no ore, and there's …" She paused for a moment. "There are five forks, and one of them seems to lead downwards."
"Down?" Lightning repeated.
"That's right," Sylvie looked again, the slender passage not long after turning a corner, heading straight to the mining area. When she wanted to continue to observe along this fork, a strong dizziness rushed into her mind, cutting off her connection with the Magic Eye. "I think, it may lead to a deposit."
But this explanation was very far-fetched, the intricate caves in the North Slope Mine were obviously not artificially excavated, so they would not specifically look for ore. The unknown vein they had found before was sandwiched between two forks, and if not for the Eye of Truth, which could see through obstacles, it would be impossible to find the pile of metal and stone hidden under the stone walls and soil.
"No matter what it is, we'll know once we go and see," Nightingale shrugged.
The group of people entered the third door of the cave, and after about a quarter of an hour, they reached the end of the passage.
They saw that the passage here was divided into five, the narrowest of which could not allow people to walk, so they could only crawl in. And the strange passage that Sylvie had seen before was located in the middle of the five forks, the terrain suddenly turned downwards, almost forming a steep slope with the ground they were now standing on.
"It looks quite deep," Nightingale shone a torch, "I always feel that the caves here are somewhat similar to those I saw in the Impassable Cliff."
"After the inspection, we should hurry back," Lucia could not help but grab Nightingale's arm, "I don't like it here … I always feel that there is something staring at us from inside the cave."
"There is nothing in the cave, except mud and stones," Sylvie said, although she also did not like this quiet and damp place, but her ability told her that there was no danger here. "The four forks on the left and right are all without ore, out of the mining area," she quickly scanned the straight forks, moved her eyes to the one in the middle, and then slightly startled, "… Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Lightning asked.
"I … can't see the situation below."
"You can't see?" The little girl was surprised, "Is it because you are too tired that your ability failed? Let's take a rest. "
"No, it's not a problem with your ability," Sylvie closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, all she could see was darkness, as if she had been deprived of her vision. She endured the headache and further expanded her field of vision, but the result was still the same. The surrounding soil was clearly visible, only the middle was completely shrouded in endless darkness, as thick as ink. "Something is blocking my view."
"All of you stay here and don't move," Nightingale pulled out two silver weapons, "I will go down to explore the situation, I will be back soon."
"Don't go!" Sylvie pressed her hand on her swollen forehead to stop her, "There is only one thing that can produce such an effect. Even if you go, you will be in danger. "
"What is it?"
"God's Stone of Retaliation," she said, gritting her teeth, "There is a God's Stone of Retaliation underground, and it is the kind that can cover the entire area!"
…
When Roland learned of this news, he immediately mobilized the soldiers of the First Army to enter the North Slope Mine.
And the final result of the investigation was just as Sylvie had guessed, the deep cave at the bottom of the mine contained a huge amount of God's Stone of Retaliation.
After confirming that there was no danger, Roland also entered the 23rd cave under the protection of his guards, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what a God's Stone of Retaliation that could cover the entire bottom of the mountain looked like.
"Your Highness, please be careful," Carter warned, "The exit is in front of us."
"You can't use magic here, it is safer for you to stay above," Roland looked back at Anna, Nightingale and Lightning who were following behind him, "Isn't it good to learn from Sylvie?"
"Even without magic, I am still more powerful than you. If you can come, then of course I can come," Nightingale curled her lips.
"Wherever there is an adventure, there will be me," Lightning said with her chest out.
Anna didn't say anything, she just stared straight at Roland, seeing those clear eyes that reflected the light of the torches, Roland knew that whatever he said would be useless.
"Well," he sighed, "You must follow me, don't stray too far away."
Walking along the slope of the cave to the end, Roland suddenly understood what the Chief Knight meant by the exit.
His line of sight suddenly became clear, an incomparably deep cave appeared in front of him.
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