There were no traces of magic beasts on the cleared cliff, and then the rocks on the cliff suddenly began to tremble. Soon, a big face made of rocks appeared.
This face was a hundred meters tall and made of rocks. Its facial features were made of magic crystals from the nearby mineral veins, emitting a faint glow.
As soon as the stone face appeared, Tang En became vigilant.
The inexplicable collapse of the mine, the swarm of magical beasts, and this strange stone face. None of these things were good omens.
The stone face roared at Tang En, "(Dwarven language) Human from the surface! You broke the rules! Not only did you destroy my beast pen, but you also killed my pets. Do you want to start a war again?! "
Destroy the beast pen? Killed his pets?
Tang En's face was full of confusion. What the hell was this?
Most importantly, why was this guy speaking in Dwarven language?!
Although the tone was a bit strange and the style of words was a bit special, it was clearly Dwarven language!
Could it be — Underground Dwarves?!
This thought flashed through Tang En's mind, and then he asked expressionlessly, "(Dwarven language) Those magic beasts are your pets? They captured my friends. Now, send my friends back immediately, or you will bear the consequences of starting a war! "
"Cunning human! Don't try to deceive the great Barod Silver Fragment! My eyes are brighter than lava, and my wisdom can soften the hard Auguín. You must stop your advance immediately! Below is the Underground Kingdom! It is our kingdom! "
The stone face, or Barod Silver Fragment, roared and threatened Tang En, "If you continue to advance, your friend — this female human from the surface — will become the accelerant in my furnace!"
Tang En immediately stopped falling, his face as calm as water, "You are threatening me."
"No, you are threatening us!"
Barod roared, "You are the ones who have crossed the line! This is an act of starting a war! "
Tang En was confused again, "You suddenly tore open the earth and released the magic beast army to attack our mine — and now you are blaming us?"
"It was you who dug through the earth! You destroyed this barrier! Greedy and foolish surface humans! My pets were only stimulated by the light. They didn't attack any living creatures! You were the one who attacked them! Their lives were lost! "
Tang En was stunned. After carefully recalling it, he was speechless.
Because what he said was actually true …
Although the retreating miners were frightened, none of them were injured by the magical beasts. All of them suffered bruises and injuries from falling and falling stones.
And he was the one who made the first move …
Barod roared angrily, "The gods gave you a vast surface world, but you greedy people even want to occupy the underground world! We Subterranean Dwarves will never yield! "
Dug through the earth?
Tang En raised his head and looked at the unprecedentedly huge mine. He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Because they had recently been equipped with magical drilling machines, their digging speed had increased exponentially. Could that be the reason?
It seems like I can't get rid of this blame …
Tang En took a deep breath. Putting aside the matter of passing the buck, the most important thing now was Tina's safety.
"I know, but I have to make one thing clear. This is a misunderstanding."
Tang En said in a deep voice, "My people are only digging and expanding. We have no intention of invading the underground world. Please return my friends, and I promise to leave this place and seal this crack."
"Human, I don't believe anything you say! You killed my cute pets! This will cause us to completely fail in the competition in the Demonic Abyss! "
The rock face suddenly pounced forward and roared, "Failure in the competition will cause us to lose a large amount of land for farming, a large amount of food, and a large number of our companions to die! And this is all because of you, the greed of surface humans! "
The awkward Tang En was speechless.
"I'm just worried about my friends …"
"You want your friends back? Sure, use food to exchange for them! This is what you have to compensate us! "
Barod's face once again shrank back into the cliff, and the rubble at the side trembled and turned into a simple underground map, "At least prepare enough food for a hundred thousand dwarves for three months! I'll be waiting for you at Red Rock Cave. Don't make us wait too long! This is the route from here to Red Rock Cave. Don't try to send troops to attack here, or you'll find that what awaits you is the end of the world! "
Three months' worth of food for a hundred thousand dwarves!
Tang En took a deep breath and decided to calm the other party down for now. After memorizing the map, Tang En's voice suddenly became abnormally cold, "I understand. I'll prepare food, but you have to guarantee my friends' safety. Otherwise … I don't mind bathing Red Rock Cave in blood."
"Human, we understand your arrogance. You know nothing about the underground world, but arrogance will eventually destroy you. Apologize to us and give us food as compensation. This is the only way you can atone for your sins and save your friends! The underground dwarves have never feared any threat! "
After Barod finished speaking, the rubble that formed the giant face shrank back into the cliff, and the entire cliff returned to its original tranquility.
At this moment, Tang En could already see the ground at the bottom of the fissure. At the bottom of the fissure was a huge semicircular cavern. The floor of the cavern was covered with stinky feces, which should have been left behind by those magic beasts. Traces of artificial excavation could be faintly seen in the surroundings. It could be seen that this was the beast pen that Baruo had mentioned.
The surrounding rock walls were densely packed with holes, probably the nests of the magical beasts. In the distance, there was a large cave that extended into the depths of the ground. That cave was the only path to Red Rock Cave from the beast pen.
"Three months' worth of food for a hundred thousand dwarves … I've really gotten into big trouble this time …"
Tang En felt his teeth ache, but he couldn't blame anyone else for this matter. He could only take the blame for this.
[Nola, can you still locate Tina?]
Nola nodded, [No problem.]
[Go find Tina now and tell her that I'll save her and leave as soon as possible. Do your best to protect her, okay?]
Although Nola didn't have any combat ability, it was no problem for her to protect one person.
[Sure, sure. How are you going to thank me?]
[… I'll build you a candy house!]
Nola wiped away her saliva, her eyes shining, [Deal!]
When the voice rang out in her mind, she had already turned into a ray of light and entered the cave.
Just as Hael Zorm Mine suddenly collapsed, Pope Jesolini XXIII, who was far away in the Radiance Church in Alinx, suddenly opened his eyes and stopped praying. He stared blankly at the ceiling in the west.
The direction of his gaze was in the direction of Hael Zorm Mine.
"This wave, this aura, could it be …"
Jesolini XXIII's gaze passed through the walls, mountains, and forests. In his vision, there were no obstructions. The world was a vast expanse of whiteness.
However, in this vision, far away in the west, a milky white holy light shot into the sky from the depths of the dark earth. A strong resonance seemed to be calling out to him.
"It's actually true!"
Jesolini XXIII's breathing suddenly quickened. He couldn't continue praying. He bowed deeply to the statue in front of him and then hurriedly left the prayer room. At the same time, he used a divine spell to send a message to Eluri, "Eluri, come to the main hall! There's something very important! "
Then he used a divine spell to send a message to another person.
A moment later, Eluri hurried to the main hall and asked in surprise, "Your Holiness, what happened?"
She had never seen the pope lose his composure like this.
"Wait a moment. There's one more person."
Jesolini XXIII's restlessness made Eluri inexplicably nervous.
Could it be that there was a crisis?
Or that there was an ominous oracle?
Not long after, a person wrapped in armor walked into the main hall. The heavy armor creaked as he walked. The combination of the silver armor and the golden lines made the whole set of armor look unusually luxurious. The divine light flowing on the armor also showed that this set of armor was not just for show. It had been blessed by divine spells and was truly good equipment.
Eluri opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Captain Leon is here too?"
Even Captain Leon was here. Eluri's intuition told her that things were going to be even more troublesome.
With a click, the helmet of the armor flipped open and folded into the case on his back, revealing a handsome face.
That was the face of a typical Ilrus bloodline, with a high nose bridge and soft facial lines. In Tang En's words, it was the style of a mixed-race person from Earth. His short blonde hair did not change shape due to the pressure of the helmet. Instead, it maintained a very good elasticity, and with a light flick, it returned to its original hairstyle.
With a click, the man knelt in front of Jesolini XXIII on one knee. "Captain Leon of the Knights Templar reporting to you. Please give your order."
Yes, this handsome man was the dream lover of countless noblewomen of Alinx. He was a genius cultivated by the Radiant Church since childhood. Not only was he handsome, but he was also very powerful. He was only thirty years old, but his strength was enough to make many masters in their forties and fifties feel ashamed.
This was because he was already an extraordinary master at the age of thirty.
Although Aubrey and Aradeline were also extraordinary, they were only at the grandmaster level when they were 30 years old. From this, it could be seen how monstrous Leon's talent was.
"Get up."
Jesolini XXIII's face was flushed with excitement. Just as he opened his mouth, he suddenly became vigilant. He waved his hand gently and sprinkled a holy light. The holy light enveloped the entire hall, isolating all sight and sound.
Seeing that the Pope was so serious, Leon could not help but look at Eluri. Eluri shook her head, and then the two of them looked at the Pope in unison.
"Do you know … the divine artifact that was stolen from our Radiant Church more than a hundred years ago has finally appeared again!"
As soon as Jesolini opened his mouth, Eluli and Leon were shocked!
The divine artifact had appeared!
No wonder Jesolini XXIII was so nervous!
Eluri suddenly had a flash of inspiration and exclaimed, "Is it the one that comes with the Scepter of Holy Light —"
"That's right!"
Jesolini said excitedly, "The Blessed Scripture! The Blessed Scripture that has been stolen for nearly two hundred years has finally called to us! "
"The fewer people who know about the divine artifact, the better. Therefore, the Knights Templar cannot move out in large numbers. I'll leave this mission to the two of you! Get ready, bring the Scepter of Holy Light, disguise your identities, hire a mercenary group, and set off as soon as possible! "
"We will not disgrace the Holy Light."
Leon asked, "Where is the location?"
"The location is —"
Jesolini paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The underground world!"
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