Redstone Cave was a very large underground cavern. Of course, the most important thing was that it was indeed red.
It was the color of lava.
Yes, in front of them was the huge Redstone Cave, but before they officially entered the Redstone Cave, there was a flowing river of lava that was at least fifty meters wide. It flowed out from the wall on one side of the cave and meandered into the cave on the other side. The light of the lava illuminated the cave and overlapped with the light crystals at the top of the cave, causing the entire cave to emit a faint red light.
Tang En now understood that Barod was talking about the "Red" Cave, not the "Redstone" Cave.
What a simple and easy way to understand naming.
After arriving here, Tang En and the others met more adventurers. Thousands of people were gathered in the area in front of the lava river. They were all gathered here, and it seemed that they were all blocked by the lava river in front of them.
Fiona frowned slightly and whispered, "We're guessing that the Power of Cesar mercenary group has a wizard, right? If that's the case, why didn't they build a bridge? "
They had already found mercenaries wearing the Power of Cesar's badge in the crowd, but looking at them wandering around leisurely and the appearance of others, they seemed to be planning to set up camp here.
Tang En nodded calmly and said, "They were one step ahead of us, but they stopped here. There must be something going on. Let's find someone to inquire about it."
Tang En waved at Locke. After all, he used to be a mercenary, so it was not difficult for him to act as a mercenary again. The easiest way was to let him mix with the people in front of him. If he was lucky enough, it would be more convenient for him to meet friends he knew.
After Locke came over, Tang En leaned over and whispered a few words to him. Locke nodded and ran out quickly.
The appearance of Twain and the rest had already attracted the attention of many people. When those people saw the team behind Twain, who was fully armed and brimming with killing intent, and of course, noticed that their armor was stained with blood, they all subconsciously tightened their grip on their weapons. In such a place, it was all too normal to fight over a disagreement.
Tang En gently pressed his hand, indicating for the guards to relax. To be honest, fighting here would be a joke to the surface creatures. He had already seen the dwarves in the city opposite the lava river looking over here.
On the other side of the lava river was a very strange underground city. From the bottom of the cave to the top, it was like a cylindrical tower. Inside were layers upon layers of buildings. It was an absurd but unique three-dimensional city. The underground dwarves of the Red Rock Cave lived there.
In order to avoid provoking the adventurers, Tang En ordered the guards to rest in place and wait for Locke to come back and report the situation.
Brian sat on the warhammer, took out a water bottle and drank some water. After washing his face happily, he carefully cleaned the blood and dust on his beard. Seeing Brian wasting water like this, the eyes of the adventurers not far away twitched fiercely.
They had entered the underground world with limited supplies, so they had to implement a fixed ration system. Otherwise, it would be easy to get into trouble and be in danger. How could they waste water like Brian?
At this time, Brian handed the water bottle to Tang En. "Brother, give me some more water."
Tang En snapped his fingers and a clear ball of water quickly condensed in the air and drilled into the water bottle.
Seeing this scene, the eyes of the adventurers in the distance turned red with jealousy. Although there was water in several caves along the way, they didn't see any major monsters drinking the water in the unknown area. The alchemy potions and scrolls prepared to detect poison were so expensive that ordinary people couldn't afford to use them. Who would dare to drink such water?
It was necessary to explain why magicians and clerics (including priests, priests and priests) were so difficult to recruit in the Prandal world. Even an apprentice-level magician or cleric was so important and popular among adventurers.
The reason was actually very simple. In the eyes of the adventurers, magicians and clerics were equivalent to mobile reservoirs and human-shaped bread banks.
When an apprentice joined this profession, they had to master five apprentice-level spells: Glimmer, Cleanse, Make Water, Detect and Arcane Arrow. The first one to master was the Make Water spell.
Because a magician's Make Water spell gathered water elements in the air to make drinking water, the water contained a certain amount of magic and elements, which was good for replenishing the mana pool. Although the effect was not strong, it was better than nothing.
Therefore, if there was an apprentice who mastered all five apprentice-level spells in an adventure, not only would it be more convenient for the adventurers, but it also meant that there would be enough drinking water at any time and place, and there would be no need to worry about the threat of hunger and thirst. This also meant that they could save space to prepare drinking water. With more food and medicine, they could explore more areas during an adventure.
The reason why clergymen were popular was not only because they generally mastered healing spells, detoxification spells, illumination spells, and other convenient divine spells. More importantly, it was because of an inconspicuous divine spell that every major temple had, which they relied on to gather believers — Bread Spell.
That's right. Casting a divine spell and making a steaming hot bread appear out of thin air. In Tang En's opinion, such an extremely unscientific thing could only happen in God's Creation World. That's right, although a certain Blue Fatty could also do it, that was still God's Creation World, and the author was God.
He could not even understand the principle behind it. Could it be that the gods opened a bakery every day, and after receiving a divine spell request from a believer, they directly sent a piece of bread through space express?
Regardless of the principle, in short, the Make Water spell and the Bread spell were two very simple spells and divine spells that were very popular among adventurers. Therefore, magicians and clerics were the most popular among all the prophets. Oh, correction, clerics were not prophets.
Brian covered the kettle, glanced at the city across the lava river, and said, "Brother, why don't you just let me go up there and shout? We're relatives, and I'm the former king of the dwarves, so you should at least give me some face. "
The subterranean dwarves were also Nisclair's creations, and they were also born on the surface. However, some of them went underground to live after they were born, and in the end, they could not find their way back, so they simply settled down underground. Over time, they became more and more different from the mountain dwarves on the surface.
"Don't worry."
At this time, Locke returned.
"My Lord."
Locke bowed and said in a low voice, "Those adventurers are unwilling to reveal the information they have, but I was lucky enough to meet a guy I've dealt with before. He was willing to reveal some information to us, but he's a mercenary, you know …"
Tang En raised his eyebrows, "How much does it cost?"
"It's not money, it's food."
Locke looked behind him and whispered, "Don't be fooled by their relaxed appearance. In fact, these people are already starting to feel uneasy. That kid told me that the people of Cesar's Strength destroyed the bridge to prevent the adventurers from following them. Now, they're tied to the chariot of Cesar's Strength, and they can't go back even if they want to. However, after they run out of food, they have to wait for Cesar's Strength to distribute food. This is equivalent to handing their lives over to others."
Fiona said, "In other words, they are now forced to listen to Cesar's Strength. On the surface, they seem to be peaceful, but in private, they are full of hidden conflicts?"
"It's going to explode," Locke said cautiously.
Locke said very cautiously, "The situation isn't very good … They've been here for a few days and the water ration has been decreasing recently."
Tang En nodded, "Call him over. We don't lack food."
His portable space was stuffed full of food, so of course, he didn't care.
Locke obeyed the order and soon returned with a man. The man was wearing leather armor, and his face was full of fatigue.
"Greetings, the great Lord of Ellington, Earl Tang En."
After the man came over, he bowed directly, "You can call me Blackfox."
"Your nickname?"
Locke nodded, "He's an assassin. His previous mercenary group didn't have a ranger, so he was always the one to scout the way. Because of an accident, he lost his teammates."
"Locke!"
Blackfox said angrily, "We said we wouldn't talk about that again!"
Tang En suppressed his curiosity and motioned for Locke to bring him some food, then said, "The food will be here soon. Now, tell me what you know."
"As you wish."
Blackfox hesitated for a moment, looked behind, and whispered, "Should we retreat a little? If they know that I revealed information, I'm afraid they will think something. "
Tang En waved his hand, and a faint light flashed, "There's no need for that now. They can't hear us."
"You really are a magician!"
Blackfox exclaimed, then began to narrate the information, "We've been here for 12 days..."
"Wait!? 12 days? "
Tang En was stunned, "The entrance has only been open for 15 days, and you're here on the third day!?"
"That's right."
Hei Hu said bitterly, "Then, we've been stuck here."
"No, my question is, how did you get here on the third day?"
Tang En was in disbelief. He had the route map given by Barrod, but what about these people?
They couldn't have a map!
"I don't know." Black Fox shook his head. "But I'm following behind Caesar's Strength. If I follow the main group, although I won't be able to make a fortune, I'll be able to stay alive if I encounter any danger. Moreover, if there's an opportunity, I'll be able to get some benefits."
"I just didn't expect... After they crossed the stone bridge, they destroyed it directly!"
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