Tang En did not know whether Jaesz's curse was effective or not, but he had no time to think about him now.
"You're here to retrieve the Blessed Canon? I see. "
After listening to Eluri's explanation, Tang En suddenly realized that a Divine Artifact was indeed of great significance to the Vatican, but they could not expose the news and cause others to covet it. In the end, they sent Eluri and Leon, who were the strongest in terms of overall strength, to disguise their identities. This was the only choice.
Eluri said a little awkwardly, "Please help us continue to hide this matter …"
Tang En was stunned. "You've retrieved the Divine Artifact, aren't you planning to go back?"
Eluri shook her head. "Captain Leon was hit by the power of Chaos, so he can't recover his ability to fight independently in a short time. He also has no means to protect the Divine Artifact. In order to prevent others from coveting the Divine Artifact, according to my judgment, under such circumstances, it's safest to stay by your side since you have no interest in the Divine Artifact. So, following your team is our best choice."
Tang En did not know whether to laugh or cry. "In that case, you can follow me. But first, we may stay here for a while. We will only leave after confirming the trade contract."
Of course, Yi Luli had no objections to this and happily agreed with Tang En's suggestion.
"Thank you, Lord Tang En, for your help."
Leon had recovered some strength at this time. He got up and came to Tang En's side, solemnly performing a knight's salute. "Your kindness will be remembered by me. If you need help in the future, I will do my best to help you as long as I don't violate the Vatican's commandments!"
"Get up …"
Tang En touched his nose. "I don't think I'll need your help for a while …"
Lyon was startled and then felt awkward. Speaking of combat power, after witnessing the battle between Twain and Jassas, Lyon truly understood how big the gap between him and Twain was. Jassas, who had beaten him up like a drowning dog, was actually scared by Twain to the point of running away pathetically, and almost died on the spot.
How could he possibly need his help?
But no matter what, Tang En's kindness to him was real. Lyon had made up his mind to keep this matter in mind and repay Tang En when he had the chance.
After repeatedly confirming that there were no Polluters in the entire Blackstone Cavern, Tang En and the others returned to the upper level.
Before returning to the upper level, Tang En quietly anchored a spatial coordinate here.
He was very fond of the Black Stone Cave.
"I'm back! They're back! All three of them are safe and sound! "
The sharp-eyed Danny was the first to notice that Tang En and the others had returned. As soon as he opened his mouth, a row of people stood up beside him. Vanilla, carrying Fiona, instantly appeared at the front, followed closely by Elsa, carrying Elijah.
"Sir Lord!"
Fiona glanced at Lyon and Eluri, who had put on their cloaks again. A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes, but she quickly focused on Tang En. "What happened down there? The movement just now was really terrifying. The earth shook, and it felt like the whole earth was about to collapse. "
In fact, if Tang En had not strengthened the cavern several times and restricted the power of large-scale spells to a small space, the battle between him and Jaesz could have easily destroyed everything nearby. It would have been normal for him to directly break through the crust tens of thousands of meters thick and rush to the surface.
Fiona's question was also the concern of the others. A group of people stared nervously at Tang En, waiting for his answer, lest they hear more bad news.
"It's nothing serious."
The warriors had just breathed a sigh of relief when Tang En's next words almost scared them to death. "It's just that the leader of the Dark Serpent, Jaesz, has awakened, and we fought."
The leader of the Dark Serpent, the demigod Jaesz!?
In an instant, the entire cave fell silent. Everyone was stunned.
Many people had heard of the rumors of the Dark Serpent. What Jaesz had done was also widely known. What people were most familiar with was his attempt to kill a god as a demigod.
Although he ultimately failed, he had undoubtedly become a typical example.
"Jaesz? Who's that? "
An unfamiliar voice sounded. Immediately following that, a few pale-skinned, slender women walked out of the crowd.
After noticing their pointed ears and their pronunciation with a special cadence in Elvish, Tang En was taken aback as he turned to look at Fiona. "Dark elves? When did they come? "
"Just after the battle ended and when you went down."
Fiona said, "They said that the Queen sensed that there was a battle here, so she came to take a look at the Queen's orders. This is Dark Elf Patroller Hayley. She's pretty lucky. She knows Loenese."
Hayley was a typical dark elf. As she lived underground without sunlight, her skin was abnormally pale, like a sickly beauty. And the long underground life also affected their height, making them not as tall as the elves on the surface. However, such an environment gave them sharper mobility and the ability to lurk.
"Hello, friend of the dark elves. Jaesz is the leader of a heretic in the surface world. He tried to destroy everything. More than a hundred years ago, he escaped here and entered an eternal slumber. Today, he was awakened by the soul and power of the corrupted. But don't worry, he has already escaped with serious injuries. He won't affect your lives."
Tang En was only explaining the situation to Hayley, but to his surprise, after hearing his words, the surrounding adventurers drew a cold breath and looked at Tang En in shock.
What did he just say?
Jaesz … escaped with serious injuries!?
Tang En actually seriously injured that demigod powerhouse and caused him to escape!?
Could it be that Tang En has already surpassed the realm of Legends and stepped into the realm of demigods!?
How is this possible!?
Even legendary heroes like Jean and Angus haven't touched that threshold yet, right?!
What's more, how could such a powerful person have the leisure to be a lord?!
Hayley stared at Tang En without blinking as her body temperature rapidly rose.
For some reason, she felt that the man in front of her was filled with a powerful attraction, making her have an irresistible urge to immediately push him to the ground.
Perfect attraction. If it were him, the Queen would probably be satisfied, right?
"… Lady Hayley?"
Hayley came back to her senses and glanced at her comrades beside her from the corner of her eye. When she realized that they were also staring at the man named Twain, she quietly kicked them and then glared at them. Then, she coughed lightly and said to Twain in a very gentle tone, "Human powerhouses on the surface, you have cleaned up the polluters. On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, we would like to invite you to Shar Hera as guests. We hope you will honor us with your presence."
As soon as Hayley spoke, Fiona's eyes widened. This girl's tone was not so gentle just now!
What does she mean!?
Fiona's woman's intuition told her that these dark elves were looking at Tang En with a strange gaze, which made Fiona involuntarily move closer to Tang En.
Elijah was too young to feel anything, but … she looked at the dark elves and felt that they were very interesting and friendly.
"Of course, we are very interested in visiting Shar Hera."
Hayley's suggestion was exactly what Tang En wanted. He was still worried about how to open a trade route in the dark elves' territory, and now that they brought it up, he naturally agreed.
Hayley was overjoyed and said eagerly, "Then shall we go now?"
"Now?"
Tang En said helplessly, "Not now. We just went through a battle and are very tired. My subordinates need to rest, and these adventurers also need to rest. We have an agreement with Red Rock Cave's Barod. Now that the battle is over, we have to go back and fulfill this agreement."
"Barod?"
Hayley said without hesitation. "That guy will also bring people to Shar Hera in a few days. We will send a messenger to communicate with him. You don't have to run back and forth anymore. It's a waste of time."
Tang En was puzzled. "Why is he going to Shar Hera?"
"It's a traditional competition between our two races," Hayley explained. "Because the situation in the underground world is complicated, it's very risky to open up new areas. Therefore, the areas that have been developed and can be used are very important, especially the mushroom caves where we can harvest food and caves with abundant water.
"Before this, our two races would always fight, causing each other's population to decrease. At one point, we were faced with the danger of extinction. Later, when the war of Chaos broke out, we were forced to work together to fight against the foreign enemies. After the war ended, the two leaders took advantage of the situation and decided on a plan to share resources. At the same time, they formulated this competition. Whoever wins will get a larger share of the food."
Tang En had a flash of inspiration. "A competition in the Abyss of Demons?"
"Yes."
Hayley nodded. "If you are interested, we welcome you to come and watch."
"Of course we are."
Tang En was full of emotions. He did not expect that deep underground, these two races created by different gods would actually choose the path of survival and evolution due to the influence of the environment.
Didn't they say that fire and water were incompatible and would fight to the death whenever they met?
However, it had to be said that this situation was the best environment for Tang En to develop.
They developed together, but they competed with each other and were short of resources.
This was simply the most suitable environment for capitalists to take root and sprout. They could take advantage of the gaps between the two sides and seek to maximize profits. It was simply like a fish in water.
In this process, he could completely root Ellington's influence here so that they would never be able to leave him.
At the same time, some things were not suitable to be placed on the surface world. If they were placed in the underground world, it would be a good cover.
If they were discovered on the surface world, it would have a certain impact on his development. It might arouse the vigilance of other forces and even cause them to gang up on him.
After all, he had announced to the public that Ellington was a pacifist. However, some things, no matter how one looked at it, did not seem like they were needed for pacifist development.
Even if they were called "Universal Heavy Armored Cargo Transportation Vehicle" or "Charity Peacekeeping Force", they would not be able to fool people, right?
Tang En showed a bright smile.
Looking at Tang En, Hayley and the others also showed bright smiles.
Their eyes were full of strong possessiveness.
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