Or in the future, when he established a stable territory, he could transport large quantities of ale from outside to trade with the gray dwarves.
Ten barrels of ale could be exchanged for fifty sets of exquisite dwarven plate armor. This was more than just a small investment.
At this time, the ale brought by Marlin's caravan was almost sold. He left the rest of the work to his nephew to let him accumulate some experience. He came to Lin Xiao and said,
"I'm sorry. I've been too busy with business and neglected Mr. Enigma."
Lin Xiao waved his hand and said, "You're welcome.
I'm going to travel to the second and third levels of the Underdark. Can you help me find a guide? "
When Marlin heard this, he was shocked.
"Mr. Enigma wants to go to the third level of the Underdark? That's too dangerous. That's the territory of the drows. If you encounter them … "
He did not finish his sentence, but Lin Xiao understood what he meant. Obviously, even if he was a high-level mage, it would still be very dangerous if he encountered a drow patrol or a powerful magical beast.
Lin Xiao did not intend to explain. He just tapped the staff in his hand on the ground, and a faint halo extended from his feet. Marlin's eyes suddenly bulged and he shouted in surprise.
"Magic Halo! Are you a Great Mage? "
In this world, when the mage profession reached level 15 and above, they would naturally have this kind of magic halo, and this kind of mage was called a Great Mage.
Like the mage system in the Toril multiverse, the profession system in this world was divided into twenty levels. Level 0 to 4 were low-level professions, level 5 to 9 were mid-level professions, level 10 to 14 were high-level professions, level 15 to 19 were top-level professions, and level 20 and above were legendary professions.
From this, it could be seen that professions above level 15 were already extremely powerful professions. As long as they did not seek death, they could go anywhere, not to mention high-level professions like mages.
When Lin Xiao showed his strength, Marlin was suddenly speechless.
Soon, a Tauren Warrior named Jonilla expressed his willingness to be his guide. Marlin said that this Tauren Warrior had gone to the third level of the Underdark during his coming-of-age ceremony trial and had personally killed a drow.
This Tauren Warrior named Jonilla was 2.67 meters tall and wore a thick steel half-body armor. He carried a huge steel axe on his back and a few small axes on his belt. He was armed to the teeth.
His nostril was pierced with a copper ring, but the other side of his nostril was broken. According to him, it was cut off when he fought with the Drow during the coming of age trial.
Even Lin Xiao had praised Jonilla for being able to compete with a Level-14 Warrior after going berserk. His combat ability, decent equipment, and a Level-13 profession level barely met Lin Xiao's requirements.
Jonilla, on the other hand, looked very simple and honest. In the face of Marlin's praise, he actually blushed a little. It was also because Lin Xiao's eyesight was now very good that he could see the traces of red on Jonilla's thick and fine furry face. It was obvious how red this child's face was.
It was easy for people to have a good impression of her. After all, people who blushed easily were usually very obedient. Generally, it was reassuring to have such a simple-minded subordinate.
After bidding farewell to Marlin, Lin Xiao took Jonilla and embarked on the road to the second level of the continent.
It had to be said that it was very convenient to have a local guide. After Jonilla took him out of Stonehammer Castle, they quickly came to a passage that led to the next level. Along the way, they did not encounter many monsters.
After rushing for a few days, Lin Xiao felt that it was not necessarily a good thing for a person to be too shy.
Take the matter of eating as an example. Although Taurens had six stomachs and could store a lot of food at once, they would still be hungry and could eat a lot.
Of course, this was nothing to Lin Xiao, who had prepared a lot of food. What gave him a headache was that after the Tauren Jonilla finished all the food he brought, he was still very shy when he was hungry. He was too embarrassed to ask for food from Lin Xiao. Therefore, when the Tauren Jonilla fainted from hunger the next day, he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Therefore, he had to ask the Tauren Jonilla the same question every once in a while.
"Jonilla, are you hungry?"
Fortunately, this situation did not happen again after the two became familiar with each other. Other than being shy, Jonilla was indeed a very good little Tauren.
He knew that mages were generally thin and weak and could not withstand attacks. Therefore, along the way, as long as he saw monsters, he would take the initiative to rush up and fight. After a few blows, he would turn around and smile at Lin Xiao, letting him see how much he was worth. He was definitely worthy of the food that he had eaten.
Just like that, they walked and stopped. After half a month, they stepped on the land of the second level of the continent through a long spiral stone staircase.
The first impression that the second level of the continent gave Lin Xiao was that it was tall and big. The space here was much higher than the first level, and the terrain was also relatively flat. At least standing at a high place, one could see further at a glance.
Jonilla took the initiative to introduce that this level of the continent was more barren than the first and third level of the continent. There were relatively fewer monsters, only some small beasts that lived by stealing the crops of the cavemen. Except for the Drows that came once every half a year, this place was still considered safe.
At the mention of the Drows, Jonilla seemed to have changed into a different person. His shy image was gone, and he looked like an angry youth who was gnashing his teeth.
Lin Xiao understood. Along the way, when they were chatting, they talked about the tragedies that the Drows had done.
These Drows were much more ferocious than their counterparts in the Underdark of the Faerun Main Material Plane in the Toril multiverse. The Dark Lord of this world was a pure evil god, even more ferocious than the Queen of Spiders, Lolth. Under the rule of the Dark Lord, the Drows were a completely evil race.
After the Drows won the battle, all the adult males were slaughtered as materials to summon the Soul-Binding Corpses. The females and children were enslaved. Even the corpses of the Drows that died in battle were the same.
Not only Jonilla, but in the eyes of other underground races, these Drows should go to the Abyss to live.
There was still a long time before the Drows went on a big sweep. Troglodyte tribes of different sizes could be seen everywhere on the vast plains of the continent. These one-meter-tall Troglodytes were quite timid. Seeing Lin Xiao and Jonilla coming from afar, after a few sharp whistles, the Troglodytes who were busy planting underground crops by the geothermal hot spring were in chaos. They crawled into their caves one after another like rats.
The Tauren laughed:
"These dwarfs are very timid. They will be scared by the slightest wind and grass. The last time I passed by, a Troglodyte didn't manage to escape. It hit my calf and fainted."
Lin Xiao turned his head in surprise. The Tauren could tell jokes?
"How far is it from here to the third layer passage that you went to last time?"
"We're almost there. I set up a road sign there last time."
Oh, since there's a road sign, it should be easy to find.
However, over the next three days, Lin Xiao watched as Jonilla repeatedly flipped through the various large rocks in a certain area and kept muttering, "You're right.
"I clearly remember it's here."
Lin Xiao keenly sensed traces of battle nearby. The road sign was probably destroyed.
He definitely couldn't find it. He pulled Jonilla to a Troglodyte tribe not far away. The best way at this time was to ask the locals.
When Jonilla scared away a group of Troglodytes as soon as he appeared, Lin Xiao had to personally take out some delicious food from the six-color Rubik's Cube and then slowly heat it up. The aroma of barbecued meat wafted in the air. In addition, he cast a human-like charm on himself, slowly dispelling the fear of the Troglodytes.
Two hours later, these Troglodytes had already regarded Lin Xiao as their best friend. Naturally, they easily obtained the location of the passage to the third layer from him.
During this time, he had tasted the food of the Troglodytes. It was really similar to moss. It tasted terrible, but it was extremely precious in the underground where food was scarce. Even the Drows relied on this to satisfy their hunger when they didn't have enough food.
After eating this moss-like food every day, they suddenly had delicious barbecued meat and snacks. Every Troglodyte who received the food treated it as a treasure. They would reminisce about it for a long time after taking a small bite. Many Troglodytes were so excited that they sang and danced as if they were celebrating a festival. Although the dancing was ugly, it was definitely the most delicious food they had ever eaten in their lives.
From this, it could be seen that the Troglodytes were in a very difficult situation. It was said that the average age of the Troglodytes was no more than five years old. They could escape the pursuit of the Drows once, but they couldn't escape the second time. If it wasn't for their strong reproductive ability, they would have been extinct long ago.
From these Troglodytes, he saw kindness, docility, and … good potential.
For this reason, Lin Xiao didn't immediately go down to the third layer. He stayed in this Troglodyte tribe for a while and took Jonilla to walk around the continent for a while, specifically investigating the different tribes of this race.
Before Lin Xiao arrived, he had considered the Troglodytes as a race.
In other words, there were only a few intelligent races that could provide faith in the entire Underdark, and most of them had masters. Among the races that he had considered before, the Drows were ranked at the top. The Troglodytes were actually ranked at the bottom. It was really because this race was too weak, and the power of faith they provided was not much.
However, after he seriously investigated this race for a while, he raised the ranking of this race by a few ranks.
Next, he would continue to investigate the Drows. After that, he would make a decision to choose a race to spread his faith. Then, after accumulating enough believers, he would use this incarnation as the foundation to become a god in this world and begin his journey of conquering this world.
Although the Drows were evil and ferocious, it was not impossible to change.
In the Toril multiverse, the Drows worshipped not only the Spider Queen Lolth, but also the Dark Maiden, the kind goddess.
However, it was too risky to take some of the Drows as believers from the mouth of the Dark Lord. He had to investigate on the spot to see if it was worth the risk.
Two months later, Lin Xiao and the Tauren Jonilla came to a passage leading to the third layer under the guidance of several Troglodytes. But before leaving, he dug a hole near the Troglodyte tribe, set up an aura isolation circle inside, and left a teleportation coordinate. If they encountered any danger, they could directly activate the coordinate to teleport back.
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