Regarding Rody's silence, Sally didn't pursue it sensiblely, but followed him silently, looking at the gradually darkening sky, and said, "Now...where are we going?"
"Endel Mine, go straight to Hollier City after going through the tunnel. We can't stop tonight, otherwise we will arrive one step later according to your brother's speed." Rody opened the package on his back and took out a piece of it. The bread I bought in Keig Town, I handed it to Sally, unplugged the water bag and drank, pointed to the distant mountains and said: "I'm going there tonight, bypassing the sight of the mine guards, and going through the tunnel in the early morning, probably Tomorrow afternoon we will arrive at Houllier City."
"Tomorrow afternoon?"
Sally knew how far it was from Keiger Town to Houllier City. If Francis was going as fast as he could, it would probably take three days to return around the mountain range. But according to Roddy, if she could go back tomorrow He arrived in Holy City in the afternoon, so when Francis returned there, he would arrive two days earlier than him!
"The tunnel in the mine can help us cross the mountain, and I will know some ways to cross the mountain as soon as possible."
Rody took a bite of the bread by himself, still not looking at Sally, he lowered his head and said, "Don't ask me why I know these things, if we want to survive, we have to speed up."
"kindness."
Sally followed his footsteps obediently. Her adaptability over the past few days can be said to impress Rody. Perhaps it is because Sally is not weak. Along the way, she has never been unable to walk due to lack of physical strength, and this It even reminded Rody of a question that he had almost forgotten before—how did Sally resist the scorpion poison? Is it because of her thick health or high resistance
The attribute of "descendant of nobility" cannot bring about any resistance improvement. Only late-stage high-end VE or V players will specially prepare equipment with "natural resistance" to deal with special situations. Now Sally has no attributes. It is impossible for her to have resistance to toxins with the additional clothes.
But for these, Rody knew that Sally probably didn't know anything about it, so he didn't ask any more questions. After chopping off two tree branches and cutting them into wooden sticks, the two stepped forward to speed up towards the mining area of the Ender Mountains.
Because of the previous lessons, Rody who chose this path was not as indifferent as when he first entered the Silent Whispering Forest.
In the dungeon of "Styro's Creek", the supposedly foolproof battle almost cost him his life because of the "switching" of the Scorpion King. Rody will not forget this lesson. Likewise, looking at the Endel Mine, he was already prepared for any contingencies.
This road is supposed to be foolproof. In the eyes of players, besides being used for mining, there is also a very famous OSS living in the Endel Mine - called by the aborigines in the "cracked soil", this guy is a lot of myths "Chimera Beast" in.
However, the "Chimera" set in the game is not a powerful monster with a lion's body, a snake tail and a sheep's body in mythology, but a general term for "hybrid creatures". In the Endel Mine, there is a tunnel that miners will never go to. This tunnel runs through the side of the mountain, but it has been stopped because of the frequent disappearance of miners after running for a period of time—the culprit is a powerful passenger. Myra beast.
In Roddy's impression, the Chimera beast here is not a dungeon OSS, but belongs to the "wild refresh" category. The opponent's level is level 20, and it belongs to the existence that Roddy can't afford to mess with now. In the past, this place was a battleground for the big guilds to take turns to book. Because the drop of Chimera beasts is one level higher than that of dungeons at the same level, so under the temptation of such scarce resources, Endel Mine is always in a state of overcrowding.
There is no way for Rody to take this kind of high-level OSS in the wild. The reason why he came here was because the tunnel was enough for him to travel through the mountains at a very fast speed to the city of Houlier, and a cave he passed was It is the living area of the Chimaera, but it takes five minutes to walk away from the track to find it. From this point of view, on this trip, Rody will not have any dealings with the Chimaera.
The Endel Mine at night is not quiet. It is not only the main iron ore producing area of the Karen Kingdom, but also has a huge quarry. The slaves transport minerals to the kingdom here day and night. You can't get anything except eating.
Here are all criminals, homeless beggars, or good citizens thrown in by the nobles for various reasons. Rody, who has done mining missions, naturally understands the darkness, but now he can't control it at all. He could only silently lead Sally around the sight of the sentry tower, and stopped in a low bush.
After midnight, the two of them finally arrived at the entrance of the mining area with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters after walking non-stop for five hours. Rody didn't rush in, but rested with Sally for a while, and ate something to replenish his strength. .
In the dark, the two silently chewed the unappetizing bread, because they both understood that time was running out, so they didn't have the relaxed and joking atmosphere before. The quarry not far away still heard clanging and knocking sounds, and occasionally there would be the sound of a whip hitting something as if it was cracking, but most of the time, the sound seemed dull and monotonous.
Luo Di asked suddenly: "Did your father let you come here?"
"No, my father never mentioned the mine, I just read about it in the historical documents of the Efta Territory."
Sally gently rubbed her sore calves and ankles, her dyed black hair hung down, she seemed to have a bit of masculinity after her disguise, she didn't complain a word along the way, and she didn't slow down Rody's speed at all. , the voice of the voice at this time seemed a little tired, but it also revealed a little prudence.
"If I were your father, I wouldn't let you come here to see it." Rody felt that he had almost rested, picked up his horn bow, and seemed to think of something, as if he said to himself: "A territory The illustrious, the leader, the protector of the people, this is the definition of nobility... Am I right?"
Sally frowned at Rody, and suddenly felt that his tone was a little strange, but she still nodded.
"The people here... should be the opposite of 'nobility'. They are the oppressed, those who have lost their freedom, and the lowest level of pariah. The highest level of a territory is your world, and here is another world."
Rody's words were very plain. He thought of the corrupt noble lords of the later generations... he thought of the "vampires" in the kingdom who only cared about profit and ignored the suffering of the people after the kingdom was torn apart. Such aristocrats almost occupied the ruling class of the entire kingdom. They were like a group of moths that gnawed away at the country's original solid foundation, leaving it vulnerable to a single blow.
Squeezing profits, ruthless.
Every lord has such a side, and Sally herself understands this, but such a system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for a hundred years, and she has never felt that such a system is unreasonable since she was born. However, Luo Di's words also touched her heart a little... Did the noble lords really fulfill their due obligations? Assumed they should bear and responsibility
This is a contract society. The lords are responsible for protecting the people and sheltering their lives. In return, the leaders pay taxes and perform military service—but that is to say, when the exploitation is serious, Sally knows... a lot A human being is actually worse than a dog.
"I'm talking too much nonsense." Rody noticed that he was losing his composure, and thought that the girl next to him might be an important person to turn the situation around. He restrained his emotions, pointed to the cave that was already visible in the distance, and said: " It's easy to sneak in, once you see the supervisor, hide, you wear this necklace, use it if the situation is critical, there is a minute of stealth time."
Sally took the necklace silently, but Rody's words just now were still echoing in her mind. For a girl who received traditional aristocratic education from her father's generation, she had never heard such remarks, saying that values were influenced by The shock is unlikely, but the inner shock will still be there. Because these words were spoken by Roddy.
The current Roddy has become an extremely special existence in Sally's heart—as for how special, perhaps even she herself may not be able to tell.
Rody didn't talk nonsense, carrying a lot of equipment and Sally broke into the extremely poorly guarded mining area, skillfully bypassed the supervisors and miners, and entered the mine in the mountain.
The whole journey seemed to be going smoothly. Sally didn't use the necklace to sneak, and Roddy didn't shoot the guards with bows and arrows because he was afraid of being discovered. After approaching the dark and dimly lit mine, the two of them could still hear the echoes of countless mine picks colliding with stones at first, but as Rody dodged left and right at these constantly appearing forks, they went halfway into the mine. After hours, those knocking sounds finally faded away.
The smell in the air was a bit weird, and it was also a bit damp and cold. Sally thought she was quite courageous, but she still followed Rody's footsteps closely at this time, and even unconsciously, the distance from him...was even closer than before. closer.
Rody lit a torch and walked in the spacious and empty tunnel. After confirming that the characteristics here were the same as those in his memory, he came to a mine cart full of cobwebs and dust and waved it at Sally. waved.
"We... want to sit here?"
In the dim light, Sally could see that in front of Rody was a rail car used to transport ore—there were two rails under the car. It seemed that miners used this rail car to improve the efficiency of mining and transportation , but now it seems that Luo Di is planning to use it as a means of transportation.
"Just follow me."
Rody jumped into the car without saying a word, and after confirming that the thing had a braking system as he remembered, he put all the things he was carrying on it, and then stretched out his hand and pulled Sally up to sit on it.
"How does it move?"
It was the first time for Sally, who was at a loss, to sit on such a thing. She wanted to say something, but saw Rody jump out of the car, and then ran to the back and began to push forward—Sally turned her eyes to the front of the car...in the darkness The track extending to nowhere suddenly gave her an ominous premonition...
"not-"
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the sudden sound of metal rubbing. Rody pushed the wooden mine cart with the strength of his arms, and then started running slowly into the darkness against it.
The creaking sound of the metal wheels rubbing against the rails began to echo in the tunnel. He counted his steps silently, and then he jumped up suddenly when he took the twentieth step, and jumped onto the mine cart.