After leaving the principal's office.
Chen Lun first went to a large library and searched for information about the "ghost world", but found nothing.
It can be seen that the area is indeed an extremely secretive existence in the mysterious realm, and it is difficult to obtain its information by ordinary means.
So Chen Lun returned to the apartment and used his avatar far away in Lengye City to summon the spirit world messenger of the Kang Kai Council to help him retrieve detailed information about the "ghost world".
The faceless waiter never let him down, and this time was no exception. In just over an hour, it returned again and gave Chen Lun the information he needed.
Because the senses of the two incarnations are shared, Chen Lun can easily obtain what the incarnation sees and hears while sitting in the professor's apartment of the college.
However, what surprised Chen Lun was that even the Kangkai Council did not have much information about the "ghost world", only some relatively superficial and basic information...
The underworld, together with the spirit world, the astral world and the dream world, is called the "other world". They are opposite to the real world, and while they have some mysterious connection with each other, they are independent of each other.
Throughout the ages, countless mystics and even high-ranking people have studied the afterlife. These people may have different opinions, but they all have one definition in common... that is, the emergence of the afterlife is accidental, not inevitable. At the same time, it is very likely that it is the residence of gods, the area where angels walk and move, and it is almost impossible for mortals to set foot there.
Even if there are a very small number of lucky people who, due to various coincidences and accidents, enter the other world, most of them end up with a tragic and unknown ending.
Chen Lun also noticed that Speaker Azgiero had commented on this intelligence:
"Originally, the other world and this world were absolutely independent, but because of the old woman who buried bones, the two worlds were connected by the 'Spider Web Hell' she wove, creating many hidden passages and bridges made of pale spider silk... It is clear that there is a relatively stable connection between the Netherworld and the Dream World. If you want to go to the Netherworld, using the Dream World as a transit station would be a good choice. But please be careful, the spirit world in the other world is the least dangerous."
Chen Lun sat on a chair in the room, deep in thought.
According to the intelligence, there is an even older way to go to the Netherworld, which is to pray to Lady Rose or the Buried Old Man through a directional prayer ceremony, and there is a certain probability of being taken to the Netherworld.
However, after a long period of baptism, this ancient ritual has become a legend. After all, the high-ranking people all know the reason... The old man who buried the bones has passed away, and the lady of roses has disappeared. They will not respond to the world anymore.
The decline of this ritual was inevitable.
"Then what other methods does the old principal have to get in?"
Chen Lun couldn't help but guess.
He thought for a moment and then smiled. As the principal of one of the two major academies in the Kingdom of Byron and a knowledgeable high-ranking wizard, Hugo must know more than himself. Without special means, there would be no way to go on a journey of exploration.
'You are really worrying too much. We will know the answer in the evening.'
Soon, it was late at night.
Chen Lun, holding a white cane, walked slowly to the bottom of the two main buildings. He looked up and saw that the mechanical clock hanging on the "Bridge of Thoughts" showed half past eleven.
"You are punctual, Your Majesty."
The old principal Hugo, who looked rather short, laughed.
She seemed to have been waiting here for a long time. She was wearing a loose dark green suit that was ironed neatly. She stood with her hands behind her back in the cold night.
"Punctuality is a gentleman's creed, Headmaster."
Chen Lun said this in a joking tone, and took off his black hat to signal.
It was still quite cold in the academy late at night, with small snowflakes falling leisurely. The old principal looked up at the clock and said softly:
"It seems that Her Majesty Ibrayin will arrive a little later. I hope she won't be too late. Otherwise, she will miss midnight and will have to wait until next month to enter the Netherworld again."
As soon as she finished speaking, a cold voice floated over:
"Sorry, I was delayed on the way. I hope I didn't delay you, Hugo."
Chen Lun and the old principal turned their heads and saw a tall, short-haired woman in a silver veil walking towards them quickly.
"It doesn't matter. It's only less than a minute. We still have time to set off."
Principal Hugo laughed.
When Ibrayin saw the gentleman in the black hat, a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes, but she quickly returned to normal and smiled faintly:
"Hello again, Jack, but this time I should address you as Your Majesty. Just now I heard you say that 'punctuality is the creed of a gentleman', and I agree with you, but I am late..."
"Being late is a lady's privilege, Your Majesty Ibrahim."
Chen Lun nodded slightly.
Ibrayin was slightly startled, then smiled.
"you're right."
After saying that, she even chuckled again.
Seeing that the two of them looked familiar with each other, Hugo's eyes were full of meaning. He also gave up the idea of introducing them and directly talked about the precautions for this trip to the Netherworld:
"It is said that the Netherworld is the residence of Madam Rose. Before the old man Buried Bones lost control, he almost exclusively moved around in the Netherworld... It is different from the Spirit World and is much more dangerous, so we must be careful."
"The Netherworld is Madam Rose's territory?"
After hearing what the old principal said, Chen Lun couldn't help but think in his heart.
Next, Hugo explained some other matters, such as trying to avoid making too much noise and avoiding excessive use of mythological power, otherwise it would easily attract the attention of creatures from the underworld. Although the strength of the three of them was enough to deal with it, it would still be quite troublesome to handle.
Some unknown existences living and wandering in the underworld can even threaten those in high positions, so they should be avoided if possible. After all, the purpose of Hugo's trip is to explore the footprints of Honorino, the "first generation Scorpio", not to hunt monsters.
Chen Lun and Ibrayin nodded to show that they understood.
The old principal then took out some high-level extraordinary materials and began to set up a complex magic array on the ground. While she was busy, she explained to the two without even looking up:
"This special ritual was developed by His Majesty Honorino and then optimized by His Majesty Clarenso. It can help us enter the underworld safely without being discovered."
"So, Your Majesty Honorino really attacked Madam Rose's kingdom?"
Chen Lun raised his eyebrows and asked casually.
Otherwise, why would she develop this ritual
It's not like he was just wandering around the Netherworld, and while he was there, he was fixing the water pipes for Madam Rose with a square-headed hammer...
"have no idea."
Principal Hugo paused and shook his head.
"The past history has long been buried by time. This is also one of the purposes of this trip. I need to find traces of His Majesty Honorino and dispel the fog that has been hidden in my heart for many years."
After saying this, she continued to arrange the ceremony, her movements meticulous, skillful and natural.
As time passed, when the minute hand and hour hand of the mechanical clock overlapped and pointed to twelve o'clock directly above, the bell rang.
when-
"Get ready to go."
Principal Hugo said in a deep voice.
Chen Lun and Ibrayin nodded.
The old principal threw a burning match, which fell into the center of the magic circle.
boom!
The blazing blue-green flames rose up, just like the magical flames on the giant hammer of the bronze statue in Qidi Port.
Under the light of the fire, the falling snow melted and evaporated before it got close, and a vague and irregular narrow portal quietly appeared.
Hugo took the lead and stepped into it, followed by Chen Lun and Ibrayin. When the three figures disappeared, the ritual array and the flames left behind gradually dissipated, leaving no trace.
Chen Lun's five senses had already been developed, and he did not feel any sensory discomfort. He clearly noticed the sudden change in the environment and found himself on an endless blood-red land.
The surroundings were empty, dead silent, and lifeless.
There was no sun, moon or stars in the sky, only a distorted crimson color. From time to time, a pink substance similar to mist would even fall, exuding a strange and psychedelic power, making the environment even darker and more eerie.
He could smell a strange odor of decay and blood at all times. Chen Lun immediately ignored his sense of smell and kept his expression normal.
Hugo and Ibrahim on the side took a few seconds to adapt to the sudden change in environment. They endured the harsh environment and at the same time noticed the calmness of the gentleman in the black hat and were secretly surprised.
"According to the original plan, we need to follow the direction where the 'Skeleton Aura' was born, and finally reach our destination at the foot of the 'Giant Skull Peak'..."
The old principal looked at the two of them and pointed at the pink mist.
"Skeleton Aura" is a substance unique to the Netherworld, and can also be called a wonder. The way it is born is unknown, and the rules are hard to find. At the same time, it has a certain mysterious influence... Any creature that enters the mist will be controlled by its own strong appetite and fall into a crazy state of extreme craving for food.
A creature in this state will lose its mind, kill and devour all targets around it, even itself.
Of course, the "Aura of Skeleton" can be collected through special means, and it can be considered some kind of high-level extraordinary material.
The three of them walked slowly forward. The deep red soil beneath their feet seemed to have been soaked in blood for endless time. The mud was sticky and one could even feel it wriggling gently occasionally, as if it were a living thing.
Along the way, the three of them exchanged only a few times. Hugo led the way, using the pink mist as a signpost and direction, but also avoided it from a distance. Logically, Hugo should be interested in the "Aura of Corpses", but the purpose of her trip was not this, so she did not bother to collect it.
Through a few words of conversation, Chen Lun learned the fundamental reason why the Netherworld was unknown to the mysterious realm... Its portal was not only difficult to find, but also required extremely high insight to penetrate.
This standard is based on those in higher positions.
'In other words, you need at least 80 points of insight to see the portal to the Netherworld? And without the corresponding ritual, you can't open it... If it were a player, the Netherworld would probably be a late-stage map.'
Chen Lun couldn't help but think.
After hiking for about three hours, the surrounding environment changed slightly... In the originally vast crimson wilderness, some bizarre vegetation appeared. They grew abruptly like clumps of shrubs, but their branches and leaves were not emerald green, but scarlet, pale and flesh-colored.
A closer look reveals that these "vegetation" are actually living things made up of flesh, blood and bones. Their bulging branches are beating vigorously, as if some kind of heart-like organ is growing in the cavity.
There are dozens of blood streams with unknown sources, spreading everywhere, and these blood and flesh plants grow beside the streams, as if they were born by absorbing some kind of nutrients from the streams.
From further away, there were sounds of roaring and flesh breaking.
"There is fighting ahead."
Hugo gestured and the three of them stopped.
She took out a staff that was as long as her arm and as thick as her fingers, swung it horizontally in front of her, and lightly tapped it twice, and a hazy mirage slowly emerged in front of the three of them. In the picture, hundreds of three-meter-tall silver-white insects were fighting with thousands of flesh-and-blood monsters.
Those flesh and blood monsters were covered with strange scales. Some had no heads, some had more than a dozen heads, and their limbs were deformed. They could not be identified by common sense at all.
"It's the Didak bugs and the underworld creatures..."
Ibrahim on the side frowned and said.
"Has the pollution from deep within the spirit world spread here?"