The entrance of the underground cave is located in the north of Neverwinter City, at the junction of the city and the mountains, and the half-mountain above is the endless group of mine caves and furnace areas. .
When approaching the foot of the mountain, a sturdy concrete courtyard wall appeared in front of everyone, with sentry towers at its four corners, barbed wire hanging on the top, and two machine gun bunkers standing at the gate. Although some facilities are still under construction, this area has become the most heavily guarded area of Neverwinter.
Under the salute of the guard soldiers, Roland walked into the courtyard.
It was just a wall apart, but he suddenly gave birth to an illusion that spanned more than a thousand years.
The scene inside should never have appeared in this era. It was a huge opening wrapped in concrete, more than ten meters wide and five meters high. It is flanked by two magnificent iron gates, not only larger than the opening, but also an astonishing one meter thick. Although it is not solid cast, but made of several layers of steel plates, the total thickness of the armor is more than half a meter, which is completely a heavy partition door that only modern military fortresses have.
Because the weight of the iron door is too amazing, the hole had to be reinforced, and slide rails were installed on the ground. Even so, there is simply no way to push it with human power alone.
Therefore, there are two steam engines placed on one side of the courtyard wall, one of which is responsible for providing power for opening and closing the door.
Once the demonic beast has breached the line of defense set up by the Taquila witch, after withdrawing the relics of the gods, this gate will block any demonic beasts that follow behind.
In order to build it, Neverwinter City consumed almost one-third of the steel production in the whole winter. The boxy shape does not seem to have any technical content, but the hugeness in engineering itself means technology. In front of the partition door, Roland could feel the strong power it contained.
On the day the gate was installed, he witnessed the opening and closing of the iron gate with his own eyes. The dull roar of the steam engine, the harsh friction of the wheels and rails, and the slowly approaching behemoth seemed to be in charge of an entrance to the end.
There is a line of distorted text on each side of the iron gate. If they are combined, it means the third frontier city.
The group walked into the cave, and the light dimmed instantly.
Phyllis took out the glowing magic stone, walked to the front of the team, and led everyone to the deep underground cave.
"Your Majesty, I've never quite understood why you call this the third frontier city," Wendy said puzzled. "If the outer frontier district is the first city, then where is the second frontier city?"
"Because it's appropriate to call three." Roland replied.
"what?"
"Anyway, don't you think the third ordinal number matches the fortress... Besides, the name is not important, as long as it can be remembered." He spread his hands and said.
"Well, if you like." Wendy pouted.
After a pause in the conversation, the only sound of footsteps and dripping water remained in the cave.
Due to the lack of concrete spraying tools, only the ground has been hardened in this passage. On the left and right sides are the drainage ditch and the mine railroad. When materials and food need to be transported, the steam engine placed in the hole will pull trailers for transportation. Roland had heard Phyllis mention that some witches of God's Punishment were also interested in the power of this machine, but found that even if five people held a twine, it could not stop the steam engine from pulling them to the end step by step.
Since the walls and the roof of the cave cannot be covered with concrete, water seepage is inevitable. Fortunately, the temperature in the mountain will not be too low, and the road will not freeze. And the place where the swallowing worm crawls will also leave a stick of mucus. After drying, the soil will stick together, like a layer of paste, so there is no need to worry about the risk of the cave collapsing.
After walking for about half an hour, the front gradually brightened.
"We're almost there," Phyllis slowed down, "Your Majesty, do you need to…"
Roland knew what she wanted to say, "It doesn't matter, take me there now."
The God's Punishment Witch turned her head and gave him a deep look, "...Yes, I understand."
After walking out of the cave, the vision suddenly opened up, and a spacious vaulted hall appeared in front of everyone. The area was almost the size of a football field. Dozens of beams of light could be seen pouring into the cave overhead, and patches of light were projected on the ground. With the help of light wells, even if it is located deep in the mountains, it does not appear depressing. Not only were there witches guarding this place, but there were also many soldiers of the First Army. Each of them had been reviewed by Nightingale, and they were the most determined group of people in the team to Roland.
But even they were as far away from the hall as possible at this moment. There were only a few diamond-shaped magic cores left in the center of the huge open space, and three Taquila high-level witches... or, the original carrier.
He smiled and walked towards the three of them, extending his right hand towards the sarcoma monster in the lead, "We finally meet, you are Pasha, right?"
In an instant, Roland felt that the breathing behind him was a little more rapid, and a hand was already on his shoulder. If there was anything wrong, Nightingale would undoubtedly pull him into the fog.
Sarcoma was silent for a while before a familiar voice sounded in his head, which surprised me, Your Majesty the King. If conversations had been based on a phantom core before, and the fictional visions were less intimidating, the composure you displayed at this moment was incredible. To be honest, you are the first person to see this husk in person and still be as if nothing has happened, even if It's the Taquila witch, who was far less composed than you when she first saw the original carrier inactive. I'm very curious, are you not afraid at all? She paused, then stretched out a tentacle and entangled with his palm lightly, but you guessed right, I am Pasha, thank you for your support to the Taquila witch.
He hasn't supported us yet. Just sending a team of mortals to escort the relic can't be called help or surveillance. Another cold consciousness has also crept in. It won't be too late to say this after exploring Daxueshan.
Elle! We talked about it before! A third voice interrupted.
Well, I won't mention it.
It seems that the other two are Ersha and Celine who often appear by Pasha's side. Roland didn't mind the other party's tone. First of all, these ancient witches lived in an era where witches were respected, and it was definitely not easy to change their minds immediately. Second, he wanted to have a substantive attitude rather than a superficial attitude. reward.
"One of the most famous explorers in the fjords said that fear stems from the unknown. No matter what you look like, your soul belongs to the Taquila witch." Roland smiled, "As for the latter, I don't care at all. No stranger. Agatha has become an indispensable member of the Witch League and is deeply trusted and loved by everyone."
The tentacles were rather rough to the touch, and the surface was not as dry as it seemed, but slightly damp, presumably from digging in the soil. And he can clearly feel the temperature contained under the skin. There is no doubt that the huge sarcoid in front of him is still a living being.
... It turns out that Pasha's voice seemed a little emotional. You are right, the cooperation between us has actually started a long time ago.
"In the face of the threat of the devil, everyone should put aside their prejudices and unite as much as possible." Roland politely said, and then turned to the topic, "By the way, the relics of the gods should have been transferred here, right? Let me see See what the things that determine the fate of mankind look like?"
Pasha twitched the main whiskers above her head, of course, please come with me.