Controlling Lisa's body, the Syndicate frowned and looked around the huge underground cave shrouded in the light of the luminous fungus. As the electromagnetic fine-tuning of the muscles and the convergence of life energy, the focus of the girl's eyes began to shrink and change at an inhuman speed. In an instant, Lisa's eyes were transformed into extraordinary organs comparable to high-precision telescopes under the action of 'electricity push', able to take in everything from near to far.
Electric current push - in fact, it is not appropriate to use this term now, because in the world of Kronos, Lisa and Balrog had already practiced the electric current push passed down by Joshua to the extreme, and in the cold winter Bao's many experiences gave birth to a brand new power. This power can greatly enhance any quality of a person, whether it is hearing, vision and wrist strength. The sense of smell can be keen to smell within hundreds of meters. Everything smells.
Because they planned to give Joshua a surprise, the two of them had not told Joshua the news, nor had they named this power. But now, driven by this enhanced version of the current, the Syndicate was in this dark underground dim environment. He looked at at least five kilometers away, but what shocked Balrog was that he had not yet seen the end of the underground cavity.
"So big?! It seems that it is indeed not an ordinary underground cavity, but may actually be part of the 'underground world' that adults call it!"
A slightly weird girlish tone sounded, and one could see that high on the edge of the underground world, there was a dark hole where sand and gravel were falling continuously, and the surrounding luminous microorganisms also dimmed. It was the result of people digging too much. At the place where it fell, Syndicate looked to the end to no avail and could only turn its gaze back to the side: "There are fungi, insects, and the ultrasonic waves of bats... There is life here, not just a dead cave."
While the Syndicate was meditating on the analysis, No. 1 gradually stood up with the harsh sound of metal friction. Its lower body was originally used to dig tunnels, so it turned into a huge shield excavator, and now , the silver steel squirmed like a living creature, re-condensing into a giant body like armor.
"Click."
It was like the sound of a switch being turned on. Immediately, a sword-like light pillar appeared in the underground world, extending towards the dark space in the distance. The huge one eye of No. 1 was releasing a dazzling white light at this time, like a searchlight. It is generally shining on the surroundings, and it is also scanning the surroundings to observe the situation, but the result is the same as what the Syndicate judged: this is a huge underground world with no end in sight and a certain vitality.
On the upper floors of the rock wall and on the ground, the luminous microorganisms were dimmed by the No. 1 light. Countless cockroaches and centipede-shaped insects sneaked behind the fungi or into the rock cracks. In the distance, large swaths of bats could be vaguely seen fleeing from the light in panic. After scanning, the Syndicate noticed that these bats were smaller than their counterparts living in caves on the surface, and their skin was not black, but a dry gray-white color. Luminous fungi adhered to the skin of these bats and shimmered. Different shimmers.
Not far away, there was a turbulent underground river. The flame demon noticed that the water flow in this underground river was very fast. It adjusted the focus of its eyes and observed the river itself: "The water quality is poor, with many suspended particles, and it is relatively turbid, but there are obvious The metal particles...are there any mineral veins around them?"
The Syndicate also discovered that there were many underground fishes and some strange aquatic creatures in the river. It concluded that the river was not a single flow, but part of a huge underground water cycle.
"Bats prey on insects, insects eat fungi, and fungi feed on the corpses of insects and bats... plus the underground river not far away, the basic cycle."
Such a thought flashed through her mind, but the red light in Lisa's eyes was gradually fading away. Syndicate stretched out his hand, pressed it on her forehead, and said helplessly: "Are you awake?"
The next moment, as Lisa's movements stiffened, the red light in the girl's eyes completely dissipated, and the somewhat weird Common Tongue turned into a smooth complaint: "Ah, I feel so dizzy... I want to vomit!" "
"Your physical fitness is not that bad, so bear with it."
In Lisa's body, the cold voice of the Syndicate sounded. It turned around and communicated with the first number mentally: "We can start preliminary exploration. Be cautious, maybe there is intelligent life."
Although there are only fungi, insects and bats on the edge of the underground world, due to the weak ecological chain, the rumored powerful underground monsters should not appear, but if there are intelligent gray dwarves and dark elves, there are not so many restrictions, through special With the ability to cultivate fungi and herbs, they can survive anywhere underground.
"Okay, I'll hold back..."
"Zizz, sizzle." (Okay, Mr. Syndicate.)
Number One's tone towards Balrog was also very respectful, mainly because it sensed a trace of the power of steel belonging to Joshua from Balrog's body, and in addition, Balrog's life experience was indeed richer than it, So No. 1 does not have any psychological barriers.
In fact, from another perspective, human relationships have nothing to do with the steel element. As long as the other person is worth learning, then it will naturally be full of respect.
Because it has been walking in dwarf gathering places for many years, it has gained experience, so the footsteps of No. 1 did not shake much. It carried Lisa and Syndicate and walked around slowly. Out of caution, the three of them did not go too far. Instead, they conducted a semicircular exploration using the entrance of the cave where the three fell as the starting point.
However, the harvest from such a short distance surprised the three of them.
"The ones that coexist with the glowing mushrooms are not the long-extinct 'Jilan'er Crystal Grass'!"
From No. 1's head down, Lisa followed the continuous grooves on No. 1's body and came to the ground as if on a slide. She didn't care that she stepped on the bubble-like clusters of glowing microorganisms, causing mucus to splash. , came directly to a place that exuded strange magic fluctuations. The dragon girl opened her eyes wide, looked at the light yellow luminous grass surrounded by fungi like a guarding queen, and exclaimed: " The main ingredients of the ancient version of 'Divine Grace Potion', 'Dragon Blood Potion' and 'Dragon-Slaying Poison'! I didn't expect it to be found here!"
Divine Grace Potion and Dragon Blood Potion, one can harden a person's body and become indestructible in a short period of time, and the other is a precious magic potion that can make a person burst out with extremely strong power in a short time without any side effects. The Dragon-Slaying Poison, as its name suggests, is The poison is strong enough to kill a giant dragon. Because these potions are extremely difficult to reconcile, and the substitute materials are also very precious, the market price is extremely high. I didn't expect that their main materials are found here.
"Almost extinct."
Inside the girl's body, the Syndicate reminded: "There are still a few planted in a small area in the rare plant cultivation room of Winter Castle. These plants have very strict requirements for light and magic concentration... I didn't expect that luminous fungi can naturally provide Suitable room for growth, this is a great discovery that can earn credits."
As he spoke, Syndicate used mental scanning to sense similar magic fluctuations around it. It was suddenly shocked: "Thirty, forty, sixty, ninety...over a hundred!? This is simply a natural Jiraner crystal. Grass breeding base!”
"Zizzi, zizi!" (Wait a minute, I sensed a strange mineral!)
On the side, No. 1, who was taking steps carefully not to step on the treasured magical plant, suddenly stopped. It used electromagnetic communication to make a surprise sound: "Zizz, sizzling... sizzling!" (Ah! , this is pyroxene and silver...and moonlight crystal!)
The words pyroxene and silver did not attract Lisa and Syndicate, who had already taken out a culture tank to preserve a Jiraner crystal grass - as long as they brought this wild crystal grass back, they could get at least 750 credits, plus the credit for discovery, and maybe a reward for special contribution!
But after hearing the moonlight crystal, the girl immediately raised her head. Lisa turned to look at No. 1, and said at the same time as Enma: "Really!?"
No. 1 did not reply. It raised its hand and pointed at a piece of ground not far away. Under a burst of magic power, and through its own innate ability to control earth, stone and metal, No. 1 pushed away all the soil and rocks in an area, leaving only Found a mineral vein deep underground.
They are beautiful crystals embedded in rocks and silver, shining with silver-blue light.
It is not surprising that the two people reacted, because whether it is pyroxene or silver, the Northland actually has a lot of reserves. Although silver is cherished and is also the raw material of currency, for the Moldavia Territory, which is not poor, the biggest The value may be its own good magic power transmission. Needless to say, pyroxene is the cheapest magic material in the world and is just a luminous stone. Only the purest pyroxene can be used as a large-scale magic light cannon. focus core.
But moonlight crystals are different... This kind of precious crystal has been mined out on the surface of the earth and can only be seen in the underground veins of dwarves. It usually grows symbiotically with the pyroxene veins. It does not have many functions, but it is all very important - Moonlight crystal is one of the few substances that can store life energy, holy light and magic power at the same time. Its carrying capacity is extremely high, and it can be used as the main engine of large-scale magic machinery. It is also the main rune core material of advanced magic puppets, which are slightly larger. In a magic energy factory, the central control core of its energy transmission system must use moonlight crystals or high-purity sprites as raw materials.
"Recently, because all parts of the empire are learning from Moldavia and popularizing the industrialization of magic energy, the original inventory of moonlight crystals has been quickly depleted. The empire even negotiated with several large chambers of commerce in Xishan to import them, but the other party's prices were very high. !”
Because Lisa is Joshua's student, like everyone in the first team, she often communicates with the soldiers through the information terminal, and learned about these things from Joshua's casual chats on weekdays. Now the moonlight crystal was discovered underground in the North. Mineral veins, this is good news for the entire empire!
"Speaking of which, is there any relationship between crystal grass and moonlight crystal?"
Because there were a lot of Jilaner crystal grass growing around the place where the moonlight crystal veins were discovered, and the names were somewhat similar, Lisa had some guesses in her mind, but neither No. 1 nor Syndicate were experts in this field. So it can only mean that it is possible.
"If it is true, then it is another big discovery. Compared with the common moonlight crystal, Jilan'er crystal grass is really priceless."
However, at this point, Lisa, Syndicate and No. 1 calmed down.
"Do you want to continue exploring the distance?"
The Syndicate said in a deep voice through mental communication: "We have only explored a small area of a few kilometers around, and we have gained such a big harvest. Whether it is Jilan'er crystal grass or moonlight crystal veins, they can bring a lot of money. Thousands of credits and special contribution income... If we really want to continue exploring the distance, we can continue walking down the river."
The tone of the demon did not agree to continue the exploration, nor did he say to go back immediately. After all, there may be more discoveries in the distance. When they go back and report to the academy, the rest of the first wave of gains will not be theirs, but they will continue to explore. But there is also some danger, although according to the current situation, this danger is very slight.
It intends to let No. 1 and Lisa decide for themselves
"Zizz... sizzle, sizzle, sizzle."
(I don’t know…but that mysterious voice in my head is getting louder and louder, and it continues to call me.)
Squatting down slightly and looking down at the dragon girl, the light from No. 1's single eye hit Lisa like a spotlight, but Lisa did not feel uncomfortable. No. 1 said hesitantly: "Zizzi. Zizzi." , Zi." (I want to continue to see. Sister Lisa, what about you?)
"of course."
Completely opposite to the somewhat confused No. 1, the dragon girl raised her head. She opened her eyes wide and looked into the steel giant's bright single eye. Lisa said loudly with a righteous face: "Of course, go back early and tell this good news." Tell Teacher Joshua!"
Lisa spoke a rather surprising line with an extremely firm tone, and then said in a serious tone that did not seem to be suitable for her age: "I accidentally discovered a mysterious area with many treasures. Because of curiosity or greed, So I kept exploring the depths, and then became crazy and plunged into crisis novels... This week alone, Ms. Firefly recommended three books with similar formulas to me!"
"What's more, don't wander around in an isolated area where you can't contact other people. This is common sense for exploration!"
—What kind of novel is this? Why does just exploring it make you crazy? Because he fell asleep when he was bored, Syndicate, who did not read a book with the girl, complained silently in his heart.
"Human beings live on a small island called ignorance in the dark ocean. This ocean is vast and contains endless secrets, but we should not sail too far or delve too deep—unless you are strong enough!" Repeating the content in the book , Lisa's tone was a bit emotional: "Since coming to Mycroft's world and reading so many exploration novels and horror stories, Lisa has learned one thing - that is, never do anything that is inappropriate when you are not strong enough. It’s a matter of one’s own strength!”
-Don't imitate the tone of adults! Sensing a familiar aura from the girl's words, the Syndicate continued to complain in their hearts.
"The mysterious voice in No. 1's mind, and the ability to block your mental scan, Mr. Syndicate, are extremely rich but have no end in sight, and are full of unknown underground worlds. Anyone with a little common sense will find it unusual... I'm not that stupid, How about exploring such a dangerous place alone!”
Lisa's expression was serious, but she could see a hint of cunning flashing through the dragon girl's eyes. She continued to look upright and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "What's more, these materials were all found underground in Moldavia. In other words, everything is Teacher Joshua’s property, we shouldn’t even think about taking advantage!”
"... Sir, he must be very pleased." The Syndicate was quite speechless, but then it shook its head and smiled bitterly: "Well, I actually don't recommend continuing to explore, but I didn't expect you to come up with such a reason... "
(However, although the righteousness is too much, Lisa is quite cute like this.)
After running to No. 1's feet, Lisa stood up on tiptoes and patted the side of the Iron Giant's shoe. She said sincerely: "No. 1, just digging holes in the ground can be considered entertainment, but now it is not play. It’s time to pay attention to the dangers and not take chances.”
"And it's time to talk to the teacher about that voice in your head."
"Zizzizi... zizizi, zizizizi." (Although I am a little sorry... but I listen to you, I will go find the adults after I go back.)
Hearing the dragon girl's voice, the steel giant hesitated for a while, then nodded slowly. He stretched out his hand, held the dragon girl in his palm, and then placed it on top of his head. No. 1 stood up, turned around, and walked towards the cave entrance from which they came.
"Rumble, rumble..." Accompanied by a strong noise, No. 1 transformed into a shield excavator form again, took Lisa and Syndicate, and returned along the original route.
…
In the silent underground world, the luminous fungi shone dimly. The bats that had fled to the distance due to the strong light began to gradually fly back to their familiar nests, using ultrasonic waves to search for traces of the huge outsider in confusion.
Wow…
Strange sounds rang out from the underground river.
Black shadows suddenly appeared on the turbulent and turbid underground river. These shadows were huge and deep, as if they would naturally absorb the surrounding light. The surrounding underground fish swarms quickly fled away, but many were still trapped. The shadow swallowed him up, and only light blue blood stains could be seen spreading on the river.
Crash, with the sound of water hitting, the shadow emerged from the water, and with the light of the surrounding pyroxene and luminous fungi, its true form could be seen—
They were huge, iron-black 'giant pythons'. The scales all over the bodies of these 'giant pythons' were pitch black, and their eyes shone with light golden light. The leading 'giant python' was chewing an unlucky underground fish in its mouth. Between the friction of the sharp teeth, light blue blood dripped onto the water.
Hua la la la——
The giant pythons slapped the water. They looked around, as if they were looking for something. After the giant python swallowed the underground fish into its belly, it climbed to the river bank and coiled its body. It opened its golden snake eyes wide and observed. They noticed the changes in the surrounding space. Due to the perspective, they did not notice the rock wall on the edge of the underground world that was not in harmony with the surroundings. Before returning, the three unexpected visitors intentionally or unintentionally closed the cave entrance and dealt with the surroundings. trace.
So a moment later, after a silent exchange, these giant pythons returned to the water and continued swimming along the current into the distance.
No one knew they were there.
No one knew they were here.
On the other side of the world, in Redwood City, Joshua, who was playing fairy cards with Hotaru and Rin in a bar, suddenly received a message.
"What's wrong?"
Lowering his sense of existence and compressing the aura of despair to within one centimeter of his body, Joshua and the surrounding human drunkards and dwarves who did not know him were playing a pleasant card drawing game. Joshua, who rarely entertained with everyone, was He missed the time when he played this game with his friends in his previous life, but Firefly pulled him by the corner of his clothes and told him that something happened.
"Let me see… "
Walking out of the crowd and coming to the corner of the bar, Joshua held the silver-haired girl's hand and connected it through the information terminal in her body to the magic network in the distance. In an instant, the warrior understood why the academy was so anxious to contact him.
"Is it the underground world... I have never heard of such a thing underground in the Northland in my previous life. Where did this guy No. 1 dig up?"
After saying this to himself, Joshua pondered for a moment, and then said: "Tell them that the exploration mission of the underground cave continues, but there is no rush to explore the underground world for the time being, and the passage will be sealed until I go back to check the situation."
"If someone else discovers the gap connected to this underground space later, let them do the same as Lisa, explore the surroundings and come back immediately."
An underground world that is insulated from spiritual and magical exploration
Squinting his eyes slightly, Joshua said softly: "Interesting."
As for the silver-haired girl standing in front of the warrior, Hotaru was very familiar with what the expression on her master's face meant.
That means the soldiers really started to become 'curious'.
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