Perhaps it was because Hao Ren had limited understanding of the world, especially this group of religious believers. It seemed that the bearded man's casual way of finding his way was not a big problem in the eyes of others. Without even looking at it, he just nodded and followed the team forward.
This underground world is huge in scale, and the large karst cave behind him is only a small part of it. Hao Ren asked the data terminal to scan the surrounding terrain for a while, and found that there were several underground cavities in the distance that were almost as large as the caves behind him. It is connected by intricate caves, if there is no big beard to lead the way, I am afraid that ordinary people will be trapped in it even if they are trapped. After seeing the images fed back by the radar in his mind, Hao Ren felt an indescribable awe of this underground cave system. He couldn't imagine how the founder of the Huiyao Sect found the ancestor of life and Inherited by the goddess—without some kind of guidance in the dark, it is hard to believe that a person can explore this underground world with luck.
The cave in front of me is long and tortuous, the road is rough and difficult to walk, and that wonderful luminescent substance is intermittently distributed on the irregular stone wall, which illuminates the way ahead and makes the atmosphere look extremely weird. Fortunately, the size of the cave is quite open, and walking in it will not make people feel depressing, otherwise it would really affect the mood to be bored in this environment for a long time.
Lily was walking beside Hao Ren, and she collected some beautiful underground strange rocks from nearby roads and stuffed them into Hao Ren's hands: she asked Hao Ren to store these in the portable space and prepare to take them back, to enrich her womb. treasure. At the same time, from time to time, she took some luminous powder from the nearby stone wall, rubbed her hands and studied: "It looks like a luminous fungus, not a mineral..."
"Be careful of fungal infection." Hao Ren was a little far away from these powders. He actually didn't understand mycology, but when he heard that it was a living thing, he felt hairy all over his body.
"These fungi should be harmless," Vivian felt relieved. She differentiated into a small bat and made this judgment after eating some powder on the stone wall. This test method really tests creativity. At the same time, she also released many small bats to investigate the situation at the forks along the way, and she seemed to have found something. "There should be some cracks that can go to the ground, there is a slight movement of air below, and there are some places where water seeps from above."
"There are fewer and fewer young mercenaries like you now," the old werewolf Elson who hadn't spoken all the way suddenly interjected, "The mercenaries back then were no different from adventurers, and there was no difference. No matter how many rules and organizations there are, many people rely on their courage to venture around. Going to the ruins crypt for an adventure, you will either return with a full reward or die in it. Back then, people were barbaric and barbaric, but what they pursued was this kind of excitement. Now Oh... Heh, he established a lot of rules out of thin air, and created a lot of decent organizations, and even took on the task of running errands. That's called mercenaries. It's really rare that young people are as curious as you are How stupid and bold."
It seems that the scene of exploring in the crypt in front of him reminded the old werewolf of some of his experiences in his youth. Erson talked more on his own, and "remembered" those adventures when the bloody Fang just wandered around. The original mercenaries are compared with the current "mercenaries" who run errands and do odd jobs with a comfortable income. Lily couldn't help being curious when she heard his words: "Master, you were also a mercenary back then?"
Elson chuckled. Showing sharp werewolf fangs: "Hundreds of years ago, Ophra and I were discussing life near the grassland. At that time, there was no difference between mercenaries and adventurers like us. When we went to experience It’s an adventurer, and if someone pays for it, it’s a mercenary. Back then, the two of us drilled a lot of this kind of hole—looking at you now, I think of me back then. Don’t be surprised when you’re old and talk a lot.”
Hao Ren was stunned when he heard this. He knew the story of Marshal Ophra's wandering mercenary hundreds of years ago. I also know the legend that King Geddon III, Prince of Holleta, recruited Ophra into his army in a frontier town—these ancient stories are passed down from mouth to mouth among the current mercenaries like legends, and Betsy is very fond of them. But I didn't expect that the old werewolf in front of me, who seemed to be just Ovra's follower, was also a witness back then!
To put it this way, the werewolf Elson, who was Ovra's former teammate, should also be a well-known legendary hero. At least he also served the kingdom for hundreds of years, but Hao Ren didn't remember hearing the same thing. legends about people.
"Hehe, I don't like to show my face," Elson seemed to see Hao Ren's surprised expression, "And I'm not as good as Ovra, she is a descendant of ancient times, and she became famous all over the world with her own ability, but I only But it happened that I knew her back then and lived a relatively long time, plus you are from the north, so it's normal that you haven't heard of me."
"I've heard of it!" Becky suddenly realized at this time, and she was immediately excited, "So you are General Canglang! The number one general beside Lord Ophra! But...but I didn't expect you to be like this... I thought… "
"What do you think? You think that General Canglang should be an old warlord wearing a suit of armor and patrolling the troops with a straight face all day long?" The old werewolf laughed, and seemed to think that Becky, the startled little mercenary girl, was very interesting. "I'm usually like this. I told that kid Geddon hundreds of years ago when I joined the gang with Ophra. I can't stand their rules."
Becky suddenly got up, thinking that it's no wonder the old werewolf in front of her was dressed so plainly, she looked like a horseman in the army, it turned out that this is called a master's demeanor...
Elson took this opportunity to chat with Becky and Hao Ren, mainly to inquire about the situation of this "good name makes a dog" mercenary group. As an old mercenary, I can't help but feel a little itchy when I see my junior colleagues, so I have a lot of things I want to ask.
After the team passed a fork in the road and Elson and Becky finished talking temporarily, Hao Ren pulled Becky aside calmly and whispered to her: "Is this Elson famous? I don't even know !"
"Kingdom General, General Canglang," Becky said with excitement on her face, apparently she would be agitated by anything related to Ofra, including the old werewolf next to Ofra, "it's the first one around Lady Ofra." A fierce general, he is very low-key on weekdays. He does not live in the general's mansion, but always lives in the barracks. Some people say that he is very mysterious, because he almost never appears on any formal occasions, and only occasionally appears in Lord Ophra as a follower. By the way, his full name is Elson Eben, you'd better remember it, so as not to be seen as ignorant outside."
"Oh..." Hao Ren nodded, and suddenly realized after a while, "Wait?! Eben?!"
His movement was a bit loud, and the old werewolf Elson who walked to the front looked back at him with a smile: "What's the matter? My family name is very strange?"
Hao Ren suppressed his surprise and thought that this should be just a coincidence: "Oh, it's okay, it should be a coincidence, I also know a few Eben werewolves."
Elson paused when he heard this: "Other Eben werewolves? I am the last Eben in this world! Where did you know other werewolves named Eben?"
Hao Ren was taken aback: "Wait... you said that in this world... you are the only werewolf surnamed Aiben here? Are there no other Aiben werewolves in the world?"
"The werewolf family strictly abides by the rules of the bloodline clan. Even if they marry each other, they will ensure that the family names are 100% stable. There will be no werewolves trading family names, and the patriarchs of the major werewolf families all control other family names. It is the foundation of our society," Elson Eben's eyes turned sharp, "I can be sure that there will not be a second werewolf surnamed Eben in this world—the surname of each of our families is unique, I am the last member of the Eben werewolf!"
Hao Ren didn't know how to explain it all at once. Fortunately, Vivienne had a quick mind and quickly thought of a reason: "Oh, he misremembered. It's not the surname Aiben, but the word Aiben in his name..."
Elson Eben just let out an oh, and seemed to have no more doubts.
Becky looked at the situation in a daze, and couldn't help but whisper next to Hao Ren: "Wait a minute, what's the matter with the word 'Alben'?"
Becky is ignorant of the situation on the earth, and has never been in contact with the Eben werewolf on the earth.
Hao Ren laughed dryly and spread his hands: "I helped someone find relatives who have crossed the world!"
Since the surname of the werewolf family is unique, the Eben family on earth is 100% related to the old werewolf in front of us!
However, this matter could not be included in Hao Ren's work schedule for the time being. He just regarded it as an unexpected episode, silently remembered it in his heart, and then continued to focus on his journey.
The group of people finally came to the end of this long cave, and there was a large open cave in front of them, but Lily, who was running in front, just poked her head out to take a look, and let out an earth-shattering exclamation: "Oh my god, the tentacle's lair Wow!" (to be continued~^~)