Chapter 641 Yaling?

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 641 Yaling?

Harvesting a few gems and an extremely rare metal ingot is quite enough as a reward for ordinary adventure missions, but compared with the huge wealth owned by the Ironfoot Dwarves, these are just a drop in the bucket.

Of course, the three of them would not go back home now. They left the forge and continued walking along the dark corridor.

Not long after, a light, or a beam of light, appeared in front, pouring from the ceiling and falling into the basalt fortress.

When the three of them approached, they discovered that this should be the atrium of the fortress, but it was different from the general open atrium. In the past, it was completely enclosed, and it was more like a place where dwarf soldiers practiced.

But now, because no one has repaired it for more than five hundred years, a hole has been opened in the roof, and a large amount of yellow sand has poured in from the entrance of the hole, forming a striking slope over time.

It is estimated that the three of them can climb down from here and enter the interior of the fortress, but it is a little risky to take this route.

There is a large bird's nest at the top of the sand dune. Several desert vultures have built their nests here. The desert vultures responsible for incubating eggs looked around vigilantly, especially noticing the three people Pei Renli came out of the corridor.

Since they didn't know how many enemies there were in the fortress, it was best not to attract any attention at this time. The three of them took a few glances at the courtyard and confirmed that there was nothing worth noting, so they continued to move along the corridor on one side.

This time, when they were about to pass through the atrium, they suddenly heard hurried footsteps from the left.

Perrenli immediately extinguished the lantern on his waist, and Alton motioned for the two of them to hide behind the decorative low wall in the atrium.

After waiting for a few seconds, the three people who quietly peeked out saw a large group of lycanthropes and sand lizards running away in a hurry along the corridor, as if heading deeper into the fortress.

It's unlikely that they were having dinner in the cafeteria, because all of these guys were wearing armor and holding weapons.

Under the vigilant gaze of the desert vultures, the three of them waited for the group of guys to completely move away before walking out from behind the low wall.

Alton pointed in the direction where those people disappeared, and Vondar whispered:

"Going further inside should be the hall of the fortress. Maybe Queen Shafatiya, whom the village chief mentioned, is there."

Although it was the first time to enter this fortress, the dwarf buildings all had some common characteristics, or the common quirks of the designers and builders. Of course Vondar knew the traditions of his people very well.

Pei Renli was also a little curious about Queen Shafatiya.

In this vast yellow sand, even with a map, Pei Renli and the others would have had a hard time finding it. How did Queen Shafatiya find this place?

Moreover, in this piece of yellow sand, the land area is the king, which is a bit of self-entertainment.

If they came here for the dwarves' wealth, this would be understandable, but if the wealth is taken away, it would be over, so why occupy the land and become king.

According to what the village chief said, jackals have been coming to collect protection fees since a year ago. Queen Shafatiya would have discovered the Iron Foot Fortress much earlier. Such a long time would be enough to take away all the wealth inside.

So Pei Renli said without much hesitation:

"Let's follow over and see what's going on."

The three of them walked through the atrium and moved forward carefully in the direction where the lycanthropes and sand lizards were running. Because they were afraid of being discovered, Pei Renli did not light the soul-resurrection lantern this time. The dark environment where one could not see anything was insurmountable for humans.

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Perrenli had no choice but to put a hand on Fondar's shoulder, asking him to lead the way like a blind man, and used his staff to carefully detect the ground and walls to prevent himself from bumping into something and making a sound.

Alton was at the front, a little further away from the two of them, and was scouting in advance. He could see some closed rooms on the road, but the most important thing now was to see what Queen Shafatiya was, so he just ignored it.

Continue along the corridor.

After about two or three minutes, we probably reached the central area of ​​the fortress.

At this time, the darkness in front of him dispersed slightly, turning into a dim environment. Although it was still very dark, Pei Renli could barely see.

This is a wide, rectangular hall, but the atmosphere of decay becomes particularly strong here.

Surprisingly, there are really big trees here.

Strange trees with silver-gray bark and twisted, gnarled branches almost reached the ceiling. Their thick roots dug deep into the soil beneath the floor.

There are several holes of different sizes on the ceiling. Judging from the traces, they are still new. They are not the result of natural weathering and collapse. It is more like someone deliberately dug them to provide sunlight for these strange trees that grow randomly in the hall.

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The lycanthropes and sand lizards we saw before were lining up neatly in the hall. There were about thirty or twenty of them, forming a neat square formation.

If you look beyond them and continue to look forward, you will see a huge rusty dwarf statue standing on the left and right sides of the center of the hall. It is almost as high as the ceiling. Surrounded and guarded by the statue, the north side is slightly higher.

On the platform on the ground, an eladrin woman sat on a throne.

Is Queen Shafatiya really an eladrin?

Eldest are elves living in the Fey Wilds in the Outer Plane. They are essentially a subspecies of elves, but perhaps because they have lived in the Fey Wilds for too long, they are more similar to the mortal elves than to being close relatives.

Fey creatures.

Eldest rarely appear in the mortal world, and can be said to be one of the most difficult to see elven subraces. Their handsome appearance derived from elves perfectly blends with the characteristics of some fey creatures, making them obviously different from their relatives.

But this elegant looks more like a coquettish one than a handsome one, and its face is somewhat ferocious.

Perrenli patted Alton and Von Dahl who were observing the hall, and pointed to the left.

There is an upward sloping staircase that leads directly to the second floor.

This hall runs through the two-story structure of the fortress, making its ceiling appear to be at least dozens of meters high. It is a wide and large building structure that dwarves like.

This means that going up the stairs and looking down on the second floor will be safer and have a clearer view than looking down.

The three of them almost rubbed each other, trying not to make any noise, especially the armor plates all over Vondar's body that needed special attention.

Because the use of spells in the dark was too conspicuous, Perrenli and Alton had to hold Vondar's skirts with their hands to prevent them from making noise.

When they moved to the second floor and looked down from the partition decorated with dwarf patterns, an angry shout made the three of them tremble, almost thinking that they were exposed.

"Trash! You bunch of trash!"

The Yaling sitting on the throne cursed continuously, while the lycanthropes and sand lizards who were scolded all lowered their heads, and no one dared to say a word.

"It's just a small village, but you still can't figure out what happened?"

From this tone, it seemed that the jackals and green-footed dragon snakes who went to Sand Dune Village to collect protection fees did not come back. Yaling sent the hag and a few lycanthropes there, but there was still no news, so she became frustrated.

I definitely can't come back, after all, I bumped into Pei Renli and the others halfway.

"Now! Right now! Someone invaded my royal court, and you didn't notice it at all!"

It seems that the three people entering the fortress have been discovered.

Maybe it's some kind of detection spell, or maybe there's a magical alarm.

But this also shows that Yaling should be a spell caster.

When the three of them heard this, they all tightened their weapons, thinking that the Yaling would order the lycanthropes and sand lizards to kill them in the next moment.

But what was heard immediately was indeed that the Yaling was spitting wildly at his subordinates, as if she was purely venting her anger.

Maybe I noticed someone coming in, but I don't know the exact location.

If you say so...

Pei Renli thought for a while, took out two bamboo tubes from his backpack and handed them to Alton.

"What's this?"

He looked at the bamboo tube and asked in a low voice, a little confused.

"Alchemy Bomb."

Alton almost jumped in fright.

"You actually carry such a dangerous thing with you?"

The explosive power of the alchemy bomb is very high, only slightly weaker than the fireball spell. However, no adventurer will carry this thing because its properties are very unstable, just like nitroglycerine, and it can easily explode due to collision.

If an adventurer carries this thing and uses it as a fireball spell, it is very likely that the whole team will rise to the sky due to an accidental fall.

It is generally used in rock cutting and is ready for use on site, making it difficult to store and transport.

"It won't explode. I've improved it. It's very safe."

While Ya Ling was spraying wildly at his men, Perenli pointed at the ceiling, and Alton immediately understood what Perenli meant.

Seeing that Perrenli had always been reliable, Alton literally held two bombs in his hands and quickly and carefully disappeared into the shadows.

Pei Renli was not talking nonsense, he indeed made some improvements to the alchemy bomb.

As mentioned just now, alchemy bombs are very close to nitroglycerin. Although the ingredients of the two are completely different, they are both flammable and explosive liquids.

So Pei Renli naturally thought of adding additives to it to make its properties more stable.

At first, he tried to add diatomaceous earth to nitroglycerin like Nobel invented TNT, but after Pei Renli's experiment, he found that it didn't work. After adding it, it would be too stable and it would not explode at all.

Later, during the experiment, I accidentally discovered that adding the artificial skin used for the golem worked well. After some improvements, the final product was the one given to Alton.

It is now a viscous gel, somewhat similar to latex, so it can be easily poured out of the container or stuck to rough surfaces.

To activate it, you need to use a specific simple detonation spell, or you can use Pei Renli's homemade magic detonator to activate it, otherwise it will not explode even if it is thrown into the fire, and it is also very easy to plasticize like C4.

At present, this revolutionary explosive has been used to excavate stone, providing great convenience to urban areas under intensive construction.

Within a few minutes, Alton came back. Judging from his expression, it was estimated that setting up the alchemy bomb had brought him great psychological pressure.

And the elegans in the hall were still spraying wildly, and they didn't show any duplicates for several minutes. At a glance, they knew that they were Sister Zu An, who was of a very high level.

Pei Renli nodded to the other two people and told them to get ready.

Then Pei Renli snapped his fingers amidst Ya Ling's continuous filthy words.

--boom!

--boom!
Chapter completed!