Chapter 117 Going deeper

"It's incredible, a relic that dates back 10,000 years..." Peter walked in front, the searchlight on his hat shining in different directions with his head. At this time, the light in the ruins was getting darker and darker.

It seemed that this ten-thousand-year-old ruins were mysterious and desolate, so everyone had to use various means to illuminate them.

The ice crystal staff in Yalandron's hand glowed with a faint blue light. He used the light to look at the situation around him. Sock and Garuda were protecting him on the left and right sides respectively.

The richest people were Didi and Kane. The elegant deacon Kane held the engineering lighting artifact-the magic crystal light tube in his left hand and held his beloved lady in his right hand. They were walking in the middle of the team. Everyone could clearly see that Didi was holding

When pulling out the light tube, a fist-sized magic crystal of light was stuffed into it - if this thing were to be sold on the market, it would cost at least 1,000 gold coins, right?

As we go deeper, the appearance of the ruins is gradually revealed. The snow has become sporadically gone, and some ruins are covered with soil and sand. Occasionally, some edges are exposed, and many of them are weathered into disgrace.

Even the engraved patterns on it could not be clearly seen, and it turned into fly ash at the slightest touch, which made Peter very distressed. Some of the weathered parts found before also appeared, and Dede confirmed his previous speculation.

Someone once came here in a simple aircraft, but due to some reasons, the aircraft was later damaged. It is unknown whether they can return.

The further you go, the less snow you get, the temperature gradually rises, and moss actually appears on some surfaces. The fur coats worn by everyone can no longer be worn, and Yalandron, who is covered in balls, finally shows some of his original thin figure.

De really didn't want to continue carrying the ice dragon puppet that had been in a deep sleep stage. Seeing that it had no intention of waking up, he pulled it off his shoulders and stuffed it into the endless ring - anyway, this thing

It cannot be regarded as a living creature, even if it is an artificial life, it does not need to breathe. Just put it in the endless ring and let it sleep as much as it wants. Suddenly, his shoulders relaxed, and Dede felt that the whole world was beautiful. Kane quickly took the opportunity to help the lady rub it.

shoulder.

"Although this is deep in the Silver Pine Mountain Forest, the temperature is higher than outside. It's really strange." Garuda put away Yalandron's clothes and looked around. The vegetation was no longer just needles.

Because the temperature is about ten degrees Celsius, temperate broad-leaved trees gradually appear.

"The temperature here is much higher than outside, and the soil is relatively soft, which seems to be very suitable for the growth of plants." Kane grabbed a handful of soil on the ground and twirled it in his hands, "But compared to these, I

What is even more curious is that the archaeological team members who came in before us have not found any traces left by them after walking for so long..."

When everyone heard this, they all stopped and looked at Peter.

"Mr. Peter, the soil here is soft. We have left many footprints along the way. But the people from the Archaeological Association you mentioned who came in before you, how come there are no traces at all? This is the only road leading to the ruins.

"?" asked Dede.

"Uh... Miss Dede, if you ask that... I also find it very strange..." Peter was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head, "According to the map provided by the association, this is indeed the only road leading to the ruins, but

My companions don’t seem to have come here...it’s really strange.”

"Could it be that they found other roads and walked from other places, and the association did not receive such information and therefore did not have a map?" Sock put forward his own conjecture.

"It's unlikely." Peter thought for a while and shook his head vigorously, "We dwarves are a race that likes to share very much. If a new road is discovered, we will definitely send the map back to the association as quickly as possible.

Instead of keeping it secret so that no one knows about it. If my former companions really discovered any other passages, they would definitely pass the map back to the association in some way instead of exploring it themselves, because ruin exploration is such a

This kind of thing is full of unknowns and dangers. If something happens on the way, all the secrets will never be known. We dwarves like to explore secrets the most, and this kind of thing will never happen!" Peter solemnly said

express.

"So, how did you get the map you had before?" Dede crossed his arms and looked at him sideways, "Who drew the map provided by the association?"

"Well..." Peter scratched his head and said, "When we dwarves discover certain ruins, we will immediately send map information back to the association. So when we set off, the map I got was the map from the association before us.

It was provided by the people who came here. At that time, they did not find the main entrance of the ruins, but reached the periphery, so I can take you here according to the map. As for where the people who sent back the map went, I still

It’s really unclear.”

"Mr. Peter, are everything you said true?" Dede crossed his arms and looked at him with raised eyebrows, "From the time you walked through the Silver Pine Mountain Forest to the outskirts of this ruins, you pretended to be very interested in archeology. In fact, you

But he seems to be talking about some things that are not very valuable. I’m afraid that’s not the purpose of your deep dive into the ruins this time, right?”

"This..." Peter was speechless by Dede's sudden attack. He didn't know how to explain it to Dede and his friends.

"Can't the archaeological association, whose main task is to explore ruins, be unable to distinguish which things are more valuable? It's probably not the style of archaeologists to just stare at some parts that are like waste tens of thousands of years ago, right? I think,

Real archaeologists will study the architectural style of the ruins and then speculate on what kind of ruins it is, right?" Dede continued to stare at Peter's eyes, those small eyes constantly looking left and right, as if they were hiding something.

"Tell me, you used that set of maps that I don't know whether they are accurate to trick us here. What's your purpose?" Dede's words made Yalandron and his followers also alert. Sok and Jia

Ruda walked around behind Peter to prevent him from suddenly turning around and running away, and several people surrounded him.

"Okay, I'll tell you everything." Peter was surrounded by them, sighed, shook his big head with a horn-shaped helmet and said, "Admittedly, as you said, Miss, I am not an archaeologist.

Scientist." After a pause, Peter added, "But please believe that I am definitely not a bad person! As you can see, I am an assassin, just hired by the Archaeological Association to help them investigate a matter and find someone.

Some people. The thing is like this. Not long ago, some archaeologists from the Archaeological Association discovered this ruins located deep in the Silver Pine Mountain Forest, and organized a team of 10 people to explore. They carried radar and

According to the data returned by the automatic map recording system, it was shown that this was the route they took. However, just when they went deep into the vicinity, the Archaeological Association actually lost contact with them, and there was no news at all for several days. So,

, they found me. Speaking of which, I was quite famous in the dwarf kingdom and was very good at investigating. So, they asked me to look for these members of the Archaeological Association, hoping to get some clues about them. The reason why I

I will find you and say that you are from the Archaeological Association. I saw the pair of 'elves' blessings' on this lady's ears. If you are an ordinary person, you will not be recognized by the artifact, so I think you must have some in your body.

I am outstanding, so I deliberately approached you and wanted to cooperate with you."

"Why should I believe you? Why didn't you say anything at the beginning?" Dede did not let him go easily, but tilted his head and asked.

"Miss Dede, just as you have doubts about me, how can I completely trust you before confirming your ability and background?" Peter looked at her with incomparable sincerity in his eyes.

After staring into his eyes for a while, Dede relaxed, curled his lips and said, "Okay, now that I've said it, I believe you." After saying that, he turned around and continued walking forward.

"Thank you very much for your trust!" Peter nodded and said happily, "And thank you for your willingness to continue to complete this mission with me."

Since Dede, who was the backbone, said that he no longer had any doubts, the others had nothing to say. Sok and Garuda also lifted the siege of Peter and returned to Yalandron.

"Anyway, there is something weird in this ancient ruins, so we'd better be careful." Arland Dragon suddenly felt like his hair was standing on end. He swallowed his saliva and walked closer to Dede and Kane, feeling a little guilty.

say.

"There are just more varieties of vegetation here than in Silver Pine Mountain Forest. As for why the temperature is higher than outside, I'm afraid we can only know it if we walk further." De De looked around and said, "If there is anything that makes those people from the Archaeological Association

Disappeared... I think we have to take a walk to solve this mystery, right?"

"Then, let's continue walking in." Peter made a "please" gesture, and everyone followed him and continued walking.

As we continue walking inside, the moss on the ground gradually disappears, and the vegetation increases from mosses to ferns. The coniferous forest is almost gone, and the broadleaf trees are also rare. They are replaced by some subtropical plants, and the humidity has become higher.

, as if returning to prehistory, occasionally some insects would appear flying between the plants. Suddenly, with a "swish" sound, a section of vine flashed away, sweeping away the dragonfly flying in the air, and then issued a sound not far away.

The sound of chewing.

"What's the sound?" Yalandron looked both ways.

"What?" Peter turned around and asked.

"I... seemed to hear something..." Yalandron said nervously from behind the team.

"Huh? Why didn't I notice..." Garuda also looked around, "Master, are you too nervous?"

"Perhaps it's the sound made by our shoes stepping on these plants? Don't be too nervous, young man!" Peter walked over with a smile, patted Arlandron on the shoulder, and returned to the front of the team, "Okay,

Let’s keep going guys!”

The team continued to move forward. Dede walked in the middle of the team without saying a word. Kane shook her little hand and asked softly: "Miss, you have been looking thoughtful since just now. What's wrong?"

"Kane, I... have been vaguely feeling that there seems to be some kind of power calling me since just now..." De De said in a low voice, "There is also a feeling... that we are being watched."

"What?" Kane's pupils suddenly tightened, and before he could make the next move, Arland Dragon's scream came from behind.
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