Chapter 38
"Of course..." Yain tilted her head and said in a playful tone that made people think the sun was rising from the west, "It's you!"
"Puff..." Kalidolla couldn't hold it back and laughed out loud on the spot.
The corners of Mowente's mouth drooped visibly, revealing an OAO.
"Damn, me?" Mowente said in astonishment, "No, it's not that I don't want to pull, I can pull, but I can only pull a little bit, this is not ice, it's very hard to pull on this muddy ground."
"It's okay, as long as you can pull, we will help you solve the problem of difficulty," Yain said with a smile, "Anyway, since you agreed, let's go cut down trees to make a sled!"
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In fact, as Mowente said, the muddy ground is not like the ice surface. In addition to the resistance of the soil itself, the weeds, various gravel, unevenness, mud pits and other messy things on it will affect the smoothness of sliding.
But, if it is mud surfing, it is another matter.
On the way, Liu Ji showed Ya Yin his state of becoming a water element.
Although Liu Ji's magic level is infinitely close to that of a kindergarten child if we ignore his vocabulary, elemental elves are elemental elves, and they always have privileges that humans cannot reach.
As mentioned before, magic power can be regarded as the salary paid to elemental elves when using magic.
And the pure elemental elves are awesome because they can be used for free.
After all, we are all elemental elves, and I am also here to work hard. We are workers meeting each other, why should I pay you a salary, right?
Of course, it is said to be free, and it is only limited to the simplest element manipulation. If you want to construct magic, there are other magic power consumptions, and Liu Ji has to pay for that part of the magic himself. This is why the mage usually needs to infuse a large amount of magic power as the core when summoning pure elves to assist in casting spells.
But in short, if it is just to condense water elements to help brush the ground and lubricate, it is almost zero consumption for Liu Ji.
In this case, the only price they paid for their journey was the physical strength of Mowente.
Of course, Kalidora could actually help him, but with his personality, he would rather carry it alone than let Kalidora do the work.
This is good. Facing this unknown swamp, the more people can maintain a good state, the better they can deal with emergencies.
But...
As the only person present who has the carpenter skill, Mowente looked at the wood in front of him and always felt that something was strange...
After all, pulling the sled is generally done by animals, although he would not care about these at this time...
But, I don't know why, as soon as he picked up the saw, a strange picture of a horse picking up a saw would appear in his mind.
61. Two more updates. Look, the children are so scared that they are out of breath.
But anyway, Mowente still made the sled and the leather rope used to pull the sled within two days.
And because he made it for himself, Mo Wente could try to pull it while doing it, and adjust the sled to the most comfortable state to pull.
Hmm...
Damn, the horse with the saw appeared again.
Others have not been idle these days.
Liu Ji is doing psychological work for the potatoes. Since they witnessed the terrifying monster being burned to charcoal by Ya Yin that day, these potatoes have been a little autistic.
It is not clear whether they were scared by the monster or Ya Yin. Anyway, they huddled together all day long and shrank in the basket. No matter how Liu Ji called them, they refused to come out.
Unless... well, they would come out for a while when there were leftovers to eat.
Others only found out these two days that these potatoes can eat.
And they don't use their mouths to eat, but apply it directly on their bodies. This directly caused everyone to look at Liu Ji with strange eyes these two days, as if they were wondering if Liu Ji could also eat like this.
Yain and Osa continued to try to catch monsters in the swamp. In the past two days, she made two more advanced traps, but nothing was found.
Osa even got angry one day and said that he would not catch the wolf if he did not sacrifice the child. He actually put his hand into the swamp as bait, which scared everyone at that time, but nothing happened in the end.
The monsters in the swamp seemed to be completely scared. They did not even dare to make a bubble these days, and there were no particularly strong individuals like before who deliberately bumped into the porcelain and made trouble.
Jilunini has been a little strange recently. She often stands on the city wall alone, with a faint red light in her eyes, scanning this strange swamp.
When asked what she was doing, she only said that she was confirming something, but there was no result yet.
Kalidora was worried that she would have the same situation as Osa, and she had been watching her these days.
But no matter what everyone was doing before, anyway, now that Mowent has prepared the sled, everyone should set off.
After replenishing supplies, packing up, and using the map and the ruins of the bridge to determine the direction, everyone got on the sled.
In order to save effort to pull it up, the sled made by Mowente was not big, but it was long. If everyone wanted, they could even lie on it and sleep.
Mowente spread his wings and put on the reins he made for himself.
Hmm...
Mowente felt that something was wrong when he thought about this...
He turned around and gave a thumbs up to Liu Ji. Liu Ji also understood and handed the basket of potatoes to Ao Sa, and then his whole person gradually became transparent.
After a short time, it became invisible, and then, a group of liquid condensed in the air and turned into a state similar to a human form.
The elemental spirit itself is actually transparent and invisible, but after all, when it comes to exercise, Liu Ji is still used to the human body, so he condenses such an entity with water to facilitate himself to control this special body more freely.
Then, Liu Ji gently pushed forward with both hands, and a stream of water appeared directly under the skid, washing and moistening the road below the skid and in front of it.
Not only that, he also let a ball of clear water wrap the bottom of the slide, which makes the slide move smoother.
Um……
It should be smoother, who knows, in short Liu Ji can only do this, and the rest can only rely on Mo Wente himself.
Mowente took a deep breath, shook his head, kicked the horse holding the saw out of his mind, then took a deep breath, flapped his wings, and flew up with the reins on his back.
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The journey to Swamp Whirlpool City was unexpectedly much smoother than everyone expected.
During this period, they also encountered monsters that stretched out their black beards and wanted to attack them, but they were easily repelled by the magic released by Ya Yin. The dangerous individuals like before never appeared again.
That is to say, Mo Wente was exhausted throughout the whole journey. Although Liu Ji helped to lubricate the ground, the plants and gravel that emerged from the ground still brought a lot of resistance. The stumbling often disrupted Mo Wente's flying rhythm. He had to stop and rest from time to time.
Callidora wanted to help, but as everyone expected, Mervent wouldn't let her go at all. On the contrary, when Callidora mentioned this matter, he would force her to fly a little longer. After a few times, Callidora On the contrary, I didn’t dare to mention it.
I didn't dare to mention it, and I felt distressed, so I could only give Mowente more blessings and acceleration magic on the way. In a sense, it actually made everyone move much faster.
In just five days, everyone crossed this huge swamp and arrived at the rumored entrance to the Swamp City - the Square of the Earth God Statue.
In the information about the mass, standing here is a giant icon of Kaga, the God of the Earth, whom the Earthwalker clan has believed in since its birth. Below the icon is a huge hemispherical building, inside which the Earthwalkers entertain foreign guests. It was a guest house at that time, and the huge spiral staircase leading to the underground vortex city was inside that building.
Mass also said that this place used to be extremely lively. There was a large beautiful stone tile floor outside the hemispheric building. It would be filled with various stalls and vendors selling rare items and food from all over the world. If he hadn't been able to leave, He must come here every day...
"But..." Liu Ji looked at the scene in front of him and sighed, "Looking at the situation, you probably won't be able to come and visit."
They did arrive at the square on the map. The large stone tile floor and the iconic hemispherical building were still there, but...
The stone brick floor had long since become dilapidated, with depressions and huge cracks everywhere. The hemispherical building had also been broken through, leaving two large holes for ventilation, covered with moss and vines.
As for the legendary huge statue, only one leg is still standing at this moment, and the entire body has disappeared.
And the lively scene he yearned for...
Ah.
Looking up, I couldn't find even a hair on any living thing in this huge square. Where were the people and vendors?
"This place is really desolate," Mowente said, taking off the reins from his body, lying directly on the flat stone ground, breathing heavily, "Ha... look at this, the city below It’s a disaster.”
"Well, indeed," Osa walked up to him and said in a feigned distress, "If that city is destroyed, we might have to leave immediately."
"You big cat!" Mowente glared at Ao Sa fiercely, "Can't you say something nice?"
"Haha, I'm sorry, but didn't I just follow what you said?" Ao Sa said, squatting down and handing the water bag to Mowente.
There was plenty of water here anyway, so Mowente didn't intend to save anything. He opened the water bag, just lay there, raised the water bag and poured it into his mouth, drinking water and washing his face in one go.
At this moment, Callidora's exclamation suddenly came from behind the two of them.
"Ah! Osa! Look at your backpack!" she shouted anxiously, "There's something wrong with those little guys!"
Ao Sa was startled, and quickly took off the basket and looked inside. Unexpectedly, all the little potatoes in the basket had their eyes wide open, lying in a mess, motionless.
62. The third update. These little chic things look real.
This is probably the most extreme performance of Potato Boy.
Although Liu Ji didn't know where these baskets of little bean cubs came from, and he didn't know whether they were unconscious or pretending to be dead collectively, there was one thing that he should have noticed even if he didn't even think about it.
It's dangerous here.
very dangerous.
Liu Ji was not afraid, after all, Mass had promised him with a pat on his chest that he would just do his job, and if he died, they would change their seniority, and Mass would call him daddy.
I just don’t know when they had a seniority relationship before.
But Liu Ji was not afraid. The others present did not have this ability. He walked to Ya Yin and asked worriedly: "Are your companions really down here? I feel there will be something extremely dangerous down there..."
"Ha, I also know that it may not be good down there, but," Ya Yin sighed and tapped the staff in his hand gently.
The next moment, a circular mark lit up not far ahead.
"See? That's the beacon left by our companions," Ya Yin said, "The direction indicated by the beacon is exactly that hemisphere. Obviously, they have gone down there."
Liu Ji looked at the beacon and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
The performance of the Potato Boys made him very uneasy. The weird monster was scary enough at the beginning. If they hadn't read the bar in advance and planned to kill it directly, they didn't know how much trouble they would have caused.
At that time, the Potato Boys were just scared to autism, but now they are kicking their butts directly, which at least shows that the thing down there is probably not the same level as the previous monster.
Seeing Liu Ji's uneasy face, Ya Yin smiled and raised her right hand to gently tap his forehead.
"Okay, don't underestimate us," Ya Yin said, "We are the ones who escaped from the tyrant's annihilation team. We have seen a lot of storms and waves. Even if we can't win, we can run away."
"Well... That's true," Liu Ji scratched his cheek and didn't know what to say.
After all, the companions they missed had gone underground, and now their lives were uncertain. He couldn't stop them from going down.
And just as Ya Yin said, there are so many dangers in this world. If you can't win, just run away. If you are scared just because of unknown dangers, then there is no need to go out. Just go back and accompany some lonely old man in his old age.
After tapping Liu Ji's forehead again, Ya Yin turned around and shouted to everyone: "Let's take a rest first, light a fire and cook a hot meal. After we finish eating, let's go down and see what this damn place has in it."
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The spiral staircase leading to the underground is dark and winding. Moss grows in the cracks of the wall, and the steps are covered with thick dust. I don't know how many years no one has taken care of it.
Ya Yin raised her staff and used the sunlight spell to illuminate the way forward in the darkness.
Liu Ji walked in front of her, taking on the responsibility of a pioneer.
Ao Sa carried a basket on her back, and Ji Lunini sat on her shoulders. Such a high step is not very friendly to a Miffy like her. She can still find a way to go up the stairs, but if she is not careful, she will easily roll down the stairs and can't stop.
Kalidora and Mo Wente walked at the end of the team. As the healer and supporter of the team, Kalidora always stays in the safest position, while Mo Wente is responsible for scouting the situation in the back.
"This staircase is really long," Osa muttered suddenly as he walked, "It feels like there's no end to it."
"Don't do that," Jilunini said, "I've actually heard of the illusion of stairs that never end."
"Don't worry about that," Mowente said from behind, "I haven't found any trace of magic along the way, and I think we've arrived..."
As he spoke, Liu Ji, who was walking in the front, found that there was finally a faint blue light coming from under the dark stairs.
After walking down two more circles, a dilapidated door appeared in front of everyone.
There was no door panel on the door, and the door was wide open. Looking out through the door, there was a wide street dotted with fluorescent stones on both sides.
Looking forward along the street, in the distance, you can see the city's buildings and pedestrians.
Although the light was dim and everyone couldn't see clearly, at least it was certain that the legendary Swamp City still existed.
However, looking at the sparse crowds on the street and the long-gone high pole street lamps in the distance, this city is probably no longer the prosperous trading capital that Misa said.
Stepping onto the stone road that had not been repaired for many years, Yain looked around and said half-jokingly: "It's okay, at least we didn't fall directly into the monster's lair."
Mo Wente walked quickly to the front of the team, with a golden light in his eyes. After scanning around, his sight was fixed on a building across the street.
"Well, I found a tavern," Mo Wente said, "but... I'm not sure if it's a tavern. It seems that there are some elderly uncles playing chess inside..."