Lord of the Oasis

[Ding... Temporary task release]

[Temporary task: Explore the secrets of the ancient passage]

[Quest Reward: Upgrade (Village)]

[Task introduction: When you set foot on this ancient passage, you seemed to have guessed about the myth of the past. You think there may be a deeper secret, and you plan to keep going until you discover the secrets of this ancient passage. 】

System dialogs appear on the retina.

Kant frowned slightly.

"Secrets of ancient myths."

Scanning the introduction on the dialog box, Kant murmured softly: "It's really interesting."

That's right.

It's really interesting, to the point where Kant wants to know.

The once glorious age of gods has come to an end, leaving only ruins and ruins, and not many can pose a threat to him, even if it is a demonized creature, in the absence of a large number of ferocious species, facing more than 500 elites The troops, likewise, must bow their heads and serve as ministers, and understand who is the real king in today's era.

Kant may be even weaker, but it is also not the same as these mythical relics who have survived for thousands of years and tens of thousands of years. After losing their former glory and strength, they can still fight brazenly with him.

What's more, the completion of special tasks may also require knowing to explore this ancient passage.

The cobblestone roads are neatly arranged.

The underground river next to it flows like a dam road.

It's just that the dam road is opened along the mountain and the underground stone layer. It is 10 meters wide. Not only are stone slabs laid, but on the right side of the mountain, reliefs of ancient warriors are carved every 5 meters or so.

The deeper you go, the clearer the relief on the side becomes.

But the road goes farther and farther.

It is as if there is no end, and it has to extend into the dark depths that seem to be frozen like an ancient times.

Kant led the troops to walk for nearly 2 hours.

Although it was on foot, the distance was definitely several kilometers, they could estimate it.

However, the ancient passage dug along the underground river has spread for several kilometers, and they don't even know if it has come to an end. Obviously, their original idea has been overturned.

The sergeant next to him raised a torch.

The roaring flames illuminate the surroundings.

The top of the 5-meter-high head still bears the traces of the rock being cut by tools, and there is no ceiling or relief carved.

It should be a cost and technical issue.

Even in the age of the gods, it is impossible to build such a large-scale building without considering the cost. Besides, manpower and material resources are limited, and the ability to dig a channel that does not know how far has proved their architectural level, even if it is ordinary. The tunnels can amaze everyone in this era.

But Kant and the others arrived at this ancient passage not to appreciate the architectural level.

It is here to solve special tasks and temporary tasks.

Rather than appreciating the architecture, he had already appreciated in the cave ruins that the architects in the age of the gods were superb, even the mountain can be completely hollowed out, and even the mountain rock can be carved into such a great giant statue.

That's already top-notch construction.

"This road."

Kant opened his mouth slightly, his face depressed: "Is there no end?"

The darkness ahead is condensing forever.

After walking for such a long time, even Kant's knight body was a little tired.

In fact.

The elite soldiers behind them were equally exhausted. The two-hour march on foot, although it was a flat stone road, with all the weapons and equipment, was still heavy enough to make them panting.

What's more, there were several small-scale raids of magical creatures.

Bandak stepped forward.

Looking at Kant's depressed face, he sighed and suggested, "Lord Kant, I think it may be better to retreat now. We are now entering this ancient passage, and the distance is too far."

"But it's a bit regretful to go back like this."

Kant narrowed his eyes.

Bandak discouraged: "Maybe we can send cavalry over."

"Cavalry?" Kant was slightly stunned.

"That's right." Seeing Kant's thoughtfulness, Bandak quickly suggested: "This ancient passage is made of stone slabs. Even cavalry can march. We don't need to explore on foot at all. The famous cavalry first went deep into the passage to investigate the situation, and after getting a valid conclusion, we will be more efficient when we move further."

"This suggestion is very good." Kant nodded, agreeing with Bandak's words.

Turning his head and looking at the Swadian heavy cavalry at the rear, who were in charge of the rear of the hall, he directly instructed Bandak: "You should lead some troops back immediately, bring all the horses of the cavalry, and prepare for a day's work at the same time. Food and fuel, I plan to lead the cavalry to continue advancing!"

"Uh... Lord Kant, that's not what I meant." Bandak looked stunned.

"Don't explain." Kant interrupted him and told him directly: "Go and deal with it, I don't think you will disappoint me. I will continue to wait here for you to come back with supplies."

"But if you continue to go deeper, will it be too dangerous?"

Bandak looked slightly anxious.

Kant is the supreme lord in his heart, and the slightest danger is caused by his incompetence. Therefore, for safety reasons, Bandak continues to block.

Especially after sweeping through the deep ancient passage, Bandak said solemnly: "As the mage and apprentices said, if you continue to go deep inside, the more you can feel the evil power emanating. If you continue to lead the team forward, you may encounter a The more demonized creatures that arrive, the stronger will be, this is exploring at the risk of life!”

"Yes, Lord, please consider carefully."

Mage apprentices also solemnly discouraged.

"Yeah." Kant responded.

Although Sergeant Rhodok in the rear, the Ravenston Rangers did not speak.

But he could still see the dissuasion in their eyes.

No one wants to see their loyal lords encounter the slightest danger, because this is the biggest mistake for them, even more serious than defeat and slaughter.

Your own life can be ignored, and death in battle is glorious.

But Lord Kant must live.

This is their belief.

Kant looked at the real eyes of these soldiers, and also understood where their beliefs came from.

Taking a deep breath, it was a little cold, but Kant looked at Bandak and the mage apprentice, as well as the soldiers behind him, and said solemnly: "I want to get the answer, in this ancient passage, what is waiting? I'm not going to quit, I have to get results."

This is the task given by the system, and Kant will not give up.

Besides, he believed that the system would not harm him.

Sweeping their eyes, Kant continued in a deep voice: "According to my arrangement, continue to act, we must finish investigating this ancient passage this week."

"Yes!" Bandak could only nod solemnly when he saw Kant make a decision.

"clear!"

Many soldiers also answered in a deep voice.

Since this was Lord Kant's order, they obeyed unconditionally.

if in danger.

They used their own bodies to build the strongest shield wall for Lord Kant. As middle and high-level troops of level 4 and 5, they also have their own arrogance and fearlessness in their chests!

Bandak turned and returned with the Swadian heavy cavalry.

Others were stationed in place under Kant's arrangement.

The torches brought are only lit 3, and they are lit in the front, middle and rear respectively, relying on this light to maintain vision.

The underground river was rushing through.

In this deep darkness, perhaps the top of the Sanwaya Mountains is the top of the mountain. The entire ancient passage is silent. The soldiers all squatted on the damp and cold stone slabs and waited, or took out the bread and water bags they carried with them. , take a few sips of food and drink a few sips to supplement the physical strength consumed.

As for sleep, it is also shallow, and the guards are arranged, and no one is really asleep. After all, in the ancient passage, there are a group of bloodthirsty and tyrannical demonized creatures.

Everyone is very vigilant.

Kant was also sitting on the slate. Although he had a leather cushion, he still felt a chill spread through his bones.

Underground passages, plus the existence of rivers, the temperature is extremely low.

Even touching the damp water vapor in the corner of the wall, Kant found layers of frost. Obviously, if the temperature is low, it can condense into ice here. Obviously, deep in the ground, it is extremely cold!

Even the soldiers could only sit crouched back to back.

As for leaning on the stone wall, I dare not.

Although there is support, the coldness on the stone wall is quite strong, and it can easily pass through the linen robe and chain armor, allowing the body's heat to quickly disappear, resulting in a weak state.

It's about the same climate as the Wikia Snowfield, and they know something about it.

"unwise."

Kant frowned at this, slightly regretting: "I should ask Bandak to bring some leather jackets."

This soft leather jacket is worthless in Stone Pass.

Thanks to the abundance of wild animals in the Sangwaya Mountains, hunters can bring back a large number of prey every day, so leather products are equivalent to exports in the stone pass, and the price of self-sale is very low.

In order to solve the problem of cold nights in the "Drehem" castle, Manidko purchased a lot of leather jackets.

It also sent nearly 300 sets to the village of "Aaron".

Although it is not enough for everyone to wear, it is absolutely no problem when it is used as a bedding, so that everyone has a place to sit and lean, and isolate the chill from the stone road and stone walls.

After waiting for nearly 3 hours, the sound of horse hooves burst forth.

The roar sounded like a flood that broke the embankment.

It was the Swadian heavy cavalry who were coming on their horses, holding torches high, and they were very conspicuous in this dark ancient passage. They soon appeared in front of Kant and the others, and they all stopped their horses and stopped advancing.

"Lord Kant, all the war horses have been brought."

Bandak rolled over and dismounted.

At the same time, he took the horse that was not riding next to him to Kant, and respectfully reported, "The food and fuel you arranged are all ready."

"Well done." Kant nodded with satisfaction to Bandak.

The surrounding infantrymen also stood up.

But it seems that I have been squatting for a long time, and the cold has invaded my legs and feet, making it a little inconvenient to move around.

But they won't be needed any more.