109. Brave New World
Thank you for the rewards from the prodigal son, squatting in the street corner to watch the show, and the monthly tickets from the three classmates, Sishui Nianhua and Xundi.
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The real gate of time and space is somewhat different from what Lance imagined.
Because after seeing the portal, there is always a preconceived concept, thinking that the gate of time and space is similar, and it needs to pass through a layer of "film" in front of you to reach the other end of the realm. But in fact, although the gate of time and space has always been called this, there is no concept of a gate.
In front of Lance and the others was still a straight corridor that was exactly the same as before, but the corridor was covered with a layer of different colored crystals (lavender and rose red), emitting a faint light in the darkness. In the abyss, magic crystals are usually used as an important mineral source, and their colors are very different, but Lance can say with certainty that the crystal mines scattered around this are by no means the product of the abyss.
Although crystal ore is rare, it is not unusual.
Lance and the others lingered here for a while, but no one dared to easily try to dig out the crystals embedded in the stone wall. This principle is also very simple. After all, none of them have really entered the gate of time and space. The only possibility of Ekir now has no relevant memories, so it is always right to be careful. Usually in those adventure stories, many supporting characters who are too pretentious died in front of the protagonist because they suddenly triggered some trap. Lance and others naturally agree with this.
Everyone kept a cautious attitude and moved forward slowly, and this section of the crystal passage was not long, and it lasted a total of 100 meters. A hundred meters away, this passage turned back to its original ordinary stone wall.
After that, the route became quite single, and there was only one way forward. It was impossible to get lost, so Lance and the others actually had nothing to choose, so they just walked the way.
The straightforward narrative process is completely inconsistent with the excitement and anxiety in everyone's heart. Until the cave in front suddenly appeared in the light, Lance and the others had never encountered any noteworthy mechanism traps, plant creatures, etc. This made Lance wonder if Fiona was wrong. It was over, and how could the Gate of Time and Space besides have no movement at all.
But wait.
Lance suddenly realized something, light?
Speaking of the abyss now is in the season of eternal darkness. Except for the dim lights in the hands of several guards, it is obvious that there is no light. Lans, who realized this, stopped immediately.
"Mr. County Master, it seems to be the exit in front of you," Parker said.
nonsense.
Lance couldn't help but give him a big white eye, but the words he said were not like this: "Take two people over and see, what's out there, be careful!"
Although the guards don’t know where they are, as long as they are smart people, they are always alert at this time. Although they are some newcomers who have just been selected, their combat effectiveness is still good. Everyone has a C-level appearance and is stronger than ordinary soldiers.
Relying on the "longest time" of following Lance and being able to intervene occasionally, Parker seemed to be the captain of this guard team. He ordered four of them to stay and protect Lance. Then he drew his sword first and took the rest to touch the exit.
Lance looked at them with a cautious back and forth, and was a little anxious. But he couldn't say it, because maybe some monsters were really living outside. If this was urged, wouldn't it be his own responsibility if he died.
Although Parker is stupid, he is at least loyal to himself.
While thinking about this, Parker and his group had already been swallowed up by the white light in the distance. Lance opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he never said it.
But Parker and the others really didn't let Lance wait too long, and soon Lance and the others heard a scream that resounded through the cave.
"Oh my goodness!"
The guards around Lance were already nervous and drew their swords in a flash, all of them were on their faces of alert. As a result, there was a second half of the shout just now: "Mr. County Master, come and see... This is really incredible!"
Lance was also shocked just now. It was not that he was timid, but that the shouting was so scary that he whispered in his heart. Lance also put away his guard and then walked out of the cave with Fiona and his group.
The moment he came out of the hole, Lans suddenly felt that he had lost his vision. The surroundings were covered in white, and there was a hint of moist and sweet smell in the air. Such sensory stimulation made Lance and the others confused and extremely uncomfortable. However, this situation did not last long. After about three or five seconds, Lance was finally able to distinguish the surrounding environment.
Parker said nothing wrong just now, it was incredible.
The bright sky shines on the earth, giving the world Lance sees a layer of fantasy color. The green green space is full of branches and leaves. Such a lush scene is unimaginable in the dry and barren abyss. The smell that Lance just smelled was not an illusion. It was a blue little flower scattered all over the mountains and fields mixed with the breath after the new rain. Lance could even see that there were drops of water on the rhizomes of the flowers and leaves.
This is the world of humanity!?
Lance suddenly had the urge to indulge in his voice and shout, but he was already that old, but instead he couldn't help but look at Aikil next to him with a blank look on his face and looked up at the sky.
If this is the world of humanity, then many things can be explained, such as where Ekir came from, but this brings up many other questions. However, Lance did not rush to destroy the surprising atmosphere, but looked up at the sky with Ekir.
The sky turned out to be blue, which made Lance feel very strange, but the situation in the human world was also very strange. The sky here was blocked by two very high mountains, which was a bit like looking up at the sky in the Duanlong Valley. There was only a crack in the whole sky - Lance suddenly realized that maybe they were in a certain valley now.
I feel like I'm a waste of time to stay here and be able to come to the world. Lance can only make a move around and take a look at this real world but completely different from the abyss.
"Do you remember this?" Lance didn't expect much when he asked this. It was just that Ekir kept staring at the sky, which made Lance feel that he might have recalled something.
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"Aikil?"
"Mr. County Master, sorry. I'm a little distracted." After Lance pushed his arm, Aikir came back to his senses from his imagination.
"What did you remember?" Lance asked again what he had just said.
"...No, nothing." Aikil was silent for a moment, and finally withdrew his gaze from the sky above his head.
Lance stared at Aikil's disfigured face for a while before ordering the others: "Look around and see if there is any exit."
According to Lance's inference, if this was between a deep valley, the two ends would definitely lead to a certain place. Fortunately, Lance brought eight guards this time. This kind of path exploration was not something that needed Lance himself to do. Parker divided the guards into three groups, two two men in one group, and went to explore the two wings respectively, while the four people left behind were responsible for protecting Lance's safety.
It took a long time to wait. Lance, who was idle, picked up a few petals and tied them into a flower decoration and put them on Fiona's hat. The lady, who always gave people a expressionless impression, had a slightly red face at this moment. Although she pursed her lips and said nothing, Lance felt that this should be a good evaluation in her self-consciousness.
But this is just an episode to pass the time. When the two groups of guards who were exploring the way back, Lance received a very bad news.
"Mr. County Lord, our place seems to be a saber. Even if we keep moving forward, we can't see the way out. They are all steep mountain walls that are vertically upward."
After hearing the news, Lance's first reaction turned his head and looked at Ekir: "Did you fall from this?"
Lance is not a fool, on the contrary. His thinking reaction was very sharp. Aikir was staring at his head just now. Lance initially thought he was just looking at the sky, but now he thought that the answer was incorrect. Aikir must have remembered something. Even if it was an incomplete clip, he should have realized something.
Seeing the county chief's keen gaze, the latter nodded reluctantly, but he spoke with a question: "Mr. Chief, do you want to conquer this place?"
After staying in the abyss for so long and working with Lance, Aikir naturally did not naively think that this natural chasm could block the demon army. In fact, such a cliff might be unattainable for humans, but Parker and others standing here could all climb up with their bare hands, not to mention that Lance also had a caveman who could quickly dig out the tunnel.
However, Aikil's words made Lance stunned. Too long to get along with Lance blurred the boundaries of race. After all, the other party's identity is a human, so it is not surprising that he has such concerns. After thinking about it, Lance shook his head: "I don't have that great ambition, nor will I tell others about this passage. I just want to see such a strange world with my own eyes, and even if possible, maybe I can do business with humans. Don't forget that I also have half of human blood."
Lance's words made Ekir hesitate. He looked at Lance's silver eyes, trying to see if the other party was telling the truth, but Lance's eyes were bright and beautiful. Apart from that, Ekir could not have any useful information. He was a demon, Ekir reminded himself, but in fact, if not counting the pair of horns, Lance was no different from humans. The pupils and silver hair of his eyes reminded Ekir of the ancient bloodline of a kingdom.
He did not completely restore his memory, but the memories he recovered were enough to illustrate many problems.
He sighed, as if he had given up, or actually he was out of sight.
"Well, the right path should be above our heads. I remember that about 10 kilometers away, there will be a small village coming."
"Then it's not too late," Lance said, but this time he turned his eyes to Parker and the others. "Is there any problem with carrying the three of us from here?"
Parker and the others looked at the cliff more than a hundred meters high and shook their heads decisively.
This made Aikil so depressed that when he fell from above, if he hadn't fallen on the branches on the cliff and slowed down his strength, he would have died long ago, let alone thinking about climbing up from here again - Sure enough, all the monsters came out of the abyss. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!