Chapter 1025: Snake Lair
c_t; The empire is flourishing. Although Alan and Edward have heard of many great people, it is impossible to know all of them after all. -79-The two of them couldn't think of who the big boss behind the Golden Falcon would be. It's just that Mark came this time and only bought their batch of equipment and war horses. The backer behind him feels a little unfathomable.
It was a cloudless day.
The ancient castle under the lone peak in the Northland has not been seen for a few days, and it is quite different from the gloomy and quiet appearance before. The black iron carved gate that was once covered with vines has been repainted, and it is now full of solemnity. On the square entering from the gate, the dilapidated ground that had been invaded by weeds had been completely repaired, and the square floor tiles made the road smooth and comfortable to walk on. As for the dilapidated stone sculptures, they were completely replaced, and the square fountain that was originally covered with leaves was refilled with clear water, and the carp stone sculptures in the center of the pool kept splashing water around.
In the previously dimly lit interior of the castle, the servants re-polished the long and narrow windows, and the dark red carpet that had been bitten by mice was replaced with a fiery style. The old candlesticks stained with spider silk were replaced with gold-painted wall lamps, and even the centuries-old ¥▲79 m ancient lampstand in the lobby of the castle has become completely new.
Now the castle can be said to be brightly lit, coupled with servants walking around, it is full of popularity, and it is no longer the scene of the ghost town in the past.
Not to mention the ancient castle, even the world outside the castle is full of vitality.
Some prototypes of wooden houses have already appeared on the land outside the fort. Some craftsmen are plowing the soil to build roads, and gardeners are preparing to plant newly purchased saplings beside the road. A majestic stone statue of a knight stands in the distance, where a small square is to be built. And farther away, the long-abandoned fields are being reorganized, and the farmers who have just arrived are busy taking advantage of the warm spring to sow the seeds of the first batch of crops.
It is conceivable that in a short time, there will be a small town outside the castle. The old butler stood on one of the verandahs in the old castle, with the fragrance of flowers and plants that had just been placed on the veranda in his nose. He looked at the busy world outside the castle and was very excited.
Footsteps sounded behind him.
A majestic and gentle voice sounded: "Charlie, you should rest in the house, your body needs to recuperate for a few more days."
The old butler turned around and looked at the majestic man walking towards him. [Almost all the books you want to read are available. They are much more stable than ordinary websites and are updated faster. There are no advertisements in full text. ] As if going back in time, he saw the man in front of him when he was a child. At that time, he had soft black hair, and his two clear eyes seemed to reflect the whole world. The old housekeeper laughed: "Master, if only the master and madam could see us like this."
"They'll see.
The man looked up at the sky and murmured, "They will always see it." "
Then he waved his hand, and two maids stepped forward to help the old housekeeper go down. After the old man left, the middle-aged butler strode over and handed the man a letter reads;. The man opened it, his eyebrows furrowed slightly after reading the letter, and then he sighed: "The Bolin family really has some luck, there are 'female' emperor scorpions and scorpion nests holding down two out-of-date ten saints, so they can still kill them." I can't get that girl. It's a pity, such a good opportunity."
The middle-aged butler asked next to him, "Would you like to make further arrangements? There is still a long way to go from Sardinia to the Bolin family's Tsubaki Ridge."
"No need, the Boleyn family was alarmed as soon as Bekata 'Lu' came out. It's true that the journey is long, but Sturm and Sharan are not easy to save fuel. I think the Boleyn family has already sent someone to meet them on the way. Unless I go there myself, it won't help at all." The man rubbed his hands together, and the paper ignited without fire, turning into ashes and flying to the bottom of the terrace. The man stared into the distance: "But I can't go, if I go, I will start a full-scale war. Now...is not the time yet."
The southern border, the wild highlands.
The "spring" in the south always comes earlier, especially in the wild highlands, which are close to Violet Harbor. A hot and special climate. In spring, everything wakes up, but not everything is attractive to people. The long-legged Aedes mosquito in the wild highlands is definitely a disgusting creature.
After a long cold winter, the weather has warmed up, and the Aedes mosquitoes have benefited from the 'humid' climate of the highlands and reproduce quickly and in large numbers. It's okay during the day, but in the evening, they will come and go in groups in the jungle, making the creatures on the high ground miserable. Except for a few types of creatures and some tyrannical individuals whose breath makes the Aedes mosquitoes afraid to approach, there are almost no creatures that they dare not provoke in the wild highlands.
There have been some new mobs in the Highland Jungle recently.
Humanity.
This is a favorite creature of Aedes mosquito, their blood is sweet and delicious, much sweeter than other creatures. But humans know how to use tools, such as those jungle tents that are so thick that even light cannot penetrate them, they are difficult fortresses for mosquitoes. If one or two lucky mosquitoes found their way into the tent, they would be killed by a strangely scented gas that was harmless to man.
Fortunately, humans don't stay in tents all day. During the day, they will work by a large lake that has bottomed out. Although mosquitoes don't like to appear in the sun, there are too many places for them to hide at the bottom of the lake, and they often hide in groups in a dark place. Just waiting for human beings to appear will be covered like dark clouds. Human beings suffered a lot in the past few times, and soon they learned to be smart.
When they were working, they wore one-piece clothes made of tent-like material, which made it impossible for mosquitoes to attack. They even sprayed mosquito repellent on the work area to kill the mosquitoes in patches. After more than ten days like this, mosquitoes have rarely been seen near the Great Lakes.
On this day, as soon as Kuru woke up, he heard his assistant shouting outside: "My lord. Mr. Kuru, the entrance to the ruins has been cleaned up." Hearing this news, the pain in Kuru's body disappeared. He quickly put on the black-bottomed gold-rimmed robe representing the Ancient Ruins Investigation Committee, pinned a gray and white coat of arms engraved with books and shovels on his chest, and finally grabbed a shovel cut from a highland tree trunk. Wooden pole, he hastily drilled out reads;.
Assistant Yumi is a young and smart guy who has been an apprentice to Kuru for seven or eight years. His soft flaxen hair refracted circles of light in the faint golden sunlight in the morning, just like the unstoppable excitement in Yumi's eyes. He supported Kuru, who was nearly sixty years old, and gestured: "Today, the silt at the bottom of the lake has been cleared up almost, and we found a few things that looked like drains. It turns out that it does lead to the interior of the ruins, and it will take half a day." With enough time, we should be able to organize an advance team to conduct a preliminary investigation into the ruins."
"This is really good news, my dear Yumi." Kuru also patted the young man's shoulder excitedly: "Did you know? This is the second ancient tomb discovered in our country besides the blood king's cemetery." Ruins. However, with the precedent of the Blood King's Tomb, we have to be more cautious. However, according to the environment and mountain materials in the highlands, I am sure that this ruin is not as huge as the Blood King's Tomb. But let it be, the second one We must firmly hold the ancient ruins in our hands, and we must not let Pierre's bastard have a chance to get in."
The investigation committee is not necessarily harmonious, many scholars and researchers form their own factions, and the competition behind the scenes is also very fierce. A team like Kuru was originally a relatively low-level member in the committee. This time, they were able to win the investigation work in the wild highlands. Thanks to the location at the edge of the border, other investigation teams were unwilling to go to the wild highlands because they had the big cake of the blood king's cemetery. Furthermore, there is general doubt in the investigation meeting whether there is another ancient ruin in the wild highlands.
Unexpectedly, Kulu really won the jackpot this time, and found a second ancient ruin in the wild highland. As a result, he was responsible for the excavation and investigation of the ruins. The empire not only provided sufficient funds for this, but also directly transferred a stag army regiment, and Bloodmane General Keller was in charge. It's just that the entrance of the ruins was opened at the bottom of the lake for some unknown reason, and a lot of silt was accumulated.
After a long cold winter, the silt was as frozen as iron blocks, making it very troublesome to dig. If it wasn't for the warmer weather and the gradual softening of the mud, we don't know when it will be cleaned up.
Excitedly, Kuru and his young assistant came to the shore of the great lake, where several working platforms and simple lifting equipment were erected. The silt cleared from the bottom of the lake on the west bank of the Great Lake has piled up into a hill. Even so, most of the workers in the lake are still stuck in the silt with most of their legs. Kuru stood on one of the wooden platforms, and from a distance, he could see several large holes in the mountain wall on the other side, which looked like the exit of some kind of drainage channel. Now there is a lot of gravel there, which is more troublesome than cleaning up the mud.
In order to complete the homework as soon as possible, even the captain of the centurion team personally went into battle, using the source force to blast down the accumulated rocks, so as to clear out the entrances of these ruins.
At this time, the people on the bottom and shore of the lake were all focused on the entrances, so when some air bubbles appeared unnaturally in the mud at the bottom of the lake, no one noticed immediately. After a while, a worker in mosquito-proof clothing suddenly screamed: "Something bit me, something bit me."
Kuru was taken aback, and then shouted one after another. Yumi next to him had sharp eyes and saw two snakes coming out of the mud near the platform reads;. The triangular head was raised high, and it bit down on the legs of a nearby worker.
There was another scream.
Finally, people discovered that in the mud layer at the bottom of the lake, snakes emerged out of nowhere. There are so many snakes that the bottom of the lake seems to be "boiling", as if stepping into a snake's den. It's just that this snake's lair is too big! ;
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