Chapter 026 Bronze Oath

"It turns out to be the underground world. It seems that the mine is the entrance to the underground world. No wonder it looks like a maze."

Gawain breathed a sigh of relief with a complicated look on his face.

As far as he knew, there were many ethnic groups and many monsters in the underground world. Due to the inconvenience of travel, they did not establish a unified kingdom, but independent city-states.

Because of lack of supplies.

Living conditions are harsh.

Therefore, the underground world is very chaotic. They advocate the law of the weak and the strong, respecting the strong, and the strongest is respected as a "hero", usually the ruler or noble of the city-state.

"It seems that the wizard organization I want to go to is in the underground world."

"That's right."

"The power of the church here is very small, and it is indeed suitable for wizards to settle."

Gawain came to his senses and walked towards the river. The beasts on the other side fled in all directions as if frightened. Crow No. 7 looked ready to move, spread its wings and flew away from Gawain's shoulder, chasing after them like a sharp arrow.

"Don't run too far."

Gawain himself was very hungry, so he simply shouted and did not stop him.

He quickly came to the river and ordered to the skeleton:

"Go and try the shades."

The skeleton waded into the river without saying anything. The deepest point only reached the skeleton's waist. Seeing this, Gawain was relieved and crossed the river on the back of the skeleton. As soon as he landed, he heard the scream of Crow No. 7. .

He turned his head and looked, with a bright white light in his eyes. He saw Crow No. 7 dodging and fleeing in mid-air, shooting arrows in all directions.

Gawain's expression condensed, and he hurriedly looked into the distance and saw five monsters chasing the crow and shooting arrows.

Gawain didn't have time to think too much, he stretched out his hand to get the short bow, nocked the arrow and shot:

"Swish swish~~"

Three of the monsters were caught off guard and fell down in the blink of an eye. The other two were shocked. They turned somersaults on the ground and ran back screaming.

Gawain shouted:

"Stay them all!"

"Quack~~"

Crow No. 7, who was being hunted, immediately gained confidence, turned around and pounced on it, scratching the head of one monster crazily, and then pounced on the last one, killing it with the same method.

Then he happily pecked the monster's eyes.

Gawain didn't stop him this time. He stepped forward and looked at the body.

They were found to be short in stature, covered in dirt, with dark green skin and green blood. They had pointed ears, long noses, fine and sharp teeth, and a look of horror on their faces. They only had a few... Cloth to cover up shame.

The bows and arrows used were made of wood, and the arrows were shiny, as if they were quenched with poison.

"It should be a humanoid creature."

"Goblin?"

Gawain was thoughtful. He remembered that Goblins were indeed an underground humanoid species, known for their cruelty and cowardice. Although their individual strength was not high, they lived in tribes and were not easy to deal with.

"Let's go."

Gawain was worried about causing trouble, so he called Crow Seven and quickly left the scene.

The underground world is very strange. There are mazes everywhere. Some places are large and some are narrow. The roads are like honeycombs. Some places are dead ends and some are forks. If you don't pay attention, you will get lost in it.

Even though Gawain had the [Rune Stone] to guide him, he still took many detours.

He was cautious along the way. After eating five barbecues, he finally came to a place covered by smoke. He used the rune stones to pass through the fog and appeared in front of a building.

At this point, the rune stone in his hand stopped responding.

"Is this...a lighthouse?"

Gawain looked up at the ten-meter-high oak lighthouse, feeling strange in his heart. Then he looked at the surrounding fog, and then walked to the lighthouse very wisely, then followed the stairs to the two-story wooden house on the top of the tower.

"Dong dong dong~~"

"Is there anyone?"

Gawain shouted several times, but there was no response in the wooden house. He tried to push the wooden door, and it opened. He walked into the wooden house, and after some inspection, he found some gains.

The chairs are old.

There is a little dust.

This shows that this place is not abandoned, but people don’t come often.

Gawain continued to climb to the second floor, and when he opened the door, he saw a huge lamp with a strange shape in the middle of the wooden house.

"This... seems to be a rune lamp, right?"

"But it seems a bit big."

Gawain recognized the lamp, which was recorded in the "General Knowledge of the Wizarding World". He walked forward and found a piece of papyrus pressed under the lamp, with a sentence written on it in Pandora's Common Language:

"Please put in the token!"

Gawain let out a long breath and felt completely relieved. He carefully picked up the lampshade and placed the rune stone inside.

In an instant, the rune stone lit up and began to glow twinklingly.

"Done!"

Gawain looked happy, understanding that the rune lamp should be transmitting information to the outside world, and then he just had to wait with peace of mind, waiting for someone to guide him out of the fog.

"Quack~~"

As soon as Gawain lowered the lampshade, the crow No. 7 on his shoulder crowed twice.

He turned around and saw two large flower pots placed on the windowsill, each planted with a strange plant. The plant on the left was very conspicuous, and the tree was actually covered with white bread.

The one on the right is ordinary, a bit like a peach tree. It is also full of fruits, and the typical twigs bear fruit.

"White bread tree!"

Gawain's eyes lit up, and he walked over quickly, carefully picked off a piece of white bread, warmed it in his hands, and gently broke it open. The rich aroma of wheat filled the air, giving people a strong appetite.

"It's really white bread."

Gawain broke the bread into pieces and fed it to the crow, and then picked a green fruit. It felt heavy in his hand, and the stem was hollow, like a straw.

He bit the fruit stem and took a small sip. He opened his mouth and spit out half a mouthful of water, and said in surprise:

"It turns out to be sweet fresh water."

Gawain woke up and realized that the white bread tree and unknown fruits were food and water prepared for visitors. From this point of view, this wizard organization did not seem to be too harsh on its apprentices.

This is a good thing.

Gawain relaxed a little. Seeing that the crow was fine, he also ate a piece of white bread and drank some sweet water. Then he walked around outside and sat cross-legged on the small bed to meditate. He did not inscribe the fourth rune of will. .

Because engraving the will rune requires full concentration, it is still taboo in an unfamiliar environment.

"Dong dong dong~~"

I don’t know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door outside.

Gawain quickly got out of bed and ordered the guarding skeleton to open the door. When the door opened, a handsome young man wearing a gray robe appeared outside the door. The other person's eyes fell on the skeleton, with a surprised expression on his face:

"It's really surprising, it turns out to be a rare undead tribe."

Then he said seriously: "Hello, my name is Rhett, and I am your guide."

"..."

Without saying a word, the skeleton stepped aside, revealing Gawain behind him.

Gawain took two steps forward and apologized:

"I'm so sorry, it's my servant."

Rhett touched his nose awkwardly and said with a wry smile: "It was my mistake. I am always so rash. By the way, I haven't asked you your name yet."

"Gawain!"

"Human race?"

"Yes, just like you."

"No no."

Rhett quickly waved his hand and corrected: "Formal introduction, my name is Rhett Lyles. I am a half-orc from the city-state of Thebes. I am now an internal staff member of the [Bronze Oath]. I just received the call. The mission is over, and I will serve as a guide to guide you out of the Death Swamp and into the Bronze Mountain."