Chapter 26
Crystals?
Winter ready covered deep in the mine but he found nothing which made him upset but still he didnt give up and continued forward until he met with a problem .
When he reached at the end of the mine he found a three more open cave in from of him.
He didn't know where there cave belongs to so he first went towards the first cave and went in . The torch light was giving a weak bright light which may affect ordinary people but since the apocalypse people sense was now way out of ordinary now which made winter eyesight can see clearly as the day .
The first cave was a not that big and nor that small too . The cave end was like uneven surface which showed that someone was mining here and when he looked down he even saw some broken wooden crates and torn pickaxe which made him wonder what were they digging here !
When he touched the uneven rock wall he slightly found a bulging bump . He thought that was just a rock but when he just cleaned the dirt around the bump he noticed a white shining thing .
"What's this ?"
His own voice echoed through the cave which made him shudder in fright for a second . He took a deep breadth and started to dig out the shiny white crystal thing . Without the digging tools he now was having hard time just taking this tiny crystall which made him depressed .
"I should have took that digging tools with me when I saw them"
After fifteen minutes he finally took out the crystal to know what it is , but suddenly he saw the familiar stats bar appear on the crystal .
[WHITE CRYSTAL (LOW LEVEL)
EQUIP IT WITH YOUR WEAPON TO ACTIVATE +1 STRENGTH ]
These crystals have only one use and that it is give a attributes to the weapon when we equipped it . For example if he equipped these crystal to the sword he is using, he will gain a +1 strength with no effort which made this crystals worth a lot and if this can equipped with large numbers then this thing is nothing but a cheat code.
His eyes were now filled with shock now . Forgot about what it's uses he didn't dare to believe that the people who closed this mine was mining these crystals before .
He didn't know why they stopped Mining these things or why were these mines closed ? Did they find out what's it for? And how Did these crystals formed ? Are they more crystal like these in these mines ?
When he thought about the last question he automatically started to look for the more 'bumps' around the wall .
The torch light only provided a limited vision but still by touching the wall he can feel the uneven structure which made him aim the light at that point which made him find the same crystal . He started to clean the dirt covering the crystal which made him take some time but pity that he couldn't have the time to dig them since he have to move towards the other two side .
"There are more than I could count "
He didn't know how much he found these crystals but he knew there are crystal all over the cave so he couldn't help but look at the other 2 cave side . He went to the second cave and started to scan around the area and after few minutes he found the crystals and they were all different colours like white , blue , green . Sadly he didn't have the time to dig them so he could only move to the third cave .
Soon he entered the third cave but unlike other two caves these cave had plants growing which made him confused. When he traveled from the top cave to the bottom he didn't find any plants or green vegetations but in this third cave he found unknown plants growing here which means there is a life presence .
He immediately equipped his sword and surveyed his surrounding in caution . He remembered the dangerous feeling when he was about to enter the mine so he now know that the feeling came from here .
He made sure that his footsteps are light and his breathing smooth so that if any Creatures or monsters inside there won't notice any unusual moments in air .
He didn't find any dead end which made him feel something is wrong here so he didn't dare relax his guard .
When he reached bottom of the third cave mine he found himself in a underground lake with green plants covering around the rocks and shinny lights were twinkling time to time which proves that there is crystal here . But dosent it mean he was happy instead he felt someone is staring him with hostility .
He didn't move forward but tried to feel where was the hostility coming from but he failed ultimately. He knew that if he move one step forward the enemy may attack him immediately without hesitation so he stood there while waiting patiently .
This place was truly too much for him to handle . He couldn't even find where is the enemy hiding which made him feel like a viper is watching his every action which made him shudder .
He knew his work has been done now and all he have to do is bring se digging tools and mone those crystals . Since this third cave is dangerous he will temporary not enter here but when his strength increase he will come here and see what's that thing hiding here .
When he thought about the crystal uses he couldn't help but feel excited . After some time he decided that he will come tommorow and start minning . As for the special quest he didn't have enough strength to achieve that but it's not bad since he found out those crystals it's worth it as he thought he prepared to leave . But suddenly
WHOOSH!
The peaceful and quiet lake which were formed in the centre of rocks and plants strated to rumble.
When he turned back saw what it was his pupils shrunk crazily .
"What did happen here before?"
But he didn't have anyone explain to him now .
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