Chapter 14 - Mine

The tower where the master lived was not far from where the lord lived, and soon they arrived in front of the lord's house. This house is a three-story building, which looks very luxurious from the outside. Judging from the area and structure, it is no problem to accommodate a hundred people. Outside the house is a wide lawn garden with a statue fountain in the middle, and people are already standing around. Most of these people are dressed as regular soldiers, and only a few are wearing strange costumes. Zhao Yan knew at a glance that these people are adventurers. Judging from their dress, they should be magicians, because they did not carry weapons, either empty-handed or holding a stick in their hands. Zhao Yan thought, just a fire stick, it doesn't look like a weapon at all, but a fire stick. And at this moment, Zhao Yan actually saw an acquaintance in the crowd. It turned out to be a female magician who teamed up with Dashi. I didn't expect her to come too.

When the master appeared in front of everyone, everyone's eyes were focused on him. The master walked straight through the crowd without looking around and stood next to a middle-aged man. The man was sturdy, with a sharp face and short light yellow hair neatly combed behind his head. The only flaw was a deep scar from the left forehead to the right cheek. In this world with healing magic, it is conceivable that to leave such a scar, the man must have been seriously injured. There were also three women and one man standing next to the man. Several people were wearing armor and took off their helmets at this time. Unexpectedly, another acquaintance appeared in front of him. It turned out to be the indifferent man. Although he knew that he was the lord's son, he did not expect that this guy would appear here again in this operation.

The lord coughed, and the noisy people stopped talking and looked at the lord at the same time. "I decided to divide the task of fighting against the beasts in the mine into several groups. The purpose is to eliminate the beasts we encounter. Of course, as national guards, adventurers have been fully prepared for danger, so I don't want to say anything extra. I wish you good luck and a smooth fight." After saying that, he gave up half of his body to let the master out. So the master continued. "Now I will start to divide the group, the magician will stand on my left, and the rest will stand on the right." As soon as the voice fell, the crowd automatically dispersed on both sides of the master. And I naturally stood in the magician's team.

Everyone separated, and there were only five people including the magician. Most of them were warriors, and some of the people who Zhao Yan thought were magicians actually stood on the side of the warriors. These people didn't have weapons in their hands. Did they have to use their fists to fight the beasts? On the side of the magician, everyone held a fire stick. It was as if they were not magicians without a stick. At this time, the master began to divide the group.

The team allocation was very simple. Six people led a magician. The master was naturally assigned to the lord, and his children were assigned to each team. Unfortunately, he happened to be assigned to the cold man again. When he saw Zhao Yan, he was obviously stunned. But he didn't say much, just pretended not to know him, and went to chat with the female magician on the side.

Outside the mine, standing at the door, he was attacked by the beasts that sensed danger in the cave. And these beasts were quickly annihilated by a group of people as soon as they appeared. It seems that these beasts are not strong, or these people are much stronger than these beasts, so it is not a battle at all. Zhao Yan saw at this time that the people who didn't bring weapons really just used their fists to attack the beasts, and their methods were very domineering. Almost one punch could directly smash the beasts. The magic crystals dropped by these beasts after death were pitifully small, only the size of a finger. It also proved their weakness once again.

Entering the mine, darkness and dampness were the first impressions given to Zhao Yan. So several mages directly used the magic of lighting, which was nothing more than a few fireballs floating in the air to illuminate the darkness in the distance. And every time they encountered a fork in the road, a team would separate, and gradually, the team would disperse and explore in the mine.

There were seven people in Zhao Yan's team, four of whom were soldiers of the national army, wearing neat armor and long swords on their waists. One was a cold man, and both armor and weapons were better than the other four. The other person's dress was more like an adventurer, also unarmed, and this guy showed his skills when he was outside the cave just now, and he could smash the strange beast with one punch. Compared with the national soldiers, Zhao Yan's favor was more inclined to the adventurer in front of him, so he chatted with the adventurer. "Which one, what level of adventurer are you?"

The adventurer said when he heard Zhao Yan ask him. "Level 4." After saying that, he looked at Zhao Yan carefully and continued. "I didn't expect that a child as young as you would be a magician. And you can persist in lighting magic for so long, so your magic power should be quite a lot." Zhao Yan said. "I don't know how much magic power there is, but using this kind of magic doesn't consume magic power." The adventurer was obviously surprised. It seems that he also has a certain understanding of magic. "No way, even magic will consume it, especially this kind of continuous consumption magic. It doesn't consume much when used, but it will continue to consume when used continuously. It has been a while since you entered the cave. You shouldn't have such strong magic power at your age." Zhao Yan himself really didn't feel anything, let alone the few fireballs floating around a few people, even if there were a hundred or eighty more, it would be no problem. "Little brother, since you are a magician, can you tell me what magic you can use?" Zhao Yan said casually. "I learned healing magic from my master, and I also know some attack magic. But I can only attack single targets, not large areas." The adventurer was shocked again after hearing this, and Zhao Yan knew why he was like this, because the master said that auxiliary magic is very rare, even if there are only so many people in the whole continent who can use it. And most of these people are priests, to put it bluntly, they are in industries such as hospitals. Usually, if there is a bone injury, they can find a priest to solve it quickly. Moreover, auxiliary magic consumes more than other magic. So seeing Zhao Yan's appearance and age, it is inevitable to be shocked. Several national guards nearby were also excited when they heard Zhao Yan say that he was an auxiliary magician. They said that as long as Zhao Yan was there, there was no need to worry, and the magic of healing wounds was so powerful and magical... In short, it was all compliments. Zhao Yan was proud when he heard several people say this. It was just like what the master said, only with strength can you win the respect of others.

The indifferent man stopped, turned around and came to Zhao Yan. Because of the height difference, he lowered his head and looked at himself. After a few seconds, he smiled awkwardly, stretched out his hand and said. "We had some misunderstandings before, and I think you also know the rules of survival in this world. So I hope we can live in harmony. After all, I don't know what dangers we will encounter in this cave, so I hope you will put aside the past and help us." After that, he waited for Zhao Yan's forgiveness. Zhao Yan also knows the rules of survival in this world, although he knows that this guy has done too much. But seeing that he was sincere and apologized to him first, and because he was the lord's fourth son, he stretched out his hand and shook his hand. "Nothing, I would have forgotten if you hadn't said it." After saying that, he let go of his hand, and the cold man turned around and continued to walk in front to avoid further embarrassment.

The adventurer saw the cold man's look and knew that something unpleasant must have happened between Zhao Yan and him. So he asked curiously. "Little brother, did the lord's fourth son offend you?" Zhao Yan shook his head when he heard him ask this. "No, it's all misunderstandings. Now that it's all said and done, it's nothing." The adventurer heard Zhao Yan's answer and didn't ask any more questions. And Zhao Yan was not stupid enough to tell the truth. After all, if this kind of thing was known by ordinary people, even if it wouldn't be a big deal, his reputation would be affected. And at this moment, there was a rustling sound coming from the front, and it sounded like something was moving quickly.

Everyone immediately drew their weapons and looked alertly in the direction where the sound came from. After a while, a figure rushed over from the darkness. The speed was so fast that it came to the side of several people in almost an instant. The guard shouted loudly, and then there was a sound of metal friction, and then several people flew backwards. When the indifferent man found the sound, he had already hidden in a blind spot and avoided the impact. Zhao Yan himself did not have the same system as them, and he just stood there blankly for such a sudden thing. At this moment, he was pushed by someone, and then the whole person rolled to the side, so Zhao Yan saw that the adventurer also rushed towards him at this time. Then he did not stop, but took Zhao Yan back a few meters. "Little brother, make it brighter here. This thing is too fast. If the vision is limited, no matter how strong it is, it will be exhausted here." After listening to Zhao Yan, he didn't think about it, and stretched out his hand directly, and then two rows of fireballs flashed along both sides of the passage in an instant. Illuminating the nearly 100-meter tunnel.

Several people quickly got up from the ground, and it seemed that they were not hurt by the collision. They covered their long swords with both hands and got ready for battle. At this moment, about 30 meters behind them, an unknown insect raised its upper body like a snake, with dense tentacles on both sides of its body, each of which was wriggling rapidly. Fortunately, they were not sharp, otherwise, the collision just now would be no different from being hit by a sword. Looking at its body, it was black and shiny all over, and it was an extremely hard shell. The collision with the sword just now did not leave a scratch on it. Obviously, the strange beast was also surprised by the sudden bright cave. At this time, it just raised its head and forgot to continue attacking everyone for a while.

It was still a few guards who reacted first. They raised their long swords and rushed over directly. When they rushed in front of the strange beast, they directly waved their weapons and fought with the strange beast. The beast recovered at this time. Seeing the people rushing over and stabbing at it with swords, it turned its head back and used its body to face the swords. Sparks flew again and the weapons of the people were bounced back. Although the weapons were bounced back, the people did not stop attacking. Instead, they continued to attack the beast's body with their weapons despite the difficulties. The speed of swinging the swords became faster and faster, and the four people swung their swords at the same time, suppressing the beast for a while.