When the sky was dim, Roland said goodbye to Hestia and walked out of the room with Esther. Originally, the goddess wanted to ask her god friend to create corresponding equipment for Roland, but after Roland showed After losing financial resources and envisioning the future of her family, she had no choice but to give up the idea for the time being.
Although it was not yet time for most adventurers to start their activities, Roland didn't pay much attention as he walked on the road. Yesterday, he had obtained basic information from the guild, but compared to the monsters themselves, those were only one layer apart. The completely different structure later moved Roland even more.
"However, she is worthy of being the center of the world, Orario."
Roland looked at the magic stone lamps on the street that had not been extinguished and sighed.
The underground city is not only an unstoppable disaster in the lower world, but also a treasure house. After gaining the power of resistance through grace, the technology of this world has become deeply dependent on the underground city.
Roland discovered yesterday that although the surroundings are indeed a European medieval architectural style, in daily life, it is already very modern.
As long as you are willing to pay wealth, you can live a very convenient life because there is more convenient energy here.
The magic stone born from the monster's body is quite versatile and can be used as an energy source for electric lights and an ignition device for cooking. Because of the endless nature of dungeons, even civilians can take advantage of these modes. products, and continue to develop technology in this area to make full use of it.
As the only labyrinth city in the world, Orario has made a lot of money relying on magic stone resources. Because of this, the guild can afford the public consumption of supporting many gods.
They also used this to monopolize the acquisition of magic stones. Every adventurer's harvest in the dungeon would be exchanged for money in the guild.
"Calculating it this way, if you work diligently, the life of ordinary people may be much better than that of some level 1 adventurers."
Roland yawned, a little uncomfortable with getting up so early. After the Holy Grail War, he had been quite indulgent for a while.
But considering what we have to do next, we can't be so slack.
Because the Tower of Babel, which serves as the entrance and exit of the maze, is located in the center of Orario, no matter which area it is located in, it can be connected through eight main lines. Roland arrived at the center of the Tower of Babel without much effort.
In the early morning, there are not many adventurers wandering here. After all, for most people, although it is adventure in name, fighting in the dungeon is more like going to work.
To this day, after generations of raids on this underground maze, the information is already very clear.
According to the number of layers and difficulty, they are roughly divided into the upper layer belonging to 1-12, the middle layer belonging to 13-24, and the lower layer belonging to 25-36 and the deep layer below.
In these four stages, the layering of each stage will cause the difficulty to rise a lot.
If there may be adventurers exploring alone in the upper levels, team formation becomes an urgent need in the back. Otherwise, life will not be guaranteed at all, but even so, the danger still exists.
Currently, the development area of the underground city ends at the 58th floor.
The strength of the first 37 layers is enough to cover adventurers of level 4 and below. As for the deeper parts, even advanced adventurers like Ais will not easily advance without teammates.
Waiting for the family members to launch an expedition and following the large team is the safest approach.
With Roland's current physical fitness, even if he doesn't liberate his yang side and cooperates with Esther, he is undoubtedly an adventurer beyond all doubt. After compensating for combat experience and mastering strength through favors, there should be nothing that can be done in this dungeon. It's the right place to block him.
But when it comes to bonded spirits, you can never be too careful.
A very passive contract spirit like the Soul of the Holy Lord can instinctively obtain twelve talismans that are completely beyond Roland's expectations, let alone an unknown place like a dungeon.
What kind of host will the bonded spirit choose to stay in, and what is its status? Is it so passive that it cannot use the ability of the bonded spirit like the Holy Master and Matou Shinji, or has it caused some undetected impact?
These problems cannot be ignored by Roland. If possible, it would be the best choice to find some cannon fodder to probe for specific information.
The current situation was just as Roland expected. Even though there were not many adventurers in the Tower of Babel, after his arrival, there were still many awe-inspiring looks, apparently recognizing this legendary figure.
In fact, according to what Hestia said, there has been a craze for heroes throughout Orario.
"But it's not enough...most of them are just curious and still have a certain degree of wariness about me,"
Roland's eyes were filled with crimson light, sensing the emotions contained in the gazes he was looking at.
"It has not yet reached the level of fanatical worship or even admiration. If this continues, at most, it will only hold the title of the strongest, and it will not have the appeal to respond to hundreds of calls. We will have to wait to become more famous."
Just defeating the Sword Lady, although this fact is important, is not enough to shake many family members who stay away from the matter. After all, they are really taking risks with their lives, and they are not the kind of fun-loving people like gods who are not afraid of failure and death.
But as long as they see the honor and interests behind the heroes, some people will definitely throw themselves into the trap. When the time comes, using a little disaster sweeping the entire city as a prelude, people will hold the shining hope on the altar.
The corners of Roland's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at Esther, who was looking at the Tower of Babel curiously. He walked into the Tower of Babel under the complicated eyes of other adventurers.
——
Although it is called an underground maze, it is more like another world than the dim and lightless one in the inherent impression.
Each level is like a wonder, some are twists and turns, some are full of life, and some are as gorgeous as caves filled with gems.
After randomly finding a deserted passage and walking for a while, Roland encountered the first monster in his career as an adventurer.
In front of him, several goblins that are very common in Western fantasy were slowly spit out from the wall of the dungeon. While making an unpleasant roar, they rushed towards Roland. He didn't even bother to deal with such things. His eyes narrowed slightly, and the dazzling electric light penetrated the bodies of these monsters, turning them into corpses.
But after death, the corpses of these monsters quickly lost their color and became like ashes, and finally turned into powder and dissipated, leaving only a small piece of magic stone.
Then from the shadows on the ground, blue-gray arms stretched out and picked up Roland's trophies.
"It's actually alive..."
With a subtle expression, Roland walked to the wall that had become normal and scanned the surrounding scene.
The surrounding area seemed very empty, and there were no other monsters. After all, this was the first floor. Adventurers coming and going had to pass through here, so it was difficult for any monsters to exist.
However, after personal contact, Roland can understand why team formation has become the mainstream, because this living dungeon does not have any teleportation points. To get to the next level, you can only walk step by step on your own. Go down.
The upper level is okay, but it may take several weeks to go back and forth to the deeper places. In addition, this dungeon itself is also a living creature, and monsters will not only be refreshed in a fixed area and time. The monsters will fight you hard. Or if you suddenly refresh when you are injured, it would be too troublesome to join the battle by yourself.
Roland glanced at the other passages around him, felt the faint sounds coming from inside, and continued walking down without hesitation.
There is no reason to use Esther to start training here. Moreover, it is clearly felt that the location of the bonded spirit is here, but the key to all spirits still has not given any information.
Roland moved forward at an almost unstoppable speed. Anyway, his purpose today was not to train himself, but to confirm some things.
"The difficulty of the tenth level begins to gradually increase..."
Emitting fire in an almost luxurious manner, Roland crossed the messy cave that he had blown up and came to the stairs leading to the thirteenth floor.
He did this not out of any desire to vent his destructive desires, but simply to save trouble.
The dungeon is alive and will breed monsters. The different floors are like its organs. Once damaged, they will repair themselves. This responsibility is greater than its instinct as a monster lair. During the repair period, The frequency of monsters appearing will be greatly reduced.
Thanks to this, Roland didn't even have to worry about exposing anything, and under such terrifying firepower, Roland could move much faster than anyone else.
If he continues to explore at this speed, it won't take long for him to catch up with Orario's first echelon in today's exploration progress.
But at this moment, the look on his face was not relaxed or meaningless, but solemn.
There is no news yet about the Key to All Souls.
He was about to enter the middle realm, but he still didn't get a clear reminder of the discovery of the spirit. If it hadn't been for the sublimation intuition brought about by the increased authority after contracting the God's Throne, he could vaguely discover the approximate location of the spirit. I'm afraid he will feel that he is looking in the wrong place.
You must know that the current Key of All Souls covers the entire Fuyuki City. If it cannot be detected in the middle realm, it only means one thing.
"In the deep layers, no...maybe it is the progress of the first line of the strategy, or even places that the expedition team has not yet reached?"
Roland sighed, which made Esther next to him take his hand and rub it on his head.
This was Roland's reward when he was happy. Esther wanted to comfort Roland in the same way. She looked at Roland expressionlessly and said.
"Ester is the master's sword. No matter what the road ahead, I will face it with the master."
Looking into Esther's beautiful eyes, Roland subconsciously rubbed his silver hair that felt as good as silk.
"Of course, this is our contract. Esther will always be my sword."
Esther's eyes fluctuated slightly and she didn't speak. She just closed her eyes, with a look of enjoyment on her expressionless pretty face.
"Anyway, on the first day, we didn't even clear up the situation, so there's no need to rush. Next, and no matter what, I will explore the known areas, even if it's just to expand the map of the Black Shadow Corps."
The power of the Shadow Kingdom can allow Roland to freely walk back and forth in the shadows, but it is not omnipotent. If it does not give corresponding clues or specific orders such as its past location, the Shadow Corps can only find a needle in a haystack. Search the same way.
Roland did not stay any longer and took Esther into the thirteenth floor. As soon as he entered this area, he felt refreshed.
Although it is a traditional cave terrain with endless stone roads everywhere, the air is filled with the delicious smell of fire.
As the first level in the middle section, the monsters here have been officially recognized as level 2 by the guild, and some of them can use magic.
At such an early hour, there was no one in this passage, which was exactly what Roland wanted.
"Then, let's start the experiment."
Roland stretched out and took the initiative to put his hand close to the wall of the dungeon.
"Let's see if it is the so-called gods that this dungeon hates, or simply the personality itself."
The scorching energy was continuously released from the palm of his hand, causing terrifying cracks to appear on the surrounding walls, and lava flowing like blood.
It is a well-known fact that gods cannot enter the underground city, because once they enter, it will cause the underground city to launch a crazy counterattack.
The formation of any commandment must have a painful lesson. Nowadays, there is no wave of monsters breaking out in the dungeon and rushing to the ground, and the gods do not take the initiative to enter the dungeon. The peaceful situation between the two is the result of the original.
But this rule is not absolute. If the god whose divine power is sealed is not afraid of death and does not take the initiative to explode his divine power, he can jump left and right next to the red line of this rule.
And is the same true true for powers of similar nature?
Roland looked at the wall that had completely transformed into flowing like melted ice cream, his eyes full of anticipation.
After a while, the surrounding earth cracked open, and the terrain of this passage began to move as if it had life, and they were entangled with the scorching fire regardless of their own safety.
After it was completely extinguished, a crack suddenly appeared in the remains of the wall.
Then, a magic stone so huge that it was almost as tall as Roland fell out of it, with strange fire patterns on its surface.
What's going on... Showing kindness?
He used his own power to hurt Dungeon, but the monster he expected did not appear. Dungeon, who was beaten by him, even took the initiative to convert this power into magic stones and send it up.
Roland slowly walked forward, touching this strange magic stone, feeling the energy and faint consciousness hidden in it.
It was a chaotic feeling of closeness.
This underground city was sending an invitation to Roland.
Inviting him to become one of his own, to become his strongest child, it told Roland about a bright future. He would have a body more powerful than the legendary black dragon, and his inexhaustible power would be enough to destroy everything on the earth. They were all burned up with fire.
This magic stone is the example he created by combining Roland's own power.
"Ha," Roland chuckled, his eyes became cold, and the mark of the Dragon Talisman flashed in his eyes for a long time. He spit out flames from his mouth, turning the magic stone in front of him into ashes along with his consciousness.
"Do you think you are also one-half of the world?"
(End of chapter)
