After only one night's rest, "Yakou Village" selected more than 40 elite members early the next morning to form a hunting team with Liu Yu and three other people who came to help. They entered through the entrance of the cave behind the village and a narrow stone path. The maze-like "Snow Forest Cave".
Beneath the vast "Bound of Ice and Snow Forest" is a whole group of underground caves, like a hollowed-out giant ant nest, with large and small caves connected by narrow passages and stone caves like a spider web.
Some caves are as big as an endless jungle, while others are as small as a few mud huts.
The underground cave is divided into four layers. The cold temperature near the surface is the "ice cave layer". Cold wind pours in from unknown holes. There is solid ice between the tunnel walls. There are few plants growing in the tunnels and caves.
The large amount of minerals originally contained on the surface of the earth have long been exhausted after thousands of years of endless mining by countless underground adventure workers.
But if you are lucky in the ice cave layer, you can still hunt various spiritual beasts, such as snow deer, white mink, wind raccoon and other spiritual beasts that live on the snow forest floor.
If the weather is too bad, such as a snowstorm or being hunted by hunters, these spiritual beasts will take refuge in underground caves.
There are also ferocious beasts such as winter bears, cave tigers, and snow wolves that like to hide and hibernate in remote caves. Even raptors such as golden eagles, snow pelicans, and cloud-piercing eagles will go down to caves if the wind and snow are too strong. Sheltered from the wind.
The "Yakou Village" hunting team's goal was the two fire pythons in the underground "Fire Cave Layer". They did not stop at the "Ice Cave Layer". The group was led by the hunting leader of the Yakou Village, "Bao Xiong". Go down and move quickly through the dark, cold winding mine.
Passing through various large and small caves, some of these caves are jagged and lifeless. Some of the stone walls and stones are covered with moss, and some of them are covered with layers of ice hanging from the top.
The "dah, dah" sounds that occurred when everyone was walking were particularly loud in the empty mine, and they also traveled very far.
During this period, everyone also encountered a small group of snow wolves, and shot a few of them dead. They did not pursue the other fleeing snow wolves deeply. If it was normal, they would naturally pursue them with all their strength. A dozen tall snow wolves were a huge sum of money. prey.
After about an hour or two, the mines and grottoes began to show some life. In addition to the mottled moss covering the stone walls, various mushrooms began to grow on the ground and among the rocks, and the temperature also increased significantly.
Some nameless fungi on the stone wall emit various faint rays of light, illuminating the dim mines and caves with sparkling colors and a very gorgeous look.
According to Silver Fox's introduction, they have reached the "mysterious cave layer" of the underground cave. Compared to the ice cave layer, the labyrinth layer appears more vibrant. The further down you go, the higher the temperature, and the types of vegetation in the mines and caves. , the greater the number.
First there were bushes, then short trees. From time to time, figures of rats, roe deer, martens and other spiritual animals flashed among the low bushes or piles of rocks.
The "Mysterious Cave Layer" is between the Ice Cave Layer and the Fire Cave Layer, with moderate humidity and temperature. Some large caves are like dense jungles, with various rare spiritual materials growing and a large number of spiritual beasts entrenched at the same time. It is an "adventure" A paradise for servants.
As the name suggests, the large and small mines are intertwined and twisted, like a maze, a giant underground world where opportunities and risks coexist.
The span of the "Mystery Cave Level" is huge. From entering the Mysterious Cave Level to reaching the lower "Fire Cave Level", it takes two to three days to walk alone. In addition to the twists and turns of the layers of mines, the forked roads are like In addition to making it difficult to walk through the spider webs, you can also see how deep this "snow forest cave" is.
You must know that in addition to the "Fire Cave Layer", there is also the lowest "Ghost Cave Layer", which is also called the "Ghost Cave Abyss" by the underground adventurers.
If you rush into the "underground cave" without an experienced servant to lead the way, let alone hunting spiritual beasts, mining minerals and spiritual materials, you can make a small fortune. You can find the exit and get out of this maze of cascading roads and return to the ground. , that’s all lucky.
Every year, countless reckless young servants full of longing and whim get lost in this intricate underground cave. They either starve to death, or die in the mouths of ferocious beasts underground, or are killed in a corner of the cave. middle.
The group of people walked for most of the day in various caves with different landforms, such as mines that were narrow and wide, with complicated forks, or entering lush deep forests, or passing through rugged, empty, rocky and barren ridges.
During this period, I also encountered no less than other adventurous servants who were hunting in the maze of caves. There are extremely cautious loners, there are elite teams of three to five people, and there are also mercenary gangs composed of dozens or dozens of people like Liu Yu and his group.
After the encounter, the lone traveler stayed away from the group. The small group either stopped and watched, or took the initiative to go around and let Liu Yu and his group pass first.
When encountering a group of dozens of servants, if there are familiar faces, the hunting leader "Bao Xiong" will take the initiative to say hello. If they are all unfamiliar faces, "Bao Xiong" will lead everyone to give way, or The two sides stood at a certain distance and looked at each other.
For these servants who have been living in underground caves all year round and have rich experience in exploration, the various ferocious beasts hidden underground are not scary. What is scary are the other adventurous servants hiding in the darkness.
"It's the first time for two fellow Taoists to go down to the "Snow Forest Cave". They must be tired after walking for a day. They are approaching Heisongzhai. We will stay there for one night today and start our journey again tomorrow!"
When everyone came to a huge cave with a dense forest of ancient trees, the hunting leader of Yakou Village, "Bao Xiong", a blond man with a rough look and a beard, said with a smile.
"This underground cave is too big. The mines and grottoes are going around in circles. It's so difficult to tell the difference between east, west and north. I just have to listen to the Taoist friends' arrangements for the itinerary!" After a day of chaos and twists and turns, Turn, Liu Yu had already fainted, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Haha, don't worry, fellow Taoist! When you get to Heisongzhai, please have a drink. The "Luxiang Roast Pig" there is one of the best." Silver Fox laughed, looking at the tall oak trees standing in front of him, and said with nostalgia. .
Silver Fox has not personally been to a cave for a long time, but he still clearly remembers the corners of the underground area around "Fat Pig Ridge", the various forks and thousands of large and small caves and chambers. .
This is his hometown, and his hard work can be seen in every corner. The "helper" career was both dangerous and full of passion, and Silver Fox still remembers it vividly.
"Oh! You have to try it!" Xuanshan, who was feeling dizzy due to depression, regained some energy after hearing this.
Two-quarters of an hour later, the group came to a wooden village deep in the jungle. The village was not big, and two narrow roads in the center intersected to form a winding cross street.
The streets are lined with spiritual material shops, talisman shops, taverns and other wooden two-story buildings. Among them, taverns are the most numerous. At a glance, both sides of the street are lined with wine flags.
The streets of "Black Pine Village" are crowded and bustling with people. A large number of adventurous servants who venture into underground caves will come here to rest, also known as "Black Pine Inn".
The reason why it is called a "station" is because there is a "helper branch" at the intersection, where helpers can go to receive various tasks.
There are both sect collection tasks issued by the "Winter Water Alliance" and employment tasks issued by servants. However, the rewards are spiritual stones and there are no outer sect contribution points. The "Winter Water Alliance" limits the contribution points of the outer sects. Circulate privately to prevent malicious people from taking advantage of the loopholes.
I heard from Yinhu that there are thousands of large and small "stations" like this in the entire underground cave, forming a complete network of servants underground.
It provides general directions and a place to rest for thousands of servants who venture into the maze, and it also brings endless benefits to the "Winter Water Alliance".
"You stupid bear finally showed up. I thought you died in some girl's belly." When the bear led a group of people into a tavern called "Fat Pig", a short and fat man with a big belly appeared. The Northlander came up to him, gave the violent bear a hug, and said exaggeratedly.
"Fuck you! Uncle, I'm very fierce. Unlike a fat pig like you, I'm afraid it's hard to climb into bed. Come on, bring all the good wine and meat. I've been traveling all day and I'm hungry!" Pushing the pudgy boss away, he cursed with a smile.
"Isn't this Brother Silver Fox? Please come in quickly!" The pudgy boss saw Silver Fox and welcomed him warmly.
"Brother Ollie, you are well!" Silver Fox replied politely. When he was wandering in the caves, he often came to this pub to eat and drink. At that time, Boss Ollie was still a handsome young man, but now he is too fat to walk. Moved.
"Sit inside quickly! There are seats inside!" the pudgy boss said with a cheerful smile.
"Boss, it's the people from "Yakou Village"!" When Bao Xiong and his group walked into the tavern, a table of fierce men sitting in the corner looked over when they heard the movement. Among them was a tall, thin man with black hair and red eyes. Said to the blond man beside him.
"Silver Fox!" The blond man sitting at the far end was tall and burly, wearing a black animal skin cloak. His upper body was exposed, and a ferocious claw mark almost occupied his entire chest.
The whole person looked extremely tough. At this moment, the blond man gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at the silver fox who was chatting and laughing with the pudgy boss, as if he wanted to eat the silver fox alive.
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