Under the guidance of Anastasia, the group arrived at the entrance to the underground city.
This defensive building made of bluestone bricks had half collapsed. Li Ran had to send soldiers to remove the broken wooden beams blocking the door before he could see the dark tunnel leading underground.
Selina shrugged, looked at Li Ran and said: "Obviously, this channel cannot enter a large number of troops at the same time."
Anastasia observed the degree of damage to the surface city and made a judgment: "Lord Li Ran, if the damage below is also so severe, I am afraid that not only will it be unable to accommodate a large-scale troop deployment, but it will also be unable to advance in the city. It’s also very difficult, so I suggest that we just deploy a small and capable force to explore.”
Eureka, who put on the griffon light armor, nodded: "I agree with Ms. Anna. There must be soldiers from the mechanical tribe below. In the narrow underground space full of ruins, it will be easier to have too many people and scattered formations. Discovered and divided and surrounded.”
Li Ran thought for a moment, looked at the crowd and said, "In that case, the rest of the soldiers will stay outside for now, and we will form a team to infiltrate and explore."
"Salina, Bai Yue, you are in front, Muraziel and Tia are behind, Miss Anna and Eureka are in the middle, and we will move forward after the ghosts find out the path."
"If we encounter a large-scale attack, we will return to the surface along the previous path."
After receiving the order, everyone prepared their weapons and lined up in order.
Li Ran walked to the entrance of the cave, raised his right hand, and in the light of the Wugui Ring, dozens of ghosts were released and entered the underground along the tunnel.
Anastasia recited a spell in her mouth, and the light of magic surged in front of her eyes. She whispered: "I have shared vision with the ghost. It is safe below, and we can move forward."
Li Ran nodded.
Everyone walked up the stairs and entered the deep darkness.
After walking downward for nearly half an hour, the road in front of us became smooth.
What appeared before them was a huge, dark and deserted city.
A large number of hundreds of meters of arch columns jointly support the underground urban space. The darkness above is filled with moist mist, making it impossible to see the edges.
While controlling the ghost to explore the surroundings, Anastasia described to everyone the scene when she last visited here.
The capital of the Hasima Empire, Nariya, the "City of Rainbow Pearls", was once one of the most beautiful cities in Ashan.
"First Evolution"
The buildings in this city are inlaid with sparkling crystals and pearls. Under the blessing of the abundant power of Sarasa, the whole city is bright all night long.
Water is the essential blood of this city. Seawater is introduced from the outside and pours down from the city dome, meandering on covered bridges and rooftops, creating a spectacular scene of waterfalls and fountains everywhere.
Jianling makes running water into living statues with different shapes and can move, and embellishes the city into a temple with a strong artistic and religious atmosphere. Because of the steaming water vapor, you can often see rainbows appearing in the sky in the city, "Rainbow Pearl" Therefore, the nickname "City" is famous far and wide.
The extremely wide underground streets once housed business travelers from various countries in the Saran continent, the Naga residents living here, and the powerful Hasima Imperial Guard. The racial concepts of harmony, prosperity, and mutual benefit have made Nariya's humanistic The spirit is getting stronger day by day.
Li Ran was fascinated when he heard it. Suddenly, his foot crushed a blue-gray tile that was weathered into powder, and he came back from the imaginary picture.
A gust of corrupt and cold wind surged out from the empty building and brushed against Li Ran's cheek, making him shiver.
Li Ran raised his head, and what he saw was a lifeless and dark city.
Anastasia frowned slightly and said: "There are mechanical soldiers in the temple ahead, but they are not many. With our strength, they can be easily eliminated."
Elf Bai Yue moved quickly, her two long ears trembling slightly, and together with Salina in human form, disappeared around the corner of the street.
When Li Ran turned the corner and came to the front of the temple, Salina and Bai Yue had already walked out of the gate.
Selina's eyes glowed golden in the darkness. She casually dropped a torn mechanical limb and complained: "They are just modified sharks, not enough to fight."
"Don't underestimate the enemy, Miss Black Dragon," Anastasia reminded. "The exploring ghosts discovered that there are a large number of mechanical races hidden in the city. If they swarm up, even seventh-level creatures will not be able to escape death."
Selina shrank her neck, her golden eyes blinked, appearing to flicker: "These native beings transformed by the mechanical race are too weird. They are dead and still use the transformed ones under the control of the mechanical core. The semi-mechanical body launches an endless attack on the enemy, which is simply more terrifying than the undead."
Eureka nodded: "So destroying them is the greatest mercy."
Li Ran walked to Anastasia and asked softly: "Have the ghost troops discovered anything?"
Anastasia pondered for a moment and said, "There is a warehouse one kilometer to the west. You may be able to find some clues."
"Then let's leave now."
Soon, the team crossed two streets and arrived in front of the warehouse.
After some searching, no trace of the Machine Tribe or the Dragon Blood Crystal was found, but a lot of gold was found.
The value of these golds is approximately 50,000 units, which is indeed a considerable fortune.
Eureka frowned and speculated: "If Naria had carried out an orderly evacuation before the attack, then the gold would have been taken away instead of being abandoned like this."
Li Ran added: "In other words, Nariya was probably attacked by the mechanical tribe, which resulted in no chance for people and materials in the city to evacuate."
Next, Li Ran's face became a little ugly: "This war probably destroyed Naria's defenders at once, otherwise the gold would not have been left here during the post-war reconstruction and evacuation operations. "
In order to avoid waste, he put the gold into the space ring. Although it was an unexpected gain, everyone was not happy at all.
Especially Anastasia, who had been here before, couldn't help but worry about her sister Irina, who had served as a general here.
Suddenly, the sound of rubble being trampled was heard outside the warehouse.
Li Ran opened the door and saw two pairs of shimmering wings swaying slightly in the courtyard of the warehouse.
It's Murasel and Tia.
Tia held a black stone in her hand, and Murasel said with a mysterious face: "Lord Li Ran, do you think we found something?"
Li Ran walked up to him, and holy light surged in his hands, illuminating the courtyard.
A dark red crystal covered with dust lay on Tia's chest like a stagnant flame.
"This is?"
Anastasia stepped forward and explained: "This is the dragon blood crystal you are looking for."
"Ah! I'm sorry," Li Ran scratched his head and said with a smile, "I haven't seen the dragon blood crystal before, so I don't know what it looks like."
"But...why is there only one?"
Tia said loudly: "I don't know, we picked it up in the ruins nearby. There is indeed only one."
Anastasia said in a deep voice: "Dragon blood crystals are not uncommon in Naria. There is a huge dragon blood crystal mine at the bottom of the city."
"Although Dragon Blood Crystals are of great significance to the Holy Empire, Naga does not really need this precious divine resource. Therefore, in addition to being used for trade with the Empire, the mined Dragon Blood Crystals are also used by the Eternal Queen to decorate Nari. Asia’s temples and palaces.”
"This crystal is probably just an orphan that was decorated on the building at that time. If we want to find more dragon blood crystals, we can only know the situation there when we reach the crystal mine at the bottom."
