When Doakes was being taught a lesson by the Black Earl, Vai had already silently lifted up the soil beneath the ground.
However, the access to the underground waterway was not exposed, and it was still surrounded by earthen walls.
"It seems that it has been deposited for too long and is completely blocked." Kael said.
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, Vai is here. Keep gnawing... cough, keep digging the soil, and you will always be able to dig out a path." The speaker was Doakes, who had just gotten up from the ground and was covered in dust.
However, Vai did not listen to his old friend's words. Instead, he turned to look at Angel, wanting to hear Angel's opinion first.
Angel did not speak immediately, but stood there waiting for something.
After a while, a small blue flower emerged from Angel's shadow. As the breeze blew, the flower swayed gently. With the frequency of the shaking, there were messages that only Angel could interpret.
Sent out.
Everyone didn't know what the flower was, but seeing Angel staring at the flower intently, as if he was having some kind of spiritual communication, they didn't dare to disturb him.
After a while, Angel said to Vai: "There is no need to continue digging, the underground waterway here has completely collapsed."
Angel had previously sent Ermi to investigate underground, and the surrounding water channels for hundreds of meters were blocked. In this case, there was no need to dig to find a way.
"Okay." Vai nodded and withdrew the magic power he had released.
Doakes, on the other hand, looked confused: "It doesn't matter even if the underground waterway collapses. There is always a place that has not collapsed. Why don't we dig to the place that has not collapsed first?"
After Doakes finished speaking, the Black Earl sneered, seeming to be sarcastic.
Angel explained calmly: "Do you know why this is called the Garden Maze?"
Doakes scratched his head. He had never tested this point.
"Many years ago, when the ruins here were not too dilapidated, the ground was full of gorgeous statues with broken arms, fountains with gold inlaid on a white background, and extremely gorgeous gem flowers, so the ground was called the 'Garden'.
"
"But the underground waterway here is an extremely huge three-dimensional maze. It not only has multiple floors, but also countless passages. It is so complicated that if you want to walk through every place, the time required will be measured in months."
"It is precisely because of the two completely different styles on the ground and underground that this place is called the Garden Maze. This name continues to this day. Now the garden is no longer there and the maze has collapsed..."
Angel sighed, time corrodes everything, and he didn’t know whether the destination would also become broken due to the passage of time.
After listening to Angel's explanation, Doakes finally understood. Since the underground waterway is a maze that is so huge and complicated that even wizards have a headache, it would be of no use even if they rely on the power of the earth to clear a section.
At this time, the stone slab on Vai's body spoke: "You brat, is the target location really in the maze?"
Ignoring the Black Earl's deliberately posed address, Angel nodded: "Yes."
The Black Earl was silent for a moment: "No wonder, no one has discovered it for so many years. The underground maze is so big that almost no one has walked through it completely. Even if it is done, it is completely useless if the corresponding door cannot be found."
There are many "doors" in the underground labyrinth, and there are rooms of various sizes inside. It can be said that the underground labyrinth is also an underground city to a certain extent.
Therefore, even if some "doors" cannot be opened, those wizards who are already tired from exploring the maze are probably too lazy to think of ways to open them.
The Black Earl currently thinks that the destination is an inconspicuous "door", but in fact the destination is a wall, which is actually more confusing. Those wizards who explore and find that there is a wall on the opposite side will only know
When I think about taking the wrong path and going back and starting again, I never realize that there is actually a "secret" hidden behind that wall.
Doakes: "What did the people who built the garden maze think? Why did they turn the underground waterway into a maze? Well, what should we do now?"
Doakes complained a bit and looked at Angel with questioning eyes.
Angel: "I don't know why the maze was built, but I know that there are many official institutions from the past in the maze, such as prisons."
Angel was quite impressed by the Hell's Stairway in Narok City. Moreover, the entrances to the underground sewers he was looking for were all located by the Hell's Staircase, because the underground maze was too complicated and Angel could find it.
The only landmark building is the Prison Staircase.
After a pause, Angel continued: "Since the underground sewer here is blocked, let's change it."
Angel looked around, and finally focused on the southeast direction of the clock tower. He remembered that there was an open space there, which used to be a fountain. There was also an underground waterway inside the pool, which was not far from the prison ladder.
After determining the location, everyone started to set off immediately.
He did not use a vehicle, but moved quickly directly on the ruined buildings, and saw black shadows passing across the sky.
Soon, they came to the vicinity of the clearing. The reason why it was "nearby" was because the clearing was filled with swaying blood-red and gorgeous flowers. These flowers bloomed on thorns and spewed out a faint red mist.
From a distance, the open space was completely shrouded in red mist.
"Is this a blood thorn? It's actually blooming, and there are so many blooms?" Doakes looked at the scene in front of him in surprise.
Blood thorns are a general term for bloodthirsty vine-type plant monsters. Generally, these thorns use attack power and feed on blood. They rarely bloom unless they have excess energy.
This is the first time Doakes has seen so many blood-red flowers in this clearing.
"I guess a lot of people died at its hands. I guess there are lots of bones in the ground." Doakes sighed.
The Black Earl rarely said a word: "In the past few thousand years, more and more ordinary people have come here to explore. But no matter what, this was once an extraordinary city. When encountering any extraordinary things, these ordinary people will be the most vulnerable.
The first to suffer. It’s normal to be able to raise blood thorns of this level.”
Looking at the red mist spreading in the distance, Vai asked softly: "Then do we still want to go there to explore now?"
"Why don't you explore? This bloody thorn is not difficult to deal with." Doakes rubbed his hands, obviously ready to make a move.
Angel said: "There is no need to explore. There are vines growing under the blood thorns, which will inevitably cause the underground waterway to collapse. This place is almost the same as the previous entrance."
Doakes: "If underground waterways collapse so easily, can we really enter them and find our destination?"
Angel: "The underground waterway is a three-dimensional maze. The shallowest layers are ordinary buildings. It is normal for them to be eroded by time, but further down, it belongs to the extraordinary realm. Even if it collapses there, it will only
It’s a minority.”
"In that case, can't we just find the destination and dig down?" Vai said.
After Vai finished speaking, everyone fell silent.
Vai didn't know what he said wrongly, so he turned his head in confusion with an innocent look on his face.
"I thought you were ignorant before, but now I realize that you are really stupid. If you can dig directly, why not dig to the target? Why do you need the key?" Black Earl: "Also, there is no need in the future, you just
Stop talking. But if you talk about your brain, it will make people laugh."
The Black Earl is obviously really angry. After all, Vai is also his descendant. Saying such stupid words will only bring shame to the Noah family.
Angel also looked at Vai at this time, his tone was not as ferocious as the Black Earl, but he said calmly: "Although this place has been abandoned for countless years, before it was abandoned, this must have been an extraordinary city standing proudly.
Moreover, it is no worse than Mesoemia."
"Although there are many residences for residents on the surface of the underground labyrinth, there are official institutions in the depths, which must be heavily protected. There are probably no shortage of magic energy arrays that are still in operation, including institutions, puppets and even raised monsters. So.
, If you really want to enter the target place, you can’t break through the deep passage, you can only find a way to enter the deep passage.”
The method is to find a surface passage that has not collapsed and can still be walked.
This was actually a test for Angel. When he first entered Naraku City in the Nightmare Realm, he appeared directly in the underground maze. When he turned around, he found the passage leading to the Devil-Eater Flower King. At the end of the passage was the wall.
It is almost impossible to re-create the journey we took at that time. We can only use the prison ladder to locate it and look for the wall in reverse.
"We can't explore here, so let's go to the next place. Where is the next place?" Doakes asked.
Angel closed his eyes and recalled the aerial view, as well as the general distribution of Naraku City described by Sanders. After a while, he hesitantly opened his eyes and slowly pointed to the north: "There is a garden over there.
The entrance to the underground waterway. It’s just..."
Doakes: "Just what?"
"It's just that after so many years, the garden must have been in ruins, and there are no landmark buildings near it. If you want to determine the location, you probably have to explore the way."
The so-called pathfinding, Angel meant to use mental power to search underground, but after actually putting it into practice, he found that Vai can use the earth's induction to explore a large area, which is much better than mental pathfinding.
many.
Not to mention Vai's ability, even Doakes can send sandworms to sneak into the ground for rapid exploration.
This is the benefit of having a team.
Angel had mostly walked alone before, but this time he felt relaxed. Even Earl fans didn't need to be sent out, they just had to follow Vai forward.
Because they were exploring the road, they did not walk quickly. Instead, they walked slowly forward as if they were just watching a horse.
During this process, Angel was also observing the surrounding scene.
Even though a series of words such as dilapidation and ruins are used to describe the garden maze, the prosperity of this place can still be seen from some details.
Kael also lamented: "Such a huge extraordinary city, I really want to see with my own eyes what it looked like when it was prosperous."
Angel also had similar thoughts to Kael, but Kael just lamented that Angel could really see the prosperous appearance of Naraku City, he only needed to go to the Nightmare Realm.
However, the surface of Naraku City in the Nightmare Realm is no safer than underground, and is just as dangerous.
According to Sanders' judgment, there are legendary existences in several forbidden areas. Just like the church they went to near the bell tower before, there was a legendary atmosphere in it. When Sanders went to explore, he didn't even dare to get close.
near.
Angel didn't know whether his identity would be useful against those wild legendary beings in the nightmare world. Moreover, the last time he went to Naraku City, he met the woman with a face covered in stitches.
Angel wants to explore Naraku City again, but at least he doesn't dare to do so now.
However, at least he is not like Kael who can only sigh. At least he has a bright future.
…
In the process of exploring the road, Vai has discovered several entrances to underground waterways, but they have all collapsed and there is no way to go.
As for the entrance to the garden that Angel has high hopes for, Angel doesn't know if Vai has explored it yet. Maybe he has already explored it, or maybe it's still ahead.
Anyway, I really can't find the entrance now.
Vai was a little frustrated after being unable to enter the entrance he was looking for several times. Doakes was in a good mood and comforted him: "We have only been here for less than a day, and you want to gain something. How can it be so easy?
Which of my previous adventures was not measured in months or years?"
"Besides, the garden maze is so big, and you can't even explore 1% of the area. It's a little early to get discouraged now."
Vai sighed deeply: "That's why I hate going out. If I were at home now, I could easily make money by 'divination', and there would be no need to do such hard work."
Doakes: "You are an earth apprentice, but you still have the nerve to say prophecy lines."
Vai said coldly: "Then don't come to me next time."
Doakes immediately changed his mind: "Having the power to control the earth and the talent to smell death at the same time, such a person must be a genius, right, Kal-El?"
Kael really didn't want to cooperate with Doakes, but Doakes was an official wizard after all, so to show respect, he still smiled and nodded: "My lord is right."
"It's useless to compliment me. I will definitely not..."
Before Vai finished speaking, an "X"-shaped energy dropped from the sky and sealed Vai's mouth.
"I asked you to stop talking nonsense, and yet you still said that you don't take me seriously." The Black Earl said coldly.
Vai didn't dare to speak now, and he couldn't speak anymore. He could only continue to work hard.
After more than half a day, there was still no harvest. Just as the night fell quietly on the horizon, suddenly, an angry roar with strong emotions came from not far away.
"It seems like someone is calling, a monster?" Kael listened intently.
"No, it's a human being." Angel, who is the most sensitive to emotions, heard the source of the emotion immediately and even judged the direction.
"A wizard's apprentice?"
"No." Angel shook his head. Although the emotion in his cry was very contagious, it did not contain a trace of energy. He should be an ordinary person. And judging from the sharp voice, he was either a teenager in the voice-changing stage, or a
A woman with a loud voice.
"Should we go over and take a look?" The so-called go over to take a look is actually to see if the other party is in danger and wants to help. Kael is an academic white wizard, so it is normal for him to say something like this.
"Whatever, it depends on what Vai wants." Angel didn't care. Anyway, it was Vai who was exploring the way. They would follow Vai wherever he went.
Vai couldn't speak at this time and could only nod or shake his head. However, before he could make this action, Doakes on the side said: "Let's go and take a look."
Angel glanced at him: "Spiritual perception?"
Doakes shrugged: "I don't know, I was just bored for a day and wanted to see if there was any exciting 'project'."
Angel: "..."
Although Doakes answered like this, Angel thought for a while and nodded, motioning for Vai to go over and take a look.
Naturally, Vai did not dare to resist, so he changed his direction and walked towards the direction where the sound came from.