Chapter 463 Last Words
Lynch's hand on the cane tightened, but his wrist was immediately grabbed by the police officer beside him: "It's not an ambush, more like surveillance."
" Spy on us? ”
"No, we are monitoring this location, otherwise we should have noticed the sight long ago."
The sight only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing from the sensor. The surroundings returned to normal, and there were energetic people everywhere. Worker.
Probably not coming for us.
Looking at the clueless look of the mountain people leading the way, the three of them looked at each other without saying anything, but they were all wary. However, nothing unusual happened until they stepped onto the path into the mountain. Everything just happened. It seems like it's just an illusion.
Then just wait and see what happens. If it has anything to do with us, the other party’s purpose will always be exposed.
No longer entangled in sight, the three of them followed the mountain people all the way along the trail. At the beginning, there were many workers working on the roadside, and they were widening the path into the mountain, but after walking for a while, they could no longer see it. There are no human traces, and birds and animals are scurrying among the dense trees, which is full of life.
Lin Qi felt something looked familiar, and immediately realized that he had seen it in Maya's photo. The three of them were walking through the lush mountain forest, following the rugged mountain path, and passed two gentle slopes, and a cliff lay across them. In front of you.
The rocky and rugged cliffs are bare, with both sides extending into the distance, like a high natural wall, blocking the way forward.
The Best Mountain, part of the Karlos Mountains, has a minimum thickness of five kilometers and is the most suitable location to break through the north-south barrier. It is expected that only a total of eight kilometers of tunnels will need to be drilled to allow the Nolin-Rhine Railway Unobstructed.
This mountainous area is rich in minerals. It is not only rich in iron and copper, but also has several silver veins. Lynch immediately asked excitedly where the silver veins were. Unfortunately, the countess stared back, and had to follow him angrily into the mountain. A huge mine at your feet.
The mine has obvious artificial traces and extends all the way inward. There are kerosene lamps lit on both sides of the wall. The light of the fire makes the mine appear dark and deep, and the unique dirty air in the cave can be heard from inside. , and the faint sound of digging.
Ghouls who are good at digging holes work as miners. It seems that there is nothing more suitable for this occupation than their race.
"Actually, the earth-boring worms deep underground are more suitable for digging than us, but their intelligence is too low, and they are no different from ordinary animals."
The ghoul's voice was like a baby crying from came from the dark cave, and Elder Nikolai, who had not been seen for a long time, came out with several tribesmen.
……
But it was in the form of a ghoul, which made Lin Qi's mouth tremble. Even if it was an acquaintance's territory, it would be quite scary to see such a group of things coming out of the darkness.
The old mountain people are quite enthusiastic about Lin Qi.
Ever since Lynch successfully broke his leg after leaving Zul'Glasar, Elder Nikolai led the mountain people back to Best Mountain. The two sides have not seen each other again. It has been two months. During the gathering, Elder Nicklay thanked Lynch frequently, saying that Lynch had realized the long-cherished wish of the tribe for many years and solved the major crisis of Mordiggian, so that the tribe was no longer bound to this deep mountain. Now the young people in the tribe Being able to go out and move bricks at will is all thanks to Lynch.
ha? So the clown is actually me? After teasing Diana for a long time, it turned out that I was the culprit?
Amidst the snickers of the two ladies, Lynch tried hard to shirk the credit with an expressionless face, but the old ghoul's words made him more hopeful. They were indeed specifically targeting Mo As for Erdikian's clone, maybe his guess is correct.
With previous contacts and Miss Diana's relationship, he didn't need to be too tactful. He didn't ask directly about the whereabouts of the Necronomicon, but asked sideways why the tribe moved here and why it had been there for thousands of years. The reason for staying here to fight against Mordiggian.
This made the old ghoul a little confused, and Lynch understood it. Just like someone asked him why his direct ancestors followed other orangutans down the tree in ancient times, anyone would be confused. , and also wanted to hit someone.
However, Elder Nikolai did not take action. He just pondered for a while and then led the three people into the cave.
There are more than a thousand mountain residents in total, and they are distributed in several hollowed-out mines nearby. The elder is in a town government-like place, and only the upper echelons of the tribe live here.
Linqi’s familiar feeling became even stronger as soon as he entered. The width and layout of the tunnels and caves here are almost exactly the same as those dug by old Swain in his memories. It is said that this is the life of their tribe. Elder Nikolai doesn't know when this habit was passed down.
He led the three of them deep into the depths. On the walls of the last few caves, the three of them saw dense murals. There were similar patterns on the previous photos of Maya, but they were not as clear as they could be seen now. .
It was useless to see clearly. Those abstract murals were not understandable by normal people at all. Fortunately, Elder Nicklay was looking at the pictures and talking, telling them a long-standing story.
In the story, the high priest of the tribe was bewitched by Mordiggian and completely lost his mind. He wanted to sacrifice a large number of creatures to the ghoul king to wake up his clone, so as to guide the evil god to come. Crazy behavior will cause huge disasters. Once successful, half of the ancient continent may be affected, and the people in the tribe will not be immune.
Fortunately, the priest's daughter stepped forward. Her daughter was deeply loved by all members of the tribe. It is said that she has lived among humans all year round. Her personality is as amiable as humans, and she is powerful and capable.
Although she failed to stop the high priest's crazy behavior, she still succeeded in destroying her father's plan at the last moment by asking the tribe to completely purify all the sacrifices, including herself, before sacrificing them.
The ritual failed, and Mordiggian's clone fled to the holy well in the holy city and fell into a deep sleep, while his tribe chased him all the way.
After hearing this story, the three people had complicated expressions. It seemed that Lynch had indeed guessed correctly. These people were indeed descendants of Dr. Swain's tribe, and the Book of the Dead was probably in their hands.
But the three of them were not happy at all. Instead, they looked sad. This story was not beautiful, and the ending was even more disappointing.
Lynch sighed and said: "You hate Mordiggian for bewitching your priests, so you have chased him here and been entangled with him for thousands of years?"
"That's not the case. ." Elder Nicklay did not look at the mural this time and sighed, "That was the ancestor's last request."
"Huh?"
"The end of the story has been remembered by all the high priests in the past. The ancestor suddenly woke up when she was dying and left her last words. She said that she had just had her last dream, and she dreamed of several very different things. A powerful friend helped her resolve this disaster. Although it was just a dream, she was still very happy. She hoped that we could chase Mordiggian's clone so that he would never have a chance to wake up until... It is said. She left with a smile, and she was really happy in the end."
(End of Chapter)