The four drow seemed to be still fantasizing about the possibility of their mistress becoming a legend. Carlton paused, then used a dry cough to wake them up from their fantasies.
Finally remembering what to do, the drow lowered his head in embarrassment, and then introduced the situation of the Underdark.
“We are now at the top of the Underdark, but below here, there is a maze area formed by countless winding tunnels.
If you want to return to the surface, the fastest way is of course to push all the way from here to the Earth Gate.
It was a door made by a giant, originally meant to seal the Underdark, but Khyber's power had long since faded, and the Underdark had changed from an underground city to a cave in the main plane."
According to what the drow said, the Underdark seemed to have once belonged to Khyber's dungeon. Later, for unknown reasons, it solidified in the main plane and turned into this huge cave.
This was something that was hard for Carl to imagine, but considering that it was caused by the two ancestor dragons, Eberron and Khyber, things suddenly became easy to understand.
No matter how extraordinary something is, it is not surprising when it happens to them.
"So how do we get through this Earth Gate? Is there any way to get there as quickly as possible?"
Hearing this question, the expressions of the four drow became a little strange.
"The Earth Gate is now controlled by the Fallen. If you want to pass through there, either join them or..."
His eyes swept across the many constructs behind Carl, and the drow who answered seemed to have some expectations.
If Carl leaves with such a group of "army", there is almost a 100% chance that he will have conflicts with those fallen drow.
"You don't have to worry about how we get through. Just help write down the information on how to get to the Earth Gate."
After the previous experience of destroying the Fire Dwarf Fortress, Carl now looks down on military buildings of general size.
The total number of both new and old constructs was 600. There were originally some surplus, but before leaving, Carl had them self-destruct in the temporary base to destroy all traces.
600 tanks, this number of tanks is enough to fight a small or medium-sized battle.
Without saying much, the drow wrote down the information they knew with the help of Scorpion.
After completing the transaction, Carl asked someone to give them some food and let them go.
Watching the group of people disappear into the tunnel, Scorpion turned around and said to Carl:
"In fact, I also know some ways to leave the Underdark."
Carl on the side nodded slightly and said calmly: "I know, it's not just you. On the way back, Ying also told me how their tribe left the Underdark."
Scorpion's eyes suddenly widened, as if to say, "Since you know other ways, why do you ask them?"
Without waiting for Scorpion to ask, Carl continued, "It's never a bad thing to know one more way out. Who knows if there are any undercover agents from the Fallen Sect among these so-called Ascetic Sects? Let's go along the route to the Earth Gate first. If there are really pursuers and interceptions, we will decisively change the route."
“What’s the point?”
Looking at Carl who stood up again, Scorpion asked puzzledly.
"No, but next time I run into this group of drow, I won't feel so burdened. After all, killing someone for no reason always makes people feel guilty, but if the other party betrays you, it's a different story."
Just when Scorpion was feeling a little strange about Carl's somewhat overbearing remarks, the drow mistress teleported over from the air nearby using psychic power.
Looking around, the drow who claimed to be four hundred years old bowed slightly to Carl.
"Forgive my impoliteness just now. I just want to confirm whether you are really worthy of trust. I hope you can take us to live on the surface. The situation in the Underdark is no longer able to accommodate us."
On the side, Hope, Scorpion and the others had already taken out their weapons vigilantly, while Bane and Thorin had directly entered the construct.
As for Ying, she seemed to have already noticed the fact that the drow mistress had followed her, and did not show any hostility at the first moment.
"If you want to ask for help, you should act like you are asking for help. I can even imagine a scenario where you secretly leak our intelligence, causing us to be hunted down by other drow and eventually have to come back to seek your help."
As Carl said this, the light in the eyes of the drow mistress opposite flickered slightly.
The creatures in Eberron are not very strict in the division of camps. Even those who have been orderly and kind all their lives will inevitably make mistakes in certain things.
Because of this, the Paladin class in Eberron seems somewhat dangerous compared to the creatures in Faerun who seem to have their thoughts stamped on them.
"We just want to follow secretly. We won't do the kind of thing you mentioned."
He clarified his suspicion very righteously, but these words were not convincing at all to Carl.
"If you say so, then so be it. But let's talk about the facts now. Since you want something, you have to make some sacrifices, such as..."
At this point, Carl suddenly got stuck.
These drow were so poor that they lived in caves. What could he want? Because they were old? Because they didn't take baths? If Carl was a Japanese fantasy adventure hero who wanted to build a harem of different races, he might agree to something out of lust.
But he is not.
Carl smacked his lips in annoyance as he realized that taking these drow away seemed to do him no good.
Sensing that Carl was in a bad mood, the Drow Mistress's mind raced, and she quickly said, "I have made some progress in my spiritual practice. If you don't mind, I can help you practice your spiritual power."
Carl, who didn't actually have much hope for his psychic powers, wanted to refuse, but Carl suddenly thought of some of the combat methods he had previously tried to use by combining psychic powers with machines.
After a moment's silence, he finally nodded.
Seeing Carl's statement, the drow mistress finally felt relieved.
Not long after, the Drow Mistress teleported back to the cave where she was just now, and brought out about sixty Drow.
What surprised Carl was that there were two male drow among them.
However, compared with the opposite sex of the same age, male drow do not have an absolute advantage in either physical fitness or IQ.
Seeing their skinny bodies like skeletons, Carl began to understand why the Fallen Faction would go to the surface to look for strong human adventurers.
With their physical condition, they would probably be killed by the fallen drow in a few seconds, not to mention helping them improve their psychic powers.
(End of this chapter)