Chapter 143 Exploring the Underground City
Amber was preparing to move, but not just because the Dwarf King wanted to rule this land.
For a scholar like Amber Xiu who is engaged in purely academic research, his life will be almost the same no matter who is the ruler.
But he really needs to move to another place.
Making money by digging graves is just one of the reasons. After hearing that Herky Stone had dug out an underground city, Amberxiu became curious and excited about this underground civilization.
Curiosity is one of the few remaining desires in Amberxiu's mind. He is really interested in studying this mysterious underground civilization.
Now that we are no longer short of money, the next step is to spend money.
Another point is that the experiment that Amberxiu is going to do next is not very suitable for exposure on the surface.
The Lion Empire is coming with great momentum. Although this country is extreme, it is also really strong. The Dwarf Kingdom, which has a geographical advantage, was almost destroyed by the Lion Empire. I am afraid that in a few decades, half of the current eight kingdoms will be gone.
No matter how hard the Withered Rose tries, the chance of defeating Ryan is still too small.
This is the general trend. As a lich who can live for countless years, the future that others cannot see in their lifetime is right in front of him.
Amberxiu must consider his own future and find a way to become an undead that will not be killed by Ryan.
Underground civilization is a very good choice. In such a complex underground world, it is very easy to hide, and the underground space is more suitable for the survival of the undead.
This is a perfect new address, but it is not suitable to bring along mortals.
Isabel and Raul were left here by Ambersu, and the castle was rented to them for free. Ambersu also left some of his alchemy notes and a small number of skeleton troops here.
It should be no problem for this brother and sister to use his fame and connections to gain a foothold and become small lords.
This castle is the communication window and transit station between Ambershu and the surface world. News and intelligence from the surface and some magical materials can be sent to the underground world through the castle.
After making all the arrangements, Amber began to move.
Having a huge private space makes moving very simple. The skeletons just stuff the household items inside, then close the door of the space, and Amberxiu can leave easily.
As for the moving address, Amber had already discussed it with Hecky Stone.
The vampire who was promoted to the Supreme King of the Dwarf Kingdom gave Amber a map of the ruins of underground civilization.
Beneath the vast desert are ruins of ancient civilizations. The Dwarf Kingdom has been digging for so long, but has only uncovered the tip of the iceberg. The map marked by Hecky Stone shows the ruins of underground cities that have been discovered, and their total area is almost as large as that of the largest Ryan Empire.
These scattered underground cities are the best hiding places.
Amber discussed with Heki Stone for some time and chose an undeveloped underground city not far from his home.
The only thing that was dug out in this area was a huge city gate made of unknown material.
The dwarves spent many years digging the gate without success, so they gave up. But recently, Heki Stone dug a new underground city, which caused an earthquake in the underground world. The sturdy gate was shaken crooked, revealing an entrance.
It's a pity that the dwarves have been busy migrating and moving recently, and have no time to explore this new city. Hecky Stone said that he sent people in to search, but only found some strange buildings that were incomprehensible, and nothing valuable was found near the city gate.
This coincidence made Amberxiu very happy. He felt that this undeveloped city was specially left for him.
Hecky Stone didn't mind someone digging graves with him. This underground civilization was too huge and he couldn't finish digging even if he had 10,000 years. The members of the Mourning Poetry Society had no conflicts of interest, but many common interests, so cooperation was the best choice.
The address of the new home has been chosen, and Amberxiu has no regrets. He takes Catherine, his burden, with him and sets off for the desert underground world.
The price of the mainland teleportation array was very expensive, but Amber was not short of money now, so he set one up directly in the castle. It cost tens of thousands of gold coins and saved more than half a month.
The teleportation array flickered, and Amberxiu arrived at a huge, dimly lit room.
The magic lamp continues to emit a soft light, illuminating the surrounding environment.
Amberxiu didn't feel anything, but Catherine frowned. The air in this place was a little dirty, probably because of the difficulty in ventilation, and it had a slightly rotten smell.
Amber said to Catherine: "If you can't stand it, you can go back and help me look after the castle. It will be considered as you working for me."
But Catherine shook her head firmly.
She followed Amberxiu just to train herself, so this little smell was nothing.
A green light flashed between Catherine's fingers, and an invisible filter mask appeared on her body, instantly purifying the pollution in the air.
"What a luxury." Amber sighed.
The elves are indeed a delicate and sensitive species. I wonder how long this elven queen can last.
After leaving the teleportation array, Amber soon met Heki Stone, who was smiling. He must have been doing well recently, as the long cape behind him had been changed to one with gold edges. It was probably because the Dwarf King got along well with him.
Heki Stone was flying in the air, preparing to give Amber Xiu a warm hug, when he suddenly saw Catherine standing next to Amber Xiu, which frightened him severely.
"Your Majesty Catherine?!"
How could the Elf Queen suddenly appear here? Heki Stone could only look to Amberxiu for help.
Amber Xiu said casually: "Catherine has resigned from the position of Elf Queen, and she works for me now."
Herky Stone smiled awkwardly and said, "This joke is too fake. There is no need to be so outrageous to liven up the atmosphere. If Her Majesty Catherine gets angry, it will be a diplomatic incident."
However, Catherine said, "He is right. I am here as Master Ultraman's assistant."
Herky Stone froze in mid-air, completely losing control of his expression.
After a long while, he finally grabbed Amber and pulled the lich aside.
"That's too much! I just showed off a little after biting the Dwarf King. Do you have to be so competitive that you kidnapped the Elf Queen to be your assistant and force the elves to smash your life box?!"
Herky Stone tried to lower his voice, but he could not conceal his excitement.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The elven queen became an assistant to a lich and gave up the throne? Which foolish novelist made up this plot, and it sounds outrageous.
Amber Xiu said helplessly: "I can't tell you the specific details. This is the confidentiality clause of the transaction. Anyway, the fact is this fact, and it has nothing to do with you biting the Dwarf King. And, to be honest, I want to get rid of this burden, but she gave too much."
Not to mention the mountain of gold, just the free legendary favor was something that Amber Xiu couldn't refuse.
What do you mean she gave too much? The Elf Queen sold herself to work for you, not charging you money but giving you money, right? Heki Stone felt that the lich in front of him was so arrogant that the gods were about to punish him. He had to stand away, otherwise he would be implicated when he was struck by lightning.
No matter how shocked Hecky Stone was, the fact was that Catherine stood quietly aside and did not refute anything Amber said.
The supreme vampire could only grit his teeth and endure the humiliation, and secretly swore that he was shown off today, and he must show off again next time.
Because of the stimulation, Heki Stone originally wanted to welcome Amberxiu and treat him well, but now he sent him directly to the gate of the new city and then found an excuse to leave.
He didn't want to see Amber Xiu for even a second. Seeing him pretending to be cool was more painful than having a wooden stake pierced through his heart.
Amberxiu stood in front of the tall city gate. The exposed part alone was more than 30 meters high, and it was unknown how much more was buried by the rock layers.
Just looking at this city gate, it can be seen that this is a brilliant civilization, and its construction capabilities are definitely no worse than any kingdom today.
Amber carefully touched the pitted city gate, trying to confirm its material.
Catherine couldn't help but say, "This is my first time going underground. I didn't expect the ancient civilization to be so great. It's really shocking. How did they destroy themselves? The history of this city gate should be even older than the reign of the Dragon Tyrant."
"I don't know the exact year, but the casting method of this city gate is very special. The material is not just metal or magically reinforced rock... I guess this may be the body of some special magical beast."
Catherine was surprised and said, "What did you say? This city gate is made of the corpses of monsters? Dragons are not this big, right?"
"It's just a guess. I'm a lich and I'm sensitive to corpses. This city gate gives me the feeling of a corpse. Even if it's not made entirely of corpses, it should be mixed with the corpses of some creatures. But I can't tell what species it is."
Amber is an expert in this field, and this basic judgment will not be wrong.
After confirming this, Amberxiu couldn't help but become more curious about what kind of civilization would use the corpses of living creatures to build city gates.
This doesn't seem to be simply for the sake of sturdiness, it may have something to do with religious culture.
However, the patterns on the city gate are no longer clear, and it is impossible to infer the characteristics of this civilization from the carvings on it.
Looking at the gap in the middle of the city gate, Amber said to Catherine, "Let's go in and take a look. If nothing unexpected happens, we will live in this city for many years."
Amber cast a few defensive spells on himself, and then floated into the crack of the door without touching the ground.
After passing through a city gate that was several meters thick and then through an excavated passage, we walked for several hundred meters before the view suddenly opened up.
Catherine lit up a few stars to illuminate the surroundings.
In front of me is a wide street with various strangely shaped buildings on both sides.
This should be the interior of the city. When Amber saw the city for the first time, he had only one feeling - it was big.
Everything in this place is huge, like a city where giants live.
(End of this chapter)