Shadow Covenant

Chapter 182 "The Past"

The reason why Woody was entangled was naturally not because he hesitated to tell Cecil, but because he encountered a problem, or when he observed the terrain, he found a problem, but he didn't think of a solution for a while, but seeing that Cecil had already If you want to prepare to leave, you don't care about this unfinished plan. After all, if you say it, you may be able to work together, and you may come up with a better way.

"right here."

Woody took Cecil to the upper part of the river. Because of the terrain, the rushing river formed a small waterfall here, and the water falling from a high place fell on the water surface, rumbling like thunder.

"But isn't it more difficult to cross the river here than before?"

Cecil looked at the galloping waterfall and felt a little puzzled. She also noticed this place just now and sent someone to check it out, but the river above was even wider than the river below.

But she still chose to believe in Woody, followed him, and continued to walk until she reached the end of the road and came under the waterfall.

The rock wall that was originally covered by flourishing vines had already been splashed by the impact of the water, making it extremely wet. Cecil tugged on the vines, which felt more secure, and an idea popped up in his heart.

"He doesn't want us to climb up this?"

Although the height of this rock wall is not high, it is obviously not a good choice. After all, neither goods nor horses are so easy to transport up.

"what are you thinking about?"

"Come with me."

Woody showed a helpless expression on his face, and then went straight to a place closest to the waterfall, and then Cecil saw that the black-haired young man had a pair of brighter gray leather gloves on his hands , and then under his hands, the extremely hard rock turned into puddles of mud that could be discarded at will, and soon, a shallow pit the size of a person, one cubic meter, appeared in front of Cecil.

Seeing this dark shallow pit on the rock face, even if Cecil had no idea, he understood what Woody was talking about.

tunnel!

"You're going to dig a tunnel for caravans to go under the waterfall?"

"The answer is correct, but there is no reward, don't rush to be happy, just look at what this is..."

Woody raised the glove that was blooming with magical aura, grinned, and at the same time lightly stepped on the tip of his toe, and the rock under his feet made a violent crisp sound.

Cecil's face that had turned from worry to joy suddenly froze, looking at Woody's feet sinking into the ground, he said in surprise.

"what's going on?"

"As you can see, it can't bear the weight of a human, so I want you to come over and see if there is any way to make the tunnel work,"

Woody said rather helplessly.

As a plastic stone glove that could have opened up a large underground space, there is naturally no problem in digging a tunnel about ten meters long for the convoy to pass through.

But the only problem is that Woody found that the quality of the rock here seems to be far from satisfactory. It is only the weight of a human being. Walking on the excavated road, the shoes are sunken half a square, just like stepping on a cotton ball, with a little force It seemed as if the rock under his feet could be crushed directly.

Woody knew in his heart that he must have encountered a famous geological structure.

The rock formation softens.

In geography, this phenomenon is also called sandy stratum. It is common in places with a lot of wind and sand. The standard answer is weathering, but in areas with a lot of flowing water, this phenomenon of geological softening also occurs.

Hearing Woody's explanation, Cecil's frowning brows gradually loosened, as if he had thought of a solution, and said directly.

"If this is the case, then you don't have to worry, I have a solution!"

Woody was taken aback for a moment, and seeing Cecil's confident appearance, he felt relieved. As a spellcaster, she naturally knew more spells than him, and there might be some spells that could solve this problem. In this case, Woody naturally has no disagreement, he said bluntly.

"Then go teach them to come here now, the tunnel will be built soon."

As he said that, he planned to start work, to open a large hole in the rock wall that could accommodate at least one empty carriage.

If the tunnel is placed in the previous life, geological surveys may be needed, and various tripods are used to fix the rocks and provide support points to prevent landslides, but in this magical world, two spells can solve this problem.

Plastic stone into clay, and clay into stone.

It can make the excavated buildings naturally so.

But just when he was about to make a move, Cecil's words came back.

"Wait, don't start digging here, I want to trouble you to build the tunnel this time..."

After hearing this, Woody put down his actions and chose to listen to Cecil's suggestion patiently.

After a while, Cecil finished speaking with an apologetic face.

"Then trouble you."

"no problem."

Hearing Cecil's plan, Woody didn't feel half-divided, but looked forward to how she planned to let dozens of carriages pass through the waterfall after the tunnel was successfully built.

Time passed quickly, and when Woody was halfway through the excavation, he saw Cecil going back and forth, and behind him was a large number of caravans heading here.

The heavy rain made many people's clothes soaked, but after hearing that there was a way to cross the river, everyone still obeyed Cecil's order and chose to follow.

This time it is not only because of Cecil's prestige, but also because someone has seen it from a high place, because various omens before the dense water network converges indicate that the Forest of Whispers is likely to form a forest flood, according to the perennial adventures Travel experience, if it rains like this for another day and night, even camping at a high place is dangerous.

As businessmen, they naturally couldn't afford to gamble.

They can accept the sale of goods at a low price or even a small loss, but they cannot accept the situation of no loss at all.

"That's right here. See that hole. When the tunnel is opened on the other side of the river, we will cross the river."

Cecil pointed to a rather conspicuous black giant hole above the rock wall of the waterfall with a height of seven or eight meters and said. Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he didn't explain much. After the digging, everything became clear, and he directly said to the guards of the merchant group .

"Grimm, you are in charge of leading people to make a wooden ladder that can reach the entrance of the cave. Remember to make a path for the carriage to go up, otherwise the carriage will not go up in the end, so you will carry it up for me."

"The others rest where they are."

After finishing speaking, she didn't explain any more, and left the spot directly, leaving behind everyone who looked at each other in dismay.

However, they were quite open-minded, or they believed in Cecil, and they were not dissatisfied because of this. They obediently arranged the carriages of the merchant group in order, and then rested in place, while the guards of the merchant group were in the same place. The wood was transported in the jungle in the distance, and then processed by the guards who stayed in place to make wooden steps. The temporary camp was suddenly full of enthusiasm, and the heavy rain could not dampen their enthusiasm.

The hustle and bustle outside naturally did not affect the depths of the cave. Woody was digging the soil in front of him patiently at this time, trying to make the tunnel more integrated and natural. Having had the experience in the Dark Region last time, he When digging the tunnel, he was already very familiar with it, extremely skilled.

Therefore, although Cecil's request is a bit weird, as an experienced veteran driver, it is still not a problem. I just don't know if Cecil is satisfied or not, and I have to let her in to experience it when the time comes.

While digging, Woody thought, time passed quickly, the soil at the entrance of the cave loosened, and after sporadic gaps revealed some dim light, Woody understood that the exit had arrived, he quickly cleaned the entrance of the cave, and dug out a After a hole as big as the entrance, Shi Shi ran out.

This location is just at the corner of the waterfall on the other side of the river. It only takes two steps to see the picture of the stairs being built in the rain on the other side of the river. After confirming again that it is correct, Woody returns carefully.

When returning, the ladder had already been built, and Woody went directly down the temporary staircase made of more than ten wooden steps.

At the stairs, I saw Cecil who had been waiting for a long time.

She gave him a smile.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Others also showed grateful eyes and complimented words.

After all, without Woody, they are probably all somewhere now, quietly praying that the flood will not come.

"Don't talk about it, let's take a look."

After seeing Cecil again, in the face of everyone's praise, Woody did not forget to invite her to watch and check if there was anything that needed to be revised.

Cecil just observed the height of the openings on both sides, and asked if the passage inside was as smooth as she said. After getting Woody's answer, he nodded in agreement, and the two walked along the newly built stairs. Up, below are the eager eyes of the business groups who are watching them.

But before entering, she stopped and tugged at the hem of Woody's shirt.

"and many more."

Woody stopped at his word.

"what happened?"

He turned his head to look, and saw Cecil took out the familiar spiral staff from the space items he carried.

Then she murmured words and moved her lips. She seemed to cast a spell on the hole, but because the spell was cast too fast, Woody didn't even hear the syllables, and a magical ripple quickly spread from the hole to deeper.

"Okay, you can go in."

Cecil smiled and made a please gesture.

Woody didn't ask what spell it was, but understood that she should have solved the softening of the rock formation.

And the fact is as he thought, when Woody touched the original soft rock with his toes again, he suddenly felt a different touch. I couldn't find a point of strength when I touched the marble slab full of foamy water.

"This is... greasy surgery, but the area of ​​greasy surgery is not..."

Woody turned his head in surprise, only the court mage's confident smile answered him.

"Haha, you recognized it. This spell has been improved by me, and the area can be freely controlled by the master's mind. I have painted the entire floor of this tunnel, and I call it "Arbitrary Grease!" ",hey-hey."

As she spoke, she passed through Woody, then squatted down to smooth out the robe, put her hands on her knees, and took the posture of a child riding a slide, then quickly slid down, and the figure of a blinking girl disappeared into the winding hole.

But she didn't see that Woody behind her was in a daze at the moment.

Yep, random greasing.

He should have known earlier that Cecil and Lani have such a close relationship, it is definitely not a subordinate relationship.

He always thought that Cecil should be just an inconspicuous branch of the numerous Winter Fury Merchant Group, even the players could not know all the aborigines, but after seeing this spell, Woody still had an unstoppable thought , he knew her.

Although he didn't see her in person, he still knew her.

The random greasing technique she pioneered.

It is a low-level spell that all spellcasters who join the Navia Thousand Towers Society can learn.

Although this spell was given the name of Lani by the players at the time, it is undeniable that the system introduction under this spell clearly stated that the founder of this spell was Lani's most beloved disciple.

Although the follow-up records were vague, both the aborigines and the document records showed that this beloved disciple had already died in a conspiracy.

If Cecil is the founder of this spell, then the identity of that beloved disciple is ready to be revealed...

At this moment, Cecil's call came from the other side of the cave.

"Come here quickly!"

Woody had no choice but to follow closely behind. He was very relieved of the tunnel he built himself. It was almost as flat as the ground without any edges and corners, and the sliding process was just as he thought. According to this inertia, it took less than five seconds. In time, Woody slipped from one side of the waterfall to the other, and when he arrived, he happened to see Cecil, who was arranging his grooming and dressing, and regained his former noble appearance as a mage.

"Good job!"

As soon as Woody came out, he was overwhelmed by a series of compliments from Cecil, and he could only ask with a smile as his mind was already overwhelmed by the spell just now.

"But I see your hair is messed up."

"That's because it's too big and the experience is not very good."

Cecil covered her head and said, but she also knew that the opening of the hole must be larger, whether it is horses, goods, or carriages, they all need enough room to maneuver.

"But it's already very good, I will arrange for them to come here now."

Cecil showed a thankful smile again, then turned his head and made a gesture to the other side of the river. The merchant groups on the opposite side began to climb the steps one by one under the guidance of the guards, according to Cecil's previous instructions. Ordered, one by one to enter the cave, and then heard a sound of screaming, and several people appeared in the cave one by one.

Immediately afterwards, people, carriages, and goods all appeared from this huge hole in turn, and the sound followed.

"Jean, you hit my ass, you wild bear."

"Don't come with me, get out, your foot is in my hair!"

"Oh, gods, I'm an old bone, some kind soul pulls me, and I can't get up."

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(End of this chapter)