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Chapter 39 Ike's Reward

"Look, Earth Scar." Ike stood at the edge of a huge cave, with deep longing in his voice: "If I have the honor of exploring the space below the twelve floors of Earth Scar in this life, then even if I die, I will laugh out loud."

"Oh, Deniya." With the moonlight, Lina saw the scene in front of her clearly, took a few steps in a daze, and almost fell to the ground. This is not a fault for her mental weakness, because everything in front of her is indeed too shocking. The near Phelan Mountain is a plateau terrain, but it is not bare, but covered with grass and low shrubs. If you look around during the day, even the ground to the mountains are full of vigorous emerald green. However, this green scroll suddenly appeared a huge round-like hollow, which formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding green.

Standing beside the hollow, looking down, under the moonlight, the dark hollow is deep and bottomless, the hollow circular walls are as straight as a knife. On the exposed walls of the rock, you can occasionally see the tenacious shrubs stubbornly poking out of the cracks from the rocks and shaking gently in the air. Starting from the waist of the hollow, the thick fog still refuses to dissipate even at night, firmly occupying the lower half of the huge earth marks. The rolling fog is like a barrier between the living world and the dead world, clearly separating the upper and lower boundaries of the earth marks.

"This scale is really too big." Vivian grabbed Catherine's hand and walked carefully to the edge of the Earth Scar, poked his head out and looked down. What came to her was the moist and warm air drifting up with the wind. The humid and hot air was filled with a strong smell of plant decay, which made people smell very uncomfortable. The girls fully understood why Ike had expressed disdain for the Dragon Scar in the Glitter Forest before, and it was indeed as Pennis once said. Compared with this, Dragon Scar was at most a deeper pit.

"In an hour, the sky will start to brighten up." Ike explained: "The fog below will dissipate at that time, and you can vaguely see the situation at the bottom of the valley. Then we can descend."

"How can we go down?" Catherine asked in a frightened manner when facing such a towering cliff: "There is not that long rope to fall down. Do you have to climb down directly against the rock wall? Also, what should I do when I need to come up later?"

"The rock walls here look very steep, but in fact they still have a foothold in the middle." Ike said: "It's not very difficult for us to climb down five times. As for coming up, I should have left early at that time, but I think Mr. Panis's ability to climb with bare hands is no worse than mine. He can fix the rope, and then you can climb up along the rope. With your adventure experience, you will definitely use rope climbers, just use that."

"Okay, we understand." Catherine nodded and said, "It's still an hour before dawn. What are we doing now? Do we do the final preparation? It's done now, and it's also saved the bottom of the ground marks and then prepare in the fog. I heard what you said before, it's not safe below. Instead of going to a dangerous place to prepare, it's better to prepare everything now."

"It would be great that you could think like this." As we contacted, Ike kept calmer and calmer. Even the stiff expression he had maintained had been softer: "To be honest, I was not optimistic about this expedition before. Although the team was strong enough, the Earth-Secret Expedition was not only based on combat effectiveness. When I first met you, I felt that all four of you were like women in the city that had not suffered much. Although you claimed to be experienced, I doubt the authenticity of this statement. If Mr. Clark had not come forward to invite me, I really didn't want to accept the job of this guide."

"You can see that Mr. Ike's mood is written on your face." Catherine said with a smile: "But this is normal. If it were me, I would have such concerns."

"I'm glad you were not dissatisfied with it." Ike looked a little shy and said with his head down: "I rarely get along with others. I'm just exploring in the wild most of my time, so speaking and doing things can sometimes make people angry. Sometimes I need to explore with my temporary companions, but I'm not getting along well. In the next few days, if there is something that makes you feel unhappy like before, I hope you can be more tolerant."

"There is no need to be unhappy." Freya patted her trouser legs, and a large pile of metal parts fell out inexplicably along her loose trouser legs. Before these parts could land, they were automatically combined into a human-shaped metal puppet 30 cm tall. The little puppet happily ran around Freya a few times, lifted the huge backpack that Freya placed on the ground, and held it in front of Freya for her to prepare. She was flipping through the backpack and said, "I told us a few days ago that dissatisfaction cannot solve any problem, and it has no meaning, and your suspicion is also responsible to the team. So since you doubt our experience, we will show a rich side for you to see, and your doubts will naturally be dispelled. Since we are in the same team for the first time, it will definitely take some time to get to know each other, so don't worry, we have no objection to you."

"Thank you for understanding." Ike squeezed out a smile that he didn't like: "Actually, personally, I really hope that this adventure can go smoothly. The depth of the Earth Scar has always been a very big temptation for me, but I am just a legend. Now all the areas I can deal with have been explored. The remaining areas are not enough to go further with my strength. So this time it is me who borrowed your strength to fulfill my wish. I hope you can not mind."

"Well, since that's the case." Catherine pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to make the guide cheaper. Ten barrels of Gallida Longhuo Liquor are indeed not expensive, only twenty gold coins per barrel, but it's too troublesome to collect. How about reducing it to five barrels?"

"Galida Dragon Fire Spirit? I didn't ask for that kind of reward. What I want is a detailed roadmap of the Maze of the Sky City of Butt Plateau. Mr. Pannis has given it to me." Ike said confusedly: "We crypt dwarves never drink Galida wine. We are used to dwarf ale and are not used to the taste of the quories in Galida wine. Generally, only hilly dwarves like that."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ike." Katherine's expression was very strange, and her eyebrows stood up: "I think I need to have a good talk with someone. Please forgive me for leaving for a while now, sorry."

"Uh, I think I understand." A pity appeared on Ike's dry face, and he suddenly closed his eyes and said, "Oh, it seems that it's almost dawn. Why can't my eyes see things clearly? And my ears suddenly can't hear them. Oh no, what should I do?"

"Thank you." Catherine nodded and thanked her, turning her head and speaking to Panis, who was sneaking behind the tent with a sinister voice: "Dear Mr. Panis, where are you going?"

"Hahahahahahahahahaha." Panis said with a dry smile: "I remember that I had something very important in Chongshan City. I was about to go back to pick it up. Haha, believe me, it's very important."

"Is it more important than ten barrels of Gallida Longhuo Liquor?" Catherine gritted her teeth and approached Penis with cold sweats step by step: "I think it is necessary for us to have a good talk about the Longhuo Liquor before you go back to get things."

"Ha, ha, what Dragon Fire Spirit." Panis stepped back step by step, and said with a slight look on his face: "Why can't I understand what you said? Isn't Dragon Fire Spirit a specialty from the Galida area? Hahahaha."

"Clang." Catherine slowly drew out the one-handed sword and raised the sword with a very, very gentle smile: "That's right, Mr. Panis, who is knowledgeable, actually knows that Dragon Fire Spirit is a specialty of the Galida area. It's so amazing. Let me use the sword to express my deep respect to you."

"Swoosh." Panis rolled and crawled away from Catherine's slash, ran to the other side and waved his hands and said, "Wait, wait, listen to my explanation, those wines are not what I want, those are agency fees, the fees for introducing the guide."

"Introduction fee?" Catherine stopped attacking for a while and raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you think I would believe it? Councillor Serra has said that you and Master Clark are friends with good relationships. He may ask you for an introduction fee?"

"You are wrong." Panis suddenly stopped retreating and said seriously: "It is related to the cost. Even if it is relatives, it should be calculated in detail. Close relationships are one thing, and cost is another. The two must not be confused, otherwise some unpleasant disputes may occur in the end."

Intimidated by Panis's momentum, Catherine couldn't help but put down her sword and took a step back, nodded in contemplation and said, "What you said is indeed very reasonable. No matter how close the relationship is, the accounts should be settled clearly."

"Look, you think so too." Panis said proudly with his hands on his hips and his chest outstretched: "So when I asked him to divide him into three buckets, he agreed happily. No, no, no, I was wrong. When he asked him to divide him into three buckets, I refused harshly. Hey, what I said is true, why did you pull out the sword again? Help, kill someone."

"Oh." The other three girls covered their foreheads and sighed: "It's still so stupid."

"Is it really okay for them to do this?" Ike stared blankly as the two of them stuttered in life and death pursuit on the edge of the Earth's scar, and asked stutterly: "Don't you need to persuade?"

"It doesn't matter, don't worry about them." Freya said: "It's just that you said the following situation was too bad before. Catherine was feeling stressed as the captain. This is her special way to relieve stress. Panis is also cooperating with her. Just be fine if you get used to it."
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