"Whether it's the ancient dragon's lair or the dark area, we need to go down and confirm it ourselves. Before that, we'd better be fully prepared. I have to go back to the tribe and send a few people over to deal with us. Exploring this cave will be of great help." Gavin decided to take action. Just guessing here is useless. "Okay, I'll stay here and make preparations for exploration." Stelina did not run away this time. Exploring an unknown cave is a very serious matter. The more preparations you make, the greater the possibility of success. . Stelina clearly has a lot of experience in this area as well. When Gavin returned to Black Well this time, he mainly transferred two kobolds - Zach and Susie. The former is a member of the Black Well Tribe, one of the most accomplished cave diggers, and is very useful both in judging the conditions of the cave itself and in stone shaping. The latter's experience in traps is what Gavin and the others need most. Whether it is a man-made cave or a natural cave, there are all kinds of traps. This matter suffered from poor communication between the two parties. If they had known earlier that there was still a cave waiting for them to explore, Gavin would have transferred them together during the last troop deployment. Fortunately, it's air transport, and it only takes four hours to get there and back. The first time they saw the Dragon Scale Oak, the two kobolds' behavior, especially Susie's, was very exaggerated. They knelt on the ground on the spot, kissing the ground where the Dragon Scale Oak was, and couldn't help trembling all over their bodies. Gavin just watched quietly. This scene did not surprise him.
Kobolds are very sensitive to anything related to dragons, let alone unusual beings like dragon scale oak. Standing in front of this tree that is so majestic and beyond imagination, even an ordinary person can't help but tremble, no matter how many times he sees it. After several minutes, Susie regained her composure, turned to Gavin and said, "Lord, I want to ask you something." "whats the matter?" "After I die, please bury my body under this sacred tree." Susie's request was a bit bizarre. "Okay." Gavin readily agreed, "We'll talk about it after you die of old age. What did you feel?" "I feel the pulse of life, the power of the dragon, flowing on this sacred tree." Susie paused slightly, and said with unconcealed doubts on her face, "But something is not right. I feel that the sacred tree , seems a little sick." "This tree is sick? Why didn't I feel it?" Young Copper Dragon Tan couldn't help but look up at the lush dragon scale oak tree. He couldn't tell that he was sick at all. "This disease does not originate from the sacred tree itself, but from the ground beneath its feet. It seems that something is polluting this land and contaminating the sacred tree. The sacred tree is full of vitality. Naturally, it cannot be seen now. It will be visible to the naked eye. "When the time comes, the disease will be severe." Susie replied respectfully, "This is just my personal perception, and it cannot be completely accurate. After all, we are too small compared to the sacred tree." "If the disease originated under our feet, maybe it is connected to the cave we explored." Gavin attached great importance to Susie's perception. Susie's abilities cannot be treated as a mere eighth-level professional, especially when it comes to earth elements and dragons. She has presided over dragon-hunting ceremonies for a long time, especially the recent large-scale dragon-hunting conferences organized by the Black Well Tribe. She has presided over them, from which she has gained great benefits. Even Gavin, an outsider, could clearly feel that a powerful force was awakening in Susie's body. The most important thing is that the dragon-scaled oak shadow in Gavin's sea of consciousness doesn't feel right either. This phantom was generally copper-colored, but its roots were wrapped in a strange black mist, which made him feel very uncomfortable. The virtual shadow of the Dragon Scale Oak is the projection of the Dragon Scale Oak itself, a reflection of the real situation. It was in response to Susie's perception that she was sick. It's just a phantom of dragon-scaled oak. There's no way to explain it to outsiders. Gavin himself isn't sure, and he doesn't have an instruction manual. Everything is a matter of self-exploration. Now I am using Susie's words to give Stelina and the others a bit of a wake-up call.
But judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they didn't attach much importance to this matter. After all, this was just the perception of a weird-looking kobold. When Gavin came and went, Stelina was already ready and ready to go. Gavin didn't waste any time and directly activated his battle armor, taking the lead and walking at the front. Combat armor is made to do this job. It's just that professionally speaking, Gavin is a psychic and takes the lead for a group of warriors. I dare not say that it is unheard of, and it is definitely rare. The dazzling light inherent in the battle armor made it unnecessary to even use lighting torches after entering the cave. Then again, except for the three Pik Druids led by Atwood, the other members all have dark vision. In addition to the four mentioned above, this exploration team also includes four eladrin warriors led by Stelina, a young copper dragon led by Gavin, and two kobolds. This twelve-member exploration team has a luxurious configuration and can handle most emergencies. There was only three or four meters of new soil around the bitten tree roots, which had obviously been forcefully bitten and knocked away by the aircraft carrier bug. After going deeper, there are no traces of new digging at all. The cave is covered with moss and various underground mushrooms. You can tell at a glance that it is very old. It's just difficult to tell whether it is artificially excavated or naturally formed. These don't need to be analyzed by experts like Zach, everyone present can easily distinguish them. The speed of the exploration team is neither fast nor slow. Because most of the time, Susie doesn't need to check bit by bit. The traces left by the aircraft carrier bug on the ground are very clear. Even if there were traps originally, they would have been destroyed by it. "Wait a minute." Susie, who was only a few steps behind Gavin, suddenly called a halt. Gavin immediately stood still. At this time, it is absolutely right to listen to the experts. Not only him, but also the team behind him, all stopped. When there are traps nearby, the most taboo is to move around randomly. Susie walked forward cautiously and explored and observed for a while. "What's wrong? What did you find?" Gavin asked in a low voice. "Don't you think that this tunnel is a bit too straight and the slope is too big? If a boulder is placed on the other side, it will be a terrible rolling stone trap?" Susie explained while pressing her claws on the ground to sense the elements. Trap makers, unlike ordinary thieves, rely not only on experience and observation to find traps, but also on elemental perception. The earth element in the earth is her third eye. It helps her explore and perceive objects around her that are similar to the outline of traps, especially elemental fluctuations, and the convenience of exploring magic traps, even above physical traps. "Here." Susie put away her claws and looked up at the top of the cave. "I'll go up and take a look." Atwood volunteered, flapping his dragonfly wings, slowly rising, and flying in the direction Susie pointed. "Be careful." Gavin and Stelina didn't stop him.
He is small and can fly, so he is the best choice for this task. Soon, Atwood's voice came back: "Yes, there is a falling stone door here, it is physical, and the mechanism has been stuck." Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Physical mechanisms are easy to deal with. This kind of thing has a relatively short shelf life and is often stuck after years of disrepair. If it is replaced with a magic trap, it will be more troublesome. Its shelf life is linked to the strength of the maker. The more powerful the maker, the longer the magic trap will last, and many of them are measured in centuries. The traps that are still effective in those ancient cemeteries and ruins are often the second type. The next second, Gavin and Stelina looked at each other at the same time and said in unison: "This is really a dragon's nest!" Since there is a trap, there must be a maker. Such a huge and magnificent cave, the user must not be an ordinary person. "Don't draw conclusions so early, so as not to be misled, Zach, use the stone shaping technique to completely destroy the falling stone door." Gavin said to another dog-headed man Zach, he didn't want to pin his hopes on the falling stone door itself rusting, especially this kind of door blocking the back. Once such a door suddenly falls at the critical moment of escaping, and a rolling stone drills out, it will be a fatal thing. It is never too cautious to explore caves, especially this kind of unknown exploration without time limit. Even if it wastes some spell slots and time, it is worth it. At worst, we can retreat, rest for a day, and come back the next day. Without Gavin asking, Atwood took the initiative to say, "I'll take this gentleman up." Atwood circled around Zack, and the fairy dust fell in dots, and Zack suddenly floated up. The two kobolds who did not attend the fairy feast saw this magical scene and couldn't help but widen their eyes. There is such a magical ability? Zack's respect for his leader Gavin in his heart has reached a new level. He is a real old man in the Black Well tribe. He was the first to lead the tribe to join and witness the whole miracle. In fact, Zack was confused and in a daze throughout the whole process. If he really asked him to explain how this miracle happened, he would stammer and couldn't say it roughly. Counting on his fingers, it has only been a short three months, and the spring has not yet ended. The three tribes of Black Well, Eagle Cliff Cave and Pitfall have more than 10,000 kobolds, and the number is still increasing. The most important thing is that they have a dragon, a real dragon. Unlike what Zach originally thought, with the addition of this real dragon, the status of Chief Gavin not only did not decrease, but became more transcendent, because this real dragon regarded him as the closest person, saying that he was her master, but in fact, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be working for Chief Gavin. Gavin is the leader of the kobolds. The kobolds regard Lord Awinsa as their master.
Lord Awinsa appointed Gavin as the ruler of the kobolds. Gavin hired Lord Awinsa with the wealth created by the kobolds. Lord Awinsa was very satisfied with the employment of Chief Gavin and valued him more. Not to mention the kobolds, even the human merchants who are proficient in accounting were confused by this confusing account. But in the blink of an eye, Gavin hooked up with a group of elves and fairies in the Feywild. They came here to dig up the treasure of the ancient dragon. Look at how they treat leader Gavin, especially the little fairies, who respect him from the bottom of their hearts. What earth-shattering things did their lord do? While praising Gavin in his heart, Zach actually felt a little proud in his heart, because he had a keen eye for talent and acted decisively. He led the Cangya tribe to join the Black Well tribe despite the opposition of most tribesmen. The original decision has now brought him huge rewards. Gavin will definitely give him a seat in all the meetings held by the Black Well tribe, which can be ranked in the top five. In the time it took for his mind to turn, Zach had floated to the top of the cave. He hurriedly gathered his mind, pressed his claws on the cave stone, and activated the third-ring spell Stone Shaping. The earth element gathered, and the surrounding boulders seemed to come alive, slowly surging towards the position he was focused on.