Witch Monastery

As he said this, he noticed that the girl in front of him was avoiding his gaze, so he became more curious and frowned immediately, realizing that the girl had something to hide: "What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

"That is..." Nidalee lowered her eyes and bit her lip, "In fact, I have a fiancé who is the heir of an ally of our tribe."

"Although I don't like him, this was entirely arranged by my father. Recently, my father has been forcing me to marry him as soon as possible..."

"Just now, he urged me to return to the tribe as soon as possible to marry him. I got anxious and said that I had already devoted my body and soul to the master..."

Hawthorne was stunned for a moment: "Ah? There is such a thing?"

Hearing this news suddenly, he couldn't help but feel a little numb for a moment. Recalling the process of how he abused Nidalee, a feeling of guilt came to his mind, making him immediately resist meeting Ilarod!

Oh no, my father-in-law already knows that I’m having an affair with his daughter!

His expression was extremely complicated for a moment, and behind him, Andnie widened her eyes. Although she didn't quite understand the complicated interpersonal relationships here, she was very curious.

On the other side, Celine chuckled softly, her big eyes sparkling, as if she found Hawthorne's embarrassment, guilt and helplessness very interesting.

"Then... it seems that, uh..." He finally scratched his head and uttered helplessly, "We have to wait for a while before the Archdruid calms down..."

He actually had some complaints in his heart, thinking that if the order was changed, for example, he could purify the earth dragon first and then talk about their relationship, perhaps her father would be much more accepting.

But looking at Nidalee's expression, he knew that he had no idea how much pressure she was under at the time, and how helpless she felt when facing her overbearing and tough father who insisted on arranging her marriage. Therefore, he was reluctant to blame her for not achieving the best result.

Forget it, even if the earth dragon is not purified, the one who suffers the loss is the mountain worshippers, not myself.

"Then let's put this matter aside for now. When your father can no longer suppress Tu Long's fury, he will come looking for us sooner or later anyway."

He said this, exhaled, and looked faint: "Before that, we have another thing to do first."

He couldn't ignore An Nuo's safety.

"Let's go to the Tide Sound Cave!"

……

Chaoyin Cave is located in the southern part of this mountain range. Further south of the cave, you can see the sea.

Because of the tides, the waves hit the outer rock wall almost constantly. The rumbling sound of the waves passes through the rock mass and constantly echoes in the empty mine, hence the name "Tide Sound Cave".

The copper ore produced in this mine is an essential material for forging the mountain dwarves' signature weapon, the "Storm Hammer". After all, copper is cheap and has good conductivity.

However, although the mine has a large reserve according to the survey results, its annual average output is quite low due to its uneven distribution and difficulty in mining. In addition, the quality is not very high, so the Dwarf Mining Group did not send its main force here, but only sent a team of elderly miners to work slowly and carefully, and mine the copper ore here at a low cost to avoid crossing the river.

The result is that mining is more loss-making.

Of course, this can also be regarded as the reemployment of younger elderly people and provide a "silver hair bonus" for the mountain dwarves.

cough!

Chapter 214: Tide Sound Cave

In short, this place is very important to the mountain dwarves, but not that important, so there is no professional troop stationed here. The honest old mountain dwarf miners found traces of zombies and skeletons inside, and were immediately scared out of their wits. Then they collected some money and put the matter up in the quest hall of the Rock Seeker Camp. They refused to go down to work until the adventurers completely solved these undead spirits and their source.

I don't know if it was because they paid a lot of money or because the Rock Seekers Camp took this matter very seriously, but within a few days after the mission was sent out, a team of adventurers composed of young and energetic looking people came and went down the mine ambitiously, trying to find out something.

And they haven't come back yet.

In fact, they came back once. On the first and second nights, they dealt with a large number of zombies and skeletons. They promised that in another day, they would be able to solve the source of the undead and the mine could be reopened.

Then the miners have not yet received the good news of their return.

This made the dwarves worried. They thought the danger here was greater than expected and were preparing to collect money to issue a higher reward. However, within two days, another team led by a white-haired young man and followed by three women, each more beautiful than the other, who looked very unreliable, arrived at the mine.

"...Anyway, this is the situation."

In the miners' rest area which was simply made of straw huts, an old dwarf miner with a slightly gray beard and a bald head was holding his wine bag and speaking intermittently.

His face was red and he was drunk, but he could speak clearly to Hawthorne about what happened in the past two days: "In short, we dare not go in. We can only pray here silently that those gentlemen and ladies will be safe."

Hawthorne silently calculated the days. This way, it should be only two days at most before Anno was captured by the spider elf.

You still have time!

Thinking of this, he then raised his head and looked at the cave in front of him with a serious face: "Let's go, enter the cave now!"

Immediately, the dwarf in front of him burped, and his red and slightly drunken face became much more sober: "Go down now? Ladies and gentlemen, none of the eight of them came up, can you guys do it?"

Hawthorne didn't mind his doubts about his strength at all, and smiled softly: "We are very strong."

As he said this, he cast a light spell on his shield and walked straight towards the mine: "Let's go!"

The extended protective spell has been buffed, and despite the drunken old dwarf's kind dissuasion, the group of four set out for the cave in a mighty manner.

The entrance to the mine is a huge natural cave, which is supported by a natural stone pillar and several stalagmites. The inside of the cave is a relatively gentle uphill slope, and at the end is a deep pit of about ten meters.

Several sturdy hemp ropes were tied to the stalagmites nearby, forming two crude rope ladders. It is conceivable that in the past, the dwarves used their short legs to step on the rope ladders to go up and down the mines to work every day.

By the way, this mine has three floors in total, and the one that can be reached below is only the first floor.

Hawthorne and the other three also held onto the cold rocks and followed the rough and even prickly rope ladder all the way down. Then they jumped down halfway and landed steadily without any setbacks.

There are two mine tunnels at the bottom of the pit, one on the north and one on the west. He called Nidalee over, and after careful analysis and investigation by the druid, they determined that Annuo and his companions went west for the last time, so they led the team into the mine tunnel on the west.

Up to this point, there was no light in the surroundings, and the faint smell of copper and decay penetrated into the nostrils of several people.

Hawthorne hunched over and moved forward slowly. After all, this was a mine dug by the dwarves. Although the dwarves had chiseled the ceiling as high as possible, the highest point was still less than two meters. Although he would not hit his head, it was better to be careful, so Hawthorne chose to hunch over and move forward slowly.

But fortunately, the width here is still enough. At least in battle, rolling back and forth is not a problem.

Later, Andrei frowned slightly. The environment here actually made her very uncomfortable. Especially when she thought about the purpose of her staying here, it turned out to be to save another woman who would compete with her for the master, her mood suddenly became a little subtle.

Thinking of this, she turned her head to look at the expressions of Celine and Nidalee. Her mind moved slightly, and then she controlled a mosquito and quietly dropped it into Celine's ear: "Eldest sister, I want to ask you something."

Xilin turned her head and looked at her, smiling gently, and then said softly: "Ask."

"That is, uh..." She gestured, "What do you think about Miss Anno's matter?"

Xilin's tone was a little confused: "How do you see what?"

"Uh... that is, you have no objection?"

"Why should I object?"

"But the other sisters seem very unhappy that An Nuo has joined our big family." She was embarrassed to express her selfishness, so she said that it was because of others.

What do you think?

"for example?"

"Like Tribis."

"Ah? Her? Why?"

"Ah... I don't know. Maybe he's afraid that An Nuo will affect his position in the master's heart?"

Andreni said this with a very uncertain tone, because she herself had the same idea, but she was not very opposed to An Nuo joining - after all, as far as she was concerned, she was always at the bottom, so this one didn't matter.

Until now, she began to actively fight for her rights and interests, and began to consider improving her status and ranking in Hawthorne's heart, so she began to think about this matter.

After listening to Andre's explanation, Celine's expression became very interesting for a moment. However, she didn't say much. After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Besides her? Is there anyone else?"

"Uh...it seems..." Andrei couldn't say. It seemed that the only one who had clearly expressed her disapproval was Cuibis.

"Did Heidi object?"

"I...I can't say." Andre thought about it carefully, then shook her head. "She seemed to have some opinions about this, but she didn't seem to express her opposition explicitly."

"In short, I feel that the sisters in the monastery generally disapprove of the relationship between the master and Miss Anno - but when I think about it carefully, apart from Cuibis, it seems that no one really does that and shows a gesture of dislike for her."

Chapter 215 We are your best protectors!

Celine frowned slightly. She really hadn't thought about this aspect, so she didn't pay attention to the attitudes of other witches.

After thinking for a while, she shook her head and said, "Sorry, I don't quite understand what kind of mentality this is. In my opinion..."

As she said this, she looked at Hawthorne's back and said, "The size of the master's harem should be as large as possible. Seeing that the master has conquered the heart of another outstanding woman, shouldn't we be happy?"

As she said this, she turned her head to look at Nidalee and chuckled, "It's like, uh..."

She wanted to say that she saw her own pigs starting to eat the cabbages, but when the words came to her lips, she felt that the metaphor was too indecent, so she quickly swallowed it back.

"In short, I am happy for every new sister who joins us." Shilin said later, "No matter who she is, Nidalee, Anno, or even Botel, although her purpose is just to give birth to better offspring, after all, she is the master's child, and I will feel happy from the bottom of my heart."

Andrei stopped talking, her heart was full of confusion, and for a moment she couldn't understand Celine's current state of mind. She responded with a "I see", and then couldn't help but slow down her pace, chewing on Celine's words quietly by herself.

Later, Nidalee said nothing. She heard the conversation between the two witches clearly, and she was also confused.

In fact, she didn't want more women around Hawthorne. But after listening to Celine's words, she had an awkward feeling that this idea was greater, so she should learn...

But, do I really have to be like her and think that this is good for him, and therefore welcome more and more girls around him?

She didn't know, so she felt indescribably confused.

Is it my destiny to share the love of the same man with more women?

But soon, they had no time to think and be confused. In front of them, Hawthorne suddenly stopped and called out, "Andreni, Nidalee, do you have any way to control the stirge bats in front?"

Stirrups are flying creatures that look like a cross between a bat and a mosquito. They have a body about the size of a bat, but have a mosquito-like long and large mouthparts, and they also feed on blood.

After selecting a target, the mosquito bat will drill directly into the opponent's clothes, and use its mouthparts and claws to pinch the opponent's flesh, and will not stop until it sucks its fill.

Although Hawthorne was protected by several layers of magic, it was impossible for mosquito bats to attack alone. Once they appeared, they would appear in large numbers, which was extremely annoying.

He had no intention of dealing with these small, agile and disgusting enemies, so he asked to see if Andreni or the druid Nidalee had any solution.

"Ah, I can give it a try." Andrei said, then closed her eyes and used her magic ability to sense the mosquito bats in front of her, and then brought them under her control -

Hawthorne waited patiently. After being strengthened by the monastery, Andre's progress was almost rapid. He didn't have to wait too long before she opened her eyes: "Alright."

As he said this, the mosquito bats in front all flew up and formed the shape of a heart in the air.

Nidalee curled her lips, not quite used to her flattering behavior. Celine kept smiling, happy from the bottom of her heart that her sisters had become stronger, while Andreni looked a little dissatisfied: "It's still a little slow. This underground mine is so huge, these few stirges are not enough..."

Hawthorne smiled, touched her hair, and said softly, "That's good enough. Let's move on!"

Next, with the help of the mosquito bats, they were able to advance much faster than before.

They rushed towards the deepest part of the mine, where the spider elf was hiding.

While they were exploring rapidly at the bottom of the mine, outside the cave, in the miners' resting camp, an old dwarf with a white beard was drinking wine and enjoying the afternoon sun. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he saw several tall and strong figures walking towards him from a distance.

Immediately, his expression cleared up, and when he looked carefully, he saw several strong and powerful minotaurs with black bodies coming towards him, at least seven or eight of them; the one leading them was about two meters tall, emitting a terrifying aura from his whole body. Just one look at him was enough to make people feel terrified!

The powerful minotaurs walked up to him, lowered their heads, and asked him, "Old man, is it this cave where the undead appeared?"

"Yes." The old dwarf rolled his eyes, "But who are you?"

"We are members of the newly formed Mountain Cleansers Alliance. As for me, I am a warrior of the Gaoling tribe, Torun Gaoling!" The leading, huge black minotaur suddenly straightened his chest and shouted loudly, "Our Mountain Cleansers Alliance was established with the purpose of purifying all the filth and evil spirits in these mountains! We are the best protectors of the mountains!"

"Therefore, any undead spirits, evil spirits, cultists, and invaders in the mountains will be eliminated by us!"

"We represent justice and order, and we are invincible!"

As he said this, he pounded his chest at the old dwarf as if it was some kind of courtesy, then turned his head to look at the entrance of the Tide Sound Cave and roared, his voice still as powerful and majestic: "Warriors, set off!"

A group of tauren rushed in in a mighty manner. Looking at their backs, the dwarf couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Are they really not a group of fools... huh?"

Suddenly, his eyes blurred and he felt that there seemed to be a lavender figure rushing into the cave.

Immediately, he couldn't help rubbing his eyes: "What's going on? No, am I really drunk?"

He had no idea, let alone the fact that a powerful succubus had followed the trail of these minotaurs and entered the depths of the mine together.

That is Inès's shadow.

Chapter 216: Spawning p...

At this time, Hawthorne and his group had already reached the second underground level of the mine.

Following the clues under his feet and the route in his memory, Hawthorne held up his shield and used the powerful magical light of the Illumination spell to illuminate the way ahead. He compared the route he saw in front of him with his memory of the game, trying to find the most correct route.

However, the actual mine was much more complicated than the small map in the game, not to mention that there were three floors in total, with overlapping and interactive parts between them, which made him dizzy.

Just like now, the unfamiliar scene made him feel that his memory was somewhat inaccurate, and he was not sure whether to take the left or right road.

"Andreni, have your stirges investigate further." Finally, he gave the order in a rather self-destructive manner, "Send some out from these two forks to look for the giant spider and traces of spider webs."

"Yes!" Andre nodded, closed her eyes, urged her magic power, and just as she sent the mosquito bat out, she suddenly screamed, "Master, be careful, there are enemies crawling over from the right!"

Hawthorne quickly turned around and looked over, and saw a disgusting and terrifying monster slowly emerging from the depths of the dark cave on the right.

But when he saw the enemy, Hawthorne was not surprised but happy, and he was eager to give it a try. After all, this was the first enemy they had encountered since they went deep into the mine.

There was no other way. After all, before they came in, Annuo and the others had already come down and cleared out most of the monsters and undead that were easy to encounter.

Therefore, the only ones they could encounter were one or two extremely lucky individuals that had escaped the net and were not wiped out during Annuo and his team's two-day raid.

He looked over there carefully, and then he saw that the one coming over was a completely new type of enemy.