Time travel game, starting from Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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A 15-year-old level 4 mage is calculating the load-bearing limit of the mine tunnel support structure.

What were you doing when you were fifteen? ^酒O陸思溜: 翅吧[貳八

Ignoring the risks, they forcibly gained access!

Suddenly, Mo Jiang's ears twitched slightly; he had already heard the werewolves approaching.

There were probably a dozen or so, and with the five we've just taken down, that's close to twenty, which should be the total number of werewolves in the mine.

Besides the werewolf's footsteps, there were some noticeably heavier footsteps, which should be those of the bear goblins.

Bear goblins are a variant of goblins. Don't be fooled by their name into thinking they're some kind of small creature that even a farmer could easily handle.

Just like a panda has the word "cat" in its name, don't actually mistake it for a cat; it's a real bear.

Bear goblins are tall, strong, and ferocious, and more agile than most humans. They are the rulers and strongest of all goblin-like creatures, named for their bear-like faces.

Bear goblins are the most powerful of all goblin creatures, and their aggression is far greater than that of their counterparts. They survive by hunting any creature weaker than themselves, and rule over their close relatives, including goblins, with their cold-bloodedness and ferocity.

According to the bounty notice, at least three types of monsters have entered the mine tunnels: goblins, werewolves, and beholders. Judging from the reactions of the werewolves and goblins, these two races have formed some kind of alliance.

It's unclear whether other races exist, but Mo Jiang leans towards the possibility that they do, since the mine tunnels likely connect to passages in the Underdark, making it highly probable that drow elves, grey dwarves, subterranean gnomes, or even mind flayers could inhabit this area.

The werewolves, leading the bear goblins, were already heading towards the place that reeked of blood. They were quite adept at this, having previously used the mine tunnels to ambush and kill many miners and adventurers.

Their habitual inertia led them to believe that this time it was just an ordinary team of adventurers, and that they could easily defeat them as well.

but……

When they were less than thirty meters from the source of the bloody smell, the werewolves ran ahead, followed by the slower goblin bears, who could only move in this way because of the mine tunnels.

Suddenly, the werewolf leader felt the air become hot, and the surrounding environment was unnaturally increasing in temperature.

The instincts honed by hunting in the wilderness are sending out a warning of danger, telling it that it must leave and cannot continue.

"retreat!"

The werewolf leader trusted his instincts, but just as it issued its warning, flames burst forth from the cracks in the rocks of the mine tunnel.

In an instant, the werewolf and the bear goblin were surrounded by flames.

The fiery energy swept across all directions, the heat current like a raging torrent, instantly engulfing everything.

Fiery Cloud Palm - Boundless Sea of ​​Fire!

194. Warriors only need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the battlefield, obey orders, and fight bravely to kill the enemy. However, magic users have many more things to consider.

As the flames gradually died down, neither Mo Jiang nor Serena looked well.

Mo Jiang looked unwell because the smell of burning the werewolves and goblins was truly awful. You can't expect these races, who live in the wilderness, to have the habit of bathing every day.

Sometimes having heightened senses isn't always a good thing. For example, at times like this, the smell emanating from burning their corpses made Mo Jiang wonder for a moment if he had been attacked by a biological weapon.

As for Serena, she was much more direct: "Please try not to use the supernatural abilities you just had in the mine environment."

The air in the mine was already murky, and then suddenly a fire set off, burning the enemy and almost burning away the air as well.

For a moment, Serena wondered if she might be foolish enough to die in the mine, the cause of death being that her teammates had set fire to the mine.

Legendary warriors are able to survive for a long time in airless environments, but level four mages obviously don't have that ability. Just now, Serena almost died at the hands of her teammates.

Regardless of how others view this kind of death, at least the person involved felt it was incredibly stupid.

Fortunately, the place wasn't far from the mine exit, and the air supply was timely enough to prevent Serena from suffocating to death.

"I'll pay attention."

Mo Jiang looked embarrassed, but he did not deny his mistake. He still needed Serena as a teammate to continue going deeper into the mine.

Mo Jiang, who had only recently arrived in this world, was completely unfamiliar with magic, while the more powerful races in Faerûn were adept at using various spells and supernatural abilities.

Of course, the identification of the spoils is even more important.

Various organs of different races are used for forging, spellcasting, and some are even beneficial for prolonging life.

However, these all require relevant knowledge to identify, and those who know the most about this are magic-based professions such as mages and priests.

In Faerûn, this is how it is with magic-based classes. Warriors only need to devote themselves to the battlefield, obey orders, and fight bravely to kill the enemy. But magic-based classes have many more things to consider.

"We've probably dealt with the werewolves and the goblin bears. What's left are the bewitching beetles and other creatures from the Underdark that might appear."

Serena explained, "Werewolves and goblins live in small tribes, and their numbers are relatively fixed. If we have time later, we can search their lairs."

Creatures like werewolves and bear goblins, who developed tribes, generally developed a concept of wealth. They would either carry valuables on their person or keep them in their dens.

However, now that the werewolf and the bear goblin had been burned beyond recognition by Mo Jiang's Fiery Cloud Palm, and were even sizzling with the aroma of meat, neither Mo Jiang nor Serena had the mood to search for the spoils.

"It's getting involved with the Eye Demon and the Underdark, this is really troublesome."

Thinking of the Drow Elves, a race that generally worships Lolth, and the Mind Flayers, who are all mind sorcerers, Mo Jiang felt a bit overwhelmed. He was genuinely worried that if the Underdark got involved in the "Howling Death" incident in Neverwinter, it would trigger even greater disasters and more troublesome situations.

It's hard to say whether the appearance of the drow elves was at Lolth's behest.

As for the Mind Flayer?

The trouble level is probably even greater than that of the drow elves.

“If other races from the Underdark appear, you can ask the town for a higher bounty,” Serena explained immediately. “If the employer makes a major mistake in the information about the mission during the adventure, you can ask for compensation and use that to ask for a higher bounty.”

"Generally speaking, if a regular quest giver makes such a mistake, most adventurers can only accept it, since the giver may not be able to come up with more money."

"But this time the bounty was issued by the town's official government, which is behind Wudong (1) Banner 6I Three People Erbei/Ercheng. Since it involves the dark region, they will definitely take responsibility for compensation and increasing the bounty."

Mo Jiang had clearly stated that if Serena performed well in this mission, he would give her three percent of the reward.

When it comes to the money you can actually get, the higher the better, since being a mage is an expensive profession.

Books, spell scrolls, robes, staves, various spellcasting materials, and even instruction from high-level mages—everything costs money.

This is still the cost that a low-level mage would have to face.

Once a mage reaches a higher level, the expenses they face will be even greater.

The Mage Tower, with its various experiments, each one is enough to burn through a bank account.

A mage is never poor, but a mage is always short of money.

For Serena, this mission was definitely a great opportunity to earn her first pot of gold. If she missed it, she would have to live a life of poverty for a long time.

With a shopkeeper job in Mojiang that guarantees at least ten gold coins a month, life isn't too difficult.

But you can't improve your strength and mage level with just that little bit of money.

"How can we determine if the employer has made a major error in their intelligence regarding the mission?"

Upon hearing that the mission bounty could be dynamically upgraded, Mo Jiang became interested in it. After all, no one would complain about having too much money, especially in this world where money is really indispensable when you want to buy magical items.

"We have discovered opponents beyond the bounty level, such as the legendary Beholder, or enemies that are not currently on the bounty list, such as drow elves and mind flayers."

"Or perhaps it is confirmed that this passage does indeed connect to the Underdark."

Both versions of the story are, in a sense, the same story.

If drow elves and mind flayers are discovered, then it can be confirmed that there is a passage leading to the Underdark.

The two are interconnected.

"You'd better pray that the Eye Demon isn't a legendary one, or I won't be able to protect you."

Mo Jiang's abilities are good for fighting, but it would be quite difficult for him to maintain his level four mage status against enemies of the same level.

He is not suited for protection duties.

If the two legends were to actually fight inside the mine, the mine would likely be destroyed and collapse.

"Forget it, let's clear the mine shaft first."

Mo Jiang took a deep breath. This time, instead of using the Ten Yang Internal Force, his entire body radiated pure white light.

Pure, domineering, self-centered, unique.

The absolute light banished all darkness from the mine tunnels. The beholders within the tunnels felt the light was as sharp as swords, piercing them so much that they couldn't help but close their eyes.

Meanwhile, within the mine tunnels, the faint strains of a fervent, sacred hymn could be heard.

At the same time, deep within the mine, several humanoid creatures were startled by the powerful and domineering holy light that was encroaching upon them.

195. Backstabs are a daily occurrence for Drow elves.

"Such a powerful burst of light! It's a paladin!"

A human mage in a robe exclaimed in surprise, noting the small ornament around his neck that seemed out of place for someone of his noble status.

A collar, a collar representing the status of a slave.

Upon hearing that it was a paladin, the other figures frowned. Paladins of the Lawful Good alignment and residents of the Underdark were not compatible.

In fact, every year paladins form teams to explore the Underdark.

Some were left forever in the Underdark; some became the dead, some became slaves to the drow, and others became sacrifices offered by the drow to Lolth.

However, similarly, every paladin who explores the Underdark and leaves alive will experience a rapid increase in their strength.

Those paladins once caused considerable losses to the Underdark, even reshuffling the upper echelons of several major cities among the drow, and triggering a bloody purge that affected the entire city. The initial cause of this was the killing of the drow matriarch by a paladin.

For paladins, exploring a corrupt and dark environment is also part of their training.

If a paladin can remain true to their beliefs even in such a crisis and return alive, then their strength will experience a three-level leap.

The Underdark is not the most difficult place for paladins to deal with. The Abyss, the Hell of Bartholomew, and even the battlefield of blood, where demons and devils wage an endless war that even the gods cannot touch, are the paladins' eternal nightmare.

In the lower planes, death is a reward, a release.

The leader immediately issued the order, "Take cover and get away from that paladin."

The speaker had white hair and dark skin, a tall stature, and pointed ears; he was a drow elf from the Underdark.

Following this drow elf was a small group of about a dozen drow elves, as well as a larger group of slaves.

Human mages, grey dwarves, and other slaves all wear collars, which are not only a symbol of slavery.

While suppressing the mage's spellcasting ability, the collar is also filled with venom prepared by the drow elves. If you go too far away, or if the drow elves think you are secretly causing trouble, they will immediately activate the mechanism to inject the venom.

But soon, the leading drow elf realized that it was impossible to avoid it, because the powerful and domineering light was coming towards them, and there was no way to avoid it.

The drow captain immediately shouted to the mage, "Cast a concealment spell on us to evade their search!"

"I can't do it!" At that moment, a pure white light appeared before their eyes, and the human mage immediately sensed the paladin's level within it. "That's legendary!"

The drow elves clearly knew what the word "Legend" meant.

Just then, a tall figure stood in front of the drow elf team.

“Reveal your identities and state your purpose. Otherwise, I must ask you to prepare to be purified by the Holy Light.”

In the lightless mine tunnels, pure white light suppressed all darkness, as did the visitors from the shadowy realms who should not have been there.

Whether they were drow elves or their slaves, they all felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, making it impossible for them to move. It must be said that the pure white light also carried a kind of scorching heat that went straight to their internal organs.

Some people even have the illusion that their internal organs are being steamed.

Damn it!

Those who knew something about the Holy Light couldn't help but widen their eyes. The power of paladins did not come from gods like that of priests. Paladins did not worship any particular deity; they preferred to dedicate themselves to their purity and justice.

Some paladins worshipped the god of courage, while others worshipped the sun god.

Regardless of which god they worship, when not using offensive abilities, the light of a paladin tends to be warm and gentle.

As for the holy light before us?

The sheer aura emanating from it made one feel as if they were facing the "Supreme Slash".

The drow captain was instantly overwhelmed with thoughts. As the ruler of Nura City and a member of the Scripps family, she was ordered by her mistress to explore the unexpectedly discovered passage to the surface.

If this is done well, she will henceforth wield some power within the Scripps family, instead of becoming an insignificant expendable asset.

Although in the society of the Drow elves, even the matriarch of a family can die from a blade in the back, the higher one's status, the more likely one is to survive.

This is a consensus among all drow elves.

The drow elf captain, Mara, slightly moved her left ring finger, and instantly all the slaves wearing collars received a signal.

"grown ups……"