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The sacrifices were often things they cherished, or items that were recognized as having high value at that time. For a period of time, pure women were indeed active in various sacrificial rituals, and such women were more likely to be accepted by the gods they believed in.

Cassia looked at the six women in the stone painting carefully several times. The two pairs of wings behind them did not conform to the basic characteristics of dragons. The insect-like crystal wings were not the same thing as dragon wings at all.

What other species is it? Could it be what it looks like after surgery using other second-type biological tissues? Cassie speculated that it might be something that dragons like, or it might be the natural enemy of dragons. The sacrificial crowd used this method to please the gods.

"Were dragons gods on the mainland in the past?" Cassia focused on the sketch of dragons on the stone paintings. The ferocious appearance did not quite match the appearance of gods, but it was a way of blocking the sun, showing that The dragon on the stone painting is a symbol of power among the people worshiping it. But the dragon in the stone painting is also a special case among dragons. The empire itself has 500,000 dragons in captivity for the use of surgical materials, plus the other two giant countries and hundreds of small ones in the Later Phase Continent. Countries, their number will only be greater.

Dragons also have their own country and civilization. This is what Cassia knew after the military school opened some data permissions. Maybe the dragon in the stone painting is the king of a dragon kingdom.

There are also a few strange words beside each stone painting. Cassia can only remember them all in her mind now. When things here come to an end, she can ask Shaco for help after returning to Manoma.

In addition to these, in the corner of the stone painting, Cassia saw the traces excavated by later people, which were the marks left by Grote.

"It seems to be conveying something to me, or some secret information." After looking around carefully to make sure that he didn't leave anything behind, he came to the caves that connected the underground caves. Along the way, according to the route fixed by the group of prospectors, they entered a dry cave.

The air is neither fresh nor turbid. There is a place connected to the outside world, but it has not been discovered by Cassia. According to the feeling on the skin and breath, the concentration of "germs" present here suddenly became much higher. After only staying in this environment for a few minutes, Cassia felt nauseous. I sat down and rested for a while, waiting for my body to slowly adapt before moving on.

Now one thing is even more certain: the disaster caused by the "germ" may really have been caused by the group of prospectors themselves. The fixed lines on the cave indicate that the group of prospectors have indeed been here, but with such a concentration of "germs", ordinary people may not survive for more than a few minutes if they are exposed to it. The only explanation is that this concentration did not exist here at that time, or that when the group of people were driven by diamonds and jewelry to begin exploring this cave network, the "germs" had not yet flooded the entire area. .

The journey ahead was a complicated spider web route, with many branches appearing on the route of the ore seekers. Grote's mark appeared from time to time, but it did not become Cassia's guidepost. During the slow exploration progress, the time came to around ten o'clock in the evening without realizing it. Cassia didn't know how many circles he had spared. Later, he even opened his cross pupils to get a good sense of direction, and then remembered the path he had taken, and formed a winding connected cave in his head. Come network.

Several other spacious underground cavities were discovered, but there were no valuable clues except for stone paintings and some tools left behind by prospectors for temporary rest. The contents of the stone paintings are also mostly similar, but the similar paintings of worshiping people and giant whales rushing out of the sea are the most frequent.

In the time recorded by the stone paintings, these two paintings may have great significance and may be two huge events.

Cassia thought as she moved forward. I often rested on the way, and I didn’t know when the feeling would appear. After turning on the cross pupils, a faint warning of danger appeared in my body from time to time. In order to maintain the physical strength to fully cope, every step forward is taken with great care.

The map in the brain began with that natural shaft and has now expanded into a complex network. At this time, Cassia added the route he had taken not long ago. After rubbing his head, he turned on a strong flashlight and shone the light ahead. It was still dark, except for the stone walls that protruded from time to time, or those formed over a long period of time. Stalagmites reveal their shapes.

"The flashlight is about to lose its support, and it acts as a distance meter based on the number of steps I take. Although I have been here for more than ten hours, the actual distance I have advanced is not much. Compare this to the one I saw by the lake. The size of the mountain means that I have only managed to get into the mountain a little bit. After all, I spent most of my time going around in circles."

I chose to leave, but this time I was not fully prepared. The strong flashlight could no longer support the subsequent exploration. And there are many things that Cassia needs to record.

"Next time you come here, consider bringing paper, pen, and ink, and take rubbings of those stone paintings with you."

It took more than an hour to return to the dragon skull. The skull and the pile of diamonds emitted a very penetrating green light, which was far brighter than other things contaminated with "germs" and even illuminated the surroundings.

"Did they also move this skull here?" It was contaminated with far more germs than the surroundings. This seemed to be Cassia's criterion for considering where the items came from. Inside the mountain, the content of "germs" is obviously higher than outside.

Cassia believed not long ago that the skull originally existed here, but the chaos of the marks left by Groat made him suspicious. He had been led in the wrong direction from the beginning. Coupled with the impact of time and volcanic eruptions, and the interruption of some cave networks, Grote's road signs no longer had any effect.

Back in the abandoned town, Cassia wrote down everything he saw in the cave network and planned to go back to the nearest city tomorrow. The tools to explore the cave network need to be more professional. The small town where old people gather cannot meet this requirement, such as solid fuel and corresponding tools. And I also want to buy some energy materials or used energy conversion equipment. I am not afraid of the dark, and I also enjoy the sense of security that comes from being enveloped in darkness. However, when exploring unknown things, I still feel more comfortable in the light.

With two pneumatic swords, the two phosphorus tubes inside can meet all the power requirements of the routes laid out by the prospectors. What is lacking now is conversion equipment and a large number of adapted lamps.

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"At this rate, it will take us another week or so to reach our destination."

"The later the better, I don't want to encounter prey in the Borghese area. You didn't see it, but I saw what the prey looked like at that time. There is nothing wrong with the second stage of the operation, but the threat and danger brought by the scaly state Sex is far more dangerous than the three stages of surgery. It started three years ago, and until now, I am still worried about the surgical development of hardened skin. And hardened skin is just a deep surgical development of scaly skin. It's just a transition point on the line. Don't tell me that your body strengthening and healing strengthening have been completed."

In the only hall in the airship for the crew to rest, Resa and Trono sat at the table, drinking wine to kill the boring time during the journey.

"If there is new progress on Manoma, maybe we can return directly on the way." Trono was not in a good mood. He had thought a lot in the past few days, and he felt more and more that the Knights had entrusted them with This mission is to clearly let them die. He knew his own strength in his heart and passed the formal knight assessment task with just a passing score. Indeed, he was nothing in the Rose and the Knights of the Rose, where there were many elites. In other words, it was nothing in the first place. But he was still a member of the Knights, and such treatment made him feel uncomfortable.

This is the case in the Mesalia region, and the same is true in the Borghese region. "Advance team" is a nice and decent term, but they know in their hearts that it really means cannon fodder at the front. The fate of Milton and Cyprit may soon be upon them.

Resa didn't answer anything in the end, just sighed.

"Everyone is equipped with sufficient blue and silver bullets, and we also bring pneumatic weapons. Heavy firepower, artillery, and bombs are also prepared. This small and medium-sized airship is also a semi-modified military warship, equipped with six triple-mounted It has a 20mm cannon, two aircraft bomb launchers, a large-scale incendiary bomb launcher, and a military-grade turret. A single shell from the main gun can completely blow several connected residential buildings into pieces. In this way The firepower may help us regain our advantage." Ressa was thinking about other aspects, "After all, the Knights mission treats us like this. Now that we have something that can be used, we will wait until it completely loses its due value. If you go down and face the prey directly, you won’t be told anything by the people above.”

"They are all actions carried out to better capture the target." He added.

"Even if I finish using it, I don't want to get off the airship. I told you, you didn't see it, but I did." Trono found that Resa didn't listen to his words.