ps: Double monthly ticket, double! This month is about to end. Don’t keep the monthly tickets in your hands, and you can throw them over to the Mithril throne with all your heart o(n_n)o

The origin of the name of the scorching ridge is because there are many natural springs on this steep and gentle slope in the west. The spring water gushing out from the water is very warm and sweet. Whether in terms of temperature or taste, it is very different from the cold stream water around it. In addition, the steam gushing out from the bottomless holes from time to time, it is the name.

Perhaps because these springs are particularly nourishing, although the vegetation on the hillside is not very tall, it is extremely lush and has almost no gaps for people to pass through. Of course, the system will not leave some inexplicable roads for an uninvited mountainous area in vain.

So the higher the mountain road here, the more rugged and difficult it is, and the elves almost couldn't find the way. It was not until half an hour after Fang Yi entered the cave that the team of the barbarian warriors finally arrived late and found the hidden cave entrance. However, for some reason, the size of the team has been greatly reduced. The team originally had only six people left, which were about twenty people.

The middle-aged man's physical strength was obviously greatly challenged. After getting out of the bushes, he didn't bother to pick the grass leaves and branches hanging on his body, and sat directly on the ground, puffing and puffing. The other members of the team took deep breaths, and it seemed that they were tortured by the dry and hot air in the bushes.

"Huh~~, is it here?" the middle-aged man looked at the surrounding environment and asked with a frown.

The elf thief Fang Yi had seen before responded quickly, "That's right. It's here. I saw the group of pirates entering with my own eyes."

"We have been searching for these grandchildren for more than half a month, but they are actually hiding here! It's so hot..." The senior bully was wearing heavy armor and was sweating all over the mountain. At this time, he held the heavy helmet above his head and said angrily.

"If we had known that Li Xu's treasure was not hidden in the castle, why would we have spent so much effort to attack there? It wasted so much time..."

Listening to the elf thief couldn't help but complain, the senior bully also sighed, "Yes, but fortunately our leader is smart and has seized the line of Li Xu's younger brother."

The warrior flattered the mage at a young age. At this time, the middle-aged man raised his head and poured a bottle of physical potion, and then he felt that his heartbeat was a little normal.

After hearing the soldiers' words, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, "Haha. It was so chaotic at that time. Who would have noticed that someone had escaped secretly at the back door of Lishu's mansion? We have been preparing for so long. We finally see the result today~"

The few people were in a good mood and laughed. The middle-aged people were also proud, but when they looked at them, they found that the female priest at the end of the team was depressed, which formed a sharp contrast with the few people talking and laughing loudly.

"Crystal, why do you look unhappy? Hundreds of thousands or millions of gold coins may be in this mountain. Don't worry, the bonus this month will definitely satisfy you."

The female priest named Crystal frowned slightly, looked up at his commander, and soon moved his eyes away from the mage's smiling face and looked at the dark hole on his left hand, "Of course it's good to have treasures, but... Commander, we could obviously stop the scene in the slums at that time..."

"Enough!" The middle-aged man seemed to have been stabbed to the sore spot. He suddenly shouted and interrupted the female priest's words, which scared the people around him, "If we don't help, can Old Charlie release Lish's younger brother? If he is not released, can we follow the pirate clues to him?"

The middle-aged man pulled out his staff from his backpack and stood up with a stern face, "This is the fourth time you have mentioned this. Don't let me hear every word about it!"

After saying that, the mage immediately got up and walked towards the entrance of the cave. When the team members next to him saw that the boss was angry, they did not dare to say anything, so they followed him one after another. The senior bully walked at the end. Seeing that the people in front were a little further away, they reached out and patted the depressed female priest on the shoulder.

"Say a few less words, we are just a simple team, just games, just treat this as a workplace, how can you disobey the boss?"

"But...but, I went to the slums in the west that morning..." The female pastor said halfway, lowering her head deeper.

Listening to the female priest's choked voice, the barbarian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "After doing that mission, my camp almost turned evil. I guess the leader is now in the evil camp and should be worried about the advancement, haha~"

"Okay, let's go," Seeing the elf thief in front of him, the barbarian quickly gestured to the priest, "This opportunity is rare. Only a few of us who really participate in the mission, and we should strive for the bonus more than this month~"

***

The "tick-tick" sound of water dripping from time to time came from the cold passage, but the ground, rock walls and even the stones above were covered with dust, which made Fang Yi, who was sensitive to the five senses, feel a sense of confusion and contradiction.

There were many traps in the passage. Fortunately, the wave of people rushed over and had already destroyed most of the traps, so Fang Yi was under much pressure. Regardless of looking at the messy footprints and blood on the ground, Fang Yi could imagine the miserable situation of this wave of people passing here, and sincerely said to the pirates who were cutting the way.

Fang Yi gently stepped over a floor with obvious signs of movement, avoided a row of steel-headed crossbow arrows inserted on the ground, and finally arrived at the end of the passage. The smell of blood and the burnt smell of animal oil could still be smelled in the air, indicating that the group of people in front had not been passing here for a long time.

He looked up at the white light that was faintly visible at the top of the stone steps. Fang Yi knew that the end of the passage was not far away. After checking his condition, Fang Yi's figure disappeared into the air. Only the silent footprints on the dust in the stone steps could prove that there was a ghostly assassin here at this time.

***

The height of the scorching ridge is not as high as a real mountain, or even a mountain. It is just a high slope with a undulating terrain. If the altitude of the sea of ​​fallen stars is calculated, it will be less than five hundred feet at most.

Antonio's appearance has no similarity to his elder brother Lish. His slightly handsome face is full of handsome facial features and well-trimmed blonde hair. From the outside, Billych is indeed more like the orthodox heir of a family.

At this time, Antonio was standing at the highest point of the scorching ridge, looking down at the plain village at the foot of the mountain, and even seeing the huge and solemn outline of Xingmu City in the distance, but his heart was filled with the heroic spirit of overlooking all the mountains.

This is a world where strength is respected, and it is a country where the strong prey on the weak - of course, money is also a kind of strength.

However, his stupid brother was guarding a lot of wealth but didn't know how to use it. He insisted on getting involved with Old Charlie. What happened in the end? Both of them had all the mechanisms, but they both died of a life of misfortune?

After turning back and looking at the pirates who were digging the ground hard, Antonio raised his mouth disdainfully. The huge rocks that fell on the ground were carved with a huge stone, but they were broken by a group of thick and barbaric pirates and threw them on the ground casually. Even the words of the Brown family were blurred by the soil.

"Have it!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of "Dang!", the pirates who were digging hard suddenly had a commotion, followed by a burst of shouts. Antonio was shocked when he heard the movement, and immediately pulled away the onlookers and rushed to the center of the crowd.

After moving away the stone statue that originally stood on the top of the mountain, the one hidden under the stone statue was not the same hard rock as the surrounding one, but a four-foot-square earth pit. At this time, the earth pit had been dug more than one person deep, revealing a black stone buried at the bottom.

Antonio quickly squatted down, rolled and slid into the pit, not caring that his precious clothes were stained by the wet soil, but just squatted at the bottom of the pit excitedly and carefully observed the stone tablet in front of him.

"Master Brown, is this what you call treasure?"

A strong man with muscles was squatting by the pit, staring at the dark things at the bottom of the pit, and his tone did not have obvious respect like others, but instead had a bit of ridicule.

"Are you doubting my information?" Antonio looked up at the strong man, knowing that the other party's eyes dodged away from his direct gaze and went to the side, then lowered his head again.

In fact, Antonio himself was not sure. This place was recorded in a scroll he found in the secret compartment of Lisch's room. The Brown family's tradition has always been. Except for the contemporary group leader, no other person can know where the trump card of this wealthy family is priceless ancient gold coins, jewelry and countless coins.

So Antonio didn't say much, but quickly pulled the wet soil on the stone with his hands, blowing the fine soil on it with his mouth while carefully observing the marks on the surface of the stone.

The big stone on the soles of his feet was black and covered with dark red patterns like spider webs. Judging from the stone extending toward the surroundings, it was probably connected to the surrounding rocks under the soil. However, with Antonio patiently cleaning, several lines of handwriting were finally found on the surface of the huge stone.

"If it is not the patriarch of our tribe or the only successor of the family in history, it must not be opened without permission, otherwise the person who advances will die!"

Several lines of text were carved on the pitch-black stone, with dark red ditches and sharp handwriting, which was full of warning. The pirates standing beside and squatting by the pit also looked over, but they could only see some messy marks on the surface of the black stone, which made people confused.

"What is written on it? It's like a ghost-drawing talisman?"

"This is the secret language of our family, a language that can only be learned by direct descendants in the family," Antonio stood up and patted the soil on his hand. "It's nothing more than some warning words, it's meaningless, dig it open~"
Chapter completed!