Chapter 260 Chapter 230: Secrets in Gilliat City!

Du Wei didn't know how long he had been in a coma, but as a magician, he had a lot of control over his mental power. Before he fell into a coma, he had already made some spiritual hints to himself in his consciousness. So, in fact, when he woke up from the coma, it was still dark. The pain in the chest has eased a lot. Du Wei tried his best to tilt his head, only to feel a splitting headache, as if something was split in his head, and he felt very dizzy when he thought about it. "You'd better not move around, and don't think about anything right now." Gargamel's voice came from beside him.

This little mouse turned into a big mouse as tall as a man again—God knows, if it was seen like this, it would definitely scare people to death. "I have a terrible headache." Du Wei groaned. "This is normal." Gargamel held a cup with both hands, moved it to Du Wei's mouth, and poured the contents into it bit by bit. Du Wei frowned: "It's so bitter... what... well, why do I smell a little ice berry? You wouldn't give me this kind of thing, would you?" "It's just a little medicine...I specially added a little ice berry, you know, ice berry can relieve pain, and this kind of thing can stimulate people's mental power, although it is mostly used as a hallucinogen...Okay , don’t worry, I’ve diluted it to the safest amount, and it won’t cause you any harm.”

Gargamel put down the cup, took another towel and wiped the medicine dregs from the corner of Du Wei's mouth. "When can I recover?" Du Wei asked impatiently. "I must warn you, my lord duke, my little genius magician!" Gargamel said with a hint of mockery in his tone: "The first rule of the magician: Do not overdraw your magic power at any time, otherwise you will lose your power." It's ugly to die—you don't even know that, do you?" Du Wei smiled bitterly: "Of course I know." "Don't think I'm joking." Gargamel warned Du Wei seriously: "For us magicians, spiritual power is our foundation! And if you overdraw your magic power, your mental power will be used more than yours. If it matches...then there will be problems with your brain...I know that there have been many crazy guys in history. Because of excessive use of magic and overdrawing their magic power, they became idiots! Do you want to become idiots? ?”

"But I heard that overdrawing the magic power will make me get fucked." Du Wei curled his lips. "That's a worse result." Gargamel choked on Du Wei: "Become an idiot or be fucked, which one do you prefer?" Du Wei shrank his neck: "I don't like it." "Then listen to me, don't try to overdraw your magic power in the future, you are very dangerous this time... If it weren't for the multicolored stone ring I got for you... you are now a skeleton wrapped in human skin gone." After sighing, Gargamel stared at Du Wei... This scene is a bit ridiculous: a big mouse is staring at you, with a trace of reproach and regret in his eyes.

But Du Wei couldn't laugh, he felt that Gargamel was serious. "You are the leader of all of us now." Gargamel shrugged, "Whether we like it or not, this is the fact: you are the leader! Many people's fate now depends on you! My, Hussein’s, Vivian’s, Her Majesty’s Medusa’s… those of your subordinates… If something goes wrong with you, everyone will be in chaos. So, even if you don’t care about your life, in the future Before taking the risk, please think about the lives of us people." After taking the potion mixed with ice berries, the effect was really obvious, and Du Wei soon felt less headache.He tried his best to sit up, touched his ribs, and found that it didn't hurt anymore: "My ribs?"

"Don't worry, I didn't give you the Fountain of Youth." The mouse shook his head, "I know a little bit of healing. Although it's not very strong, I can barely do it with a few bones." Du Wei struggled to get off the bed, supported the head of the bed with both hands, and stood firm: "What time is it now?" "If you go to the window, you can see the sun just rising." After a pause, Gargamel suddenly said in a low tone, "Du Wei, I have to apologize to you... because I couldn't help when the prairie people attacked the city."

Du Wei waved his hand: "I understand...you can't go out to meet people in your current state." Human beings are the cruelest creatures, especially harsh to aliens, almost the cruelest of all creatures.Like Gargamel, if a big human-shaped rat walks out, it will immediately be regarded as a monster, and it will even cause people to panic...and hatred! In fact, among Du Wei's subordinates, the only ones who knew about the existence of Gargamel, a humanoid mouse, were those who participated in the adventure in the frozen forest together. In addition, there are Solskjaer and Seth in Gilliat City, who also know about Gargamel's existence.Solskjaer is already Du Wei's old subordinate. This magic experiment genius has been recognized by Du Wei as a core member, and the psychological acceptance ability of magicians is far stronger than ordinary people.As for Seth... Now that Du Wei has been tricked out of the magic union by despicable means, this big-headed genius has no other choice but to follow Du Wei wholeheartedly.

In the production base in Gilliat City, Solskjaer and Dorset are nominally the hosts, but in fact, during the process of testing and production, the two also secretly solicited the opinions of the mice. The mouse can be a genuine magician who has gone through a complete and systematic magic study, and his level is much higher than that of the two geniuses. In terms of experience and knowledge of magic theory, it is even more valuable. "Soon, my Transfiguration is about to advance again... At that time, I can barely transform into a human form... and then take the opportunity to drink the fountain of youth..." Gargamel pulled up the curtains to let the sunlight out. Sprinkled it in, then went to the side and blew out the candle, turned to Du Wei and said, "I can become a human again...but, my Transfiguration will be greatly reduced again."

Du Wei sighed: "Okay, let's not talk about this, now there are 20,000 enemies outside the city, let's think about how to drive those prairie wolves away... I think, you must have some surprises for me, right? " Du Wei blinked. Gargamel nodded: "It's true...the batch of things has been made, the first batch of experimental products has been completed, Solskjaer and I tried it, and it feels good. But you must know, this kind of thing is very expensive. The "time passing" ones, especially the saplings, are very troublesome to cultivate, and sometimes they die before we use the passing of time to give birth to them. The genius idea of ​​that old lunatic, Arico, is indeed crazy enough, but It's such a waste! God... If we didn't have the 'Time Passage' spring, I am afraid that even a rich emperor would not be able to afford such a batch of things! This is simply piled up with a huge amount of money...and we have to Plus luck, if you are unlucky, no matter how much money you throw, it will be in vain.”

Du Wei smiled: "Take me to see." Gargamel turned around and walked to the corner, then moved a box on the ground, pulled up a piece of floor on the ground, and immediately exposed a passage below. Du Wei opened his eyes wide: "God, when did you create a secret passage here? Is this secret passage leading to our secret warehouse?" "Yes, that's right." Gargamel sighed: "Don't forget, with my appearance, I can't go out ostentatiously anytime and anywhere. Every time I go out, I have to wear a robe to hide my face... and I have to choose at night. It’s inconvenient, so I just made such a tunnel, from my room I can directly access Solskjaer’s and Dorset’s laboratories, as well as our secret reserve warehouse.”

Du Wei walked to the side of the secret passage, looked at the steps under the floor, the passage did not look small, he said with a wry smile: "How much time did you spend making this thing... This kind of secret passage must not be made by those slaves, Did you dig it alone?" Gargamel smiled mysteriously: "Don't forget, I'm a mouse - mice are the best at making holes!" ... This secret passage is not too wide, but after walking all the way, there are three or four forked intersections below, which are cold and damp, and there are traces of moss on the surrounding walls. This is the original Governor's Mansion in Gilliat City. The Governor's Mansion has been in disrepair for a long time. After walking for a while, Du Wei also saw that this secret passage was definitely not dug out by the mouse Gargamel alone.Even if it creates an army of mice, it will never be able to handle such a big project! "Where did this secret path come from?" Du Wei asked in surprise. Gargamel finally smiled... A mouse smiled, it was a very strange thing: "Well, to be honest, I did plan to dig an underground tunnel myself, it doesn't have to be big, as long as I can pass through when I turned into a little mouse—it’s not difficult. But when I dug down in the room, I found this place. I wish Ben was also surprised, how the Governor’s Mansion is underground, There is also such a secret passage... Maybe it was created by the previous governor." Du Wei thought for a while, and he was relieved. This place in the northwest, especially the province of Desa, is the closest to the alien race, and has been infested by alien races all the year round-the Northwest Army cannot be counted on.Therefore, many people in every household are used to building cellars in their homes. When horse thieves or robbers from the grassland come to visit, they will hide in the cellar. It's not uncommon for some big families to come up with a secret passage. It's just... Looking at the vertical and horizontal secret passage in front of me... this project is too big. Du Wei also lived in this dilapidated Governor's Mansion for a while, but never thought that there is such a place under his feet! After walking for more than ten meters, a three-way intersection appeared in the tunnel.Gargamel said with a smile: "This place is very big. To be honest, even I haven't fully turned it around. I only have about half of it now, and there are exactly two directions leading to Solskjaer and the others." The laboratory in the other direction is our reserve warehouse... The road ahead is not easy, so let's be careful." Du Wei stopped in his tracks and looked at the mouse seriously: "You said you didn't even go all the way here? When did you find out?" "Uh...about a month ago." The mouse smiled. Du Wei's face was a bit ugly: "Why didn't you send someone to inform me?" Gargamel didn't seem to care, he sighed: "My lord duke, I've looked everywhere, and although it's huge here, I haven't found anything... If I find something golden and silver here... If so, I will definitely send someone to inform you as soon as possible. Well, I think this is just an underground shelter dug out by the previous governor. There is no need to make a fuss, right?" Du Wei shook his head, his expression serious: "Gargamel, you are wrong." Du Wei suddenly took a step back, lay down on the ground and touched the surrounding ground, and then carefully listened to the air and the subtle airflow in the secret passage, then he stood up and rubbed the soil in his hands: "My mouse prime minister...you really don't understand! Although you are a magician, you obviously don't understand architecture! God, do you think this is an underground refuge? Let me tell you, based on my childhood experience of the Roland Empire The study of architecture, this place is definitely not as simple as a shelter!" He stomped the ground and said, "Have you noticed that the ground here is not flat, but a very slight slope from high to low...very small, if you don't observe carefully, you can't find it! Often such The slope of the ground is to prevent water from flooding in! The water flows to the lower place, so that the things stored in the higher place will not be damp!" After a pause, he pointed to the distance of the passage: "You heard the subtle Is there a sound of airflow? It means that there is a hidden vent here, otherwise, this place has been buried for so many years, if you dare to come down rashly, you will soon suffocate to death.” He pointed at the fork in the road: "The most important thing is, do you think an underground shelter needs to have so many fork in the road?" Gargamel shrugged his shoulders: "Perhaps the people who built this place were worried that enemies would rush down, so they could confuse them?" Du Wei laughed. He didn't argue with Gargamel anymore. After all, he specialized in arts, so it wasn't a good idea to discuss architecture with a magician. "Hey, you're going the wrong way. We're going to the left." Gargamel yelled as he watched Du Wei step towards the right fork. "I know, I'm just curious about this place." Du Wei said with a smile: "Okay, come on, show me around." Gargamel sighed and could only let Du Wei go. The mouse's guess is actually reasonable. This secret passage is no wider than two people standing side by side, and no taller than one person's height.And go forward along the fork, you will find that after turning two turns, there are cellar-like rooms dug out one after another on the walls on both sides. "This place should be used to hide people." Gargamel said with a smile. "My dear Prime Minister Rat." Du Wei pointed at the dense cellars like insect eggs angrily, "How many cellars do you think can accommodate people if they are used to hide people? Five hundred? Eight hundred People? Damn... If it's a hiding place for evacuation, then the fewer people who know about it, the better! Never make such a place that can accommodate hundreds of people! Besides, why did he make so many rooms? Could it be that he hides in Escaping underground, do you still need to sleep in a separate room?" Finally, Du Wei measured the height of these cellars, and his face was even more puzzled: "My Gargamel! You have probably been a mouse for too long, and you have forgotten how tall a normal person is! Look, these cellars Although it is very deep and large, the height is not high! If it is a grown man, in this cellar, he can only curl up in his nest!" After a pause, Du Wei looked back at Gargamel: "Also, don't you think it's strange? We've been walking for so long, what did you find?" "...No." The mouse shook his head: "It's all empty here, there's nothing there." "It's strange that there is nothing there." Du Wei frowned: "This is underground! But what have we seen after walking for so long? It stands to reason that this kind of underground building is most suitable for rats, ants or snakes... ...These creatures survive! But do you see a mouse here? Do you see a centipede or any insects here? I just looked carefully for a while, and there is not even an ant here! Don't you find it strange? ?” Gargamel was finally speechless. ... At the end of the tunnel, a wall appeared in front of Du Wei. "This is the end." Gargamel said, "I've been here before, but I haven't found anything. Do you want to turn around and look in another direction?" Du Wei didn't speak, and stood here quietly, looking at the wall, silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something. "It's not right." Du Wei shook his head suddenly: "I don't think it's right." He pointed to the wall, and then to the tunnel behind him: "I walked all the way just now, and I feel that the people who built this place, everything is in line with the principles of architecture... But here, this passage ends, absolutely It should not be a wall! From the architectural point of view, you see, we walked all the way just now, and our feet seem to be flat, but there is actually a slight slope going up! If this is used for storing things, then this is This underground labyrinth is the highest place! Since they built it this way, there should be a cellar or room for storing things... definitely not a wall." "So, what's behind this wall? Maybe a secret room?" Gargamel was also interested. "You'll know when you get rid of this wall." Du Wei laughed. ... The walls in this secret passage are all made of solid stones in the northwest. It may be difficult for ordinary people to break open a wall, but for two magicians, it is really easy. Gargamel casted a magic of "decomposition of earth elements". On the wall in front of him, the earth elements in the originally hard stones immediately decomposed and flowed away. The originally hard stones became as soft as tofu and could be easily dug opened. After the wall was dug open, there was a rotten smell that had been dusty for a long time!This unpleasant and disgusting smell almost made Du Wei stumble. He covered his nose hard: "God, what's in here! Could it be a hut?" Gargamel also looked as if he was about to faint at any moment: "I'm afraid the latrine doesn't smell so bad!" The inside of the wall was indeed a secret room, but it had been sealed for too long, and it was suddenly opened, and the turbid air immediately made people almost suffocated, and Du Wei tore off a corner of his clothes to cover his nose, and then He also randomly made a small wind magic, causing the wind to pour in. After a while, the filthy atmosphere inside was swept away, and then he walked in cautiously. He took out a magic gemstone from his pocket, injected a little magic power at random, and the magic gemstone immediately flashed light, illuminating the secret room. Under the light, one could clearly see countless dust particles floating in the air, and under the faint light, Du Wei saw clearly the things in the secret room, and couldn't help being stunned. Behind him, Gargamel let out a low cry. : "God, what are these things?!" ... On the ground, there were several corpses lying in disorder... No, to be precise, it was just a few skeletons! I don't know how many years have passed, the flesh and blood of these corpses have already rotted and turned into dust... Reminiscent of the disgusting stench that was sealed in this room when they walked in just now, the two couldn't help thinking threw up! And the dust particles in the air are mostly the decayed and weathered corpses of these dead people... Du Wei's face was pale. If he hadn't tried his best to support him, he might really have vomited on the spot. However, under the influence of curiosity, he bent down, held his breath, and carefully examined the bones. It stands to reason that even bones will corrode after being stored for many years!But these skeletons are extremely weird! First is their texture!Du Wei vaguely found that although some parts of these skeletons had been oxidized and turned black, but faintly... there was a bit of metallic luster! ! Strange, why does the skeleton of a creature have a metal appearance? Enduring the feeling of nausea, Du Wei tore off a piece of cloth to cover his hands, and tapped lightly... Then he confirmed that the texture of these skeletons was extremely hard!If it is a normal bone, with the loss of calcium, it will become brittle and soft or even hollow... But these bones, with fine texture, are very hard! No wonder, after the flesh and blood have rotted away, these skeletons are so complete! And the second point... made Du Wei startled! ! These skeletons... don't seem to be human! ! In other words... they are very human-like, but not human! For example, the skeleton in front of it looks like a human in general outline, but in terms of size and height, it looks more like a dwarf...but the bones are thick and strong! Or... is it... the legendary dwarves? ! There are several other skeletons, most of which are similar to human beings, but some individual places, such as teeth, the shape of the head, and fingers... Du Wei looked back at Gargamel, and found that the mouse looked dumbfounded. "Gargamel." Du Wei smiled as if a little creepy: "You know what I remembered when I looked at these things?" "what?" Du Wei took a deep breath: "Remember, on the sacred mountain guarded by the dragon clan, we saw those who were killed by the dragon clan and tried to break through the sacred mountain to return to Roland Continent... Those strange creatures? Those half-human, half-beast creatures are said to have been killed by the ancients. A race exiled by the gods?" Gargamel was speechless! There is no doubt...the skeletons in front of me are clearly that kind of thing! ... There are a total of six skeletons in this room. After Du Wei looked at them one by one, the first two were short and stout... probably dwarves.The latter three seemed to be some kind of half-beast and half-human monsters. What surprised Du Wei was the last one! "Oh my God! Gargamel, come and see! This is a human! A pure human!!" Du Wei exclaimed, and he bent and knelt beside the last skeleton. From the shape, outline, and features of the bones... this is clearly a human skeleton!It's very strange...why is there a human among so many monsters? What's even more strange is that this human skeleton is far away from those monsters, but shrank in the corner of the wall. Judging from his posture, he is lying there, facing the corner, with his hands still stretched forward. Du Wei stroked the skeleton lightly, and he was surprised to find that the skeleton of this guy who was obviously human actually looked like those monsters...as if it had turned into a metal texture, very hard! If the monster's natural skeleton is different from that of a human, then it's understandable... But this human, how did he do it? Du Wei's heart was full of mysteries, and he couldn't help being stunned. Suddenly, Gargamel walked behind Du Wei, as if he had discovered something: "Du Wei! Look! What's on the wall!" "Oh?" Du Wei heard the words and looked towards the corner of the wall. Sure enough, he was excited just now, and there was an omission. At this moment, under the light of the magic gemstone in his hand, on the corner of the wall, there is a pattern carved out by some sharp object! Judging from the dying posture of this dead human being, it is likely that he engraved it before he died! And... the pattern is engraved very deep, three points into a stone!There are no tools here, so it can be explained that... he carved it with the bones of his own fingers? "This pattern..." Gargamel's tone suddenly became strange. Du Wei stared at the pattern carefully, and his eyes showed complicated expressions, including surprise, disbelief, even fear, and curiosity... Because, this pattern is a flying flag! And in the middle of the banner, there was a ferocious skeleton with empty eyes, as if it was grinning at someone! Bloody skull flag? ! ! The bloody skull flag of the Witch King on the grassland? ! ... At this moment, Du Wei's heart beat like a drum.How could the skeleton flag of the Witch King on the grassland appear in the underground secret room of the governor's mansion in the provincial capital of the empire? Could it be that this dead human was a person on the grassland?Is it a shaman? ? Also, how to explain these dead monsters? ! On Roland Continent, how could there still be these exiled race creatures? Finally, a clue was finally discovered by Du Wei! He forcefully opened the dead man's bones, and found a few lines of small characters engraved on the solid stone floor from under his body! These lines of writing are extremely scribbled, and what makes Du Wei even more depressed is that the person who wrote these lines of words was obviously dying before his death, and his mind was a little unclear-it's okay to write scribbled words, but even the words are not clear. It's confusing!For a while, it was the language of the empire, and for a while, it was mixed with a few words that I couldn't understand-presumably it was the language of the grassland. Such an article is very strenuous to read, and it makes people even more confused after reading it. The content of this thing is as follows: "The last experiment was successful...but the result proved my failure, Bai Hechou, my best disciple, you are the right one. It's a pity that I didn't understand this until this moment. Although I am not reconciled, but the last one The test subject also died... (a string of words that Du Wei couldn't understand was inserted here)...the human body can't bear it, I have proved this point, with my blood and life... (another paragraph that cannot be seen understand the text)... I finally understand that your move to snatch the Witch King is correct, you are the most suitable candidate to command the Daxue Mountain, I am indeed a lunatic... But on the bloody skull flag, there should be me name!" When the text was written here, a large area was suddenly vacated. This person obviously used the bones of his sharp fingertips to carve this on the stone slab. There were still faint traces of dried and residual blood on the slate. Below is a long, long scratch, probably when this person wrote this, in extreme pain, his fingers scratched a terrible deep finger mark on the slate! The last paragraph is much clearer! "If anyone can see this, then you will be my chosen one. I don't know how many years will be before anyone can see this. Whether you are a Rolandian, a grasslander, or an orc, an elf, a dwarf... I I will give you the greatest wealth! In the left corner of the room, there are four and five under the slate, and the witchcraft of my life is hidden under the slate! Whether you like it or not, if you learn it, you will become my fourth disciple! In return, I will give you an important task... One day, I went to the Snow Mountain and told Bai Hechou that although he defeated me and took away the position of the Witch King, I have never regretted having such an apprentice as him in my life! " And finally the signature below: "The 364th Witch King of Daxueshan, Gu Lanxiu, must write! May the sacred blood-colored skull flag bless Daxueshan forever!" After Du Wei read these in one breath, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock! ! Witch King?Is it actually a former Witch King? ! Gargamel next to him also finished reading this article, and raised his head to stare at Du Wei, one person and one mouse stared at each other for a long time, their expressions were extremely strange. The two were silent for a long time, and sighed at the same time.Du Wei smiled wryly and said, "It's really a great discovery!!" Gargamel stretched out his paw and scratched his head vigorously, and said with a wry smile: "Well, this thing is the last words of a guy named Gu Lanxiu, a former witch king...he was killed by his disciple, a guy named Gu Lanxiu. Bai Hechou's guy was defeated and was deprived of the position of the Witch King...and came to our Roland Empire...and..." "Okay, Gargamel." Du Wei waved his hand, his smile was very strange: "This last statement has brought a lot of information... It also brought a lot of questions!" "But how could a Witch King be in the Roland Empire? And in the governor's mansion of a provincial capital?! How could he spend such a large amount of money to build such an underground labyrinth?" Gargamel asked puzzled. Du Wei raised his eyebrows: "I can just answer this question." He pointed to the last inscription on the slate: "I happen to know the name Gu Lanxiu." Then he said slowly: "When I came to the northwest, I carefully checked the names and information of every governor and lord of the Desa province in the past few decades. And this Gu Lanxiu took office in Desa thirty-five years ago The governor of the province, who has been in office for more than ten years...just after the last war between the empire and the Northwest, he died! And he was the last governor of the Desa province in the history of the empire! After that, the Desa province It became the territory of the nobles, and then became the governor of Bohan, and now, it has become my territory... I just happened to see his name." Seeing the strange expression of the mouse, Du Wei said: "I read it from the official information of the empire... You know, I can never forget when I read books." "Help me..." Gargamel the Mouse groaned, "A former Witch King who lost power and came to the empire can be explained...but how could he become the governor?" "This... I can't explain it." Du Wei shook his head. What he doesn't know yet is... Lan Hai, a disciple of Daxue Mountain, can become a university student in the imperial capital, which is respected and treated extremely by the royal family. Well, as a former Witch King, even though he was a fallen Witch King, with such a strong man's supernatural powers, he entered the empire to conceal his identity, and became a governor in a fringe barren land. Strange.What's more, the governor of a ghostly place like Desa Province was originally a hot potato that everyone couldn't avoid. It is not too difficult for a strong man to be mixed with such an official position. ... The two looked at each other, and Gargamel the mouse immediately jumped up: "Quick! That thing under the stone slab! Didn't the Witch King say that he left behind the... witchcraft he had learned all his life? The shaman's witchcraft is very interesting!" However, after the two of them opened the stone slab, they were both stunned. This witch king named Gu Lanxiu did not lie, he did leave his own witchcraft, this is a booklet, obviously soaked with some kind of medicine, and it has not rotted or destroyed. But... neither Du Wei nor Gargamel could understand a single word of the above text! "It's the language of the prairie people." Gargamel sighed, "We need a translator." Du Wei smiled sinisterly: "A translator? Don't forget, there are more than 20,000 prairie cavalry outside the city right now... there are more than enough candidates to be translators!"