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Barich Lothar held the glowing magic stone and walked step by step to the deepest part of the "black money". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was a steep ramp, and even with the support of his servants, he walked with great difficulty.

In the end, he is old, he has a sadness in his heart, he took over the family business from his father at the age of twenty, and today he has built the Chamber of Commerce into a behemoth, rich and rival the country, and only he knows the struggle and passionate years during this period. Even if the knighthood is only an honorary knight now, his reputation and status in the Dawn Kingdom are not much worse than those of the three Radiant Families.

But a great achievement does not mean that it will be passed on to future generations, and in fact, as the Chamber of Commerce continues to expand in size, its foundation is already in jeopardy. In order to consolidate the strength of the Chamber of Commerce, many large businessmen and even upper-class nobles were added, and when they were still alive, they were either reliable arms or pawns worth using, but what about after they died? Will they still be willing to stay in their current position?

This question requires little answering.

Barry had five sons and a daughter, the most prominent of whom was Victor Lothar, who was only twenty-one years old, and although he had already shown great talent in business, he could not have overwhelmed the cunning partners at this age. The Chamber of Commerce is not the private property of the Lothar family, and if Victor is forced to take his place, he is afraid that he will be attacked strongly.

At that time, it is a trivial matter for the Chamber of Commerce to be divided, and his heirs may be in danger of their lives.

But Barry was not willing to do so by handing over the behemoth he had worked so hard to build.

Just as he was thinking about it, his feet suddenly slipped.

"My lord, be careful!" the servants next to him immediately supported him.

Barry adjusted several times before he regained his footing.

Apparently, this body has lost the vitality of its youth.

He's sixty-nine years old, how many times can he repeat this steep ramp?

The thought of the promise given by the oracle rekindled a spark in Barih's heart.

Only by becoming one of them can we solve this seemingly unsolvable problem once and for all.

The downhill gradually flattened, and the air around him began to become damp, and Barry faintly heard the sound of the underground undercurrent hitting the stone wall, like a continuous thunderclap, dull and thick. To be honest, he didn't like such a place, it was secluded enough, but it didn't give people a sense of security, and he always feared that one day the water would break through the cave walls and swallow it up completely.

In fact, there have been many similar situations in this cave complex, where several passages have been turned into deep pools due to groundwater backflow and eventually had to be closed. The Black Money is only a small part of the caverns, and if he gives Barry enough time, he could even turn it into an underground city.

When he reached the bottom of the slope, the light dimmed instantly—not that the glowing magic stone had darkened, but that the surrounding space had suddenly increased several times, and the light could no longer illuminate the stone walls on both sides.

The sound of the underground water flow became loud here, as if a branch was passing underfoot.

The pitch-black hole*** Two clouds of yellow light were flickering in the distance, and they were the guards sent by the divine envoy to receive him.

"Alright, you can send it here. ”

"But my lord, there is still a way ahead...... "The servant said worriedly.

"It's okay, I'm going to walk through the last part of the road on my own. Barry said slowly.

The prestige he had accumulated over the years made the two of them dare not say more, "Yes, please pay attention to your safety, my lord." ”

Leaving the entrance, he cautiously walked towards the center of the cave - a strange cave at the bottom of the cave complex, shaped like an island, surrounded by a bottomless ravine, with a central raised rock hill and a ramp connected only by a narrow stone bridge. As he walked across the bridge, he was surrounded by darkness on the left and right, and the magic stone could only illuminate a few feet below him, and if it weren't for the yellow light on the opposite side to guide the way, Barry would even have the illusion that he was walking in the abyss of hell, and the sound of the roaring water under his feet was the hiss of ghosts and evil spirits.

A mist gradually rose around the area, and the range of light was further shortened, which was caused by excessive water vapor. He knew that he had to be very careful, the bridge would probably grow moss, and if he slipped off the stone bridge, even the oracle would not be able to save him.

Greeted by the humid air, Barih Lothar finally arrived at the central stone island.

Before he could catch his breath, the Divine Envoy's guard had already turned and walked back, "Follow me, the Divine Envoy has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Ignoring the complaints, he took a deep breath and followed closely with the two of them.

The top of this isolated rocky mountain is only a hundred steps away, and it is not very large, and the place to meet the divine messenger is located in the interior of the mountain. Before stepping up the stone staircase around the mountain, Barry noticed that there was an extremely wide cavern behind the cave, which echoed the ramp from which it had come, forming a straight line, but it was much closer and much larger to the rocky mountain. Moreover, the walls of the cave are standard round, and the edges that can be illuminated by the magic stone appear extremely smooth, as if they were artificially hewn.

If he guessed correctly, the Divine Envoy Guards entered the Dawn Kingdom through these underground passages.

Entering the rocky mountain, Barry was too tired to stand.

Fortunately, when the envoy was not in the same position, the guards brought a soft cushion and let him sit in this one-foot-square stone room, and then lowered the heavy curtain to block out the sound of rushing water.

"Are you ready?" one of them asked.

"Yes, please summon the Divine Envoy," Barry wiped the sweat from his forehead, his heart full of anticipation despite his exhaustion.

As soon as the words fell, the glowing magic stone in his hand suddenly flickered, not only his, but also the magic stone held by the other two guards.

Then the three light sources went out one after another, and the darkness that could not be seen covered the stone chamber, and because it was not the first time he had seen such a scene, Barry was not surprised, but was full of admiration and awe of the power of the oracle. Soon a purple curtain of light rose from the ground, turning the surrounding darkness into a different landscape.

It was also deep underground, but below it was red lava, and countless "rivers of fire" gushed out of the holes in the rock wall and converged low to form a spider's web, and above the flames were the torso of the oracle—a huge sarcoma hanging from the rock wall, like a plant, with countless roots. The rugged skin stirs rhythmically, as if breathing in scorching air.

It has neither eyes nor a mouth, but it can see itself and talk to itself—directly through consciousness, echoing in the mind.

This is the true face of the Divine Messenger.

It doesn't need to be transformed into a human form, because it means extraordinary in itself.

Barih Loza bowed his head respectfully.