Chapter 461: Secret Realm Descends

【Mission Number】: d-93662

【Type】: Investigation

【Reward】: 500-1000 gold / 15-30 points

【Mission Brief】:

Recently, a large number of items with unknown exotic styles have been circulating in the market. It is speculated that ancient ruins have appeared near the Twin Canyons. Adventurers with relevant processing experience are now needed to go and investigate and write a report.

【Time Limit】: 45 days

【Additional Information】:

If there are special discoveries, the mission level and rewards can be improved according to the specific situation.

This was the commission the Oath-Breaker had accepted from the Adventurer Association.

The "d" prefix on the number represented the level of this mission, and the mission reward was also in the range that this level should have.

Being able to get up to 1000 gold was a very generous income for the vast majority of adventurers in Shoal Bay.

Even those senior adventurers with a professional level exceeding lv5 would not think it was too little.

But there were many people on the Oath-Breaker, and just as the professionals who were the core of the team, including Xia Nan and Alton who had just joined the ship group, there were a total of eight.

1000 gold coins, divided equally, each person's income was only a little over 100 gold.

Not to mention that a large part of it needed to be divided out as rewards for other ordinary crew members on the ship, as well as subsidies for living materials.

Back and forth, plus the time for resting and carrying out missions in the middle, it would take almost half a month, but the actual amount received might not even reach three digits.

As adventurers above lv3, this income was undoubtedly below the average standard.

Especially in a port like Shoal Bay, an adventurer stronghold with many opportunities.

Although the team atmosphere of the Oath-Breaker was good, this was built on the stable and good relationship between the professionals who were the core of the team.

They were called companions, but to some extent, the relationship between them was only a little higher than "colleagues," and it was far from the "family" level where they were willing to pay with their lives for each other.

If there was no sufficient and stable income to support the team, the seemingly solid hearts would soon disintegrate, and the team's dissolution would be a matter of days.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, Luo Lin would not accept this type of investigation mission with low income and long duration.

But the situation right now was different.

On one hand, this commission issued officially by the Adventurer Association, although it was a d-level mission on the surface, clearly stated in the "Additional Information" that if there were special discoveries, the mission level and actual rewards would be improved according to the specific situation.

And this also meant that if ancient ruins really appeared near the Twin Canyons, the income of the Oath-Breaker ship team would be far more than what was on the surface.

Moreover, to some extent, even without the mission rewards from the Association, the temptation of the "ancient ruins" themselves was enough for Luo Lin to go and investigate personally.

On the other hand, it was also due to Captain Luo Lin's own reasons.

It had already been mentioned earlier that this action was a sudden behavior and was not in the plan, even interrupting the crew's vacation.

What Luo Lin was truly interested in might not be the ruins themselves, but some other unknown thing, and accepting the Association's commission was just incidental.

Regarding this, Xia Nan had tried to probe the other party before.

But the only information he got was that Luo Lin and Edson were siblings.

As for why both of them were interested in this sea area at the same time, he knew nothing.

Standing on the deck, recalling the mission information, Xia Nan pondered in his heart.

He had never revealed the existence of the attribute panel and the secret of his identity as a visitor from another world to anyone, and he would not do so in the future.

Therefore, even though he discovered from the attribute information of that scalpel that it was a secret realm creation from another world, and knew that the "ancient ruins" suspected in the mission introduction were actually likely an exotic secret realm, Xia Nan did not inform anyone else.

The canyon was very quiet, quiet to the point of being abnormal.

Every crew member on the Oath-Breaker sensed this, and under Luo Lin's warning, they prepared for battle.

With high concentration, the wooden ship sailed in the exotic sea lane in the middle of the canyon and gradually went deeper, finally stopping at the pier located deep in the canyon.

The oppressive and stuffy atmosphere in the air made the crew members, even though they had long-awaited contact with land, not feel as excited as usual, but instead quickly arranged defensive measures under Luo Lin's command.

Something was definitely wrong with the Twin Canyons.

Under normal circumstances, a canyon that had been inhabited by a large number of sea people for years could absolutely not be as dead silent as it was right now.

Several baskets of rotten sea fish that were stinking were lying on the wooden floor in the corner of the pier, and one could faintly see several spots of dark red blood that had already solidified; the usually lively pier was empty, with only a few scattered old fishing boats, making crisp sounds as they collided with the pillars on the pier with the waves.

Luo Lin let go of the helm with both hands, came to the deck, and frowned.

The situation in the canyon was not right, and the plan that had been prepared was also disrupted.

They needed to first confirm what had happened here before they could judge whether the mission could continue.

The situation was unclear, and they might encounter attacks from strange enemies, so she naturally wouldn't send ordinary sailors who had no resistance in front of magical beasts off the ship, but left all ordinary crew members on the Oath-Breaker.

As an important vehicle, the safety of the Oath-Breaker was the top priority, so she also let the Ryan and Gordon brothers stay to guard the ship.

She herself led the other professionals, including Xia Nan, off the ship to explore the situation around.

"Be careful, don't let your guard down."

Luo Lin instructed the crew members left on the deck with a serious expression.

After speaking, she turned to the twin brothers:

"You two also pay more attention. If you find any special situation, remember to send a signal in time, and we will rush back immediately after hearing it."

The Twin Canyons looked magnificent, but in reality, there were towering cliffs on both sides.

The pier where the Oath-Breaker was located was between the rock walls, and even if only a little movement was made, even if it was far away, she and the others who went out to explore could hear it and return to support in time.

After carefully explaining several precautions, Luo Lin then led Xia Nan and the others who had long been prepared down the gangway.

Located in such a special environment as the Twin Canyons, the pier inside could absolutely not be called large, and one could see the end at a glance.

Empty.

They couldn't get any useful information, and could only judge from the bloodstains scattered sporadically on the ground that a battle might have occurred here.

After a discussion, they decided to continue upward, thinking about whether they could find one or two local residents to ask clearly what had happened here.

Being in such a special environment as the Twin Canyons, the living environment inside was obviously much better than the fishing villages on Rabbit Island and Qiaoyan Island.

Being in a strange environment that might hide danger, the few people who went out to investigate the situation naturally arranged their formation.

With the Druid Haian as the center, the front was the tattooed burly man Aken who held the 【Barbarian】 profession, and Captain Luo Lin fell behind by a step;

The little guy Alton, who was also in the back row, stood further back than Haian, and Xia Nan and the Catfolk Sasha protected the flanks while bringing up the rear.

A group of six people carefully moved forward. ===== CHAPTER 462 =====