Along the way, the knights passed through one complex passage after another, constantly turning, as if walking through a maze, making one dizzy.
Limgir, leading the way, wasn’t confused at all, as if he had walked these paths many times before. He turned and twisted, sometimes pressing on the stone walls to open passages and walking inside, appearing very familiar with the place.
“It seems this guy has been staying here since he disappeared.”
Shien thought as he followed closely.
Gradually, as they went deeper, Shien saw other figures.
Some were knights like Limgir and his men, patrolling the area. When they saw Limgir, they immediately made way and saluted him.
And some were slaves or servants doing manual labor, either carrying things, cleaning the mine shafts, or digging something, creating a bustling atmosphere like a construction site.
Shien observed and found that these people all had dull eyes and seemed malnourished, probably not having a good life.
Limgir didn’t even glance at these people, not even the knights. He continued forward, dismissing the knights around him and letting them carry out their own tasks.
The knights immediately left as if relieved, merging with the other knights around.
But Shien still noticed that the knights following Limgir seemed somewhat out of place with some of the knights here.
The reason was simple. The knights here weren’t just from Duke Strimm’s First Knight Order, but also some wearing the standard armor of other countries, or the heavy armor of the Empire.
In other words, the knights here were likely a collection of knights from various countries.
“So many knights from different countries gathered in this place…?”
Shien was puzzled.
He mainly didn’t understand what this place was for.
Limgir, unaware that his rival had infiltrated, immediately went in another direction after dismissing the knights around him.
Shien thought for a moment, then followed.
Next, Shien found that there were more and more knights from various countries appearing here, and the number of servants and slaves working was also increasing.
Especially the workers who seemed to be mining, constantly hitting the stone walls with pickaxes, their numbers were extremely large, filling the entire mine shaft with the clanging of metal and the sound of wheels carrying stones and minerals.
“What are they doing?”
Shien became more and more puzzled.
Only one thing was certain.
There was definitely a secret here, and it might even be a big one.
Thinking of this, Shien perked up and continued to follow Limgir.
Limgir, completely unaware that he was being followed, continued walking deeper with an expressionless face and steady steps.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the number of people around them suddenly decreased.
In contrast, the mine shaft became narrower and narrower, but also cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing, as if it had been specially renovated, with a sense of ritual.
Under such circumstances, the complex passages became fewer.
Limgir followed the passage and arrived in front of a room.
It wasn’t a real room, of course, but a cave dug out from the stone wall.
There was no door, only a curtain blocking the entrance.
Limgir lifted the curtain and walked in.
Shien reflexively followed.
In the next moment, Shien also entered the room.
“How is it going?”
A voice immediately reached Shien’s ears, echoing in the room.
It was a very unpleasant voice.
The voice was hoarse and raspy, as if spoken by someone with a hole in their throat, not only sounding old and weathered but also making one feel uncomfortable.
Such a voice came from a “person” sitting at a stone table in this stone cave.
When Shien first saw the person, he even doubted whether they were human.
Because the person only wore a hooded black robe, covering their entire body. Their exposed hands were as thin as bones, withered like wood, and the face under the hood was skeletal, not looking like a living person at all, but rather a resurrected mummy.
The black-robed mummy sat in the center of the stone room. There was only a stone table in the entire room, and on the table, there was nothing but a crystal ball.
This scene reminded Shien of the fortune tellers, prophets, wizards, or magicians he had seen in his previous life.
But what surprised Shien was that this black-robed wizard was actually a Legendary-level expert at level ninety-two, and a Grand Magician with the maxed-out [Necromancy] skill.
“Holy moly…”
Shien was truly surprised.
Necromancy.
This was a type of magic Shien had never seen before, but happened to know about.
Many novels in his previous life had mentioned this type of magic, describing it as a forbidden magic that manipulated the dead.