Chapter 172
Walking out of the cave, because I ate the "Muguo" and gained the ability of night vision, the darkness is no longer a problem.

Wu Zhi saw that the cave was located tens of meters above the ground.There are protruding steps on the rock wall for people to pass up and down.On the nearby rock wall, there are many caves. Obviously, this is where Joelle and the others live.

Probably because of his own relationship, Wu Zhi saw some people poking their heads out of some caves to look at him, including men and women, old and young.But without exception, the skin of these people is very pale, which should be the result of lack of sunlight for a long time.Those as pale and astonishingly beautiful as Joelle seem to be the exception.

The young man led Wu Zhi to a cave in the center of the rock wall. When he walked in, he found that the cave was much wider. It was said to be a cave, but it was actually a small square inside the rock wall. It seemed that the area could accommodate dozens of people without any problem.

At the end of the cave, Wu Zhi saw an old man with a white beard holding a cane. The old man had a kind face but had a certain bearing. He was not wearing animal skins, but a simple but quaint outfit, and his eyes were also mysterious. It was dark golden, and it turned out to be sitting on a chair that looked majestic and simple like a throne. There were neatly arranged tables and chairs beside it, and a slightly broken carpet in the middle.

But Wu Zhi found that although the carpet looked a little old and dilapidated due to its age, the workmanship was very exquisite, and the material used was rare cloud silk!

This kind of material called cloud silk is very rare for ordinary nobles to use it to make a pair of gloves or scarves. As far as Wu Zhi knows, only the royal family of the Sealand Empire has such a carpet made of cloud silk, and it is only available on major occasions. Only used in this case.This shows how precious this cloud silk is!
Besides, those tables and chairs are all made of wood, but the patterns on them are even and smooth, and they are obviously made of very precious wood. The carpet is so dilapidated, but these tables and chairs seem to be new—not these tables and chairs It is new, but these tables and chairs are still as good as new even after the vicissitudes of time!
Moreover, on the table, Wu Zhi also saw some teacups and tea sets with mysterious patterns, which looked extremely precious.

Wu Zhi's pupils immediately shrank!
If it was a year, no, three months ago.When he saw these things, at most he knew how precious they were, but he couldn't explain the specifics.

But now, Wu Zhi knows that these tables and chairs are definitely from the things used by the Averyles royal family thousands of years ago!
Because, all the precious collections and antiques that Wu Zhi auctioned at the auction house before have such patterns on them! ! !

"Dear guest, please sit down. As the patriarch of this tribe, I, Douglas Rodriguez, welcome your arrival."

The old man smiled and made a cumbersome and ancient etiquette, but Wu Zhi could only return the salute with the common etiquette of the Sealand Empire.I heard the old man say again: "I think the guests must have some doubts in their hearts, and they must have some questions for us. But since the guests have already arrived here, then just ask any questions, and I will definitely try my best to answer them."

Wu Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then asked, "Chief Douglas, I want to confirm where this is."

"This is a crack in the earth, a secluded place away from the flames of war."

Wu Zhi nodded, and then asked, "Why do you live here?"

Douglas stroked his beard and said, "Your Excellency, before answering this question, I would like to ask you a few things."

"Please."

"The guest is from the world above the ground?"

"Exactly."

"Can the guest tell me which country is in charge of the mainland outside now?"

Wu Zhi said: "No one country is in charge. Now there are three major powers standing on the mainland. They are the most powerful Gard Empire, the Sealand Empire and the Beidou Empire. In addition, there are countless small countries."

After Douglas heard this, a trace of disappointment was evident on his face, "Gade? Sealand? Big Dipper? It turned out to be... Could it be?"

Seeing the complex look on Douglas' face, Wu Zhi asked, "Clan Chief Douglas, have you finished your question?"

Douglas sighed: "Yes, sir. Now I'll answer your question. Do you know Aviles?"

Wu Zhi narrowed his eyes: "A thousand years ago, the only empire in the mainland, Avielles. Of course I know."

Douglas stroked his beard: "So it's been a thousand years. It seems that the people on the mainland have not forgotten the name of Avielles."

"I'm sorry, Patriarch Douglas. Most of the civilians on the ground don't know the existence of Aviles, and I only know of the existence of this great empire by chance."

Douglas' eyes dimmed significantly, and then he said: "Guest, didn't you just ask why we live here? In fact, we also lived on the surface of the earth. Our ancestors belonged to the Aviles Empire. Residents, it was just that the country had undergone drastic changes at that time, and the entire empire was in dire straits and chaos.

In order to keep a little peace in the troubled times.The ancestors led thousands of people to this crack in the earth to escape the troubled times.At that time, the crack was not that big, and the ancestors planned to hide for a while, and return to the surface after the war was over.

But unexpectedly, after living in this crack for more than ten years, the crack suddenly began to expand, cutting off the way for the ancestors to go back.

In the next few decades, the crack expanded again and again, and finally became what it is now - even sunlight cannot shine in.The ancestors did not give up the hope of returning to the ground, but there was no way at all. They tried again and again and failed again and again.

With the exhaustion of the materials we carried, in order to survive in this place, we had to divert a large part of our energy to explore and survive, but we never gave up the hope of returning to the surface.However, I don't know how many years have passed, and we have even gotten used to living underground, but we still haven't found the way back. "

Douglas sighed, "After listening to you from the guest today, I realized that it has been a thousand years. The great Averyles dynasty at the time has long since ceased to exist."

Wu Zhi nodded, picked up his teacup and took a sip slowly, then said: "Dear Chief Douglas. I sympathize and feel sorry for what happened to you and the nobles. However, you seem to have hidden something from me. You guys I am afraid that his identity is not just as simple as a refugee?"

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PS: Thanks to CX Phantom X Shadow XC students for their rewards.

PS2: I'm catching the train to attend the wedding, so Chapter 2 will probably be delayed.sorry.

(End of this chapter)

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