A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 408 The Main Hall

"Well, so this is your real purpose. Tell me, what are you up to?" Curry said with a sly smile.

However, Bridal, quite pragmatically cooperative, laughed and said, "I kindly brought you here to try your luck, but you don't appreciate it at all! Sigh! My good intentions have been wasted. I was so foolish to misjudge you, thinking you'd be interested in playing a thrilling and exciting game with me, but I never expected..."

He truly deserves to be called a master of pranks, excelling in both singing and acting; his words immediately piqued Fenrit and the others' curiosity to the highest level.

The three of them rushed towards him simultaneously, offering endless "explanations" one after another.

"Hey Bridal, you're so smart, you must know everyone was just joking, right?"

"Yes! How could we not believe you!"

"Exactly, that's right. Friends should share both good times and bad, shouldn't they?"

"Alright, seeing how sincere you are, I'll let it go," Bridal said, appearing quite magnanimous.

But before he could finish speaking, Doslut grabbed him and kissed him hard on the cheek, saying, "Brido, I love you to death."

Bridal shoved him away roughly, wiped his face, and said, "Can you stop being so mushy? I don't like men."

Chao Bufan had been watching the four of them joking around for a while and was already used to it. He coughed and drew their attention to them, saying, "But there are men who like you, Fenrit, what do you think!"

Fenritt didn't react for a moment, clearly stunned for a second, but then laughed and said, "Exactly, exactly."

As he spoke, he and Chao Bufan exchanged a glance, and then walked together toward the canyon.

Curry retorted, "He's even more impatient than me."

As he spoke, he followed. Curry and Doslu exchanged a glance, smiled at each other, and followed as well.

Once inside the canyon, we discovered that its passages were winding and meandering, sometimes turning left and sometimes right, sometimes going up and sometimes down – the phrase "nine bends and eighteen turns" perfectly describes it.

Although it was daytime, the canyon was pitch black. The five of them took out their magic wands, and under the "control" of a magic spell, the magic stone on the wands lit up, and the dark passage immediately became bright.

The five of them continued chatting and laughing for about half an hour. However, along the way, they didn't see a single magic stone, not even a small pebble. At this point, their excitement seemed to begin to wane.

“We’ve been walking for so long, and we haven’t even seen a hair, let alone a Philosopher’s Stone. Bridal, I’m starting to doubt that the ancient book you were reading is a fake,” Currydo began to complain.

"Nonsense, if it were fake, why would the school put it in the library!" Bridal immediately retorted.

Surprisingly, Dosru actually came to Bridal's aid: "Why are you in such a hurry! Bridal has a photographic memory, don't you know that?"

“That’s why I think so,” Curry immediately retorted.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around and let's go!" Bridal gave the order and continued walking forward.

Fenritt and the other two did not hesitate and quickly followed, while Chao Bufan followed at the very back.

The five continued chatting and laughing as they walked forward, but the further they went, the narrower the passage became, until finally only one person could pass at a time. Seeing this narrow passage, the five stopped.

“Brido, have we gone to the wrong place?” Dothraki asked.

"It shouldn't be. We've been walking this far without encountering any forks in the road. There's only this one passage to follow, so we can't be wrong." To be honest, even Bridal wasn't sure. He even wondered if they might have reached the end of the passage if they continued walking.

Chao Bufan extended his divine sense as far as possible through the passage, and after investigating for a while, he said in a way that was sure to shock people: "I dare say that if we go another 500 meters or so, there will definitely be a surprise. Do you believe me?"

Chao's extraordinary words immediately piqued the interest of Bridal and the others. Fenrit asked, "How did you know?"

“I guessed,” Chao Bufan said with a smile.

"Oh, I know, you must have been here before, right?" Dosru said with a smile, pointing at Chao Bufan.

Chao Bufan gave Doslu a "fool" look, and Doslu chuckled and said, "Since you haven't been here before, how can you be so sure? Is it your sixth sense that told you?"

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "That's right, my sixth sense tells me that there will be a surprise after we pass through this passage."

“Can you tell us what the surprise is?” Fenritter asked.

"Well... I really don't know, but there's bound to be a surprise."

Bridal patted him on the shoulder and said seriously, "Brother, let's hope your sixth sense brings us good luck."

After saying that, he took the lead and was the first to enter the narrow passage.

"Should we continue?" Curry asked.

However, no sooner had he asked the question than the second person to enter was Superb, and Fenrit was the third.

“Currydo, I don’t mind if you go back now.” With that, Dosru went inside as well.

"Okay, okay! Just pretend I didn't ask." Curry shook his head and smiled, then went inside.

Using the light emitted from the magic wand, the five continued forward.

Sure enough, after walking about 500 meters, a set of steps appeared at the end of the passage. The steps were more than two meters wide, extended upwards, and were divided into three stages, with each stage consisting of ten steps, and then there was a small platform.

These are nothing compared to the most striking feature: at the end of the steps, there's a stone cave. No, it shouldn't be called a cave; to be precise, it's an ancient "hall," except that this hall was carved directly into the stone wall.

Just looking at the exquisite patterns on the beams and pillars in front of the main hall, with their clear lines and delicate carvings, I dare say that they could not have been carved by an ordinary sculptor. Only a world-class sculptor could have created such beautiful and lifelike patterns.

Upon seeing the ancient hall, almost simultaneously, Bridal and his companions' eyes lit up with excitement.

"Wow, look! It's the main hall!" Dosru exclaimed excitedly.

“We’re not blind.” Fenrit glanced at Dosru, as if to say, “How could you say something so idiotic?”

“Strange,” Bridal said, his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Curry asked quickly.

Bridal frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "What's going on? There's no sign of such a grand hall on the map."