Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 66: The Dark River Under the Dragon's Nest

The young black dragon, Exuri, finally chose the second option. Even though it seemed unfair in the long run, it was an option that allowed him to show off in front of his "teacher" in a short period of time.

After it and Ron worked out a magical agreement, Exuri happily left marks on it with his claws: "Great, you are really very generous, human!"

The existence that appeared inexplicably, beat him up (actually several times) and then forced him to become his apprentice, really put a lot of mental and psychological pressure on Axuri. He was hoping to turn the tables and win a "victory".

Can't it see that this agreement is not good for itself in the long run? Even though black dragons are not the smartest race among dragons, or even chromatic dragons, their wisdom and brains are still reliable.

But rather than have that being laugh at him silently, Exuli would rather let Ron take advantage.

After all, the longest human lifespan is only a hundred years, and in his opinion, this human who is trying to gain a foothold in this unowned land will undoubtedly live shorter.

So what's there to worry about?

"No, no, no, I should be the one to say this: Thank you very much for your generosity," Ron handed the amethyst slab to Exuri for safekeeping, "Please be careful. I'm sure you can see that we still need it."

"Of course, I will help you find the remaining gems," Aiksuri laughed, "The reputation of the dragon clan is worthy of your trust."

"In fact," Exure led the group out of his treasure house and into the depths of the lair through a spiral tunnel. "I have some places waiting to be explored. Perhaps you will find something?"

As he went down gradually, Ron found that the soil and rocks around him became more and more moist, and if he listened carefully, he seemed to hear the sound of flowing water below.

"Underground river?"

"Yes," Exure raised his head proudly, "I found the secret room myself, and it can lead directly to the well of your village along the dark river."

"It's just that I haven't been there in person. You told me about it."

"That's true." You had been following Aikthuri. A young black dragon obviously did not have the ability to control more powerful servants. A will-o'-the-wisp and a group of gnolls were almost its limit.

"If you can take the trouble to dig here, you won't have to go through the jungle and swamps, right? And it should save a lot of time."

"A whole day," You further gave detailed data, "I mean, without sleep and floating."

"We'll consider it." Ron nodded. Even if it takes the same amount of time, this underground passage still has its value: it is not afraid of wind and rain, the environment is stable, and it is convenient to grasp the changes in nearby water bodies at the first time.

Ron's vision is not limited to the paths on the ground. From viaducts to subways, he believes that if possible, they are all worth realizing.

These modes of transportation can connect scattered settlements, making them closer until they become a whole.

However, these are still only in the conceptual and blueprint stage and have no possibility of realization for the time being. "You just said that we might find it from here?"

Ron and Axuri stood by the silently flowing underground river. The black dragon had dug out a platform here that was big enough for all of them to stand together.

The excavation of this platform obviously took the young dragon a lot of effort, because Ron could easily see that there were many collapsed areas in the underground river under his feet. These places were obviously not the original riverbed of the underground river, but the product of an inexperienced black dragon's wrong excavation location.

"Wow!"

Axuri stretched out his snout, waited for the right moment and dived into the water, quickly bit the fish and left. After this series of actions, he had a fat and pale live fish in his mouth.

This fish is obviously the product of a long period of reproduction in the underground river. Its scales are pale or even transparent, and you can vaguely see its internal organs and bones. Its eyes are also specialized and extremely small.

Its organs of perception moved towards its mouth, and when Axuri caught it, its six slender and active whiskers or tentacles kept waving in the air, making people's scalps tingle.

"Fresh and juicy - don't look at me, I won't share with you." Axuri glanced at Ron, "You should also restrain your men. The creatures in the dark river are not as abundant as those on the surface. If you fish recklessly, I will have nothing to eat."

Ron: How can a five-meter-long giant that is still in its growth stage say such things with such confidence!
"As for what I said you might find," Exure pointed to the river below, "you'll have to dive down from here to see it."

"Dive down?" Ron said with a "are you kidding me" expression, "Can I think you are planning to trap us to death here so that you can monopolize the treasure?"

"How is that possible!" The young black dragon immediately changed his expression to a serious one, "Everything I said is true, I swear by Bahamut!"

"I saw a pair of eyes shining with orange-yellow light emerging from the water before. After staring at that creature whose appearance I couldn't see clearly for a long time, I retreated with it tacitly, and I never saw it again after that."

"I once asked my 'teacher' about it, but after he came here to investigate, he told me to ignore it and that it would not pose a threat to me," Aikzuri explained.

"But after the half-elf interpreted the contents of the stone tablet for me just now, I was wondering: If the elves said they found a terrifying darkness underground, then would there be something similar under the dark river underground?"

"Are you serious?" Ivy couldn't help but complain, "You're trying to get us to find something that can destroy a town in the Hailan Empire and one of their geniuses? What good will that do you?"

"It should be okay to just take a look, right?" Exure stiffened his neck. "If its mere existence would bring disaster, wouldn't there be all kinds of consequences with so many fish and other creatures swimming in the river?"

"That 'thing' will only show its fangs when the surface develops to a certain extent," Ron began to unbutton his shirt, "In order to prevent that day from coming, we really should do more investigations."

"The chief is right, Ivy," Sera patted the half-elf's shoulder in a friendly manner, "Come on, let's go down and take a look together."

(End of this chapter)