Master Of None

Remey ran over and helped Walker back to his feet while handing him a mana potion. "That was kinda cool. That was technically my first attack potion made with my alchemy skills." Remey had been infatuated ever since she saw what Trish could do with her skills in alchemy. 

"I'm glad it was something I could help with. If you came out of nowhere with exploding potions I think I would have been shocked to death." Walker and Remey laughed for a moment at this because Remey hadn't even had the time to try and make such potions. 

"Hey, let's go and get down t the mines!" Gil and Midnight were standing at the top of the entrance to the mines. They were both ready to head out along with all the miners, golems, and crossbowmen waiting to follow. 

"Hero, I am ready as well. The stairs may have been damaged so please be careful as you lead us." The royal guard was ready to stand beside the hero that had saved him from the small slime that spelled his death. 

"Then we have waited long enough. If anyone feels their shoes are being damaged by Remey's potion then alert me. We can use more water to make it safe." Walker knew that this was a low chance since there were so many slimes that had been behind the barricade. He was actually worried that the entire passage had been full, luckily this wasn't the case since the only sound coming from the passage was dripping water. 

Walker took the first hesitant step in to the tunnel after being handed a lantern with a green glowing crystal. This was apparently a minors lantern that could emit light for months without the need for additional materials or mana being added. They had once lined the walls of the passageway but had been devoured by slimes or washed away by the water. 

The light illuminated the steps which did show some smoothing and melting from the yellow slime being there for such a long time. This made the progress slow as Walker moved down the steps. 

Gil and Midnight were following behind with the golems. The golems were made for multiple terrains and had no issue with the damaged footing on the stairs. This was just another demonstration to show off the quality of the dwarven crafting abilities. 

"Can you give us a heads up of the mining areas while we walk?" Walker looked to the royal guard for the information they may need. They still had not heard much about the mining area so having anything more would be very valuable.

"The depths are where we pull all we need to craft. There are many different veins of ores that we discovered generations ago below the surface. Our people have long dug deeper and discovered natural caves that help many new treasures." The royal guard began with a little history which wasn't bad but Walker was waiting for layouts and possible dangers.

"The mines are complicated. They have a maze like layout that not many know of. There are many caves and tunnels that have been carved out by miners in secret while they attempt to find something precious. The surface and the mines are more closely related when it comes to dangers."

"They main district where most of the miners rest and the materials stored before they come to the merchant district is also where they are processed and cleaned to a degree. On top of this, there is also the safety that comes from the many golems and miners there. That means less worry about steel skinned worms, natural golems, natural undead, sometimes a troll or a cyclops when we dig closer to the surface or a natural cave, oh, and not t mention the monsters that live in still cave water." 

Walker was slowly taking this all in. This was much more than he had expected of the underground. The underground with the elves had been nothing compared to this. Having the tree roots from their cities' tree had been a major blessing since the mana it generated must have deterred some of these tough to beat monsters. 

"There are also cave in dangers, it is better to use less dangerous magic that may cause explosions or damage supports on tunnels. Many dwarves have been lost to accidental collapses." Walker was very glad to hear this. If he had not been warned he could have used a magic spell that caved them all in. 

"I will need to restrict my arrow usage down here too." Gil was speaking out loud while organizing his quiver slightly. He wanted to make sure he didn't use any of the fire based arrows since they had the highest chance to cause an explosion. 

"Also, be warned about the air. If the air is ever still retreat from where you are. The miners work hard to get fresh air to flow constantly down in the depths. But there are natural caves and abandoned areas that have toxic air build up." The royal dwarf could go on longer with many more small daggers but saw that if he did he may scare the heroes away. 

"Then I will have to be prepared to manipulate the wind elemental mana. If anyone feels light headed or notice the air is still, warn me." Walker said this while summoning his inner strength. He knew there was more to worry about but for now, he would take what they were told and what they came across as it happened. 

"If we find any still water, besides monsters, I want to check for herbs. There are algae that can be used from some detoxifying potions which use such herbs." Remey was looking at the upside of the mines since she could do many things with this algae. 

"We can keep an eye out, maybe we will find some rare ores and monster materials too." Walker followed Remeys' lead as they began to hear the sounds of shouting and fighting. 

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