“No, old man, it’s easy for you to say that!”
When Godfrey heard the old man’s words, he was instantly displeased and looked at him unhappily.
What kind of words were these?
What did he mean by he was unreliable? Although his master was indeed a very reliable person, to say that he was unreliable was really too much.
“Hey, hey, hey…”
Seeing that Godfrey was furious, Joelson wanted to stop him, but he was a step too late.
“You old man, it’s easy for you to say that. Try it yourself. Do you dare to climb down? It’s easy to say that you want to climb down. I think you’ve lost your mind!”
Godfrey complained unhappily until he saw the upset look in Joelson’s eyes. He did not continue to complain.
“Godfrey… is really too rude…!”
Joelson glared at Godfrey unhappily.
Even if the old man was talkative, he shouldn’t have criticized an old man with such vicious words.
“Hahahaha… It’s my fault, it’s my fault. Good boy, don’t blame him!”
The old man laughed and stroked his white beard with an open-minded look.
“I’m sorry, old man!”
Although the old man did not care, Godfrey still lowered his head in guilt.
“Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine. Good boy, you’re young. There are many things that you haven’t experienced. I can understand.”
The old man was happy and did not feel angry at all.
“You know, that bright crystal grew in such a dark and desolate place. How was it discovered?”
The old man smiled and asked the first question.
“Ah…”
Godfrey was confused.
That’s right, why was the resplendent crystal discovered in such a place where there were no living people?
After thinking for a while, Godfrey couldn’t figure it out. He lowered his head and said humbly.
“Please enlighten me, old man. I don’t know!”
“Hehehe…”
The old man said with a smile.
“In this world, the first person to eat crab is a warrior. That’s because it might be poisonous and can not be eaten.”
“When I was young, I was an explorer. I once stepped on the peak of a mountain and entered the valley of the world. Both of them benefited me a lot. In my life as a living person, I devoted my life to exploration. I conquered one natural moat after another under my feet. I conquered those terrifying hopeless situations one by one. At this moment at the peak…”
The old man was in high spirits and his face was flushed red. He was very excited just by talking about the past. It was as if his body was no longer old and weak.
“All of this… ended in an ordinary adventure that seemed to me to be very simple…”
“It was just a very small valley…”
“It was said that there were very few medicinal herbs on it. With the intention of earning some extra money and warming up, I set off without any protective gear…”
“Sigh…”
“In the nature that I once conquered, this was just… a very small mountain peak. Originally, I would have been like an old man taking a stroll in the back garden like usual…”
The old man sighed deeply.
“You should be able to guess what happened after that.”
“Yes…”
Joelson and Godfrey lowered their heads heavily and nodded lightly.
“Old man… did you miss…”
Hades was also listening to the old man’s story.
“Yes, that’s right. An explorer, a brave man who has conquered countless wonders, fell on a very ordinary mountain peak and landed on his head first. As far as I know… My body was exposed in the wilderness and no one found my body because they never thought that I would be on such a mountain peak…”
“Sigh…”
The old man sighed.
“Then, I came here and lost the challenge of the wonders of nature. Even if I gained another life, I would never be able to feel joy again…”
“Until I met that person.”
“Who?”
Both Joelson and Godfrey were puzzled.
“The founder of the free city-state, Kiana, Kaslan!”
As the old man said this, his eyes shone with a dazzling light.
“That was a legendary person. At that time, she was not outstanding and did not create the city-state, but her personality was incomparably dazzling…”
The old man’s eyes looked at the dark sky, sinking into memories.
“I became her subordinate. Under her guidance, under the guidance of that great lady, I found the meaning of my life once again.”
“Huh?”
Joelson, Godfrey, and Hades were all surprised.
“That’s right. Under her introduction, I learned about this gorgeous world, the land of Everwinter!”
“Just crossing that natural moat, that strange gravitational point, I thought hard and challenged it many times. Finally, under my tireless efforts, I finally conquered that natural moat. I was ordered to investigate this forbidden land of the undead, which had no life. That natural moat let me regain the hope of living!”
“After entering, this place was different from the Underworld outside. It was covered in yellow dirt and dust. There were no lofty mountains or steep valleys. This place was full of dangers. I gained a new life in this land of eternal winter.”
“After that, I found this place through constant exploration and challenges. The Wailing Abyss!”
“Now, Let’s return to the first question. Do you know why there are no living people here? Why did someone discover the resplendent gemstone?”
The old man paused for a moment before continuing to ask.
“Hmm… I think… the answer is already on the tip of my tongue!”
Joelson’s eyes became filled with admiration, and a look of shame appeared on Godfrey’s face.
“I’m sorry…”
“Hahaha, I already said that I don’t care. Kids, just as you thought, the first person to descend to the bottom of the Wailing Abyss is indeed me!”
After these words were said, everyone was guessing, but they still sighed.
What they admired was the old man’s unyielding life, his endless desire to probe, and his courage to face nature, which only belonged to humans.
“How is it? Do you still feel that climbing down from the Wailing Abyss is something impossible?”
“No…”
Godfrey lowered his head in shame.
“Yes… Alright… It’s alright.”
The old man stroked his beard with a smile.
“How is it? Do you want to challenge the most difficult natural moat in the entire Underworld?”
Then, the old man threw out a challenge.
“Of course, you can also refuse. It’s better to return empty-handed than to die!”
