Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 318 - 30 - Sewer_1

Chapter 318: Chapter 30 - Sewer_1

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"This is a map covering twenty kilometers of the sewers, including a part controlled by the Shadow Hand, marked in a darker color." It was just after lunch when Indulgence and Passion came, hand in hand. Seeing Catherine’s serene demeanor, they sighed, knowing that Catherine and Vivian had not changed their minds. They had no choice but to present a map: "Though the confidentiality level of these maps isn’t very high, they’re still quite important for the Shadow Hand, so..."

"I will personally hand it back to you when we are done. We’ll also give you all the parts we’ve traversed, if there are any, without keeping any copies." Catherine promised.

"And this." Looking even more serious than when he handed over the map, Indulgence presented a box about the size of a book: "You’ll also need to take this along. Do not ever lose or damage it. In the entire Yarran World, only two have ever seen the light of day. One is missing, and the other is now in your hands."

Inside the box was a screen made of crystal. It was pitch black, without any pattern. Faced with Catherine and Vivian’s questioning eyes, Indulgence explained in a whisper, "This is a live-time map. Once activated, it can display the topography and pathways within a fifty-meter radius centered on the owner. As long as you can consistently use this map panel, you should never get lost."

"I’ve never heard of anything like this." Vivian gently pressed the map panel to her face, her eyes closed, asking, "I can’t understand how it works. Is it really that magical?"

"Yes, indeed. It was one of the Goblin Empire’s highest technologies in its last decades." Indulgence said earnestly, "It’s a rare finished product found in a Goblins’ relic we excavated. According to the research report that came with it, only two prototypes were made before it could be mass-produced. Nowadays no one knows how this thing works, so it’s extremely valuable. We’re taking a big risk by lending it out privately, so please use it cautiously."

"Thank you." Actually, even without this item, Catherine and Vivian would still do their best to search. Clearly, Indulgence and Passion lent it out, not only to ensure the success of the mission but also for the safety of Catherine and Vivian. Catherine was touched by this and gratefully responded, "I believe, I won’t let you regret it."

"And, bring your two maids with you." Indulgence looked towards the side door of the room, and raised his voice, "They will give you unexpected surprises."

"But they’re not combat personnel, right?" Catherine asked, puzzled, "I originally planned to use their familiarity with these back alleys, but since we are going to the sewers, which they’re not familiar with, there’s no need to expose them to the dangers there, right?"

"You underestimate the inhabitants of the City of Innocence. I went to look into their backgrounds yesterday afternoon, quite the surprise." Indulgence said loudly, "Aren’t you two going to come out and show your employer your abilities?"

"We are naturally sensitive to pathfinding." Dressed in black and white maid outfits, Pansy and Mimosa came out from the maid’s room. They eagerly spoke, "as long as we have traveled a path once, we can remember it, no matter how complex the terrain or the route, we’ve never got lost."

"You see." Indulgence said, "They seem to have appeared just to assist with your mission."

"But there might be fights along the way." Catherine shook her head in refusal, "As ordinary people, not even professionals, it’s too dangerous to explore a place where no humans have been for thousands of years. No one knows what we’ll encounter there."

"Ordinary? Yes. They are indeed ordinary humans." Indulgence’s had a chilling smile on his face, "But don’t forget, we’re in the City of Innocence. These ’ordinary’ people you see may have taken more lives than you have, and these two are no exception."

"Let us come with you, Miss Catherine." Pansy seemed a bit reluctant, but still actively tried to persuade Catherine, "Though we don’t have the fighting strength of professionals, we are confident in hiding and concealing our trails. I think we can ensure our own safety down there. If we can help you, it would be a way to repay your kindness over the past few days."

"Alright." Catherine fell silent for a moment before nodding and agreeing, "However, prioritize your own safety when we are unable to respond."

"Sister!" Vivian was surprised that Catherine actually agreed, speaking anxiously, "Sister, this is really..."

Catherine stopped Vivian’s words with a look, shaking her head gently at her, before asking Indulgence and Passion, "Are the items ready?"

"We have prepared all the items listed on your checklist." Indulgence said, "They are hidden near the entrance to the sewer. Just get them before you go down. We don’t know how long you will be down there, and we can’t follow you ourselves, so solve any problems that arise on your own. Let’s set off now, we will give a detailed introduction of the sewer system on the way."

"I have one final question." Catherine was frowning deeply, worry filling her voice, "This journey might take several days or perhaps a dozen. What about the rent and car fare? Should we suspend them for now, could you convert these costs into cash according to the number of days and give it to me?"

Indulgence and Passion turned and left without uttering another word. Vivian also covered her face and pretended not to know Catherine. She clumsily bolted out the door, leaving Catherine chasing after them in fury yelling, "Hey, I’m serious, listen to what I have to say!"

The sewer system is one of the representative works of advanced technology during the Goblin Empire Era. The huge underground sewer, covering a range of nearly a thousand kilometers, connected seven or eight nearby cities and resolved the city drainage problem for millions of people. The sewer system consists of huge hollow cylindrical structures connected to each other, each with an inner diameter of thirty meters, and a massive hollow tube as its only part. It is composed of a layer of special goblin metal as the core, and a rubber-like solid constructed on both sides, using reinforced steel as a framework. These rubber-like solids solidify, having hardness comparable to rock, and are slightly elastic, better withstanding pressure from the bottom layer.

Due to the vast internal space of the sewer system, a large number of magical beasts inhabit it. These beasts are mainly small-sized rodent-type magical beasts and soft-bodied beasts, and occasionally some medium-sized beasts who wander into the sewer and are unable to get out breed within it. The number of these magical beasts increases over time and needs to be cleaned up periodically on a large scale. However, goblins were reluctant to expend a large amount of labor on internal sewer cleaning, so they produced a large number of cleaning puppets. Although they were made for cleaning purposes, they essentially exist to hunt and clean up magical beasts, having a certain degree of combat abilities. As in the Goblin Era, the continent was not as populated with a variety of intelligent beings as it is now, thus the puppets were instructed to clear all non-goblin species within their detection range that were unauthenticated. So whether it’s magical beasts or humans, entering their detection range results in indiscriminate attacks.

The section of the sewer system preserved under the City of Innocence is eight hundred and forty meters underground, which is not because the goblins built the system so deep, but because of the natural layers of soil thickening over nearly ten thousand years. This part of the sewer system has four known entrances, two of which are located in the current and former headquarters of the Thieves’ Guild, in other words, in the City of Innocence’s Guild district and the alley district, respectively. The other two smaller exits are located near the Bylgas River and within a cave in the foothills of the Pandora Mountains, at the end of the sewer system, which runs underground across the Bylgas River.

In over a hundred years, The Thieves’ Guild has managed its area of the sewer system like a sealed drum, leaving no points of intrusion. Of the three demi-god leaders, one is always stationed within the Guild. Any unexpected emergencies can be easily handled. The simple admonition Indulgence and Passion gave Catherine was to avoid contact with the Shadow Hand and to never get close to its territory. Thieves and assassins are notoriously sensitive, and those guarding the periphery of the Shadow Hand base often adopt a shoot-first-ask-questions-later approach to creatures approaching the base, so even Catherine and Vivian, who hold an invitation token from Shadow Hand, may create unnecessary conflict.

"These are the basic circumstances." Indulgence summed up, "You will understand other situations once you go down there, so I won’t say more."

"But I have a question." Catherine and Vivian were outside a building, sorting through the supplies provided by Indulgence and Passion. Upon hearing this, Catherine asked, "Even if there are many cleaning puppets, they will decrease over hundreds of years due to consumption without replenishment. Why do you imply there are still so many?"

"Who says there’s only consumption without replenishment?" Indulgence responded with a bitter smile, "I don’t know why, but even if we completely destroy a puppet, breaking down all its parts, a new puppet would appear from the original puppet’s access point a few days later. There have been speculations that a puppet replenishment system exists outside the sewer walls, but to verify that would mean completely destroying the sewer system, and that would be a pity. So we can only maintain this status quo. Don’t think that with only a dozen square kilometers being controlled it’s easy, those few square kilometers were claimed by two demigod club leaders, with a demi-god mage that was brought in. These three people used twenty years to create several small-scale, targeted earthquakes at the seven puppet access points within this range, completely sealing the exits. This resulted in the current situation. It’s not as easy as you think to expand outwards."

"Alright, the supplies have all been checked and there’s no problem." Catherine and Vivian put on their regular adventurous backpacks, finally adjusting the equipment on their bodies, "We’re setting off now."

"Good luck." Indulgence and Passion attentively watched the two girls, "We will wait for your good news outside." (The novel "The Adventure Log of Yarra" will have more new content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be 100% lottery prizes for everyone! Open WeChat now, click on the "+" in the corner to "add a friend", search for the public account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!)(To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to recommend it, buy a monthly subscription, your support motivates me. For mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)