124: Hollowed out an entire mountain

Early in the morning, Xu Bai stood by the table, hesitating for a moment, then opened the drawer, took out a stack of papers, and stuffed them into his backpack.

Xu Bai once again took Xu Le by carriage to the city.

According to the requirements in the letter, he went to the street with the official Energy Guild's exclusive store.

Arriving at the familiar place, Xu Bai looked around. The layout was still the same as before, unchanged. The place that had been bombed was also repaired, but there were more Guard Teams patrolling the streets.

His destination today was not the Energy Guild's exclusive store.

The Guild branch was not here. The letter stated that he needed to turn into the adjacent alley, walk past three rows of houses to the left, then walk past five rows of houses to the right, and the destination would be on his right-hand side.

Following the directions, Xu Bai walked unhurriedly, carrying his backpack and holding Xu Le.

Finally, what appeared before him was a door just like any other, and he even carefully recalled whether he had come to the right place.

Confirming he hadn't gone to the wrong place, Xu Bai knocked on the door, and the greeter appeared very quickly, as if he had been waiting there all along.

Xu Bai handed the envelope to the greeter, and the next step should be to follow him.

Actually, by the time he got here, Xu Bai's heart was a little flustered. After all, this place was too remote. If he encountered danger, he would truly be helpless.

Even the Guard Team couldn't find this place!

The house in front looked like a simple house, with nothing special about it. He didn't understand why the Card Maker Guild would be here.

Didn't they say the Card Maker Guild was one of the three major guilds?

Compared to the other two guilds, was it so lacking in prestige?

Or was this a trick?

...The greeter took the envelope, pulled a pencil from his pocket, and made a few marks in the corresponding position, and a sentence appeared on the paper—'Today, I like to wear a white shirt.'

Xu Bai found this sentence inexplicable, but the other person nodded and welcomed him inside.

Only then did Xu Bai realize that this might be some kind of secret code.

Since he was already here, Xu Bai followed the greeter into the house.

He then walked into an 'elevator'.

Perhaps it wasn't called an 'elevator' here, because it wasn't powered by electricity.

The greeter in front pulled the lever, and Xu Bai heard the sound of gears turning.

The turning of the gears drove the 'elevator' to move up and down. It should be using mechanical principles for ascent and descent.

The 'elevator' didn't take them up, but moved down.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Xu Bai thought they had reached their destination, but what greeted his eyes was an empty path.

The greeter handed Xu Bai over to another person, then turned and returned to the elevator.

The other greeter led Xu Bai along this path. Along the way, they saw many forks in the road. They turned left and right, left and right, and Xu Bai had already lost his sense of direction.

The further he walked, the less confident Xu Bai felt. He used Xu Le's body to shield his hand, then quietly took out a cards from his bag, holding it in his palm, ready to activate it at any sign of trouble.

After about 10 minutes of searching, they reached another 'elevator'. They rode the elevator up a little, and the elevator door opened. This time, the elevator ride wasn't as long as the previous one, which meant they were still underground.

However, this was just Xu Bai's guess.

If there were elevation differences, it wouldn't necessarily be the case. After all, during his walk underground, he had walked on flat ground, slopes, and stairs, both up and down, so he wasn't sure if he was above or below ground now.

However, as the elevator door opened, what greeted Xu Bai's eyes was like a small city.

If he hadn't looked up and not seen the sun, Xu Bai would have almost thought he was outside.

Inside, houses were arranged in sections, and supporting the underground city were four giant pillars, as well as the tall building in the center that connected to the ceiling.

After examining the nearby walls, Xu Bai believed these were all star energy stones.

It could only be said that the Card Maker Guild was even more extravagant than the other two guilds.

Xu Bai looked up along the central building. The entire space was like a cone, with small windows on its sides. Light streamed in from these small windows, and through some unknown method, the entire space was reflected very brightly.

Unlike the low-key houses before, each house below had its unique and very high-profile style. The houses were coated with some material, making them sparkle under the light.

The greeter who brought Xu Bai here handed him over to another person, then quietly retreated.

"This is a branch of our Card Maker Guild. Every Card Maker can go to a Card Maker branch to rest or take on tasks when they are in different provinces.

Let me introduce it to you.

The silver building in the center, we call it the High Tower. Do you see it? It houses reports from all Card Makers willing to share their ideas and various cards-making related books, equivalent to a college library, and also our cards civilization.

The purple-roofed house to the left of the High Tower, the first floor there is a cards exhibition hall, and above are cards auction houses. Some exclusive cardss, cardss that are not intended for large-scale production, can be sent there for auction.

After all, some older generation Card Makers have their own principles; they don't want their cardss to be used by everyone. There are also some cardss made under sudden inspiration that cannot be reproduced, and these are also brought here for auction.

The cluster of red-roofed houses behind the High Tower is considered a commercial street.

There are also many shops for rent there. Many Card Makers sell their miscellaneous cardss here. These cardss vary in quality, and their prices are also inconsistent. If you want to buy, it depends on your personal judgment. You can browse around later if you're interested.

To the right of the High Tower, the blue-roofed building near the commercial street, is where we eat. It has several floors, and the flavors are quite rich. Whatever you want to eat, we basically have it.

The green-roofed building in front of the dining area is the resting place. You can treat it as a hotel for sleeping and resting."

Xu Bai immediately fell in love with this type of architecture, which had a bit of a magical style, and he paused to admire it for a moment.

Xu Le also saw it for the first time and smiled, narrowing his eyes and revealing his tiny teeth.

If Xu Le couldn't become a Three-Star Card Maker when he grew up, he might regard this experience as a dream.

"This is inside a mountain, right? You hollowed out an entire mountain."

The new greeter, Wu Zijin, seemed to know Xu Bai would be very surprised. After explaining, he didn't immediately lead Xu Bai forward but paused for a moment, allowing Xu Bai to admire it.