Chapter 266 116. The adventure begins.
Darkus took the Druchs around the animal pen again, and he saw the dark ankylosaurus that had accompanied him all the way.
The dark ankylosaurus wearing a black crown heard the horn sound just now and knew about Darkus' arrival. At this time, he and the dung beetle kept swinging their tails like battering rams and waited excitedly behind the fence. They knew Umak would come to see them.
The Dark Ankylosaurus was captured by the trainer of the Druchi Hunting Team from Lustria to Krakalond, and then experienced the battle between the manor and the Twilight Tide, and then returned to Lustria to fight against Darkus. Crossing the northern and southern continents can be said to be an outstanding achievement! But it is not yet in a state of retirement. Less than ten years have passed. Ankylosaurus has a long lifespan, but it does not get any special treatment of lying in the animal pen every day for retirement. It will also follow the camel team during the day. Go to work and stretch by pulling boulders.
After the Twilight Tide ended, the dying Dark Ankylosaurus was brought back by Anasara using black magic. The strange thing is that Deha's energy has been nourishing it. Although it has not increased in size now, it has become darker than before, with a matte black feel, which is in sharp contrast to the matte black dung beetle Ankylosaurus next to it.
Darkus played with the Dark Ankylosaurus and the Dung Beetle for a while and expressed his longing for him before leaving. However, he did not see Big Brother’s friends, Moon City Mao Lai and Zai in the animal pen. The ancient triceratops joined by Holoto. Later, he asked Chupa Coco and learned that the three ancient triceratops went to the City of Disguise and Horoto. The intersection of the buried tunnel in Horoto now needs to be It's open. It's impossible to transport materials by teleportation alone. It's too troublesome.
After taking the Drukis to play in the animal pen for a while, Darkus went to the newly dug cave, which became the natural habitat of the cold lizards. It is also a stable for the lizard cavalry, and the lizard cavalry lives in the attached barracks next to it.
Then, the big guy got a taste of the power of Darkus' iron fist, but it still kept calling Darkus.
"This naughty pear seems to be more intelligent than the others!" Malekith stood next to the big guy and checked it out before defining it.
"Yes, this is a giant horned cold lizard. It is different from ordinary cold lizards." Darkus nodded and said, and then while playing with the big guy, he explained the difference between giant horned cold lizards and cold lizards. He told Malekith and the surrounding Druchi.
When Darkus saw the big one for the first time, it was as small and exquisite as Malus's vicious one. But after several years of changes, it has now become a real big one!
The big guy is now the biggest, the most capable, and the most waaagh in the entire cold lizard cave! The name is also the most dominant, and the name of the giant horned cold lizard has become worthy of its name.
After playing for a while, the Skink breeders brought the big guy's saddle over. With the reasonable cooperation of Druchi and the Skinks, this Lustrian-style saddle was made of gold and inlaid with gems. The huge saddle was hung on the big guy's body. This was because the big guy was more cooperative. Otherwise, it would have to be hoisted up like war equipment or combat platforms on the back of a giant beast.
But Darkus didn't ride up, because he had to go to another place next. It didn't matter that he rode on the big guy and let Malekith walk on the ground.
And the big one also has its pride, and it will not let Malekith ride on its back.
Darkus led the big guy at first, and then started playing with the big guy again in an open space. Malekith was at the front carrying the Supreme Magic Shield, followed by a group of people looking around and talking quietly. Are the edges of those buildings decorated with gold?
Malekith knew why Darkus was acting like this, and he also strode forward with understanding. Soon the team arrived at the entrance to the core of Spicazuma.
"Have you eaten gold? Have you reached puberty? Why have you grown taller again?" Darkus asked, looking up at the giant lizard Kami guarding the entrance of the cave.
"Uma... Ke, happy... to see... you again."
The giant lizard Kami, who was already four to five meters tall, couldn't understand what Darkus said, so he could only say "No" The hand holding the fist of the god Quiteli kept scratching the back of his head and laughing, saying something he wanted to say.
Darkus just patted the giant lizard Kami's thigh a few times when the big lizard grabbed his hand. He looked into the big guy's eyes and knew that the big guy was a little jealous. He could only smile and pretend to be helpless and compromise, and then reached out to touch the big guy's chin.
"This?" Cradin's footsteps stopped there, almost knocking his sister who was following him, and he exclaimed in disbelief.
When Kradin's previous adventure team passed through a swamp, it was attacked by a giant lizard lurking in the mire. After a lot of attrition, the adventure team used harpoon crossbows and repeating crossbows to drive away the giant lizards. Yes, giant lizards. Ran like a porcupine without falling. The harpoon crossbow at that time did not hit the vital parts of the three-meter-tall monitor lizard. What was the stronger and stronger thing in front of him now? A big monitor lizard?
"That's a monitor lizard. He has a name, Kami!" Ren, who was walking in front, looked back at the commotion behind the team, then turned around and started talking about the relationship between the monitor lizard Kami and the skink Xixi. The story also talks about the battle where Taraxlan was invaded by wild orcs.
Malekith, who was walking at the front, felt a little regretful again. He saw that it was not easy to hold the hammer lightly in the hands of the giant lizard Kami. It was different from the sword on the skink's waist and the swords on Darkus and Franais. It's the same as Baine's halberd. He also estimated the approximate combat effectiveness of the giant lizard Kami based on his size, muscle density, turning speed, and the golden armor on his body. He believed that the giant lizard Kami could overwhelm the Black Guard's formation with just one wave of charges. The question is how many Black Guards are trained? How many giant lizards are there like this and the giant beasts we have seen before?
Darkus signaled the giant lizard Kami to lift Malekith onto his shoulders. After Malekith stood firm, he also mounted the big lizard and started walking into the cave. Fortunately, the tunnel dome was high enough. Tall enough to accommodate the movement of an ancient Triceratops carrying a combat platform.
There is a lizard guard standing there every five meters in the tunnel. There are also a large number of skinks and a small number of monitor lizards walking outside. It is already night and it is time to rest and eat. Others were entering one after another, obviously preparing to start the night shift, but Darkos looked around and did not see Coptiti.
Darkus did not take the Druchi to the hatching pool. He knew the seriousness of the matter. Qiduo was blind, so there was no point in letting the Druchi see the hatching pool. In addition, he did not know the entrance to the underground sea and the casting room. He took the Druchi people there to visit. He didn't want the Druchi captains who would come here to transport gold in the future to know where they were. When he saw Coptiti, he would ask Coptiti to move underground next. A pier will be built at the entrance to the sea where ships can be parked and rested, in an effort to achieve complete isolation to avoid racial conflicts in the future.
Those are the core secrets of the lizard people, but the gem mine can. Except for the crystals used to replenish the lens, the things produced in the mine are not important to the lizard people at all, along with other gems and gold.
The current gem mine is completely different from when Darkus first came. Under the command and management of Coptiti, whose talents and skills are both in management, there are neatly arranged crystals, gold and baskets of jewelry under the entrance steps. Full of gems. The digging tools were not scattered everywhere on the ground, but were neatly arranged in designated places, highlighting an obsessive-compulsive arrangement, where there were some skinks and monitor lizards mining.
The lens equipment on the dome illuminates the gem mine. Piles of large and complete crystals stand there intact, waiting to be mined. They emit a dazzling light, and the light of gold, jade, ruby and sapphire shines brightly. Blinded the eyes of the Druchis.
Under the illumination of the lens equipment, the gem mine is just like the evil dragon Scrimspear sleeping in the endless gold of the Dwarf Lonely Mountain in The Lord of the Rings, full of visually shocking effects.
It may be because Malekith is standing beside the Druchis, or because these Druchies were born into powerful families, or because they are as disciplined as the family guards of the Hell Calamity family. They control their emotions and do not Screaming hysterically, some of them just couldn't hide their greed and exclamation.
"Why are you still standing there?! Let's go in and walk around. After that, it's time to have dinner." Darkus couldn't help but exclaimed. After all, this was such a visual impact. He smacked his lips and nodded with satisfaction. , he turned and said to the Druchs who were coming here for the first time.
Darkus rode on the big guy and looked at the Druchis who were still standing there and turning their heads in confusion. He nodded with satisfaction. He turned his head and glanced at Ren, indicating that he would take them for a spin. .
These Drukis realized that perhaps His Majesty the Witch King and the Hand of the Witch King were going to say something they shouldn't hear. They followed Ren into the gem mine and visited.
The Drukis did not go completely crazy when they visited. They ran around the gem mine pit under the puzzled gazes of the skinks and monitor lizards, sometimes touching here, sometimes touching here, or stretching. Open your hands and embrace the entire crystal. Instead, they walked slowly, and their hands were very clean, just stroking without any unnecessary movements.
"Even a hundred years of continuous plundering can't produce so much gold and gems!" The twin sister beside Cradin whispered in Cradin's ear with curiosity and wonder.
Cradin's eyes did not show greed, but only numbness, and he nodded numbly.
Darkus also jumped up from under the big guy and walked to the basket full of gems to pick through. He wanted to choose two relatively good ones to give to Drusala and Genevieve.
Darkus took two gems of excellent quality, walked to Malekith who was sitting on the steps, and sat there as well.
"The wealth here can buy the entire Nagaros!"
Darkus turned his head and looked at Malekith sitting next to him calmly. He knew that Malekith was joking.
"There are many mines like this in the Lustria continent. Gold is not a necessity for the lizardmen, it is just a compromise substitute. I have never worried about the consumption of Soverein, because half of it is Belongs to us! These things will come into play when preparing to rule Ulthuan." Darkus said casually, holding the gem in his hand and raising it. The brightness emitted through the lens, look at this Regarding the quality of the two gems, he continued, "In my opinion, these things will only come into play when they are used. Putting them here can only play a decorative role until the world is destroyed!"
Darkus glanced at it. Thirteen Moves doesn’t understand the quality of gems. He only knows that they are very transparent. Anyway, that’s all. Others don’t matter. He doesn’t care. What he cares about is this world. He doesn't want to wander aimlessly with the lizard man's spaceship, and then meet Malekith, Morathi, or even the Tai brothers, and renew their relationship with them in another world. In his opinion, the world is very good, very good! Malekith nodded without saying anything. After taking the gem that Darkus handed him and looking at it for a while, he began to chat with Darkus about issues such as transportation and share.
After a few words with Malekith, Darkus did not let the Druchi wait. He waved to them.
"Choose one of them as a souvenir." After the Druchis came back, Darkus pointed at the basket full of gems and gestured to them. Being generous and kind, he would definitely want all the tokens.
"Now that you are here, you also have it. Take whichever one you like." Darkus said to the family guards who were standing there at a loss. He knew that Ren gave these family guards some gold and gems last night. But being possessed by Shenhao, he didn't care about giving more, as he regarded it as future start-up funds for these family guards who came here alive.
After walking around for a while, the Drucchis picked up their luggage placed in the square and went to check in at the largest pyramid of Ancient Saint Ichi in Spicazuma. Although this great pyramid is also named after Ancient Saint Ichi. , but it does not have some mysterious power that makes the Druchi resist like the one in Itaza.
The dinner was awkward, with Malekith sitting cross-legged at the head table. There was neither a table nor a chair, only a delicate blanket woven from Horatoo alpaca hair. He sat on the edge of the blanket, neither eating nor drinking, and he could not eat or drink. His orange eyes kept scanning, observing Darkus' family and followers.
"When I was a guest with the dwarves, at least they still had chairs, but sitting on their chairs was no different from squatting!" Malekith suddenly complained as he looked at it, as if he wanted to ease this awkward weirdness. atmosphere of.
The Druchis present were stunned for a moment, then they realized what was happening and began to laugh in unison.
Darkus stood with his left leg upright and his right leg flat, sitting in a weird position beside Malekith, eating the sumptuous dinner prepared by the lizard people for the Druchi. He knew that this was Malekith's presence. If you have nothing to say, you can find something to talk about, and if you don't have a job, you can't force yourself to do anything.
Renne and Cowell, who were usually active at the dinner table, were now as wilted as a cat after seeing a mouse. However, Darkos could also understand that apart from those few people in the entire Druch society, he was the only one who did not Will be afraid of Malekith.
In desperation, Darkus had no choice but to take over the job, or else the situation would become awkward again, which would make it difficult for His Majesty the Witch King to come to power! At this time, the Witch King's Hand will play his role as a jester! He doesn't have a good topic either. He usually acts as a listener and only speaks a few words occasionally. He doesn't like to talk about work at the dinner table, but it's just a matter of time.
Darkus didn't talk about Lustria. He took the Druchi around just to let them see his relationship with Malekith. In addition, to let them feel his power in Lustria, he He didn't want them or the families behind them to engage in political speculation, such as relying on Morathi to serve as his informant, or being left behind by the wind, so he also gave these Druchi an opportunity in disguise.
As a male Druch, Darkus talked about magic unscrupulously. Since he became Marcelan's chosen champion, he was ready to make another cake! He thought of cutting off a piece from the sorceresses in the name of Marcelan and forming an independent order of Stormweavers who could control the weather and ocean. They were usually used to accompany ships and organized together during wars or battles.
The most important ones in this sect are Stormweaver and Tidecaller. Darkus is now wondering if there is a possibility of combining these two professions into one. If not, he will create another profession to form a three-legged alliance. situation.
"It's absolutely possible! As long as you are proficient in the wind of Aegir, the wind of Urku and the wind of Jiren." Malekith thought for a while and said.
Darkus knew that when Malekith said this, it also meant that Malekith agreed to establish another religious order. After that, things would be simple. He turned the topic to male Druchi. I can also add a word to the system and structure.
Miraculously, the Order of the Stormweaver was founded neither on the seashore of Naggaroth nor on the sea of Lustria, but in Spicazuma, which has an underground sea.
The initial customization is that Darkus leads this sect as the champion of Marcelan. The sect has two activity locations, one is the Black Ark Nagor that wanders in the Sea of Resentment on the east coast of Naggaroth all year round, and the other It’s the sunken city of Lustria, Chapeiuto.
The purpose of the sect is to guide the druchi who walk the sea, give them shelter, and prevent the wrath of Marcelan from being poured out on them.
The affairs within the sect are handled by three Storm Weavers. These three Storm Weavers will share the affairs within the sect, such as training, recruitment and deployment, but the specific candidates are tentatively decided. The framework of the middle and lower layers also has a general direction, such as a sea beast tamer who specializes in sea beasts. This is definitely a must. After all, there are many magical species under the sea in the medieval world. Darkus was changed to a tamer. As for the others at present To be determined.
The Order of the Stormweaver may not need Soul Seers, whose light through the soul allows troops to move forward in the darkness. Soul Breakers are responsible for removing the soul from the body, and Soul Guards are responsible for protecting those classes who have long been separated from the physical soul. There are also healers like true healers and builders who use magic to control the growth process of living structures.
After all, the Drukis only walk on the sea, not live in the water like Spongebob.
The meal took a long time, mainly focusing on the development of the Stormweaver Order. Although the Druchi would not join this order, it did not prevent them from showing off their abilities in front of Malekith.
"They are very good!" After the meal, Malekith and Darkus were walking side by side. Malekith said suddenly as they walked.
"Do things always have to change? Druchi cannot always be the Druchi before. The previous Druchi was also the elf of the Kingdom of Nagaros." Darkus knew that Malekith was interested in His family and followers expressed their approval. He spoke casually while studying the riddle that he had taken out from the Druchi Eternal Power Admiral Ranis's Mummy. However, there were only a few sentences on it and no map guidance. .
"Aren't you going to rest? Didn't you agree that you would take an adventure tomorrow?" Malekith did not continue following Darkus's topic, but jokingly talked about tomorrow's events.
"Aren't I worried? I'm worried that when I wake up tomorrow morning, the echo of the soul of the first generation Slambot Bova will be gone!" Darkus put the riddle into his arms and looked at Malekith and said seriously.
"I promise you! I won't do anything to embarrass you here! Is that okay?" Malekith said with some irritation.
After Malekith finished speaking, he and Darkus also went to the place where he rested temporarily.
"You promised me! Then I'm going to rest. By the way, I'll handle the affairs of Sirsis!" Darkus did not go in, but turned around and left. He said as he walked, his voice Continuously echoing in the smooth tunnels of the pyramid.
Nothing happened overnight, and Darkus did not go to Master Ma, but had a good sleep.
The echo of the soul of the first-generation Slamblot Bova is still floating in the sky above Spicazuma. As he said last night, Malekith did not leave the Great Pyramid of Ichi for a whole night, and he had nothing to do to force things out.
After Darkus arranged everything for the Druchs, he teleported away with Chupa Coco and Malekith. This adventure was only for him and Malekith, with Chupa Coco acting as the anchor point for teleportation back and forth. Lord Mazdamudi's vision.
The ruins slowly emerged from the jungle, and at first, Darkus wasn't sure if this was where he wanted to go.
"How did you teleport here! This is really an adventure!" Darkus complained after taking some effort to identify the shape of the collapsed building in the bushes.
If Darkus looked carefully, he could see statues and huge fragments buried in moss and dirt while being eroded by time. The roots of the big trees are wrapped around the ruins, and some roots have even penetrated the boulders. The long and slow trees have used their power to crush the heaviest stones under the action of time.
After marching hard for a while, the ancient temple city appeared. The city stretched to the horizon. Less than a kilometer away from Darkus, there were many pyramids. Although some were overgrown and deserted, they were dilapidated. But it's as big as a hill. He knew that there were probably smaller ruins hidden in these ruins, and the three of them had already arrived at the outskirts of Zultek.
"This is indeed a place suitable for adventure. It seems that our adventure has officially begun!"
At this time, Malekith was walking at the front. He had already hung the Supreme Magic Shield on his arm, and the Destroyer was also hanging from his waist. Taking it out, he said with interest.
(End of chapter)