The seven pigeons followed the abandoned mine and gradually went down.
The abandoned mine was small, dark, and damp, and was totally unsuitable for the survival of surface creatures such as humans and elves.
But for Medusa, this is the paradise they have always dreamed of.
Medusa was originally a creature that lived on the ground.
They are somewhat similar to snakes and are cold-blooded animals whose body temperature changes with the environment.
However, snakes are different from them. If it is too cold, they will freeze and have to hibernate.
The suitable temperature for Medusa is between -50 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius. It is typically cold-resistant but not heat-resistant.
If it's too hot outside, Medusa will shed her skin and become weakened.
They had no choice but to dig a hole and burrow into the ground to escape the heat.
Over time, some smart Medusas discovered it.
I live on the ground, exposed to the wind and sun, and always have to dig holes. Wouldn't it be better if I just lived underground?
Medusa, the first group to eat the "crab", discovered the benefits of being underground.
It’s cool and comfortable underground, I love being in there!
After a long migration, Medusa became an underground army and almost disappeared on the surface.
There are many narrow passages in the abandoned mine. The Medusas can enter by bending their bodies and twisting like snakes, but the Seven Pigeons can only lie on the ground and crawl through.
Every time the seven pigeons crawled through the tunnel, the fluorescent fruit would wait patiently outside the tunnel.
When Qi Ge crawled out of the tunnel, she brought the Medusa nuns to help Qi Ge brush off the dust on his body, which was very considerate.
The deeper you go into the abandoned mine, the darker it becomes, as if even the sun god's light is unwilling to shine upon it.
In the dim light, the only sound that could be heard was the friction between the Medusas' soft bellies and the ground as they walked.
Qi Ge stared at the darkness in front of him and had an illusion.
It was as if the darkness before him was a beast that was ready to devour its prey, opening its huge mouth and waiting for him.
The Medusas in front are the gods of death who are leading them to death.
This sudden feeling of fear made Qi Ge more alert.
Qi Ge shook his head and found that there was an extra BUFF on his attribute panel.
Fear
All of your soldiers have a 10% chance of becoming fearful during battle. 】
Fear? Why is there this BUFF?
Is this a place of fear? !
It shouldn't be.
Qi Ge frowned.
“Thump, thump, thump!”
Just then, Qi Ge heard continuous knocking sounds coming from the front.
He stopped and asked the fluorescent fruit in front of him in confusion:
"This is?"
"Ah, these are our people mining."
Mining?!
The Medusa clan is a congenital level 4 soldier. Even in the dungeon, they belong to the middle-level management class. How can they mine by themselves?
Normally, Medusa enslaved cavemen to mine.
Some of the more powerful Medusa tribes can even enslave Minotaur of higher levels than themselves.
Out of curiosity, Qi Ge followed Fluorescent Fruit and the others to where Medusa was mining.
Hundreds of Medusa snakes were moving back and forth in the cave, carrying black stones with their hands and passing by Qi Ge and his companions.
Seeing the Seven Pigeons coming, many Medusa female snakes cast curious glances at the Seven Pigeons.
Some of the unfriendly ones kept spitting their tongues at the seven pigeons.
These Medusa snakes, which are only level 1, are extremely ugly in appearance.
They had heads full of snake-like hair and opened their mouths threateningly at Qi Ge along with their master. The skin on their faces was a terrifying dark green, covered with wrinkles and snake scales. Their nostrils were almost parallel to their faces, and their vertical pupils were cold and alert.
Qi Ge did not show any fear or disgust. Instead, she smiled friendly and nodded at them.
"Hmph!" Upon seeing this, Fluorescent Fruit snorted and uttered a hoarse snake language from the bottom of his throat.
"Everyone, go away. This is Her Majesty the Queen's distinguished guest. You are not allowed to approach him."
When the Medusa snakes heard the sound of the fluorescent fruit, they shrank back in fear.
When they saw that Fluorescent Fruit had no intention of punishing them, they quickly dispersed.
Fluorescent Fruit said apologetically: "I'm sorry, these low-level tribesmen are not yet fully sane and frightened you."
Qi Ge responded politely:
"No need to apologize. As a foreigner, it is only natural for me to be wary when entering your territory.
They didn't understand the situation and didn't know I was the Queen's guest.
Their vigilance and precautions against outsiders are precisely a reflection of their loyalty to the queen and the Medusa clan."
Fluorescent Fruit was very happy to hear that.
She held Qi Ge's hand and whispered, "Thank you, Master Qi Ge, for your understanding."
Qi Ge continued to observe and saw many Medusas holding iron pickaxes, hitting the surface of the mine again and again, knocking off black rocks from the surface of the mine.
Next to the Medusas, the shining crystal mines were exposed, but the Medusas remained indifferent.
Are these rocks some rare resource?
Qi Ge pretended to ask casually: "Fluorescent Fruit, these rocks don't look special, why do you send so many people to dig them?
Besides, why don't you ask the cavemen, who are better at mining, to help you?"
Fluorescent Fruit shook his head and replied, “We don’t know either. These black stones were dug under the order of Her Majesty the Queen.
As for the cavemen.
The mines here have strange powers. Our Medusa clan can survive here, but once the cavemen enter the mines, they will have a mental breakdown.
The better cavemen would desperately run to the surface, while the worse cavemen would even commit suicide on the spot. "
Qi Ge looked at the [Fear] buff on himself and suspected that it was because of this buff.
Following the Medusas forward, Qi Ge was surprised to find that there were more Medusas working in the abandoned mines than he had imagined.
The place where they were mining just now was just Mine No. 1, and there were also larger Mine No. 2 and No. 3.
Qi Ge was secretly shocked. There were thousands of Medusa snakes mining alone.
There is an error in the map.
It’s not that there are no large NPC tribes, but that the large NPC tribes are hiding underground!
Qi Ge was a little suspicious that the abandoned mines on the map were all connected.
The Medusa tribes near the abandoned mines are likely to be a single entity.
"Master Qige, we are just ahead."
Qi Ge was distracted and stopped thinking. He sorted out his expression and followed Fluorescent Fruit and the others into a tunnel.
This tunnel is completely different from the tunnels that Qi Ge had drilled before. The tunnel is intricate and the road is winding.
There were even some holes that the seven pigeons couldn't get through at all, and they could only take a detour guided by the fluorescent fruit.
Qi Ge was a little envious of Medusa's body.
Medusa's bones were actually very small and had many joints.
It can be said that Medusa's entire body is made of extremely elastic muscles.
This allows them to move extremely flexibly in narrow tunnels, and they can even shrink and fold their bodies to pass through openings that are normally inaccessible.
It's almost as if their bodies were liquid.
Qi Ge kept changing directions along the tunnel and soon discovered something was wrong.
He passed through the same tunnel many times.
The fluorescent fruit was consciously taking him in circles.
Qi Ge laughed secretly in his heart.
This trick might work on NPCs, but unfortunately I'm a player.
The action of the fluorescent fruit actually allowed Qi Ge's map to record more details.
On Qi Ge's map, an intricate underground maze of tunnels is gradually taking shape.
Suddenly, Qi Ge noticed that the fluorescent fruit was leading him to a tunnel he had never been to before.
He knew that he was probably about to reach the finish line.
Qi Ge used magic vision as an aid to grope in the dim tunnel.
He half-crouched, holding on to the cold rock wall with his hands, and moved forward slowly.
Qi Ge could vaguely feel the fine mist on the rock wall on his hands. It was cold and damp, and it made Qi Ge's fingers chilled.
Sometimes, when Qi Ge's hands grabbed a sharp rock, he would feel intense pain.
Qi Ge groped in the dark and turned a corner along the passage. The dazzling light suddenly rushed into Qi Ge's pupils, causing Qi Ge's pupils to shrink violently.
Qi Ge closed his eyes and slowly opened them after a long while.
He walked out of the tunnel, his eyes wide open with horror.
Under the underground world, there is actually a floating city!
Qi Ge was standing on a high platform on the cliff at this time, and he was able to see the whole picture of the city from a high vantage point.
The city is several hundred meters high and slightly less wide, resembling an oval.
It is roughly khaki in color, but is clearly divided into four parts.
The upper left part is alternating between khaki and red, while the upper right part is extremely dark, tending towards brown.
The lower left corner is almost all light yellow, while the lower right part is a mixture of light yellow and red.
There are more than a dozen gates in this city, and there is a suspended passage in front of each gate. These roads extend from the city and connect to the walls around the cave.
These dozen suspended roads are like chains that lock the city. The city slowly floats up and down in the air, and the angles of these roads are constantly changing.
Qi Ge took out the telescope.
Through the telescope, he could clearly see a large number of Medusa guards on the city wall.
Each road connects to the exit of the cave wall, and there are countless [Medusa Female Snakes] (Level 1) and [Medusa Queen] (Level 2) transporting the black ore that Qi Ge had seen before.
A sea of ​​cavemen pulled a four-wheeled cart, and the Medusas placed the black ore on the cart.
The cavemen shouted slogans with difficulty, some pulled in the front, and some pushed in the back, transporting the carts into the city.
hiss!!
Qi Ge immediately canceled the plan to recruit Medusa that he had previously made.
The emergence of this city shows that the Yingye tribe is definitely not an ordinary tribe.
Qi Ge was almost certain that they were the real overlords of this underground world.
Make contact first, determine the other party's strength level, and then choose the appropriate communication method based on the situation.
Be adaptable.
"Lord Qige, this is our city!"
Fluorescent Fruit was very satisfied with Qi Ge's astonished look, and she puffed out her chest proudly.
Qi Ge was not stingy with his praise and told the truth:
“It’s very spectacular, no, it’s simply amazing!
It's really hard to imagine that you could build such a magnificent floating city deep underground.
I have seen the Bracada (tower) built into the ice cliffs of Everfrost,
I have also seen the Thunderbird City of Krulod (base) floating in the never-ending sandstorm.
I have also seen the Dragon's Dome of Nigong (underground city) hanging upside down on a ten-thousand-meter-high rock wall.
These cities are miracles that were built by combining the wisdom of their entire forces.
And your city, both in terms of difficulty of construction and magnificence, is in no way inferior to theirs.
I wonder if I have the honor to learn the name of this city?"
Fluorescent Fruit lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly and said softly:
“Actually, this city was not built by us Medusa.
In our myths and legends, it was given to us by a great god.
We, the Medusa clan, are appointed by the gods to be the guardians of this city.
The name of this city is also the name of the god.
The city will not be extinguished."
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for discovering the hidden NPC force: Buxu City, which has been merged into the NPC force Yingye Tribe. ]
This girl is so honest!
"Not extinguished?"
Qi Ge tilted his head in confusion and asked, "Please forgive my ignorance, I have never heard of a deity named Unextinguished in the Yasha world.
Can I ask which god this is?"
“I don’t know either. In fact, none of us in the family know.
We have never known what authority or power the Unquenchable God possesses.
In the scriptures of our temple, there is only 1 sentence in total.
'The Unquenchable God gave us the Unquenchable City to protect us.
We should wait here and guard quietly
Until the Immortal God returns."
Not extinguished...
Could it be the Lord of Fire Element [Forged Fire]?
But if it was the backup plan of the Lord of Fire Element [Forged Fire], why didn’t the Lord of Fire Element take action even when Chaos invaded like that in the previous life?
[Forging·Fire] Your Majesty even released the lava dragon in his previous life. If he really has a backup plan, he wouldn't hide it, right?
Fluorescent Fruit twisted its body, swam to Qi Ge, and said respectfully:
"Master Qige, please follow me. Her Majesty the Queen must have been waiting for you for a long time."
Qi Ge nodded in agreement.
(Don’t think too much about it for now, go into the city and look for clues.)
The Seven Pigeons followed Fluorescent Fruit and Sister Medusa, walked along the long suspended rocky road, and approached the Eternal City.
The closer Qi Ge got to the Blessed City, the more worried he became.
The light of the Eternal City was actually all provided by the Yasa Fire floating above the Eternal City.
A sub-sa fire that is so bright and has such a wide range of influence can only be at the main city level.
In other words, the Eternal City is a main city that belongs only to Medusa.
How did Feng Wu Jiu Tian manage to hide an NPC force with a main city in his previous life?
The NPC forces in the world of Asha cannot be hidden just because you say so. This is a real world disguised as a game, and each NPC has his own consciousness.
As long as NPC forces exist, they must have their own meaning of existence.
Could it be that the Fengwu Jiutian Guild destroyed the NPC forces in the Buse City?
Qi Ge fell into deep thought.
With so many players performing strange operations, it is not impossible.
There is too little information to jump to conclusions.
Qi Ge and Yin Ying Guo entered the city.
All Medusas above level 3 who passed by them bowed respectfully towards the fluorescent fruit.
Seeing Qi Ge following the fluorescent fruit, although they were a little curious, they didn't dare to go forward and could only peek from a distance.
Qi Ge even saw two Level 5 Medusa Bishops (Level 5 Medusa) bowing to the fluorescent fruit.
This shows that the fluorescent fruit has a higher status in the Eternal City than Qi Ge imagined.
The Medusa clan is a typical example of social Darwinism, where the strong can exploit the weak without mercy.
The level 5 Medusa bowed to the level 4 Fluorescent Fruit, which could only mean that Fluorescent Fruit had a backer that was much stronger than the level 5 Medusa.
Qi Ge estimated that Fluorescent Fruit was most likely more than just a guard guarding an abandoned mine.
She is most likely related to the "Her Majesty the Queen" she mentioned.
It seems that I need to build a better relationship with her.
In stark contrast to the magnificent exterior of the City of Eternal Peace , there are almost no buildings inside the city.
The entire Eternal City is like another abandoned mine, with caves and paths everywhere.
Qi Ge felt that the internal structure of the Unextinguished City was a bit like an ant nest or a beehive.
All Medusas live in the densely packed caves of the Eternal City.
What surprised Qi Ge the most was that he actually saw Medusa setting up a stall!
This is inconsistent with Qi Ge’s understanding.
Under normal circumstances, Medusa should be a slavery + imperial society, that is, all Medusas are not allowed to own personal property.
The resources and property of the entire Medusa society belong to the only king of Medusa.
These properties even include the life of each Medusa.
In a normal Medusa tribe, all food and resources are uniformly distributed by those designated by the "king".
In this environment, Medusa should not engage in any commercial activities.
Could it be that the city of Buxu has already begun to practice privatization?
No matter how evil private ownership is, it is better than the imperial system where all resources belong to His Majesty the Emperor.
This is the progress of civilization.
Qi Ge couldn't help but walk to Medusa's stall out of curiosity.
The one setting up the stall is a level 4 Medusa Shield Guard.
This is a Medusa who has given up ranged attacks and holds a reflective shield in her hand to enhance her melee petrification effect.
She saw Qi Ge approaching her stall, and she took two steps back vigilantly, making a hissing sound.
Qi Ge noticed that her stall was filled with bags of resources.
There are 1st level wood, stone, 2nd level crystal, gems, and mercury, but no sulfur.
Seeing Qi Ge stop, Fluorescent Fruit came over and asked curiously:
"Master Qige, are you interested in these basic resources? If you need them, I can help you buy them."
Qi Ge shook his head and replied:
"I'm just a little curious. Fluorescent fruit, what do you rely on for trading in the Yingye tribe?"
Fluorescent Fruit reached his hand under his clothes, just at the position of his lower abdomen, fumbled a few times, and took out a small bag.
She opened the bag and inside were small gray-brown stones.
Fluorescent Fruit said: "This is our currency, we call it gray, one gray can be exchanged for 100 light brown brown, 100 gray can be exchanged for 1 small orange card, that is, orange.
A bag of crystals like this one can be purchased with just one ash, which is more than enough. "
Qi Ge was even more surprised.
The city of Buxu actually has its own independent currency? !
So the Seven Pigeons took out a gold coin and asked:
"Is this the orange you're talking about?"
Fluorescent Fruit shook his head and said, "No, this is gold coins, which is also a kind of resource for us.
Gold coins can be mined from mines. We have a lot of them here, but they are worthless."
Qi Ge put away the gold coins and his mind was working quickly.
Know about gold coins, but don’t treat them as general equivalents.
This illustrates two points.
First, the Yingye tribe is most likely isolated from the outside world in this underground world and has never traded with the outside world.
Second, the Yingye tribe has its own mature currency system and unique value measurement standards.
This means that if I can open up the trade route to the Yingye tribe, I will probably make a fortune! !
Glass beads for gold nuggets, sugar pills for gems.
These historical anecdotes have long told us how much wealth a world isolated from the rest of the world can contain.
Qi Ge's smile became a little warmer, and he chatted and laughed with Yin Ying Guo along the way.
The inexperienced Fluorescent Fruit was no match for Qi Ge, and Qi Ge easily raised his favorability to 80 (liked).
Qi Ge also learned two other extremely important pieces of information from Fluorescent Fruit.
1. “Her Majesty the Queen” of the Yingye Tribe is not only a hero, but also a legendary hero.
2. The Yingye tribe has never allowed outsiders to enter, and Qi Ge is the first outsider to enter the Yingye tribe.
3. It’s not that the Yingye Tribe has never seen alien races. There used to be 13 races in this underground world, including half-elves from the above-ground world, but now there is only the Yingye Tribe left.
It seems that Her Majesty the Queen of the Yingye Tribe is definitely not a good person.
This information made Qi Ge extra cautious.
After many twists and turns, Qi Ge finally arrived at the "Royal Palace" of Yingye Tribe.
Qi Ge judged from the fire suspended in the air that this palace was actually the castle of the Lord of the Unextinguished City.
The shape of the palace is somewhat similar to the magic pyramid that the Seven Pigeons visited, but it is also different.
There are only three floors from bottom to top, and the city was built with black stones dug by the Medusas from abandoned mines.
Black pyramid?
Fluorescent Fruit proudly introduced: "Master Qi Ge, our palace was built based on the palace where the immortal god lived in the legend."
The palace where the immortal god resides?
Qi Ge secretly remembered this information and followed the fluorescent fruit into the "Imperial Palace".
The palace looks pitch black from the outside, but it actually has a different world inside.
On the ground paved with gold coins, there is a carpet made of crystal.
It's so bright that it's blinding.
The fluorescent fruit crawled hard on the crystal carpet.
The edges and corners of the crystal will squeeze the soft belly of the fluorescent fruit, which will make it very uncomfortable when the fluorescent fruit moves.
Qi Ge saw through it, he stretched out his hand, picked up Princess Fluorescent Fruit and held her in his arms.
Fluorescent Fruit hugged Qi Ge's neck in surprise.
The body of the fluorescent fruit is very soft and icy cold.
Her snake tail had lost all its scales and felt just like a normal human woman's body.
When being hugged by Qi Ge, Fluorescent Fruit's long snake tail trembled nervously.
"S-Sir Qige?"
"I see that you don't look very comfortable walking on the ground. If etiquette does not allow me to help you in this way, just tell me."
Fluorescent Fruit said shyly, "I'm just a little shy. It's not in accordance with etiquette to meet the queen. Well, there is no such thing."
Listening to the soft and gentle sound of the fluorescent fruit, Qi Ge smiled and said, "Then let's set off. Please show me the way."
"Hmm~"
Fluorescent Fruit responded shyly with its nose, slightly adjusted its position, let Qi Ge hold onto its side, and wrapped its tail around Qi Ge's waist.
Qi Ge: ???
You're clinging to my body so soon?! Are you still going to see the Queen?