The fluorescent fruit entangles the seven pigeons, showing them the way.
Fluorescent Fruit's body was tightly wrapped around herself, and the tip of her tail slid restlessly left and right on Qi Ge's thighs.
This is not good.
It's easy for a gun to go off accidentally.
Qi Ge asked quickly: "Fluorescent Fruit, can I ask the queen's name?"
"Ah, our queen's name is Ying Ye, which is the same as the name of our tribe."
Fluorescent Night...
This name doesn't sound like Medusa's name, but more like a dark elf or succubus .
What kind of person will the other party be?
With curiosity, the seven doves walked in the palace of the Medusas.
This palace can be described as magnificent and extremely luxurious.
The floor of the palace was paved with a large amount of gold coins, and many large and small crystals served as decorations on the floor.
There are many stone statues in the palace.
Dwarves, corpse wizards, half-elves, evil eyes...
These stone statues are all neatly equipped and maintain an attacking posture. Many luminous objects are used as embellishments on the stone statues.
The seven doves saw,
On the head of a stone statue of a skeleton soldier, there are several cute little snakes made of gemstones.
A crystal flower was stuffed into the open mouth of a stone statue of an ogre king.
The staff of a corpse wizard was removed and replaced with a corn cob made of mercury and gold coins.
…
These strange stone statues fully illustrate the evil taste of the Medusa clan.
The Medusa clan is not bad by nature, they are extreme passivists.
Medusa will not actively attack other tribes. They consume very little food to survive. Low-level Medusa have dark green bodies and can even photosynthesize.
Therefore, the Medusa tribes that do not belong to the underground city forces mostly live in secluded places, isolated from the outside world, and rarely take the initiative to invade other tribes.
Moreover, many wild Medusa tribes have very small populations.
There are usually only a dozen or so level 1 Medusa female snakes as tribe members, and the level 2 Medusa is the king of the tribe.
This is why the second-level soldiers of the Medusa clan are called Queen Medusa.
But this does not mean that the Medusas are easy to bully.
They have a very strong sense of territory, and any enemies that invade the Medusa tribe will be ruthlessly counterattacked by the Medusas, and will even be chased down to the death.
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From the perspective of military forces, the Medusa clan is also very interesting.
Low-level Medusa Snakes and Queen Medusa are equipped with bows and arrows, so they can perform ranged attacks.
At the same time, their damage is not reduced in close combat, and there is a 20% chance to petrify the enemy for 3 rounds.
In the previous life, players carefully checked the data and found that the difference in data between Medusa and Evil Eye was actually not that big.
The Evil Eye is only a level 3 troop, while Medusa is a level 4 troop.
There is a difference of 1 level. Why are higher-level ranged troops not much stronger than lower-level ones?
Although the low-level troops of the Medusa clan can attack from a distance, they should actually be classified as melee troops.
First, they had very little ammunition.
A level 1 Medusa can only carry 4 arrows, which are made from their shed snake hair and can be easily used up in battle.
Even Queen Medusa, who has reached level 2, only has 8 arrows.
(For comparison, a level 2, rank 1 archer of the castle faction has 12 arrows, and a level 2, rank 2 sharpshooter has 24 arrows.)
Secondly, the damage of the Medusas in close combat is not halved, which provides a prerequisite for them to engage in hand-to-hand combat after they have run out of arrows.
Finally, even a level 1 Medusa has the ability to petrify the enemy for three rounds with a melee attack.
Petrification is a magical skill that is as useful as blindness.
The soldiers were petrified and completely unable to move, as if they were dead.
Although the petrified troops will take less damage when attacked, even if they can seal off the opponent's high-level troops for three rounds, it is still a huge advantage in a battle.
Therefore, low-level Medusa should actually be a melee troop carrying a bow and arrow.
The Medusa clan had a habit of turning enemies who invaded their homes into stone and placing them in their homes as decorations.
Just like hunters make specimens of wolf and bear heads they hunt and hang them on the wall, it is a way to show off their military prowess.
A high-level Medusa would also make some decorations on the stone statues, using glittering things to add some unique charm to the statues to show off her wealth.
In other words, it's just pretending.
Seeing that Qi Ge had been looking at these stone statues, Fluorescent Fruit shyly introduced:
“Lord Seven Doves, these were decorated by the Queen and me together.
Her Majesty the Queen is responsible for the design and I am responsible for the production.
Look, the skull’s hair is my most proud work, isn’t it cute! ”
You know what, these little jewel snakes are so lifelike and cute.
Of course, it would be even cuter if I could turn these little snakes into resources and put them in my backpack, hehe.
Qi Ge and Yin Ying Guo talked and laughed all the way along the castle road and walked up a slope.
On the side of the slope, there was a room without a door, and bursts of fragrance came from the room.
"Lord Qi Ge, this is our kitchen. Her Majesty the Queen has ordered a banquet to be prepared for you because of your arrival."
Oh? Medusa's banquet? Qi Ge was a little curious about what Queen Medusa ate in this underground city, so he responded.
“I can’t refuse your kindness, thank you very much!”
Afterwards, the seven pigeons followed the fluorescent fruit and passed through the training ground, archery hall, conference hall and other rooms.
These rooms are evenly distributed in the square pyramid palace like the grids of a Rubik's Cube.
Qi Ge looked at the map. Under the guidance of Fluorescent Fruit, he passed a total of 6 slopes and was about to reach the top of the square pyramid.
It is worth mentioning that the road made of gold coins and crystals only has a small section at the entrance of the palace, and then the ground is replaced with a soft carpet suitable for Medusa to move.
But Fluorescent Fruit never suggested getting off Qi Ge, and Qi Ge was too embarrassed to speak up.
In this way, the fluorescent fruit wrapped around Qige's body, and took Qige around the palace for several circles, all the way to Yingye's study.
Fluorescent Fruit got off Qi Ge with a flushed face. She felt a little unbearable from the constant rubbing of ears and temples.
She could never have imagined that she would actually do such a thing in the Queen's palace.
Fluorescent Fruit took two deep breaths, glanced shyly at Qi Ge who looked innocent, and knocked on the study door.
"Your Majesty, guests have arrived."
"Come in."
Qi Ge saw Fluorescent Fruit push open the door and stand outside waiting for him.
He nodded and walked in.
As soon as he entered the room, Qi Ge heard Fluorescent Fruit closing the door behind him.
He observed out of the corner of his eye and saw that Fluorescent Fruit had followed him in and was standing guard at the door with his hands clasped together.
The Seven Pigeons looked forward.
The queen of the Yingye tribe, Medusa Yingye, was holding the [Eye of the Gorgon] in her hand and looking up at herself.
Perhaps because he was meeting me, Yingye was dressed particularly formally.
She was wearing a bright yellow sleeveless silk gown, revealing her arms, which were white and tender, just like white lotus roots.
She wore a golden crown on her head and a mask with snake patterns on it that covered her eyes.
The shape of the crown is like many colorful poisonous snakes entangled together. The base is made of gold coins, the snake teeth are gems, and the snake's body is made of various colored minerals.
The eyes of the venomous snake are made of the same black stone found in abandoned mines.
The strongest part of Medusa's petrification ability is her eyes. Advanced Medusa can even petrify the target with just her gaze.
Therefore, "eyes" have a very high status in Medusa society.
Using black stones as eyes shows that in Yingye's mind, the value of black ore produced from abandoned mines is much higher than resources such as gold, gems, and crystals.
Qi Ge kept this detail in mind.
He saluted Yingye and said, "Your Majesty Yingye, my name is Qige, and I come from the surface of the earth.
My city is near your noble territory, so I came here with good intentions to make your acquaintance.
I hope my city, God's Chosen City, can establish a good cooperative relationship with your tribe."
[System prompt: Your good attitude and modest conversation have been recognized by Yingye.]
[System prompt: Based on your reputation in the Yingye tribe and your charm value, Yingye's overall favorability towards you is calculated as 30 (friendly)]
Yingye nodded, and a slightly hoarse and dull voice came from her abdomen.
"Welcome, Lord of Seven Pigeons City.
Please forgive me for having to wear a mask and talk to you in this way.
My face and voice have the power to petrify others.
For some reason, I can’t control this ability.”
Qi Ge was stunned for a moment. Even the sound has the ability to petrify people? And even after becoming a legendary hero, he still can't control it?
The petrification ability is so terrifying, what level of Medusa is this? !
Yingye raised the bow that Qige gave her - [Eye of the Gorgon], and said:
"Thank you for the greeting gift. I like it very much."
No Medusa can resist the temptation of [Gorgon Treasure].
Qi Ge smiled slightly and was about to answer when he heard Ying Ye say:
“It is a traditional etiquette of our Medusa clan to open gifts from friends in front of them.
Now that you are here, I will not be polite."
Qi Ge was stunned.
What does it mean? Unwrap the gift? [Gorgon's Eye] is unwrapped?
Ying Ye stretched out his finger and touched the [Eye of the Gorgon]. The [Eye of the Gorgon] instantly melted into liquid and floated in the air.
Yingye peeled off the liquid with his fingers and took out a purple snake eye gem from the liquid.
This purple snake eye gem is the one inlaid in the [Eye of the Gorgon].
Qi Ge was horrified.
The other party actually destroyed the [Eye of Gorgon]!
The treasures in the Yasa world are all governed by rules and are extremely difficult to destroy.
Ying Ye not only destroyed the [Eye of the Gorgon], but also extracted a snake eye gem from it? !
Yingye held the Snake Eye Gem in his hand and said to Qige:
“Some of the rules mastered by the Gorgons, the ancestors of Medusa.
A very rare gift indeed.
Thank you for your trouble. "
Yingye crushed the purple gem, and the gem turned into scattered points of light and floated into her body.
Hiss, the seven pigeons were stunned.
What kind of method is this?
Melt the extremely solid treasure directly into liquid, and then extract the rules contained therein separately?
“Thank you for your gift, it has benefited me a lot.
We, the Medusa clan, have nothing else to offer in return, so I prepared some minerals as proof of our friendship."
Yingye stretched out his hand, and a large amount of gold coins and resources appeared under Qige's feet.
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden mission: Ying Ye's Return Gift]
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for obtaining 30,000 gold coins, 500 gems, 500 crystals, and 500 mercury. ]
hiss!
so much!
These resources can be used to build a cheaper miracle building.
A normal crystal mine can only produce 2 crystals a day, which is equivalent to the output of a gem mine, a crystal mine and a mercury refining room for more than half a year.
Is it because Ying Ye doesn’t know the actual value of the level 3 treasure?
Or is it that [Eye of the Gorgon] is particularly to her taste?
The Seven Pigeons bowed calmly in thanks:
“You’re so kind.
Thank you for your return gift.”
Yingye's voice became more serious:
“This is a common resource in our mining area, but it is of little use to us, the Medusa clan.
But you foreigners should really need it.
In the past, a total of 13 reckless and ignorant guys were dazzled by these resources and dared to attack us.
In the end, I turned them all into stone statues, the ones you see in the corridor.
What a pity.
If they had been more reasonable, they could have been great friends with us.”
This is a warning and also a reminder.
Just as I lacked intelligence about the Yingye Tribe, the Yingye Tribe also lacked intelligence about me.
Yingye meant that she was willing to get along with me in a friendly manner, but was not afraid of fighting.
"Of course, only a fool would attempt to invade Medusa's territory.
Any rational person should understand that the Medusa clan is only suitable to be friends.
…
Peace and development are also the main themes of my territory.
The common enemy of all the races in our Yasha world should be Chaos, and any internal fighting is something the Mother Goddess does not want to see."
Yingye nodded approvingly and said:
“Very good, it seems that we have some consensus between us. You are much more rational than the half-elves I have met before.
Xiaoguo, please take the guests downstairs to have some rest and visit our Buxi City.
Remember to bring him back when the party starts."
"yes."
"Wait a minute."
Qi Ge interrupted in a seemingly tactless manner.
"Your Majesty, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it."
Hearing Qi Ge's voice, the fluorescent fruit standing behind Qi Ge trembled slightly.
[System prompt: Yingye's favorability towards you -10, currently 20. ]
Yingye leaned forward slightly, his voice sounding somewhat unhappy.
"What's the question?"
“As I walked along, I saw many people from your tribe digging for ore.
I have never seen or heard of this kind of ore on the surface, but I can feel a strange power from the ore, it seems that this ore is very valuable.
I wonder if Her Majesty the Queen could tell me what kind of mineral this is?"
Ying Ye spread out her hands, and a black stone appeared in her hand.
"You mean this? We call it Sulfate Stone."
"Sulphite?"
"Yes. This stone has been passed down from generation to generation in our tribe. Legend has it that it is a treasure left by the Immortal God.
Unfortunately, queens of all dynasties have conducted extensive research on sulfide, but have not been able to find a use for it.
I ordered my people to collect large quantities, mostly for experiments.
This stone has a magical property that allows it to swallow sulfur. Unfortunately, it is useless and will not produce anything. The sulfur-eating stone itself will not change at all.
It was as if the sulfur had disappeared into thin air.
It’s not really a valuable item, you can take a look.”
Ying Ye threw the Sulfate Stone into Qi Ge's hand. Her abdomen continued to make sounds, saying:
“You live on the surface and know a lot that we underground creatures don’t know.
If you can help us figure out the effects of sulfamethoxazole, I would be very grateful to you."
[System prompt: Yingye gave you Sulfate Stone (3 kg)]
Qi Ge took the sulfur-eating stone and found that it was only a palm-sized piece of sulfur-eating stone but extremely heavy.
He opened the system and looked at it.
Sulfate
Wonderful Items
Effect: Unknown
Description: A magical stone, its specific function is still unclear. 】
[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for triggering the legendary mission: Find out the truth · Sulfate Stone]
Qi Ge bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your generosity. I will let you know as soon as I have any clues."
Yingye nodded, and Qige followed Yinguoguo out.
Fluorescent Fruit backed out of the study, let out a long breath, and patted his chest.
She held Qi Ge's arm and said with relief, "You scared me to death just now. Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen is not angry."
Qi Ge asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Fluorescent Fruit's expression was somewhat self-blaming:
"It's my fault, I forgot to tell you.
Her Majesty the Queen hates being interrupted the most, especially when she is in class or doing experiments.
Anyone who interrupted her would be punished mercilessly.
The most serious incident was when a girl who was a priestess of Medusa like me was turned into a stone statue for a whole month because she interrupted the Queen's experiment.
When she recovered from her stone statue state, she could no longer speak.
Next time you speak to Her Majesty the Queen, remember that you cannot interrupt Her Majesty in the middle of a sentence."
Qi Ge noticed a detail keenly.
"Experiments and classes?"
“Ah, both words were coined by Her Majesty the Queen.
She would often summon all Medusas above level 3 in the city to explain to us the various principles of the world.
They will also prove it to us through experiments.
The main experimental methods include controlled variable method, equivalent substitution method, accumulation method, etc.
For example, she recently taught us that all gold coins were formed under the influence of the power of the goddess of wealth.
She took us to the mining area and used her power to seal off the mining area.
Those ore areas that should have been used to dig out gold coins actually dug out gold ores mixed with rocks. "
The fluorescent fruit puffed out its chest proudly.
"I am an excellent student praised by Her Majesty the Queen!
Received four consecutive commendations from Her Majesty the Queen.
Her Majesty the Queen even made me her assistant."
Qi Ge: ???
What is this operation?
A scientific Queen Medusa?
Who is the time traveler? !
Qi Ge's eyes rolled and he praised: "The fluorescent fruit is really amazing."
Hearing Qi Ge's praise, Yin Ying Guo lowered his head shyly and said:
"I'm just learning. It's your Majesty the Queen who can discover the laws of the world and design experiments that is amazing."
"These experiments sound very interesting. Can you tell me about them in detail?
Ah, if you need to keep it a secret, just pretend I didn’t ask.”
Fluorescent Fruit shook his head and said, "No need to keep it secret, Her Majesty the Queen often asks us to teach other tribesmen when we have time.
She often said: "Only experiments are the path to truth. Medusa who is interested in experiments will have a greater future."
Be good at sharing and questioning, and ask more whys. '”
“Ask more why?”
"For example, why do military units advance in rank, and why does Medusa's appearance become more similar to that of a human or an elf as she advances in rank?
Why do you need resources when you advance?
Why defeating wild monsters increases our experience.
etc. etc.
Her Majesty the Queen said that these are things that we can only know through careful experiments, analysis and research.
Only experiments that are perfect enough can help us understand the truth about the world."
Fluorescent Fruit continued, "For example, Her Majesty the Queen once led us to do an experiment.
She believed that there was a type of soldier in the deepest part of the underground of the Yasha world, and that this type of soldier would suck everything in the Yasha world to the ground.
The suction power of this creature is fixed and will not change due to the weight of the object.
She took us to throw a super big stone and a small stone down from the cliff at the same time.
In the end, the two stones actually fell to the ground at the same time!"
…
Absolutely amazing!
Qi Ge could feel the specialness of Ying Ye from Yinguo Guo’s words.
She is different from any NPC in the Yasa world.
Yingye actually has a scientific spirit!
What is science? Science is the cognition and summary of the "known", proposing hypotheses about the "unknown", and then proving them through experiments, ultimately turning the "unknown" into the "known".
The NPCs in the Yasa world, even if they become demigods, will not have a scientific spirit similar to Yingye.
They don't care why this world exists. They attribute all unknown problems to the great creation of Mother Goddess Yassa.
Yingye is the first NPC that Qige has met in his two lifetimes who wants to find out the truth about the world.
Although her judgment of the world of Yasa is somewhat superficial due to cognitive reasons, it is undeniable that she has embarked on the path of exploring the truth of the world.
The queen asked Fluorescent Fruit to take Qi Ge to visit the Unextinguished City.
Fluorescent Fruit’s first stop was her own little house.
Naturally, the first stop also became the final stop.
Seven pigeons brought artificial rainfall, and the fluorescent fruit finally received a rain after a long drought.
Under Qi Ge's instruction, Fluorescent Fruit was surprised to find that petrification could bring such a joyful use.
If it weren’t for the lack of time, Qi Ge would have almost been unable to get out.
Of course, the results are gratifying.
[System prompt: Fluorescent Fruit's favorability towards you +20, currently 100 (Life and Death)]
After coming out of Fluorescent Fruit's house and rushing to the dinner, Qi Ge was surprised to receive the notice.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Night, who was supposed to attend the dinner with them, accidentally discovered a new experiment and became obsessed with it, and suddenly could not come.
Qi Ge had no choice but to have a romantic candlelight dinner with Yin Ying Guo.
The palace banquet in the City of Undying was more sumptuous than Qi Ge had expected.
There are not only various meats, but also eggs, vegetables and fruits.
Fluorescent Fruit told Qi Ge that the entire underground forest of the underground world was the territory of the Medusas.
These forests were seized by the Medusas from the half-elves and dark elves who invaded their territory.
This verified Qi Ge's guess that the Medusas were indeed the overlords of this underground world.
As the Queen of the Night was in seclusion for research, the seven pigeons without residence rights had to be reluctantly sent back to the ground by the fluorescent fruit.
Qi Ge drank a bottle of energy potion tremblingly, turned around and looked at the abandoned mine, becoming more and more curious about the Yingye tribe.
The floating dungeon, Queen Medusa who loves science, and the strange black ore.
As one mystery is yet to be solved, another one emerges.
Qi Ge felt that he was lacking a piece of "thread" to solve these mysteries.
As long as you can hold this thread, you can pull all the mysteries apart like a ball of yarn.
And this "wool".
Qi Ge clenched the black sulfur stone in his hand.
The most knowledgeable race in the entire Yasa world, the Sphinx, is in their own territory.