Fang Plover looked at the tall lizard warrior sitting on the chair. Because the chair seemed too 'petite' compared to it, the latter looked a little cramped sitting on it, and he didn't know where to put his long tail. Somewhere, sweeping it up and down on the ground.
Of course, Prince Troglodyte has a set of strong white teeth and a cold expression, which makes him look very scary. Tianlan and Jita hid far away, looking in this direction.
After listening to the other party's statement, Fang Yu asked: "So you are here to participate in the trial of Dragon's Nest?"
Tenerik politely placed the cup on the table. The cup looked like a miniature toy under its relatively huge paws. It was a little annoyed by the red tape of humans, but when it remembered the warning of the Holy Tower Priest before leaving, it was still patient. He replied calmly: "His, so to speak, respected human brothers. The ancient prophecies tell us that the earthly serpent is returning to this world, and in the western sky, the tail of the giant snake is appearing. Hiss, shining The power of the sea is weakening day by day, and the power of darkness will soon sweep across the earth - Andasok's respected elder, the Eye of Slim, E-Ata told the believers that the days of holding on to the dense forest are over. In the past, the Guardians must return to the world and search for clues left by the ancient sages in order to find their way to the Redeemer.”
The candlelight flickered briefly, reflecting the fine and neat scales on one side of Tenaric's cheek. Its huge horned crown made it look a bit like a humanized dragon.
Its dagger-like fangs glowed coldly white under the candlelight, and underneath there was a forked letter that swam like a snake, spitting out from its lower lip from time to time. There are huge differences between lizardmen and other humanoid races, and they are completely different from warm-blooded races such as lion-men and people of Lotao. They are cold-blooded animals with unique life and cultural customs. Therefore, they are different from the current Aita. The world of Riya civilization is incompatible.
At least Tianlan and Jita didn't dare to step forward. Aitila patted their backs in a funny way and asked them to go up and add water, but the two little girls shook their heads in fright.
"It will eat me!" Tianlan said exaggeratedly: "Look at its teeth, sister Aitila, it will bite me to death in one bite."
"You are not an aborigine, don't listen to those rumors!" Attila said angrily: "That's our guest, invited here by Ed."
Tianlan shook her head and said plausibly: "That's not a rumor. The cannibal culture on earth still existed until the twentieth century. Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on it here and won't let it harm Brother Ed. .”
Attila could only shake her head and sigh.
According to word of mouth from mortals, the lizardman clan in the distant continent maintains the custom of cannibalism, so they regard them as monsters.
There are indeed some lizardfolk clans that devour the hearts of their opponents. But that is often done on grand sacrificial occasions, and not every lizardman has this qualification. They must be priests, elders or the most heroic warriors.
They believe that devouring the opponent's heart can gain the opponent's strength, so they will not devour the hearts of weak and weak opponents alive. Only powerful and invincible enemies are qualified to do so.
Of course, those barbaric customs actually subsided as the lizard people gradually came into contact with other kingdoms. Now, except for the Dragon Blood Clan, there are very few other troglodytes who do this. Otherwise, with Tenerik's identity, he might actually be a 'man-eating' monster sitting in front of them.
Teneric paused for a moment before continuing: "Siss, so I followed this clue and came to this place from Andasok. There was an ancient voice calling me here. I believe there are ancient sages here. The message left behind, my respected human brother, what about you?"
As it spoke, it looked up at Fang Plover.
Fang Yu shook his head, indicating that he heard nothing.
Then he explained: "You may not know that this trial is held twice a year on Fenris Island. It is hosted by a very famous green dragon. It is not an ancient pilgrimage. Although I don't know what our relationship is. Are you talking about the same thing, but there are really no pilgrims here, and you said an ancient prophecy, what is that? As far as I know, the black comet cannot be seen in Aitaria now. Judging from historical records, it is huge. The Serpent's Tail has disappeared for thousands of years."
Tenerik also shook his head: "My respected human brothers, the ancient prophecy is the language recorded on the stone tablets by the great mages of Xinthus. The great elder E-Ata is a generation born from the stars, and only it can interpret it. The above information. It guides us to observe the world through the ether floating in the Shining Sea - and there is no doubt that the black comet is heading towards Etalia, and we see its tail, streaking across Western sky.”
As it spoke, it stretched out its long claws and gestured, as if through the roof ceiling and through the thick rock formations, the tail of the giant snake was really crossing the vast starry sky there.
The history of the previous era records that the comet's tail lasted for a hundred years, and it maintained a long orbit, intersecting with the world of Etalia.
"Um, Tenerik, can I call you that? Can you also call me Ed, or change it to another name?" Fang Yu suggested with some trouble.
In fact, since Tata asked him to speak dragon language, the other party's attitude towards him has greatly changed, and he has been calling him 'respected human brother'. Relatively speaking, it is very indifferent to other people, reserved and self-reliant.
Miss Goblin explained that this is because the troglodytes believe that people who are born to speak dragon language are the generation selected and blessed by the dragon spirit Valarric. Lizardmen are oviparous creatures, and they have no parental relationship. A group of lizardmen who grow up in the incubation pool often call each other brothers and sisters.
That's how Tenaric called him.
Fang Plover couldn't understand. He knew that Valarric was an ancient dragon. He was not only the ancestor of the dragon, but also the common ancestor of the Hydra, the Sea Serpent, the Storm Dragon and the Lizardmen. He was one of the three dragons. But speaking dragon language is Valarric's favored one? Isn't this a bit too hasty? Can't we learn from it the day after tomorrow?
He made a common-sense mistake, Tata told him. Dragon language is actually not an acquired language. This language was already born when Aitalia existed. It is actually a language of magic - when the etheric magic changes, this language also changes accordingly. It has countless Each word does not have a fixed meaning.
It actually conveys the dragon's induction of magic power, which is more like a psychic ability.
Then Miss Goblin said that what she said before was just a simple greeting, one of the most common blessings in the dense forests of the Far South Continent: the wind on the shining sea is blowing on you and me.
"But Tata, how come you know dragon language?" Fang Plover couldn't help but ask.
Miss Goblin blinked her eyes very calmly, as if she was seriously thinking about whether she needed to answer this question: "I am Dragon Soul, Mr. Knight."
Fang Yu suddenly realized.
Teneric nodded: "No problem, my human brother."
Well, at least the word 'respect' is missing.
Fang Yu shrugged, agreeing with the other party's statement: "Okay, even if this trial is the one you mentioned, do you know its rules?"
"rule?"
A trace of curiosity flashed through Tenerik's slender pupils: "We follow ancient laws in the jungle. I heard from the priests of the Holy Tower that there are many similar laws in the human world. The so-called rules are Is it your law?"
Fang Yu thought that it should be talking about the laws of the human world, but that was not the same thing at all. He didn't know how to explain it, but the headache should be put aside for now, so he replied: "Absolutely. To put it simply, not everyone can participate in the trial."
"I understand what you mean, my human brother, that is, the level is below level fifteen. Don't worry, I have just completed the hunting ritual in the Andasok Beast Jungle, and the level cannot exceed level fifteen."
The second half of Fang Yu's words was blocked in his mouth. There is no novice area for selectors in the Far South Continent, and the other party did not know much about other aspects of the human world. Unexpectedly, he was very clear about this aspect.
He mentally asked Miss Elf what a hunting ritual was, and Tata answered him that it was similar to a troglodyte's coming-of-age ceremony, which involved going to the depths of the jungle alone to kill a dinosaur.
After hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help but ask: "Tenaric, have you just grown up?"
"More than a year has passed," Tenaric replied. It raised its head and spat out a letter and said, "Siss, I left Andasok and traveled around various places before coming here."
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at the other person's height. He knew that the biological age of the troglodytes was not much different from that of humans, but they matured much earlier than humans. They usually have a coming-of-age ceremony at the age of fourteen, which meant that the person in front of him was taller and burlier than him. The troglodyte princes in the circle may be one year younger than him.
He couldn't help being speechless, and simply stopped talking.
However, this also indirectly shows that the opponent's level will not be too high. Although Tenaric said that it is the strongest warrior of the White Skull Clan, warriors are also divided into age groups. It is very likely that it is talking about the younger generation. title.
"Okay," he finally spread his hands helplessly: "I have no problem, Tenerik, I do plan to participate in that trial for some special reasons. And we are short of manpower, so you can join us. You’re welcome, but I still want to ask, why did you choose us?”
Teneric blinked.
Like many reptiles, they also have a translucent inner membrane under their eyelids, making them look like cold-blooded species. It replied without any hesitation: "Siss, I have long heard that humans will participate in this trial, and I have estimated my own strength. It is not 100% sure to participate alone, so I plan to find some teammates."
"I have been waiting here for a day and a night, and you are the first humans I have seen."
Fang Plover was speechless.
He originally thought that the other party would say that it was the pull of fate, the secret designation of ancient prophecies, or the instructions of the great elder E-Ata. In short, it was full of mysterious and legendary feelings.
But I didn't expect that the answer was so simple.
Because they were the first group of people that the troglodyte prince met, who had obviously been impatient for a long time, so he chose this way. It didn't sound like there was anything wrong with it.
But wait a minute, Fang Yu couldn't help but want to ask, isn't this the legendary pilgrimage road? Is there no problem with you making such a hasty decision? In fact, he not only thought so, but also asked:
"But Tenerik, how did you decide that we are the teammates you need?"
"It doesn't matter. If too many enemies appear during the trial, you can just help me contain them. Leave the rest to me alone." There was a trace of matter-of-factness in Tenerik's burnt-yellow eyes. , as if those enemies were not worth mentioning at all.
That means, it doesn't matter - I'm strong, you just have to do odd jobs for me.
However, it probably also remembered the warnings of the Holy Tower priests before leaving, and realized that such direct words might hurt the hearts of its human friends, so it added: "Of course, my human brothers, I didn't expect to meet Come on, I think maybe this is the guidance of the Shining Sea——"
While it was talking, it smiled 'gently' at the two little human girls not far away who kept poking their heads.
So Fang Yu finally heard lines such as destiny's guidance, but he was not happy at all now because it sounded too perfunctory. He thought to himself that if you don't know how to be tactful, then you might as well not be tactful. Look at the expression on your face. It's too fake. You also show a mouth of white teeth. Does it look like you are smiling?
Others will just think you're about to feast.
He turned around and saw Tianlan and Jita screaming and running away in fright.
But no matter what, the troglodyte prince who claimed to be a powerful warrior stayed and temporarily joined the team, intending to participate in the Dragon's Lair trial with them.
Naturally, there is no room for people to live on the platform behind Mr. Gray Rock, but Tenerik also said that it doesn't matter. It is a cold-blooded species and its environmental requirements are different from others.
The dry, cold cave environment and the rough surface can only be said to be slightly uncomfortable for it. When resting, it only needs to light a bonfire and curl up to the side. It doesn't even need a sleeping bag.
Moreover, Fang Plover also discovered that the opponent also had a mount - a creature that looked a bit like a larger Velociraptor. He actually knew this thing, the Crested Dinosaur, a creature unique to the southern rainforest. It walks on two legs and has flexible movements. It can travel quickly through complex environments such as rainforests. It is also a ferocious predator and can participate in battles with knights.
It's just that except for the troglodytes, most people can't stand the bump on this thing's back.
In addition to going up to the platform to dine with everyone, Tenaric was almost inseparable from his lizard mount 'Bloodfang'. Extraordinarily so, he also introduced Fang Plover to his mount:
"Bloodfang, this is my human brother, you can't eat him."
But this way of introduction made Fang Yu not happy at all. He only privately told Tianlan and Jita to stay away from that beast and be careful not to accidentally become each other's dinner.
The two little girls trembled and agreed with their upper and lower teeth chattering.
And Fang Plover also figured out Tenerik's profession.
The opponent is an agile warrior. Its main weapon is a double-headed spear, but it can also use a scimitar. The racial talents of the troglodytes make them naturally suitable for the profession of agility warriors. Whether it is their long tails used to maintain balance and their outstanding jumping and leaping abilities, they have an advantage over other races in this regard.
And the lizardmen of Andasok have their own culture.
They do not use magic tools, because lizardmen with dragon blood are naturally much stronger than humans, which allows them to have direct contact with etheric magic.
They use an ancient combat tool called the Golden Hand, which is part of the armor on the opponent's body. The gorgeous hand armor is inlaid with sun crystals collected from the Andasok jungle, which can help them absorb and release magic power.
And their weapons are actually a branch of the magic weapon, but they don't have the core crystal used to convert magic power. It was a pure combat tool that still maintained the ancient appearance of alchemy in ancient times. Dense formula patterns were densely covered on the surface of the spear and scimitar, which looked like beautiful and complicated patterns.
However, Fang Plover never asked how strong Tenerik was. Although he joined the team, the relationship was not stable. Knowing the opponent's level was the limit for a temporary member.
The ancient tunnel traveled underground, and everyone walked for about a day and night before they emerged from the surface again. This road is full of strange landscapes, dense mushroom forests and unknown dangers. Countless forks lead to deeper underground. Legend has it that there are some places below that lead directly to the Dead Zone.
But as Grant said before, this ancient passage itself was not dangerous, and it was true that they encountered little trouble along the way.
The exit of the passage is also a giant door similar to the entrance. Even the patterns painted on the door are not much different from the latter, and this is almost the only trace left by the Sinsas Snakeman Empire here. Outside the giant door A stone avenue, but it has long been eroded into disarray by the force of nature.
The outside also leads to a quiet valley - but this is not beyond everyone's expectations. As long as they have not left the Green Dragon Mountains, this kind of terrain is the most common in this steep mountain forest.
After Fang Pliong and his party took the lead to walk out of the passage, they stopped where they were. Listening to the Rain's people were still behind. The Sacred Valley of Peru is nearby, and the people of the Blood Oath will definitely not be too far away. He will not entertain the idea that he will not meet him by chance.
However, the Rain Listener Guild had a family and most of the team members were low-level trainees. In addition, they were attacked by night lizards once on the way, so they didn't get out of the exit until this afternoon. Fang Yu had nothing to do and made a batch of self-destructing goblins. Just when he was about to test it, he happened to meet Grant, the vice president of Listening to the Rain, and a strange young man.
"Is this what it is?" Fang Yu stopped and looked at the two of them strangely - especially the short boy.
"Gubaizhiye asked me to bring him here," Grant introduced: "I heard that you don't have enough people to participate in the trial. If you don't mind, you can let him join you."
Fang Yu suddenly realized.
The other party is the 'task' entrusted to him by Gubai Zhiye.
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