The gem pit is not as closed as one might imagine. At least, for outsiders, although they did not show ardent enthusiasm, they welcomed the two magicians into the palace very politely and treated them with courtesy. It's completely different from what someone originally expected to be rejected.
Such a gap occurs, of course, because someone does not realize the identity difference between the two parties. For any elemental lord, an outsider means that the other party has exchangeable interests. Even if such people don't treat people like guests and entertain them warmly, at least they won't push people away.
In fact, by changing the concept and comparing it with the example of the earth, Lin figured it out. Whether they are foreign tourists or foreign investors who come with money, unless these people have bad intentions, no leader of any country will drive them away before confirming their harm. It’s not good to make money from foreigners, isn’t foreign exchange good?
And there is no way that people who can travel across realms and come to the earth element universe from other planes or other worlds can be fuel-efficient lamps. You have to be really stupid to rashly make an enemy of such a person.
Those who can achieve the position of elemental lord do not have the kind of bloodline and family to rely on to reach the position. They must have their own true ability and fight in the mountains of corpses and seas of bones. Such a person may be selfish, may be tyrannical, and may have various character flaws, but he cannot be a fool.
Therefore, the two visiting magicians were quickly welcomed to the largest and most gorgeous Ruby Palace in the center of the Gemstone Pit Palace Group. It is expected to be personally received by the contemporary elemental lord of the Gem Pit, Ruby Man Pejun Sibo.
On the way from the entrance of the Gemstone Pit Palace Complex to the Ruby Palace, Lin certainly tried his best to observe the energy and spirit of the top forces in this land. It is easiest to see the actual sentiments of the people in a region from the appearance of its grassroots people. That's why so many backward countries spend their time doing some face-saving projects.
However, Gemstone Pit is indeed the top force in the land of Earth. No matter what form of elemental creature it is, be it human or animal, they all look proud and arrogant.
This kind of self-confidence, my boss, is not without reason. The unconcealable sense of oppression on their bodies shakes the will of others. One can understand from a distance that these elemental creatures are not to be taken lightly.
In addition to the elemental creatures that can walk, a closer look at this gorgeous palace complex is also very different from what Lin has seen and heard in other gathering places for elemental creatures.
The form of the buildings seen elsewhere is rather primitive, crude, or even non-existent. Maybe a tent-like shelter or a naturally formed cave will do. Of course, most of them are artificially dug mines. In addition to mining special ores, they also become the residence of elemental creatures.
But the palace complex here in the Gemstone Pit, not to mention the magical effects attached to it, has great artistic beauty in terms of form alone, and is by no means a shoddy building. Various carved beams and painted buildings, high eaves and walls, have a strong style of the Midland Elf Kingdom, as if those long-lived species with pointed ears came here in person to supervise the construction.
In fact, before this, Lin had seen everything about Tu Mi Di. His inner evaluation is that this is a barbaric world that only focuses on individual growth and has no culture at all. But the palace building in front of me made me change my mind, including the organizational structure of this world, which may have to be revised.
I used to think that the entire Tumi area should be treated as a whole, and each settlement was like a village, some big or small. But no matter what, the customs, customs, and cultural heritage of the entire Tumi region are the same. After all, there is an Earth Mother spirit that controls the inherited knowledge of all elemental creatures, and the differences between individuals should not be too far apart.
But now it seems that this place must be regarded as like the earth or the mysterious land, with city-states of various sizes, each with its own language, cultural habits, and even historical inheritance. Not to mention anything else, Lin believed that there were not many elemental creatures that could successfully communicate with Odessa, the snake king, and the small elemental creatures that lived on it.
What the elemental creatures in the earth and the lost earth have in common is that they all come from the consciousness of the earth mother spirit, and that's it.
Entering the Ruby Palace, with its high roof and wide door, even a giant dragon can easily enter. Of course, the exception is creatures the size of Odessa, the Snake King.
The people who guard this palace are all precious people.
You must know that even the most wealthy magician in the land does not dare to make gem golems to use as guards or thugs. In addition to the difficulty in obtaining the materials, a more important reason is that the technology for making the golem is not up to standard, and it is unable to exert its combat power corresponding to its value.
A gemstone golem made with a large investment in cost will lose to a golem made with a combination of different materials at the same amount of cost. Magicians disdain to do this kind of thankless and purely show-off stupid thing, but this does not mean that the gem people among earth elemental creatures are not strong enough. A legendary creature that rivals giant dragons, its majesty cannot be offended.
But such legends can be seen everywhere in the gathering place of Gemstone Pit, and they also serve as guards. They don't wear armor like humans, but no one will doubt the hardness of their bodies and the destructive power they can exert. The pinnacle of earth elemental creatures, their reputation is resounding throughout the land and abyss.
What is very interesting is that this group of gemstone people have complicated etiquette that is not inferior to that of the human kingdom. Fortunately, no eunuch appeared here to teach him what kind of attitude and etiquette he should use when he meets the emperor later. As long as they have the most basic respect for outsiders, this group of elemental creatures are quite generous.
But Lin noticed a very special place, that is, some elemental creatures in this gem palace were actually wearing clothes! This is the first time I've seen it since arriving in Tumi.
But all elemental creatures that can wear clothes are humanoid. And the purpose of their clothing is not to cover up their bodies like humans, but simply as a kind of decoration. Some people only wore tops, some only trousers, and some only wore sleeves and vests, but few wore a complete set.
Moreover, according to Lin's observation, they would wear clothes or various non-gemstone decorations, and the strength of this group of gemstone people was also outstanding. Is this a certain class privilege?
Looking at the form of this palace again, a humanistic arrogance can't help but arise in someone's mind. Maybe this group of elemental creatures don't have the cultural level shown here at all, they are just imitating. The objects of imitation are of course those outsiders who cross the realm and come to this universe.
This is like a monkey learning how to dress and wear hats. But no matter how you learn, a monkey will still be a monkey and cannot become a human being.
However, whether the elemental creatures in the gem pit are humans or monkeys depends on their subsequent performance to determine their status in someone's mind.
