After waiting for about fifteen minutes, three female warriors around 1.8 meters tall and armed with golden spears appeared to greet the "Lord Didrite from the Surface" to their underground city. The translator Feige, as the only person on both sides who could switch languages between them, naturally had to go with him, and he received very concentrated attention from the other side.

In response to the curious gaze of his companions, Feige would certainly not say that he was a "rare male humanoid spider", and could only deduce that his ability to speak naturally made them curious, after all, he was the first person they knew who could quickly master and use this language.

There are no loopholes in this explanation, but a group of women still have a gut feeling that Feige is hiding something, but it is imperative to observe these underground neighbors. Normally, people who live underground, such as kobolds, goblins, or dwarves, are shorter and better adapted to the cave environment. If you want to increase your size, you will generally become thick and long like a giant worm, or have a thick body covered with a hard shell like an earth elemental. However, this group of underground creatures who call themselves the "Eight Eyes Clan" are developing in the direction of slenderness and slenderness, which really violates the laws of nature.

But I have to say that they are really good-looking, unreasonably good-looking.

Walking through a narrow corridor flanked by breeding rooms, and squeezing through relatively low exits, the group found themselves in a vast underground space. It is a huge cavern with black stones on the top, bottom, left and right, and it surrounds a huge town right in the center. It is a four-story underground mountain, or it can be described as "a huge stalagmite with a base diameter of 3,000 meters". The Yamu built a spiraling path on the outside of the stalagmite, then excavated cave houses inward along the passage, and built a tall "palace" on top of the giant stalagmite.

The reason why the palace bears quotation marks is that it is majestic but very unusual: first of all, the palace has no walls, doors and windows, and only a few dozen thick stone pillars on the perimeter, which are slightly inclined to the middle to support the huge roof. Secondly, the upper surface of the roof and the ground inside the palace are concave inwards and downwards, like two cauldrons. Flames burned in the recesses of the roof, and the light of the fire reflected on the black stone ceiling and four walls to create an orange starry sky. In the center of the recess of the room was a large chair, on which the Supreme Godmother was sitting, waiting for the guests to come from the ground.

The bamboo rat house is on the outer wall of this huge underground kingdom, which is connected to the central giant stalagmite by a thin cord and a pulley running through it. In addition to the huge stalagmite in the center, there are several smaller stalagmite settlements in the cave, as well as a dozen black stone pillars hanging from the sky. There are large and small rooms on it, lit by sparks, and countless pairs of eyes curiously looking at people from the ground.

However, no amount of eyes can compare to Feige's Eagle Eye Meditation Global Vision. He took a quick glance and noticed an interesting phenomenon. The eight-eyed tribe is divided into two types according to gender, the female is humanoid, the juvenile body has one eye that cannot be opened, the juvenile body has two round eyes with weak vision, and the adult has four narrow vertical eyes. Feige also saw six older eight-eyed women with squinted eyes, but they were very rare. The males of the Yamu clan are all spider-like, with four hind legs that resemble a pickaxe, two pairs of front legs that resemble chisels, and four short tentacles like a trunk in their mouths. About half as many as women, all of them are busy maneuvering ropeway cars, climbing up and down mountain walls to carry things, or digging mountains with hard chisel feet. They only seem to know about work, have little curiosity, and are the only creatures in the entire cave that are not interested in Feige and his party, except for the bamboo rats.

"Stand back, this is the guest of the Supreme Godmother. "It should be a ritual for the female warriors of the Yamu clan to raise the spears in their hands every few steps. "Watch out for falling objects overhead and cliffs underfoot, and don't step on the air. I've noticed that your hands and feet are not suitable for climbing cliffs, so be more careful. ”

"Thanks, we really don't have the power that you can go straight up and down. Feige thanked him and then roughly translated the sentence to his companion.

"In a moment, we will take the rail block directly to the Supreme Hall, where the Supreme Godmother is already waiting for you. The block can carry four people at a time, so you have to score several batches. The female warrior pointed forward with her spear, and the crowd saw that there were already two female warriors in the same costume waiting beside a rail block, and three blocks had stopped beside the track. "If you're not comfortable with a tackle, we can escort you off the road. But then you have to go down first and then climb up, it's farther and more tiring. ”

Feige and Didrite discussed it, and everyone chose the sled. Didlet, in particular, said she had never made anything like it before, it looked like fun, and she definitely wanted to try it.

"My lord, I'll be with you. In case something goes wrong, my spells can be buffered, which is relatively safe. ”

At Feige's suggestion, Didlet, two other elves, plus Feige, get on the first tackle. The trolley is in the shape of a rectangular bathtub with a small door next to it, and the material is a mixture of shells and ceramics, and is hooked to the track by four slings at the front and rear. Two different female warriors each checked the sling of a slipboard, and then one of them jumped and stood on the ropeway with two slender legs.

Then, she let out a low roar, and her body began to change. The thick thighs split apart and became six spider-like arthropods. At the same time, her hips moved back and her spine lengthened from the tailbone. In a matter of seconds, she had taken the form of a human with the upper body and a spider at the bottom.

As the lower half of the body becomes larger, the black filament tights are stretched out. I don't know what kind of material this garment is made of, it is very malleable, not a single fiber breaks, it just becomes a fishing net. As everyone watched in amazement, she hung upside down, her six thin feet crossed on the rope, and reflexively grabbed the sides of the pulley. "This is an extra layer of security for our valued guests. The female warrior of the Eight Eyes explained.

"Thanks, but does the block often have problems?"

"Not really, about once or twice a hundred times, right? However, except for babies, we Yamu can spin silk, hook ourselves on ropes or throw ourselves on the rails next to us to save ourselves, and we have not lost our precious lives for decades. Will you spin silk?"

"No, but I think the elves can jump on other ropes, and the effect is similar - they're very agile. ”

"Elve—that's your race's name?"

"I'm a human, and a few of them are elves. Are you only one race here?" Feige asked.

"Yes, it's just us. Oh, the other side has signaled that you can drive, you guys get ready. With a gentle push, the pulley accelerated rapidly under the force of gravity, and she slid forward. Only then did Feige discover that the filaments on the top of his head were made of different weaving methods to form two textures. The filaments close to the support point are very rough, as if they have numerous hooks, which can play a stabilizing role. Most of the filaments in the middle are very smooth, which should be better than the effect of the Fitch greasy procedure. So the pulley moved forward quickly without hindrance.

It was an adrenaline-pumping trip, and the tackle quickly outpaced the galloping horse by more than twice as fast. Didrite was at the front of the pulley, excitedly spreading her arms and enjoying the illusion of flying as the wind passed under her armpits. Feige was nervous, he was not comfortable with such a rudimentary pulley, so he always grasped Didlet's belt with one hand and the cat teasing stick with the other, and the magic spell was ready to be unleashed.

However, they didn't encounter one or two bad luck in a hundred times, and the pulley began to slow down after running more than half the way. Fitch glanced at it and saw that the mystery was still in the filament. The step-by-step weaving method gradually increases the friction and creates a continuous deceleration effect. By the time we got to the end, the speed of the block was about the same as that of a human running, so it wasn't scary at all.

At the end of the slide, in addition to the two female warriors, there were two male spiders waiting there in advance. They raise their legs to stop the forward rush of the pulley and make sure it comes to a slow stop. At the same time, the upside-down female warrior rolled over and jumped down, completed her transformation in the air, and merged her six hind legs into two long legs, stood next to the pulley, and then reached out and opened the door of the carriage.

"It was an interesting experience. Didlet was the first to jump out of the car, followed by Feige and the others. Everyone waited by the track for a while, and the companions behind them all experienced the feeling of a pulley speeding smoothly and safely, and then went to the Supreme Hall after gathering.

As they walked through the tall and stout supporting stone pillars of the main hall, the crowd felt small. It may be that the downward sunken roof and the downward-flowing steps bring about this feeling. However, when everyone is confronted with the Supreme Godmother, a female ruler who is more than three meters tall and has twelve black round eyes, everyone understands what is the reason for their insignificance.

In order not to appear to be a head shorter, none of them could go down to the bottom floor, so they could only stand on the penultimate step and talk to the seated Supreme Godmother.

However, this little caution was ineffective after the Supreme Godmother stood up. After all, in the face of a pair of long legs that exceed his height, he will definitely be crushed in terms of momentum.

"Welcome to the ground guests. I didn't expect that I would have such an honor in this life cycle to be able to have a dialogue with foreign guests. I am Liz, the Supreme Godmother of the Yamu Clan, the guide of the Yames, the builder of the Sanctuary, the Lord of the Clan and the webweaver of destiny, and the strongest Spider Maiden of the Underground. ”

After Feige finished translating, Didlet poked him: "Introduce me, that's a little more majestic." ”

"Uh......" Feige almost stammered, and finally said, "Didlit, lord of Minas Ihir." ”

Although Didrite couldn't understand it, the pronunciation of his name and that of the territory would not change, and then he could guess what the lord meant. The elf's eyes widened, and he was about to poke Feige out of the hole with his eyeballs. Fei Qi was helpless, rolled his eyes vigorously, and continued stubbornly.

"She is from the Elven Island, the lord of the elven clan in the human kingdom, and the paladin of the Church of the Goddess of Truth and Thunder, the blessed one. At the same time, she wants to make her name longer, but I really can't think of it, please don't expose it and deal with it with a smile, please. ”

Didlet didn't know what Feige was talking about, but she grew more confident.

The Supreme Godmother was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Welcome, Didrite from Minas Ihir." Also, you're Feige, aren't you? Ruby sees you, right?"

"Yes, that's me. Feige bowed his head and acknowledged. "Your Excellency Godmother, we have come with a belief in friendship and peace, and we would like to express our wishes by sending gifts to the Yame clan. ”

Feige translated both sides, and at this time told Didrite that he could give a gift. He explained the food and drink on the ground, and explained that humans and elves have a long tradition of farming, breeding, and self-reliance. Since no one had ever seen the Yamu tribe, it was inevitable that this race would have to live by hard work, such as breeding bamboo rats for food, weaving clothes and making tools by itself. Sure enough, the same way of survival aroused goodwill, and the Supreme Godmother directly and simply tasted the elf cookies and berries.

It can be seen that she is not used to the taste of these foods, and the smile on her face is understandably polite. After all, when she clapped her hands, and the woman of the Eight Eyes clan came up with a burnt bamboo rat, the elves' expressions were also very polite, which was understandable.

Relying on his ability to be resurrected if he dies anyway, coupled with his strong ability to accept all self-cultivated food, Feige took the roast bamboo rat and bit it down. It is fragrant and the meat is delicious, but it lacks other flavors. Fei Qi looked at it, and it seemed that the food of the Eight Eyes Clan had no seasoning, not even salt, which of course would have an effect.

"It's good, it's the first time I've eaten this food. Feige tore a small strip off the skewer and shoved it directly into her mouth under Didlet's surprised gaze. "Your Excellency Godmother, there is a custom on our land that those who share food together peacefully can be considered friends. ”

"We don't have this custom, but I accept your idea that we can be friends. The Supreme Godmother nodded: "But before that, you must answer my question: you can use our language so skillfully, and you can also spin and move, are you really not a humanoid male spider?"

"I'm human, and I can speak your language as a special ability, and I won't be able to speak a word until I see Ruby. In addition, the matter of spinning silk is actually like this. With a swing of his staff, three Qi elemental ropes flew out, taking him around in a circle, and then returning to the same place. "This is my magic, which can be mastered through learning, and has nothing to do with my race. ”

"That's interesting. The Supreme Godmother smiled and said, "All of this you have shown is highly consistent with the prophecy. Therefore, Feiqi, on behalf of the entire Yame, I welcome you. ”

What does the change in wording mean by the change in the words that used to welcome the arrival before, and now the welcome is coming? Feige looked at the Supreme Godmother and hurriedly asked, "What is the prophecy?"

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