Chapter 31: Into the City

Wren originally thought that the East China Sea Minotaur lived in the cave at the bottom of the mountain, but in the end he found that the cave was just a passage, and there was a cave in it.

The cave is very large, Wren roughly estimated, more than ten meters high, twenty or thirty meters wide, the cave extends in all directions, there are many forks in the road, and magic lamps are arranged at intervals of five meters on both sides of the passage, extending into the distance.

About half an hour later, under the leadership of Elder Eagle Wind, Wren and the others walked around and around to a stone wall with a small hole the size of a fist.

"Close your eyes!" As he spoke, the Great Elder Eagle Wind reached into the small hole.

Wren felt the world spin for a while, and opened his eyes in a daze, and Wren was stunned.

As if entangled in a fishing net, he stared motionlessly, his mouth wide open, desperately trying to make sense of what his eyes were seeing, a sight that he would never forget.

It's spectacular! In front of them was a delicate city, and they were standing not far from the city gate, only to see that the city was delicately embedded in the hillside, and it was natural; Stone and metal are so harmoniously combined that, in Wren's view, it is the perfect combination of nature and art.

Wren has seen countless high-rise buildings, and has seen various landmark buildings made of steel and concrete on the earth, but the city in front of him has given him the greatest impact, beauty, coordination, rhythm, and life, Wren doesn't know how to describe this city.

He couldn't tell exactly what he saw, but what he was sure of was that it was all so harmonious. Out of the caves, after the hidden spell vanished, the tranquil grandeur of the whole city was fully revealed to them.

Everything he saw made his eyes open unconsciously. Huge stone staircases lead upwards to the columnar houses.

One of them reminded Wren of a snail shell, another resembled a large mushroom, and one resembled a miniature version of the tribal council hall that Wren remembered.

Basking in the afterglow of the setting sun, the sharp edges of the stone steps appear soft, while the rooftops are more rounded. The combination of these bizarre sights is so breathtaking.

A smile appeared on the lips of the Great Elder Eagle Wind.

"Everyone is welcome!" Great Elder Eagle Wind said.

Wren came to his senses, took two awkward steps forward, and turned his head to look at Kane Bloodhoof, and found them as shocked and awe-struck as he was. Wren wondered why Kane Bloodhoof had already been here, and why he still looked like he was seeing the city for the first time.

Letting go of the doubts in his heart, Wren continued to cast his gaze into the distance.

The stones used to pave the road had been polished smooth, whether it was due to the passage of time or the handiwork of the East China Sea Minotaurs, Wren could not say.

As they moved on, Wren could see the city spread across the entire ridge. The stone staircase leading to the gently curvaceous buildings continues upward.

He saw long streets, paved with the same cobblestones, that never seemed to be dusty—though the East China Sea Minotaurs had probably been here for nearly 10,000 years.

The skins, horns, bones, and carvings of hunted animals that can be found everywhere in the Bloody Hoof villages of the Plains of the Wilderness are all missing here.

The East China Sea Minotaur seem to have made better use of the gifts of the earth and fulfilled the ancient teachings of the Minotaurs more purely. There were sparkling gems everywhere, and that light brown metal that Wren had never seen before.

The Minotaur is a child of the earth and has always understood metals; They put the metal to their advantage, Wren himself fought with a short blade, he had seen all kinds of metals on the earth, and he had visited and scouted all the weapons of the Bloodhoof, but this one ......

"What are your cities made of?" Krone Rockhoof asked. These were the first words he had spoken since a group of people had followed the Great Elder Eagle Wind into this magical island.

"A lot of things," Grand Elder Hawkwind said kindly.

"The power of magic?" Krone Rockhoof continued.

"Not exactly." The Great Elder Eagle Wind smiled and shook his head.

They had now entered the gates, and the inhabitants of the city looked at them with curiosity, but there was no hostility in them.

"I think I should take you to rest first, and then let you meet someone, if he's not too busy." The Great Elder of Eagle Wind said as he walked, and then fell silent.

Wren's hearts were filled with a thousand questions, but they didn't dare to ask them, for fear of appearing too ignorant. All the young people were still looking around curiously.

On the streets, they occasionally walked past the many East China Sea Minotaurs. Wren found that the East China Sea Minotaur was darker, thinner, and more lean-looking than the Minotaur of the Bloodhoof tribe he was familiar with.

On one occasion, he saw a female minotaur about the same age as the two of them. She was slender and tall, and she seemed surprised when Wren met her eyes. Then a smile came to her lips, and she bowed her head shyly. Wren felt himself smiling, too.

At this time, a minotaur ran over and said something to the Great Elder of Eagle Wind. Grand Elder Eagle Wind seemed pleased with his report. He turned around and smiled at everyone.

"It is with great pleasure to tell you that our leader, His Excellency Guardian of the Earth, has just had time, and he has invited you to spend this evening. Have dinner with him. Great Elder Eagle Wind smiled even wider.

Grand Elder Eagle Wind led them through the winding streets, through the hills, to the tallest massive building on the mountain, the solid square stone steps that seemed endless.

Crawling and crawling, Wren felt his breathing become rapid, and he finally reached the top.

"This is the Hall of the Ancestors, we went directly into it in a daze last time, and we haven't seen the city below." As he surveyed the massive building in front of him with interest, Kane Bloodhoof spoke, explaining to Wren what he knew and what had happened last time.

"Look back." At this time, the Great Elder Eagle Wind said.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the ancestral hall in unison, and suddenly, everyone held their breath.

The city below unfolded beneath them like a myriad of jewels embedded in the pasture. One last bit of afterglow turned them fiery red, and then that little bit of afterglow faded away, and the whole city was bathed in a soft purple-gray. The lights came out of the houses, and for a moment, Wren had the illusion that all the stars in the sky had fallen to the ground.

"I don't mean to brag, but I'm genuinely proud of our Seashoes and our city." The Great Elder of Eagle Wind said. "We put in a lot of effort. We love our home. I never thought I would have the opportunity to share our pride with another group of people. The path of fate is sometimes really bizarre. ”

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