"If you want to see it, you can't see it, and you can't see it. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" said the soul of the other world.

The two female sphinxes sitting comfortably in front of it exchanged ears, and then the female sphinx with a pair of calm brown eyes gave the answer: "Dream." The female sphinxes sitting around them thought for a moment and began to nod their heads frequently, apparently agreeing with the answer.

The soul of the other world also nodded, and then said the next mystery, "I have seen the dancing posture, it is really ethereal. ”

The riddle caused the sphinx to ponder for a moment, not that they couldn't guess the answer, but that there were so many possible answers that they were arguing with each other, not sure which of them was the most correct: "Is there a limit?" The brown-eyed sphinx asked, "Is it animate or inanimate or disembodied?"

"If you say it is inanimate," replied the soul of the other world, "it ceases to exist without life, but if you say it has life, it has no flesh and blood - if you say it has a body, no one can touch it, if it says it has no body, it is seen by all." ”

The brown-eyed female sphinx groaned for a moment, then smiled, "Shadow," she said, her voice soft and hoarse, "is it, our little guest?"

"Absolutely correct. Said the soul of the other world.

After that, the female sphinx clapped (slapped their thick front paws), although they live on the entire plane as inhuman monsters, but just like the male sphinx, the female sphinx also has extraordinary intelligence, and what they love most is to listen to the stories of travelers and solve all kinds of puzzles and riddles, for which they are even willing to exchange gold, treasures and various services, and it is worth mentioning that their personalities are much better than that of male sphinxes.

"If he hadn't deceived us," a female sphinx whispered to her companion after listening to a few sad but happy stories (a chicken soup essay from a soul from another world), "I wouldn't mind being his mount." Just three riddles a night, and a story, or add a gerbil he cooks with his own hands. ”

"It's a bit hard," the brown-eyed female Sphinx said to the black-haired Dragonborn, "You need a male Sphinx because the army you're commanding is Dragonfang, an army of Hippogriffs and humans, aren't you?"

"Yes. The otherworldly spirit said, "I need a friend who can make all the griffinxes tremble, who will be my arm and my sword, and who will keep the heads of the birds from disobeying my commands when necessary." ”

The brown-eyed female sphinx laughed at the "birdhead" of his words, "You really shouldn't let him spoil you, it's a bit disrespectful to our enemies." ”

"The birdhead didn't respect us either," said one of the female sphinxes, "or perhaps they were too stupid for they never understood our refusal." ”

The topic aroused the accusations of the female sphinxes, many of whom had been forced to give birth to the eggs of the griffinx, the problem was that the eggs hatched were only griffinxes, and they were stupid and brutal from the time they were cubs, and some young and even first-time sphinxes would try to raise and teach them, but they soon found that it was useless, and the cubs would be attacked even by the mother who gave birth to them when they were hungry.

"It's a bit of both, the wicked don't listen to the weak, they are accustomed to trample on and enslave the latter, just as they are willing to be ruled by the mighty. "The soul of the other world said that it did not believe that people were born evil when it was on another plane, but after arriving in this plane, he realized that some beings were inherently evil with or without wisdom, which could not be changed and did not need to be changed, so it had no intention of accepting Griffin from the beginning, whether the harpy-headed sphinx was willing to be loyal to it or not, but not because they had been on two sides from the beginning, and there was a gap between them that could not be crossed.

"All right," said the brown-eyed female sphinx, and the otherworldly soul noticed that all the noise she began to speak immediately became low, and it was very likely that she was the leader of the group of female sphinxes, and like the male sphinx they had met before, she had a stronger body and a dignified and beautiful face than the other female sphinxes." There is never an answer to this question, dear guest, before the bonfire is lit and my husband returns, please say one more riddle, and then you should rest, I know you always need to rest. ”

"Obey your orders, ma'am," replied the otherworldly soul, and after a moment of recollection, it pulled out a broken memory from the depths of the sea of knowledge, and it was surprised that it was so clear.

“...... What is the longest and the shortest, the fastest and the slowest, the most divisible and the vast, the least valued and the most precious, without which nothing can be accomplished, without which nothing can be done, which destroys all that is small and gives life to all that is great?"

The riddle plunged all the female sphinxes into a long period of thought and discussion, and they flicked their tails and came up with many answers, none of which could be unified, and their lead was a slight frown, and then a thoughtful expression, but when she caught the light, she slowly calmed down from her excitement, "It's a very good riddle." She said, "Like gold that shines in the sand, and like the first flower that blooms after a rain, its brilliance and fragrance can last for ten thousand years or more, our little guest, is this your wealth?"

"No," the otherworldly soul denied, "it came from a wise elder, from whom I took it and treasured it in my memory. ”

"I'm glad you weren't lying," said the brown-eyed female sphinx, "then listen to my answer, my answer is - time." ”

"There is no longer time because it is never-ending, and nothing is shorter than time, because all the plans of men are not completed, time is the slowest for those who wait, time is the fastest for those who are having fun, it can be extended to infinity or divided into infinitesimal sizes. At that time, no one paid attention to it, and everyone regretted it later, that without time, nothing could be done, that what was not worthy of remembrance by future generations would be forgotten, and that great would make them immortal. ”

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When the leader of the male-faced sphinx flapped his wings and landed from the sky, the first thing they smelled was the rich smell of meat.

"Is this for me?" shouted the human male, whose hair and half face were wrapped in a black scarf, and in the air, the wind would take away the sound, so that even if it was shouted, only a few could be captured, but the leader of the male-faced sphinx had no dull ears like a human.

"Even if I thought," said the leader of the sphinx sadly, "Musa, will we have a cook for you?"

"But I did smell the bark and pepper of the cinnamon tree. Mosa muttered to himself, and they had seen the bonfire burning on the dunes.

The brown-eyed female sphinx had already stolen, her wings raised, and she flew into the air, and the two human-faced sphinxes sweetly kissed and rubbed their faces and necks affectionately under the strange voice of Moussa—and by the time they finally landed on the delicate sand, both the female sphinx and the male sphinx who was guarding them were already standing.

As the leader of the Sphinx had said before, he did not allow Musa to ride on him, but Musa was not without a mount, he was the tribal leader of the desert barbarians, and of course he had his own mount, a spider-eater that looked no smaller than the dinosaur. They landed in front of the only two humans present, and Mosa stared at the black-haired young man in white robes with his exposed eyes, and although he knew that the other was a dragonborn, he must admit that this dragonborn did not have an evil appearance, he looked like a priest of the god of morning light, and he had never left the temple sanctuary since he was a child, and grew up frolicking under the laurel tree carefree, the only anguish was that he could not remember the lyrics of the carols.

"Cremar?" said Moussa, standing about three feet away from the spellcaster, a little too close for a stranger, but the distance was the most appropriate for a mortal - Mosa was sure that his scimitar could slit the throat of the other person before making a gesture or reciting a spell, he imagined the scene slightly, but quickly got rid of their entanglement- His sanity and experience told him that if they were indeed enemies, the most likely thing was that he would be hit by a protective spell that had been set up and turned into a pile of charcoal or minced meat.

It was a bit rude that the soul of the other world didn't answer him in the first place, but after seeing the mosquitoes that could be served as a dish on a plate in the Dragonfire Islands, it felt that its eyes were open enough, but now it knew that it was still very early.

Spider-eater, if we have to describe it, can think of it as a ...... that is countless times the size of an ordinary wasp Wasp. Any cute, beautiful little insect can be used as the antagonist of a horror movie when magnified, let alone this bee, which itself feeds on meat. Its wings are not translucent like ordinary wasps, but black-gray, like the membranous wings of bats, but when flying, even all the dynamic vision of the soul of the other world can only see vague outlines, its body is apricot yellow, like the human-faced sphinx, which belongs to the unique protective color of desert creatures, but under the wings, there are large and small black spots, and like Cremar's fire elemental attendant spider, it has eight black eyes, the surface of the eyes is as bright as pearls, of various sizes, distributed on both sides of the rust-red spindle-shaped head, and it has only four claws, extending from its muscular upper body, with a sharp hook at the end, and down the slender waist, is a fat belly, and at the end of the abdomen sticks out a poisonous crochet needle, this crochet needle and the pair of powerful upper and lower jaws that are constantly tapping are the two weapons that this monster is best at, although in many cases, its hook and even the prickly fur covering its body are extremely threatening to creatures without scaly fur.

The soul of the other world couldn't help but worry about him, those prickly hairs were like small arrows, and it was not saddled, and this male who was wrapped around a black scarf to cover most of his face was not extra vigilant, and his outfit was not so heavy- Beyond the tights of the turban-colored bodysuit were boots with slightly upturned tips, a pair of scimitars hanging from the body, leather bracers, and an amulet hanging from the chest, which had no magical breath on it, and was probably just a token and memento from a loved one.

"It's me. The otherworldly spirit said as he stood up, and before it could salute, Mosa bent down sharply and deeply, but in the blink of an eye he straightened up like a powerful spring.

"Greetings, Your Highness. Moses said: "May you grow stronger and more invincible." ”

"I thought you didn't recognize Grenada's rule. The spirit of the other world said, "You, and your people, have always been enemies of Grenada. ”

"My enmity with Grenada does not prevent me from acknowledging their rule," Mousa looked up and pulled away the black turban that covered his face: "It is not something to be ashamed of and to avoid - it is better to defeat it by facing one's own enemies - of course," he suddenly grinned and winked playfully: "For us now, this is just a distant idea. ”

"And you, Your Highness," he said, "I have heard that you have an interesting idea, and that it is close at hand. ”

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"One last riddle, ma'am. ”

"Speak. ”

"What to share with others, and what is going on unabated?"

The brown-eyed female sphinx smiled, "Hope and happiness." She said mildly, "Is this answer correct?"

"There is no more correct answer. (To be continued.) )