Chapter 502: The Rat Clan's Capital
Chu Ge calmly observed the earthworm pasture.
Finally figured out the purpose of the cat-eater army expedition.
It stands to reason that the reproductive function of mice is very strong, ordinary female mice can produce several litters a year, each litter can give birth to seventy or eighty pups, among which the female cubs after a few months of development, they have a new reproductive ability, as long as there is sufficient food and space, the number of the entire population in a year has increased dozens of times, it is not a problem at all.
Unlike humans, who have a weak reproductive ability, the rats do not seem to have the need to raid the "rat mouth".
But as the rulers, the white rats are born with a weak physique, and they also have to face dangerous battles, and they also have to learn how to manipulate bicycle spokes, utility blades, whistles and firecrackers - Chu Ge estimates that not all white rats can awaken their wisdom and master the ability to skillfully manipulate weapons, so naturally they cannot be easily broken.
Herding earthworms, which is a tiring and dangerous work, should be handed over to slaves to do, and gray squirrels and black rats, two close relatives with "well-developed limbs and simple minds", are naturally the best source of slaves, especially the fierce rat tribe, which is nourished by a few wisps of spiritual energy and has a certain amount of wisdom, which is definitely worth a long expedition.
Walking through the earthworm pasture, dozens of cross-like wooden sticks are stuck in the ridge in front of you, and many gray and black rats are strung on them.
Their limbs and tails were pinned to the feet of tacks or staples, some dead and rotting, some still dying, and the earth beneath the cross was soaked in hundreds of red stains of blood of varying depths.
It seems that among the rat clan, there are also Spartacus and other beings who are unwilling to be enslaved, and they may have staged countless magnificent and heart-wrenching resistances, but they were all brutally suppressed, completely crushing the backbone of the survivors.
The prisoners of war were horrified at the sight of the rotting resisters on the cross, and began to rejoice that they had not acted rashly.
Behind the corpses and skeletons of the resisters is a flat field where hundreds of white, grey and black rats are drilling.
Among them, the white rat is better equipped, what embroidery needles, tacks, canned armor, bicycle spokes, utility blades and even firecrackers, all available.
Gray squirrels and black rats, on the other hand, often use only a few rudimentary bones wrapped in their tails and covered with rotten cardboard, barely acting as armor, or even nothing, fighting only with sharp minions and beastly instincts.
Naturally, the two sides practiced, and the gray squirrel and the black mouse were beaten by the white rat and collapsed.
Even so, the prisoners of war were very happy, because they found that their race was not necessarily slaves, and that there was still an upward channel—even if the "slave soldiers" were at least a hundred times better than the mere "slaves".
Seeing the triumph of this "expeditionary force", the rat tribes who were training hurriedly lined up on both sides of the road, the black rats and the gray rats crawled on the ground, and the white rats raised their arms and shouted, which was nothing more than clichés such as "Great, Fangs Kingdom".
The cat cavalry took Chu Ge and passed through these recruits who were still training majestically, pointing to a huge statue not far behind the "martial arts arena", making a proud "squeak".
Chu Ge looked at it intently and was taken aback.
This statue or corpse made of white bones, about two meters high, is a behemoth when measured by the scale of a mouse.
With its sharp and thick fangs, it combines the agility of a feline with the insidiousness of a reptile, its long claws resembling deformed and mutated tentacles, and it even drags three tail vertebrae behind its pelvis.
The Cat Eater's face was full of reverence, and he danced and explained to Chu Ge - this was a demon that had invaded the underworld a long time ago, and was finally defeated by a warrior who had fallen from the sky, and this warrior had been a loyal attendant of the Protoss, and it was it that after defeating the demon, it established the Fang Kingdom to protect the noble and kind intelligent beings in this heaven and earth.
Among them, words such as "demon", "god", "loyal attendant" and "intelligent being" were all translated by Chu Ge Lianmeng.
Looking at the fanatical and pious appearance of the cat eater, it should be ** not far from ten.
Chu Ge's heart moved, and he found that he had found the key.
This "loyal attendant of the gods" should be a real demon.
Maybe it was it that single-handedly contributed to the leap forward of the rat civilization.
Otherwise, it would have only been a year and a half since the outbreak of the Spirit Tide, and even if the civilization of the rat clan evolved faster than their metabolism, it would not have been possible to develop an advanced civilization with concepts such as "gods", "demons", "kingdoms", "slaves" and so on so quickly.
"The founder of the Fangs Kingdom is not simple!"
Chu Ge thought so, concentrating, and carefully looked at the corpse of the "demon".
It's just that when he accidentally found a flaw in the corpse, he was stunned for a moment and almost laughed.
The corpse turned out to be a fake.
More precisely, it is a counterfeit product that is cobbled together with dozens of different animal carcasses.
Its head is supposed to be a cat's skull, but it has several intimidating-looking dog teeth.
The three tails are supposed to be the vertebrae of the three snakes, and in order to add to the sense of horror, many fish bones are poked out on both sides of the spine.
The bones of the sternum, ribs, pelvis, and limbs, including the tentacle-like minions, also come from different animals, and may be heavily infiltrated by spiritual energy, deformed and mutated, but there are still 108,000 miles away from the "demon"!
"That's interesting."
Chu Ge thought to himself, "Who is the founder of the Fangs Kingdom, a ferocious demon, or a charlatan who brags about his skin and doesn't make drafts?" ”
The cat eaters and their men were convinced of the story of the "Celestial Acolytes vs. the Demons of the Underground", and under their vivid descriptions, the prisoners of war trembled with fear, and could not believe what the "Acolytes of the Gods" could be like to defeat such a demon.
They trembled and walked around the "corpse of the devil".
Behind it is a mighty and domineering statue.
Chu Ge looked carefully and found that the rat clan had dragged a cartoon rat with a helmet and armor and a sword from the corner of the ruins of the city buried deep in the ground.
It's a pity that it's a copycat version, a cartoon mouse statue at the good end, which is spray-painted with crooked eyes and hideous faces, placed here, it really has a bit of angry eyes and King Kong, and the meaning of guarding the kingdom.
The corpses and statues are guarded by thorny "walls" and "gates".
In order to prevent the invasion of beasts with extremely strong climbing ability in the underground world, the city walls are all tilted outward at forty-five degrees, and are covered with dense spikes.
You can vaguely see a white mouse, standing on the city wall, with round green eyes, patrolling intently, vigilant.
A banner of the red rat skull of the Ivory Kingdom hangs from the city, hunting in the winds of the underworld.
The cat eater stood up excitedly and waved his military flag himself.
There was a rush of rats on the walls, and soon there was a very rhythmic whistle, followed by the sound of toy horns.
"Click, click, click", the gate made of disposable chopsticks and nylon rope, thin wire and thorn vines are hung down under the slow release of the noose.
Chu Ge only discovered at this time that between the city wall and them, there was a very secret "moat".
Naturally, it's not a real river - most of the rats have some swimming ability, a moat that is too shallow means to them at all, and a moat that is too deep needs to solve the problem of a huge amount of engineering and water sources, so as a result, the rats have chosen a smarter approach.
Their "moat" consisted of sticky rat boards.
It is the kind of thing that was invented and manufactured by human beings to be placed in the corners of kitchens and toilets, and is extremely sticky, and is used to stick to mice and cockroaches.
Unexpectedly, the rat clans who had awakened their wisdom turned this kind of thing specially used against them into their own weapons.
Sticky rat boards are carefully placed beneath the city walls, and rats, lizards, and snakes that try to invade them are firmly glued, and then, falling into range of the guardians, being poked into hornet's nests and sugar gourds by the spokes of bicycles.
This is similar to the rat trap used by the rat tribe to hunt honey badgers.
In response to the sentence - "Whatever can't kill me will make me stronger", which is about the commonality of intelligent life.
And behind the city gate that was put down, the exquisite mechanical structure and the incredible power source made Chu Ge's eyes shine even more, and it was incredible. 8)