Jiao Ming pricked up his ears and listened carefully, the general content of Saburu Sharp Hailstone's re-narration remained unchanged, the only thing worth noting was one detail: the ball was placed in the room at the center of the settlement, and the room was covered with a kind of mushroom with a light blue fluorescent cap, which was very conspicuous.

Hearing the word mushroom, Jiao Ming's heart moved, and he thought of a very important question: What is the food source of the underground alien race? Or to put it simply, what do these big lizards eat?

From the perspective of energy sources, magma geothermal may be an energy source in the underground world where there is no sunlight, but is there really magma in the mantle layer of the world? Even if there is, the distribution should be in a strip, but the distribution of underground aliens does not match.

"Did you ask Nepmis, what do they eat?"

Binglian had never thought about this, after all, the alien race had hands and feet, so naturally there was a way to find food, and such a big person could not starve to death. He shook his head and said, "I didn't ask, what?"

"Remember when you went down to the underworld and didn't see anything related to food?"

Recalling what she had seen and heard that night, Ice Lotus shook her head again, "I didn't enter the core camp of the alien race, but only in the rare metal smelter that the Bawen family cooperated with the alien race. Although I passed by a small area of interracial dormitory camps and saw some things, they looked strange and couldn't tell what was 'food-related'. If you care a lot, I'll take you to see it at night. ”

Jiao Ming groaned for a while, and then asked the attendant on standby to bring Dieda. Waiting for the effort, he explained to Ice Lotus the idea that all the energy of the surface biosphere depends on the sun, and asserted that the underground world must also have an energy cycle, and may involve this 'sphere'.

"That's good news. ”

Unlike the ice lotus's joy, Jiao Ming looked solemn, and cold sweat broke out on his back. As the narration of the ideas is sorted out, if the conjecture in the heart is true, the strangeness of this ball is more and more felt. "This may be good news for this, but it is a dangerous sign for the entire underground alien race and even for us humans. ”

"How?"

Jiao Ming shook his head. I don't want to say much until I have hard evidence. Seeing Dieda enter the door, he gestured to Binglian to wait, then pulled the language expert over and asked in a low voice, "Did the two little guys speak?"

"Still can't communicate. ”

"Leave it alone. Tell you something, the words about food in the language that Nepmis...... Well, is it rich?" Jiao Ming paused, saw that Dieda looked uncertain, and added: "For example, the vocabulary about the classification of food taste, the vocabulary of food evaluation, and the proportion of food in the proverb......"

Even if Dieda and Binglian are both smart people, listening to these examples, they only vaguely guess, and they can't touch the core of Jiao Ming's problem at all. But Dieda's identity is a maid, and whether she understands it or not, she has to do her best to answer.

In fact, the reason for this method is not complicated, language is a rather indelible historical imprint of various peoples, especially the history of colonization and invasion, which will leave a great trace in the language. And even more significant, it is the production lifestyle. For example, among nomadic peoples, there will be a lot of words related to horses, and among agrarian peoples, land and food crops.

On the basis of this theory, in fact, it is already possible to peek into the leopard and analyze all aspects of the underground alien race, at least the tribe from Nepmis. For example, the mode of production, as well as the abundance or singleness of the type of food, the shortage or sufficiency of the quantity.

Jiao Ming listened to Dieda's uncertain description and nodded slowly.

"Do you have a way?" asked Binglian.

"I guess it's actually quite miserable. Jiao Ming said slowly. In this regard, as early as the night when Binglian mentioned the 'fertility machine' and the underground alien 'egg swallowing' behavior, it was expected, and it was only further confirmed at this time. Then he had an idea and asked, "Have the two little ones eaten?"

Butterfly shook her head.

With this reminder, Binglian didn't bother to listen to the high-level discussion here, and pulled Jiao Ming's cat waist and walked out. The high-level turned a blind eye to these juniors, but Chunyu turned a blind eye to these juniors, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he limped out, and asked the couple what their plans were. Jiao Ming and Binglian looked at each other and smiled, silent.

"You two ......" Chunyu complained with a smile and a smile, but he only kept up with the pace. It doesn't matter if you say it or not, just see it with your own eyes.

The group first went to the big kitchen, and Jiao Ming made three dishes with existing ingredients according to the food taste that Dieda gave and Nepmis's favorite, and brought some dried dried fruits from winter storage. Then he went to the place of detention and began abduction in various senses.

It's hard to get started. It is rumored that in poor mountainous areas, it is possible to use candy to abduct a small child, but only if the abductor is human, and the effect is better if the person is kind and kind.

And even the children who are often hungry will hesitate to be hesitant when they are violently abducted by the 'monsters' and then surrounded by four or five monsters to deliver sweet food. At this time, although the situation of the two little alien races is reversed, the perspective of substitution is also different: the human being without scales and black hair is really terrifying.

It was a few people who tossed around, but to no avail. Seeing that the food was going to be cold, Jiao Ming was helpless, so he stopped the spring rain that was rolling up his sleeves and wanted to use the 'cramming method', and used space magic to directly transmit the sweet preserved fruit into the mouth of the little alien.

After crossing this first level, the rest of the matter was much simpler, and soon the two little aliens were screaming and fighting. Eight arms and two tails dance offensively and defensively, as if five people are sitting around a small table for a meal, which is dazzling.

Several people breathed a sigh of relief, and then they were like pet owners and restaurant waiters, feeding the two little aliens half-full. At this point, Dieda went into battle with a bag of dried fruits, and the rush mode was turned on.

And with the efficient groping of this linguist, the communication barrier dissolves at a breakneck speed. Jiao Ming and the others just watched the lively kung fu, the pronunciation of the pronouns you, me, and him was clear, followed by 'yes' and 'no', and the names of the two little guys.

The other three looked at each other, smiled, and summoned the servants to report the matter to the higher-ups. Then I saw two little aliens start to whip their tails and stomp their feet on the ground, and Dieda's face gradually became ugly.

"What's wrong? Are they hungry again?" Jiao Ming asked.

After a moment of hesitation, Butterfly spoke: "It is likely that the communication methods of the alien race are not limited to the spoken language, these body movements are also a part, and Nepmisi has never mentioned this matter. ”

Binglian waved her hand indifferently. "That guy is very shrewd, it's normal to keep a few hands. You don't have to think about these things, just keep going. ”

Dieda respectfully replied, groaned for a moment and asked Jiao Ming for a thick wooden stick, and then combined his feet to continue to communicate with the two little aliens. The whole scene seems to be three people fighting and dancing in the way of 'dancing gods' and 'tap dance', which is both weird and funny.

Soon after, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside, and the next moment the crocodile duke pushed the door in with a few people. "I heard you've made progress here?"

"A little bit. Binglian replied immediately, and at the same time led everyone to salute respectfully according to the etiquette norms of the nobility.

What is more interesting is that there is obviously a clause respecting the powerful in the culture of the underground alien race. The two little aliens imitated the movements of the butterfly and saluted the crocodile duke together, and because of the four arms, it was double the arm movement.

The crocodile duke simply waved his hand as a return salute, and then asked for details, and everyone naturally said it one by one. When it came to Nepmis's concealment of body language, the crocodile duke was not surprised.

"Have you made it clear who they are, and what happened to the ball?"

"I'm afraid it's going to take some time. Dieda replied.

"How long?"

"At least half a day. ”

The crocodile duke's brow furrowed slightly, obviously not very satisfied with this. But when I think about the embarrassment when I learned a foreign language with my people, I am also relieved, half a day has been very fast. "Can you get them to write a letter and set a time and place for the hostage exchange, Saburu Sharp Hail has forgotten about it. ”

Butterfly thought for a moment, said to give it a try, and then made a sharp sound in her mouth, jumped and stomped her feet and struck the ground with a wooden stick to cooperate. The same goes for the two little aliens.

The Duke of Crocodile and the others who came over after were all surprised by their different faces. Suddenly, one of them exclaimed, and in the face of everyone's puzzled eyes, his expression suddenly changed from embarrassment, and he stumbled: "When I was in the underground cave, I seem to have heard a similar sound." Dull and tight, like playing fast drums. ”

Of course, there were smart people there, who realized the importance and immediately asked questions. This one can't express clearly, obviously a guy who drops the chain when he's nervous. Duke Crocodile immediately sent out a notice to recruit the other members of the team who went to explore the underground world this time. A few said they were vaguely impressed, a few said they hadn't heard it at all, and even Saburu Sharp Hail shook his head blankly.

At this point, the only way to do this is to use the killer weapon: Ice Lotus's ability to fall asleep. Soon, Binglian began to clap her hands and stomp her feet to tell a rhythm of high and low scales.

And Dieda also quickly replied: "They said that this is a warning, and a higher warning. ”

"It seems that we were rude first?" asked the Crocodile Duke softly.

The crowd was silent. The cause of the incident has already been brought to the surface, and it was the actions of Saburu Hailstone's team that ignored warnings and indiscriminately incurred in that led to the attack.

"Ask them if they have any similar incidents and how they are dealing with them. ”

Dieda shook her head, "I'm sorry, this is too complicated, I'm afraid the small one can't express it clearly for the time being." ”

As an inferior person, it is useless to refuse like this, no matter how tactful. Seeing the change in everyone's expressions, in order to avoid trouble, Jiao Ming hurriedly stood up and diverted the topic, said the inference of the lack of food of the alien race, and packed the ticket, as long as he came up with enough delicious food, the matter could definitely be settled.

And to take care of everyone's emotions, the premise that is not said is that the underground alien race does not have the bad habit of 'tasting unknown creatures when they see them'.

The rest of the matter is in full swing, after all, the sooner the hostages are exchanged, the safer the two seven-ring captives will be.

Soon the negotiator team was determined, a total of five people. Including the crocodile duke who pressed the formation, Saburu Sharp Hail who led the way, the two eight rings on the side, and Jiao Ming who was responsible for teleportation. The group briefly repaired the relay module on the wall of Sicorton, leaving behind a lot of food, an unknown orb, two small aliens, and a guard, before setting off.

Jiao Ming could have given the crocodile Duke a space mark and teleported directly at that time, but out of curiosity, he decided to experience this journey and stepped into the underground world with apprehension and anticipation.

And the first thing that shocked him was none other than Jiao Ming's own magic vines. This hole in the wall of Sicoton is fifty meters deep and twenty meters in diameter. Simply calculated, the entire inner wall area is more than 3,100 square meters, and it is actually densely covered with thigh-thick magic vine roots, and then supported as a whole.

Although one aspect has been obscured by the collapsed rock, such a spacious vertical shaft structure, against the backdrop of several light sources of ordinary brightness, reveals a sense of grandeur in the dimness.

But in the next moment, Jiao Ming had no time to sigh, the crocodile duke disliked this six-ring scum too slowly, so he simply clamped his arm, grabbed and stepped on the vines like a big ape, jumped left and right, and descended rapidly.

When he went down to the bottom of the opening of the Sicoton Wall, Jiao Ming gradually accelerated his breathing as if he was deprived of oxygen, but he could barely bear it. Next was a rocky shaft only one meter in diameter, and the group was still jumping down rapidly, and after about two kilometers, they entered the vein goaf. Except for Jiao Ming, the others had obviously been here many times, and they came to the edge with ease.

After that, under the leadership of Saburu Sharp Hail, while knocking on the side wall of the cave, while groping in the direction of the underground alien camp, Jiao Ming felt more and more difficult to breathe on the way, and his eyes were black for a while, and he no longer held on, and used teleportation magic to maintain his breathing.

When the team was not far from the underground alien camp, they finally heard a faint voice, dull and urgent, with a certain rhythm. The group immediately stopped, and responded in a friendly manner to a few simple expressions they had learned from the two little aliens.

And the first thing that shocked him was none other than Jiao Ming's own magic vines. This hole in the wall of Sicoton is fifty meters deep and twenty meters in diameter. Simply calculated, the entire inner wall area is more than 3,100 square meters, and it is actually densely covered with thigh-thick magic vine roots, and then supported as a whole.

Although one aspect has been obscured by the collapsed rock, such a spacious vertical shaft structure, against the backdrop of several light sources of ordinary brightness, reveals a sense of grandeur in the dimness.

But in the next moment, Jiao Ming had no time to sigh, the crocodile duke disliked this six-ring scum too slowly, so he simply clamped his arm, grabbed and stepped on the vines like a big ape, jumped left and right, and descended rapidly.

When he went down to the bottom of the opening of the Sicoton Wall, Jiao Ming gradually accelerated his breathing as if he was deprived of oxygen, but he could barely bear it. Next was a rocky shaft only one meter in diameter, and the group was still jumping down rapidly, and after about two kilometers, they entered the vein goaf. Except for Jiao Ming, the others had obviously been here many times, and they came to the edge with ease.