Chapter 315 Old Crocodile

The crocodile man's lair is located in the southwest of the forest, thirty or forty kilometers away from the base camp of the pioneer team, and it is only an inconspicuous cave on the surface.

However, when Ding Nuo took a closer look, he found that it was not so simple, the cave was just a layer of camouflage, and the underground was their real base.

The group of crocodile people, who had been abused by Dinno's blood to suspect crocodiles, talked softly to the guard door with a sullen expression, and there was a staircase leading to the underground at the end of the cave, and it was the underground entrance.

The cave is brightly lit, and more than a dozen heavily armed crocodiles patrol the cave, which is very heavily guarded.

Not knowing the strength of the crocodile man camp, Ding Nuo didn't dare to go too deep, hiding behind the huge stalagmites and quietly observing, thinking about ways to sneak in.

The first thing he thought of was to disguise himself as a crocodile man, blend in with the guards, and then find a way to go underground... But he soon rejected the plan.

Why do we have to resort to shady means? The purpose of approaching the crocodile people is not to destroy them, but to negotiate a deal with them! You can reach them out in the open.

Thinking of this, Ding Nuo retreated to the entrance of the cave, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "Ding Nuo, the captain of the Huaxia Pioneer Team, is here to visit!" ”

There was a commotion in the cave, and the crocodile people couldn't figure out why there were humans, and they all looked outside the cave, puzzled.

At this time, the captain of the guards, Stone Scale, frowned and groaned, "Human!? How did it end up here? ”

The guard next to him clenched his weapon, took the initiative to stand up, and asked: "I don't know if I live or die, the captain asked me to kill him!" ”

When the electric scale heard this voice, he immediately remembered it and shouted anxiously, "Wait! This voice... It's him! Don't go out, danger! That's a terrible human, I say it's him! ”

Just now, the members of the reconnaissance team who had returned from the defeat described the experience of being tortured with blood on their faces. But the content was so bizarre that the guards were stunned when they heard it, and no one dared to believe it.

Stone Scale didn't dare to be careless, and turned his head sideways to confirm to Electric Scale, "Are you sure that this human outside the cave entrance defeated your entire reconnaissance team?"

Electric Scale replied in a serious tone: "It's him!" I recognize his voice, absolutely! ”

Hiss... The other guards took a breath of cold air, looked at the stone scales, and asked, "What should the captain do now?" ”

"I don't think he has any ill intentions, otherwise he would have killed us all at the Giant Tree." ”

There are also crocodile people who disagree and retort loudly: "Humans are not trustworthy! Why don't we go up together and kill him..."

"Don't! You can't provoke him, you don't know his horror, it's not a human at all, it's a monster! "Electric scales are really in a hurry at this time, according to the strength shown by that human being, it would be a disaster to start a war rashly.

The scene became even more chaotic, and the two teams, which were clearly divided into battles, quarreled with each other.

"Shut up, stop arguing! What has become of it! ”

Stone Scale roared angrily and suppressed the other crocodile people, and decisively ordered: "Electric Scale, you immediately go and inform the patriarch to explain the situation, I will meet him!" Hold your weapons and hold the entrance! ”

The guards looked at him nervously and said worriedly, "Captain..."

"It's an order!"

"Yes!"

The nervous Stone Scale slowly walked out of the cave, only to see a strong human standing not far away with a relaxed expression, and he shouted angrily: "Human, why did you step into the land of the Dire Scale Clan? ”

Ding Nuo waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be nervous little crocodile, I have no malicious intentions, otherwise you won't be able to stop me." See the giant tree? That's where our pioneer team is based. Even so, I didn't embarrass you by sneaking into my territory and destroying the giant trees, which is enough to show my kindness. The purpose of my visit today is to talk about cooperation with you crocodile people on behalf of the Huaxia Pioneer Team. ”

The giant trees in the southern part of the forest are actually his territory? What kind of organization is the so-called Huaxia Pioneer Team? I've never heard of it! Scales was alarmed in his heart, no matter what, this human must be a dangerous element, and he must not be allowed to enter his home.

He straightened his face and shouted without hesitation: "We have nothing to talk about with you humans!" ”

"Really? Not necessarily, don't you cooperate well with the humans of the Stained Glass City? ”

After speaking, Ding Nuo crossed the crocodile man in front of him, looked deeper, and snorted coldly: "Have you seen enough?" A guy hiding in the shadows, hiding his head and tail. ”

From the very beginning, he was aware that a consciousness was closely watching his conversation with the crocodile guards.

"Huh?"

Just when Stone Scale was puzzled, the familiar voice of the patriarch came from his ear: "Stone Scale, bring him in to see me." ”

"Patriarch!? Got it! ”

Stone Scale was shocked in his heart, not understanding the patriarch's intentions, but an order was an order, and he could only obey it.

He reluctantly said, "Hmph! Come with me, the patriarch wants to see you. ”

The decisiveness and courage of the leader of the other party made Ding Nuo look high, he put away his contempt, and followed the guard in front of him into the cave with a serious expression.

Enter the deep underground staircase, ignore the menacing gaze of the other crocodile people along the way, and make your way to the underground base.

This place is even larger than Ding Nuo expected, and the underground base is divided into several layers, each with a different area, adding up to an area of at least two or three hundred thousand acres.

He noticed that the population of the crocodile people was obviously small, and there were many places where there were no people operating the machines.

The walls and floors around it are clad in steel, and the light is abundant and the air is comfortable, and it takes a lot of energy just to maintain the current environment.

This made Dino even more puzzled, with a small number of crocodile people, they should not be able to complete such a majestic underground structure.

Twisting and turning, through a labyrinthine passage, you come to a room. Deep in the room, an old crocodile man was lying on a chaise longue not far away, resting with his eyes closed. His scales were dull and covered in fat, and his breath was dry with a sound.

After the crocodile guards left, leaving only the two of them in the room, Dino asked, "You are the leader here?" ”

The old crocodile man nodded, and replied in a low voice: "That's right, I am the patriarch of the Dire Scale Clan, my name doesn't matter, you can call the old crocodile." ”

At this moment, Ding Nuo suddenly discovered the abnormality on the old crocodile, so it was! He got it! I figured out a lot of questions in an instant.

He looked at the old crocodile carefully and smiled, "Interesting... You crocodile people are so interesting..."

"What do you mean?" The old crocodile was uncomfortable with him.

Ding Nuo walked up to the old crocodile and explained, "The existence of the crocodile people is too abrupt, and it is unreasonable for a group of xenos who have mastered advanced technology to look at it... And when I saw you, I understood. ”

In the dangerous giant crocodile forest, it is very difficult to build such a high-tech underground base. Not only that, but to maintain the normal operation of the underground base, it is impossible to play without a certain level of technology.

It can be said that it is reasonable to put it on humans, after all, humans are the overlords of Mu Xing, but it is contrary to common sense when it is put on crocodile people. Can scientific knowledge still fall from the sky and appear out of thin air?

When you see the old crocodile, all problems are solved!

Like a flat ground bombing a mine, Dino uttered a bold conjecture: "The crocodile people are actually humans, or they were human beings!" Right, old crocodile. ”

The old crocodile raised his head sharply, stared at him with a sharp gaze, and remained silent.

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The atmosphere in the room became solemn and oppressive, and Dino and the old crocodile exchanged glances, trying to figure out each other's thoughts.

The old crocodile grinned and asked as usual, "Why do you say that?" ”

It's a great determination, cunning old thing...

Ding Nuo pulled out a chair, sat down generously, and said as if chatting: "You are obviously different from other crocodile people, and the characteristics of human souls still have remnants in you. I can't tell it from the outside, but you give me the impression that you are an old human being. ”

The old crocodile's pupils shrank, and he returned to normal in an instant, and said, "Let's talk about the deal." Frankly, I don't trust you. I've never heard of any Chinese pioneers in the Eastern Continent, and if it weren't for that giant tree, I would never have let you come to see me. Let's tell me where you came from! ”

Ding Nuo, who has excellent acting skills, flickered in a sentimental tone: "There's no need to hide it from you, I am a survivor of the Huaxia Empire, and I just woke up from the ice not long ago... During the long time I was asleep, Mu Xing seemed to have undergone many changes, and my motherland, Huaxia, had disappeared in the long river of time. That war destroyed everything I knew, and when I woke up, the world was shattered..."

"Pre-war humans!?" The old crocodile was extremely surprised, carefully looked at the human in front of him, and soon found something unusual!

Whether it's his temperament, his movements, his conversation... There is a huge difference! The old crocodile was a little convinced that Dingno was indeed a pre-war human, but the Chinese Empire, had never heard of this country... Legend has it that the Eastern Continent is a federal system, and the so-called Chinese Empire may only be one of the states.

Seeing the old crocodile's expression, Ding Nuo was overjoyed, the fish was hooked, and then he said with a sigh: "After waking up, I have been to many places, trying to find my compatriots, but no matter how hard I try, I can't find it... Perhaps I'm already the only survivor of the old era. ”

It was a matter of course that he could not find it, and the old crocodile sighed in his heart and said: "Some documents have a record of the discovery of survivors before the war, but that was already a thousand years ago. ”

Ding Nuo stood up abruptly and shouted out of control of emotion: "A thousand years ago!? No way! ”

"The survivors of the war set the day when the dark clouds dispersed as the first year of CA, and this year is already CA 1678..."The old crocodile glanced at Dino with pity and said with relief: "The old era is over... Let them pass the past. ”

Clang... Dino slumped into his chair, looked up at the ceiling, and remained silent.

The old crocodile understood his feelings very well, it was a feeling of loneliness, why wasn't this the case with their Scales?

He spoke in a low voice about the past of the crocodile people: "Our ancestors of the scales are also survivors of the old era, and for some reason they have become the ones who are not human or ghost..."

Hearing this, Ding Nuo slowly turned his head to look at the old crocodile, with mixed emotions on his face.

The old crocodile continued in a calm tone: "The ancestors were originally the rulers of Liantian City, but human prejudice caused the crocodile to be at war with ordinary people. In CA1302, the Dire Scale Clan was defeated and turned south into the giant crocodile forest, relying on the complex terrain and humans to barely confront each other... In CA1309, the Eastern Continent Alliance, a hound raised by the Meteorite Society, invaded Liantian City, and we had to reunite in the face of foreign enemies. This war lasted for twenty years, and paid a heavy price to repel the Eastern Continent Alliance, and even the heavenly city has been in ruins. ”

These words made Ding Nuo instantly understand why the crocodile people would secretly intervene in the war in the stained glass city, they still had illusions about Liantian City, and wanted to recover their homeland.

Suddenly, Ding Nuo thought of a question, and he asked, "But even the current rulers of Heavenly City are the Metal Smelting Society, where did they come from?" ”

"I'm also puzzled about them, they suddenly rose after CA1380. I've sent people into Celestial City many times without even discovering their true heels. ”

The old crocodile's expression was not like a hypocrisy, and he continued: "Quickly sweep away all opponents with unstoppable force and become the ruler of Liantian City until today. I've always suspected that there are unknown external forces interfering in Liantian City, and the Metal Smelting Society is too strong, and they have mastered the technology of mecha manufacturing, which is too unreasonable. ”

Ding Nuo's heart throbbed violently, and he exclaimed, "Sage Sect? ”

The old crocodile nodded and sighed, "I didn't expect you to know about the Sage Sect, I doubt it too." ”

"Then the current war is very understandable, peeling back the layers of cover-up, it is actually a battle between the Meteorite Society and the Saint Sect."

"Let them go, as long as the fighting doesn't reach the forest."

It was obvious that the old crocodile didn't want to continue this topic, whether it was the Meteorite Society or the Saint Sect, they were all behemoths, and none of them could be fought against by the crocodile people.

The old crocodile didn't want to go around in circles with Dingnuo, so he asked directly: "Tell me, what is your purpose?" It can't be an old man like me. ”

Ding Nuo didn't answer directly, but asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you Scales have lost their ability to reproduce, right?" ”

His words hit the old crocodile's sore spot, and he saw his expression stagnate, gritting his teeth and replying: "This is the price of strength!" It is also the natural mission of our scale-dreaded clan! ”

"The mission? I don't understand. Ding Nuo's brows were tightly locked, these words were clueless and incomprehensible.

The old crocodile sighed, "Alas... It's been a long time, and the legacy has become blurred, but the memories left by our ancestors tell us that we must continue the bloodline of the scales! The Ancestors suspect that some organization is in control of the war that will destroy the world! In order to fight against that group of enemies, the ancestors invented the Dire Scale Serum, but the serum was not perfect, and the infuser gained power and lost many of the human characteristics... But the Ancestors were convinced that the enemy would eventually emerge, so they had to create more Scales, even if they paid more! ”

Manipulating the East and the West to launch a world-destroying nuclear war? Although this was shocking, it was not very credible, but it was the squamous serum that aroused Ding Nuo's interest.

"I want the Scales Serum..."

Before he finished speaking, the old crocodile was directly furious and shouted angrily: "Impossible, don't be delusional, the scale serum is the foundation of our family, and we will never let the serum flow out of the outside world." ”

This old guy's temper is really dry, Ding Nuo waved his hand, and hurriedly said, "Don't be impatient, old guy, you listen to me first." I have the power to perfect the serum and help you get rid of the pitiful appearance of no one or a ghost. Do you know the giant tree on my turf? It is actually the scientific crystallization of pre-war China, which can produce bio-modified humans! ”

Dino's words caused the old crocodile to fall into deep thought, and it was a long time before he spoke, "It is in the interests of both of us to cooperate, but I don't trust you!" You have to come up with something more to prove your strength and sincerity. ”

The old guy's attitude made Ding Nuo very satisfied, he didn't think that he would buy the goods, and he would pay back the money at the sky-high price, and continue to talk.

The meeting lasted nearly a day, and the two sides reached a preliminary intention of cooperation, promising to use the mountains in between the two as the boundary, non-aggression, and jointly fight against all invaders, and form a temporary alliance.