Fluttershy says, "I only know about this legend, and I haven't seen any real spirit grass. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info However, although this flower is not exposed to sunlight, it has geothermal energy and the nourishment of hot springs, and immortality may be exaggerated, but it must have a miraculous effect. ”

Long Zhan looked outside and said, "Strange, your flute has been cut off, why don't those rats chase in?" ”

Fluttershy says, "Maybe they're afraid to enter the stone room." Unfortunately, they can't get in, but neither can we. ”

Long Zhan said: "That's fine, at least we can be together." ”

Fluttershy reached out and touched his neck, exclaiming, "Are you hurt?" ”

Long Zhan smiled and said, "I was bitten by a rat in the scuffle just now, but the strange thing is that it doesn't hurt much now. ”

Fluttershy says, "Isn't it tingling?" ”

Long Zhan nodded.

"That's bad, this rat is poisonous!"

Of course, Long Zhan knew that he might be poisoned, because he was already starting to get dizzy, but in order not to worry Fluttershy, he forced himself to say, "No, I've seen a lot of rats, how can they be poisonous?" ”

Fluttershy says, "The creatures in our Valley of Flowers are different from the outside world, so you have to be careful!" ”

Long Zhan smiled bitterly: "It's okay, even if it's a little, I'm strong, I'm afraid...... What the? ”

As he was talking, suddenly the rats at the entrance of the cave split into two columns, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.

Long Zhan was already a little confused, and said, "Could it be that the rats have figured it out and want to be trapped...... Sending us out? ”

Fluttershy says, "Unfortunately, they're not in the middle of the road, they're welcome." ”

Long Zhan said with a big tongue: "Open ...... What joke? …… Didn't you see the murderous way they just looked at us? …… Also, clip ...... Sandwich welcome. ”

"Maybe they're not welcoming us," Fluttershy says, knowing that the dragon is poisoned, "yes, let's go to the hot springs, which have healing properties!" ”

Fluttershy is helped into the water, and the smell of sulfur hits her nose, and the water is a little hot, but she can bear it. Sure enough, after being soaked in hot water, Long Zhan felt a lot more conscious.

Fluttershy says, "They're supposed to be the Rat King!" This spirit grass is probably also prepared to be dedicated to the Rat King. ”

Long Zhan stuck out his tongue and said, "If we explain to them now that we are not here to steal any spirit grass, but are just passing by, do you think they will believe it?" ”

Fluttershy was amused by him despite her nervousness, and she punched him and said, "Judging by your injuries, maybe we can really use this spirit grass." ”

Long Zhan shook his head and said, "Don't risk it for me, think about it, if you can get this grass so easily, can you still get our turn?" ”

"Maybe it's waiting for someone who is destined, you think, this cave is extremely hidden, if it weren't for a coincidence, we wouldn't have been able to find it."

"That's not easy to say," Long Zhan said, "Besides, can only people come in and pick it?" The animals that have lived here for a long time will not let it go in the first place, take the rats, they can be said to be the actual rulers of this place, but why should they not do anything to these grasses? ”

"Maybe they hate the smell of brimstone."

"Probably not, they've lived here for hundreds of years, and they should have gotten used to the smell of sulfur."

"So there's something else that keeps them from coming closer?"

"Not bad."

"But this stone chamber is not big, everything can be seen at a glance, what will it be?"

"So, maybe there's a mechanism underneath this boulder, maybe there's something, something that rats and other animals would be afraid of."

As he was talking, there was a sound of "snorting and staggering" at the entrance of the cave, and it was like the sound of a large group of rats gathering. In a short time, about one or two hundred of the vanguard of rats ran into the hole.

Fluttershy is right, they don't come in because they're afraid of anything, but because they're waiting for the Rat King to arrive!

Soon hundreds or thousands of rats had gathered, filling the entire stone chamber. But the strange thing is that although they push forward and back, they always keep a certain distance from the hot springs, and do not dare to take a step beyond the thunder pool.

Fluttershy said, "Anyway, the road is being gambled by these beasts, so why don't we pick the 'spirit grass' to heal you first, and then make plans depending on the situation." ”

Long Zhan said: "Not yet, there are so many rats at once, they will definitely not just forget it." The reason why they are standing still now must be waiting for the order of the Rat King. ”

"Rats also wait for orders, isn't that just like us?"

"Of course, it can't be exactly the same, but this cave is isolated from the world, and the evolution of the creatures in it is also different from the terrestrial world. And they have no natural predators here, and the biggest enemy they face is themselves. ”

"The enemy is yourself? I don't understand. ”

"Let me make an analogy and you will understand, when we humans first drank blood, we also had many natural enemies, such as jackals, tigers and leopards, poisonous snakes and so on. But as our technology advances, and with advanced weapons, these beasts are less and less of a threat to us. ”

"Yes, there are fewer and fewer beasts in the mountains now, and there are more and more people from our tribe and other tribes."

"So, have you noticed that you organized the young people of the tribe to train intensively, and even to form an army, not to deal with other races such as wild beasts, but to guard against the invasion of other tribes."

"Oh, I get it when you say that. Rats have no other predators in this hole, so all they have to guard against is other rats grabbing territory. ”

That's roughly what it means, and after years of fighting on their own, the rats will find that fighting is not good for everyone. So they will find a way to compromise and distribute the resources in the cave equally, so that they can coexist peacefully, and everyone will benefit. But the question is who will distribute and how? And so the kingdom of rats and the king appeared. ”

"There is also the Rat King and the army that serves the Rat King."

"Well, you see that although there are many rats here, they don't act indiscriminately, but they are in their places, waiting for the next order."

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the rat at the entrance of the cave to dodge a pathway, and an even larger rat walked in. The rat was twice the size of the other rats and about the size of a regular Pekingba. It is obviously used to being pampered, with a round belly, walking and swaying, and it feels like no one in its eyes.

Fluttershy whispers, "Is this the Rat King?" Sure enough, it looks different. ”