"What is this thing. Pen %Fun %www.biquge.info "Because of curiosity, Lina was the closest to the weeping silk tree, and was startled by the sudden situation, and couldn't help but take half a step back, and asked with a surprised face: "It seems that if you are swallowed, even if you can support it in a short time, you will be dragged into the ground, and your teammates can't do it if they want to go to the rescue." ”

"What's that?" said Pannis, shrugging, "Weeping Silk Tree." ”

"I know it's the weeping tree. Lina said with a headache, "I'm asking the one that came out just now, it looks like some kind of worm, but I've never seen a worm with teeth like this, and I've never heard of it." ”

"Oh, that's it, the silk worm. Pannis said nonsense, but soon regretted it: "Hey, calm down, that's really a weeping worm, it's just my own name, they don't have a fixed name, and the demigods usually call them whatever they want." ”

"Weeping tree, weeping worm, can you be a little simpler. This time, even the eternally expressionless Eva's eyes showed a little disdain, Catherine muttered a few words in a low voice, and suddenly remembered that this did not conform to the image of a knight, and immediately straightened up her face and coughed a few times and said: "So, the filaments on these trees are spit out by those weeping worms for hunting?"

"No, the weeping tree is the weeping tree, and all the silk threads are grown by the weeping tree itself. Pannis shook his head and said, "Those silk worms don't spin silk, they just wait down there." ”

"However, I think the silk worm suddenly rushed out because it sensed the vibration of the silk thread. Catherine was halfway through her question, when she suddenly realized, "Is this also caused by the state of symbiosis?"

"That's right, it's symbiosis. Pannis nodded, "Actually, the hunting process is not over yet, you see......"

The position that Pannis was referring to was the ground within the range of the weeping silk tree, and in the eyes of the girls, the ground that had been calm just now suddenly began to rise and fall, as if there were some animals drilling around below, but the parts of the ground that occasionally appeared when drilling back and forth let the girls know that it was not an animal at all, but the root of the weeping silk tree. As the roots of the tree continued to pass through, the dirt on the ground also moved, and the several large holes created by the weeping worm when they rushed out of the ground were quickly covered by the surrounding soil, making the ground look like it had just been reclaimed, except that the soil was more special because it had just been turned up from below, and there was no other difference from the surrounding environment.

However, this is not the end, after the end of the ploughing, suddenly there is a rain of fallen leaves under the weeping tree, although there is no wind, but a large number of fallen leaves automatically fall from the canopy, covering the ground that has just been plowed by the roots, and this time it is really indistinguishable from other ground.

"No wonder these trees have so many meaningless leaves. Vivien habitually took out her notebook and quickly recorded everything she saw in front of her: "And just now Lina found that the fallen leaves under the tree are relatively new, and this problem can also be explained." ”

After the falling leaf rain, the weeping silk tree returned to the previous calm, everything as if it had not happened, the dense shade, the soft deciduous ground, it still looks peaceful and peaceful, people can't help but want to lie under the tree and rest for a while, if you don't witness it, no one will believe that there is an extreme danger hidden here at all times, and any creature that is confused by the environment and walks into it will usher in a tragic death in a few seconds.

"This is the characteristic of the weeping tree, they have a very peculiar symbiotic relationship with the weeping worm under the tree. It wasn't until it was all over that Pannis explained, "For every silk tree, there are about ten or so silk worms living in symbiosis with it. The weeping silk tree grows filaments from the inside of the branches and hangs down to the ground, and these filaments extend through their bodies to the ground at the roots, and those weeping worms usually use their tails to close to the filaments, and once they feel the vibration of the filaments, they will rush out of the ground from the corresponding parts to devour their prey. After they devour their prey, the digested excrement is the best nourishment for the weeping tree, and as for the aftermath of the work, as you can see, the weeping tree will complete itself. ”

"The places where they grow are also selective. Catherine looked back at where she had just stopped, and said with some palpitations: "Deliberately choosing this kind of steep slope makes it easy for people to rush into the trap just because they can't stop." ”

"You guessed it, weeping trees tend to only grow in two environments. Pannis, bored, threw out a branch again, causing the weeping worm to rush out of the ground again in vain: "One is the current one, which grows at the end of the slope, and is often lined up, waiting for the prey to rush down from the slope, whether it is the weeping silk tree or the weeping silk worm, they are relatively weak, and their targets are basically some small magical beasts with a slightly smaller body. The other grows in slightly harsh environments, creating a relatively comfortable environment in harsh areas, and this weeping tree is usually huge, with symbiotic weeping worms sometimes reaching up to eight meters in diameter. Actually, I'm skeptical, wouldn't a worm of this size destroy the roots of the weeping tree underground, or would the weeping tree leave a path for the worms to attack in advance? But I don't think there is much chance to solve this question, and I don't want to provoke these big worms again. ”

"Haha, what I want to know most is how you got out of the worm's stomach in the first place. Lina pushed Pannis's arm with her elbow and asked teasingly, "Even if you are a demigod, it's not easy to climb out of such a deep underground, so tell us how you felt at that time." ”

"Ahem, I'm so witty, how could I be swallowed. Pannis had another series of dry coughs, deliberately puffed up his chest and raised his head not to look at the eyes of the girls, and said embarrassedly: "I don't know that the worms have almost all teeth on the flesh walls in their stomachs, and I don't know that the nest they usually live in is more than sixty meters underground, and I don't know that they actually have no front and back at all, which side can be used as a head, and which side can be used for eating, hahaha, I have obviously not been swallowed, how can I know this." ”

"What a fool. Catherine slapped her forehead helplessly, sighed, and said, "Don't be stupid, how are we going to get there now?" Do they only move under the canopy of the weeping tree, do they come out of other places?"

"No, they've degraded to the point where they can only rely on the silk threads of the weeping tree to sense the ground. Pannis threw another twig and shook his head, "As long as you don't touch the silk thread, you will never be attacked, even if you pass under the tree, there will be no danger." ”

"Dear Mr. Pannis, do you like them very much, you like them so much that you feel uncomfortable not seeing them, has your love for me been transferred to them?" Seeing Pannis throw out the branch for the fourth time, Freya couldn't bear it anymore, and said affectionately in her chest: "Don't give up your love for me, my dear, I don't believe that it is not as good as it, why do you like them so much, oops, Vivian, you knock me again." ”

"If you want to protest that he always provokes these bugs, just say it. The mage girl snorted coldly, turned her head and said, "Don't use these nonsense words to express it. ”

"Well, I'm just cleaning the threads. Pannis scratched his head, holding the fifth branch in his hand, and finally didn't throw it out: "As long as we clear a passage without silk threads, we can pass smoothly, so that we don't have to take a detour from the side." ”

"How lazy you are. Catherine said with a headache: "There are gaps between these weeping silk trees nearby, and it is necessary to walk a distance of tens of meters at most to go around, is it necessary to complicate the problem in this way, in case there are a few silk threads that are not cleaned up, wouldn't it be very dangerous?"

"He just wants to toss these bugs for revenge. Vral snatched the branch from Pannis's hand and threw it aside, snickering, "Kyle, I see you're getting more and more vindictive now. ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have a grudge against them, I'm just...... Huh?" Pannis still firmly denied, but before he could finish speaking, he suddenly turned his head to look in the direction he came: "It's actually coming up." ”

"Ah, I didn't expect that. Vral also looked back and said in surprise: "This little guy actually goes against his animal instincts, and seems to really like you." ”

"Who's coming up?" Catherine turned around, and saw that Pannis was coming up the same way down the hillside, with a lewd smile on his face, rubbing his hands and shouting, "Little Scarf, have you finally figured it out, and want to contribute your tail to us?" ”

A golden figure, agilely stepping on Pannis's head and crossing his body, has come to Catherine in a few leaps, plunged into the arms of the knight girl, wagged her beautiful big tail vigorously, and her dark eyes were hazy, as if tears might come out at any time, and her aggrieved demeanor made people can't help but feel heartache.

"Little fox, how did you catch up. Catherine was taken aback, took the little one in her arms and stroked it comfortingly: "It's not that we don't want to play with you, but the front is really too dangerous, and you will be hurt." ”

"Whew. The phantom fox screamed a few times, rolled his eyes a few times, and suddenly grabbed the girl's scale armor and climbed onto her shoulder, and squeezed a gap between the girl's back and the backpack to get in, only one head was exposed outside, and a smug cry came out of his mouth.

"Haha, since it likes you so much, you can take it with you. The dwarf Koneda burst into laughter: "The little one is so smart, and he has been living in the forest, and his intuition of danger is sharper than all of you, so if he hides it well, there should be no problem." ”

"That's all there is to it. Catherine looked helpless, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. (To be continued.) )