The lizardmen soon spotted their group of uninvited guests, and one by one they stood on guard with weapons.

But it's easy to see the look of shock in their eyes.

What are these creatures that are strangely shaped and completely different from them?

Why don't they have scales on them? How can there be no claws? Why is the skin so white?

Also, where did they come from?

10,000 questions crossed my mind.

Just when the lizardmen were in a moment.

They heard the bipedal creature leading the way on the other side.

"Hello, we are not enemies, but we have come with friendship."

Oh, my God!

They could understand what the bipedal creature was saying!

Could it be a new group of lizards that have spawned from other caves?

For a moment, the lizards chattered and exchanged ideas with each other, pointing at them from time to time.

Ji Chen couldn't help frowning when he looked at them like this.

Is there something serious about this group of lizardmen?

But soon, a lizardman in iron armor walked out and walked up to them.

"Strange guest, the kingdom of Doc greets you."

Although it is not clear what these creatures are and where they come from, judging by their words and clothing, they should be an intelligent race and a being able to communicate.

Unlike the molten monsters, each of them only has food and pull in their heads.

And he took the initiative to release kindness, and it seems that it is not those lizardmen races and kingdoms who like to kill.

The other party's clothes are also very gorgeous, and the army is also very well-equipped, which is a powerful army that it has seen in its life.

Even if you are not a nobleman, you are a knight.

Ji Chen almost didn't laugh when he heard what the ironclad lizardman said about the so-called Dock Kingdom.

In such a small place, although the number is not clear, there are definitely not too many lizardmen, and they can still form a kingdom?

Although he wants to laugh in his heart, his emotional management ability is still very strong, and it is easy to do it without changing his face.

However, compared to the other lizardmen, this talking lizardman is armed with a steel halberd and wears an iron armor, even his head is wrapped in an iron helmet.

The other lizardmen, some of them were holding an iron spear, wearing rough clothes with iron plates hanging on them, and their equipment was much more rudimentary, and some even had only a layer of torn fiber clothing.

Obviously, this lizardman civilization hidden deep underground has evolved a class concept and system.

Judging by the degree of civilization in this world similar to the Middle Ages.

The lizardmen wearing iron armor and iron helmets should be the so-called knight class, and those who wear iron clothes are knights and servants, and those who only wear rag clothes are poor peasants or slaves.

Putting away the thoughts in his heart, Ji Chen responded with a smile.

"My name is Ji Chen, the lord of the crown of the sea, from the earth."

Crown of the Sea? Ground?

The ironclad lizardman was a little confused.

What is the ocean? Could it be the name of a sea of magma?

Ground... Could it be a cavern located further up?

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency Ji Chen, I have a question, where is the ground?"

Hearing this, Ji Chen frowned and thought of a possibility.

These lizardmen don't know about the existence of the earth, right? Think this underground cavern is the whole world?

Then there's a head.

"The earth is the earth, and above there is a world billions of times wider than here."

"There are white clouds and sunshine, oceans and islands, land and mountains, and countless races and creatures."

"Because of an earthquake, a passage appeared on the ground and connected to here, and that's why we are here."

As these words were spoken, all the lizardmen froze.

The first thought that comes to mind is:

How is this possible!?

This Your Excellency Ji Chen, I'm afraid he's not joking, right?

When the Indians of the Americas on the Blue Star first saw the colonists from Europa, they learned that there was a much wider world beyond the land beneath their feet.

Their reaction is probably similar to that of the lizardmen.

Look at the Naga berserkers, the drake-men, the floating sea elves, and Alice who are very different from them.

The ironclad lizardman felt that what His Excellency Ji Chen said did not seem to be false.

Immediately, I became even more skeptical of life.

These few words are like a heavy hammer, smashing their worldview.

"Your Excellency, I can't tell if what you say is true or false, but this matter is very important, and I must report it to the elders of the clan so that they can judge."

"Please, but please also introduce me to your elders, I have something to 'discuss' with them."

"Okay, I'll convey your intentions, please wait here for the time being." The ironclad lizardman nodded, motioned for the other lizardmen to wait here, and then hurriedly ran from the distance with a few lizardmen to the passage in the distance.

But that's six hours.

It can be seen that the activity area of this lizardman civilization is also quite vast, and the area where they are located is probably a "border area", and it will take a lot of time to rush from here to the core area.

Ji Chen didn't feel anything other than being bored, anyway, there was no day and night in this underground.

Perhaps because of the light from the luminous plants, it is daylight all day.

There were only a few lizardmen when he went, but when he returned, he was a convoy of hundreds of lizardmen.

Among them, more than a dozen are so-called "knights", most of the rest are also "servants", and there is a lizardman "noble" who wears relatively gorgeous clothes and is quite fat.

Obviously, the lizardman gave Ji Chen enough attention and sent a "nobleman" to greet him.

When this lizardman nobleman saw Ji Chen and them, he had the same incredible gaze as the other lizardmen.

Shock with suspicion, suspicion with a bit of awe.

"Your Excellency Ji Chen, welcome to the kingdom of the Western Lizardmen, the Kingdom of Dok."

"On behalf of the elders, I send you a friendly message."

Western lizardmen?

The corners of Ji Chen's mouth twitched, don't tell him what else he has Eastern Lizard People, Northern Lizard People, Southern Lizard People, and then each is a kingdom.

If that's the case, then if he wants to dispose of the entire lizardman civilization, wouldn't he go to the four lizardman kingdoms?

It's too much of a hassle.

"Well, I see, so let's go see your elders now? I can't wait to 'visit' them. ”

The lizardman nobles didn't hear Ji Chen's words, and they happily responded when they heard them.

"Of course, that's what the elders mean, they all want to see you, a guest from the 'earth'."

After saying that, he made a gesture to invite in.

Ji Chen nodded, being able to directly see the core layer of the Doke Kingdom, it was naturally the best, saving time and effort.

Led by the lizardmen nobles, the group marched towards the depths.

As he went deeper, the number of lizardmen around him increased.

On the ground, human beings live in villages, towns, and cities.

But here, thanks to the topography of the caves, the lizardmen live in caves, with larger caves being larger and smaller caves being smaller settlements.

There are a different number of large and small passages connecting with each other.

This way of life, which is completely different from the ground civilization, makes Ji Chen feel quite novel.

I can't help but sigh that this world is really wonderful, and it can give birth to such a unique way of life.

Along the way, Ji Chen took what he saw and heard in his heart, and also got a lot of information about the lizardmen.

For example, a large part of the food they eat is a mushroom that glows green.

These mushrooms are grown in large quantities on the soil, roughly like human crops.

Ji Chen saw with his own eyes that the lizardmen inhabitants ground those glowing plants into powder and sprinkled them on the soil with mushrooms like fertilizer.

This made him curious, and he stared at the information panels of the fluorescent mushrooms.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but I am scared when I see it.

This mushroom is not an ordinary thing.

Fluorescent mushrooms】

Grade]: 4-star specialty

Uses]: It can greatly replenish the energy required by living beings

The daily staple food of the lizard people, although the taste is not too good]

4-star specialty, can you have a full stomach?

The lizardman nobles who were accompanying on the side, after seeing Ji Chen's eyes, thought that he was curious about these mushrooms, so he happily explained.

"Your Excellency, these mushrooms are the staple food of the lizardmen, and they only need to eat three a day to meet the physical exertion of the day."

"The cold mushrooms made with glowing grass are so delicious that you will never forget them the first time you eat them!"

Hearing this, Ji Chen became even more curious, not curious about the second half of the sentence, but about eating three in the first half of the sentence to meet the consumption of a day.

"Come on, pick some fluorescent mushrooms for your guests to enjoy!"

Soon, a large bowl of fluorescent mushrooms was brought to the front.

Ji Chen pinched one of them at any time, the mushroom was not big, the handle was about two fingers thick, and the umbrella cover was about the width of a fist.

Looking at the little green glow emanating from the umbrella cover, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

Is this thing really edible?

The brighter the eyes, the faster they will die.

It's still going to glow.

Are you sure that you won't see your ancestors who have been dead for many years after eating them?

Looking at the sincere expression on the lizardman nobleman's face, Ji Chen estimated that he would not harm him in such a way.

So I made up my mind, ate it in one bite, and chewed it carefully in my mouth.

The center of his eyebrows suddenly squeezed into a ball, and he almost wanted to vomit.

This thing is so good, the chicken is unpalatable!

The taste is like a piece of barbecue that has been roasted for a day and a night, and the taste is like a stinky durian that has been left for three days and three nights.

However, after only eating one piece, Ji Chen instantly felt a feeling of fullness, similar to eating a large piece of meat.

Don't say three, two and he will feel full!

This thing is amazing!

"How? Fluorescent mushrooms are really delicious, right? ”

"Well, it's delicious."

Ji Chen swallowed the mushrooms in his mouth, and handed back the large bowl of fluorescent mushrooms in his hand without changing his face, "But I think we have to hurry up, otherwise it will take too long, and your elders should be in a hurry." ”

When the lizardman nobleman heard this, he suddenly nodded, "That's right, it's still important to get down to business." ”

The group continued on their way.

On the way, the lizardman nobles enthusiastically introduced him to the lizardmen's terroir and enthusiasm, and the scenery along the way.

But Ji Chen was absent-minded, thinking about those fluorescent mushrooms just now.

Those fluorescent mushrooms are very interesting.

Although the taste is runny, the ability to provide a lot of energy gives it a high value.

If it can be obtained in large quantities and steadily, even if the crown of the ocean is not eaten, it can be bought as a commodity to the outside world.

Now I don't know how many players are still worried about the food and clothing of the territory.

And these fluorescent mushrooms can greatly solve their problems.

Even orcs and half-orcs with great appetites, without considering the taste and texture, five or six can cover the amount of food for a day.

And the lizardmen aristocracy has said that the production of fluorescent mushrooms is very high.

As long as there is enough soil and powder of luminous plants, the yield per mu is not a problem, and according to Ji Chen's estimates, the maturity time is far shorter than that of ordinary crops, which is close to seawater rice.

Just as Ji Chen was thinking about the business opportunities contained in it, the voice of the lizardman nobleman sounded.

"Your Excellency, we have arrived, the capital of the Doc Kingdom, Doc City!"

Ji Chen looked up, and outside the passage, an extremely vast underground space appeared in front of him.

The thousand-meter-high rock dome cannot see the end of the space as far as the eye can see, and only a faint trace of the outline of the city wall can be seen.

Outside the walls, glowing mushrooms were planted everywhere, and many lizardmen were working in the fields.

"Your Excellency, you won't see the full extent of Dock City yet, but I promise you'll marvel at its majesty and beauty when we get closer."

"Even on the ground, I believe that no city can be more majestic than Dock City."

The lizardman nobleman said proudly, even among the capitals of the four lizardman kingdoms, Dock City is the first deservedly.

Ji Chen looked at the lizardman nobleman with a confident face, and shook his head secretly.

Although I haven't seen the whole picture yet, judging from the outline of the city wall, it is estimated that it is not very large.

"Let's move on, the elders should be waiting."

Just as Ji Chen and the others were rushing to Dock City.

In the council hall of the city, which is just a five-story stone church, a fierce quarrel erupts among the lizard elders.

"From the ground? How is that possible, the stone slabs that have been handed down tell us that this is a world full of rocks and dirt, mixed with magma, and there is no earthly world at all! ”

"But according to the knight's report, there is indeed a group of creatures that look completely different from us at the border, and can say many words that have never been heard before, like... Sky, sun, sea. ”

"Fart! How can they be trusted by a bunch of mutated lizardmen? Maybe they're spies sent by an enemy country! Want to do something to endanger the kingdom of Doc! ”

"I think so too, after all, we have been exploring the frontier for thousands of years, but we have never found anything other than rocks and dirt, and now this group of bipedal creatures claiming to be from the ground has suddenly appeared, which is really unacceptable..."

"Either way, when they get to Dock City, then everything will be figured out."

At this moment, the sound of guards was heard outside.

"Report! Strange guests have arrived outside the city! ”

The many lizard elders in the hall looked at each other, "Alright, we can quickly clarify our doubts." ”

"Bring them here!"

"Yes!"