Chapter 935: Jewel Palace
The gem pit is not as closed as someone thinks. At least, for the outsiders, they did not show the enthusiasm of fire, but they were very polite to welcome the two magicians into the palace and treat each other with courtesy. It's completely different from what someone expected to be a slap in the door.
There will be such a gap, of course, because someone is not aware of the difference in identity between the two parties. For any elemental lord, an outsider, it means that the other party has benefits that can be exchanged. Even if such a person does not treat him like a guest and entertains him warmly, at least he will not push people out.
In fact, if you change the concept and compare the example of the earth, Lin will figure it out. Unless these people have bad intentions, whether they are foreign tourists or foreign investors who come with money, no country's leaders will drive them away until the harm is confirmed. It's not good to make money from foreigners, isn't foreign exchange fragrant?
Moreover, people who can pass through the realm and come to the Earth Elemental Universe from other planes or other worlds are likely to be fuel-efficient lamps. You have to be brainless to be an enemy of such a person.
Those who can achieve the position of elemental lord do not have the kind of bloodline and family to rely on to rise to the top, they must be their true skills, and they have worked hard in the sea of corpses and bones. Such a person may be selfish, tyrannical, and may have various flaws in his character, but he just can't be a fool.
So the two magicians who visited were soon welcomed to the Jewel Pit Palace, which was located in the center, the largest, and most ornate Ruby Palace. It is expected to be personally received by the current Gem Pit Elemental Lord, the Ruby Man Perjunsbo.
On the way from the entrance of the Jewel Pit Palace complex to the Ruby Palace, Lin of course observed the spirit of the top forces in this earthy and mysterious land as much as possible. From the appearance of the grassroots people in a region, it is easiest to see the actual situation of the people in that area. That's why there are so many backward countries that spend their time doing some face-saving projects.
However, the gem pit is truly the top force in the Soil and Lost Land. No matter what form of elemental creature it is, whether it is a human form or an animal type, it is all with its head held high, strutting high, and arrogant to the point of being boundless.
This god boss, my second child's self-confidence is not for no reason. The sense of oppression that cannot be concealed in them shakes the will of others. From a distance, it is clear that this group of elemental creatures is not to be taken lightly.
In addition to the elemental creatures that could walk, the beautiful palace buildings up close were also very different from what Lin had seen and heard in other elemental creatures gathering places.
As seen elsewhere, the form of the building is quite primitive, crude, or even none. Maybe a tent-like covering, or a naturally occurring cave, will do the trick. Of course, there are more artificially dug caves, which, in addition to mining special ores, incidentally become the dwelling place of elemental creatures.
However, the palace complex here in the gem pit, not to mention the magical effect attached to it, is extremely artistic and beautiful in terms of form alone, and it is by no means a shoddy building. All kinds of carved beams and paintings, with high eaves and high walls, have a strong style of the Lost Elf Kingdom, as if a group of long-lived species with pointed ears came here to supervise the construction in person.
In fact, before that, Lin had seen everything about the soil and the lost land. His assessment in his heart is that this is a barbaric world that only focuses on individual growth, and has no culture to speak of. But the palace buildings in front of him have changed their views, including the organizational structure of the world, and they may have to make a correction.
In the past, I thought that we should treat the whole land as a whole, and each settlement was like a village, large and small. But in any case, the customs and cultural inheritance of the entire Tufan Land are the same. After all, there is a spirit of Mother Earth who controls the inheritance of knowledge of all elemental creatures, and the differences between individuals should not be too far apart.
But now it seems that it has to be seen as a place like the earth or the mystery, with large and small city-states, each with its own language, cultural habits, and even historical heritage. Not to mention anything else, the snake king Odessa and the small elemental creatures parasitic on it, Lin believes that there should not be many elemental creatures that can communicate with them smoothly.
The elemental creatures of Earth and Lost Earth are the same, except that they all come from the consciousness of the spirit of Mother Earth, and that's it.
Entering the Ruby Palace, with its high roof and wide gates, even dragons can easily enter. The exception, of course, is creatures of the size of the Serpent King Odessa.
The guards of this palace are all people of precious stones.
You must know that even the most wealthy magicians in the Enchanted Land would not dare to make gem puppets to use as guards or thugs. In addition to the difficulty of obtaining materials, one of the more important reasons is that the technology for making puppets is not up to par, and it is not possible to exert the combat power corresponding to its value.
Gem puppets that cost a lot of money to make will lose out to puppets that cost the same amount of money and are made with different materials and combinations. It's a thankless, sheer show-off folly that magicians don't bother to do, but that doesn't mean the gem people of earth elemental creatures aren't strong enough. The majesty of a legendary creature on a dragon's side by side is not to be offended.
But such legends can be seen everywhere in the gathering place of the gem pit, and they also serve as guards. They don't wear armor like humans, but no one doubts the hardness of their bodies and the destructive power they can wield. The apex of earth elemental creatures, the prestige is resounding throughout the maze and the abyss.
Interestingly, this group of gem people has a cumbersome etiquette that is not inferior to that of the human kingdom. Fortunately, there was not a single eunuch here, teaching himself what kind of attitude and etiquette he should use when he visited the emperor later. For outsiders, as long as they have the most basic respect, this group of elemental creatures is still quite generous.
However, Lin noticed a very special place, that is, in this gem palace, there are some elemental creatures actually wearing clothes! This was the first time I saw it since I came to the Lost Land.
But the elemental creatures that can wear clothes are all humanoid. And the purpose of their clothing is not to cover their bodies like human beings, but simply to use clothes as a kind of ornament. Some people only wear tops, some only pants, and some only wear sleeves, tank tops, and few wear a full set.
Moreover, in Lin's observation, they will wear clothes or various non-gemstone ornaments, and the strength of this group of gem people is also outstanding. Is this a privilege of some kind of class?
Looking at the form of this palace again, a humanist megalomania cannot help but rise in someone's heart. Perhaps these elemental creatures don't have the level of culture represented here, and they're just imitating them. The objects of imitation are, of course, those outsiders who have crossed the realm and come to this universe.
It's like monkeys learning to wear clothes and hats. But no matter how you learn, a monkey is still a monkey, and you can't become a human.
However, whether the elemental creatures in the gem pit are human or monkey depends on their next performance to determine their status in someone's mind.