Chapter 121:46. It is Him
Shortly after arriving in Bretonnia, Dacun had developed three hobbies for himself, all of which had now been fulfilled.
Painting refers to letting Ryan paint.
Delicious food means not very delicious.
Musical instruments, referring to tambourines and horns.
Perfect!
Walter expressed his desire to stay in Spikazuma and learn from the Skink Priests and Chiefs how to manage and run a city. He also wanted to serve as a mine overseer and watch over their share.
"No! Keep going! If you want to learn, return to Clar Karond and I'll place you under Young Master Valahar Nukel for a while." Dakwus refused without a second thought. The Skinks' unreliability had left a deep impression on him. He didn't believe Walter and the Skinks could learn anything. The Thorn family only had this one child, so he didn't want to ruin the Thorn family name.
As a result, Walter's face turned green when he heard the name Newker.
"This is what you must face as the head of the Thorn family! Besides, you will have to meet His Majesty the Witch King in the future. It seems that your family still has a seat in the Druzi Council of Hundreds, right? Hmm? Are you feeling a little unwell? Don't stay up late all the time. It's not good for your health." Daxus was kindly counseling Walter. He didn't seem to notice that Walter's expression had become unnatural.
"By the way, take Kalyon and the others to the animal taming pen to study the beasts' manure, such as daily production and quality. Give me the results before you leave!"
Daxus suddenly thought of manure. Although farming in this world was magical, it would be a shame not to use the manure from so many behemoths. When he visited the two temple cities before, he had seen the skin lizards using it when planting in the floating garden farmland.
"Good fellow, what's the point of being a shit boss in Warhammer?" Darkus was speechless, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Before the third generation Lord Slanthrot of Itaza returned, Daxus paid him a special visit, mainly to ask the Slan living in Itaza, especially the fifth generation Lord Slantpek-Inzi about their views on their northern neighbors.
There is a bloody historical story here.
1700 years ago, a group of Druki explorers from Hag Graves came to Lustria through the Undersea. They secretly stole one of the most sacred star tablets from this land, that of Ancient Saint Quetli.
What purpose Duruchi intends to use this sacred star monument for is beyond the knowledge of the Slann. But the Slann know that they cannot let Duruchi use the power of the Quetli Star Monument, nor can they let Duruchi use dark magic to taint the purity of the Quetli Star Monument.
Awakened from a decades-long trance of deep contemplation, the fifth Lord of Itaza, Shilantepek-Inzi, is determined to reclaim the Star Monument and thwart any mischief Duruchi may have in store.
The following story is extremely noisy.
Tepec-Inzi led Itaza's army directly to the northernmost city of Hexota. Mazdamudin, though in deep meditation at the time, nonetheless granted him command of the city's forces. Thus, doubling his forces, he began advancing northward, successfully intercepting Duruchi at the Witch Sea.
The Druki also discovered the Lizardmen army. As the Druki attempted to escape through the narrow strait between the Witch Sea and the Boiling Sea, Tepec-Inzi led his army in an attack. He unleashed a magical shockwave so powerful that the sea rose, ramming several of the Druki's raiding ships onto the reefs. The magic instantly overwhelmed hundreds of Druki and forced the survivors to crawl onto the beach.
The ensuing battle was extremely bloody, as the Druki were cornered by the Lizardmen, with their backs against the cruel Boiling Sea. The Lizardmen fought without mercy, and among them, the great white lizard Gorok wielded the Urumamak club and overthrew the Abyssal Kraken.
Although most of the Duruchi were massacred, a small number managed to escape, carrying the Quetli Star Monument with them.
Tepec-Inzi led his Lizardmen army and began wreaking havoc in the northern Naggaroth. He was ultimately victorious, and ten months after the theft of the Quetli Star Monument, he returned to Itaza and restored it to its rightful place.
This incident caused a big stir at the time, and all the old Druchi people who were older knew about it. Darkus had asked the family's butler Dia about it when he was in Clarkarond. Butler Dia remembered the incident very clearly because he was driving the Cold Lizard chariot with Newker in the battle. If he hadn't reacted quickly, the Cold Lizard chariot would have been smashed away by a strange big white lizard with a big stick.
But then again, these messes between Druzy and the lizardmen don't seem to have anything to do with him, Umak?
"Hot-blooded people are hot-blooded people, and Umak is Umak." Slot pondered for a while, left a very masterly words, nodded to Dacus in a friendly manner, and teleported back to Itaza.
Dacus has already begun preparing the corresponding supplies and baggage.
The team's current lineup of behemoths is a bit luxurious, with two ancient triceratops, one is an old friend of the big guy, and the other was raised in Taraxland.
The two ancient triceratops are no longer working. The gold plates with carvings have been re-inlaid on their bodies, and the combat platforms on their backs have also been re-installed. Da Zi Lao's old friend continues to carry the Eternal Glory Hengtian Instrument, while Mao Lai continues to carry the Engine of the Gods.
The Triceratops took two of them away. They needed to carry supplies and baggage, and the front part of the combat platform on their backs was equipped with a backward crossbow in the style of the Lizardmen.
The Ankylosaur brought three heads, including the Dark Ankylosaur, which was also resisting the Vicious Blood Image, and the other two carried the Solar Engine.
As for the other Triceratops and Ankylosaurs, they were about to hatch or had already hatched eggs, so they were left in Spica Zuma and not taken with us.
This configuration of behemoths would allow Darkus to roam freely throughout Lustria, as long as he didn't go to a specific place to commit suicide. He wasn't worried about the number of behemoths, as he had the horn to blow when the time came.
Dacus believed that the number of behemoths in his group would increase as they advanced. Although there were no maintenance costs or anything like that, the issue of behemoth food consumption troubled him. Each behemoth had its own range in the wild, and without enough food for all the behemoths to hunt all at once, it would be difficult to achieve a balance, like a math problem where water is flowing into one pipe and out of the other.
Unfortunately, both Triceratops are male and cannot reproduce. They only form a temporary herd when breeding, but usually hunt and move around alone. And their relationship doesn't seem particularly good. Currently, the two Triceratops aren't working or relaxing together, as they frequently spar with each other using their giant horns and exchange friendly greetings. The Skink keepers are having a hard time controlling their behavior, and only when Darkius is around do they give him some face and quiet down.
Sometimes it wasn't a good thing to be able to understand what the behemoths were saying, and Daxus could imagine how much torture the upcoming journey would cause his ears.
"What happens if the next Ancient Triceratops to join the group is a female?"
Darkus pondered this question as he stood by, watching the Druki trainers and Skink keepers trimming the feet and wiping the body of the Big Guy's old friend.
The team was due to depart in two days, and Daquus had spent the past two days wandering around the animal taming pen, ensuring the behemoths were well-maintained. He'd occasionally visit the Blessing Incubator, but progress was still slow, and it was unlikely it would be finished by the time he returned.
Before setting off, the three Quetli halberds were recharged while the casting table was not working.
Baine had already figured out the mechanics of Quetli's halberd. Once activated, it entered a low-energy mode, though how long it could remain in standby mode was unknown. Daquus's had been lit for six months, with no sign of diminishing power, and it could even be used as a glow stick. The halberd's energy drained after striking an object, lasting approximately three hundred rounds before needing to be recharged. Baine had discovered that after the rainy season, the sun could also recharge, albeit at a much slower rate. However, this was good news; at least it could be used even after Lustria.
In short, when there is energy, it is a purple item, and when there is no energy, it is a blue item.
Darkus was very satisfied with the result. After all, all artifacts in this world have owners. It's really impossible to just pick up any of them. And he picked up three at once. Speaking of picking up, he thought of the Yangyan Sword, which he could pick up at any time.
"Forget it, just leave it there for now."
Dacus studied the stone map for a long time. He finally decided not to take the southeast route, but to walk along the mountains from the south.
Although not following any orders from the +8 Emperor, the Marcus Expeditionary Force set up camp at the Temple of Kara and prepared to retake the Empire's base in Lustria.
But the Lizardman's half-sisters, the Amazons, are indeed entrenched in the Temple of Kara. But Daxus is not very interested in those Amazons. He can't possibly set up a team of beautiful laser gun guards, right?
He was Dacus, not Colonel Ka. And since the Blades of the Ancients couldn't be mass-produced, the fewer the better. He was afraid Druzy would stab him in the back. Besides, wouldn't archaeological excavations, ancient saint technology, and artifacts be worth it?
During the journey, the team will pass through a section of the Amazon River, passing through the three abandoned temple cities of Izata, Sky City, Talanxla, Fish Scale City, Juitex, Disguise City, and Horroto. Then, they will cross the Thorn Valley and probably reach the First City, Itaza, before the rainy season arrives next year.
"The journey ahead is quite long. Ideally, we won't reach the Kaochen Plain until the year after next. By then, I'll be twenty years old. After all this journey, I'll be twenty-five, right?"
Mazdamuddi stayed in Spicazuma. He had no intention of choosing a Slann to guard here. Instead, he would stay here temporarily and wait for Daquus to return.
However, Dacius refused Mazdamudi's suggestion to teleport him to a specific location. He was here for investigation and exploration, to see the three abandoned temple cities. He wasn't in Lustria to visit the temple cities and wait tables. Besides, as an immortal, he could stay for a few years.
Darkus's team set off with the farewell of Mazdamundi and the lizardmen who stayed in Spikazuma.
The team still had the same old faces, with the addition of a giant lizard named Kami. Darkus had taken a special liking to him because of their chemistry and insisted on bringing him along.
Of course, Kami the Giant Lizard's weapons have changed, and his massive hammer remains in Spikazuma. His memories also remain in the poetic and picturesque Spikazuma, and the dried skull of the Skink Lizard Xixi still hangs around his neck.
That massive hammer was no longer handy for Kami, so he'd traded it for a heavier and more powerful crescent shovel made of Oceanite stone. He could still hold and swing it effortlessly with one hand, though. It was the heaviest weapon in Hexota's inventory.
Kami, the monitor lizard, had grown larger, a thin bony shell growing on his face, slowly enveloping it, and horns were also sprouting from his back. Red ropes hung around his neck and wrists, adorned with gold ornaments, and a pair of gold collars adorned his ankles, making his pale skin look particularly festive.
"What giant monitor lizard? The foot washing water is too strong."
The jungle path was a bit slippery, but thanks to the pioneers' reckless charge, the team encountered no danger. Wild animals, snakes, and insects avoided them along the way, and even the strange blood-sucking plants became shy and withdrawn under the illumination of the Hesiota Sun Banner and the Eternal Light Hengtian Instrument.
The team first arrived at the Izata Monument, perched on a vast spiritual network. Nothing happened, no Duruchi warnings were triggered, and no one experienced any adventures. The monument itself contained nothing special, just astrological constellations and symbols, which Chupako, perhaps the only one in the group, could understand.
The team continued southward, moving within the confines of the Creeping Jungle. Darkus, biting the noose as he adjusted his damp hair, suddenly slapped himself in the face. He suddenly felt a surge of regret. Perhaps he should have asked Master Ma to teleport. Now it was nothing but jungle. Occasionally, he would come across a few jeweled, pure gold statues abandoned in the jungle, but they were purely decorative and useless to him. Chupakoko, on the other hand, had memorized the statues' locations using astrology and geography.
The only gain was that the team had two more ankylosaurs and a colorful but extremely noisy parrot after they walked out of the range of the spiritual vein network. In the morning, the parrot landed directly on Ryan's shoulder and chirped.
"A pirate and a parrot, quite harmonious."
Daxus, not being a zoologist, couldn't figure out what species it was. He also couldn't understand why the Cold Lizards didn't just devour the parrot, or why the Skinks didn't pluck all its feathers to make a headdress.
A pitch-black raven landed on Dacius's shoulder armor.
"Hello, dear old lady. I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you very much." Daxus began to greet her warmly in his mind.
However, Morayg Heg ignored Daxus and tilted her head to look at the strange parrot seriously. The parrot stopped chirping and looked at her.
"Is there anything wrong with that bird?" Dacus suddenly became alert.
After a stalemate, the parrot suddenly flew away. Daxus could even feel the mockery in its eyes. Daxus did not use the Blade of the Ancients, and it was too late to bend the bow and draw the arrow. In order to ensure accuracy, he took out the flintlock pistol, opened the safety, aimed and fired directly.
Bang!
"This!" Daquus's sharp vision could clearly see that the bullet made a turn in the air that was extremely contrary to physics. The bullet flew past Genevieve's ear in an exaggerated arc trajectory and hit the tree behind.
"Ga, ga, ga." The parrot made a mocking sound and suddenly disappeared from the sight of the Duruchis. The Duruchis held up their crossbows, looking a little confused and confused.
"Is it Him?"
(The Monument of Izata is not the first city, Itaza. The Sky City, Taraxla, is next to the Moon City, Taraxlan. The Ghost City is Tarax. It's a bit confusing, right?)
