Chapter 89 15. Spring Fruit Egg
Daxus put on his kaitan and noble robes while pondering. He spread his hands and said, "Respected Lord Mazdamundi, this may be a new grand plan, isn't it? I have brought you some gifts, a few gold-inlaid stone tablets. I hope you like them. I must go find my companions; they must be anxiously waiting. We will stay in Hexota for a few days and then explore the south. I will try to find more stone tablets. I will not disturb your meditation."
After saying this, Dacus made a noble salute and took his leave. He had to run away quickly, otherwise he would be exposed if he continued talking for a while.
Mazdamundi remained in the pool, watching Darkeus's retreating figure. He wondered if this was truly the arrival of the Old Ones, and what the grand plan was.
The corridor was spacious, but the ceiling was low, forcing Dacius to stoop in places. Seeing the Skink attendant leading the way, hunched over, he understood why. It had something to do with the Skink way they walked. "They've covered two miles before their feet have even moved their heads"—a phrase that perfectly describes the Skink way of walking.
After coming out, Daxus found himself standing in the middle of the Southern Star Pyramid, neither up nor down. He looked at the Skink attendant beside him and asked, "Do you know where my companion is?"
The Skink attendant looked at Darkus in confusion, then shook his head.
Dacreus pointed to the observatory at the top and began to call the Skink attendants: "Can you help me call them down?"
The Skin Lizard Waiter was stunned for a while, and just when Daxus was getting impatient and was about to go up himself, the Skin Lizard Waiter nodded and started to run up happily.
Daquus stood on the stone steps, bored, his hands behind his back, looking like a leader inspecting something. He walked to the end of the stone steps and began to look at the temple guards, who looked like statues. These guards were like the stone ghosts in the ancient castle. In a cheerful mood, he began to tease the temple guards like a kid.
Temple Guards are a unique and revered tribe among the Saurus. Born to protect the Slann Mage-Priests and the Temple-City, they dedicate their lives to this cause, willing to sacrifice their lives to protect their cause. As guardians, Temple Guards are unrivaled. Standing vigil, they can stand watch without sleep for centuries, even to the point of their bodies becoming enshrined in dust. However, these ever-vigilant sentinels are not petrified statues; upon sensing a threat, they unleash a terrifying power.
After waiting for half an hour, the Druzis came down from the top of the pyramid, and Watt's legs were still the same.
Oddly enough, Skink Priests can manipulate the other seven winds, except for the Wind of Gillen, but not the Wind of Gillen. This may be due to the regenerative properties of the Lizardmen. It wasn't until the rise of the Serpent God Sotek that Skink Priests began to use Life Magic. However, due to factional and religious reasons, there are no Life-based Skink Priests in Hexotar.
Chupakoko led the Druzis to the inside of a small pyramid, which was relatively dry.
The cold lizards were temporarily kept in the cold lizard cave to rest, while the ancient triceratops and dark ankylosaurs were kept in the domestication pen.
Chupakoko also brought some lizardman potions and insect repellent powder. After several unconscious Duruchi took the potions, they woke up soon after.
Druzy began to eat the beef jerky and beans he had brought. As for the dried grubs and insects the Skink Priests ate, Druzy found them unacceptable. Alyssa knew the dried grubs held some magical energy, but she still couldn't handle it. With the exception of the fruit, everything else was politely returned.
Daxus took out a serrated dagger, cut open the red guava, and put it in his mouth to chew. Red guava is a kind of guava, which is soft, sweet and chewy.
"So sweet, you all try it." He took out the red guavas from the box and threw them out one by one. After he finished, Dacus continued, "We'll rest here for a few days. I'll take you for a walk tomorrow."
Dacus was very happy today because he had taken an important step by confirming his identity. Although he still didn't understand it, he saw that there seemed to be some hope for the future. At least he could reach a cooperation and consensus with these Shilan people instead of fighting them as soon as they met.
As a Duruchi, Dak'us's only reliable political and military allies were the Slann. They couldn't possibly be those Chaos Dwarves hiding in the mountains, could they? The most he could do with them was to engage in slave trade. As for other races... well, let's not talk about them.
It would be great if Darkus could decipher the stone tablets and gain some kind of religious interpretation rights, so that he could become a pope-like figure in Lustria and the southern part of the Old World, and mobilize the Slanns at critical moments.
"What Lizardmen's Eternal Queen?"
Thinking about it, Daxus couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Is this considered unrealistic?
The next morning, Chupakoko came again, bringing a gift. He carefully held an egg and handed it to Dacus. Chupakoko began to hiss and crackle about the egg, saying that it was excavated during the reconstruction of Papagos and that it was the first egg to be discovered since the ancient times.
Darkus cradled the strangely patterned egg in his hands and examined it. He had a vague idea of what it was. The Fountain Fruit Egg was said to never hatch, but it could hatch a legendary creature, a creature that existed only in legend. However, this egg showed no signs of hatching on its own, and had lain dormant for thousands of years, its precise purpose unknown. Master Ma had once claimed that its hatching might hold profound significance, and it was indeed profound, so profound that he had given it to him.
Darkus handed this significant egg directly to Alyssa, asking her to keep it safe. He then told her that the egg was sacred and blessed, and that in the near future, the legendary creature within would hatch. Did his conscience bother him? He had no conscience.
Alyssa really believed it, and with the help of her brother and sister-in-law, she made an anti-fall frame to secure the egg.
Daxus and the Duruchi began to follow Chupakoko around the city.
As a favorite of Mazdamudi, Chupakoko only serves Mazdamudi when he is awake. The rest of the time, he manages Hesiota together with his brother Pichipochi.
Hexotar's air force pterosaur corps is commanded by Tikta'tor, the "Lord of the Heavens," while the rest of the army is commanded by Ku'ja, but both were sent to southern Lustria long ago.
When he was away, the army was managed by the two brothers Chupakoko.
PS: Guess what’s in the egg?
There is a special introduction in the 300th issue of the Skink Priest White Dwarf Magazine.
The Spring Fruit Egg comes from the chronology, and Master Ma's chess piece also has this equipment.
