Underground, it should be dark. But the scene is enough to subvert the normal people''s understanding of the underground tunnel. There has never been a race, even a dwarf who is good at digging the earth, to create such an amazing masterpiece in such a short time.
The huge circular cavern presents a spiral downward staircase structure, and twelve pillars are deliberately reserved and reinforced to support the top of the underground space. In the arc-shaped dome, the roots of some plants penetrate the soil layer and fall naturally. The space of the hole is smaller and smaller, but don''t be blinded by this illusion. On the inverted cone-shaped wall, there are many channels with amazing numbers, which are arranged irregularly beside the spiral stairs.
The space at the bottom looks smaller, just because the lower the access, the larger the room behind them. For example, the room where mutant rat leaders gathered for meetings was on the third floor from the bottom. As for the deepest room, they were more used as a warehouse for storing food and other supplies.
What lights up the underground world is not the flaming torches or the ingenious lens combination used by the Pharmacists Association. What lights up here are the naturally grown luminous mosses in the soil and the luminous fungi specially cultivated by rat people. This makes the light in the cave dark green, but for the residents living here, their visual organs are just more suitable for the low light environment.
Standing at the top of the crypt, Gloria can clearly see the companions at the bottom who are directing the material handling and the native rat labor under control.
"Your Highness, you are not safe here. The scouts have informed the unknown of the approach, and the important materials in the upper layer have been moved down Said a rat man following Gloria after a long wait for the former Lord''s daughter to move.
"Crow, standing here, what do you see?" Gloria didn''t listen to the bodyguard''s advice, and her eyes remained on the magnificent underground complex.
The bodyguard, known as crow, was puzzled for a moment, then bowed respectfully to about half a step behind Gloria, where he could see the scene below. "I see home, your highness. Our home. "
"Really..." The Lord''s daughter pondered the words of the bodyguard. She knew that before the outbreak of the plague, crow was just a common peasant boy. After experiencing the rat man plague and being "lucky" to become a mutant, she came to Xigu city to join other mutants. It was because of his simplicity and bravery that Hal and several other members of the Council made him a bodyguard for Gloria.
In fact, Crowe''s task is just like the maid who took care of Gloria''s daily life. He faithfully carried out the orders of members of Parliament to keep the nominally most noble lady away from danger. Until recently, Gloria didn''t think it was wrong. As the daughter of the Lord, she was used to living in captivity like a canary. She was used to talking about specific topics and avoiding the scenery outside the wall. But now everything is different. The Canary who has seen the sky will not return to the cage. Even if it chooses to rest in the cage, it will ensure that it has a way to leave freely.
Gloria knew how the mutants, including clough, thought of themselves, the last of the sarons, and that was all. They protect themselves only for psychological comfort, they regard themselves as their royal highness, just out of the need for a nominal leader. As for real decision-making, it''s never something you can get involved in. Gloria knew this well, but she was not dissatisfied with it, for as a member of the salon family, she remembered that her father, the old count of salon, had said the most.
"You have to be what they want you to be." If a leader needs a protector, the Lord must be a general. If they need law enforcers, Lords have to be executioners. Now, mutant rat people need a connection that makes them believe that they are still human beings. As the legal and orthodox successor of the Kingdom, Gloria must and can only be their spiritual leader.
"What do you say, your highness?" Crow asked in some doubt. Gloria''s voice was so low that he didn''t hear her father''s advice.
"Nothing. What do you think of the argument between bloodbeard and the Lord Hal Asked the Lord''s daughter, shaking her head. Blood beard is the former mercenary who proposed to send troops to intercept intruders in Parliament.
Crow did not expect to be asked this question. He looked down for a long time before he began to say, "forgive me for being stupid, your highness. I''m just a farmer. When I''m free, I''ll go and herd sheep for people. I really don''t know anything about war and construction. I can''t answer your question. Because in my opinion, what these two adults said is reasonable. "
"Yes." Gloria''s tone was slightly disappointed, but she understood that Crowe was right. She could not force a person without experience and knowledge to judge the uncertain situation. But she didn''t end the conversation. "So, if you''re given a choice, do you want to continue to be a farmer?"
The bodyguard looked a little stunned, but this question could be answered for Crowe. He shook his head firmly and said, "no, your highness. If I could, I''d like to be a doctor, like Mr. cheese, who saved us. oh I mean, as long as I can save people, I don''t want to be on the same level with that adult... ""Ha ha," she might have laughed at the frightened tone of the guard. Gloria subconsciously wanted to cover her mouth, but her hands were no longer smooth, and her mouth had become a protruding kiss. However, it can''t make her feel depressed now. At most, it''s just because the old habits are difficult to change. "He''s not a doctor. Even if he went to be a doctor, I dare say that the pharmacists of the whole kingdom would be ashamed of themselves
"Please forgive my ignorance, your highness, I..." Crow realized that he had said something wrong. He bent down in fear to apologize, but was helped up by Gloria, who turned around.
"You don''t have to apologize, my poor crow. Everyone is ignorant. We think we know everything, but in fact, what we see is the base of a high tower. " As the woman mouse man said, she saw another scene. It was the inside of the gray tower, where she changed her whole world view.
"Let''s go down. Don''t let Mr. Hal wait." She said, taking the lead towards the lower floor of the crypt. Claudius, after the amnesty, quickly followed Gloria.
But at this time, a large number of native rat people in the lead of three or four mutant rat man, super two position running over. The leading one, after seeing that Gloria was standing in front of him, began to shout, "Your Highness! Get out of there! Enemy attack
"Boom Huge cracking sound from the dome, a large number of soil with rocks, like rain, will be unable to prevent the rat people.
Gloria subconsciously blocked the dust from above with her arm. Fortunately, she was at a distance from the origin of the collapse. The Lord''s daughter shakes off the sand on her arm and looks up to the top of the cave, where a huge, ugly and abnormal millipede is slowly emerging.
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