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The tiny crystal ball in his hand vibrated violently, and then was gradually covered with a layer of ice, turning into a handful of pebble-sized hailstones.
Because the king's hands were not big enough to catch so many hailstones, many of them fell to the ground.
He threw a handful of hailstones to the ground with a crackling sound.
Elizabeth's voice came from the other side of the screen: "What are you doing?"
Wang: "Cool down our room."
Xiao Bai was overjoyed: "Great! This is great! The low temperature created by the ice cream yesterday is almost gone!"
Wang: "By the way, Xiaobai, take advantage of the cool weather and fly a few more times to get a few buckets of ice cream and put them in the room. This way we can stay cool all day."
Xiaobai: "Okay! I'll go right away."
**
Three days passed by while cooling off, teaching, and joking around.
On the morning of the third day, the king specifically instructed the spellcasters on the team to prepare combat-related spells when preparing their spells.
After preparations were completed and the dispatch was completed, the fully armed rescue team came out of the captain's room.
The real captain of the new Star Chaser immediately reported to the king: "Your Excellency the Archmage, we are about to reach the entrance of the Morado Valley. It should only take less than an hour."
Wang nodded and gestured to Nini.
The elf immediately jumped onto the mast, and after a few leaps he reached the observation deck at the top, where he placed his hands on the awning and looked downstream.
A moment later, her voice came from the top of the mast: "Right ahead! Two huge statues!"
Xiaobai immediately rushed to the bow: "Where is it? Where is it?"
Wang did not rush to the bow of the ship, but looked at both sides.
"The vegetation has changed." He looked at the mangroves growing in the water and the broad-leaved trees on the shore. "This is the vegetation of the countries in the river region."
Elizabeth also looked towards the riverbank. "The leaves look bigger than the trees in Monrovia, and... why are there so many vines on the tree?"
Wang: "That's not a vine, it's a symbiotic parasitic plant, very common here. By the way, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the River Kingdoms, and they're very strong. You'd better not wear clothes that expose so much."
"Oh." Elizabeth nodded obediently.
Xiao Bai at the bow shouted, "I saw the stone men. They are so big! They are right in front of us, one on the left and one on the right!"
Chapter 145: Big Nosed Monk Appears
As soon as Xiao Bai finished shouting, he immediately frowned: "Why are there only two bald heads?"
Wang: "This is called ground curvature. We will see the head of the statue first, then the face and neck."
Xiaobai: “Is that so?”
"If you fly, you can see its legs in advance." Wang said.
Without saying a word, Xiaobai turned into a bald eagle and rushed into the sky.
After she flew up, Elizabeth said, "I seemed to see the bald head, and two more, squatting on both sides of the river like two balls."
Wang: "That statue is fifty meters high, and now it looks like two balls."
At this time, the white-headed sea eagle swooped back to the deck, and Xiaobai shouted as soon as he turned back, "There's a dog-headed man on the bald head of the statue!"
The king frowned, "Kobold?"
Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, then amended his statement: "A relatively large kobold."
Wang: "A relatively large kobold? How big is it?"
Xiaobai: "About the same height as you, shorter than Dakuai."
Wang gestured with his hands: "This dog-headed man is really a bit ridiculously large."
Kobolds are also known as little lizards, and they are generally very small. Even if there are Kobold Dragonblood Warlocks, they are not much bigger than their peers in size.
This kobold is totally different from the evil goblins, which include goblins, hobgoblins, wolf goblins, and bugbears, each one bigger than the other. Bugbears are almost as big as adult men.
Elizabeth frowned and looked at Wang: "Why do I feel that you are in high spirits?"
"A dog-headed man! As big as a human!" Wang said, using his hands to measure the size of the other party. "This is a great discovery. It can be used to update the local history of Gralia written by the teacher! Xiaobai, transform into a griffin, let's go!"
Xiaobai: “Oh!”
She seemed to be very interested in such a big kobold, and immediately transformed into a huge griffin, sharpening her claws on the deck.
The king turned around and told Elizabeth, "Tell the captain to drop anchor at the foot of the two statues. If the boat is not blown away, find a tree by the river to hook it. The roots of these trees are deep in the soil and are very stable."
As soon as Elizabeth nodded, the king climbed onto the griffin.
The princess asked worriedly, "You're going there alone? Without even a front row? What if that kobold is some god-chosen kobold?"
Even if you are not a priest, you can become a "chosen person" of a certain god and get some extra benefits. This kind of person is called a chosen person.
These people do not have as diverse divine arts as priests, but their power should not be underestimated.
Of course, many priests or paladins are originally chosen people who believe in gods.
King: "That's even better! A God-chosen kobold, as rare as a kobold dragonblood sorcerer. If I could come across one, maybe I could solve the mystery of whether a kobold can turn into a dragon."
Although they are called dog-headed people, they are actually more like lizards that walk upright. The dog-headed people firmly believe that their reptilian bloodline comes from the first dragon, the "ancestor dragon".
So as long as you can speak Dragon Language, you can basically control an entire tribe of kobolds.
In addition, pretending to speak Dragon Language will not work, as Dragon Language itself contains power, and Kobolds can easily distinguish it and will not be fooled.
The king mounted the griffin, and the little white horse soared into the air.
Elizabeth: "Why don't you bring a few more people with you, just in case..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Nini jump from the lookout at the top of the mast, land on Xiaobai's back, and then naturally hugged the king's waist.
"Ah..." Elizabeth was speechless.
Rosalie teased, "It looks like Miss Elf is ahead in every aspect!"
Elizabeth turned her head and rolled her eyes at her: "Aren't you left behind too?"
"I am just a laundry worker and maid. I can only cheer on my master's love."
Rosalie spread her hands after saying this.
Elizabeth said angrily: "You always say different things every day, sometimes one thing and sometimes another."
Rosalie: "Because my character is fickle."
**
After Nini got on top, Wang asked, "Is it hard today too?"
"Because someone said there might be a battle today, so let me prepare for battle." The elf replied.
Wang: "I remember now. You did a great job. If that God-chosen Kobold and we start fighting, we'll be relying on you and Xiaobai."
The mage has already assumed that the "dog-headed man" that Xiaobai saw is the dog-headed man chosen by God.
Nini asked doubtfully, "Kobold?"
Wang: "Xiao Bai said that there is a large dog-headed man on top of the stone statue's head."
Nini: "No, if I'm not mistaken, it's a lizard man."
The king was shocked, then slapped the back of the griffin's head, "Did you hear that? That's a lizard man! My expectations were in vain! Don't change back and talk! Just hold back your grievances!"
The griffin shook its head and barked a few times, and it indeed sounded very aggrieved.
Nini stood up behind Xiaobai and prepared to draw her bow——
Wang: "Don't! Lizardmen only look hateful, but they are actually friendly neutral creatures. They can communicate, but their living habits are more feral, a bit like a twice as feral version of Xiaobai."
Nini: “That’s really wild.”
She said as she put away her bow and arrow.
At this time, the griffin approached the ancient giant god statue, and the king could see the strange man on the bald head clearly with human eyesight. It was indeed a lizard man, and it really looked like a dog-headed man - this was not surprising, the dog-headed man only claimed that he had dragon blood, but the lizard man really had dragon blood.
According to the mythology of the Lizardmen, this cold-blooded intelligent race was originally a "servant race" created by dragons for their own convenience, just like the four-legged half-dragons. Later, when the era of dragons passed, the first powerful dragons either found a place to sleep or left this plane, leaving behind only a group of dragon cubs who picked up their little bit.
Yes, the dragons of today, even the ancient dragons, only have one tenth of the power of their ancestors.
Lizardmen also worship the gods who created them in mythology. However, unlike the foolish dog-headed people who have always wanted to trace back through dragon blood and transform into a dragon, lizardmen prefer their current life and do not want to find the master who left.
As for the ridiculous idea of turning themselves into dragons, the lizardmen can achieve it through dragon-shaped magic.
Lizardmen don't usually have mages, but it's quite common for them to have warlocks. After all, they have true dragon blood, so it's normal for them to awaken bloodline magic. I don't know if it's the influence of their bloodline, but these lizardmen warlocks can often learn dragon magic.
In addition to warlocks, another common spellcasting profession among the Lizardmen is the Druid. Some Lizardmen tribes also have a shamanistic heritage, using the same system as the spirits of the Orc Shamans.
However, Wang could tell at a glance that the lizard man in front of him was not a spellcaster.
Because he is a monk.
You can tell from his standing posture: he stands on one leg, the other leg points to the sky, and his thigh and hip form a straight line, without any bend. His body and the straight thigh together form a lowercase y.
Of course, in addition to his standing posture, this lizard man also has the common symbol of a monk: "a string of coconut shell beads."
...Well, okay, rosaries made of coconut shells are indeed not very common.
Chapter 146: Strange Phenomenon in the Lizardman Village
Xiaobai landed directly on the bald head of the stone statue and almost slipped when landing. In the end, he managed to stand firm by grabbing the vines wrapped around the bald head with his claws.
Wang: "Please be patient. I have read in the teacher's Fengwuzhi how to deal with the monks."
After saying this, he turned over and got off the griffin. Just as he was about to start walking, his feet slipped.
Nini grabbed him by the back of his neck and lifted him to a place where he could stand safely.
Wang: "Thank you. These mosses are smoother than I thought. They are obviously exposed to the sun all the time. Hey, how can there be moss in a place that is always exposed to the sun?"
At this time, the lizard man who was posing spoke up: "There are many kinds of mosses. Most mosses - or lichens - like cool places, but this one is not. Because it is not a moss, but a tiny life form that attracts light."
Wang: "Microorganisms? Planes without magic usually use microorganisms to prevent certain diseases, such as using cowpox to prevent the sky."
The lizard man opened his eyes.