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Xiaobai has changed back at this time.

Nini jumped up very swiftly the moment he turned back, flipped in the air and landed gracefully, without riding on Xiaobai's neck.

Xiaobai: "Why are your eyes blinking vertically?"

King: "Are you really a druid? Many reptiles are like this."

Lizard Man: "We prefer to call this a gift from our ancestors."

Wang slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, dragons also blink vertically."

Xiaobai: "Really? I never noticed it at all!"

Nini: "Teacher, the way to deal with monks that you saw in Fengwu Zhi is to talk about eyes?"

Wang: "No, no, it's because of Xiaobai. The correct way to greet is like this, put your hands together and say 'Sawadee Ka'."

Lizardman: "Some monasteries do have such greetings, but the monastery I belong to does not."

Wang: “Oh? There is this difference?”

The lizard man nodded. "They say that in the monastery of Savadika, the monks like to use elbow strikes when fighting. I don't have this habit."

Nini asked: "Is it because the elbow strike is too lethal to the enemy?"

The lizardman shook his head and raised his wrist to show the three people: "Lizardmen don't have elbows as hard as you humans. Lizardmen's elbows have many nerves, so they grow cuticles for protection. If you let a lizardman elbow you, it's like hitting you with a pottery hammer. It's hard enough, and it breaks very quickly."

Xiao Bai looked at his elbow curiously: "Indeed, it's very hard. Aren't lizardmen like this?"

Wang: "It's also very hard, but they are hard because this is a vital point, so they have developed defenses. We humans are just the opposite. There are not even many nerves in the elbow, so we often don't feel pain when we hit people with it."

The monk nodded: "This young man is very intelligent."

Xiaobai: "That's right, he is very smart."

Nini then asked a crucial question: "What on earth are you doing in this place?"

"I am practicing." The monk answered briefly.

Wang: "Do you monks really step on plum trees when you practice, and sit under waterfalls and take a shower?"

"That is also a form of cultivation." The lizardman blinked his vertical pupils, "But I have passed that stage. I can practice at any time and in any state to increase my Qi sea."

Xiaobai: "Qi Hai?"

"Just like the monk's spell slots," Wang explained, "the monk can use chi to use abilities, such as shocking punch."

Lizard Man: "Exactly."

Wang: "Since you can practice in any state, why are you here? Is there any special reason?"

Xiao Bai speculated excitedly, "You are guarding this statue! It may move at any time and have a baby with another statue!"

Wang: "No, no, before that it has to destroy all the creatures in this crystal wall system, and then it will start giving birth."

Xiaobai: "Don't worry about such details. Anyway, the big dog-headed man is here to guard this statue, right?"

The lizard man ignored Xiao Bai's words about the "big dog-headed man" and said, "Actually, I just think the scenery here is good. Don't you think the scenery here is very good?"

As the lizard man spoke, he made a gesture for you to look.

The wizard and his companions turned their attention to the scenery for the first time - they had previously been paying attention to the lizardmen.

Nini, an elf who has studied aesthetics and art, was the first to express her opinion: "Indeed, this scenery is pleasing to the eye."

Xiaobai: "It's all green, what's so good about it?"

Wang Ze immediately asked Nini: "How would you rate the beauty of this scenery? Compared with the scenery on the Minoan wall, how much is the difference? Is it possible for us to divide the difference in the beauty of the two places into ten equal parts, and then establish a quantitative standard of beauty?"

The lizard man looked at Wang in surprise, as if he was shocked by his character of quantitative analysis wherever he went.

"It's true. I met a strange person." The lizard man said this while touching the scales on his chin.

Xiaobai: "So this statue won't move anymore?"

The lizard man replied, "These ancient golems had their structures mostly destroyed in the process of being recast as statues. Moreover, they have stood here for two centuries and have long been assimilated into the surrounding nature. You felt that when you landed just now, didn't you?"

Wang looked down at the tangled vines beneath his feet and nodded, "Indeed. So this thing won't move again?"

Monk: "Probably not. Even if it wants to move again, it needs a core that can provide energy, but the core of this thing was taken away by the archmage of the Second Epoch Human Kingdom when it was recast."

Wang: "I see. We came here to confirm this. Now that it has been confirmed, we will not disturb your practice."

Xiaobai: "You're leaving now? I thought you were going to persuade this lizard man to join our team."

Wang slapped his head and said, "Yes, please!"

He called out to the lizard man who was about to start practicing again: "Are you interested in saving the world?"

The lizard man laughed. "Every adventurer believes that he will save the world and become a hero in the future. I am no longer surprised by this."

Wang: "No, no, no, it's like this, there is indeed a world-destroying crisis right now..."

Next, Wang recounted the whole story in detail.

The lizardman crossed his arms and said, "I see. That's why strange phenomena occur in lizardman villages."

The king frowned, "Wait a minute! So, strange things have started to happen in the River Kingdoms?"

The Lizard Man asked back, "Didn't you find clues that the headquarters of the mastermind might be in Isonzo? This is Isonzo's neighboring country. In theory, this might even be the place where the cult first tested whether their methods were effective."

Wang: "That makes sense. So, what strange thing happened in the Lizardman village?"

Lizardman: "Since last year, healing spells have brought some strange effects, such as scales turning into feathers, or other strange things, which can only be repaired by restoration spells."

The king snapped his fingers and said, "Yes! This is the phenomenon. Sure enough, this is the headquarters of the cult!"

Chapter 147: The Wise Man Thinks a Lot

The Lizardman monk asked: "Since you are here to solve this crisis, then you have a way to change this situation, right? I don't want the number of people with feathers to increase any more in the tribe."

Wang: "We know how this phenomenon occurs, and we also know how to eliminate it. The cult must have performed some kind of ritual somewhere. As long as the ritual is destroyed, the positive energy mutation will soon end. We have verified it in Landon Territory, unless..."

The Lizard Man asked, "Unless what?"

Wang: "Unless we enter the next stage, if the situation is so bad that non-professionals can quickly and efficiently create healing scrolls and healing potions, then at that time, a mutation like growing feathers after being treated may not matter."

The lizard man nodded, "I see. No matter what, let's solve the village's problems first. Maybe we can find some clues to help you kill the cult."

Wang: "Deal! Without further ado, let's go to the Lizardman Village. Is it far from here?"

"It's a long way to go by land, and most importantly, there are dense forests along the way. The lush vegetation makes it impossible to clear the way." The lizard man introduced.

Nini asked doubtfully, "If we can't walk on the ground, wouldn't it be better to fly through the forest?"

Xiaobai: "You think we are all forest elves? I said it would be faster to turn into a bird and fly over."

Wang was concerned about another thing: "Is the vegetation in the forest growing quickly?"

"Yes, if you use a machete to clear a path, it only takes three days for grass to start growing. In five days, small shrubs will have grown on the road, and of course there will be lichens and vines. In about seven days, the newly opened road will be completely blocked by plants."

The lizard man paused and continued, "In the eyes of plants, the path opened by humans is a sudden appearance of light. They have been competing for light in the dense forest for a long time, and have developed a nature to occupy the light as soon as possible."

The king looked at the river below and said, "I see, that's why trees grow in water."

Lizardman: "Sometimes the river surface will be filled with algae. In the middle of the night, the algae will emit blue fluorescence. Standing here, you can see a blue river of light appearing on the ground and stretching into the distance."

Nini: "That's great. I hope I can see it once."

Wang: "It's best not to look at it. The algae will consume all the oxygen in the water and all the fish will suffocate to death."

Lizardman: "Yes, every time the River of Light appears, it means that the village's food reserves will be put to the test. If it were in the past, we would still be a tribe living by the water and grass, and there would definitely be a large-scale death."

"Not anymore?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

Wang: "He just mentioned the village, which means they have settled down. This is also something that my teacher's Fengwuzhi didn't mention, settled lizardmen."

Xiaobai: "Why won't people starve to death if they settle down and have a village?"

Lizardman: "Because we farm and raise livestock just like humans. When famine comes, we just have to kill the livestock. Unless the river of light and the flood come at the same time. But when the flood comes, it will wash away the algae, and the fish can live again."

Wang: "In short, settling down and cultivating land have increased our ability to resist disasters. But on the other hand, if we really encounter a disaster that we cannot resist, we could flee before, but after settling down, we have to decide whether we are willing to give up the wealth we have accumulated over the years."

The lizard man nodded: "Sure enough, this donor is very intelligent."

Xiaobai: "What is Huigen? Is it delicious?"

Lizardman: "Little donor, your words are full of wisdom."

No, that's just her nature.

Wang: "You just said that the land route is very long, but the water route is very fast, right?"

"It only takes half a day," the lizard man replied.

King: "Okay, our ship is right below, anchored at the feet of the statue. Let's go quickly. Xiaobai, transform into a griffin."

"Oh!"

After Xiaobai responded, she turned into a griffin, but right after the transformation, her feet slipped and she flapped her wings several times before she finally stood firm.

In order to avoid Xiaobai's wings, Wang had to hug Nini's waist.

Even when the elf stood in such a place, it was as steady as if it was on flat ground. It was indeed a forest elf that could walk in the woods as if it were flat ground. It had a great sense of balance.

After Xiaobai stood firm, Wang climbed onto the saddle and looked down at the lizard man: "Do you want to get on?"

While he was asking questions, Nini climbed onto the saddle.

The lizard man smiled and said, "I won't join in the fun. After all, it looks like the place is already full."

Wang: "That's right. Since you can get to such a high place, there must be a way to get down. It can't be like in some jokes, where you get up and find that you can't get down, right?"

After saying this, Wang seemed to be amused by himself and laughed twice.

But no one responded to his joke, which made him very embarrassed.

Lizard Man: "I do have a way to get down. See you on the boat below."

Wang: "Okay, Xiaobai, take off!"

The griffin took off into the air.

At this time, Wang suddenly remembered: "Hey, wait a minute! I forgot what the lizard man was called!"

Nini: "Huh? I thought you didn't ask on purpose, teacher."