Chapter 62: Gophers are also in stock
Finally, after Dahe and the other horned gophers had more than doubled the width of the hole, Ji Xiaoyan nodded with satisfaction, and then pushed the fallen leaves Fei Dao : "Luoye, hold up the lamp and go ahead!" Luoye Fenfei glared at Ji Xiaoyan, but followed Dahe obediently, lying on the ground, supporting the ground with one hand, and holding the oil lamp with the other. , slowly crawling into the hole. Followed by Ji Xiaoyan, then Brick, and finally a few horned gophers that Dahe had just called.
Not long after climbing, Ji Xiaoyan heard Dahe’s voice coming from the front: “We’re here, be careful when you come out!”
Afterwards, Ji Xiaoyan climbed out of the passage and was The scene in front of me was shocking.
Is this where the horned gopher lives?
A huge cave space, with countless large and small stones and thick layers of soil dividing the entire space into several floors, just like a modern attic. There are many high and short protruding rocks on the cave wall next to it. Ji Xiaoyan estimates that those are the so-called stairs! There are large piles of stones on each floor. Ji Xiaoyan asked Dahe and found out that this was the home of each nest of horned gophers. At the top of the cave, a thin light shines through the cracks in the rocks into the entire cave.
"You are alone here...oh, a single rat in a nest?" Ji Xiaoyan asked doubtfully. There are too many piles of rocks here. It can be said to be densely packed.
"No, adult tribesmen must build a new nest to live together after finding a partner! Before finding a partner, they live with their parents!" Dahe explained to Ji Xiaoyan while twisting He gestured over his shoulder for them to follow it.
After passing through dozens of gopher nests, Ji Xiaoyan followed Dahe’s steps and climbed up the rock on the cave wall, then jumped along the rock to another rock, and climbed like this After a while, I finally climbed to the top level. The fallen leaves were flying and I stared at the sky. I stood to the side and looked down. It was probably thirty or forty meters high! You can't see clearly at the bottom, only a few luminous things can be seen. Ji Xiaoyan also curiously came over to take a look, then turned to ask Dahe: "Dahe, what are those glowing things down there?"
Dahe came over, took a look and said, "Those It’s a luminous stone that emits light in the dark!”
"Can you give me some later? I look pretty!" Ji Xiaoyan looked at Dahe expectantly.
Da He nodded. Their clan didn't like that kind of stone very much, so it was nothing to give it to this human being. "Let's go to the clan leader first!"
Ji Xiaoyan nodded, beckoned Luo Yefenfei to follow, then turned around and followed Dahe towards a large pile of rocks in front of him.
The leader's nest of the horned gopher is several times larger than the ordinary gopher's nest just by its appearance. A small hole was opened on one side of the pile of rocks. At the entrance, there were two horned gophers lying on the left and right. Ji Xiaoyan estimated that this functioned as human gatekeepers. Dahe signaled Ji Xiaoyan and the others to wait a moment, then he got into the pile of rocks. He came out after a while and said to Ji Xiaoyan, "Come in with me!"
The falling leaves pulled at Ji Xiaoyan's clothes. Xiaoyan turned around and raised her eyebrows to ask him what was going on?
"Well, Xiaoyan, isn't this hole a bit small?"
Ji Xiaoyan looked back and forth, it seemed a bit small. "Da He, isn't this hole a little small? Look, he probably can't get in!"
This time Da He didn't even look at the falling leaves, and said directly: "It's not small, he can't get in!" You can get in. Let's go!" After saying that, he went in again, completely ignoring the hesitation and depression on Fallen Leaf Fei's face.
After Ji Xiaoyan stood on tiptoe and patted his shoulder to express comfort, he asked Brick to follow him and got into the pile of rocks. After falling leaves were stunned in place for a while, they took a deep breath, looked at the relatively small hole in the pile of rocks, and ruthlessly pushed their bodies in. I originally thought it would be very crowded, or just blocked there. As a result, he got in gently and didn't feel the stones coming into contact with his body at all! So amazing!
After climbing a few steps, the fallen leaves were flying and I saw a bright light in front of me. After I got out, I discovered that there was also a different cave under the pile of rocks. This is a space of at least fifty square meters, with a bunch of horned gophers standing here and there. Directly in front is a larger horned gopher, sitting in the middle of a pile of stones. Several bright luminous stones are placed around the corner of the space.
Ji Xiaoyan and Brick were standing not far in front, packing oil lamps and preparing to put them into packages for later use.
When Fallen Leaves Fenfei saw a group of gophers, they all glanced at him. He quickly patted the dust off his body and stood next to Ji Xiaoyan.
"Dear adventurer, are all your companions here?" The big gopher sitting in the pile of rocks directly in front spoke.
"Well, yes! Lord Patriarch. My name is Ji Xiaoyan, you can just call me Xiaoyan." Ji Xiaoyan nodded quickly and said in a flattering manner. The big gopher smiled with satisfaction and said: "Okay!"
"Master Patriarch, Xiaoyan has agreed to help us deal with those hateful centipedes!" Dahe happily reported to the Gopher Chief!
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Then I have to leave this matter to the adventurers." The mouse clan leader half straightened up and stroked his beard. It seems like all these gophers like to stroke their beards?
"No problem! Patriarch!" Ji Xiaoyan answered readily, and the fallen leaves flying beside her quickly prepared to catch her. Just kidding, in the beginning it was because he asked this girl to speak, but in the end this mission became a certainty. Now I want to boast about Haikou again. If this big rat adds some kind of time limit, requirements, etc. to the task, it will be a big loss!
Lu Ye Fan Fei was reaching out to Ji Xiaoyan, about to tell her to shut up, when she heard her continue: "But, Mr. Patriarch, there is something I still feel I need to tell you!" Luo Ye Fan Fei's hand It stayed in the air for a while and then took it back. Let’s listen to what this girl is going to say first!
“Say it!” The gopher clan leader nodded.
"This is what happened! My companions and I were originally planning to come here to mine. As you know, there are many humans here who come to mine!" Ji Xiaoyan said, looking at the Gopher Clan Leader and seeing it He nodded, and then continued: "So, when we came here, we thought there was no danger here. We usually use it for self-defense. We didn’t bring any clothes or weapons! Later, I heard Da He say that there are a bunch of nasty centipedes here. We are also happy to help you solve this problem! However, our current armed ability is indeed not very good, and according to Da He, , those centipedes are still poisonous, this..." Ji Xiaoyan paused, looking embarrassed.
When the leader of the gopher clan heard this, he rolled his eyes a few times, then squeaked at the other mice in the cave for a while, and then said to Ji Xiaoyan: "Adventurers, we have discussed this matter. , I can provide you with something, I hope you can get rid of those nasty centipedes!" After saying that, he squeaked twice at Da He. Then Ji Xiaoyan saw Dahe turn around, run to her feet, straighten up and say to her: "Follow me!"
Ji Xiaoyan nodded and politely said goodbye to the mouse clan leader. , and followed Dahe out of the hole where he came from. And Fallen Leaves Feifei followed quickly now. Just kidding, get the equipment for free, what if you don’t go faster?
Coming out of the clan leader's rat nest, Dahe took Ji Xiaoyan and the others from the top to the bottom floor, then walked to the innermost corner and said to Ji Xiaoyan: "Clan Leader The adults said, each of you can choose five kinds of weapons and one weapon. If you succeed in killing the centipede! If you drive away or kill the centipedes, you can choose one of these things as a reward!"
Ji Xiaoyan nodded calmly, she did not expect these monsters now! Ah, NPC is so generous and can give her a bunch of things casually. But the fallen leaves are falling happily! This was the first time he encountered such a good thing! Not only can you choose a piece of equipment to use during the mission, but after the mission is completed, you can also choose one piece of equipment as a reward. That means that if you complete the mission, in addition to the ones in the mission reward, you can also get one more piece of equipment! Falling Leaves Fei Fei completely ignored the difficulty of this task and just studied what to choose for a while.
Dahe squeaked a few times, and a few gophers popped out from somewhere nearby. After digging around in the corner a few times, a large hole was revealed. Dahe gestured to Ji Xiaoyan and then got in. Go in. This time, the falling leaves were not pretentious, and they followed Ji Xiaoyan directly in. Then they saw another space that was larger than the Gopher Clan leader's lair, filled with piles of equipment and weapons.
"You can choose whatever you want here, but the time cannot be too long!" Dahe lay at the entrance of the cave and said lazily to Ji Xiaoyan.
“Wow, Dahe, you guys got so much equipment there!” Ji Xiaoyan sighed, there must be at least hundreds of pieces!
"Collected from those humans who were killed by centipedes in the past!"
"What a wise man!" Ji Xiaoyan sighed and took Brick to find equipment. Luo Ye Fanfei also happily devoted himself to the matter of selecting equipment.
As a result, Dahe felt that they were chattering about which one was good and which one was bad and couldn't make a choice for a long time, so he just told them to give them a few minutes at the end. If they couldn't choose, they wouldn't be allowed to choose. Only then did Ji Xiaoyan and the others quickly grab a few things they were satisfied with.
After getting out of the equipment warehouse, Dahe briefly told Ji Xiaoyan that centipedes usually move around in the mines to the south. When attacking, they like to stand up and spit out poisonous saliva, or rush directly towards them. bite. Then by the way, I introduced that the centipede's weak points are the pair of tentacles and a small area on the abdomen. After saying that, he pointed in the direction to Ji Xiaoyan and others and let them go there by themselves.
So, Fallen Leaf Fanfei was a little dumbfounded: "Why don't you take us there? There are so many passages in the mine, what if we get lost?"
Da He glanced at him and said : "As long as you are walking in the right direction, those centipedes also like to wander around. Maybe you will encounter a few of them if you get lost!"
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Is this the idea behind this horned gopher, to let them send it to the door for the centipede to attack? If they are lucky and win, it is their ability, but if they lose, they are seeking death?
(End of this chapter)