Invincible Heroes - Hidden Architect

The fluorescent fruit haunts the seven pigeons and points the way for them.

The fluorescent fruit's body was tightly wrapped around her own, and the tip of her tail slid left and right on Qige's thigh restlessly.

this is not good.

It's easy for the gun to go off.

Qi Ge hurriedly asked: "Luoshuo, can I ask the queen's name?"

"Ah, our queen's name is Yingye, which is the same as the name of our tribe."

Yingye...

This name doesn't sound like the name of Medusa, more like a dark elf or a succubus.

What kind of person will the other party be?

Out of curiosity, the seven doves walked in the palace of the Medusas.

This palace can simply be described as magnificent and extremely luxurious.

A large number of gold coins paved the floor of the palace, and many large and small crystals served as decorations on the floor.

In the palace, there are many stone statues.

Dwarves, corpse witches, half-elves, evil eyes...

These stone statues are all neatly equipped and maintain an offensive posture. The stone statues are decorated with many luminous objects.

Seven pigeons saw,

On the head of a stone skeleton soldier statue, there are several cute little snakes made of gemstones.

A flower carved from crystal was stuffed into the open mouth of a stone statue of an ogre king.

The staff of a stone shaman statue was removed and replaced with a corn cob made of mercury and gold coins.

…

These strange stone statues fully illustrate the bad taste of the Medusa family.

The nature of the Medusa family is not bad, they are extreme passivists.

Medusas will not take the initiative to attack other tribes. They consume very little food to survive. Low-level Medusas have dark green bodies and can even photosynthesize.

Therefore, most of the Medusa tribes that do not belong to the dungeon forces live in one place, isolated from the world, and rarely take the initiative to invade other tribes.

Moreover, many Medusa tribes in the wild have very small populations.

Usually there are only a dozen first-level Medusa female snakes as tribesmen, and the second-level Medusa is the king of the tribe.

This is also the reason why the second-level unit of the Medusa clan is called Queen Medusa.

But this does not mean that Medusas are easy to bully.

They have a very strong sense of territory. All enemies who invade the Medusa tribe will be ruthlessly counterattacked by the Medusas, and will even chase them to the north without end.

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From the perspective of military units, the Medusa family is also very interesting.

The low-level Medusa Snake and Medusa Queen are equipped with bows and arrows, so they can carry out long-range attacks.

At the same time, their damage power is not reduced in melee combat, and they have a 20% chance of petrifying the enemy for 3 rounds.

Players in previous lives carefully looked at the data and found that the difference in data between Medusa and Evil Eye was actually not that big.

The Evil Eye is only a level 3 unit, while Medusa is a level 4 unit.

There is a whole level difference, so why are the higher-level long-range units not much better than the lower-level ones?

Although the low-level troops of the Medusa family can attack from a distance, they should actually be melee troops.

First, they have very little ammunition.

Level 1 Medusa female snakes can only carry 4 arrows, which are made of snake hair that they can shed. They can easily shoot them all in battle.

At level 2, Queen Medusa only has 8 arrows.

(For comparison, an archer at level 2 and level 1 of the castle force has 12 arrows, and a marksman at level 2 and level 2 has a full 24 arrows.)

Secondly, the damage done by Medusas during melee attacks is not reduced by half, which provides prerequisites for them to engage in hand-to-hand combat after shooting all their arrows.

Finally, even level 1 Medusa has the ability to petrify the enemy for three turns when attacking in melee.

Petrification is a magical skill as useful as blindness.

Troops are petrified and completely unable to move, as if they were dead.

Although the petrified troops will take less damage when attacked, even sealing the opponent's high-level troops for three rounds is a huge advantage in a battle.

Therefore, low-level Medusas should actually be melee troops carrying bows and arrows.

The Medusa clan has a habit of turning enemies who invade their homes into stones and placing them in their homes as decorations.

Just like hunters making stuffed wolf and bear heads from hunting and hanging them on the wall, it is a way to show off their strength.

High-level Medusas will also decorate the stone statues and use sparkling things to add a different style to the stone statues to show their wealth.

In other words, it's pretentious.

Seeing that Qi Ge had been looking at these stone statues, Huo Guo introduced a little shyly:

“Lord Qi Ge, the Queen and I decorated these together.

Her Majesty the Queen is responsible for the design and I am responsible for the production.

You see, the skull’s hair is my most proud work, isn’t it cute? "

Not to mention, these little gem snakes are so lifelike and quite cute.

Of course, it would be even cuter if I could turn these little snakes into resources and put them in my backpack, hehehe.

Qi Ge and Huo Guo were talking and laughing all the way as they followed the road to the castle and walked up a slope.

On the side of the slope, there is a room without a door, and bursts of fragrance come from the room.

"Lord Qige, this is our kitchen. Because of your arrival, Her Majesty the Queen has ordered a banquet to be prepared for you."

oh? Medusa's banquet? Qige was a little curious about what Queen Medusa ate in this underground city-state, so she responded.

“It’s hard to refuse such hospitality, thank you very much!”

After that, the seven pigeons followed the fluorescent fruit and passed through the training ground, archery hall, conference hall and other rooms one after another.

These rooms are evenly distributed in the square pyramid palace like the grid of a Rubik's Cube.

Qi Ge looked at the map. Under the leadership of the fluorescent fruit, he passed a total of 6 slopes and was about to reach the top of the square pyramid.

It is worth mentioning that the road composed of gold coins and crystals is only a short section of the palace entrance, and then the ground is replaced by a soft blanket suitable for Medusa's movement.

But the fluorescent fruit never mentioned getting off Qi Ge, and Qi Ge was too embarrassed to speak.

In this way, Qiu Guo wrapped around Qi Ge's body and led Qi Ge around the palace several times until he reached Ying Ye's study.

Fluorescence Guo got off Qi Ge with a flushed face, and the continuous friction between her ears and temples made her a little unbearable.

She never imagined that she would actually do such a thing in the Queen's palace.

Fluorescence Guo took two deep breaths, glanced shyly at the innocent-looking Qi Ge, and knocked on the study door.

"Your Majesty, the guests are here."

"Please come in."

Qi Ge saw Huo Guo pushing open the door and standing outside, waiting for him.

He nodded and walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, Qi Ge heard Huo Guo closing the door behind him.

He observed with the corner of his eye that the fluorescent fruit had followed him in, holding his hands empty and guarding the door.

Qi Ge looked forward.

The queen of Yingye Tribe—Medusa Yingye was holding the [Gorgon Eyes] in her hand and looking up at herself.

Maybe it was because she was meeting him that Yingye dressed particularly solemnly.

She was wearing a bright yellow sleeveless silk gown, exposing her arms, which were white and tender, like white lotus joints.

She wore a shining golden crown on her head, and a mask with snake patterns on her face that even covered her eyes.

The shape of the crown is like many colorful snakes entangled together. The base is made of gold coins, the snake's teeth are gems, and the snake's body is made of various colored minerals.

The venomous snake's eyes are exactly the kind of black stone found in abandoned mines.

Medusa's strongest petrification ability is their eyes. Advanced Medusa can even petrify targets with their gaze.

Therefore, the "eye" has a very high status in Medusa society.

Using black stones as eyes shows that in Yingye's heart, the value of black ores produced in abandoned mines is much higher than resources such as gold, gems, and crystals.

Qi Ge recorded this detail in his heart.

He saluted Yingye and said, "Your Majesty Yingye, my name is Qi Ge, and I come from the surface of the earth.

My city is near your noble territory, so I come to make your acquaintance with good intentions.

I hope my city, God’s Chosen City, can establish a good cooperative relationship with your tribe. "

[System prompt: Your good attitude and humble conversation have been recognized by Yingye. 】

[System prompt: Based on your reputation in the Yingye tribe and your charm value, the comprehensive settlement of Yingye's favorability towards you is 30 (friendly)]

Yingye nodded, and a slightly hoarse and dull voice came from her abdomen.

"Welcome, Lord Qi Ge City.

Please forgive me for having to wear a mask and speak to you this way.

My face and voice both have the power to petrify others.

For some reason, this ability is beyond my control. "

Qi Ge was stunned for a moment. Even his voice had the ability to petrify? And you’ve become a legendary hero and you still can’t control yourself?

The ability to petrify is so terrifying, what level of Medusa must this be? !

Yingye held up the bow Qi Ge gave her - [Eye of Gorgon] and said:

"Thank you for the greeting, I like it very much."

No Medusa can resist the temptation of [Gorgon Treasure].

Qi Ge smiled slightly, and just as he was about to answer, he heard Ying Ye say:

"It is the traditional etiquette of our Medusa family to open gifts from friends only in front of them.

Now that you've arrived, I won't be polite. "

Qige was stunned.

What does it mean? Opening a gift? [Gorgon's Eyes] There is no packaging?

Yingye stretched out her finger and touched the [Gorgon's Eye]. The [Gorgon's Eye] instantly melted into liquid and floated in the air.

Yingye peeled off the liquid with her fingers and took out a purple snake-eye gem from the liquid package.

This purple snake-eye gem is the one embedded in the [Gorgon's Eye].

Qi Ge was horrified.

The opponent actually destroyed [Gorgon's Eye]!

The treasures in the Yasha world have rules and are extremely difficult to destroy.

Yingye not only destroyed the [Gorgon's Eye], but also extracted a snake-eye gem from the [Gorgon's Eye]? !

Yingye held the snake-eye gem and said to Qige:

“The ancestors of Medusa, part of the rules mastered by the [Gorgons] family.

A very rare gift indeed.

You took the trouble. "

Yingye crushed the purple gem into pieces, and the gem turned into sporadic light spots and floated into her body.

Hiss, Qi Ge is stupid.

What method is this?

Melt an extremely solid treasure directly into liquid, and then extract the rules within it individually?

"Thank you for your gift, it has benefited me a lot.

We, the Medusa clan, don’t have anything else as a gift in return. I prepared some ores as proof of our friendship. "

Yingye stretched out his hand, and a large amount of gold coins and resources appeared at Qige's feet.

[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for completing the hidden mission: Yingye’s return gift]

[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for winning 30,000 gold coins, 500 gems, 500 crystals, and 500 mercury. 】

hiss!

so much!

These resources can create a cheaper miracle building.

A normal crystal mine can only produce 2 crystals a day, which is equivalent to the output of a gem mine plus a crystal mine plus a mercury refining room for more than half a year.

Is it because Yingye doesn't know the actual value of level 3 treasures?

Or is [Gorgon Eyes] particularly to her taste?

Qige quietly bowed his thanks:

"You're too kind.

Thank you for your return gift. "

Yingye's voice became more serious:

"This is a common resource in our mining area, and it is of little use to us Medusa clan.

But you foreigners should really need it.

In the past, there were a total of 13 reckless and ignorant guys who were stunned by these resources and dared to attack us.

In the end, I turned them all into stone statues, the ones you see in the hallway.

it's a pity.

If they could be more sensible, they could become very good friends with us. "

This is a warning and a reminder.

Just like I lack intelligence about the Yingye Tribe, the Yingye Tribe also lacks information about me.

What Yingye means is that she is willing to be friendly with me, but is not afraid of fighting.

"Of course, only a fool would attempt to invade Medusa's territory.

Any rational person should understand that the Medusa family is only suitable for being friends.

…

Peace and development are also the main themes of my territory.

The common enemy of our races in the Yasha world should be Chaos, and any internal fighting is something the Mother Goddess does not want to see. "

Yingye nodded approvingly and said:

"Very good, it seems that we have a certain consensus. You are much more sensible than the half-elves I have seen before.

Xiaoguo, please take the guests down to have a rest first and visit our Everlasting City.

Remember to bring him back when the party begins. "

"yes."

"Wait a minute."

Qi Ge interrupted, seemingly ignorant.

"Your Majesty the Queen, I have a question and I don't know whether I should ask it."

Hearing Qi Ge's voice, the fluorescent fruit standing behind Qi Ge trembled slightly.

[System prompt: Yingye’s favorability towards you is -10, currently 20. 】

Yingye bowed slightly, her voice somewhat unpleasant.

"What questions?"

“I saw many people from your tribe digging for ore along the way.

I have never seen or heard of this kind of ore on the surface of the earth, but I can feel a strange power from the ore, and it seems that this kind of ore is valuable.

I wonder if Her Majesty the Queen can tell me what kind of ore this is? "

Yingye spread her hands, and a black stone appeared in her hand.

"What do you mean? We call it the Sulfur-Eating Stone."

"Sulfate Stone?"

"Yes. This kind of stone has been passed down from generation to generation in our tribe. Legend has it that it is a treasure left by the God of Immortality.

It's a pity that queens in the past have done a lot of research on the Sulfur-Eating Stone, but they have not been able to find the use of the Sulfur-Eating Stone.

I ordered my tribe to collect a large amount of them, mostly for experiments.

This kind of stone has a magical property and can swallow sulfur. Unfortunately, swallowing it is in vain and will not produce anything. The sulfur-eating stone itself will not change in any way.

It was as if the sulfur disappeared out of thin air.

In fact, it's not a valuable item, you can take a look. "

Yingye threw her hand and the sulfur-eating stone flew into Qi Ge's hand. Her abdomen continued to make sounds and said:

“You live on the surface and know a lot of things that we underground creatures don’t know.

If you could help us figure out what Sulfurite does, I'd be very grateful to you. "

[System prompt: Yingye gave you the Sulfur-Eating Stone (3kg) as a gift]

Qi Ge took the sulfur-eating stone and found that it was only a slap but the sulfur-eating stone was extremely heavy.

He clicked on the system and looked at it

【Sulfate Stone

Strange object

Effect: unknown

Description: A magical stone whose specific function is unknown. 】

[System prompt: Congratulations to the player for triggering the legendary mission: Discover the truth·Sulfur-Eating Stone]

Qi Ge bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your generosity. I will let you know as soon as I have any clues."

Yingye nodded, and Qige followed the fluorescent fruit and retreated.

Fluorescence Guo walked backwards out of the study, exhaled a long breath, and patted his chest.

She held Qi Ge's arm and said with relief: "You just scared me to death. Fortunately, Her Majesty the Queen is not angry."

Qige asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Fluorescent Fruit's expression was a little self-blaming:

"It's my fault, I forgot to tell you.

Her Majesty hates being interrupted the most, especially when Her Majesty is in class or doing experiments.

Anyone who interrupts her will be punished mercilessly by her.

The most serious one was when a girl who was a Medusa priest like me was turned into a stone statue for a whole month because she interrupted Her Majesty the Queen's experiment.

When she recovered from the stone statue state, she could no longer speak.

The next time you speak to Her Majesty the Queen, remember that Her Majesty is mid-sentence and cannot be interrupted. "

Qi Ge keenly noticed a detail.

"Labs and classes?"

“Ah, both words were invented by Her Majesty the Queen.

She often summons Medusas above level 3 in the city to explain various principles of the world to us.

We will also use experiments to prove it.

Experimental methods mainly include control variable method, equivalent substitution method, accumulation method and so on.

For example, she just recently taught us that all gold coins are formed under the influence of the divine power of the goddess of wealth.

She took us to the mining area and sealed it off with her power.

In those ore areas where gold coins were supposed to be dug out, gold ore mixed with stones was actually dug out. "

The fluorescent fruit puffed up its chest proudly.

"I am an top student praised by Her Majesty the Queen!

Received 4 consecutive commendations from Her Majesty the Queen.

Her Majesty the Queen also asked me to be a teaching assistant. "

Qige:? ? ?

What is this operation?

Some kind of scientific Queen Medusa?

Who is the time traveler? !

Qi Ge rolled his eyes and praised: "The fluorescent fruit is indeed very powerful."

Hearing Qi Ge's praise, Huo Guoguo lowered his head shyly and said:

"I'm just studying. Her Majesty is the only one who can discover the laws of the world and design experiments."

"These experiments sound interesting, can Fluorescent Fruit tell me in detail?

Ah, if it needs to be kept secret, just pretend I didn't ask. "

The fluorescent fruit shook his head and said: "There is no need to keep it secret, Her Majesty the Queen often gives us free time to teach other tribesmen.

She often said: 'Only experimentation is the way to the truth. Only Medusa who is interested in experiments will have a greater future.

Be good at sharing and questioning, and ask more why. ’”

"Ask more why?"

“For example, why do arms advance, and why does Medusa’s appearance become closer to humans and elves as she advances.

Why do you need resources when you advance?

Why defeating monsters increases our experience.

Etc., etc

Her Majesty the Queen said that these are things that we need to conduct serious experiments, analysis and research to know.

Only sufficiently complete experiments can help us understand the truth of the world. "

The fluorescent fruit continued: "For example, Her Majesty the Queen once led us to conduct an experiment.

She believes that there is a soldier in the deepest part of the world of Yasha, and this soldier will suck everything in the world of Yasha to the ground.

The suction force of this creature is fixed and will not change due to the weight of the object.

She took us to throw a super big stone and a small stone down from the cliff at the same time.

In the end, these two stones actually fell to the ground at the same time! "

…

Absolutely amazing!

Qi Ge could feel Ying Ye's specialness from Qiu Guo's words.

She is different from any NPC in the Yasha world.

Yingye actually has a scientific spirit!

What is science? Science is the cognition and summary of the "known", putting forward hypotheses about the "unknown", and then proving it through experiments, and finally turning the "unknown" into "known".

NPCs in the Yasha world, even if they become demigods, will not have the same scientific spirit as Yingye.

They don't care about why this world exists. They attribute all unknown problems to the great creation of Mother Goddess Asa.

Yingye is the first NPC Qi Ge has met in two lifetimes who wants to find out the truth about the world.

Although her judgment of Yasha's world is somewhat superficial due to cognitive reasons, it is undeniable that she is already on the road to exploring the truth of the world.

The queen asked the fluorescent fruit to take the seven pigeons to visit the Everlasting City.

The first stop for Fluorescent Fruit was her own little house.

Naturally, the first stop also becomes the final stop.

Seven pigeons made artificial rainfall, and fluorescent fruits returned to rain after a long drought.

Under the guidance of Qi Ge, Qiu Guo was surprised to find that petrification actually had such a happy purpose.

If it weren't for the lack of time, Qige almost wouldn't be able to get out.

Of course, the results are also gratifying.

[System prompt: Fluorescent Fruit’s favorability towards you is +20, currently 100 (depending on life and death)]

After leaving Qinghuoguo's house and rushing to the dinner, Qi Ge was shocked to receive the notice.

Her Majesty Queen Yingye, who was supposed to go to dinner with them, unexpectedly discovered a new experiment, became addicted to it, and suddenly couldn't come.

Qi Ge had to have a romantic candlelight dinner with Huo Guo.

The palace feast in Everlasting City was beyond Qi Ge's expectations.

There are not only various meats but also eggs, vegetables and fruits.

The fluorescent fruit told Qige that the entire underground forest in the underground world was the territory of the Medusas.

These forests were snatched by the Medusas from the half-elves and dark elves who invaded their territory.

This verified Qige's conjecture that the Medusas were indeed the overlords of this underground world.

Since Queen Yingye went into seclusion to study, Qi Ge, who had no right of residence, had to be reluctantly sent back to the ground by the fluorescent fruit.

Qi Ge tremblingly drank a bottle of energy potion, turned around and looked at the abandoned mine, becoming more and more curious about the Yingye tribe.

Floating dungeon, Queen Medusa who likes science, strange black ore.

One mystery remains unsolved, and another appears again.

Qi Ge felt that he lacked a "hair" to solve these mysteries.

As long as you can hold this piece of wool, you can pull apart all the mysteries like a ball of wool.

And this "hair".

Qige clenched the black sulfur-eating stone in his hand.

In the entire Yasha world, the most knowledgeable race, the Sphinx, is in its own territory.

ps: The hamster has tied up Queen Yingye. If you vote for a month, she will be delivered to your home!