This was a simple city.
There was a low stone wall at the entrance, and there was a pen on the stone wall. Animal excrement could be seen everywhere, and the stench was overwhelming. There was no separation between the pen and the city, and there was a row of low stone houses after going around the circle. Obviously, this city did not have any so-called planning. The stone houses were scattered all over the place, and only a few relatively large streets were left for traffic.
Naturally, the streets were not paved with stone bricks, but bare grass. The grass on the ground had long been trampled flat, so there were a few dark green streets in this grayish-white city. Most of the stone houses were covered with green vines, and one could occasionally see a type of low tree on the streets, which became one of the few greenery in the city.
There were water reservoirs behind some of the houses, but there were no wells in the city. It seemed that the people living in this city did not have the technology to excavate underground water. Or perhaps, there was no underground water under the city, so they could only draw water from the distant river to store it.
The water in the reservoir had not dried up yet, which meant that the residents had not moved here for long. There were no farming tools found in the city, and it seemed that the residents did not plant crops. In fact, that was the case. Allen did not see any farmland along the way.
Moreover, the tools and utensils that could be seen in the houses were very simple, which showed that the level of civilization in this city was not high.
It was a city with a low level of civilization, but considering the ancient creatures on the plains at the entrance, this was clearly an isolated world, so it was not surprising that such a city would appear.
In fact, the indigenous tribes in the Garden of Eden had a very limited level of civilization, not much higher than this city, and even lower. After all, the residents here had already formed a city-state, which was much better than the tribes.
"Your Highness, look at this." Rui Jin came out of a one-story house, holding a piece of wood in his hand. He handed it to Allen, and only when Allen held it in his palm did he realize that it was a sculpture. Even though the knife skills were simple, it could barely be seen that it was a lizardman.
This lizardman seemed to be wearing armor. It held a warhammer high in one hand, and the other pointed at its feet, which seemed to have some kind of religious meaning.
Allen looked at the wooden sculpture and said, "It seems that the residents here believe in those lizardmen. I wonder what kind of indigenous people they are."
He returned the wooden sculpture to Rui Jin, who put it away. These things would be brought back to the stronghold for research purposes.
They passed through the city, passing through an irregular square. There were traces of a bonfire burning on the square, and the ground was charred black. It seemed that a gathering had been held here not long ago. In the middle of the square, there was a stone pillar with a skeleton hanging from it. The skeleton was pitch-black, as if it had been burnt. The skeleton was not complete, and many parts were missing. However, it was barely visible that it had hands and feet. It was a humanoid creature.
Finally, they arrived at the stone tower.
Looking down from the bottom of the stone pagoda, he realized that it was huge. It was like a low mountain peak. The stone tower was cylindrical and had dozens of floors. There were doors and windows of different sizes on each floor. They were open, so there were dark holes in them.
Allen walked through the gate of the stone tower. The entrance was a narrow passage with hard rocks on both sides. Some of the cracks on the stone walls even had flowers and plants growing out. It seemed that this stone tower was actually carved out of natural rock. This was not a simple project.
The passageway was not straight. After making three turns, Allen walked out of the passageway. There was a hall at the center of the stone tower, and there were wooden stakes placed in the hall. These stakes were black and seemed to have been cut from the trees in the Dark Night Forest. There were gray stones weighing down on the wooden stakes. Regin picked one up. It was hollow inside, and there were some gray powder and charred bones.
He said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid this is a tomb chamber."
After looking at it, Allen agreed with Regin's deduction. The wooden stakes were filled with ashes and remains that could not be burned cleanly. There were a large number of wooden stakes here. If they were all the same, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this tower was a tomb chamber.
He raised his head and saw crisscrossing stone beams above. There was a sudden flash of light in the shadow of one of the stone beams.
"Smiller." Allen pointed in that direction.
The imperial general crouched down slightly and shot up like a rocket. He was wearing heavy armor, carrying a huge sword, and holding a spear in his hand. His entire body was extremely heavy. As he shot through the air, a muffled roar immediately rang out in the stone tower.
A moment later, Smiller landed, his feet creating a circle of air waves on the ground. Then, he threw someone to the ground. It was a short and thin person wrapped in a black robe. The exposed skin on his arms was as dry as tree bark. His skin was slightly dark and covered in spots.
He was trembling in the robe and uttering some syllables that Allen could not understand.
Allen crouched down and removed the hood of the robe, revealing a head that was almost twice the size of a human. This head was bald? It was bald with a few sparse strands of hair growing on it. Then, this creature raised his head. His head was so big, but his facial features were pitifully small. His eyes, nose, and mouth were all squeezed in the middle, making him look ridiculous.
However, no one in the stone tower could laugh.
"Who are you people?" Allen asked, not expecting an answer.
As expected, his eyes were blank and he could not understand Allen's language at all. Allen changed several languages in succession, but there was no response. Finally, he had an idea and used the language of Eboynes. Unexpectedly, this big-headed fellow revealed a listening expression and replied, "Lizard slave."
Allen's heart trembled slightly. If this creature knew the language of Eboynes, then this was definitely one of the King's Treasure Trove. He quickly glanced at Lucy, who immediately understood and cried out, "There are clues to the treasure trove here?"
"To be precise, the treasure trove is here."
Allen asked again, "Who taught you this language?"
"Cana." The lizard slave trembled as he sat up and pointed to the bottom of the tower. "Cana, God. Lizard King, Oracle. "
He patted himself again. "Lizard slave."
Allen frowned. Although this lizard slave knew the language of Eboynes, it was obvious that they only knew a few words. He could barely make out that a person called Cana was worshipped as a god by the lizard slaves. Since the language was taught by Cana, then this Cana was the son of dusk from a certain era. Next, the Lizard King was the messenger of God. As for them, they were the Lizard King's slaves, so they called themselves lizard slaves.
In that case, was the so-called Lizard King and the lizards the army in the treasure trove? After looking at the bottom of the tower, Allen stood up and said, "Bring me there."
The lizard slave looked very weak. Although he nodded in agreement, he couldn't stand up. Rachel called a team member to carry him. Allen got Smiller to stay at the bottom of the tower. Rachel also left most of the team members behind. Only Lucy, Bai, and Rachel went up with Allen.
Under the lizard slave's guidance, they entered another passage in the hall. Soon, they saw a stone staircase that extended upwards. They walked up to the second floor. Many places were suspended in the air, and only stone beams were used to form bridges. They had to pass through these stone beams from time to time to reach the upper floor. Some of the stone beams didn't need to be passed at all. It seemed to be some kind of misleading method.
However, this place was useless to powerhouses. It was probably set up to prevent the other lizard slaves from reaching the top of the tower.
On the way to the top of the tower, Allen asked some questions. The lizard slave answered him truthfully, so Allen had a general idea of the area.
The lizard slaves called the land they lived on Hongtaco, which meant the habitat of their ancestors. They had been living on this land for a long time. The lizard slaves had a high fertility rate, but the survival rate of their fetuses was very low. This created an invisible balance. This allowed the lizard slaves to reproduce without overpopulation, which would cause the ecosystem to lose balance.
Their ancestors had lived in Hongtaco for generations. These natives were weak and had raised long-mouthed lizards for the lizards all year round. According to the lizard slave's description, the long-mouthed lizards were lizards.
There was a sacred place in the depths of Hongtaco. It was where Cana slept, and it was also the habitat of the lizards. According to the lizard slave, the lizards had built a huge kingdom there. As for how big it was, the lizard slave didn't know.
Just recently, they received an order from the Lizard King to migrate. This lizard slave was too old and was the guardian of the tower, so he stayed behind. He didn't expect to run into Allen.
When they reached the top of the tower, the lizard slave suddenly pulled the corner of Allen's robe and pointed at him. "God Master."
"You mean me?" Allen pointed at himself.
The lizard slave nodded and said, "Cana said that she, master, will come."
"You, God Master. You, know the divine language. "
Allen nodded. He roughly understood the lizard slave's meaning. Cana should have said that one day, someone who could speak the same language would come. That person was obviously referring to the Son of Dawn. The lizard slaves worshiped Cana as their god, so Eboynes' language was naturally regarded as the divine language. But what did this God Master mean? God's master? Allen wasn't Cana's master, unless she was a guardian. But obviously, she was one of the Sons of Dusk.
They reached the top of the tower.
There were no wooden stakes on the top floor. There were some paintings on the surrounding walls. He didn't know what kind of paint was used, but they were still preserved after so many years. Other than some parts of the wall that had fallen off, the other parts were still intact.
The lizard slave got down from the Rattlesnake member and walked to the east wall. He pointed and said, "Cana."
Then, he prostrated himself on the ground.
Allen looked up and saw a woman painted on it. She was no different from a human. She didn't even lack the characteristics of a human female. There was a sun behind the woman in the painting, and something that looked like a highway stretched out from the sun until it reached the woman's feet. It looked like Cana had walked down from the sun.
This had clearly deified her.
Below Cana was a huge lizard. Because there were some pictures that represented houses as a reference, it was easy to see that this lizard was almost as big as a battleship if it was restored according to scale.
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