When did the Emerald Dragon Tribe begin? When did they start recording living creatures?
It could be a few thousand years ago, or even longer. Lin couldn't be sure how long they had been around, but their recent development was indeed many times faster than in the past.
The more developed a species was, the faster they would develop. Their intelligence and resources would also increase rapidly, but this didn't stop them from preserving some ancient things.
The Emerald Dragons probably had the habit of worshipping things since a long time ago, and they had already learned how to carve things. Back then, the Emerald Dragons would carve the appearance of certain creatures on stone slabs to worship, and it had been going on for a very long time. Now, the carvings could be found in the Hall of Worship.
Lin's spy walked to a corner of the Hall of Worship. No Emerald Dragons came here, so it was likely that no Emerald Dragons worshipped 'it' after so long, but the carvings were still preserved.
In the corner, there was a one-meter-tall stone slab with a strange carving on it. It looked like a gigantic creature, and there were some trees around it, so its size could be seen. It looked like a horseshoe crab, and its huge body drilled a ravine in the ground.
The carvings were indeed strange. Originally, the carvings were kept in the underground cave near the giant egg. When the Hall of Worship was built, Susumi had some Emerald Dragons who were good at carving carvings draw the carvings on the stone slabs, and then put them in the Hall of Worship.
The carvings looked like a figment of imagination. A horseshoe crab drilled a ravine in the ground … Lin thought so too at first, until she recently found a similar creature in the ravine of the continent.
It wasn't the entire creature. It was just a broken leg. But that leg was still more than three meters long. It was easy to imagine that it was a gigantic creature with a length of more than ten meters.
Moreover, an emerald dragon had seen it and recorded it. Therefore, Lin was thinking … Was that huge rift valley related to it?
Although there were many problems, such as the horseshoe crab's body not being suitable for drilling, and it was impossible for it to create a ravine as big as ten kilometers.
But … Lin had a feeling that if she kept looking, she would be able to discover some secrets hidden here. Dinosaur Continent, and the reason for the formation of dinosaurs here.
Previously, Lin had thought that it had something to do with some kind of creature. It wasn't entirely because of earthquakes and other reasons. After the rift was formed, that creature didn't go extinct. At least, it lived until some of the previous Emerald Dragons appeared. Then, those Emerald Dragons saw it and recorded it.
But after that, the creature disappeared without a trace. There were no similar creatures in the nearby sea. The leg that Lin found was also from a long time ago, probably a few thousand years ago. Moreover, there were no traces of any giant creatures nearby. This was the strangest thing.
As a matter of fact, Lin didn't come to Emerald Dragon City just to observe their lives and see Susumi up close. She also wanted to investigate the records of these Emerald Dragons. Perhaps they had seen something.
While she was thinking, Lin heard a sound behind her. An Emerald Dragon walked over.
This Emerald Dragon looked very old. The lifespan of an Emerald Dragon was about 90 years to 120 years. Of course, this was the data of a safe life, not including wars and diseases. This Emerald Dragon had lived for about 90 years, which was quite a long lifespan. This was rare because most Emerald Dragons would die of diseases or battles.
This Emerald Dragon seemed to be a noble. It was wearing a leaf called 'Rubber Tree' on its body, and there were some ornaments on its neck and hands.
It also saw Lin's spy, but it didn't look down on this' commoner '. Instead, it slowly walked up to the spy and pointed at the slate with the horseshoe crab. "Are you worshipping it?"
"No," Lin said, "I'm just looking because I don't know it."
"You don't know it … Indeed, no one knows it now." The old Emerald Dragon spoke slowly. It stood in front of the slate and began to chant some words of worship.
The words of worship were also prayers. Usually, they were purely composed of the sound 'ga'. The main meaning was to show respect to the object of worship and pray for things like resources, victory, and food.
Although the Emerald Dragons worshipped many things, the words of worship they spoke were all the same. This was a very interesting phenomenon.
Now it seemed that this horseshoe crab wasn't without the Emerald Dragons' worship. Lin said to the old Emerald Dragon, "What is it? Have you seen it before? "
"No, it's impossible to have seen it before." The old emerald dragon said, "It's called 'Panju'. It's an item that was worshipped by our ancestors in the past. 'Panju' has the power to split open the earth. However, no one in this generation knows about it. It's only in this generation that I've heard about the legend of 'Panju'."
The Emerald Dragons called this horseshoe crab 'Panju'? Why do they like to come up with such strange names? The Emerald Dragons were indeed very casual when it came to naming things. Every name they came up with sounded like they came up with it by chance.
"The legend of 'Pan Ju'?" Lin asked curiously. "Did the legend mention where it would appear?"
"Panju … In the legend, it's … in a very distant place …" The old Emerald Dragon seemed to be trying hard to recall. It seemed that even it couldn't remember much. If it died in this generation, the legend would probably be lost.
"Ah, you're here! I told you not to talk to those lowly people! "
Suddenly, Lin heard a noise. She saw a young noble emerald dragon walking over from behind. It was glaring angrily at Lin as it quickly walked over.
"You, what do you want? You want to get close to it? And steal something? "The Emerald Dragon glared at Lin and said," A lowly person like you should … "
Before it could finish its sentence, its body froze and stopped moving.
Lin had only poked the Emerald Dragon. The spy's claws were hiding a paralyzing poison that could freeze the target for a period of time, but it wasn't dangerous.
The Emerald Dragon was most likely a descendant of the old Emerald Dragon. It was obvious that the Emerald Dragons were hostile toward lowly people. Ever since Susumi changed the inheritance system, the Emerald Dragons had been living together with their descendants, forming a 'family'. The old would take care of the young, and the young would take care of the old. It was a new relationship. In the past, the young Emerald Dragons would live on their own after they grew up.
The old Emerald Dragon was still deep in thought with its eyes closed. It didn't seem to have heard the spy's words, nor did it notice that its descendant was frozen in place. It seemed that its memory and perception were not as good as before due to its old age …
But perhaps this would make its mind more flexible … The spy poked the old Emerald Dragon with its claws.
Its claws pierced the Emerald Dragon's skin and released a stimulating liquid. It could increase the vitality of its cells, speed up its blood flow, wash away the waste in its blood vessels, and strengthen the neural connections in its brain.
In short, it was a liquid that stimulated the Emerald Dragon's vitality.
"I … I got it!" The old Emerald Dragon suddenly opened its eyes after being poked. It said, "It's in the south, in the huge valley where Pangu is located. It is said that a long time ago, a group of people went there and saw what Pangu looked like … It could dig up the earth and create valleys."
"But that's only part of the story. There are many more stories about Pangu, but they have been lost …" The old Emerald Dragon said with a sorrowful tone, "There are very few who still remember Pangu."
At this point, the old emerald dragon noticed that there was a frozen emerald dragon behind it. It exclaimed, "Tutu, why are you here? Why are you standing there? "
She sure took a long time to notice. Speaking of which, this Emerald Dragon is called Tutu? They sure have a weird way of naming things. Lin poked the Emerald Dragon and injected it with the antidote. Before it woke up, Lin had already walked away …
After leaving the Hall of Worship, Lin continued to ponder the matter.
So, it's really on the other side of the rift valley? The Emerald Dragons did indeed call that place the "valley." It seemed that Lin could only find some clues by digging there. Although Lin also wanted to search for more stories related to Pangu, she probably wouldn't be able to find any. The Emerald Dragons didn't record stories, only images. If the story was forgotten, it would be impossible to find it again.
However, Lin was afraid that digging so deep into the rift valley would cause some damage. The rock formations under the rift valley might be unstable, so she would have to use smaller units to dig. Although this would take a lot of time …
After thinking about it, Lin started preparing to dig at the other side of the rift valley. Meanwhile, the spy would continue to stay here and investigate the situation of the Emerald Dragons.
Next, she should go to that place. There was another legend about the Emerald Dragons there …
Under the illuminated night market, Lin slowly walked out of the Upper Zone.
The Emerald Dragons in the Common Upper Zone didn't seem as busy as before. Most of them had returned to their own nests to rest. When daybreak arrived, the Emerald Dragons would get busy again.
At this time, although most of the Emerald Dragons planned to rest, many still went to the Hall of Worship to worship. Aside from the Hall of Worship, there was another place where the Emerald Dragons gathered at night.
There, the Emerald Dragons had a special rumor. It was about astronomy.
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