Chapter 27 The Great Crack
The family led the way in front, and José entered the tunnel at the end of the living area No. 1.
In the deep tunnel, Ergou explained while walking: "Master, we are heading to the living area No. 2, which is still in use."
"The tribe is not large and the living area No. 2 is not full. We use the extra space and use dead grass collected from the prairie to make an hatching base."
That’s right, dog-headed dogs are also egg animals, just like dragons. Female dog-headed dogs can lay eggs twice a year, and the number of eggs is between 4 and 9 at a time.
Generally speaking, almost all eggs can be hatched successfully, but the survival rate is less than 40%. Disease, hunger, and competing competition are all obstacles to the growth of kobold cubs.
"I don't know how much of the eggs I used to have been ruined by petrified lizards," Ergou sighed.
When you walk out of the tunnel, you will see a bright and cheerful look. This is a huge space similar to the living area No. 1. Half of the space is covered with a dog-headed tent, and the other half is covered with dense dry piles of grass. There is a sunken nest on the pile, and there are fists-sized eggs placed in the nest.
Unfortunately, most of the haystacks were trampled by large creatures, and the eggs inside disappeared. Some were broken egg shells remaining on the haystacks, but there were no traces of young dog-headed men coming out of the eggs.
Jose took advantage of his height and glanced at it. Judging from the intact number of haystacks, 80% of the dog-headed eggs of the Blood-Tooth Tribe were destroyed, but the problem was not big. As long as there was enough food, the lost amount could be quickly made up.
Seeing the huge red dragon coming, a soldier who was searching among the haystacks came over, holding a cat-sized dog-headed cub in his arms.
The dog-headed soldier walked up to Jose with his head lowered: "Master, we found some little guys hiding in the haystack. They were lucky enough to escape the terrible enemy, but failed to escape hunger. This cub is the only survivor."
Jose glanced at the puppy dog kowtie. The newly born kowtie was tender and light pink overall, and the newborn claws and scales were translucent crystals, which looked a little cute.
However, his eyes were closed, his breathing was weak, and his heartbeat might stop at any time.
On the side, Ergou frowned: "It's no help, this cub is no longer conscious and cannot eat."
Female kobolds have no secondary sexual characteristics, and newborn kobolds do not need breast milk. They eat eggshells like dragons to supplement nutrition, and then they can eat food, while comatose cubs cannot eat.
"Give it a throw."
"Wait," Jose said to stop the dog-headed soldier who was about to turn around and took over the cub in his hand.
"It's your luck to meet me."
As he said that, magic power surged out of the dragon's claws, and there was a trace of blood mist mixed in it. The dusty dragon blood drilled into the skin of the dog-headed cub. The cub's body temperature rose rapidly, making his skin turn into a lobster-like red, and it was still steaming, but his heart beat more and more powerfully.
Looking at this scene, the dog-headed soldier beside him was envious and jealous, and wanted to replace him.
Ergou looked complicated: "Good luck little guy."
"Take him down."
The dog-headed soldier hurriedly took over the cub, and Jose and Ergou continued their tour.
However, the living area No. 2 is somewhat different from the living area No. 1. There are four tunnels leading to other areas, located in the east, west, south and north.
"Haha, it turns out it's a mesh structure, I thought it's a chain structure."
Although Ergou doesn’t know what “network structure” and “chainwork structure” are, he can also literally understand some meanings: “It is indeed a mesh structure, as wise as you.”
Jose glanced at his family.
Forget it, the wisdom in his mouth is just literal. This world is still very pure, and the chrysanthemum is just a flower...
Jose saw the dog-headed soldier crawling into the tunnel beside him with a few cubs in his arms, and was curious: "Where are they going to take the corpse?"
"Take it aside, there is a big crack in the living area of No. 3, such useless garbage as feces and slag, were thrown into the cracks," Ergou breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a great pressure just now after just a glance.
Being with the king is like being with a tiger.
Jose didn't know the inner feelings of his family, but was more interested in the big crack in his mouth: "Let's go."
“As you wish.”
After walking for a while, Yilong and Yipu came to the living area of No. 3. Compared with No. 1 and No. 2, the living area of No. 3 is much more dilapidated. It is estimated that the Blood Tooth Tribe will be uninhabited after the split.
Compared to exploring the history of the Blood-Toothed Dog-Called Tribe, Jose is more interested in the big crack. The big crack is located at the edge of the living area No. 3, and is a crack located on the flat ground. The width of the crack varies from half a meter to two meters.
Jose came to the widest position of the crack and looked down from above.
Very deep! Very deep!
The visible depth alone is more than 2,000 meters. The view is blocked by irregularly protruding rocks, but you can see a hazy red light, which is the light emitted by the magma deep in the earth's crust.
"What's going on with this crack? Have you ever explored it?"
"Dear Master, I once heard that when the tribe first dug out, the tribe explored nothing, and many people died. At that time, the chief regarded the crack as an unknown object and forbidden his tribe members to continue exploring. No matter how many there are, I don't know."
"Okay," Jose stretched his head into the crack, and he felt the flow of air.
"With wind, it's open."
When the wind direction was measured, he looked towards the source of the wind. Unfortunately, the crack and the smooth section were distributed with irregular protrusions on its surface. The wide area was enough for Jose to pass through, and the narrow area was only one finger wide.
He sniffed and tried to analyze the odor molecules carried in the wind, but the sulfur breath of underground lava interfered with his sense of smell. He did not gain much, and only analyzed a unique plant breath.
A plant atmosphere that is completely different from the surface plants, dark and slightly decayed...
"It's not a black forest connecting the dark area, right?" Jose murmured to himself.
Very likely!
In the dark area, one of the most mysterious and dangerous areas of the Tedanor Continent is composed of many huge caves connected by tunnels. The largest cave is like a microcosm of the surface, with terrain such as hills, forests, lakes, underground rivers, etc.
There are abundant species that are no less than the surface in the vast dark area, most of which are evil, such as the well-known dark elves, gray dwarfs, eye demons, heart-fighting demons, crown sway fishmans, etc.
The Black Forest is one of the native ecology of dark areas. It does not see sunlight all year round. Dark energy erodes the forest, twisting plants into completely different forms of plants on the surface, distorted, dark and with a decayed atmosphere.
Except for perverts and necromancers, almost no one likes the Black Forest, because the plants in the forest are poisons to life.
In this regard, the most common method used by underground civilized races is to burn the black forest into pieces with a fire, and the black forest has not been burned, which means that it has not been discovered by the smart race, at least it has not been developed.
Jose's eyes flashed.
Undeveloped dark areas have opportunities and risks.
Legend has it that the elves that once looked down on the continent started from a dark area, and the lucky elves dug out the lost ruins of ancient civilizations.
Some people benefited, and some others suffered. Once a human kingdom discovered an undeveloped dark area and entered it rashly without investigation. As a result, it released the curse of plague sealed underground, and the entire country suffered from the disaster.
The dark area is so dangerous and full of temptation.
“It was wise for your ancestors to stop exploring.”
Jose turned around and left. He would not touch this crack until he became an adult.
Chapter completed!