According to the rat prime minister, when Queen Medusa was sleeping, the prime minister was the number one leader in the so-called "Evil Eye Kingdom"...
With such a hostage, or rather a coerced companion, Du Wei, the three of them, plus a rat-shaped man, headed towards the palace of Queen Medusa.
Along the way, all the rats turned around and ran away when they saw these people, which deeply confirmed the famous saying "rats holding their heads and running away". In the previous chaos, the prime minister was caught, but unfortunately these rats did not regain their leadership at all.
Human courage... It seems that since ancient times, timid people have been described as "rat courage", and it is indeed worthy of the name.
Of course, this animal kingdom is not only filled with rats, but also some crows. Those are spies created by Gargamel with his little magic. These flat-haired beasts can only hover in the air and croak "outsiders! outsiders."
"Then these noisy sounds annoyed Hussein, and he shot them with a fighting spirit. He killed seven or eight of them and then dispersed one after another.
Gargamel saw this and couldn't help but sigh in pain: "Hey, Lord Knight, don't you know how much effort I spent on training these crows to guard sentries and teach them to speak, and how many experiments I did...
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Du Wei couldn't help but be curious: "How did you teach these crows to speak?"
Gargamel smiled: "I am proficient in the art of transformation, and naturally have the deepest understanding of living things. I have spent the first half of my life studying animals. Not to mention a crow, even a horse..."
"I remember I told you that if I hear you tell lies again, I will cut off your rat head." Hussein coldly interrupted the rat prime minister's self-praising, and the knight said lightly: "You think
Can't I see through it? Those crows can't speak at all, but you used magic to modify their voices. Crows are not intelligent, but they at least have animal instincts and can distinguish between what they know and what they don't know.
The crows will scream randomly. You have magically transformed their voices. These crows are not speaking human language at all, but their cries have been transformed by you into the pronunciation of "outsider". Du Wei, if you
If you don’t believe it, you can ask the mouse to order the crows to say something else. If the crows can’t say anything, I will cut off its mouse head immediately!”
As soon as these words came out, Gargamel shut his mouth obediently. Duwei snickered in his heart, but he was also very interested in Gargamel's whimsical ideas. It turned out that he just used magic to modify the crow's vocal cords and tongue.
That's it. It reminds me of the world in Du Wei's previous life. In order to make the parrots can talk, those who raised parrots would use tools to flatten the tongues of the parrots when they were young. Although the methods are different, the general principle is the same.
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Du Wei thought for a while and said with a smile: "Gargamel, actually I understand what you are thinking. You were originally a human, but now you have become an animal. What worries you most is that you are regarded as an animal that can speak human words. See
Zuo is a monster, so even though you live in this uninhabited place, you can't help but want to make the animals around you speak human language, so that you don't appear to be alone, right?"
After Gargamel heard this, although he didn't say anything, he couldn't help but look at Du Wei with a somewhat moved look in his eyes.
Leading to the inside of the canyon, there are two already built city walls. These walls are tall and majestic and look extraordinary! Although they are simply piled up with some large stones, they look a little rough, but they are tall enough.
big enough!
"We have many strong slaves. There are many tree people in the canyon who were petrified by Queen Medusa. Not only will Medusa's petrification spell turn her into stone, but she can also turn her into stone if she wants.
If you come back to life, you will become a stone slave with no consciousness of his own and a walking corpse that simply obeys her orders." After Gargamel finished speaking, he couldn't help but shuddered: "This is the most terrifying thing, even if you die, you will be dead.
No rest.”
Du Wei sighed: "This should be considered one of Queen Medusa's terrifying magical abilities, right? If she is willing, she can form a stone army just by looking at some people or monsters."
"I have never doubted this. If she is willing, she can turn all the monsters in the frozen forest into stone slaves." Gargamel sighed.
Du Wei suddenly asked: "Why does such a powerful Queen Medusa live in seclusion in such a canyon? The frozen forest is so big, but her territory has always only had such a small canyon?"
Du Wei began to think, but then, they walked up a ramp and turned a corner, and they finally saw the palace of Queen Medusa!
This palace is as high as the hillsides on both sides, and the main building is not made of stone, but of wood! Du Wei immediately recalled the words of Old Wood, the leader of the tree people outside, that this palace was built from several real people.
It was built from the body of the tree people. Du Wei couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the way the loyal and gentle old Wood gritted his teeth in anger when he mentioned this matter.
Gargamel stopped and hesitated: "Are you really going in?" The Mouse Prime Minister couldn't help but roll his eyes around, looking around as if he was ready to find an opportunity to escape at any time.
"Yes." Hussein gave it a cold look: "You too."
Gargamel groaned and begged: "You have to go in to find Queen Medusa. You can go in, but this palace is not big anyway. Why do you have to take me with you? If Medusa is angry, I will be punished."
!I once angered her, and that time she turned me into stone for a month!"
"Do you think she will have a chance to punish you in the future?" Du Wei frowned: "Have you determined that we will definitely be killed by her after we go in?"
Although Gargamel didn't say anything, the expression on his face clearly showed that. However, he quickly saw the anger on the knight's face, and quickly said: "I haven't seen humans in many years. I don't want you to die in vain.
Why don't you leave now? Anyway, she never leaves the palace. I have always made the decision on things outside. If I don't say anything, just treat you as if you haven't been here. Wouldn't it be great? If you are here for that fountain of youth.
Come on, I can tell you that that ghost thing is of no use at all. Look at me, I drank many mouthfuls of that ghost spring water, but what benefits did I get?"
"We are not here for the spring water." Du Wei said lightly: "We want to get Medusa's eyes... Wasn't she a golden-eyed python in the past?"
"God..." Gargamel groaned again, but this time when he looked at Du Wei and the others, he almost seemed to be looking at three psychopaths and dead people.
No matter how much the Mouse Prime Minister refused, Hussein picked it up anyway and took it with him by force. Both Duwei and Dardaniel put on their "sunglasses". The originally arrogant Hussein, although his face was very dark,
He is cold, but he is also a smart man after all. He is not without fear of Medusa's strength, and he also wears a pair of "sunglasses".
Pushing open the tall palace door in front of them, a gust of cold wind immediately blew out from the door, and the cold air was overwhelming. The three of them walked into the main hall. In this gust of cold wind, a row of gems suddenly glowed on the walls around the main hall.
, illuminate this hall.
In the spacious hall, the most eye-catching thing is a giant statue in front of it. The main body of the statue is a beautiful woman with long curly hair. Although it is only a stone sculpture, the woman's appearance is very clear, with charming and pointed eyebrows.
Her chin is quite seductive, but her expression is too cold, and besides her charm, she has a sinister air. She is almost completely naked, but there are a few big snakes coiled around her body, covering her body.
Several key parts are inhabited. Those big snakes are even more lifelike, holding their heads high and spitting out messages, showing their sharp fangs.
A beautiful woman and a poisonous snake, this statue obviously carries some mysterious temptation and danger. Du Wei took a look, then turned back to the mouse prime minister and smiled: "This must be your masterpiece, right? Can't Medusa know how to carve it herself?"
?I don’t see that you have good carving skills.”
Gargamel smiled bitterly: "I have been facing the rocks in this canyon for twenty years. Even if I don't know anything originally, twenty years is enough for me to learn a lot of things."
After bypassing the stone carvings of this hall, there is a door. After opening the door, he saw a straight passage leading in. Du Wei stood at the door and took a look, and immediately frowned and said: "Well, this is a magic circle.
Gargamel, this is what you taught her, right?"
Looking in from this doorway, this passage is almost bottomless, and it seems to be endless in the distance... But how can a palace be so big? It was obviously magic by the owner, making this passage become
It is a very useful defense facility. If a person who is not familiar with magic walks in, he will keep going forward, endlessly, and will never reach the end.
"This is actually using magic to deceive your eyes and senses. If you just walk in, you will think you have gone a long way, but in fact, you are just standing still. A small deception needs to be broken.
It's very simple, just close your eyes..." When Du Wei said this, he suddenly paused, showed a very thoughtful expression, and whispered meaningfully: "Yi... The most terrifying weapon of Queen Medusa is...
Her eyes are fixed, but the magic circle she set up makes all outsiders who enter close their eyes. Doesn’t it mean that she has given up one of the most powerful weapons?"
Or maybe, you just don’t want to accidentally hurt one of your own?
Du Wei then came up with an explanation in his mind.
Afterwards, the three people and one mouse closed their eyes and walked into the passage. Duwei has strong senses, Hussein is close to the level of a paladin, and his senses are sharp. There is no big difference if he opens or closes his eyes. And Dardaniel
There will naturally be no problem following the two of them, and Gargamel is used to this place.
After entering the passage, the magic circle lost its effect. Not long after, Hussein touched the handle of the second door. However, after pushing it open, the three of them opened their eyes and were stunned...
Behind the second door...it's completely dark! There's not a trace of light!!
"There are no lights in the back." Gargamel whispered, "Unless you bring your own torches."
"Has it always been like this?" Du Wei asked the Mouse Prime Minister.
After receiving Gargamel's affirmative answer, Du Wei suddenly smiled, and his smile was meaningful.
"This Queen Medusa is strange... If the magic circle makes people close their eyes, it is just a coincidence. But the place is dark, as if she is afraid that others will accidentally break in and be petrified by her! Isn't she worried?
There are hostile guys outside breaking in? For example, us, it seems that we are forced not to see her eyes. She gave up one of her biggest weapons on her own initiative, why on earth? "