In the desolate and loess eastern part of the Indong continent, located within the borders of Utahton State southeast of Missouri, two knights wearing patterned shawls and covering their faces were walking slowly in the uninhabited wilderness.
There was no one around, not even a trace of wild animals.
This is the situation in Utahton State. It is located in the easternmost part of the Indong Continent and is a large land with very few Saiguo people or indigenous people.
Due to the lack of resources, the Valentin people were unable to hunt for food, so they did not choose to operate in Utah State. The Sai people only built a few scattered small towns along the Andihuata Mountains, and further east there were
There is basically no one left.
It is precisely because of this that after Saiguo arrived at this land from the east, it simply named and demarcated the land, and then shelved the relevant construction plans. There was no state government or state assembly.
From the government's perspective, it will at least wait until the railway system in Missouri is completed before continuing to expand into Utah.
However, in the deserted area in the eyes of the government, the two knights chose to stay away from human settlements and go deep into it.
They were Adolf and Kino. Although the road was deserted and empty, Kino kept chatting with Adolf.
"Many people think that Saluba likes to eat scavengers, so they will choose to build their nests in places close to human and animal activities, but they are wrong. This creature is far more complex than what they see. They eat corpses.
Not just to fill their bellies, but as a duty, like ants, dragging food back to their real underground 'palace'."
Kino didn't know what benefit he received from Adolf, but he actually agreed to help him and search for the remains of Zoroastrianism together.
The two of them had been working together for some time, and gradually became familiar with each other.
Since the end of the camping trip this morning, Kino has been discussing with Adolf about the characteristics and habits of Saluba. He used to follow his mentor to conduct research on the East Indian Continent and learned many secrets of this land.
Adolf reached out and took out the kettle, took two sips down his throat, and then said with a smile: "Aren't you a doctoral student studying history? Why do you know so much about this disgusting creature? Is it because you all like to eat carrion?
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Hearing Adolf's teasing words, Kino looked a little embarrassed and quickly defended: "I was not born a ghoul. It was an accident! An accident!"
"Okay!" Adolf put back the kettle in his dull voice.
Of course Adolf knew what Saluba was. He had seen this kind of spider-like thing crawl out of the ground several times and eat dead deer on the roadside.
People who have never seen Saluba may feel scared. After all, it is no smaller than a wolf.
But once you have dealt with this kind of thing, you won't be afraid of it anymore, because it is like a wolf, you can kill it with a few bullets with a gun.
The reason why we talked about Saluba was because Adolf wanted to find more Zoroastrian ruins in the Indong continent, so he was seeking Kino's help.
Since Kino is a doctoral student in the history department, of course he knows what era Zoroastrianism was in the East Indian Continent.
However, he gave his own unique insight, which was to find Saluba's lair.
"There are many legends circulating on the Yindong continent. There are various local monsters in the legends, and Saluba is the most inconspicuous type and is easily ignored by people. However, after investigation by my teacher and I, we found that this monster is the most inconspicuous one.
The history of this creature is long before the Valentans and Zoroastrianism, and even before all the humanoid species on the East Indian continent!"
Kino was carrying a bag behind him, which contained some of his past notes, which he had always kept.
He turned it out and recalled it carefully, and then told Adolf: "You said before that the Valentines built a palace to worship their ancestors underground under Zoroastrianism. In fact, as far as I know, they don't have the technology to dig deep underground.
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"But Saluba is different. These creatures can dig deep into the ground. The Valentan people may have just borrowed the place that Saluba dug to build that dark palace."
Kino explained Adolf's past questions, but the latter still had a lot of doubts in his heart, because the skills of carving and grinding stones were also not skills that the Valentine people could master.
"They are a collective organization, with more than one species. There is a species of Saluba that you must have never seen before, because it only appears near the nest, and the teacher and I have only seen it once."
"This kind of monster is extremely large, but not aggressive. Its job when it was born was to dig the earth. Its digging ability is stronger than the local giant sandworm."
"We named it 'Big Guy' and now we are going to find that thing."
Kino talked for a long time, and Adolf only knew that he wanted to find Saluba's lair, but the other party did not explain what this had to do with Zoroastrianism.
Kino saw Adolf's suspicion, and then he made it clear: "It's like this, we have excavated Zoroastrian artifacts in the soil, and the more easterly they are, the newer they are. So I think that the remnants of Zoroastrianism were in the later period.
Gradually moving to the east."
"Saruba's large nests like to be built under ancient cities, so the Valentan people have not been able to develop construction techniques on the ground. They still live in tents until now. If there are any remains of Zoroastrianism, then they should all be there.
It was dug up by Saluba."
"After the Sai people came in, one of the industrial equipment was too destructive to Saluba. Dandelion's sewers were dug through by Saluba, but they were quickly filled with fuel and flames by humans.
, many were burned to death.”
"Another one is that industrial waste gas is ten times more harmful to this creature than humans. Saluba can't stand the polluted waste gas, so it doesn't choose to dig large nests underground in cities like Dandelion."
"Then judging from this, Saluba's lair is most likely to complement the ancient Zoroastrian city."
It turns out that Adolf finally understood what Kino was thinking.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zoroastrianism moved eastward, and the Sai people's industrial waste gas, two factors determine that Saluba's large lair is most likely to be in Utahton.
The two were chatting, and suddenly Kino pulled the reins, with a look of alarm on his face.
He quickly pulled the horse's head back and ran to the side. Adolf followed him. The two of them trotted back a few steps and heard Kino speaking to Adolf loudly: "This is it, let's wait a moment. Do you see those pits?"
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Adolf quickly dismounted his horse and looked forward. It was all yellow and nothing could be seen.
"What pit?"
Kino took out his telescope, glanced at it and said more confidently: "The soil is loose and there is a buzzing underground. The big Saluba guy is loosening the soil nearby. Let's wait for the moment it appears and catch it.
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Kino is much more knowledgeable about soil quality and geography than Adolf. He can tell which soil is soft underneath, so he asks Adolf to prepare.
As for the sound, Adolf didn't hear it at first, but less than five minutes later, he heard the rumblings coming from underground.
"coming!"
Kino suddenly took off his clothes and took off all his clothes in less than a minute. The next moment, a mass of soil in front of him suddenly burst out, and a head as big as a wild bear suddenly shot out from the ground.
The thick horn is like a unicorn. It arches upward gently and can break through any rock or soil.
Adolf had never seen this kind of "Sarupa" before. It was very different from the ordinary wild wolf-sized species, and it simply didn't look like the same creature.
Just when he was deeply attracted by the creature in front of him, Kino beside him bowed, and dense hair began to grow on his entire back. His nose and mouth arched forward, and fangs and claws also appeared.
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"Follow me!"
He uttered one last "human word" and then jumped towards the big guy.