The underground world of Lunweiting is complex, not only referring to the corridors, shafts, deep pits or drainage channels left over from ancient times, but also including every river running through the underground of the city. They are sometimes the common thread of thousands of river networks on the ground.
The source of the river is sometimes a new tributary formed after the residents' domestic sewage sinks into the city's underground through a complex drainage system. According to statistics from the "Lunwithin Geographic Magazine", the Tewil River alone has eighteen underground tributaries.
They flow through the city's twenty-two neighborhoods.
Therefore, in many literary works, if people compare the "City of Ten Thousand Cities" to a tireless greedy giant, then these underground rivers are the capillaries densely packed in the countless flesh and blood that he has devoured.
With this peculiar image, the city itself becomes a living creature, and the residents closest to the underground world can also find the instincts or desires that flow when they are "blood" in these gradually withering and regenerating blood vessels.
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Is the river in front of me a natural underground river that originally existed, or is it a "river of garbage" that is affected by man-made factors and embodies the whines, curses, groans and screams of despair in the dark underground? Linger doesn't know.
Knowing that he could only see the river water under the firelight was as turbid as the blood soaked in a slaughterhouse, with dark shadows squirming in it, floating and sinking, and finally running together towards the end of the eternal night blocked by the rusty drain fence. It
Where it comes from and where it goes is still a mystery.
"The ferry station," the old man Pancras's voice came at the right time, and there was a sense of peace in this dark and noisy environment, "from here you can reach the underground ferries in the thirty-two blocks of Renwithin, some of which are residential cellars from the medieval era.
Or underground tombs, and some are abandoned sewers or subway stations since modern times. Due to isolation from the surface world, many ferocious monsters live under the river here, so as this wooden sign says, no matter what,
Don’t get into the water easily, the safest thing to do is to wait for the boatman to take you to your destination.”
"Bondman?"
Alice heard the words and looked around, but she didn't find the ship anywhere: "Where is it? Why didn't I see it?"
"Haha." Old Pancras stroked his beard and smiled: "He heard our voices and has already come over."
Everyone was silent for a moment, and then listened carefully, and found that there was indeed some kind of discordant interlude in the sound of running water, as if something was moving upstream in the river, gradually approaching here. They all looked in that direction in unison
I went there, but I still didn’t see the boat. I only saw a blurry shadow floating on the water, swimming towards here along a straight trajectory.
"Is that a boat?" Alice was a little disappointed: "Isn't it just a small raft? Isn't it too light to carry so many of us?"
Ringer thought it was a raft at first, but he soon realized something was wrong: How could a raft go upstream in a rushing river and still go in a straight line? It was not affected by the current at all. And only after it got closer would it be discovered.
The shadow that seemed to be a raft was not flat. Its edge actually extended to the water's surface, and there were thick, short, thorn-like things on both sides. It didn't look like a man-made object, but rather...
…the back of some kind of aquatic behemoth?
At the same moment when this idea came up, the vague shadow had also arrived in front of everyone. After a slight stagnation, along with the sound of the river water rushing down, a huge, long and narrow head poked out from the bottom of the water.
The shape of the skull is easily reminiscent of what biologists often describe with excitement, the appearance of the most ferocious land overlord dinosaurs in ancient times: broad and strong skulls, cold and contemptuous vertical pupils, and sparkling eyes hidden under the muzzles.
Fangs. If Ringer had visited the Museum of Ancient Biology in Renwettimbleden and seen dinosaur fossils with his own eyes, this feeling would be even more profound.
The neck that is four to five meters long and can touch the rock wall if you straighten it slightly is covered with tiny scales, arranged in order like the scales of a snake, glowing with sparkling water under the candlelight.
, looks gorgeous and cold; when it reveals its head, its body also rises a little higher, and the back exposed out of the water is no longer just as wide as a small raft, but as wide as a small island, even enough to accommodate a dozen people.
Standing on it, you just need to be careful not to touch the rows of ferocious sharp horns on the edge; its limbs are still hidden under the water, making it difficult to observe through the shadows. You can only guess whether they are the claws of beasts or the palms of animals.
The fins and gills of fish... But no matter what, just the part that it is willing to show to everyone is worthy of praise. It is both beautiful and cruel, a perfect combination of contradictions.
Alice, who had been clamoring just now, stopped talking now. After staring blankly for a while, she suddenly turned around and asked old Pancras: "Is this a plesiosaur? Or a mosasaurus? I didn't expect that there was an underground place in Lunweiting.
There are also dinosaurs, isn’t that so cool?”
Before the old man could answer, a cold, contemptuous voice sounded in everyone's ears: "Pancras, the guests you brought this time don't seem to know what politeness is. Do you need me to teach you a lesson?"
The jaws of the giant beast in the water opened and closed, revealing rows of gleaming fangs. Obviously, the words just now were spoken from this ferocious giant mouth. It - he was not a beast, let alone
Warcraft, but aliens!
"Don't be offended, Your Excellency Gurne, they have never seen the Alkane family before, so they are a little surprised." Old Pancras shook his head, and at the same time emphasized his tone: "They are all the best in the Evangelical Academy.
Distinguished guest and Miss Siesta's companion, for her sake, I hope you will tolerate any offence."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Since I am the companion of the respected elf lady, then as you wish." The giant beast in the water known as Gurne grinned and could actually
It made people see a cold smile: "Besides, there are many people who have never seen Alkane, so I won't be angry about it."
Sure enough, it was the boss lady's ability to save face that prevented a quarrel caused by Alice's bitchy mouth.
"This guy is quite strong." Taking advantage of the gap between the two of them talking, Neville whispered in Ringer's ear. When Ringer asked her in a low voice how strong she was, the countess didn't answer, she just spread her arms.
Shaking his palm, the young man immediately understood: he was probably around Sequence 5 in strength. Although he was not as good as Neville, he was already considered the strongest among the weak and aliens in the Evangelical Academy.
At the same time, Lin Ge also learned about the origin of the other party from the conversation between the two.
The Alcane clan is a very mysterious alien species that the boss lady once mentioned. Because they like to live in the water, they are also called the "Alcane of the water". Their mystery is that, although they are intelligent
They are aliens, but they don’t like to communicate with outsiders. They have their own communication system within the group. But at the same time, they also have a very strange habit, that is, they like to help creatures without the ability to swim cross dangerous waters.
They do not charge anything in return. Whether they are humans, aliens, monsters or even ordinary beasts, they can safely cross the river on their backs, because they will never allow their passengers to be threatened by any underwater threats.
For this reason, although they have mysterious origins and eccentric temperaments, they are still affectionately called "ferrymen on the water" by aliens. Similarly, humans regard them as holy beasts sent by the gods in the realm of rivers and storms.
It is believed that they symbolize the moodiness of water: when they are happy, they will carry people across the water for free, but when they are angry, they will attack ships, bridges and even ports on the water indiscriminately - this is actually because Alcane attaches great importance to it.
The right to ferry the waters is regarded as one's own sacred and inviolable right. Even if the same people are ferrying in their own territory, both sides will fight, let alone human ships and bridges.
For Alkane, they have no other enemies. They only regard ships, bridges and ports as their natural enemies. There is currently data that can prove that Alkane's attacks on human settlements were almost all triggered by this. This
It's a strange habit that even the most knowledgeable magicians can't explain.
After entering modern times, as human ships became larger and larger, the bridges they built became stronger and the ports they built became more and more majestic, Alcane gradually lost its territory and ferry rights, and was no longer regarded as a
The holy beasts in the water worship and revere them. On the contrary, the hunting from the Balance of Order has caused their already sparse number to drop sharply again. Today, Alkane is rarely seen in wild waters.
Unexpectedly, in the underground river of Lunweiting, Lin Ge and others were lucky enough to witness his true appearance.