With the family members leading the way, José entered the tunnel at the end of living area No. 1.
In the deep tunnel, Ergou explained as he walked: "Master, we are going to living area No. 2, which is still in use."
"The tribe has a small population, and the No. 2 living area is not fully occupied. We use the extra space and use the withered grass collected from the prairie to make an incubation base."
That's right, kobolds are also oviparous animals like giant dragons. Female kobolds can lay eggs twice a year, and the number of eggs laid at a time is between 4 and 9.
Generally speaking, almost all eggs can hatch successfully, but the survival rate is less than 40%. Disease, hunger, and competition from peers are all obstacles on the growth path of kobold cubs.
"I don't know how much the previous eggs were ruined by the petrified lizards," Er Gou sighed quietly.
Walking out of the tunnel, the eyes are wide open. This is a huge space about the size of the No. 1 living area. Half of the space is covered with kobold tents, and the other half of the space is covered with dense haystacks. There is a sunken nest on the haystack. Inside the nest are fist-sized kobold eggs.
Unfortunately, most of the haystacks were trampled down by large creatures, and the eggs in them were missing. In some haystacks, there were broken eggshells, but there was no trace of the young kobolds that came out of the eggs.
Jose took advantage of his height to take a glance. Judging from the number of intact haystacks, 80% of the kobold eggs of the Bloodtooth tribe were destroyed, but the problem was not a big deal. As long as there was enough food, the lost quantity would be replaced soon. .
Seeing the huge red dragon approaching, a kobold soldier who was searching among the haystacks came over, holding a kitten-sized kobold cub in his arms.
The kobold soldier walked up to Jose, with his head bowed: "Master, we found some little guys hiding in the grass. They were lucky to escape the terrible enemy, but they couldn't escape the hunger. This cub the only survivor."
Jose glanced at the little kobold. The newborn kobold was immature and pale pink overall. The newborn paws 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, You Gou frowned: "It's hopeless, this cub is unconscious and unable to eat."
Female kobolds have no secondary sex characteristics, and newborn kobolds do not need breast milk. They eat eggshells to supplement nutrition like dragons, and then they can eat food, while comatose cubs cannot eat.
"Throw it away."
"Wait," Jose said to stop the kobold soldier who was about to turn around, and took the cub from his hand.
"It's your luck to meet me."
As he said that, the magic power gushed out from the dragon claws, which was also mixed with blood mist. The dusty dragon blood penetrated into the skin of the kobold cub, and the cub’s body temperature rose rapidly, so hot that his skin turned into a lobster It was as bright red as it was, and it was still steaming, but its heart was beating harder and harder.
Seeing this scene, the kobold soldiers on the side envied and hated it, wishing to replace it.
You Gou has a complicated expression on his face: "Lucky little guy."
"Take him down."
The kobold soldiers quickly picked up the cubs, and Jose and Ergo continued their tour.
However, the No. 2 living area is somewhat different from the No. 1 living area. There are four tunnels leading to other areas here, located in the east, west, south, north.
"Oh, it turned out to be a network structure, I thought it was a chain structure."
Although Ergou didn't know what the "network structure" and "chain structure" were, he could understand some of the meanings literally: "It's indeed a network structure, as wise as you."
Jose cast a sideways glance at the dependents.
Forget it, the wisdom in his mouth is just a literal meaning, this world is still very pure, and the chrysanthemum is just a flower...
Jose saw the kobold soldiers carrying the corpses of several cubs into the side tunnel, curious: "Where are they going to take the corpses?"
"Throw it away, there is a big crack in the living area No. 3, and useless garbage such as feces and slag are thrown into the crack," Er Gou heaved a sigh of relief. He felt great pressure just by squinting. .
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
Jose didn't know the feelings of the family members, but he was more interested in the big crack in his mouth: "Look."
"As you wish."
After walking for a while, one dragon and one servant came to the living area No. 3. Compared with No. 1 and No. 2, the living area No. 3 was much more dilapidated. It is estimated that no one lived after the blood tooth tribe split.
Compared with exploring the history of the bloodtooth kobold tribe, Jose was more interested in the big crack. The big crack was located on the edge of No. 3 living area. It was a crack on the flat ground. The width of the crack was between half a meter and two meters. wait.
Jose came to the widest part of the chasm and looked down from above.
very deep! Very deep!
The visible depth is more than 2,000 meters, and the line of sight is blocked by irregularly protruding rocks, but a hazy red light can be seen, which is the light emitted by the magma deep in the earth's crust.
"What's going on with this gap? Have you explored it?"
"Dear master, I have heard that when this crack was first dug, the tribe explored it, but found nothing, and many people died. The chief at that time regarded the crack as an unknown thing and forbade the tribe to continue exploring. I don't know."
"Okay," José poked his head into the crack, feeling the air flow.
"It's windy, it's okay."
After measuring the wind direction, he looked in the direction of the source of the wind. Unfortunately, the crack was smooth and the surface was distributed with irregular protrusions. The wide part was enough for Jose to pass through, and the narrow part was only one finger wide.
He sniffled, trying to analyze the scent molecules carried by the wind, but the sulfur smell of the underground lava interfered with his sense of smell, and he didn't gain much, only a unique plant smell.
A plant smell that is completely different from the plants on the ground, dark and slightly decayed...
"It can't be the Black Forest connected to the Underdark," Jose murmured.
Very likely!
The Underdark is one of the most mysterious and dangerous areas of the Tydanore continent. It is composed of many huge caves connected by tunnels. The largest cave is like a miniature of the surface, with hills, forests, lakes, underground rivers and other terrains inside.
There are as many species as the surface in the vast Underdark, most of which are evil, such as the well-known dark elves, gray dwarves, beholders, mind flayers, and Guantao murlocs.
The black forest is one of the native ecology of the dark region. It does not see sunlight all year round. The dark energy erodes the forest and distorts the plants into a form completely different from the surface plants. It is distorted, dark and rotten.
Except for perverts and necromancers, almost no one likes the Black Forest, because the plants in the forest are poison to life.
In this regard, the most common method used by underground civilized races is to burn the Black Forest to the ground with a fire. If the Black Forest has not been burned, it means that it has not been discovered by intelligent races, at least not yet developed.
Jose's eyes flickered.
The unexplored Underdark presents opportunities as well as risks.
Legend has it that the elf dynasty that once dominated the mainland started from the Underdark, and the lucky elves dug up the lost ancient civilization relics.
Some people benefit, and some people suffer. There was once a human kingdom that discovered an undeveloped Underdark region and entered it without any investigation. As a result, it released the plague curse that was sealed underground, and the entire country was devastated.
The Underdark is just so dangerous and full of temptations.
"Your ancestors were wise to stop exploring."
Jose turned around and left. He would not touch this crack until he was an adult.
"Let's continue."
(end of this chapter)