According to the mouse prime minister, when Queen Medusa was sleeping, this so-called "evil eye kingdom", the prime minister was the first leader...
With such a hostage, or coerced companion included. The three of Du Wei, plus a mouse-shaped man, marched towards Queen Medusa's palace together.
Along the way, all the field mice turned around and ran away when they saw these people, which deeply confirmed the famous saying "a mouse flees while holding its head". In the previous chaos, the prime minister was captured, but unfortunately these mice did not regain the courage of the leader... It seems that from ancient times to the present, cowardly people have been described as "mouse gall", and it is indeed worthy of the name.
Of course, there are not only mice in this animal kingdom, there are also some crows, those spies Gargamel made with a little bit of magic. ", and then these noisy voices annoyed Hussein, and he shot up with a sword fighting spirit, shot and killed seven or eight of them, and then dispersed.
Gargamel saw it, and couldn't help sighing in pain: "Oh, my lord knight, don't you know. To train these crows to watch and teach them to speak, I have spent so much effort and done so many experiments... "
Du Wei couldn't help being curious: "How did you teach these crows to speak?"
Gargamel smiled: "I am proficient in Transfiguration, so naturally I have the deepest understanding of creatures. I have been studying animals for the first half of my life. Let alone a crow, even a horse..."
"I remember I told you that if I hear you lie again, I will cut off your mouse's head." Hussein coldly interrupted the self-praise of the mouse prime minister, and the knight said lightly: "Do you think Can't I see through it? Those crows can't speak at all, but you have transformed their voices with magic. Crows are not intelligent, but they at least have animal instincts, and can distinguish between knowing places and unknown places. Outsiders will bark indiscriminately. You have magically transformed their voices, and these crows are not speaking human language at all. It’s just that their calls have been modified by you to pronounce "outsiders". Du Wei, you If you don't believe me, you can ask this mouse to order those crows to say something else, if those crows can't speak, I will cut off its mouse head immediately!"
As soon as this word came out. Sure enough, Gargamel closed his mouth obediently. Du Wei chuckled inwardly, but he was also quite interested in Gargamel's whimsical ideas. It turned out that it just magically transformed the crow's vocal cords and tongue. Just like the world of Du Wei's previous life, those who raised parrots, in order to make the parrots able to speak, would use utensils to flatten the parrots' tongues when the parrots were young. Although the methods are different, the general principle is the same.
Du Wei thought for a while and said with a smile: "Gargamel, I actually understand your thoughts. You were originally a human, but now you have become an animal. What worries you the most is being regarded as an animal that can speak human words. Look You are a monster, so although you live in this uninhabited place, you can't help but want to make the animals around you speak human, so that you are not alone, right?"
After hearing this, Gargamel didn't say anything, but he couldn't help showing a touch of emotion in Du Wei's eyes.
Leading into the canyon, there are two city walls that have already been built. This city wall is tall and majestic, and it looks extraordinary! Although it is simply piled up with some big stones, it looks a little rough, but it is tall enough and big enough!
"We have a lot of strong slaves. There are many treants in the canyon. They were all petrified by Queen Medusa. After being hit by Medusa's petrification technique, not only will they become stones. And if she wants, she can also Make you alive, but you will become a stone slave, without your own consciousness, a walking dead who simply obeys her orders." After Gargamel finished speaking, he couldn't help shivering: "This is the most terrifying thing, even if you die There will be no rest."
Du Wei sighed: "This should also be regarded as one of Queen Medusa's terrifying magical abilities? If she is willing, she can form a stone army by just looking at some people or monsters."
"I've never doubted this. If she wants to, she can turn the monsters in the entire Frozen Forest into stone slaves." Gargamel sighed.
Du Wei suddenly asked again: "Why does such a powerful Queen Medusa have been living in seclusion in such a canyon? The frozen forest is so big, but her territory has always only been such a small canyon
Du Wei began to think about it, but then, they walked up a ramp and turned a corner. They finally saw Queen Medusa's palace!
This palace is as high as the hillsides on both sides, and the main building is not made of stone, but wood! Du Wei immediately recalled the words of Old Wood, the leader of the tree people outside, that this palace was built from the bodies of several real tree people. Thinking of the tone of the honest and docile old Wood who was so angry when he mentioned this matter, Du Wei couldn't help but sigh.
Gargamel stopped in his tracks and hesitated for a moment: "Are you really going in?" Prime Minister Mouse couldn't help rolling his eyes, looking around, as if he was ready to look for a chance to escape at any time.
"Yes." Hussein glanced at it coldly: "You too."
Gargamel groaned and begged, "You guys have to go in to find Queen Kuangsha. Go in anyway, this palace is not big anyway. Why do you have to take me with you? If Medusa gets angry, I will be punished." Earth! I pissed her off once, and she turned me into stone for a whole month!"
"Do you think she will have a chance to punish you in the future?" Du Wei frowned: "Did you believe that we will be killed by her after we go in?"
Although Gargamel didn't say anything, the expression on his face was clearly like this. But it quickly saw the anger on the knight's face, and hurriedly said: "I haven't seen a human being for many years. I don't want you to die in vain. Why don't you leave now, anyway, she never comes out of the palace. I have always been in charge of things here. If I don’t say anything, I’ll just pretend that you haven’t been here. Wouldn’t it be great? If you came here for that fountain of youth, I can tell you that that ghost thing is useless at all. Land. Look at me, I drank a lot of that ghost spring water, but what benefit did I get?"
"We are not for the spring water." Du Wei said lightly: "We want to get the eyes of Medusa... Wasn't she a golden-eyed python before?"
"God..." Gargamel groaned again, but this time he looked at Du Wei and the three of them, almost as if he was looking at three crazy and dead people.
No matter how the Rat Prime Minister refused, Hussein brought it up anyway. Still forced it on. Both Du Wei and Dardanelle put on "sunglasses". Although Hussein, who was originally proud, had a cold face, he was also a smart person after all, and he would not be afraid of Medusa's strength. Also put on a pair of "sunglasses".
Pushing open the gate of the tall palace in front of him, a gust of cold wind blew out of the gate immediately, and the cold air was oppressive. The three of them walked into the main hall, and in this dark wind, a row of precious stones on the walls around the main hall suddenly emitted light, illuminating the main hall.
In the spacious hall, the most eye-catching thing is a giant statue in front of him. The main body of the statue is a beautiful woman with long curly hair, although it is only a stone carving. But this woman's appearance is very clear, with charming eyebrows. The pointed chin is quite seductive, but the expression is too indifferent, and besides being charming, there is a third of sinister air. Her body was almost completely naked, but there were a few big snakes coiled around her body, covering several key parts. Those big snakes are even more lifelike, with their heads raised and their sharp fangs exposed.
Beauty plus poisonous snake. This statue obviously carries a bit of mysterious temptation and danger. Du Wei glanced at it, then turned his head and smiled at Prime Minister Mouse and said, "This must be your masterpiece, right? Can't Medusa know how to carve herself? I don't see that you have a good carving skill."
Gargamel smiled wryly: "I have been facing rocks in this canyon for twenty years. Even if I don't know anything at first, twenty years is enough for me to learn a lot."
After bypassing the stone carvings in the main hall, there is a door behind, and after opening the door, you can see a straight passage to jump in, Du Wei stood at the door and took a look, immediately frowned and said: "Well, this is a magic circle. Gargamel, this is what you taught her, right?"
Looking in from this door, the passage is almost bottomless, and it seems endless from a distance... But how can a palace be so big? Obviously, it was enchanted by the owner, making this passage a very useful defensive facility. If someone who does not know magic walks in, they will go straight forward, endlessly, and never try to reach the end.
"This is actually using magic to deceive your eyes and senses. If you just walk in like this, you think you have walked a long way, but in fact, you are just stepping on the original path. A small blindfold, to get rid of It's very simple, just close your eyes..." When Du Wei said this, he suddenly paused, showing a thoughtful expression, and said in a meaningful low voice: "Eh... the most terrifying weapon of Queen Medusa is her weapon." Watching her eyes, but the magic circle she set up makes all the outsiders who enter have to close their eyes, isn't it because she has given up one of the most powerful weapons?"
Or maybe, I just don't want to hurt my own people by mistake
Du Wei immediately gave an explanation in his mind.
Then, the three of them and one mouse closed their eyes and walked into the passage. Du Wei has a strong sensory ability, while Hussein is close to the level of paladin's strength, with keen senses, and there is no big difference between opening and closing eyes. Naturally, Dardanelle would have no problem following the two of them, and Gargamel would go the way he was used to.
After entering the passage, the magic circle really lost its effect. After a while, the current Hussein touched the handle of the second door, but after pushing it open, the three of them opened their eyes, but were stunned...
After the second door... It turned out to be, all black! There is no light at all! !
"There are no lights in the backside." Gargamel said in a low voice, "Unless you bring your own torches."
"It's always been like this?" Du Wei asked Prime Minister Mouse.
After getting Gargamel's affirmative answer, Du Wei suddenly smiled, a meaningful smile.
"This Queen of Medusa is strange... If the magic circle makes people close their eyes, it is just a coincidence. But it is arranged in darkness, as if she is afraid that others will come in by mistake and be petrified by her! Isn't she worried? Are hostile guys breaking in from outside? For example, we seem to be forcing us not to see her eyes. She gave up her biggest weapon on her own initiative, why on earth?"