When William and others were placed directly on the top of the village by the Lung Dragon, the scene was not very comfortable.
A large number of villagers sat against the wall or squatted on the ground.
Their breathing pattern seems to have become a cough, in which they expel bacteria-laden mist after each inhalation, and at the same time exercise and strengthen their lungs.
The villagers all have one thing in common, that is, their rib cages are completely broken apart, or holes are made directly in their chests, exposing their lungs.
It not only allows the lungs to have more space to move, but also allows the purple mist that permeates the hidden village, especially the lake mist that floats up from the lakes, to nourish the lungs.
Due to long-term coughing, the villagers' lungs have more or less developed some lesions, or combined with the diseases they suffered before entering the village.
Some develop muscle-like patterns on the surface of their lungs.
Some incorporate heart functions, acting as kinetic pumps to transport blood while breathing.
Some villagers directly connected the brain near the trachea.
In addition to their daily coughing, they often hold a pipe or pipe in their mouths, which is stuffed with a kind of purple grass collected from the crevices of the cliffs.
Seeing this scene, William and others also started coughing slowly, but Lorian remained silent with his eyes closed, not even making a cough.
The one who coughed the most in the team was the snail girl. She hadn't even completed the open source. When she breathed in the high-concentration mist of the hidden village, she began to cough violently, and blood kept flowing out from between her snail shells.
The whole person even curled up on the ground, coughing madly and having whole body convulsions.
"Boss, do you need help with her?"
"No, she chose to come here of her own accord. Even if she survived with our help, she would still be exposed later."
Everyone just watched quietly.
When the snail girl was about to die, she suddenly let out a cough as loud as firecrackers, and her lungs were coughed out from between the snail shells and hung in front of her chest through the branches of the trachea.
As her lungs coughed out, she felt as if she had 'ventilated' and no longer felt uncomfortable, and her coughing became milder.
At this time,
The old man sitting on the side with a homemade pipe in his mouth suddenly spoke,
"You have external lungs, and you are gifted. You are indeed an outsider sent by the Lung Dragon. Ahem. You should all go to the village chief's house to undergo a "qualification test".
Perhaps I can start transforming into a Gu dragon in advance, and may even be qualified to live in the middle and lower levels, close to the Lung Water Lake.
That’s right, this is your first time in the village, so you may not be familiar with the place. I will take you there.”
When the old man stood up, the skin on his back was actually stuck to the rock he was leaning on, which showed that he had been sitting in this posture for who knows how many years.
Swish!
The skin on his back was completely torn off, and the old man was like a zombie, leading everyone to walk on the bamboo path of the village built in the air.
In some places there are bamboo ladders to go down.
Some places require jumping or rock climbing.
You can even use a huge suspended water wheel to achieve a quick descent.
The village chief's house is located in the middle of the hidden village. Many people have gathered here and are waiting in line.
The old man who led the way explained, "The village chief is very busy~ because every day there are people who want to obtain the 'Gu Long Qualification', and not only do they need to be examined, but they also have to be classified according to the condition of their lungs.
Although you four don't have 'external lungs', your coughing force, frequency and efficiency in expelling bacteria are really high, cough cough! You kept coughing all the way, the village chief will definitely like you very much. "
Coughing non-stop
William and the others hardly coughed during the entire journey. They all glanced at Lorian, who was restrained by a sash and had his eyes closed. He was the only one who could replace his real body with an illusion silently.
After waiting in line for half an hour, it was finally our turn.
As soon as I stepped into the door of the village chief's house, I felt like I was passing through a barrier, but this barrier was purely gaseous, or in other words, the air exhaled from the village chief's lungs.
A strong aura hit everyone directly, and the snail girl was so scared that she knelt on the ground.
William was slightly surprised. "Path Completer... I didn't expect that after wandering around most of the Central Region and not being able to find him in those big cities, there is actually a Silver Circle Patient hidden in such a mountain village.
Moreover, this attitude seems somewhat detached from Westerners.
We've come to the right place~ I wonder if Lorian's illusion can still be effective against this Silver Circle patient who is proficient in lung infection. If it's exposed, I'll spread fear. 』
In front of William,
The village chief, with a slender torso and a curved spine, sat on a bench, leaning forward, "looking directly" at the people coming in from the front.
He has no eyes, or rather his eyes have been replaced by trachea.
The "main trachea" in the neck splits in the head and connects the five senses.
His eye sockets and ears were breathing, and he could sense everything around him by taking in the air.
White beard hanging down to the ground,
The torso, arms, legs and feet are similar to dragon bodies to a certain extent. Although they do not have dragon scales, they are curved and claw-like.
The most notable feature is the special pair of wings on its back, which are a shriveled and miniaturized version of the lung dragon's wings. The holes all over the surface have been closed, but the horizontal span is still over five meters.
Obviously, the village chief is the survivor of the dragon lung poisoning.
Purple air continued to emanate from his face, but he did not speak.
After waiting for five minutes, it finally moved. The closed hole on the right dragon wing opened slightly, and with a gentle suction, the snail girl was forcibly sucked over.
“The lungs are external and not open source, what a great embryo!
You guys are pretty good too, very pious, you kneeled down on the ground as soon as you entered the door without a single breath or distraction, and your coughing frequency was kept at an even level. "
When the village chief said this,
Including the dentist and Nash, everyone glanced at Lorian standing at the back. The illusion was still effective without any flaws.
“Your quality is very high and has reached the highest standard in my village.
This lady who has not yet reached open source needs to stay in the village for special training, and you four open source patients have two choices.
The first one is to perform "Gu Dragon Transformation", but it is difficult to find a 'Gu' that matches you. If you just arrange ordinary villagers to be tied up with you to make Gu, you will definitely not be able to survive, which is meaningless.
Therefore, the waiting period will be longer. Of course, our village will provide you with long-term free accommodation.
Second, follow me to the Lung Water Lake. If your physical condition can withstand it, you can go deeper to meet my Lord. If you can receive her gift, you can exchange it for "real lungs".
By then, the path will be easy to pass, or even no path will be needed to reach a higher level. "
These words made everyone, including Lorian, frown.
The village chief in front of him is already a silver circle patient. He can become a key member in any major epidemic source area, but now he calls others "my lord".
If this was a village in the Old World, people would even wonder whether a new plague master had been born in the depths of the lake.
And the village chief’s last sentence is also very interesting. You can reach a higher level without any means.
“We want to try the second one.”
"Very good... follow me."
The village chief exhaled gently, and a purple cloud carried everyone to the lung water lake at the bottom of the village.
Purple to black, bubbling constantly, sticky and even hot,
There were also many humanoid corpses scattered along the shore, showing a state of extreme pain.
The village chief took out four stone cups from somewhere, scooped up the purple water from the lake and handed them over, "Drink it! As long as you can withstand the pressure brought by the lake water, it means you are qualified to go to the depths."
Nash took the cup and drank it in one gulp without thinking.
He used his extraordinary regenerative power to resist and finally digested the lake water completely with a huge burp. His stomach was churning and he might have diarrhea tonight.
Unexpectedly, when he looked at the three people nearby, they just poured the lake water onto the shore calmly without drinking it at all.
Because of the influence of Lorian's illusion, no matter what was done, it would be performed according to the "result" that the village chief was most satisfied with.
"Nash, you are quite responsible~"
"As an actor, you have to persevere no matter what happens. It's just drinking something like pepper water. It's not a difficult thing! Thank you for the compliment, boss."
The village chief standing by couldn't hear the conversation at all, he just kept nodding in satisfaction.
Then it began to spread its wings vigorously, stirring the surface of the lake,
Until a secret passage at the bottom of the lake was revealed.
"Go down, my Lord will definitely like you! As a Gu Dragon, I am not qualified to go any deeper. I hope one of you can satisfy my Lord completely."