Chapter 2121 Wolf Lair
Judging from the records in the literature, Joan found that the frost giant's attitude towards the Centipede Warcraft was quite complicated.
Since frost giants are naturally afraid of fire, it stands to reason that they should try their best to stay away from the flaming centipede monsters, so as to conform to the survival rule of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.
But there is a tradition of masochism in the tribe of frost giants. As the saying goes, "the best way to overcome fear is to face fear." If a frost giant wants to prove that he is a tough guy with extraordinary courage, he will take the initiative to wrestle with a centipede monster , Enduring the pain caused by the burning and subduing the giant insect, the frost giant who can complete this crazy challenge and survive will be awarded the title of "Insect Friend" and become a warrior respected by the tribe.
In addition to showing courage by embracing adult centipede monsters, the frost giants have many practical uses that are not so "secondary" in domesticating centipede monsters.
Most of the buildings in cold regions are made of ice. The centipede warcraft's high temperature and talent for digging can easily penetrate the ice-built city walls, and they can also drill out from the ground to launch sneak attacks. Tried and tested in war.
In addition, there is a lack of fuel in severe cold regions, and the foundry industry is underdeveloped, especially steel weapons.
The Centipede Warcraft is like a natural furnace. The high temperature emitted from its back can melt steel, providing the frost giant with tools and energy for casting weapons.
The centipede monster looks like a huge and ferocious centipede. In fact, their intelligence is much higher than that of ordinary insects, and they can understand the language of giants with a little training. Because of these "secondary" or realistic factors, the centipede monster Eggs are a strategic resource no less important than white dragon eggs among the frost giants, especially those ambitious lords of frost giants, who always recruit a professional team of beast tamers to cultivate and domesticate centipede monsters.
Since there are centipede monsters inhabiting the underground tunnels of Winterhold, Joan has reason to think that there may be "love crystals" of centipede monsters scattered here. Thinking that there are high-level monster eggs to collect, Mr. Mage, "No one knows how to catch insects better than me", couldn't help but excitedly rolled up his sleeves, ready to show his skills!
"Besides Centipede Warcraft, are there other dangerous creatures in the underground tunnel?" Joan continued to ask the activated ice cube.
"Of course there are, and there are quite a few more!" said the activated ice cube, "Trim raised a lot of wolves, some black and some white, they wandered outside at night, and when they were full, they burrowed into underground pits to take a nap. "
Joan thought for a while, and the "black wolf" mentioned by the activated ice probably refers to dire wolves or wargs. As for the "white wolf", it probably refers to winter wolves.
These wolves did not pose any threat to him, so he continued to inquire: "Are there any monsters more powerful than hungry wolves?"
"There is also an evil dragon named Gushuang." The activated ice cube looked solemn, "This old white dragon is the chief manager of the underground palace of Winterhold, and even the centipede monsters are submissive and obey his orders!"
An old white dragon?
Joan nodded thoughtfully, and then asked the activated ice: "Are there any cells in the underground palace?"
"I don't know about that, master, if you want to know all the secrets in the underground palace, you must either ask Trim himself, or ask the old dragon Gushuang." The activated ice cube replied helplessly.
"Okay, thank you very much, I'll go find Gu Shuang right away."
Qiao An canceled the "Stone Words Technique" with a wave, and the faces on the ice wall disappeared.
Opening the spell-casting material package, Joan took out a string of glass necklaces, held them in his hand to bless the "Mythical Link" and "Peeping Magic Eye", then tore off the necklace, manipulated 27 glass magic eyes, and cooperated with the "navigation compass" to explore the way ahead , to search for a shortcut to the dungeon.
Not far forward, Joan saw a dark green light spot flickering in the darkness through one of the magic eyes. It was clearly a group of dire wolves returning to their lair after a full meal.
This savage and ferocious wolf is as big as a horse, covered with a thick mane that is as black as night, and its fangs resemble a pair of sharp scimitars.
Joan stopped and took a rough count. There were no less than 20 dire wolves standing in front of him. What was more troublesome was that they were scattered in three lairs. It was difficult to wipe out the pack of wolves with two or three spells. In the underground tunnels, if you are surrounded and bitten by a pack of wolves, it will still be a little troublesome.
Considering that there will be more and more difficult monsters to deal with in the future, rescuing Clark and Slude is an extremely dangerous mission. For long-term considerations, Joan does not want to waste too many spellcasting resources here, so it is necessary to call a powerful His thugs came over to help him clean up the dire wolves blocking the way.
After making up his mind, Joan opened the storage bag, took out a half-foot-high knight's armor, put it on the ground, and chanted the spell to wake up the sleeping "Ghost Armor".
The toy-like full body armor came to life under Joan's call, and quickly expanded, eventually turning into a 12-foot-tall armored knight. Two groups of soul fires appeared behind the visor, like a pair of pale eyes.
"Ghost Armor" Tristan saw Joan, and quickly bowed to him respectfully.
"My lord, what are your orders?"
"Tristan, I'm exploring this underground palace. There are groups of wolves blocking the way in front of the tunnel. You clear the way ahead and help me eliminate the wolves."
"Obey, my master!"
After Tristan's death, he still followed the ancient knight's code and regarded protecting the lord as his bounden duty. After receiving Joan's order, he drew his sword out of its sheath, turned and walked deep into the tunnel.
Joan followed the tall and burly undead knight and walked about 200 yards along the tunnel. The terrain in front of him suddenly opened up, and an underground hall was connected to the end of the tunnel.
In the dark pentagonal hall, directly opposite is a tunnel, and a three-eyed cave is dug in the wall adjacent to the exit and entrance, which is the lair of the dire wolf.
The dire wolf dozed in the cave, heard the heavy footsteps of the ghost armor stepping on the ice, all pricked up their ears vigilantly, got up quickly and got out of the cave, staring at the entrance of the hall with greedy and bloodthirsty eyes. Gather up.
Tristan guarded the entrance of the hall, his stalwart body blocked Joan behind him, calmly observed the wolves, then raised the legendary black magic sword, drew a "mythical power" from the soul of the sword, and pointed forward with the sword, The magic net stirred in the sky above the hall, and the "power of myth" was transformed into holy radiant energy, which turned into a golden rain that rained down on the gathered wolves.
The dire wolf was caught off guard, and the parts of his body that touched the light rain immediately ignited golden flames, and fell down piece by piece, rolling and struggling on the ice. However, the mortal ice and snow could not extinguish the sacred flame, and most of the dire wolves who were attacked could not support it. In a few seconds, he died in pain and despair.