It turned out that the old dog had actually followed, and his loyalty impressed Catherine.

Under the orders of the Overseer, the old dog obediently walked up the hill. Catherine asked him, "Why don't you run?"

"What can I do without the Overseer?" the old dog sighed, shaking his head, "Lord Srastar has only been gone for a short time, and I don't want to lose a second Overseer so soon." ”

"But if something happens to the Overseers," the old dog grinned, "this High Chief is a worthy future allegiance." ”

When the male lion mountain heard this, his eyes fell on the old dog. The old dog looked back generously, not at all timid, very different from the timid appearance before entering the barbarian camp.

The lion peak looked at the old dog for a moment. "Are you a lost dog from the Dog Army?"

"I didn't expect the big chief to know about the lost dog. The old dog lazily lay down, "I'm an old dog now, not a mourning dog." ”

Catherine had long thought that the old dog might not be simple, but she didn't expect the male lion peak to recognize his origin. The name "Lost Dog" sounds really special.

"If you're willing to take the old dog into the cave with you, I can give you some extra self-preservation. The barbarian chief thought for a moment and said.

"Great Chief, you're not going to give her a spirit, are you? The female shaman's hoarse voice was full of surprise, "How can this be!"

"Nothing is a no-no. Lion Mountain seems to have known that the female shaman would object, "With the help of this mourning dog, coupled with the séance, she has a very good chance of coming out alive." ”

"But why help her? She's a devil who hurts our people, and we can't help a devil. The shaman clenched her hands into fists. The whole person trembled a little.

"If she volunteered to be a sacrifice and could come out alive, it means that the ancestors favored her. The Lion Peak glanced at the cave, "The one who is favored by the ancestors will not be the devil. ”

"Great Chief!" the female shaman was about to say something, but the Lion Peak turned his head to look at her, his expression not angry. When it came to his mouth, the henchmen of the great chief couldn't even get out of his mouth.

Catherine saw all of this and understood that although the prestige of Lion Peak in the Third Expeditionary Force was high, the Barbarian generals did not seem to be absolutely obedient to their Overseers compared to the First Expeditionary Army. The minds of the generals are much more active than those of the dragon lice army heads.

The female mage felt that this might be something she could use. "I can consider going into the cave and also bring the old dog. But I need a helper. You said it too. The odds are good that I will come out alive. If you give me some more help, I will promise you. ”

"How is that possible!" The female shaman was the first to cry out, "You devil, the Great Chief's willingness to descend for you is already a great gift. You still want our people to go down with you. No way. ”

The old dog who had already closed his eyes and started napping. I heard the movement and reopened my eyes. He looked at the female shaman. Then look at Catherine, and finally at the peak of the Lion Mountain. "Overseers aren't good at fighting. I'm an old dog, and I'm no longer capable of fighting. If only the Great Chief had a chance to come back alive. Finally give us a few big ones. ”

The male lion peak was silent for a few seconds and asked the old dog, "Do you know the secret of the clouds?"

"I don't know. These are secrets that only the Overseers know, and I don't have that qualification. The old dog laughed, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

"Great chief, don't give your people's lives in vain. You must not let your people accompany this devil into the cave. The shaman shouted, as if she was afraid that the Lion Mountain Summit would agree to Catherine's request.

The male lion peak frowned imperceptibly. "Which of you volunteered to follow her into the cave?"

The other barbarians present all looked at each other. "Great Chief, no one will want to help the devil. The female shaman shouted again.

"Great Chief, if you want people to enter voluntarily, you must tell them whether it is good or not. If there is only danger, no one will volunteer. The old dog opened one eye and interjected.

"That's right. If you don't tell your generals anything, how can they risk it for me. The secret of the clouds can not be told, but the benefits may as well be told to them. Catherine said, "I wanted to say it, but they wouldn't believe me when I say it." ”

This argument is very convincing. The Lion Peak glanced around his general and said, "We have been trying to capture the clouds for a long time. Although you all know that we can use the wood above as long as we sacrifice to the clouds, this is not the benefit that the clouds can really provide us. Because each sacrifice required a large number of sacrifices, the cost of searching for sacrifices in the past was much higher than the resources that clouds could produce. ”

Catherine listened to the Barbarian Great Chief with a look of understanding, and carefully wrote down every word he said.

"In fact, the real value of the clouds is much higher than some of the wood on the surface. It provides great power, power that only the ancestors had. But to gain these powers, one must go deep into the interior of the clouds to find them. I don't know what the dangers will be, and if I fail, I will become a sacrifice to the clouds.

"My Lion Peak was originally the best person to enter the cave, but I have been favored by my ancestors. Therefore, I cannot get the power of the ancestors again. Whether you want to enter the cave with her or not will be your own choice. ”

The so-called "power of the ancestors" probably refers to the totem advent technique. Catherine knew that among the barbarian tribes on the Western Continent, only the three major tribes of elephants, lions, and bears possessed this kind of witchcraft inheritance. And the Bear Tribes defected to the Bercy Empire in a hunting war. In other words, there are only two major tribes in the Barbarians' Behemoth Nation that possess this kind of power.

The name of the Lion Peak indicates that he is a barbarian of the Lion Tribe, and it is not surprising that he has ancestral strength. Judging from his statement, the other barbarians in the Third Expeditionary Force were not born into the three major tribes, and it is clear that none of the barbarian generals and shamans present were "favored by the ancestors".

The sound of breathing around them began to thicken, and the "power of the ancestors" had a fatal allure for the barbarians. The generals shrugged their shoulders uneasily, and they looked at each other.

"I'll go. ”

"I do. ”

"Great Chief. ”

The three barbarian generals took a step forward almost at the same time, shouting one after another. Immediately, they became hostile, showed a wary expression, and assumed a fighting posture. This is the common way of settling arguments among barbarians - whoever has a hard fist listens to whom.

This is the scene that Catherine would like to see. She even found that even the pesky female shaman was a little eager to try it.

"Great Chief, I'm willing to go. A dull voice rang out, and there was a powerful confidence in his tone. When the generals who were about to fight just now heard this, they all retreated with a look of frustration. (To be continued.) )