Chapter 41: Symbiosis

Morey felt like he had never been so frightened, as the tribe had recently joined some "new members." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It all started with the recent rainstorm.

Thor took Diana to check on the condition of the farmland for a long time and did not return, and seeing that the rain was about to stop, Morey, who was obsessed with answering Tula's endless questions, realized that something was wrong.

It stands to reason that Master Nome should not have come back for so long?" thought to himself, and hurried to another small mud house, and summoned Kratos from the crowd that was sitting around and rushing to make bows and arrows.

"Kratos, has Lord Nome been here?" If you want to say that Morey is the least good at dealing with in the tribe, it is Kratos, and only the conversation between the two of them at this time made the old man feel a little embarrassed.

"Nope. Kratos didn't care about the awkward atmosphere, he had always looked like this, but fortunately, everyone knew that despite his cold attitude, he was still one of the most trustworthy people in the tribe, so he didn't care too much.

Putting aside his distractions, Morey hurriedly said to Kratos, 'Take the warriors with you, we need to go to Master Nome.' ’

The two of them hurried to the direction of the experimental field with thirty warriors, and when they went downhill, the dark clouds in the sky had already dissipated, and they were colliding with Diana and Pompeii who were rushing towards them.

"Come back with me and get some dried fish. Diana was out of breath and looked very anxious.

"Where's Lord Nome?" Morey looked left and right to see Thor and was anxious.

"Don't worry, come back with me to get the food, hurry up, I'll tell you on the way." Diana had already lifted the corners of her mud-splattered skirt and hurried up the slope, but Morey had no choice but to lead someone to follow.

When the food was fetched and Diana explained the ins and outs, and when the group came to Thor and the Wolf King, Morey really didn't know how to describe his feelings.

"Eh, old man, why did you come here - I thought you and Kratos would have noticed the anomaly sooner. Thor stood up and walked over to Morey, a light-hearted smile on his face.

It was difficult for Morey to force himself to reflect on his dereliction of duty now, he stared at the thirty or forty wolves in front of him with wide eyes, and said dumbfoundedly: "This, this...... It's a dire wolf!

"Huh, do you know what kind of fish this is?" Thor asked, surprised at Morey's words, taking a large piece of dried fish from Diana's hand.

"Of course I do!" Morey's face showed a hint of horror: "These guys are the most fearsome hunters on this island, and the dire wolf is a fierce beast that the Serveros feel a headache for, and they organize and even dare to attack Ujung Pandang!"

Morey swallowed, looked at Thor hesitantly, and said slowly, "My lord—do you want to domesticate these, beasts?"

Thor had already come to the wolf king at this time, squatted down, handed over a large piece of dried fish, and said softly: "Come, eat, eat this before you have the strength to stand up." ”

The Wolf King stared at Thor for a moment, then obediently opened his mouth and swallowed the fish.

Only then did Thor reply to Morey: "I don't know if this counts as domestication, but I think you underestimate the intelligence of these wolves, they won't be so easily domesticated by others." ”

Morey looked puzzled: "Then why are you giving them food?"

"Because they're the companions of the Grey Wind. Thor said as a matter of course, and then said with a sly smile: "Of course, after gaining the trust of the wolves, I think we can establish a mutually beneficial relationship. ”

"Cooperation?" this time it wasn't just Morey, but even Diana was a little confused.

"Yes, I found that the wolves have far more senses than we do, and in the previous rainstorm, they were able to spot us early, even lurking behind us, without being noticed. ”

Thor thought seriously and said, "I think that if we use the bows and arrows in our hands to cooperate with these wolves, the hunting efficiency will definitely be doubled. ”

Saying that, Thor paused for a moment, thought for a moment and continued: "And today we encountered a group of dire wolves, and tomorrow there may be other dangers in the forest, I think for the wolves, the island is not without existence that can threaten their lives." ”

"That's right," Morey echoed softly, although the dire wolf was strong, it was not invincible on the island, and even Morey did not know what kind of beasts were still on this island.

"So, we and the wolves can cooperate not only in hunting, but also in protecting our territory and home. ”

As he spoke, the wolf king beside him kept staring at Thor with a pair of dark eyes, as if thoughtful.

"But Lord Norm, they're beasts after all—" Morey gave his final reason, which was the main reason he felt that Thor's approach was too hasty.

"You're right—Morey," Thor said, without denying it, "but if you have communicated with them, you will understand that these beasts are no less intelligent than humans, and they can even force their hunger to repay their kindness." ”

Turning his head and looking directly into the Wolf King's eyes, Thor laughed, "They are really very special beasts, Morey, we can trust them." ”

In this way, the wolves moved to the corner of the cliff, and to Morey's surprise, the sturdy and majestic black wolf king, who seemed to understand Thor's words, actually ordered his companions to come to the cliff corner together, and in a corner of the village, the wolves roosted.

Now every morning when he gets up, Morey looks around the corner for fear that something will happen, but nothing has happened to worry about it so far.

The wolves gradually regained their vitality under the food of the tribe, and under the leadership of Gray Wind, many wolf cubs and Soth's children frolicked through the village every day, and now it has become a unique scenery in the village.

As Thor said, the effectiveness of the warriors in the clan and the wolves in cooperating with the hunt is indeed much higher, although the cooperation was not very skilled at first, but now the tacit understanding is getting higher and higher.

A few days ago, Morey had seen the hunting party come back with a huge black-haired boar, covered in bundles of hair as hard as a steel whip, and weighing more than five hundred kilograms.

When it was brought back, it was covered with scars and scratches from arrows, its body was pierced by several spears, and its neck was torn open, as if the boar had been attacked to death by various attacks.

Whether it is a pack of wolves or a warrior of the tribe, it is difficult to capture such a boar alone, and it is inevitable that they will be injured, but now the two sides have joined forces and it seems that it is effortless to kill such a behemoth.

Although he is still "frightened", Morey also slightly agrees with the existence of wolves in his heart.

"Is it true that I'm too old to accept change?" Watching the children in the tribe happily playing with the wolves, and the adults didn't seem to have any opinions on this, Morey couldn't help but wonder if he was really too old?

"Isn't you old—ahem—" A hoarse voice came from behind him, and Morey didn't have to look back to know that it was the old witch doctor who had mysteriously appeared beside Thor during the last rainstorm.

Morey's fear of this man was even deeper than that of the wolves, because this man always reminded him of the cultists who roamed the continent of Wotan, performing bloody and terrifying dark rituals everywhere, and the two had an inexplicable aura.