Chapter 7: The Druid Village
According to the route of Mondo's experience, you only need to go to the end of the frozen mountain range and get the token of the druid, and then you can return to the beast kingdom.
The next day, Mondo and Xia Yi left the Great Moon Lake, and a day later, they arrived at the eastern end of the frozen forest, with Mondo's dragon urine as protection along the way, and there were very few demonic beasts that dared to harass, except for two uncivilized rock rhinoceros.
The rock rhinoceros lives in the jungle, is drought-tolerant and cold-resistant, similar to ordinary rhinoceros, and its combat power is not much higher, if it is not able to release simple petrification, it will not be ranked among the ranks of demonic beasts. Although the rock rhinoceros has hard skin and great strength, it is not enough in front of Mondo, and it is easy to fall down.
A day later, the two approached the location of the druid village on a hand-drawn map.
Although it is the outer edge of the frozen forest, the trees here are even more lush, and it is not uncommon to see ancient trees that can barely be surrounded by ten people, and the gaps in the ground are also occupied by dense shrubs, which is very secretive. Traversing the jungle became difficult, and Shay and Mondo slowed down.
"My grandfather said that the druids belong to a branch of the elves, so they also have an affinity for nature and can give birth to plants, so presumably the dense forests here are the natural barriers they created to protect their villages."
Mondo explained, carefully removing a thorn.
The spiny vines that grew everywhere had sharp barbs that were painful to scrape on the skin, and Mondo had many scars on his arms. Shailly's situation was the opposite, with hard bones that defied the thorns, much to Mondo's envy.
"Stop! Strangers, if you don't want to clash with the druids, it's best to take a detour! ”
A voice came from the dense forest, and judging by the voice, the other party was a man, probably a druid warrior patrolling the perimeter.
As soon as Mondo was overjoyed, he knew that the Dao had entered the territory of the druids, but how to enter the druid villages had to be led by the other party himself.
"Hello, I'm Mondo from the Orc Clan, and I have made an agreement with the Druid Patriarch that this trip to visit the Druid Tribe is to retrieve the Orc token, and there is no malice, and I hope to be accommodating!"
There is a request for the other party, and Mondo is also very polite.
"Liar! How can an orc have a necromancer? Or did you hook up with the undead? ”
The other party obviously noticed Xia Yi and became suspicious of their identity. After all, the undead don't have a good reputation, although the druids worship nature, don't hate the undead, and don't seem to like the undead.
"Your Excellency has misunderstood, I am the grandson of the Great Shaman of the Beast Clan, you can rest assured! As for Shay, she's a contract creature I signed through the Summoning Stone, not a necromancy. ”
The other party was silent, obviously not very relieved, and was hesitating.
"I don't doubt your identity, the patriarch has confessed, there will be an orc boy passing through our territory recently, and your tail is the best proof of this. But the skeleton next to you...... The summoning stone can only sign a contract with the demonic beast, how can it be possible to summon an undead creature! ”
"Uh...... "This ......," Mondo explained, not knowing the reason, "there may be something wrong with it." ”
Seeing that the other party still didn't trust, Xia Yi used his soul power to vibrate and greeted loudly: "Hello......"
"Yikes!" The other side was taken aback, "How can a skeleton speak!" ”
Knowing the nature of sound, Shay naturally tried to imitate it, and learned a few simple languages from Mondo. It was the druid's rugged male voice, combined with the coquettish surprise, that made Xia Yi's hair stand on end.
"Look! Xia Yi is really my contract creature, and it will definitely not be bad for the druid village, not to mention, she is just a white bone skeleton, you druid warriors can smash it with a slap at will, where is the threat? Mondo also explained repeatedly.
"A skeleton that can speak, that's weird......"
The hidden druid stopped talking, and Shay thought that the persuasion had failed, and was feeling guilty for ruining Mondo's experience, but saw a sika deer coming out of the bushes, specifically a sika deer cub.
"Hello, thank you for your trust!" Mondo saluted gratefully.
Xia Yi immediately understood, and heard Mondo say that the druids practiced a kind of transformation technique, which can transform into the appearance of all living beings in the world, even the powerful dragons! This is not a simple illusion, but a real change, and at the same time, the druid also has the ability of this species, and the powerful druid can also generate dragon power!
I saw the little sika deer stand up on its front legs, and in a sound of staggered bones, the sika deer turned into a little girl! As soon as he spoke, Xia Yi was shocked by the sweet voice.
"Hello, I'm a member of the druids, you can call me Emily!"
The sika deer suddenly became a pink little girl, and the rough man's voice became delicate and sweet, and the druid's transfiguration technique was really beyond expectations!
Emily was wearing a ragged linen dress with patches of several colors on it, and the little druid who had turned into a human form was obviously a lot more timid, looking at the stranger a little timidly, and when her eyes fell on Xia Yi, she shivered a few times, and was instinctive, the little girl was still very afraid of the undead.
"Guest of the Orcs, our patriarch has confessed, you are a distinguished guest of the druids, so ask me to wait here, otherwise you will not find our village."
After saying that, the shy Emily turned into a little sika deer again, she preferred the form of an animal, although the patriarch had said that it was rude to treat guests like a sika deer, but she was really not used to being in human form in front of strangers.
"Please come with me."
It was still the voice of a little girl, and this time she didn't change her voice. After saying that, the sika deer entered the jungle, and Xia Yi and Mondo glanced at each other and hurried to follow.
I don't know how long the road has been walking, the little sika deer is jumping in front of it, leading Xia Yi and Mondo through the forest, the druid has long been suitable for the dense forest, and the sika deer is very vigorous, if Emily didn't stop several times, I'm afraid that Xia Yi and Mondo will follow.
During this period, he also crossed a turbulent stream, and the sika deer stepped on the river rocks to jump to the opposite bank, Xia Yi's jumping ability was not good, and the careful Mondo held Xia Yi and crossed the stream in a few jumps.
When the two entered the druid's village, they attracted the attention of all the druids, the closed druids rarely saw outsiders, and some never even stepped out of the frozen forest, they saw Xia Yi is new and terrifying, this is the legendary undead!
"Look, this is our village."
Emily wagged her bobbin and greeted the druids in the village as she introduced them.
The druids' houses were built of various woods from the jungle, and some built houses directly from trees, which was similar to the elves, and with the druids' nimble bodies, climbing was a breeze.
The isolated village lives a very primitive life of planting and gathering.
Shay and Mondo were very curious, and they believed that they had entered a world of animals! Some druids turn into giant beasts and handle sun-dried wheat, little druids become eagles and parrots playing, and there are humanoid druid women in the kitchen cooking or mending sewing.
The clothes they wore were very tattered, and they were patched in large and small sizes.
In one word, it is, poor!
Compared to the prosperity of the Anthropocene, this village seems to be a gathering place for a group of refugees. But every druid has a satisfied smile on his face, and the village is peaceful and peaceful.
Emily led the two to the largest house in the village, where an old druid was waiting, also dressed in shabby clothes.
"Patriarch Grandpa! Guests brought in, my mission accomplished! ”
Emily jumped up to the old man, and the old druid kindly bent over, touched the little sika deer's head, and said, "Thank you." ”
The little sika deer happily ran away and was playing with a group of little druids.
The druid patriarch said: "Welcome, guests from afar, little Mondo is already so old, I went to the orc kingdom more than ten years ago, and you are still a little guy who is held in your mother's hands!" ”
Mondo couldn't help but blush, bowed, and greeted him as a junior: "Grandpa Amanda, Mondo has heard a lot of rumors about you, and it is a great honor to be able to meet you in person. ”
Patriarch Amanda was very satisfied, turned his gaze to Xia Yi on the side, and nodded to Xia Yi with a smile. When Xia Yi and the old druid looked at each other, they felt like they were looking up to the mountains! Amanda is very kind, but her eyes are full of depth, like a black hole, no one can peek into the mystery inside, but he can see through everyone.
What a strong strength!
"Please come in, little Mondo, and Miss Skeleton from the otherworldly world, to be honest, this is the first time I have seen a female skeleton, and a strange, intelligent white skeleton like you is even more unheard of, the old man is really lucky!"
The druid patriarch entered the wooden house, which was very simple, without any decoration, except for a few necessities. In the center of the cabin is a maple table around which Amanda and the duo sit.
"Grandpa Amanda, Mondo's visit this time is to express our goodwill on behalf of the orcs, hoping that the friendship between the druids and the orcs will last forever, and the second is to complete the task of training and get the tokens of the druids, but I don't know what the tokens are talking about by the elders?"
Mondo gets straight to the point, straightforward orcs don't understand human roundabouts.
The old druid said that he knew, and said: "I already know your intentions, but before that, the old man has one more thing to ask for, and it is my Amanda personal, and I ask Mondo for you!" ”
Mondo and Amanda were shocked, what could the powerful druid patriarch ask of an orc boy?!