Chapter 1984: It's a Long Way
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I talked to Twintail for a long time, and it wasn't until the gurgling hunger cry from my stomach that I remembered the problem I was facing.
"Ahem, Twintails, what do you usually eat?" Facing the curious gaze cast by the twin tails, I asked without blushing or panting.
"Food? Food......" The twin tails rolled their eyes a few times and smiled softly.
"Your Excellency, you know, my strength is average, and I am a wanderer alone, and I can't rely on hunting to get food like other saber-toothed cats, so I can only find another way."
"Is there anything else that can be done?" I was refreshed, and that's good news.
"Of course, my lord, although the environment of the Hell World is ten times more desolate and harsh than that of the Dark Continent, you can always find something to eat, except for the flesh and blood of your prey."
"Then I really have to ask for advice, I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm a little short of food right now."
"No problem, my lord, we are traveling together now, and this is what I should do." Twintail nodded, and gently spun the cane in his paws.
"Without further ado, we might as well go out and see if we can find something to eat, and to be honest, I'm a little hungry too."
"Oh. Then please. ”
Looking at the indifferent smile on the face of the twin tails, I prefer to believe that it is to save me some face, so I lied that I was also hungry, and I couldn't help but be slightly grateful, it seems that Avrina is right, although there are still many suspicious places, but at least this guy has no malicious intent.
Re-transformed, a cat and a bear went outside, walking in front with two tails, and walking lightly and agilely. Boots on soft snow. Not a trace remains, should I say it's a cat?
Humming an unknown song, the tail jumped and jumped, and the tail kept flicking. There is no awareness of being in a place of crisis. to more like a relaxing and enjoyable outing. I don't take this snowy area seriously at all, is it because I am the big bodyguard standing aside, so I get carried away?
That's fine. Bodyguards are bodyguards, as long as you can find the right way, as long as you can go back, why not be a monster's bodyguard once.
After about ten minutes, the footsteps of the twin tails began to slow down, stopped the minor tune of unknown meaning, looked around, the cat's nose kept stirring in the air, suddenly, it arched its body, and pounced on a cat more than ten meters away, landed with four paws, and then dug up quickly.
After digging more than ten meters deep, it was able to pull out some rhizome plants with its claws and frozen mud. "It's all treasures under the snow," he said to me.
"Are you sure this thing can be eaten?] Looking at these black plants, a big question mark popped up in my heart.
"Of course, my lord, although it doesn't taste very good, it has no problem filling your stomach."
Twin Tails nodded, and dug up nearby, and soon harvested a bunch of such rhizome plants, holding these trophies, we returned to the cave just now, and Twin Tails immediately started to move diligently, first by means of the snow all over the ground to continue to rub on these rhizomes, rub the mud clean, and gently pick it with his paws, skillfully peeling off the outer layer of skin, revealing the faint black and red flesh inside.
How many years have it been? It's been a long time since I've done any of these things, and it looks like my body hasn't forgotten it.
The Lord of the Swamp thought to himself, a little complacent, as if he had picked up a toy he had played with as a child, and the speed of rubbing mud and skinning was faster.
However, it is really unfortunate that the lord of his own dignified domain now has to take care of a human being, find him food and drink, and lead the way, and he has become a housekeeper and attendant.
After peeling the skin, the root meat is ground into flour, mixed with snow water to make a dough, and placed on a stone in the campfire to roast it, and the food is ready.
Why does this scene in front of you look a little familiar?
I closed my eyes and thought about it, and slapped my palms.
Isn't this very similar to the Morgan powder I made when I and Huang Duanzi's maid pretended to be Xiao Hei Carbon's parents and the three of us lived together in the Demon Fortress?
I hope the taste is not similar, just think of the bitterness of Morgan powder, just like Coptis chinensis, I immediately have a mouth full of bitterness, and what is even more terrible is that the little black carbon still has a memory of Morgan powder.
Half an hour later, the humble scones were ready, and I shoved them into my mouth with my eyes closed, well, it tasted good, at least better than morgan powder.
"How's it going, sir?"
"Also...... Not bad...... But...... I still hope to eat some...... Eat something better. As I ate my dry scones, I scooped a handful of snow from the wall of the cave next to me and stuffed it into my mouth.
The only thing that doesn't worry about this place is water.
"That's natural, but it's not so easy to get good food in hell."
Shuangwei smiled faintly, chewed the scones on his paws one by one, swallowed them, and then wiped the corners of his mouth elegantly and calmly, as if he was sitting at a ten-meter-long luxurious table, enjoying some kind of food under the bright candlelight and the service of the maids, even if the real nobles saw this guy, they had to be ashamed, I said, you have overlearned!
"Hmph, that's just right, I heard about the traces of a group of crusty rats some time ago, just go do it once, if you succeed, you can solve most of the food for half a month." I'll tell them the [top secret] information I've gotten.
"Crusty rats? It's one of the rare delicacies in hell, but it's not that easy to make. ”
"That's right, one of the rulers of this area, a group of giant hammer reapers, damn it, if it weren't for the wanted hunt of the four demon kings, I could have killed this group of giant hammer reapers, and then calmly looted all the hard-skinned rats." Thinking of my current situation, I gritted my teeth in hatred, it was all Beryl's fault. We've added another account to our account.
"That's not good, if there is a problem with the ruler of a region, it will be easy for Lord Andariel to detect it, and maybe he will immediately rush over to hunt you down, but your lord should think twice." Twintail was also aware of the consequences of doing so, and sincerely persuaded him.
"Don't worry, I'm not reckless enough to do that, but I won't [borrow] a few crusty mice to eat, presumably the ruler shouldn't mind."
"As long as it doesn't find it. Of course not. "See what I mean. Twintail laughed too.
Although the act of petty theft is not in line with the character of the first man in our East Rogge, it is a very moment, and I can't take care of it so much.
"Then again. My lord. Actually, there is a problem. I've always wanted to ask. ”
"What's the problem, let's talk about it."
"I see that you want to go to the territory of the Three Demon Gods, so as to avoid the pursuit of the Four Demon Kings. Right? ”
"That's right, what, what's wrong with the plan?"
"No, I don't mean to say this, the plan is very good, it is the easiest and most suitable way in your current situation, I want to ask, when you were in the volcano, I clearly pointed out the way to your lordship, it was the lava and the swamp, wasn't it? Why do adults go in this direction. ”
Me: "......"
Twin-tailed: "......"
"It's a long story, you also know that I am alone in the hell world, and I am not familiar with life, of course I have to be very careful, so I didn't believe your words at the time, and even suspected that you were misleading me, so I deliberately avoided the direction you pointed out to me."
After a long silence, I explained with a deep face.
"I see, my lord, your current situation really requires this caution." Twin Tails wiped the sweat from his forehead for some reason, and smiled very delicately.
"By the way, since you asked so, then just tell me how to go now."
I would have liked to wait a few more days until I was fully convinced of Twintail before asking this question, but now that it has been raised, I'll just test it first.
"Actually...... You didn't go in the direction I pointed you out, it was the right choice. Twintail hesitated and said.
"Why, did you really lie to me at that time?"
"Of course not, I'll tell you the truth, it's just that although that side is the fastest way to the Three Demon Gods, the Four Demon Kings are afraid that they have already seen your plan, and maybe they are already waiting there for your lordship to throw yourself into the net."
"Makes sense." I was startled, pondering Twintail's words, and the more I thought about it, the more I realized it was right.
The Four Demon Kings weren't stupid, any of them were smarter than me - except maybe that Azmodan or something.
I can think of going to the territory of the Three Demon Gods to avoid pursuit, as smart as Belier and Andariel, they can naturally guess my thoughts, so it is very possible to prepare in advance, and wait for the rabbit on the road to be taken, and catch the turtle in the urn.
Perhaps, this time I made a mistake and avoided a catastrophe.
"So what do I do now?" Feeling the wisdom and experience of the two tails, I asked him more and more humbly for advice.
"If you don't want to change your plan, you can only take it by surprise and take the route that the Four Demon Kings can't think of." With that, Twintail began to use his staff to draw a rough map of the ground, and point it up.
"Look, this is the east, this is the west, and this is the ......."
It first divides the areas and points them out to me, and then it cuts to the point.
"We are in this position now, assuming that the Four Demon Kings have set up an ambush on the shortcut, then, we will not be able to reach the central and northern parts directly from the east."
"Can we only take a long detour from the east to the south to reach the west?" I frowned, in this way, I don't know how long and what month it will take to escape the shadow of the Four Demon Kings.
"What your lord said is extremely true, there is only this road to go, and you can't take the right path, your lord has not entered the trap for a long time, Lord Andariel will notice it sooner or later, and know that your lord has chosen this long road, because the road is far away, she has enough time to react, rush over, and set a trap on the road that this road must pass."
"So what to do?" Seeing that I couldn't walk even the hardest road, I was immediately depressed and couldn't help it. This is on the opponent's home field, and the IQ is completely blown up by the opponent, what can I use to escape?
"My lord, that's why I said, if you keep me by your side, you will definitely be able to help your lord." At this time, the two tails proudly cocked the cat's tail, gently pulled the cat's beard, and said confidently.
"Although my strength is not strong, I can't use it in combat. But long wandering. But let me know a lot of unknown places, if the adults believe me, I can take the adults on a remote road, although I don't know if the Andaril Lord knows the existence of this road. But. At least the odds of getting caught just by going straight to the road. Much lower. ”
"Say, even if I don't believe you, there's nothing I can do, it's critical. I have no other choice but to rely on you. ”
At this time, I can't be hard-mouthed, I can only honestly ask for the twin-tailed guidance, although I can't fully believe it, but at least now, it's much more reliable to believe it than to mess around with it.
"It's my pleasure, my lord." Twintail stood up, politely bent down to receive the order, and then, pointed his cane at the map.
"My lord, my plan is that we still have to detour this long way, but from this place, we may be able to avoid the encirclement set by Lord Andariel."
Seeing that the end of my cane had fallen to an extremely remote point in the south, I opened my mouth wide and was speechless for a long time.
"Isn't taking this road equivalent to having to take a long detour on the premise of taking a long detour?"
"There's no way, this is the territory of the four demon kings, if you don't do this, if you don't take it by surprise, you will be discovered by them at any time." Twintail shrugged helplessly.
"Okay, just do as you say, go this way, but you have to do your best."
Shuangwei saw my concern and comforted me: "Don't worry, my lord, although it is a long detour, if it is a qiē shun lì, it will take about two months." ”
"Two months...... It's only been two months to go to the territory of the Three Demon Gods, and I still have to find other humans and find a way back......" I shook my head with a wry smile, staring at the flickering bonfire in a daze, my heart filled with homesickness.
"Twin Tails, do you know the way to go back to the Dark Continent?"
"I don't know, but Lord Beryl must know, and the other three Demon Kings, as well as the Three Demon Gods, are likely to know as well."
"I can't go ask for them."
With a long sigh, I shoved the last piece of scone into my mouth, swallowed it hard, and felt that my stomach was no longer hungry, so I patted my ass and stood up.
"Let's go, this journey...... It's going to be a long time. ”
Twin Tails nodded wordlessly, playing with his cane in a leisurely manner, not knowing what he was thinking.
"My lord, do you still want to catch the crusty mouse?"
"Of course, only when you are full can you have the strength to walk, and no matter how urgent you are, you must first solve the food problem." I didn't want to say it.
"Twintails, do you know where those crusty rats are?"
"I'm sorry, my lord, although I came to this area a long time ago, but there is too much detailed information for me to remember it all."
"Also, I'm too strong, it seems that I still have to go back to my old job."
I couldn't help it, I turned into a cosplay bear again, looked around for monsters, inquired about the whereabouts of the crusty mouse, and after two [inquiries], coupled with the fact that Twintail still had a vague impression of the area, we quickly settled on the location, and it didn't take much time.
The next day, we sneaked into the territory of the Hammer Reaper, bypassed several patrols of the Hammer Reaper, and tiptoed all the way to the realm of the crusty rats surrounded by the Giant Hammer Reaper.
"Look, my lord, those little ones are really alive."
His body was buried in the snow, revealing only a pair of eyes, and the two tails signaled the movement not far away with his gaze.
In sight, I saw a bush.
God, this is the first time I've seen such a vibrant sight in the world of Hell, even if it's just some of the bushes that are so common in the Dark Continent.
"Those Hammer Reapers, they really have a heart, and they know that they need to provide a good environment for their food to keep ingesting."
"What should I do now, there are a lot of giant hammer Reaper patrolling nearby, and if you make a rash move, it is easy to startle the snake."
"Yes, and although the crusty rats are the captive food of the Giant Hammer Reaper, it does not mean that they are completely powerless to resist, once they perceive the danger......"
Before the twin tails were finished, such a scene happened in front of them.
A large team, about a hundred giant hammer Reapers, seemed to be hungry and ready to get some [poultry] to go back to fill their stomachs.
However, these [fowl], apparently not as docile as the ones I had seen before, were the first to attack when they sensed the intentions of the Hammer Reaper.
Dozens of crusty mice, firing seemingly inexhaustible needles from their bodies, Putz Putts, each crusty mouse is like a machine gun, shooting towards the giant hammer Death.
This group of giant hammer Reapers, in the end, paid four or five lives to capture their [poultry] and bring it back.
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