Chapter 253: Representations and Invitations
Inside the cave, Philex sat beside a warm fire, wrapped in a thick blanket, nibbling on charcoal-grilled mushrooms.
There is only one kind of dry food in the Demon King's Territory - Chaos Mushrooms, a large number of Chaos Mushrooms, and Chaos Mushrooms of various flavors. Wheat, flour, vegetables, and so on are all special offerings, and they can only be eaten when they are in Demon King City.
Felix had been eating mushrooms for months, giving Felix the illusion that she was about to turn into a rabbit.
After eating two skewers of grilled mushrooms, Felix was a little reluctant to eat them.
"It's okay, bear with me, when I find the nearby orc tribe, I can change my taste." Felix forced herself to eat two more skewers.
Chaos mushrooms are very nutritious and rich in mana, which can quickly replenish mana and stamina, making them a pretty good food. But no matter how nutritious it is, you can't bear it every day!
After lunch, Philex wrapped herself in a blanket and walked out of the cave, intending to see how Mona was doing.
Although Mona is obedient, she seriously lacks enthusiasm for work, and if you don't keep an eye on it, they will most likely be lazy. Felix didn't want to spend a day here and get nothing.
The wind was a bit strong outside the cave. Felix climbed to the top of the hill and stood beneath the flag, looking around......
"Huh?" Felix's eyes widened and she looked in one direction.
A snow-white rabbit man fixed a red crystal on his forehead, lay on the ground, put his hands on his sides, lay down into a figure of "ten", and shouted: "Mona! ~”
Next to the rabbit man, there was a circle of Mona riding an ice wolf. Looking at the behavior of the rabbit people, Mona looked dazed.
"Mona?"
The rabbit man lay straight on the ground, shouting, "Mona! ~”
Mona: "Mona? ”
Rabbit Man: "Mona! ~”
Mona: "Mona? ”
……
When Felix approached, she saw such a strange scene.
Felix had imagined many "first contacts" with the natives, but the scene in front of her was completely unexpected.
After driving Mona away from the way, Felix stepped forward and looked at the rabbit man lying on the ground: "Rabbit man, what are you doing here?" ”
Hearing Felix's voice, the expression on the rabbit man's face finally relaxed: "Oh~ It really scared me, I thought they were going to eat me." The rabbit man sat up from the ground.
Felix looked the snow-white rabbit man in front of her up and down, and glanced at the red crystal forehead ornament on the rabbit man's forehead.
"Are you a resident of the neighborhood?" Felix asked.
"Yes. I heard from my brother that a group of people who were able to control mountain wolves appeared here, so I came over to check on the situation. Rabbit Ten looked at Felix cautiously, "May I ask which tribe are you from?" ”
Rabbit Ten said and looked at the flag on the hill.
At the highest point of the hill, there is a flag with white claws on a black background. Since the other party deliberately played the flag, it means that the other party has no intention of concealing his identity, but Rabbit Ten has never seen such a flag.
"I am the servant of the great monster ruler, and we come from the other side of the endless tundra with peace and friendship." Felix took off her hat, revealing her long fiery red hair and shaggy ears, "We hope to be able to cooperate with the orc tribe here in all aspects. ”
"Monster Ruler?" Rabbit Ten blinked, "From the other side of the Endless Permafrost?" ”
Big shot! Sounds a bit bluffing! Rabbit Ten's eyes purred, and his mind instantly became active.
"Where is this in the Orc Wilderness?" Felix asked.
"This is the mountain wolf hills."
"Mountain Wolf Hills?" Felix couldn't help frowning, "Which mountain wolf hill?" ”
The name "Mountain Wolf Hill" is so common that landmarks that use local characteristics as their names are prone to duplicate names. Just like the names of Laojun Mountain, Commercial Street, Jiefang Road and so on on the earth, you don't know which city you are in just by listening to the name!
"The mountain wolf hill is the mountain wolf hill." Rabbit Ten felt a little strange, "Could it be that there are other mountain wolf hills?" ”
Felix didn't know how many "wolf hills" there were in the orc wilderness, but in Felix's memory, there were four places called "wolf hills" - and as for those "wolf hills" that Felix didn't know, I am afraid there were even more. It is obviously impossible to rely on this name to determine the location.
Felix thought for a moment, "Do you know where the Storm Fortress is?" ”
"Storm Fortress?" Rabbit Shi's eyes froze, "Of course." To get to Storm Fortress, you'll need to head south out of the Wolf Hills and head southwest. ”
"How many kilometers is the distance?"
"This ...... Ahaha~ I don't know about this. Rabbit Ten began to play dumb, "If you walk, it will probably take a few days." ”
Felix frowned, "Where is your village?" I would like to be able to communicate with the chiefs of your tribe. ”
"I'm from the Blade Tribe. I'll take you to our tribe. Rabbit Ten volunteered.
"'The Blade Tribe'?" Felix frowned slightly, feeling as if she had heard the name somewhere, "Is your tribe a rabbit tribe?" ”
"It's not. We are a tribe of centaurs. ”
Centaur tribes? Swift Blade? Felix seemed to know where she was.
The upper body of a centaur is a human and the lower body is a horse. Because the upper body looks more human-like, the Centaur tribe has a relatively mild attitude towards orcs, and is willing to accept some orcs as vassals of the tribe.
The Kitsune are low in combat effectiveness and usually exist as vassals of some powerful tribes, mainly responsible for some logistics, business and other work, and Felix was once a vassal of the Foxes who served a centaur tribe.
As a vassal of the Centaur tribe, Philex had naturally heard of the name of the "Swift Blade Tribe". It was a large tribe that held control of an iron mine, occupied a large area, and was known for its sharp blades!
After learning that the ruler of this area is the Blade Tribe, Felix also has a certain guess about her location.
"Hmm...... By the way, where is your tribe? Is it far from here? ”
"It's a bit far. You need to walk through this hilly terrain to get there. ”
Felix looked at the mountain in front of her and frowned slightly: "How long does it take to walk?" ”
"Hmm...... The road in the mountains is a bit difficult. If you leave now, you will be there in about three days. ”
"Three days...... Felix frowned slightly, "It's a little far." ”
If it was Felix herself, as long as she carried a backpack of dry food, she would be fine for ten days and a half months, but those monsters might not be able to. After leaving the lair, the monster's mana consumption will be very large, and you must replenish your mana with Chaos Mushrooms along the way! A one- or two-day trip is enough, and if it takes seven or eight days to go back and forth, it is too reluctant.
"Are there any other monster lairs nearby?" Felix decided to focus her efforts on camp construction for the time being.
"If I'm not mistaken, there should be a herd of wildebeests over there." Rabbit Ten pointed to the southeast.
"Except for the wildebeest?" The nest of the jumping wildebeest has long been demolished as a stronghold.
"There's also a snow squirrel's nest over there. To the south, after leaving the hills, there is also a nest of horned rabbits on the road...... Those guys are pretty troublesome. ”
"Can you draw a map and tell me the exact locations and distances of the other nests?"
Rabbit Ten glanced at the wolves around him: "Of course you can." ”
Under the watchful eye of Mona and the wolves, Rabbit Ten was very cooperative.
After some exchanges, Felix managed to get a map of the perimeter.
"Are you coming to our camp?" After getting the map, Felix was in a good mood, "We have a lot of delicious mushrooms there. ”
Rabbit Ten looked at the surrounding wolves watching him: "...... Of course, I would be more than happy to. ”