Chapter 161: Werewolves Join
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A group of werewolves were silently advancing through the forest, and the number of werewolves was about ninety, half male and half female, and some children.
These children are strangely looking, they have almost no werewolf features, except for being slightly stronger, they are almost indistinguishable from ordinary humans, the only difference is their eyes. In the darkness, their eyes reflect a faint glow that glows green, just like werewolves.
In this regard, Lu Fei explained: "In the process of the continuation of the bloodline, the effect of the curse is solidified into the bloodline. β
Why, because these werewolf children have not lost their werewolf power, and when needed, they can transform their physical form, become werewolves, and then transform back.
However, as these children grow, the power of the curse will sink deep into their bone marrow, and their bones will slowly take shape, but when they become adults, they will lose this ability to transform freely, and will only remain in their werewolf form.
In the long curse, the werewolves themselves are adapting to the curse, and they are slowly becoming a new race.
"This form of free transformation is a precious ability, and it looks like I'm going to have to find a way to help them regain it." Lu Fei secretly thought that in the Moonlight Continent, there is a kind of beast people, even if they are adults, they can still freely switch between human bodies and beast bodies, and Lu Fei has carefully studied the principle and basically figured it out. She believes she can solve this problem for werewolves.
"It's Moonlight Town ahead, I'm going to say goodbye to Pastor Cornworth." Gray Dao.
"Go ahead."
Gray nodded, under the cover of trees and town houses. Infiltrated the town.
Everyone was waiting in the woods outside the town. About half an hour later. Gray returns, and he brings a message: "Priest Cornworth is also going to Alpine, but he must finish Moonlight before he can leave." β
"Oh, that's good. But I've heard that the appointment and dismissal of the priest is the power of VendΓ΄me Cathedral, and can the Rev. Cornworth leave his post at will? A werewolf said.
"It doesn't matter, Alpine is a barren place, and no priest wants to go there. As long as the Reverend Cornworth offered to apply, the cathedral would agree. Gray laughed.
The werewolves all nodded. The crowd continued to set out.
Selena whispered to Rufe, "I suspect that Rollin has cast some kind of mind-affecting magic on these people, otherwise how could they follow him so blindly?" "Werewolves don't talk about it, I can't figure out how even a clergy with faith like a priest would follow.
"Rollin is not a magician." Lufie chuckled, she knew Selena was joking.
"I don't understand." Selena pursed her lips, looking dismissive, but her eyes revealed her true thoughts: 'This human might indeed be trustworthy. Even a dark race like the Basilisk defended his reputation. β
That evening, she said a cool word about Luo Lin, and then she was heard by the snake demon, and she didn't look at the other party right. The grudge broke out, and the two fought regardless of it.
Then again. If Luo Lin didn't have a certain status in the snake demon's heart, this sentence would not have caused such a big reaction from the other party.
Because they have to avoid people along the way, they must walk day and night, and werewolves are also dragging their families and children. In addition, Lu Fei was still looking for suitable herbs along the way, so the speed of everyone's progress was not fast.
It wasn't until the early morning of the third day that the group reached Wild Bear Hill.
"Follow the mountain road all the way up, and a little further walk will come to a flat basin inside." Lu Fei said to Gray that by this time, she had already ridden with a bag of herbs, all of which might be useful varieties collected on the road, and she would only try them out when she got back.
Gray nodded and waved to the wolves, "Speed up your pace and get to your destination before dawn!" β
The werewolf has a very good physique, and when he heard this, he immediately changed to a trot, and his speed suddenly increased greatly. Looking at this situation, I will definitely be able to reach the ground in an hour.
As he ran, Gray said to Lufe, "Look at the ground, there are a lot of horseshoe prints, and look, there are some wheat grains sprinkled on the ground, all fresh." Not long ago, a shipment of supplies should have been brought into the basin. β
"Look, Luphy, there are ashes of grass and trees floating everywhere, and there must be a large clearing burned in the basin." Selena also noticed some signs of change, and she took a stick of unburned ash from a branch. As an elf, she is neutral about burning forests. The elves pay attention to the balance of nature, as long as Rollin does not wantonly destroy the miè woodland, it is within the acceptable range.
Lu Fei calculated the time, it had been five days since she came out this time, Rollin had told her about her plans for the future, and she thought that she had already started to act, and she didn't know what the situation was in the basin now.
Soon, the group reached the junction of the basin junction, where the road had been widened a lot and the potholes had been filled. At the narrowest point of the intersection, a simple sentry was also built out of wood.
As soon as Lu Fei's group appeared, a shout came from the sentry: "Stop! Quote your name! β
He is a mercenary who keeps vigil.
Lu Fei drove forward, took out a cloth flag embroidered with heraldry that Luo Lin gave her earlier, and waved: "I am Lu Fei, and I was ordered by the lord to go to Moonlight Town to pick up his friend. β
The mercenaries on the sentry should have been ordered in advance, and as soon as they saw the cloth flag and heard Moonlight Town, they asked, "Is it the clan of the wolf king Gray?" Who is Gray the Wolf King? β
Gray stepped forward and said, "I'm Gray." β
The sentry was silent for a while, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, and after a while, the wooden door opened, and behind the wooden door stood a column of mercenaries in brand new leather armor, more than a dozen, and the weapons in their hands were also brand new. The leader of the leader, Rufei, knew none other than the animal trainer Eldrandmandel, whom Rollin valued so much, and the giant bear who followed him as always.
"Welcome, please come in. Your Lord anticipated your arrival, so I am here to greet you. Now there are a lot of people in the basin, so in order not to disturb ordinary people, I have to ask you to come with me first. He smiled, very naturally, without the slightest timidity.
This is a rare look. Gredo glanced at him. "Aren't you afraid of us?" he asked. β
Eldmund laughed, "I'm sure the lord won't be wrong. β
Gray laughed, "Yes." Rollin's vision is really good, and so are you. β
He turned and waved his hand at the wolves: "Keep up, keep your footsteps, don't make a sound, don't scare people, we need to take some time to get the people here to accept us." β
Gray is obviously very prestigious, and he is extremely restrained by the wolves, and the werewolves do not make a sound at all. Silently followed him.
Eldmandel led the way, and he walked along the path around the basin, the wolves silently following him, and Lufi and Selena followed suit, intending to see where Rollin had arranged for the wolves.
It was already five o'clock in the morning, and the morning light was faint, because the woods had been burned down a lot, and the fog that had been lingering in the basin all the year round had dissipated, and it was barely possible to see the condition of the basin.
I have to say, in just five days. The basin has already undergone a sea change.
A small part of the forest was burned, revealing large scorched earth. On the scorched earth, you can see a lot of wooden houses that have been built or are being built. Faintly, you can already see the prototype of a small town.
Although it was very early, I could see a large group of people in a neat line on the flat ground in the distance, with weapons in their hands, and they were practicing.
Seeing that the wolves were all looking over there curiously, Eldromnd explained with a smile, "That's the new soldier recruited by the lord. Do you see the person at the front, it's the lord? He personally directs the training every day. β
Gray nodded, "I recognize him, he looks a lot stronger." β
The wolves continued on their way, and soon walked through the scorched earth and into the remaining woods, where there was a path that had been cut down purposely.
After walking less than 100 meters, a large open space appeared, and to the surprise of the ronins, there were more than 30 wooden houses in the open space!
"What is this?" Not only was Gray surprised, but Luphy and Selena were also a little unconvinced, and there was nothing here when they left.
"The house built by 300 people overnight is a bit tight, so some details are rough, but the materials of the house are very solid, I hope you can be satisfied." Eldmund explained.
Gray didn't speak, walked to a wooden house and looked closely, rough? Maybe some, but it was several times better than their place in Moonlight Town, especially the materials, all of which were made of strong yellow basswood, and the fragrance of the wood could be faintly smelled.
These wooden houses are not built randomly, the layout of the houses is very reasonable, there is a small square in the middle, and a well is dug in the middle, and there is a small river not far away, in this early morning, the water is murmuring, and the birds are chirping in the morning, it is really a good place to live and work in peace and contentment.
From every little detail, Gray could feel Rollin's thoughts, and he couldn't help but be grateful when he thought of the many unfinished buildings he had just seen on the scorched ground.
Elsewhere on the continent, werewolves are banished and hunted down, and they are seen as dark and evil creatures. Werewolves seem to be feared by ordinary people, but in fact, they live in the shadow of death all day long, and they are afraid that they will be strangled by powerful samurai sent by the lord if they are not careful, and they have never been at peace.
Rollin was very different from the others, he had never had this prejudice, he shared the power of the curse for him, and now he had built a village for them and accepted them. Here, Gray really felt relieved, and he turned his head to look at the other werewolves, all of them too, and his face, which had been tense, unconsciously relaxed.
Since Lord Rollin was able to establish a village for them, it was obviously impossible for him to expel them like the lords in other places, and he could finally live in peace.
Gray sighed contentedly, turned to Eldrandand and smiled, "I'm very happy here. Sue Lord SΓΉ, my tribe will always follow in his footsteps! β
Gray was completely at home.
Selena whispered to Lu Fei: "Rollin is really good at buying people's hearts, you look at Gray's appearance, I feel that Rollin is calling him to die now, and he is willing to do it." β
Lu Fei patted Selena's arm dissatisfiedly: "What you said is so ugly. What does it mean to buy people's hearts? It's called being sincere! β
"Is there a difference?" Selena pouted.
"Yes. The lords of VendΓ΄me will buy hearts and minds, but they are accustomed to hypocrisy, there is no sincerity at all, they buy only tools, and when they are useless, they will mercilessly abandon them. You only have to meet those people to know the difference. Lu Fei recalled the faces she had seen, and she couldn't help but look disgusted.
Selena was stunned, it was the first time she saw the always gentle Lu Fei with such a strong feeling: "I'm sorry, Lu Fei, I was too casual. β
Lu Fei shook her head, "It's really hard to tell. But after a long time, there are more people watching, and you will understand. β
The werewolf stayed, and after the morning drill, Rollin came to see Gray, and the two drank wine and talked merrily.
Subsequently, Gray mobilized twenty-five werewolves from his clan and joined Rollin's army as an elite. And himself, after a day of rest, left the basin and went to various places in search of more werewolves.
Things went in an orderly manner, and with Bernard's help, all sorts of supplies, armor, weapons, and food were constantly delivered to the basin, and more and more soldiers were recruited, and soon the number exceeded two hundred.
After another three days, Dai Wei also arrived. (To be continued......)