Chapter 64: The Trial of Adulthood (Part I)

Listening to his mischievous and excited cries, I was in a better mood.

In the following days, life changed a little more because of my brother's marriage, and when I went out hunting, everyone liked to joke about my brother, and my brother was happy not to refute it.

And the bride, my sister-in-law, joined my mother and sister, working in the fields every day, going home to do housework, and although they had been separated, they still ate more time together.

Other than that, life has not changed much.

Except for some growth in my strength, and the slow progress of my druid and shamanic practice, the others don't seem to have changed in the slightest.

It's also good that way, though.

Grandpa said that life should be like this, calm and happy......

Grandpa also said that such a calm should not belong to me.

Dad thinks so too.

Next year will be the time for me to test my adulthood.

Time has become faster before you know it.

While hunting, I slowly learned the art of communicating with wild animals.

Even though the beasts are still our prey, and though they are still full of fear and hatred for me, I can already hear more from them.

The cattle, sheep and red deer that had disappeared in the drought had returned to the grasslands and gathered by the river west of the village of Bezu to drink, and every time we went hunting, we could hear them shouting: "Enemy! Enemy! ”

Then we swarmed up, and our prey ran away, seemingly never learning the lessons of the past......

When we caught some of them, they began to slowly leave again, still shouting, "It's safe, it's safe......"

I kind of get it, these beasts, they're really stupid.

It's like Leo said......

The finches still live in the groves, and every time I go there I bring food, and the two finches are used to getting food from me, and they take it back to their nests to feed their young.

Slowly, I even heard the sound of trees and crops in the field.

When I get closer, they will say slowly, "A...... Bull Head ...... Walked...... Went to ......" "bugs...... Bite me ......" "thirsty...... So thirsty......"

Compared to animals, these plants speak more vaguely and more slowly.

I am glad because, before Allen had even learned, I had already embarked on the path of druid.

Although the method I use has a lot to do with shamanic skills.

Time is getting faster and faster, and it hasn't been long since summer passed, and I feel that autumn and winter have arrived.

I was reminded of what Leo had said - as I grow up, time will get faster and faster.

Hey, this unlucky, damn guy always says a few things that make sense.

Who made him live twice as long as his grandfather? Although, I also doubt what he said about age.

Nothing matters anymore, though.

time, it's just that fast.

Winter is here again.

The Resuscitation Festival is over again.

Spring is here again.

A new kid joins the ranks of Trainee Warriors.

And I, Kate and the others, were ready for the coming-of-age trials.

For Kate, this was their first time hunting in the village, but unlike me, I was already familiar with the real process of hunting.

The trial was in the spring, after the troll merchants came and went.

Kate and I, along with two other thirteen-year-old apprentices, followed the hunting party into the wilderness.

Speaking of which, it was a few of us who had to run out of the village to participate in the battle against the centaurs, but I retreated halfway before I ran into the red-maned Gadrel who made a detour to sneak attack.

Now, when we reach adulthood, our identities are completely different.

Although they are all newcomers who are about to be tested, my identity is that of a master who trains them.

As friends who used to roll in the quagmire together, Kate and the others did feel a little alienated from me......

The trial was held on the hunting ground, and the location was also changed according to the situation, and before leaving, Grandpa himself did a divination, and the results showed that we should do the trial on the grassland.

The trial of adulthood is the starting point of a minotaur who is officially recognized by the entire race, so everyone is very solemn.

Uncle Sanchi and the other two instructed them what to pay attention to during the trial and cheered them on.

Dad and brother were not worried, their faces were relaxed, and the elder brother smiled and said: "I am an adult earlier than Hong, this time it's just a formality, don't be nervous......"

I said, "I'm not nervous......"

Dad said, "By the way, that centaur last year seems to be whatever you call it, Bloodhammer?" Is this the title you have in mind for yourself? ”

I nodded: "I've already figured out that since it's a part-time shaman and warrior, it's better to use a hammer." ”

Dad said, "Bloody hammer, yes, it's not hard for you anyway, but you should win a little prettier!" ”

I patted my chest: "Of course, my opponent should at least be an animal that has become a monster!" ”

Dad nodded with satisfaction: "It's up to you, behave well!" ”

Because of the trial, the hunt was temporarily stopped.

All the members of the hunting party followed behind our four new members, pulling away from each other.

Then, the four of us have to separate from each other and look for our own opponents.

Before parting, I, as their trainer, should have instructed: "Be careful, it's not difficult!" ”

The other two nodded a little nervously, clenched their weapons, and said, "Got it, Little Master Bihong!" ”

Kate also said, "Got it, Bihon! ”

When training, they all have to call me master, but after today, they can also change their words, after all, they will all be adults in the future.

So the four of us slowly dispersed.

Behind, the rest of the hunting party separated.

Their duty is to follow us, witness our trials, and protect us.

Of course, the protection mentioned here is actually not something that needs to be done immediately when there is a little danger, unless the opponent is too strong and there is a possibility of endangering life.

Of course, in that case, even if the trial fails, you have to start all over again.

I heard my grandfather say that the trials of the lion people and the tiger people were very cruel, and they just threw the children who accepted the trials into the wild, and then came back the next day to pick them up, and if the children who participated in the trials failed, their parents would treat them as if they did not have the child......

In contrast, the rules of our minotaurs are much more stable.

However, it is still a shame to fail.

I followed the place where I first hunted and went west, and came to the river.

There are still wild beasts drinking water by the river, and there are also fierce beasts such as wolves and leopards that are eyeing each other.

My presence did not arouse the wild deer and bison who were leisurely drinking, who saw me alone and did not even take me seriously.

I'm not going to make them my opponents either, getting out of the way.

Daddy, they followed me a few paces away, and they also rounded the herd.

Kate and the others aimed at the deer and cattle herds, and turned around.

I stopped and watched as the three of them rushed towards them with axes and maces, and the deer panicked for a moment, then slowly turned and ran away.

The herd rushed forward with great vigour, and remembered that it frightened them into a hurry.

They still had weapons in their hands, and they failed to kill the bison and scared them away.

In fact, there are a lot of people behind them, and the bison also knows that so many minotaurs can't be messed with together......

As a result, their first attack was a failure.

However, the trial is not over, this small failure is nothing, there are many opportunities.

They looked at the scattered prey and seemed a little discouraged.

I waved at them and shouted, "Try it separately!" ”

They slowly separated and chased after them, and sure enough, a few unwilling grumpy scalpers turned around.

Then, it was their first battle.

The first time they faced the beasts in the field, they were still very nervous, and they were all run around by the bison, and in the end, Kate killed one bison with some effort because she was using an axe, and the other two were scared away by this posture.

Kate was done with herself, but she didn't seem satisfied.

The hunters from behind followed and helped him pack up his prey.

Leo, the poor fellow, once asked me, "Don't you feel a little guilty when you minotaurs and oxen look so similar?" ”

I told him what my grandfather had told me: "The minotaur and the bison have nothing to do with each other, just like the werewolf and the wolf, the lion and the lion, the tiger and the tiger, the leopard and the cheetah, are the difference between intelligent life and the beast." ”

Leo said, "What about the human race? What about goblins? What about elves? ”

I said, "Humans are so similar to monkeys, don't they kill monkeys like the same?" ”

Leo was overwhelmed by my answer......