Shower Chapter 43: Golden Ears of Wheat (2)

"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall.

Forest Artist – Painted Birds.

Painted birds, some places also call them Kurumek. Painted birds are medium-sized ornithosaurus species with brilliant colors. Their ability to mimic sounds is excellent. When in a crisis, you can use the developed song bag to make a special cry to summon other beasts, monsters, or mobilize mana to heal yourself. They are known as "Dancers" and "Cunning Stars" because of their dancing bodies when they chirp, and their high-pitched and loud chirps often summon other large beasts to besiege their enemies.

Painted birds are ornithosaurus monsters that inhabit temperate zones; The coat color is mainly yellow-green, which makes it easy to hide in the trees; It has teeth in its mouth, which makes it easy to catch fish; The mouth is trumpet-shaped, allowing it to make a variety of calls, a skill that is usually used during courtship; The red pouch in the larynx can be inflated like a balloon and can be used to deter intruders or attract the opposite sex; The protrusions of the wings can be rubbed to make fire, and are presumably used to scare small monsters.

Because the ecological niche is not very high, the life attitude of the colorful bird is usually cautious, but because of its fast metabolism and large hormone secretion in the body, the colorful bird will often enter a state of excitement because of stimulation; Thus confronting other monsters or enemies head-on at all costs. Because its own combat effectiveness is not strong, the Painted Bird will use various auxiliary forces: the acid it spits can weaken the opponent's resistance, and the music it plays can strengthen itself; If you get into a hard fight, Rainbow will also imitate the cries of other monsters and flee when your opponent is attacked by other monsters; But sometimes the colored birds are also killed or even eaten by large monsters that they have recruited.

Because it can play music to strengthen itself, it is also known as the "artist of the forest". It is said that many bards have found inspiration in the chirping of colorful birds. One of the most famous of these is the "Robbery" Wedding Ceremony, which is widely circulated among the people of the Holy Falcon Empire, which is said to have been created by an unnamed bard who stumbled upon a male when he was courting a female and was slashed by another male. "The Wedding Ceremony" tells the story of a young poet who is robbed of his love by a handsome knight while courting a noble lady.

Although the attack style of the colorful bird is not strong, there are many types, and people who are caught off guard or careless will be defeated by its combination moves, and even their lives are in danger. Its attack moves are summarized as follows:

Dash: This is a rapid unprepared action that rushes forward for a distance with little impact but speed, thanks to its more developed leg muscles.

4 consecutive pecks: Peck four times in a row with your mouth, mostly after the rush, and sometimes use it in situ. Why is it four, because of the limitation of physical fitness, after more than four strokes, the colorful bird itself will feel dizzy.

Tail flicking: Turning the body and throwing people with the tail will come with a small amount of wind pressure, although the strength is not strong, but it can also easily break the arm of an adult man who is not wearing protective gear.

Ignition: Leap forward and strike the flints on both wings to attack with sparks, up to 3 times in a row. The flint of the wings can produce a powerful explosion when rubbed together, however, compared to the black wolfbird's fireball blast, this pure fire without red mana is not too much of a hassle for trained soldiers and hunters alike - of course, it can scare you a little, of course.

Fire on the spot: Jump back in place and hit the fire stone, attacking with sparks. However, unless it hits the vital point, it can only ignite people's clothing or wooden shields.

Flying: Leaps backwards and enters a low-altitude flight state, flying and landing with wind pressure effect, when the enemy is affected by the wind pressure and loses balance or leans back, the painted bird will stomp on the enemy with its strong legs. However, due to the shape of the bird's body, it looks a bit like a pigeon fluttering...

Acid Ball: Spits out 3 to 5 liquid bullets at the same time, which can greatly reduce the enemy's defenses, especially since this acid strength can corrode weapons and armor. After being hit on defenseless skin, people usually feel the pain and damage of corrosion.

Small assembly song: Raise your throat and chirp to play a special summoning song. Small monsters appear in the area, or cause small monsters to besiege enemies in the vicinity.

Rally Song: Puffs out your throat pouch and chirps while swinging your head, making a sound that is particularly appealing to large monsters. Large monsters appear in the area, or attract large monsters from other areas.

Ghost Song: Bumping wings, puffing up throat pouches to play, red waves, increase your strength, or make other monsters angry.

Hardening Song: Bumping wings, puffing up throat pouches to play, orange waves, enhance the physical defenses of yourself and other monsters, and can also slow down the deepening of wounds to a certain extent or temporarily suppress the pain.

Recovery Song: Bumping the wings, puffing up the throat pouch to play, green waves, restoring the physical strength of yourself and the surrounding monsters, shallow wounds can heal slowly, and you can also accelerate the speed of scabbing and slow down bleeding.

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"My mother's family? Excuse me, Mr. Wolf, what does the reply say? Anna asked.

"Yes, Miss Skeeter, we have received a reply from the present head of the Gryne family, Old Lady Funa Grein, who is your grandmother. In her reply, the old lady mentioned that she had sent a guard to pick you up, and that she was saddened to hear of the death of her daughter and son-in-law, and therefore hoped that the young lady would return to live in the Greon family. Anthony was a little disappointed when he said this, and he couldn't help but feel a little lonely at the thought that Anna was about to leave, but as for why, as a young man, he had no experience in this area.

Anna was a little uneasy, and she said to Anthony, "Mr. Wolf, I am a little uneasy, I have not met my grandmother, nor have I lived in the Greon family, have you seen my grandmother?" What kind of person is she? ”

Anthony replied, "I'm sorry, Miss Skeeter, I haven't met Old Lady Gree, but I've heard my father speak of her fame. ”

Hearing this, Anna seemed to be intrigued, and she motioned for Anthony to continue.

"Old Lady Greon is the current head of the Grein family, and among the major lords and nobles of the Empire, Old Lady Greon is very famous. The old lady was not only dignified, but also extremely wise. Under the leadership of the old lady, the development of the Grein family is thriving. Miss, as you know, the Grien family's crest is a golden ear of wheat. The Greon family's territory is the Golden Plains, and the Grein family is known for their wheat cultivation, which provides nearly one-fifth of the Empire's grain output. As such, it is highly valued by the Griffin Lords, the Griffinhardt family. ”

Anna poured a glass of dragon fire tree fruit juice and handed it to Anthony. Anthony took a sip, moistened his throat, and continued, "Old Lady Greon values marriage and trade, and under the leadership of Old Lady, the power of the Greon family spreads throughout the Holy Falcon Empire. The old lady's communicative skills and political wisdom are extremely strong, and when she experiences difficulties, the old lady can always use her wisdom to solve difficulties perfectly. The old lady made many new trade policies, and the golden wheat turned into a golden golden eagle of the empire and continued to flow into the family warehouse. Not only that, but the old lady also selected the best among the tenants, improved the planting techniques, and greatly increased the wheat production. What a good move, albeit by a woman. "Anthony usually has a little bit of a low opinion of women, but despite this, he still has a lot of respect for Old Lady Grace, which is really unusual. This shows what a wonderful woman the old lady is.

Listening to Anthony's tone, Anna was slightly unhappy, but she wouldn't be stupid enough to show it, after all, she was currently under the fence. Of course, Anna actually knew that Anthony did not mean to belittle women, and she could see early on that Anthony was actually a bit machismo, and sometimes unnaturally showed his arrogant side. Of course, this is also common among the aristocracy, after all, they feel superior to each other in their bones. Just like herself, doesn't she actually have a sense of pride in her heart as a descendant of nobles? So although it was just a little uncomfortable, Anna actually agreed with Anthony a little.

"I see, I can't wait to meet this unmasked grandmother. Still, I suppose I'm going to keep bothering Mr. at Longtalon until my grandmother sends me to pick me up. Anna replied.

"Oh, don't bother, don't bother, actually, I'd like Miss to stay longer." Anthony said.

"I saw Miss reading a book just now, are you also interested in books? Whose writings are you reading? ”

"Ah, Mr. Anthony is really observing, I am reading Mr. Andy Bathilda's book, "The Kingdom of China". This book tells the story of some of the large forces that are outside the state power, including their organizational structure and philosophy. In these areas, Mr. Bathilda has some unique insights and detailed explanations, which really fascinate me... ”

"It's really fascinating... A voice rang in Anthony's ears.

"It's really fascinating... Anthony muttered unconsciously.

"What did you just say? Mr. Wolfe? I didn't hear clearly. Anna heard Anthony's muttering, but didn't hear it clearly.

"Nothing, it's rude, please don't care, Miss Skeeter."