Half a month later.

In order to avoid the explosion, Li Quan had to flee to relative safety, and this way he passed through the lush gray valley, the red barren land, and experienced more than ten days of trekking through mountains and rivers.

For the first two days, he spent a brief time in the Ash Valley, where lush forest vegetation was a great place to collect new samples. He soon hurried on his way again, into the barren land, where he had spent a long journey.

Barren land, as the name suggests, along the way, but as far as the eye can see, except for the rust-red dry earth, there are abstract dark red foothills, all the way desolate and nothing else. Few plants can grow here, and even wildlife is hard to find. It's a forbidden area for nature. Every day, Li Quan can only walk on the dry and hot road, the sun is shining overhead, and the blue sky and the red earth are intertwined into a skyline that seems to never be reached.

It wasn't until ten days later that Li Quan encountered a small oasis, announcing that he had finally walked out of this barren land.

The next two days suddenly opened up, and the number of animals and plants that could be seen along the way increased rapidly, and Li Quan's walking speed slowed down.

Finally, today, he arrived at the destination of his trip.

As he crossed the intersection of a narrow mountain pass, he saw a vast verdant prairie. The wind and the sun are beautiful, and the grass is green. A flat river, fertile thousands of miles.

Mogaore, it's finally here.

"I don't know if I'll see the Minotaur."

This was Li Quan's first thought when he entered the prairie.

Mogaure is the home of the Minotaurs, and although they later belonged to the tribe, the good Minotaurs were a peace-loving race. They don't like things that are strong and like tranquility, and they advocate natural balance and natural cycles.

If there is any race in the tribe that is more pleasing to the eye here in Li Quan, it is the Minotaur.

Li Quan soon got his wish.

As Li Quan walked, he saw a team appear on the grassland in the distance, and this team composed of more than a dozen small black dots was silently marching on the grassland. In the grassland of Ma Pingchuan, any subtle differences were clearly visible, and this team immediately came into Li Quan's sight.

The team also discovered Li Quan.

Li Quan walked over without hesitation. The two sides walked in the opposite direction, and soon met.

After getting closer, Li Quan found that this was a group of plainly dressed minotaurs, who should belong to a nomadic tribe of minotaurs. It can be seen from the clothes on their bodies that these minotaurs are still very primitive. After all, it's 10,000 years ago.

Among these minotaurs are male and female, old and young. Among them were several strong male minotaurs carrying something together, looking heavy. When Li Quan came over, the team had already stopped.

The minotaurs all looked at Li Quan's strange-looking creature curiously, humans, not only the night elves had never seen humans, but these minotaurs had obviously never seen such creatures as humans.

Unlike the vigilant Night Elves, these minotaurs were unwary of Li Quan, an outsider. Immediately, a few minotaurs walked up, and they kept looking at Li Quan and communicating with each other.

When these minotaurs stood in front of him, Li Quan realized how strong the minotaurs were. Adult minotaurs in males are all at least three meters tall and are all as strong as cattle (nonsense). Adult female minotaurs are relatively short, but they are also about two meters, which is less rugged than male minotaurs.

Li Quan found that there was also a calf in the team, his age was not very clear, and the height had reached above his waist, and he was looking at it with a curious face.

Li Quan could hear the language exchanges of these bull-headed people clearly, and their conversations were all translated by the system and truthfully.

"What kind of monster is this, Hans, have you seen it?"

"I haven't seen it. You see he's so skinny, he must be a cub. ”

"How did he end up here, on the steppe? I'm so lucky I wasn't eaten by wild beasts. Is it lost? Why don't we take him back? ”

"He can't understand us, so don't scare him."

"It's a pity I didn't bring mare's milk candy, otherwise, the cubs would have liked it......"

This conversation only made Li Quan cry and laugh.

"Ahem, hello." He felt the need to straighten himself.

"Ahh So you can understand what we say, and you can speak our words! A sturdy male minotaur stared at the bull's eye the size of a brass bell and said in surprise.

"Yes, I can understand and speak." Li Quan didn't plan to explain to these minotaurs what the language translation function was, he introduced himself, "My name is Li Quan, I am a traveler from afar, and I am very happy to meet you here." ”

"Welcome to Mogaure. Mother Earth protects you, Traveler. An older male minotaur said with a gruff laugh.

"Mother Earth is fooling you, too." Li Quan said, "Where are you going?" ”

"Ankara was accidentally caught blind by a leopard while hunting and returned to the arms of Mother Earth. We were about to send him to redstone. The minotaur answered Li Quan's question without concealment, and they seemed to be unwary of strangers.

Li Quan pondered for a while, and generally understood the meaning of the other party's words, which meant that a minotaur died while going out hunting. As for redstone, it should be similar to a cemetery.

Li Quan knew that the Minotaurs were nomadic people who had roamed the grasslands all their lives and had no fixed residence. Mogaure is home to a wide variety of wild beasts roaming the vast plains or roosting in the surrounding foothills, providing an excellent undisturbed hunting ground for the Minotaurs. Because Mogaure is surrounded by mountains and is a natural typhoon shelter, otherwise he would not have chosen to escape the Great Schism.

"What's redstone?" Li Quan asked.

"Redstone is sacred, a burial ground handed down from ancestors, and only dead minotaurs are sent to redstone wrapped in clothing. Redstone is where the Minotaur warriors are buried. The old minotaur said.

"Can I go check it out?" Li Quan said.

"Absolutely." These minotaurs seemed glad that Li Quan could participate in their ceremony.

So Li Quan, a stranger, easily joined this Minotaur team. The Minotaur team continued on their way, and Redstone was not far away, and they soon came to Redstone.

According to Li Quan's observations, the red stone was actually just a red stone several meters high, standing on a high platform, and there was nothing special in itself.

Li Quan watched the ceremony of the minotaur, and in general, it was just a very simple farewell ceremony for the body, with a strong minotaur style. There is no sadness, no crying, just remembrance and sustenance.

This is because of the living customs of the Minotaurs, which are closely related to their religion. The Minotaurs, in particular, worship Mother Earth, which is actually a variant of the Druidic teachings. Li Quan had learned the true druidic doctrine with the demigod Cenarius a while ago, and he had a certain understanding of this.

Li Quan took the opportunity to go up and carefully examine the wounds on the dead minotaur. Very well, there was no evil infection, it was not the death of the Burning Legion, so he was relieved.

"Ankara returned to Mother Earth during hunting." A young voice said beside Li Quan, it was the little minotaur in the team. In front of them, the adult minotaurs had set up a bonfire on the fire.

"What's your name?" Li Quan said kindly to the little minotaur.

"My name is Bloodhoof, and I don't have a big name yet. I can't get a big name until I'm older. What's your name? You shouldn't have a daimyo either. The calf said with his head tilted up.

"My name is Li Quan." Li Quan said with a smile.

Bloodhoof's young appearance pretended to be an adult's tone, and said, "Ankara has returned to the arms of Mother Earth, but he has not been able to gain the glory of his clan." ”

"Oh? Why? Li Quan didn't really care about this, he just thought it was funny to talk to such a small minotaur. Moreover, the name Bloody Hoof seems a little familiar?

"I've heard adults say that any race worships power, but we minotaurs have a different understanding of power." "For us Minotaurs, the power of nature's creatures is the embodiment of Mother Earth's greatness, and if we can defeat those powerful creatures, we can prove that we have been blessed with Mother Earth." In this way, you can get luck, wisdom, and strength, so that you can get the glory of the clan. Ankara lost to the beast, so he was not glorified. ”

Li Quan nodded, this explanation was quite interesting, he remembered reading some stories of the Minotaurs. The Minotaurs had a unique understanding of hunting, which was facilitated by the druidic teachings that were in harmony with nature, and the shamanic teachings that later developed in relation to the elements.

In the eyes of the Minotaurs, hunting is not a disruption of nature and balance, but a ritual to hunt prey in moderation for their own survival, and at the same time to thank Mother Earth for giving them luck and strength, and to make the best use of what they can, even the broken bones will be made into clusters of arrows to use, in this respect, in the same way as the frugal habits of the Night Elves who believed in the primitive Druid teachings.

The Night Elves popularized the Druid teachings after experiencing the pain of the Ancient War. At this point, it can be said that the Minotaurs embraced nature before the Night Elves.

Standing on the high part of the terrace, a peaceful breeze blows in front of you, and the scent of pine is emitted in the wind. The corners of Li Quan's mouth turned up slightly. Unaffected by the Burning Legion, far from the hustle and bustle of the Great War, the whole of Mogaure seemed to be a paradise, and he couldn't help but rejoice in his previous choice. It's a place of great diversity and peace and tranquility, and it's not only a place where he can escape disaster, but it's also a great place to stay for a while.

The ceremony is over.

Knowing that Li Quan would stay in Mogaolei for a while, the old minotaur happily invited Li Quan to return to the tribe with them, and Li Quan readily agreed.

"In which direction is Thunder Cliff?" On the way back, Li Quan asked. Thunder Cliff is the main city of the Minotaurs, so it should be very conspicuous. But along the way, he noticed several relatively high ground and peaks, but he didn't find the figure of Thunder Cliff.

"What is Thunder Bluff?" Judging by the expressions on the faces of the minotaurs as they answered, it was clear that they had heard the term for the first time.

Li Quan was slightly stunned, remembering that it was 10,000 years ago, and the Thunder Cliff should not have been built yet, so he was confused.

Back in the village, Li Quan was warmly welcomed.

It is a small tribe, typical of nomadic habits. Several white leather tents that can be dismantled at any time are scattered haphazardly on the grass, and smoke rises everywhere, reflecting the warm afterglow of the sunset. A few little minotaurs chased and fought around the tent and the fire, and the adult minotaurs were busy with happy and joyful smiles on their faces, such a picture made Li Quan feel that the previous wars were all in vain, and there was a feeling of incomparably far away.

To welcome Li Quan as a traveler, the hospitable minotaur served him fragrant roasted zebra legs, a few generous chocobo eggs, and the calfoli's favorite mare's milk candy, which several adult minotaurs still insisted was a cub of his race.

In fact, it is similar, Li Quan is 17 years old and legally underage.

As a return gift for his host's hospitality, Li Quan generously took out tons of chocolate, yes, tons of chocolate. When I found out that this is an edible, shelf-stable, and wonderful food, the minotaurs were very happy. When they tasted the sweetness they had never tasted before, the minotaurs who admired nature burst into tears and thanked Mother Earth for her generous gifts.

"Mother Earth is fooling you." Li Quanxin said.

For many days to come, Li Quan went out early and returned late every day alone, and he came to the top of a hill far away from the Minotaur camp. At first, the little minotaur who didn't have a big name and was nicknamed Bloodhoof still followed Li Quan all day long, and always liked to talk about some adult minotaur topics, but later, when I saw Li Quan just sitting on the top of the mountain every day, looking at the sky in the distance in a daze, often staying all day, Bloodhoof gradually lost interest and stopped coming.

Looking at the blue sky in the distance, Li Quan didn't know if the place he was sitting now was the later Thunder Cliff. It was the top of the mountain with the most open view he could find, and here he looked in the direction of Sin-Eshara just to wait for that moment to come.

"Calculate the time, after so many days, the coalition forces should have entered the night elf capital. In the final battle, the battle between Malfurion, who was carrying the soul of the devil, and Queen Aishara could be said to be earth-shattering. The Well of Eternity was successfully detonated by Malfurion, and the earth was torn apart...... This kind of scene is really rare, and I don't know if I can see it here. At least it's far enough away that the power of the explosion shouldn't reach here......"

Li Quan climbed to the top of the mountain on time every morning and stayed until late at night before returning. The bull-headed people gradually became familiar with Li Quan's strange behavior, and after witnessing Li Quan's ability to kill a steppe lion with his bare hands again, the bull-headed people who re-recognized Li Quan's strength did not care about him, but sometimes invited him to hunt together, but Li Quan politely declined.

Li Quan was like this day by day, and he climbed to the top of the mountain every day to look in that direction, but for many days in a row, he did not find any movement.

Li Quan gradually hesitated. According to his estimates, the time should be almost up, but I don't know why it hasn't happened yet. Occasionally, he wondered if something had gone wrong, or did his interference inevitably cause a butterfly effect and change the final direction of the plot?

On this morning, on the top of the mountain, the wind was as cool as usual, the sky was blue, the wind was beautiful, and the clouds were high and refreshing. From here, you can easily overlook the entire Mogaolei grassland at your feet, and the environment is extremely beautiful.

Breathing the wind with morning dew and looking at the sea of grass wave after wave, Li Quan looked a little intoxicated. Over time, it is easy for people to forget the hustle and bustle of the outside world and be assimilated by the tranquility here.

Suddenly, without warning, the wind suddenly hangs!

Faintly, Li Quan felt that the ground under his feet began to vibrate. Sitting on the ground in a daze as usual, his heart suddenly picked up, and he got up instantly, stared at the sky, and said in his heart: "It's coming!" ”