Chapter Seventy-Three: Swan Spring
The sky was still snowing, and the swans spread their huge wings and soared easily in the wind. With the blessing of her druid's spells, she saw through the wind and snow, and could see the movements of enemies in the glaciers and wilderness in the surrounding mountains.
Seeing her familiar figure moving on the ground, and now that there was no enemy around, she circled and descended.
Ranger is not suited to dealing with people, and Swan Maiden wants him to help treat wild animals contaminated with black ice, but this idea is dispelled when she sees Thomas and Blossom struggling to drag a white bear.
Because of lack of food, this white bear exceeded 1,000 catties. Baihua believes that the fact that Thomas single-handedly killed a polar bear eloquently shows that tigers are stronger than bears, and fully validates the cat's ability to leapfrog challenges.
In fact, Thomas has already reached level 5, and Cortana's stats calculate the white bear as challenge level 4, which should have a big advantage. Moreover, the reconnaissance capabilities of the two sides are completely unequal, and Thomas can find the target from a hundred meters away and shoot leisurely. Although the white bear has rough skin and thick flesh and is not slow to run, it only barely rushes to the front.
"fluttering", the swan girl retracted her wings and landed on the white bear's carcass: "I have heard that cats are very cruel and murderous animals, and often continue to hunt after they have survived enough. ”
Thomas struggled to drag the bear corpse forward, and he didn't have time to pay attention to her, and Baihua lowered his ears, his pupils narrowed, and flicked his tail slightly.
"Dasha cat, do you know how to make a roast goose?" her hands crept towards the stick.
On the first day spent in the wild, the Swan Girl was attacked by the flowers when she landed to say hello. However, she never used her weapon, and the Swan Maiden relied on the unusual tenacity of her feathers to care about her bite.
In the Swan state, it is difficult to damage the Swan virgin with normal weapons. Coupled with flying at high altitudes, it can be said that it is very safe. During these days of fighting, Thomas felt like a combination of a reconnaissance plane, an A10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft, and a transport aircraft: she could spot enemy movements from a distance, use area spell control and lightning attacks, and most importantly - project forces into the battlefield.
It was a legion of wolves, bears, lions, and tigers, but horticultural animals made of wood, branches, vines, and foliage. The muscular skeleton is made of wood and tree trunks, moss and flowers make up the fur, and the tough vines end in thorny claws. The plants in these activities are extremely highly defensive, and only a few of the Barbarian warriors use the Black Ice Weapon or the Giant's monster power can damage them, and the accompanying freezing effect does not seem to be effective. Not only that, but Thomas has seen them repair at a speed visible to the naked eye, and can even cast spells to create long walls of tough and sharp thorns that can hold off enemies for a long time.
"I saw in the air an abandoned sleigh not far away, you can put the bear on it, and I will help you fix it with a trick. The swan said, "But you have been hunting frantically these days, can you really eat it?"
"I was in the dwarven cave for too long, and my hands were itchy. And not only do we eat it ourselves, but we can also eat it from the deer tribe. "These days, he and Baihua have been throwing prey to families in need among the barbarians. The upside of this was that some people from the Tiger tribe began to see Baihua as reinforcements sent by their ancestors' apparitions, and the rumors spread quite quickly. For this kind of person who can't tell the difference between Jaguar and Tiger Leopard, Thomas is also helpless.
"Hopefully, the sooner the food arrives, then the unnecessary hunting will be reduced. The invasion of you and the cat will upset the native species balance. ”
"No, I think it was destroyed before the barbarians migrated here, even when the goblins and orc giants lived around. ”
"You have a lot of point, and that's why I don't like them, even though it's something I can't help but do. "Swan Girl is similar to the druids he knew before, unaccustomed and tired of the world, and likes to stay in the wilderness. Perhaps because of the problem of the dating circle, most of them are still biased towards humans, and only a few are extremely green.
"The invasion of alien species and human interference affect the biological balance, these two topics are so profound that I have never understood what is the right thing to do. There is a place called Australia that has been invaded by rabbits and cats, with hares destroying vegetation and night cats even killing kangaroos, both of which have severely reduced the number of local creatures. There is also a small island where rats and cats were introduced, leading to the extinction of the island's seabirds. ”
Flowers held the swan down, and Thomas rescued her from the cat's paws, and continued: "Although human intervention is usually very stupid and destructive, what about the gods? The forest lake near Cat City was originally blessed by the lion god, and in order to accommodate all kinds of felines, there were a large number of herbivores and plants for them to eat. But I don't know when it lost God's favor there. In order to maintain the population of those feline beasts, the Druid of the Emerald Courtyard and the Wu Zhu of Cat City need to regularly cast spells to change the climate and spawn plants, is this considered excessive human intervention?"
Wu Zhu is a profession of witches and witches who communicated with ghosts and gods in ancient times, and those who knew about it were generally regarded as mages who taught dragons. In China, should it be dying with the course of history, or should it be replaced by the merger of Confucianism and Taoism, at most there are some remnants in Japan?
It is said that Guo Moruo thinks that "witch" is "dance", but before crossing over, Thomas only saw the old woman send gong to invite the great fairy to come up, and only after crossing did he see the witch girl in the costume dancing and casting spells.
"If you don't know the actual situation in Cat City, you can't make an accurate judgment. When this is over, I'll go to Cat City. It's not a very long journey for a swan. Looking at Thomas's expression, she added: "I will never be a guest at your house!"
Thomas had coveted her for a long time and wanted to take her back as a daughter-in-law, and Swan Girl knew this very well. She had heard Mina say that Thomas's family was a big nobleman in Cat City, and he was known as the Baolong clan in the Dragon Empire, and it was very likely that there would be a legendary powerhouse in charge. Going to his house as a guest is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net, and the only possibility is that the swan form goes in, and the human form comes out with a big belly.
"I really don't want to go, but my house has all kinds of pastries that bring together Faeron dragons and human elves, and I can also make chiffon cakes. Thomas smiled and threw the bait. This swan doesn't like anything else, it's just a gluttonous snack that loves to eat, especially desserts.
"Never!" replied Swan Maiden, categorically.
"There is only one solution to the cat flood, and that is to go with a knife. She raised her wings: "There is a spell that can turn feathers into knives, do you want to see it?"
Although she didn't feel it herself, in the two days since Mina left, Thomas felt that his relationship with her had grown by leaps and bounds. He has already made up the tens of thousands of words that Guo Jing didn't know, Huang Rong and Lu Wen X.
The repaired old sleigh carried the bear carcass, which Thomas dragged into the canyon.
The Swan Girl listened intently, then spread her wings and left. Thomas knows she doesn't like crowds, especially bear kids.
A group of barbarian half-grown children gathered around, shouting for a division of meat. The ranger smiled helplessly, although he didn't like crowds either, but as a hero, he had to care for the future of mankind, which was something that could not be helped.
"Alas, you annoying little imps...... Don't touch my arrows and daggers! ”
A widowed huntress with three or four children came over to thank her, but Thomas didn't want to listen to her nonsense at all, so he smiled and ran away. The most annoying thing about being a hero is actually saving the beauty, which will affect your own style, and this appearance is just not bad.
I was going to push it to Hyaka to deal with, but the cat ninja looked down on humans from the bottom of his heart, especially disgusted with women and children. As soon as this meaning was mentioned in the Psychic Link, Baihua jumped to a high place and disappeared on the cliff glacier in three or two.
Walking out of the crowd, he saw the dwarf staring at the steam on the hot spring: "What's wrong, Wending?"
"Maybe that's what I'm looking for in Icewind Dale, it looks like there's an active volcano. It is also true that the giant cone of Kane could be an extinct volcano...... However, the water temperature on the surface is still too low, and we should dig down to try to find magma!"
The dwarf pushed the ranger's big hand on top of his head, but it didn't work: "I don't miss the mediocre people who left his mountains alone...... Well, a little bit indeed. ”
Not long after the seemingly father-son scene to outsiders, the dwarf took out a gas mask, claiming that it was equipment with his own oxygen cylinder, and asked Thomas to go underwater to explore.
"When it comes into contact with water, the alchemical medicine in front of the mouth and nose reacts with the water to produce a steady stream of oxygen!
"Let's be honest. Thomas's gaze was cold.
"An hour, at least an hour!" I vouch for my reputation as a scientist. ”
"Really?"
"Well, considering discounts like incomplete conversions, probably...... Ten minutes?"
Thomas had a smile on his face that he called "personable" and all the girls who knew him called "lewd": "Enough, swan, little swan, you can't escape the palm of my hand even if you have two more wings today!"
For the past few days he had been trying to find the hot springs where the Swan Girl was resting, but the place might be cut off by a mountain cliff. Baihua said she had seen it, but refused to tell him. Thomas had to come up with the idea of an underground sewer.
After carefully analyzing the swan's flight trajectory over the past few days, as well as the route of the hundred flowers climbing, he finally confirmed the position of the swan.
Because of his dark vision, he can see his surroundings underwater. Mina probably knew that he was a landlubber, so she was relieved to leave. But he didn't know that the ranger spell blessed on his body throughout the day could greatly improve his athletic ability, which was enough for him to survive in ordinary water.
However, the underground water flow was turbulent, and in the end, Thomas was able to use a diving mask to survive without being swept underneath.
Following Cortana's directions, he gradually ascended along the waterway, and there was a bright light in front of him.
"It's here! The feather coat will be mine soon!"
The first thing that catches your eye is two long legs with graceful lines, and the shape is very familiar. And the tail with a black circle on a yellow background floating in the water also indicates the identity of the owner.
"Because I said I don't want others to see her, she likes to play in the water, so she hides here with the swan to take a bath?"
After being told in the Mind Link, Thomas massaged the soles of his feet and calves for Baihua. Although he often walks on tiptoe and lifts longitudinal parkour, his hands are unexpectedly weak, and he feels that he will be hurt if he pushes a little harder, but in fact he is full of youthful vitality and elasticity.
Baihua scolded in the psychic link, and Thomas, who had almost forgotten the goal of the trip, reluctantly let go and turned to the other side of the pool.
After the swan girl transformed into a human form, although the length of her legs was not as shocking as that of Baihua, the range of changes in her knee-lower circumference-waist circumference was even more terrifying.
"Hehe, it seems that he can have children. ”
Thomas suddenly jumped out of the water, and at this moment, the souls of Cowherd and Dong Yong were with him.
The swan girl, who had turned back into human form, leaned on the edge of the pool and fell asleep, when suddenly the cat on the opposite side made two soft and soft noises, tickling her heart.
When she opened her eyes, she saw that Baihua's face was slightly red, as if she had been dizzy from a hot spring. Just as he was about to go over to visit, he saw a man suddenly standing up in the water.
Thomas rushed to the shore and swept left and right, seeing that it was the feather coat on top of her clothing.
"You're already mine!"
Thomas laughed wildly, grabbed his feather coat, and smashed it into the water.
It's rude to stay here, as long as you have the feather coat in your hand, you can beat the back if you want the swan virgin, you can cook if you want her to cook, and if you want to have children, you can give birth to two!
Thomas paddled hard, and when he looked back, he saw that the soft girl had turned into a crocodile covered in scales and hardness!
"Yes, I thought she had been consumed by the Hundred Flowers Raid, so she kept it!"
The crocodile caught up and opened its jaws wide open, ready to take him in a death spin.