Chapter 0271: Linguist
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The Evel Forest of the Black Iron Continent, this forest is not full of trees, but countless stalagmites, stalagmites are like straight and thick trees, and the surface of the stalagmites is covered with dark red thorn grass, the orcs call this stalagmite forest a forest, and the strange forest is inhabited by some orcs of the Gruk clan, there will always be some small branches in the Gruk clan, they are like human villages, the population is not large, gathered together, and the Evel Forest is like this.
The orcs of the Evel Forest are peaceful and docile because of their environment, so they are the best targets for humans who come to capture their captives.
The towering stalagmites are covered with red thorns, and on a high platform under the stalagmites sits some huts made of stones, the orc women are busy for the evening dinner, the sunset shines on the high platform through the gaps between the stalagmites, and the orc children are playing happily, unlike the human children, they play quite a single project, only climbing those small stalagmites for fun.
There are some young adults missing from this small high platform, they have been sent to the important stronghold of the Gluck clan to report what is happening in the Black Iron Continent, the orcs of the Blood Clan have returned, this matter must be known to the scouts in the stronghold, of course, the young adults on these small platforms usually hold scout positions in various places.
The playing children quickly climbed down from the half-height stalagmites and ran in panic to the orc women, who knew something was happening.
"Grea, what's going on?" asked an orc woman to her daughter.
The orc girl pointed to the bottom of the platform, her expression panicked. "I saw humans, and some of the tribesmen, who were coming in our direction. β
The orc woman remembered the humans who had come to hunt them the other day, and her face turned a little worried, and she made a decision, patting Grea on the back. "Grea, hurry up, go tell the chief. β
When the chief heard what had happened, he hurried to a place with a wide field of vision, which was usually a high platform that always allowed him to cover a long distance, and seeing what was going on below, the chief motioned to the panicked orcs to calm down. "It was our people who captured humanity. β
The orcs cheered, and some young men climbed to the top and blew the horns to convey the message, and the huge horns made a dull humming sound.
Taylor, who was underneath the stalagmite, put his arms around Selena, who was a little nervous. "What's going on? What's that sound?"
Dussel explained to Downing and others. "This is the trumpet of the Gluck orcs, and they are on this high platform above us, the sound of the trumpet of welcome and victory. β
The orcs on the high platform spotted them and mistook several of their own people for captives, and those orcs of the Blood Clan in disguise for the Gluck orc warriors, so they sounded the horn of victory, and Downing used the natural power of the druid to quiet the somewhat nervous Selena.
"We'll have to go up and see. He looked at Dussel.
Having reached the entrance of the high platform, it is a narrow mountain road, spiraling around the perimeter of the high platform, very dangerous, occasionally stones fall from the heights, Dussel arrived at the mountain road, saw the old chief coming from the narrow mountain road, when the old chief approached, Dussel's face was surprised.
The orcs who were rescued from the human merchant's ship the other day lived here, and the leader orc was the old guy who negotiated with General Rondo.
The old chief approached and welcomed them with orc etiquette. "Valliant Gluck warriors, welcome to the Iver tribe. β
Dussel made his intentions, and the old chief brought the people to the high platform and entertained them with the best food. "Are you going to take the captives to the fortress?"
Prisoner?Dussel reacted, shaking his head and explaining. "Old chief, they are our guests, not captives. β
The old chieftain didn't think so, they hated these humans, the Evel tribe had been captured many times by human hunters, and there were not many people left. "They almost wiped out the people of the Iver tribe the other day. β
"Is there such a thing?" Tangning sat down beside the old chief under the gaze of the orcs of the Evel tribe. "I'm pretty sorry about that, there are always some unfriendly guys in humans, just as there are some not-so-friendly ones in orcs. β
The old chief looked at the human beside him vigilantly, and exclaimed, "He understands our language?"
"Yes, he's a good friend of ours. Dussel responded, and Downing interrupted the orc warrior and introduced him personally: "Hello, chief, I am very interested in all languages, so I have learned orc language. β
The old chief's face finally softened a little, and he looked at the young man and recalled, "I once knew such a human, he was indeed different from ordinary humans, quite friendly, and he always had a great interest in new languages, not only orcs, but even other languages on the Black Iron Continent. β
Successfully turning the conversation to something that interested Downing, he sat cross-legged next to the chief. "I have come to find this orc's good friend, to become his student, to learn more about your customs, and the other languages of the Black Iron Continent. β
The old chief became agitated. "You've heard of him?"
"Of course, I've heard a lot about him, as a bridge between humans and orcs, he has quite a high reputation in the Eternal Continent, and many people idolize him, but his whereabouts are always erratic. "Downing was talking to an old friend. "That's why I've turned to the Gluck tribe in the hope that he'll take me to that brilliant linguist, and it looks like you know something?"
The old chief did not deny it, and his expression was a little lost. "If I could have said that a long time ago, but now I don't know the human whereabouts of that orc friend. β
Tang Ning frowned, it seemed that something was going on in between, he had to ask for more information. "Why do you say that?"
"The Kansas chief of the Evel tribe used to serve him, and they were very good partners, but now that the Kansas chief is gone, we have lost all contact with that good friend from the human race. The old chief explained to Downing.
"Then the chief of Kansas has revealed to you the whereabouts of the linguist. Downing could only hope that Kansas would reveal the last information about the linguist to the old chief.
The old chief shook his head. "No, he had settled here with the friend, and Kansas didn't mention it since the friend left. β
"Well, looks like I'm going to have to continue my search. Downing was a little disappointed, time had passed too long, the information that Uncle Anduin had told him had been invalidated, and Uncle Anduin had asked him to come to the Black Iron Continent to find Kansas, and then find the linguist through Kansas, and then find Giroud, the current leader of Gluck, through the linguist.
But Kansas always wrote to the linguist during his lifetime. The old chief suddenly mentioned.
It didn't look like things were as bad as they thought they were, and Downing rubbed his hands. "You don't mind telling me what is written in those letters. β
The old chief's expression was a little embarrassed. "Their correspondence is not in our language, and we have no way of understanding the contents. β
Kansas, as a servant of linguists, must have learned the language of the human race, so they must have used the language of the human language to communicate with each other, which was not a problem for Downing. "Can you show it to me?"
Bring the old letters, which were written in animal skins, as Downing guessed, it was in human language, and through the old chief's description, they used a special bird from the Black Iron Continent as a means of communication, and usually this bird was also used as a means of transportation, it was the dragon eagle, and the orcs captured this huge and ferocious bird, and then raised the dragon eagle's chicks until the chicks had no ill will towards them.
The orcs of the Avell tribe had gathered, men, women, and young all eager to know what the conversation between Kansas and the human friend was about.
Downing recounted the contents of the envelope to everyone, and the linguist always told his former companion the Orc Kansas about his new discoveries and achievements, including the exploration of the language of some very particular species, and Kansas informed them of his physical condition.
The process of discovering and learning about a new language is always new, and the orc children are quite excited to listen to the novel stories, and Selena, as a little girl, she always seems very close to the children, so she is also quite relaxed, always following the orc children to giggle.
The fights and hatred between adults have nothing to do with children, children are always quite naΓ―ve, and those orc children are quite kind to Selena.
Selena suddenly spoke, although it was only a few simple words, but it was enough to make Cybertron on the side excited, and he pounced to take the girl into his arms, but the girl quickly retracted into Taylor's arms.
Taylor put his arm around Selena. "You're scaring her, Cybertron, calm down, you need to be patient. β
The orcs did not understand why this was the case, and Downing explained the situation to the old chieftain, allowing the tension to ease again, and Downing found some clues in all the letters.
The address at the end of the linguist was always in the same place, until the last letter mentioned that the linguist intended to go south, and that he would have to travel to a new place in search of a new species, to know their language, and that was enough.
"Do you know where the south side of the Black Muddy Swamp is?" Downing put away the letter and handed it back.
"Plague Canyon. The old chief replied. "I used to go there when I was younger, and there were some rather evil creatures there, and many of my companions died there, and if you plan to go, it would be better to bring some saltpeter powder, it would be quite useful. β
The Black Iron Continent at night is always unsuitable and full of dangers, so Tang Ning decided to stay in the Evel tribe for the night and wait until tomorrow morning before setting off.
Of course, the most important reason was that Downing had to go on some errands and meet an old friend of Uncle Anduin, who, according to Uncle Anduin's description, was in this special forest.
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