"Come in, visitors from afar. You need a place to rest, and I happen to have some empty rooms here, and a lot of acorns from winter storage. The acorns taste pretty good, and if you guys like it, you can take some away as a gift. "The fat crisp face, no, it was the raccoon who turned sideways to get out of the way, and beckoned to Barrett and the others with his little paws.

Patrol Leader Miro and Raccoon nodded and waved goodbye to the group, "I'm going back, if you have any questions, Master Card, he's the most knowledgeable elder in our village." ”

"It's not erudite, it's just that it lives a long time. Any creature that lives long enough will learn some survival experience, even if it's a chicken. Why should I use a chicken metaphor? Do you want to eat a boiled egg?" the fat raccoon muttered to himself, reaching out and scratching his buttocks.

Is the talking creature a raccoon or a halfling, or something? Barrett wondered. Could it be a druid?

"Be careful when you come in, especially the tallest Nord. I've seen the same tattoo on your forehead before, I just can't remember where I saw it. "As for the accompanying mounts, just tie them to the branches next to them, and don't worry about these toiling horses going hungry." There may not be much else on the grassland, but all kinds of pasture are sufficient. It doesn't matter if your horse likes alfalfa, bamboo grass, sweet elephant grass, or rabbits, it's not a problem at all. ”

"Rabbit?" Barrett looked down and walked into the treehouse with a puzzled look, is there any grass called 'rabbit'?

The interior of this large, stout oak tree was sufficient, no smaller than an ordinary human dwelling, and even if five humans poured in at once, it would not be too crowded. This type of building reminds Barrett of the half-elven city of Imlandes, where the buildings are also integrated with the trees.

"Yes, rabbit. As far as I can guess, your nightmare beast is going to love rabbits. The raccoon motioned for everyone to sit down, and walked slowly to another room, and came out with a teapot and a glass jar, "but I hope it doesn't like to eat roast rabbits, or roast halflings, and roast raccoons." Anyway, I'm glad you didn't bring that horrible guy into the village. ”

"Did you see the nightmare beast I was riding?" Barrett had returned the Carrot to the Shadow Plane before entering the village. After all, this guy's temperament is still a little wild, and it wouldn't be good if he made some trouble on someone else's territory.

"See? huh...... I actually prefer to use the word 'discovery'. I spotted you when you first passed by the Rock of Hope, and I told Mirodo to be on the lookout and let him bring you to me. The raccoon poured a glass of light yellow liquid for each of them.

Barrett took a sip, it was lemon honey water, and the sweet and sour taste was very good.

"If you like honey, you can add it yourself, I usually like to drink something sweeter. It sat on a tree stump across from the crowd and added two large spoonfuls of honey to its teacup, "but not everyone tasted the same as me." Honey is made from nasturtium, and of course there are other miscellaneous flowers, such as alfalfa, iris, etc., after all, bees are not picky eaters like us. ”

"Where is the Rock of Hope?" asked Guide, Jean, "I don't think there seems to be such a place in the Hanhai Meadows. ”

"It's not a place, it's just a rock about the size of an ogre, you should have an impression of it. The raccoon put down his teacup and gestured with his paws, "That rock is very conspicuous, because there is only one big creature nearby, and you can see it from a distance." ”

It turned out to be the stone, Barrett knew in his heart. They had indeed seen a large rock standing out of the prairie, and that there were rotten ropes tied to it.

"The name 'Hope Rock' was given by the people who had just migrated to the grasslands because of the large bunch of blooming anchovies growing on top of the rock. In our halfling culture – and indeed we don't have much of our own – the anchovy is a symbol of hope and a future, and the migrating tribesmen thought it was a very good omen and settled near the rock. The raccoon picked up the teacup again and slowly introduced.

"Didn't you settle here now?" asked the merchant Agil.

"Not at first, but it wasn't until a year later that the tribe discovered this large lake complex and changed the settlement to its current location. After all, the area is rich in fresh water and food resources, which can meet the needs of ethnic development. "My people wanted to bring the rock with them, but when they were wrapping ropes around the rock, they accidentally broke the tenacious anchovy at the top. This was undoubtedly a bad omen, so the tribesmen had to leave the rock where it was. ”

The raccoon slapped itself on the forehead, "What am I talking about this useless, let's introduce myself first......" It cleared its throat, "My name is Cade Oak Leaf, and I'm a druid." I came up with the surname 'Oak Leaf', and our family used to call it 'Tights', but I didn't like to wear Leggings, it would make my stomach very uncomfortable, so I changed my surname. It touched its round belly with its little paws.

"Of course, the 'Tights' family still exists, and my two younger brothers and their descendants have inherited this glorious surname, and if you see a halfling in the village wearing those pants with a short crotch and a tight waist, the Eight Achievements belong to the family, provided that the halfling is not wearing a green shirt. The 'Tights' family never wore a green shirt, which would make us look funny. ”

The little mage Krees looked curiously at the raccoon holding the teacup in front of him, "I always thought that druids couldn't speak after transforming. I've met several druids who can turn into bears and leopards, and when they take on animal form, they only express themselves by roaring. ”

"This is normal, the vocal organs of animals are different from those of us humanoids, but they can be trained after tomorrow. Besides, parrots can also speak two human words, let alone an intelligent race. It's just that you're going to spend a lot of time practicing, a lot of time!" repeated the raccoon, "but to be honest, it's not really useful, and if you really want to talk, you can turn back into a human form." ”

As it spoke, it began to change form in front of the crowd. With an animal roar, the raccoon in front of him gradually turned into a chubby halfling with a gray beard, "Just like now." ”

The halfling is just over 1 meter tall, which is not much different from the previous raccoon form. He looked a little older, but his complexion was very ruddy, and his bright eyes shone with wisdom. The sideburns on either side of its face are long, which are integrated with the beard of the jaw, and with that chubby belly, it is like a ......

"It's like a miniature Santa Claus. Little Mage Krees said.

"What did you say?", "What old man?", "Old man who laid eggs?" everyone was puzzled.

"No, it's nothing, I'm just talking nonsense, don't care. The little mage smiled meaninglessly.

After a brief communication and exchange, the owner of the Oak House and the visitors were basically familiar with each other, and at this time, the expression on the face of the halfling druid named 'Card' in front of him suddenly became serious, "I want to ask you a more presumptuous question. ”

"Speak. The little mage smiled.

"What is the purpose of your group coming to the Hanhai Grassland?" Master Carder looked in the direction of the little mage, "I know this question is rather abrupt, but I don't mean anything else, just for your safety. Because the Hanhai Grassland is very unquiet during this time, you may encounter unimaginable dangers during your journey. ”

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