Chapter 13: The Bounty Hunter (3)
Zeda pushes the wheelchair cart and transports Zoro to the guild chamber. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
There were already people waiting in the secret room. One is a woman with a graceful figure and a black veil mask, and the other is tall and powerful, isn't that a heroic thunderbolt?
The woman who was with Thunder was undoubtedly Lady Grey. Zoro didn't expect the two of them to come to the Thieves' Guild, so it seemed that something big must have happened in Baulstontown.
"Didn't anyone else find you two when you came?" was a question of great concern to Sauron.
"Nope. My wife and I have lived in the Lost Land for so long, and no one is more familiar with the bricks, the grass and the trees here. Thunder bowed.
Sauron frowned tightly when he heard that Gru had recaptured the town of Ballston and drove Lady Grey to Castle Black. He never imagined that Lady Grey, who had been painstakingly managing the Lost Land for more than ten years, would fall apart overnight.
According to the previous agreement, after the various armies of the underground city poured into the Lost Lands, Lady Grey was not allowed to resist, and used the Lost Lands as a logistical supply base for the army, in exchange for the continued rule of Lady Grey and Giant Thunder over the Lost Lands.
As Gru arrived, the forces of the Lost Lands were redistributed, and the various families pledged allegiance to Gru and rallied under his banner.
"Because of Gru's stupidity, it will cause your Grey family to fall into ruin!"
"Mentor, Gru has chosen to be hostile to you, but please don't forget that I am still your ally. I am the rightful heir to this land, and I ask you to help me reclaim my position as Guardian of the Lost Lands. ”
"The town of Baulston is now very strong, and unless Catherine and Yolande leave the Lost Lands, they will be in danger of being wiped out if they attack the castle. ”
"I ordered the lurking men to stir up the conflict between Gru and Catherine, but Murak saw through it, and now they put the blame on you. ”
"I do so much work, and it seems like I'm busy. But I'm used to being framed!" Sauron laughed, "Gru is very clever, he blamed me for this, and avoided his conflict with Catherine. ”
"So how about we make this public?" said Ju Lei, who suddenly interjected.
Lady Grey was angry: "You are stupid, Gru will blame us for everything, sacrifice us! Then Catherine will definitely lead people to attack Black Castle, can you and I hold it?"
So what should we do?" the three of them pondered.
"Mentor, I've heard that Gru gave Catherine a nautical chart so that Catherine could return to Erathia by sea. In the castle, Catherine's Admiral Sylvia is building a large warship on the docks, presumably in preparation for the return of Erathia. ”
Ju Lei had an idea, and couldn't help but say, "Mentor, we grabbed Gu Shiyu and used him to coerce Catherine to leave the Lost Land immediately, what do you think?"
Zoro shook his head: "If Gu Shiyu also leaves the Lost Land, then who else can open the portal?" Gu Shiyu is not allowed to touch him, and if necessary, he can also give him some help to reach the peak of his ability, so that he can pull out the King's Sword and break the seal of the portal." It's just that this kid is very disappointing, I don't know what he's busy with every day, why can't he concentrate on cultivating well?"
Gu Shiyu is indeed busy every day. If a person has no pressure, where does the motivation come from? Although he made a bet with Roland for Catherine's happiness in life, but Ju Lei and Gru couldn't draw their swords, how could Roland be possible? Even he didn't have any confidence in himself, so why did he go to cultivate?
In terms of wealth, he has it, in terms of power, Catherine and Yolande will support him unconditionally, and in terms of strength, there will be no more than ten people in the Lost Lands who can beat him.
Unless Catherine grinds his ears by his side every day and motivates him to work hard to cultivate, in three days, he will forget all about his responsibilities.
Zoro still has a dangerous move in his heart, in fact, he has already hinted at Gu Shiyu, but I don't know if Gu Shiyu will be moved by this, and then take action. In this way, Gu Shiyu had no other way but to choose cultivation with an iron heart, just like Zoro did back then.
But this comes at a cost, although it can greatly increase Gu Shiyu's ability and draw the king's sword as soon as possible, but if he can't be controlled, it will make him a fierce rival of himself.
Zoro is conceited about his abilities. Don't look at him as a cripple, sitting in a wheelchair every day, but ......
Does he still need to use his feet?!
Zoro said: "Our current strength is not as good as Catherine and Gru, let's take a step at a time, Gru's purpose is the same as ours, and he also hopes that Catherine will go back as soon as possible, then we will maintain this situation for the time being." Even enemies can coexist peacefully when everyone has the same interests. ”
Early the next morning, Brunfield, Fuer, and Steig drove three prisoner wagons made of fine iron and took Gu Shiyu all the way west.
Zoro finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the secret report. So far, at least, things have mostly gone according to plan. He immediately instructed Zeda to push him to the Dark Temple, whispering a prayer to the lava from Hell.
Gu Shiyu finally saw the power of the beast tamer. When they came across one or two werewolves on the way, they just whistled and the werewolves obediently stepped forward and put them in a cage.
Gu Shiyu was amazed by their skills. He couldn't help but say, "You guys are so powerful, can you teach me this skill? ”
Brunfield shook his head and said, "You can't learn it." Each race has its own specialty, and the skill of the animal tamer is to communicate with the beast with his heart. But we don't have control over all creatures, only the creatures that live in the swampy jungle are werewolves, poison flies, lizard shooters, monitor lizards, bison, wyverns, and hydras. ”
"You don't care if I can learn it or not, just tell me the way first. ”
"Alright then, I'll tell you the basic spells, but it's up to you to communicate with the creatures, and you have to make the most of your eyes, expressions, and movements to communicate with them so they trust you and do your bidding. ”
But they kept walking, and never encountered any other monsters.
Gu Shiyu had long had doubts about the Lost Land, the so-called holy land of cultivation. He asked, "There aren't many monsters in the Lost Lands, why do everyone like to come to the Lost Lands to cultivate?"
"It turns out that there are still a lot of monsters in the Lost Land, if you think about it, there are hundreds of heroes stranded here, and everyone is rushing to hunt monsters to accumulate Genshin, and many creatures have become extinct. Many of the creatures in the World Atlas of Life can only be seen on pictures today. ”
Every kind of creature has its own intrinsic reason for its existence, so as to achieve the ecological balance of nature. When one or more organisms become extinct, it will inevitably bring disaster to the natural world.
Gu Shiyu once read a short article about how in the early 20th century, the Kaibab Forest in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States was a paradise for wild animals. In this fairytale-like forest, thousands of beautiful and kind elk live. But next to the deer, there are always greedy and ferocious wolves. The then President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, initiated a wolf hunt, and a large number of wolves were hunted, and there was no trace of wolves in the Kaibab Forest, and the elk were able to breed in large numbers and their numbers exploded. Everywhere the deer went, it was like a storm blowing, and the green in the forest disappeared and was replaced by a withered yellow. Vast forests have been destroyed, and other wildlife has also suffered. The most terrifying was the demonic plague, which caused a large number of animals to die, and the Kaibab Forest became almost a hell, and finally the wolves had to be reintroduced into the forest.
What about human beings? Human beings hunt a large number of fierce beasts that threaten their own safety, drive away and even kill wild beasts that destroy the growth of crops, and gradually encroach on the living space of wild animals, and one day, the whole world will be left with only human footprints.
Populations are growing exponentially, and the resources of nature are finite. When the population grows rapidly and cannot be effectively controlled, sooner or later the balance between supply and demand will be upset, nature will inevitably punish it with famine, pestilence, and war, and mankind will eventually taste the consequences of its ignorance.
Malthus's theory of population is a question that Gu Shiyu and university alumni often discuss. Although it has certain historical limitations, many theories are still worth pondering.
Now Gu Shiyu has already regretted it, the last few black dragons in the Lost Land were killed by himself. Will it lead to the extinction of creatures like black dragons?
Although he gave Catherine a little black dragon, it seems that the little black dragon will not be able to find a partner in the lost land, and is destined to die alone.
The group walked west for a few days before they caught seven or eight werewolves, and in the distance they saw endless mountain ranges, traversing the intersection of heaven and earth.
Brunfeld and the others began to drive the carriage back.
"What's the matter, aren't we going over there to have a look? The prison cart isn't full yet. Gu Shiyu said in surprise.
"No one dares to go on the other side of the mountain. There lived a very powerful old monster on the mountain, and no one dared to provoke him. Not to mention, he still had hundreds of fierce royal griffons under his command, and few of the trespassers on that land would make it back alive. ”
"Then let's go back!" Gu Shiyu looked at the werewolves in the iron cage, only to see those werewolves roaring in their throats, and their blood-red eyes were staring at him.
"Steg, are these werewolves the humans you have bitten?" asked Gu Shiyu. Every night these days, Brunfeld would chain Stig to a tree and let him struggle and howl.
"It doesn't have to be me, maybe some other werewolf bit them. Stig said ashamedly: "I will never go to heaven after I die, I will definitely go to hell, and what awaits me is endless purgatory." ”
To their surprise, at the foot of the high mountain in the distance, Christine was leading more than a hundred cavalry in formation, and they were accompanied by an old man with hundreds of griffins.
Christine was furious: "Adric, you old immortal, are you going back with me? Don't forget, you have sworn to be loyal to the Ehstrong family of Erathia for generations!"
"Christine, I didn't break my promise, I owe allegiance to King Gffenhardt-Einfast, I almost died in battle, and there are only a few griffons left!"
"But Princess Catherine, the daughter of Guffinghardt, is in the Lost Lands, aren't you ready to be loyal to her?"
"Can't you just say you didn't find me?" Edric cried out in frustration, "It took me thirty years to raise these hundreds of royal griffins, they are like my children, and I don't want to see them die again!"
"Adric, if you don't follow me back, I'll kill them all today! You know it yourself, can you hold off a hundred of my cavalry with just a few hundred griffins?"
"How dare you!" said Adric, furious.
"There's nothing I don't dare!" Christine drew his sword and shouted, "Warriors, prepare to charge!"
The cavalrymen slipped off the protective masks on their helmets and raised their spears aloft in their hands.
Adric sat down on the stone and cried loudly, "Okay, okay...... Christine, you old immortal, I curse you to hell when you die!"
Christine laughed, "Adric, I think your spell will come true." Take us up the mountain, and we'll set off when we're full. ”
"I don't have enough food for you!" said Adric, wiping tears from his eyes.
"Well, well, let's eat griffons!, warriors, get ready to fight!" shouted Christine again.
"Alright, well, gods of heaven, why don't you let this old fellow die?" said Adric in mourning.
Adric hated Christine and his gang and cooked them several large pots of potatoes.
Christine had only taken a bite, but the potatoes were not cooked, so he took a bite and said, "Adric, your grandmother's, you give the pigs better food than we give us!"
Adric glanced at him and said, "Yes, because pigs are more valuable than you!"
With their eyes wide open and their necks strained, they swallowed the half-cooked potatoes and set fire to the house that Adric had worked so hard to build. Adric muttered incessantly, surely recurring Christine.
It's just that after eating the half-cooked potatoes, the stomach is swollen and breathless, and more than 100 people can't hold back, and the sound of farts comes and goes, which is embarrassing.