After handing over the matter to Earl Killian, Kenan left Haritz and traveled from west to east through the kingdoms of Gordon, the kingdom of Thray, and several minor principalities, over the eastern hills ruled by the Nords, and finally came to a coastal city founded by the Nords, where he boarded a ship to Mermaid Island. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Speaking of the Nords, Kenan studied it carefully and learned some information from Alona. It's an interesting race.

The Nords resemble humans, tall, muscular, and adept at using axes and spears. The adult men of the tribe are qualified warriors, and even children can kill wild boars and timberwolves with their bare hands.

The mercenary group composed of Nords is a highly sought-after presence in any country.

The Nords were not good at farming, and lived by hunting and fishing, and many of them lived outside as mercenaries. In bad times, they will also invade nearby countries in groups to plunder food and consume the population.

However, none of this is where Kenan is concerned, and what really makes Kenan curious is that the Nords are oviparous creatures.

That's right, it's oviparous. Nord women are able to lay 5 to 6 large eggs after three months of pregnancy. The Nords would throw these newborn eggs into the fire and roast them, and after a day to a day and a half, the little Nords would break out of their shells. And these Nords born in flames not only have a lot of fire resistance, but also can use a little flame sorcery, a bit like bloodline warlocks.

The little Nords also eat a lot. You can eat half a catty of cooked meat in one meal. After six months, you will be able to take care of your daily life on your own. The two-year-old Nord is considered an adult after a hunting ceremony.

As for the reason why such a strong Nord people have not unified the continent so far, it is likely that it is the character of the strong man who obeys and the short lifespan. In the history of the Nords, one of the longest-lived Nords seems to have died on his 20th birthday.

Kenan was intrigued by this race, and it was simply a natural warrior. If this race can be co-opted and transformed, then the chances of winning the plane war will be one percent higher.

With the Nords in mind, Kennan boarded a Nord-built sailboat and headed for Mermaid Island.

Although the Nords are warlike, they still have a great respect for their knowledgeable elders, which may have something to do with their short lifespan. In particular, the ancient tree of life, which has almost endless knowledge and has lived for an unknown number of years, is worshipped by the Nords as a god.

Many Nords are proud to have made a pilgrimage to the Ancient Tree of Life.

Kennan disguised himself as an ordinary Nord and paid for some prey he had caught in the forest, and he had been able to get on board the ship - the Nords had no uniform currency, and most of the Nords were used to bartering except for mercenaries who went out.

Once aboard the ship, Kennan stayed in the room and worked on the model of witchcraft. Kenan has already succeeded in the new sorcery, and he only needs to adjust a few more rune constructions to complete it, and then he can experiment with the wizards on Landil Island for the new sorcery.

The ship sailed for more than half a month and finally arrived at Mermaid Island.

Mermaid Island is called Mermaid Island because there is a giant mermaid statue on the island. However, there is no half-merfolk on the entire island except for this statue. For this reason, it is also known as the Island of the Elders or the Island of Knowledge on the Nord charts. The Nords use this name to express their admiration for the ancient tree of life.

When the ship arrived at Merfolk Island, Kenan followed the worshippers aboard the island.

The mermaid statue, which is tens of meters high, glistens in the sunlight, and the stars shine on the surface of the cyan statue, which is a sign rich in silver ore.

Kenan was amazed at how extravagant a creature could make a statue out of a huge piece of silver ore. But it's a relief to think about. Silver is a relatively valuable item in the human world. In the eyes of other races, this kind of thing is not necessarily as valuable as iron ore.

After passing by the huge statue, Kenan and the others climbed a small hill and saw a small lake in the center of the island. There is a small island in the center of the lake, and a huge ancient tree covers the whole island, and the huge tree looks like a green castle.

Many Nord people happily ran to the lake, respectfully took a sip of lake water with both hands and drank it. According to the legend of the Nord people, drinking the holy water here can enlighten wisdom and obtain the blessings of the sacred tree.

I don't know if Kenan can get the blessing, but the water is still very sweet anyway.

After drinking the holy water, the Nords happily held hands around the lake and sang a song in praise of the sacred tree.

The song cannot be said to be unpleasant, but it can only be said to be too high and loud, so startled that many birds that nested on the sacred tree flew up and did not want to fall for a long time.

Kenan took advantage of an opportunity where no one was paying attention and hid with stealth. Prepare to wait until these Nords are gone before trading with the Ancient Tree of Life.

Although Kenan was not afraid of these Nords, Kenan was still unwilling to cause more trouble unless necessary. After all, the Nords may still be used in the future, and there is no need to trade with the Ancient Tree of Life under the noses of the Nords.

The golden crow fell to the ground, the jade rabbit rose in the east, and in the blink of an eye, the moonlight fell, and the Nords who had celebrated for a day returned to the ship and continued to drink and celebrate. After the last Nord disappeared into the night, Kenan canceled his invisibility and slowly walked in front of the Ancient Tree of Life.

"Honorable Elder, the new wizard Kenan has asked for an exchange of knowledge with you. ”

The Ancient Tree of Life is a natural spirit with a long lifespan, and some of the Ancient Living Trees have a lifespan that is even longer than that of the gods. And this race has an extraordinary thirst for all kinds of knowledge. But their thirst is only for the sake of research, and they will not use this knowledge for their own benefit. It can be said that they are the purest seekers of knowledge. It is said that the origin of the first generation of wizards is also related to the Ancient Tree of Life. However, from the available sources, there are not many arguments to prove this.

A fluctuation of the soul connected to Kenan's spiritual sea, and an old voice came from Kenan's head, "Oh, another fellow traveler on the path of truth-seeking, I seem to smell some new knowledge in you, and I can't wait to study them." Let's start exchanging. ”

As he spoke, the Ancient Tree of Life made a list of the knowledge he possessed in Kenan's mind.

Looking at the dense catalog, Kenan put away his excitement and slowly selected the knowledge that was useful to him.

Well, "The Halfling's Recipe"? This is useless for the time being.

"The Forging Technique of the Dwarven Axe". This one doesn't work either.

"The Theory of the Movement of the Stars"? I don't need that.

"Basic Rune Analysis"?Unfortunately, this is already available.

"A Study of the Genetics of the Nords"?

Kennan flipped through the table of contents page by page, carefully selecting the knowledge that was useful to him. And the Ancient Tree of Life is not in a hurry, just waiting slowly, the long life has made them have enough patience, even if Kenan stands here for a hundred years, they will not be in a hurry.

When the sky turned white, Kenan finally flipped to the bottom of the catalog, and then picked out the selected knowledge, and extracted the knowledge he had, "Dear elder, see if this knowledge is equivalent and can complete this transaction." ”

"Have you picked it, I'll take a look. As he spoke, a golden balance appeared in front of Kenan, with the knowledge Kenan possessing at one end and the knowledge Kenan wanted to exchange for at the other. The scales shook and pressed down on the side of the Ancient Tree of Life.

"Greedy child, your efforts are not enough for the time being in exchange for this knowledge, please remove a few. ”

Kenan took the knowledge one by one with a painful face, tried it repeatedly, and finally selected the items to be exchanged before daylight, "That's it, respected elder." ”