Chapter 5: Discovery, Orc Gathering

The saro python turned around and ran towards the baroque. Both orcs were caught off guard, and Baroque was horrified, as if his butt was on fire, and he turned his head and ran...... He originally came to see the excitement, but he didn't expect to be discovered by the monster, and the bystanders ended up being the prey. The most astonished was the Norman shaman, who had lost hope in this reckless orc child. After all, although the shaman has the means to protect himself in the face of the demonic beast, it is difficult to prevent it from attacking others, which is why he stayed away from the tribe and came to the sparsely populated mine to set up and lure the saro python.

But what I didn't expect was that this orc child who was chased by the saro python was so fast that even Norman thought that he was inferior, and the monster was left far away. As the only orc shaman within a radius of hundreds of miles, Norman was stunned at first, and then he was shocked, revealing a face full of ecstasy...... This child has the blessing of the spirit of nature, he has the gift of becoming a shaman! Almost immediately pounced on the saro python, Norman let out a hoarse roar from his mouth, guiding the direction of the baroque run, long lost his composure: "I'm Norman, boy, run west, you can see an erected totem pole, run over and stand under the totem pole." There was only one Norman in this radius, and Baroque knew that he was the shaman of the barbarian lizard tribe, and he followed his guidance and turned westward, and his sharp eyes soon saw a black totem pole erected on a relatively flat gravel ground, and immediately ran past.

Norman's [Ground Thorn] stopped the speed of the saro python, and then he also rushed under the totem pole after the Baroque, blocked the Baroque behind him, slammed the wooden staff to the ground, and chanted the ancient totem incantation with open arms. Even in the daytime, the dark totem pole began to glow, slowly spreading out a circle of light that spread out for a distance of more than ten meters before dissipating. Baroque stared straight at the totem pole...... There was a circle of light and shadow on it that coiled upward, just like he saw last night, but the light and shadow on the totem pole of his tribe was a wolf, and the light and shadow of this totem pole was a snake, or a python, the saro python! The natural spirit of the totem pole was awakened by Norman and communicated with his soul, and the saro python that had already pounced stopped more than ten meters away from the range of the totem pole, slowly swimming in a circle, staring coldly at Norman and Baroque with both eyes. Baroque doesn't know how the shaman communicates with the demonic beast saroh python, which is the mystery of shamanism, and his desire to explore this mystery is becoming more and more urgent.

Staring at the light and shadow on the totem pole, he turned to pay attention to the person and snake who were facing each other, and vaguely seemed to be able to understand these things that he had never seen before. The wolf feeling of Baroque was gone, the light and shadow of the totem pole swirled more and more rapidly, and Norman's face was sweating profusely and soaking through gray hair. The saro python, which has been stationary in the outer ring, seems to be in poor spirits, and has lost its original fury and ferocity. When the light and shadow on the totem pole spread violently, and disappeared, the saro python actually turned around and left, meandering and swimming, and soon disappeared. Norman gasped, but his face was happy. When Baroque looked at the totem pole again, he noticed that the thigh-thick black wooden pillar seemed to be darker in color. Norman rested for a moment and walked over to pull the totem pole from the ground. Baroque was shocked by his strength, the old shaman looked wrinkled on his face, he was already very old, but he didn't want to be too strong. The wood of the totem pole is special, this thigh-thick, two-meter-high pillar is several hundred catties. Carrying a totem pole and a wooden staff in the other hand, the old shaman only glanced at Baroque a few times, and asked: "Are you a child of that small tribe of Bata?" Baroque nodded, and the old orc left without looking back, and after walking far away, he said from afar: "Three days later, let Bata bring you to the barbarian lizard tribe." ”

........................ On the way home, he passed by the mine, picked up the fallen fire copper ore by the way, and returned to the tribe It was already dark, and he was severely reprimanded by Bata, and the tribesmen also complained about his recklessness, but fortunately, he came back safely, which was a great luck. Baroque is somewhat absent-minded, and his mind is full of shamans, totems, light and shadow, wolves...... , he was a little impatient, and he couldn't wait for the three days to pass immediately. Telling the Norman shaman's words to Batta, Bata was stunned to wonder why the venerable shaman would want an orc child to follow him to a meeting of the orc tribes in the southwest of the Gravel Wastes. Immediately in my mind, the magical speed of the baroque, a faint thought that I couldn't believe appeared, and my heart couldn't help but beat faster. "Baroque, you run really fast during the day. Bata asked tentatively, this child is very smart and has his own ideas, as the patriarch, Bata respects him very much.

The orcs were actually bored at night, and the tribesmen went to sleep, except for Bata and Baroque sitting by the campfire, and Baur and Barotan did not leave. Baroque doesn't know how to explain it, it's a little too magical. He looked at the totem pole in the tribe, there was only a faint light at this time, and the wolf-shaped light and shadow had not yet appeared, and he didn't know if it was just once in a while last night, or if it would come out every night. After all, I've never seen anything like this before. "Wait, if you're not sleepy, you and I can sit for a little longer!" he was going to wait a little longer to see if anything unusual would happen in the middle of the night. Bata nodded, sat by the campfire and said nothing, seeing that Baroque was always staring at the totem pole, he couldn't help but turn his head in that direction. Baur and Barrotan stared at the totem pole curiously, "Baroque, is there anything strange about this black wood? Baur muttered. Baroque didn't answer, his eyes lit up, and the wolf-shaped light and shadow appeared again!"Look at the light and shadow on the totem pole!" he pointed to the wooden pillar and said, and the three of Bata stared at the totem pole with a blank expression.

"What do you see, Baroque, nothing but a faint glow?" "Can't you see?" Baroque cried out in surprise, he ran to the totem pole, pointed to the wolf-shaped light and shadow running around, and said, "A silver-gray wolf is spinning and running, reaching the top of the totem pole...... Damn, it's blocked by a big sand lizard skull and it's already exploded. Baroque picked up a stick and knocked off the skull of the great sand lizard, and the second circle of light and shadow was unimpeded, jumping up on the totem pole, and then the wolf's head appeared and crashed into his arms again. Shivering, "Here it is again, it's so cold!" Baroque simply sat under the totem pole, and he fell into the dream of becoming a wolf again. The three of Bata didn't notice anything, and watched Baroque dance in a daze, and then sat under the totem pole, as if asleep!"Uncle Bata, did Baroque have a problem with his brain?

"Go back to sleep, Baroque is smarter than you both even if he's got a bad brain. Bata cursed, drove the two boys away, and stood behind Baroque in his dream, guarding him. Faintly, he found that Baroque exuded a cold breath, like a cold wind scraping the bones in winter. Perhaps some of you know why the Norman shaman took Baroque to the tribal meeting himself............!

...... Except for the chill at first, which quickly dissipated, the Baroque spent the night peacefully. Even if I sat under the totem pole all night, I was not frozen and slept very comfortably. But Bata, who had been on guard all night, was so cold that his lips turned purple and he shivered. For the next three days, they went to the pit to pick up copper ore. The small pit discovered by the three Baroques proved to be no danger, and Bata and they followed suit, and the harvest in these three days was not small, worthy of the previous half a month, and it was six or seven hundred catties. Bata was going to wait for the tribal gathering to go to the human Black Sheep Town to trade again, this time it seemed that he was going to get a weapon for Baroque! Finally, it was the day of the tribal gathering, and Bata set off with Baroque before dawn. The barbarian lizard tribe was more than forty miles away, and they needed to leave in advance. Baur and Barrotan were so envious that they repeatedly told Baroque to bring them delicious food.

The tribal gathering is actually a trade fair for orcs to communicate with each other, and most of the orcs of each tribe will bring some items in exchange for what they need. The small tribe of Bata was too poor, and the most precious thing in the whole tribe was the iron pot and a few weapons, so they didn't take anything except a rusty iron sword in their hands to defend themselves. The road to the Barbarian Lizard Tribe was relatively safe, and they walked relatively fast, and when the sun rose in mid-air, they finally arrived at the settlement of the Barbarian Lizard Tribe. The lizard tribe lives on the edge of a small, dry lake, and although the lake is gone, there is still a well-watered spring at the bottom of the lake. As far as the water-scarce Gravel Wasteland is concerned, this is the most important asset, and it is the reason why the Brute Lizard chose to live here.

People from other tribes have already arrived one after another, but they are all wandering around the periphery, and some people have already put out the items they have brought and traded with the orcs of other tribes who are willing to exchange. Around the spring, a circle of thorns and beard wood fences, dozens of animal skin tents, that is the home of the barbarian lizard tribe, they have a total of nearly three hundred tribesmen, there are many adult orcs, when the battle can gather a hundred orc army, plus the Norman shaman in the clan, deservedly become the leader of the surrounding tribes.

Bata and Baroque were the last to arrive, Baroque stayed outside, Bata entered the inside of the barbarian lizard tribe as the patriarch, and only the patriarch of the orcs was eligible to attend the party. It is worth mentioning that although the barbarian lizard tribe also has a chief, they always have the final say here, and that patriarch is actually just a warrior leader. In fact, a group of orc tribes that seem weak and barren to outsiders have less than a thousand people combined, so what is there to discuss? Baroque has also heard the Bata patriarch talk about the process of several meetings, but it is actually quite boring, nothing more than telling about their own difficulties, seeking help and guidance from shamans, and complaining about the black-hearted exploitation and bullying of treacherous humans. It has nothing to do with himself, and the Norman shaman will not come to him for the time being, so Baroque turned around outside, and saw that there were orcs with Saya dates, which were surprisingly cheap, so he bought a small half-animal skin bag with a copper coin and a dozen catties, and went back to let Baur and a few little guys eat enough. Although the orcs barter, human copper coins are more popular, after all, they have to go to human villages and towns to trade, and they can be used. This copper coin was also specially rewarded by the three Baroque tribes who worked hard a few days ago and were specially rewarded by the patriarch of Bata. "Baroque ....... "Patriarch Bata suddenly came out of the tent of the party, and when he didn't see the boy, he shouted at the crowd with a little excitement......! Baroque thought so and immediately walked over. "Baroque, Norman Shaman is calling you, hey...... You can't believe that he's going to teach you the art of shamanism! Nature's spirit is above, I'm not really dreaming?......"