Chapter 4 Mine Encounters
The next morning, when the orcs had already started making breakfast, Bata woke up the sleepy-eyed Baroque, and Baur and Barotan were also pulled out. "Maybe you've grown up, and wolf cubs have to learn to forage on their own. Today, you go mining with us. Bata said solemnly, and the three guys immediately cheered. The other three five or six-year-old boys not far away were a little envious, and Bata's son Baqier yelled to follow, but he got a few slaps on the buttocks, and he went to find his mother!
Nibbled on a piece of black bread casually, leaving a few adult orcs to guard the tribe, and Bata took the three Baroque and a few other orc men to set off towards the depths of the wasteland.
Twenty miles from their settlement, there was a small pit, which was actually a gravel ditch, and there was not much copper ore. Humans are completely unsightly, and only orcs come here to try their luck in order to live. There were dangers along the way, and for safety, they brought all the iron weapons of the tribe, a few adults with rusty iron swords, and even the three of them were given a dagger with a small arm. This is the most valuable item in the tribe, and usually they don't even have a chance to touch it, but they are all put away by Bata. I can't put it down all the way, I keep waving and being excited.
The gravel wasteland is only a little better than the real desert, there is no yellow sand, although it is also dry and waterless, but there is some drought-tolerant turf growing tenaciously on the ground, and occasionally you can see sand thorns and low and thick woods, rocky shades, and all kinds of moss, some of which smell really good. But when you're fine, it's best to stay away, because at any moment you might encounter poisonous bugs or ferocious snakes under the rocks, which is definitely not fun. The road to the pit was familiar, not too dangerous, and they arrived in a little more than an hour. Rock pits tens of meters deep, hundreds of meters long, scattered with large and small rubble, they have to dig through here, everyone knows what the fire copper ore looks like. Bata took the trouble to tell the boys not to run around, and led everyone along a corner slope into the pit. The copper ore is dark brown in color, and the color looks like dry blood stains, but most of the stones here are dark and swarthy, which is actually very difficult to distinguish. After the initial excitement, the three guys turned over for a long time, sweating, and didn't find a single ore. And Bata, and the others have already found several pieces, which can't help but frustrate them.
"I don't know how many times Uncle Bata has turned over here, we have no experience, and we can't find the shadow of fire copper at all. Baur complained, and secretly glanced at the adults who had gone away, and whispered to Baroque and Barotan, "Why don't we go out and walk in the depths to see if there are any other mines, and maybe we will find something to gain." Barotan hesitated, he said, "Let's not run around, it was you who ran around yesterday to provoke that sand snake." If we go crazy here, Patriarch Bata will eat us. Baur glared at Barotan: "I didn't mean to, who knew that the sand snake would lie down and sleep in the sand thorns? ”
Baroque also felt that there was actually no ore in this mine, and he was definitely not the type of a good baby, knowing that Barrotan was timid, and it was already the limit to be able to follow them out to hunt yesterday, so he didn't force him, so he said to him: "You stay here, help us keep an eye on the Bata patriarch, and I will go out with Baur." Barrotan listened to Baroque and nodded. The two Baroques crept out of the pit, looked at the terrain, and walked towards a hill to the north.
There was no flat place all around, and they quickly climbed over a slope, and there were indeed several large and small gullies in the distance, and perhaps there would be unexpected gains there. Baroque prudently chose a minimal pit, and the Baur past. After inspecting the surroundings first, except for a few litters of small sand lizards and a sand scorpion nest in the distance, no danger was found. The sand scorpion is far away, and it will be fine if you don't provoke it. The two of them cautiously entered the pit, Baroque eyes were sharp, and immediately saw a stone with a big head, picked it up and looked closely, the reddish-brown color seemed to be dry blood, it was the fire copper ore, which weighed more than twenty catties. They glanced at Baur, their faces full of excitement, and with a low cheer, they continued to search. The abundance of pyronite ore here is unbelievably abundant, and they have already collected a pile, which is a hundred catties, more than they had harvested in the previous days of Bata. The two moved the ore out of the pit, put it together, and prepared to go down and continue the search.
Suddenly, Baroque stopped, looking into the distance with a strange expression, always feeling a slight vibration on the ground, and a kind of uneasiness arose in his heart. "What's the matter? Go down, we can find more while we have time." Baur urged. "No, let's go back. "The Baroque is not prepared to take risks, it has gained enough anyway. Baur was a little reluctant, but was glared at by Baroque and immediately shut up obediently. Although they were about the same age, the detached Baur, like the honest Barotan, listened to the Baroque, or rather was in awe. Putting the ore into a bag of hides, they carried it back. The tremors on the ground were so palpable that even Baur could feel them. There seemed to be a cloud of sand and dust blowing behind him, and Baroque was shocked to find that his eyes could see several times the distance in an instant, and a few miles away, an orc in a wide beast robe was running wildly, and behind him, a huge python...... A yellow python that is twenty meters long!
"Run, the saro python is coming!" Baroque's face changed drastically, and he threw away the ore casually, dragging Baur and running. The saro python is a monster and is extremely terrifying. Even if dozens of orcs face it, they will be easily killed. Baroque's parents died under the attack of the saro python, he had heard too many terrifying legends of this kind of monster! The two of them yelled and screamed, alarming Bata and the others, who were still mining, and hearing the words of Baroque who rushed back, and they could obviously feel the slight vibration of the ground, and Rao Bata was also afraid. What to do? They can't outrun the saroh python, the beast is so fast that it might not take a few minutes to catch up. "The saro python is coming in our direction, and it will definitely not be able to escape. Let's run to the east, then there is a forest of hu, let's hide there, maybe we can avoid it. Baroque said. "How do you know if you can avoid it?" The saro python will find us easily, we can't escape!" a certain orc shouted in horror, he was terrified!"It's chasing an orc, it must have been the orc that provoked it! If we hide and the orc passes through here, I don't think the saroh python will stop attacking us, maybe there is a glimmer of hope." ”
Baroque stared into the distance, and the feeling he had just felt came again, he could clearly see the orcs running wildly for miles away, and even his face could be seen clearly. Suddenly, I found that the orc didn't seem to be too panicked, and still had the strength to turn around and attack the saroh python, holding a thick wooden staff, flashing a circle of light and shadow, and smashed it on the head of the saroh python, the fearful giant snake immediately fell to the ground, shook its head, and angrily spit out a cloud of yellow light from its mouth, and a few sharp stones suddenly sprang out of the ground under the orc's feet, almost hurt. Thankfully, the orcs dodged with great dexterity, and then they continued to chase after me.
Suddenly, Baroque snorted, and he saw that the orc had turned, not to run here, but to make a bend and run towards the west. "Patriarch Bata, they turned and didn't come here. Baroque stared into the distance, and said to Bata without looking back: "It's still too dangerous here, you guys go back first, I'll take a look!" After speaking, Bata didn't have time to stop him, he had already run away. Bata jumped like thunder, this bastard boy has always been calm, why is he so impatient today, he doesn't want to die? Surprised to find that Baroque ran fast, like a gust of wind, it was already a hundred meters away, everyone was dumbfounded, if it weren't for a few roars of saro pythons in the distance, frightened them to leave in a hurry, I'm afraid they would have fallen to the ground! Baroque also found his abnormality after running, he felt light, and the feeling of being a wolf in his dream appeared again. With sharp eyes, sharp ears, and speed like the wind, he jumped up from one rock and easily landed on another rock more than ten meters away. The feeling was so wonderful that he couldn't help but speed up and use all his strength, like a gust of wind, raising sand and dust behind him, forming a yellow line.
The movement here quickly alarmed the orc who was confronting the saro python, and the orc frowned, but he did not expect an accident to take him by surprise. Orcs are the shamans of the brute lizard tribe, Norman. He had been preparing for a long time, and after everything was thought to be foolproof, he went to lure out the first-level demonic beast of the earth system, the Salo Python, today. Somewhere in the westerly direction, he had already erected a totem pole and awakened the natural spirit of his totem. As long as the saro python enters the range of the totem pole, he will be able to communicate with the soul of the saroh python with the help of the power of the spirit of nature. His shamanic power was not strong, and it was impossible to tame the saro python, and he had no intention of doing so. However, with the opportunity to communicate with the soul and the mysterious ritual of shamanism, he can still obtain some elemental power from the saro python, and the spirit of nature attached to the totem pole also needs to be nourished by the soul power of the demonic beast.
Everything was well calculated, but at the last moment, outsiders broke in. It was clear that the saro python had spotted someone approaching in the distance, and its speed slowed down. Norman stopped running, turned around, and slammed the wooden staff on the ground, a circle of pale light and shadow burst out, and several sharp stalagmites burst out from under the saro python's body, if it weren't for the toughness of his scales, I am afraid it would have been pierced. Norman's natural spirit of communication is more earth-based, and it can also send out low-level spells such as [Spike] like the saro python. This is also his original intention to lure this python! "Get away from here, don't come here." Norman yelled at Baroque, who had stopped and watched from a distance. At this time, the saro python coiled its thick body, raised its hideous snake head, and stood coldly, as if thinking about whether to continue to chase this pesky orc bug, or turn back to hunt another new prey. Apparently there was nothing too nerve-wracking about it, and the saro python quickly made a choice, it turned around, and then Baroque immediately realized...... The damn thing is actually targeting him!