Chapter 33: The Old Village Chief's Wish
The old village chief Karui handed over a small package of animal skins, and said undoubtedly, "You have done the Boulder Village a great favor, except for these plasters, I really don't know what can repay your love." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info These are my best plasters, and the medicinal effect is written on the sheepskin, I'm afraid you will forget. ”
For the gift of the orcs, if you don't want to stir up trouble, you can only accept it immediately. Mondo took the package and opened the sheepskin, and the rows of words written on it were all primitive orc script.
If you were a young orc, you would never recognize a word. The orc civilization has always been assimilated by humans, especially language and writing, human writing is simple and easy to learn, and the versatility is so good that even stupid ogres can say a few words.
Thanks to his ability to memorize, Mondo easily learned the orc language in the training camp, and even recognized the ancient orc script.
On this piece of sheepskin, the content recorded in his heart, he took it by heart at a glance. "Snow Soup: Drink, Detoxify, Purple Jade Paint: Treat Knife Wounds, Ruby Paste: Eat, Restore Strength. ”
Orc tradition taboos taking medicine, so most of the orc drugs are made into plasters, which are applied to the body and generally cannot be taken orally. Only a few antidotes were made into drinks. What he didn't expect was that the old village chief actually refined a plaster that could be eaten, and he was able to recover his strength, which surprised him.
"What is the effect of the ruby ointment?" asked Mondo.
"You really know the goods, I can suppress Tatar Balo in refining medicine, and I rely on red jade paste. The old orc said proudly, "The red jade paste can not only relieve fatigue, but also go without food for three days, the effect is very good, and it can be sold for at least ten silver coins in Falling Snow Town." ”
A plaster worth ten silver coins...... Mondo suddenly lost interest.
"The red jade paste is an incomplete ancient recipe, and the medicinal materials listed are very precious, I replaced them with ordinary medicinal materials, and pondered for decades to refine this quality plaster. The old village chief sighed.
"Where did the remnants come from?" Mondo wondered.
"My family's ancestral heirloom. Karui took a piece of animal skin from his bosom and carefully opened it layer by layer, revealing a piece of pure white bone.
"I don't know what kind of bone it is, and it doesn't hurt me when I cut it or burn it, but unfortunately it was mutilated when I found it. ”
Mondo picked up the bone shard, and found it to be quite heavy, perhaps as dense as snow-grained steel, and engraved with dense ancient orc script. Many of these words are quite obscure, and if he hadn't memorized them and read a lot, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to recognize them all.
The written record is indeed extremely rare and rare medicinal materials, and there are several things that have never been heard of. Others, such as the Imperial Blood Grass, the Mana Vine, the Sunflower, the blood of the Beamon Behemoth, the Dragon's Bone Marrow, and so on, are all priceless and rare according to adventure books published by humans.
"I figured out the medicinal properties of these precious medicinal materials, and then found other ordinary medicinal materials instead, and studied for decades before I came up with red jade paste. Boulder Village didn't have much possessions, only a few plasters to get their hands on. The old village chief sighed, pushed the package to Mondo, and then wrapped the bone fragments layer by layer and stuffed them back into his arms.
However, after he finished giving the gift, he had no intention of leaving. Instead, he opened the chatterbox, beat around the bush, and asked a lot of private questions.
"It turns out that you are from the orc imperial capital of Ogurita, and you are still an apprentice of the shadow master Milgar. Sure enough, the hero came out of the boy. The old village chief's dull eyes flashed, as if he had seen a treasure.
Mondo felt more and more uncomfortable, this old orc didn't have a granddaughter to be married and wanted to stuff it for me. Thinking of the orc village girl's flattering eyes, he felt furious in his heart.
"Old village chief, if you have nothing else to do, I'll go back to Stubborn Rock Village. Mondo decided to retreat.
"Alas, I am old, and I have few years to live, and I have always had a wish to fulfill before I die. ”
Hearing this, Mondo was ready to slip away.
"I've heard that the orc empire of Dorot is very powerful, and the imperial capital of Ogurita is more majestic than the mountains, and I have lived in Razor Ridge all my life, and I have never seen a decent orc city. The older people get, the more they want to return to their roots and return to our orc country. ”
The old village chief sighed and said his wish.
Mondo's outstretched feet immediately retracted, and his spirit perked up, he never expected that the old orcs would have such a knot, he originally thought that the orcs in Razor Ridge did not belong to the king's sect!
"Dorot opens its doors to all your fellow orcs, and you only need to pass through the Hurricane Fortress to make your home in the Empire. It's not hard, you can go at any time. ”
The old village chief shook his head, "Things are not simple, you first came to Razor Ridge, and you don't know many things. I hope you can convince Millgar to help us get through the hurricane fort. ”
Mondo wondered, "Is there danger on this road?"
"Not all orcs think the same way I do!" the old village chief sighed and said, "There is a powerful force called the 'Clan Defenders' in the Tundra Wasteland, and Falling Snow Town is one of their strongholds. They are opponents of the Orc Empire, and if the villagers want to return to the Empire, they will be punished immediately. ”
It turns out that there is still such a force in the north of the empire, the orcs have existed in the form of a loose alliance in the Karen continent for nearly a hundred years, and Gesar unified the clan and established the empire, and there were indeed many stubborn orcs who opposed it at first.
However, as the Orc Empire grew stronger, there was less and less opposition.
"Why are they against the Orc Empire, isn't it good that the Orcs are strong?" asked Mondo.
"I have heard that they are not only against the empire, but also against King Gesar. Alas, I'm an old bone, and I can't figure out a lot of things. ”
"Most of the mercenaries in the Tundra Wasteland are 'Clan Defenders', and I can only turn to the Outlanders for help, hoping that you will accept my commission to lead Boulder Village back to the Hurricane Fortress. The old village chief said solemnly.
Mondo was deep in thought, he had been living in the orc palace and training camp, and he had been exposed to praise Gesar as the "savior of the orcs", and he had never thought that anyone would oppose his father.
People's hearts are indeed the most difficult to unify.
If you lead the orcs back, it will be a great thing for the Empire. However, this move is bound to clash with the "clan defenders", which is very tricky.
"What kind of organization are the Clan Defenders, and how powerful are they, and I must know enough details before I agree to your commission!" asked Mondo.
"I can't tell, you can ask Rena, she used to be a mercenary in the Tundra Wasteland. ”
"Does Aunt Rena also want to return to the Empire? You have lived in Razor Ridge for decades, and now you are suddenly leaving, is this your idea alone, or is it the wish of all the villagers?" asked Mondo cautiously.
"Most of the people in Boulder want to return to the Empire, including Rena. However, many gifted young people have become mercenaries of the 'Clan Defenders', and I don't know what they think. Alas...... In a few years, when we old people die, I'm afraid no one will mention the matter of returning again. ”
"Rock Village and Greystone Village, what is their situation?"
"Neither Tatar of Rock Village nor Krag of Greystone Village are opposed to returning to the Empire, but they are also unwilling to be enemies of the 'Clan Defenders', and can only watch generations of orcs die in Razor Ridge, unable to enjoy the glory of the Empire for the rest of their lives. ”
Even the berserker Kragg does not want to offend the "Clan Defenders", and this organization is probably not small.
Mondo thought for a moment and said, "To fight the 'Clan Defenders', you need to hire at least one mercenary unit. Moreover, the Bloodstone mercenary group mainly operates in the south, and it is very expensive to ask them to come to the north. I'm willing to help, but IMHO, there doesn't seem to be anything of value in Boulder Village. ”
"I certainly understand that to get rid of the 'clan defenders', there must be a sufficient price. The old orc sighed and shook his head, "If you can help us return to the Empire, the warriors of Boulder Village can fight for you." You should know that Rena is a hunter, a very rare profession that is very popular wherever she is. ”
"Is that what Aunt Rena meant?" asked Mondo, holding back the joy in his heart.
"Rena gave up her status as a mercenary because she didn't want to be in the company of the 'clan defenders'. In her future, she should go to the Orc Empire to win glory, not die of old age in Razor Ridge. As for myself, if I can look at the walls of Augurita, I will die without regrets!"
Old Karui's words were a bit heavy, orcs don't lie, these words can be said to be heartfelt.
Mondo nodded solemnly and said, "I promise you! However, it should take some time. ”
"Okay, okay! I'm pretty good at this old bone, I'll be waiting for you for three years. The old orc's eyes lit up.
"In less than three years, I will definitely lead you back to the Empire!" said Mondo categorically.
A smile finally broke into the old orc's dry face.