Chapter 22 The Bird Clan
Outside the gate of the wall, there was an endless stream of people, from different directions, there were constantly teams of orcs with different numbers of people gathering, in different forms, many of which Lin Xiao had never seen before, which was an eye-opener for a while.
These orcs either carried baskets and baskets, or drove all kinds of strange beasts, apparently all came to participate in the Moon Cliff Ruins.
Lin Xiao found that the orc races in the northern foothills were obviously more advanced than those in the southern foothills, at least in terms of weapons, most of them were equipped with iron weapons, but it could be seen that many of them had been repeatedly repaired.
Compared to the weapons in the hands of the human warriors I had seen in the bamboo forest the day before, these weapons of the orcs were almost like a patchwork of recycled garbage.
From Leopard Li, Lin Xiao learned that the Wangduan Mountain Range does not produce iron ore, and the human countries in the north have extremely strict control over iron products, and they are never allowed to be exported to the beast clan.
Therefore, although these iron weapons in the hands of the orcs are worn, they are all treasures in the eyes of their owners.
At this time, it was still early, the gate of the village was not opened, and more and more orcs gathered in front of the door.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd, separated like waves, and more than a dozen orcs swaggered to the bottom of the gate, and the surrounding orcs avoided one after another, lest they could not do it.
Although these orcs are not tall, they are all unusually strong, with blonde hair, light and fierce movements, and their eyes, bloodthirsty and greedy, make people shudder.
"This is the Golden Claw Division, one of the four tribes of the Northern Foot Wolf Clan, the Gnoll. Leopard Li whispered.
"Gnoll?!"
"Yes, the Golden Claw is the closest wolf clan to the Moon Cliff, so that's why they came here. They are the most brave and ruthless, and this time the Moon Cliff Ruins are probably going to cause some trouble. There was some concern in Leopard's tone.
"Open the door, what time is it, still sleeping, it's a bunch of lazy pigs!" one of the gnolls shouted a proud young man against the wall.
The gnolls let out a rough laugh and whistle.
"What the fuck are you fucking wolf! I'm sleeping, I'm sleeping with your mother!" With a rough scolding, a round figure appeared on the wall.
This man is about 20 years old, not too tall, but extremely fat, so fat that he has no waist and no chin, like a sumo wrestler, but his eyes are unusually sharp and strong.
"What are you talking about?!" the leader of the jackal tribe named Jackal jumped to his feet and was furious.
"If you like to hear it, I'll say it again hundreds of times. Tell you, since you're here to participate in the Moon Cliff Ruins, let me be honest!" The fat man named Zhu Gangguan's voice was like thunder, and a cold and shining nine-toothed nail rake in his hand slammed to the ground.
"You ......" The jackal snapped his teeth viciously, but when he looked at the nail rake in Zhu Gangguan's hand, he swallowed this breath helplessly, and his eyes were so fierce that he wanted to devour people.
"Three rules, they're all old rules, I'll say it again. Seeing that the jackal was no longer in trouble, Pig Gang said loudly to the orcs gathered in front of the walled gate: "First, after the three-day bazaar, everyone must leave Moon Cliff City on the same day. Second, during the bazaar, no matter what deep hatred you have, you must not fight in the village, otherwise, get out! Third, the entrance fee this year has risen to one gold coin per person. ”
"What ......"
"It's a bandit!"
"Last year, I only received one silver coin, which is too fast!"
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There was an uproar.
At this time, a middle-aged man in a luxurious brocade robe appeared next to Zhu Gangguan, who was a human being.
As soon as the man appeared, he shouted sharply at the orcs under the wall: "What are you arguing about! If you can't hand over the gold coins, you will leave the goods offset!"
Zhu Gangguan did not hide his disgust for this person at all, and let out a snort from his big arched nose, and shouted: "Our Moon Cliff City is specially taken care of by Lord Zuo Cheng of the Principality of Tuanyue, otherwise, where can you go to find a place that can guarantee your safety for three days and trade goods with confidence? Therefore, this gold coin is not what we asked you for, but this Lord Pan, on behalf of his master, Lord Zuo Cheng, asked you for it. If you want to blame him, you can blame him. ”
After saying that, Pig Gang shouted, "Open the door!!" and patted his ass and turned away, leaving the brocade-robed man stunned and left in place, blowing his beard in anger.
The orcs under the wall pointed at the brocade-robed man and scolded bitterly, killing all his eighteen-generation ancestors.
"Master Pan! You dissipate your anger, the second village master has this temper! You don't remember the villain. A pig guard stepped forward and bowed, and was careful again and again.
"You...... You barbarians! You are all uncivilized beasts!!!" the brocade-robed man, surnamed Pan, shouted hysterically.
In the midst of this shouting and scolding, the gate of the village suddenly opened.
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Since they have come from afar, they have to go in, and after tossing for a while, the orcs have to line up to enter the village one by one, and most of them have no gold coins, so the wall is soon full of goods that counter each other.
In order to confirm how much goods are worth a gold coin, it is natural that there are repeated bargaining and fierce quarrels.
After a long time, it was finally Lin Xiao and Bao Li's turn.
"You two, what are you going to take?" The leader of the pig clan who was in charge of checking at the door was already exhausted by the toss, and he looked impatient when he spoke.
"What to do, two gold coins, take it. Lin Xiao flicked his fingers, and the two golden gold coins made a crisp sound of "Zheng" and flew towards the pig clan captain.
The captain of the pig clan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly caught the gold coin, and was in a hurry for a while.
"You have gold coins?!" muttered the pig squad leader as he looked at the two glittering gold coins in his hand.
"Haven't you ever seen a gold coin? Lin Xiao teased while walking away with Leopard Li, and swaggered into the Moon Cliff Village.
The leader of the pig clan team hurriedly swiped it with his hand, and took a gold coin in front of him to examine it carefully, and said to himself suspiciously: "It's true, but I've never seen a gold coin like this." ”
"You, keep up with the first two, but don't let them find out. You, keep an eye on me here, I'm going to leave for a while. The leader of the pig clan pointed to the two pig guards, and hurried into the gate with two gold coins.
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In Moon Cliff City, it is already very lively, and all the vacant land on the roadside has been occupied by all kinds of stalls, rubbing shoulders one after another, and the sound of asking for prices and bargaining is endless.
Lin Xiao and Bao Li looked east and west with great interest, especially Lin Xiao, who was new to everything, but fortunately, with Bao Li, an old Jianghu, by his side, he naturally had to answer questions, and he had a lot of knowledge for a while.
Suddenly, Leopard Li's footsteps stopped in front of a stall, which was particularly popular, surrounded by female orcs.
The stall was not large, only a square scarf was spread on the ground, and there were only a dozen things on it, but these things were all jeweled, all of them were exquisite ornaments, which made the eyes of all the female orcs shine.
The stall was set up by a strange man who looked very different from ordinary orcs, he was dressed in a black coat and wrapped his whole body tightly, he was not tall, he looked arrogant, and he was in his twenties.
What makes him stand out is his hair, which is black, but not filiform, but long, flat, feathery.
"This is a birdman, a crow man. Leopard Li exclaimed softly.
"Bird Clan, there are bird people in this world!" Lin Xiao couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
"Yes, the Bird Clan has also been glorious in history, establishing a country as powerful as the Orc's Heavenly Flame Empire, but it was eventually destroyed by humans. They mainly live in the northern regions of the mainland, and some migrate north and south with the seasons, and a small number of birds come to our Wangduan Mountains in winter. Leopard Li said as she stared curiously at the crow man, apparently not having many opportunities to meet him.
"Interesting, then will they fly?" Lin Xiao looked curiously at the crow man's back, which was flat and had no wings.
"Birdmen can also go berserk, and when they go berserk, they will grow wings and fly, so their madness is also called feathering. Leopard Li explained.
"I see, it's interesting. Lin Xiao nodded again and again.
"If you don't want to buy it, get out of the way, don't surround it and get in the way of my business. The man in black crossed his arms and squinted at the female orcs who were discussing enthusiastically in front of the stall, his expression was very impatient, his voice was strange, and there was an indescribable hoarseness.
"How can you buy it if you don't look at it?" The old lady still looks at it, what do you want to do with the birdman?" a tall and stout bear woman pointed at the crow man and scolded, and lost her temper.
As soon as she stood in front of the stall, she basically stopped the front, and she had been picking and choosing for a long time.
The crow man rolled his eyelids at the bear woman, looked her up and down, and snorted helplessly.
"Little birdman, the old lady can sit on you ten times with one heart, and dare to shout at the old lady. With the pride of victory, Mrs. Xiong continued to pick up the jewelry on the ground one by one while counting, and compared it to her head from time to time.
Imagining the appearance of these five big and three thick bear women wearing these delicate jewelry, Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh.
"What's so funny, everyone has a love for beauty. Leopard Li glared at Lin Xiao and squeezed in.
Lin Xiao waited outside the encirclement boredly for a while, but he didn't see Leopard Li come out, so he also squeezed in, but his eyes lit up.
I saw that Leopard Li was holding a silver hairpin, looking at it carefully, looking like she couldn't put it down.
This hairpin is based on jade, densely wrapped with fine silver thread, winding out a variety of exquisite and complex patterns, on the hairpin head, but also inlaid with a cat's eye as big ruby, emitting a faint luster.
Leopard Li compared the hairpin to her head, and suddenly felt like a flower, like a moon, and it was indescribably suitable.
As soon as Leopard Li looked up, she saw Lin Xiao looking at her stunned with her mouth open, her face turned red, and she asked softly, "Is it good-looking?"
Looking at Bao Li's pretty face with some expectation and excitement, Lin Xiao swallowed his saliva and said, "It's not good-looking." ”
Seeing that Leopard Li's expression darkened, Lin Xiao continued seriously: "It should be said that it is amazing. With that, he grinned.
"Why are you so bad!" Leopard Li knew that she was being teased and gritted her teeth with hatred, but her face could not hide her joy.
"Tut-tut, big girl, this hairpin is so worthy of you, you plug in this hairpin, more beautiful than me." The bear lady enthusiastically pulled Leopard Li and boasted.
Is this a compliment or a curse, Lin Xiao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Leopard Li thanked again and again, she knew that feeling good about herself and being cheerful were the characteristics of the bear people.
"You must be bought by your man. Mrs. Xiong turned her head and pointed at Lin Xiao.
He ...... He's not ......" Leopard Li blushed on the spot.