ACT122: Bug Man

With only 6 men and less than 20 minutes, Weiss and his team captured a city of 50,000 men...... Well, the city isn't as big as the elementary school he attended, and the inhabitants are smaller than a 16:1 figure.

Through inquiry, Weiss learned that the miniature city in front of him was called "Sina", and the inhabitants of this city were an intelligent race that had been reduced to "legends" - the little bugmen.

As the name suggests, this race that started in Xiyan Continent is an intelligent race evolved from insects, and it "attained" earlier than humans and orcs, and belongs to the second echelon of intelligent races with dwarves and goblins. When humans were still shaving in the wilderness, they had already put on their clothes and began to record history in writing.

But this clan obviously skipped a level when evolving, but it is still a very crucial step, except for the intelligence that is different from that of wild animals, their abilities in other aspects are simply weak. Not to mention the predators in nature, even those who are preyed upon can find self-confidence by preying on them. If it weren't for the dwarves who landed on Xiyan Continent later, discovered and protected them in time, they would have almost been wiped out because of the vigorous appetite of voles during the breeding season!

By the time the dwarves began to protect the bugmen, there were less than 2,000 people left in the group, making them highly endangered. The dwarves fancy the miniature size of the little bugmen and can make a lot of small and delicate parts for them, while the little bugmen need the protection of the dwarves. The two sides are mutually beneficial, like the goblins who are in charge of sales for the dwarves, forming an alliance with a certain vassal surname.

“...... But then we humans rose, and the dwarves declared war on the emerging Victor Empire, only to be pushed out of Xiyan Continent by Emperor Chen Long at the beginning of the war. It is said that the little insect people disappeared into the sea due to the storm when they were evacuating Xiyanzhou, but they did not expect them to drift here. ”

Looking at the little insect men in the city with an alert expression, if it weren't for the fact that the other party had been aiming a mini cannon at him, Lytis really wanted to get up and take a closer look at this magical mini intelligent race. At this time, the lord of Sina, Johnson Sina, who was flying in front of Weiss and them to negotiate, once again demanded the release of the people in the insect trap.

"No problem, please believe that we have no ill intentions, the war between humans and dwarves ended hundreds of years ago, and it is a time of peace, but I hope you can advise those who are still struggling not to mess around. ”

"Okay, I'll tell them now. ”

Flying to the insect trap net, Johnson persuaded the little insect warriors inside, and the struggle inside soon stopped, and Weiss and they also kept their promises that the Shaolin abbot of the post-80s released all the prisoners inside. But at the moment of getting out of the trap, one of the fighters accelerated and rushed to the front of Weiss, trying to stab the opponent's eyes, but was grabbed by the fast-eyed Weiss, and then shook it twice. By the time Weiss opened his palm again, the little guy inside had already fainted.

"I said it, we have no ill will. If I had used a little more effort just now, he would not be much better than a pinched mosquito now. ”

The stunned little wormman was gently placed in front of his compatriots, and the little ones looked at each other one by one, and they all saw a look on each other's faces. The combat power of these human beings is indeed not something they can compete with.

"What do you giants want from us?" asked one of the little bugmen, plucking up his courage.

"I don't want to do anything, we also went to the island when we were in trouble, at most we just asked you about something. ”

"Inquiring about what?"

"Inquire about the situation on the island, let's say there are any other humans?"

What worries Weiss is that he is afraid of encountering the people of the mysterious organization on this island, after all, this kind of forbidden demon phenomenon has only been encountered in the Oss region not long ago, and they have been caught in a bitter battle for it. But to everyone's surprise, the little insect people actually said that they had never seen other humans on the island, and this kind of low-magic phenomenon has existed as early as 800 years ago.

"When the Terrans invaded, our people were ordered by the dwarven king to migrate to Nakapanzhou for refuge, but the big ship encountered a rare storm on the way and sank in the fog pillar area outside the island. Only four dwarven warriors swam to shore with more than 500 people in a barrel, and the rest of the tribesmen and dwarven sailors were all killed. ”

Speaking of that painful history, Johnson's voice sounded a little choked. Their race was almost wiped out by voles, and it took thousands of years for them to revive under the protection of the dwarves, only to be wiped out by a shipwreck.

"The pillars of fog outside the island prevented us from calling for help, and two dwarven warriors went out to sea on rafts, but they didn't come back. The two remaining dwarves waited for no hope and built the city so that we could hide and survive in it, and it was this wall that protected us for 800 years. ”

"Is there no one else on the island?"

"No, we regularly organize survey corps to go out of the city to patrol the island, but there has been no ...... Two weeks ago, the last group of people found a raft on the beach to the north, which seemed to have floated up the tide, and since no footprints were found, we didn't take it seriously, and if you were looking for someone, it might be a clue. ”

Apparently, Johnson mistakenly thought that Weiss was looking for someone, so he gave them the only information he had, hoping that they would leave their city as soon as they got it. After all, there was a war between humans and dwarves 800 years ago, and these little insect people's cognition of humans is still stuck at that time, and their wariness of Weiss is not ordinary.

"Thank you for the information, and allow me to ask a little more. Is there anything noteworthy about this island, I mean the unusual phenomenon, preferably related to this low-magic environment. ”

"There's a basin in the middle of the island, and the Survey Corps reported that there were some strange structures there, but there were so many spiders in the vicinity that our people didn't dare to approach it, so we didn't explore it. If you're interested, you can go there, because with your size, you shouldn't be afraid of those spiders. ”

With a cane and a rather compact map on the ground, Johnson made it clear that he would not provide a guide for Wess, and Wess understood that he did not ask for it. After copying the map to his notepad, he led his team and left under the watchful eye or watch of the little wormmen.

"Adele, please make a run to the shore and have the sailors pick up a few more dwarven passengers. ”

"Weiss, do you want to get all those little bugmen aboard the Blue Grace?"

"That's right, since they don't trust us humans, let's get the dwarven brothers to come and persuade them. It's been hundreds of years since the war ended, and they should be brought back to civilized society, and they should do something good with their hands!"

"Alright then, I'll go back as soon as I go, and you guys be careful. ”

After Adele finished speaking, she jumped onto the tree pole and returned to the beach to report the news, while Weiss led the rest of the people towards the middle of the island, intending to see what the "strange building" in the mouth of the bug was, maybe it had something to do with the low magic phenomenon in the vicinity.

"Litis, the concentration of mana around here hasn't changed, has it?"

"That's right, constant at 25% of normal, very stable. ”

"That's a little weird......"

As early as when they first landed on the island, Weiss asked Adele, who can communicate with nature, to ask the small animals on the island for some brief information, which can confirm that there is indeed no sign of human activity on the island, and the little insect people are sadly ignored by them, maybe if they ask the birds what they can eat, the other party will mention these protein-rich "foods" a little.

"**, I propose to go to the central part of the country to investigate, and those who agree please raise your hand. ”

As soon as Weiss finished speaking, all four hands were raised at the same time, and everyone had no objection to this, and Lytis seemed even more anxious than he was. This eldest lady is not only proficient in conductive engineering, but also obsessed with archaeology, and "mysterious buildings on unknown islands" can be said to be in her favor. (To be continued.) )