"I'm sorry ......"

Under the supervision of the Bird Queen and the sponsorship of the "Pig Grass" constructed by Fang Nuo, the birds and beasts finally reached a settlement.

After that, they enjoyed the remaining herbal tea in the teapot "happily", and listened to the witch whisper - after confirming the taste of the tea and the sweetness of the brown sugar cubes, she planned to prepare a few tea bags and give them to the needy residents in the village below.

The three monsters sat in a row on the lawn, listening to the only human in the room talking to themselves, while ignoring the opinions of the surrounding monsters.

"The witch-sama can entrust us with the delivery of tea bags!" Xiao Hei, who doesn't have a long memory, said excitedly.

"Have you forgotten that your race is called 'Mourning Birds'?" Fang Nuo had an extra piece of hedgehog grass in his mouth, which caused his voice to be a little slurred when he spoke, but he never hesitated to move forward when it came to pouring cold water on the blackbird, "How can any human dare to accept the 'gift' sent by the mourning bird?" Aren't you afraid of losing your life? ”

"You two, collect your fire." Taro sighed, "Isn't the hot tea in the cold winter enough to calm your mind?" ”

"Hush." One bird and one beast turned their heads in opposite directions and stopped talking.

After confronting each other like this for a while, the two of them buried their heads silently again, concentrating on drinking tea and not asking anything else.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to go into the mountains once." Suddenly a human voice came from above the monsters' heads, and the tone sounded very indifferent, without ups and downs, as if they were telling a daily arrangement.

Hearing this, the two demon beasts that were frantically absorbing water suddenly raised their heads - in the process, the water droplets on Fang Nuo's beard were accidentally shaken off and splashed on Xiao Hei's feathers.

Afraid that these two boyish guys would fight again, Taro hurriedly spread his wings and jumped between Fang Nuo and Xiao Hei.

Fortunately, Xiao Hei cares more about the witch's decision than himself.

Ignoring the fact that his feathers were wet with tea, he spread his wings and flew closer to the table of the witch, hoping to hear the human thoughts more clearly.

However, no matter how severe the witch's autism is, she can't express all the arrangements through self-talk.

After that sentence, she didn't bring up the topic again.

Moreover, the bird flew over and stopped beside her, which satisfied her need for "companionship", and she quickly entered the "performance mode" in the face of foreign objects, and soon a bright smile appeared on her face:

"Ah, little black, do you want to eat some dried fruit? I have fruit slices here. ”

A moment later, the little black heart with a piece of fruit flew down to Fang Nuo and Taro with satisfaction, completely leaving behind his previous mentality.

It wasn't until he had finished eating the meal that he tilted his head in the face of the disdainful gazes of the other two beasts, wondering what he had just wanted to do.

"Ugh." Taro sighed again, turned his head to look at Fang Nuo, who had a look of "enjoying a good show", and asked in a hesitant tone, "What do you ......have?" How much hedgehog grass is still in reserve? ”

As much as he wanted—Fang Nuo was tempted to answer, but it was possible to sacrifice Blackie to let this guy escape from his claws a few more times, and the malicious value that could be used to generate herbs out of thin air would continue to flow into his pocket.

"But this herb, which doesn't seem to have side effects at first glance, at least check their intervals...... which is why Fang Nuo didn't provide the two mourning bird herbs until this afternoon.

He thought about it a lot and decided that until a new herb with a similar effect was discovered, he would shorten the interval between offering the hedgehog grass little by little until the threshold was confirmed.

"The effect of the hedgehog grass is really short." Xiao Hei interjected, "Why don't you try to learn the language of our mourning birds?" In this way, we will be able to communicate unconditionally! ”

"If you want to learn, you have to learn together!" Fang Nuo pounced forward, but was habitually dodged by the other party.

"Wait until spring," Blackie flapped his wings and began to jump around the grass around them, "there should be more powerful plants growing around here...... The witch would often bring back small plants from the mountains and transplant them in her garden. ”

"Does that woman often go into the mountains?"

"I haven't been in this winter." Taro shook his tail, "The mountains are humid and cold in winter, and there is often a fog that can easily cause humans to lose their way, and even the witch-sama is not very good at dealing with that situation. ”

"If the witch-sama is serious, she can still do it." She immediately added.

Fog in the mountains...... Fang Nuo couldn't help but think of the "miracle" mastered by a certain elder of the Yellow Immortal Clan.

However, their clan should not leave their territory at will, and if there is an area in the mountain range that is often foggy, he may be able to confirm the location of Huangxian Ridge based on this phenomenon.

"My mates and I also go in and out of the mountains a lot." The Bird Queen interrupted his thoughts with a loud voice, "After all, we're from there. ”

"Well, the 'King Bear' mentioned by the two orphans earlier......" Fang Nuo shared with the mourning birds what happened to the two human visitors in the mountains not long ago, and did not forget to inform them of the witch's conclusion about the "beast tide".

"Do you know what that means?" He asked.

Even if the little beast with little knowledge no longer has a heart, he can still realize the seriousness of something that is about to happen by comparing the changes in the expressions of the listeners around him.

"Another time and space is on top." For the first time, Taro uttered a prayer similar to that of the villagers in the mountain below, much to Fang Nuo's surprise: he had not thought about the place of the concept of "alternate time and space" in the minds of different species, and in his eyes, it was just a star, a source of light that they could see every day.

"Another time and space is above," the bird queen couldn't hide her horror in her tone, "does the witch really think that the beast tide is about to happen?" ”

"Forehead......" Fang Nuo glanced at the human woman who was drinking tea under the tent, "I don't think she took this conclusion of her own to heart, after all, what does this word mean?" ”

Just mentioning it makes me feel a burst of heart palpitations even if I don't know anything about it...... It is as if it is a taboo carved into the soul of the creatures born in this mountain range.

"Isn't that witch able to seal demon beasts?" Fang Nuo remembered a certain book in the hut, "As long as it is caused by our orcs, she should have a way to deal with it, right?" ”

"Don't compare us to those fanatics!" Xiao Hei's tone revealed a bit of anger, as if he was feeling disdainful for the demon beasts who were sealed in the book, "What do you mean by 'our beast clan'?" We're not monsters at all. ”

"You really should fix your picky words." Fang Nuo took a few steps back, at this juncture, he preferred to spend his time acquiring knowledge rather than arguing with a motley chicken.

He sensed from Taro's tone that the "Beast Tide" seemed to mean a disaster in the minds of these demon beasts living in the mountains.

It's not just as simple as monsters expanding their territory.

"Have there been any beast tides before?" He asked, only to get a negative reply from both birds.

However, the fact that the elders of the Huangxian clan had not imparted this knowledge to him did not mean that the rumors of this matter in the mourning bird clan were also broken.

"Before I was hatched...... Taro said solemnly, "my parents experienced a beast tide. ”

At that time, the demon beasts that were caught up in the beast tide were all lost in the disordered atmospheric spiritual power, lost their self-awareness, and began to destroy everywhere.

Everywhere they went, not only were more monsters affected and thrown into chaos, but those creatures who were the dependents of monsters also broke through their physiological limitations with the support of unknown forces, and haunted the environment and climate conditions that they should not be good at dealing with.

The human kingdom living outside the Xuancai Mountains has sent a team composed entirely of "capable people" to enter the mountains to defeat all creatures that can be met on the way to accept spiritual power.

They dig deep underground nests in the woods and slaughter all creatures in them regardless of age; They drew their bows and shot down the big birds that soared in the sky, and the fallen bird carcasses piled up into hills under the meadows, rivers, and trees, emitting a foul smell day and night.

Eventually, the Ables set fire to all the places where there had been traces of the beast, and cleared all evidence of their actions.

"But after all, human beings are the most naïve race in the world." Taro summed up in a complicated tone, "They thought that all hidden dangers against them had been erased, but in fact, many families who had foreseen the occurrence of the beast tide had already fled the area, and it was not until after the massacre that they returned to their former homeland to participate in the reconstruction of their homeland." ”

"By the way, the mountain village below was built on the site of the burned forest at that time." She raised her wings and spoke in generalities, "Humans have taken our place, waiting over our family's nightmares, and I admire how strong they can be. ”

"Ah...... Really? Fang Nuo thought for a moment.

Taro did not discuss the topic in depth, for the witch had already drunk half a pot of afternoon tea by herself, and was now getting up to make a little noise, attracting the attention of the birds.

"Okay." They only listened to her arrange the next work for herself, "Let the villagers taste this taste, and then ...... I'm going to have to pack up my gear for the mountains. ”

"I don't know if the snow is thick or not." The tent was automatically tightened and tied up as she spoke, and the pot and portable table were also controlled by the spiritual power line, and floated off the ground on their own and floated in the direction of the witch's house, "Let's go and ask the villagers about the giant bear later...... Also, after Noka and the others go back, the villagers may worry about the hunters who have not yet returned home, so they need to be prepared to find someone. ”

She's always been busy.

The so-called anticipation of "tea time with friends...... Part of the reason why this idea didn't come to fruition may also be that she was too busy to enjoy her leisure time.

Even if no one came to entrust her, the witch who thought she was the guardian of the village would find things to do on her own, willing to let herself fall into a busy whirlpool.

In this regard, Fang Nuo, who had not yet taken responsibility, felt a slight pity in his heart.

Despite this, he thinks that he will never be able to understand the witch's personality and style of behavior for the rest of his life, and there is no need to do so, and it is his limit to make preliminary, simple feelings.