Volume 1 Mountain Village 80: Emu
The first time he saw the scar-faced man, Fang Nuo had an inexplicable feeling.
This feeling stems from the wildness of his heart, similar to a "gut feeling".
This human was dangerous, and he made himself feel very uncomfortable.
Animal psychic? Fang Nuo took in the image of a strange man, and the other party's outfit was not as simple and simple as the villagers of Mountain Village, nor was he as mysterious as a certain "capable man".
The other party is dressed in a warm outfit that is easy to walk through the mountains in winter, and the place near the heart is engraved with an unclear pattern, showing a strange feeling of "high-end" and "full of big city" for no reason.
Fang Nuo didn't know what it meant to be "full of big city", but after seeing the other party's equipment, this slightly ironic word automatically came to his mind.
"This is the pet of one of our villagers."
Afraid that the strange man who called himself "Mr. Night" would hurt the little beast with his ability, the old village chief hurriedly gave Fang Nuo an introduction.
"Don't worry." Mr. Yoi's gaze swept over the snow-white hairs at the door, and he said with a smile, "I just wanted to show you what I am capable of...... Know that it will not cause any harm to animals that are willing to cooperate. ”
A faint fragrance wafted out of his outstretched palm and into Funno's nose.
He suddenly had the feeling that his brain had been invaded by a foreign object, and he instinctively wanted to roll on the spot and break free from this strange situation.
There was a brute force that forcibly broke through the spiritual barrier he had set up in his mind, trying to infect his mind and make him give up resistance on his own initiative.
Even, he delusionally wanted to dissect his heart, and then use atmospheric spiritual power as a medium to read his thoughts and memories!
The scene in Fang Nuo's vision became more and more blurred, and the figure in front of him split into two and two, and several heavy shadows appeared.
If it is an animal that has not been enlightened, or a young demon beast whose self-knowledge has not yet been clarified, I am afraid that under the influence of this "capable man", it has lost itself and become a puppet that can only be controlled by humans for the rest of its life.
But the experience of these few days allowed Fang Nuo to control the atmospheric spiritual power more freely, so as to reduce and offset the influence of the unscrupulous person in his vision.
He can also use the connection that the scar-faced man has actively constructed, and in turn inject his own thoughts into the guy's mind, and use the "materials" within the scope of his spiritual power—that is, the thoughts and spiritual power of the other party and himself—to create the illusion of a blue sea.
It is he who has been asking for the seal of Xiong Zhen since the ceremony, and the "enlarged version" of the "Blue Light Memory River" that will appear after every subsequent request for sealing!
All he had to do was lean down and touch the blue bubbles that "popped" from the surface of the blue sea, and he could learn a memory of the human being's past.
But reality didn't give him such an opportunity-
Just as he and Mr. Yoi were fighting each other openly and secretly, a big foot struck him without warning.
It just brushed his side, causing one of his hairs to suddenly change direction.
It also kicked up a cloud of dust, making him instantly dirty and embarrassed from a snow-white, clean hairball.
Fang Nuo flashed a swear word in his heart that he didn't understand himself, and subconsciously looked at the "culprit" of all this.
As a result, his eyes, like small black pearls, immediately reflected a behemoth.
He quickly reacted that the sudden attacker was a giant bird, which was many times larger than the mourning birds.
But the visitor's head was small, disproportionate to its massive size, and gave Fang Nuo the impression that it was made purely of two eyeballs and a sharp beak.
It was this creature's claws that had snuck up on itself and dusted the ground—it had a pair of long, sturdy legs, each with three sharp toes attached to it.
Taking advantage of the strange bird's commotion, Fang Nuo curled up and rolled into the shadows of the pyre.
He found a good position and quietly poked his head out, observing the other features of the unknown creature.
He had thought that the head and neck of the strange birds were bare, a bit like the "vultures" that often came to harass their Yellow Immortals.
The group of guys was clearly feeding on the carrion corpses of large creatures, but at some point, they were eyeing the older generation of Yellow Immortals who had not been promoted and were about to die.
In the past, Fang Nuo had accidentally encountered the scene of birds eating and fighting for food in the Yellow Immortal Mountains, and their sly eyes and hooked beaks had brought him a certain psychological shadow.
When they fight and grab food, the color of their necks will also change, as if they are stained with blood, causing a violent fright to the little beasts that are not yet knowledgeable.
So much so that in the past, Fang Nuo would occasionally have nightmares about the presence of this flock of birds.
In his dreams, he was transformed into a corpse gnawed upon by vultures, allowing them to make strange cries on his body, peck and tear open the surface of his skin with his sharp beak, and pull out the rotting entrails underneath.
Although relatives and elders who care for him say that the scavenging birds are "nature's cleaners" and that they should be grateful, not fearful and prejudiced......
But every time Fang Nuo thought of them, he would inevitably recall the "glimpses" of the past, and think of the remains of the yellow immortals who were bitten by them and reduced to the delicacy in their bellies.
The strange bird in front of you is not a "vulture".
It was larger than the largest of the Nightmare Triggers, and Funoch had never seen such a bird anywhere in the mountains.
Moreover, strange birds are not bald.
The feathers on its body are unevenly distributed, with short feathers on its head and neck, and the feathers become longer and denser the further down it goes.
Its head feathers are darker, and it feels like it's wearing a black hooded scarf.
Looking down at its body, one can see that its wings are not like those of ordinary birds, which are so well developed for flight, but seem to be degenerate, except for a very inconspicuous cluster, hidden beneath the dense, fluffy body feathers.
The strange bird made a strange call even more peculiar than its appearance, attracting the attention of the carriage merchant who had previously tried to control Fangnuo.
Mr. Night sneered, withdrew his spiritual power, and walked over to the strange bird, stroking its feathers affectionately.
"I'll make you laugh, Mr. Chief."
Mr. Yoi was apologizing for the strange bird's reckless behavior, after all, the dust it stirred up not only stained Funno's hair, but also obscured the vision of the two humans in the firewood room and made them cough.
"This is my ......" the merchant was silent for a moment, reluctantly squeezing a set of words out of his throat, "the goods I brought...... One. ”
"I've never seen a bird like this." The village chief subconsciously reacted, "Eh, is it a bird?" ”
Or is it some kind of synth? The village chief felt his heart panic again.
Although he has been staying in this village, he can be called "lonely" and "unseen", but a "day of exchange with the outside world" on the day of the Red Star has helped him broaden some of his horizons and let many gossips spread outside the mountains into his ears.
It is said that humans from the outside world have begun to study the strange topic of "the reproduction of orcs and humans", and even the results have been born for more than one generation.
He had a reasonable suspicion that the strange bird in front of him might be the result of some strange experiment.
"What do you say?" Mr. Yo laughed and said, "Of course it's a bird." ”
"Didn't I mention it when I introduced it earlier?"
Mr. Yoi looked a little puzzled.
The village chief was also embarrassed to explain that "he was too wary of the other party and didn't listen to the other party's introduction at all".
"It's trade name...... Ahem, the name is 'Emu'. The merchant gently pressed his palm against the bird's feathers, feeling its soft touch, "a strange fowl offered by a small nation under the command of our Kaslano Empire. ”
"It can't fly, but it's fast, and it can help merchants carry goods." The human touched the body of the giant bird, and its eyes gradually softened, "Moreover, its character is also very docile, as long as it does not deliberately provoke it, it will not use the weapons equipped on it-"
The merchant reached out and stroked the emu's beak, then moved his gaze to its claws.
"—hurt you."
"It's a great travel companion." Mr. Yoi nodded slightly as he introduced the information on the "product".
Emu...... Fang Nuo cautiously leaned out from behind the pyre, his eyes casting a longing light that landed on the giant bird's hairy back.
This guy wasn't a monster, he thought, just an ordinary creature.
I have a long insight, and I can tell the mourning birds later...... Not sure how comfortable it is to sit on its back.
If you can't fly, you can only run on the ground, it won't be very bumpy, right?
What was I thinking...... Fang Nuo slapped himself on the face, forcing himself to turn his attention back to the merchant who had brought the emu.
The other party's offense just now, I haven't settled accounts with him yet!
Although he had not been able to contact the memory light point in the "Blue Sea" illusion in time before, there was still a little bit of information that flowed into his mind along the atmospheric spiritual power that connected him to the merchant.
In this way, he "saw" the situation before he came to the firewood house, learned that the old village chief of the mountain village called the man "Mr. Yoi", and also knew the proper noun information such as "Kaslano Empire".
He remembered the name of the country.
Not long ago—he had scanned the three-dimensional map that the witch had taken out.
To the south of the mountain range, the vast expanse of land surrounded by countless small countries has been given the name "Kaslanao".
On ancient maps, its name is "Kingdom of Kingship".
Unexpectedly, only a few days had passed, and he had figured out the modern names corresponding to the two ancient place names presented on the ancient map, and Fang Nuo's heart couldn't help but flutter.
When dealing with this kind of thing, the first thing he considers is his own merits, "he is really good".
Only then will he think about each process during the achievement of this matter, and examine the "coincidence" and "logic" in it.
This didn't require him to waste a lot of time, because he quickly pushed all this to "common sense", thinking that even if he didn't deliberately investigate, the creatures around him would sooner or later reveal and pass on this knowledge to him.
After all, this is the "common sense" of this world.
These two countries founded by mankind, from ancient times to the present, have been recorded by them on the map of each era, passed down from generation to generation over time, and have never disappeared from the stage of history.
Their existence has thus been engraved into the minds of human beings, and has become the "most basic knowledge" that they should understand from the moment they turn on their spiritual intelligence.
As an orc, Fang Nuo was just touching the tip of the iceberg of human knowledge and taking a small step to understand this race.