Volume 1 Mountain Village 93: Feathered Serpent
After receiving the correct reply, Fang Nuo smoothly entered the illusion of blue light.
A huge river composed of pure points of light flowed mightily to the unknown side, and the snow-white beast was immersed in the illusory river of light on all fours, and he felt that every time he came to this place, his body sank a little more.
And soon, he found the "light" he wanted:
In the shattered picture, the witch and Mr. Yoi stand against the wall.
Obviously, they had already arrived at the door of the agreed place, but no one was in a hurry to go in first, as if they were afraid of disturbing the rest of the old people in the house.
The two of them just stood by the outer wall of the mansion, and it didn't take long for them to finish talking about what they wanted to explain and what they wanted to give.
One party said that before he borrowed a carriage and came here, he heard that the snake tribe that was supposed to hibernate ran out of the dark forest for no reason and came to the human territory to cause trouble, so he spent a lot of time investigating the matter.
The other party replied that he did not need a second "capable person" to help.
"I can knock them off every time."
"There have been so many confrontations, you all have to fight with feelings, right?" Mr. Yoi replied disrespectfully, "The big snake at the head, are you reluctant to seal it, or do you simply kill it?" ”
The witch was silent for a long time.
"I have the ability to undo and make up for all the damage they caused." Finally, she replied, "It will also ensure that no villager will be hurt by them." ”
A strange light flashed through her eyes in the shadow of her hood, and she didn't speak honestly about what she really thought, and there was no need for that.
However, Fang Nuo, who was in the position of a "bystander", could perceive the witch's thoughts at that time through the ubiquitous atmospheric spiritual power in this memory.
It's not about selfless dedication, or the idea of "sympathy" with the serpent who came to invade the village.
On the contrary, the little beast that has never been interested in the human heart can actually experience the dark side of the human heart.
What she thought was: without the "help" of those demon beasts, she would not have been able to mingle with the villagers so quickly and easily.
Even in the early days of her war with the monsters, many villagers died at the hands of their former faith...... At that time, she was still a "traveler", not a "guardian", and she did not have to bear the heavy responsibility of "protecting the village".
Later, Fang Nuo lamented the thoughts of the witch in his memory:
She did not "mingle" with the villagers.
The "friendly relationship" she had in mind with her peers was actually not true.
In just a few days, every time Fang Nuo wandered the streets of the mountain village, he would hear the humans gossiping about their "guardians" behind their backs.
They didn't trust her, they thought she had other plans.
It's pathetic, human.
The snow-white beast kept its perspective in mid-air, staring at the two small figures below, and thought.
It's been a year since they've been together, and they're still feeling guilty, they've still not been able to fill the gap between them, have they really communicated well?
It's just that one side is giving "for no reason", and the other group of people accepts her kindness in its entirety, while slandering her and orchestrating her behind her back.
At least for the time being, the witch has no ill will towards the villagers of the mountain village, and everything she does is like atoning for her sins—the sin of escaping from "hell" and causing the "spiritual disorder of the forest...... And what did she get?
is obviously a "capable person", but he has failed so much.
And when such a small "evil thought" in his heart was pointed out by the newcomer carriage merchant, the poor human being, as if suddenly he had been pushed from the moral high ground and thrown into the abyss, shattered his heart, raised his hand, and clung to the brim of his hat, hiding all his expressions in the shadows.
Although he has no father or mother in the clan, the clansmen around him take care of him, and his brothers and sisters are also very good to him.
Fang Nuo smiled bitterly, feeling that he had a carefree life in Huangxian Ridge, and when he came outside, he would actually be touched by the experiences of other races.
"I don't owe her." "I am not as alienated from her, and belittled her, as her kind was," he thought, "in order to comfort my own inferior soul; and not like the mourning bird and other creatures she has saved, who unconditionally revere her and honor her. ”
The heartless little beast couldn't help but feel complacent:
"My idea is unique, I'm the most special one!"
He quickly threw the rampant empathy and all sorts of ideas about humanity behind him.
"Feathered Serpent."
The little beast, which had cleared the emotions that had sprung up in his mind after touching the scene, became indifferent again and listened to the carriage merchant.
"This is the name of the leader of the snake clan demon beasts in the dark forest." He said in a deep voice, "That's a 'fairy beast'. ”
"Hasn't the Beastmaster of the Dark Forest been missing for a long time?" The witch frowned, keenly catching the "loophole" in Mr. Yoi's words.
"Immortal Beast" is equal to "Beast King", in the mind of this demon beast hunter who was once active in the dark forest, this sentence is an eternal truth.
"......No," Mr. Yoi shook his head slightly, "it'...... complicated for 'Him'. ”
"He is an orc who ran into the jungle from human society." Mr. Yoi's every word was enough to shock the listener's heart, "It's an orc hybrid cultivated by the 'Holy Cross' in the past. ”
Is there such a thing in the world?
And is it artificially cultivated?
What are humans doing?
Fang Nuo, who recounted this conversation afterwards, was shocked by Mr. Xiao's honesty.
Can you just say this kind of thing to someone you've just met?
If the elders of the Yellow Immortals, who have always been "bloodline supreme", heard it, they would probably have to slaughter the guy who did such a mixed-race experiment first, and then they would vomit blood and die because they were so angry.
But the witch's next reply made him even more stunned:
"Ah, I've heard that the upper class of the Kaslano Empire is proud of having orc blood mixed in their blood."
"yes." Mr. Yo was-for-tat, "That's why Adriel is in decline year by year. ”
"The nobles of our country are all capable." As he spoke, he unconsciously raised his head and raised his tone.
"There is no such thing as a 'nobleman' in the true sense of the word." There was also a bit of pride in the witch's tone, "Those who stay in that position are just some opportunistic and fallen into the trap." ”
"Don't talk about that." Seeing that the topic was about to be taken away by the other party, Mr. Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Let's talk about 'Feathered Serpent' again, before the guild form of the Holy Cross retired from society, he did a lot of 'good things'." ”
"I don't expect you to hear about the 'assassination of Bishop Girium.'" He spread his hands, "Still, you should know by now." ”
"What's that?" The witch of the past asked the question that Fang Nuo cared about.
"When the Holy Cross was still in the Orc Hunter Guild, he was one of the two supreme leaders of our guild." The carriage merchant threw out a few more terms, "His ambition is to unite the people of Caslano and Adriel in search of the true 'truth'." ”
"Ah, don't tell me your theories in the future." The witch's mentality has returned to normal, "Let's just say the conclusion, what did the beast you targeted, what did he do?" ”
"He killed Bishop Gilrim."
The answer given by Mr. Xiao was also what Fang Nuo had in mind.
Humanity has laid the groundwork enough to think of such a development without much thought.
"I see." The witch replied in a deep voice.
Obviously, he didn't know the person mentioned by the other party at all, but he appropriately showed a sad expression.
It's a human being, Fang Nuo, who was watching all this, thought.
"Naga, as well as the 'Black Phosphorus Viper', are all subordinates of that immortal beast." Mr. Yoi expressed the view that belongs to humanity, "They are under His command, and they do whatever they want in the season of awakening." ”
"Naga, Black Phosphorus...... You know their names. "I've driven them away so many times, but I haven't learned that they have names." ”
"I have acquaintances who specialize in monster linguistics."
I don't know how many times I've been diverted from the topic by the witch, Mr. Xiao prevaricated impatiently.
The witch showed a surprised look at the right time, as if she had only learned about the science of "monster linguistics" on the first day.
Fang Nuo, who was floating above them, was also taken aback, he also thought that people would secretly learn the language of the beasts and not develop it into a specialized science.
But he was not surprised to think that in the family they were also learning the languages of other races, including humans, and that it was a subject other than hunting.
And he has strengthened his determination to study hard, he is a unique beast race, and he can't be willing to lose to humans just because they have become the new darlings of nature.
"So, are you planning to go into the mountains to find that immortal beast in order to avenge your former chief of the Holy Cross?"
Humans sometimes don't skimp on their meanness when dealing with their unfamiliar kind.
In particular, she was wary of this fellow human.
She won't regret using malice to speculate on the other party's thoughts.
At this time, she even considered in her heart whether to explain the experience of a certain pair of siblings to the other party, and then observe the other party's reaction to make it amused.
This was a bit lacking in morality, and Fang Nuo heard the voice of the human being, and realized that she didn't really care about the brother and sister who treated her kindly.
She never took to heart the nightmarish situation they told her, even though the brother later became her client.
The memories of being chased by a giant bear in the dark forest were not good memories for the siblings and the mountain ranger who died for them.
In the story she heard, the mountain ranger also had a grudge against the giant bear that had bitten the livestock to death, and chased him into the mountain in a hot head, only to lose his life.
She contrasted this past incident with Mr. Yoi's schemes, and metaphorically suggested that Mr. Yo's trip would not end well.
And the carriage merchant, who didn't know what she was thinking, after explaining what had happened, invited her, hoping that she could show her side as a monster hunter and help her crusade against the fairy beasts in the forest.
The witch did not refuse directly, but said that she was willing to go with him to see what was going on.
This was the end of the memory, and the black feathers of the two mourning birds fell from the top of its field of vision, bringing it to an end.
Fang Nuo returned to the long river that emitted a blue light.
He was intending to return to reality, but when he looked up, the silhouette of a giant deer hidden in the pure white light suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
Across a gurgling river of light, he "looked at each other".
Under the white light, he could see the color of the giant deer's eyes, white eyes and black pupils on one side, and white pupils on the other, with a dull but agile light in between.
In the blink of an eye, the figure of the giant deer disappeared from the river.
It was all as if it were just his hallucination—a hallucination within a hallucination, layered on top of each other, very interesting.