Chapter 181: Clan Land
Sophia covered her head with one wing and walked bummerally, looking at the two ptarmigans, one large and one small, walking in front of her.
Although Sophia and Ralph are not too young in the Thunderbirds, there is still a big gap between their size and the Thunderbirds at their peak.
Looking at Sophia's current appearance, it is obvious that she has been taught a lesson.
She herself didn't expect that she would be caught by the patriarch when she came back to steal a fish once.
I still remember that at that time, Sophia used a fishing net made of thunder and lightning to catch those fish, and when she turned her head to show off to her eldest brother, she saw the figure standing next to Ralph, looking at her with a kind face.
With a smile on her face, watching her family patriarch look at her like this, Sophia's heart straightened, and the feathers on her body were slightly straightened in an instant.
However, due to her previous education, she did not erect feathers in front of the patriarch, and they little ptarmigans had suffered a lot for this reason before.
The current patriarch not only serves as the patriarch, but also the teacher in the school, and is also a contemporary wise man, guiding the direction of the Thunderbird clan.
As the sixth wise man, the current patriarch has mainly made outstanding contributions to the system, and he has formulated some rules for the Thunderbird clan, such as compulsory education and the like.
He also used his patriarchal authority, with some magic, to write some rules into the bloodline of the Thunderbird clan, so that all the Thunderbirds subtly changed to that aspect.
For example, after the young birds leave the nursery ground, most of them go to the clan land first, and they go to summon thunderclouds to cover their bodies, etc., which are the effect of those rules written into the bloodline.
As the leader of a clan, all the rules set by the patriarch are in line with the nature of the Thunderbirds, such as traveling and summoning thunderclouds to cover the whole body, etc., which are completely what the Thunderbirds like to do.
Thanks to his contributions, the birth rate of the Thunderbird clan has increased a lot since he took office, and every year a double-digit little Thunderbird enters the clan to receive education.
Although the poaching of wizards still exists, the survival ability of the Thunderbirds has greatly increased due to the communication between the Thunderbirds.
Moreover, the patriarch has also carved a rule into it, that is, when encountering a wizard in the wild, try to stay away. In terms of the abilities of both sides, within the same range, the wizard must be the first to be discovered, so that the Thunderbirds have enough time to escape.
As long as the Thunderbirds rise high into the air and the clouds cover themselves, they can completely shake off any presence chasing them.
"You're Ralph? It's Alvi's child. ”
The patriarch asked, looking at Ralph full of kindness, as if he had beaten Sophia before.
When teaching Sophia, he seems to be a thug in a suit, but when he turns around and talks to Ralph, he has a kind scholar.
This turn of events frightened Ralph a little, and obediently replied:
"Well, yes."
"Hmm. My name is Gewen, and I'm your patriarch and the current wise man, but I don't seem to have seen you in the academy, haven't you come? ”
Patriarch Gwen asked, looking at Ralph with his piercing eyes.
"Uh, yes."
Ralph was a little embarrassed.
"I'll just say? How could I not remember you well? After spending so much time with those old guys, I thought something was wrong with my own brain. ”
Patriarch Gewen said briskly, and tilted his head sideways, as if his head was in the water, and he wanted to fall down.
"But you don't have to worry too much, the things in the academy are very simple, and with your ability, it doesn't take a year to learn it."
Seeing Ralph's embarrassment, Patriarch Gewen said intimately.
"Do you want a year? I'm still in the wizarding school and haven't graduated yet. I have a territory over there......"
Ralph's tone was a little light, for fear of angering his own patriarch.
"Going to school with a wizard? It's a really interesting thing, but it's a pity that I can't go out for too long, otherwise I would also like to find a wizard school to go to, I heard that the nearby Yin Famorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is also good, and there is a special academy in it, called Thunderbird Academy! Estimated ......"
Patriarch Gwen chatted with Ralph like this, completely ignoring how Ralph got into school, let alone paying attention to the fact that he had another territory.
Ralph nodded in agreement as he listened to the head of the family's mouths and gush. At the same time, he also felt that if the Patriarch went to Hogwarts for class, he might be sorted into Gryffindor, just by virtue of this mouth.
He also knew how Sophia felt in class.
The Thunderbird's school teaches simple things like common sense, and the patriarch simply divides them into three categories: Thunderbird history, life skills, and self-preservation.
The patriarch is the teacher of all subjects, of course, not all the courses taught by the patriarch alone, and other old Thunderbirds in the clan who took the initiative to sign up as teachers will also participate in the teaching of the courses.
Usually they come in turns, and when necessary, such as the first lesson of the school year, or the last class of the end of the semester, they are handed over to the patriarch.
If Patriarch Gewen suddenly became interested in taking a lesson, then the other Thunderbirds were also more than happy to give up their place to him.
As for not blowing up the elders, it is taught in the "Thunderbird History", and the main purpose is to let the younger generations learn to respect the elders and know that their current life is not easy and so on.
Sophia's class was fortunate enough to have the patriarch's turn to be the main teacher of their history class, but sometimes, there would still be other old Thunderbirds to teach them.
Unlike the education in the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Fantastic Beasts are naturally rough and thick-skinned, so during class, these old Thunderbirds can fight and fight, and absolutely do not scold, only when they really can't catch up with them, they will scold.
However, the little thunderbirds still respect the old and love the young, and in the face of those teachers who are really too old to be good, they still obediently beat others, after all, their strength is also weakened, and it doesn't hurt to call.
The subject of "Life Skills" is mainly to teach the little Thunderbirds how to use their natural magic. There is no fixed textbook for this course, and the teachers teach whatever they want, all from their own life experiences.
"Self-preservation" is also based on the experiences of the elders, who list a list of creatures that may pose a threat to them, while citing the most suitable escape technique for them, which is flying. As long as you can take off, you can basically escape from danger.
However, the most extensive and involved eucalyptus is not Fantastic Beasts, but wizards.
Some of the old Thunderbirds who taught them even had a lot of disgust and hatred for wizards, who had hunted them down, abused them (drawing blood, plucking feathers, etc.), and even had relatives and friends die at the hands of wizards.
But under the guidance of the patriarch, they did not pass on these hateful ideas directly to them. On the contrary, in class, they treat wizards as the most equal, and they do not want to influence these excellent offspring.
In any case, in the "Self-Protection" course, all Thunderbirds receive the same education: meet wizards, do not approach, do not touch, do not communicate, leave!
Thinking about what happened to Sophia when she first arrived at the British border, you know that she did not listen to the teachings of her elders.
The same goes for many little Thunderbirds, until they meet them, they don't know how true their elders' teachings are, but it also means that their lives are about to pass away, or their freedom is gone.
The Thunderbirds are the overlords of the skies and can threaten their existence very little.
Fire dragons of all kinds are potential threats to the Thunderbirds, but they can be avoided by flying high enough before they break their wings.
The only thing that can threaten the ptarmigan on the ground seems to be the poison sac leopard, and the poisonous gas they breathe is indeed difficult to entangle, but as long as they learn how to use their wings to generate wind, it will all be easy. Moreover, as long as you don't fight him hand-to-hand, the sky is still the safest shelter for the Thunderbirds.
"You're still the king of a region? It's interesting. ”
The patriarch looked at the crown on Ralph's head, and with the help of the power of the clan, he clearly sensed the consciousness of the forbidden forest inside.
Since Ralph came to the clan land, the will of the forbidden forest in the crown has fallen into a state of silence, otherwise Ralph would not have been approached by the patriarch without noticing it at all.
"When are you going to go back?"
The patriarch asked.
Ralph replied with the seasons, plus the rotation of the months in that season, and the specific shape of the moon in that rotation.
When they were young, that's how their mother taught them to recognize time.
It was learned from Sophia that the clan did not spread the human way of keeping time to the clan.
"Oh, it wasn't long. In this case, you can just follow me to learn Thunderbird history, and if you want to listen to other subjects, just go to the school and take classes by yourself. ”
The patriarch thought for a moment, and spoke to Ralph.
Today's clan also has a little thunderbird studying here, but the learning progress has passed more than halfway.
Of the three courses, for Ralph, only "Thunderbird History" is the most important, at least what the patriarch thinks.
Talking to Ralph, he got a general idea of what was going on with Ralph.
In terms of survival, Ralph doesn't have to worry at all, in addition to the Forbidden Forest, there is also the nearby Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry that will choose to shelter him.
In terms of life skills, judging from the grid woven by Sophia, Ralph is still very talented, and the wizarding school is far more detailed in the use of magic than their school, with Ralph's talent, drawing inferences from one another, it is not a problem to use the magic of the Thunderbird.
In this regard, the Thunderbird Academy did not summarize the systematic teaching content, it was very rough, and Ralph could not gain much.
In other words, only Thunderbird History Ra is Ralph needs to study seriously, history is the foundation of the development and growth of a race, as long as you learn to summarize history, this race can stand out from the survival smash may.
After setting a time for the class with Ralph, the patriarch left, asking Sophia to take Ralph to familiarize himself with the clan.
"Oh, I'll wait to tell you, I raised the fish in that lake just now."
Looking at the patriarch in the distance, Sophia didn't know what to say, was it because of her bad luck? I chose the lake of the patriarch in one choice?
In fact, the moment Ralph came to the clan land, out of the connection between the wise and the wise, the Gerwen patriarch sensed Ralph for the first time.
However, he still had some things to attend to at the time, so he waited for a while.
When he sensed it again, he found Ralph on the edge of his lake.
After thinking about it, he left the surface space and came to the next level, went to Ralph's side, and saw Sophia fishing.
At the same time, he also saw Sophia sprinkle those white fresh, especially attracting birds.
The patriarch also took the authority of the clan land and got some complete electrified white fresh and flame white fresh, and then he decided that he must have a little bit, especially the charged white fresh, which must grow very well here.
Indeed, the Thunderbird Clan's territory is not only full of magic, but also full of thunder and lightning elements.
Every small grass that survives here is full of electricity and is a good forage for the bird's nest.
Under Sophia's leadership, Ralph gradually became familiar with the clan land.
Although it looks very large, after walking around, I found that the clan land is also very small.
From side to side, it only takes 15 minutes to fly in a straight line.
Standing in the middle of the land is a huge tree, which is different from the optimus wood in the Congo rainforest, it resembles a banyan tree, with a short, short, thick trunk and many side branches.
It is the core of the clan land, maintaining the magic operation and internal and external circulation of the clan land. Its branches and foliage are numerous, and its surface is covered with dancing electric rays. From a distance, it is very conspicuous, constantly flashing with blue electric light.
Among the branches and leaves, one nest after another is hidden, and the nest at the very top is the residence of the current wise man, the patriarch.
Below, it is the residence of the Thunderbirds who come to the clan to retire. Below, there are nests built by the little ptarmigans themselves for their own residence, and some of the nests are larger, which may be a mixed sleep of multiple birds. Of course, there are also accommodations for other age groups, but the nest needs to be built yourself.
Under the big tree, there is a flat clearing, which is where the little ptarmigan goes to school.
Like the nests of the wise men and the old ptarmigans, there is a blue magic cover on it, which flashes with lightning and complements the surrounding branches and leaves.
These covers are designed to protect the ptarmigans' nests and prevent their belongings from being taken by other ptarmigans, especially the energetic little ptarmigones, and the magic is derived from the advanced application of [Thunder Guardian].
After flying roughly around the giant tree, Sophia flew with Ralph to a nearby place.
It was a tall hill, the top had been flattened, and there seemed to be two glowing beads in the middle.
When he got closer, Ralph saw clearly that they were two jade gems with starry sky circulating, which should be the Eye of the Wise in Sophia's memory.
However, these two gems were also too big, almost the size of Ralph's head, and he really couldn't figure out if there really could be a Thunderbird with eyes as big as that?
"Be careful, don't break it."
As Ralph came to the stage, the old Thunderbird, who was guarding the place, said a word to them and ignored them.
This is the stargazing platform of the Thunderbirds, and the two gems are the eyes of the Fourth Wise Man.
When she returned to nature, she deliberately left her eyes behind and turned them into two gems that constantly observed the sky.