Chapter 173: A Little Secret of the Niger River

Shamantha also knew that her question was a little ambiguous, and as soon as her words came out, her face was flushed with shame. It's just that she was very desperate to get an answer, and she insisted on not taking her eyes off Li Zijun's face.

Li Zijun actually didn't think much about it at the time, even if the person threatened by the sea badger was Daga's sacrifice, he would still help. In fact, Benedict sacrificed this smart man a little too much! It's just that under Shamantha's blazing gaze, Li Zijun knew very well that if his answer blurted out, it would probably hurt Shamantha's fragile heart at this moment.

The purpose of the orc clan to send Shamantha to Li Zijun as a maid was too obvious, although there was a cover for the righteousness of saving the orc clan, Shamantha herself still inevitably felt a little betrayed in her heart. She asked Li Zijun like this not because she really liked him, but because she was looking for a spiritual comfort for herself.

"What, do you think it's a bit wronged to be a maid for me?" Li Zijun said with a smile, and he replaced his answer with a rhetorical question. He hoped to disguise the true answer in this way, and at the same time, to relieve the awkward atmosphere in the camp at the moment.

"If you can always eat those meals you cook, it is not a bad choice to be a maid for you!" Shamantha couldn't help but smile when she thought of Li Zijun's first day in the Orc Canyon and cooking with one hand. The atmosphere in the tent became much lighter with the smile on Shamantha's face.

"Why do I think you don't want to be a maid for me, but a queen for me!?" Li Zijun didn't expect Shamansha to answer himself like this, and he smiled dumbly.

"This trip to the source of the Niger River is very important to our orcs! If I had doubts about our legend before, but after today's events, I am more and more convinced that you are the one who saved our orcs!"

"As long as you can help our orcs get out of this crisis, don't say let me be your maid, even if I want you to be a cow and a horse, I am willing!" said Shamantha, with a straight face.

"It's just that people make things happen, and I don't dare to make any guarantees. Again: I'll do my best!"

"Xiexie you!"

"Don't thank me, thank you for that legend!" Li Zijun said with a wink at Shamantha.

"Don't say anything more, you go back and rest quickly, tomorrow I will ask you to be in charge of protection!" Li Zijun waved his hand to stop Shamantha from explaining the legend that had been tampered with by Benedictine, and sent her out of the camp with a smile.

Shamantha was still a little hesitant, but when she saw Li Zijun's determined eyes, she still chose to return to her camp.

Seeing off Shamantha, Li Zijun walked to the riverside of the Niger River.

At this moment, the Niger River was shrouded in a cloud of mist, and even the moonlight above his head could not shine into the river.

In such a situation, Li Zijun, whose eyes were like torches, could only see not far from his feet. Further on, his eyes were also foggy.

Looking at the hot and mysterious river in front of him, Li Zijun's heart was full of worries about tomorrow's source journey.

But at this moment, a group of colorful small fish gradually gathered under Li Zijun's feet. The group of little fish seemed to be familiar with him, and as if they were waiting for him to feed, they opened their mouths to him.

Li Zijun looked funny, squatted to the edge of the water and stretched out his finger to the group of small fish. These little fish were not afraid of Li Zijun, and squeezed forward one by one to suck his fingers.

The action of these little fish sucking Li Zijun's fingers shook him violently, and he couldn't help but look into the river, and even picked up a small fish casually.

This made Li Zijun completely sure of his judgment, and he looked at the source of the Niger River with a relaxed smile on his face.

"What did the lord discover, how could he make you so happy!" the high priest's voice sounded behind Li Zijun.

Li Zijun had already sensed that someone was coming behind him, but he didn't feel any danger from these three people, and deliberately pretended not to notice them.

Hearing the voice of the high priest at this moment, Li Zijun turned around.

"Daga sacrifice, you have come just in time! Come and see, do you think these little fish are familiar?" Li Zijun said to the high priest, Benedict sacrifice and Daga sacrifice after seeing the high priest, Benedict sacrifice and Daga sacrifice, pointing to the small fish in Hanoi and offering to Daga.

Dajia didn't care at first, but when he saw the little fish in Hanoi, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he also showed a smile similar to Li Zijun's.

"Isn't this the group of fish we first encountered, why do they seem to be so much smaller?" Dajia Sacrifice actually had a rough answer in his heart, but he was still a little unsure, looking at Li Zijun and asking nervously.

"Daga Sacrifice, do you think this is also the reason why the sea badger looks so huge?"

"Quite possibly!"

"What do you say, can you explain it to us?" the High Priest asked with a smile as he looked at the surprised expressions of the two.

"High Priest, my lord and I have also encountered this group of small fish in the water. But when they're in the water, they look more than ten times bigger than they are now, if our judgment is fine!"

"That means the sea badger isn't as big as possible?!" said Benedict.

"Given that what you see on the water is different from what we see underwater, I think it's possible for underwater life to be magnified!"

"If this is the case, perhaps the difficulties we may encounter tomorrow will be much smaller than we imagined!" Li Zijun also explained to the high priest and the Benedictine priest.

"Looks like God bless my orcs!" the High Priest sighed, his face beaming with joy.

"It seems that you are really the savior of our orc race, and please take care of this source journey. As long as we can restore the temperature of the water in the Niger River, my lord, if you need anything in the future, we will achieve your wishes even if we are exhausted!" said the high priest to Li Zijun with some excitement.

Li Zijun hurriedly waved politely.

The men studied by the river for a while before returning to their respective tents.

The next day, the orcs were ready early. In addition to the High Priest, Benedict, Daga, Li Zijun, and Shamantha, the Orcs selected ten warriors, and these fifteen of them stepped into the Niger River again.

Due to the increase in the number of people, the space supported by the water refuge stone seems to be a little cramped, and the temperature in the space is much higher than yesterday.

Fortunately, Li Zijun's 'human air conditioner' still plays a huge role, although the space is hot and dry, it is still within the range of people's tolerance.

The group of people who entered the Niger River had undergone extremely strict training, except for their extraordinary skills, and their pace under the water remained the same, with almost no unnecessary delay, and they came to the slope where Li Zijun and the others had encountered the sea badger yesterday.

The sea badger seemed to have learned a lesson yesterday, and it didn't show up today, but the Daga sacrifice still reminded everyone to be vigilant.

After observing the slope for a while and making sure there was no danger, the orc team continued on its way.

After stepping down the slope, the surroundings suddenly darkened, and the light emitted by the water-repelling stone began to be restricted, and it could only barely illuminate this waterless space, which had almost no effect on the surroundings.

In this case, the true strength of this orc team was also revealed! they were still moving forward in formation in the darkness around them and the steep slope under their feet.

Li Zijun felt that their group had walked forty or fifty meters along the slope of Xiangxia, and although the road under their feet was still in Xiangxia, it had gradually become gentle.

They hadn't been attacked by any creatures along the way, and Li Zijun couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart. But it didn't make him feel any lighter, because he vaguely felt as if there was some greater danger waiting for them ahead.

The High Priest and the Benedictine priest apparently had a similar premonition to Li Zijun, and they ordered the procession to stop for a moment in order to ease the tension in the procession and to meet the impending challenge.

Just as the orc team was about to rest, Li Zijun felt a rapid fluctuation around him, and then he heard the sound of countless water arrows passing through the water, and he hurriedly pulled Shamantha behind him.

At this moment, it was too late to set up the magic shield, so Li Zijun had to use his arms to block the water arrows with his ears.

"Bang bang bang", "poof", some people in this orc squad blocked the water arrows, but there were also people who were shot by the water arrows.

At this time, the orc clan let Li Zijun see their toughness again, and these injured people only let out a few muffled snorts, but none of them moaned!

Blocking the first round of attacks, Li Zijun hurriedly set up a magic shield to protect himself and Shamantha.

Li Zijun had the ability to temporarily protect everyone, but he noticed that there were at least dozens of underwater monsters that had just attacked them, and all of these guys were very strong.

In the face of their siege, even if Li Zijun tried to carry forward the 'Lei Feng spirit', he probably wouldn't be able to hold out for long. Rather than that, he felt that it was most important to protect himself first.

At this time, the High Priest, Benedict Priest, Daga Priest and other orcs also held up their fighting shields to block those injured orcs in the middle of the team, and the situation of the orc team was temporarily stabilized.

"Benedict, what do you think we should do next?" the high priest asked the Benedictine priest beside him as he dealt with the water arrows.

"My lord, we must not retreat! I think we should continue to move forward in the direction we have set, and try to get rid of the siege of these monsters as soon as possible. ”

Benedict, you take the lead, Daga you take the lead, Lord Lord, you and I are in charge of the wings, is it okay?"