"And then?" asked old Adrian.

"Later, my mother took me to hide in Tibet and run south, and she always said that the farther away the better. But it was not long before we came to the vicinity of the Howling Mountains, and although there was not the slightest smell of danger nearby, my mother did not dare to stop, and led me over the mountain overnight, and went a long way south, until the way was blocked by a long, wide river......" Kelly recalled, "The water of the river was turbid and turbulent, and the waves were turbulent, and the sound it made was like a roar. ”

"Oh...... I think you're talking about the Letnness River. This is now the longest river on the Hepp continent, crossing almost the entire Hep continent and emptying into the Protos Sea from west to east. Speaking of the river, old Adrian seemed to be interested: "It's really interesting to talk about this river...... It originates in the westernmost part of the continent, the Letley Mountains, but it is said that the mountain was not originally there, nor was it a snow-capped mountain. I heard that it was not far from the cold mountain range at first, but I don't know how it disappeared all of a sudden, and it ran away thousands of miles overnight...... I had never heard of a mountain that had disappeared overnight and suddenly appeared thousands of miles away, and I had tried and failed to trace the source of the Lettness River to find it...... Because I couldn't get close to it at all, because it was covered with ice for hundreds of miles, and I could only see in the distance that the whole mountain was snow-white, and it was snowing day and night...... I've touched those weird ice cubes, just touching them with my fingertips, I feel cold all over my body, as if the heat in my whole body has been drained away in an instant, and I can feel the magic in my body draining quickly. And the climate around there was so cold, it was unusually cold, even in the winter in Crivary, a brown bear fur coat would keep me warm, but in the vicinity, I wore three of them, and a gust of wind almost froze me in place......"

Old Adrian couldn't help frowning when he said this: "There are many legends about the snow-capped mountains in the nearby villages and towns. One of them said that the mountain had been snowing all year round since it appeared because it was inhabited by an evil magician who lived immortal, powerful in mana, and ruled over giants. Old Adrian paused, looked down and pondered for a moment before continuing, "I don't know exactly who lives inside, and no one can escape death, but I do feel the great energy contained in those ice cubes...... If it was someone's magic, it would be so high that it would make me feel horrible!And, I suppose, it was indeed the domain of the giants, because there was only one place where the boiling blood of these fools could cool a little. ”

"Giant, we've seen this in the book. Rare suddenly interjected, "The book 'Catalogue of Strange Creatures' also contains a record of giants. The book says that the giants were the product of the failure of certain experiments in the era of the Great Invention of Magic. They don't have a high IQ but are tall, basically more than five meters, and they are naturally irritable, and both humans and werewolves are afraid of them. Fortunately, they don't have much ability to think, and they basically act intuitively, and their movements are slow, which gives humans room to compete with them. Later, the giants did not know whose curse they had fallen, and their blood became forever boiling, their body temperature increased, and the slightest movement would cause their skin to crack, and they probably couldn't bear it anymore, so they ran away to a distant and cold place, and there was no trace of them. ”

"Very well, Mr. Connor, thank you for the addition. Old Adrian smiled at Rare, and then he twisted his head and asked, "Kelly, where did you just go?"

"Uh...... Let me think...... Yes, my mother and I wandered around that river for a long time, and when we couldn't find a way to get there, we went all the way downstream. Along the way, I ate and slept in the open, and I don't know how long it took to finally find a bridge. The bridge was crowded with people coming and going during the day, so we had to cross it in the middle of the night, and then enter a forest and walk a long way to the southwest before finally settling down near a mountainous area. ”

"Little Montenegro, or is it the Tumon Mountains?" asked old Adrian.

"I don't know...... All I remember is that my mother and I lived there for almost ten years, and we were the only ones who depended on each other. Every year, my mother would take me back to my hometown the way I came, to see if any of our people would come back...... But it never waited. At this point, Kelly's emotions began to get a little agitated again: "Until the last time...... About half a year ago, as we were about to cross the Howling Mountains that night, my mother suddenly stopped, looked around nervously, and then I heard her say, 'They're back!' and she turned around and ran...... But it was late, and before I had run a few steps, I heard a lot of footsteps chasing after me, at least more than three, but strangely, I only smelled one...... Hearing them getting closer and closer, my mother looked back and stopped for a moment, and I stopped but she pushed me away, and then I heard her shout at me, 'Run, live!' and she rushed in the opposite direction...... I ran away at her command, but waited long in our familiar place and did not wait for her to return, until much later I realized that it was the last time I saw her......" Kelly said with tears streaming down his face, and the other three were silent with a heavy heart.

"Poor child, it would be better to drink saliva. After a long time, old Adrian comforted.

"Thank you. Kelly drank the whole glass of water and seemed much more emotionally stable.

"And how did you get here?" asked Kelly, Sr. Adrian, seeing that his mood had improved.

"I ran all the way back to where I lived, stopping to rest when I couldn't run. But I still didn't feel safe, because I knew how sensitive the werewolves' sense of smell was, and they wouldn't let me go, so I walked all the way south to get here...... As soon as I came here, I noticed that the weather in Beya helped me a lot to hide. As you may not know, werewolves hate rain the most, because it washes away the smell and makes our sense of smell out of order. That's why I didn't go any further when I got here, I'm sure they've been thrown away by me around here, and they won't smell me, because I can't smell them either. Kelly's expression finally relaxed, "But the weather here is only good for me to hide, and it's not friendly to me to hunt, especially for someone like me who has to hunt alone...... The rain blinded my nose to the smell of my prey, and the sound of the rain would drown out the sounds of my prey, so that all I could rely on was my eyes...... Of course, the effect of finding prey by eyes alone is obvious, and you should know it when you look at me like this...... I can eat a little bit of food in my mouth for days, and only when I get too hungry to stand it I go into the human realm to see if there's anything to eat, after all, this is my only refuge now. ”

"That'...... The night before yesterday, it was the second time you had stolen a goat, right?" Alan asked.

"Yes, the last time was about half a month ago...... I was so hungry and dizzy that before I knew it was near town, and I saw the goats......" said Kelly, "but I don't think it would ever happen again...... The effect of the crystal fruit is obvious, allowing me to switch between humanoid and werewolf form, which will greatly help me save energy, and my fingers are more flexible in humanoid form, which can make some traps to assist me in hunting...... You may not be able to eat enough, but at least you won't be hungry anymore......"

"So, Kelly, do you like to eat colacanth?" asked old Adrian with a smile.

"Uh...... I haven't eaten this before......" Kelly was a little embarrassed to be asked, "To be exact, I don't know what kind of fish you're talking about......"

"It's okay, you'll see you soon. Live with me, and I will teach you how to remove the thorns from their backs, and how to stew soup, and how to make grilled fish...... I promise, soon you'll love the taste just as much as these two lads do. So said old Adrian, and went to the back of the house, and with his cane he tapped a light on Arthur's hut, and while reciting a word, he gestured to a nearby tree, and by magic he built another, smaller hut.

"Good boy, I can't make any caves, you can live in this house, Arthur will be your neighbor from now on. Old Adrian smiled and said to him, "Although you may be used to sleeping directly on the ground, I suggest that you spread some dry leaves on the ground, it will be much more comfortable...... Hope you can adapt soon!"