A rain turned the entire Star Lake Grassland into a Ze Country, and the starry lakes were joined together, forming a large and wide swamp, and even the most experienced orc guide could not tell the way home, because the road was in the water.After the rain, many of the dry riverbeds become vibrant, and the water will flow clean in the next few days, but before that, there are at least hundreds of such seasonal rivers meandering in the Star Lake Grassland, and all the water will be collected into the Star River at the eastern end of the grassland, and the whole Star River will flow along the mountains of the Pai Plateau for 150 kilometers to the southeast before joining the Bangma River.This sudden rain also made the caravan's departure date have to be postponed.Seeing that Payles has been the most anxious recently, his cultivation can no longer restrain the anger in his heart, and there will always be people who will be scolded.The atmosphere in the caravan suddenly became tense, the deputies in charge of grazing the thunder rhinos did not dare to be lazy, and those who hid in the grass and slept were whipped.Even Fred became cautious, refusing to wander to the troupe when he was fine, and the dried meat soaked in the rain was poured into the lake to feed the fish, and everyone could see that Old Man Paylus's face was gloomy like a dense cloud.In the morning, I was summoned by Old Kuru to make a herbal decoction called Artemisia annua, which he feared would cause illness in the caravan because of the unclean drinking water.Sister Gogo and Tia are also summoned by the captain of the Storm Chaser Adventure Party, and it seems that the adventure group will change its itinerary due to the caravan, and at the same time, it will also have to adjust the tasks and plans within the team.Finally, without the intrusion of fire and poison, I suddenly found that the burning sensation in my body was missing, and my whole body was relaxed as if it was about to fly.Wet wood is hard to ignite, and even if it does, smoke billows out.But there was no dry wood in the whole camp, and there would be no fuel for us in the next few days, such as dried cow dung, and the grassland was wet.Steaming from the huge iron pot kept coming out, and the whole plant of Artemisia annua was thrown into it by Old Kuru, and the decoction slowly turned a disgusting green.Old Kuru told me that when the rye bread was handed out in the morning, everyone had to drink it, even the people of the dance company.The company's camp was made of thirteen special magic caravans, each caravan was like a small moving house, and the cast-iron carts with the inscription "Wind Disease" were very tall, and the dancers of the company were lucky enough to sit in the cars to escape the rainstorm, and their caravans were far more waterproof than the caravan tents, and they would not be leached out of the cold and damp.Most of the tents in the caravan were made of rough raw cowhide, which could keep out the cold, rain and snow, but not the moisture.Almost every tent had its fur mattresses soaked in water.Many men take out the leather mattresses that can wring out the water and put them in the camp to dry when there is enough sunlight during the day, and the stinky leather mattresses that have not been washed for years exude all kinds of wetness.
The salty smell is like that of rotting insects.There was a long queue to receive the meal, and our iron pot was the only place where the fire was lit, and even the dance troupe couldn't make breakfast.For breakfast, I could only eat one kind of flatbread with salt, which was originally prepared for the mountain, but now I had to take it out in advance.Everyone needs to get a bowl of soup and medicine to drink, which is the only thing that is hot in the morning.Even if you stand in the water with your boots on for a long time, you will feel cold.It is good to have a mouthful of something hot, even if it is a decoction, and it is good to warm it up with a sip.The damp cold is far more difficult to endure than the dry cold after being covered with snow and ice in winter, and when I saw Uncle Fred in the dining procession, I secretly stuffed a bag of hot chestnuts buried in the fire and stuffed him with the wrong body.Uncle Fred thanked me by winking at me, and I gave out cakes to the people behind me with a blank face.It was my only convenience, and everybody had their own convenience, just as Uncle Fred always had a little bit of precious leather leftovers, which was not difficult for a tanner, who could sometimes get a piece of wheat cake because he had a good friend at the company.The convenience of old Kuru is to stay by his side, so please don't worry about getting sick.When I gradually became able to work in the caravan, from helping a little at first, and gradually becoming an assistant and student of old Kuru, I was also respected by the men in the caravan, and I also had my own convenience.In the morning, Guoguo told me that this grassland was her home turf before it dried up.I never understood what that meant.There was no place to stay in the old Kuru's tent, and the whole cowhide tent was stuffed with bags of various herbs, and Kuzi and I stepped on the wood on the top of the tent, which was not so wet.I carried a bowl of medicinal soup that smelled like bean juice, and my feet stepped on the very edge of the wooden rafters, looking like a crow on a tree branch, and I squatted on it shoulder to shoulder with Kuz, pinching my nose with a bitter face and pouring the soup into my stomach.Old Kuru sat on a stone pier outside the tent, with these two pieces of scones on the tandoor in front of him.Kuz sat next to me and complained, "Jia, you've been studying with those people in the adventuring group for the past few days, are they treating you well?"
”"It's okay, Az, Sister Guoguo helped me find a shield warrior as my teacher, he's very powerful!"
I took the last sip of the soup, and the warmth finally warmed my whole body, and even a few drops of sweat oozed from the tip of my nose.Kutz smiled a little, took two slices of jerky from his pocket, and handed me one.It was seasoned and marinated, and it tasted much better than the cooked jerky that was simply cooked and dried in the caravan.There will never be a shortage of snacks in our little world, and since arriving in this grassland, the Kuzi people have revealed their skills.He put the jerky under his big fleshy nose and sniffed it, looking intoxicated and disgusting.The corners of his mouth turned up to reveal two canine teeth, this small movement showed that he was very happy, and he kept looking at the group of adventurers in the Wind Chaser Adventure Group not far away, and said: "There were a few times when I wanted to go over to look for you, and when I saw that guy, I was a little panicked and didn't dare to go over." ”Putting the empty bowl aside, he put a hand on his shoulder and said, "That Jonbach is a devil, and he has made me miserable these days." ”I told Kutz about the tragic fate of the past few days, which made him laugh.Old Kuru sat down and interjected in orc language at this time: "I see that the way you walk has been corrected a lot in the past few days, Jia, the skills they taught you are more suitable for you, they are all real things to save your life, you have to learn seriously." ”"But I'm just being put in various poses like a scarecrow every day, and I don't think it's of any use to me."
I counter that the jerky is a little salty from the kuz, and the orcs prefer something a little salty.Kuz said to me seriously, "You seem to have changed a little, well, a little like a rabbit." ”When others say I'm a rabbit, I'll definitely reply to him directly that he's big.
Father.But what Kutz said in orc language, I understand the meaning a little, what he said is that I am like a rabbit to stay vigilant, as long as I encounter danger, I will quickly adjust my body to make defenses, and before I know it, those defensive actions have been used by me unconsciously.I showed the little round shield to Kuz, and he said enviously, "It's beautifully made, and it's strong." ”"Then we'll follow it in a few days and make another one for you."
I say.Kuz shook his head directly, put the shield in his hand, and slapped his other hand on it with a crackling sound.And whispered to me: "I only need daggers, spears and bows and arrows, this thing is not for me." ”Old Kuru had been urging me to memorize the books on herbs lately, and had taken several questions in herbalism in a row, and seeing that I had answered them correctly but was vague, I had barely passed, and it seemed that he still thought I should have done it faster.The parchment book that Old Kuru recently showed me was a work of herbology written in the ancient orc language, and it contained many strange phrases, which were difficult to understand the meaning of the description, and mixed with a lot of worship and reverence for the ancestors, as well as prayers for the orcs.I felt like I was back in junior high school, when the head teacher smashed an English dictionary on my head, poked my forehead with the index finger that had been yellowed by drought and smoke, and said angrily: "If you can't memorize this dictionary, it depends on what university you want to go to?"
Do your daydreaming, what if you can get a full score in mathematics, physics and chemistry, junior high school bias means that you have to be eliminated prematurely, a million people walk on a single-plank bridge, why can you walk across, you have to suffer more than others, get up earlier than chickens, sleep later than cats" Those words seem to have happened yesterday.Tia rode slowly on his Guborian horse, his hooves stamping into the puddles of water on the camp, muddy water splashing everywhere.Tia came to tell me that their adventuring group was going to the Star Lake Grassland to hunt monsters again, and the heavy rain would force some monsters to move to the higher slopes, and if they were lucky, they could find some rare monsters.Old Kuru agreed, but he didn't agree with me and Kuz going along, the harsh environment was not something two children could bear.Sister Guoguo didn't come to say goodbye, but just rode on her horse and waved to me from afar, because she seemed to have a premonition in the morning, so she told me to stay in the camp."
Teacher!"
I pulled old Kuru into a tent full of herbs, and Kuz followed, but there was not enough space in the tent, so he could only stick his head in and look at me curiously.Under the gaze of the two of them, the pale yellow light on the tips of my fingers condensed into a small point again, and then drew the second successful magic circle in my life, under the surprised and excited gaze of old Kuru, the pale yellow magic circle was quickly completed in seven seconds, and the flowing magical power flickered twice in the air and disappeared, and then the pale yellow circle of light slowly appeared on my ankles, until a small yellow shield was formed on my waist, and a crisp sound of "poof" dissipated.Kuzi's eyes were as big as copper bells, although he had no way to perceive the magic power, and he couldn't see the magic array I drew with my fingers in the air, but when a yellow circle of light appeared under his feet, ordinary people could see the magic effect after it came out, and Kuzi was not familiar with this kind of magic, as long as he was an orc wizard, it was so simple that it couldn't be simpler to resist magic!"
Jia, when are you" Before the words were spoken, he was directly kicked by Old Kuru and fell into the muddy water, so frightened that Kuzi was stunned on the ground and did not dare to make a sound."
These are orc secrets, and if you tell them, your friends will die!"
Old Kuru whispered in Kuz's ear, and Kuz's head kept nodding and then shaking his head like garlic.When I couldn't help but look at me, I still had that ghostly expression.