Different from what happened to the Luoshui tribe, there are still dragons appearing nearby in Qize City from time to time, but for the orcs living behind the two city walls, life has not changed much.
The swarms of locust dragons left for more than two months before returning, but the number of swarms of locust dragons that returned was less than one-third of what they left. The pace of each locust dragon was much slower than before, and It is not as neat and orderly as before, the whole group is stretched and sparse, but it looks like a soldier who has fled back from a defeated battle.
The Locust Dragons still had no interest in Qi Ze City, they simply passed by, and then disappeared on the plain.
However, Dolphin Dragon seems to be very interested in Qi Ze City. Since there have been several incidents of Dolphin Dragon falling into the trap, as time goes by, more and more Dolphin Dragons are active on the plain, until After picking up a few porpoise dragons for nothing for the fifth time, Azhang finally held a meeting.
As soon as Azhang was seated, he revealed the purpose of holding this meeting, "I'm afraid that the porpoise dragon these few times has something to do with the forest. I want to send someone to the forest to see if the porpoise dragon is the same as in previous years."
"Don't you go deep into the forest to check the situation?" Aze asked. If you only check at the edge of the forest, you can't see the problem at all. Even if something happened in the forest, it should be in the center of the forest.
Azhang shook his head, "We are not many in number, and it is too dangerous to enter the forest. We just need to find out whether the dragon group has returned to normal. Other things can't be changed even if we know it with our current ability." So this This inspection is not to solve the root cause of the danger, but to confirm whether there is any danger around him.
"Could the appearance of the Hyena Dragon this time have something to do with the hyena dragon group entering the plain? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that when it was reported that the Hyena Dragon appeared on the plain, those Hyena Dragons that had disappeared for almost a year would disappear It suddenly appeared." Chen Qi expressed his thoughts.
"It's also possible." Azhang rubbed his eyebrows with a headache. Even though the life in the tribe is still as quiet and peaceful as ever, the danger in the world outside the two city walls has become more and more intense.
"The inspection work in the vicinity also needs to be resumed, and it is necessary to keep in touch with the lion wolf tribe at intervals, so that even if something happens, there will be a way out." Azhang continued: "The last time the locust dragon group was heading towards the lion wolf tribe. The direction of the tribe is moving forward, but the number of returnees this time is much less. Is it because someone has eliminated all these locust dragons or is there some other reason that the locust dragons will no longer return to the forest? All these need to be discussed with the lion wolf tribe. We can’t just wait in Qi Ze City this winter.”
Azhang looked around the crowd, his voice sank, and he said every word: "I'm always a little uneasy about what happened recently."
Not only Zhang, but other people also feel this way. This is a kind of innate intuition about danger that comes from females. This intuition has helped them avoid danger many times. For this uneasiness, even if there is no evidence Indicating whether something will happen, but no one dares to be too careless.
"Even if we want to contact the lion and wolf tribe, we can't send too many people there. Now the plain may be full of hyena dragons. Once we go out, we may not be able to come back alive." Ake put forward his innermost feelings. idea.
This is also what Azhang is worried about. After all, he and Aze encountered an ambush by a hyena dragon on the way back last year. The lion wolf tribe is not close to here, but the lion wolf tribe is also the only big tribe here. Many tribes have merged into it. If Qi Ze City is attacked, then the lion wolf tribe is their only escape route, and if other nearby tribes are really attacked by hyena dragons, they will also seek out the lion wolf tribe immediately. Horde help.
"As long as you cover up the smell on your body and don't walk on the path where orcs often come and go, you should be fine." Aze said: "The reason why we were ambushed last year was because we walked along the route that locust dragons passed by. Yes. The range of the plain is so vast that it is impossible for the hyena dragons to ambush anywhere. The group of hyena dragons I encountered last time did not find me before I broke into their territory."
Azhang pondered for a while, "Tomorrow, we will send someone to conduct a patrol from the edge of the forest to the Chishui River. Once dragons are found, retreat immediately. As a last resort, we must not fight them head-on, even if we send them to Qize City. It doesn't matter if you attract them, just try to see how many times these traps can withstand dragon attacks."
Azhang said this because he was afraid that those women who went out to inspect the situation would forcefully drag the dragons out for the safety of the tribe. The number of people in Qi Ze City was small, and he couldn't allow anyone to be hurt.
Everyone discussed some details for a while, and reassigned the patrol team, and also selected a five-member team to go to the lion and wolf tribe to inquire about the situation. Check the safety of the neighborhood before going there.
The speed of the patrol team was very fast, and they checked the situation around the forest the next day. It was the same as in previous years, not only the porpoise dragon that disappeared last winter, but also other herbivorous dragons began to appear near the forest , and the number is even higher than in previous years, and some even extend their range of activities into the plains, which is why there are many porpoise dragons appearing near Qi Ze City. will appear nearby.
What reassures everyone is that there are no carnivorous dragons appearing near the forest. At least for the time being, there is no need to worry about dragons attacking Qi Ze City. After receiving this news, the tense atmosphere in the city these days has been relaxed. few.
The Chishui River has been frozen again. After the patrol team patrolled the area for a few days and confirmed that there is no problem, Azhang asked Axu to take people to the Lion Wolf Tribe. Since the last time he sent a message to the Lion Wolf Tribe, This is the only information exchange that has been going on for nearly three months.
Chen Qi would ask Aze to take him up to the wall of the ice city to have a look every day, usually in the evening, and come back after the sunset.
Chen Qi has been very busy every day recently. He began to study giant siege weapons with a few old women. However, he only drew a rough outline of these things, but he didn't really understand the operating principle inside, so he made them. The speed is very slow, even Chen Qi is not sure whether these things can be made.
Fortunately, after winter came, the orcs in Qi Ze City didn't have much to do. Except for some people who still made some daily necessities, everyone else patiently accompanied Chen Qi to make tinkering.
"Chen Qi."
Chen Qi is improving the blueprint of the new siege crossbow. This kind of crossbow for siege can be directly installed on the city wall. It has a long range and stronger penetrating power. Hurt Hyena should be able to do it. When Chen Qi was seriously painting, he heard someone outside the house calling his name, raised his head in doubt, and saw a fiery red fluffy figure rushing in with a gust of cold wind.
The siege crossbow was too big, and Chen Qi couldn't make it by himself, so he set the production studio in the original sewing classroom. Every day, the orcs would come here on time to gather, study, and then make.
The orcs' hands-on ability is very strong, Chen Qi just explained it once, and they can imitate similar things according to the blueprints, but the effect still needs to be adjusted and perfected again and again, and only in real combat can we see how powerful they are.
"What's the matter?" Chen Qi caught Ah Jing who barged in rashly.
Ah Jing's little face was full of panic, he took Chen Qi's hand and walked out, explaining as he walked: "Go back and see little wolf, little wolf is sick."
Chen Qi was taken aback. The wolf cub had been in a low mood for the past two days, and was very lethargic. He lay down by the fire for a whole day. Because his appetite hadn't decreased, Chen Qi didn't meet him either. Sick Fang thought, thinking that it was just the weather getting colder and colder, and there were several blizzards, and the little wolf cub wanted to hibernate.
Hearing Ah Jing's words at this time, there was no time to explain anything to the other people in the house, so he hurriedly followed Ah Jing and rushed home.
"You guys continue to do your own thing, I'll go and have a look." Ali stood up and confessed, and then left.
The snow on the road outside the house has been cleared, and many hockey pucks were made from the cleared snow and placed on the wall of the ice city for backup. Although the damage is not strong, in Chen Qi's words, it is better than nothing.
When Chen Qi stepped into the room, the little wolf cub was laying sleepily on the animal skin blanket by the fire, and it was also covered with an animal skin blanket. Seeing Ah Jing and Chen Qi entering the room, woo woo He yelled twice, but buried his head in the animal skin, forming a big ball.
Ali, who followed behind, closed the door of the room, the cold wind was blocked from the door, and the room gradually became warmer.
"Little wolf, what's wrong with you?" Chen Qi squatted in front of the little wolf cub, trying to lift off the animal skin blanket on the other party's body, who knew that the little wolf cub didn't know how to do it inside, and the animal skin blanket was pulled by the other party No matter what Chen Qi did, he couldn't get rid of a corner, and the little wolf cub was whining non-stop while pawing at the animal skin blanket.
"What's the matter?" Ali walked over worriedly. He had watched the little wolf cub grow up to what he is now, and he has long regarded the little wolf cub as his family. Seeing the appearance of the little wolf cub, Er was worried and heartbroken.
Ah Jing spread his hand, and handed the thing in front of the two of them, it was a small handful of snow-white hair. Chen Qi looked at the other party suspiciously, not understanding why Ah Jing handed him a handful of hair at this time.
It was Ah Li who came to his senses. He looked at the little wolf cub in the fur blanket, then at the thing in A Jing's hand, and asked uncertainly, "Is this the little wolf's fur?"
A Jing nodded quickly, "I didn't tear it off, I just touched it lightly, and then the fur on the wolf's body started to fall off." The corners of A Jing's eyes began to turn red slowly, "Chen Qi, Is the little wolf sick?"
"..."
Chen Qi turned his head to look at Ali with a delicate expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Will the giant wolf god change his hair?"