It takes about ten days for civilians to walk from Huishi Town to Longhou Town. If the adventurer rides a horse, it will take about the same amount of time. Because the distance between each village available for accommodation is almost a day's walk. Unless they are not afraid of dying in the open near this dangerous and desolate mountain range, or if they are willing to drive for two days in one day at all costs, no one can even think about getting anywhere quickly.
Sui Xiong and Gerald were not in a hurry, and followed the group of merchants as they walked towards Longhou Town as if they were taking a walk.
The evil dragon known as the "Extreme Cold Tyrant" has been wreaking havoc in the mountains near Longroar Town for more than fifty years. It will not move in such a hurry.
Moreover, they are in no hurry. The key to fighting the evil dragon is Sui Xiong's true form, His Majesty "Void Mask" Oscar. Now, Sui Xiong is retreating in an underground cave near Huishi Town, adjusting his body structure to be more adaptable to land operations. To completely modify and transform such a huge body is a huge job, and it cannot be completed so quickly. So even if they arrived at Dragon Roar Town early, they could only stay in the town temporarily and collect some information. It was impossible for Gerald to go into the mountains to challenge the evil dragon alone.
"Brother White, did you live in the mountains before? Is life in the mountains very difficult?" In a caravan traveling with them, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy curiously asked Gerald, whose pseudonym was White. Asking about this and that made him extremely annoyed.
"... Life in the mountains is generally like this. It's very simple and boring. There's not much to say."
"but… "
In order to facilitate movement, Gerald chose to travel with a business group. The business group is composed of caravans. They can help each other when danger comes - when the danger is too great, it is easy to find someone to back them up.
The business group is very large, consisting of seven or eight caravans, and the one they choose to go with is the strongest one among these caravans.
The name of this caravan is "Lucky Gold Coin". The president of the chamber of commerce is a semi-dwarf named Soth. As a hybrid of dwarf and human, he is slightly shorter than the average person. He has reddish and tough skin and a large chin. Eyes capable of night vision, a slender and agile body, and one or two innate spells allowed him to thrive in his career as an adventurer and accumulate a good fortune. Later, when he got older, he stopped being an adventurer. Instead, he formed a caravan and changed his job to a merchant.
The members of Uncle Soth's caravan are all his old acquaintances, which is interesting to say. Although this caravan mainly does business with humans, not a single member of the caravan is purely human. The boss is a half-dwarf, the bodyguards are half-orcs, the two business partners are a half-elf and a dwarf, and even the employees are all aliens or hybrids. For example, the person who likes to chat with Gerald is the young mage Palin who works as an accountant, a dwarf, a purebred dwarf.
In this world, there are many races of intelligent life. There are also many whose body shapes are similar to humans. Gnomes, dwarves, elves, and orcs are all relatively common types.
Gnomes and dwarves are not tall, about one-third shorter than humans. However, no one will ever confuse the two, because dwarves are a race based on agility and intelligence, while dwarves are a race based on strength and physique. The former are thin and flexible, with red skin, big eyes, long hands and long legs, and the latter are thin and flexible. He was thick and stocky, with small eyes and a big beard, and his voice was as loud as an ordinary person's shout.
Generally speaking, dwarfs and mixed-race dwarfs often choose to be mages, or rely on their innate blood to become entertainers, bards, or businessmen - and of course they often work part-time as pickpockets. And what about the dwarves? Apart from warriors, they rarely engage in other professions. There may also be some dwarves who work as miners, blacksmiths, brewers, or cooks, but they must first be good fighters, with few exceptions.
Elves are a race that is about the same height as humans, but slightly slender than humans. They are characterized by having a high affinity to spells and nature, with an almost innate ability to cast spells. However, they are not adapted to living in an unnatural environment. If they cannot live in a natural environment, they will slowly become weak, sick, and eventually die.
For this reason, the elves regard forests and wilderness as their country. They are considered one of the most powerful races in the world. During several periods of human development, two races with the same glorious history and powerful force fiercely fought against each other. Did a few fights. The elves who had conquered many races, including the dwarves and dwarfs, and the humans who had expelled the orcs, fishmen and other races were like sparks hitting the earth, and they were beaten to pieces, but no one could do anything about it. In the end, everyone had to compromise with each other. Seeking equal coexistence and common development.
Of course, almost five hundred years have passed since the last major development. Except for those long-lived legendary strong men, both sides who participated in the war have long since died of old age, and their hatred has long since faded away. Now is a period when the relationship between elves and humans is relatively good. The elves envy humans for their versatile potential and abundant vitality, while humans envy the elves for their peaceful minds and innate talents. As time went by, many hybrids appeared, commonly known as half-elves.
As for the orcs, they are a somewhat unlucky and even pitiful race. They have many origins, but because they lost to humans in the war, they were continuously expelled and eventually mixed together, forming a somewhat chaotic race. The ancestors of the orcs also had a good history of civilization, but the war with humans interrupted their civilization process and drove them away from the land where their ancestors lived. It also caused the inheritance of their civilization to be discontinued, and gradually became a symbol of barbarism and backwardness. .
Sadly, most orcs have forgotten the honor of their own civilization and chose to accept the civilization of humans or elves. In today's world, the traditional professions of orcs such as "wild warriors", "violent warriors", "bloody swordsmen" and "soul shamans" have become increasingly rare. Most qualified orcs have become either warriors or rangers. Just become a warlock or a priest.
Perhaps this is also because the professions developed by humans and elves are indeed more powerful than the ancient professions inherited by the orcs.
The orcs in the caravan came from a tribe called "Wild Stone". The leader Ahan was a paladin, the kind of clergyman who was baptized and inherited in the temple and tended to use force rather than magic. The god he believes in is somewhat special. He is the god of the wilderness who is revered as the "Iron Lion". He is a god who was born in the evil-leaning orc pantheon, but with several of his subordinates, he became semi-independent and turned into a good camp.
Ahan and his men are all believers of the Savage God. Their armors and shields all have the Holy Emblem of the Savage God - the golden lion claws inside the shield-shaped frame. In particular, Ahan's shield shone with divine power and was a magical item blessed in the temple.
Sui Xiong had noticed the shield. The golden light flashing from time to time on the shield made him feel familiar. After carefully recalling it for a long time, he determined that the light seemed to be very similar to the god who helped him when he had a hard time with the Sleepless God.
In order to determine whether this was the case, he specifically asked Gerald to ask Ahan for some knowledge about the Savage God.
The God of Wilderness is a god who likes to travel around and fight against injustice. He often transforms into a lion-man (a type of orc), carrying a shield and a battle ax, and a hammer hanging from his waist. When he encounters the raging evil god, he will turn into golden lightning to tear the sky and fight against the evil. Although he can only be regarded as a middle-level god in terms of his rank, his combat power is extremely powerful. He has defeated the well-known powerful evil gods and fled on more than one occasion. He can be regarded as the first-class strongman among the gods.
As for the god's teachings and detailed sect structure, Sui Xiong didn't bother to remember them. In short, he was generally certain that the god of wilderness was the one who helped him in the first place, and he was also a kind god.
Great, that's enough.
This is a good group leader who has good skills, strong awareness, can lead a team, and does not use bad equipment. If you have the opportunity to play a dungeon with him, it will definitely be great.
Of course, he must be repaid for helping him during the PK.
"Gerald, if there is a fight, be careful to protect Ahan and the others." He said.
Gerald was a little puzzled. He didn't understand why the one who needed protection was not non-combatants like Lao Soss who had been out of the world for many years and whose combat effectiveness had significantly declined. Instead, it was Ahan who was known to be a good fighter at first glance. But the god's command was absolute, and he expressed complete obedience.
But Gerald was certain that Ahan didn't need protection at all. This strong lion man can fight a wild bear head-on even without weapons. When fully armed, even a flying dragon can't do anything to him.
Well, the two-legged wyvern that wanted to attack them this evening has now become a barbecue in the camp. Old Soth's partner and chef Forge Iron is applying his proud secret spices and strong iron to the meat. Wine, part of the meat is almost cooked, and the alluring aroma is wafting in the air.
After a day's trek, the business group camped next to a small village at night. This is a large open space, enough for hundreds of people to live temporarily. Because it is adjacent to the barren mountains, it has already left the area affected by the Ash Forest. The green trees in the distance are shaded, and the grass nearby is lush. It is a vibrant scene that greatly satisfies Sui Xiong, who is used to seeing gray and black tones.
Everyone was busy at this moment, but when the smell of roasted wyvern meat wafted up, almost everyone stopped for a while, and more than one person even drooled.
Another partner of Old Soth, a half-elf ranger who calls himself "Rhyme" is processing the materials taken from the flying dragon, including the sharp claws, the fangs connected to the poison glands, the hard scales on the chest, and The tough outer skin on the body.
Wyverns are quite ferocious monsters. They have a wide range of diets, but their favorite prey is "weak bipedal beasts" - humans for short. In fact, what they like to do most is to attack herdsmen and caravans. They will even turn a blind eye to prey such as cattle and sheep when there are people to eat. They can be called the enemy of mankind.
If we were on earth, this kind of guy who openly opposed humans would definitely be killed and exterminated. At most, a few dead species would be kept for research in zoos. However, in this relatively backward and wild world, the total number of humanoid races, including humans, only occupies less than one-third of the world's land. In the vast and wild wilderness, there are things like this everywhere. Everyone is used to being enemies.
Anyway, it’s a fight. If you lose, you’ll be eaten. If you win—haha, then the relationship between eating and being eaten will be reversed!
Just like at this moment, the flying dragon that was exploded after failing to PK became everyone's dinner.
At this moment, accompanied by the overflowing aroma, Wrought Iron smiled heartily and rang the small bell that meant the meal was ready.
The sound of the bell saved Gerald, who was being constantly asked this and that by the curious baby Palin. He quickly put an end to the "giant tribe ecology" that almost came from hearsay, dragging little Palin with him who still had more to say. , hurriedly walked towards the bonfire.
Eating was a good reason, and it could finally get him out of this trouble that was like being interrogated.