March along the way.
On the way, Richard naturally learned the names of several members of the Catman group.
Among them, the male swordsman is called Russ, the female swordsman is called Ellie, the rat man is called Heitu, and the little fox boy is called Pike. They are all relatively common names - in this aspect, there is no difference from the wizarding world.
But what slightly surprised Richard was the names of the young tiger man and the old orange cat man.
Among them, the tiger man is called Tyson, which sounds similar to the name of a famous boxer on earth.
As for the orange cat man, his name is even more special. He is actually called... Husky.
Yes, Husky.
A cat, a cat person, called Husky.
This made Richard feel a little happy.
Besides the joy, there is also a strong curiosity.
Although I have seen images of the ancient wizard civilization in the Kingdom of Heaven, I know that there were many human-like intelligent life forms in the ancient wizard civilization. When the white light catastrophe occurred, it was normal for these human-like intelligent life forms to survive in various sealed planes.
But it comes from the wizarding world, that is, there are no orcs in the Test plane. Now we see the orange cat man Husky, the tiger man Tyson, the rat man Heitu and the little fox boy Pike, wearing the appearance of animals, acting and Normal people are almost unanimous, and Richard can't help but want to investigate.
You know, human behavior is closely related to physiological structure. So these orcs, whose movements are so similar to humans, do they also have similar physiological structures? Or is it different and has other secrets
More than once, Richard had the idea of doing a "friendly" and "in-depth" study of the other party's body, but considering that it was just a trivial matter and in no way comparable to the big things he was currently doing, he suppressed it.
However, I suppressed this thought and was not treated well by the other party. I don't know if the other party was aware of Richard's previous intentions, or it was for other reasons. Although they were traveling together, their attitude toward Richard was not enthusiastic and they always remained vigilant.
Richard didn't care much about this. On the one hand, the strength is completely superior to the opponent, so there is no fear of any surprises. On the other hand, I understand that it is difficult for two groups of strangers to be honest with each other when they are traveling together. It is normal to be a little wary, but it is abnormal to be unwary.
Just as he didn't tell the other party that he came from another world, he noticed that the other party obviously also had a secret - on the way, they were very careful about the direction behind them, as if they were being chased by some enemy.
As for what kind of enemy was chasing him and what was going on, the other party didn't explain it, and Richard didn't bother to ask.
In this way, Richard and the other party walked together lukewarmly. Passing through several places on the way, the old orange cat people will give appropriate explanations: in which direction and how far from here, there will be very dangerous areas suitable for experience.
Every time after listening to the orange cat man's explanation, Richard would leave the team briefly, explore for a while, and after discovering that although there was some danger, it was not the space jump point he was looking for, he would catch up with the orange cat man and return to the team.
The young tiger man and the others naturally did not believe that Richard could reach the location pointed out by the orange cat man Haqishi in such a short period of time. However, out of politeness, they just murmured a few words in private and did not question it in person.
Richard would not have the time to show his true strength to a few strangers in a strange world, so both parties continued to move forward with their own thoughts, getting closer and closer to the so-called Dunma Valley.
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In a flash, a few days later.
Richard and the Orange Cat Man continued heading north. After climbing over countless mountains in the mountains and forests, they encountered cold air and could clearly feel that the temperature began to drop.
The surrounding trees also changed, from deciduous species to evergreen coniferous species, which looked similar to pine trees.
Walking here, Richard noticed that the Orange Cat Man and his party seemed to have gotten rid of the enemies behind them and became a little relaxed. One of the most obvious manifestations was that there were more conversations in the team.
The two human swordsmen, male and female, were the main force in the conversation. The rat-man Heitu also had a lot of opinions. The young tiger-man Tyson would occasionally forcefully interject a sentence or two. The little fox boy Pike and the old orange cat-man Husky might be talking because of their age. Reason, most of the time is listening.
Richard, on the other hand, was completely listening, understanding some information about the world from the side.
"Hey, do you think that if we arrive in the Dunma Valley, will the people in the village there receive us?" the male swordsman asked.
"It's impossible, right? When the people from the Dunma Valley came to our village, we treated them warmly." The female swordsman said with certainty.
"It's hard to say." The male swordsman was a little worried, "The situation is different now. Back then, the people in the Dunma Valley were just hit by the beast tide, and the situation was very miserable. But now it has developed into one of the few big cities in the north. One of the forces."
"Then they should repay our kindness." The female swordsman curled her lips.
"Nowadays, it is not uncommon to repay kindness as hatred." Rat Man Heitu said, "Although I don't think the people of Dunma Valley will really be like this, but there is nothing wrong with us being careful."
"I agree." The male swordsman nodded lightly.
"Hmph, why are you thinking so much? It's good for the people of Dunma Valley to be polite. If you dare to be rude, we are not easy to mess with." The young tiger man said grumpily, waving the broad sword in his hand, "At least The weapons in my hands are definitely not easy to mess with."
After hearing this, the male and female swordsmen and the rat man Heitu looked at each other with a slightly strange expression. But I also know that this is the character of Tiger Man Tyson, weird and helpless at the same time.
The rat man Heitu opened his mouth and was about to persuade the tiger man Tyson. Suddenly the tiger man Tyson suddenly turned his head and looked to one side. The orange cat man Hutchison was a little faster and warned: "Be careful!"
Um
Everyone was stunned and turned to look to the side. The next moment, a beast roar was heard, and then a huge black shadow jumped out from the forest. It was a tiger more than two meters long, and it rushed straight towards the orange cat man husky.
Although the orange cat man husky looked very old, his movements were very agile. He turned his body and quickly dodged the attack, and stabbed the tiger in the back with his iron sword.
The tiger sensed the danger, jumped forward, let the iron sword hit the air, and then pounced on Tiger Man Tyson.
In a sense, they are obviously the same kind. Tyson, the tiger man, faced the attack of the tiger, but he did not bear any tolerance. He wielded his sword and fought wildly with the tiger. He seemed a little behind, but he could still hold on.
After a few rounds, the remaining rat-man Heitu, the male and female swordsmen, and the orange-cat man Haqishi who had reacted quickly provided support with weapons and successfully forced the tiger back.