"Annali, are you back? Come and have something to eat. The priests sent out a lot of delicious food today~"
As soon as she returned to her residence, an orc maid greeted Annali and shouted. At this moment, some fruits and various meats were placed on the table in the room, and there were even some candies that were rare on the grassland. Thanks to Thanks to the convenience brought by the market held during the Thanksgiving Festival, in addition to the food distributed, the orc maids also bought a lot of good things and are now happily enjoying the delicacies of the Thanksgiving Festival.
"Colora~Megan~" However, Annalie ignored the roommates' greetings and instead pointed at them and said.
"Ah~ yes! What's wrong?"
The two orc maids looked at their friend with inexplicable expressions, as if they didn't know why the other party asked.
Annalie's originally cold face forced a smile: "I won't eat anymore. I'm too tired after a busy day today, so I'm going to rest first."
"Okay, then you go to sleep first."
Although Korola and Megan felt strange, they did not argue deeply. After Annalie went to bed and fell asleep, they did not think much about it and continued eating and chatting.
But what the orc maids didn't know was that Annalie, who was lying on the bed with her back to them, had an expression as cold as ice. She even looked vaguely ferocious, like an enraged giant beast eager to devour anyone. However, in fact, Annalie's true identity at this moment is also unimaginable to the orcs.
Orc maid Annali ~ No! It should be said that the white dragon guard Alexis was thinking about her next action. After the redemption angel took away Cillian and the magic device, she almost instantly lost all means of finding the Star Child. , and compared with this kind of experience of having everything taken away, the failure of the mission is even more difficult for me to accept. If I want to say it, I would rather fight to the death with Pernrius than escape back to Ya as a loser. The Nord Mountains come at a good time.
Not to mention that the Star Child is right in front of her, and Alexis doesn’t want to back down no matter what!
"Why do you feel so cold all of a sudden?" Suddenly the orc maid Korola hugged her body tightly, and for some reason the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped a lot.
However, the two orc maids did not know that it was not that the surrounding temperature had dropped, but that there was an additional source of low temperature around them.
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The banquet finally ended after midnight, and the orc guests who attended the banquet returned to their rooms to rest under the leadership of the maid. Some were happy that the diplomatic purpose had been achieved, while others were sighing, but more people were curious. At the banquet, The girl sitting next to the leader of the Earth Mother Tribe, Kumana, is introverted and not very talkative. The girl did not reveal much information during the entire banquet. The only thing everyone knew about her was that she was the adopted daughter of Ruminas. , and no one has any objection to this identity. After all, all the orc tribes in Youxuan Grassland know that Luminas has never given birth to children because of her injuries.
To be able to take in a girl with such an outstanding talent, it must be said that the Luminas clan leader is very lucky
The guests all have their own thoughts. After all, priests usually have a lofty status in the orc tribe, especially after they believe in Uznok, the god of earth. Although they cannot directly use divine magic like paladins, orc priests However, they are still able to communicate with the earth and earth elements by virtue of their devout beliefs, making the soil fertile, leveling the earth, and making the invading enemies invisible. At the same time, the priests are also responsible for medical treatment of the wounded, which is indispensable in wars. The presence.
"Sure enough, you are still too hesitant~ The leader of the Earth Mother Tribe!"
Marcias, who had just returned to the guest embassy in the patriarch's inner palace, sat down and began to comment unceremoniously about the patriarch of the Earth Mother tribe. Meanwhile, Marcias's captain of the bodyguard was respectfully taking off the tedious clothes on the elder's body. ornaments.
"Hesitate!? Why do you think so about Lord Marsyas?" Murudo asked after taking off his neck ornament.
"Whether it is the previous extraordinary person or the current Kumana, I have to say that fate always seems to favor the Earth Mother Tribe and Luminas." Marcias combed his mane and said with infinite sigh. : "But Ruminas always failed to seize the opportunity. The last time she was too persistent in the misty love, but this time she was hesitant."
"If it were you, you wouldn't have any hesitation, right? Lord Marcias!"
Marcias smiled lightly and said without any doubt: "Is there any need to say it? Murudo."
Fate seems to have favored the Earth Mother Tribe twice. After the first time an orc extraordinary came to the Earth Mother Tribe, his extraordinary power laid the foundation for the unification of the Youxuan Grassland for this large tribe. However, in the end, it was destroyed because of him. Based on this foundation, in Marcias' view, Luminas, the then patriarch of the Earth Mother Tribe, was too entangled in her emotional affairs. As the patriarch, she should have married the orc extraordinary as one of her husbands. Already Earth Mother The customs of the tribe are not criticized by others, and being able to tie a transcendent person to the interests of their own tribe is something that many people only dream of!
If the orc extraordinary came to the Blood Hunter tribe at that time, Marcias believed that the leader of the blood hunter tribe would be willing to betroth his daughter to him, and he believed that the child born from the union with the extraordinary would also be powerful. Existence, with a strong father as his backing in the future, this person will surely be able to sit in the position of clan leader more easily in the future and sit more firmly than anyone else.
Not to mention that with the power of a transcendent, the entire tribe will become stronger and stronger!
Ruminas is an orc leader with a strong tradition. It is an indisputable fact that she has made the Earth Mother tribe more prosperous. For this, Marcias praised the talent of the leader, but he was not convinced by her previous stubbornness. Marcias was very dissatisfied with this, which caused the Earth Mother tribe to suffer misfortune and caused the death of an orc transcendent.
"Kumana~" Marcias couldn't help but recall everything he saw at the sacrifice, from the girl's appearance to the mobilization of power to make the holy tree grow, Marcias did not miss any detail.
Looking at Marcias's infatuated expression, Murudo asked uneasily: "Your Excellency Marcias, do you want to┉┉"
"Haha~ Don't be stupid Murudo, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand the overall situation." Marcias laughed: "Although I do have the idea of taking that cute child as my own, at least we are I came to the Earth Mother Tribe as a guest, and since I am a guest and represents the Blood Hunter Tribe, of course I can’t play such unsavory roles as a kidnapper and abductor.”
Murudo secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, of course it was just a breath. As the captain of the guard, he knew very well the character of Marcias. Although he is not the kind of extreme character who must get what he wants, but Lord Marcias is still obsessed with the pursuit of the top. Whether it is interests, strength, wisdom or beauty, Marcias is eager to stand at the top.
"Besides, that child's mind seems to be unstable. Although she is in the Earth Mother Tribe, she relies more on Luminas rather than the Earth Mother Tribe itself." Marcias seemed thoughtful for a moment. Said thoughtfully.
"Don't agree with the Earth Mother tribe?"
Marcias nodded: "It's not that I don't agree at all, it should be said that I feel strange. If possible, I hope that this child can take the initiative to follow me back to the tribe. Her talent and strength will have greater impact." Use space.”
In the petite figure nestling next to Ruminas at the banquet, Kumana's eyes revealed a faint sense of strangeness, as if she was an outsider sitting among the aliens. Obviously, she only relied on love and affection. He is just looking after his adoptive mother, and he does not have much recognition for the Earth Mother tribe or even the entire orc race. To put it bluntly, he is like a person who has not accepted his identity from the beginning to the end.
Very strange
Marcias couldn't help but be a little confused. No matter how you look at it, Kumana is also a standard orc girl. Although she is indeed a little petite, there are also petite orc races among the orcs in addition to the royal orcs. But why does the girl treat her so much? She has no sense of identity. Could it be that she once grew up outside Youxuan Grassland
While Marcias was discussing Tefa with his bodyguards, on the other side of the patriarch's hall, Tefa was also discussing Marcias with Perenlius.
Among the many orc guests, Marcias gave Tifa the deepest first impression, not because Marcias revealed extraordinary feelings for him, nor because he now discussed his fate unscrupulously. Rather than being happy, Tifa felt an unpleasant aura when she saw Marcias.
The power of the abyss! That is the aura that only the demons in the twisted void and the cultists who worship these filthy evil things have.
"It's true, but it's very weak. If you don't take the initiative to get close to sense it, it might be ignored." When the room learned that a great elder of the orc tribe had the aura of the power of the abyss, Perenlius immediately Alert.
No matter where they are, demons and cultists should be completely eliminated. Especially high-ranking cultists like Marcias must be eradicated as soon as possible, otherwise people with great power will become cultists. In the end, it is easier to corrode people's hearts and build demon altars to provide cover for demons, which may directly bury innocent people in a country or region.
The king of Zegus Kingdom is a living example!
Pernleus immediately used his mental power to detect Marcias through the barrier: "Very weak, no! It should be said that he is not a cultist. The power of the abyss does not radiate from his soul. It is better to say that he is not a cultist." It was picked up after contact with cultists, just like the smell.”
"Does that mean that Great Elder Marcias has met a cultist by chance before?" Tifa asked. If this is the case, it may not be easy to find the cultist.
"Rather than a chance encounter, it is better to say that he has been in contact with cultists for a long time. Otherwise, there is no way that the abyss aura will always remain in his body."
Pernleus denied this view. Just a casual contact with a cultist would not be contaminated with the power of the abyss. Otherwise, the cultist would really have no place to hide. The power of the abyss in Marcias is completely foreign. I can conclude that Marcias himself has not worshiped the devil, nor has he participated in the consciousness of a cultist. The power of the abyss in him should be due to long-term contact with cultists. It was contaminated because of it, and because of this reason, some traces of it still remain on Marcias's body.
Considering Marcias' identity, the people he can have long-term contact with are definitely high-ranking people in Youxuan Grassland. If the other person is really a cultist who worships demons, it will be really dangerous.
"This matter ~ I need to go to the Blood Hunter Tribe to check it out!"
After a while, Penleus opened his closed eyes and said calmly. (~^~)