The pieces of meat that Goron tore to the cat girl weighed more than two kilograms, but she ate them into her stomach in three bites. Looking at her fangs exposed and her eyes shining, she was almost about to transform into a mad beast. status.
Then the cat girl looked at Gronn with a look that seemed to be pleading, more like a threat. Gronn threw away the bones in his hands, licked his lips, shrugged his shoulders, and said: "It's useless for you to look at me. The portion has been eaten.”
"I can fight another rock bear!" The cat girl's suppressed animal nature was completely aroused by a piece of barbecue, and her deliberately disguised respect for 'Miss Gloria' was directly thrown to the other side of the sea. But in this way, Goron felt that she was much more pleasing to the eye, so he smiled slightly and said: "As a chef, there is nothing happier than being recognized for your skills. Since you like my barbecue so much, then Just grab any game, it doesn't have to be Iwakuma. To be honest, there's not much left of the black wasabi curry and golden star anise, the main seasonings, so it will be very laborious to cook this kind of food. "
Having said this, Goron glanced in another direction and said loudly: "And you, my old friend, how long do you plan to hide? I just heard your stomach growling. If you want to If you want to eat, go hunting with the cat lady here, as long as you don't attract those black panther girls."
"Hehehehe..." In a series of strange laughter, the evil chameleon transformed by Witch Barbie shook its tail and revealed its true form. She flicked her mouth and threw the half-dead leopard girl in her mouth in front of Goron. , then returned to his human form and said: "Why bother with it? Haven't I already hunted my prey?"
Before Goron could respond, the cat girl next to him exclaimed: "Who are you? Since when have you been hiding here? Why didn't I feel your presence? Also, she is a demi-human. It’s no different from us! How can we eat this kind of thing?”
The witch stretched out her finger and shook it to her mouth, and said sarcastically: "That's right, that's right... I'm a human, and it's just an animal, but it's really no different from you."
The witch had been chased by sand cat warriors before and was in a very embarrassed state. Although Fatina is not one of the pursuers, she has obviously become the target of the witch's wrath.
Seeing the two women who were at war with each other, Goron felt much more relaxed. No matter who was staying with these two guys with ulterior motives, Goron had to put a lot of thought into being careful and vigilant, and even often suppressed himself. He had the urge to kill them directly, but if there were three of them traveling together, he would be able to do so much more easily.
The cat girl and the witch didn't like each other, and Goron had no intention of mediating between them. As a result, the two broke up on bad terms. When the cat girl went out hunting alone, Goron took care of the unlucky leopard girl brought by the witch and directly fought. Roasted on the fire. For ogres, whether they are human demi-humans or beasts, they are essentially no different from rock bears, they are just ordinary ingredients.
The witch stared at the barbecue on the campfire without blinking. After a long time, she suddenly said: "The longer I know you, the more afraid I am of you."
“…”
"At first, I thought you were just a very talented, a little weird but valuable kid. Then in Ark of Life, you taught me a hard lesson. When I thought that everything was up to me, When you are in control, you have actually become the target of others' calculations. The funny thing is that I don't know it yet. Then after I came to this desert, you taught me a vivid second lesson. The damn cat girl was chasing you to death, and when you had nothing to eat or drink, you actually managed to get involved with the Desert King and became the current 'Miss Gloria', and you also strongly intervened in the large-scale conspiracy of the strugglers... Be honest. Said, when I saw you destroying the magic workshop of those shrunken mice, even though I was just gloating and laughing at the misfortune, I felt really happy. "
After listening to the witch's words, Goron seemed indifferent. After sprinkling some more spices on the barbecue, he replied: "Then what do you want to express when you tell me this now?"
The witch frowned, and there was a trace of hesitation and struggle in her eyes, but she still gritted her teeth and said: "I know now that you are not the childish and innocent child you seem on the surface, or, well, you are big-breasted and brainless. Vase, if my guess is correct, you probably want to use me to gain access to the crystal lake behind me."
"Are you so sure?"
"After I was separated from you, I carefully recalled everything that happened after I met you. From the time when I was still pretending to be a parrot, no matter what emergencies you encountered or you were involved in any trouble, although There will be some accidents, but in the end the biggest beneficiary will always be you, and those who plot against you, like the 'Brave of the North Country', including me, will only end up losing their money in the end. . If this happens only once or twice, it can be explained by luck, but if it happens every time, it only means that the problem is with you. "
"Is this what you have been thinking about these days?" Goron was really surprised this time. He did not expect that the witch would elevate him to such an extent. It could even be said to be a naked flattery and compliment. After all, Goron was still a big child, and he felt elated for a moment. However, when he thought of Monica who had turned into a metal statue, Gaia who was forcibly taken away, and the daughter who had to be separated, he suddenly felt a surge of emotion. The bone-piercing pain instantly brought him back to consciousness.
The witch still didn't give up plotting against Goron, and she didn't give up on the small ark hidden in Goron. She just changed the way she treated Goron. And she almost succeeded.
The witch has been carefully observing Goron's expression, not missing any details. When she found that Goron's eyes suddenly regained clarity after a moment of triumph and confusion, she could only sigh silently. Although she didn't expect to get rid of this troublesome kid with just a few words of flattery, she didn't expect that he could recover so quickly. But after thinking about it for the past few days, she had expected this situation.
"I want to change the way of cooperation with you." Before Goron could speak, the witch said first: "I don't care what your intentions are for Crystal Lake, I will not do anything to deliberately destroy your plan. For example, reporting. I can even cooperate with your actions to a certain extent, provided my safety is ensured.”
For the first time, Gron felt a little sincerity from the Witch's words. It has to be said that the Witch's proposal is very tempting. Crystal Lake has a profound heritage and has always pursued mysticism. The outside world's understanding of it is even limited to "Crystal Lake". "The name. Gronn's plan was inherently risky, and its success might be slim. If the witch could really cooperate, even if it was a trap, it would do more good than harm to Gronn. At least it gave him a chance to take advantage of the situation.
"Then what are your conditions?" There is no free lunch in this world, and the witch will not bow to him just because she suffered a loss at the hands of Goron.
"To tell you the truth, although I don't know what you are planning, I never believe that your plot will harm the foundation of Crystal Lake. And Crystal Lake is an organization that values performance above all else. As long as it can deal with If the organization makes a real contribution, then you can get everything in Crystal Lake. So my conditions are very simple. First of all, the cooperative relationship between you and me must not be exposed. Secondly, you must help me obtain a large enough amount. Achievements. For example..."
"That small ark?"
The answer to this question was tacitly understood by both of them. Just as they were calculating their own interests and losses in their minds, the cat lady who went hunting also came back. Her eyes swept over the leopard girl who was burning on the fire, and there was hatred in her eyes. In a flash, he threw a mountain rat the size of a wild boar in his hand to Goron and sat aside without saying a word.
This big mountain rat is extremely fat, with black and shiny fur. You can tell at a glance that the meat is delicious. Goron didn't waste any words. He skinned and deboned it skillfully in a few clicks, and then threw it directly into the fire.
All three of them ate satisfactorily that night. After reaching an agreement with the witch, although Goron still did not dare to completely relax his vigilance, he could still take a light sleep to give his tired body a chance to rest.
Nothing happened all night.
In the early morning of the next day, when Goron opened his eyes, the witch had disappeared again, leaving only a small mirror with a magic circle engraved on the back, and on the mirror, a few charming words were written in bright red lipstick. The handwriting - "I know you are busy, I will wait for you".
Goron curled his lips and put the mirror into his arms.
The cat girl acted as if she had never seen a witch before, and simply didn't even mention anything about that woman. After the two rested for a while, they set out to catch up with the Golden Sun Dynasty's congratulatory mission.
About a few hours after they left, a group of people, led by a big black dog, appeared at the place where the three Gorons had stayed last night. It was the Leopard Girl Legion that belonged to the Strugglers.
A tall and fit woman whose whole body was wrapped in black and red heavy armor could still be seen walking at the front. She bent down and picked up a burnt bone from the embers of the campfire, which was a broken thigh. Bones, seeing these bones, a low and angry whimper of a beast suddenly sounded behind the female warrior. The female leader of the golden-armored leopard who once almost killed Goron came forward, stood side by side with the armored female warrior, and said: "That damn one Guy, she actually ate my warrior."
"If you catch her, wouldn't you also eat her alive... So, this world is fair." The armored female warrior continued to look at the broken bones while saying: "The person we are looking for seems to be the same as her The companions gathered together. Judging from the tooth marks on the bones, there was not one person, but three people who spent the night here. One of them was an orc with sharp teeth of a small cat, and he was probably a sand cat under the desert throne. Soldier. The other one is a woman. Judging from the depth of her teeth marks and her biting habits, she must be a magician. It’s really interesting. She seems to be particularly interested in your meat. She obviously has other food.”