My Magic Age

I walked into the windmill hills and found that this place was called Bangor Manor because there were a lot of potatoes planted on this hill. Rows of potato seedlings with dark green heart-shaped leaves were growing stubbornly and tenaciously in the wind and sand. Before I came here, I never thought that there would be orcs who knew how to plant. Whole fields of potato covered hundreds of hills of different sizes, and there was no end in sight.

There were some orc girls wearing only a pair of cownose pants on the farm. They were braving the wind and sand, holding a short hoe made of animal bones in their hands, and weeding in the fields. It seemed that they were a little slow in their movements, but everyone was conscientious. They didn't even talk to each other. Everyone was working hard. There were orcs with whips every few meters in the fields. When they saw our team from a distance, they watched curiously.

I thought: This place is so rich. This Chief Maxine is so insightful that he knows how to plant a batch of ground potatoes in such a famine year. When these ground potatoes mature, I wonder how many orcs can solve the food problem. But I don’t understand one thing. I heard that the old orc Gribaschin once said that in the edge of the Death Swamp, that is, in the swamp south of the Drowned Lake, wild ground potatoes grow and rot year after year. If this corpse disaster had not come too suddenly and people were not prepared, the orcs of the Laitu tribe would never starve, just because there are countless ground potatoes buried under their homes.

I think Maxine is a very conservative orc warrior. He would rather order his orcs to plant these crops than to risk digging at the edge of the Death Swamp. This practice is an invisible protection for ordinary orcs. He seems to be a generous and kind chief.

This was originally the first thing that made me feel a little contradictory. There are obviously a lot of ground potatoes under the neighboring Drowned Lake Swamp, but they are still planting them hard.

The second thing that made me feel contradictory was the whips in the hands of the orc supervisors. Obviously, these beastwomen who were working were so diligent, so why would someone hold a whip to supervise them to work.

Moreover, in such a windy weather, wearing only simple cownose pants like a loincloth and working in the wind and sand was a bit too cruel for those beastwomen.

So at this time, I was full of curiosity about Chief Maxine. I really wanted to know some of his ideas, and such large-scale planting of potatoes was exactly what I wanted to do with Kuz.

I jumped off the Yagui beast and quickly chased Kuz's argali. Kuz found that I was chasing him from behind, so he turned his sheep's head and waited for me in place for a while, and pulled me onto his mount, and then took me to catch up with Chief Maxine who was leading the way in front.

At this time, I saw the burly orc werewolf warrior Chief Maxine at a close distance. On his bald head was a tattoo of a human-faced demon spider, with eight sharp legs extending forward to his face. He was born with triangular eyes, a golden ring on his big nose, and four sharp canine teeth exposed from his wide mouth. It was impossible to tell that he could be so kind.

He looked at me with a little surprise, and I saw a tyrannical killing aura in his eyes. At this time, he was pointing at the vast field and proudly said to Kuz: "Kuz, your name is very good. Look here. This year, I asked the orcs in the tribe to plant a large area of ​​potatoes. Haha, you probably don't know that if I hadn't given these homeless beastwomen in the wilderness a bite to eat, they might have eaten all the grass roots in the wilderness. Now they are starving to death in the wilderness. That's a possibility."

"Hehe, now that I say it, I'm not bragging, there are not many places where you can have a full meal. My Bangor Manor in Windmill Hill is the best among them. You don't know how many people the old guy Horsens in the mining field and his group of gray dwarf miners have starved to death this year. The old guy is almost pawning his pants. Pants, hehe, what a coincidence, your name is also Pants!"

Maxine made fun of Kuz's name unscrupulously, which made me feel a little uncomfortable. I thought to myself: Are all orc warriors such rough people? , the orc's words are really annoying. Seeing him like this, I have already lost interest in talking to him.

"I grow these potatoes. In addition to feeding the orcs who picked them up from the wasteland, I also sell some to the old guy Huosens. Well, I will exchange some black iron ore with him. When the time comes, I will build a metallurgical workshop, and maybe let those dwarf slaves with blacksmith skills make some plate armor. Our blood wolf tribe relies on wolf riders to conquer the world. If every wolf rider is equipped with plate armor, it will be even more powerful, don't you think?" When Maxine spoke, white spit flew out against the wind and sand, and was blown far away. He still introduced his various actions in Bangor Manor to Kuz in a talkative manner, very proud.

I felt a deep disgust towards Chief Maxine. His appearance, his conversation, any expression of his, and even his attire. Although I knew that I should not judge a book by its cover, after all, this seemingly rude orc was actually a warrior, and his vision and brains were slightly better than those of the average orc chiefs. At least the orcs in his territory did not starve, and even faced a severe famine, they actively planted high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes. I have to say that these actions all reflect his wisdom, but I always felt that I had overlooked something.

The further I walked, the more orcs I met. The more I walked, the more I felt something was wrong. The faces of the beast girls I met along the way had almost no expressions on their faces. Their expressions were dull. Only when they saw the orc supervisors, There will be a look of fear. However, when Maxine passed by, even though they tried their best to hide it, I could still feel that everyone was almost trembling with fear.

Everyone has their own joys, sorrows, and joys, whether they are humans, orcs, or dwarves. Just like the team led by Kuz and I, these escaped beast girls who have been taken in by the beast girls of the Laitu tribe in the wilderness are also very hard. They have to walk at least fifty kilometers every day, and occasionally they are not in good health. Just now they had the opportunity to ride argali. They had to dismantle their tents before sunrise every day and pack them up hastily. After breakfast and on the road, they have to do the same thing before going to bed at night. They will be exhausted every day, but they are still in high spirits and their faces are more rosy day by day. At least they can still see smiles on their faces, even when the weather is nice. , you can also hear the loud singing, which makes our team look full of vitality.

But you can't see any of this in Bangor Manor. There is a lifeless smell everywhere, and the beast girls look frightened and tired.

I turned around and glanced at Sister Guoguo who was riding a horse behind me. Sure enough, she also made a strange gesture to me, and my heart sank. Tia in the team has long disappeared, and the warrior Yue Lun is leading Tia's Gubo horse, following behind. It seems that Weiru must have discovered something unusual and asked Tia to go ahead and investigate.

"You young men from big clans are so delicate! You even hired human bodyguards to become lords here. You see, those people's thighs are not as thick as my arms. What use can they be? Maybe they are the first to see the swamp zombies." When I was there, I was so frightened that I ran like shit,” Maxine was chattering to Kurtz again.

My disgust had reached its peak. This big werewolf man with a human-faced spider tattooed on his head actually narrowed his eyes and came closer. Yao looked at me up and down with interest, and opened his big, smelly mouth and asked: " Hey, this human kid looks good!"

When he said this, he touched his chapped lips with his scarlet tongue. I felt that the so-called good words in his words were definitely not to praise me, but to mention that my meat was fresh and tender. His unscrupulous eyes were like It's a cold poisonous snake. Then I heard him ask Kurtz: "Is this your slave?"

"No, he is my brother. He has been studying herbal medicine with my grandpa. He will become a great witch doctor in the future!" Kuz is also raising my identity to prevent me from being noticed by this group of people. Flat.

"Is he the Kulu Shaman? Oh, I haven't heard from him for a long time, and he is still alive. I thought he would die under the hammers of those dwarves!" Maxine patted her bald head and said with a laugh. .

The owner of Bangor Manor had no respect for Kurtz, not even a perfunctory intention. Kurtz and I looked at each other, feeling more worried in our hearts. It seemed that Chief Maxine was definitely a lunatic. He had no respect for the soul walkers of the Blood Wolf Clan, and there was no cover-up. Showing these emotions, or saying it in front of me and Kurtz, what on earth is he thinking, thinking that our brothers are dead people?

The atmosphere became tense with Chief Maxine's exaggerated laughter.

After the windy sand blown by the western wilderness enters the hilly areas, the wind has weakened significantly. The yellow sand and dust carried by it are deposited and piled up into mounds on the windy side of the hills. These will become hilly areas. of fertile soil. It's the cursed desert sand that makes Windmill Hills so fertile.

Viru's side has also felt the danger spreading. They are worried about the comfort of me and Kuz, and they no longer care about taking care of the beast girls in the large army. Gubolai Ma walked towards me with small steps all the way. . When Jianbach's figure slowly emerged from the wind and sand at the end of the team, his strong body looked so heavy wrapped in the dwarf chain armor. He was carrying an exquisite one-handed warhammer and a black iron side. Round shields, these two weapons are exquisite products selected from the weapons captured from the gray dwarves.

When he saw Jianbach, Chief Maxine's face had turned ugly. When the wind and sand subsided a little, and Viru appeared completely wrapped in linen, I could clearly see Mark The veins on Xin's forehead were beating constantly, and the suppressed anger in his eyes was about to reach its peak. He turned around like a madman and glared at a wolf knight fiercely. He covered his heart with one hand, stretched out his other hand and pointed his index finger at the wolf knight captain, and asked in a low and hoarse voice with a hint of pain. : "How the hell do you do things? You can't do such a small thing well. If I raise you with gold coins, you will just be a white-eyed dog and a bunch of trash!"

The wolf cavalry walking quietly behind him remained silent as if they were deaf. In this awkward atmosphere, Kurtz and I were unable to move forward or retreat. However, since Viru had already arrived with the members of the chasing team, I He and Kuz were more confident, so they pretended to be stupid boys who didn't understand anything, and walked directly into Bangor Manor. Although such a situation has already occurred, we must explore the reality of the Black Fang tribe no matter what.

But these things about me made me even more awkward. It is difficult to explain Chief Maxine's reactions. From the unscrupulous and sarcastic teasing of Kurtz at the beginning, to the disrespectful words towards the old Kulu later, when the atmosphere became tense, Wei Lu and the others appeared, and the gloomy look on Chief Maxine's face was so intense that it was almost dripping with water. From his expression, I found that he seemed to have never known the existence of Weilu, Jianbach and Dolenlie before. It seemed that he had only seen Sister Guoguo and the warrior Yue Lun before, and at this time, Sister Guoguo was wearing a The black cloak with a conical hat makes it impossible to tell her profession. I don’t think Chief Maxine would have thought that there was a human magician in Kurtz’s team.

When those wolf cavalry reported our strength to Chief Maxine, for some reason they omitted three people, the demon-hunting archer Velu, the shield warrior Jonbach, and the swordsman Doronlie, causing Chief Maxine to misjudge our strength. Strength, he was very bold and kept using words to bully Kuz all the way. By the time Chief Maxine said those words that Kuz was most taboo about, it was already too late to regret it.

After Chief Maxine's expression changed several times, her stiff face finally squeezed out a forced smile. She turned to Kurtz and said, "Little brother, you came all the way here. You must have traveled thousands of miles along the way." After all the hard work, there is a shortage of food and clothing everywhere. Now that we have arrived, Here, you must come to our manor to sit down. There will be a sacrifice event today. The pigs and sheep are all ready. The roasted leg of lamb in our Black Tooth tribe is very famous in the entire Western Wilderness! Today, brother! Be sure to taste it. ”

Kurtz has matured a lot recently. The reckless orc boy he used to be has become a calm-minded, thoughtful tribal leader who is more willing to consider the overall situation. Although the smile disappeared on his face covered with green stubble, his expression looked particularly calm. If I hadn't been behind him and seen the hand behind his back tightly grasping the back of the alloy bow, and the knuckles of his fingers had turned slightly white, I would have thought that he didn't hear Maxine's sarcasm. Don't mind the sarcastic remarks. It seems that Chief Maxine, the owner of Bangor Manor, has made our orc boy Kuz very angry. But with Kuz holding on like this, he probably still doesn’t want to talk to the chief of the Black Fang tribe who has a wolf cavalry at this time. Falling out, our family's wealth is all on other people's territory.

When they came, Maxine and his wolf cavalry came on horseback, so naturally they came very quickly.

Our group was followed by beast girls, old people and children who were trekking on foot. Nearly half of the more than 170 argali sheep were carrying supplies. The remaining argali had to take care of the frail elders and children of the beast tribe, and also There are some beast girls who are not feeling well. Therefore, it took a long time to walk around the winding mountain road between several huge hills. Maxine, who was leading the way, looked obviously anxious, but the two dozen wolf cavalrymen still followed expressionlessly. behind him.

I guessed that he wanted to rush back to preside over the sacrificial ceremony and it was inconvenient to leave us here. After finally ascending a huge slope, there was a huge valley surrounded by many hills in front. A manor full of beast style appeared in front of us. The wooden fences surrounded by logs were tied with colorful cloth. Strips, probably because of the scarcity of wood here, the buildings in the manor are all made of strips of stone, and the hundreds of courtyards look like a village.

You can vaguely see a lot of orcs gathered in the square in the center of the manor. There seems to be some chaos there. Some orcs are constantly running, and the orcs holding leather whips and waving iron swords are constantly chasing. It seems that Maxine has temporarily left to sacrifice. There was a slight problem with the event. Chief Maxine patted the warg on the crotch and took a few steps forward to carefully observe the situation in the manor.

Taking advantage of this moment, Kuz and I exchanged glances. Kuz spoke to me in Imperial dialect in a very low voice and very fast: "Let Gerile take the women in the tribe to stay here to eat and rest. Sister Guoguo and I will go to the manor with them to participate in the sacrifice event. We will go separately and tell them."

I quickly nodded and agreed. Naturally, I had to go talk to Weiru and Sister Guoguo. When I turned around and ran back, Viru had already dismounted and handed the reins to Yue Lun who was standing aside. The members of the Storm Chaser team also dismounted and gathered together. At this time, Tia came out of nowhere, her face pale and gasping for air. Sister Guoguo gently recited the magic spell, and a pale white halo instantly enveloped Tia, making his breathing much calmer.

Kuz called Geril off the back of Yagui, and the two of them whispered next to Yagui. At first, Gerile was a little reluctant, but after Kuz persisted for a few words, he meekly agreed. .

I rushed to Sister Guoguo, and Viru was asking Tia about the situation: "How is the situation in the manor?"

Tia swallowed, let herself breathe steadily, and hurriedly whispered: "There was a turmoil in the manor. Some outside orcs were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Black Fang tribe, and they resisted one after another. Several outside beast girls died, but it seems that was suppressed. There are probably less than thirty wolf cavalry, and there are more than 200 werewolf warriors and archers. The population of the entire Black Fang tribe should be more than a thousand. In addition, they have also taken in a large number of orcs who fled from abroad. Most of these orcs are Working hard here..."

The news that Tia brought back was not good. It was obvious that Maxine had no good intentions towards us. Even before he saw the powerful Viru and Qiang Bach, he wanted to swallow us up. However, the reason why Maxine had such a strong ambition was that he had a certain strength. Before, he must have thought that he could swallow all of us and not let any news leak out. But after he saw Viru and Qiang Bach, his mind had changed.

Viru frowned and asked, "What's the sacrificial ceremony about?"

"It should be to kill some orcs. It is said that it is a ceremony to offer to the devil and pray for good weather." Tia said, and then he said, "There are some orc children inside. They are all outsiders, orcs who fled from the wilderness. The rebellion just now is probably because of this."

After hearing Tia's words, my heart was chilled, and I whispered, "The sacrifices to the gods are not cattle and sheep, but orcs?"

Although Viru's adventure group has traveled to many places, in terms of understanding the lifestyle of the orc tribe, no one among them can be better than me. From my understanding of the Blood Wolf Clan, this is an orc tribe that believes in the power of ancestors. Every warrior in their tribe has inherited a powerful bloodline power. The most basic reason why the Blood Wolf Clan can live in a corner and occupy the Guludin Fortress on the Pai Plateau is that the Blood Wolf Clan has the "self-healing" bloodline talent. They believe in their ancestors to gain such powerful power.

But now, the Black Fang Tribe of the Blood Wolf Clan is holding an evil sacrificial ceremony, which is against the will of the ancestors.

"Yes, the whole altar is soaked with the blood of the orcs. Every time the orc executioner kills a beast girl, he will collect the blood in a pottery jar and pour it into a huge bronze tripod. More than half of the blood has been collected, and their bodies are piled in the center of the altar. Oh, those orc children are locked in wooden cages. They should be killed at the end of the sacrifice!" Tia's face was a little ugly, and she was still frightened by these cruel scenes.

"Let's go and see?" Viru turned and asked me.

I didn't expect that the taciturn leader of the Wind Chaser Adventure Group would take the initiative to mention the next action.

A female beast warrior who was responsible for distributing dry food took out a brown smoked sausage from a linen bag and handed it to the orcs of the Laitu tribe who were sitting on the roadside to rest. They took off their water bags and drank two big gulps of water impatiently. Then they began to chew the sausages that were as thick as their forearms in the wind and ate them with relish. I didn't expect that these sausages were the most popular food among the orcs of the tribe. They were a little salty for the convenience of storage.

I looked up and said to Viru: "The women and children in the tribe stay outside. Kuz and I will go to the manor with you to take a look!"

"Well, this is the best. Too many people will make it difficult to take care of it!" Qiangbahe said on the side. He and Viru have been friends for many years. The two of them are like Kuz and I, partners who grew up together. After Qiangbahe finished speaking, he looked at Sister Guoguo.

"Take the horses with you. If something is wrong, everyone will rush out together. There are always some things in the air of this manor that make me uncomfortable, Jia..."

Sister Guoguo actually wanted to ask me: Jia, do you feel those strange magical elements? But before I could finish my words, I realized that I couldn't say anything, so I stopped talking and paused for a moment before saying, "Jia, you have to stay with me for a while, don't run around."

I whispered, "I can protect myself."

"I know." Sister Guoguo said helplessly.

She patted my head lovingly, and immediately the dust flew up. I curled up in the leather saddle of the Yagui beast this morning, as if I was buried in the sand, and my whole body was covered with dust.