Hello!this is my dragon

What?Fresh animal blood?

In order to be able to eat barbecue as soon as possible, Ji Mo wanted to help clean up the grunting beast, but Ao Bai obviously still didn't believe that his mermaid could accept this strange taste, so he insisted on asking his partner to help collect dry firewood and build a bonfire.

At this time, Ji Mo, who was in a hurry, was immediately dumbfounded when he heard Xitu's invitation. He subconsciously took two steps back, the corner of his mouth twitched, and quickly declined: "Thank you, Xitu, but we don't want to drink, you can drink it .” This is really unacceptable: hot and flowing animal blood!I didn't dare to drink it, and Ao Bai didn't even want to drink it.

Thinking of this, Ji Mo cast his eyes on Ao Bai who had been standing upwind to help clean up the Hulu beast, and at the same time tried his best to avoid the smell of the Hulu beast, but the other party's expression was actually thoughtful.

- Can females give birth to healthier pups?

Xitu further explained: "In the Sicilian dense forest, it is generally not possible to catch prey alive, because the living prey will struggle and make movements that will affect the next hunt, so it is rare to be able to bring back the living prey. Fresh animal blood is basically let Give it to the females and cubs in the tribe so they will be healthier."

Ao Bai looked at his partner's clear blue eyes subconsciously with anticipation and encouragement.

Ji Mo, one head and two big, quickly said: "Xitu, we are sea orcs, and we have never had the habit of drinking animal blood. Aren't you just a cub? Then drink it quickly, and let your body recover as quickly as possible after drinking it." Restore health and become stronger!" You are a tiger cub, or a sick cat that just woke up from illness, whoever drinks if you don't drink!

After hearing his partner's explanation, Ao Bai gave up his thoughts about fresh animal blood.

The little tiger cub was stunned for a moment, and then he was very moved: because in the orc tribes of the eastern Sicilian continent, life would not be easy without an adult male.

If there is a beast father in Xitu’s family, then he can often eat fresh animal meat and drink animal blood, and his mother and father can also often eat their favorite fruits—but there are no adult males in the family, and Xitu has They are not yet adults, and cannot go deep into the dense forest alone to deal with many dangerous beasts, so they can only live on the meat distributed by the tribe every day. , After returning, they have to hand in a small part to maintain the lives of the tribe members who are as difficult as the Xitu family.

Ji Mo urged him: "Drink quickly, Xitu, the blood is going to run out, picky eaters are not good cubs, if you really don't like it, you should drink a little bit! You are too thin." Through Yu Yu felt that the little tiger cub was like the old earth Like a boy who has just started to develop: his body is twitching rapidly, and he is as thin as a bamboo pole. It seems that all the nutrition has been used to grow taller.

"You really don't want to drink?" Xitu held back and confirmed for the last time. The fresh and sweet smell of animal blood was desperately drilled into his nose, and the tiger orc instinct made him salivate non-stop.

Ji Mo said categorically: "We really don't drink it, so drink it quickly!"

Only then did Xitu lean over and gulp down the fresh animal blood.

This is the correct way to raise tiger cubs. Tigers need to eat meat and drink blood, so that they can grow fast, healthy and strong.

Ji Mo and Ao Bai, who were watching, expressed emotion at the same time. Looking at the cubs eating well, there was a bit of unconscious love in their eyes.

After a while, Xitu raised his head contentedly, looked at Ji Mo and Ao Bai with a blushing smile: he felt that he had accidentally drank too much just now, and looked too greedy... But he really couldn't help it , as a growing and developing half-grown tiger cub, the chances for him to eat fresh animal blood are really too few.

"That's right, you're so good! Well, take a break, I'll take care of the wild boar, oh no, I'll take care of the grunting beast." Facing such a young boy, Ji Mo subconsciously regarded himself as his elder brother, and when he talked to the little tiger cub, he would With a tone of coaxing the younger brother.

Ao Bai hurriedly raised his hand to keep his partner away from approaching, worried that the other party would feel uncomfortable, he asked Xitu succinctly: "How should we deal with it?"

After the cub drank the animal blood, his mental state improved a lot, and food was the best way to heal him.He held his head up and said, "Let me do it, none of you have done it."

Ji Mo stopped immediately: "No, you are still sick, let us do it. Just peel off the skin and throw away the internal organs, right?" Hahaha~ I dare not say anything else, I am familiar with pork.

Xitu flicked his tail a few times quickly, "I'm done. It's no problem to deal with the grunts—the females in our tribe generally don't deal with prey, because they can't stand such a cruel process..." So, the mermaid female, Although you are very brave, I still hope you don't do it.

—Wow!Living in a tribe of orcs feels cruel even when handling prey? !Ji Mo slandered.

Ao Bai also felt that dealing with the prey was nothing more than throwing away the inedibles, so he quickly dragged the snoozing beast to the edge of the chaotic reef and broken waves at the end of the beach, transformed into dragon claws, held his breath and pulled the snoozing beast's fur After removing and disemboweling the belly, throw away all the internal organs, and finally put them in the waves for a few times before lifting them up and striding back.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, simple and rough.

The little tiger cub who was going to help out didn't find a chance to intervene and intervene. Finally, when he watched Bailong discard the internal organs, the sentence "Don't throw away! The heart is still delicious..." was slow again. , had no choice but to walk back silently.

Ji Mo felt as if he had returned to the earth again. He was participating in an open-air barbecue with his relatives and friends, and he was extremely busy.

For barbecue, there are only a few key points: fresh meat, dry wood, and fire.

"Hey~ Alright! This way it shouldn't collapse, right?" Ji Mo carefully designed a barbecue grill, with dead grass and dead wood piled underneath.

Ao Bai came back with the purr beast that had been cleaned up, feeling that the peculiar smell just now had finally gone a lot, and his expression relaxed a lot.

Xitu took out the flint he brought from the animal skin bag, and Ji Mo's eyes stared brightly at once: Is this the land orc's fire tool?I don't know if it's easy to use, how long does one piece last?

"This is flint, do you want to try it? Look, it's used like this." Of course, the little tiger cub felt the curious gaze, and he rubbed two flints vigorously as a demonstration, sparking a few sparks. Then handed it to Ji Mo.

As a sea orc who feeds on fish and shrimp, this is the first time Ao Bai has seen Flint. He doesn't know what consequences this will cause for the time being, so he just watched.

Ji Mo took the flint and observed it first: black stone, high density, and flickering crystals visible to the naked eye; smelling the unique smell of burning stones, and the sound of the collision between the two is crisp.

"I'll try." Ji Mo carefully rubbed it vigorously: only faint sparks flashed; use a little more force: the sparks formed a string.

He was overjoyed, and rubbed his hands together vigorously, sending out obvious sparks.

——Haha~ Although it is not as good as a lighter, it should be no problem to start a fire.

Xitu praised him: "Yes, that's it! This is how we make a fire and barbecue." Ji Mo seems to like the appearance of flints, so give it to him, anyway, there are so many in the tribe.

After smelling that smell, Ao Bai's expression turned pale: Is it actually the smell of the terrible Sea God's Wrath?Although the appearance and color are different.

When Bailong was young, something happened: a certain trench in the depths of the East China Sea suddenly angered the Sea God one day, and a hot and deadly sea current erupted there, which continued to accumulate and rise, and finally emerged from the sea level, becoming It became a bare black stone - and all marine life in a large area around it was killed, and the corpse was carried by the wind and current for a long, long way.

At that time, Ao Bai was still very popular with the Dragon King, so he let him sit on his lap and received the water orcs who came to seek refuge.

The scales and skin of some orcs were burnt, bloody and horrible. They cried in pain and sought refuge in the East China Sea. They also said that many of their relatives did not escape the wrath of the Sea God and had already returned to the Sea God's embrace... …

In order to prove what they said was true, those orcs took out stones with the aura of the wrath of the sea god and presented them to the Dragon King of the East China Sea to watch.Out of curiosity, Ao Bai took a piece and played with it for a long time, until the Dragon Queen found out and threw it away in a rage: This is the Sea God's Wrath stone, how can I give it to my child to play with?Really!

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Xitu happily instructed Ji Mo how to start a fire:

First knead a small pile of finely chopped hay as a fire starter. After rubbing the flint around the hay, carefully protect it to prevent it from being blown out by the wind. Then quickly add small dead branches to the burning hay, and then add large roots. dead wood.

"Ahem~ Oh, I choked to death! I'm sorry, it rained just now, so I can only find this kind of dry firewood." Amid the billowing green smoke, Ji Mo was choked half to death, unable to open his eyes, and burst into tears.

Ao Bai, who was in charge of breaking the grunting beast into chunks, quickly walked over, dragged his partner out of the range of the thick smoke, and then called the little tiger cub: "Come here and avoid it first."

Ji Mo only slowed down for a moment, and then hurriedly returned to the fire: "It's about to go out, it's about to go out, it's hard to get up..."

When the pyre finally started to burn vigorously, before the crossing fish had time to cheer, it received a heavy blow.

Ji Mo put on his robe again, because he found out with regret, perhaps because he became a mermaid in the sea, so his skin became extremely uncomfortable with the scorching fire: in his eyes before, it was just a small pile of bonfires , but now it can make him ache all over, and he backs away straight away.

"It's so hot, it's so hot! Ao Bai, what do you think?" Ji Mo backed away in frustration, until he was close to Ao Bai.

"I'm fine. You're a mermaid, so your skin won't stand it. Put it on, it'll make you feel better." Ao Bai put his arms around his partner comfortingly, and helped him put on the shark gauze robe again: Forget it, it's rare for him I like it, and I haven't found anything wrong yet, so let him be happy.

Xitu was at a loss and said apologetically, "I'm sorry Ji Mo, I didn't know that you sea orcs can't accept fire. Are you okay now?" Oops, did you burn the female mermaid?

Unwilling to be reconciled, Ji Mo put on his robe and went into battle again.

"It's okay, Xitu, let's continue. It may be the first time my body has been exposed to fire, so I'm not used to it yet."

I don't believe that I can't overcome it. I can't spend my whole life without touching fire and cooked food, right?

Ao Bai didn't feel it was hot. He put his arms around his mermaid, touched his face, and said worriedly: "Your face is very hot. I'll bake it for you. You go back to the sea for a while, and call it when it's done roasting." Are you OK?"

At this moment, Ao Bai really let go of his heart.When they met in the East China Sea for the first time, Bailong didn’t even dare to tell the mermaid in front of him: We are going to the Sicily Sea, and we will live there in the future——in the impression of the marine aquarists, the Sicily Sea is simply abandoned by the sea god where!Remote and remote, full of ferocious beasts, next to the mainland of Sicily, there are brutal and violent land orcs living in the dense forests of the mainland, they are our deadly enemies, tsk tsk...

"Fortunately, Ji Mo has never been afraid of the Sicilian Sea. He even talks and laughs with the cubs of land orcs. He is the bravest mermaid!" Ao Bai's drooping face had a proud and satisfied smile , he helped to decompose the grunt into the chunks required by the mermaid, string them on the branches, and put them on the fire to roast.

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When the first batch of meat was finally roasted, smelling the nostalgic aroma of barbecue, the earth-traversing fish knew for the first time what it means to "cry with joy", in its lifetime...

Xitu was very happy, because the meat he roasted with his own tribe's method obviously attracted the female mermaid's interest, and there was a happy smile between his good-looking eyebrows and eyes.

"Ji Mo, here you are; Ao Bai, you can try it too." Xitu handed the roasted meat to the fish and Bailong, while he was busy spreading the next batch of raw meat with seasonings and putting it on the fire.The tiger cubs' tails waved happily from time to time, and their black triangular ears stood upright -- sure enough, females like to eat cooked food!

Ji Mo himself grilled a bunch of meat, but he hadn't touched it for a long time, the conditions were poor, and his skills were unfamiliar. His skewer was still half-cooked and looked very poor.

Smiling a little embarrassedly, Ji Mo said to the little tiger cub: "You eat first, Xitu, my skewer is almost ready." Although there is still a strong smoky smell, this barbecue still makes the earth fish I don't think it smells good.

Xitu stuffed the grilled meat into Ji Mo's hand, and took the black skewer from his hand.

"Uh, thank you for Xitu. Come on, you can eat too, I'll have a bunch with Ao Bai." Ji Mo hurriedly stuffed a bunch back.How dare the two adults ignore the children and eat first, they have no grace at all.

In the middle of the barbecue, Ao Bai had already eaten fish and shrimp. Although the native sea orcs were curious about cooked food, they didn't have much appetite.He took the meat skewer from his partner, frowned and looked at it for a while: Oh~ forget it, as long as Ji Mo likes it.

Xitu was also very straightforward, and started to eat after receiving it, his honey-colored face was rarely tense like an adult, baring his teeth and growling and threatening, but with a pure and happy smile.

"Hey, it's still a little hot, let it cool down before eating, Ao Bai." Ji Mo smiled lightly, and sighed in his heart: It seems that no matter where you live, there are always regrets in life.

"Okay. You can eat, I was full just now." Ao Bai replied, when the food is plentiful, he can of course choose not to try this strange food.

Ji Mo poked Bai Long's chest with his elbow and looked at him jokingly with raised eyebrows: Well, you still can't accept the taste of cooked food, right?It's okay, I'll show you!

Ao Bai lowered his head and looked back solemnly, his ice blue eyes were quiet and gentle.The sea breeze gently blew his long silver hair, and his deep and handsome facial features looked extremely pleasing to the eye.

Looking at each other, the mermaid turned her head again first, and continued to cool the barbecue in her hand, without hiding the smile at the corner of her mouth - such a good dragon belongs to me.

Xitu glanced secretly, eyes full of envy: They get along so well together, what will my partner be like in the future?Will he live with me with peace of mind, and will he be willing to give birth to our cubs?God of Beasts, I really want to know...

When the barbecue became only slightly warm, Ji Mo could finally eat it: it doesn't matter what it tastes like, what matters is the satisfaction in his heart.

Ao Bai didn't eat it, and he kindly helped tear the big piece of meat into small pieces so that his mermaid could eat it.

The three of them sat together and ate two meals, and gradually became acquainted, and they talked a lot more freely, no longer restrained and cautious.

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"I'm going back tomorrow." If he hadn't been sick today and felt bad, Xitu would definitely return to the tribe as soon as the storm stopped.

We will be parting so soon, you are the first friend Ao Bai and I met after we came to Sicily.

Ji Mo asked subconsciously: "Tomorrow?"

"Yes, my parents are still waiting for me at home. I'm sorry, if I'm not in a hurry, I will definitely stay for a few more days and grill meat for you every day." Xitu said guiltily, he saw the mermaid female reluctance.

"No, of course you should go back as soon as possible, your parents need you." Ji Mo comforted the little tiger cub, and then couldn't help asking: "But, do you know how to go back?"

In fact, it was luck that Xitu was able to land on the Pearl Island of his dream.

First, he secretly inquired about the direction of Pearl Island, which was rumored in the tribe. Seeing his mother and father dying of illness, and Kari's desperate situation of refusing to be treated, Xitu sneaked out of the tribe on impulse, gritted his teeth and did not care. Out of the sea——If I can’t find the pearl and go back, my mother and father will probably return to the arms of the beast god; even if I am buried in the sea, I am not afraid, the great beast god will definitely take my soul back to Sicily, let me and my mother and father reunion.

Swimming forward for a day and a night with the determination to die, until the seabirds flew overhead, and the hope of keeping sanity found the right direction.

"I don't know. The sea is so big, I don't know if I can find the way back." Xitu said helplessly.

Ji Mo sighed: "You are a land orc, and it would be terrible if you get lost at sea: the storm will swallow you, the beasts will attack you, and the most likely thing is to die of thirst or drown." After finishing speaking, he looked To Ao Bai.

——I don't want to agree blindly, or put us in danger or trouble, but I want to hear your opinion.

Xitu hugged his knees tightly, staring blankly at the fire, worrying.

Ao Bai sat upright, holding his partner's hand. After thinking for a long time, he said in a deep voice, "I know where Sicily is."

The little tiger cub immediately raised his head, his eyes full of expectation.

"But, I can't easily agree to send you back." Ao Bai continued.

The little tiger cub leaned forward and asked anxiously, "Then what will you do to send me back?"

Ji Mo didn't make a sound, he was thinking about what his partner might ask.

Ao Bai looked at Xitu and said word by word: "First of all, I ask you not to disclose the existence of this island and my partner and I to anyone, including your parents. Can you do it?"

Xitu thought about it seriously, and immediately promised: "I can do it! Beast God, I swear that you and Ji Mo will only live in my memory forever! If you violate it, I will be punished by the holy lake." Shred the beasts inside!"

Ao Bai said again: "Okay. However, we will not only live in your memory forever. After sending you back, I hope you can do us a favor."

Ji Mo also thought of the previous one, but the second one made him feel a little surprised, because Bailong has always shown great repulsion and hostility towards the orcs in Sicily.

Xitu was also stunned, and he said dully: "As long as I can do it, of course." After reacting, he quickly urged: "However, you must not contact other orcs in Sicily! They have been very Hate... uh, those who don't like the Dragon Clan."

Then he looked at the female mermaid and said, "Ji Mo, you can't even approach land!"

Ji Mo took advantage of the situation and asked, "Why? I'm not aggressive, and you've seen it." Oh~ Is it really what I guessed?Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty.

Xitu explained with shame: "Because you are a mermaid. According to legend, the tears of mermaids will turn into pearls, so... you know, Ji Mo, if there is anyone who desperately needs pearls like me, maybe, very likely hurt you..."

Now Ao Bai finally understood why the legend of the sea orcs mentioned that the mermaids would end up miserable after being captured by the land orcs.

Ji Mo raised his eyebrows and asked, "Then what about you, Xitu? I want to know, if you meet me without Pearl or Ao Bai by my side, will you hurt me?"

In fact, the time-traveling fish can fully understand this matter: one side is his own life or the life of his close relatives, and the other side is a mermaid who has no combat effectiveness; people are selfish, how can they care so much when their eyes are red-eyed?Besides, the mermaids live in the sea, how many can the land orcs catch?

The fate of the mermaid caught before can be imagined.

Xitu immediately gasped for breath and turned his head to one side, not daring to look at the two people opposite him.

After a while, the little tiger cub admitted with difficulty: "I'm sorry Ji Mo, I don't want to lie to you. However, I swear, I have absolutely no intention of hurting your life. I just, just let you cry for a while to see if there are any pearls... ..."

Ao Bai hugged Ji Mo tightly, thinking that he must work harder, so that he could protect his partner no matter what happens in the future.

Ji Mo sighed and analyzed calmly: "That's right, the first land orc just wanted to get pearls from the mermaid at the beginning, and didn't want to hurt the mermaid; besides, other people also thought the same way. However, mermaids are also wise, have emotions, sorrows and joys." Yes, how could it be possible to drop pearls every day? Later, the mermaid couldn’t cry for pearls, and the land orcs who were waiting for pearls to save their lives would definitely be disappointed and angry—”

Xitu couldn't listen anymore, he shouted helplessly: "No, no! There is no one else but me! I will never let anyone know of your existence, Ji Mo, trust me!"

"Okay Xitu, I just imagined it." Ji Mo smiled wryly, what is human nature like?It depends on the choice made by the opponent at the critical moment.

Ao Bai tilted his head and kissed his partner's forehead, and said his most urgent request to Xitu——