Violet and the Thorn Bird

Autumn here is rainy, and it rains for the next few days.Fanny rubbed her nose, she stayed in the dwarf tavern wrapped in a thick fleece in the wet and cold rainy day.

"I always feel that I smell something strange." Fanny drank beer, frowned and rubbed the tip of her red nose again, "It's a bit like sulfur."

"We don't need that." Gray reluctantly looked away from the dwarf waitress who was winking at him. "We dig gold mines on our own. Your nose may not be used to the forest."

"Stop blowing it," Fanny said, "I know forests better than you do."

"Old Brown really doesn't know how to use explosives." Borg looked at the Demon King's wings from the window, "He has always been so confident in his ability that he never borrowed the power of explosions, and only relied on his giant ax to open mountains."

"Maybe there's something wrong with my sense of smell." Fanny sneezed and hugged her body tightly, "It's too humid here."

The door was pushed open again, but what came in was not Gal they were waiting for, but a strong dwarf with a rough beard.After he entered, he saw Gray, and the two opened their arms at the same time.

"Brother!" Gray embraced him, "Long time no see! How are you? I thought you weren't home! Let me introduce you, Boss, this is Zilo, my best brother! Zilo, this is Bo Ge, that's Fanny, my companion."

"Big name." Zilo kissed Fanny's fingertips and looked at Borg, "I often hear the name of the wandering king, Borg of Stoke."

"It's an honor." Borg raised his glass and touched him.

"Where have you been?" Gray asked him brightly. "They told me you were out when I got back."

"Going to do a little business." Zillow sat down at their table. "You know after Randolph got the Ratmen back, the dwarves' business slumped, and I had to find work. These damn northern races, they're Invading our territory, the dwarves are having a hard time finding business now."

"That's probably not their fault," Gray said. "Randolph's forced slavery broke our rules."

"You are still the same, you have the privilege of being tolerant to your victims." Zilo poured the beer, "If they don't want to, they can resist. Ratmen are sold into the kingdom in batches, even digging gold mines They are all doing it for us, and we have fallen into the predicament of no business. I suggested to your father that the dwarves need a little change, but he doesn't think we will be defeated by the rat people, but in reality there are already dwarf families who cannot meet basic food and clothing."

"A little change?" Gray looked at him. "We can support the liberation of the Ratmen, and let them return to the wilderness freely."

"They have already tasted the beauty of working in the kingdom." Zillow said, "How can you expect these half-beast gnomes to give up their advantages in the kingdom and return to the dangerous wilderness everywhere? That's too naive brother, we should take over Randolph We should enslave them even harder, let them always recognize their status, and submit to the dwarves. Only we can make the most exquisite forging in this world. They are just humble laborers, and their ambitions should not be allowed to continue to expand. "

"No." Gray glanced at Borg and Fanny, then at Zilo, and shook his head, "This is not in line with the principle of the God of the Earth. We have hands and feet, and we are down-to-earth. Dwarves don't need to enslave others. Be optimistic. Brother, there is always a way to solve the problem, don't be so rough, that is the concept of the Green people... Is your business doing well?"

"Barely enough." Ziluo tore open the dough, "The construction business in the east has been contracted by the Greens and Ratmen, and they haven't given us a single copper coin. I can only find another way and do something else. Will you How long are you staying at home?"

"At least I won't leave until the rain stops." Gray watched him gobble it up. "I haven't been home for a long time, and I need to replenish the fragrance of the soil here so that I can continue my adventures in the days to come."

"I really envy you." Zilo wiped his mouth, got up and patted Gray, "Free and carefree guy, thank you for your hospitality, goodbye."

The three watched him buy several kegs of beer and leave the tavern.

"I also smell sulfur from him." Fanny said, "It's very faint. I don't know if it was washed by the heavy rain or washed in advance, and what this guy said made me very unhappy."

"Don't be like this, Fanny," Gray said. "He's just talking. It's always difficult for people to consider other people's positions when it comes to eating and drinking, but he won't really hurt the Ratman. I know him. He's actually a Good man. I say again that dwarves don't use dynamite, you must have smelled it wrong."

"I hope so." Fanny sneezed again, "Where did Cal go? If he doesn't come back, I'll have dinner first."

"Take the cub on an adventure in the woods," says Borg. "He's such a good mother."

Gal stood in the tree, the raindrops slid across the leaves, and he held Belle up, "What can you see, can you see the Farbye River? Your grandma lives there. I think I should go and say hello to her , Look at the legendary Devi who captured Xia Ge. But I think your Borg mother will be angry, he doesn't seem to like this place very much, and he has never been close to the east."

Belle held up one ear and held it so hard that she couldn't see clearly.The snotbeast's eyesight was poor, and the heavy rain blocked its hearing range, so it couldn't find anything.

"Damn rainy day." Gal could only give up, and he hugged Belle back, "I can't squeeze you into my chest anymore, little girl, it's no use being coquettish, you are too big now. Let's go back, I We should think of a way, how to get back the wings..."

Garl hopped lightly on the branches, passing under the leaves to avoid getting wet from the rain.The weather elf would not appear, but he soon found himself lost under the double obstruction of vines and branches.

"This is where we should go." Gal jumped thoughtfully, "That's right! This way...er, maybe that's the other way? The vines are blocking my view, I can't see the direction. We're lost, Belle, you Do you remember the way?"

Belle shook her ears to show she didn't know either.

"Okay." Gal put it on his shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm sure I can find the way." Then he touched his ear, "...but I forgot to bring the voice transmitter, we can't summon the Borg."

Gall walked randomly among the branches, looking for the right direction.A dwarf lair with gold windows hangs in the middle of the old tree, with a golden corner protruding from the leaves.

"Let's ask for directions." Gal jumped off the branch, "The kind dwarves will show us the way."

But he went around the house and couldn't find where the "door" was. Gal climbed up the tree, squatted near the window, and was about to knock on the window.

"Hurry up!" Someone inside was furious, "Don't delay any longer! Gray has returned, and he still has Borg with him, you must send someone to take care of Borg!"

what.

Gal withdrew his hand and listened to the cub.

Gods testify, that was not what he meant to hear.

"Don't try to throw trouble at me, I've done enough for you guys. Without me, the underground bunker wouldn't be here. Listen, you have to get Borg out quickly, drive him away or kill him It’s all right! I’m only in charge of Old Brown and Gray. Agreement? There’s no such item in our agreement!” The people inside roared at something, “Hypocritical Green people! Don’t try to betray the agreement. If you don’t do this, then I will You can make them go back at any time. The underground is what I say, and your compensation is not enough to make me shut up. Tell Roseanne that bitch, don't think about it, we are still allies, understand? If you understand, let Come on, I can't do anything with Borg here! Devi can bless him at any time, and the elves will be more vigilant, once they find something, we will all be finished."

Gal blinked, and the Demon King's eyes came through the window.He saw the man standing by the low table pacing back and forth irritably, and the fusiform conch on the table made a sound.

"Pay attention to your words, Zilo." The other party said calmly, "Please apologize to Miss Roseanne, don't insult her with your rude words, the whole Green will fight for her, you humiliated a family head."

"Time is running out, but you are still haggling..."

"You only have three seconds. If you choose not to apologize, then we can terminate our cooperation now." The other party said firmly.

Zilo kicked over the wooden chair, he sneered, "Okay, I fucking apologize. I know what a dangerous woman Roseanne is, and I have her handle, so don't always be on top, you should learn to speak with your head down .”

"Someone will go to Shenbing Forest to help you." The other party promised, "Borg will not cause any obstacles to the plan, you just need to follow our agreement and get rid of old Brown and his stupid son. You only have one chance, old man Ron's Djinn's Ax can easily split you, and if you fail, the pact will end automatically, and you will gain nothing."

"I'm well prepared." Zilo threw the conch on the table, "full of confidence."

It's raining harder outside.

Borg opened the door, and Gal slipped in under his arm.The cub and Gal swung the water together, and Borg threw the father and daughter a large towel and pointed to the bathroom.

"Take a shower, we know, take a shower!" Gal wiped the water and went to the bathroom, but Borg grabbed his back collar, "Although I have something to tell you, I feel that I should take a shower first, otherwise you won't listen... "

"Wash separately." Borg threw the cub in his arms into its own cradle, "It's a girl, so it's not appropriate to bathe with men."

"How old is it?" Gal dissatisfied, "It's only over a year old!"

"Do you take it for a fool?" Borg said, "It already knows the difference between men and women, and you spoil it too much."

"Who's going to wash it then?" Gal said. "It won't clean itself yet."

"I'll call Fanny." Borg let go.

"Okay." Cal unbuttoned his clothes, showing a regretful expression to Belle, "Baby, you have to wash with Fanny, don't play in her bathroom, she will boil you. Remember not to sneeze, Don't spit fire either, she's a bit of a clean freak, protect yourself. It's a pity, dad wants to play with you for a while too, but your bog mom...cough dad is right. Okay my little girl, just a minute Goodbye and good luck."

Borg closed the bathroom door and turned to look at Belle.At first the cub wanted to play tricks, it pretended not to understand their conversation, and blinked at Borg innocently.Borg picked up the cigarette from the table and glanced at Belle again as he wiped the flickering flame.Belle quickly slipped to the door with a "poof", squeezed the door open by herself, and knocked on Fanny's door with her ears.

Borg stood by the window smoking a cigarette, his blond hair brushed back, and he continued to wipe the scabbard with a clean cloth.Cal sings in the bathroom, and the sound of the shower interrupts Borg's thoughts repeatedly.

"Borg!" The shadow in the bathroom suddenly stood up from the bathtub and yelled against the door, "Guess what I found!"

"Huh?" Borg took down the cigarette and turned his head, "You'd better squat down, the door can't block your butt, and the shadow will expose you."

"That doesn't matter!" Gal said excitedly. "I saw something cool! Would you like to see it?"

Borg walked to the door and opened it directly.

Gal tied a towel and dragged him in.Borg was dragged by his arms and squeezed into the narrow space. The mist of hot water instantly made his dry skin eager for moisture. Gal turned his cheek to face the bathtub.

"Look! What is this!"

"Tree-bouncing ducks." Borg looked at the bathtub filled with foam, "How many ducks did you put in it?"

"Just a few!" Gall pushed the foam away with his hands, "Oh my god, I remembered, you don't have my eyes, you can't see through here... so what?"

Gal and Borg were cheek to cheek and closed their eyes.

"Relax baby, I'll lend you my eyes...do you see it?"

Borg was wetted by Gal's cheeks with beads of water, and his entire shirt was wet. He raised his eyebrows and wrapped his arms around Gal's waist.

"Don't play..." Borg's voice stopped abruptly.

Suddenly plunged into darkness, Borg closed his eyes subconsciously, and when he opened them again, his eyes seemed to no longer obey his consciousness, the bathtub instantly turned into a phantom, and the structure of the house blurred layer by layer, and he saw directly into the depths underground.

"An underground city!" Gall said excitedly, "Where did it come from? Where is it going? See, there are still countless ratmen going west, and they are digging the ground to Violet. This What is it, another hidden hobby of Tabor?"

The Borg's vision moved quickly, from below to the east.The rat people huddled together. They kept working with their front paws and front teeth, cleverly avoiding the intricate forest roots above their heads, and digging into the huge underground city.

Borg wanted to go further east, but the peeping eyes embedded in the soil suddenly turned towards him, and Borg's eyes immediately fell into darkness.

"It can sense the sight." Gall opened his eyes again, "The ultra-sensitive high-level wizard is making complex defenses for it."

Borg's eyes had recovered, he stood up straight, and suddenly picked up Gal,

"Nice job." Borg looked up at him, "When did you find out?"

"Just now." Gal squeezed Borg's chin slyly. "Solo entertainment in the shower."

"How long have you been here singing and spying on me," Borg said. "You should pay for it now."

Cal bowed his head and kissed the corner of his lips, "Forget it baby, we found a great secret."

Green's secret.