Dawn of Another World

Ten days later, under the astonishing resilience of the orc, Basil, whose skin was severely frostbitten, had already removed the bandage early and was able to move his limbs flexibly to practice martial arts.

And the Eye of Thales, the giant wolf city where ice and snow are falling intermittently, is like most of the extreme meteorological rifts that cannot exist stably in Terra. During these ten days, the vortex-shaped structure gradually shrinks and collapses, and the light dims and weakens. Then it completely closed and disappeared.

When the last snow crystal fell from the sky, the residents of Giant Wolf City couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, except for the children who had gone crazy from playing.Although the large amount of snow and freezing has not yet caused a disaster, it still takes a lot of extra manpower and time to clear and shovel the snow in the entire city every day.

On the other hand, a benefit is that when the Prophet Jiji first opened the Eye of Ice and Snow, he ordered an open space in the west of the city to be selected, and two deep pits, one large and one small, were artificially excavated.The snow shoveled out every day is uniformly transported to the pit for storage.Now, the two deep pits have been filled to the brim, and when all the ice and snow have melted, there will be a considerable amount of water in the two ready-made ponds.

With this extra water source, the plan to try to plant a small piece of vegetation within the main city has been preliminarily feasible.

Ling Xiao has been very busy these days.

Running back and forth between the cracks in the Black Stone Forest and the Giant Wolf City, sorted the collected fruit and flower species and registered them in the register.I don't know if the Prophet Jiji has adopted any means. At present, Ling Xiao has regained his freedom of movement and has not been embarrassing any longer.

In addition to the little brown wolf Lim accompanying him to and fro every day, gradually, some other children who got tired of making snowballs and snowball fights, under the influence of Lim, followed each other like strings of little tails. Ling Xiao followed him in and out every day.

These little guys often roll over while lying on their stomachs in the needle grass, or are accidentally pricked by the thorns of wild roses. Although they often make people laugh, but with them With the help of others, removing the small part that was eaten by the gluttonous mouth, the speed of picking seeds has become much faster.

"Lord Ling Xiao, this is for you—"

The little girl with curly hair that didn't even reach Ling Xiao's thighs rolled her big moist brown eyes, and passed a white flower from the hand behind her back.

"Good boy, thank you, Nana." Ling Xiao smiled and patted her head after receiving the fragrant flowers.

The little guy in front of him is Lim's baby sister, and the two have almost identical wet round eyes.

Nana is the youngest of this group of children.Fortunately, although the road from Giant Wolf City to Black Rock Forest was long, it was very flat. Apart from the endless wilderness, there were no dangerous cracks.Because of this group of energetic little guys who are always running around, the adult parents who are having a headache are very relieved to entrust the children to Ling Xiao to take care of them.

Seeing Ling Xiao's smile, Nana, who looked quite intoxicated, immediately began to act coquettishly, pestering Ling Xiao to climb up his back and pin flowers in his hair.

This vague and familiar scene made Ling Xiao stunned for a moment, and then he woke up again, shaking his head vigorously as if trying to drive something out of his mind.

Sitting down again in the shadow of the branches and leaves of the spinosa tree, in front of Ling Xiao was a thick cloth cushion spread out.On the mat, there is a large pile of leather bags and cloth bags with color-marked pocket openings, and on the banana leaves spread out next to them, there are various plump or small plant fruits, which are collected and placed by the children. Put it here.

Stretching out his hand, Ling Xiao began to put these seeds into different bags.

And Nana, who finally fulfilled her wish and lay on his back, stared at Ling Xiao's movements with her round eyes curiously, and would ask this and that in a childish voice from time to time.

Perhaps it was the nature of the Gutiva orcs. Even a young doll showed her tough and stubborn side early on.He would wait for Ling Xiao to answer any questions, and then no matter whether he understood or not, the little guy would giggle non-stop. The simple and pure joy seemed to make the dark shade of the trees bright and lively.

In the process of Ling Xiao guiding the children of the Giant Wolf Clan to identify and collect the plants they need, and then sorting and bagging the collected seeds, time flies by like this.

When all the cloth bags and backpacks brought on this day were filled, and a group of little guys on the grass surrounded Ling Xiao noisily, asking him to continue telling the story of the Little Mermaid, in the wonderful afterglow of the setting sun, his hair was covered with a The giant wolf surrounded by layers of golden light finally came against the light.

"Basil—"

From the moment he recovered from the frostbite and Basil was able to get out of bed without hindering his activities, a silver-haired figure accompanied him silently on the way back and forth between Ling Xiao and Ling Xiao.Perhaps in order to fulfill his promise, almost every time Ling Xiao thinks of Basil, he can see him following behind him when he turns around.

Here, the noisy little guys suddenly had a new target. They all rushed forward and surrounded Basil in the form of a silver wolf.This one wanted to catch the flame scorpion, and that one wanted the tail feathers on the red pheasant, chattering endlessly.A few of them, including Nana, who were not shy of life, immediately transformed into wolf pups and hung on Basil's body, or simply chased and bit the swinging silver tail behind Basil, spinning around in circles.

The giant silver wolf with a body length of two meters and a height close to Ling Xiao's waist planed its limbs back and forth. Although its golden eyes revealed annoyance and impatience, it never shook off those little guys who were playing around on him. .

"Ling Xiao."

Basil in the form of a giant wolf, this call is more subdued than in the form of a human, pacing forward with a few strings of dangling fur balls on his body, at this moment the big silver wolf raised his head as if he had discovered something strange, Looking at Ling Xiao's front and back, he sniffed.

"Huh? Why..." Being embarrassed by Basil sniffing up and down, Ling Xiao hurriedly pointed to the braids on his shoulders, " It was the Jasmine that Nana gave me earlier."

The white petals were scattered among the long black hair, and the strong and pungent smell made Basil, who leaned forward, turn his head quickly.The giant wolf's sense of smell is sharper than when it was in human form. To Basil, the smell of jasmine has already far surpassed the category of floral fragrance, and it is completely different from the smell just now.

Ling Xiao, who was not used to such close contact, was stiff, and the heat on his face soon dyed his white earlobes red.In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer, so he had to turn his head away, and stretched out his hand to push away Basil's shiny head that was trying to get closer.I don't know if it's his illusion, although he still doesn't talk much, but he always feels that Basil has become a little clingy recently.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiao's gaze turned not far away, the little guy Lim was lying in a pile of dense grass, flicking his tail lazily, "Lim, let everyone gather, we are going back."

"Okay, my lord!"

With his claws close together, Lim, who was biting the grass blades and stems under his feet without a bite, immediately pricked up his ears and whistled energetically.Amidst the howling sound, including the little guys hanging on Basil's body, they all appeared from far or near, and quickly stood in line behind Lim, looking quite well-trained.

After counting the number and finding that none of them left the team, Lim picked up Nana, who was tired of being at his feet, and put his precious little sister on his back, and then looked at Ling Xiao with moist eyes , "My lord, everyone is here! Can we go?"

"Well, you go first. Basil and I will come later." Ling Xiao ordered a few words, and then signaled them to go.

Led by Lim with slightly curly hair, a dozen brown wolves of the giant wolf family with uneven shapes due to underage, or carrying or hanging various bulging cloth bag backpacks, mighty and mighty, one after another, neatly Move and run.Facing the light of the setting sun, their backs were dragged into long shadows, and they ran a long distance in a few breaths, gradually becoming invisible.

Under the afterglow, Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked away.He looked at the sluggish Silver Wolf standing beside him, feeling something was wrong no matter what, the two of them stalemate in silence for a long time, but Ling Xiao couldn't help but speak first, "Baile, do you have something to say to me?" I said?"

"...Tomorrow, those who have missions in the tribe must gather."

"Is it the mission of the Thales Eye on the Hill of Ruins?" Hearing this, Ling Xiao nodded with some understanding. Regarding the crack in the Hill of Ruins, it has been a very lively event recently, and Ling Xiao has something to say about it. heard.

The omen appeared almost 20 days ago, but it has not yet been truly opened. It is conservatively estimated to be a medium-sized wind rift. The place where it appeared happened to be near the dividing line of the three-party territories of the Giant Wolf, Centaur, and Desolate Snake Tribe.

So the three parties who agreed to hunt together issued mission announcements within their respective tribes.Except for some people who were directly assigned the task, other orcs who want to participate can go to the square or camp where the task is distributed in the main city and find a special person to take the task.

As early as a few days ago, in the crowded central square of Julang City, Ling Xiao had already seen many orcs who took over the mission one after another, and they were about to set off for the hill of ruins.There are men and women, old and young.

Different from small cracks that can be hunted by a team of three to five people or by a single person, large cracks above medium size are extremely rich in various products and rare resources, but in contrast, the danger is also multiplied .Without a powerful force to match, entering these rifts alone would undoubtedly cost your life in vain.

For this reason, the tribe usually mobilizes some elite forces to participate in these large-scale space rifts on the Saofeng Plain, and then formulates many tasks of varying degrees of difficulty in detail and distributes them publicly to other orcs.

Everyone can take appropriate tasks according to their own strength and ability.

Or go deep into the fissures to hunt and kill ferocious beasts of all levels; or just collect food, medicinal materials and other materials in a safer area on the outer edge.As long as you complete the received task content and return it to someone after you go back, you can get the corresponding rewards, such as coins, medicines, daily necessities, or some rare weapons and so on.

"Basil?" Seeing that the big silver wolf just looked at him but didn't speak, Ling Xiao reached out and rubbed the smooth and shiny hair on the back of the giant wolf's neck, and said softly, "Did Master Jiji assign you a task in the afternoon?" gone?"

Basil, who had been by his side since he recovered and was inseparable from him, was found by the prophet Gigi today, and then disappeared for the whole afternoon.

"No." Basil shook his head. After the frostbite got better, his task had been assigned. The news that the teacher informed him in the afternoon was closely related to Ling Xiao who was watching him with gentle eyes, "Teacher ...the Prophet said that tomorrow he wants you to set off with us."

"Let's go together..." Ling Xiao was stunned when he heard it. This was really beyond his expectation, and he quickly confirmed again: "Are you going to the hill of ruins together?"

Facing his questioning, the giant wolf nodded silently and remained silent.

Ling Xiao put away his surprise, and soon, he figured out the reason why Basil was hesitating before.The light green eyes softened instantly with a smile, "You don't want me to go?"

Although it is an interrogative sentence, the tone is very certain.

"very dangerous."

Turning his head slightly, he didn't look at Ling Xiao awkwardly. He thought about it for the whole afternoon, but he didn't want to understand the intention of the teacher's arrangement.And Ling Xiao's attitude in front of him also made him a little unpredictable.

"But I want to go."

Leaning down | body, smiled and pulled the giant wolf's head turned away, Ling Xiao pinched the tips of his furry ears with excellent texture, and looked directly at Basil's golden eyes, but at this moment he was a little cold, "You promised to move forward together, I don't want to just talk about it casually."

"No." Shaking his head, his golden-brown pupils showed a nervous light, staring at Ling Xiao's expression, but Basil became more and more confused, "You can go wherever you want. Don't be angry, Ling Xiao."

Wherever I go, I will protect you, for I am your defender.

Looking at Basil's eyes and hearing his answer, Ling Xiao, who knew exactly what he was thinking, sighed secretly in his heart.

He thought he probably understood what the Prophet Gigi meant.But Basil is too young after all. Although the average lifespan of an orc is 300 years, his current "advanced age" of 60 years sounds very scary, but if it is replaced by the age of the earth, Basil is just a boy who has just passed his teenage years. It's just for young people entering the adult world.

Of course Ling Xiao understood better that Basil's original oath was by no means a casual remark.On the contrary, it was an extremely solemn contract that was engraved in each other's souls with spiritual power as a bond.

"Well, I'm not angry."

Unable to think about it for the time being, Ling Xiao smiled, and returned to his usual gentle expression. He rubbed Basil's soft and fluffy nape again, and said, "Go back, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with Limu and the others."

"Ah."

Above the horizon, under the golden sun of Liti and Byrutan, facing the young man shrouded in the afterglow, who seemed to be bathed in fire, the proud silver giant lowered its head and slightly bent its forelegs.The solidified silhouette is silent and humble, like a king who surrendered to this world——

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