Chapter 229 This tea is poisonous!
Everything, after Gothe solved the three wolves, was actually over.
Just as the old patriarch was afraid of the three ice and snow wolves with one ring in his head.
These zero-level snow wolves do not have much resistance to the first-level mage.
At the level of a first-level mage, Gothe casts spells by raising the level. Even if it is just a trick, it is enough to easily kill these zero-level earth-line creatures in an instant.
He cast spells quickly and kept using [Fire Arrow+] to harvest the lives of these snow wolves neatly.
【Magic Explosion+】Although one spell can cause damage to two targets, and with the additional effect of continuous tracking, it is more "intelligent" to use.
But what is embarrassing is that its power is just a little short of killing the zero-ring snow wolf instantly.
Just this little bit, it is very likely that the snow wolf with only one breath left will be hit by other people.
Hence Gothe can only choose [Flame Arrow+] as a single attack, but the power can reach 20 degrees.
However, even with single-target attack spells, Gaode's efficiency in harvesting these snow wolves is not low.
Before the wolves could react, another beam of flames shot out from Gothe's hand and killed another snow wolf.
Then, within five or six seconds, the third, fourth, and fifth snow wolves died under the bombing of [Flame Arrow+].
Seeing that the zero-ring origin points for [Snow Wolf] on the origin column were full, Gothe was slightly relieved.
It was at this time that the old patriarch hurried back and joined the battle.
Just like Gothe, ice blue arrows were constantly generated in his hands, shooting at the snow wolves.
His ice elemental spells are almost useless against level 1 ice and snow wolves, but they are still easy to deal with these level 0 snow wolves.
It's just that the results of the battle are obviously not as impressive as Gaode.
Even the zero-ring snow wolf moves extremely fast.
【Flame Arrow+】can adjust the trajectory once, which ensures Goode's almost 100% hit rate.
The old patriarch does not have this ability, and his spells often fail.
However, although Gothe slowed down his spell casting speed, he continued to release spells to help deal with these snow wolves.
Hence, this sudden battle ended quickly.
Amidst the ups and downs, most people in this small tribe are still immersed in the emotions just now and have not recovered.
Gaode was in a good mood.
Another bit of origin has arrived, even if it is only zero-ring, it makes him very satisfied.
This trip to the north was indeed the right time.
Because he was in a good mood, the expression on Gao De's face seemed very strange to the people in the tribe.
They all looked at Gothe extremely nervously, and they were not defenseless because Gothe had just killed the snow wolf to rescue them.
On the northern border, I met such a strange person of unknown origin, especially since the other person had just cast a fire element spell - it was impossible for someone with ice blood to awaken the fire element spell.
This shows that the other party is most likely not from the north.
As for the human races outside the country, the people in the north are somewhat uneasy.
No one knows the purpose of the other's visit.
After Gothe withdrew his attention from "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow", he noticed the expressions on the faces of these primitive and rugged northerners, and roughly guessed what they were thinking.
Gaud is not dissatisfied with this.
These people living on the permafrost tundra have been worrying about food and survival since birth, fighting various ferocious beasts, and contending with the weather. It is normal for them to be highly vigilant.
“Rescue people first.” He noticed that in the battle just now, many people in this tribe were injured, and some even had their intestines disemboweled, leaving only one breath left.
However, the hunters in those tribes looked at each other and did not take any action.
It wasn't until the old patriarch came forward and said to Gothe: "****************"
A series of chirping made Gothe stunned for a moment before he suddenly reacted.
Yes, the language of the people in the north is not the same as the language of the outsiders.
The language of the outside human race is called the lingua franca and is the most widely used.
Even if the indigenous human race in some areas still use their own local language, they often master the common language.
Even because of the power of mages, many non-human races will also master the common language of the human race in order to communicate with the human race.
But due to the isolation of the North, although the people in the North are also human beings, they do not master the common language. Instead, they use the "Ais language" that has been used since ancient times, also known as the "Northern language".
Fortunately, he has mastered [Language Proficiency].
【Knowledge of Languages】(Prophecy, 1st level):
Know the literal meaning of all languages you hear for the duration of the spell (one hour).
You can also touch the written text to read its literal meaning, but it takes 1 minute to read each page of text in this way.
Certain text or graphic secrets (such as an arcane rune) cannot be deciphered by this spell because they are not classified as written languages.
The next moment, Gao De thought, and a drop of liquid mana in his body had already flowed into the sea of spells, flashing on the spell model.
Suddenly, a glimmer of insight flashed in his eyes.
The "Heavenly Book" that the old patriarch originally chirped was now easily understood by Gothe, as if it had been interpreted.
"I'm sorry, but the clan members do not master the common language, nor do they have ice blood, nor do they have the ability to understand the language." The old clan leader said.
Once you have ice blood, as long as you reach the first level, you will have the power of spells that understand languages.
"It's okay. Let's save people first." Gothe said.
The old clan leader nodded, turned around and gave instructions. The clansmen who were still looking at each other quickly took action.
Then, the old patriarch turned around and solemnly thanked Gaode: "If you hadn't taken action in time, our Duo'er Bianbe might have been doomed this time."
The name of this small tribe is Duo'er Bianbe.
A name that has no meaning.
"It's just a small matter." Gao De said honestly.
While speaking, Gothe first pulled his feet out of the ice plate, and then released the ice-condensing effect of [Water Manipulation].
The old patriarch was secretly surprised when he saw this scene.
Only now did he realize that the reason why the person in front of him was able to appear from the hillside at such a high speed just now was not because he could really "fly", but because he relied on those strange "shoes".
"Are you from outside the North?" the old patriarch asked again.
Gothe nodded. He also knew that the people in the north were extremely hostile to foreigners.
But whether it is language or appearance, temperament, the differences between myself and the people in the north are too big.
The people of the North have very rough skin and are extremely strong, which helps them withstand the cold.
In addition, northerners have slender eyes and thick eyelashes, which can reduce the irritation of the eyes with extremely low ice and snow reflection of strong light and protect vision. In addition, northerners have wider faces and thicker lips, which are also to adapt to the cold environment.
Of course, if they have ice blood, their appearance and body shape will be similar to that of the outside human race, because the power flowing in the ice blood allows them to naturally withstand the cold without the need for additional adaptations.
But similarly, owners of Ice bloodline also have their own appearance characteristics.
The most distinctive thing is that the Iceborn have a pair of blue eyes. The stronger the bloodline power, the purer and deeper the blue of the eyes.
These appearance characteristics made it impossible for Gothe to conceal his identity as a foreigner, so he had no intention of hiding anything from the beginning.
"Dear foreigner, may I know your name?" The old patriarch said sincerely: "You saved Duo'er Bianbu today, and we will definitely repay you."
"My name is Gao De." Gao De thought for a moment and replied.
“I am Ximo, the patriarch of the Duolbian tribe.” The old patriarch also introduced his name.
"Foreigners, it's almost dark now. Come to the village to rest for a night, so that we can thank you properly." After introducing his name, he extended an invitation.
―It was said to be a village, Gaode took a look, but it was actually the smallest tribe consisting of dozens of simple tents with some fences erected, and the total population did not exceed two hundred.
"Okay, then I won't bother you." Gao De's heart moved and he agreed without refusing.
He happened to want to learn about the customs, geography and features of the North through this small tribe.
He was relieved when Gothe agreed.
The people in the north are indeed very wary of outsiders, but to them Goude is not a outsider, but a savior.
In the minds of people in the north, kindness must be repaid.
He also knew that with the strength shown by Gaode and the situation of his tribe, he could not get anything of equal value in return, but even if it was just to entertain others for one night, it would still be good.
"Do you still need these snow wolves?" Ximo pointed to the carcasses of the snow wolves on the snow and asked with some hesitation.
"Leave the furs of the two ice wolves to me, and you can take the rest." Gothe said generously.
The texture of Snow Wolf's meat is quite acceptable, but with so much, it is impossible for Gaode to bring much with him.
As for the fur of snow wolves, firstly, when most snow wolves die, their bodies are covered with scars and their fur is incomplete. Secondly, zero-ring snow wolf fur is actually not worth much money. If there were a legendary "space ring", Gothe would not mind the small legs of mosquitoes, but unfortunately he didn't have them.
On the contrary, the two one-ring ice wolves died under the energy beam of [Magic Explosion+]. Since [Magic Explosion] caused force field damage, there were no obvious external injuries on their bodies, and their fur was quite intact.
A ring of ice wolf fur is taken to the outside world and sold to fur traders. One piece can be sold for nearly 20 gold coins.
Even if you can't find any merchants in the northern territory, it would be good to use the ice wolf's fur for your own use due to its warmth.
Of course, skinning is actually a technical job.
In any case, Gaode himself couldn't peel off a complete snow wolf skin skillfully.
But for people from the north, this is a basic skill.
Hence, Gaode was relieved as the Snow Wolf corpse was left to them for disposal.
"Thank you!" Ximo couldn't help but said in surprise when he heard this.
There are twenty or thirty snow wolf carcasses on the ground. Their meat, plus the originally prepared food reserves, can allow the tribe to survive this year's winter safely.
Although Gaode took action in time, seven people in Duoer still lost their lives.
Including two hunters.
This is a big blow to Duo Erbian.
As the leader of the clan, Shimo also blamed himself very much. If it hadn't been for his order, the two hunters would not have been killed by the cunning ice wolf.
The clan members did not blame Ximo.
Everyone knows that this is a last resort choice.
A few years ago, Duo Erbian had been attacked by a pack of snow wolves.
That time, Shimo led the tribe to resist and successfully repelled the wave of snow wolves, but Duoer also suffered heavy losses as a result.
The former leader of the hunting team and another member of the ice bloodline in the tribe also died in that battle.
Many times, choosing to resist or compromise is not the right choice. It can only be said to be the lesser of two harms.
Because it is not the choice that is wrong, but weakness.
According to the tradition of the people in the north, the tribesmen of the Duolbian tribe held an ice burial for them:
Prepare an ice cave, put the remains of the dead tribesmen in, cover it with animal skins, seal the entrance of the cave with ice, and dig a small hole above the ice cave.
The people of the North believe that in this way their souls will leave the ice cave, while their bodies will stay to nourish the land of the North.
Although the permafrost tundra is barren and cold, all northerners still deeply love the land beneath their feet.
On this night at Duolbian, Gothe received the warmest welcome without a doubt.
In the evening, the Duolbian tribe held a bonfire party that had not been held for a long time.
The fuel that was usually used with caution was taken out without hesitation at this time, and a blazing bonfire was lit.
The tribesmen brought over all kinds of wild vegetables and fruits collected at home.
These are the only things they are willing to take out as condiments and eat with meat during festivals.
Himo even asked the hunters to kill a female musk ox raised in the tribe for milk production to entertain Gothe.
Of course there are other meats stored in the village, including today’s snow wolf meat, which is all fresh.
However, the taste of snow wolf meat is not particularly good. For the northerners living on the permafrost tundra, this is a precious food that cannot be wasted, but it seems too petty to entertain guests.
"I heard that among you foreigners, there is a drink called "wine" during banquets. Our conditions in the north are limited, so we only have this." Patriarch Ximo brought a clay cup to Gao De.
·A few dry leaves floated on the steaming water in the cup.
"This is ginger tea," Shimo introduced: "Ginger grass is a special plant that only grows on the permafrost tundra. After it is picked and dried, it has a unique flavor when soaked in water, and it has the effect of keeping out the cold."
"Mage~~~" A thin voice sounded from Gaode's chest.
Himo was startled when he realized that a small head poked out of the pocket on Gothe's chest.
Gothe smiled slightly and said, "Chief Shimo, I am not alone, but I am traveling with a companion. Please give me an extra cup of tea for my companion."
Hemo couldn't help but take a second look at Flora, who had flown out of Gothe's pocket, and then went to bring another ceramic cup.
He had chosen the smallest cup possible, but it was still too big for Flora.
"It's okay." Facing Shimo's slightly apologetic look, Gothe said.
Gothe's heart moved, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his eyes. After confirming that the cup of tea was harmless through [Detecting Toxicity], he said to Flora, who was already full of curiosity:
"Sir Flora, please go first."
Flora immediately flew towards the ceramic cup, placed her hands on the edge of the tea cup, leaned down, like a kitten drinking water by the river, stretched out her tongue and took a sip.
The next moment, Flora suddenly "jumped" up like a cat with explosive hair, shook her head and retreated to Gothe's side.
"Mage, be careful! This tea is poisonous!"
"Probably not."
"Oh~~ It seems to be not poisonous." Flora stuck out her tongue and fell into deep thought. With her ability, how could she not sense poisonous plants?
Although the two were communicating spiritually, Flora's "disgusting" movement of retreating suddenly still made the corners of Shimo's eyes twitch slightly.
When Gao De saw this, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip with a smile.
A faint scent of plants came to my nose, and as the tea flowed into my throat, there was an incredible burning sensation, which made my body warm up all of a sudden. It was really amazing.
But the taste is extremely spicy, and most people really can't drink it.
"Good stuff." Gao De praised.
Seeing Gaode's approval of ginger tea, Ximo's wrinkled face couldn't help but reveal a relieved smile:
"You will always be our most distinguished guest in Duo'er."
The people of the North spend most of their time and energy on foraging and survival, so their sense of right and wrong is actually very primitive.
Or rather simple.
If you are kind to them, they will regard you as the most noble person and will have no other small thoughts.
(End of this chapter)