Othua's War Banner

Chapter 528 0525: Traveler sentenced to death

In the quiet and dreamlike cool night, the giant light deer watched quietly.

When Ken turned his head, he could only see the darkness, like when he was immersed in the world deep in his heart... a distance that neither the naked eye nor the consciousness could reach.

Then the dazzling light gradually weakened, outlining the strong and complete body of the giant deer, and at the same time reflecting the surrounding forest. The earth fragrance from the mound is fresh and pleasant, and the stream flows under the feet. The forest in the night has a kind of beauty. loneliness.

The cries of unknown animals are like a plucking rhythm, rising from the depths of the bushes and disappearing from the double shadow of pine needles.

The forest looked very small under the giant deer's feet.

Like the exquisite trays that craftsmen add when they carve utensils, and all the places where the wind blows are shrouded in the gifts it spreads, and the surrounding land is inlaid with stone slabs wrapped in moss.

Although Ken couldn't see the ancient text on it clearly, it was still easy to distinguish the patterns etched by the years.

Deer spirits and humans, to be precise, humans for countless years.

Ken felt a chill running up his back, and couldn't help raising his head. He immediately realized that it was the giant deer's gaze falling on him.

Its brilliance has become the lines attached to the body, like the borderlines used to outline buildings in a magnificent painting. All the words of praise in the world cannot accurately describe its sacred feeling.

"what are you?"

Julu's voice is indistinguishable from male to female, and he uses the most solemn tone, but speaks confusing words.

Ken tilted his head slightly and narrowed his eyes, suspecting that he had heard wrong. "Uh, sorry, what did you say?"

The giant deer is the closest to a god among the beast spirits that have appeared so far, and it is in the same situation as the winter mother. They both stay in other places far away from the world and quietly look at the world.

[Hipo] is not bound, but simply keeps a distance from humans.

It wants to use human language to communicate, and when the divine thoughts are transformed into consciousness and passed into the depths of Ken's mind, it will become this strange tone that is difficult to distinguish gender, and the words and sentences are completely illogical.

"Thing, what are you?"

"Well... I knew it before you asked."

Ken felt a little uncomfortable.

He actually doesn't like playing charades with beings at the level of gods.

Ken straightforwardly explained his reason for coming, regardless of whether God understood or not, he directly stated his needs clearly, and wanted to get a little bit of power from Luling Xibo.

At the beginning, he met Usenbu in Santon Kaya and got the Eagle Spirit.

But that's because [Eagle Spirit]'s faith is weak, and the members of the animal clan love the wilderness, and they will not serve a single winter house so devoutly like Wusenbu for a lifetime.

Ken only needs to let the remark retrieve and get in touch with the pure power, and he can leave enough imprints to activate.

However, the deer spirit [Xibo] is not a nihilistic legend floating in the cultural stories of the northern border, but a real noble god, and the power released by the wasteland mound is firmly controlled by it.

"I have no malicious intentions, I just pray for your little grace, and I am willing to pay a reasonable price."

"I wish." Lu Ling replied. "I feel genuine, speak, magical stuff, swear by your name."

"Ken Bouvier."

He presents his name in the illusory forest constructed by consciousness.

The flowing stream and the spreading land overflowed under his feet, and the power as huge as the abyss was passing through his feet, and the ancient grace and the small words floating in the forest penetrated into his ears.

[Mission: Yo Woo (Wilderland Tomb)]

[Description: Deer Ling Xibo (Light) accepted your request, and after completing the task it entrusted to you, you can get the precious gift left by Lu Ling. 】

"Listen to your prayers, as you wish, offer sincere praise, and return your poems."

Hippo raised his head, and the huge antlers moved back, and then the long deer blew resounded throughout the night.

……

Ken suddenly woke up from his coma, like a frightened giant wolf, and passed the eyes of the two ladies.

He quickly stabilized his body and put on a vigilant posture. At the same time, he covered his head to resist the severe tinnitus, and barely opened his eyes. The sacred giant deer and the forest and grass disappeared.

There is no vegetation left by magic in the tent, and the surging vitality in memory is gone.

When Ken returned to the real world, there were only dim tables and chairs that smelled of candle oil in front of him. Both Selina and Judit stared at his face with frowns, as if they were confirming some magical things.

Selina shrugged, pursed her mouth, and picked up the silver teacup to taste the warm water inside.

Ken knew that it was the sorceress' treasure, and at the same time asked suspiciously: "How long have I been away?"

"All night!" Judit tilted his head, motioning to the edge of the tent. "It's almost dawn, kid, what the hell are you?"

Ken narrowed his eyes and asked with a complex expression: "Do Hippo and its servants like to talk like this? Is this your tribal culture or something..."

Selena moved the silver cup away from her lips and smiled, "Look, Mr. Kean, I'm not the one who says the worst."

Judit originally wanted to ask about Ken's experience after coma, because Hippo's power made her feel restless, just like Asakusa seeds waiting for the first ray of warm sun after spring.

She knew Hippo was communicating with the young man in front of her.

Judit caught the point of Ken's words and asked anxiously: "Did you talk to him? Who is it?"

"Deer, glowing deer, taller than a pine tree...and..."

Judit walked up excitedly, and rushed to say: "There are still woods, shallow grass hills, and gurgling streams, right?"

Ken was confused by her sudden enthusiasm and didn't know how to speak, but Judit had already got the answer she wanted from his expression, and then muttered a few prayers with unclear meanings, sweeping away the depression of the past few days And empty.

She turned around and began to murmur, then turned around suddenly, and said in amazement:
"If you have malicious intentions and rashly break into Hippo's territory, you will encounter a completely different scene, barren and dry soil, a terrifying purgatory full of bones, and the glowing giant deer will turn into a terrifying skeleton deer spirit. Judgment your sins!"

Youdit narrated vividly, and approached him step by step, "Hehe, you don't seem to be afraid?"

Ken thought for a moment and explained, "Thank you, I saw something scarier not long ago, and it was more real than what you described."

Judit shrugged his shoulders to give up, and at the same time asked Ken about his gains.

What she cares most about is whether Hippo will let Ken carry some instructions to lead her tribe on the right path in the northern border where chaos is about to come.

Ken expressed regret.

Lu Ling only gave himself a mystery, and the only clue was the deer's cry that resounded all around at last.

"Yo - woo -"

Judit actually imitated the movement perfectly, and then looked at the stunned Ken and asked, "Is it like this?"

It has been a long time since the Forest Tribe was trapped in the Red Maple Heights by the wave of undead.

Shouluo forced all the beasts that had crossed the ancient north road into the south. In order to avoid the deadly threat, the migrating deer had strayed into the territory of Jianyin Bingwan.

Judit said worriedly: "That place is full of ferocious monsters, and the herd of deer will become the best delicacy under the undead tide."

Selena also added: "This is completely different from natural death and hunting, Mr. Ken, the appearance of hunting has disrupted the original evolution of Palotus, and the excessive consumption of those deer will cause more changes. "

Ken was puzzled.

"Palotus has been born for countless years. Hasn't there been a similar situation? Since you want to respect the law, why don't you respect its contingency."

"That's a good point, Mr. Kean, but I must warn you."

Selina put it as tactfully as possible.

In fact, many things were suddenly figured out after Ken confessed to Selena. "Some things break the law, such as Roxani's appearance, and your choice."

Ken has reason to suspect that Selena wants to push all the undead tide that Palotusbi encountered on him.

He didn't want to have a philosophical debate with the woman with the most knowledge and experience around him, so he simply asked female Zhanjing if she needed help.

Judit showed a happy and troubled expression.

The forest tribe was delayed for too long by the wave of undead, missed the hunting season, and ushered in war preparations again.

She must lead her tribe back to her hometown, do the things that should be done before the war, order farming and grazing, and coordinate all available materials and power relations.

Judit didn't have time to go south to save the deer, but her faith didn't allow her to turn a blind eye.

【Mission: Yes or No (Wilderland Tomb)】

[Clue Update 1: Balance]

【Progress: 10D】

[Description: Migrating deer are migrating along the wrong route. Hippo and Judit both hope that you can do something. If you complete the challenge given to you by the deer spirit, you will get a lot of rewards. goodwill. 】

Ken didn't rush to agree, but came to the table and studied his route against the map.

[Item: A leather scroll similar to graffiti]

Judit drew the possible migration direction on the simple drawings, but in Ken's eyes, the lines and simple graphics became vivid and concrete, which coincided with the map of the north in his mind.

The planned circle floated out and turned into a cone floating on the map.

Ken turned again, granted Judit's request, and promised that he would do everything in his power to find a way for the deer.

"Hahaha, if you ignore this face, um...it looks more like a northerner than us!"

[The favorability of the Forest Tribe has increased, reaching the standard for establishing diplomatic relations, but it has not yet been activated. 】

Ken noticed a slight change in the 【Reputation】 in the remarks.

Ever since Flengundo proposed to declare war on him, the original entry has turned gray, and all the accumulated reputation seems to be nothing but cold numbers.

Ken seemed to understand what the note meant.

If I can't carry it through, even if my name is known by all the tribal war banners in Palotus, it doesn't have any practical meaning.

Judit seemed very happy. "I will talk to a few tribes in the surrounding trade and ask them to help you with the deer herd. If you don't have enough manpower, you probably won't be able to keep busy."

Selina could see Ken's embarrassment, so she took the initiative to say:

"This is an extraordinary time. Are you sure you want to have something to do with Ken on the surface?"

She hinted more tactfully.

Although Frengundor didn't say it with much fanfare, the orc tribe had actually spread the news to the outside world. At this time, the scouts outside were spreading the information they just got.

"Well, I heard about it, but it doesn't matter, we are not allied, it's just some kind of entrustment!"

Judit raised his fist again and got Ken's reply.

She really admired the young man in front of her, and couldn't help but think about her daughter who had just grown up, and said bluntly: "You are more interesting than I imagined, Ken, do you have a blood couple?"

Logically speaking...

Being able to make a similar request at this time shows that he really hates war and appreciates him from the bottom of his heart.

But in Ken's eyes, there was an untraceable sadness flashing through, not because of emotional hurt, but after some kind of good memory was discarded, full of regrets grew out of it.

……

The twilight before dawn illuminates the snow peak.

Mesut dressed neatly and led the remaining mountain tribes to prepare to leave. Finally, there were no more seemingly incompatible alliances around, only the mess left after a simple funeral.

Hume, Tomio and others came to see City off last night.

Those true friends even donated the resources they got, but Mesut declined all of them. She said that the Shanwen Tribe had left the Beishan Alliance, and the remaining team didn't need such huge resources at all.

She wants to return to Jianyin Ice Bay, cede off the mountain people and land that have been separated in advance, and lead the last group of people to resettle.

It was not yet full light when Mesut opened the tent.

She saw the prostrate cat with its neck straightened up, staring at the tomb in the distance, and she also looked in the same direction, only to see two figures standing beside the somewhat lonely funeral.

Ken stared at the wooden box in front of him, which contained a pendant made of bloodstone.

According to the tradition of the Shanwen tribe, all the ornaments on the clothes will be taken away, and then buried together with the body of the owner.

Ken did not tell Mesut:
Siti Ethani was carried away by the north wind, leaving nothing behind.

This string of broken and dull pendants is actually the one that was originally worn on his wrist, and the few ornaments around are the items that City used before his death.

"She could have had a very different life," Ken said.

"Yes."

Mesut replied flatly.

"Responsibility killed City, and now that heavy damned thing... falls on your shoulders, Ken Banner."

Ken turned and saw exhaustion in Mesut's eyes.

He couldn't tell whether the emotion hidden in this sentence was blame or sadness, maybe both.

Selina brought flowers.

Very free wildflowers, unfortunately very few in number.

"The hillside was scorched by the fire, sorry, there are less than eight flowers."

(End of this chapter)