Lux's Farewell

485 Communication and cooperation

It seems that Grandma Walrus has confirmed Eno's Demacian identity.

However, neither Ino nor Karya knew the reason for the exposure—could she be defrauding herself?
"You don't have any southern accent." Grandma Walrus seemed very satisfied with the doubts hidden under Yinuo's calm face, "But if you don't know about Ashe's recruitment, it can only be from the south."

This answer made Ino and Karya surprised and helpless.

Although it looks like Demacia and Freljord are next to each other on the map, in fact, the towering Dragon's Back Mountains completely separate the two places, and only a few passes are accessible.

It cannot be said that there is no information exchange between the two sides at all, but at least it is better than nothing.

Grandma Ling went her own way before and went to the Freljord herself. Even if she was familiar with the road, it took a month to go back and forth, and without her passing the news, the Freljord and the Freljord There are hardly any channels of information between Demacia.

Things like Ashe recruiting fighters are well known in the Freljord, but Demacia doesn't know anything about it.

One of the basic purposes of Kalya's proposal to form an intelligence agency is to "at least collect information that flows on the surface", because for Demacia, even news that everyone in the Freljord knows is quite important. it works.

Don't forget, the start and truce of the war between Avarosa and Winter's Claw is also news in the Freljord, but because of not knowing the news of this rotten street, Demacia can only consume a huge amount of manpower Material resources, in the northern border area, divide into three parts to strengthen the walls and clear the wilderness!

This is the value of basic intelligence!
"So, does Walrus' Fang really want to join Demacia?" Ino didn't explain his identity in the end, "If I remember correctly, the Freljord people don't want to go south. "

"It is the inherent mission of every ice blood to stick to the ice field." Grandma Walrus nodded, "But do you know that since my child died in a war 20 years ago, Walrus' Fang has been There is no more ice blood."

Ino was silent.

"I am the last icy bloodline of Walrus Fang." The old woman looked away, "So, I wanted to find an opportunity to accept a potential ice traveler and train her to become the new war mother of the tribe, but I waited for a long time, and finally got the recruitment of His Excellency Ashe, which aroused the interest of all the ice blood, but I met Ni, an ice blood from Demacia."

"..."

"At the beginning, I also thought about whether I should persuade you to add walrus teeth." Grandma walrus rubbed the handle of the cup with her rough fingers. "After thinking about it carefully, I think it's impossible."

"why?"

"I'm very old this year!" Unleashing the handle of the cup, Grandma Walrus waved her hand, "But in such a long time, I have only seen the Freljord go south, and I have never seen the Demacians Go north."

Ino thought about it.

"Since there is no one, it should be unwilling." Grandma Walrus continued, "So, it should be easier for Demacia to survive?"

I don't know why, at this moment, Ino suddenly respected the old woman in front of her—she was surprised to find that, like Grandma Walrus, Grandma Ling, and Grandma Nadine, these people who were born in the North and even the Freljord Women in their later years always have a kind of shrewdness that is close to seeing through the world.

Their eyes can always see through all kinds of appearances and reach the essence of things. This is the key point that many people can't understand even after half a lifetime.

"So, you want Walrus' Tusk to go south to Demacia?" Ino sat up straight, "Become a member of Demacia?"

"There is an ancient legend in Port Brill." This time, the old woman didn't answer Ino's question directly. "The legend says that seals are walruses that have lost their teeth. They have no sharp teeth and can no longer compete with walruses."

Ino blinked suspiciously.

"Of course this is false. Walruses and seals are not the same animal." Grandma Walrus continued, "However, it is indeed difficult for a walrus that has lost its teeth to survive—and in Port Brill, this old walrus has lost its teeth. Very loose."

When Grandma Walrus said these words, she didn't shy away from anyone. When she finally said bluntly that "the walrus' teeth are loose", the whole tavern fell silent.

The old battle mother is almost unable to hold on to this point. In fact, everyone in Walrus' Fang knows very well that in the Freljord, the war mother is the absolute core and the only speaker of a tribe. She is the unity of the entire tribe. The cornerstone of being together is the leader of all warriors and the mother of all children.

In Walrus' Tooth, there have been four generations of children raised by Grandma Walrus. Even among the drinkers who drink here, Grandma Walrus personally took them to learn diving for the first time.

And now, Grandma Walrus admitted her aging, and in front of everyone, asked a Demacian from the south to join Demacia, as if she was an old walrus that had lost its teeth, wriggling and squeezing into it. among the group belonging to the seals.

At the beginning, everyone was still a little bit dissatisfied, but after the sentence "The walrus' tooth is already loose", this dissatisfaction finally turned into wordless silence.

"I don't know about Walrus' Tusk. In fact, this is my first stop in the Freljord." Amidst the silence, Ino finally spoke slowly, "However, if you are willing to join Demacia, Obey the order of Demacia, and Demacia will also welcome you to join and protect your safety."

As if throwing cold water into the boiling oil, when Yinuo said this, the whole tavern immediately became noisy. Many drinkers stood up in dissatisfaction, rolled up their arms and sleeves and shouted loudly. It is full of unfriendly content such as "what the hell are you" and "warm-blooded people get out".

Naturally, the 11th group of archons couldn't bear it. They all looked at Yinuo, waiting for her order to give these barbarians in the north a little look.

"Everyone be quiet!" Ino hadn't spoken yet, but Grandma Walrus spoke first, "This is the order of the war mother!"

Although very unwilling, the drinkers of Walrus' Fang could only shut their mouths resentfully.

"I also thought about what to do if there is no heir Walrus Fang." Turning her head, the old woman looked at Enuo again, "I thought before that I would defect to Avarosa, but it turns out that even Avaro Sa, will still be involved in the vortex of war, my people and I are willing to abide by the law and order of Demacia, but I need to make sure that Demacia will not let them go to the battlefield."

"..."

"The boys from Walrus' Tusk are good at fishing." Grandma Walrus said in a proud tone, "They can even catch baitfish and catch small sea worms underwater. Their harpoons shouldn't be weapons— — Can Demacia guarantee this point?"

"Yes." Without any hesitation, Ino gave his own answer, "Demacia has professional soldiers who will protect people who abide by the kingdom's laws. We are not warlike and welcome professional fishermen."

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Contrary to everyone's expectations, after the "rookie intelligence organization" led by Ino came to the Freljord, the first harvest was not any important information, but the loyalty of a tribe.

According to Grandma Walrus, when spring comes and the weather gets warmer, the Tusk of Walrus tribe can leave Frost Harbor and settle in the waters of Demacia.

She is very confident that she can take root in a completely unfamiliar land. For her, the responsibility of the Iceblood has been fulfilled. From then on, Walrus' Fang will head towards a better life.

And through the walrus tusk, Ino gained a lot of basic information about the Freljord—unlike Grandma Ling, who only had some private channels, after gaining the allegiance of a tribe, Ino was able to be in the Freljord very smoothly. Here is the preliminary intelligence training work.

Under Karya's teaching, everyone including Ino should learn to talk with people, summarize, compare and summarize the information obtained from the conversation, and extract the most reliable part from the complex information.

At the beginning, even with the endorsement of the walrus grandma, the relationship between the mages of the 11th group and the dive hunters of these walrus tusks was not harmonious. , they often reap indifferent silence.

However, soon, under the reminder of Grandma Walrus, they quickly found a way to communicate - all the archons of the 11th group connected with Ino, and spent a whole morning in the three nautical miles away from the port. On the ice sheet, a big hole opened!
The diving hunters who were brought over by Grandma Walrus were stunned when they saw this big hole.

Although I have seen spellcasters and those Frostguard Priests have their own unique spells, it is obviously impossible for them to use human power to create a big hole that is big enough for them to freeze like these ice elemental mages!
This kind of action is far more effective than any verbal communication. When Ino announced that this is an ice cave where everyone in Port Riel can catch ice, many people cheered and ran to the port. He planned to take out his ice trapping outfit and go straight into the water!
Every winter, it is the season when all kinds of cruising fish come to the cold waters. Under the ice layer at this time, all kinds of big fish are extremely fatty and dull. For these diving hunters, ice fishing is a must. It is the time of the year when fishing is most rewarding.

This year, due to the impact of the war, the tribes dare not leave the port. Everyone is suffocated. Now, not far from the port, these guys from the south can actually open such a big ice hole—with their help, Even if there is no war in the future, ice hunters don’t need to drag their families to migrate hundreds of miles to the edge of the ice sheet!
A few hours later, Ino and all the archons in group 11 finally witnessed the first Freljord-specific "folk fishing activity".

These Freljords of the Walrus' Tusk tribe dragged all kinds of sledges, carrying all kinds of dazzling tools, and came to the ice cave in a swarm. While calling the names of their ancestors, they were extremely agile. He quickly threw off his coat, and with the help of his assistant, he covered his body with a very greasy-smelling oil (that is, walrus oil).

During this period, the children accompanying the team would take out the swim bladders of a lot of big fish, meet the whistling breath of Anivia, fill them to the brim, and then stuff a blood vessel of an unknown animal into it. At the opening, make a complicated knot with the tendons of some kind of animal, and tie the opening tightly.

Then, the diving hunter who has finished oiling will tie this large swim bladder around his waist or carry it behind his back, pick up a harpoon with barbs, and slide down from the opening of the ice cave until he enters the water, disappearing one by one not see.

The cooperation between these people seems to have been trained thousands of times. No matter adults or children, hunters or assistants, their movements are so proficient that when these diving hunters slide along the ice track into the icy sea water It gives people a feeling of "this is normal, it's just ordinary hunting".

After a quarter of an hour, people began to surface one after another.

The swim bladders around their waists have dried up, but their harpoons are densely covered with various fish. These big fish look like herring or salmon, but their size and fatness are far from It surpassed the cognition of Yinuo and other law-enforcers.

When these roving fish arrive in cold seas in winter, the rich food and cold environment make them accumulate a lot of fat in their bodies.

And now, it's all cheap for the dive hunters of Walrus' Tusk.

As if changing tires during an F1 race, after these diving hunters surfaced, someone quickly dragged them up. They would first drink a glass of walrus milk that Eno almost spit out before, and at the same time wipe dry body.

Then, they will be greased again, replaced with new inflatable swim bladders, and slide into the ice hole again to start the second round of hunting.

After five rounds of hunting, the diving hunter who dried his body finally stopped applying oil and started to put on clothes, and in the temporarily created ice pit next to the ice cave, fat big fish had been piled up into a hill .

Such an amazing fishing efficiency is worthy of the name of the walrus tusk diving hunter. Amidst the cheers, the fish was loaded on the sled, and everyone happily embarked on the road back to the port.

That night, Ino and the Archon, together with the Freljord of Walrus' Tusk, enjoyed an impressive all-fish feast, which Ino could swear he had never eaten before. , but such a delicious big fish.

Simply stuff the hollowed-out fish belly with lichen, then smear a layer of salt and simply grill, and these fatty fish will burst into mouth-watering aromas and invigorate the spirits after eating.

"Wait!" After eating the first fish, Ino, who was picking up the second one, suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, "Kalya, why do these fish feel so familiar to me?"

"It must be familiar." Carya laughed and said, "They are very cute!"

　Carya's Little Classroom Fish in Cold Waters:

　　In the frigid waters near the Freljord, many fish also have remnants of mana in their bodies, and eating these fish is very nourishing.

　　PS. 60k/200k, Topsport really has you... I don't even know what to say.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)