Sword and Magic and Clear Flow

Chapter 91

Greep, a hard-working and intelligent fox orc youth, started studying at the School of Natural Sciences at the Hero King Fenris Comprehensive Magic School at the age of 16. He did not become a trainee shaman after studying hard for 7 years like other outstanding students, but resolutely joined Hunter professional union.

The shaman who saves lives and heals the wounded is a representative profession of nobility and wisdom, and is highly respected and loved by the general public. However, Grape's ambition is not here. His journey is to wander the world and appreciate the magic of good fortune.

Today, 30-year-old Grape is already a successful master hunter. He and like-minded friends have registered for a private guild—the Grapevine Guild. 4 people, 2 battle pets, and 1 Warcraft battle pet are all members.Traveling in all directions, the world is home, and there is not even a fixed meeting place.The guild is small, but it has big dreams.

One day, the Grapevine Guild will change the world, they believe so.

The year 3031 in the continental calendar of Pislan is a very special year. The busy Grange people are accustomed to small changes around them. When a critical point is reached, these changes will give a huge shock to wanderers who suddenly return home. The new and the magical wash away the old memories in an instant.

The same is still an old friend.

Hunt, the head of the Hunter Professional Union, gave his old friend a big hug: "Greep, long time no see! Welcome home."

Grepp also excitedly patted Hunter on the back twice: "Long time no see! This city has changed so much that I can barely recognize it."

Hunter: "Is there? It's still the same as before—by the way, there is a public bounty task issued by the royal family. There is no limit to the number of recipients. As long as it is completed, it will be a bounty of one million gold coins. Are you interested in participating?" foot?"

Grape: "Of course, money is tight at the end of the year, what is it?"

Hunter smiled mysteriously: "Look for giant pandas."

This is a surprisingly cute creature. Its round figure and pity-looking appearance deeply affect the hearts of the Grances. Not only ordinary people, but even the royal family and nobles are crazy about it.

Dolls, decorations, designs, and prints based on giant pandas emerge in endlessly. The Capital Gnome Bank even issued a set of 7 vivid panda commemorative gold coins to cater to everyone's preferences.

The original place of origin—the owner of the giant panda gift shop has repeatedly emphasized that this is a fantasy creature, but no one believes it at all. I heard that the owner has some signs of dementia, and it is normal for his memory to be a little confused, so he is talking nonsense.

Later, an astrologer who did not want to disclose his name spread the word that this species is real.There are also rumors in some places that some people have witnessed a panda with their own eyes. The little one was held in someone's arms, not a toy, but a living one...

The royal family acted decisively and announced to the public the task of finding giant pandas, which must be alive, and the reward was unprecedentedly high.

When the orcs of the canine family and the orcs of the feline family who look at each other and hate each other have disagreements and quarrel endlessly, mentioning pandas will let go of their prejudices, and they can sit down and have a good talk; When they got into a fight or knocked over the shelf where the panda dolls were placed, they immediately realized the mistake, resolved the conflict and compensated the owner of the goods; , and performed enthusiastically in class, only hoping to get a panda reward badge from the teacher at the end of the semester.

Numerous facts have proved that it is not only a pleasing image, but also a symbol of peace and stability, with great significance.

"What is a panda?" Grape was a little dazed. Is there really such a magical creature in the world?

Hunter showed him his collection, a "lifelike simulation" panda doll: "The ones you can buy on the street are all simple images that can be drawn with a few strokes like the pictures in children's picture books. Made to order, it is said that a real panda looks like this."

So... so cute!Knowing that it was fake, Grape's heart still beat violently, as if in a quiet street corner, turning around inadvertently, he met the lover of his dreams and fell in romantic love from then on.

Hunter: "Isn't it good-looking? Everyone is speculating that the panda is at least an intermediary monster. Its talent magic is to make people's hearts beat. It is probably a kind of arcane magic. Even if it is made into a toy image, it will be effective. It should be even more powerful." .”

Grape rubbed his paw expectantly: "Can I touch it?"

Hunter: "...For the sake of my old friend for many years, let's touch it—but only once, don't touch me bald!" It's strange, it's obviously a doll, this kind of weirdness of lending your wife to others What's the matter with the mood...

"I've accepted the panda mission." After a hearty rub, Grape retracted his paws reluctantly, his gaze firm.

"Come on, I'm optimistic about you." Hunter said: "Many mercenary groups and mission teams have already set off, but it's a matter of luck and strength. A late start doesn't mean you can't catch up from behind."

Every day, large and small teams rushed into the deep mountains and old forests in the Snow Kingdom, and the cold winter did not stop their footsteps.Grape didn't try his luck rashly. He led the Grapevine Guild and began to collect a large number of picture albums, dolls, and any items with panda patterns... Can't help but buy, buy, buy is secondary, mainly to analyze information from them.

He noticed that there is a kind of plant that often appears with the image of giant pandas, sometimes in its mouth, sometimes in its hands, and occasionally serves as a background board.

The native Snowmans don't know what kind of plant it is, they just think it's a common grass, everyone thinks it's a combination, its function is to prevent the color pattern from being misunderstood as black and white - after all, there are only two kinds of pandas The color, if it appears alone without decoration, is still cute, but it is not vivid enough.

Grape frowned, realizing that things were not simple.

Even with only a few strokes, he could still recognize this slender, knotted plant with jagged green leaves as bamboo, which he occasionally saw when he was adventuring in the forests in the southern part of the mainland.

There are so many things that can enrich colors, but bamboo appears frequently with pandas, and there must be a reason for it.

Because of their inherent beliefs, everyone believes that no matter whether it is a panda or a cat, they love to eat meat and never eat grass or leaves.However, the magical panda may have broken this common sense. It is very likely that it feeds on bamboo—otherwise, it would have to bring bamboo when lying down.

The four members of the Grapevine Guild broke through the fog. They were excited and did not make any noise. They started late, but they were confident that they would find the panda first and win a reward of 100 million!

Grepp and his teammates determined the direction to look for, and traveled day and night without stopping to arrive at the destination—Nightwind Forest in the Grand Duchy of Stabery.

The warm and humid climate here is most suitable for the growth of bamboo. Where there is bamboo, it is possible to find giant pandas.

The itinerary went smoothly. They trekked through mountains and rivers, and it took them ten days to walk from the periphery of the forest to the depths of the dense forest, and finally found a few clumps of bamboo on a higher hillside.The sun shines through the layers of bamboo leaves and casts mottled light spots, like a beautiful picture scroll, which is refreshing.

Just look at a single bamboo, which is green, delicate and lovely. When many bamboos are connected to form a forest, they are full of vitality and lush. They are tough, upright, and vigorous. Unyielding spirit—like an adventurer chasing a dream.

The four tough adventurers waited for the bear, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

With the sound of birds chirping, Grape woke up in the twilight of the morning light. It was not comfortable to sleep on the simple low bed erected by bamboo poles, but he was used to it.He brushed his hair casually, not combing the tangled tail hair, and started a new day with his equally scruffy companions.

There are countless treasures hidden in the mountains and mountains. Hunting is a survival skill that every adventurer must master. They know how to obtain natural gifts.Intelligent creatures stand at the top of the food chain and remain unchanged forever.

The acquisition of ingredients requires extraordinary hard work and patience. This rule also applies to Night Breeze Forest.

The arrowhead has been used for too long, and it is a little blunt. Grip re-polished it with a millstone. After the arrow branch was broken, there are very few left, and he cherishes it very much.

An early-rising pheasant fluttered its dew-wet wings and stretched its colorful feathers in the sun. It thought it was safe here, so it looked defenseless.It wasn't until a sharp arrow pierced through the wind that it pierced through the head, only to find that there was a terrible predator lurking deep in the dense forest. Everything happened so quickly that it was caught off guard, and even if it was unwilling, it had to become someone else's meal.

Grepp’s teammate Nakatlin doesn’t like chicken, and the delicacy she wants to catch is hidden in the stream——stream grouper, this kind of fish with bright stripes, dexterous and lively, is only the size of a palm, and you can’t do it without professional fishing tackle Delusional to catch them.However, Nakatrin has a special talent for fishing - she has excellent eyesight and speed.

Don't look at her appearance, she looks weak, but she is a leopard cat girl who is so vicious that even the captain who is ten years older dares to yell at her. Seconds, it is difficult for ordinary people to capture the details of the picture, it seems that the fish is just in the blink of an eye.

A few tail stream groupers can make a pot of beautiful soup, the soup is rich in flavor, and the meat is white and tender.

The other two teammates, Bennett and Hawthorne, boiled hot water, scalded the feathers of the pheasant, cleaned the internal organs, cut the fresh meat into suitable sizes, and put on a piece of bamboo every five or six yuan. sign.

The use of heat is not limited to the chef profession. Elemental magicians are proficient in the control of barbecue. The past few days in the wild have brought Bennett's skill level to a higher level.

They stayed away from the hustle and bustle of the town, sat on the ground under the curtain of the sky, looked up at the stars and fell asleep, and waited tirelessly for the appearance of the panda every day.

Every meal washes the mountain delicacies, blends different delicacies, sets off fireworks in the deep mountains and old forests, cooks food with the most refined and sincere heart, and appreciates the gift of nature.

"Bah, it's unpalatable." The fish soup was very bland, and there was still a lingering fishy smell, Nakatrin's expression was unlovable.

Hawthorne: "How about...squeeze some lemon juice in?"

Nakatrin: "No, it's sour enough, how does the chicken taste?"

Bennett: "This one is roasted, here."

"Hey, blah... vomit." Nakatrin frowned, "What did you put?"

Bennett said innocently: "I couldn't find any good spices, so I smashed mint leaves and painted them on."

Nakatrine: "..."

"Let's make do with it, it's much better than just roasting without adding anything yesterday." All the condiments they brought with them were used up, and Grape had a mint-flavored roasted bamboo shoot in his mouth, and he also had an expression of being unable to eat. .

"I didn't expect that after searching for so long, we still didn't find any traces of pandas. Now I'm a little skeptical. The direction we were looking for was wrong at all..."

The team members said in unison: "Captain, you have to believe in yourself, your reasoning will never go wrong."

Grape was moved by the trust of his subordinates, but he still said: "But the reality is that there are no pandas here. Maybe we should rethink our strategy and change our search plan."

Nakatrin: "Before that, let's go down the mountain and buy some salt or something. The food is too bland, and my hair is dry and dull."

This proposal was unanimously approved.

Bennett and Hawthorne stayed in the bamboo forest with a few battle pets, and continued to search for pandas. Captain Greep and Nakatrin went down the mountain to buy supplies—it took a lot of time to go back and forth from the deep mountain to the outer town of Polimon , they decided to take a look along the only way through the Nightwind Forest. As long as they met other adventurers or caravans, buying a bag of salt would be enough for them to eat for a long time.

Some scholars have deduced that civilization is advancing by smelling salt.

There is a temporary camp in a forest clearing a few kilometers away. Members of the operation team and Prince Pannabo and his party are preparing breakfast in an orderly manner. Their staple food is also pheasant.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water.Today's people are increasingly alienated from nature, but the life wisdom of their ancestors has become the gene that everyone in China has. This is the secret of their relationship with nature.

The beggar chicken dish is very unique.A few slices of fresh lotus leaves bind the whole chicken that is well-marinated and blended with five flavors, and the outside is covered with a thick layer of yellow mud. Finally, this earthball-like thing is thrown into the stove to simmer.

When the soil that has been baked to dryness is knocked open, and the layers of lotus leaves are pushed aside, the beggar chicken locked in it shows a seductive posture.The pheasant in the mountains and the fragrance of the lotus leaves are perfectly combined, and finally this delicious dish is never forgotten.

Just smelling the smell makes everyone move their index fingers. They never thought that strangers who suddenly appeared would disturb their good dining time.

Two "wild" people: "All warriors, please exchange some salt and sugar for us, or any other spices. We are willing to pay twice, no, five times the market price!"

Everyone: "..."

Greep swallowed, rubbed his paws cheekily, and leaned forward to get close: "By the way, what are you eating? It smells delicious... Suck it up."

Everyone: "..."

The image of the leopard cat girl is better. The hunting clothes of the male fox tribe orcs, which should be savage, are all smudged here and there, with sloppy hair, split ears, knotted tail hairs, and cocklebur. , grass clippings, dead leaves, and a faint smell...

Sean had never seen such a sloppy orc, and he felt a little disillusioned.