Chapter 91

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Lian Yun said he was surprised, but he was not surprised.

When Rock had nothing to do, he would occasionally give lessons to Joan and Danny, but most of his free time, the place he often went to was the tailor shop.

Without having to rush around anymore, he can relax this time and focus wholeheartedly on what he likes.

This was something the tailor shop owner secretly told Lian Yun.

If it weren't for the boss lady, she wouldn't have known that Rock was the one who designed the armor and gas mask.

"Why did you come here in person?"

Rock still wears the cloak that he never takes off. According to Lina, an insider, Rock has a box of black cloaks.

He stretched out his bony hands and handed over several pieces of armor stacked together to them.

Seeing how easily he took it, the unprepared Lian Yun almost fell down while taking the armor.

An old voice came from the cloak: "I'm worried."

Lian Yun smiled and said, "Why are you worried about us..."

She paused and asked tentatively, "You know that too?"

Rock's old, hoarse voice chuckled a few times. "I've seen Buck grow up. Let me be frank, he's had no more than five such incidents since he was little. This time, it's better to get sick early than late, but on the day before we set out."

"No one would believe it if it wasn't strange."

And he chose today, probably because he knew that there was some very effective medicine in the town, so he just wanted to prolong Buck's illness as much as possible.

Lian Yun sighed faintly: "You've also discovered it, so do you have any good solutions?"

"What do you plan to do?" Rock asked back.

Lian Yun told Rock his thoughts, and Rock looked at the three of them suspiciously. "I don't know why you brought Lina with you, but do you think she can do anything with her small body? Lanna and Luo are injured, what can they do?"

"If he suddenly attacks on the road, do you really have a way to deal with it in time?"

Lanner retorted without hesitation: "Even if I'm sick, I can easily defeat him."

"You can defeat him, but are you as cunning as he is? If he really wants to do something, how would you know?"

Lian Yun hadn't thought so much about it before. She had thought that if she could keep it, she would keep it. If not, she would just be cruel and get rid of it.

For the sake of the safety of more people, we really cannot leave such a big hidden danger.

But she couldn't bring herself to kill easily.

"So what do you think?" Lian Yun asked with a glimmer of hope. "He hasn't done anything serious right now. Killing or beating him without any reason might cause panic among the new residents."

Rock's tone became strange: "I didn't say I wanted to kill him."

"Didn't you understand what I meant? I just want you to take me with you."

Lian Yun:?

Rock coughed dryly a few times and said, "Although I'm a bit old, I'm still useful. At least I'm better than you sick guys."

He straightened his voice and said, "Besides, he hurt Buck a little this time. I have to keep an eye on him. You can think of me as someone waiting for revenge."

Finally, he added, "You've even brought him along. You can't stop me from going, right?"

Lian Yun was at a loss for words: "Okay, we'll go together, but your body..."

Rock raised his voice impatiently: "What do you mean? You think I'm too old."

He pointed at Lanna and said, "Come out, let's have a fight."

Lina, who was watching the fun, couldn't help laughing.

Lanna is no longer the Lanna that Rock first met, but Rock is still the same Rock.

Although he is older, his childishness has not changed at all.

Rock's appearance livened up the atmosphere a lot.

Lina chuckled softly and teased, "It's said that ever since he lost against Brother Lanner the first time, Mr. Rock has been practicing his fighting style on the road. It seems that the rumors are true."

Rock glared at Lina in the dark cloak: "Who said that?!"

Lina covered her mouth and laughed.

Before Rock came, he seemed to have anticipated that he would be able to persuade them, so he brought his luggage with him.

After a while, the orcs gathered in front of the houses.

Ready to go.

Yi Ke arrived late and saw Rock, who was dressed lightly. He thought that Rock was just sending them away.

Unexpectedly, even after they left the town and Xiaobai lay down, Rock still followed them and sat on Xiaobai's back. Yiko was stunned.

"Mr. Rock also..."

Rock didn't even glance at him. He turned his head and said unhappily, "Yeah, I came along too. You didn't expect that, did you?"

Yi Ke was rather embarrassed, but he wasn't shy. He quickly continued, "Mr. Rock doesn't recognize me, but I do know your name. The president of the Magicians' Association often mentions you. He thinks it's a shame you retired so early."

After what he had learned at the residence just now, Rock already knew that he had deliberately used the fact that he knew Lana to stir up Lana's bad memories, and he also listened to him talk about his past, which he didn't want to mention very much.

Rock now felt very annoyed when he saw his fake smile: "Do you also feel it's a pity? Do you feel it's a pity that Hera didn't come to see you off?"

Yi Ke's smile froze. He didn't expect the old man to speak so harshly and show him no mercy at all.

But Yi Ke is Yi Ke, and his mood changes so quickly that one can't even notice his fleeting displeasure.

He said very naturally, "Hera is too dependent on me, and I've always spoiled her too much. As a result, she is always unhappy when she hears my criticism. I just didn't expect it to last for so many days."

Lina couldn't help but retort: ​​"How come you don't know? You've never scolded her. Being so harsh all of a sudden must be unacceptable to her!"

"And he told me that you never lectured her before and always followed her ideas. So why do you act so strict in front of your sister?"

Yi Ke, who was exposed, didn't think it was a big deal: "I just suddenly wanted to change my teaching style. I'm really sorry for making you laugh at me."

"You're talking nonsense!" Lina gritted her teeth.

"By the way, what food did you bring? Can you give me some? I'm a little hungry." Yi Ke said suddenly.

He found that they were all eating lunch with dry food in their hands, so he took the initiative to ask for some.

Lina was shocked: "How dare you do that?"

They are so confrontational!

Yi Ke looked at her with a look that was even more strange than hers. "I packed in a hurry and didn't prepare any dry food. Isn't that normal? Besides, doesn't your town provide food and accommodation?"

Lina: ...

If she wasn't sitting on Xiaobai's back, she really wanted to stand up and punch him.

But she didn't do anything in the end because she was held down by Rock.

Rock cleared his throat and said seriously, "Don't think we don't know what you did. It's our mercy to spare your life."

Yi Ke curled the corners of his lips. "I know the Lord is extremely merciful. But I don't understand what you mean. I just want to take Buck's place and help the Lord solve his problems and troubles. How did it become 'something'?"

Yi Ke pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, and the other two were too lazy to talk to him anymore.

Finally, Lian Yun ended this farce: "I want to remind you first, don't do anything small."

She handed him a portion of the dried meat: "Otherwise I can't guarantee your safety."

Yi Ke nodded obediently, "I understand. I just want to follow along for a spin. I still want this little life."

When they reached the vast desert, all the orcs transformed into animal forms and their walking speed gradually increased.

As it got darker, they slowly slowed down. A few of them stopped to rest for a while and then continued on their journey.

At dawn, Lian Yun felt drowsily that Xiaobai's speed was gradually slowing down. He raised his head in a daze and found that the orcs led by Pangolin had stopped.

What appeared before everyone's eyes was a large tribe.

A clear river flows from the distant sky, passes through the center of the tribe, and crosses half of the grassland.

On both sides of the river, there are courtyards one after another. They are scattered, yet densely clustered on this vast grassland, distributed on both sides of the river, neither too sparse nor too dense, just right.

Each family used simple low wooden fences to separate their yards. Each house was much larger than the ones in the small town. Most of them were made of wood and covered with several layers of thick thatch.

Their farmland is also scattered.

The crops are spread out in front of and behind each household. Although they look different, the combined planting areas of each household produce a considerable amount of food.

It was also harvest season for them. The color of the entire grassland gradually turned warmer as the weather changed. Wild vegetables were growing well everywhere on the ground, and radishes suddenly appeared on the streets.

It seems that no one has planted them specifically, but they are able to grow wildly in the vast and fertile land.

Those "radishes" were green, white, and red, and were exactly the varieties and appearances that Lian Yun was familiar with, except that they were twice as big.

Although the residents are scattered, from a distance they appear to be connected, one dot after another.

Looking down from above, the golden thatched roofs outline the shape of the tribe - abundant and warm. This is the atmosphere of the tribe, the atmosphere of the Orcs.

The closer the courtyard surrounded by wooden fences is to the center, the larger the area and the closer the rooms are.

Lian Yun could see at a glance that in the very center of the tribe there was a tallest, largest, and most colorful house.

"That's where the chief lives," Pangolin said with a smile. "It's very conspicuous, isn't it?"

Lian Yun: ...Indeed.

This is a large tribe, and several small scattered communities can be vaguely seen in the distance.

According to Pangolin, the entire grassland is under the jurisdiction of the chief. However, some beastmen prefer to live alone, and the chief fully agrees.

"The leader said that as long as the orcs are united in their hearts, they can be the same wherever they are. The grassland is so vast. Sometimes we may not see each other for a whole year. But they come to visit our leader every year."

The leader has the ability to command the attention of everyone, and this never changes.

The orcs in the tribe seemed to have seen them from afar. Someone hurried to inform the leader, and a group of people ran out happily to greet them.

Seeing the familiar-looking pangolins, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "Why did you come back just now? The leader is getting anxious. If you don't come back soon, I'm afraid we'll have to send another group."

The pangolin scratched his head cheerfully, grinned, and stepped back. "Speaking of which, I've brought back good news, haven't I?"

Everyone followed his gaze and saw the Lianyun people, who looked tired but still forced themselves to greet them.

Having lived on the grasslands for a long time, the orcs rarely had close contact with humans. Even if a human occasionally passed by the tribe, they would watch from afar and never approach.

Now Lian Yun and the others were standing so close to them and were approaching them. This was a rare situation.

So the orcs who were so enthusiastic just now suddenly became a little nervous. They looked at the pangolin awkwardly and tried their best to signal with their eyes: What's going on?

Pangolin was too lazy to explain further. He waved his hand and said, "Let's go and see the leader directly. I'll explain everything in detail when we get to him."

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