The request from Sveta belongs to the orcs of the earth, and will...
Hearing that the elf before him was searching for intelligent life, Jiang Yunlan asked in confusion, "Have you encountered some difficulties?"
“Hahaha, no, no,” the elf laughed heartily, then said, “I’ve just been here too long and want to go somewhere else and see some old friends.”
"I originally wanted to ask the beasts to take me there, but communicating with unintelligent beasts is too troublesome, and I don't want to create more guardians. So I've been waiting for a creature that is suitable to communicate with me."
Jiang Yunlan blinked and confessed to the elf, "I need to take my people back to our habitat first before I can send you to where you want to go. Do you still want to come with us?"
"That's not a problem, orc. I'd also like to visit your habitat."
The elf cheerfully sprayed out a circle of light, its gaze sweeping over the creatures behind Jiang Yunlan with great interest. Its voice sounded even more delighted, "Oh, right, I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Svita. Are you also a member of the Orcs of Nature, the guardians of the sky and earth?"
“Yes, they are all my people.” Jiang Yunlan smiled brightly and introduced herself to it.
“Your clan is quite impressive. It seems much better than that other mixed clan that broke apart halfway through its development. Your clan is the second one I’ve seen that has so many different races of beings.”
Caught off guard by the existence of another hybrid clan, Jiang Yunlan was shocked: "Has that broken clan disappeared?"
"Orcs, you seem quite interested in them, so let me tell you more. They are the clan of sages, and like you, they were orcs who belonged to the sky and the earth. However, due to ideological differences, they later split into two clans. The orc clan that still calls itself the 'clan of sages' should still exist."
Sveta paused for two seconds, then sighed, "But the other clan that split off, I've never heard their name again; they've probably disappeared."
Listening to its tone when talking about the Sage Clan, Jiang Yunlan felt that it knew the Sage Clan.
"Is the old friend you want to see the orcs of the Wise Clan? My friends are the Unicorn Clan. I've seen them over dozens of snow seasons, and it's hard to be sure if they still exist," Jiang Yunlan said.
"No, I'm not going to see them. The few orcs I know haven't been here for dozens of snow seasons; they've probably long since returned to nature's embrace. After all, apart from dragons, Zelan, and Miman, the lives of orcs are all very short." Its voice was calm, carrying the magnanimity unique to long-lived species.
Seeing the unfamiliar "Miman" placed alongside dragons and Zelan, Jiang Yunlan speculated that the Miman it spoke of was the guardian of the ocean. Speaking of which, the earth spirits and sky spirits have vanished; are the ocean spirits still alive?
Recalling the unicorns who came to the continent from the ocean, the Dragon Island where dragons could never return, and Gracia who died alongside the giant beast, Jiang Yunlan vaguely felt that the ocean spirits had also vanished.
"Orc, you've suddenly become downcast. Why?" Sveta asked, looking at the squirrel-orc with his eyes lowered, his voice filled with confusion.
Jiang Yunlan said to it, "Miman is a guardian of the ocean's nature, isn't he? I'm wondering how they and the ocean's nature are doing now."
“It’s a pity. This forest is far from the ocean, and I have no way of knowing what happened to the Miman after the ocean naturally dissipated. I have met orcs from the ocean, but they also know nothing about the Miman,” Sveta said.
It is a forest nature, and even with its great power, it can only detect the mushroom forest and what happens within the forest where the mushroom forest is located. Areas further away, beyond the boundaries of the forest, are not within its detection range.
Hearing its reply, Jiang Yunlan nodded and reached out to pick it up from inside the mushroom spores.
The mushroom spores it inhabited were miniature versions of translucent mushroom trees, only half the size of Freya's habitat. Jiang Yunlan decisively placed it alongside Freya.
The lively Sveta called out cheerfully and pulled Freya, who had already woken up, to talk.
Freya preferred sleeping to talking, and Lan rarely disturbed her, as did 022. This was the first time Freya had encountered a spirit like Sveta, chattering away and trying to talk to her, and she was quite surprised for a moment.
Sveta was very tactful. After Freya showed signs of wanting to continue sleeping, he stopped talking and quietly turned his gaze to the outside of Lan's pocket.
The mushroom forest cast clusters of colorful light into the ranks of summer.
Every forest it has inhabited will sprout a mushroom grove, a plant it has specially left for the forest. The soft and difficult-to-cut mushroom grove is the best proof that a forest still retains its energy.
It stayed in this forest for a long time, leaving behind enough energy for the forest to thrive from birth to old age.
So, where should we stay next time?
The wooden cart wheels turned, and Jiang Yunlan and her group headed towards the Xia clan.
At the same time, an orc clan riding a large beast passed by a minotaur clan that sent members to work for the Xia clan. Seeing the minotaur dressed in summer clothes and using wooden carts they had never seen before, they all stopped.
The group of Minotaur-like beastmen were startled when they caught sight of the large beast they had never seen before. If the beastmen on its back hadn't called out to them, they would have almost transformed into beasts, abandoned their habitat and supplies, and fled to the Xia clan.
A strange orc clan riding wild beasts asked the minotaur-man about summer clothes and wooden carts in a friendly and sincere manner.
The bull-beastman frowned as he listened to their broken grassland language, and it took him three full listens to understand what they were trying to say.
Upon hearing that they had come to inquire about the Xia clan, the bull-beastman's eyes immediately lit up with enthusiasm, and he excitedly began to explain the Xia clan to them.
As the beastmen riding their wild beasts explained the Xia clan to the bull-beastmen, they gradually learned about it and developed a great curiosity about Xia. Soon, they bid farewell to the bull-beastmen and set off for Xia's habitat.
They approached the grassland and looked down at the ground. Just as the bull-beastman had said, the "road" that Xia and his men had built appeared.
Stepping onto the road, they spurred their two-legged beasts to run swiftly across the grasslands, reaching summer's habitat.
Xia kept many kinds of beasts, including large ones. The beastmen calmly led the mounts of the newly arrived beastman clan to the feeding area and handed them over to their clansmen for care.
The newly arrived Xia orcs, the moment they handed over their mounts' reins, grabbed one of the Xia orcs. "We want to see your chieftain, Lan. Can we see him now, or are there any conditions?"
The orc who had been pulled back, Lup, performed a magic trick to make her expression disappear, and said resentfully, "Laan took her people out during the last spring's blooming season, and we don't know when they'll be back. Damn it! Why wasn't I chosen as one of the orcs to go? I wanted to go too!"
Her all-seeing eyes swept indifferently over the group of orcs before her.
"I don't recognize the clothes you're wearing. Which orc clan made them?" she asked, staring at the group of orcs of different races.
The orcs being questioned proudly puffed out their chests and said with pride, "These clothes were made by our 'Sage Clan'."
Lupus had certainly heard of the Wise Clan. She casually gave an "oh," and reminded them to remember to exchange supplies for copper coins, or to go to the central building to pick up missions to earn copper coins.
"Without copper coins, you can't stay in our clan. After all, you need copper coins for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation."
The group of orcs from the Wise Clan, seeing her calm reaction, slowly typed a question mark.
They remembered that their people had come here before and had taught certain clans how to build houses and cultivate land.
So, what is the current situation of the grasslands and the orc clans near the grasslands? Why is there no reaction when their clan names are heard?
The orcs near Xia and Xia said, "What wise clan? That's just an ordinary clan. The only wise orc they recognize is Lan."
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Author's note: The mushroom forest where Vista is located is the second mushroom forest that Lan has encountered.
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