The camp covers an area of several thousand square meters, with dozens of dome-shaped wooden houses of various sizes.
According to the natives, their tribe is called the Benlang Tribe.
At this moment, a group of people were already waiting at the entrance of the camp, the most eye-catching among them were an elder and a tall warrior.
The elder wore bright feathers on his head, a necklace made of a mixture of various gold and gemstones around his neck, and held a bone staff as tall as a person. He looked very much like the Indian chief Richard had seen in his previous life.
The Apache shaman mentioned earlier is the shaman of their Wolf Tribe.
The other tall warrior, who was over two meters and two meters tall, had five red stripes on his face and strange runes painted all over his body. At this moment, he was looking at the orc Otombo, who was about the same height as him, with burning eyes.
It seemed that he regarded the orcs, who were as tall and strong as him, as his strong rivals.
"(Indigenous language) Jiligulu" The young indigenous warrior who led the way walked forward and bowed slightly to his shaman and chief and said.
"Dear wizard, welcome to the Wolf Tribe!" The old elder looked at Richard with deep eyes and spoke.
"You're welcome! Apache Shaman, we are new here too. We apologize for the rudeness."
"I brought a small gift. I hope you and the Chief will like it." After saying that, Richard took out two golden horned frog eggs preserved in a gorgeous wooden box.
The golden horned frog eggs were the few left over from before, and now there were three in each box.
This stuff has no effect on Richard now. Apart from its delicious taste, it can occasionally be eaten as candy.
But it is a perfect choice for gift giving.
The golden transparent fish eggs have beautiful shapes, delicious taste, and are beneficial to wizard apprentices or great knights.
As for why we need to give gifts?
Richard still understood the principle that if you want to get something, you must first give it.
Since he wanted the indigenous tribe to mobilize people to help find the Rodrigo ruins, he naturally had to make friends with the other party first, otherwise how could he ask for it.
Sure enough, after Richard handed over two gorgeous boxes to the two leaders of the Wolf Tribe.
The Apache shaman was very experienced and it was not easy to tell at this time, but the uncontrollable joy in the eyes of the tall warrior Chief Wolf immediately made him feel much better about Richard and his group.
It may be due to the other party’s customs.
The wooden box that Richard handed to the two was immediately opened by the indigenous warrior nearby.
Inside, there were three golden horned frog eggs that were round like golden beans. They looked great and slowly emitted a sweet aroma.
"Gudong" Chief Wolf seemed to be immediately attracted by the fragrance and swallowed his saliva immediately.
Then, regardless of the surprised looks from others, he carefully picked up a pill and put it into his mouth.
“Hmm.”
An expression of enjoyment appeared on Chief Benlang's face.
But the next second, his expression became extremely stunned! This immediately made the surrounding Wolf Tribe warriors raise their weapons nervously and point them at Richard and his group.
"Put down your weapons!" Chief Benlang seemed to react and immediately shouted angrily.
The tall figure suddenly bowed to Richard and continued:
"I'm sorry! This... respected wizard, the gift you gave me is really too valuable. It can actually improve my mental strength to a small extent. I am really surprised."
"Huh!" The Apache Shaman couldn't help it and picked up a golden horned frog egg and put it in his mouth, also showing an expression of enjoyment.
But he was not as shocked as the Wolf Chief.
Yes, the mental fluctuations just revealed by the Apache Shaman were no weaker than Stephanie's. As a formal wizard, the actual use of the golden horned frog eggs was limited. They could be regarded as a rare delicacy and tasted occasionally.
"Dear guests, please come to our tribe and rest for a while." The wrinkles on the Apache shaman's face seemed to be smoothed out a lot by taking the golden horned frog eggs.
"Thank you, Apache Shaman and Chief Wolf. Sorry for bothering you!" Richard bowed slightly to express his gratitude.
The group arrived at the dome-shaped wooden house in the center of the Wolf Tribe camp.
There was a blazing bonfire in the center of the cabin, and several circles of cushions made of unknown animal skins were placed around it.
After everyone sat down, many young tribal women came in and began to roast a lot of processed animal meat by the campfire. The surface of the meat was covered with light yellow juice, and some of them had various spices placed in the bellies of skinned animals.
As the roasting progresses, the aroma of meat begins to spread.
"Mr. Wizard, is there anything that brings you to Basileus Island?" After giving the gift, the Apache Shaman took the initiative to speak without Richard having to speak.
Richard thought for a moment and said, "We came here to find what our ancestors left on the island."
Just as Richard began to narrate, a young, sturdy native ran in in a panic and said to the Apache Shaman and Chief Wolf at the main seat:
"(Aboriginal language) Jiligulu"
Suddenly, the expressions of the two tribal supreme leaders changed drastically.
The Apache Shaman said to Richard apologetically, "Dear guest, I'm very sorry. We have a difficult matter that needs to be dealt with first."
"A few guests can enjoy our Wolf Tribe's roasted caracal and elk ribs first."
Richard glanced at the native warrior who ran in in a panic, thought for a moment, and decided to find out more about the situation.
If he could help the Wolf Tribe solve their problems, naturally, they would do their best to help him find the Rodrigo ruins.
Of course, if the problem the other party encounters is very difficult, he will not jump out to be a hero.
"Mr. Apache Shaman, can we go with you to take a look? Perhaps, if the problem we encounter is not so difficult, we can help a little." Richard stood up and said.
The Apache shaman thought for a moment and said, "Well, distinguished guest, time is short, let's talk while we walk."
Everyone walked out of the dome house and came to the center of the square of the tribal camp, where they saw an indigenous warrior tied tightly to a thick wooden stake.
Could it be that there were other tribes nearby and a battle broke out? However, what caught Richard's attention was that the other party's body was emitting a strange wave, which he was very familiar with. It seemed to be the wave of a spirit?
Could it be that... Considering Richard's presence, the Apache shaman used the common language this time and asked several native warriors beside him: "How long has Cassie been in this condition?"
"About an hour and a half ago, we were hunting by the Lunn River, and suddenly a strange white shadow appeared. Then, it flashed and attacked Cassie who was at the back."
"Apache Shaman, has Cassie been possessed by an evil spirit?" The indigenous hunting team leader next to him explained the situation with a nervous expression.
"Master, why do I feel that this Wolf Tribe warrior tied to a wooden stake seems to be possessed by an evil spirit? I seem to smell the scent of an evil spirit." Stephanie looked at the unconscious warrior and whispered in Richard's ear.
Richard nodded slightly and said, "I feel the same way. It's great. Let's see how the Wolf Tribe handles it."
After listening to the hunting team leader's story, Apache frowned and muttered to himself, "Could it be that the restricted area has been expanded again this year?"
"Forbidden area?" Richard caught the word sharply.
But soon, the Apache shaman retracted his wandering thoughts and began to perform a witchcraft similar to detecting souls.
"Rumamaka!"
Suddenly, a light yellow mist floated from the top of his bone staff toward the native warrior tied to the wooden stake.
All of a sudden, the native warrior's whole body moved without any wind, and the next second he suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the Apache shaman with an extremely vicious look.
I saw a white shadow about two meters tall appear behind him. I couldn't see its face clearly, but it seemed that the shadow was watching everyone around it.
"Sala Maka!!"
Suddenly, the Apache Shaman cast a beam of yellow light, which hit the white shadow from in front of him.
Suddenly, the white shadow let out a wail and rushed towards the Apache Shaman with his arms wide open.
At this moment, Chieftain Wolf, who had been guarding the Apache Shaman, suddenly roared, and the strange runes on his skin lit up. Chieftain Wolf immediately took a step forward and blocked the white shadow's attack route.
He swung the mace in his hand and hit the attacking white shadow hard! The physical mace that had originally crossed through the illusory white shadow suddenly flashed a yellow light, and blasted the illusory white shadow back more than ten meters.
Accompanied by a shrill scream, the white shadow became transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Obviously, Chieftain Run Wolf's attack hurt Bai Ying.
Richard was looking at the light that flashed across Chief Wolf's tattoo with great interest, which reminded him of the seal on Prince William's body, as if the two had the same purpose.
They also rely on the witch array drawn on the body surface to trigger specific energy particle fluctuations to achieve an effect that is almost like innate witchcraft.
Richard thought about it and immediately decided to help.
"Death ray!"
I saw a black beam of light attacking the white shadow from the tip of Richard's index finger!
“Puff!”
The black beam of light instantly pierced through the white shadow's chest, making the white shadow dim and almost transparent!
"Mental shock!"
The next second, a transparent mental wave hit the white shadow. In an instant, the almost transparent white shadow could no longer withstand the continuous attacks from the Apache Shaman, Wolf Chief and Richard, and immediately dissipated into the air.
Only a thin layer of black ash was left on the ground.
The Apache Shaman and Wolf Chief, who saw the two spells directly kill the evil spirits, looked at each other in surprise. They did not expect that the wizard Richard was much stronger than they had imagined.
"Thank you, distinguished guest, for your help. You have won the friendship of the Wolf Tribe!" The Apache Shaman bowed slightly to Richard.
"You're welcome, Mr. Apache Shaman. It's just a piece of cake!" Richard smiled.
After the evil spirit was driven out, the young native hunter who was tied to the stake slowly regained consciousness, but he needed some time to recuperate.
Now that the matter had been perfectly resolved, Richard and his party returned to the dome house again.
Sitting down again, the atmosphere became even more lively! Richard took the initiative to ask: "Sir Apache Shaman, the reason why your tribal warriors were injured just now seems to be that they encountered evil spirits. Do evil spirits often appear around here?"
Apache shook his head, and didn't seem to have any intention of hiding anything. He said directly: "Dear guest, this kind of strange white shadow has never appeared around our tribal camp. Do you call it an evil spirit? It's a very vivid term."
"We call it an undead ghost. This strange thing only appeared in the forbidden area before. But over the past few decades, the probability of the white shadow appearing outside the forbidden area has become higher and higher. I don't know what's going on!"
There is almost no difference in the description of the immortal vengeful spirit and the evil spirit, it is just a few more words or fewer words. What Richard is concerned about is the forbidden area mentioned again by Apache.
This forbidden area interested Richard quite a bit.
Places like this where evil spirits appear are usually the favorites of necromancers. It is very likely that the legendary wizard Rodrigo left behind some ruins in the forbidden area.
"Master Apache Shaman, can you tell me what the forbidden land is?"
"The forbidden area is the Silent Forest. Go straight west from the camp for about fifty miles and cross the Lunn River to reach the Silent Forest!" As if he had thought of something horrifying, the Apache shaman showed shock when he talked about the forbidden area.
"There are all kinds of weird creatures there, including walking skeletons, tall, ugly and deformed monsters, and knights riding bone horses! Including the evil spirits we just eliminated, they are also very common in the Silent Forest!"
Hey! This made Richard's eyes light up! After Richard and Stephanie looked at each other, they saw the same answer from each other's eyes! This is probably their destination for coming to Basileus Island - the site of the legendary necromancer Rodrigo.
"Mr. Apache, I believe your tribe has known the entire territory of Basileus Island. Apart from the Silent Forest, are there any other strange or weird areas on the island?"
Richard thought about it and decided it would be better to ask more comprehensive questions.
"There are two more. One is a haunted gold mine. It's about thirty miles north of the camp, in an abandoned gold mine. As you go down, you'll hear strange roars. The further you go down, the more obvious they become."
"Our tribe doesn't mine, so we don't know what's inside. This is a rumor spread by outsiders."
"The other place is the Eye of Heaven. It is a deep pool. No one knows how deep it is. Warriors from our tribe have seen huge creatures swimming in it."
Hey! It seems that they are all possible! This made Richard fall into deep thought. Among the three, which one is the most likely location of the Rodrigo ruins? (End of this chapter)