Chapter 57 Screaming Forest
After packing his luggage, Joan realized that he still had half an hour to spare, so he took Kandy to the cabin in the woods to say goodbye to Jamie and Gray. During this period of being together day and night, the half-breed winter wolf and the gray marsupial both formed a deep friendship with Conti. Jamie and Gray were very sad to learn that her departure was almost a farewell. Seeing their reluctance, Kandy couldn't help but have a sore nose, and promised again and again that he would come back to visit them in the future.
Saying goodbye to the reluctant Jamie and Gray, Joan and Conti return to the glade. At this time, Kalinin's spell-casting ceremony had come to an end, and the piece of yellow agate that transmitted natural divine power was completely integrated into the interior of the black oak tree, acting like a heart.
Kalinin chanted the last prayer, the scroll in his hand was turned into ashes, and the spell ceremony ended successfully.
"Wake up, creature conceived by Mother Nature!"
Accompanied by Kalinin's call, the black oak trembled loudly, and it was undergoing a sharp transformation from top to bottom: first, the two thickest branches turned into organs similar to arms, and the bark covering the surface of the arms was like rough skin. The terminal branches and leaves weave themselves into broad palms. Then the roots of the tree broke through the ground, and the strands of roots twisted into thick long legs and a pair of big feet that could support a towering body. The lush crown was like fluffy hair swaying in the wind. In the last step of the transformation, a human-like face emerged from the center of the tree trunk, examining the people in front of it with curious and vigilant eyes.
The three of Joan and Kandy's family stood at the foot of the huge half-tree, half-human creature. They were all silent, but their expressions were different. Joan's face was full of surprise, shocked by the miraculous changes he had just witnessed. Kalinin, who cast a spell to enlighten the big tree, smiled and greeted the treant in an ancient and mysterious language.
The Black Oakman slowly lowered the canopy and bowed deeply to the druid who gave him wisdom.
"Thank you for giving me a new life, esteemed master, how can I serve you?"
"Come with me, Son of Nature, and return to our common homeland. In the depths of the jungle, you can find more like-minded partners."
"As you wish, my master."
The tree man took big strides and followed Kalinin down the mountain. This huge plant walks like an elegant heron, and its movements seem slow, but considering that the distance it takes every step is equivalent to dozens of steps taken by ordinary people, the speed of walking with two feet is not inferior to that of a galloping horse.
"Mila, we are on our way!" Kandy pulled the little tree spirit to chase the tree man.
The Treant seemed to sense that his symbiotic Dryad was lagging behind. He stopped and slowly bent over, gently hugging Kandy and Mira with his big rough hands made of twisted branches.
"And Joan!" Candy yelled.
The tree man obediently freed up a hand, picked up Qiao An without any explanation, and put his backhand between the branches on his shoulder.
Joan quickly hugged a thick branch to maintain balance on the swaying tree. Like a dexterous monkey, Kandy quickly climbed up the branches and climbed to his side, her pretty face flushed with excitement.
"Joan Joan! It's fun!"
"Um."
"That's right! The big tree doesn't have a name yet, how about we call it 'Xiao Hei' from now on?"
"It's more convenient to have a name, but why call it 'Xiao Hei'?"
"Because it was originally a black oak tree!" Conti seemed to feel that this reason was not sufficient, and continued, "And it just happens to be a pair with my old Bai! When Lao Bai sees Xiao Hei, he will be happy Laughing from ear to ear."
"'Who is Lao Bai'?" Joan looked at Kandy suspiciously.
"Well... When you get to Powhatan Village, you will know when you see Lao Bai!" Kandy blinked, and his smile revealed a sense of narrowness.
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Joan bid farewell to his grandfather and left Delin Town with the Kandy family. He would go on the road with the forty Asa hunters who stayed outside the town.
The settlement of the Algonquin tribe is located two hundred miles to the west of Delin Town. The people walked westward along the Delin River. The road conditions for the first 50 miles were not bad, and then they went deep into the dense forest. The road gradually became rugged. There was no way to go in the lot, so I had to dismount and slash through the thorns and thorns, and forcibly opened a passage in the dense forest. According to the experience of the Conti family, even if you exclude accidents such as wild animals, bandit attacks, or getting lost during the journey, and there is no danger along the way, it will take at least five days to reach Powhatan Village.
The 50-mile road from Delin Town to the outskirts of the jungle has many pedestrians, and it belongs to the patrol area of the Delin Town Guard, so the journey can be safe; the valley where Powhatan Village is located is within the sphere of influence of the Asa tribe, and it is relatively safe; The most risky part of this trip is the more than 100-mile mountain road in the middle, most of which need to cross the "Screaming Forest".
"Screaming Forest" is part of the Great Yalf Forest. The narrow coniferous forest belt extends to the northwest to the banks of the Ivene River, and the southeast end reaches the Lizard Swamp. This forest is named after the "Screaming Tribe", a family of goblins entrenched in the area. Notorious evil creatures such as goblins, bear goblins, and hobgoblins emerge in endlessly. According to the estimates of Kandy's parents, the total population of the "Screaming Tribe" No less than 30,000, most of them are ordinary goblins with the strongest reproductive ability, and there are no less than 10,000 bear goblins and hobgoblins combined. What makes Kandy's parents even more disturbed is that the population of the goblins is still expanding rapidly. If this momentum continues, sooner or later, the "Screaming Tribe" will rush out of the forest and expand its power to human settlements. The village of Powhatan in the Screaming Woods and the town of Derlin were both affected.
"Since the goblin tribe is a potential threat, why not eliminate them before they grow up?" Joan asked inexplicably.
"In fact, we had a plan to exterminate the 'Screaming Tribe' as early as ten years ago. However, we discovered that the goblin tribe is far stronger than we expected, especially their leader, Letu, who was called The hobgoblin warlord of the "Tyrannosaurus Conqueror" and the high-ranking black guard of the "God of the Goblins" Magrubie, not only possesses extremely powerful personal strength, but also possesses leadership skills and strategic vision that are rarely seen among the goblins. The warriors of our Algonquin tribe fought against Leto's army many times, and although we won more than we lost, we were still unable to completely defeat our opponents, and we also suffered great casualties." Matoka said.
Matoka sighed, and continued: "Our human fertility is far inferior to that of goblins. If Letu loses an army, it can replenish its strength in at most two years, but we cannot cultivate a new generation of warriors in such a short period of time. If the two sides continue to consume like this, Letu will definitely become the final winner, not to mention that this hobgoblin lord will not only lead the army to fight, but also has quite good diplomatic skills. According to the information we have collected recently, Letu is fighting with the South The lizardmen tribe in the great swamp negotiated and actively sought alliances, and if the goblins and lizardmen really formed an alliance, it would undoubtedly be bad news for the humans living near the jungles and swamps."
Hearing Matoka's words, Joan felt like a heavy boulder weighed on her heart. He once had a conflict with the Lizardman tribe, and joined forces with Gray to kill two Lizardman shamans. If the Lizardmen were supported by the goblins, would they attack his hometown of Delin in the name of revenge?
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