Chapter 934 Marshman

"I've already introduced the habitat and appearance of the Boggard just now, so I don't need to mention it again. As for the degree of civilization of this humanoid creature, according to the literature, it is still in the 'Stone Age', but it is as old as the obsidian. The workmanship of the spear matches, so that the murder weapon may well have been made by the boggard."

"Swamp people not only look like toads, but also retain the characteristics of toads in the process of reproduction and development. Females lay eggs in water, and after the fertilized eggs hatch, they become tadpole-like larvae. Before growing hands and feet, their tadpole form can grow It is nearly three feet long and can hunt fish and shrimps in the depths of the swamp for a living."

"The fully developed boggard larvae, the external gills gradually degenerate and disappear, replaced by respiratory organs suitable for survival in the land environment, and the fins have also transformed into limbs, ready to leave the water for landing."

"It takes about half a year for the boggards who go ashore to adapt to the new environment. When they moult their tails, they will be considered adults on a physiological level."

"However, at the cultural level, a male boggard who has just shed his tail is not yet an official adult. According to the traditional customs of the boggard, every boggard boy who has been ashore for about one year must participate in a bloody 'adult test'. Refining'."

"Only by successfully passing the test and proving their courage, the boys will be accepted by the clan and become adult swampmen with marriage rights."

"If you fail in the trial unfortunately, you will be regarded as waste by the elders and kings of the clan, and you will be exiled for life. You will leave your hometown with shame and wander around..."

"Mr. Pinkerton, you just said that someone once saw a bogman at the edge of the Baden Wetlands. That may be the young boggard who failed in the 'Trial of Adulthood' and was killed by the 'Dharma King' in his clan." ' and the elders are ruthlessly expelled, and they can only flee elsewhere to make a living."

Joan guessed.

Mr. Detective nodded thoughtfully while smoking his pipe.

"Joan, you said that the 'Trial of Adulthood' of the boggard man was very bloody. What kind of bloody method is it?"

"The boggards who participate in the adult trial must hunt and kill at least one humanoid creature alone to prove their maturity and courage."

Joan thought for a moment, then said:

"The hunting targets are usually humans, orcs, or lizardmen, because it is easier to find the settlements of these three types of creatures at the edge of the swamp."

"Of course, there will be no shortage of goblins in the swamp, but the swamp people will not target goblins as hunting targets. They think that killing goblins will not prove their courage, but will make themselves look like a joke."

"The Boggards are a proud people, so to speak," said Mr. Pinkerton, laughing.

"That's true, and this race does have proud capital."

Joan made an analysis seriously.

"Take the three humanoid creatures that they are most keen on hunting. Compared with humans or lizardmen, boggards are slightly inferior in intelligence, but they have an overwhelming advantage in strength and physique. Compared with orcs, they are slightly weaker in strength. Inferior, equal in intellect, but stronger in body."

"Besides, boggards have two natural advantages."

"One is their unusually constructed tongue, which has many mucus-secreting suckers on the tip."

"The bog toad is bloated, and his movements seem a little slow, but the movement of 'sticking out his tongue' is not an exaggeration at all to say that it is as fast as lightning!"

"The bogman's tongue is extremely elastic, and can be ejected ten feet away in an instant, entwining the prey tightly, tripping to the ground, and losing the ability to resist."

"According to the literature, boggards often hide in the water, shake their backs, and create slight ripples on the water surface, simulating the illusion of fish wandering."

"If the waterfowl circling above the swamp are fooled by this and dive down from a high altitude to catch fish, they will be stared at by the lurking swampman, and they will suddenly spit out their spring-like tongues, capture the waterfowl, open their mouths, and swallow them on the spot inside."

"Mr. Pinkerton, just imagine how fast a waterfowl swoops down to hunt?"

"This still can't escape the flexible tongue of the boggard man, which shows how powerful their dynamic vision and hunting skills are!"

"The second talent of the boggards is due to their special vocal organs."

"All male boggards have a membrane-like organ under the throat, called the 'voice sac'. When they sing, the 'voice sac' is impacted by the airflow, and it will bulge a lot, like a big leather ball growing on the neck. Can make the chirping sound doubly loud."

"Organs such as the 'vocal sac' are common to amphibians such as frogs and toads. In order to show off the organs of male charm, it has evolved into a supernatural ability!"

"When a male boggad man roars angrily, a negative energy will be automatically stimulated in his body, and the combined airflow will impact the vocal sac. The sound waves released are not only loud, but also can make nearby creatures feel fear when they hear the roar. It seems to be affected by the third-level 'fear'."

"Unless the willpower is strong enough to resist the magic of fear, any creature who hears the boggard man's roar will lose the courage to resist, and his mind will only think of running as far away as possible."

"With a long tongue with a suction cup, the supernatural ability 'Roar of Fear', coupled with excellent strength and physique, the boggard man's combat effectiveness is obviously stronger than that of humans, orcs and lizardmen, and it is easy to treat each other as prey It's not hard to understand."

Finally, Joan made a conclusion from the perspective of racial competition.

"The arrogant and conceited mentality of the boggards is actually ridiculous. Their strength is only at the level of one-on-one. If it is a confrontation between civilizations, their poor and backward technical level is simply not qualified to enter the magical world. Human social competition in the industrial age."

"The kings and elders who are in power in the swamp people's tribe actually know the situation of their own tribe, so they only dare to attack the passing merchants passing by the edge of the swamp secretly, but they dare not take the initiative to attack human towns."

Ted Pinkerton, smoking a pipe, nodded slightly, agreeing with the young mage's point of view.

"Joan, if we pay too much attention to a clue, sometimes it will limit our vision and get bogged down on the road to the truth."

"We might as well put aside the clue of the Bogman first, and don't regard the murder of Harrell Lancashire as an isolated case, but from a different perspective, try to understand the many mysterious disappearances that have recently occurred in the Baden area, Consider it as a whole."

"Mr. Pinkerton, have you drawn any rules from this series of serial murders?" Joan asked curiously.

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