Chapter 833 Cognition
Xiong was cold and hungry. His magic seemed to be stimulated only when he was dying. So after helping him survive the night last night, he still had to face the winter.
He wandered around. He remembered that he had walked for several days when he was escorted out by the four priests. Thanks to the priests using the torches given by King Arthur, he stayed warm. Yes, he needed fire, but the Beyin people didn't know how to make a fire, because in the kingdom blessed by God, there was a fire that never went out. They just needed to borrow fire.
Fire, Xiong hugged his shoulders, rubbed his arms, walked forward hunched over, and muttered. Then he walked to a big tree and broke off a branch with all its leaves fallen off, "Fire."
Obviously, branches alone could not start a fire. He was very cold and hungry. Seeing that there was no hope for fire, he changed direction hoping to find something to eat. He knelt on the ground and fumbled for food. He really found some dried fruits.
In fact, Xiong didn't know whether this thing was edible or not, but it was a bit like the food they harvested. Xiong, who had never felt hungry, ignored it and ate the black dried fruit with the shell and meat. He chewed it hard and it tasted quite good.
He immediately picked up more fruits.
In this way, squatting on the ground to pick up dried fruits during the day, relying on his magic to carry it at night, Xiong actually began to adapt to the outside world. He found that here he didn't need to work every day, as long as he looked for it, he could have a lot of food. At night, there was a force in his body to protect himself. Don't be too happy.
So Xiong finally cheered up and prepared to explore further. On this day, he saw a goat. This was the first time he saw other animals. He was very curious and scared.
He couldn't help but follow it and found that the goat actually jumped onto the cliff and walked on the cliff as if it were flat ground. And Xiong also noticed that the stone kicked down by the goat's hoof hit the cliff and sparks appeared during the fall.
Xiong walked over and picked up two stones and hit them against each other. Seeing the flint hitting violent sparks, he shouted excitedly: "Fire!" Looking up and seeing the goat climbing higher and higher, Xiong found that he had gained enlightenment. No matter who gave this revelation, this goat is definitely his guide.
Duran didn't expect a criminal to have such good luck, but maybe he is suitable to be the protagonist, punished for making mistakes, and later became a hero who led the tribe to expand outward.
A very good candidate.
With fire, Xiong's life will be much better, but since Duran chose him, he must observe his nature. And the best way to test is to mobilize a tiger to see if Xiong will save the small animals attacked by the king of the forest.
Xiong's life is good, he has even started digging holes and collecting wood to build a simple nest for himself. And this day he met the goat he had met before, leisurely turning over the grass roots.
Xiong is no longer afraid of the goat. Looking carefully, the goat doesn't seem to be afraid of Xiong either. The two are getting closer and closer, and finally Xiong carefully reaches out his hand to the goat.
Just as he was about to succeed, a sound of knocking on the mountain and shaking the forest came from the forest: "Roar——"
The whole forest was trembling, Xiong was also frightened, and the goat rushed into the deep forest like an arrow from a bow and disappeared.
What is this? Xiong felt that his heart was about to jump out, it was too scary.
It was a tiger. As the first villain BOSS in this universe, it naturally cannot be hastily introduced. There must be a foreshadowing. At this time, Duran's family, young and old, were already sitting and watching the show. They were also very curious about what good show Duran would direct.
"Isn't the roar of this tiger too loud? Even if it is to support the majesty of the tiger, it doesn't need to be so exaggerated. This is not an ordinary tiger." Saori complained.
Indeed, in order to increase the effect, the voice of this tiger is particularly strengthened, and its roar can be heard from several kilometers away.
Xiong felt that the goat was afraid, but he didn't know what he was afraid of. From that day on, Xiong felt that there seemed to be danger lurking around him, which might take his life at any time. He couldn't sleep at night and was in a state of depression for several days.
Until the goat came back, but there was blood on its body, and it looked at Xiong in a very human way.
"Do you want me to go with you?"
The goat could not speak, but just lowered its head.
This was probably what Xiong meant. In fact, Xiong was curious about what this animal that he could not name was. So he stood up and walked behind the goat, and the goat really went in one direction.
Xiong saw a terrible scene, blood, minced meat and internal organs. The goat tribe was obviously attacked. This reminded Xiong of his murder. That was one night, he had taken a fancy to a female companion, and he was already sincere and affectionate, but another person jumped out to compete with him.
Xiong was not willing to share the female companion at all. He was hot-tempered and wrestled with the other party. During the fight, he picked up a stone and smashed the other party's brain.
The scene was similar to now, blood and meat paste. At this time, more goats died. What a great sin it was. Is there no king to manage this place?
Thinking that he had killed a man and was punished by King Arthur for exile, and now so many goats died but no one came out to speak for the goats, he suddenly felt that the people of Beyin were happy.
So Xiong asked the goats: "Where is your king? Didn't she punish the murderer?"
The goats didn't understand, and the goats obviously didn't have a king.
Xiong was not acting bravely, but just thinking about what he had encountered, he thought that things should develop like this. He didn't know that there were countless different rules in the world, and the rules of the Kingdom of Beyin obviously did not apply to the beasts in the mountains.
"Don't you have a king?" Xiong didn't know what he read from the goat's eyes, as if he had a tacit understanding with the goat: "Is the thing that attacked you the thing that made the terrible sound last time? Who is he?"
This question is very complicated, and it is obvious that Xiong can't read the answer from the goat's eyes. However, Xiong saw the blood trail extending out, and he followed carefully.
In fact, he didn't know why he followed, maybe he would die. Obviously, he didn't think so much, he just instinctively thought that the murderer should be punished, just like him.
At least Xiong has accepted the punishment and didn't resent the Kingdom of Bayin and King Arthur. This is a good start, which shows that he has an upright character, can understand the reason for making mistakes and being beaten, and will not complain about the world, which is very valuable.
This time Xiong didn't encounter a tiger, but saw a huge footprint on the mudflat beside the pond. The footprint was bigger than Xiong's head and surprised him. He couldn't imagine what kind of animal would have such a huge footprint. But Xiong had a feeling that he seemed to be getting closer and closer to the truth.
Duran also felt that the atmosphere was almost created, and it was time for Xiong and the tiger to have a face-to-face encounter.
So that night, Xiong took the only remaining goat back to his simple camp. When he lit a bonfire at night, he saw two green balls in the forest opposite staring at him.
The goat bleated desperately, and even the bonfire was shaking under the tiger's momentum. Xiong was stunned. He saw such a majestic creature, wild and violent, but so beautiful.
Xiong's mind was conquered by the tiger at this moment. This was a being more suitable to survive in this world than the Beiyin people.