To avoid attracting unnecessary aggro, Ye Ci put away the Fourth Prince and entered stealth. She carefully avoided the traps as she ventured deeper into the forest.
Just as Ye Ci had expected, she discovered traces of humanoid NPCs after walking for about 500 yards. However, there were a few humans wearing animal skins and carrying bows and arrows on their backs. They were crouching on the ground, digging traps. They were tall and sturdy, taller than the average human. Their muscles were bulging, and their skin was red. Their feet were especially large, and their limbs were strong and powerful. It was obvious that they were used to running in the mountains.
Ye Ci crouched in the bushes and observed them from afar. Although their traps were low-level physical traps, they were very skilled. If not for Ye Ci, who was an expert in trap-digging, they would have been at a disadvantage.
Ye Ci was not surprised that the NPCs were speaking a language that Ye Ci did not understand. There were about 50 races in Fate, and each race had their own unique language. There were countless tribes under these 50 races, and it was very likely that the languages spoken by the tribes were different. Therefore, it was not surprising that Ye Ci, who only knew 6 to 7 languages, did not understand the language of the tribes. However, all races would have a common language that was used to communicate with players. This was to prevent players from missing out on quests because they did not know the language of the NPCs.
It did not take long for the NPCs to finish digging their traps. They stood up and walked deeper into the forest. Ye Ci followed them from afar, trying to see where they were going. But she did not dare to get too close to the NPCs. She had just used Detection on them. They were all around lvl70 NPCs. Although they were not aggressive NPCs, players would not have any bad feelings towards neutral NPCs. Of course, players would not have a good impression of them either. Therefore, Ye Ci did not want them to discover her presence.
The NPCs did not continue digging traps. Instead, they chatted and laughed along the way. They seemed to be very happy. Ye Ci had never been to this forest before. She used her dagger to leave marks on the trees as she moved forward. This way, she would not get lost in the forest when she returned.
After walking for a short while, Ye Ci saw the NPCs entering a village from afar. The village was also very primitive, with houses made of animal skin and wood everywhere. Ye Ci waited for a while. When the NPCs entered the depths of the village, she slowly moved to the edge of the village in Stealth. She wanted to see what kind of place this was, and if there was an NPC called Darufal.
But when she approached the village, she noticed a bead that looked like an eyeball on a pillar in the village, and it stared at her. It was at this moment that Ye Ci, who had hidden herself well, was suddenly revealed. A system notification rang out: Concealment failed.
Ye Ci's heart sank. It's over. I've been discovered. Her second thought was to turn around and leave.
But before she could quickly retreat, she heard a loud roar from the village, "dftrptgm … .edgapwm!!"
Then, Ye Ci was surrounded by countless weapons. Ye Ci looked at the swords, spears, swords, and halberds that were aimed at her. Although they were not sharp, there were so many of them. Even if Ye Ci had high Dexterity, she could not escape. She would be stabbed into a hedgehog.
Ye Ci could not move at all. She raised her head and looked at the NPCs in front of her. They were all dressed similarly and looked at her expressionlessly. There were dozens of NPCs with different weapons pointed at Ye Ci. They surrounded her so tightly that not even a drop of water could escape. Ye Ci was speechless. What kind of race were these NPCs? They looked like humans, but they were too fast. Where did they come from?
Ye Ci tried to talk to them, but they all ignored her or looked at Ye Ci blankly. It was obvious that these NPCs did not understand Ye Ci. This made Ye Ci feel conflicted. In this situation, they could not possibly capture Ye Ci alive and send her to be eaten …
Just as Ye Ci was feeling conflicted, the crowd in front of her parted to form a path. Then, a tall and burly old man walked out from the middle of the path. She could not tell how old he was. His hair and beard were white and his face was full of vicissitudes of life. He wore a very luxurious crown on his head and wore a blue robe. The robe was embellished with chains made of animal bones and teeth. He held a long staff in his hand. There was a fist-sized dark red gem at the top of the staff that faintly emitted a mysterious power.
He slowly walked towards Ye Ci. His eyes were sharp and unavoidable. His pace was not fast, but every step he took carried a frightening pressure that made it hard for her to breathe. Ye Ci secretly used Detection on this person. Just like the Mermaid, this NPC's stats were all question marks. He was at least 60 levels higher than Ye Ci. He stood quietly in front of Ye Ci. He was not angry, but he was majestic. His body seemed to emit an irresistible power.
Ye Ci looked at him and took a deep breath. Although she felt heavy under the old man's gaze, she still looked at him calmly.
"It's been a long time since I've last seen an Elf. The most common race in our land is the Merfolk. White Elf, where did you come from?" the old man spoke to Ye Ci in an ancient language, "Where did you come from?"
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Ci heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was one among this group of NPCs who could speak the common language. Otherwise, she would really be speaking the same language. In order to answer the old man's question and show her respect, Ye Ci wanted to stand up. Although this old man's level was about the same as the Mermaid's, from his aura, expression, and age, Ye Ci felt that he was definitely more reliable than the Mermaid. So she wanted to bow to show her respect.
But she did not expect that the moment she moved, the weapons pointed at her would come closer and almost pierce her skin. Ye Ci could only maintain her original position and look at the old man quietly.
The old man was very tactful. He raised his hand and waved it gently. Everyone stepped back and gave Ye Ci a chance to stand up. However, these people did not step back too far. It was the kind of distance where they could kill her with one step.
Ye Ci stood up and raised her hands to show that she did not have any weapons and had no intention of threatening them. Then she bowed to the old man and said in a calm and dignified manner, "Respected elder, please forgive me for barging into your territory. I am a White Elf from the Magia Continent. I was caught in a huge storm on my way here and fell into the sea. I was lucky enough to come here. I lost my direction and could not find my way back. In the vast forest, I met your people and followed them here. If any of my actions have made you unhappy, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to you. Please forgive my recklessness once again. "
Ye Ci was very good at dealing with NPCs. Her words eased the old man's vigilant expression. However, he did not immediately believe Ye Ci. He looked at her from head to toe and said, "White Elf, I smell the scent of a Mermaid on you. What is going on?"
"Respected elder, before I met you, I did meet a blue fish-tailed mermaid at the seaside. I almost became her food, but later, I don't know why she let me go. She asked me to find a man called Darufar for her because he had the zither she needed in his hands. But when I arrived at the crater of Mount Buda, I did not find this Darufar. Instead, I met your people. So, I took the liberty to follow them here. " This NPC seemed to be very intelligent and his status was also very high. So, Ye Ci did not lie when she spoke to him. NPCs with high intelligence and status could use a special method to determine whether a player was telling the truth or lying. If the player was lying, they would be punished.
If it was light, they would lose trust forever. If it was heavy, they would die in a foreign land.
So, when Ye Ci faced this old man, she chose to tell the truth.
The old man quietly looked at Ye Ci. After a long time, he nodded and said, "That's right. Mermaids do not like to eat women. To them, women's meat is not delicious. It is even poisonous. So, men are more suitable for their appetite. "
So that's the case. Ye Ci nodded in her heart. No wonder that Mermaid let her go in the end. She thought that the Mermaid was inexplicable. It turned out that this was the real reason. Because she was a female, they had to eat the male … This answer was really uncomfortable.
"I communicated with God. God told me that you, White Elf, are telling the truth. So, I also believe you." The old man gently tapped the ground with the staff in his hand three times. Then, the people surrounding Ye Ci all dispersed. Then, he said, "I am Darufar, White Elf."
So this old man is Darufar. Ye Ci breathed a sigh of relief. This was really a case of wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find it by chance without any effort.
"Hello, respected Mr. Darufar. I am Gongzi You." Ye Ci quickly reported her name respectfully to show her humility.
Darufar nodded slightly to show that he accepted Ye Ci's respect. Then, his expression relaxed a lot. "You said that a Mermaid asked you to come and find me for a zither?"
"Yes, she did say that." Ye Ci was not in a hurry. These two NPCs were over level 120. Ye Ci did not think that they would give the quest item to her so easily. Otherwise, this quest would be too easy.
"Well, come and see what kind of zither she needs." Darufar nodded and turned around to lead Ye Ci into the village.
Eh? Is this possible? Ye Ci was slightly stunned. Was she thinking too much? Maybe this quest was really simple and she just needed to run an errand? Although her gaming knowledge told Ye Ci that this was absolutely impossible, looking at the current situation, it seemed to be the case.
Ye Ci followed behind Darufar in the village, observing the buildings and all the NPCs in the village. She saw that the village was very big. There were probably thousands of NPCs here, or even more. All of them were tall and burly. The men were muscular, and the women were not far behind. They were very strong from head to toe. Although they were very petite compared to the men, they were more muscular than the average human. They all stood up when they saw Darufar and greeted him in a language that Ye Ci could not understand. Ye Ci thought that they might be greeting him or showing their respect.
The architectural style of the village was very rough. Although most of the houses were made of wood and animal skins for the walls and roofs, there were still houses of different styles. For example, on the mountain behind the village, Ye Ci saw three to four arrow towers. Although the top of the arrow towers were decorated with the unique animal bones of this village, it was obvious that the arrow towers were very ingenious. Although Ye Ci did not know how effective they were, from the appearance, these arrow towers were similar to the arrow towers at the four corners of Champion City.
This was very surprising. In a village full of primitive style, there was actually such a modern civilization. It was really amazing.
Ye Ci stared at the arrow towers as she walked slowly behind Darufar. Suddenly, she felt that someone was looking at her. She quickly turned around and saw a few totems inserted into the ground. There were eyes on the totems, staring at her intently. In the middle of these totems was the large eye that discovered Ye Ci. It was also looking at her.
"This is a guest. Go." Darufar stood in front of these totems and gently tapped the ground with his cane. The eyes immediately turned away, no longer looking at Ye Ci.
Inserting totems should be a Shaman's unique skill. Ye Ci looked at Darufar's side profile. Could this guy be a Shaman? Just as Ye Ci was muttering in her heart, Darufar turned to look at Ye Ci and said: "Are you guessing my identity?"
"Please forgive my presumptuousness, Mr. Darufar. I was just amazed by your ability to control totems. You reminded me of those heroic statues in Champion City. One of them was a great Shaman." Ye Ci did not say yes or no. She looked at Darufar with a smile: "In Champion City's introduction to him, it said that he had a god-like ability to control totems. This made me very fascinated. It's a pity that I was born so many years later and did not have the chance to see his glory."
Darufar looked at Ye Ci without any expression on his face, but it was impossible to guess what he was thinking. After a while, he said slowly: "You're talking about Kutta, right?"
"Yes." Ye Ci nodded, looking a little surprised: "Why? Do you know him too, Mr. Darufar? "
"He's my brother." Darufar said quietly, as if he was very calm.
However, this answer almost scared Ye Ci to death. She covered her chest with her left hand, trying to stop her heart from beating too fast. No way, this guy was actually more than a thousand years old? In the history of Maacah Continent, these heroes fought with the Naga Demon King more than a thousand years ago. And in the most tragic battle, the greatest human Shaman, Kutta, died. If Darufar was really Kutta's brother, then he was really a thousand-year-old monster.
Ye Ci hesitated for a while, not knowing how to answer Darufar. She could only say: "I didn't expect to meet you here, respected Mr. Darufar." Then she thought of something: "Mr. Kutta seems to be a human, and you …"
She did not finish her sentence. She thought that Darufar could understand what she meant.
Darufar just looked at Ye Ci deeply, and then said: "We are the Doro tribe, a race born from the combination of humans and barbarians."
Ye Ci nodded. No wonder this race not only had the strength of barbarians, but also the agility and wisdom of humans. It turned out that they were the combination of two races.
"You must think that our race is a very good race, with both the strength of barbarians and the wisdom of humans, right?" Darufar seemed to be able to spy on people's hearts. He actually said what Ye Ci was thinking. This made Ye Ci a little surprised. Could it be that this guy had something in her heart? He actually became a roundworm in her stomach. He could clearly know what she was thinking. But even so, Ye Ci still answered Darufar: "Yes. This looks very good. "
But Darufar let out a long sigh, and continued to lead Ye Ci into the village. As he walked, he said to Ye Ci: "But, in fact, it's not like this."
Ye Ci walked behind Darufar, carefully listening to his narration. Then, from time to time, she would say a few words to show that she was listening seriously. This was the best way to talk to NPCs. Generally, NPCs didn't like players interrupting their long narration. But if the narration was too long, the players would inevitably lose interest. So, if the players didn't speak for a long time, the NPCs would think that the players were no longer listening. This would make the NPCs a little unhappy. But if the players were too active in responding to these NPCs, the NPCs would feel that the players were too annoying. Why did the players keep interrupting them? In short, no matter how unhappy the NPCs were, it would affect the subsequent interaction between the NPCs and the players.
Especially after this kind of long narration, it would usually be followed by a quest. If the players made the NPCs unhappy, then the difficulty and rewards of the quest wouldn't be too ideal. So, talking to NPCs was also a skill.
Ye Ci had already mastered this skill very well. Not to mention, she also had the treacherous attribute, which made her able to deceive NPCs to a certain extent. So, when she talked to these NPCs, she had never been at a disadvantage.
Darufar slowly narrated, and Ye Ci also listened seriously. These words seemed to be nonsense, but Ye Ci knew that if she didn't carefully record these words, she might be at a disadvantage when doing quests in the future.
The Doro Tribe, there was no such tribe. And in the long history of Maacah Continent, there were no records of this tribe. Or, it could be said that their tribe was too weak, so they weren't recorded in history at all. Doro, in the language of the Barbarians, meant "abandoned". In other words, the Doro Tribe was an abandoned tribe.
Although this tribe was born from the combination of Barbarians and Humans, compared to the Barbarians, they weren't considered strong. Compared to the Humans, they weren't considered nimble or intelligent. They were just an average combination of the strengths and weaknesses of the two races. Such a mediocre tribe was of course despised by the Barbarians and Humans. Even before the Naga Demon King invaded Maacah Continent, this weak tribe was abandoned. The Humans didn't recognize them as a tribe of Humans, and the Barbarians didn't recognize them either.
At that time, the tribe that wasn't recognized by the other races had a very tragic ending. Not only did no one lend a helping hand when the Demons attacked them, they could only silently endure when they were bullied by other races. What was even more frightening was that because they had the strength of the Barbarians and the command of the Humans, many Nobles began to capture the Doro Tribe on a large scale, turning them into their private property and becoming their eternal slaves.
The people of the Doro Tribe kept escaping and hiding in such a harsh environment, and in the end, they were all caught. They were put on a ship to be taken to Glory City, the largest city of Maacah Continent, to be auctioned. But when they encountered a storm at sea, the entire ship was destroyed, and the slave masters who were responsible for escorting them fell into the sea and drowned. And because they were locked in wooden cages, they floated on the sea.
Their strength attracted the Mermaids, who wanted to eat them as delicacies. At that time, the patriarch of the Doro Tribe made a deal with the Mermaid King. As long as the Mermaid King let them go and took them to a safe island where no one would disturb them, they would make musical instruments for the Mermaids for free. At that time, when the Mermaids hunted for food, they mostly relied on their fierceness and strength, without any skills. But when the patriarch of the Doro Tribe discovered that the Mermaids had beautiful voices, he put forward this proposal.
After the Mermaid King tried to use musical instruments and songs to confuse his prey, he felt that this method was much better than using strength to pull them alive. So, he accepted the proposal of the patriarch of the Doro Tribe and took them to this small island to settle down. And around this small island was the area where the Mermaids' activities were the most concentrated. Other races never dared to approach because they were afraid of the Mermaids' fierceness and toughness. And in order to thank the Mermaids for their help, the Doro Tribe helped them make musical instruments with mind control for free from that time until now.
Gradually, the Doro Tribe had lived on this unknown island for many years. They had their own language and no longer worried about being persecuted by other races. Their life was very peaceful. The Doro Tribe had the strength of barbarians and the wisdom of humans. Although compared to barbarians and humans, they only had average advantages and disadvantages, but their race had the best attributes to learn the Shaman profession. It was just a pity that the Doro Tribe had always lived at the bottom of society. They were not qualified to learn the Shaman profession, wasting a lot of talents. Until the appearance of Kuta, he was the person with the most talent for Shaman in the whole Doro Tribe. Since he was a teenager, he had shown an extraordinary love for the profession of Shaman. Moreover, he was very amiable and had a good relationship with the mermaids. Therefore, he learned a lot about the skills and techniques of ancient Shaman from the mermaids. After twenty years of study, he finally became a qualified Shaman.
And Darufal, as Kutta's younger brother, also learned the Shaman profession under his influence from a young age.
Kutta was a positive young man. He was very kind. Although he knew that the various races had persecuted his own people, he still could not stop his desire to travel to the Maacah Continent to study. Although he was the next patriarch, these things still could not become the fetters of his long journey. Although the whole tribe opposed his departure, in the end, Kutta still left here with the help of a Mermaid and went to the Maacah Continent. Then … the Demon King Naga declared war on the entire continent, and Kutta also joined the battle.
He showed an amazing talent in the battle and quickly became the youngest Elder of the Shaman profession in the Maacah Continent. But his race was strange, and Kutta was also very tight-lipped about his origin. Until Kutta died on the Naga battlefield, people did not know where he came from. His kindness and bravery, his shocking talent left a deep impression on the entire continent. After the battle against the Demon King Naga ended, although the Maacah Continent was divided into five continents, his statue could still be seen in the main cities of each continent.
And Kutta's death was only known by the Doro Tribe many years later. The Mermaid that took Kutta away that year brought his staff back to the Doro Tribe. The Doro Tribe was very sad, and the old patriarch passed away soon after. As the new leader of the Doro Tribe, Darufal became the new leader of the Doro Tribe until now.
Ye Ci listened to Darufal's narration, while looking at the staff in his hand, and secretly exclaimed, "Good guy, this thing is actually the relic of the hero Kutta. According to the historical records of the Maacah Continent, after that battle, the people who were commemorated as heroes received a low-level divinity. Although it could not be compared to other mid-level or high-level gods, it was simply impossible for an NPC of a normal race to receive a divinity.
In other words, although Kutta was dead, he was still a low-level god, and Kutta's relic was a divine artifact!!!!
A divine artifact …
Although she was not a Shaman, Ye Ci could not help but look at the staff a few more times. This thing was actually a divine artifact. It did not look like one at all. The shape was simple, and the pattern was plain. No matter how she looked at it, it was similar to a blue equipment, and at most purple equipment. She did not expect it to be a divine artifact.
Although Ye Ci was a top level sorcerer in her previous life, she had never seen a divine artifact. Not to mention her, in the entire Fate game, there were only a few dozen divine artifacts, and there were only a few in the hands of the players. Their owners also hid them very well, how could they make them public? So, from her previous life to this life, this was the first time Ye Ci had seen a divine artifact. Even if her heart was strong, when she saw this thing, she would still be a little excited.
There was even a moment when Ye Ci had the thought of taking it for herself. Of course, this thought was quickly discarded by her. After all, offending a legendary Great Shaman with a divine artifact was definitely not something a smart person would do.
"Since the Doro Tribe is so amazing, why don't they have more people to go out and interact with the people outside?" Ye Ci followed behind Darufal, and was very curious about this somewhat primitive village.
Darufal stopped in his tracks, glanced at Ye Ci, and then shook his head, "Although the outside world is wonderful, but there are too many temptations. Our tribe's reproductive ability is not strong, if we go out, the tribe's population will gradually decrease. Once there are fewer people, we will be bullied."
Although she did not agree with Darufal's words, Ye Ci still did not say anything. She did not want to continue on this topic, so she pointed at the arrow towers in the distance and said, "Those arrow towers are really beautiful, were they also built by your tribe?"
"Yes, we Doro Tribe, other than having excellent abilities as Shamans, we also have the talent for construction. It's just that there are not enough rocks here to be used for construction, otherwise, we would be able to build an airtight castle here." Darufal was very passionate about his tribe. When he talked about his tribe, his face revealed a kind of fascinating smile.
The speaker did not mean it, but the listener listened attentively.
Hearing Darufal's words, Ye Ci's heart skipped a beat.
Talent for construction! Didn't that mean that as long as there were enough materials, they could build impregnable fortresses and castles? Because of the appearance of Desolate Cities and Fortresses, the profession of Architect was gradually becoming more popular. However, Architect was not easy to train. Other professions only needed to do small things to level up their skills, but they needed to build houses to level up their skills. However, the money and materials needed to build houses were not something an average guild or individual player could provide. Only large guilds had this kind of ability, so now all the Architects were in the hands of the large guilds. Even Up Everyday did not have a single Architect.
But … …
If she could gain the trust or help of Doro Tribe, Ye Ci should be able to rent a few Engineers from them. Judging from the exquisiteness of those arrow towers, the architects of Doro were definitely at the Advanced or Master level. If she could get their help, she might be able to build high defensive fortifications outside her mithril vein. Then, she could add all sorts of goblin engineering tools on top of it. If that was the case, would she still have to worry about not being able to defend it?
Thinking up to this point, Ye Ci couldn't help but feel happy, and the smile on her face became even brighter. Although Ye Ci really wanted to leave this place before, she didn't think so now. Even if she wanted to leave, she couldn't leave for nothing, right? At the very least, she had to at least have a good relationship with Darufal.
Although Darufal could guess a lot of Ye Ci's thoughts, those were the normal reactions of a high IQ. He just couldn't guess what Ye Ci was thinking right now. He just felt that this White Elf was smiling so brightly all of a sudden.
In order not to arouse Darufal's suspicions, Ye Ci withdrew her gaze and nodded. She flattered Darufal without batting an eyelid: "Respected Mr. Darufal, I thank you for showing me around your village. Doro Tribe is a great race."
This flattery made Darufal very happy. He smiled and nodded, but still threatened: "White Elf, don't try to lead outsiders here. If you do, our tribe's Gods will always hunt you down." As he said that, he waved his staff, and Ye Ci had an extra passive buff.
Ye Ci took a look. This buff was Doro's Tracking. If she told the Doro Tribe's secret and location to other NPCs besides the Merfolk, she would be hunted down by Doro Tribe.
Damn, this old man was too much. She wasn't that stupid to tell others about this kind of thing. He didn't need to curse her so fiercely.
Even so, Ye Ci still expressed her understanding. She saluted Darufal and didn't take his threats and curses to heart. This performance made Darufal very satisfied, and Ye Ci's reputation in Doro Tribe also rose to Friendly.
Before she could find a way to increase her reputation with Doro Tribe, Ye Ci decided to do what the Merfolk told her to do first. Darufal obviously had the same idea. He led Ye Ci into a large animal skin tent in the village. Outside the animal skin tent, there was also a Shaman's Search Totem, and the eyes on it constantly looked at everyone coming and going. At the entrance of the tent, there was a wooden sign with a musical instrument carved on it.
After entering the tent, Ye Ci saw seven or eight young Doro Tribe youths inside. They were all focused on the work in their hands. Sitting in the middle of the tent was a spirited middle-aged man. When he saw Darufal come in, he quickly stood up, put down the work in his hands, saluted Darufal, and then mumbled a string of words that Ye Ci couldn't understand.
Darufal also opened his mouth and said something that Ye Ci couldn't understand, which gave Ye Ci a headache. Do they know that this is very painful? They are completely like fools. After the two talked for a while, Darufal suddenly raised his hand and gently pressed it on Ye Ci's head. His mouth mumbled a string of words, and then his palm emitted a dazzling light. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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