Orc Knight

In the afternoon, large clouds suddenly floated in the sky. The clouds were thick and oppressive, which made the little wolves feel timid.

Gretel looked at the sky, and ordered to go down to take shelter from the rain. He greeted Eleven, and told the people to disperse, "Ivan, Blair, take a rest in the cave, it's going to rain heavily."

Ivan wiped the sweat from his head and prayed all afternoon. After so many healing techniques, he also felt tired. He stood up with a hoarse voice, "Well, speaking of it, does it often rain here? I'm in the South Grassland I haven't encountered it before."

Blair supported Ivan by the side, and passed a small wooden bucket. Ivan raised his head, and the clear and sweet water relieved the pain in his throat.

Gretel accompanied Ivan and Blair while explaining, "The thick clouds here are all blown from the eastern grassland, the central grassland has a holy mountain, which blocks the water vapor, and the westernmost part of the western grassland is the desert, which is fine." Water vapor, only the water vapor from our eastern prairie can make it rain on the southern prairie, but most of the clouds have passed over our foreheads, so the rainfall in the southern prairie is not high."

Ivan nodded. He also understands this truth. The Grand Canyon behind the Huayu Plain on the continent where he lives does not have much rain.

Crackling! ! !

While speaking, the clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, and a dazzling lightning suddenly burst out, and the sky quickly darkened. The electric snake danced wildly in the sky, and the sound was deafening.Within a few minutes, big raindrops poured down, hitting the ground to form pits.

Ivan stared blankly at the gray sky outside the cave, recalling the previous diagnosis, with a complicated look on his face.

Blair looked at Ivan who was in a daze, and after thinking about it, he walked over to Gretel, "Speaking of which, we plan to take a stroll in the Eastern Grassland. Is there anything interesting here?"

Gerrit wiped the rain off his body, "Are you going to leave?"

Blair nodded, "Just now on the way here, Wuhua got the information that Abel has become the patriarch of the Warrior Lion Clan, and then he took the lions of the Warrior Lion Clan to the North Grassland, so our mission in the East Grassland is considered to be over. Well, Ivan and I have been practicing here, but we don't know much about the environment here, so..."

Gretel laughed and said, "No problem, there are still many beautiful scenery in the Eastern Grassland, such as the Takmis Grand Canyon, where the sunset is very charming, and there are many unique materials here, Ivan is a priest , he must need these things, right?"

Blair nodded eagerly when he heard it, "Yes, yes, Ivan needs all these, please introduce to me~"

"it is good."

Blair and Gerrett were chatting, and after Gerrett gave a general introduction to the Eastern Grassland, Blair suddenly said, "I heard that you are getting married recently when I was in the White Wolf Clan?"

The expression on Gerrett's face froze, and then he said nonchalantly, "What White said? That's false."

"However, what White said has his nose and eyes, and said that your father has conveyed the news to many tribal chiefs..."

Gretel immediately changed color, and he stood up abruptly, "What?!"

He rushed to Blair's side, "What you said is true?!"

Blair didn't know, so, "Of course it's true, why don't you ask Wuhua? He has better information."

Gretel immediately turned around and rushed out of the cave. Under the heavy rain, his figure was extremely anxious and embarrassed.

Ivan withdrew his gaze from a distance, remembering the strange sense of disobedience when he helped Gerrett treat his mother's father this afternoon, sighed, turned and sat next to Blair, and did not speak.

Blair asked worriedly, "Ivan, is something going to happen?"

Ivan smiled, "Your senses are still so keen."

Blair scratched his head, "Is it Gretel?"

Ivan shook his head, "This is their family business, don't get involved, let's rest here for a day, and see what materials and metals they don't need here tomorrow, if possible, we can take the things and leave."

Blair asked strangely, "Aren't you here to attend Gretel's wedding?"

Ivan smiled meaningfully, "Maybe it's a funeral~"

Blair was taken aback, "Funeral!?"

Ivan smiled without saying a word.

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The rain on the grassland comes and goes quickly.

However, the clouds in the sky are still there, and it is estimated that it will rain at night.

Gretel's complexion was abnormally pale at dinner. Blair remembered Ivan's advice, and instead of asking why, he started playing with other wolf cubs. Ivan went to the priest of the Grayback Wolf Clan to understand Inherited culture of the wolf clan.

The priest of the Gray Back Wolf Clan is an old man who is not young, and following him is his little grandson, who is the chosen person for the next priest.

The old priest was very happy to see Ivan's visit. Some of the herbs that Ivan read from the herbal medicine book are available on this continent, and some are not. Some of the names have not changed, but some have completely different names. Moreover, the conditions here are so bad, there are no reagent bottles, no crucibles, no special ignition stoves, and no test benches with complete tools, so how do the priests here prepare medicines and identify strange items?

Ivan was very curious, and the old priest was also extremely interested in Ivan's unique diagnostic method. The two chatted more and more speculatively, and gradually forgot the time.

It was raining lightly at night, and the little wolf cub priest who had been studying by the side couldn't help but fell asleep. The old priest stopped discussing and lovingly covered the little wolf with a thick fur coat. The tranquility of the years had settled on the old face, and the firelight reflected his drooping dry skin. Between black and white, and under the shadows, the deep lines seemed to be traces of past life, as sharp as a knife.

Ivan also stopped talking, his eyes fell on a point in the void, and he quietly listened to the sound of the ding-dong rain outside, and suddenly said, "What's the matter with Gretel's mother-in-law?"

The old priest paused slightly, with a hint of sadness on his face, "That was a mistake."

Ivan didn't look back.

"His mother-in-law hopes that Gerrit can get married. After all, the continuation of the race is very important, but it is obvious that Gerrit is unwilling."

Ivan's expression was as deep as the rainy night outside, "But this is not the reason for him to kill his father."

The old priest laughed out loud when he heard the words, "This is the tradition of our wolf tribe. If a newly grown wolf wants to become the patriarch, he must step on the corpse of the patriarch."

"Then there's no need for him to attack his mother's father just because he doesn't want to get married." Ivan raised his eyebrows, "Since his father died a long time ago during his challenge ceremony."

The old priest's slender eyes reflected the light of the fire, flickering, penetrating to the heart, "If... that is really his father."

Ivan frowned, "What does this mean?"

"Almost everyone who knows about this is dead now." The old priest said slowly, "It's okay to tell you, if... if that kid Gretel has your support, with the prestige you have gained now, you It should help him."

"You should know that Gretel's father-in-law is the half-orc brother of White's father, but in the beginning, what Gerrit's father-in-law wanted to marry was not the previous gray-backed wolf patriarch, but an ordinary gray-backed wolf. .”

"They already had skin-to-skin relationship before they decided to get married, but just when they were about to tell their fathers, the gray back wolf died in the wolf clan competition held every three years."

"At the same time, Gretel's mother-in-law was very sad, and at the same time, his heart was full of hatred. The target of the hatred was the previous head of the gray back wolf who killed the gray back wolf at that time. Unexpectedly, the previous head of the white wolf patriarch Just let him marry him, and marry the person he hates the most."

"So... Gerrett is not actually the child of the previous patriarch, he is just an ordinary descendant of the Gray Back Wolf."

The old patriarch said slowly, "The child found out about this later, and when the patriarchal succession ceremony was about to take place, he felt that he was not qualified and wanted to give up, but Gretel's mother-in-law was unwilling."

"He endured it for more than 20 years. The child of the person he loved the most in the past has finally grown up and can finally take revenge. How could he allow Gretel to back down?!"

"He came to me and cried, saying that once this matter is exposed, not only will his life be hit, but the relationship between the White Wolf Clan and the Gray Back Wolf Clan will also become hostile, so... Gray Te's mother-in-law came to me and begged for a bottle of white dew."

Ivan raised his eyebrows, "Bailu?"

The old priest said flatly, "After drinking that thing, the blood flow in the body will become violent and irritable, and finally lose its mind."

"Of course, there is a time limit, but this time limit is enough for Gerrett to kill his father directly."

"Since then, Gretel and his mother-in-law have been strangers, just covering up in front of the tribe."

Ivan was speechless, "Then why did it spread that he loves his father?"

"Because...he caused the adoptive father to have no offspring, so he ended the continuation of the biological father himself, and one life is for one life."

"Very fair."

Ivan evoked a sarcastic smile, "Since it was a mistake, why did you give him Bailu?"

The old priest's eyes were full of sadness and helplessness, "Because Gerrett...was the strongest of the gray-backed wolves at that time."

"The strongest gray-backed wolf is the patriarch. This is a tradition that has been left over for thousands of years and cannot be violated!"

The sarcasm in Ivan's eyes was even stronger, "Then why do you expect me to help him now?"

The old priest turned his head, looked at the sleeping wolf cub beside him, and said slowly, "Because I forgot at the beginning, I am a wolf."

"We wolves... are arrogant and arrogant. Our dignity is more important than life. Our pride is incomparable. No one can take away our freedom. Our will will never change."

"The so-called traditions are just shortcuts to help us survive in the prairie. The fundamental purpose of these traditions is to make us wolves live like wolves!!"

"So...Grete can do whatever he wants."

"We wolves are inherently free-wheeling and willful. If our tradition imprisons this, then there is no need for tradition to exist."

The voice of the old priest was like a bell from ancient times, heavy and firm, "And this is the essence of our wolf clan."

"We are wolves."