The City of Wisperpaw of the Fox Tribe.
Under the majestic gaze of Mount Tumurjay, Wither's face completely appeared in Liu Zhen's line of sight.
A branch of the Snowy River, which traverses the vast wilderness of Donau, happens to pass through here, forming a natural moat. The high city walls are covered with lush green plants, and a fiery red flag is waving in the wind on the flagpole, with an image of a fox holding a scepter on it, adorned with flowing tassels and ornate patterns.
The dense shrubs, grasses and birch trees that were everywhere on the vast wilderness have all become a beautiful distant view here. Near the city walls of Wistram, except for a few tall yew trees, it is all flat roads paved with stone slabs.
Soldiers stood on the city wall like sculptures, with watchtowers and battlements filling the entire view. At the gate, Pikeman soldiers holding spears were more handsome than those prison guards in Bok Village, wearing neat uniforms, each using alert eyes to measure every passerby.
The roads here are not only crowded with Pig-faced people of the Matcha tribe, but also some Olfen Elephant people who are at least three meters tall. These elephant people with thick and long noses, even if they stand next to the majestic and powerful Panda Warriors, will suddenly become shorter.
Along Helen's introduction, on the bustling thoroughfares, Liu and his companions also caught glimpses of a small number of human merchants, who were hurrying along, driving exquisite carriages, dusty from their journey.
Liu Zhen was fascinated by these humans, and he found that their hair was similar to what he had seen on TV before, just a bit longer, and the decorations on their clothes were more complex.
"Wispsong is the main city of our Fox tribe, and it's the largest gathering place in the northeastern province. All trade coming and going from the kingdom is basically concentrated here." Hailin couldn't help but introduce with pride, proudly introducing her hometown's largest city to everyone around her: "There are as many as 800,000 permanent residents living here. If there's a war, the villagers and commoners from the surrounding countryside and fiefs can all enter this massive city. This is also the main altar, temple, and residence of the Fox tribe leader and the nobles of the Upper House in the northeastern province. It's the largest city on the Donau Steppes, and Wispsong means 'Pearl of the Steppes' in Mongolian."
"Look over there, which tribe of the beastmen is that one from?" Elvire was also excited to no end, chattering away like a happy little skylark, anything could spark her curiosity.
Helen looked in the direction she was pointing: "Oh, that's a Skunkman, a vassal of the Piggu tribe. In the kingdom, these weaker races can only survive by attaching themselves to stronger races. The Piggu tribe has two small vassal tribes, and another vassal tribe is the Hedgehogman. Actually, within the kingdom, there are no strict restrictions on settlement, as long as they are civilians, they have the right to migrate. After entering the city, you can also see a small number of Wolfmen from the Wolfr tribe and Dogheadmen from the Dogu tribe, as well as some other beastmen like the Bimon."
"What ethnicity is that?" Jingyu pointed at a short, hunchbacked beggar with a huge shell on his back by the side of the road and asked. The beggar was crouching by the city gate post station, with a dark complexion, and in front of him was a battered wooden bowl full of holes.
"He really looks like our sea snail tribe from the bottom of the ocean." Eevil said, looking at the beggar with a hint of melancholy.
"That's a Minotaur of the Bull Tribe." Helen replied with a smile.
"Isn't it said that the Minotaur is one of the strongest races in Mongzhong?" Liu Zhen was shocked: "This guy is too short and small, right?"
"That's a snail." Helen forced a smile and said, "Even among the mighty Bammon tribe, there are weak groups. The Snail Tribe is just one of them, carrying heavy shells on their backs and living a hard life."
Liu Zhen was searched from head to toe for half a day, but no copper coins were found on him.
Gud took two pieces of dried cheese from his luggage and handed them to him, Liu Zhen shook these two dry rations into the snail beggar's bowl.
The snail beggar looked at him with a bit of trepidation and softly said "Thank you, Master Pigg!"
The boar officer with the insignia of a squad leader at the city gate also noticed this group of Bimon, who were acting a bit strangely, and walked up to them. He bowed politely to Helen first, then asked: "Honorable Miss Foxes, is there anything I can do for you?"
"Thank you for your hospitality, we are from Bok village and now we're going to the temple to pay respects to the war god." Helen gave a dignified smile.
The officer who raised his head was almost blinded by this smile, and when he scanned again, the two beautiful faces of Jingyu and Aiyue wearing hoods made him almost dizzy.
"Are you going to the temple? Are you a noble altar sacrifice, miss?" The ostrich feathers on the squad leader's head quivered with each word.
"Yes, sir," Helen said with a smile.
Liu was stunned for a while before he realized, what Helen's triumphant smile meant. The officer, upon learning that Helen was a priestess, had actually dispatched an entire squad of ten soldiers, fully armed, to escort Helen and them all the way to the Temple of Kampas.
Liu Zhenhong finally understood how high the status of Bimonth's altar sacrifice was in the hearts of the Bimon beastmen.
The pedestal of the temple is very high, with hundreds of granite steps leading up to it, and one can look up to see the majestic statue of the war god Kampas at the entrance of the temple. The height of the statue is as high as twenty blades upwards. The war god wears a full-body armor, with a solemn mask on his face, making it impossible to see his features. His left hand grasps a large saw-shaped sword inserted into the ground, while his right hand rests on his knee, pressing against a book of laws. On either side of the statue are two flower-like altars, burning with fierce flames.
12 pairs of giant stone carvings support the main structure of the temple, with vivid animal patterns and intricate floral designs carved on each pillar, every beast is exquisitely decorated, lifelike in shape.
Helen beckoned everyone to follow her up the stairs, and when they all stood at the feet of the War God statue, only then did they feel that kind of truly powerful oppressive feeling.
Even Jingyu and Aiwei, the princess of the Hai tribe, who had seen a lot, were shocked and couldn't close their mouths.
Liu Zhen was staring blankly at the statue of God, he felt that this Campus had been deceiving him for so long, but finally saw what it looked like.
The temple's gate was tightly closed, and on the huge black wooden door were carved some mysterious characters that even Liu Zhenlei, who had received "enlightenment", did not recognize.
Liu Zhen was just about to ask when the door would open, when he suddenly discovered on the flat platform three strange stone carvings: one was a beautiful woman with the face of a human and the body of a snake; one was a ferocious giant bear; and one was a hedgehog covered in sharp quills. The three carvings were all as large as real objects, and the craftsmanship was extraordinary, even capturing the smallest details of muscle movement, making them seem lifelike.
"What is this?" Liu Zhen asked.
"These are all the magical pets of the War God Kampas. This beautiful snake woman is the War God's first pet, this giant bear is the War God's most powerful partner Mishi, and this boar is the War God's long-range attack assistant, its name is Lide." Helen pointed to each sculpture, explaining in detail to Liu Zhen: "The Medusa tribe's snake people are actually also a kind of demon beastman, but after the Thousand Year War, they strangely disappeared. Mishi is the totem of the Paili tribe, and Lide is the totem of your Piglet tribe."
The little fox pinched Liu Zhen's nose and said with a spoiled tone: "Richard, hehe...Lide, don't your names sound like brothers?"
"Look at that, the War God not only found a beautiful snake as a pet, but also found a pig as a demonic pet." Liu was shocked and his nose was pinched, making him speak with a bit of a nasal tone.
Aiyue turned her back, and as soon as she saw the little fox flirting with Liu Zhen, she was furious.
"Hey! How can the War God have three magical pets? It's not fair! I only have one... and it's even dead..." Liu Zhen asked, grabbing the mischievous little fox's hand.
"How can the wisdom of the War God Kampas be understood by us ordinary priests?" Helen smiled: "But there are also a few priests in the kingdom who have twin pets, which is also a breakthrough."
"I'll get three pets too!" Liu Zhenhong shouted, waving his fist. Some nearby pilgrims who were devoutly worshiping turned around and gave him a disgusted look before leaving the area where this madman was.
Helen hadn't even opened her mouth when Evie couldn't help but mock him.
"Is that all you've got?" Avril had been holding it in for days, and now she finally found the perfect opportunity: "Just because of you, a stupid fool cursed by a monster?"
As soon as she spoke, Helen rushed up and covered her mouth.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Helen looked around and her face changed: "If the temple finds out, Richard may be banned from offering sacrifices for life!"
Avery's face changed slightly, but she still had a hard mouth: "What's wrong? I just said it! This is the fact! You are incompetent..."
The mermaid quickly changed her words and said: "...... Your revered war god, who gave this despicable Bimon such punishment, must have had his own unique intentions!"
"What's it to you?" Liu was furious, "You dare to speak out of turn again, watch me sell you off to the human realm and let you be treated as a plaything at their parties every day!"
"How dare you!"
"What's there to be afraid of? Good!" Liu Zhen ordered the panda behind him, "Go help me on the street, find a place to spread the news, and put out the word for me. I have a mermaid, I want to sell it! At a low price!"
Avery began summoning magic without showing any weakness as a form of resistance, unfortunately, no matter how she summoned it, the magical fluctuations didn't have any corresponding reaction.
"Don't bother." The little fox gazed at her with a mixture of sympathy and schadenfreude: "Above the Temple of War Gods, even the greatest magician cannot summon any level of magic under the illumination of Kampas' light, because this place is completely insulated against all forms of magic."
The mermaid stared blankly as Gud twisted and went down the stone steps, her mouth twitching before she finally let out a "Waa..." and burst into tears.
"Stop it!" Jingyu was angry, and she hugged Aiyue tightly, comforting her while giving Liu Zhenshen a resentful look, her eyes full of blame.
"Mom, I was just joking, I'm not really going to sell her!" Liu Zhen said truthfully. These past few days have been suffocating him, three beautiful women, very united in responding to Jingyu's call, resolutely not allowing Liu Zhen into the room, and with so many people around, Liu Zhen was too embarrassed to use force. The current Liu Zhen is both afraid of and loves Jingyu.
Aiyue's crying gradually subsided, and she secretly measured Liu Zhen with her bright and shiny eyes.
"Shall we go in? The priests in the temple must be accumulating 'song power' through meditation." The little fox said with a hint of regret, although she didn't want Richard to sell the mermaid either, at least he should have scared her more.
"The gate is closed, how can we get in?" Liu Zhen looked up at the massive gate that was as big as a mountain.
"Idiot!" Helen muttered under her breath: "The war song is the knock on the door of sacrifice! How many times have I told you?"
Helen softly hummed the battle song, and as the voice of the battle song became clearer and clearer, a light appeared on Helen's body. A strange moon-white light also appeared on the huge black wooden door. Countless symbols suddenly turned into rolling mercury, spinning rapidly for several laps before a two-meter-tall Kampas war god emerged in front of the wooden door.
"My honor is your loyalty! My child." As the war god, composed of rays of light, spoke in a sonorous and majestic tone, like the Mongolian language, with a wave of his hand, the black wooden door behind him creaked open with a "creak... creak..." sound, slowly revealing the resplendent lights within.
Everyone looked up with a pilgrim's heart and amazement. Helen even knelt on the ground with her hands clasped together, tears streaming down her face.
Liu Zhen took advantage of everyone's attention on the war god and quietly moved to the side of Medusa's statue, casually grabbing a handful of the statue's full chest.
Two tall warriors wearing golden armor emerged from behind the wooden door, their armor and style identical to that of the war god. On their chest was a badge with a sword and law book surrounded by thorns, and on top of the badge was an enamel-made crown. With each step they took, their armor made a loud "clanking" sound.
Two warriors, one hand on the hilt of their sword, the other removing their helmet from their head, a cascade of golden hair like a wheat field poured into everyone's line of sight. These were two faces that had reached the pinnacle of majesty, with noses shaped like garlic bulbs showing elegance, and black "king" stripes on their foreheads that displayed power and dignity. In their icy green pupils, sharpness flickered.
"Where are you from? Honorable priest!" A warrior spoke up, his words slow and logical, with a strong sense of majesty.
"Noble Knights of the Temple, we are Helene Foxglove and my apprentice, Richard Pigsworth, from the village of Bog. The others are our followers. We have come to the temple for advancement and to hear the instructions of the war god, Kampus!" Helene bowed respectfully.
"Did the Pigg tribe also hold a sacrificial ritual? And it's actually a soul sacrifice?" The two noble Temple Knights were clearly very surprised, but their good upbringing quickly restored their composure.
"Yes, Sir Knight." Helen also slightly recovered from her stiffness, "Richard's identity is a naturally born Soul Singer, and it's a rare Dragon Priest that can be seen only once in a thousand years."
Even if the two Temple priests had nerves rough enough and a broad enough perspective, they were far better than those country bumpkins from yesterday. The deep-seated distrust in their eyes had completely abandoned the noble teachings of Taimuraya that even if the Snowy Mountains collapsed before them, they would not change color.
"In the temple, idle people are not allowed to enter. The two noble sacrificers, please follow us." After the two Temple Knights exchanged a glance, they turned around with ease and led the two sacrificers towards the place where the wooden door was brightly lit. Liu's followers were left standing in place by the strong gaze of the two men.
These two Knights Templar sometimes just need a glance to tell you a lot of things.
"What's wrong with Meng?" Liu Zhen asked Helen in a low voice.
"I don't know, I really don't know. The Temple Knights are the strongest warriors of Baimon, selected through cruel trials. These two Temple Knights, I couldn't guess what kind of tribe they belong to, like the Lain tribe, but also a bit like the Tago tribe." Little Fox said in a low voice.
"We are the descendants of the God of War!" A Templar knight turned his head, revealing snow-white teeth as he smiled at Helen, "We are the sons of Lord Grek Sal, your prince... Leonhart Blommond!"
"Campus is up!" Helen took a deep breath, she didn't expect these two knights to give such a shocking answer so suddenly.
She was just a rural aristocrat, compared to the tens of thousands of people in the Montfort family, and her viscount title would have been even lower if it weren't for the identity of the sacrificial ritual.
Helen never dreamed that she would suddenly run into two princes, and Helen was a little flustered.
But what's even more unexpected is yet to come, and this talkative prince said something that left Liu and Helen almost brain-dead.
"It's an honor, I share the same name as this dragon worshiper, also named Richard." Prince Binbin politely removed his intricately patterned iron gauntlet: "Richard Salute offers his most sincere greetings to the beautiful fox tribe miss."
"It's an honor to meet you too, noble knight." Helen replied with a curtsy.
This Prince Richard seems to have fully inherited the Rhine tribe's lecherous bloodline, and upon seeing the beautiful fox tribe miss return his gaze, he stopped calling out and asked incessantly where Helen's home was, and in a wholesale manner lavished excessive praise on Helen.
"Come on, brother." Another knight grew impatient; "You've got a lot to say today!"
"Isn't it because of this beautiful vixen lady?! My dear little brother!"
"Hurry up..."
Helen's face turned red with embarrassment and she lowered her head in shame.
"What rock did Richard crawl out of?" Liu Zhen was so angry that he rubbed his nose. He was particularly sensitive to this name, as Helen had said that her future lover would be called by this name.
When will I get to beat him up thoroughly! Let him change his name. Liu Zhen thought to himself.
Guo Guo clenched his small fists and pounded them against his head, making a "ka-ba ka-ba" sound.
Hehe... Liu Zhen's sudden burst of laughter sounded particularly jarring in the empty corridor.
The two princes turned around and looked at him as if he were an idiot.
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Wow! I didn't expect that going to Shanghai would lead to so many things happening. It seems like Youyou and Pingfan had some misunderstandings, it's my fault for leaving in a hurry, sigh.
The place I live is a bit remote, an hour and a half away from Shanghai. If it weren't so far, I would have definitely gone to an internet cafe myself. Sorry to bother you guys first.
Let's enter VIP next month, there are not many drafts stored during this period of time, just enough to code some words, entering VIP can speed up a bit.
Hehe, from now on one chapter per day, don't blame me for being slow.
This time at the starting point conference, I saw several legendary big brothers and sisters, and admired them for a while.
Some people may ask me: You are not a powerful person in the industry, what are you doing there?
What I mean is: all the strong ones are gone, so we might as well go for an idol one?
O.O
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