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"Elder Fan, are you okay? There seemed to be a lot of noise last night."
The next day, Mamaga looked at me with a smile on her face. Her eyes were concerned, but her smile was so cheerful that I couldn't tell whether she was gloating about her misfortune.
"No problem." I grinned widely. Even if I was crying with blood and tears, I couldn't show it. "Those fox people can't catch me."
"With Elder Fan's strength, that is a natural thing." Mamaja said with a hint of words: "However, from last night's incident, Elder Fan should be able to fully feel how resentful our tribe is towards you. It’s big, right?”
"Fortunately, these fox soldiers are a little gentler than I expected." I said with a smile, pretending not to care.
"I'm sorry, I can't help with this matter, and I have to stand with my tribe on the surface."
"Grandma Mamaga can help me secretly. I am already grateful. How can I ask for more? By the way, let's not talk about it for now. Are you ready with everything you need to prepare?"
"Everything is ready."
"Where are the other four elders?" I looked around, but found no one else except Mamaga.
"They have already arrived at the place of testing first, let's set off too." He said. Mamaga took out a set of large hooded robes and handed them to me.
The red and blue robe has many silver pendants hanging on it. It is full of patterns and patterns, revealing a somewhat solemn feeling. In terms of style and characteristics, it is a bit like the one worn by the Demon Moon Wolf Witch. It does not look like it. Like an ordinary robe.
"This is the sacrificial robe used by our fox tribe. Wear it and the fox tribe will never doubt your identity."
"Thank you, Grandma Mamaga." I suddenly burst into tears, boss. You should give it to me sooner. So many things wouldn't have happened last night. It was intentional. It was definitely intentional, you bastard!
"By the way, where is Knight Juliet? Hasn't she been following you Wu all the time? Why hasn't she been seen?" Mamaga asked seemingly casually.
"Oh. Juliet. She was obsessed with your weaving skills and was busy studying at home, so she didn't come with me. She couldn't enter the place of trial anyway."
I also answered casually, firstly, to tell Mamaga the whereabouts of Juliet, and secondly, to let her know that the relationship between Juliet and I is not very close. You see, it’s just a mere My knitting skills are inferior to mine. She used to follow me every step of the way, just because of the relationship between the prince and the knight.
In fact, I am very interested now. If I tell Mamaga the truth, Juliet and I are playing house. I play the husband who has run away from home, and she plays the wife who is sadly waiting for me to come back, because she can’t do anything about it. Come here, what kind of expression will Mamaga show?
Let's forget it, it feels so shameful to still play house when you are such an adult.
"So that's it. It's really something to be proud of that our weaving skills are loved by Knight Juliet." Mamaga showed a look of surprise, nodded, and didn't go into details any further.
Soon, under her leadership, we came to the teleportation array of the fox tribe. Covered by this sacrificial robe, the fox soldiers who chased me for ten streets last night did not have any doubts about me now and were respectful. He gave a big gift to Mamajia and invited us into the teleportation array.
"Where are we going?" I lowered my voice and asked in a low voice. I wasn't afraid that Mamaga would sell me out, but I was just curious about the need to sit in the teleportation array. Could it be that the location of the test place was not within the territory of the fox people? ?
"Voxman Canyon." Mamaga said.
Foxman Canyon? Oh, I remember, it was the place where the fox people used to hide from the snow and cold in autumn and winter. Now it has developed into the second tribe of the fox people, and it has also been officially named.
I didn’t expect that the testing ground of the Fox Tribe would be here. Let me just say that there are actually many good places to escape the wind and snow in the Snowy Mountains. With the capabilities of the Fox Tribe, even if they dig an ice cave that can accommodate more than 100,000 people, it will be a problem in the world. No problem, why do they choose to take shelter in such a remote place for the winter? It turns out that the foundation of the fox-man clan is hidden here.
"Wu, you can put away your caution when you get here." After arriving at the Foxman Canyon, Mamajia smiled and said to me. The implication was that she wanted me to walk with confidence, walk boldly, and take off my hat. does not matter?
"Most of the people living here are ordinary women and old people in our tribe. This is not so much our second tribe as a production place, because it is calm all year round, and there are few snowstorms that can blow in, and everyone can Safe production, like most of our best woven products, is made here, as well as leather products, as well as planting some cold-resistant fruit crops, brewing fine wine, etc." As she walked, Mamaga walked toward I explain.
Looking at the surrounding environment, as Mamaga said, most of the fox people I saw were women and old people. It is indeed a good idea to place them without fighting ability here for production work. No wonder I saw them in the fox people tribe. There are far fewer fox women than before, and the entire tribe has lost a lot of its charming beauties. It is filled with fox men who grit their teeth at me.
It turns out that they have all come here. Eighty percent of the fox-people in the entire canyon are women. If you take a quick glance at the fox-people on the roadside, you will see that they are so enchanting and beautiful, as if they have entered the Qingqiu Kingdom.
No wonder Mamaga told me not to worry too much here. After all, the hatred value of female foxes towards me is not that high. I heard from Lao Ma that some of them are still my admirers. Hehehe, that beautiful and charming fox over there. Girl, how about going to the bar with your brother for a few drinks?
Looking at the beautiful fox sisters all over the city, even I have been influenced by Sarah and the others' stunning looks and suffered from the pain of opening the Crystal Palace. That silent heart can't help but feel a little springy. Men who have not been here to experience it in person will never imagine how magnificent and magnificent the beautiful girls in the whole city are, at least at the level of jade stars and above. These girls are also a She is enchanting, passionate, charming and sentimental. It is obviously a canyon covered with ice and snow, but it just looks like spring. The people are more delicate than the flowers, and the flowers are blooming all over the city.
Stay, stay. I already have a little fox. How could I continue to be confused by these beast-eared and beast-tailed girls? Taking a few deep breaths, I followed Mamaga's footsteps all the way to the end of the tribe without squinting.
After a few minutes, we seemed to leave the tribe. Arrive at the edge of the canyon. The front is one sided and stands vertically. The 100-foot ice wall as smooth as a mirror seemed to have reached a dead end.
However, I can clearly feel the presence of many fox guards nearby. Obviously it is not simple here. Sure enough, Mamajia came to the ice wall and didn't know what she had done. Suddenly, the ice wall in front of her made a rumbling sound, and cracks appeared on the smooth and seamless wall, and then slowly Slowly parted to reveal a square entrance.
"The place of testing is inside, let's go in." I called back and Mamaga entered the cave first. I quickly followed, and there was another rumbling door closing behind me. When the light dimmed, we seemed to have entered another cave. The world continues deep underground around the wide and winding ice cave passage.
"Wu, follow closely, be careful not to trigger the mechanism." Mamaga, who was walking in front, suddenly spoke as if she had a pair of eyes behind her back.
And agencies? I was startled and quickly took back my curious hands that wanted to touch around.
"Grandma Mamaga, have you arrived at the test site? Why haven't you seen any fox warriors?"
I followed Mamaga in an obedient manner, the only sound of their silent footsteps echoing in the ice cave along the way. Feeling panic in my heart, I couldn't help but ask.
There are many caves along the way to the test of the bear people. Various difficulties can provide the bear warriors with access to the test. It is precisely because of such a test place that the bear people can survive in the isolated world of the snowy mountains. Maintaining the number of warriors and strong combat effectiveness, why is there not a single fox warrior in the testing ground of the fox warriors?
"Look, I forgot to tell you. This is the passage specifically leading to the Sky Fox Test. The ordinary test place is at another entrance."
That's it, I'm just saying...
The doubts in my heart were resolved, and the ice cave fell into a long silence. Although I had only walked inside for a short time, it felt like I had been walking in this dark and winding underground world passage for several years.
"Ah, by the way, Grandma Mamaga, I have always had a question about Lucia. I wonder if I can ask her."
I suddenly remembered something, and I could take advantage of this moment to find out.
"What about Lucia? With your relationship with Lucia, is there anything you don't know about her? Well, just ask, I will tell you if I know."
"Lucia... you know why she likes it so much... well, it should be said that she is used to eating very salty food. Is there any reason behind it? Or is it innate?"
"Hehehe, it turns out that this is the problem. Lucia must have suffered a lot. You, Bai Lang and the other three are also the same. If you think it is too salty, just tell Lucia directly. She will definitely not mind." Mamaga A few sudden smiles.
"Grandma Mamaga, haven't you ever said this to her? I don't believe you haven't eaten Lucia's cooking."
"I'm old, I'm old. I could barely eat a few years ago, but now I can't. As long as Lucia has plans to cook, I will definitely have important things to deal with." Mamaga said haha , blurred over, and then said.
"However, you have asked the right person this question. Even if you ask Lucia, she will definitely not know what is going on."
"In other words, is it an acquired taste?" When I heard this, I suddenly felt that something was interesting.
"That's right, Lucia should have told you that she lost her biological parents before she became sensible. That's why she was raised by me."
"I told you, does it have something to do with her parents?" I was shocked. Lucia's parents, how did you raise your daughter? Could it be that when she was young, she gave her salt water as milk? Bar.
"There is some relationship, but it's not what you imagined." Seeing my colorful expression, Mamaga guessed that I was thinking wildly again and explained quickly.
"The reason is not as complicated as you think. Lucia's parents are an ordinary fox couple. They were attacked by hell monsters when they went out. They eventually died. At that time, they had Lucia, who was just over two years old, with them. When she was in danger, Lucia's parents hid her decisively, thus avoiding the monster's discovery and finally surviving."
"That's right." I nodded. This kind of plot is very common in the Dark Continent. It's not surprising that it happens every day.
"But what does this have to do with Lucia's preference for salty food?"
"Lucia was only over a year old after her parents died. Lucia had difficulty even walking. She was alone in the wilderness, knowing nothing, not even what was edible, and she was hungry. Instinctively Then she ate whatever she could find around her. It was just right. There was an exposed salt mine near her, so she licked a bite and ate a mouthful of snow. She persisted with this tenacity for three days, and finally she was found and taken away by her tribe. return."
I didn't expect that the little fox had such a past. He was only a little over one year old. I felt so mixed in my heart that I admired and felt sorry for that arrogant little fox.
"Because she was only more than one year old at the time, Lucia did not remember this incident. She only knew from our mouths that her parents were attacked and killed by the Hell Clan. However, the habit of eating salty food became an instinct from that time, and she retained it. Come down."
As she spoke, Mamaga's footsteps suddenly stopped: "Here we are, right in front. The other four elders have been waiting for a long time. Let's go there quickly."
"Okay." I responded, secretly making up my mind to stay with the little fox until the end of time.
After walking for a while, the light in front of us suddenly shone, but it was not the natural sunlight and fire, but a soft light that was almost magical. Mamaga and I entered a huge cave, almost as big as a football field.
Glancing at the entire cave, the layout inside was roughly the same as that of the Bear Tribe's Strongest Test. Twelve tombstones formed a circle, wrapping the entire cave. In the center of the circle was a tall altar with a statue on it. , the carving is of a fox with three tails.
Three tails, this should be the test of Tianhu.
At this time, the other four elders were already standing next to the altar. There were piles of items around them, the most of which were food and water. Among them, there was a pile of things that was particularly eye-catching, that is, bags of salt. The pile was quite large. It was as tall as half a man and probably weighed at least half a ton.
After hearing about the touching past of the little fox from Mamaga, I stopped showing any fuss over the pile of salt, nodded to the four elders, and came to their side.
"I'm sorry for causing trouble to you elders."
"No trouble, Elder Fan is doing us a big favor by doing this."
"Yes, but is this really reliable? Will there be no danger?" One of the elders was still not at ease, with worry on his face.
"Please rest assured, even if you don't believe me, you should believe the Great Elder of Akara. She has personally agreed to my doing this, so there must be no problem." I quickly moved out of Akara to dispel her concerns so that they would not flinch at the last step. .
"Elder Fan, can you bring all the things we have prepared?" Mamajia asked, pointing to the supplies on the side.
"Let me take a look, there should be no problem."
Because I couldn't show my face in the fox tribe, I had to treat Lao Ma and the other two people as a garbage dump and a utility room, and stuffed them with all the things that could be found in the inventory, leaving a lot of free space for them. There's nothing wrong with these things.
As I stuffed the supplies I had prepared into the inventory one by one, until the last item, I patted my belly to show that I was full. No more items could fit in the inventory.
"Fortunately, it can all be accommodated. This is the most streamlined plan. It would be troublesome if it couldn't be accommodated. There is no way to discard any of them." Several elders stretched out the wrinkles on their faces and showed reassuring smiles.
The most streamlined solution...can you tell me what the most detailed solution is? Can this cave be filled with supplies? I don’t have too many [beep] dreams, dear.
"Elder Fan, although we know that you have experienced countless dangers and are definitely more calm and confident in the face of crises than us old ladies who never leave home, we still ask you to listen to our nagging and be careful when you go in. , if you are rejected by the test during the process of entering the test, please do not hesitate to turn back immediately, the power of the Sky Fox test is far more powerful than the strongest test of the Bear Clan, so don't show off."
Before entering, Mamaga kept nagging her again and again.
"Oh, by the way, please bring this magic prop. If you can bring it to the test, it will be much more convenient and simpler for us to establish contact outside. Maybe we can really get in touch at any time."
Mamaga handed another compass-shaped magic metal engraving disk to my hand and warned: "Just give it to Lucia, Lucia knows what to do."
"I understand, Elder Mamaga, and other elders, please rest assured, I will definitely bring Lucia back safely."
Seeing their still frowning brows, I reluctantly added: "Of course, as long as Lucia is safe, I will try my best to stay with her inside and let her go through more trials until the food and water are gone. .”
The five elders then smiled and nodded. It turned out that they still had too much expectations on Lucia. Perhaps the little fox decided to accept the second Sky Fox test in advance for this reason.
I sighed secretly, but I couldn't say anything to them.
Soon, the five fox elders were ready. With the altar as the center, the five stood at the position of the five-pointed star, chanting complex mantras. The dim eyes of the three-tailed fox carved on the altar gradually began to glow. It glowed, as if it had come alive...
. . . (To be continued...)
