"I think we can't convince each other in this regard. Why don't we make a bet." Gavin thought about it for a long time and finally came up with a compromise.
"Bet? We will not use the forest as a bet." The Elf King of Silminster Forest, who was sitting opposite Gavin, said stubbornly.
Although Gavin had no way to convince the other party, his series of blessed natural identities still had some effect. At least they prevented them from attacking from the beginning. After confirming that Gavin had no intention of using force to solve the problem between them, he took the initiative to Appeared in the forest and invited him into their camp.
Although the other party calls himself the King of Elves, he is actually the leader of a green elf tribe with less than a thousand people. His name is Benavides Artur. He is a young elf who looks no more than thirty years old, but he It has been active in Schilminster Forest for more than two hundred years.
It was precisely because he arrived at their camp and saw their living environment clearly that Gavin gave up completely and stopped trying to persuade them with words.
The natural way that this green elf tribe advocates is not something they say, but is integrated into their every word and deed. Let alone those stone buildings, there are not even the tree houses of the elves, only A short and narrow animal skin tent that can only accommodate a few people to sleep in.
The necessities in daily life are all gifts from the forest. At best, they are called simplicity, but at worst, they are similar to primitive tribes.
Even the clothes on his body were very sparse, and only natural materials such as animal skins and leaves were used to cover important parts of the body. The large areas of exposed dark brown skin on the body were covered with various totem tattoos.
Even Gavin, who is not particularly fond of totem tattoos, couldn't help but praise them when he saw their totem tattoos that had been perfectly integrated into his daily life and body.
The green elf's totem tattoo painting is not just a simple art, but rises to the level of magic.
They have a kind of magic called totem, which is drawn onto the body or objects to create temporary or permanent spell effects.
Therefore, the totem tattoos on their bodies are not just simple tattoos, but also have various magical effects.
The druids produced by wild elves are the best wild druids in Faerûn.
Not only can they transform into various animals and plants that ordinary druids can transform into, they can also break professional restrictions and transform into one or several powerful species and beings that are not within the scope of druid transformation - completely Transformation of form.
Not only do they have the appearance and power of the transformed objects, but they also possess their innate supernatural and special abilities.
Take Gavin's super transformation as an example. He can imitate Shanobah's dragon transformation, but it's just an appearance. There is no dragon toxin in his tail sting, and there is no way to use the acid dragon breath.
Unless he can use advanced metamorphosis, he can imitate it 100%, but that is a ninth-level psychic power, and Gavin's Psion needs to reach level 18 before he can use it.
This is also the case with druids, and wild elf druids break this limitation, but only to the ones depicted on their totem tattoos, like a unique specialization.
Many legends about druids being in a feral state of transformation for a long time, eventually no longer returning to human form, and choosing to live with those animal groups, mostly come from wild elf druids.
As for the number of totem tattoos you have, in addition to your unique talent, it is mainly related to your career level. Once your career level rises, you can choose additional totem tattoos.
"The patriarch is too arbitrary. You didn't even listen to my bet, so why did you conclude that I was using the forest as a bet?" Gavin responded unceremoniously.
A person who has no desires is strong. When he was sure that he could not get anything from Schilminster Forest, his attitude immediately became tough. I am not your father, why should I spoil you?
"Since it has nothing to do with the forest, why not come and listen." Benavidez's attitude softened slightly.
The extreme attitude of the wild elves mainly focuses on the utilization of forest resources. As long as the forest is not involved, they are relatively mild, at least in their attitude towards Gavin. Although they believe in Rillifane, the elves, gods and humans The relationship between the natural gods is good, and they still have to respect Mielikki.
In fact, he quite valued Gavin's visit, otherwise he would have driven him out of the forest with bows, arrows and sharp claws from the beginning.
"We use the trees of Silminster Forest as our boundary. I restrain my people not to step into the forest. The patriarch restrains his people not to cause any harm or threat to my people outside the forest, including the hobgoblins and goblins of Blood Gap City. The kobolds of Colossus.
I will develop and transform the forest in my own way outside the Schilminster Forest. If we plant trees around it, you cannot put them into your forest. We will have absolute control over whether to continue to grow. Whether it should be cut down or not is up to us.
You continue to protect the forest in your own way.
Let time prove whether my approach to balanced development is more beneficial to nature, or whether your inflexible approach to protection is correct. "
Since there is no way to reach a cooperation agreement with the elves of Silminster Forest, Gavin can only do the next best thing and reach a friendly agreement acceptable to both parties. At least to ensure that the relationship will not deteriorate anymore and the relationship between the hobgoblins and the elves will be better. Racial hatred ruined his overall plan.
It is nothing more than abandoning some of the natural resources from Schilminster Forest.
Generally speaking, it will have little impact on the development of Blood Gap City and Colossus City. After all, Gavin is not planning to cut down trees on a large scale here.
Not only are we not prepared to do it here, we are also not prepared to do it elsewhere.
His eyes are mainly focused on dark forests and trees that were previously contaminated by the roots of the gods. The use of this kind of wood would have to be approved by the more extreme naturalist protectors.
Because this is not only the process of cutting down trees, but also purifying nature. Only by completely removing the dark power here can new trees be planted and the forest heal itself.
The Mother Dragon Oak Tree is about to enter an attack state and declare war on the dark forces in the Fairy Wilderness. In the process, it will be easy to acquire a large amount of dark wood.
Benavidez's rigid face finally showed a smile and said: "Master Leader, you told me earlier, if you had made this point clear from the beginning, wouldn't things be much simpler? As long as Master Leader ensures that your people We will no longer enter the forest on a large scale without authorization and bring damage and threats to this place, and we will naturally follow the path of peace."
Although their attitude towards protecting the forest is tough and extreme, they are not crazy yet.
At least they didn't jump out to intercept the conquerors' army when they were building a road along the outside of Schilminster Forest.
When aiming the bow and arrow at the goblins in Blood Gorge City, he exercised great restraint and did not aim the arrow at the core goblins in Blood Gorge City. Even when dealing with those goblin servants, he mainly drove them away and did not harm their lives. .
By the time they reacted, the number of hobgoblins and goblins in Blood Gap City had reached a terrifying number. Once an all-out war really broke out, their beloved forest would be the ultimate victim.
Their main intention is to attract the attention of the other party who can make decisions and clarify their attitude to reach an agreement.
"Then we follow the ancient law and set up stones as boundaries on the outside of Schilminster Forest so that everyone can clearly know where the boundaries are. I hope that next time there is a dispute, it will be resolved through negotiation instead of force.
Although there is a long history of racial resentment between elves and goblins, there has not yet been one between Silminster Forest and Blood Gap City. At this point, we have shown enough sincerity and restraint. If the cause next time is You, we will reserve the right to fight back. "
Gavin also took the opportunity to express his attitude and warned the elves of Silminster Forest not to try to do whatever they wanted under the guise of protecting the forest. If they went too far, they would not be polite.
"As long as they abide by today's agreement, something like this will never happen again." Benavidez promised, "Now that the official business is over, we can talk about private matters. I feel the totem spirit in you. The breath should be the plundering bear that Maura, the god of hunting, tried to seize from Uthgar. If you can dedicate it to Rillifan, I believe that the Lord of Leaves will send you a divine blessing."
The Beast Worship Cult cannot be considered a pantheon because it does not have a main god. Many of them are not even gods, but can only be regarded as quasi-gods or divine beings.
But it does not prevent it from being watched by many people, because it belongs to primitive worship and has a very wide reputation among lycanthropes, primitives, and druids who advocate wild transformation.
As the spokesperson of the wild elves and the guardian of totem magic, Rillifane, the patron saint of wild elves, also has a peep at animal worship.
He successively fused the original spirit of Magnar, a bear, and Rika, the original spirit of tree people, in Youmulin. As his divine incarnation and appearance, he gained a certain popularity among the half-elves and wood elves there.
Naturally, he has a keen eye for the spirit of Gavin’s blue bear totem.
"Aren't you afraid of causing a conflict between the Leaf Lord and the Battle Father?" Gavin took the opportunity to inquire about the information. At the same time, he also felt the preciousness of the blue bear totem soul. This was a treasure that even a medium-level god was concerned about.
"Failed to guard the blue bear and was corrupted and plundered by the God of Hunting. This is the responsibility of the Father of Battle. From that moment on, the blue bear is no longer exclusive to him. Now that you have taken it back, the ownership rights are In your hand, you may sacrifice it to any god associated with it, and the Battle Father has no right to hold it accountable.”
Benavides explained patiently, "You don't have to make a decision in a hurry. We can lead you to experience the wild ways of the Leaf Lord. He is the most suitable owner of the Blue Bear."
"Okay." Gavin nodded and agreed without hesitation. Anyway, there is no harm in this matter.
He didn't make any promises himself.
Although he knew that once he dedicated the blue bear to the Lord of Leaves, Rillifen, his relationship with the wild elves would change dramatically, and he could take the opportunity to expand his influence.
But this is not in line with his original plan. Returning it to its original owner Uthgar is the right way. This will not only expand his influence in the Uthgar clan, but also influence the layout of the human war god system in the future. Foreshadowing, such as the common plot against Garagos the Despoiler.
Such sensitive goods can only be sold to one party, and it is impossible to benefit from both parties.
Compared to the extremely stubborn wild elves, Gavin prefers to bring the Uthgar barbarians into his sphere of influence first, because it is easier to do and has far more uses than the wild elves - even if they are No matter how you look at yourself, the effect will be limited to the forest. They will never easily follow you out of the forest to fight.
Not only them, but most of the elves as well.
The totem rituals of wild elves are similar to those of primitive people. They go naked and live in a forest clearing full of totem runes for a night, feel the breath of nature, and integrate with it, so as to further explore. Wild power in the body.
It was already autumn, and before the sun had set, the temperature in the dense forest had plummeted, and the air was chilly. Even though Gavin had an amazing physique, he was still affected by the external temperature before he had the ability to be immune to the cold.
It didn't take long for the cold to seep into every bone of his body, gripping Gavin's brain tightly, giving him the urge to give up. At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder, were these green elves taking the opportunity to deliberately torture themselves?
But what good will this do to them?
Not only did the adversity not panic Gavin, but his thinking became sharper and clearer.
What the other party wants to plot is the totem spirit in his hands. Offending him will only push him away completely.
There must be a deep meaning that I haven't understood yet.
Since it is to explore one's own wild transformation ability, most of them want to put themselves into a state of transformation. Perhaps in that state, they can taste the difference.
Gavin in Wild Transformation does not.
He does have a blue bear totem transformation, which was given by the totem spirit blue bear during the process of enlightening the blood bear tree.
After activating this ability, Gavin roared involuntarily, and the bones all over his body creaked. Dense blue long hair quickly emerged from his body. His head stretched forward, his mouth stretched, and a A huge fang grew at a speed that he could clearly feel.
The muscles in both arms expanded and lengthened at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming as thick as thighs.
This is the first form of the blue bear totem, which is half human and half bear. Generally speaking, the form is half human and half bear.
Then his body shape continued to expand until his whole body became furry, like an upright bear. When there were more people than humans, he entered the bear-man state. At this time, he had doubled in size and possessed Large size.
This was not the end yet. Then there was a crackling sound in the waist and spine, and the body leaned forward, with both hands landing on the ground. The body then expanded like a balloon, and soon grew into a behemoth of more than seven and a half meters in size. As he looked around, It already has the style of the predatory bear that Gavin killed in the King's Forest.
What the Blue Bear Totem transforms into is not an ordinary giant bear, but a ferocious blue bear with an extremely large size.
This totem transformation is not the only transformation ability that Gavin possesses. He also uses super transformation.
I can't say that he can change a lot with super transformation. At least the number of transformations exceeds Monkey's seventy-two transformations. He can directly imitate the transformation of many objects - daily furniture items, common animals and plants, etc.
But there is a limitation, that is, there is a limit to the size of the transformation. Small cannot exceed small, large cannot exceed large, and it can only simply imitate the appearance. As for those creatures that create toxins, dragon breath, and a series of supernatural and special abilities, there is nothing they can do. .
The Dire Blue Bear is the only super-large being that Gavin can transform into.
As for the Wuliu Super State Complete Form, it is a combined skill. Wuliu itself is a plant and does not feel any pain. Gavin's own body shape has not completely changed.
It felt more like operating a giant machine. There was a reason why Gavin nicknamed it the Five Willow Mecha.
Whether it was super state transformation or blue bear totem transformation, although Gavin had used them before, he had only had a limited taste.
Not only because he is too busy and has no time to do in-depth research, but also because he now has too many and too complex abilities.
Why use the ability to transform when you can blast enemies with a hammer from War Reaver, or blast their heads away with Death Roar?
This is the first time that I have been in the blue bear totem transformation state for a long time, so I will take the opportunity to explore this aspect of my abilities.
Although he is not a real druid, the possibility of truly unlocking his wild transformation ability in the future is slim.
But what he specializes in is the varietyr. The ability of super transformation is more powerful and perverted than the druid's wild transformation.
Wild transformation only gives the druid the ability to transform into animals and plants. The metamorphosis of the polymorph can transform everything in the world (theoretically).
The fourth-level super transformation is only a low-level version, and there is also a high-level version of the ninth-level advanced super transformation. That kind of transformation is not just about imitating the appearance, but can also imitate a series of supernatural and special abilities of the other party.
Except for the duration and the fact that the nature of the species remains unchanged, all other aspects are exactly the same as the transformed species.
If you want to find a powerful Variety Transformer, learning to transform is not easy, but if you want to find a legendary druid to follow him to learn the way of wild transformation, and learn his own abilities in a roundabout way, for Gavin now, It's not that difficult.
(End of chapter)
