Above the mage!

Chapter 229 This tea is poisonous!

In fact, everything was over after Gaode dealt with the three wolves.

Just as the old patriarch was afraid and troubled by the three ice wolves in one ring.

These zero-ring snow wolves do not have much resistance against the first-ring mages.

At the level of a first-ring wizard, Gaode casts spells through level-up casting, and even if it is just a trick, it is enough to easily kill these zero-ring earth vein creatures in seconds.

He cast spells quickly, continuously using [Fire Arrow+] to quickly and efficiently harvest the lives of these snow wolves.

[Magic Explosion+] Although one spell can cause damage to two targets, and with the additional effect of continuous tracking, it is more "intelligent" to use.

But the embarrassing thing is that its power is just a little bit short of being able to kill the Zero Ring Snow Wolf instantly.

Just this little bit could very likely result in the Snow Wolf, who was left with only one breath left, being killed by other people.

Therefore, Gaode can only choose [Flame Arrow+] as a single attack, but the power can reach 20 degrees.

However, even with a single-target attack spell, Gaode's efficiency in harvesting these snow wolves is not low.

Before the wolves could react, another beam of fire shot out from Gode's hand and killed another snow wolf.

Then, within five or six seconds, the third, fourth, and fifth snow wolves died in succession under the bombardment of [Fire Arrow+].

Seeing that the zero-ring origin points for [Snow Wolf] on the origin column had been filled up, Gao De breathed a sigh of relief.

It was at this time that the old patriarch finally rushed back and joined the battle.

Just like Gode, ice-blue arrows kept appearing in his hands and shooting at the snow wolves.

His ice element spells were not very effective against the first-level ice wolves, but it was still easy to deal with these zero-level snow wolves.

But the results of the battle were obviously not as brilliant as Gaode's.

Even a snow wolf with zero rings can move extremely fast.

[Flame Arrow+] can adjust its trajectory once, which ensures that Gaode has an almost 100% hit rate.

The old patriarch didn't have this ability, and his spells sometimes failed.

However, although Gaode slowed down his casting speed, he was still constantly casting spells to help deal with these snow wolves.

So, this sudden battle ended quickly.

After all the ups and downs, most people in this small tribe are still immersed in their emotions and have not yet recovered.

Gaode was in a pretty good mood.

Another bit of origin arrived, even if it was only zero ring, it made him very satisfied.

This trip to the North was indeed a good decision.

Because he was in a good mood, the expression on Gaode's face seemed extremely strange to the people in the tribe.

They all looked at Gaode extremely nervously, and were not off guard just because Gaode had just killed the snow wolf to rescue them.

In the North, I met such a strange man of unknown origin, especially since he had just cast a fire spell - it is impossible for the Iceborn bloodline to awaken the fire spell.

This shows that the other party is most likely not from the North.

As for the human race outside the borders, the people in the North are somewhat uneasy.

No one knows the other party's intention.

After Gao De withdrew his attention from "Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow", he noticed the expressions on the faces of these northerners who were dressed in primitive and rough clothes, and roughly guessed what they were thinking.

Gao De had no dissatisfaction with this.

These people living on the permafrost have been worrying about food and survival since birth, fighting all kinds of ferocious beasts and contending with the weather. It is normal for them to be highly vigilant.

"Let's save people first." He noticed that in the previous battle, many people in this tribe were injured, and some were even disemboweled and only had one breath left.

However, the hunters in the tribe looked at each other and did not take any action.

Until the old patriarch came forward and said to Gao De: "****************"

The series of chattering made Gao De stunned for a moment before he suddenly reacted.

Yes, the language of the people in the North is not intelligible to the language of the people in the outside world.

The language of the outside human race is called the common language and is the most widely used.

Even if the indigenous peoples of certain areas still use their own local languages, they often master a common language.

Because of the magician's power, many non-human races will even master the common language of humans in order to communicate with them.

However, due to the isolation of the North, the people of the North, although also human, do not master a common language. Instead, they use the "Ace language" which has been used since ancient times, also known as the "Northern language."

Fortunately, he has mastered [Language Proficiency].

[Language Comprehendence] (Divination, 1st level):

Know the literal meaning of all languages ​​you hear for the spell's duration (1 hour).

It is also possible to read the written text by touching it, but it takes 1 minute to read each page in this way.

Some written or graphic codes (such as an arcane rune) cannot be deciphered by this spell because they are not part of a written language.

The next moment, Gao De's mind moved, and a drop of liquid mana in his body rushed to the magic star sea and flashed on the spell model.

Then, a glimmer of all-seeing enlightenment flashed in his eyes.

The old patriarch's originally jabbering "Book of Heaven" was now easily understood by Gao De, as if it had been deciphered.

"I'm sorry, our tribesmen do not master the common language, nor do they have Iceborn blood, so they don't have the ability to speak any language," said the old patriarch.

Once one has the Iceborn bloodline, as long as one reaches the first level, one will master the magical power of language.

"It's okay. Let's save people first." Gao De said.

The old patriarch nodded, turned around and gave an order, and the tribesmen who were originally looking at each other in confusion quickly took action.

Afterwards, the old patriarch turned around and expressed his gratitude to Gao De: "If you hadn't acted in time, our Duoer Bian tribe would have been doomed this time."

The name of this small tribe is Duoerbianbu.

A name that means nothing.

"It's just a small matter." Gao De said truthfully.

As he spoke, Gao De first pulled his feet out of the ice, and then removed the freezing effect of [Water Control].

When the old patriarch saw this scene, he was secretly amazed.

He only now realized that the reason why the person in front of him was able to appear at such a high speed from the hillside just now was not because he could really "fly", but because of that pair of strange "shoes".

"Are you from outside the North?" the old patriarch asked again.

Gao De nodded. He also knew that the people in the North were extremely hostile to outsiders.

But whether it was language or appearance and temperament, the differences between him and the people of the North were too great.

The skin of the northerners is very rough and they are extremely strong, which helps them to resist the cold.

In addition, people in the north have long and narrow eyes and thick eyelashes, which can reduce the stimulation to the eyes by the strong light reflected by the extremely low ice and snow and protect eyesight. In addition, their faces are wider and their lips are thicker, which is also to adapt to the cold environment.

Of course, if they have Iceborn blood, their appearance and body shape will be similar to those of humans in the outside world, because the power flowing in the Iceborn blood allows them to naturally resist the cold without the need for additional adaptation.

But at the same time, the possessors of Iceborn blood also have their own appearance characteristics.

The most striking thing is that all Iceborn have a pair of blue eyes. The stronger the bloodline, the purer and deeper the blue of the eyes.

These physical characteristics made it impossible for Gao De to conceal his identity as a foreigner, so he did not intend to hide anything from the beginning. "Dear foreigner, may I know your name?" The old patriarch said sincerely, "You saved the Duoer Bian tribe today, and we will definitely repay you."

"My name is Gao De." Gao De thought for a moment and answered.

"I am Ximo, the chief of the Duoer border tribe." The old chief also introduced his name.

"Stranger, it's getting dark now. Please rest in the village for a night so that we can express our gratitude to you." After introducing your name, he made another invitation.

It is called a village, but after taking a look, Gao De found that it was just a smallest tribe consisting of dozens of simple tents with some fences, and a total population of no more than two hundred.

"Okay, sorry to bother you then." Gao De's heart moved, and he agreed without any hesitation.

He also wanted to learn about the local conditions and geography of the North through this small tribe.
Seeing that Gaode agreed, Ximo also breathed a sigh of relief.

The people of the North were indeed extremely wary of outsiders, but to them, Gao De was not a stranger but a savior.

In the eyes of the people in the North, favors must be repaid.

He also knew that with the strength displayed by Gao De and the situation of his own tribe, he could not offer anything of equal value in return, but even if he could just treat him well for one night, that would be good too.

"Do you still need these snow wolves?" Ximo pointed at the corpses of snow wolves on the snow and asked hesitantly.

"Leave the furs of the two ice wolves to me, and you can take the rest." Gao De said generously.

The texture of snow wolf meat is acceptable, but there are so many of them that Gaode simply cannot carry much with him.

As for the fur of the snow wolf, firstly, most of the snow wolves were covered with scars when they died, and their fur was no longer complete. Secondly, the fur of the zero-ring snow wolf was actually not worth too much money. If Gao De had the legendary "space ring", he would not mind the small size of the mosquito leg, but unfortunately he did not have it.

However, the two one-ring ice wolves died from the energy beam of [Magic Energy Explosion +]. Since [Magic Energy Explosion] caused force field damage, there were no obvious external injuries on their bodies, and their fur was preserved quite intact.

A ring of ice wolf fur can be sold to a fur trader outside, and one piece can be sold for nearly 20 gold coins.

Even if you can't find a merchant in the North to sell it to you, the fur of the ice wolf is good for your own use because of its warmth.

Of course, skinning is actually a technical job.

Anyway, Gaode himself couldn't skillfully peel off a complete snow wolf skin.

But for people in the North, this is a basic skill.

So Gao De felt relieved to let them deal with the snow wolf's corpse.

"Thank you!" Ximo couldn't help but said in surprise.

There were at least twenty or thirty snow wolf carcasses on the ground. Their meat, plus the food reserves prepared earlier, would allow the tribe to safely survive this year's harsh winter.

Although Gaode acted in time, seven people from Duoer's border tribe still lost their lives.

Among them were two hunters.

This is a big blow to Duoer Bianbu.

As the tribe leader, Ximo also felt very guilty. If it weren't for his order, the two hunters wouldn't have been ambushed and killed by the cunning ice wolves.

The tribesmen did not blame Ximo.

Everyone knows that Ximo had no choice but to make this choice.

A few years ago, the Duoer border tribe had been attacked by a pack of snow wolves.

That time, Ximo led his people in a resistance and successfully repelled that wave of snow wolves, but Duoer's border tribe also suffered heavy losses.

The former leader of the hunting team, another Iceborn member of the tribe, also died in that battle.

Many times, choosing to resist or to compromise is not the right choice. It can only be said that you should choose the lesser of two evils.

Because what is wrong is not the choice, but weakness.

According to the tradition of the northerners, the people of the Duoer Border held an ice burial for them:
Prepare an ice cave, put the bodies of the dead tribesmen in it, cover them with animal skins, seal the entrance with ice, and then dig a small hole above the ice cave.

The people of the North believed that in this way their souls would leave the ice cave, while their bodies would remain to nourish the land of the North.

Although the permafrost is barren and cold, all northerners deeply love the land beneath their feet.

That night at Duoer Border, Gao De undoubtedly received the warmest welcome.

In the evening, the Duoerbian tribe held a bonfire party which had not been held for a long time.

The fuel that was usually used with great care was now taken out without hesitation to start a blazing bonfire.

The tribesmen brought over all kinds of wild vegetables and fruits that they had collected at home.

These are only eaten as condiments with meat during festivals.

And Ximo even asked the hunters to kill a female musk ox that was raised in the tribe for milk production to entertain Gaode.

Of course, there are other meats stored in the village, including today's snow wolf meat, all of which are fresh.

However, snow wolf meat does not taste particularly good. For the northerners living on the permafrost tundra, it is a precious food that cannot be wasted. But using it to entertain guests seems too stingy.

"I heard that among you foreigners, there is a drink called 'wine' at banquets. Our conditions in the north are limited, so we only have this." Chief Ximo brought a ceramic cup to Gaode.

A few dried leaves were floating on the steaming water in the cup.

"This is ginger tea," Ximo introduced. "Ginger grass is a special plant that grows only on the permafrost tundra. After being picked and dried, it has a unique flavor when used to make tea, and it also has the effect of keeping out the cold."

"Master~~~" A clear and delicate voice sounded from Gaode's chest.

Ximo was startled to find that a small head had popped out of Goder's chest pocket.

Gode ​​smiled slightly and said, "Chief Ximo, I am not alone, but traveling with a companion. Please give my companion an extra cup of tea."

Ximo couldn't help but take a few more glances at Flora who had already flown out of Gode's pocket, and then he went to bring a ceramic cup.

He had picked the smallest cup possible, but it was still too big for Flora.

"It's okay." Facing Ximo's slightly apologetic look, Gao De said.

Gao De's heart moved, and a light flashed in his eyes. After confirming that the tea was harmless through [Toxicity Detection], he said to Flora, who was already full of curiosity:

"Lady Flora, please go first."

Flora immediately flew to the ceramic cup, put her hands on the edge of the cup, bent down, and like a kitten drinking water by the river, she stretched out her tongue and licked it gently.

The next moment, Flora suddenly "jumped" up like a cat with its fur standing on end, and retreated to Goder's side, shaking her head.

"Master, be careful! This tea is poisonous!"

"should not."

"Oh~~ It seems to be non-toxic." Flora stuck out her tongue and fell into deep thought. With her ability, how could she not sense a poisonous plant?
Although the two were communicating with each other mentally, Flora's "disgusted" movement of stepping back suddenly still made Ximo's eyes twitch slightly.

Seeing this, Gao De smiled, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

A light plant fragrance wafts into my nose, and as the tea flows into my throat, I feel an incredible burning sensation that makes my body suddenly warm up. It is truly amazing.

But the taste is extremely spicy, and most people really can't drink it.

"Good stuff." Gao De exclaimed.

Seeing that Gaode approved of ginger velvet tea, Ximo couldn't help but reveal a relieved smile on his wrinkled face:
"You will always be the most distinguished guest of our Duoer Bian tribe."

Since the people of the North spend most of their time and energy on foraging and survival, their sense of right and wrong is actually still very primitive.

Or rather, it's very simple.

If you do them a favor, they will regard you as the most honorable person and will not have any other small thoughts.

(End of this chapter)