Farming game: Survival for all [StarCraft]

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When the humans in the secondary world talk about minotaurs, they always like to label them as stupid, dull, and timid, as if all minotaurs are the same.

But in fact, those are all human stereotypes. They have no idea what a real minotaur looks like.

This group of Tauren tribe living near the thick fog of the manor, due to geographical location and historical reasons, did not become slaves or farmers of a certain territory. They grew up wildly here. Although they were trapped in the fields and worked all year round to fill their stomachs, and even suffered robbery and harassment from the hateful guys underground during the harvest season, but in general, this group of Tauren people near the thick fog lived a relatively free life, without the oppression of racial hierarchy.

This resulted in the little minotaurs they raised being born with the recklessness of a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. Otherwise, when they saw the thick fog that their parents had warned them not to approach suddenly dissipate, their first thing they did was not to scream and call their parents, but, at the suggestion of the 'king of children' Nadru, they tiptoed quietly to avoid their parents' sight and ran into the dispersing thick fog.

They had been exposed to this thick fog since they were young, and due to the lack of entertainment nowadays, this strange and special fog carried a lot of their happiness and imagination. Even though they were afraid of the thick fog for a while because of the sudden sound in the fog this year and the tense and panic atmosphere of the elders in the tribe, but nothing happened later, right?
The little Minotaur was not very sensitive to begin with, and was afraid that everything would return to normal after a while. He was also extremely curious about the sounds coming from the thick fog. He often took advantage of his parents and elders not paying attention to stick to the thick fog and listen carefully to those sounds, trying to figure out what they were.

However, no matter how sensitive the Minotaur's ears were, he could not make out what the sounds were inside. He just felt that it was very lively and happy. This greatly aroused his curiosity and imagination. He felt that this must be a paradise, and maybe the Minotaur God really lived there!
When the little Minotaur avoided his parents' sight and broke into the mysterious place that was once surrounded by thick fog, he followed the sound he heard and ran in. He passed through a small forest and saw the green and slightly red fruits in the garden, which were bigger than the strongest Nadru's fist. He smelled the fragrance in the garden and the little Minotaur firmly believed that he had come to the paradise where the Minotaur God lives!
This is not the place where Lord Bull-Headed God lives. How could the fruit trees bear such large and numerous fruits?
It smells so fragrant and tastes so sweet!
The little minotaurs had not heard of the story of Eve's apple orchard, but they embarked on the same path as Eve. Even though they knew that this was the apple orchard of the Minotaur God, they still couldn't resist the temptation and picked apples one by one to eat.

While eating, the timid one asked if the Bull-Headed God would be angry if they picked his fruits like this.

Nadru chewed on something delicious he had never tasted before. It was not like the small and astringent wild fruits picked in the mountains. This fruit tasted slightly sour with a hint of sweetness. Although the sweetness was not as good as the honey that his parents got by chance, it had its own flavor. Moreover, he had only tasted honey once since he was a child, and the piece was not even the size of a fingernail. It melted away as soon as he put it on the tip of his tongue.

But he could take many bites of this fruit, one in his right hand and one in his left hand. It was sour and sweet, and it made him very happy. When he heard his friend ask this, Drew said nonchalantly, "No way, the Minotaur is our god, and he loves us Minotaur the most. He will give us food and delicious food. This fruit must have been given to us by the Minotaur, otherwise how could we find it?"

He was a rare "smart" minotaur in the minotaur tribe, so he was praised and valued by the adults. He was especially popular among the children. After hearing what Drew said, although the little friends were worried, they were reluctant to give up the delicious food in their mouths. Therefore, when the group of people from the summer festival arrived, each of these little minotaurs held two fruits in their hands and ate them with relish.

To be honest, when the game is reflected in reality and you see those races with human bodies and cow heads appear in front of you, your first reaction is definitely not cute, but horror.

God knows when Xia Ji and the others came online and used drones to detect the primary manor and the outside environment, everyone present was shocked when they saw the image of a minotaur appear in the picture transmitted from the drone.

That is a completely different feeling from the Minotaur/human that appears in games or movies. No matter how similar it is in movies or games, people will not think it is real when they see it. They will only think it is a human, not a monster.

But the minotaur in the picture transmitted by the drone has dark yellow skin, and its head looks especially like the oxen used for plowing the fields. The only difference from the oxen is that their expressions are very lively, and they do not run on all fours, but stand on their two feet like humans, and their exposed limbs are exactly the same as human hands and feet.

At first glance, it has a weird and terrifying feeling.

If I hadn't observed them for a long time through the drone, I would have realized that these minotaurs, who were not even as tall as an adult's waist, seemed to have no lethal power, nor did they seem to be the evil race. They even dropped their trousers when climbing trees to pick apples, and their words and actions were like those of children among humans. After watching them for a long time, they were not so scary. Instead, I could see the human nature in them, and that's why I didn't confront them head-on with a wooden cannon as soon as I met them.

Of course, the players hiding in the dark and surrounding the Minotaur are well-armed, and if they sense something is wrong, they will take action to eliminate the danger at any time.

However, when the minotaur people spotted Xia Ji and his group, their faces turned pale, and they were like birds and beasts discovering a strong enemy. They stopped eating the fruits and immediately ran away screaming, looking for places to hide, mumbling something.

Without a language translation system, Xia Ji and the others said they couldn't understand anything, but they did understand from the body language that these little minotaurs were afraid of them, not to mention resisting.

Is this the race that the system claims covets the manor?
The players looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling as if they were facing off against each other and suddenly discovered that the other side was a weakling... an indescribable feeling.

However, the system has not prompted the start of the manor defense mission. Soon, Xia Ji and his companions realized that these minotaurs who were hiding in various places in the apple orchard, thinking they could avoid being discovered but actually exposing most of their trembling bodies, were probably not their target.

Or, at best, they can only be regarded as small hostages that can be used to threaten the target?
Ah, it is also possible that this is the kind race in the background description. After all, after seeing these little minotaurs for a long time, you will psychologically ignore the shock at the first sight, and they are a little cute. And their appearance, in their race, is just the age of a child, right? The Chinese Alliance has always been more soft-hearted towards children, and their image is also related to the animals that the Chinese Alliance has a good impression of. After discussing it, Team Qin decided to continue to implement the friendly policy of courtesy before force. That is, the language barrier seems to be a bit difficult to deal with, because these little minotaurs seem to be really afraid of them.

Could it be that there are no native humans in this world, so when the little minotaur first saw them, he felt the same sense of fear as they did when they saw the minotaur?
This is not clear yet. The system said that it would take 2 hours to load the Minotaur's language system, and only then would they be able to communicate with the Minotaur.

So, before that, how can we make these little minotaurs who are about to faint from fear relax a little?

Aurora's exclusive chef Chen Nuonuo came online with her secret honey (sugar) sauce roasted chicken legs.

Meaty, sweet, rich and overbearing.

Little minotaurs, you deserve it!

Three minutes later, no matter how 'smart' the little Minotaur Nadru was, he couldn't resist the sweet and fragrant smell of the roasted chicken legs. Add to that the stimulation of his little friend beside him, who was wolfing down the food with shining eyes, and his desire for food eventually overcame his fear of the 'devil'. He pounced on it with a roar and grabbed the dwindling meat on the plate.

Then, tears started to flow down, "I ate the devil's barbecue, I was tempted by the devil, I can never be a warrior again...but the meat given by the devil is really delicious... "

After two secondary realms had passed and the language system was loaded during the summer festival, they finally understood why these little minotaurs were so afraid of them. It turned out that according to the teachings of the big minotaurs, humans like them, who looked similar to dwarves and underground goblins but were much taller and whiter than them, were the terrifying demons in the legend who would capture the little minotaurs, tie them up with ropes, break their backs, and make them work day and night like cows. If you accidentally encounter such a demon, you must run away quickly, otherwise, after being captured, not only will you never be able to be a warrior again, but you will also not have food to eat and be whipped.

Even though these little minotaurs had never seen the creatures called devils by the adults, they had seen dwarves, a race with strange tempers and not easy to mess with. They had also seen goblins, who were even more annoying and would steal their food. There was also a kind of black-skinned goblin in the mountains and forests that was particularly powerful. Even the strongest warrior in their tribe would be injured when facing them.

All the adults warned them in unison to stay away from the devil that looked like a dwarf and a goblin, so in the minds of these little minotaurs, the devil was the most terrifying creature.

Although they are fearless and brave enough to even go into thick fog, that is only because the adults have inconsistent attitudes towards thick fog and they themselves are often exposed to thick fog, so they are so bold.

But the devil is a creature that only exists in stories and that adults try to avoid. The little minotaurs don't have the courage to confront it head-on. That's why they were so scared when they saw Xia Ji and the others.

Even though Xia Ji and the others behaved very friendly and gave them delicious food, these little minotaur people did not dispel their fear. After all, in the story, there are not only vicious demons, but also demons that can bewitch people.

The minotaurs, who had never eaten such delicious food, felt that they had fallen into the hands of the devil, because only the devil could make such delicious food to seduce them.

"If, if you are really not devils, can you let us go home? We want to go home." The little minotaurs shivered and hugged each other after eating the barbecue. Nadru, who was in the lead, mustered up his courage and asked carefully with tears in his eyes.

Xia Ji and his group felt so sorry for what they saw.

I thought that trying to get more information out of them might not yield any results and would only scare them miserably. So, how about sending them back?
As a result, before they could send it back, the system made a "ding" sound, reminding them that the [Manor Defense] mission had officially started.

The real enemy is coming!

(End of this chapter)