Heart of the Castle

Chapter 369 Disguised on the road, the swamp troupe

The Black Crow Queen's prophecy gave great confidence to the leaders of the swamp aborigines, but it did not help the settlement of the matter.Because her prophecy did not mention at all what this large-scale army needs to do in order to cover up and reach Li Wei's territory north of the Xilan River.

While they were still thinking hard, a drunken voice interjected, "Merkativo, who knows everything, Master Levi, what are you discussing?" Rolling onto the high platform like a ball, it looked like he was at least [-]% drunk, and his footsteps were messy and irregular.

Most of the tribal leaders on the high platform frowned. They admired Levi, who had performed miracles, and respected the brave and fearless Donna. Some look down on him.

"Short fat man, your seat is not here, go over there and drink your wine." The leader of Bawu stood up and said in a rude tone.

Babrupa glanced at the place Bau had pointed out to him, where women and children of lower status stayed, the bonfire was dim, and the quality of food and drink was relatively poor. "Well, that's not a place for smart people," he replied.

"Smart man? You say you are a smart man?" Bawu looked at Babrupa, grinning threateningly, "A smart man would not interrupt our meeting rashly and put himself in a dangerous situation .”

"Where is the danger?" Babrupa asked him curiously, "Smart people have the right to attend any meeting and express their opinions. Master Levy knows that Babrupa has always been able to come up with many good ideas, including A lot of them played a key role.”

Bawu looked at him unmoved, his two powerful hands opened and closed, as if he wanted to strangle this smart man's neck, but Li Wei spoke at this moment. "Chief Bawu, please calm down." He said to the wolf-headed leader: "Mr. Babrupa has many interesting ideas, maybe he can give us some ideas."

"I don't think the ideas of cowards and cowards will be of any use." Bau said unconvinced, but then he sat back in his seat and poured wine into his glass with a large wine bag.

Babrupa waddled up to Li Wei, bowed deeply to him, and then bowed to each of the aboriginal leaders, "My lords, I thought a lot down there just now..."

"Indeed, hiss, and it looks like you're ready to think more," the Gala leader sneered, raising his cup.

"Babrupa, I'm afraid you drank too much." Tang Na persuaded him, "Let's wait until you wake up?"

"Well, the blood of a wise man is different from that of ordinary people," replied Babrupa, with his mouth twisted. "Fine wine will make a stupid head more stupid, but when mixed with the blood of a wise man, it will become the golden cup of wisdom." The jade liquid and fine nectar that came out of it, the courage and wisdom that emerged from it, spread all over the body at once... There is it!"

His yelling for the last two words was especially sharp, which startled many people and turned their attention to Humpty Dumpty.

Babrupa's face was glowing red. On the one hand, it was the effect of alcohol, and on the other hand, he was very excited now. "I have a good idea." He announced loudly, and then pointed to the most noisy place in the audience. Pointing, "My lords, look, what's over there?"

The chiefs of the aborigines looked in the direction of his finger, but they saw nothing, only the joyful crowd rolled and danced wildly, as well as the thumping of the sacrificial drum and the harsh sound of the wooden flute .

"A bunch of lads messing around," said Stiba, frowning. "It's quite a row."

"No, no, no, what I saw was beasts and dancing, and what I heard was music and cheers. This is simply a circus! Yes, as long as we disguise ourselves as a circus caravan, wouldn't it be fine? Werewolves and lizards People can be guards and circus actors, snakeskin beasts and big crows can be used as circus animals... Of course, the species can't be so single... Wouldn't it be enough to add a few giant salamanders?" He said excitedly He danced with his arms and legs so violently that he almost fell off the high platform.

Most of the aboriginal leaders scoffed at the idea, "It's a whimsical approach." Stiba commented, "Even if it's disguised as a caravan, the aborigines are still aborigines, how can they deceive people's eyes and ears?"

"And there is no circus with hundreds of horses and horses." Leslin of the Rib Tribe added.

"Of course it's not simply forming a caravan." The rebuttals of these people did not discourage Babrupa. On the contrary, his expression became more excited and his mind turned faster. "We can form several circuses that are related to each other but do not go together. We can cover up each other and attract and mobilize the attention of Dirk City. As for the suspicion of the lords of the northern border county on a small circus , Master Li Wei..." He turned his head to the young lord, "Is your identity enough to stand in the way?"

Li Wei lowered his head and thought for a while, "It should be enough." He said, "As a real baron and the border guard north of the Siran River, the only one who can surpass me in terms of status and status is Ansair, the governor of the northern border county. Your Excellency, but I am afraid that Baron Hughes will make trouble for us when we pass by Baron Hughes' castle."

"There won't be any trouble." Babrupa replied, "We can send the big crow to pass the news and let Wilpus and Master Sugard deal with this guy. I think these two can definitely make Baron Hughes Stay obediently behind the high wall of the castle, not even daring to poke a finger out?"

When Babrupa spoke to the end, he could show a scared expression, which made the aboriginal leaders burst into laughter, although most of them didn't know who the so-called Baron Hughes was.

The laughter gradually subsided, and everyone looked at Babrupa with a lot more kindness. "This method is indeed worth a try." The old hag Stiba was the first to admit, "We can make a plan to make these circuses look closer to the real one."

"A horse... What members should there be in the circus?" The leader of Bawu scratched his head in distress, "It seems that the Flesh Tribe once ransacked a circus, but I didn't come from among the guys who kept screaming." , to discover anything we can dress up."

"Hiss, it's actually possible." The Gala leader said with great interest, "For example, I can play the role of a snake player who plays the flute."

But his words were quickly opposed by the leader of the black tail, "Snake people are not for fun," he bared his fangs and threatened, "Snake people are good fighters in the swamp."

"Snake playing is just a profession in the circus. Just find a few rattlesnakes and swamp king snakes to play with." Stiba Tigala explained, "So I can also dress up as a fortune-teller with a crystal ball." the divining witch."

"You don't have to make up at all, and you are an old witch," Babrupa praised. "Then we need singers, jugglers, musicians, animal tamers and funny fools now."

"It's hard to find other people, but if you're kidding a fool, there's one here." Bau shook his head and said.

The sacrificial drums suddenly sounded in unison, and the sound was jumping and cheerful, and other noisy music immediately followed, one by one playing harder and one by one out of tune.

"What happened? Why is it so noisy all of a sudden?" Li Wei was awakened from thinking, and asked a little strangely.

Raslin of the Rabbit Tribe raised her head and looked at the more noisy crowd, "It's carnival dance music, a ceremony for us to celebrate our victory." She replied, "Now that the spirits have made their blood boil, why don't you vent your heart out like this? will be comfortable."

As the dark red liquid in the huge animal skin wine bag decreased, the sound of the music became more and more intense, and the banquet became more and more lively.Although the cherry wine brewed by the Black Crow Tribe is a fruit wine, its alcohol content is extremely high, and everyone who attended the banquet drank a little too much.Among the dancing crowd in several large circles, some people quarreled from time to time, and even punched each other, but before causing serious consequences, they stopped their hands or were persuaded by other people who were a little more sober.

Worf appeared next to one of the craziest drummers, and tried to push him away with his arms outstretched, and that drummer was also a huge wolf-headed man, and he had drunk enough to not even recognize the man in front of him as a tribe of teeth leader.The two strong arms were quickly entangled, and under the gray-brown fur were strands of muscles twisted into ropes. For a moment, it seemed that neither could overwhelm the other.The drummer let out a long howl with the strength of alcohol, and tried to push Worf away, but the leader of the Sharp Tooth Tribe just grinned, roared suddenly, and then raised the werewolf drummer with one arm, and then into the carnival crowd.

There was a commotion among the crowd. I don't know how many feet stepped on the unlucky drummer. Fortunately, all the werewolves were thick-skinned and thick.

Worf picked up the two bone drumsticks that the drummer had dropped on the ground, shouted, and slammed the drumsticks on his head, and then struck the big drum again.His percussion was obviously much more rhythmic than that of the previous drummer, and as the others gradually joined in, the sound of the music became more cheerful and intense, and more pleasing to the ear.

"It's finally a tune, just now it was like a group of lunatics kicking and beating." Gala commented, holding a wine glass, "Although I have never liked Worf's coyote head, I have to admit that he is knocking There is still some talent in drums.”

"Who do you think is the coyote's head?" Bau shook his head in dissatisfaction, "Gala, your lizard's head doesn't look good either."

When the old conflict between the lizard man and the werewolf continued to erupt, the Queen of the Crow walked to Li Wei's side silently, "The circus will be successful." She left this sentence without thinking, When Li Wei looked back, there was only one figure left who was about to disappear into the vast night.

The joy of the banquet lasted until the east turned slightly white, and the huge black crow tribe was full of people lying horizontally and vertically.Only embers remained in the bonfire, which still exuded a strong smell of roasted turnips and burnt lamb; the kirsch wine in the animal skin wine bag was drained, and there were two soaked werewolfs lying on their stomachs. Snoring loudly, licking the sap at the bottom of the bag bit by bit.

Levi probably drank the least in the entire camp. In fact, although he had performed a booze with the aboriginal leaders, most of them were poured into the heart of the castle through the teleportation array. As for Mr. Dish Dealing with these nectars from the sky is beyond his consideration.

However, although he didn't drink much, the one-night carnival still made the young lord feel dizzy, his face seemed to be scorched, and his mouth was very thirsty.Li Wei listened attentively. Amidst the constant snoring, the sound of gurgling water came from not far ahead, so he decided to go there to wash his hands and face—if the water was clear enough, he could drink a few sips to moisten his throat. .

He walked by the embers of the bonfire, being careful not to step on any drunken people lying on the ground. This is a very difficult skill, because these drunken aborigines do not lie on the ground and sleep soundly. Instead, it rolled from side to side from time to time, which brought even more trouble to Li Wei's actions.

Before dawn, the darkness deepened, and a gust of wind whizzed past, blowing away the lingering smoke over the banquet hall. On the hill not far away, the water cherry forest made a whistling sound, making it even more dark like a Ghosts gather.The embers of the bonfire were bright and red hot in the wind at first, and the sparks were crackling, like countless stars wandering in the world, and then as the embers were extinguished, the banquet hall completely lost light and heat, only the darkness shrouded it, making people feel very depressed .

A sense of sadness rose in Li Wei's heart for no reason. He walked along the direction of the sound of water, and soon arrived at a small beach. With the faint starlight, Li Wei could vaguely see the water waves in front of him. Rippling, and a wet and cold tide rushed towards him.

Fortunately, this moisture does not have the stench of rotten water. On the contrary, it is very fresh. Li Wei quickly thought that it seems that the leader of Stiba once mentioned that this should be the source of drinking water for the Black Crow Tribe.

Most of the water in the rotten swamp is turbid, with a strong smell of humus, which is hard to swallow. Ordinary people even touch this rotten water for too long, and the skin on the surface of the body will become red, swollen and festered.Of course, the natives of the swamp would not be afraid of this poisonous rotten water, but it would be unbearable for them to drink a large amount.

Therefore, every aboriginal tribe will be established in a place with springs or clean underground undercurrents, so as to ensure the prosperity of the tribe.The Black Crow Tribe can accommodate thousands of members in its heyday, and the scale of this water source can be imagined.Standing in front of this pool of clear water, Li Wei felt a little lost for a while.

The water's edge is not without guards, even in the carnival night, there are still many sentries guarding here.Li Wei saw many piles being built on the beach by the water, and big crows with wings as black as night were squatting on them, watching him with their small blood-red eyes.

Li Wei only had the experience of being watched by so many crows once, but that time was in the room of the Black Crow Queen, who had absolute authority over these big crows.But now there was no one around, and Li Wei couldn't help sweating slightly on his forehead, and he could feel the ferocious eyes of those big crows wandering around his body, as if they were looking for a place to bite.

"Li Wei, Li Wei, what are you doing here?" A crow with the largest size fluttered its wings and flew up, and landed on Li Wei's shoulder.There was a slight movement in Li Wei's heart, and he immediately heard the familiar taste from the blunt lingua franca.

"Are you the messenger?"

"It's me, it's me!" The big crow seemed very excited, chattering and rubbing its long beak on Li Wei's hair, "Eat, eat!"

If it were someone else, after a night of overeating, there would be nothing to satisfy this gluttonous bird.However, Li Wei, who has the heart of the castle, only needs to turn his thoughts slightly, a faint bluish-white light flashes, and there is a piece of freshly baked black bread in his hand, and there is a strong aroma of oats and nuts.

The big crow was going crazy with excitement, "Nuts, nuts!" But Li Wei didn't give it the whole piece of black bread, but just broke off about a quarter, and then tore the other parts into small pieces and sprinkled them on other people. birds.

All the crows flapped their wings and flew up, screaming frantically, and their black wings formed a dark cloud.The nimble guy was even able to catch the bread crumbs spilled by Li Wei in the air, swallowed them greedily, and then rushed towards the food on the beach.A few crows even fought over a sweet nut, screaming extremely fiercely, accompanied by black feathers flying around.

Li Wei walked to the lake amidst the screams of the crows. This time, there was no interruption. He squatted down, picked up the clear lake water with his hands, and threw several blows at his face, arms and legs.The temperature in the rotting swamp in winter is already very low, almost freezing point. The cold water immediately refreshed Li Wei, and the fatigue of the whole night suddenly dissipated.

Footsteps appeared behind Li Wei, and then a giant-like shadow enveloped him.Levi looked back and found that in the dim light of dawn, the Crow Queen Siegfried stood behind him like a rose-colored silhouette.Li Wei stood up and was about to say something, but found that the Queen of the Crow seemed to be in an unusual state. The eyes with the old and distant charm were extremely penetrating, as if she could directly see the secret in the heart of the young lord .

"Li Wei of the Griffin Tribe, with thousands of armor hidden in his chest, you will be the supreme king of the swamp! Come on, spread your wings, and let the world tremble for you." The voice of the Queen of the Black Crow was exceptional. Low and low, like the rumble of a sacrificial drum, but after this sentence was finished, her body suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Only the young lord was left standing there rubbing his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating due to fatigue.

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