dognovel Chapter 160 The Situation in the Rainforest Swamp
Chapter 160 The Situation in the Rainforest Swamp
Of course, the skills that Xuan and Ling had honed over nearly a hundred years couldn't be learned by them overnight. After several days of practice, Yao successfully conjured the upper body of his clothes, but the effect was too short-lived. It seemed he would need more time to maintain it like Ling and the others. As for Ye, Bai, and Yan, well, they hadn't yet found the trick.
Lin Ni secretly rejoiced once again: The man I've set my sights on is truly amazing! (Temporarily ignoring the other three men she's also interested in.)
Before leaving the Vermilion Bird Stele, Lin Ni took out her phone again and had the six men take several photos with her in both human and beast forms against the backdrop of the stele. Some photos were with her four partners (five people in total), and some were with seven people. She also took a solo photo of the Xuanwu beast form. As for the human forms—group photos were enough; individual photos weren't necessary. Having seen so many handsome men on the Beastman Continent, she was immune to them. Lin Ni glanced with satisfaction at Yao in the photo, dressed in a golden-red feather outfit. His clothes, like Xuan and Ling's, were a one-shoulder short dress, but the bright colors were particularly eye-catching in the photo.
My phone still has 50% battery left after the last charge, but the power bank is completely dead. It's probably because the battery drains more in winter. The weather is pretty good now, so the battery drain isn't as bad.
Xuan and Ling were incredibly curious about cell phones, seeing them for the first time. But their curiosity was useless; Ye and the others hadn't shown them any, let alone these two outsiders who weren't partners. Yao, on the other hand, was nonchalant; he didn't share their intense curiosity.
While packing, Ye suggested finding some flying beastmen to travel to the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom. With Yao and Yan, both level nine flying beastmen, they no longer needed to worry about Lin Ni's safety. Traveling by flying beastmen would save a significant amount of time, and everyone was eager to try. Yao suggested that it would be better to go to the Eagle Beast Tribe and ask Da Jin to make the arrangements. Lin Ni had helped Wanren Stone Cliff awaken and activate the Vermilion Bird Stele; they shouldn't refuse to help with such a small matter. This was safer than capturing some unknown flying beastmen themselves, and they could also inquire about the Rainforest Swamp Kingdom.
Yao's suggestion was unanimously approved, so everyone headed back to the Eagle Beast Tribe.
When Bai, Ye, Xuan, and Ling, the four male beastmen, returned to the territory of the Eagle Beast Tribe to find their chieftain, Da Jin, a dazzling and radiant red firebird also appeared in the sky above the Eagle Beast Tribe.
All the orcs in the tribe ran out to watch. This firebird was bigger, more beautiful, and more realistic than the one they had seen under the Vermilion Bird Stele. Could it be that the Vermilion Bird divine beast had been resurrected?
The brightly colored bird and the enormous black eagle circled over the territory of the Eagle Beast Tribe until Bai and his companions reached the Great Gold Cave. Then, the two birds, one red and one black, slowly descended. Yao transformed into human form and landed in front of the cave, using one wing for balance and the other to protect Lin Ni from behind. Once his feet touched the ground, he smoothly pulled Lin Ni into his arms. Yan also transformed into human form and followed beside Lin Ni.
Da Jin, who had been looking serious and wary, smiled when he saw Lin Ni and Yao: "So it's the Beast God's Messenger Lin who's back!" He then looked at Yao: "What kind of beastman are you? How come you look so much like the firebird that flew out of the Vermilion Bird Stele that day?" He clearly remembered that he had said he wasn't the Vermilion Bird.
Yao smiled and said, "My beast form is a phoenix."
Da Jin's companion, Sang, looked Yao up and down curiously: "Phoenix? Never heard of it."
Linni disliked the way Yao looked at her, so she stepped in front of Yao and explained with a smile, "The firebird that flew out of the Vermilion Bird Stele is a phantom of the divine beast Vermilion Bird. Four different divine beasts guard the four ends of the world on the Beast God Continent, while the Beast God blesses all living beings on the continent. Although my partner's beast form looks a bit like the Vermilion Bird, he is actually the divine bird Phoenix, the king of all birds."
"The King of Birds?" Da Jin looked at Yao in surprise: "Is this the king of our bird-kin beastmen?"
Everyone looked at Yao in surprise, but Yao looked at Lin Ni in surprise. No one expected her to say that the phoenix was the king of birds. They had never heard her mention this before.
Yan: So he is the king of our beastmen. No wonder I felt a sense of oppression from him.
Actually, Lin Ni didn't say it that way on purpose. She was just trying to differentiate between the Vermilion Bird and the Phoenix, because divine beasts and beast gods are too similar. So she could only say that the divine bird Phoenix is the king of all birds. However, she didn't immediately recall that nine out of ten thousand cliff beastmen are actually birds. So she could only continue making up a story: "The Phoenix is also called the immortal bird. It can be reborn from fire. After it is reborn from fire again, it will regain its Heavenly Rank strength."
Da Jin's companion couldn't help but look Yao up and down: "He's that powerful?" However, no one questioned it. When he came to the Eagle Beast Tribe, he was only level seven. He watched Yao rise to level eight under the Vermilion Bird Stele, and in just a few days, he had already reached level nine. He was truly amazing. Mainly, it was what the Beast God's messenger, Lin, said, so no one dared to disbelieve it.
Da Jin invited Lin Ni and her group into his cave. Lin Ni didn't waste any words with him and went straight to the point that she and her companions wanted to go to the Rainforest Kingdom and hoped that Da Jin could send three flying beastmen to take them there.
"Go to the Rainforest Swamp?" Da Jin frowned, looking at Lin Ni: "The Rainforest Swamp is a gathering place for wandering beastmen. It's very dangerous for a female to go there."
Yao smiled and asked, "Could you tell us about the situation in the rainforest kingdom?"
Sang looked at Linni and said, "I heard that it's full of wandering beastmen who rob females whenever they see them. They even eat other beastmen. It's incredibly chaotic. Even if you were the messenger of the Beast God, it wouldn't make a difference! You'd better not go."
Daikin nodded in agreement.
It seems the situation over there is really bad! Linni looked at Ye: "Ye, have you heard about the situation over there?"
Night: "I only know that things are a bit chaotic over there, but I don't know much about it."
Night's father beast originally came from the rainforest swamp. Although he didn't know much about it, he clearly knew that the situation there was not good. Otherwise, why would he choose to go to the tiger beast tribe with Linni?
Linni and Yao exchanged a glance, and Linni said, "But I have to go."
Da Jin filled in the blanks in his mind for a moment, then looked like he had just realized something: "Oh, the Beast God sent you there? Then there's nothing we can do. But the people of our Eagle Beast Tribe can only take you to the border. There are a lot of wandering beastmen there, and they will attack us bird-beastmen, so our tribesmen dare not go any further."
Da Jin and his companions gave Lin Ni and her group a detailed explanation of the situation in the rainforest:
The Rainforest Kingdom is located in the east of the Orcish Continent. Abundant rainfall has created numerous lakes and swamps, making it home to many orc races. The absence of a dry season ensures a plentiful supply of prey. However, the Rainforest Kingdom is also inhabited by snake-beastmen, crocodile-beastmen, scorpion-beastmen, lizard-beastmen, and other cold-blooded orcs. They are lazy, careless, and hibernate—at least half the orcs in the Rainforest Kingdom hibernate. Hibernation means they cannot care for their mates during the long, harsh winter. Even if their mates are also hibernating, they might still cause their mates to die, let alone those who don't need to hibernate. Their mates are particularly prone to illness during the year and often die in the winter, whether from disease, cold, or starvation. Over time, no one wants to marry a cold-blooded orc. Those selfish males—some are single beastmen who can't find mates, and many more are beastmen who have lost their mates—gather together and go around stealing other people's mates. After they steal them, they can't raise them properly, so the situation there is really terrible.