"Kagall?" The little orc, who was about to turn and leave, turned back after hearing this and examined the fire tongs closely: "Not pretty at all!"
Huoqian blushed with irritation at these words, but he had nothing to say and could only glare fiercely at Shitou.
"No, it's beautiful!" Ever since Doragar had seen the portrait of Kagaral, it had never been returned to Stone. Without a word, she unfolded the portrait for the little orc: "Look, isn't it beautiful?"
The little orc looked at the portrait, then at the fire tongs, and finally nodded: "The portrait is very beautiful."
Huoqian stared at his past life's appearance with a black line on his forehead, really wanting to rush up and destroy it. However, he also knew that even if he destroyed the portrait, it wouldn't make much of a difference. Since Shi Tou could produce one, there was definitely no problem with the second one.
"Dora Jiaer, wait a moment, it'll be ready soon." Stone teleported into the ring space and directly summoned Baozi Brand's official painter, who came out shortly afterward with a portrait: "All done."
Taking the portrait from Stone's hand, Doragarl examined it carefully and finally nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm, I still think Fourth Brother is more handsome than Kagaral."
With the help of Doragar, Stone also made a careful comparison: "Actually, it's not a matter of being good-looking, but rather that Ishizuki has a kind of enchanting charm that comes from within."
In an instant, Huoqian's depression turned into sympathy for a certain person.
Well, why did he feel that even if the words that came out of Stone's mouth had a good meaning, they just sounded so off?
Regardless, having obtained two pictures of handsome men, Doragar obediently followed Huoqian back. Huoqian also informed Stone that in the next few days, relatives would be coming in groups to farm Stone.
Watching Huoqian's departing figure, Shi Tou wiped away a bead of sweat.
"You came from outside the Crimson Forest?"
Stone was startled: "Huh? Why haven't you left yet?"
Immediately, the little orc started baring its teeth again.
"Alright, showing off your white teeth?" Stone waved his hand impatiently. "Yes, I came from outside the Crimson Forest."
The little orc was about to pounce again, but after hearing this, he managed to hold back: "What's it like outside?"
That's a really strange question.
Stone looked at the little beastman with a surprised expression: "Outside? There aren't that many trees outside, and there are a lot of humans. Hmm, it seems there are beastmen in other countries too? By the way, didn't you come from outside?"
The little orc's eyes flickered, then dimmed: "When I was very young, my people abandoned me in the Crimson Forest. I used to have my little cat with me, but now... sigh, they're all gone. The cat's gone, the little elf sister's gone, and I'm all alone now..."
How miserable.
The stone pursed its lips. Wait! Little Fairy Sister?!
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☆, Chapter 212 Departure and New Companions
"Wait, you said you're looking for an elf? But don't elves all live in the Demon Sound Forest and the Moon Goddess Forest?" Unexpectedly, Stone remembered Rice Noodles, who had run away after arriving in the Crimson Forest.
"Hmph, I'm still an orc, and I'm in the Crimson Forest too, aren't I?" The little orc snorted impatiently.
The Crimson Forest has always been a paradise for monsters, and orcs and monsters are completely different forms.
"That makes sense. But may I ask how that elf got here?"
The little orc rolled his eyes at the stone: "How should I know? I'm only 11 years old this year, while the elf sister is more than 20 years older than me!"
Stone recalled the knowledge Baozi had once shared with her. In this world, the lifespan of humans is generally between 150 and 200 years, with adulthood at 18. Dwarves live about twice as long as humans, reaching adulthood at 30. Elves are a long-lived race; under normal circumstances, an elf can easily live to be over 500 years old, with adulthood at 60.
Orcs, however, are different from these creatures. Orcs are divided into several races, each with a different lifespan. For example, this little orc named Xue'er is from the wolf race, whose average lifespan is around 100 years.
"So, that elf is now in her thirties?" Stone thought for a moment. She didn't know Mi Fen'er's exact age, but when she took her away, she must have been over thirty.
"Pretty much, anyway, she was already in her twenties when she found me." The little beastman was probably drawn to the stone's thoughtful expression. He subconsciously replied, "She raised me, but she disappeared four years ago."
"Do elves raise children?" Stone asked in surprise. It seemed that Fire Pliers had previously taught her that elves were a very irresponsible race.
"Of course not." The little beastman looked depressed. "If she knew how to raise children, would she have abandoned me four years ago?"
"Then how come you..." Seeing the little beastman's expression, Stone swallowed back the rest of his words.
"She saved me, and then every few days she would put some fruit in my mouth. Of course, most of the time she fed me leaves and roots. I couldn't walk at that time, and I barely survived because she fed me like that every few days."
Perhaps recalling unpleasant memories, the little orc's face turned very pale.
Stone suppressed a laugh as he listened to her story. According to the little orc, her childhood was absolutely miserable.
First, she was abandoned in the Crimson Forest by her parents and tribe when she was less than two years old. At that time, she was a werewolf who could only crawl, and tragically, she didn't have any teeth yet. Fortunately, it was summer, so she didn't freeze into an ice cube.
Later, one day, when she was about to starve to death, a little elf appeared. That elf (Stone didn't know if it was Rice Noodle) didn't raise her as a child at all, but treated her as a toy.
First, they placed her in an abandoned bird's nest. Then they remembered to feed her some fruit. Occasionally, they would crack open bird eggs and smear them on her face. More often, as the little beastman said, they would stuff some leaves and roots into her nest.
However, it cannot be denied that the unreliable elf played a significant role in the little orc's survival.
"May I ask what the characteristics of that elf are?" The more Stone listened, the more convinced she became that the elf the little beastman was talking about was MiFen'er. But at this moment, MiFen'er wasn't with her, and she had no evidence.
"feature?"
"For example, what does she look like? Is she pretty?"
The little orc stared wide-eyed, looking at him like he was an idiot: "How could an elf be pretty? She's hideous."
this……
Stone mourned again, thinking that all the Western novels she read in her past life were rubbish!
"Well..." After hesitating for a long time, Stone suddenly had a good idea. He called out to Baozi in his mind and ordered Baozi to draw a portrait of Mi Fan'er immediately, but of course, he was not allowed to use high-quality fabric.
Before long, Baozi's masterpiece was finished, and Shi Tou took the portrait out of his ring space: "Is this the elf?"
The little orc's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with shock.
Shi Tou wasn't sure if she was delighted to see an old acquaintance or frightened by the lifelike portrait.
"Yes! It's her!"
"Phew, congratulations then. She just returned to the Crimson Forest a few days ago, but I don't know where she is now." Stone stuffed the portrait of Mi Fen'er into the little beastman's hand.
Unexpectedly, the little orc frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "So... um, she just came back a few days ago?"
Stone lowered his head a little guiltily: "Yes, she came back with me. But she ran away as soon as she got back."
The little orc nodded thoughtfully: "Well, since she's in the Crimson Forest, I have nothing to worry about."
Actually, Stone really wanted to tell the truth: even in the human kingdom, there was nothing to worry about, after all, MiFen's appearance...
After saying goodbye to the little orcs, Stone and Loopi stared at each other every day, waiting for the dwarves to come in groups to farm Stone.
Stone was someone who accepted her fate, and besides, this wasn't her first time in the Crimson Forest, so she wasn't too impatient. Poor Pipi, though, spent her days idly poking at tree trunks with her knight's sword to pass the time.
Finally, Stone couldn't stand it anymore and patiently gave her some guidance. And you know what? Although Stone was a self-taught practitioner, because she had cultivated the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique and had been rigorously trained by Dio, her battle qi level was by no means low.
During their enjoyable sparring session, Steel Hammer Daddy finally appeared with Fat Mommy, followed by several dwarf brothers. After everyone had met Stone, Fire Pliers, as the last member to arrive, came to the tree hole to bid farewell to Stone.
"Are you in such a hurry to kick me out?" Stone looked at the fire tongs in disbelief.
Huoqian had an honest and simple look on his face. But a sly glint flashed in his dark eyes: "It's not that I'm kicking you out, but that you should go do something else."
Something else?
Stone was quite confused. She didn't believe she had any innate mission or anything like that: "Stop talking nonsense, just say what you want me to do!"
"It's like this, Xue'er is a child of the werewolf clan, but for some reason, she was abandoned in the Crimson Forest when she was a child. I was thinking that since your background is similar to hers, maybe you would be interested in helping her."
Stone rolled his eyes: "You want me to send her to the wolf pack? Are you sure this isn't like throwing a lamb to the slaughter?"
"It wasn't sent to the wolf clan." Huoqian's face showed a hint of unease as he said this: "Actually, since that great war hundreds of years ago, the orc population has decreased by more than half. I don't think Xue'er was abandoned. It's more like..."
"What do I look like?" Just as Huoqian hesitated, the little orc who hadn't appeared for several days suddenly jumped out from some corner.
Huoqian looked at her awkwardly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "You seem like a survivor."
"survivor?"
“Yes, ever since the great war between humans and orcs hundreds of years ago, orcs have been listed as an unwelcome race by the Fallen Empire, especially the werewolf clan, which is the royal family. So I was thinking, could it be that your parents and clansmen are no longer here, and they only managed to send you here before they died? After all, although the Crimson Forest is on the border of the Fallen Empire, it is not under the control of the Fallen Empire.”
Stone looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression; she really didn't know much about the history of this world.
"Besides, weren't you going to find your pet? I feel something's not right. Generally speaking, a well-trained pet won't betray its owner, and you've never had a habit of abusing pets. I'm thinking, maybe it sensed something?"
"The kitten is a magical beast, not an orc. Is something going to happen in the Crimson Forest?" The little orc's brain was nothing like that of an orc. (Damn, who says orcs are all stupid?) After Huoqian's prompting, she immediately realized: "Okay, I'll leave here right away."
"And what about me?"
A hint of apology appeared on Huoqian's face: "Stone, it's not that I don't welcome you, but you either have to come back to the Dwarf Kingdom with me, or you have to leave. The Crimson Forest has never been a peaceful place, and recently I've noticed that the entire forest has started to become restless. Not to mention you, when I get back, I'll also persuade my father to close off the Dwarf Kingdom for at least ten years."
Stone lowered his head and pondered for a long time before finally nodding: "Okay, then if there's still a chance in ten years, I'll come back to see you."
"There's one more thing I need to remind you. The Yi family... well, I mean the royal family of the Luo Ming Empire is not to be trifled with. Although the current king and queen may very well be your biological parents, I still hope you won't reveal your true identity to avoid unnecessary trouble."
“No problem,” Stone readily agreed. “Since they abandoned me back then, I have no obligation to fulfill my duties as a child now.”
Huoqian turned to look at the little orc: "Xue'er, don't go to the human kingdoms, especially the Fallen Empire. They are extremely hostile to orcs."
Upon hearing this, the little orc instinctively bared its teeth: "Humans! Ignorant humans!"
"Regardless of whether humans are ignorant or not, I don't want to hear the news one day that you've been tortured to death by humans." Huoqian said with a serious expression: "Stay away from the Fallen Empire, and try to conceal your orc characteristics as much as possible."
The little orc's eyes flickered, as if she wanted to object, but ultimately remained silent, nodding gently instead. She wasn't stupid; she knew that Huoqian's words were for her benefit.
After seeing Huo Tong off again, Shi Tou stared at his new companion with a conflicted expression: "Um, shall I call you Xue'er from now on?"
"good."
"Then you can call me from now on... never mind, just call me Stone. This is Luo Pipi, you can call her Pipi."
The little orc nodded, indicating that he understood: "By the way, I need to go home."
"Okay, we'll go with you."
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Xue'er is coming home, there's a surprise waiting for you~~~
Well, it could also be from being frightened.