Why does the word "Warcraft" sound so strange? Of course, even saying that the ancestors of humans were apes doesn't sound very appealing either.
"That's not the point. The point is, humans have lost their inherited memories, while we orcs have preserved a large number of them." Xue'er finally regained the floor and patiently explained, "Because orcs are different from humans. Humans can learn magic and martial arts, but orcs cannot. Orcs can only cultivate through their powerful bodies and their own clan's secret techniques. Although the effects are not as good as humans, overall, our individual survival abilities are much stronger than humans."
"I understand, Luo Pipi, you're actually an orc, just admit it!" Stone grinned mischievously. "Oh. I misspoke, you're a half-orc!"
Luo Pipi gritted his teeth and glared at the stone: "How do I look like a half-orc to you?"
To be honest, although Luo Pipi looks a bit masculine, she still looks like a human being.
“Perhaps not orcs.” Xue’er frowned and thought for a moment. “Although my inherited memories do not mention orcs, you should know that orcs are actually highly divided, just like you humans are divided into Easterners and Westerners. We orcs are divided into many subgroups because there are more races in our race.”
"So? There's interracial marriage?" Stone suddenly thought of something. If there are wolf tribes among the beastmen, then of course there are dog tribes and cat tribes, right? So, if a cat-person and a dog-person had a child…
A chill ran down my spine (╯﹏╰)
"Normally, orcs intermarry within their own race, but this doesn't exclude the possibility of intermarriage between neighboring races, just like you humans do."
Stone couldn't help but shiver and interrupted, "Don't say that, okay? Even if people of different skin colors marry and have children, the children they have will at most be mixed-race, which is far different from beastmen, isn't it?"
Cats and dogs have offspring, but there are fundamental differences between Easterners and Westerners having children.
"Anyway, it's pretty much the same in my eyes!" Xue'er ignored Shi Tou's protest and stated her thoughts directly: "Luo Pipi, I don't think you should be considered a half-beastman, because if you were a half-beastman, you would have many of the characteristics of a beastman. And I think if your mother were a beastman, it would definitely not be able to hide it from other humans."
"Phew, that's great."
"Don't be too happy yet. I said your mother couldn't possibly be an orc, but she could be a half-orc. Or even, her mother might be a half-orc."
The breath that Luo Pipi had just let out was choked back down.
“I understand now. She has orc blood, which is why she can't learn magic and martial arts, but her physique is so strong.” Stone clapped his hands. “By the way, Luo Pipi, didn't your inherited memories tell you what race you are?”
"How is that possible?" Luo Pipi and Xue'er said in unison, expressing their disdain.
"Um, did I say something wrong?"
"What is passed down in terms of memories is only skills, that is, how to use our own bodies to survive." Xue'er looked at Luo Pipi with great sympathy: "Moreover, orcs have no way to tell their descendants what race they are. Because many orcs' ancestors were different races."
"That's so exaggerated..." Stone's face darkened. So, beastmen have a penchant for hybrids!
"That's all your fault!" Luo Pipi suddenly roared angrily, "Back then, the orcs finally established an orc kingdom and formulated unified laws, strictly prohibiting intermarriage between different races. But all of that vanished with the destruction of the orc kingdom. In order to reproduce, the orcs no longer cared about racial issues."
"What?" Xue'er certainly knew this history, but the problem was... She didn't understand why Luo Pipi was getting angry at Shi Tou: "Kagalal told me all of this, but what does it have to do with Shi Tou?"
Damn it!
Stone went berserk; she was determined to return to the Crimson Forest and kill Fire Pliers!
"Huh? Uh, I mean, Stone is human, it's all her fault!" Luo Pipi still had some sense, knowing that if she revealed that Stone was the reincarnation of Irene, it would cause a huge mess, so she gritted her teeth and held back.
Stone looked at Luo Pipi with teary eyes, "Honey, you're so kind! When we get back, I'll definitely burn incense for you three times a day, morning and night!"
"Are you taking your anger out on me?" Xue'er gave Shi Tou a sympathetic look: "Stone, be good, I won't blame you. Blame that damned Goddess of Magic, Irene!"
"Hehe..." Stone laughed so hard his face twitched: "Yeah, Ishizuki is a bastard!"
Luo Pipi and Linda shot their disdainful glances at Shi Tou, who shamelessly accepted them.
"I'm telling you guys, hurry up and leave, or that bastard Yi Siyue will catch up." Luo Pipi sighed. She had been convinced by Xue'er by now. She guessed that one of her mother's ancestors was probably a beastman.
"Walk!"
Fortunately, Luo Pipi was right; they weren't far from the town she knew. However, even though it wasn't far, it was already afternoon when they arrived.
While munching on several steamed buns provided by Shi Tou (which were pried out of Mi Fen'er's mouth), the group stood furtively at the entrance of this small town.
"Hey, Luo Pipi, is this some kind of elf colony?" Stone swallowed the last bite of his bun with difficulty. He looked at Luo Pipi, puzzled. "Why don't we just go in openly?"
Luo Pipi carefully hid behind a bush and poked Xue'er: "Hey, Xue'er, you go in first."
"ah?"
"Sweetie, you go in first to check the situation. If it's safe, then we'll go in."
Xue'er stared at Luo Pipi with a depressed expression, completely baffled as to what was wrong with this "person" this time: "Why am I the one going in? Is it dangerous inside?"
"I don't know either." Facing the questioning looks from others, Luo Pipi rubbed his hands together with a fawning smile: "I've only been here once."
"We've never been here before." Stone looked Luo Pipi up and down, unsure of what the guy was up to. Well, those who aren't of our kind are bound to have different intentions!
“But last time I was still young…” Luo Pipi’s voice grew softer and softer, and finally she sighed heavily: “Actually, this is my mother’s hometown.”
What?!
Stone's eyes widened in disbelief: "An orc settlement?" If it was an orc settlement, then there was nothing to fear. After all, this wasn't the era of the powerful orc kingdom six hundred years ago. In this era, even the most powerful orcs had to keep their tails between their legs and act like orcs.
"It shouldn't be. At least I didn't see any orcs when I came here last time." Luo Pipi laughed awkwardly. "Actually, I was really young back then. My mother only brought me here once. But along the way, she forced me to remember the way here. However, after we entered this place, she wouldn't let me go out and kept me locked in the room."
"But if that's the case, shouldn't you have come here to look for your mother after she disappeared?" Shi Tou seriously doubted Luo Pi Pi's statement. Putting herself in Luo Pi Pi's shoes, Shi Tou felt that if it were her own mother who went missing, she would search for her no matter where she was.
"You don't know, this place is called the Town of Strange People..."
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Chapter 235 People Whose Days and Nights Are Upside Down
Strange People Town.
This is a place that outsiders cannot reach without a guide.
No one knows exactly how long this town has existed. All that is known is that during that chaotic era, after the elves were protected, some aliens who had been ostracized by human nations moved here.
Not far from the Moon Goddess's Forest, this place boasts a mild climate and lush vegetation. Moreover, thanks to Irene's protection of the elves, humans no longer set foot in this territory, and powerful magical beasts never appear in this region. The outcasts, wanted by human nations, have finally found a place where they can breathe again.
“So-called ‘outcasts’ are people who are different from humans.” Luo Pipi said with a forlorn look, “Actually, when my mother asked me to remember the way here, she probably thought that if one day I couldn’t stay in the human country anymore, I could come here.”
“I still don’t understand why you didn’t come looking for your mother when she disappeared.” Stone looked at the town not far away. It was a small town surrounded by tall bushes. From her direction, she could only see some wooden buildings, but she couldn’t tell what was inside at all.
"Because she wouldn't allow it, or maybe she wanted me to live a good life in a human country?"
"Okay, I admit you're a good girl." Shi Tou rolled his eyes and turned to Xue'er: "Xue'er, how about I go in with you and take a look?"
Xue'er looked at Shi Tou in surprise: "You're with me? I can accept that, but you're a pure human?"
Shi Tou was speechless. Why did she find the term "purebred" so awkward?
"Cough cough, it's alright, I have a secret weapon for escaping!" Shi Tou pulled Xue Er aside and walked out. "Don't worry. I've got your back!"
Xue'er rolled her eyes at Shi Tou: "You?"
Waaaaah, I was looked down upon...
And it was even looked down upon by a dog...
"Hey! Is anyone here? No, wait, are there any supernatural beings here?" Upon arriving at the town, Stone immediately shouted. [~]
Xue'er quickly jumped back to show that she had nothing to do with this person.
"Xue'er, there seems to be no movement. Could it be that everyone here is dead?" Stone guessed irresponsibly.
Xue'er moved a little further away: "Take a closer look at the ground here, isn't it very clean?"
"Clean? So much dust. How is it clean?" Stone stomped his foot in disgust. "They didn't even bother to put up some floor tiles."
Xue'er resisted the urge to kick the stone away: "Idiot! The climate here... if nothing passes by frequently, plants will grow on the ground in less than a month!"
"Really?" Shi Tou didn't know much about climate, especially since in her previous life she was the kind of plant killer who could kill anything she tried to grow, so she knew even less about plant growth: "You mean, there are people here? Uh, it should be some kind of supernatural being?"
“Whatever it may be, there must be intelligent races here.” Xue’er carefully surveyed the area, then cautiously took a few steps forward. “But it’s strange, the sun hasn’t set yet, why is there no movement at all?”
Shi Tou yawned and followed Xue Er listlessly: "Who knows? Maybe they just moved?"
"Actually, if you don't know, you can choose to keep quiet."
Stone shut his mouth, his face darkening.
The two—no, not quite.—a human and an orc, strolled around the small town. There were many buildings in the town, but most were built against trees, a few even perched on trees like the elves. Yet, regardless of the type of building, it was eerily quiet, without a sound.
“Xue’er, you see, I think I was absolutely right. Either everyone here is dead, or they all suddenly moved away for some reason.” After walking around the town, Shi Tou was already exhausted, and now he was even more sleepy: “Never mind, I’ll go outside the town and call Luo Pipi and Linda in. Anyway, there’s no danger here, but there are houses.”
"Are you planning to stay here tonight?" Xue'er looked at Shi Tou with a strange expression. In fact, she had always found it odd that Shi Tou's strength was not top-notch among humans, but she was very bold, as if she had the fearlessness of a newborn calf.
What Xue'er didn't know was that Shi Tou was very confident in her ring's spatial ability. "If I can't beat him, I can just run away," he thought. After all, Xue'er's ability to condense air wasn't something everyone possessed.
“Of course, I haven’t lived in a house in ages.” Stone turned and walked out of town. “Don’t wander off. I’ll go and call them in.”
Xue'er didn't speak, but instead looked around warily.
When Shi Tou led Luo Pi Pi and Linda to the place where she had parted ways with Xue Er, she discovered that Xue Er was no longer there: "Huh? That's strange. Didn't I tell Xue Er not to run around? Where did that stinky little dog go?"
"Miss, don't call Xue'er 'little dog'! Otherwise, if she hears you, she'll definitely come after you!" Linda reminded Shi Tou helplessly, but Shi Tou just shrugged indifferently.
Luo Pipi frowned, as if trying to recall something: "It's been too long, and I was too young back then. So I don't remember this place clearly anymore, but it looks a bit strange."
"It's quite strange." Linda was also looking around. "By the way, look, what's this?"
Stone followed Linda's finger and looked over: "A street lamp?" It looked like a street lamp, with a round, hollow object on the top of a long pole, and inside there was something that looked like oil.
"Strange, why are there streetlights here?" Luo Pipi also went over to take a look, a very suspicious expression on her face.
Only Stone didn't take it seriously at all: "What's so strange about streetlights? You can use them for lighting at night! Besides, there are plenty of streetlights in the capital, aren't there?"
That's true. The capital was very prosperous, and many nobles would hold large gatherings at night. There were streetlights every so often along the streets of the capital. Of course, most of the streetlights in the capital were made of iron, and in some places, they were even made of copper.
Luo Pipi's expression suddenly changed: "Wait, this streetlight..."
"What's wrong?" Stone looked at Luo Pipi with a puzzled expression.
"It's been used all along!" Linda's expression changed too: "Look, the oil inside hasn't dried yet, it looks like it was used just yesterday!"
"But there's no one here." Stone suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and involuntarily hugged his arms tightly. "Hey, little dog! Are you here? Little dog, Xue'er!"
"Miss, please don't..."