Chapter 127: Orcs

Speaking of which, this was the first time Ethan had seen an orc.

Before, he had always thought that orcs must be covered in hair and had fangs.

But now he found that they actually looked not much different from humans.

If there was any difference, it was mainly in skin color.

From Ethan's perspective, these orcs had all kinds of skin colors, like human-shaped rainbow candies.

Some of the orcs had several skin colors on their bodies, like colorful zebras.

And they were much bigger than humans.

Adult orcs were generally over 3 meters tall, with bulging muscles all over their bodies. The biceps of their upper arms alone exceeded the chest circumference of most women.

Such a terrifying physique looked extremely oppressive.

However, although they looked very strong, Ethan found that many orcs seemed to be sick.

They had many tumors on their bodies, mainly concentrated on the chest and back, and they were of different sizes, with the smaller ones similar to fists and the larger ones exceeding millstones.

And they looked crystal clear, and seemed to have a lot of substance inside.

At this time, the sick orcs were kneeling in front of a totem with a bat body and a snake head, worshipping constantly and muttering something.

Ethan took a look at the strange totem and frowned.

What the hell is this?

As soon as he thought about it, Volibear's voice came to his ears: "This is the evil god Hebat Snake, the master of disaster. Wherever it passes, all living things are destroyed."

"Is there really a god in this world?"

"Of course!" Volibear's voice came again: "You are the god in my heart, my master."

"Uh..." Ethan was speechless for a moment.

This answer was ambiguous, and it was the same as saying nothing.

So he asked: "I mean, have you seen the real God?"

"The real God only exists in people's hearts." Volibear replied: "If people have God in their hearts, he has. If people don't have God in their hearts, he doesn't have it."

"Alas!"

Ethan sighed heavily.

In fact, he had asked about the god of thunder before, but when Volibear talked about God, he began to talk about other things.

Ethan didn't know why, and guessed that this might involve some unspeakable content.

Knowing that he couldn't get anything out of it, he stopped struggling and continued to observe the situation of the orcs.

The main thing was of course to observe whether there were magicians among the orcs, which would directly affect the next action.

Although Ethan had been praying that no magicians would appear, it was unfortunate.

At this time, several orcs wearing feather masks, human clothes, and holding scepters were standing next to the totem to preside over the ceremony.

Their dress was so out of tune with other wild orcs.

Although Ethan was not sure that these orcs were all magicians, he didn't want to try.

"These damn magicians should all go to hell."

Thinking of the magic apprentice named Allen who could repel him, Ethan couldn't help cursing in his heart.

He also knew that it was probably impossible tonight, and when he was about to give up, he found that the orcs suddenly moved.

I saw several orcs lifting the totem and slowly moving towards the Rocky Mountains.

The other orcs lined up and moved slowly behind the totem.

After a while, the square that was full of people just now was reduced to a burning fire.

Although Ethan was curious about what the orcs were going to do, he did not follow them, but carefully entered the orc tribe.

He thought he would run into one or two lone orcs, which would replenish his strength and make the trip worthwhile.

But when he entered the tribe, he found that there was no trace of an orc.

Only then did he notice that although the houses here were large, there were not many of them, and they could not accommodate thousands of orcs.

"Is this just a place for orcs to hold ceremonies, not their residence?"

While thinking, Ethan walked to the door of the largest stone house and kicked it open.

Suddenly, the scene inside the house came into view.

The house was quite large, and there was no partition. The roof was supported by several large pillars.

There was only one thing inside: Jingguan

Several Jingguans that reached the roof stood in it.

All he could see were gray human skulls.

Judging from the space here, there are probably tens of thousands of people.

So many human skulls filled the house, and it was late at night, which looked extremely gloomy and terrifying.

Ethan endured the discomfort, slowly walked into the house, picked up a few skulls and looked at them.

Some were severely oxidized and yellowed.

Some skulls still had some rotten meat hanging on them, which should have been recently dead.

Obviously, so many skulls are the result of the orcs' years of hard work.

Orcs have always had the habit of beheading humans, and the heads are their trophies.

And this should be where the orcs pile up their trophies.

Thinking of this, Ethan kicked open the doors of several other houses.

Without exception, there were all Jingguan inside.

However, in the last small house, in addition to Jingguan, there was also a deep cave leading downwards.

The entrance to the cave was large enough for several people to enter, but it was dark inside and there was no bottom to be seen.

Ethan didn't know what this was and didn't want to go in.

Just as he was about to leave, Volibear's voice rang in his ears again.

"Master, the magic fluctuations in the cave are extremely strong. It is estimated that there are either powerful magical creatures or a magic stone mine inside."

When Ethan heard about the magic stone mine, he immediately became interested.

He thought: Before coming to the North, I heard Sophia say that there are magic stone mines everywhere in the orc territory.

Look, I'm so lucky that I encountered one right after entering the orc territory.

It seems that his luck has improved recently, and all kinds of benefits have come to him one after another.

Ethan immediately wanted to go into the cave to find out, but looking at the dark cave entrance, he hesitated.

The unknown and gloomy cave always makes people feel fear and uneasiness.

Ethan himself has a bit of claustrophobia. He was nervous when taking an elevator in his previous life. In addition, in his childhood memories, those maids always locked him in a dark small room.

This makes him instinctively afraid of dark and closed environments.

This fear comes from the depths of the soul, regardless of strength.

Just as Ethan was hesitating, Volibear took the initiative to appear from the shadows: "Master, I'll go in and take a look!"

Ethan was very moved when he heard this. Who doesn't like such a considerate servant?

It would be great if the little yellow hair was also so sensible.

At least it doesn't need to be ordered every day for it to reluctantly patrol the territory.

Ethan hopes it can be more conscious.

It can only be said that people have different personalities, and this eagle is the same.

Domestic ones are more well-behaved and sensible.

Although Ethan was very impressed by Volibear's understanding, he did not agree with his suggestion.

It was not that he was worried about it being dangerous, but that Ethan also wanted to see the situation in the well.

This requires the use of shared vision.

To use shared vision, Ethan would immerse his mind in the other person.

At this time, his body could not move, and if there was any danger, he could not react immediately.

And now he was in the orc territory, so it was obviously not suitable to use this skill.

So Ethan and Volibear went back to the territory first.

When Ethan returned to the captain's room, he opened the shared vision and let Volibear go into the cave alone to explore.

The front part of the cave went vertically downward. Although it looked dark at the entrance, after entering the cave, it was found that it was not deep, only about ten meters.

At the bottom, there was a staircase diagonally downward, which was artificially dug.

Ethan's first reaction was that the orcs were already developing this magic stone mine, so he asked Volibear to explore carefully and not be discovered by the orcs.

However, Ethan immediately realized that his worries were unnecessary.

Although there were traces of artificial excavation here, there were no torches, so it was obvious that there could be no orcs.

Volibear went down all the way and soon reached the bottom.

Ethan followed and observed all the way, but did not see the magic stone he had been thinking about.

At the bottom was a huge square paved with flat stone bricks.

In the center was a square altar with a copper candle on it.

The copper candle looked a bit old, the oil inside had dried up, it was full of dust, and the base was covered with oxidized verdigris.

Ethan looked at the entire square, and there was nothing else except this copper candle, and he was immediately disappointed.

Where was the magic stone mine?

Even if there was no magic stone mine, where were the magical creatures?

In the end, nothing was found.

Just as Ethan was about to let Volibear leave, Volibear said, "Master, there is something strange here."

As soon as the words fell, a flame suddenly jumped up on the copper candle...