Chapter 48 Heart-to-Heart Talk
I have to say that the owlbear’s riding experience is actually not particularly bad. Although the rider must always prevent himself from falling because there is no saddle, the owlbear’s generous flesh pads and The silent walking habit allows the knight riding on its back to feel a very good riding experience even when running. The whole process can be said to be very smooth.
Ska was a little uncomfortable at first, but as a paladin, he was proficient in riding skills. In less than five minutes, he was completely accustomed to the running posture of this beast, and You can also fine-tune the posture to match its power point, making the owlbear run more easily.
Owlbear originally had some objections to carrying such a big iron lump on his back, but with Scar's superb riding skills and skilled comfort, he actually let out a comfortable chirp and let him fly in the sky. Nohir was an eye-opener.
The owlbear is a creature with very long endurance. If its temper gets angry, it can even chase a prey in the wilderness for several hours. In the wilderness, there are people who can compete with the owlbear It can be said that there are very few creatures with such endurance, which results in their success rate of catching prey is astonishingly high.
But now it finally had a large armored man weighing nearly 240 pounds on its back, so it only ran for less than two hours before it stopped and found a rest under the shade of a big tree.
Nohir also took advantage of the rest time to directly capture a deer to serve as the owlbear's lunch. However, Nohir did not choose to feed it himself, but asked his temporary rider to do it for him.
While communicating with the owlbear through animal talk, Nohir stated the owlbear's opinions to Ska. With the help of food and his own translator, the relationship between the two began to quickly move towards a friendly relationship. direction progress.
But...
"Friends, friends give food, friends are not food? Friends are food!"
"No! No! Friends are not food!"
"Oh, friends are not food."
Oh, now you understand why no one can tame a wild owlbear. For this kind of If someone teaches it three sentences, it can only remember one of them. In terms of IQ, it is simply impossible to ensure that a wild owlbear is completely safe and harmless.
This owlbear is pretty good, at least its diet has never included humans. Otherwise, with their IQ, they would only classify all the creatures they have eaten into food categories.
The one in front of me can still be saved a little bit, because Nohir discovered that it is a sub-adult owlbear. It should not have been more than six months from breaking out of the shell to growing to its current size. There is a possibility of behavioral habits being corrected later in life.
"Nohir, I feel like this guy likes me. Maybe we can find a place to raise him when we get to Baldur's Gate."
Ska held a cut deer leg and walked in the owlbear The front shook twice, and the owlbear kept staring at the piece of meat and stamped his feet excitedly. Finally, Ska gently threw it up, which made the owlbear stand upright in an instant, opened his mouth to bite it, and then lay on the ground to devour it. got up.
“No, this is just your illusion. Its love for you is more of a love for food, and Baldur’s Gate has always clearly stipulated that any creature larger than the size of a peacock is not allowed to be brought into the world. It's impossible for you two to enter the city, give up."
"...My lord, why are you so weird?"
Throw the remaining venison to me again. After the owlbear, he rested in place for more than ten minutes and then set off again.
The trimming process was repeated several times, and before night came, the owlbear neighed at the two of them, then turned around and ran back into the dense forest.
“I didn’t think I would say this, but I will miss this big guy.”
Ska said with emotion as she looked at the giant beast submerged in the forest, and Nohir He also looked at Scar in surprise. Ever since he took the oath this morning, this guy has become a lot brighter and more cheerful than before.
But maybe this state is his normal appearance before.
“If you like, you can raise one from a young age, but what we need most now is to quickly find an open place to camp.”
Previously, one of the two was riding an owlbear and the other was flying in the sky, so they were not taking a relatively safe business road, but were heading straight in the direction of Baldur's Gate, walking through the dense forest in a straight line, so nearby Nothing is too empty.
“This kind of creature shouldn’t be common. Are there many such monsters in the wilderness?”
“It’s not many, but you can definitely find it if you take the time to look for it, okay. "I am quite familiar with this place. I remember that there was a stronghold where I used to rest not far from here."
Nohir recalled his life in the wild, and he seemed to be here. He has lived in this area for a while, and there should be a residence he built nearby.
“A resting place? Here?”
Scar looked at the dense forest around him. The sky was gradually getting dark. The forest near night showed a strange silence. Even though he was a level 10 paladin, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Nohir hovered in the sky for more than ten minutes before falling back to the ground again and said to Ska.
“I found it. It’s not far from the southwest. There is a cave I dug before. It’s quite hidden inside and there’s a lot of space.”
“We’ll do it tonight. Rest nearby." Looking at Scar's surprised look, Nohir suddenly realized something, and then explained to Scar.
"By the way, you don't seem to know my previous experience. It just so happens that I don't know your previous experience, so let's have a good chat."
"Your behavior today really shocked me. , I am very curious as to what drove you to swear to me so suddenly."
Ska was silent for a while after hearing this question, and it was obvious that he was also thinking about the answer to this question, and in the end. , the answer he gave was.
“Because of intuition.”
“Intuition?”
Nohir was really surprised by this answer. Although in Toril, a world with extraordinary power, intuition can be regarded as an extraordinary ability. Even Nohir's own intuition can be said to be quite terrifying. He avoids most potential risks, but this kind of thing is obviously not foolproof unless he reaches a certain level.
I think that when I was dealing with the chain demon, I was successfully attacked by him. Although I was still alert and did not let it cause maximum damage to me, this also proved that even if I have With a perception of up to 16 points, it is still possible to make mistakes just by relying on intuition.
“Isn’t this a little too casual?”
Nohir asked doubtfully.
“It’s not really random.”
Ska began to explain to Nohir in detail.
“Every paladin who has received training and been inspired by oaths or gods will realize an extraordinary ability called [Holy Perception] at the moment of his awakening.”
“This ability can help the paladin distinguish evil from evil, right from wrong, prevent him from being blinded by evil, and can clearly and directly feel the existence of evil spirits or celestial creatures at close range.”< br>
“This ability can help the paladin make a choice when encountering a major event that is enough to trouble the paladin’s life, or when the paladin himself cannot clearly distinguish between right and wrong.”
"A paladin who is strong enough and old will have his [holy perception] ability become stronger."
"Although I don't want to boast, based on my personal ability level, my [Holy Perception] ability is already more accurate than most paladins."
"Because of this ability, I have never When I first met you a year ago, I knew clearly that you were not a hidden evil spirit."
"That's why I believe in you, not just because you saved me. My life and that of other people were killed, and because in my instinctive feeling, you are the type who won’t let others down.”
It’s because of this, it’s such a strange feeling, I feel like I’m being raped. Has anyone issued a good person card?
But Ska hadn’t finished speaking yet. After being silent for a while, he finally decided to reveal the truth to Nohir and his current master.
"But the most important thing is that you broke my delusion."
"Supreme Observer, in the past ten years, even the Hell Knights have rarely seen the city lord, and they have become knights themselves. Since becoming a member of the group, he has only met the city lord once."
"Because of the city lord's weird behavior in recent years, many people have talked about him secretly."
"Hell Knight. We are very disgusted with this kind of thing, and I was the same way at first, but..."
"In short, although I am still not sure whether the city lord is the mastermind behind it, but as you said, he has Very possible.”
"And you, Nohir, we have known each other for less than a day, but you dare to speak out to me and denounce my monarch just because I am a paladin."
"This kind of courage is even more important than ever. All the Hell Knights are lacking, so I believe in you, precisely because you can believe in me.”
Thanks to the passing of time, Yao Puzhi, for beating the capitalist roaders, TayaAndrew, lxa-X, eating. I, the great chief, give me the support of the unknown soldier No. 1!
Thank you all!
(End of this chapter)