Chapter 14

Rangers live in the wild for a long time, mainly relying on their own martial arts and familiarity with the wild environment. But there is always an end to human resources, and even the most brilliant Ranger needs help. So they will domesticate some animals as their life partners.

The bald old dog named "dog meat" was Carl's animal companion, who spent 20 years together. They hunt together in the dense forest, track and drive away the evil creatures that enter the forest, so as not to let goblins and goutouren invade the surrounding villages, let alone let them establish a stronghold in this forest.

This kind of emotion and tacit understanding is similar to the soldier and his army dog, is a kind of entanglement in the mind. Carl is getting old, and "dog meat" is getting old faster. About five years ago, it could not adapt to high-intensity fighting, so Carl gave it a new task: guarding the tree house in the forest.

The new animal companion is the boa constrictor named "long worm", who is now in the prime of his life. After a long period of training, it has learned to cooperate with Rangers and take care of each other's lives. Carl would take him on a tour through the woods, but he never took him to Nebo.

The reason is also very easy to understand: a stout Python is not as good as a big dog, which will not cause any panic.

The boa constrictor knows that he will be able to follow him to the town one day. In particular, Carl will grow old. The boa constrictor can help him load goods. He quietly waited for the day when the old dog died, that is, the day when he officially took over. Before that, it would rub its body in the nest, hoping to become stronger and stronger.

Zhao Mai is not afraid of boa constrictors, but he doesn't like them. All his attention was on the yellow ball in his arms. This is a little male dog, about the same size as volleyball, with a thin body under the long hair, not heavy in a few catties, and it's heartbreaking to hold it in your arms.

Zhao Mai's small dark brown nose kept sniffing. It seemed that he smelled something he liked. He held up his upper body and tried to climb higher. Keep your hind legs straight and your forepaws tickling.

Zhao Mai grabbed the dog and looked up and down strangely. The dog was so excited that his waist and hind legs whirled in circles, and his mouth gave out a whimper of anxious calls. "What a lovely stupid dog." Zhao Mai satisfied his craving and put the hair ball on his shoulder.

Dog immediately honest, comfortable lying on the shoulder, with small claws tightly grasp Zhao Mai T-shirt, squint eyes began to doze.

"Since you like me so much, I will take good care of you." Zhao Mai grabs the dog's tail and makes it shake hard to express dissatisfaction.

The dog liked the position of the shoulder and said nothing. Even if Zhao Mai hands and feet and use to climb to the second floor of the tree hole, the dog will not move. From time to time, he put out his tongue to lick Zhao Mai's shoulder and neck. It was cool and itchy, which made Zhao Mai giggle. It's a little thing for intimacy.

The tree hole is very simple. A pile of old fur which has been paved for many years is his bed. Half of the wood is used for pillows, and the clean fur without fur is used as quilt. There is no door in the tree hole. Ventilation and lighting are done by the entrance only half a person high. There are many acorns, chestnuts, walnuts and other dried fruits in one corner of the cave, about 100 Jin. So the tree hole is always filled with a sense of oil with the aroma of trees.

Zhao Mai left chimera's skin outside the cave, climbed into the cave to clean up for a while, and put the tire aside as a temporary door. He looked at the little room and stroked the inelastic fur bed with his hand. Here is my first foothold, a small house full of wild flavor. If you are on the earth, you can never find such a unique place and get close to nature without scruple.

How can a forest made of steel and concrete compare with the original natural style? The genes engraved in millions of years of evolution prefer the taste of real trees and soil. Zhao Mai found that he was very adapted to the current environment. Although he still had nervous and worried thoughts from time to time, he was more excited and peaceful to return to nature.

The two words of excitement and tranquility seem to be opposite, but they can be organically combined here. This kind of feeling is very similar to the feeling of a homecoming wanderer when he steps into the door and sees his parents goodbye for a long time. Zhao Mai came to this tree cave for the first time. It should have been a strange place, but he felt a sense of security under absolute protection in his heart. He tried to lie on the cushion, only feel the pores of the whole body are comfortable, the body immediately reached absolute relaxation. Along the way carrying heavy objects running in the forest, the accumulation of fatigue at this time came to mind. It was a good time to take a nap, so he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Two heads came out. It turned out that the old Ranger and the half Orc apprentice came to check when they heard the snoring. They saw Zhao Mai sleeping sweetly, and they also saw the little yellow brown hair ball lying on Zhao Mai's shoulder, revealing the tip of his red tongue and sleeping together. Soru wanted to go in and pull the dog out, but the old Ranger stopped him. With a wink, he called the orc under the tree.

"Give him a break today, and you two will train together from tomorrow. In the morning, I will teach you language and natural knowledge. He will learn common language and you will learn to write. It's just right to be together. In the afternoon, I will teach you fighting skills. " Carl patted Thoreau on the shoulder, pinching the orc's strong muscles with his dry fingers. "You've learned the basics, so teach Mike more. If you can make him learn basic martial arts, I will agree to take you out and take risks together. "The orc nodded, his eyes twinkling with excitement. Staying near a big tree has long lost his patience. It's his long-standing dream to go out with a Ranger.

"I only give you seven days. If he can't pass the foundation by that time, you will fail. Seven days later, I'll go out for inspection, and I won't take you with me. " Carl said earnestly: "your physical fitness is excellent, but your brain is not smart enough. I am very worried. This time it's a test of whether you can solve a problem you've never met. So, think more and try to teach Mike, and I can rest assured. "

"Yes, teacher, I'll go and find a way." With a smile, the orc climbed to the highest tree hole. Then came the sound of rummaging inside, I don't know what the orcs are busy with.

Carl sighed and went into his tree hole. The boa constrictor followed him closely and went in. After a while, the boa constrictor looked out, lowered his body, stuck to the root of the tree, and quietly got into the dense forest. Around the back of his neck was an oil paper bag containing the letter Carl had just written.

The old dog lay on his feet and looked listlessly at his master. It sees the sadness between the master's brows, but it has no strength to disperse it.