Chapter 69 The Possible Beast King
Chapter 69 The Possible Beast King
”That’s my son Chita, Shino’s husband.”
Village chief Panther introduced in a low voice, and Shino looked sad.
”Sorry.” Rod didn’t know how to comfort the people who lost their loved ones.
Just like after he knew about Lisanna, he didn’t know whether he should smile in front of Mira.
”No, this matter is related to the commission.” Panther said seriously, ”Chita happened… So I must remind you that this is a dangerous task that may cost your life.
If you don’t have the confidence to complete it, or need to re-evaluate the task level and reward, I can accept it.”
This client seems to be not bad, Rod said: “Please give me details…”
Pah! Natsu slapped the commission on the coffee table: “The members of Fairy Tail will not give up the task easily, please leave it to us!”
Rod closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes.
This bastard is always so reckless! But his serious and confident expression is very contagious.
The village chief and Si Nuo were obviously infected, and couldn’t help but think, “If it were them, maybe they could really accomplish it.”
But Rhodes decided to ask first before making a plan: “Please tell me in detail.”
”The rampant wild animals should have started a few years ago. In the past few years, the weather near our village has been good, and there has been a bumper harvest almost every year.
Correspondingly, the products on the Dendrobium Mountain are also particularly abundant, and our gathering and hunting activities have decreased a lot compared to previous years.
As a result, prey such as hares, pheasants, sika deer, and wild goats have also increased. Starting from the next year, the number of carnivorous beasts on the mountain has also increased.
So, because there are more carnivorous beasts, the number of their prey has begun to decline again…”
Rhodes nodded to show his understanding. The positive and negative feedback regulation of the ecosystem is a high school biology course, he knows it.
“It goes without saying that wild boars are always the type that like to cause trouble to farmland. Carnivorous beasts with reduced food will naturally go down the mountain to look for food.
Their first target is our livestock, but we have thought of various ways to fight back, such as digging traps and building walls.
So the beasts that are difficult to hunt began to attack humans, taking advantage of us going out to trade or doing farm work.
We also thought of ways to fight back, forming a team of hunters, and took the initiative to ambush and kill the beasts coming down the mountain at the foot of the mountain. Chita… is one of them.”
Rod didn’t expect that he would hear such a struggle between humans and animals for survival with his own ears, and the method was so primitive…
He looked at the photos on the wall, and it was so cruel.
Habbi couldn’t help asking: “Did he have an accident while fighting with the beasts to protect the village?”
”No, you can’t say that.” The village chief refuted Habbi’s statement, and poked the ground with his cane, “He died because he didn’t know his own strength!”
”Father!” Si Nuo didn’t want to hear him say that about her husband.
“No! Daddy is a hero!” A little girl with a bun-like hair broke into the living room, “Daddy is a hero who protects the village, Daddy is not dead!”
Snow hurriedly hugged her: “Clauti, grandpa is receiving guests, you are not allowed to be rude.”
”Daddy is a hero, grandpa hates it the most!” The little girl named Clauti broke away from Snow’s arms and ran out crying.
”Clauti…father…” Snow was in a dilemma, wanting to chase her daughter, but not daring to be rude.
Rod hurriedly said: “Please chase her quickly, it’s dangerous for children to run around so late at night.”
Snow looked at Panther’s face.
Panser sighed: “The guests said so.”
Snow threw a word “I’m rude” and hurriedly chased out.
”Sorry, I made a fool of you.”
”It’s natural for children to worship their fathers.” Natsu didn’t know if he thought of himself. He asked: “What’s the matter with the child’s father?”
”That self-righteous…” Panser sighed, and finally couldn’t bear to say that to his son.
”He is the best hunter in the village, and he has always hoped to find a way so that everyone no longer has to worry about being attacked by wild beasts.
So he keeps participating in hunting and keeps going up the mountain to investigate.
Seven days ago, he said that he found that there might be something like the ‘Beast King’ on the mountain, and all the actions of the wild beasts are driven by the ‘Beast King’. ”
”Beast King?” Rhodes had an impression of this word. The Beast King was described in the “Illustrated Book of Magical Creatures”.
That is not the name of a certain kind of beast, but a powerful monster that has a very small probability of being born in places where beasts gather.
It is not only humans who can master magic in this world. Some animals may also suddenly master the use of magic one day.
Perhaps because they do not have enough wisdom, beasts that suddenly master powerful power often become manic and irritable.
They may go hunting, or they may rule over the beasts in an area. This is why the Beast King was born.
Because of this, the Beast Kings do not have a unified image. Some look like tigers, some look like rhinos, and some even look like evil spirits.
The guild often appears with “punishing monsters” and “punishing demons”. Tasks of varying difficulty, such as the following, are often used to deal with strange animals that accidentally master magic and wreak havoc everywhere.
Weaker beast kings are just stronger beasts than tigers, bears, and wild boars.
And the most powerful beast kings are terrifying beasts that can be compared to S-class wizards.
Therefore, there are tasks of different difficulty levels.
Thinking of this, Rhode felt a little guilty. The village chief and his men were ordinary people. They probably didn’t know the specific strength of the beast kings, and they couldn’t assess their levels.
What if I encounter an S-class…
I, a wizard who has studied magic for less than two months, an S-class task? At that time, I can only hope that Naz will explode.
The village chief was still talking about the following things, “Chita believes that as long as the beast king is solved, the beasts will lose their leader.
They will fight each other for territory, and then fall into a long period of peace.
Even if the beast plague cannot be completely solved, at least everyone can harvest food safely, and then find a solution depending on the situation.
I advised him to ask a wizard to solve the problem, but he thought he could do it, and he had to protect his village by himself.
Later, we had a big fight, and he refused to listen to me. He took his weapons and bow and arrows and went up the mountain alone.
Then… he never came back. ”
The people in the room fell into a brief silence. Although the old village chief had complained about his son before, he could not hide his sadness.
Happi was willing to think positively: “Maybe he just got lost in the mountains. Natsu gets lost occasionally.”
The old village chief shook his head gently: “Three days ago, a team of hunters who tried to find Chita’s trace brought back his tattered clothes, broken bows and weapons. ”
”Love.” Habby lowered his head, “I’m sorry. “That’s his own choice. If I were twenty years younger, maybe…”
Bang! Natsu’s fist hit the coffee table, shaking the cup on it and jumping: “Let’s go up the mountain now and beat the Beast King away!”
The village chief hurriedly said: “No, it’s so late, and you are still rushing all the way. Please rest for a night before…”
Dangdangdangdangdangdang…
The alarm bell rang quickly, and the quiet village began to bustle.
(End of this chapter)
