Chapter 34 Beast Language
Chapter 34 Beast Language
When Xiao Jie used the beast identification method again, he could not find any trace of the strange goat.
Could it be that the system has eliminated the quest NPC?
Looking at those sheep, Xiao Jie felt a little uneasy in his heart. Forget it. He had made an oath anyway, and this oath could not be broken easily. He might as well just not see them.
He felt somewhat regretful that he had only learned one of the three skills and his basic attributes were too low. It seemed that he had to hurry up and prepare for the upgrade.
But before that, I have to try out the effect of this animal language technique.
This skill is not a passive effect, but needs to be turned on and maintained in a state of concentration to be activated.
Xiao Jie clicked on the skill bar, and the beast language technique was activated!
The originally chaotic bleating sounds of the goats suddenly turned into an understandable language.
Goat: "Eat grass, eat grass, oh my god, this is so delicious."
Goat: "Eat quickly, or that guy will chase us back to the pen soon."
Goat: "The grass doesn't smell right today. It's a bit salty. Did anyone pee on the grass?"
Oh my god... Xiao Jie was speechless. What these sheep said was really funny.
He drove the sheep back to the sheepfold without making a sound, then received 100 coins and was about to leave when Old Man Yang suddenly called out, "Boy, how did you lose one of my sheep?"
Xiao Jie was surprised and counted them quickly. Sure enough, there were only 49 sheep left.
Old man Yang said anxiously: "What kind of work do you do, young man? You even lost the sheep. I will deduct your money."
System prompt: Old Yang requires you to pay 200 coins as compensation. Do you accept? Yes/No.
A dialog box popped up in front of me.
Option 1: Hand over 200 coins and accept the punishment.
Option 2: "I don't have any money, but I have my life."
Option 3: Old man, how about I herd the sheep for another two hours to compensate you for your wages?
This……
Xiao Jie was speechless. It was impossible for him to fall out with old man Yang, and he had no interest in continuing to herd sheep. He had no choice but to pay the money and get away.
After leaving the corral, Xiao Jie was speechless.
Well, not only did I work for nothing this morning, but I also lost 100 copper coins.
Fortunately, I had saved a lot of money before, so it wasn't too bad.
It goes without saying that the goat that ran away must be the strange goat. It seems that this adventure is a one-time event. Once it is triggered by myself, I am afraid that no one will encounter it again.
But I had already sworn an oath, so why did it run away anyway?
Could it be that you don't trust the integrity of a great returnee like me? Humph, you look down on me.
Fortunately, the most valuable skills have been learned, so it’s not a loss.
Xiao Jie is still looking forward to the skill of Beast Language.
This thing will be extremely valuable if used properly.
You should know that players usually need to interact with NPCs to trigger quests.
There are only so many NPCs in the village. According to Wang Kai, there have been more than 200 players in the past three years. It is estimated that all the special tasks that can be triggered openly have already been triggered.
The rest were either too difficult to complete or were open-ended tasks such as farming and herding sheep.
But now, I have a lot more animals to interact with, which means that there are a lot more NPCs I can interact with. If there are any hidden tasks in these animals, I will most likely encounter them.
You know, there are still many animals in the village.
Moreover, basically no one has ever communicated with these animal NPCs. In other words, if these animals have any tasks, no one will come to grab them.
The more Xiao Jie thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't wait to start chatting with the animals.
First of all, there are a few old oxen near the farmland. As the main force of farming in the village, they have to go to the fields to work as long as there are people farming, and they usually stay in the fields.
At this time, because there was no player farming, the three cows were gathered around a pile of grass, resting and eating grass together.
Tired old cow: "I am so tired. I work every day. When will it end?"
The old cow resigned himself to his fate: "Ah, this is my fate. Who made us cows? I hope I can be reborn as a human in my next life. Then I can drive cows to work."
The thinking old cow said: "I have been thinking about a question, why do we have to work for humans? We don't eat wheat and millet, we just need to eat grass, and grass is everywhere. Why should we work hard for them? It is better to go out of the village and find our freedom."
Xiao Jie found this interesting and couldn't help but interrupt, "Hey man, there are a lot of monsters outside the village. The three of you are just livestock and probably don't have much fighting power. If you go outside the village, you'll just die."
The resigned old cow said: "That's right, I heard those monsters are scary, I'd better just stay at home and farm."
The thinking old cow: "Mou - those must be something you humans made up to scare us cows. Don't think you can fool me."
Xiao Jie couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, as long as you're happy. By the way, do you need me to help you escape? As long as you have something good to offer me, I can consider it."
Thinking Old Cow: "Mou, what are the benefits? Can I eat it?" "It's equipment, skills, treasures, etc. Do you have them?"
The thinking old cow: "We are cows, how can we have the things you said? I can plow the fields, do you want to learn?"
"Well, let's forget it."
Xiao Jie decisively left and then set his sights on the big goose running around in the village.
Big goose: "Quack, quack, quack, the weather is nice today, quack, quack, I want to eat my fill, quack, quack, quack, whoever dares to block my way, quack, quack, quack, I will peck him away."
It kind of rhymes...
Next came the fat pigs in the pigsty, and then the chickens raised by the auntie at the east end of the village...
Xiao Jie went around and listened to the conversations of the animals in the village.
It was quite interesting, but there was nothing special to gain from it. The hidden mission he had imagined was not there at all.
Come to think of it, a group of livestock don't have any personal belongings, so even if you give them a task, there probably won't be any decent reward. You can't just give them a handful of grass or a handful of rice.
As for skills, there is no need to even think about them. All these animals do is plow the fields and lay eggs. Those pigs just eat and wait to die. It is totally not something that players can learn.
Moreover, animals do not seem to be NPCs in the strict sense. They can only communicate, but do not seem to have the function of issuing tasks.
As for the strange goat mentioned earlier, it should be considered a special case.
But I did hear a lot of useful information.
Whose wife is cheating on her husband, which militiaman is deserting his post in the middle of the night, and so on.
Finally Xiao Jie came to the hunter's cabin.
Hunter Yang Baichuan did not live in the village, but settled down on a hillside north of the village. He built an independent wooden house and a large row of kennels outside the house. He kept a group of hunting dogs outside the house.
The hounds are completely different from the wild dogs outside the village. Each one is very majestic and a friendly unit with a green name.
The combat capability seems to be quite strong.
Xiao Jie felt envious when looking at the hunting dogs whose average level was four or five. If he could take one out for leveling up, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort.
Unfortunately, I know neither how to tame animals nor how to train dogs, so there is nothing I can do.
Xiao Jie suddenly had an idea. Although he didn't know how to tame animals, since he could talk to animals, couldn't he just trick a hunting dog into following him? Although it seemed a bit far-fetched, there was no harm in giving it a try.
Just do it, Xiao Jie walked straight towards the kennel.
Seeing Xiao Jie approaching, several hounds looked towards him. They knew him because he had come here once two days ago when he was investigating a mission.
At this time, Xiao Jie looked at the hounds with a smile.
"I'm telling you guys, are you interested in following me? If you follow me, I guarantee you'll have meat buns every day."
Scar (the hound): "Woof, you want to bribe us, you're dreaming."
Black Claw (Hound): "We only obey the orders of our master. You are not our master. Go away."
Meatball (Hound): "That's right, meat buns are nothing, at least it should be roasted chicken and smoked meat."
Broken Tooth (Hunter): "You only care about meatballs. I've never seen you so active when hunting."
Meatball (hound): "I'm not full, so of course I can't run."
"Shut up! Woof!" A low roar suddenly sounded, making all the dogs present dare not make a sound.
Then, a huge black dog was seen slowly walking out from the shadow of the kennel.
It looked to be quite old, with jet-black fur and a tuft of white hair on its chin.
He was blind in one eye, had one ear missing, and looked haggard and old, but his sturdy figure showed no signs of aging.
This was the first time Xiao Jie had seen this dog. He looked at it using his eyes to identify wild animals, and a line of data immediately appeared in front of him.
[Black Whirlwind (Hound Leader): Elite unit. Level 7. HP: 190.
Taming difficulty: difficult.
Skills: Bite LV4, Hamstring LV3, Tracking LV2, Sprint LV1, Pack Leader LV2. 】
While Xiao Jie was looking at the other person, the big black dog was also looking at him.
"Human, you can actually understand our canine language?"
Huh, Xiao Jie was surprised. This dog was a little unusual. It could actually realize the key to the problem.
Most of the animals he had come into contact with didn't seem to think there was anything special about his ability to communicate with them, perhaps because they were not intelligent enough. The dog in front of him was the first one to realize this.
(End of this chapter)