454.Hogg: You, a plague player, can’t even appreciate my happiness! -【Add more updates21/25】
454.Hogg: You, a plague player, can’t even appreciate my happiness! -【Additional update 21/25】 (Page 1/2)
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“Hiccup~”
Bloodclaw Chief Hogg didn't know that there was an evil old Gnoll in the swamp currently shedding crocodile tears for his "passing", but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care..
Because Chief Hogg is having a blast right now..
Since Lord Murphy officially opened the "Shadow of the Swamp" event, Hogg immediately blocked his Smuggler's Woodland. He required his people to no longer cross the border of the woodland to the swamp or the Cato area, almost destroying his own people. The forces are completely blocked to prevent the brainless barbarians from running out and being caught by the Plague Warlocks or Plantagenet Vanguards..
Anyway, the grain and food accumulated by its clan during this period was enough for them to survive for a long time, not to mention that after the skeleton army in the woodland was collected and the swamp war began, the animals that originally escaped came back here, and even the swamp animals The beasts also show signs of migration, which allows the hunters of the Bloodclaw clan to bring back a lot of fresh meat every day.
In addition, the Bloodclaw clan has also been given more important responsibilities.
The field hospital in Transia was arranged near the Smuggler's Woodland, where Jackals were needed to help guard and provide cover. Hogg also knew the significance of the existence of that place, and he carefully arranged defense for the field hospital..
It knows very well that if it or its children are unlucky one day, they will also need these doctors to save their lives..
At this time, beside a hilly cliff above the Bloodclaw clan's large beast den, a blazing fire was scattering sparks in the evening night, and on the grill that was set up, there was a deer being killed by two gnoll barbarians. Spinning around, the clever Nash was holding a jar of "secret spices" shipped from Scarlet Castle and was spreading it on the roasted deer..
I don’t know where the chef of Scarlet Castle got this kind of stuff. Sprinkling it on the barbecue added a slightly spicy taste to the already attractive oil aroma, which made the barbarian soldiers next to him unable to resist. Sneezing but drooling constantly, waiting for the big eating moment after the food is prepared..
A group of little jackals who had finished their classes today were also waiting beside them eagerly. They carried the firewood very obediently and waggled their tails as they waited for the midnight snack..
Chief Hogg, who was hosting the "Barbeque Party", had already enjoyed the food in advance. His stomach was full and he was burping constantly. He opened a bottle of barley wine and poured it into his mouth..
Although gnolls have "wolf" in their name, they are intelligent creatures and omnivorous..
Although you can survive by eating fresh meat, jackals will occasionally "improve" their food. Barbecued meat is their favorite snack. Eating cooked meat is also very beneficial to the maintenance of teeth..
Of course, barbecue in the past definitely did not have such high-end spices. From this point of view, Hogg also has to thank Lord Murphy’s warriors for bringing the “otherworldly flavor””.
Not only the chief himself, but also his two "guests" today had an indescribable and wonderful feeling about this reception..
On the tree stump opposite Hogg, while rushing to the swamp from Marlow Town and resting on the way, Colonel Fraser, who came specially to visit the Gnoll clan, held a piece of barbecue in his hand, with three parts surprise and one part curiosity in his eyes. Staring at everything around him with a fan-shaped expression that is one part inquisitive and one part uncomfortable..
On this cliff, there were only two humans, him and Professor Malcolm next to him, and the rest were all jackals..
Colonel Fraser felt that he was probably the first "traveler" among humans outside of Transia to be so warmly received by the Gnoll clan, just like the protagonist in those bizarre stories who accidentally entered an isolated country. The place was treated as a distinguished guest by the local savages..
The scene in front of him really gave the colonel an unreal feeling. He felt that if he were a naturalist who studied barbarians, he would be overjoyed..
However, due to a certain stereotype, he still didn't dare to eat the roasted venison that Hogg cut for him personally. Although he knew that it was cut from the deer, he always felt that he was holding a "mysterious piece" in his hand. meat”.
After all, in all human legends, jackals are the image of bloodthirsty cannibals..
After staring at the barbecue in his hand for a long time, the colonel still couldn't convince himself to taste it. He excused himself by saying that he was not hungry. He extoled the virtues of dieting, and then handed the meat to a few eager eyes next to him with a friendly smile. Little Gnoll.
The latter took it in his hand in surprise and turned around to run away. As a result, Chief Hogg on the opposite side snorted. The little jackal immediately braked, turned around, held the meat in his hand, thanked Colonel Fraser seriously, and then ran away in small steps..
Chief Hogg nodded with satisfaction, which proved that he had done a good job in educating the cubs in the clan during this period..
This bizarre scene also amazed Colonel Fraser..
He had a hunch that in the next memoir of what he saw and heard in the swamp, the story about the gnolls of the Bloodclaw clan would definitely become the next chapter that would impress King Louis and his ministers..
This may be one of the reasons why Professor Malcolm personally invited Colonel Fraser to the Gnoll Clan as a guest.？
“I never thought that gnolls and humans could sit together and enjoy delicious food so peacefully.”
Colonel Fraser took out his handkerchief and wiped the grease on his fingers. While thinking about how to describe his magical trip, he said to Professor Malcolm who was tasting roast venison next to him.：
“When Governor Murphy told me that he had a 'civilized' gnoll force under his command, I thought he was doing something artistic, but I didn't expect that he was just telling the truth..”
Professor Malcolm put the venison in his hand on the plate and lit himself a dwarf-style pipe. While puffing in the evening wind, he glanced at his children, who were under the care of his wife, and a group of half-year-olds. Jackal game, and then asked interestingly：
“Don’t you think that this is Chief Hog and his people pretending to be enthusiastic, but in fact they are just trying to numb you, waiting until you fall asleep before tying you up and throwing you into the fire to roast as a midnight snack?？”
“unlike.”
Colonel Fraser shook his head and said：
“I have been working in intelligence for ten years. Although I only know the habits of jackals from books, I can distinguish between good intentions and disguised good intentions..
Chief Hogg and his people were obviously not in contact with humans for the first time. The gnoll guards in the den didn’t look at me in any special way and they didn’t regard me as prey..
They even reminded me to abide by the rules here in human language with weird accents. Although there was an element of intimidation, their sophisticated posture showed that they had had many interactions with humans..
There were even kobolds who grabbed me and enthusiastically sold me some strange things they dug out of the ground.
Those timid rodent creatures thought I was someone else. They thought I was no different from the humans who often come to this tribe. Maybe they couldn't recognize the faces between humans. In short, they must have done similar things before and achieved great results. successful.”
Having said this, the colonel picked up a rusty dagger that was still stained with mud. In a relaxed mood, he used his fingers to clean the mud on the dagger and said：
“Such as this! If I read it correctly, this should be the battle sword used by the commanders of Boris's Vanguard Army five hundred years ago in the first black disaster. There is a 1:1 restored fake in my collection room..
My father loved collecting these antiques.
He will definitely like this authentic product that I accidentally picked up during my trip, and he will never imagine that I only used two candles to get this thing from the kobolds..”
“If you like this, Colonel, Gold Tooth's warehouse is full of these strange things dug out of the ground..”
Hogg sat carelessly on his tree stump and picked his teeth with a freshly cut toothpick, and then said to Fraser：
“The kobolds always dug similar things when they dug trenches nearby. When Governor Murphy asked the kobolds of our clan to dig a defense line outside the swamp, there were even more antiquities unearthed in that ancient battle place. Got it.
If your father likes these antiques very much, I can personally give him a set of Boris Vanguard Army cavalry sergeant armor as a private gift! That is also an authentic product that has been personally certified by instructor Malcolm..”
“oh? That would be perfect, it happens to be my father's birthday soon.”
Colonel Fraser laughed, but then he looked at Professor Malcolm strangely and said：
“Chief Hogg calls you 'Mentor'’？”
“That's right, I taught all its history..”
Professor Malcolm held his pipe and said with a smile and even a slightly proud wave of his hand.：
“Although it is difficult for the barbaric thinking of jackals to understand complex human politics, so I made some deletions in the history of the continent, but in terms of learning attitude, Chief Hogg studied much more than some of my former students..
If you have read the paper about the Black Disaster written by Chief Hogg himself, then you will know that apart from the typos and occasional misnomers and grammatical errors, it has indeed been counted as one of my students..
But Hogg was not the only one who benefited from this unique teaching. I also learned about the way jackals view the world from his perspective..
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