Chapter 863: Chapter 561, Soft Coarse Skin (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.)_2
Fang Hao nodded, “Tang Qi, you stay behind to command the troops to prepare to descend the mountain, Demitrija, you bring some Skeletons with me to go check on those captured people.”
The location Tang Qi had mentioned was not difficult to find.
Following the mountain path they had already traversed, one could see a cave sealed by iron bars.
The cave’s entrance had a diameter of over two meters, and its door was reinforced with branches, on which hung numerous skulls.
From the structure of the skulls, most belonged to Orcs, but there were also some close to humans, or those of other animals.
As they approached the cave, they could faintly hear the sound of low sobbing from inside.
Through the iron bars, Fang Hao saw the people who were locked up.
There were quite a few of them, including Orcs and races close to humans.
On their bodies, around their necks, they wore feathers as ornaments.
Fang Hao recognized this race – the Woodland Attendant from the Fairy Clan.
Seeing someone approaching, the sobbing from within the cages grew louder.
The people inside had heard and seen some of the events outside.
But the transition from ‘Ice Bat Monkeys’ to hordes of Undead clearly hadn’t altered the captive people’s plight.
“Stop crying, which Tribe do the Orcs belong to?” Fang Hao asked.
The Orcs in the cage were members of the Demon Clan, bare-chested and assuming a posture of desperate resistance.
But each of them bore serious injuries.
Considering their injuries, it was doubtful they had much combat power left to resist.
“Huh?” Several Orcs were taken aback.
Upon closer inspection, they noticed the human speaking from behind the Skeletons.
After some thought, one Orc said, “Why should I tell you!”
Um, …
Fang Hao was momentarily stunned by the response, suddenly unsure of what to say next.
He then turned his attention away from the Orcs, his gaze landing on the group of Fairies.
There were even more Fairy Clan members here, at least fifteen or sixteen, both men and women, all bearing wounds.
“How about you? Are you from the Fairy Clan?”
Compared to the Orcs, the Fairy Clan people were much easier to communicate with.
One of the men stepped forward and bowed slightly, “Human sir, we are from the Fairy Clan.”
“Captured by the Ice Bat Monkeys?”
“Yes, my lord, the Ice Bat Monkeys have become unusually ferocious recently. They have started to raid and capture people as food,” the man took a deep breath. “Thank you, my lord, for clearing out the monsters here.”
It was clear that the Fairy before him was much smarter than the Orcs that had spoken earlier.
He knew to flatter, in an attempt to guarantee his own safety.
Fang Hao nodded, “Are you from the ‘Dreamy Forest’?”
All the Fairies’ eyes lit up instantly, as if they had seen a glimmer of hope.
The leading Fairy took two steps forward, excitedly saying, “Human sir, you know of the Dreamy Forest?”
“I know it. I’ve met ‘Shinisara’ once. So you are her people?” Fang Hao continued asking.
Heart of the Deep Forest – Shinisara, was the leader of the Dreamy Forest.
She was also a level 9 Orange hero.
Previously, when the Fairy Clan had attacked Fang Hao in the Trade Alliance, ‘Shinisara’ personally visited Fang Hao’s territory to negotiate compensation.
In the end, they agreed that two thousand Woodland Attendants would help Fang Hao with farming.
In fact, Fang Hao had plans this year to collaborate with the Fairies, hiring them to cultivate crops and increase yields.
That would likely be much cheaper than buying grain from merchants.
“You know ‘Shinisara’, that’s wonderful, human sir,” the Fairy continued, “my companions have been injured, could you possibly attend to them first? The Fairy Clan will not forget your help.”
Fang Hao observed that these people were also warriors of level 2 and 3, who in the Fairy Clan were responsible for farming and forest protection.
Releasing them would pose no danger.
He nodded, “Alright, but once you’re out, don’t make any special moves, or it might be dangerous.”
“Understood, understood,” the Fairies immediately responded with joy.
The cage was opened, and the Fairies walked out carefully.
Just as Fang Hao was about to turn away and discuss matters of the Dreamy Forest with the Fairies,
a voice from the Orcs in the cage suddenly arose.
“Hey hey hey! What about us, let us out too.”
Fang Hao looked back, “You won’t say anything when asked, how can we know what you’re up to.”
Several Orcs, acting on impulse, started hitting the stubborn Orc amongst them.
“Speak, we’ll speak.”
“Which tribe do you come from…”
“Broken Tooth Tribe,” the Orc promptly replied.
Looking at their massive mouths and elongated teeth, Fang Hao commented, “But your teeth aren’t broken.”
The Orc was taken aback, then rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a broken fang, explaining, “Human, ‘Broken Tooth’ means carrying a broken fang with us; it doesn’t mean our own teeth are broken. If our teeth were broken, how would we eat?”
Fang Hao didn’t want to keep discussing this with them.
Waving his hand, he said, “Come on out then, but no funny business, or you’ll end up minced meat and no one will care.”
“Understood, understood,” the Orcs walked out as well.
Following the Fairies, they headed toward the other side.
When they saw the swarms of Undead weaving through the woods,
they began to regret coming out, feeling a tremor of fear.
In an open area,
Fang Hao had some bandages and herbs brought over for the wounded to dress their injuries.
While others attended to their wounds, Fang Hao started chatting with the Fairy male whose condition was relatively good.
“What do you plan to do next?”