Chapter 10 Negotiation
Author: Arion's Dolphins
Staring at the glowing dust floating in the air, Tang Zhao protected his prey under his body, and the scales on his body exploded.
Some people think that the scariest thing is the unknown, and there is truth to it.
Facing these magical products, he felt more pressure than facing an angry bull elephant. The latter would only feel nervous, but not the former.
[I have to face both humans and ghosts. I hope my inference is correct and they don’t have much ill intentions toward me.]
While Tang Zhao was struggling in his heart, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from the dust.
The intonation was very special, and it felt like he was speaking a different language than those wolves before, but Tang Zhao could still understand it normally.
"Has your head been frightened out of the ethereal? Go to the beast for help?!"
"Haven't I done this before? Quails and turtledoves carried me to encourage new shoots on plants, but the communication partners were changed from birds to reptiles."
"That's not a bird that eats millet, it's a carnivorous lizard that drinks blood from its fur. It's not necessarily any safer than an ite monster!"
"Then what can we strong warriors do? Rely on your short bow and long sword? Or break out of the itter monster's spider web, then pass through the three miles of woods infested by lycanthropes, and finally go to the village and ask the farmer for help?!"
This time the other party did not refute, probably because he lacked confidence.
"Then how do we communicate with it? It's impossible to understand both the Mu language and the common language. Your thought detection spell is just like my true vision. It needs to touch the other person's body to release it. This is quite difficult."
"I know how to talk to animals, so just use this."
"You asked the turtle dove to fetch acorns for you, but you also want to ask the beast to help us kill the itter monster. Save it.
You are wasting your time. The Etter Monster is very close to here and is about to catch up. Once we are blocked here, it will be difficult for us to escape!"
"Quiet! You violent idiot, let me use my brain to think, don't disturb me."
"I think your brain has been corrupted by poetry and sweet words. Why don't you discuss the true meaning of love and peace with the Etter!"
Tang Zhao, who was watching, probably understood and immediately recognized this as an opportunity.
He smoothed the exploded scales, pushed the carnivorous beetle's body out from under him, pulled out the fattest part of its body, and placed it on the grass in front of him.
At the same time, he lay down on the ground, rolled over, and exposed his soft and defenseless abdomen, showing that he had no malicious intentions.
It is indeed difficult for reptiles to express their emotions. Only people who have carefully understood it can understand part of their body language. However, showing one's belly is one of the most understandable body languages in nature. I believe these creatures living in the forest will not understand.
They were obviously watching Tang Zhao's every move. Seeing his behavior, all the creatures hidden in the dust were stunned for a few seconds.
"Is it showing favor to us?"
"It seems like this"
"It's obviously abnormal to be able to understand the Mu language. It's better to say that a lizard can directly understand the language. This in itself is abnormal enough."
"Well, that lizard down there, if you understand, roll over and lie down?"
Of course, Tang Zhao followed the instructions, which made the other party marvel again.
"Goblins will reach an agreement with creatures such as wargs. Wargs can also understand and even speak goblin language. It is said that they have their own warg language."
"We are not goblins, and I hope he is different from a warg. I don't want to be eaten like this just because I can't feed it."
"Can you get up and spin around again?"
Tang Zhao was a little impatient, but still obeyed.
Another voice interjected at this time: "Then roll on the ground three times, okay?"
Tang Zhao whipped out his tail like a whip, and an insect carapace flew into the sky.
If you refuse animal performances, start with him. Communication is communication, and it’s not okay to treat him like a monkey.
"Ah, it seems angry."
"Don't cause trouble for those hedonistic idiots!"
The arguing in the dust never stopped, and three to five minutes later, two strange-looking creatures emerged from the dust.
A humanoid creature about thirty centimeters long, with pointed ears and wings, like a fairy that appears in the story.
One is a beautiful woman with gorgeous butterfly wings, wearing an exquisite long skirt cut from leaves, a wreath on her head, and holding a short staff made of branches.
The other was a man with a slightly aged appearance, two pairs of wings like a dragonfly, wearing simple armor made of leather and acorn shells, and equipped with a stone long sword and a short bow.
I don’t know if they are the same kind of creature, but the two of them obviously didn’t deal with each other. They glared at each other unwilling to be outdone. In the end, the woman was slightly better and came to a position three or four meters in front of Tang Zhao.
"Listen, I know it's a little difficult to understand. If you can understand it, just open your mouth and I'll understand."
She spoke slowly and tried to be concise in her choice of words and sentences, fearing that Tang Zhao would not understand.
Tang Zhao couldn't communicate with the other party more efficiently, so he opened his mouth to express his agreement.
"I'm going to use a spell called Animal Talk now. After using it, you can talk to me, okay?"
Tang Zhao opened his mouth and leaned down to express his approval.
The other party smiled and nodded, and a stream of light flashed through the staff.
"Now, you should be able to talk to me. Can you try?"
[I'm trying it, but to cut a long story short, I'm getting a whiff of that ethereal thing you're talking about.]
The accent is completely different from the previous life, hoarse and harsh, but a voice that can make people understand is a good voice.
The smile on the goblin's face immediately solidified - partly because he was surprised that Tang Zhao's speech was not as difficult as that of a beast, but more importantly because of the strange thing about Yit.
"are you sure?"
"Of course. There is no need for me to lie in a place like this. Your death will do me no good."
"I understand, can you let me go and communicate with them first? We need to consider countermeasures."
"Of course, but let's make a deal first. If you want me to deal with that kind of ite monster, I can accept it. But I need your full assistance. At the same time, I will distribute the loot on that thing."
The goblin nodded heavily to show his understanding, and then immediately flew to the location of the glowing dust.
There was a reason why Tang Zhao agreed so happily. The Yit monster (spider monster) came after these goblins and rarely left the woods, losing the venue and first-hand advantage. This was the best opportunity Tang Zhao could find in the short term.
In the face of a formidable enemy, the goblins quarreled very quickly this time, but this time they knew that Tang Zhao could understand what they were saying, and they obviously used some tricks, so Tang Zhao could not hear the content of their conversation at all.
Soon the two goblins flew in front of Tang Zhao.
"We accept all your conditions. The three pickel spellcasters and the eleven goblin warriors will fully cooperate with you, but we have to use true vision and thought detection spells on you. Do you accept it?"
The reason why they dare to make a decision so quickly is because of the existence of these two spells.
As the name suggests, one can read the other person's thoughts, and the other can judge the other person's emotional state and good and evil. To put it bluntly, it is mind reading.
If the other party agrees, everything will be easy to talk about. If they don't agree, they can just leave without delaying anything.
"No problem, come closer and use it on me. I won't resist, but it's best to have your people ready with weapons. The enemy may appear at any time."
Tang Zhao understood that the other party had concerns and didn't mind spending some effort on it.
If he feels that the opponent is doing something while casting the spell, he can directly bite the opponent to death.
He didn't understand magic, and to be honest, he couldn't completely trust these goblins. They might do tricks, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity to kill the ite monster.
Not only did he have hundreds of kilograms of meat and a blood core, but after the itter monster died, he would be able to go deep into the woods to hunt without having to worry about being attacked by surprise.
There were so many giant insects in the woods that Tang Zhao had enough blood cores in three or four days.
Even if the opponent uses magic to manipulate him, he believes that the dark green emblem can help him eliminate the negative effects when he evolves next time.
Cooperating with these goblins is risky, but it is something he has to do. In the future, he will have to rely on these intelligent creatures for more things.
After receiving permission, the two goblins came to the left and right sides of Tang Zhao, each stretched out a hand to touch his body. After waiting for more than ten seconds without any feeling, the two of them withdrew their hands one after another.
"no problem."
"It's okay from my side. I'm sorry to do this, but that's all we can do."
"In this case, someone should follow me. I need to know the specific situation of the matter. The remaining one can go back and form the team."
The two of them glanced at each other in unison, and finally chose to do as they were told. The goblin in armor went back to form a team, and the goblin who knew how to talk with animals stayed to talk to him.
"I'm curious about a lot of things, but let's talk about the Yit first. How can I deal with it?"
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The goblin's words are occasionally a bit verbose, but they can still be heard.
The itter monster they call is a humanoid spider monster that lives deep in the woods and knows how to herd spiders.
All the information was consistent with what Tang Zhao knew, at least he had not found the wrong opponent.
He is not small in size, has a high IQ, his fangs are highly venomous, he can spray spider silk to control his opponents, and he is a calm hunter with keen senses.
He didn't know how to use magic, which was good news for Tang Zhao. He was very experienced in hand-to-hand combat.
They are dark and evil creatures, and they like to prey on fairies. Those pickles (butterfly wings) and goblins (dragonfly wings) are the few survivors, and many of their groups have been eaten.
Tang Zhao had seen many trees covered with cobwebs in the woods before. In fact, they were traces of Yit monsters preying on goblins. The spider webs were to prevent the winged goblins from flying away.
After determining the basic information about his opponent, Tang Zhao began to study the information about his teammates.
Frankly speaking, the combat effectiveness of these goblins is very, very poor.
Goblins don't know much about magic, and their bodies aren't very strong.
The body of thirty to forty centimeters doesn't have much muscle, so it certainly doesn't have a huge enough strength to make people look at it.
They still use stone swords, which have worse penetrating power. In addition, those powerful short bows may not be able to hurt the ite monsters.
Chapter completed!