Prevent tree warriors from being captured or controlled by ambitious people and obtaining the tribe’s top secrets by reading their memories.
It can be considered a form of self-protection, and she has no complaints about it.
I have to say, it's really boring to look through this kind of memory.
Life on the ice field is too hard, every day is dancing with ice and snow in a world of white.
She witnessed how the growth rings taught Heidi language and writing, how to use tools, and how to hunt - transforming her body into a sharp spear, piercing all invading enemies within a range of 25 meters.
Oh, so this is what 25 meters means...
In fact, after seeing this, Hitzfeld already felt that it was about right.
All memories from Heidi's birth to the present have been preserved intact, with no signs of tampering, confusion, or grafting, indicating that Heidi has always been Heidi, she has never been replaced, and her suspicion has been cleared.
If she had been replaced, she would have had a blank memory of her birth, just like Grimman.
"Nian Lun, Niu Lun, are you saying that I was originally a glacial orchid?"
In the memory, Heidi was sitting naked by the fire, with her hands on her cheeks, watching the tree branches turning as she roasted meat.
She was less than one year old at that time, right?
Hitzfeld was stunned.
He already likes to eat meat at such a young age... What the hell, I remember that the ice orchid is not a carnivorous plant...
"Yes." Nian Lun responded simply.
"Then there are many more ice orchid vines in the place where we came out. Can they all become like me?"
"No, only the chosen ones can change."
"Chosen? Chosen by whom?"
"I don't know, maybe it's fate, it's the goddess' guidance that allowed me to find you."
"Then why doesn't the goddess allow all the Ice Orchid vines to transform?"
"that is because……"
Annual Ring paused here.
"All of us tree people actually come from the ancient plant Nether Fruit Tree, and the Nether Fruit Tree is the descendant of the ancient evil god. This means that our ancestors once committed a great sin."
"It's just that some of them helped the goddess during her rise, which washed away my sins. Only then can we have the opportunity to survive under the goddess's glory. This change and awakening is also a favor bestowed by the goddess on the sinful clan."
"Don't ask for more. Eat your meat quickly."
"Ok."
Heidi munched on the barbecue.
After eating for a while, just when Hitzfeld thought the conversation was over, Heidi suddenly said something else.
“Those growth rings!”
"If I am the Ice Orchid Tree Vine, then what are you?"
Hitzfeld was stunned.
indeed.
Baliwu is the devil vine.
Heidi is the vine of the ice orchid tree.
What are those annual rings?
What kind of tree is her true form?
This question is not only not asked, but it is even not thought about.
At least she never thought about it.
She also didn't think... there was any need to confirm this.
"I advise you not to ask about things that are beyond your ability..."
Nianlun's tone was somewhat gloomy.
“Knowing too much is not a good thing.”
"In this regard, we need to learn from humans."
Chapter 30: Complete Outburst (Three in One)
The "review" of Heidi soon ended.
Xia Yibing was watching the clock. She set a time for herself - if Hitzfeld didn't come out for more than 10 minutes, she would have to go in and investigate the situation.
She didn't have the chance to do so, because just over nine minutes later the girl opened the tent and came out, saying to her in a calm and steady voice, "Heidi is 9% fine."
"That's good." Xia Yibing also breathed a sigh of relief.
She also understood that, although she was very unhappy with some of Ruth-Annual's behavior, she knew very well how gloomy and cunning that old man was. Heidi, who was highly expected by Annual and assigned to work as a bodyguard, was definitely not an ordinary tree person.
If a guy like this were an enemy, he would be very difficult to deal with. Xia Yibing certainly didn't want that kind of outcome, and was quite happy about it.
"How long will it take for her to wake up?"
"A 50% diluted solution... It would take several hours for Sara, but it would take more than half as long for Xinant. As for her, it depends on how resistant she is to these things."
Hitzfeld shook his head.
Heidi only said that drinking this stuff "would not cause her even the slightest harm", but she did not explain in advance how high her "magic resistance" was, whether it was lower or higher than that of the Southwest people.
"What should we do then?" Xia Yibing frowned and looked up at the snowy sky.
"It seems to be getting heavier... We can't just wait in a place like this, right?"
"What else can we do?" Hitzfeld closed the tent again to prevent the cold wind from getting in and hurting Heidi. "Confirming her identity is such a high priority. Even if she said in advance that she would wait for a few hours, there is nothing we can do."
“……” Xia Yibing knew that she was right, but still...if the wind and snow continued, she suspected that the team’s condition would be greatly affected.
"Thorn-"
At this moment, the zipper of the tent was suddenly opened from the inside. Heidi's head emerged with a puff of light green smoke, and she looked around in confusion.
"What's going on? Did Hitzfeld come in or not? Why am I awake?"
She stood there in a daze, while Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing stared at her in shock, suspecting that they were hallucinating.
A powerful developer... that's a controlled drug!
Even if Grimm, as a Southwester, drank this stuff, he would be confused for dozens of minutes to an hour, but it only took effect on her for a little over ten minutes? And then she woke up on her own? ?
Damn, how high is her "magic resistance"... I'm afraid this guy can face the golem curse without being affected!
While complaining in his heart, Hitzfeld was trying to recall whether Bing Lanluo had this characteristic.
The answer is yes... but it shouldn't be that strong.
Ice orchid, ice lotus, snow thorn, and other plants are actually all considered as spirit materials. In other words, these things have transcended the scope of ordinary medicinal materials. Pharmacy and perfume making are not enough to explain them. It takes a pharmacy expert like Pusangsi to make the best use of them.
So of course there are... All the spirit materials, as long as they can be classified into this category, have more or less resistance to evil spirits and curses. Ice orchid can be used as medicine to prepare "awakening potion" and "spiritual heart potion". The former can refresh the mind, while the latter can give an additional effect on the basis of refreshing the mind - allowing the person taking the medicine to remember the things that were originally forgotten for a period of time.
But that was all, nothing more. It was impossible to rely on ice orchids as materials to prepare a potion to fight evil curses, increase resistance to poisons, and improve drug resistance. That was why Hitzfeld was so surprised.
Heidi... I spied on the whole process from her awakening of her spiritual consciousness to her transformation into a human, and there was nothing abnormal in between.
But she possesses some talents beyond common sense. Either my understanding of Bing Lanluo is wrong, or... Nian Lun did something to her before she awakened her spiritual consciousness.
Hitzfeld looked at Xia Yibing, and Xia Yibing looked at her.
Both decided to suppress their doubts and remain silent about the matter for the time being.
After all, this is a good thing... When facing the threat of the unknown confusion curse, it is not bad to have a teammate with high "magic resistance", which is simply a timely help.
"Don't be confused, come out quickly."
They worked together to drag Heidi out, then packed up the tent, found Sintara who was on guard in front, and told him that their business had been dealt with.
Xintala immediately ordered the team to retreat, and tied back the backpacks and tents that had been put down to protect against the wind and snow onto the packhorses' backs. Everyone got on and drove as fast as they could towards the camp in the direction they came from.
The changes on the ice sheet are disturbing.
If the never-ending snow and wind were considered a daily routine here, and the wild beasts' violent behavior was dangerous but barely acceptable, then the confusing mutations across species... Xintara felt that no matter what, he had to bring this information back to the camp, or even to the town under the glacier.
He had already begun to think about giving up and didn't plan to continue leading the team forward to search.
Returning to the camp, Hitzfeld found a group of people occupying the spot where they had camped before they left.
Without asking, one could tell that they were the fourth group of people who had just arrived. They were resting at the moment, and Xintara gathered together those people who had some prestige to discuss whether they should return to the town first.
"I disagree!"
When Hitzfeld and the other two opened the big tent and came in, they heard a short, fat and strong man with a red nose speaking loudly.
"This search and rescue operation was not decided by you alone, Xintara! This was a decision made by everyone! Everyone trusted you to lead the team. How could you be a coward at a time like this?"
Ah…so Sintara wants to go back?
Hitzfeld immediately understood what they were arguing about.
In fact, this is a correct decision. You have to know that although the rescue team has a lot of people, there is not a single extraordinary person in it (excluding the three of them). Such a configuration is already difficult enough to face the attack of the beast group. If there is a curse or pollution, they may not be able to survive.
The most conservative and reasonable approach is to lead the team back. First, return to the town to rest, use the communication means at hand to contact New Orwater in the south, and let the tree people in that city use the root network to transmit the information back to Wayne, and then Wayne will coordinate and mobilize extraordinary support.
But the efficiency will be greatly reduced... I remember the red-nosed guy was called 'Zhabu'?
He should be 40 years old this year. Judging from his impatient look, his son or other relatives should be on the list...
"I just respect you, Zabu, I respect you all, that's why I came to discuss this with you!"
Hitzfeld could see that Sintara was suppressing her anger.
He used his large palms like a palm-leaf fan to slap the cargo box that was used as a temporary table, making a dull "bang bang bang" sound.
"But the reality is we have to get out of here!"
"I don't want to say this, but I have to say it now - among all of us, only I - only I, Xintala, have the most experience in surviving on the glacier and snowfield!"
"I saw a mammoth being torn apart by wolves!"
"I have seen with my own eyes that a giant bear that was hunting seals was pulled into the water by a huge mouth and disappeared when it approached the seashore."
"And the glacier tunnel that suddenly collapsed!"
"A huge avalanche that's shaking the sky and the earth!"
"You must be careful if you want to survive here!"
"I don't think this is a cowardly act!!"
Xia Yibing then leaned close to the girl's ear and whispered, "Oh~ If every Sara person was like him, our lives would be much better..."
Hitzfeld's lips curled up, and he replied softly, "Unfortunately, that's impossible."
[That’s so true!]
The blood crystal crow was cawing in my ears.
[Humans just love to die!]
It's as if you're not a human...
While they were whispering here, on Xintara's side, he had gradually convinced most people and forced them to accept his point of view.
The main reason is that they have all witnessed how scary the ice field is.
That is the unknown.
The horror of the unknown.
As a result, the wolves were confused and believed themselves to be horned deer, and even mutated towards horned deer. It is natural to combine this with "animal rage".
Just like the cause of everything—the group of polar bears that dispersed the hunting team.
White bears are indeed solitary animals and never form groups except when mother bears are nursing their cubs.
So, could it be that the phenomenon of white bear groups is also caused by this unknown influence?
Just like the Arctic wolves think they are horned deer, will the polar bears think they are Arctic wolves and thus learn the group combat skills unique to wolves?
This is most likely the truth.
