Chapter 168: Trends in Thrace
The next morning, looking at the map, Panda pondered for a while, and continued westward with Ma Wang.
In addition to the electronic map of the system, he also has a world map drawn by the strategy team. This map is naturally drawn based on the map in the game. The strategy team spent a long time discussing and restoring it bit by bit, racking their brains, and it was only possible to restore this map as much as possible.
Comparing the two maps, he roughly judged that the nearest big city to him was the famous "nomadic city" Mulandana in the eastern part of the Thracian kingdom.
This city is a rare city without city walls. The whole city is full of nomadic style. A large number of orcs live here. The main business of the city is trade with orcs.
A long time ago, when the kingdom of Thrace was not yet established, with this nomadic city as the core, seven or eight nearby cities formed a republic. The founders of the Republic were a group of druids who believed that humans and orcs should live in peace. They united various forces and established that small republic, which has existed for many years.
Later the kingdom of Thrace rose up and conquered that republic. At first, the rulers of Thrace wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack the grasslands, but after a few battles, they found that the gains outweighed the gains. And the cost of invasion is greater.
After the death of a prince and more than a dozen nobles, the Thracian kingdom had to withdraw from the steppe and reached a settlement with the orcs.
In order to alleviate the conflict between the two sides, the nomadic city was restored to its old style, becoming the core buffer between the orcs and Thrace.
One of the important goals of the panda's trip north is to see the life of the orcs, and to appreciate the customs and customs that are completely different from the human culture. Although it is better to be able to find a pastoral area with orcs, living in a nomadic city for a while is also a valuable option.
Moreover, the nomadic city of Mulandana is a very important city in the game. There are many plots and tasks, which are worth exploring.
He was not in a hurry to ride a horse, but walked side by side with Mawang, walking on the grassland without any hurry or slowness.
"When I get to town, I'll get you a rein," he said. "And a saddle."
Ma Wang obviously didn't understand what it was, but that didn't prevent him from seeing the clues in the panda's attitude, and sneered disdainfully, with a look of "I don't have the same knowledge as you".
Panda smiled and said, "By the way, there are bridles and horseshoes, do you think you need these?"
Ma Wang shook his head again and again, and he could bet that what the panda said was definitely not a good thing.
"It's fine if you don't like it, but the saddle and reins are definitely needed, otherwise I'll ride on your back, and I'm afraid I won't be able to sit firmly."
Ma Wangxiao squeaked twice, with a hint of disdain.
"My riding skills are indeed not very good, but I can practice them. As long as you cooperate, I will be able to practice good riding skills in a short time."
Panda said on a whim, patted Ma Wang's shoulder, jumped up, and sat on its back.
Ma Wang did not resist violently, but just trot briskly. But it was such a trot, and the bumps made the panda dizzy.
Although he can barely keep his balance, the bump is really uncomfortable.
Now he understood, no wonder a man riding a horse must need a rein and a saddle, without the stirrups to step on the feet, without the reins to hold the body, without the back of the saddle, sitting on the back of a running horse is a difficult juggling job Son!
After about ten minutes, he slowly got used to this kind of thing.
The "riding" in the character's skill has been activated, and the skill proficiency can be seen to increase rapidly - probably because the horse he rides is of high level.
In the game, the skill of riding is very useful. It can provide horse riding speed and attack and defense bonuses, allowing players to ride more advanced mounts, and even a prerequisite for various riding skills.
For example, the skill of "Cavalry Assault" requires a level 10 or higher of riding skills.
Panda's riding skills are now level 0... oh, it's level 1 now, it's still a long way from being able to mount an assault.
However, according to the current trend, it is probably not difficult to upgrade the riding skills to level 10.
As it turns out, he wasn't wrong.
A few days later, when he saw the outline of the city like a shadow in the west of the horizon, his riding skills had risen to level 10, and the general "cavalry assault" in the branch skills had also been activated.
However, the follow-up of cavalry skills generally requires corresponding occupations. Panda, a paladin, can only learn a few such as "Holy Charge". Compared with the real professional knight, there is still some gap.
And as he gradually got used to riding the king of horses, the speed of improving his riding skills became slower and slower. Probably after getting used to it, you won't get any additional bonuses.
As they got closer to the city, they finally saw the orcs too.
Or, the orc caravan.
Those caravans are led by powerful warriors and experienced shamans, and the vast grasslands are full of dangers. Relying on bravery or wisdom alone is not enough.
A strong man like Panda, he can guarantee his own safety. But if he wants to ensure the safety of an entire caravan, even if he is not capable, he needs the experience of those elders to avoid all kinds of dangers.
Panda patted Ma Wang's head lightly, causing it to change direction slightly and walk towards a group of caravans that were on their way nearby.
This group of caravans is dominated by werewolves. They are not very tall, but they are full of energy. At a glance, they are all sturdy heroes. They rode on horses and drove an ox cart pulled by more than 20 strong oxen, walking on the grassland in a hurry.
Seeing the panda approaching on the mighty and majestic blue-toothed horse, a werewolf rode up to greet him and greeted him, "Friend from afar, which tribe are you from?"
Panda touched his nose, and then he remembered that he was also an orc, and couldn't help laughing.
"I'm a wanderer," he said. "I was wandering in the Golden Oak Kingdom in the south some time ago. During this time, I suddenly missed the grassland and came back."
The so-called "Golden Oak Kingdom" refers to the powerful country in the south of the Western Continent, the Terrera Kingdom. It gets this nickname because the main body of the flag pattern is a golden oak tree. Similarly, the nickname of the Kingdom of Thrace is "Eagle"; the nickname of the Molai Commercial Federation is "Gold Coins and Ships"; the nickname of the Republic of West Brunei It is "Tiger and Whale"; the nickname of Layton Kingdom is "Snow Deer"... They are all named because of the pattern of their national flag.
Hearing that he is a wanderer, the werewolf is not surprised - this situation is very common among orcs, and most of the orc adventurers across the continent are such wanderers.
"You've gone so many places!" he sighed, "I really envy you people who are well-informed! Sometimes I want to leave everything behind to travel around the world, but things in the tribe are really hard to let go... "
Panda noticed that there was a necklace made of gems and animal teeth hanging around his neck, a passive skill prompt, which was the symbol of the chief of the orc tribe.
"You run a tribe, and you have a great responsibility."
"Yeah... that's how men are. No matter how much they want to go out for a walk, they can't let go of the old people and children at home." The werewolf said, "I am Ironfur of the Tall Tree Tribe, Ironfur High Tree. My tribe is generally Activities here in the northeast, through two small hills, the general horse will take about ten days to arrive. If you have time to pass by, be sure to come and sit there! I want to hear what you have seen and heard in your wanderings story."
"No problem!" Panda nodded with a smile, and then asked, "Mulanda, what's going on here recently?"
"It's nothing... If you have to ask what's the matter... Thrace suddenly recruited troops among us orcs at this time, and I don't know what they are thinking."
Panda's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was secretly worried.
Although they changed the fate of the Tarakhan, Thrace was clearly still preparing for war.
The flapping wings of a butterfly are not enough to turn into a storm that sweeps the world.