Traveling through the world of beasts: I lead the system to build an empire - Chapter 687 Past Events
Traveling through the world of beasts: I lead the system to build an empire
Chapter 687 Past EventsRouman did not refuse the idea of being adopted.
Although he was reluctant to leave the tribe where he grew up, he was still young and had no opinion of his own. Even if the tribe leader he trusted most nodded in agreement, he would not have any objection.
Rouman believed that the patriarch would not harm him.
And the sensible Rouman also thought that if he left, he could reduce the burden on the patriarch.
It was just that Rouman felt a little uneasy because he suddenly left his familiar environment and was with strangers.
But the new father named Gu Pan is really gentle.
Even many years later, when Rouman had grown up and had a new family, he still remembered it.
The sun was warm and the wind was gentle that day, and the two males squatted down, trying to make their eyes level with the dwarf as much as possible.
The jackal orc was smiling, and the lion orc didn't look very smart.
Gu Pan's father said to him.
"Since we are all family, let's introduce our selves again."
"My family's last name is Gu. My name is Gu Pan and his name is Ruohui. From now on, you will also have the same last name as us, Gu Rouman."
"We will be your family from now on."
Su Mo's surname is Su, so the beastmen also followed suit and gave themselves a surname.
Most of them choose the first character of their name, and some look for a character that they like among the Hundred Family Surnames.
This leads to a wide variety of surnames in the Shenqi country.
Gu Pan and Ruohui read the Hundred Family Surnames over and over again, and finally decided to choose the surname Gu.
So Gu Pan’s household registration book calls him Gu Pan, and Ruohui is called Gu Ruohui.
From now on, there will be a new person named Gu Rouman in the little notebook that records family members.
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There was a cool breeze at night, and Gu Panruohui lay on the grass by the river and looked at the stars.
There are more grasslands than forests in the East Continent. Without the shelter of big trees, the sky is dotted with stars and is very beautiful.
Rouman has been taken in by the two of them to live with them.
The child was too thin, so they planned to let him gain some weight for a few days before leaving.
After taking the cub back and washing him, they saw that his body had become even more fragile after his fur got wet. They felt so distressed that they wanted to put all the delicious food in front of him.
Fortunately, the two of them still retained a bit of common sense. They remembered that Rouman had been hungry for too long and did not want to eat too much rashly. Fortunately, they did not make the child sick.
It is now late at night and Rouman has already gone to bed. Ruohui's mood is very different from when he first came.
With his arms behind his head, Ruohui lay on his back, following the brightest star in the sky for a long time.
"The day I was thrown away, there was a star as bright as this in the sky."
Gu Pan leaned against him and listened to him quietly.
This was the first time that Ruohui took the initiative to recall how he was abandoned.
Unlike Gu Pan, Ruohui was already grown up when he was abandoned. He had memories and he always knew that he was abandoned by his parents.
"After my father died, the whole atmosphere at home was very depressing. I was still young at that time and didn't know what death was. I only knew that I would never be able to be close to my father again."
"There are only my mother, my eldest father and his cub, and me at home."
"Later, my mother often cried. I didn't know why she cried. She didn't cry when my father died."
"Until one day, my great grandfather took out a lot of meat from the remaining food to roast. There was no meat in the whole winter season. My great grandfather only let me eat it. Even his cubs wanted to eat it, but he scolded them."
"I ate with great joy. This was the most filling meal I've ever had since I was born."
"At that time, I was thinking, if my father were here, I would be the happiest kid in the world."
"Early the next morning, my great grandfather said he would take me out to play. I was so happy. In the cold season, cubs were not allowed to go out. I was bored."
The winter season in the beast world is very cold, so cold that adult beastmen will freeze to death if they stay there for too long, so cubs are not allowed to go out during the cold season.
And the orcs who love their cubs will not allow them to go out.
"It was really cold outside. Even when the sun was so bright, it was still very cold. I was small at that time and my whole body was buried in the snow. My grandfather had no choice but to carry me up the mountain."
"We didn't know how long we walked. It was so long that I was freezing and numb. Only then did my grandfather stop."
"In fact, I regretted it as soon as I went out. It's not fun at all in such a cold day."
"My grandfather took me to a sheltered slope and picked up a lot of wood to light a fire. He told me that he heard the sound of prey and was going to hunt. He asked me to wait for him and he would be back soon."
"The way my grandfather looked at me was very strange. He looked sad and guilty. I didn't understand it at the time. I just thought, there will be food soon, why would my grandfather be sad?"
"I urged him to go quickly, lest the prey escape. Once we catch the prey, we can go back and fill our mother's stomach. She will definitely be happy."
But even giant beasts rarely appear in the cold season, so where would the prey be?
"Under my urging, the great grandfather left."
"I kept waiting until the fire died down and it was completely dark, but my great grandfather never showed up."
The helplessness and confusion at that time has gradually faded away with the passage of time, and there is only calmness in Ruohui's narration.
"At that time, I had no idea that I was lost. I just thought that my great grandfather had lost his way and couldn't find me."
"I was so scared that I kept shouting as I walked, but no matter how much I shouted, I was the only one on the whole mountain."
Ruohui fumbled and grabbed Gu Pan's hand beside him, and smiled softly, "Actually, I admire you very much for being able to grow up this big on your own."
Gu Pan didn't understand.
"But you're not..."
At this point in the story, the situation is clear.
Since Ruohui is able to live until now and tell him about his past, doesn’t that mean that Ruohui survived on his own?
Ruohui shook his head, "No."
"The snow on the mountain was so thick that it was almost impossible to move forward. I don't remember how long I walked, but it was so long that my body was frozen stiff."
"I thought at the time, am I going to die just like my mother said?"
"Actually, I'm quite happy. Maybe after I die I'll be able to see my father. He loves me the most. But before I see him, I feel a little cold."
"But just when I was frozen stiff and almost unconscious, I suddenly heard a series of loud noises."
"It sounds like some large animal running in the snow."
Hearing this, Gu Pan's pupils suddenly shrank, and his heart also tightened along with Xiao Ruohui's.
He figured out what the sound was almost instantly.
Behemoth.
Animals will not come out in the cold season, and giant beasts will hide in their nests because of the cold.
But most behemoths do not hibernate.
Some orcs who are unlucky and very hungry want to go up the mountain to try their luck. They may encounter giant beasts that are not afraid of the cold and have nothing to do and want to go out for a walk.
The behemoths were already difficult to contend with, and with the thick snow on the mountain, the orcs, who were smaller than the behemoths, had no advantage at all when running.
In that situation, there is almost no chance of survival.
Gu Pan subconsciously held Ruohui's hand tightly.
Even though he knew that this happened many years ago, he still felt distressed.
He really couldn't imagine how Ruohui, who was still a cub at the time, managed to escape from danger.
Ruohui, the person involved, didn't think there was anything wrong. He turned sideways and patted the two people's clasped hands with his other hand.
"don’t worry."
"In a sense, I'm lucky."