Mage Lord: The Tech Tree is Skewed by Me

The tall-legged bird dominates the southwestern highlands.

As early as when he set out, Juan had already heard this statement from the Lapruk people.

However, at least until we get here, this is just an extremely vague concept.

But when he finally saw the extremely ugly monster with his own eyes, it seemed to understand the reason why the Lapruk people gave this evaluation.

Although the tall bird's long legs, which are several meters high, look extremely slender, they seem to be able to burst out with incomprehensible power.

When dozens of tall strange birds ran together, even Juan, who had been hiding on the back of the rock, could clearly feel the shaking of the ground.

The gravel and gravel raised on the ground made them feel like an elite cavalry galloping past not far away, which was intimidating.

"There are quite a few..."

Andrew, who had been acting as a transparent person, finally spoke.

As the first Lapruk to visit the Thorn Territory, he was somewhat hesitant about going on a mission with Juan.

After all, before the Lapluk people had surrendered, Andrew fell into the trap without warning and leaked the location of the Lapluk people's camp, completely exposing the mountain people to the sight of the Thorn Territory. (Note: Chapter 25~26)

"Although these tall-footed strange birds are gregarious creatures, they should have a small circle."

explained the spirit lad who is more familiar with the South West Highlands.

"oh?"

"In each colony of strange tall birds, there is usually only one male tall bird as the leader, and the rest are female birds, and the number of tall birds in a colony usually does not exceed ten."

Hearing this, Andrew couldn't help but asked curiously: "Is it because I don't have enough energy?"

Juan: "???"

The spiritual guy who acted as a guide couldn't help but said with a dark face: "This is unknown..."

A few people walked cautiously through the rubble toward the depths of the southwestern highlands, looking around from time to time to pay attention to the movements of the strange tall-footed birds.

"What do these guys eat?"

As if to ease the tense atmosphere, Juan asked casually.

“Eat warm rocks!”

Juan said in surprise: "What did you say?"

"The reason why the Lapluk people were able to discover the warm stones buried in the rubble was actually due to the work of these tall strange birds."

"These guys usually don't attack humans as long as they don't enter their territory."

The spirited guy explained very patiently.

only……

While several people were chatting, Andrew's face gradually became ugly.

"so……"

"Have we now entered the territory of the strange tall-footed bird?"

He suddenly pointed to the rock not far away.

Juan and the other two quickly turned their heads, only to see a tall bird that had built a bird's nest on the back of a rock, staring intently at the few people present with its only eye.

Due to the obstruction of the rock, several people did not discover this guy hiding on the other side of the high rock.

While he was talking, he saw the tall strange bird stand up suddenly, as if it was about to sprint, kicked off the ground a few times, and then rushed towards the direction of the people.

"You two run the other way!"

Just when the tall strange bird was about to charge towards them, Juan suddenly saw the huge light blue egg hidden in the bird's nest.

Obviously he couldn't stay in the southwest highlands any longer, but before leaving, perhaps the adventurous spirit and toughness in the Antolian people took over, and Juan planned to play a big game.

You’re here anyway, so it’s not too much to bring a bird egg back to the Viscount, right?

Obviously, Andrew was also aware of Juan's thoughts and was very cooperative with it.

Dangji waved his arms and rushed out with a roar, trying to attract the attention of the tall strange bird.

After all, monsters are just monsters. Even if they look grotesque, their intelligence level cannot match that of humans. After a brief pause, they rushed towards Andrew.

Bang!

The hard beak struck the ground hard, and the hard rock instantly cracked.

"Oh my god!"

Andrew, who rolled around on the ground, looked at his previous position and suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

Only by actual contact can you truly realize how powerful the attack of the tall-legged bird is.

Fortunately, there was a certain time interval between each attack of the tall-footed strange bird. This allowed him to barely rely on his flexible skills to avoid the tall-footed strange bird's pecks several times in succession.

"got it!"

Finally, Juan, who rushed towards the bird's nest from the other side, lifted up a light blue egg that was thirty to forty centimeters high.

"run!"

"Hurry up and run!"

The action of stealing eggs cost the team a lot of time and had already alerted other tall birds in the community.

They rushed towards the direction of a few people almost immediately. Although there were only a few of them, in the eyes of a few people they ran out with the momentum of thousands of horses galloping.

In the world view of Tall Bird, there are two most intolerable behaviors.

One is to break into the tribe's territory, and the other is to snatch the eggs that have not yet hatched.

Obviously, the behavior of the three people was disco dancing in a minefield, which naturally angered these top predators living in the southwestern highlands.

No one dared to underestimate the speed at which the tall-footed strange birds ran. In addition, Juan was holding a huge bird egg in his arms. Several people were almost killed by these terrifying monsters several times in succession.

Fortunately, several of them are guys who have been wandering in the mountains and forests all year round. Although it is dangerous, they still rely on their flexible skills to move towards the periphery of the southwestern highlands.

Feeling a sudden gust of wind behind him, Juan turned sideways and narrowly escaped the sudden attack of the tall-legged bird.

He couldn't help shouting out of breath:

"Don't tell me these guys usually stay in their own territory?!"

"Why do I feel like the number is increasing?!"

You know, since they took the eggs, the number of strange birds behind them has increased from one to nearly twenty.

This means that not only the previous community, but also most of the tall-footed strange birds from other communities have come together.

Fortunately, although the tall-footed strange bird was not inferior to the cavalry in terms of momentum, it was obviously inferior in terms of running speed, which gave a few people a chance to escape.

Hearing this, the spirited young man didn't even bother to look back, he just ran and shouted:

"Because you're holding a bird's egg in your arms!"

"This is a very special situation. As long as you don't enter the dense forest, the tall strange bird will chase you!"

Juan was originally a commoner in Antolia. It was the gift of the Viscount that gave him the opportunity to serve the Jimena family. He saw that the dense forest not far away was already in sight.

At this time, he only had one belief in his heart, and that was to take the bird eggs in his arms back to his lord!

The rush of adrenaline hormones made him barely aware of the soreness and numbness in his legs. When he gritted his teeth, great power seemed to burst out of his body.

With one sudden move, he plunged into the dense forest, leaving only the tall strange bird lingering outside the forest and roaring angrily.

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