Chapter 101: The Rage of the Rainforest Soul
Translator: Lonelytree
However, he soon noticed that when Lorraine was playing with the child, her gaze would always drift towards the indigenous woman.
This gave Matthew a headache.
Fortunately, Old Lucky had been chatting with the young men in the local language, and the latter did not notice Lorraine’s presumptuous gaze from the beginning to the end.
Finally.
Old Lucky walked over and pulled away the reluctant Lorraine.
“They said that you looked like a good person, so they were willing to lend us a small hunting cabin for the night. I wanted to continue on the journey, but the
Roding River at night is indeed not as safe as during the day.”
Thus, the three of them rested for another night in the riverside hut.
The next morning.
The young men came as promised. They came to a bush outside the hut and carried out four canoes of different sizes. They were placed into the river from the dock one by one.
This canoe was made by the Jango people by burning the hollow tree hearts. Because they used young trees, it was only wide enough for one person to sit on.
Matthew and the other two sat on one each. The remaining one was stacked with Soldier, four skeleton soldiers transformed from plague envoys, and a few skeleton dogs.
Fortunately, the skeleton was light, and the undead would not budge without Matthew’s orders. Otherwise, they would have capsized!
The group bid farewell to the Yucca tribe and went down the Roding River.
The first section of the Roding River was wide and had a good view. It was also a sunny day, and the scenery along the way was beautiful.
This was the first time Matthew and Lorraine had experienced the rainforest from the perspective of a canoe. The latter was in a poetic mood and could not help but want to play the flute.
However, not long after.
After crossing a shallow shoal with a gentle flow of water.
The river began to narrow, and a large number of white reeds appeared on both sides. The river also became turbulent.
The two of them did not dare to be negligent. They followed Old Lucky’s instructions and balanced the canoe.
After that, the canoe’s speed increased significantly.
The scenery on both sides of the river receded quickly.
Occasionally, a few Jangos could be seen among the reeds, their faces alert.
But overall, the voyage was smooth. Except for one time when Lorraine accidentally flipped over the boat because he saw a Jango woman bathing among the reeds. The group arrived at their destination, Gravel Beach, before nightfall.
According to Old Lucky’s introduction, the Roding River changed its course at this point to the east, heading all the way to the Endless Ocean.
Naga territory was near the mouth of the sea, and even the Jangos were unwilling to go near there.
They landed on the gravel beach, and the journey after that would become even more arduous.
What was worth mentioning was…
There were many alligators near the gravel beach.
These wild beasts made people nervous, but Old Lucky told the two of them that it didn’t matter and that they could just drag the canoe ashore.
The truth was just as he said.
When they got closer, a few alligators were close to Matthew’s feet, but they did not attack.
After they went ashore, they dragged the canoe to the bushes according to Old Lucky’s instructions. Old Lucky made a few marks and told Matthew that the Yucca tribe would come and retrieve it later.
“Why aren’t these creatures attacking us? They look hungry.” Lorraine asked
curiously.
“It’s just a lesson from thousands of years.” Old Lucky said lightly, ” The Jangos are brave and good at fighting, and the adventurers who can venture deep into the rainforest are all skilled. These alligators are blessed by the soul of the rainforest, so they are especially smart. They know that the creatures that dare to attack humans are dead, so they choose to starve rather than die.
“Let’s go, lads. We still have a long way to go.”
After saying this, Old Lucky pulled out the short knife from his waist and cut off a banana leaf that was in the way.
A small path leading to the depths of the rainforest could be vaguely seen after the bushes were cleared away.
Matthew was about to catch up when his heart suddenly throbbed.
[Warning: The soul of the rainforest is dissatisfied with your cowardly actions. It believes that life blooms during murder. It is disappointed with your performance since you’ve entered the rainforest, but it is still attracted by your natural affinity. Therefore, it intends to give you one last chance to prove yourself! ]
[Additional mission update: The Rage of the Rainforest Soul!]
[Description: In the next ten days, the Soul of the Rainforest will send out its favoured primitive creatures to attack and harass you continuously. Surviving is your only goal.]
[You can choose to leave the rainforest to appease the anger of the soul of the rainforest, but you will never be able to gain its recognition after that.]
[You can also choose to accept the challenge head-on and defeat all enemies.]
[Reward: One-time successful communication & Shapeshifting Form +1 (You can choose one of the primitive creatures sent by the Soul of the Rainforest to shapeshift into.)]