Chapter 362: Chapter 343: Visiting the Winged Race
"To escape the destruction dealt to my clan by your kind, we had no choice but to hide on this isolated island and live in seclusion."
"Yet you still refuse to leave us alone, even imprisoning us here, completely cutting us off from the world."
Krein glared at Lin Yi, the stranger his elders had warned about, with hatred in his eyes:
"Although we don’t know why you’re imprisoning us here, we know for sure your intentions are not good."
"Isn’t this exactly what you wanted, to see us like this?"
At this point, Krein stopped speaking. Yulia took the opportunity to run to his side, looking worried:
"Krein, are you okay?"
Krein slowly shook his head:
"I’m fine, don’t worry."
At that moment, Lin Yi stood there dazed, as if digesting what Krein had just said, without any reaction.
Yulia originally intended to take Krein and leave, but the Jade Qilin suddenly jumped in front of them, glaring at them:
"Girl, you’d better not move recklessly; otherwise, I won’t mind crippling you too like him."
Yulia sat back down in fear, and Krein scowled fiercely at the Jade Qilin from the side.
Yet after witnessing the Jade Qilin’s ’bravery’ just now, the two of them were too scared to act rashly.
Even though the Jade Qilin’s level was suppressed to level 30 as well, its racial talent and strength were far superior to those of Yulia and other Winged Race members of similar strength.
The two of them and their pet just stared at Lin Yi helplessly, until finally, Lin Yi processed all the information Krein had shared and sighed heavily.
Seeing Lin Yi recover, Krein looked at him warily, as if worried Lin Yi would change his mind, and said:
"I’ve told you everything you want to know. Can you let us go now?"
To Krein’s and Yulia’s surprise, Lin Yi readily agreed, saying:
"Alright."
"But I’ll go back with you."
Yulia’s immediate reaction was to reject Lin Yi’s request outright:
"No way."
At this moment, Krein’s expression grew more cautious and he said:
"What exactly do you want?"
Regarding this suddenly appearing, powerful human, Krein was unsure whether his presence was a blessing or a curse for his kin, so he had to be careful.
Lin Yi paid no mind to their wary expressions and directly asked back:
"Isn’t it possible for me to go?"
Yulia firmly replied:
"Of course, no..."
Krein suddenly grabbed Yulia’s hand, cutting off her words.
Under Yulia’s confused gaze, Krein said to Lin Yi:
"Of course, you can."
In fact, no matter how big this island is, it’s still just an island. If Lin Yi wanted to find the Winged Race’s village, it wouldn’t be difficult. So there was no reason for Krein to refuse such a request.
At least by bringing him along now, he could look for an opportunity to catch him off guard.
Yulia looked at Krein in surprise; of course, she wouldn’t understand Krein’s concerns:
"Krein, do you know what you’re saying?"
But Krein couldn’t explain much to Yulia, and could only say:
"Trust me, I have my plans."
Then, under Yulia’s unsure gaze, he said to her:
"Help me up."
Though still puzzled, Yulia followed Krein’s instructions and helped him up.
Having made the decision, Krein didn’t hesitate anymore and said to Lin Yi:
"Let’s go."
At this point, Yulia didn’t forget to take the already dead three-eyed hog with them, following behind Krein.
The Jade Qilin took quick steps to Lin Yi’s side and asked:
"That kid doesn’t seem very honest, should we really go?"
Lin Yi glanced at the Jade Qilin Ian with amusement:
"If you’re scared, you don’t have to go!"
But the Jade Qilin sprang up as if his tail had been stepped on, retorting immediately:
"Scared? You’ve got to be kidding me."
"I’m saying this because I’m worried about you."
Lin Yi, of course, knew that the Jade Qilin was concerned about him, but would he be afraid?
If the level of this tribe was suppressed to level 30, then Lin Yi really had nothing to fear.
Moreover...
Lin Yi wasn’t here to cause trouble, so why should he be afraid?
However, recalling what Krein mentioned about the previous experiences of the Winged Race made Lin Yi deeply moved.
It’s no wonder that nowadays there is hardly any information about the Winged Race on the Rafam Continent.
It’s not only because of the choices of the Winged Race themselves, but also due to the heinous crimes committed by the Hundred Races, which people feel ashamed to mention.
Not to mention whether the blood of the Winged Race can really make people stronger.
Even if it were true, for the Winged Race, a wise race among the Hundred Races, what kind of people had the audacity to commit such inhumane acts, to kill and drink their blood?
Looking at the sacred wings behind the two people ahead, perhaps this was the original sin that led the Winged Race to such a calamity.
After all, among the Hundred Races, the only race Lin Yi knew capable of flying was the Dragon Race.
Legend has it that dragon blood indeed has the effect of enhancing the constitution, but who would dare to draw blood from the Dragon Race? No one would.
The reason everyone turned their eyes to these Winged People was simply because this tribe was not strong enough.
If the Winged Race were as powerful as the Dragon Race, would such tragedies still occur?
If Winged People, who have the ability to fly, brought misfortune upon themselves because they resemble the Ancient Divine Race, then the key to their misfortune lies in their lack of strength.
Unfortunately, Winged People can only be Winged People, not the Dragon Race.
Perhaps the strength of the Winged Race itself should not be underestimated, but it still wasn’t enough to incite fear.
Now Lin Yi was very curious about what necessary connection these Winged People have with his mission.
Lin Yi had just inquired about the Spirit Awakening Pearl, but both of them expressed complete ignorance.
By observing them, Lin Yi knew they weren’t trying to hide anything from him.
In the end, Lin Yi gleaned a crucial piece of information from their words: that this island was shrouded in a massive barrier, preventing the Winged People on the island from flying out.
Lin Yi speculated whether the so-called barrier was connected to the Spirit Awakening Pearl, or if the barrier itself was actually the Spirit Awakening Pearl.
To get the answers, Lin Yi could only go to the gathering place of the Winged Race to investigate.
He might as well take the opportunity to learn more about this unique tribe.
Speaking of which, if that really was the Spirit Awakening Pearl, didn’t Tan Jun take it away back then?
Why did he create a barrier to isolate the Winged Race by using the Spirit Awakening Pearl? It seemed these two matters were entirely unrelated!
So much information came out at once, making Lin Yi’s head buzz.
He felt like he was becoming Sherlock Holmes just by playing a game.
While analyzing the clues gathered along the way, they soon exited the forest.
Beyond the forest was a lush green plain, where scattered villages stood gracefully as far as the eye could see.
At this time, in the sky above the village, Winged People were continuously flapping their wings, flying towards the surrounding forest;
and constantly, Winged People returned from the forest, bringing back the items they had gathered to the village.
Lin Yi also saw many young Winged People playing and frolicking on the plain in front of the village, presenting a scene of harmonious beauty.
However, in the next moment, a sharp voice shattered this beauty...
Yulia suddenly grabbed Krein, flapping her wings toward the village while anxiously shouting:
"Grandfather Brens, help me quickly."
After that shout, in an instant, hundreds of Winged People appeared from the village and swiftly flew in their direction.
Lin Yi stopped the Jade Qilin, which was about to chase after them:
"What are you going to do!"
The Jade Qilin angrily said:
"I’m going to stop them!"
Lin Yi rolled his eyes and said:
"We’re guests, not bandits, just stay put."
Upon hearing this, the Jade Qilin could only grumble and obediently stand by Lin Yi’s side.
Just then, an elder Winged Person, leading a group of Winged People, surrounded Lin Yi and the Jade Qilin heavily:
"Human!"
At this time, the Winged People who had arrived were all drawn to this human, Lin Yi, while the Jade Qilin, the King of Holy Beasts, was directly ignored, making the Jade Qilin quite dissatisfied.
However, Lin Yi had already told him beforehand, so even if dissatisfied, the Jade Qilin didn’t dare to show it.
Feeling the faint killing intent around him, Lin Yi took out the [Winged People’s Feather] given by the Winged Race elder before and showed it to everyone, saying:
"Is this how your Winged Race treats guests?"