Chapter 68: Dendrobium Village
Dendrobium Village was built about two kilometers away from the Dendrobium Mountains, which made it technically a village at the foot of the mountain. Hence, it took its name from the mountain.
The Dendrobium Mountains had five peaks and stretched over several dozen kilometers. Due to its relatively gentle slopes, it provided an ideal environment for the growth of various plants and offered suitable living conditions for many animals.
The villagers lived by the saying, "live off the mountain if you rely on it." In the past, when harvests were poor, the villagers of Dendrobium would often go into the mountains to gather and hunt, all while staying vigilant against wild animals that occasionally came down to forage.
Because of this, the villagers cut down trees and built a tall wooden fence outside the village with sturdy logs.
They even erected two sentry towers on either side of the gate, just inside the fence.
Two members of the hunting team were standing guard in the sentry towers.
Earlier, they saw a strange, giant crab wandering near the village before it suddenly disappeared. Thinking they were just tired and seeing things, they began to complain about how long it was taking for their shift change.
At that moment, they saw six strange beasts slowly approaching the gate.
"Bitt! There's something weird coming this way!"
"I see it, Mastiff! This time, it's definitely not our imagination." The young man named Bitt grabbed his bow.
"Sound the bell, call everyone. Wait! There are people—someone's riding on the back of those beasts."