The fragrance of catnip lingers in the main hall of the main tower of the Temple of Uzzah. The Great Elder Atal sits cross-legged on a spacious stone chair above him. Around him, there are many cats, lazily chatting. Napping, the wet nose wrinkled from time to time.
People can't smell the catnip smell in the air, but for the life of cats, it is really the ultimate enjoyment.
On both sides of the main hall, there are all kinds of cats standing or lying down. The variety of appearances will definitely amaze cat scientists. Black, white, gray, orange, variegated, tiger stripes, etc., civet cats , Manx cat, Angora cat, short-haired cat, fold-eared cat...
It is also because there are so many cats here that the Zuges who are like prisoners in the middle of the hall can't help but tremble slightly.
Zugjili was also caught and was there, and of course the evil Zugji who was beaten up with a black nose and a swollen face was indispensable.
Gu Jun, Wu Shiyu and other twelve Earth humans stood at the back of the hall near the door.
"Meow, the tribes of the ancestors provoked wars for no reason." An old civet cat was saying, "It destroyed the hard-won and long-standing peace between our two tribes. It also attempted to blow up our temple and burn the entire civet. Sazhen, heinous and sinful!"
"What a crime..." The old ancestor still wanted to defend his own clan, "Didn't it not be burned? There were no casualties among Zuge, cats and people..."
The evil ancestors over there slapped the ground immediately after hearing this, "No, patriarch, there are casualties, I was injured, I was injured..."
"You don't call it an injury." The ancestor looked at each of the clan's sons, "It's just a little scratch that normally occurs when playing with cats, don't talk nonsense."
The pair of small eyes of the evil ancestors stared wide, he was already dripping with blood, and his ears were missing a few pieces...
The ancestors kept calm, and continued to pat the cats and humans around: "Jili said that humans have a festival called April Fool's Day, in fact, our ancestors mean that today, just kidding! Otherwise, we will be with the black businessman After so many years of dealing with each other, will you not know their black hearts? Will you be deceived by them? No, what we bought was defective gunpowder, just kidding... "
However, the slapping sounds of the ancestors gradually stopped, and they did not continue to say anything.
Because the eyes of the cats around became more and more unfriendly, even those cats who were snoozing and enjoying the fragrance opened their squinted eyes.
"Illusions and lies are not true in the end." Great Elder Atar said slowly.
That profound fan is indeed just like the great elder who Gu Jun said many times.
"Our joke... a bit too big..." The ancestors patted their stomachs, "It had some bad effects and frightened the cats and residents in the whole Uzzah. To express our apologies, each of our ancestors will give 1000 pine Chickens, 1,000 quails, and 1,000 wild pheasants as an apology."
But the cats in the hall were unmoved, and their eyes continued to become fierce.
"Do you think we are Zug?" asked the old civet cat.
The ancestors gave each other their support, "From then on, every year's tribute will have an extra compensation... two more... three more."
Whether it is evil ancestors, auspicious ancestors, or other ancestors, they couldn't help but slapped and wailed. Call them Zuko what to eat later.
Ji Li saw that the old patriarch would continue to increase the number, while Gu Jun and others continued to listen quietly,
After all, it is Zu Ge with a family heart in mind, and he couldn't help hugging Gu Jun's thigh, hugging the speaker of the Tianxuan team, and patted his nose and tears:
"Doctor Gu, do me a favor and help me... We have been to the worm house together, used the golden aloe together, and worked hard in Mobei together... You don't want to see our ancestors separated from each other, and a large number of young ancestors who dropped out of school Everyone lives by wandering and begging, you don't want to see... "
Ji Li vigorously mentioned the old love, knowing that human beings are nostalgic animals, and this nightmare man actually has a soft heart.
"Just now you planned to burn us all to death." Gu Jun said.
Ji Li looked at Wu Shiyu blankly for help, but Wu Shiyu just tilted his head, he was right.
"That plan has nothing to do with me, my task is to bring you here..." Ji Li said bitterly, "Some of my compatriots are used to living a hard life, and they don't even know what it's like to live a good life, so they want to fight and kill Let’s solve the problem, Doctor Gu, I absolutely support you, so please say something.”
Gu Jun felt that it was almost the same, and stood up amidst the attention of all the lives in the hall, and offered a mediation proposal from the human side.
"Zuge continues to pay tribute to the cat clan, but the tribute is borne by humans, and the tribute is limited to grouse, quail and wild pheasant..."
He just started talking, and the old civet cat shook its tail and said: "We have long been tired of eating grouse, quail and wild pheasants. If we want to eat them, we can catch them ourselves. If human beings want to pay tribute for the ancestors, then Just give the catnip, I think it won’t disappear if you bring it over, it’s just right to bring it as a tribute.”
To put it bluntly, all the items brought by the team disappeared in sevens and eights, even the medical items that were usually left behind in the past.
Those cat toys will also disappear, only catnip, not a single plant is missing, still fragrant and pleasant to cats.
Gu Jun looked at his teammates, and everyone felt that this was feasible. Catnip was cheaper and easier to transport than grouse.
When Yu Chi thought about it, he became a little anxious. Catnip is a treasure! Just like silk and tea in ancient times, it can be used as hard currency for the dreamland cat clan, provided that the source of goods is exclusively monopolized by earth humans.
Yu Chi almost rushed over to eat the catnip with stems and roots brought by the team this time, so that the cat and Zuge could not steal it.
Those roots, stems, and seeds all have to be pinched off, and only the leaves can be brought over in the future...
"Okay, humans will give the cat clan catnip as a tribute." Gu Jun first agreed, and then looked at the ancestor who was rolling his eyes and wondering what he was thinking, "In exchange, the ancestors will provide information to humans, and send clans personnel to work for us on Earth."
"This is fair." Elder Atal said again, "But the connection between your world and the dreamland is deeper, and there will be unknown consequences."
This issue was considered by the high-level leaders of the two circles before the team set off, and the current situation is that they must take the initiative.
At the moment, those ancestors murmured and slapped each other, thinking that this deal was done well, and there would be no need to pay tribute in the future, and the food was actually kept. As for providing information to humans and doing part-time jobs, they will be paid when the time comes. No effort, all kinds of laziness, all kinds of staying out of things... What can human beings do...
Based on this plan, the ancestors solemnly slapped their heads, and the deal was made!
Since then, Zug and Earth humans have stood together.
"Meow..." The old civet cat reminded Gu Jun and the others: "These ancestors are very cunning, and they may not work hard if they take your things."
"It's possible." Gu Jun raised his voice and told the ancestors: "We human beings treat friends with loyalty, and treat enemies with other things. If you don't work hard, we won't To provide even half a piece of catnip to the dreamland cat clan is all Zug's fault."
The cats, who were lazy and not participating in the negotiations, blew their hair one after another, and their dissatisfied meows formed a sound wave like an ocean storm.
Is there any mistake, the matter between you humans and Zug has nothing to do with our cat clan
"Don't you want to sell it?" the old civet cat asked. The normal way is to restore the tribute from the ancestors, and make deals between humans and cat clans, right
"No." Gu Jun shook his head, "If you want to blame, blame the ancestors for not working hard."
Is it better to ally directly with the cat clan? Gu Jun and the higher-ups have also considered this issue. The power of the cat clan is unknown. With the gods they believe in, their abilities will be higher, but they are not as easy to bully and cooperate as ancestors. Furthermore, Gu Jun tried it out before, but the cat clan didn't show any interest.
"You give us catnip," said the old tanuki, "we give you fine wine."
"No." Gu Jun shook his head resolutely, "The catnip we gave is actually a tribute from Zu Ge."
Now, the complexions of the ancestors changed again.