Under the leadership of the Tutu people, Zero and the Red Grand Duke passed the hinterland of the Silent Continent, and after bypassing a coconut grove in the north, the ground gradually rose, forming a slope. Walking up the hillside, the coconut trees gradually decreased, and the water mist gradually thinned out. When the sky gradually became visible, Ling heard the sound of water.
There is a regular sound of water.
The base camp of the Tutu Clan is built on this rare highland in the Silent Continent. It is not known whether it was formed naturally or artificially filled up by the Tutu Clan. The drop of the highland is about 50 meters, and the whole highland is surrounded by wooden piles and barbed wire fences of different heights. Behind the wall, there are several wooden sentry towers, which are covered with a large area of coconut leaves. From a distance, one can only think that they are a few particularly tall coconut trees, which serve as a cover-up.
Walking into the base camp of the Tutu family, you can see that the stilt buildings with the same wooden structure are patchwork and full of different styles. Behind this stilt building is a water storage pool. There are several waterwheels next to the storage pool. The waterwheels rotate to drive the pool water to form kinetic energy, so that the two old-fashioned generators next to it can work to generate a small amount of electricity for the use of the Tutu people.
From time to time, the voices of mud guards sounded from the edge of the camp.
The Mudguard is like a gorilla that is constantly flowing with mud, ranging in height from five to six meters. It's just that the genes of these mutated beasts have undergone several generations of evolution. Not only are their bodies several times larger than ordinary orangutans, but more importantly, their skin will constantly secrete a mud-like substance. In fact, those are not mud, but the body fluids of the mud guards.
These bodily fluids are radioactive and horribly corrosive. Mudguards love to pounce on their prey, once they get a hold. The ** on the surface of the body will melt the surface of the prey within 10 seconds, and will endanger the internal organs within 20 seconds. After 30 seconds, the prey will only have a skeleton left. The Tutu family kept more than a dozen of these mud guards. While using them to protect the camp, they also extracted toxins from their body fluids and applied them to their weapons, thus having a certain armor-piercing effect.
In addition to the mud guards, Zero also saw a rare species in the Silent Continent - Thorn Trolls. Thorn trolls are a bit like the legendary cyclops monsters. They are about ten meters tall and have green skin all over their bodies. On the surface of the skin, there must be thorns like chaotic snakes. These trolls can no longer tell what kind of creatures they evolved from. Using Ludu's classification of mutant beasts, the thorn trolls are heterogeneous species, that is, highly mutated beings.
There are only two such trolls in the base camp of the Tutu clan. They are very afraid of heat, and most of the time they sleep in the water storage pool. Strangely, the thorns on their bodies can purify the pollutants in the water, and the purified radiation is converted into the energy needed by the trolls to survive. This wonderful physique makes Zero can't help but marvel at the strangeness of natural creations.
In the Continent of Silence, there are about 300 Tutu people. These jungle hunters have lived in the Silent Continent for many years, and they are all too familiar with the grass and trees here. Relying on the environment of the Silent Continent, each member of the Tutu tribe can exert about 20% to 40% more power than other environments, which also makes the Tutu tribe form a force that cannot be underestimated.
The Continent of Silence is located at the border of the Green City and the Zong Kingdom. The two kingdoms in the western tundra also tried to send troops to exterminate the Tutu tribe, so as to expand their territory. However, once the troops of any kingdom entered the Continent of Silence, they were repulsed several times by the Tutu people by taking advantage of the environment. After several attempts, both Ludu and Zongguo had come to the conclusion that the benefits obtained by forcibly erasing the Tutu people were far from compensating for the losses, and such actions were stopped, and the Silent Continent became a gray area of no matter what.
Merlin and Tu Xian got to know each other through such actions. Based on some things that Zero didn't know, the two established a special friendship that was closer than an enemy and somewhat distant than a friend. He led the two to the tall building with bright feathers on the roof, and Tu first asked them to sit down on the spot. The decoration in the building is very simple, a low table and a few straw mats are the only furniture.
On the wall facing the entrance, there is a troll head that has been air-dried and preserved with special techniques, which is a testimony to Tuxian's bravery and a proof that he became the patriarch.
Sitting on a straw mat, an apparently female Tuhu tribe served a few coconuts. Open the coconut, and there is a strange fragrance inside. Tu first motioned to the two of them, and Merlin picked up a coconut first, and drank the juice inside. Seeing that he drank happily, he imitated him and picked up another coconut and drank it. The juice looks viscous, but it is very creamy. It is a bit like milk, but it has a fragrant grassy fragrance, which is very peculiar.
These special drinks of the Tutu family not only quench their thirst, but also have a high calorie content, and they are drinks that only VIPs can enjoy. Seeing that the two drank their drinks, Tu nodded with satisfaction, and then said in their unique language: "Okay, old guy, what brought you here. Moreover, you came here with a human. If it's not my eyesight, or this guy is actually a monster in human clothes?"
Merlin looked at Zero, but said in human language: "He and I are far from being friends, but because of some common reasons, we act together temporarily."
Tuxian's expression was a little awkward. After he uttered some strange syllables in his throat, he said in a somewhat difficult human language: "I'm sorry, I forgot how long I haven't spoken human language, maybe I didn't speak it very well. Alright Merlin , we don’t need to beat around the bush anymore, tell me your purpose of coming to the Silent Continent.”
Zero knew that the Red Grand Duke deliberately used human language to talk to Tuxian, in order to let himself know that there was nothing to hide between him and Tuxian. Zero chose to remain silent and handed over the right to speak to Merlin. To a certain extent, the tacit understanding between the two is quite good.
Merlin looked at Tu Xian and said: "We are here for a guy. It may already be in the Isle of Silence, or it may arrive soon, but no matter what, we have every reason to believe that it will appear here. So I I hope you can help me find it!"
"Oh, I'm very interested to know who made you, an old fellow, travel so far away?" Tu Xian said lazily, keeping himself in a comfortable sitting position.
"Midra!" The Red Grand Duke did not hesitate to announce the name of the insect king.
Tu Xian visibly froze, and then slowly asked, "The one from Kaiseras?"
"Excuse me for my ignorance, besides the bedbug, is there anyone named Midra on this tundra?"
"It seems not." Tu Xian sat up straight, then said after a moment of silence: "What is my reward?"
"Cancel the favor you owe me." Merlin said lightly.
Tu Xian shook his head: "That's not enough, old man. That's not an ordinary guy, but the king of the insect kingdom. I need to increase my chips."
"What else do you want?" Merlin frowned.
"I want you all to recognize Silent Continent as the legal private land of our Tutu tribe, and you must send troops to guard it to protect us from Kaiseras's attack!" Tuxian said word by word without haste.
Merlin showed a thoughtful expression. He crossed his fingers and said, "I can agree to you on behalf of Lord Hammeris to recognize your legitimacy. As for sending troops to garrison the rules, it is a bit difficult. Otherwise, you can follow me back to Gege Go to Niah. Although our Green City is not big, it is still possible to set aside a private land for you Tutu people to live in.”
Tu first looked at the red prince, and after staring at him for a while, he shook his head and said, "Old man, what do you think we are? We are a pack of wolves chasing freedom, not animals raised by you. There is nothing we can do about it. Sure enough, you don't accept my conditions."
Merlin wanted to say something else, but Zero suddenly grabbed his arm, and then looked at Tuxian calmly: "Excuse me, what the patriarch Tuxian just said was 'you don't accept my conditions'. Then Can I guess that Patriarch Tuxian has already proposed the same condition to someone before us? That person, shouldn’t it be Midra?”
The atmosphere in the high-rise building suddenly became condensed. Merlin lowered his head, but his body temperature continued to rise, so that a cloud of water began to rise around his body: "Is that so? Tu Xian..."
"So you've already had contact with Midra?" Merlin raised his head and shouted violently.
Tuxian still maintained the original posture: "Don't get excited? That's right, as your clever friend said, Midra had already approached me before you. His conditions were similar to yours, and he asked me to help He left you behind and turned the brave red prince into the fertilizer of the Silent Continent. I also asked him the same request, but unfortunately, he refused."
"Oh, if he agrees. Then the previous meeting will become a knife-edge scene?" Merlin asked coldly.
Tuxian said seriously: "No. If he agrees, then I will send someone to stop you outside the Continent of Silence. After all, Midra's request is to kill you here. As for the Continent of Silence, that's none of my business? "
Hearing what he said, Merlin's anger subsided somewhat. He snorted and said, "Then what are you going to do now?"
"The two don't help each other. Old man, you can stay with me for one night. Then I suggest you leave tomorrow. How can that treacherous and cunning bug of Midra be so easy to mess with? And don't you think that here is far away from Kay?" Is Xerath too close?" Tuxian said indifferently: "I have to remind you that it only takes two days at most from Kaiseras to the Isle of Silence."
"Thank you for your reminder, but I have some accounts that I have to settle with Midra. As long as he stays in the Continent of Silence, then we must stay."
"Then it's up to you. Remember, my asylum only lasts until this time tomorrow. At this time, I will not interfere with what happens between you. After all, you have to deal with Midra, and you don't want to promise me This is the only thing I can do." Tu Xian spread his hands and said.
In a tall building arranged by Tu Xian, Merlin sat on the ground with his arms folded. Judging from his elongated face, the Red Grand Duke is in a bad mood, quite bad!
Ling standing in front of the window, seeing him like this, shook his head and walked to him and said, "I don't think you need to be so angry, you are already polite enough as a friend."
"He's not my friend!" Merlin gritted his teeth.
"No matter what you think he is, in short, he didn't do anything wrong. At least he didn't tie us up and send them to that bug."
"He doesn't have the guts yet!" Merlin blurted out again, and then his tone softened: "Actually, I'm not angry with Mr. Tu. It's just that if he refuses to help, it's not easy to find that bedbug in the Isle of Silence. "
Zero sat on a straw mat opposite Merlin, and said, "I analyzed it just now, and I don't think we have no chance."
"What did you think of?" Merlin's eyes lit up.
"First of all, what the head of the Tucu family said. Midra asked the Tutu family to intervene and join hands with him to turn you, the red prince, into fertilizer in the Isle of Silence. That is to say, he made up his mind to get rid of you here, and replace you In other words, he won't leave easily until he achieves this goal. Another message is that he only wants to deal with you, so he shouldn't know about my actions with you." Zero frowned again: "It's just Now that Tuxian has met us, I think it won't be long before Midra will know this information."
"Tuxian said that the two will not help each other, and that the two will not help each other means to keep silent, so Tuxian should not leak our information." Merlin said.
"You don't need to talk about it first, but don't forget that almost the entire Tutu tribe knows about my existence. You can guarantee that Midra will not buy a few Tutu tribesmen as her eyes and ears. From your previous description Look, these aliens don't have a good reputation."
Merlin was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "If you say that, the possibility cannot be ruled out."
"I won't talk about this for now, I want to know. If you were alone, how would Midra react?" Zero said again.
Merlin snorted, "That's hard to guess, just like I want to kill him. Knowing that I'm alone, he will definitely not let me go."
"I suppose so. In that case, we might as well give it a chance."
"Opportunity? What opportunity?"
"A chance to attack you. Judging from your comments on Midra, he is selfish, cunning and cautious. He is not sure of winning, and he is definitely not willing to take it lightly. If we blindly look for his position in the Continent of Silence, God knows when we will find it. Instead of this, it is better to create an opportunity for him to take the initiative. Even better, we can use his eyeliner to convey the information I want to give him to his ears. With his personality , Nothing is more convincing than this." Zero stood up: "So, I'm leaving now."
"But before I leave, I have to show him a play!" After finishing speaking, Zero suddenly swept Merlin's side face with his leg!