Haiwei sat back in frustration, she also understood what Feng said, but she still felt a little uncomfortable. Suddenly, I felt a warm hand pat on my head, but when I looked up, I saw Zero's face. Zero said indifferently: "Remember, we are just passing by. That's all."
"Wait!" Di Lei shouted: "Everyone, I didn't do this for myself, but for our Jialan clan. My uncle Horn planned to transport the treasures of the clan to the mainland to sell, but grandpa said , These treasures will attract demons, and eventually our family will perish! I can't let this happen, so I beg you, please help me once!"
Feng wondered: "What kind of baby is so powerful, and even recruited demons!"
"This is, we call it green crystal!" He took out a small bottle from the tube top, and in the bottle in Di Lei's hand was a small crystal-like thing. The whole body is called dark green, crystal clear, with green fluorescence passing through the texture of the stone from time to time, beautiful and mysterious.
"What is this?" Feng squeezed over and asked.
Di Lei seemed not used to being so close to a man, and two red clouds floated on her dark face. She leaned back slightly, and said: "If these things are used properly, they can be used for many things. Among them, the most widely used is to make fire. The eternal flame in our family is the credit of the green crystal. As long as a small Just a little bit can keep the sacred fire burning for a long time, so as to drive away darkness and beasts!"
She said she was going to uncork the bottle.
"Wait, don't open it!" Billy yelled suddenly, he stumbled and ran over, even ignoring the usual etiquette, pulled Feng away, and then held the spar in Diwei's bottle to look at it. This prismatic spar made Billy's hands tremble when he saw it. He turned his head to Zero and said excitedly, "My lord, this is not a spar, it's green uranium!"
"uranium?"
Zero was really shocked. In turbulent times, uranium was a precious and rare ore. It is the fuel of nuclear power plants, and it can play a huge role. There are naturally uranium mines distributed on the Central Continent, and even the green capital of Georgia has two large uranium mines. The emergence of uranium also provides a powerful impetus for the progress of this era. Before the fourth era civilization finds a way to directly convert energy from light energy, nuclear energy will be the most powerful energy source in this era. Therefore, uranium The importance is self-evident.
Unexpectedly, the treasure of Di Lei and his family turned out to be such a thing as uranium. Naturally, no one would have too much of this precious mineral. From Billy and everyone's reaction, Di Lei seemed to realize something. She hurriedly stuffed the bottle of green uranium back into the tube top. The radiation of this kind of thing is very strong, but the strange thing is that Billy's radiation reaction machine has not prompted, apparently the bottle is a special isolation container, which reduces the radioactivity of the uranium to a safe level, if not completely isolated within the line.
Seeing that the Garan people are very primitive in terms of clothing and weapons, their unique uranium technology seems to far exceed the civilization that a primitive tribe should have, and it is unknown how many people sacrificed to achieve what they are now.
The crowd dispersed, Ling walked over, squatted down and said to Di Lei: "Your grandfather is right, this kind of thing will indeed attract demons. I can tell you that your green crystals are very important to us on the mainland. It is a precious energy fuel. For it, we can even launch a war at all costs, even if you completely wipe out the Jialan tribe from the island, we still have to get it!"
Di Lei suddenly trembled violently, looked at the entrance of the cave, obviously planning to escape. Zero shook his head and said, "Don't go out, it's raining outside right now, with radiation rain, you definitely won't last 12 hours with your physical strength."
Sitting down in front of Di Lei, Zero said again: "I want to make a deal with you. If you agree, then I can help you return to the position of patriarch. But before that, I need to know your attitude."
"manner?"
"That's right, or how you treat your uncle Horn. If you help you regain the position of patriarch, how will you deal with your uncle?" Zero asked.
Di Lei thought for a while, then whispered: "He is always my last relative in this world. If possible, I would like to imprison him or exile him..."
"If this is the case, then it's a pity. I can't help you, I will leave, and then attack with an army, flatten your Jiali clan, and take this precious uranium mine!" Zero's eyes glowed with awe-inspiring determination. , Like a sharp sword deeply pierced into the girl's heart.
Haiwei wanted to stand up and speak for Di Lei, but was caught by Yeliu. Looking at Ye Liu, the latter shook his head decisively, and the girl had no choice but to sit back.
Di Lei hurriedly said: "No, please..."
Zero's expression eased, and said: "Now you know, this world is very cruel. There are many people who are stronger than you. It is no exaggeration to say that just one of us here is enough to make you exterminate. I think The deal with you is to buy green uranium from here with equivalent materials or other things you need by using formal commercial means. You can live better without worrying about being destroyed while guarding green uranium. I can even station troops here to protect the uranium mine and you. But these things must be based on the premise that you have the responsibility and stamina that a patriarch should have!"
Di Lei obviously didn't understand, and looked at Zero helplessly.
Zero knew that, strictly speaking, Di Lei was still just a child, and it was too heavy for her to bear these things now. But her grandpa is dead, and she has lost her asylum, so there is no time for her to grow up slowly. Whether she is willing or unwilling, if she wants to live, she can only carry these things, otherwise she can only be abandoned by this cruel era. So Zero continued: "You have the role of the patriarch, but you are not enough. Take your uncle as an example, he wants to kill you, you just imprison or exile him. I am not saying that your benevolence and righteousness are wrong, but that you use It’s not a good place. If you do this, I’m 100% sure that he will find a way to come back and kill you! Then, my help to you would be completely meaningless, wouldn’t it?”
Di Lei sat down on the ground in a daze, her eyes were flickering, obviously struggling in her heart.
"Once, a friend told me that under the throne of power, it must be made of blood and bones. Throughout history, there has never been a record of winning power by peaceful means. Sitting In that supreme position, you have to shoulder more things than others. But as long as you believe that you are right and can bring happiness to the people you protect, then let it go. Even behind your back, you have to bear Those victims are watching you in hell!" Ling Shen said: "This is the so-called measure!"
After finishing speaking, he walked back: "You have one night to think about it, think about it carefully, and tell me when you have the answer."
Sitting back beside Leah, the latter looked at him lewdly. Ling Yi smiled and said, "Are you wondering why I didn't want to interfere before, but now I become active when I hear uranium?"
Liya didn't answer, and Zero said by himself: "I didn't want to intervene before because I didn't want to waste resources and time on some trivial matters. But since the Garan tribe has uranium mines, it's different. In other words, they own me. The value of stopping!"
"It sounds like a philistine. I'm like a businessman who cares about everything. But it's the same. If I just want to be a lord, or just be a nobleman, then it's fine. Then I don't even need to ask for things like Di Lei. Help her in return. But the road I want to take is not the road of benevolence. I am racing against time, and I need to hold all the resources tightly in my hands, make good use of every strength, and make every move well Seize every opportunity to grow stronger and stronger, so I am destined not to take the path of benevolence, but the path of hegemony." Ling said: "It seems like I might threaten this little girl, but at least, it will be easier for her to trade with me Being silenced by other people. Maybe I will be infamous and tainted because of this, but I can't control so much... … "
As Zero said, he is following the path of the overlord. On this road, there will never be less blood and sacrifices. He already has the consciousness to bear these things, so how can he be afraid of another crime of threatening
Liya smiled and said, "Why do you need to tell me so much, I have never questioned you. Even if the whole world thinks you are wrong, I will support you."
Zero nodded and said, "It's getting late, let's rest."
Di Lei thought about it for a long time, and she almost slept through the night. In the middle of the night, Hai Wei got up to see her several times, and saw her staring at a campfire in a daze. Looking at her like this, Haiwei felt very lucky, at least she didn't have to think about so many things, and she didn't have to bear so many responsibilities. She took a blanket and draped it over Delay, who gave her a grateful look.
"I know it's hard to make a decision about this kind of thing. After all, there is only one relative." Haiwei sat down next to Di Lei and said, "Before we met our heads, I lived with my only relative, which is my brother. In the base. We took care of each other and worked hard to live. Until one day disaster struck and my brother died. For a while, I didn’t want to live anymore, but in the end I survived. Because I knew that my brother must not want me. So dead. Then I met the head, and then the trajectory of my whole life changed."
Haiwei scratched her head, stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't know how to explain those big truths, but I can be sure of one thing. So far, my head hasn't missed a single thing!"
On the second day, Di Lei walked up to Ling and said, "I've made up my mind."
"So, what's your answer?" Zero asked.
Di Lei took out a small knife from the back of her waist and said, "I will use it to see uncle off personally."
Zero looked at her seriously, and Di Lei didn't avoid his gaze. After the two of them looked at each other for a while. Nodding his head, he said, "Then, it's a deal."
Haiwei immediately jumped up and said, "I'll help too."
Seeing that other people were also ready to move, Ling shook his head and smiled and said, "You all stay here for me, I can do this by myself." As soon as Haiwei said this, Haiwei immediately burst into a bubble like a deflated balloon. After sitting back, Ling said to Di Lei, "Let's go, I'll take you home."
Di Lei nodded and strode out of the cave. The bright sky was oncoming, and the moment she stepped out of the cave, she knew that she had reached a turning point in her life and was walking towards a road from which she could not turn back. This road will not be easy, but she has made up her mind to go to the end.
The girl took Zero and walked towards the jungle yesterday. According to her description, the Garan tribe lived in a valley protected by mountains behind the island. The towering peaks around them are natural screens, blocking the strong wind and wild beasts for them, so that the Jialan tribe can thrive there. The green crystal, that is, the uranium ore, is under the mountains of the mountains, entering from a place regarded as a holy cave by the Jialan tribe. It's just that with the technology of the Jialan tribe, the amount mined every year is extremely limited. This is naturally not a problem for Zero. After the construction of the Golden Harbor is completed, as long as there is a complete navigation chart, then it will be possible to realize commercial exchanges with the uranium mine on this island. Naturally, the sailboats used are like the old medieval sailing ships, and even the army that protects the uranium mines can be transported by making large ships.
Of course, these are things for later. The first task now is to help Di Lei regain the position of patriarch. While walking, Zero asks them about the internal situation of the Jialan clan in order to formulate a strategy. Di Lei's uncle Horn must be killed, but not simply killed. After all, Di Lei doesn't have enough prestige in the clan. Even if Horn is killed, she won't be able to sit in the patriarch's position for a few days, and there will definitely be people peeping at this position again.
If Di Lei had no worries, he couldn't simply kill Horn. Instead, he wanted to use this incident to let Di Lei establish his prestige in the clan. Zero not only wanted to kill Horn, but also those who dared to intercept him. According to Ling, even if nearly half of the people had to be killed this time, even if the Jialan tribe wanted to bleed like a river, they had to be killed. Only those who are afraid of killing and hurting are those who dare to have a different heart, can Di Lei's position be seated long enough.
Hearing Zero's murderous words, the girl's heart beat faster.
"But..." Ling stretched out his hand and flicked, and a giant python's head 100 meters away suddenly exploded into a ball of blood powder, and the soft snake body fell off. They walked all the way, and Zero used this method that Di Lei couldn't understand to clear the "roadblocks" one after another. With his murderous words, if Di Lei hadn't made up his mind, his legs would be weak and he would not be able to walk now. .
Zero added: "Killing is to kill, but you can't kill indiscriminately. Killing indiscriminately will not only gain no prestige, but will also plant hatred for you. Therefore, the people who must be killed can only be people from your uncle's faction. As for other people, at most Just teach it a lesson.”
These methods of Zero, simple to say, are the valuable experience and essence of human power struggles for thousands of years. Used in primitive tribes like the Jialan tribe, it is a small talent with great use. After all, for these aboriginals with relatively simple ideas, restraint and balance are too complicated. If it wasn't for the uranium mine, Zero wouldn't have talked so much with Di Lei. But with the birth of uranium mines, this island will gradually develop, and maybe even a small seaside city will be formed here.
Then at that time, the Jialan tribe will gradually develop, and people's hearts will become complicated. Therefore, these words of zero really play a role in preventing the end of the fire.
Di Lei didn't understand half of it, but instead she forcibly memorized everything Ling said, only to think about it later. Also because of the fate of meeting Zero today, Di Lei will become the most respected patriarch of the Jialan clan in the future, and her story will even be passed down to future generations. These are all things for later, so I won’t show them for the time being.
Besides, Zero learned from Di Lei's words that their tribe's inheritance ceremony for the patriarch is very special. Although appointed by the patriarch, it must be approved by the priest before it can take effect. In other words, even if Horn killed Di Lei before the priest admitted it, he was not the patriarch. What's more, now that Di Lei is not dead, he can't sit in this position.
In this way, zero and two people are left with precious time. Otherwise, let Horn take the position of patriarch, and because the priest has not accepted Di Lei's status before. Then killing Horn is not about defending rights, but about seizing the throne. Although the results of the two are the same, they are quite different in terms of name and heart. Di Lei didn't know much about the stakes, and Zero didn't say much about it.
"So, did your grandfather reveal to the priest that he wants you to be the patriarch?"
By noon they were out of the jungle, and while they were resting by a stream, Zero asked.
Di Lei nodded and said, "When grandpa was sick, he once met Priest Bari. He told the priest in front of me that after his death, I would inherit the position of patriarch. But not long after grandpa died, my uncle Just let someone kill me, the priest had no time to hold the succession ceremony for me, and I had already escaped. After that, I hid in the jungle for a few days, and I will meet you when I come back."
"That's good, then as long as the priest survives, your identity will be confirmed. But there is another point worth considering, is there any possibility that your Bari priest will be bought by your uncle?" Zero asked again.
Di Lei immediately shook her head and said, "Only the most just people in the clan can serve as priests. Before becoming priests, they have sworn oaths to the gods. If they violate the balance in their hearts, they will suffer eternal hell after death." Yehuo's roast question. This is the most important oath in our clan, and no one will dare to break it, so it is absolutely impossible for Priest Bari to be bribed by my uncle!"
"That's easy." Zero stood up and said, "Then, let's meet this Priest of Bari first!"
"As I said, it is impossible for Di Lei to come back again. Priest Bari, as the son of the patriarch Waha, after the death of the patriarch, isn't it normal for me to inherit the position of the patriarch?"
Inside a tent, a tall man growled at a thin old man. But the old man was unmoved, on his wrinkled face like tree bark, a pair of crystal clear eyes reflected the ugly face of the man before him. The old man said unhurriedly: "It's a pity, Horn, before your father passed away, he did tell me that the position of patriarch will be inherited by Di Lei. Unless I see her body, this decision will never change! "