Zero woke up suddenly, and what he saw was a roof made of planks and leaves. He rolled over and got out of bed. This is a wooden house. From the bed to the simple furniture, they are all made of trees, without any metal openings, and have the strongest original style. Walking out of the wooden house is a corridor only half a meter wide. The corridor also functions as a balcony. After passing through the other two wooden houses, it extends downward and reaches the ground.
This is the house of the Asaks, who build their houses on trees. Usually, there is only one house for each ancient tree with several people hugging each other, but what Zero is currently in is the residence of the patriarch Gao Ge. He owns three houses, built on two twin trees next to each other, which is a privilege of the patriarch.
Asak villages have no obvious signs, and they live in the woods. If you don't really enter the village, you will just think it is a forest from the outside and ignore it. There is no so-called road. When Ling followed Gao Ge and other Asaks back to the village, they all turned left and right among the woods. Even if Zero wanted to record the way down, he would not be able to record it because of the almost repeated scenes.
The only difference between the village and the woods is probably the clearing of an open space. This open space is usually used as an arena for the Asaks. On the west side of the open space, tree stumps and square feldspars are used to build something similar to an altar. There are totems carved out of wood on both sides. The totems are the faces of the Asaks. It seems that this alien race is a bit like some indigenous people in the old days, and ancestor worship is prevalent.
"Can't sleep?" Gao Ge's voice came from the side. Even if he got off his mount, the average height of an Asak was nearly three meters.
Gog stood next to Zero, and Zero came to his chest. Chief Asak waved one of his arms and said, "You humans are definitely not used to living in the jungle, but for us, this is where we were born and died."
Zero looked to the sky and said: "Patriarch Gaoge, under the same sky, in another city. I don't know if you believe that we humans and other alien races can live together in peace. This is The small results of my hard work, I hope that human beings and alien races can live in peace, instead of fighting each other to the death."
"Unfortunately, you can't represent all humans. Just like those humans who burned down our village, they have no idea of coexistence."
"So I'm working in that direction."
"Oh, so you came to this land for this purpose?"
Zero shook his head: "No, these are two different things. I suspect that the holy medicine and seeds you got from the Shadow Clan are related to the thing you are looking for. That thing is very dangerous, and it may even lead to the destruction of this planet. So I come here, I want to make sure. Simply put, I'm here to find things, not to fight with you."
Gao Ge looked at him for a while, and said: "I have sent someone to the holy temple for your request, and it is estimated that there will be news back tomorrow. But I still advise you, don't think about the Shadow Clan. Otherwise, even if You are a warrior, and war is still inevitable."
"If that thing is what I want to destroy, then even if there is a war, I will not change my mind." Zero said forcefully: "Because I know very well that once that thing is obtained by it. At that time, not only The war between us is about the whole world."
"It? What is it?"
"It..." Zero smiled wryly: "It can be said to be your mother, and it is because of it that you have you. However, you are not the life it hopes to appear, so if it appears, it will also take you Killed. Because it is the natural enemy of all life."
Gao Ge shook his head and said, "It seems that you have quite a lot of stories."
"Patriarch Gao Ge, can you tell me about the holy temple?" Zero had no intention of continuing to discuss with Gao Ge on the issue of Proseus, so he changed the subject.
"Before the Holy Temple appeared, we were a mess. At the beginning of the Holy Temple, it was actually the place where the Shadow Clan lived. We called it the Black Mountain, and the Holy Temple was built on the Black Mountain. Sorry, I can't tell you where the Black Mountain is. In short, When the Shadow Clan gave the seeds and the holy medicine to the few clans they chose, the patriarchs of the ten clans, including the Amandas, also became the elders of the holy temple."
According to Gao Ge, Zero probably has a little understanding of the power structure of the black earth. The Shadow Clan is the alien race standing at the top of this land. They are few in number, but their adult warriors are tyrannical. Under the alien race is the holy temple, which is presided over by eleven elders. The ShadowClan patriarch serves as one of the elders, and the rest are served by strong clan patriarchs like Amanda.
The holy temple is the spiritual symbol of all the alien races in this land, and it is the decision-making body of the alien races on the black land. However, the holy temple seldom issued clear instructions, and most of the time it allowed all ethnic groups to develop freely.
The most recent instruction was that when Xiu Ya led the army to invade, the temple required the alien races in the 1st to 3rd areas to evacuate, shrink into the 4th area, be protected by powerful clans like the Asaks, and organize an army against the blood cavalry.
As for how to fight against the army of blood cavalry, it is up to the patriarch of the strong clan who is responsible for organizing the resistance force to decide on his own.
From a human point of view, the power of the Holy Temple is undoubtedly loose, but its execution is beyond doubt. Even if the next order was issued occasionally, all the aliens completed it without any compromise. This is completely unimaginable in human society.
In terms of decision-making, the temple also uses a voting system. Each elder has one vote, and when the majority of votes are in favor, the decision is passed. In this regard, even the elders of the Shadow Clan do not enjoy privileges.
Gao Ge finally said: "If you want to achieve your goal and want to avoid war, then you can only hope to succeed if you get the temple to vote on this and get at least six elders to stand on your side."
Patriarch Asak walked into his own room, then turned around and said, "If you can become a warrior of hundreds of battles, then I am willing to vote for you. This vote is not for your so-called natural enemy of life, but for you daring to stand alone. The courage to come, and the will to avoid war with us so far."
Seeing Gao Ge's figure disappear into the room, Zero smiled and glanced at the sky: "The situation is not bad, at least, now there is one vote."
Beyond the vast primeval forest, there is a red-black land. The surface here is scorched black, but inside the cracked rock formations, it is red like blood. This is a black land, and there are countless rivers dividing this land into several fragments of different sizes. All rivers originate from a natural lake at the end of the land.
The black land runs from west to east, and the terrain is from high to low. The water level of the lake does not decrease all year round, which should be constantly replenished by groundwater sources. The great lake freezes in winter, and the ice and snow melt in spring. The ice water follows the terrain and flows down through the cracks in the earth, forming streams and rivers, injecting vitality into the land.
On the east side of the great lake, there are mountains and clouds going straight up. The mountain peak almost rises from the ground, the mountain is very steep, the whole body is pitch black, like the color of the earth, there is a mountain road carved in it, and there is a platform halfway up the mountain. Here, it is as if a piece of rock has been cut off halfway up the mountain, forming a concave space. You can see a few stone pillars with several people hugging to support this space. I don't know whether it was formed naturally or intentionally.
The stone pillars are gray, looking desolate and desolate in this dark mountain. And this platform is the holy temple of the alien race in the black earth. At this moment, several elders in the holy temple were arguing about something, and Girutan was among them. There is a stone basin in the center of the holy temple, and the flame on it lasts for a long time. The elders are arguing fiercely around the brazier.
"Are you kidding? Why do the Asaks hold a gladiatorial match for an outsider? What is Elder Gao Ge thinking? Just send these people away." A very short, old-faced, But the elder of the foreign race with an unusually loud voice kept hitting the ground with the crutch in his hand to emphasize his tone.
"That's because the Asaks never refuse a challenge, and they are never afraid of a challenge. If it weren't for the seriousness of the matter this time, Elder Gao Ge would not have reported it to the Holy Temple at all. I am afraid that a gladiatorial match will be held immediately?" A human-like Chinese The young man said that he looked somewhat similar to Girutan, but he was Ba Jin, the patriarch of the Amandas.
A person covered in a black robe, but with white arms protruding from the sleeves, said: "If this matter was proposed by other patriarchs, we can dismiss it. But everyone must be aware of Elder Gaoge's temperament. They The dignity and tradition of the Asak people do not allow any challenge to be avoided. If we dismiss it this time, Elder Gao Ge will not say anything, but he will inevitably have some thoughts in his heart, and it is not surprising that there will be a grudge between him and the holy temple. Therefore, this incident needs to be handled with care."
"Elder Hei Xiao is right." Another elder said: "In my opinion, the best way is to hold a gladiatorial match, and then defeat or even kill this human in the challenge match. In this way, Patriarch Goge should There is no comment."
"I think it's enough to defeat this human being. In Elder Gao Ge's message, he also pointed out that this human being tried his best to avoid war with us. If we kill him in a gladiatorial fight, we may cause unnecessary trouble." Ba Jin said.
The elder snorted before and said, "Isn't it rare for humans to kill our compatriots? Elder Ba Jin, I know that your son Girutan seems to be friends with this human being. If you favor human beings because of this, it would be too disappointing." gone."
Buckington showed an angry expression: "Elder Wade, I have to remind you. Behind this human being is a city called Dawn City. Girutan also said that this city has many high-level, a team of capable people , and thousands of soldiers. More importantly, this city is closely related to the western tundra. You should be very clear about what is there in the western tundra?"
The elder in black robe raised his hand and said: "Enough, don't fight any more. Elder Ba Jin is right, this human being is not an ordinary person. If we kill him, we will attract extremely powerful enemies. I have decided, let Gao Elder Ge will hold a gladiatorial match. Then, I, Hei Xiao, will join the battle as one of the warriors. That human can only stop at the Asak village."
He took off the hat, revealing an extremely beautiful face, but those eyes were as black as ink!