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When the eastern sky lightened slightly, Zero had already woken up. Pushing the door out of the house, the entire Asak village is filled with a sense of busyness. Some female Asaks are cooking food, while the men pull a lot of ready-made wood from outside the village for the fire. Their life is still very primitive, without using special tools. The food was thrown into a few large pots, and the stove below was made of stones.
But Ling clearly remembered that the crossbow used by Gao Ge was not primitive at all. The rate of fire and penetration power that the blade hunter can't react in time can only be achieved after using a special system drive. It stands to reason that the Asaks have lived long before the life of this primitive tribe.
"Are you very interested in our life?" Gao Ge came out of the house and saw Zero looking at the village under the tree, so he couldn't help but say.
Zero smiled and said: "Understanding the life of an ethnic group is conducive to understanding its habits, so that better communication can be made. I think so."
Gao Ge showed a thoughtful expression: "You are very reasonable. You can indeed see many habits and traces of an ethnic group from the living habits. It's just that there are not many human beings like you who are willing to communicate with us. There wouldn't be so many wars."
Zero nodded in agreement, the disputes between humans and alien races may originate from the lack of resources. But this will not be the only fuse. More, it comes from the mutual competition, distrust and even the eventual outbreak of war between two different life forms.
"They will deliver the food soon, if you want to know more, just follow me." Gao Ge beckoned and invited Zero to enter his house.
In addition to Gao Ge, there is another Asak woman in the tree house, who should be Gao Ge's wife. To be honest, Zero has not yet been able to tell the difference between a man and a woman in Asak. Just looking at it from the outside, there is not much difference between them, women are shorter than men, but their external features are almost the same. Gogg said something to his wife in the language of her tribe, and the woman nodded and exited the tree house.
After a while, she came in with a wooden tray with some cooked steaks on it. After putting down the plate of food, Gao Ge's wife left again, leaving only zero or two people in the house.
Gao Ge picked up a piece of steak and put it in his mouth: "Eat it."
Zero looked at the plate, except for the steak, there were no other eating tools on it. And judging from the quality of the steak, it doesn't even have any seasoning, it's just cooked. He picked a small piece and brought it to his mouth to chew. I only feel that the meat is rough and the fibers are thick, making it difficult to swallow. In addition, there is no seasoning, not to mention the meat, there is even a kind of bitterness that melts in the mouth.
Just out of politeness, Zero ate the steak anyway. Seeing this, Gao Ge laughed loudly: "You humans must not be used to our food, let alone you, even other clans, especially the Amandas, are very puzzled that we maintain such a tradition."
Patriarch Asak's face was serious, and he said: "But they have forgotten how hard we survived on this land after the catastrophe, and what price we paid to have the scale we have today. Too much The comfortable life has made them gradually forget their nature, especially the special blood of the Amandas, which has made their habits and life gradually move closer to the human side."
After a pause, he continued: "Of course, I'm not saying that such a change must be bad. It's just out of our own habit of the Asak people to maintain a primitive life, so as to warn the people not to relax about this The vigilance of the world."
Gao Ge stood up and found an animal skin bag from a box in the house, which was also the only utensil that could be used to store things in the whole wooden house. The bag was tied tightly with a rope made of grass, and Gao Ge threw it to Zero and said: "This is Ba Jin, the patriarch of the Amanda people. The gift he gave me when we met last time said that it can make food delicious. The miracle of nature. I haven't been able to use it, so I'll use it for you."
Zero opened, and inside was some salt-like powder. Sprinkle them slightly on one of the steaks, and the powder quickly penetrates into the meat. Zero took another bite, and the meat became less rough, with a salty taste and a faint smell of licorice. Sure enough, the taste of the food became much more delicious.
At this moment, the sound of a bird flapping its wings sounded outside the house. Goge went out, and Zero saw the big black falcon fall into Goge's hands. The falcon chirped, and Zero noticed a certain pattern in its chirping. After calling it three times in a row, Gao Ge waved his hand, and it flew away. Patriarch Asak looked at Zero and said: "There is news from the holy temple, and they agree to let you participate in the gladiatorial battle of the warriors!"
Ling Yizheng, things went well beyond his expectations.
At the same time, at the foot of Montenegro, two figures walked side by side. When they came to the shore of the Great Lake, one of the short figures stopped, and the man lifted off the cap of his cloak, revealing a boy's face. Another tall man stepped forward, touched his head and said, "What are you thinking, Girutan?"
"Father, that..." Girutan raised his head: "Why did Hei Xiao go there in person? He is the elder of the Shadow Clan and the strongest fighter in the entire Shadow Clan. Is he just going to defeat Zero?"
"I don't think it's that simple either." Ba Jin, the patriarch of the Amandas, simply sat down, lifted his hat, scratched his head and said, "That guy, Hei Xiao, has always been a gloomy person, and it's rare to see him fighting with others." .It always feels strange to be so active now. However, during the time you left, there were some unconfirmed rumors in the Shadow Clan."
Girutan Yizheng: "What rumors?"
"The Shadow Clan is almost finished." Ba Jin said softly.
But these words flashed in Girutan's ears like thunder: "Why, how did this happen?"
"I don't know if it's true or not? It seems that they were abandoned by the God of Darkness. Now most of the Shadow Clan can't afford to get sick, and only Hei Xiao is still acting as usual." Ba Jin picked up a stone and threw it into the lake: "There is a saying among human beings that there is no reason for it. It is not surprising that there are such rumors in the Shadow Clan. One is that in the past two years, except for Hei Xiao, no other Shadow Clan people have been around, even though their number is not many; The second is that since the human girl you brought used the seed of that year, in the past two years, the Shadow Clan has never given us a seed, let alone a holy medicine."
Girutan's eyes widened, and he said softly, "If the rumors are true, then once ShadowClan falls..."
"The holy temple is finished." Ba Jin spoke his mind for his son: "I think Hei Xiao can't wait to go out on his own this time. I'm afraid it's not as simple as defeating your human friend. It's just that what he is thinking is beyond my control." Figured it out."
Girutan closed his eyes, and after a while he said, "Father, hold a coming-of-age ceremony for me when I go back."
"What?"
Ba Jin didn't believe his ears, he looked at his son and said, "You finally..."
"Looking at the current situation, whether it is human beings or us, the following situation will become very complicated. Anyway, I am also a part of the Amanda people. Maybe..." Girutan looked into the water, from the holy lake In the water of the lake, it seems that the silver-haired figure can be seen. It's just that the wind blows, and the shadow of the man in the lake is quickly blown away: "Perhaps, it's time for me to grow up."
It was already afternoon, and Ling could see that a simple arena had been set up in the center of the village. After receiving the news from the holy temple this morning, Gao Ge ordered his clansmen to build a ring. Hearing that a gladiatorial match of the warriors of hundreds of battles will be held, the Asak people who advocate courage and strength are very excited. The men rushed into the woods, brought down the towering trees, cut them into pieces of logs and dragged them back, and then used the wood and straw ropes to build the hexagonal arena in one time.
The two totem poles placed on the altar were also moved to the southeast corner of the arena. The totem poles were inserted into the ground and fixed with stones. When this was done, the Asaks burst into cries of excitement.
Gao Ge nodded towards Zero, indicating that it was time to start.
Zero took off the tactical kit used for camouflage, and finally even changed the tactical uniform, and replaced it with an Asak animal skin vest and jacket. Gao Ge's wife personally put on Zero shoes made of straw rope , and then made a paint with tree sap and lime to draw a circular totem on Zero's forehead. Gao Ge told Zero that every time he defeated an Asak warrior, he would have one more totem on his body. When the whole body is covered with a hundred totems, he is the entire black land, a warrior who must be recognized by all other races.
Zero is speechless, and the totem on Ganqing's body also plays a role in scoring.
Followed Gaoge down the tree house and came to the field of the village. The arena is already full of Asak men, and they can challenge Zero at any time. As for the women, they stayed in the tree house like Gao Ge's wife, watching the grand event silently.
Zero is a human being, and the Asaks don't like humans at all. But they respect warriors, no matter whether Zero can become a warrior of all battles in the end, the courage to come to the Asak village alone and stand in the ring alone won their respect.
Gao Ge and Ling stood on the ring together, he held up Ling's hand, yelled a few times in the tribal language, and said to Ling: "It's time to start."
The ceremony is ridiculously simple, which should also be related to the simple style of the Asak people. Zero does as the Romans do, nodding in agreement. Gao Ge quietly said: "If you can defeat 99 people, then I will fight with you in person."
"I won't keep you waiting too long," Zero said.
Gaoge's resignation means that the gladiatorial fight can begin. But what makes Ling dumbfounded is that the Asak people are vying to compete with themselves on stage. However, in the tradition of the warriors who fight every time, only one person can challenge each time, so in order to fight for who will be the first to take the stage, the Asakers almost fought themselves. In the end, Gogg stopped them, and then a man dressed like a priest asked someone to bring out a cauldron, which was filled with skulls of various creatures. At a glance, most of them were animal bones, and a few were Asak skulls. The skulls are painted with some symbols in black paint, but are mostly blank.
Under the yell of the priest, the Asaks gathered around the cauldron, each holding a skull. The person who caught the symbol on the skull screamed excitedly, while the one without the symbol was dejected.
Zero was relieved, it turned out that they were drawing lots.