However, only Hao Ren knew about the secret connection between Vivien and the Goddess of Creation, and the others were puzzled at this time, they felt that the indigenous man in front of them must have made a mistake - perhaps there was a figure in this world who was similar in appearance to Vivien but had a high status, and this was the easiest explanation they could think of.Hao Ren knew that it would be very troublesome to talk about the reason, so he simply diverted the topic: "Vivian, you can cooperate first." ”Vivien had a question mark in her head: "With what?"
”"Pretend you're awesome," Hao Ren whispered in Vivien's ear, before coming up to the man, "Stand up, we have something to ask you." ”Vivien followed in confusion before muttering to herself, "I'm already very powerful, I'm more than 10,000 years old......
The "tribal warrior" was still in a huge confusion, his eyes constantly wandering between Vivien and Hethana, and more attention was paid to the short knife in his hand: the red light of this short knife had been flickering since just now, and it became brighter and brighter as Vivien and Hethanna approached.Hao Ren pointed to the short knife: "What's the situation?"
”The "Tribal Warrior" didn't pay attention to Hao Ren at all, he just bowed his head to Vivien in fear: "Goddess, what is the matter with your arrival?"
”Vivian was stunned for a long time and didn't move, and Hao Ren couldn't help but secretly poke her arm: "Talking to you, hurry up and make up something." ”"Uh......
Oh," Vivien looked confused, she's not good at fooling people, "I......
I'll come down and take a look, passing by, just passing by. ”The "Tribal Warrior" paid no heed to such an inexplicable answer, and his gesture of awe remained as ever: "The world will flourish as you wish, and the spirits of all living beings will rejoice in your coming." ”Hao Ren found that he was being ignored, so he had to cough harder: "Ahem, don't you introduce yourself?"
”The "Tribal Warrior" looked up at Hao Ren suspiciously, and then he showed a sudden expression: "I am the great warrior of the Hanouk tribe of the West Wind, Gezel. ”"The Hanouk tribe of the west wind?"
Hao Ren frowned, "There are still many people like you?"
”Gezel didn't understand Hao Ren's question a little, and he hesitated slightly: "There are less than ten great warriors in each clan, and the holy blades given to us by the goddess are limited, and not everyone is qualified to obtain them. ”Originally, Hao Ren wanted to ask the other party about the population, but Geisel obviously misunderstood it as something else.He mentioned the Holy Blade, and Hao Ren couldn't help but fall his gaze on the other party's short knife when he heard this word: "You said this?
Can I take a look?
”Geisel had a strange look on his face, and he seemed to think that the strangers walking with the "goddess" in front of him were a little suspicious.Noticing his hesitation, Vivien finally knew what she had to say in this situation: "Let him see, we'll check it......
Well, check to see if everything is in order with the Holy Blade that was given to you in the first place, after all, it's been quite a long time. ”With Vivien's words, the dagger also emitted a more obvious light, which seemed to be a signal that Gezel put aside all doubts and respectfully handed the weapon into Hao Ren's hands.Hao Ren took the short knife and looked at the strangely shaped blade more and more curiously.It is a short weapon that is only more than a foot long, with a strange grip made of non-gold and non-wood, and the blade part has a curved shape like a dancing flame, and complex patterns can be seen on the blade, its shape is between hieroglyphs and simple patterns, and it is a prayer in praise of wind and flowing water.The workmanship of the dagger was extraordinarily delicate, and the texture of the carved parts almost resembled that of an industrial product made with high precision, and it was hard to imagine that Geisel or his people could make weapons of this precision after seeing the rough leather coat on his body and the handmade short bow on the back.Perhaps, as he said, this is a holy blade given by the "goddess", not a human casting."
Do you have an impression of this?"
Hao Ren turned his back on Geisel's gaze and showed Vivien the dagger.Vivien was a little confused: "No, I don't remember having such a thing.And I was poor back then, as if I wanted to get such a high-level weapon, I would have exchanged it for food, and this kind of weapon was a huge fortune in human society hundreds of years ago. ”Hao Ren stroked the lines on the short knife that were glowing red: "But it's obviously reacting to you." ”Vivien placed her hand on top of the dagger, and the red light on the surface of the dagger immediately brightened to the top, and a surging, almost vital aura came from the dagger, and the metal made a subtle sound as if it were leaping with joy.Lily stuck out her tongue next to her, "And said it wasn't yours." ”"The power on this side is indeed very close to mine, but this knife is really not mine," Vivien glanced at Hao Ren, "Do you know anything?"
”"I'll tell you more when the time comes," Hao Ren said briefly, turning around and returning the short knife to Geisel, "Here you go, it's in good condition."
Can you take us to your people's place now?
”According to normal logic, a person would not be alone in this kind of savannah, and this Geisel seems to be an important person of a certain tribe, so the "Hanouk tribe of Zephyr" mentioned by the other party should be nearby.Maybe it's stationed somewhere before the probe hasn't had time to check.Gezer agreed without hesitation, but he glanced at the ruins around him with a little embarrassment: "I came here for a mission......
"Oh, I'm busy with you first," Hao Ren nodded, finding that Gezer was still a little hesitant, so he dragged Vivian to make her nod as well, "She agrees too." ”Only then did Geisel put his mind at ease, he first ran to find the quiver and arrows he had dropped, and then ran to the large platform with many stone slabs and stone tablets in Hao Ren's curious eyes.He took some herbal powder from his cloth bag and set it on fire on the stone platform in an almost sacred gesture, the smoke from the burning herbs drifting to the nearby stone slabs, while Geisel carefully observed the smoke, his face showing a serious expression.At the same time, he seemed a little reserved and embarrassed.This restraint and embarrassment came from Vivien, who looked curious not far behind.Hao Ren believed that Geisel was carrying out some kind of religious ritual, and that he came to the ruins alone with a mission given by the tribe: to worship the goddess, for example.And Vivian, who is considered a "goddess", is watching from the side, which makes it embarrassing for anyone you replace.After all, not every god is a raven 12345 painting style, and not every pope can scold his own god like Hao Ren.It didn't take long for Geisel to complete these rituals, and after he stood up, Hao Ren took the initiative to greet him: "Let's go, by the way, tell me about your tribe." ”At the same time, he also gave a new order to the data terminal in his mind: "Let all the probes be removed from the cloud top and the surface crust, and now start to intensify the scanning of this 'underground world', this space is even more interesting than we imagined." ”Geisel didn't even ask much about the identities of Hao Ren and his party, as if one Vivien was enough for him to give him the greatest trust in these strangers.He mentioned some things about this world, and since Hao Ren was not sure if the other party knew about the other layer of the crust above his head and the situation of his eldest son, he could only ask about it, and the first thing he learned was about the Gezel people.This underground world is covered by vast grasslands and sparse forests, and in Geisel's cognition, the whole world is a structure similar to the round heaven and the earth, and the majestic mountains called the "Pillars of Eternity" (in fact, the giant trees of the Pillars of Heaven) support the structure of the world, and everything in heaven and earth is given by the goddess, and everything about the goddess is an unquestionable truth.The Geisel people live on the steppes, chasing rivers and lakes that change with the seasons, and they are a semi-sedentary and semi-nomadic people, although they are often on the move, but the route and location of each migration does not change, not only because the ecology of the underground world is as precise and stable as a clock, but also seems to contain some kind of religious rules in it.In addition to the "Hanouk tribe of the west wind" mentioned by Geisel, there are also some other tribes that live in forests, mountains, swamps, etc., and these tribes usually maintain communication and maintain a very peculiar state of loose union.Hao Ren asked sideways, and found that the combined population of all these tribes was very limited: the number of humans in this world was maintained at a very low level.Not only are their populations limited, but their way of life is quite primitive, and they hardly build cities or other man-made facilities of any size, although those tribes living in mountainous areas seem to have the ability to do so, and they maintain the oldest way of life.Finally, the topic returned to the "Holy Blade" in Geisel's hands.Geisel firmly believed that the blade was given to mortals by the goddess in ancient times, and that it had an invisible connection to the goddess's powers."
Only the chosen warriors are qualified to wield the Holy Blade," Geisel proudly displayed his qualifications, placing his hand on the hilt of the dagger and holding his chest open to Vivien, "Those who are not qualified will not be able to touch the Holy Blade, they will die from boiling blood."
The power of the goddess is strengthened when it comes close to the blade or when the blade comes close to each other, but the light emitted by the blade today is the only time I have ever seen it in my life - in the tribal records, the goddess has not been in this world for many years. ”When he heard the phrase "blood boiling", Hao Ren couldn't help but glance at Vivien: there was no doubt about the nature of this power.The nature of the Blade's "discerning powers" also explains how Geisel judged Vivien's identity: he did not recklessly regard Vivien as a goddess in terms of appearance, but only came to conclusions after sensing the latter's powers.Things seem to be getting more and more interesting.
(To be continued.) )