"I apologize for everything Li Geer has done before."
Just as the mysterious man said, figures belonging to Duan Qing and others were also appearing in a spacious tent in the Nasu tribe. The pungent smell of various herbs that were different from ordinary tents was here.
They were constantly surrounded by people, accompanied by bottles and jars full of tribal style and crowds of onlookers full of tribal style: "As for his ignorance of the importance of his actions, I will treat him well later."
To preach.”
"It's okay, it's okay... Ouch, ouch, ouch."
Duan Qing, who was grinning and covering his shoulders, and whose right arm had been bandaged three times, managed to answer calmly with a bright smile: "This is just the inevitable result of our one-on-one duel. A duel."
There is no one who is not injured."
"As long as no one is killed in the end." He finished the last sentence with a smile, as if he was quite satisfied with the final result of his previous battle: "I hope the nobles will not use all their strength for the same reason.
We should be blamed for Geer’s injury.”
"Of course not. As you said, this is a duel." As if he understood the meaning of Duan Qing's words at this time, the man sitting opposite Duan Qing was wearing tribal costumes but his face was extremely old.
The old man replied in a calm voice: "Since it is a fair duel recognized by both parties, Li Geer himself will definitely recognize the result in the end."
"He has learned a big lesson."
After gesturing in a certain direction outside the tent, the old man turned his attention to the other players around Duan Qing, who was lying on the hospital bed in the tent: "Remember that you are called the Qingling Adventure Group, right? Regarding what your companions are saying,
Please don’t blame our tribe too much for everything you have suffered.”
"No need to say any more unnecessary words." The serious eyebrows loosened a little as the other party said these words. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had always kept a straight face, asked the other party in a calm voice: "We only want to know one thing.
:Does this mean we passed the test?"
"Well...according to the past rules of the tribe, the only one who passes the test is the one who defeats Li Geer." He reached out and tugged at his beard, and the old man's face, whose hair was covered by the gorgeous tribal headdress, seemed to be embarrassed.
Expression: "But judging from the past performance of the 'Barish' ceremony, various accidents may occur during the sacred duel, so——"
"I think it's okay to bring a few more people." He closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then looked behind him again with his own dignity restored: "What do you think, Surtu?"
"Since the patriarch said so, I will not object." Echoing the old man's words, the tall figure of a man named Surtu then appeared among the crowd watching around the tent: "I just
I think people from the Nashi tribe might disagree."
"They are not even willing to accept our 'Barish' challenge. It is too early to talk about this." He breathed out slightly, and the old man known as the patriarch replied calmly: "But
I think they will accept it. After all, if they want to win, they will definitely do things that we can't see."
"...I understand." Surtu, who stared at the back of the clan elder and remained silent for a long time, turned around and walked back again: "We will also be prepared."
"I'm sorry, the people in our tribe are a little nervous right now." Shaking his head slightly, the old man once again turned his gaze back to Duan Qing: "The enemy is currently strong, and I can't ask them anything.
There are too many, I only hope to provide some help to my people within a limited scope."
"What I said in the tribal arena must have reached your ears among your subordinates." He gestured to the side with his good hand, but Duan Qing's face remained calm.
With a faint smile: "If you don't have enough confidence in our loyalty, it is enough to exchange it with appropriate conditions. After all, you see - as long as the price is right, we adventurers are all people who dare to sacrifice our lives.
"
"My own strength has been proven in the battle just now, and I can also guarantee that the strength and skills of these companions around me will not be weaker than mine." He paused in his words and gestured.
He also passed over Xue Ling Huan Bing and others beside him: "Although I don't know if it's appropriate to say this, but those of us who dare to 'fight desperately' will definitely be more 'useful' than the warriors of your tribe."
"The rewards our tribe can provide are not abundant." His eyes fell silent to the point of closing his eyes in deep contemplation. After a long while, the Sioux clan leader slowly revealed what he had been thinking about for a long time: "The rewards you require are
, we may not be fully satisfied either.”
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, as long as the patriarch has such a wish." Duan Qing resumed the appearance of lying on the bed at the beginning, and showed his smile to the old man in front of him again: "The reward we ask for
It doesn’t have to be material things.”
"As long as it's suitable, everything can be discussed."
After another brief conversation, the elder of the Sioux tribe finally got up and left the place. Although the footsteps of the onlookers lined up appeared to be extremely grand in front of several players, they were hidden behind the scenes of turning back and leaving.
But the expression here can no longer be seen. Imagining the decision that the other person may be making in his heart at this time, Duan Qing's face as he lay back on the hospital bed became a little more solemn, and the voice belonged to Xue Ling Huan Bing
Then the noise of the Sioux people around the tent gradually dispersed, accompanied by her equally serious tone: "Did we speak a little too bluntly?"
"We don't know what kind of people the tribes on the grassland like, but there is nothing wrong with at least being frank." Still not shaking off his contemplative look, Duan Qing replied solemnly: "Everything done so far is enough.
It shows our sincerity. If we wait until we deliberately seize the credit before petitioning them, the effect may not be better than now."
"Now we can only see what the clan leader is thinking about." He also nodded his head, and Gedman, who was surrounding him on the other side, also heard the sound and replied: "I don't know what the Nashi clan is.
After all, I see that everyone, including Chief Nasuji, seems to be very nervous now."
"Is this considered taking advantage of the situation?" The one-armed Asahi Dongsheng also raised his voice and said, "The old man just looked like he wanted to refuse but was very embarrassed. He seemed to have many thoughts in his heart."
"The old man's conversation just now was very similar to ours."
Heaving a slight sigh of relief, Duan Qing, who recovered from his deep state of contemplation, replied in a low voice: "Or to be more precise, his conversation is closer to that of people from our Free Continent... He has also been like this before.
People communicate with each other?"
"Probably not." He denied it immediately, and Xue Ling Huan Bing said his answer in a deep voice: "And we have had contact with this clan leader several times in the past period. His conversation and speech
His style is not as smooth as it is today... He is using another language and habits to communicate with us. Is this what you want to say?"
"Coupled with the friendly attitude he showed today - maybe this patriarch really has a deeper study of the culture of our adventurers." Then Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "If not, then it is
He also hides some secrets that we don’t know about.”
"If we consider this as a starting point, Surtu's attitude towards us seems rather suspicious." Xue Ling Huan Bing also frowned and gradually said: "It feels like they already knew that we would participate in the tribe's ceremony...
…Has he also obtained the clan leader’s instructions a long time ago?”
"Anyway, that guy once said that he would take us to meet the clan leader." Duan Qing shrugged half of his shoulders and replied calmly: "I just didn't know about the meeting just now.
Isn’t it within that guy’s consideration?”
"He may have his own ideas to solve the current crisis of the Sioux, although this is irrelevant to us now." He slowly stood up, and Gedman stretched out his arms.
He looked at the outside of the tent, which was still full of vitality: "If it weren't for you being so seriously injured now, we might have become the guests of the patriarch."
"Don't mention it, I don't know why it ended up like this." Duan Qing curled his lips, smiled bitterly and raised his arm that was bandaged three times: "I have already used earth magic.
I made the strongest reinforcement, but it was still shattered to pieces in the impact of that punch..."
"Who told you to use all the magic that can increase speed on yourself?" It seemed that he finally mentioned the topic that concerned him, Xue Ling Huan Bing also showed a dissatisfied expression on his face: "Han Bing
Path, wind channel, and even released continuous flame shocks at every node of his forward motion... Do you think you didn't die fast enough?"
"Then what else can we do? I'm also worried that that punch won't determine the outcome." A look of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and Duan Qing looked far away outside the tent: "I no longer have the ability to fight in the future.
, I finally managed to get the only best opportunity. If I didn’t take advantage of that moment to ‘sneak attack’ the strongest punch I could to the opponent’s face, I could still have——”
His words slowly stopped in mid-air, and his gaze looking into the distance gradually solidified in a certain direction outside the tent. The tribesmen who were constantly running near that direction also began to appear as Duan Qing's gaze fell.
There was a hint of boiling, and some of the figures who had just appeared there then flew towards the other side of the settlement in the direction where the elders had just disappeared: "They're back! They're back!"
"The warriors who went to the Nashi tribe are back!"
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"The warriors who went to the Nashi tribe came back, and they brought back responses from each other."
Some time later, inside the Nasuji chief’s camp, a large number of tribal warriors and elders gathered together again and the sound of the Nasuji chief’s announcement echoed over the seats: “They agreed to our challenge.”
"The 'Barish' ceremony will be officially held in three days." In the heavy atmosphere that seemed to be solidified around him, his old eyes kept looking around here: "The location is on the bank of the Barrow River. We
On the dividing line with the Nashi clan."
"Very good! This is fair to both of us!" With an exciting voice, he broke the silence surrounding everyone. The figure of a strong man named Surtu was the first to stand up from his seat.
: "For the glory of the tribe! We will definitely bring back the final victory!"
"Don't get excited yet, Surtu." Slowly pouring out his own cold water, Sutar, who was sitting aside, warned in a low voice: "The dominant side would actually agree to such a challenge - they must have something.
What ideas we can’t see.”
"The 'Barish' ceremony itself is a sacred and solemn ceremony. Tribes that dare not accept the challenge of this ceremony will be regarded as cowards by the entire grassland." He showed a disdainful look at the other party, Surtu's disdainful eyes.
His eyes also fell on Sutar beside him: "And those who want to use despicable means in this sacred ritual will also be despised and cursed by the entire grassland."
"I didn't say they would definitely use some despicable means, but we do know very little about this new neighbor." Sutar's voice calmly sounded in the ears of others: "
Although I don’t doubt the strength of our tribe’s warriors, if they also raise many bloodthirsty warriors and beasts——”
"It doesn't matter, we also have our own methods." He raised his hand to interrupt what the middle-aged tribal man wanted to say next. The tribe leader named Nasuji finally spoke his old voice again: "But since the other party has already
Having agreed to this sacred duel, we must be fully prepared."
"Surtu, how is the selection of the warriors going?" His eyes shifted slightly, and he whispered to Surtu beside him: "Have we gathered the most powerful warriors in the tribe?"
"Please rest assured, Chief, we will select the most powerful warriors here to fight." After patting his chest, Surtu's vowed voice then became a little hesitant: "But...
According to the rules, some outsiders who participated in the election also became members of the expedition list."
"I'm not talking about the person you just went to meet, but another guy." He raised his hand to indicate, with a look of not knowing what to do on his face: "Although I'm not sure——
"
"But that guy seems to be an adventurer too."
This chapter has been completed!