"Your Excellency Surtu."
Some time later, in the depths of the banquet, Duan Qing's figure gradually appeared next to Surtu, who was also sitting in the corner of the banquet next to the bonfire. His body was full of smoke and oily smell, and then he looked slightly drunk.
, the strong man who looked a little relaxed pulled him aside, and slapped him to wake him up from his shaking state: "Stop jumping along. Before the banquet is over, I have something to talk to you about.
talk."
"...let's go over there."
Staring at the gray-robed magician, Surtu gradually regained his consciousness and walked behind Duan Qing with a drink in his hand: "I also think it is necessary to have a good talk with you. After all, we have just arrived here.
Considered a guest, and——”
"The poor man who was rescued here by you wonderful adventurers."
Away from the darkness brought by the bonfire, the tall and burly new patriarch's face became difficult to distinguish clearly. He slowly took the wine bottle in his hand back into his arms, and then deeply kissed Duan Qing.
Yili: "It shouldn't be too late to say this now."
"Thank you." His head bowed deeply as he bowed, and his voice became much more sincere: "Whether it's me or my people - without your salvation, we would have been
I can’t stand here alive.”
"Don't say that, we are all a family." Duan Qing, who was slightly relieved, stepped forward and hurriedly stretched out his hand to help the figure who was a little taller than him: "Protect you from all kinds of dangers.
Preventing disasters and difficulties is a task we agreed on when we first met. We are just fulfilling our own responsibilities. If you really don't want to accept it——"
"Just think that you made the right bet." Looking at the face of Surtu who slowly raised his head, Duan Qing also burst out with a smile of his own: "We adventurers are very strong - this concept
It is equally applicable whether it is in the Free Continent or the Wind Continent.”
"Haha, that's right." He nodded approvingly, and Sultu, who straightened up, also smiled: "I have deeply felt your energy, as well as your endless routines and surprises... By the way.
"
"Regarding the Divine Envoy, could you please help us ask a few more questions?" As if he remembered something, the patriarch then carefully considered what he said slightly hesitantly: "Since I came to her in the sky,
We have only seen her once since the establishment of the territory. We still have many questions about our people, our future way of survival, etc.—"
"Before that, I need you to answer some of our questions."
He raised his hand to interrupt the other party's words, and the gray-robed magician's face became much more serious: "Considering the relationship between you and me and the divine envoy, there are some problems that we can only ask you to solve."
"……What's up?"
"Of course it's about the sacred mountain."
Duan Qing, whose face became extremely serious, then took Surtu to the depths of the ruins further away from the bonfire and the noisy crowd: "We have now broken with the Hulun tribe, and it looks like we are standing on the same side.
We have reached this side of the Holy Mountain, but I don’t think if we really reach the range of the Holy Mountain, those guys who have never shown up will accept us so easily."
"Just think of it as the suspicious behavior of adventurers like us who have no faith." He faced the starlight scattered between the ruined walls, his hair slowly flowing in the breeze: "But before we understand these problems,
We dare not have unauthorized contact with the sacred mountain, even if there are divine envoys."
"You adventurers are really strange."
Shaking his head, Surtu then slowly put away the doubtful look on his face: "No, or is it because of your personality? I feel that you always become confused when it comes to this kind of issue.
Be extremely careful.”
"There is no way, we are walking on a tightrope all the way." Duan Qing waved his hand: "If we were not careful, we would have died countless times."
"So what's your question?"
"If possible, please tell us the tickets you have."
Staring into Surtu's eyes, Duan Qing slowly asked his first sentence: "Or 'certificate', 'token' - in short, it is something used to enter the sacred mountain. If I remember correctly,
You've mentioned this before, right?"
"That's right? If we want to enter the sacred mountain, we need some kind of recognized token." Surtu's expression also became solemn: "This is also the result of my conversation with the Wabu tribe: the chief of the Wabu tribe
Give me the inheritance of their family, there is something in that inheritance that can make the mountain recognize our qualifications."
"I'm glad you are willing to tell me about this." Duan Qing nodded: "Presumably this is also the reason why the Wabu tribe has been hunted down, right?"
"That's right? The same is true for our Su tribe." Surtu nodded his head cautiously: "It's just that we were once a member of the central tribe of the grassland. We who were eliminated have no advantage in this regard.
.”
"This is exactly the key thing I want to ask." Duan Qing's next question followed: "What exactly is this so-called inheritance? What is the method used by the Holy Mountain to select voters?"
"The Continent of Wind is a continent of wind. The monsoon here has never stopped." Starting with this sentence that has been repeated many times, Surtu sighed and turned to a certain place deep in the floating island.
Looking at the night in this direction: "Because of the monsoon? Every tribe here faces the test of survival all the time. Strong tribes will have more strength and numbers to snatch the wind stone and other resources for survival? So?"
They are also more qualified to choose a better place to live."
"There are no 'selection' criteria for the sacred mountain itself? They open the road to the sacred mountain at a specific time every year." The tall and burly tribal chief crossed his arms: "That is a special wind channel, which is the central
The only wind channel in the grassland that will not be affected by strong winds? Enter the sacred mountain through that wind channel and become a tribe and electorate recognized by the sacred mountain. Everyone in the tribe will also get rid of the survival problems of the Wind Continent? Live in peace and happiness forever
.”
"But not everyone has the qualifications to enter this passage? At least in the eyes of many tribes on the grassland." Duan Qing replied after the other party's words: "In order to control this 'qualification', the Central Tribe was born.
Already? Really?"
"Yes." Looking at Duan Qing indifferently, Surtu replied: "Whether it is the opening time of the wind duct, the width of the wind duct? Even the extent of the capacity of the sacred mountain itself determines that it is not possible for everyone
Can everyone be one of the lucky ones? Since everyone wants to snatch this qualification, then we all naturally choose a fair way to compete, that is, whose fist is more powerful."
"Over time, only the powerful tribes remained in the Central Grassland area." The strong man sighed again: "This is also a rumor I have heard since I made the noise, because the Sioux tribe
I had already left that place at that time.”
"Then what is the so-called 'inheritance'?"
"Because the qualifications to enter the sacred mountain cannot always be determined by force."
After regaining some of his emotions, Surtu turned to his next answer: "The larger the tribe, the more difficult it is to bear the trauma left by the fierce killings, so when the competition gradually becomes more intense,
After the situation emerged where no one dared to do anything to anyone, the few people who stayed in the central grassland and represented the most powerful tribe on the continent stopped and established a series of rules."
"This includes such a rule: Tribes that have obtained qualifications and made outstanding contributions to the grassland can leave their own tokens as inheritance, so that they can obtain the 'qualifications' of other tribes in possible situations in the future.
Admit it." Surtu slowly said the answer Duan Qing wanted: "No matter how strong or weak this qualification is, as long as you take out this token, the entire tribe can enter the sacred mountain unconditionally, but it can only be used once."
"...the Wabu tribe is a tribe that has made great contributions to this continent?" So Duan Qing glared at himself: "Why haven't I heard you mention this before? Are they so famous on this continent?
?”
"Of course not, I don't know how the Wabu clan chief got this inheritance." Surtu shook his head: "Maybe it's because of favors, maybe it's because of money, in short they don't know why they have this inheritance.
It’s a token, and it’s still kept secret.”
"But because they are not powerful themselves and have never made similar contributions, this qualification is immediately known to be fake." Duan Qing seemed to finally see through the cause and effect, and said this sentence slowly.
: "Later, for some unknown reason, the news leaked out again, and this tribe fell into its current fate."
"That's right, without the protection of the sacred mountain, and without strong power as a guarantee, this tribe has been hunted by other tribes, and eventually fled to the north." Surtu replied in a dull voice: "Until they met us.
"
"You were once one of the central tribes on the grassland, and your qualifications have been recognized by other tribes." Duan Qing looked at Surtu's face with a matter-of-fact expression: "If you use this qualification, you
There are no obstacles.”
"In fact, there are still obstacles, but I have already thought of countermeasures." Surtu shook his head and sighed: "However, before we used this countermeasure, we met the Hulun tribe."
"The leader of the Hulun tribe must also know these things, so he also made corresponding requests, right?" Duan Qing rubbed his chin: "Let me guess - well, they also want to get a share of it.
A piece of soup?"
"It is impossible for one token to represent two tribes, especially when both tribes were once members of the central tribe." Surtu shook his head again: "Unless the two tribes merge into one, or just
As they proposed when they entertained me—"
"No matter what good reasons they proposed to you at that time, most of them have turned into bubbles now." Duan Qing interrupted the other party with his hand again, and said in a deep voice: "Because they chose the former, right?"
"To be honest, I have great admiration for the Hulun warriors themselves." Surtu also raised his head: "In this extraordinary period, join the Hulun Tribe, become one of them and work with them.
I actually don’t have much objection to fighting side by side, but I am now the leader of the Sioux tribe, and I carry the name of the Sioux tribe on my back."
"Even if I put aside the opposition voices in the tribe, I can't just hand over the tribe." He clenched his fist hard, and then slowly loosened it as if he was relieved: "I think that Hu
Lambato probably saw through my mind, so he chose to let me drink the blood of Dragon Rebellion at the banquet."
"...So how are you feeling now? Are there any other health problems?"
"No, thank you for your help." He bowed his head again and saluted, and Surtu then asked in reply: "Now that I have told you everything I can tell you, will these things be of any help to you?"
"Of course it helps, but it helps all of us." Duan Qing nodded his head and replied decisively: "Because of the existence of this token, our current situation has become very delicate."
"The Hulun people who have lost this shortcut will most likely choose their own way to enter the sacred mountain. We don't care about this for the time being." He gestured in front of Surtu with his fingers, looking at the starry sky and the territory of the floating tower.
Swinging back and forth in the space between them: "But the goal of you and me is still to go to the sacred mountain. You shouldn't deny this, right?"
"Of course." Surtu replied with an affirmative voice: "Regardless of the existence of faith, even if it is for the sake of my tribe, I will continue to walk along this path - what, what's the problem?"
"Of course there is a problem. After all, I have heard for a long time that the so-called tokens and qualifications are the rules set by you, the powerful tribes on the grassland." Duan Qing pointed to the surroundings of the two people: "But now we
There is a simpler and more convenient method.”
"We have a divine envoy and a floating island." He spread his hands on both sides: "Without the constraints of the wind channel, we can choose to enter the sacred mountain at any time."
"That's right." After hesitating for a moment, Surtu finally replied thoughtfully: "If the envoy agrees to this -"
"The question now is no longer whether the Divine Envoy agrees or not, but whether the Holy Mountain agrees or not." Duan Qing interrupted the other party with a wave of his hands, and then nodded his forehead: "I just got it.
Some news - just think of it as our adventurers' unique means of obtaining news - the Holy Mountain has begun to take action against us."
"This simpler and faster road may also become more rugged than any other road."
This chapter has been completed!