Lao Jitou patted the branches on his body and walked out of the bushes:
"I have met a Balance Messenger several times. He saved my life twice. He is a... very great person."
Matthew quickly asked:
"Where is the Balance Messenger now? Is it convenient to reveal more?"
Lao Jitou said regretfully:
"I don't know where he went. In fact, I only have a partial understanding of the Way of Balance. I only know that it is a way invented by the Sioux people further south.
About a hundred years ago, when the Sioux and Jango people were still in their honeymoon period, the shamans of the Jango people and the elders of the Sioux people had in-depth exchanges of knowledge.
At that time, both parties built many houses on the Gold Coast, and the exchanges were very close.
It is said that the Sioux people are still encouraging the Jango people to work with them to build a building boat that can cross the sea. They claim that as long as the building boat is built, they can bring back the wealth hidden deep in the sea and share it with the Jango people.
Many Jango people were moved, and they were attracted by the superb technology mastered by the Sioux people. The cooperation between the two parties became increasingly close, and the method of balance was probably a product of that period.
But later Quetzalcoatl became angry, and the Jango people had to take the initiative to cut off contact with the Sioux people.
Later, practitioners of the Way of Balance were no longer seen in the rainforest.
I've heard that the Sioux themselves have lost their entire legacy of the Way of Balance.
The man I met when I was young was probably the last messenger of equilibrium among the Sioux people.
His final destination seems to be the sea, I’m not sure.”
Matthew looked slightly disappointed when he heard this.
"So, you came here for the way of balance?"
Lao Jitou unconsciously picked up the tobacco leaves.
Matthew nodded.
"Then I advise you to lower your expectations."
Lao Jitou sighed and said:
"The number of the Sioux people has declined drastically. A considerable number of the Sioux people only believe that the other side of the sea is their destination, and they are unwilling to integrate into the life of this continent.
The final destination of these people is the sea.
And the small number of Sioux people who are willing to integrate here have also lost their ancestors' skills and become island natives, not much better than the Jango people."
Matthew quickly adjusted his mentality:
"Thank you for the reminder, but since I'm here, I should continue to try."
Lao Jitou said nothing more.
Next to him, Luo Lan asked curiously:
"What does 'the final destination is the sea' mean? They became Naga?"
Lao Jitou coughed twice. He didn't want to answer, but seeing Matthew's curious face, he said:
"It is a secret ritual of the Sioux people. They firmly believe that the souls of their ancestors on the other side of the sea will guide their return, so before dying, or when they feel some strong inspiration, they will hold their hands empty
Step into the sea.”
Luo Lan was shocked: "Isn't that just sending yourself to death?"
Lao Jitou frowned and said: "In our opinion, this is no different from committing suicide, but it means a lot to them. They consider themselves to be wanderers who have been abandoned by their homeland. In order to return to their hometown, they are willing to do anything. In this regard
, the Sioux people have particularly strong obsessions.”
Luo Lan was surprised and said: "You still have this kind of obsession? It's really puzzling."
Lao Jitou immediately warned:
"No matter what, when you come to the territory of a foreign tribe, respecting their customs and habits is the most basic courtesy and rule of survival. This is the case for the Jango people and the same for the Sioux people. It's okay for us to discuss a few words behind our backs. We can't mess around in front of them.
explain."
Luo Lan curled his lips, but soon he became happy again, it seemed because there was new material.
"Let's hit the road."
Matthew reminded:
"This rainforest should not cause us any trouble in the future."
As he spoke, as if to confirm this, he walked towards the two piranha flowers next to him that had been fighting.
"careful!"
Lao Jitou shouted.
"It doesn't matter."
Matthew responded easily.
Then Lao Jitou and Luo Lan were surprised to see Matthew walking to the edge of the man-eating flower unharmed.
As soon as he got closer, the two piranha flowers stopped fighting!
Moreover, they did not attack Matthew. Instead, they kept swaying as if they were craving for something.
"Didn't you say that this rainforest hates you?"
Lorraine looked like he had seen a ghost.
"I think she might not hate me so much now, right?"
Matthew smiled and stretched out his hand, and the two piranha flowers frantically rubbed their buds on the back of Matthew's hand, like pets that had been domesticated for many years.
This scene is too scary and bizarre.
So much so that Lao Jitou almost lost his grip on the pipe in his hand!
"Magic, you must have used magic!"
Luo Lan even shouted:
"How about you get out of the way and let me try too?"
Matthew took half a step back.
Before Luo Lan could step forward, the two piranha flowers suddenly became extremely jealous of enemies and began to pinch each other frantically!
Because of the excessive intensity of the struggle, one of the flowers spun around in a large circle and suddenly passed by the hem of Luo Lan's trousers. The jagged edges of the flower buds suddenly stretched out, scraping off several pieces of fabric on his body.
"Matthew! The duration of your magic is too short!"
Lorraine jumped to his feet and shouted.
But at this moment Matthew turned and walked into another bush. He could feel that he had entered a strange state——
Obviously before his feet stepped in, the bushes automatically parted to both sides.
A viper knelt before him, and two burrowing owls greeted him.
A little flying squirrel that looked a little bruised and swollen for some reason even enthusiastically raised a few berries to him.
He can clearly feel the direction in which he is heading, and everything will be smooth sailing along the way.
From then on, Matthew was able to successfully cross the rainforest even without Lao Jitou as a guide.
"'Suya's pleasure' is indeed a pleasure."
Matthew thought so.
Recalling what Heirong had experienced in his dream, a smile appeared on his lips:
"Mistake? Forgot? Who believes it?"
The process of transferring the advancement ceremony that originally belonged to a fourth-level macho man to a second-level mage is like forcing a telephone pole into a Coke bottle.
This process is extremely rough.
It couldn't be a work error, it was definitely Su Ya's intention.
The temperament of the Rainforest Soul is unpredictable, but Matthew guessed that this is probably related to his super high affinity with nature.
In the black banyan dreamland.
Although Su Ya had a very bad attitude towards him, scolding him fiercely, her eyes never left Matthew, even for a moment.
Matthew knew that look very well.
In a nutshell, boys should protect themselves when they are alone outside!
He knew that once his super high nature affinity established a link with the soul of nature and the fey creatures, they would be unable to help but want to get close to him.
Those like Lulu and Ella are just salty fish.
But Suya, the soul of the rainforest, is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Her possessive tendency is even more obvious.
Conquering the Rainforest Soul is by no means an easy task. Matthew hasn't grown to that level yet, so he would rather believe that Su Ya is acting.
"Having too high a natural affinity can sometimes be quite troublesome."
But then he thought, higher is better than lower, right?
People with low affinity don’t know how much effort it takes to communicate with the soul of the rainforest.
Thinking this, Matthew turned around and urged:
"let's go."
The two people were stunned by the incredible sights in front of them before they came back to their senses.
"Practitioners of the Way of Balance are indeed born aliens."
Lao Jitou sighed with emotion, and then silently followed Matthew's pace.
Luo Lan spread his hands:
"So, should I change the title of my work?"
""Matthew the Equalizer" huh?"
…
Two and a half days later.
The group of people passed through layers of rainforest and came to the shore of a large lake with no end in sight.
"This is Dalong Lake. Plesiosaurs often appear around the lake. Some people once saw a prehistoric brontosaurus in the middle of the lake, but that was a legend a long time ago."
"The ecology here has its own system, which is a little different from that in the rainforest. Have you noticed? The temperature near the lake is very low. The farther you go toward the center of the lake, the lower the temperature becomes."
Lao Jitou introduced leisurely:
"But we won't stay at the banks of Dalong Lake for too long. Next, we will walk along the rainforest on the east coast of the lake. It will take at most two and a half days to leave the rainforest and reach the destination of this trip, the Gold Coast."
His work as a guide has been very easy these two days.
Any fool can see that the soul of the rainforest loves Matthew. Wherever he is, no rainforest creature dares to offend him.
Lao Jitou just needs to lead the way with peace of mind.
The only person he was dissatisfied with was Luo Lan. He bluntly said that he had lost a lot of fun. But when Lao Ji Tou suggested that he take him on another path, he immediately became silent. After a while, he expressed that he wanted to fight alongside Matthew.
After all, I will never give up on my companions.
A group of people were taking a break by Dalong Lake, drinking fresh water and admiring the beautiful scenery.
It was evening.
The open lake is sparkling.
Matthew observed many animals drinking water by the lake.
Wolf, honey badger, bear, fox, monkey, rabbit...
The animals seemed to completely ignore each other while drinking water, and the scene was very peaceful and peaceful for a time.
But very quickly.
This peaceful scene was broken.
A plesiosaur suddenly jumped up from the bottom of the lake, causing countless water splashes and many animals being frightened away.
Just at this moment.
A black shadow suddenly shot out from behind a rock on the shore.
He was as fast as a cheetah and rushed to the shore in the blink of an eye. Then he leaped and rode directly on the neck of the plesiosaur!
"hiss!"
The plesiosaur roared angrily.
But soon the roar turned into a whine.
Matthew saw clearly that the naked Jango native with several blow darts hanging from his waist suddenly hugged the plesiosaur's neck. As the latter struggled, he suddenly pointed towards the plesiosaur with the palm of his right hand.
The plesiosaur's neck slapped violently!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The natives slapped their palms very fast. It took about three breaths for them to slap hundreds of times!
Immediately afterwards.
The three of them saw that the plesiosaur's neck seemed to have lost its support and fell weakly to the shore!
All the animals on the shore fled in fright, and the sand and dust flew up.
When the three of them walked through the sand and approached the shore, they discovered that the overly strong native was dragging the plesiosaur's neck into the rain forest.
That plesiosaur is dead.
Not to mention Matthew and Lorraine, even Lao Jitou seemed to have never seen such a strange and effective method of hunting dragons.
"He was a dart blower, but he didn't use the dart. His power was amazing."
Lao Jitou speculated:
"It's also possible that a monster of this level isn't worth the use of weapons."
Easily kill a plesiosaur of at least level 13 with bare hands, this man is too strong!
The three of them looked at the native with some vigilance.
On the contrary, the latter greeted them graciously:
"Hey, outsiders! You'd better not stay too long by the lake. There is a nest of plesiosaurs here. They are very revengeful, but they often don't recognize humans, so they will attack you indiscriminately. Leave quickly.
Over here."
Lao Jitou took a few steps forward:
"Hello, Son of the Rainforest, may I ask which tribe you are a warrior from?"
The man smiled: "Hello, my name is Lumiere, and I come from the Black Banyan tribe. But don't worry, I'm different from them. I'm not as xenophobic as the old guys in the tribe. I want to become the king of the rain forest.
I am a man who knows how to make progress. If I have the chance, I would like to see the outside world!"
Seeing his good attitude, Luolan also walked over and asked curiously:
"What are you doing?"
Lumiere explained patiently: "I am trying to please the soul of the rain forest and ask her to help me organize an advancement ceremony."
Luo Lan suddenly became interested: "Advancement ceremony? Can we watch? I have not seen the advancement process of the Rainforest Warrior."
Lumiere smiled sheepishly:
"This is not okay. I am not anti-foreign, but this is the tradition of our tribe. It is not convenient for outsiders to visit. And for your safety, it is better to leave quickly! Although most adventurers who can penetrate into the depths of the rain forest have some skills,
But Dalong Lake is different. It has an ecology that is completely different from that of the rainforest. Even the soul of the rainforest cannot control it, so be careful!"
Lao Ji nodded and said he would leave as soon as possible.
Seeing that the other party was sincere, Luo Lan was embarrassed to continue stalking him.
Only Matthew's eyes were very complicated.
At this moment, he had already guessed that the native in front of him was the unlucky guy who prayed to Su Ya for the advancement ceremony.
Although this matter had nothing to do with Matthew, and even he himself was a victim, he still wanted to take advantage of Lumiere as much as possible.
So he asked: "How many high-level monsters have you hunted?"
Lumiere thought for a while: "Twenty-one bipedal flying dragons, thirteen spotted crocodiles, two jungle leopards, and some miscellaneous prey - I have almost wiped out the rainforest in Dalong Hubei. I
I had no choice but to come to Dalong Lake to hunt."
Matthew secretly thought that this was indeed the case.
That guy Su Ya has no intention of holding an advancement ceremony for others now!
Matthew had a creepy feeling when he thought that the Rainforest Soul had been watching him crazily these past few days.
He wanted to help Lumiere even more.
Matthew said:
"How are you sure that you can impress the soul of the rainforest in this way? You have killed so many beasts, but she is still indifferent. Don't you think there is something wrong?"
Lumiere was stunned for a moment, and for the first time an unhappy expression appeared on his face:
"Do you know the soul of the rainforest better than me?
Outsider, I grew up here, and I undoubtedly know her better than you!
I'm pretty sure that killing is the only way to please the Rainforest Soul!"
Matthew smiled and said: "Maybe you are right, but you might as well change your thinking. In the past, one person held the sacrificial ceremony alone, right? You are still hunting plesiosaurs now, which means that the soul of the rainforest has not responded to you. You might as well change your mind this time
Let us three outsiders accompany us, maybe it will bring good luck?"
After hearing this, Luo Lan also spoke to persuade:
"What he said makes sense. Maybe it's just a little bit of luck. It just so happens that I was called the "Good Luck Poet" by the cloud elves in Yunduan City. With me watching, maybe your Rainforest Soul will
I'll take care of you."
Lao Jitou frowned. He originally wanted to stop the two of them from doing something rash, but when he thought of Matthew's peculiarity, he swallowed the words that came to his lips.
Lumiere looked hesitant.
Matthew strikes while the iron is hot:
"Traditions are meant to be broken! If you agree to let us watch, then one day if you leave the rainforest and are unable to integrate into human civilization, you can come to Rolling Stone Town to find me, and I will give you some help."
Luo Lan even waved his hand: "No matter which city you go to, as long as you say Luo Lan's name, you will have a lot of friends... Well, it may be a little troublesome, there will be many women looking for you, you just need to follow
They just said that Lorraine was buried in the sea."
Lumiere looked at the two people in front of him hesitantly.
after awhile.
He finally relented and agreed:
"Okay, I do need to change my luck, but you can't make any noise during the ceremony and you can't offend the soul of the rainforest. She is my goddess!"
The two nodded in agreement.
Lumiere worked vigorously and resolutely, and soon he led them to the place where he held the sacrificial ceremony, which was a damp crypt.
The corpses of wyverns and other creatures were piled next to the crypt, and some of the corpses were already rotting and smelly.
The sacrificial ceremony is quite simple.
Lumière was ready in a moment.
He inserted three wooden stakes into the plesiosaur's head from three angles.
Then he himself lay on the body of the plesiosaur, took a big bite, and then began a long chant in Jango language that outsiders could not understand.
A few minutes later.
Lumiere spat out the scales in his mouth.
His eyes were full of disappointment:
"As expected, is it still not possible?"
Matthew walked over and gently stroked the plesiosaur's body.
suddenly.
A dark red light emerged from the corpse.
Seeing this, Matthew ran away.
Lumiere jumped forward with joy!
Whoosh.
The red light penetrated Lumiere's chest.
The distant rainforest began to tremble violently.
"I felt it, I felt it, and the soul of the rainforest responded to me!"
He knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes:
"I knew my piety could impress my goddess!"
"I'm going to hunt that Tyrannosaurus now, kill him, and I will become the real king of the rainforest!"
In addition to joy.
Lumiere noticed from the corner of his eye that Matthew was escaping as fast as he could.
He couldn't help shouting loudly:
"Hey, stranger, I don't know your name yet!"
"Matthew, my name is Matthew! Remember, Matthew from Rolling Stone!"
The sound came through the thick branches and leaves of the rain forest.
Lumière recited the name silently in his mind.
Then he stood up with firm eyes.
They roared and ran wildly towards the source of the earthquake.
"I'll go see the outside world after I conquer the rainforest!"
"Tremble the Dino Tyrannosaurus, the king of the rainforest is coming!"
Even if you run far away in one breath.
The three Matthews also heard Lumiere's roar.
"King of the rainforest huh?"
Lorraine doesn’t seem to be too interested in this title:
"After all, it still smells of barbarism."
Matthew showed an appreciative smile:
"I quite like him."
"After all, who doesn't like a confident man?"
…
Two days later.
The group of people finally left the rainforest.
The lush scenery along the way was left behind them.
Oncoming was the salty sea breeze.
On the endless sea, small islands are looming.
Waves lap at the golden beach, and shells, green coconuts, fish and shrimp can be seen everywhere.
Matthew was bathing in the sea breeze along the coast, and a strange resonance came to his heart.