"Actually, I've thought so since the first time I saw you." Pickman said to Victor, "Red hair is very rare in the world. As far as I know, only the Aramaeans have this kind of rare hair.
Until I saw that the gentleman next to you also had red hair, I became even more convinced that both of you are Aramaeans."
The Aramaeans are the local indigenous people of Enannia. After Victor and Li Anlong looked at each other, they replied to Pickman: "I have indeed heard this statement, but unfortunately, I am not an Aramaean, but maybe
My ancestors have the blood of Anannia..."
He gave an ambiguous statement that could not be verified, which could be regarded as covering up the origin of his red hair. After all, who can say for sure about the bloodline of his ancestors?
"Not all Syrians have red hair, Mr. Painter." Li Anlong answered gently and patiently, "Most Syrians are just like other human beings."
"Then are you an Aram?" Pickman asked Rianlong curiously.
"I am."
After hearing this, Pickman became confused again: "I heard that many Arameans suffered from a strange disease, which caused many people to migrate out of Ainannia and live in the Western Continent..."
"Well..." Li Anlong agreed with Pickman's statement, "You are right, banyan disease is a problem that has not been solved for thousands of years."
Banyan disease?
Victor had never heard of this word and asked Lianlona with some interest what it was.
"With a certain skin disease, scarring material similar to bark or roots will grow on the patient's body. If it spreads for a long time, it will lead to death." The other party answered simply.
It sounds scary. Victor has been in this world for a long time and has heard of the Aramaean people in Ainannia, but he has never seen anyone suffering from that kind of disease.
"Is it contagious?" he asked pretending to be worried.
"Yes, but this kind of infection has regional restrictions." Rianlong replied, "Anyone who leaves Ainannia will never get this strange disease again."
"Huh?" Victor suddenly felt extremely mysterious, "Does this mean that this disease only exists in Ainannia?"
"Yes."
“Is there something wrong with the Aramaean genes?”
"Gene?"
"A simple understanding is bloodline."
"I can't say that..." Li Anlong pondered for a moment, "But that's the fact. The banyan disease will not continue to be transmitted to other people after the Arameans leave Ainannia... I think maybe it's because of the Western
The mainland is blessed by God."
"Suffering from this disease will lead to death..." Victor showed a shocked expression, "Isn't Ainanya a hell on earth? The Arameans who stay here always live in fear?"
"No, it's not as serious as you think. In fact, this disease can be suppressed a long time ago." Li Anlong sat sideways and stretched out a finger, "As long as drug treatment is used in the early stages of the disease, it can be cured."
Control the symptoms so that the rough bark scars no longer spread, and the sequelae are...the symptoms that have already appeared cannot subside, and people will have those ugly scars on their faces or bodies for their entire lives."
oh……
Victor suddenly realized: "If one day I see a guy with this symptom, can I be sure that he is an Aramean?"
"That's right, just like hair color, it is a signature feature of the local Aram people." Li Anlong nodded.
After he finished speaking, Victor looked at him strangely: "Why don't you?"
"Because I have red hair." Li Anlong smiled slightly.
Victor was confused: "Red hair? Is there any explanation?"
"Of course, when Mr. Painter saw red hair, he judged that I was an Aramean because only people of Aramean blood would have the chance to give birth to such an atavistic phenomenon as red hair... Lucky people like you and me would not
Infected with banyan disease."
After Li Anlong finished speaking, he added one last sentence.
"And in fact, even if they don't have red hair, a small number of Arameans will not suffer from banyan disease. Their proportion accounts for about 20% of the entire Aynannia population."
The explanation was detailed enough, and Victor learned a lot about the islands.
But the more you know, the more questions you have.
Since red hair is an extremely rare gene among the Arameans, why was Li Anlong not surprised at all when he saw him?
What are the chances that two red-haired atavistics would meet on the same boat? Did William deliberately arrange this?
Also, Victor himself grew red hair because he was possessed by a coyote statue, and the Aramean ancestor also had red hair. Are they related in any way?
"Returning to our ancestors...what kind of ancestors are we returning to?" Victor asked the last question.
Lianlong picked up the book and showed the cover to Victor: "We have to ask our ancestors what relationship happened between the ancient Arameans and Alon since Immortal Hill was discovered by Plaque II.
"
King Alon is red-haired... So is Alon who has returned to his ancestors? The king of dreams? One of the five main gods?
He is a god served by the elven sub-gods, and is not a human being at all!
Victor took a breath and suddenly remembered the story about the kings exchanging identities...
Could it be that Aron really had a relationship with Rhiannon? He deceived Plaque II?!
…
The three of them chatted for a long time, until the sun turned golden and the afterglow on the sea level showed a beautiful scenery in the waves.
The coastline is no longer visible, and there are many fewer tourists on the deck.
The wind became colder, and Pickman, who was wearing thin clothes, kept shrinking his body.
Victor ordered three more cups of hot tea as a treat, and couldn't help but feel amused by Pickman's appearance.
"You have to go and move the things up, Pickman Van Ley. This time you have to work slowly by yourself. I promised to make room for the items, but I won't do any hard work for you." Victor teased.
Pickman quickly thanked him. Although he had a lot of items, he was not in the anxious state he was in when he boarded the ship. If he had to move it a few more times, he would definitely be able to finish it before going to bed.
Victor gave him the room number and was about to say goodbye and go back to rest. At this time, Pickman asked Victor's name. The latter glanced at Rianlong and replied: "I am Vladimir Jude
Le Watson."
…
Returning to the guest room, Victor first changed into light clothes, then turned on the light, sat by the window and read, waiting for Pickman to move his pile of things.
After chatting with Li Anlong for a whole day, the knowledge he explained made Victor extremely curious about the land of Enannia.
The book he is reading now is also a brief secret history of world wonders, with a map of the known world in it.
From the map, Enannia is located in the northwest corner of Remanland (the Western Continent), separated by the sea, and consists of a huge island and several smaller islands around it, similar to Britannia in the previous life.
It is geographically close to Gordon and the northern countries, and its main belief is Druidism, which is the Life Association, one of the five major churches today.
The Life Association is the Silver-Armed King who advocates dreams, and it is rumored that it was also the invisible art sequence brought by Alon from Immortal Hill.
That land was the home of the elves a long time ago. Humans were the invaders at first. After the immigrants landed, they occupied it and started a war with the demi-gods.
When the ancestors of mankind were about to win, the entire elves disappeared out of thin air. Finally, according to the records in the "Book of Talisin", they hid in Avalon, which is the Immortal Hills.
This is also the most detailed mythological story currently describing the demi-gods, but that book is only a popular book, a mythological story, and cannot be used as an academic study.
So, what does the coyote statue that caused Victor to have red hair have to do with Aaron?
Just when Victor was immersed in the secrets in the book, he suddenly heard a commotion in the corridor.
At first, he didn't pay attention. He was just interrupted from his thoughts and glanced out the window.
The waves started to roll there, as if the weather was about to get bad.
Victor was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized something was wrong.
He had this feeling before coming off the deck. Tourists could not see the coastline of the Indong continent, but according to the route of the Northern Faith, it should sail along the west coast of Secred. It is impossible to be that far away.
so far.
Unless... this ship has deviated from its route and is sailing towards the Sea of Tranquility!