It's not that Lu Xiao looks down on the Calgarians. You can get a glimpse of it from Yongzhen's performance when he first got Focus.
At that time, she fiddled with it in confusion for a long time, and gradually learned how to use Focus under the guidance of Lu Xiao and Aletheia.
Even so, Yongzhen can't guarantee that he can use it as skillfully as Lu Xiao. At best, he is just copying the gourd.
This is true for Yongzhen who has received tutoring in modern science and technology, let alone the followers of the Solar Eclipse Sect.
"I understand what you mean."
Lu Xiao knocked on the table solemnly: "Do you suspect that there is another shady story behind the Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar? It was he who taught Shadow Calgar to use a high-tech personal terminal like Focus?"
"Yes, and the possibility is not low."
Lu Xiao looked at the distant view of Meridian City in the holographic projection with a somewhat vacant gaze: "Could it be Hades whose identity is still unknown?"
…
After some discussion, Lu Xiao and Yongzhen decided to go to the Kingdom of Calgar together to trace the shady story behind the Eclipse Cult and Shadow Calgar.
There was nothing of value in Cradle 9 located in the Nora tribe's holy land. Lu Xiao commanded the mechanical beasts to move all the undamaged equipment in the cradle to Shelter 53.
Aletheia and Consus have not yet left isolation, and the subroutines left behind by Aletheia alone cannot effectively integrate and operate these high-tech equipment.
During the last demolition activity, Lu Xiao accidentally discovered that the Nora tribe was holding some kind of ceremony.
Out of curiosity, he left the rest of the work to the mechanical beast, and went with Yongzhen outside the Nora tribe's holy land to observe the situation.
Several young men and women stood under the ceremony stage, and the three eldest mothers were explaining something to them.
"The trial ceremony is an event held every year by the Nora tribe."
The eldest mother at the head said in a loud voice to the young people in the audience: "The person who wins the first place in the trial ceremony can obtain the grace of the eldest mother."
"You can tell your wishes. As long as we can do it, the Elder Mothers Association will definitely make it come true for you."
"Ha~"
Lu Xiao, who was hiding in the dark, chuckled: "There must be a limit to big words."
"Shh~"
Yongzhen glared at Lu Xiao angrily: "Quiet."
"Yes yes~"
Under the guidance of their eldest mother, the young children fly lanterns to convey their wishes to the mother of all things.
'Kongming Lantern? Who came up with this way of praying?'
"Um?"
Just as Lu Xiao was complaining in his heart, he and Yong Zhen discovered strange situations respectively.
"Did you see that?"
Yongzhen pointed to one of the girls in the group of young people: "That child, she has Focus hanging on her ears."
Lu Xiao's gaze rested on a dark, middle-aged bald man outside the crowd: "I also found something here. Look, there's another person with Focus."
The child Yongzhen mentioned was obviously an outlier among a group of young people from the Nora tribe.
Most of the companions around her were very alienated from her, and she seemed to have no intention of trying to please others. Only one black girl could communicate with her smoothly.
Like other children, the alien girl carries both a spear and a longbow on her back, which is the standard configuration of Nora warriors.
As Yongzhen said, the girl with average appearance and rather resolute temperament has a Focus hanging on her ear.
The dark man Lu Xiao noticed was sneaky and his mental state was somewhat unstable. He often lowered his head and seemed to be talking to someone.
"Is anyone contacting him through Focus?"
Lu Xiao frowned and looked at the sassy girl, first excluding her as a contact person. Their actions were completely inconsistent.
"Yongzhen, I'm going to follow that bald man."
"During tomorrow's trial ceremony, you stared at that girl the whole time. It seems that something bad is about to happen to the Nora clan."
Yongzhen nodded solemnly: "I also have a bad feeling. Maybe the black man was the trigger of the incident."
…
The annual trial ceremony of the Nora tribe is a grand event.
On the one hand, the eldest mothers want to select the best among the young people to focus on training, and at the same time, the trial can also be regarded as a festival, allowing the tribesmen who are usually busy with life to have a short period of relaxation and rest.
Coincidentally, before the start of this year's trial ceremony, the new king of the Kingdom of Calgar sent a goodwill ambassador, hoping to resume business contacts with the Nora tribe, and the bald black man came with the ambassador.
Based on what the people of the Nora tribe talked about, Lu Xiao and Yong Zhen roughly learned about the trial process.
Young people participating in the trial need to obtain parts from herbivores in the wild as trophies, and then climb and run with the trophies in the snowy mountains. The first person to reach the finish line will be ranked first.
The process of the trial is very simple, it is nothing more than to test the strength of the participants.
Lu Xiao was not interested in the competition of a group of brats. After saying goodbye to Yongzhen, he turned on the aura blocker and battlefield ghost at the same time, quietly blended into the crowd of the Nora tribe, and observed the strange dark man at close range.
Before the trial ceremony began, the Heart of All Mothers, the largest residence of the Nora tribe, became very lively, and a large number of Nora tribesmen scattered throughout the territory gathered in this village.
In order to facilitate tracking among the crowd, breath blocking is indispensable, and the battlefield ghost is to avoid being captured by the Focus of the bald black man.
The mental consumption of activating the battlefield ghost was almost negligible for Lu Xiao. Bypassing the main road up the mountain, which was the most crowded, Lu Xiao followed the footsteps of the bald black man along the bushes beside the road.
"Damn it! I'm just a businessman who excavates and sells antiquities! Not a killer!"
After the bald black man left the crowd, he shouted angrily in a low voice: "Sirius! This is not part of our contract!"
'Sirius? High General of Shadow Calgar?'
Lu Xiao's expression changed, he clicked his Focus and whispered: "Aletheia, start the hacking process."
Aletheia's body is busy piecing together data fragments, and her agent subroutine seems very dull.
"The hacking process has been started."
Using the special Focus cracking program that Aletheia had prepared, Lu Xiao unknowingly hacked into the terminal of the bald black man and saw the projection of an extremely strong white man through his perspective.
"Olin, you have no choice. Don't forget your poor child and wife."
"shut up!"
The bald black man named Orin shouted angrily: "It is precisely because my wife and children were kidnapped by you that I agreed to help you dig up ancient relics."
"But I have my own principles! You can't use your wife and children to force me to kill someone. At worst, I will go with them to see the great Sun God!"
Sirius had a very tough appearance and was a bit bigger than Orin, who was quite strong. His voice sounded soft and sweet, but his words were so cruel and ruthless.
Sirius's holographic projection looked at Orin intently for a while, and finally twitched the corners of his mouth and let out a chuckle.
"Forget it, since you fight to the death and refuse to obey, I won't force you."
"But 'Shadow''s order is absolute. You set out now to dig out God's messenger. God's messenger will tear apart the Nora clan's defense when necessary."
Sirius's concession made Orin breathe a sigh of relief: "Huh~ I know, I will dig out the metal demon on time, and then it's up to you."
After Sirius's projection disappeared, Lu Xiao continued to follow Olin thoughtfully.
‘The divine messenger described by Shadow Calgar is the same thing as the metal demon mentioned by Orin? And the name of metal demon seems to be somewhere... ah.'
Lu Xiao suddenly had a look of surprise on her face, "By the way, the eldest mother of the Nora tribe mentioned it."
‘Excavation, antiquities? Could it be that the metal demon Orin mentioned is...’