Chapter 22: The First Meeting
Ansu and Simon glanced at each other and walked in. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Inside, the spherical metal room was empty, except for a deer man. That should be their high priest.
"You're welcome." The High Priest walked up to Ansu and smiled to show his kindness, "I am the High Priestess of the Deer Clan, Danas. ”
"Ansu, human." Ansu hooked the corners of her mouth into a stiff smile and glanced at Simon, "Simon, human." ”
"Humans, I've never heard of this race." The High Priest sighed.
"I haven't heard of the Deer Clan." Ansu said.
There seemed to be a freeze in the air, but the High Priest quickly broke the ice.
"Polar Night is uncomfortable, isn't it?"
"It's fine."
"I know you don't feel good." The High Priest's eyes swirled around their emaciated faces, revealing a look of realization.
"You must have suffered many earthquakes and avalanches, and the shelter you worked so hard to build was destroyed."
Ansu pursed her lips and looked at the High Priest with sharp eyes, listening as he continued.
"You can all spend it here until the polar night is over. Mankind. ”
Unexpectedly, the high priest invited them to stay. But Ansu doesn't believe there is a free lunch. She looked directly into the blue eyes of the high priest and asked bluntly, "Your conditions?" ”
The High Priest's eyes were as clear as freshly melted snow, and he stared at Ansu silently for a few seconds, opening his beautiful lips.
"Humans, earthquakes and avalanches would not have been so frequent before, this year is the most frequent, maybe next year will be more frequent." The High Priest took a few anxious steps, "I want your help in finding out the reason behind it. This is where my people have lived for generations, and I can't watch it buried in rocks and snow. ”
"That's my condition, human."
"Sounds like a lot of fun." Simon whispered to Ansule.
Indeed, simple geographical knowledge.
"Earthquakes are frequent because the tectonic plates move violently."
"Plates?" The high priest asked, puzzled.
Ansu opened his palms and fingertips to form a "enter" shape, figuratively explaining to the high priest, "The surface of the planet is composed of different plates, and the squeezing of two pieces will cause earthquakes, and the mountains will also be lifted. ”
"What an interesting theory." The High Priest smiled, seemingly unimpressed.
"If you feel that these disasters have threatened the safety of your people, I suggest you move your house." Simon said.
"I've been living here for so many years, how can I say I can move." The High Priest sighed and said to Ansu gently, "Thank you for alleging my doubts, please rest assured that the earthquake and avalanche will not threaten here for the time being." Suda--" The High Priest called, and Suda's voice soon rang out outside the door.
"Listen to your commands."
"Take two guests down to rest."
The round door slid open, and Suda quietly appeared in the doorway.
"Please come with me."
"Thank you for having me." Ansu thanked the high priest of the deer people and left with Suda.
After leaving the metal room, Simon couldn't help but whisper in Ansu's ear, "Captain, why don't you ask him about the runes?" ”
"Don't rush to express your demands without figuring out the other person's true intentions." Ansu glanced at Simon, "That will give people more bargaining weights with you, and maybe those weights are fake." ”
"Didn't he ask us to find out why the earthquakes were frequent?"
"I think he already knows why."
"Wouldn't it? So what else to ask? ”
"He behaved too indifferently, even a leader would not be so safe in the face of such a catastrophe of extermination, and the cause of the disaster is unknown. Unless ......"
"Unless he's already found the cause and also found a way to fix it." Simon suddenly realized, and then wondered again, "Then what else does he need us to do?" Is it really hospitality? ”
Ansu curled the corners of her mouth coldly, whatever the reason, it was best not to hit their minds.
"What do guests want?" Suda, who was leading the way in front, suddenly turned his head and asked.
"We're marveling at how beautiful these passages are." Ansu felt on the smooth walls.
"These are all left behind by the owner."
"Oh? Your masters must be very powerful, have you seen them? ”
"Nope." Suda shook his head, "The master has been gone for too long. ”
"How long?"
"I don't know. Ah, your dwelling place has arrived. Suda pointed to a stone house under the stone wall and said, "Later, I will send someone to bring some food and firewood, and I wish you a pleasant stay." ”
There was nothing inside the stone house, and there were cold walls on all sides. Simon couldn't help but wonder how the deer men slept.
Soon after Suda left, two deer men came, one of whom lifted a cold stone slab in the middle of the ground, and a hole underneath it. He stuffed in some firewood, then took the tinder from a round metal ball and lit it. Another deer spreads a layer of soft hay on the ground, and then a layer of hides on top of the hay. The cold stone house was immediately warm.
Simon's gaze couldn't help but glance at the deerman's chest, but he didn't see the ups and downs, could it be that the deer people didn't have a female? In fact, the females and males of the deer people look the same on the outside, but the internal structure is different, and the deer people rely on smell to distinguish gender. Only the pregnant female **** will bulge, and the fawn people will naturally calm down after weaning, which is no different from the chest of the average male. This male-like physiological structure allows them to hunt and fight like males in the cruel living environment of the Great Snow Mountain, making up for the lack of manpower in the deer people.
However, in Ansul's and Simon's opinion, these deer people are all the same, and there is no dingding under their stomachs, but it is unknown whether they have their tail covering.
A large chunk of fat leg meat was served in a metal disc, along with the succulent rhizomes. In the eyes of the deer people, it is a hearty meal. Now in this season, it is not easy for them to eat raw meat, and they usually gnaw on the bark, roots, and leaves. The polar night is difficult for all alien creatures.
The two deer men put a curtain on the stone house and left. During this period, although they secretly looked at Ansu and Simon curiously, they did not say a word, and dutifully completed their work and withdrew.
As soon as the two deer men left, Simon couldn't help but roll on the hide a few times and hum comfortably.
"It feels like I haven't slept in such a good place in a long time."
Ansu sat cross-legged by the fire pit, staring at the plate of meat.
What did the high priest want from them by doing this? (To be continued.) )