Chapter 40: A New Hope
Xu Zixuan looked at Lincoln's right hand and didn't react. "Where's that girl? I don't have time, I want to take her to Windhoek for treatment as soon as possible" After speaking, Xu Zixuan moved his body and stood up.
"easy" Lincoln whispered to Xu Zixuan, "Her condition is hopeless even if she goes to Windhoek." Listen to me, she wasn't poisoned, she was infected with a virus, Ebola virus do you know? ”
"Ebola?" Xu Zixuan's hairs were about to stand on end when he heard this, I guess I can't find anyone who hasn't heard of this terrifying virus, right? "Could it be that Suzy is infected with the Ebola virus?"
"Nonono," Lincoln kept shaking his head, "If it was Ebola, your girlfriend would have been bleeding to death." But she's survived until now, so, based on your girlfriend's symptoms and how long she has survived, I think she's infected with a mutant of the Ebola virus, which works similarly, but not as strong as Ebola?! However, as with the Ebola virus, no hospital in the world can guarantee a complete cure for the virus. ”
"Where's Suzy? How is she doing now? Hearing Lincoln's words, Xu Zixuan sighed deeply, and the little hope in his heart was completely shattered. I thought that as long as I could send Suzy to Windhoek as soon as possible, she would be able to be healed, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this.
"Your girlfriend is also in the tribe now, but she is being cared for by the natives. I've been to see it, and although she's been in a coma, at least her vital signs are normal, and as long as we find a way to save her as soon as possible, I believe it won't have much impact on her body. ”
"How to save her?" Xu Zixuan suddenly became excited, and said to Lincoln, "Since the Ebola virus was discovered by humans in 1976, various countries and scientific research institutions around the world have spent tens of billions of dollars to study its pathology and treatment agents, but almost 40 years have passed, and the Ebola virus is still incurable, and there is no specific drug." So you say, how many days can Suzy last? Will she really be able to wait for that day? ”
Looking at the excited Xu Zixuan, Lincoln was not angry. He pulled Xu Zixuan back to the haystack and said slowly, "It's useless if you're in a hurry." In this world, if you want to say that you can save your girlfriend, there is probably no other place but here."
"What? Over here? After Xu Zixuan heard this, the hope in his heart that was about to be extinguished rose again, "Lincoln, are you saying that this indigenous tribe can save Xiuzhi?" ”
Lincoln didn't speak, just smiled and nodded. However, after seeing Xu Zixuan's expectant eyes, Lincoln sighed, "If you hadn't gone on a killing spree last night"
Hearing this, Xu Zixuan sat down calmly. Yes, I just killed other people's clansmen last night, and today I want to ask others to heal my friends, no matter how broad-minded "Rushing to the Sky" is, it is estimated that he will not do such a thing. Xu Zixuan sat there in a daze for a while, and then hurriedly said to Lincoln, "Find a rope, tie me up, and take it to their patriarch, as long as they agree to heal Xiuzhi, I will listen to them, they can do whatever they want!" ”
Looking at Xu Zixuan's nervous look, Lincoln couldn't help but laugh. "If they wanted your life, you wouldn't be alive now. More than a dozen people who were injured last night have been properly treated and should not be in danger of life. Therefore, their hatred for you should not have reached the point where they want your last name! ”
"And what do they want to do?" Xu Zixuan rubbed his hands back and forth, "By the way, what is the name of this Tu clan?" Last night I saw them eating human flesh, are they cannibals? ”
"Haha, cannibal?" Lincoln laughed, "Don't worry, they're not cannibals. The official name of this Tu tribe is Nunaba, which is a transliteration of their indigenous language, and when translated into English, it should mean son of the mountain. The number of this Turk tribe is very small, and it is estimated that there will be no more than 1,000 people in all of Africa combined, and only Namibia has this indigenous people. As for last night, it was really a coincidence. The Nunaba people believe in the god of the mountain, they believe that their leader, that is, the priest, has the soul of the god of the mountain, and the priest's ** is also made of countless essences between the mountains, so whenever their priest dies, the clan will hold a soul transfer ceremony for him, and at the end of the ceremony, the former priest's ** will be eaten as the essence of the mountain. Of course, not everyone is qualified to eat his flesh, only the most valiant warriors and priests' assistants in the tribe have this opportunity, and this soul transfer ceremony is absolutely secret, not only outsiders are forbidden to participate and watch, but even those in the clan who are not qualified to participate are absolutely not allowed to watch from the sidelines. However, you showed up at the ceremony last night."
"And you're so good at this tribe? Don't they reject you? Xu Zixuan asked curiously.
"I am a botanist and geographer, and my research direction is barren mountains in the desert and vegetation protection, I came here to help them protect the mountains on which they depend, of course, there were a lot of misunderstandings at the beginning, but as time went by, they slowly accepted me and let me live here, and I even learned their native language."
"Do you have any tools for external communication?" Xu Zixuan suddenly remembered the problem he had been ignoring. Since there are modern people here, then he will definitely keep in touch with the outside world, "Telephone? Internet? ”
Lincoln shook his head, "Although the natives here accept me, they regard things like telephones and the Internet as beasts. They thought that too many people from the outside world would scare away the gods in the mountains, so my mobile phones, laptops, and so on were all sent back. ”
"So you're isolated here?"
"Almost! Every three months, I would leave here and head to the office in Windhoek to enter some of the information I had collected into the computer headquarters and then buy some necessary measuring supplies and household supplies in the city. ”
"Then based on what you know about these people, what do they want from me if they don't kill me?" Xu Zixuan pondered for a long time and asked the most critical question.
"I don't know about this, because you're the first outsider to break into the Soul Shifting Ritual."
"Can they really save Suzy?"
"One year ago, I saw with my own eyes that the former priest used his own potion to revive a man who was in the same condition as your girlfriend," Lincoln said categorically.
"Oh well! Let's go meet the priests of this mysterious tribe! After speaking, Xu Zixuan stood up, opened the door and walked out. When Lincoln saw Xu Zixuan go out, he sighed slightly and walked out.
Walking out of the shack, Xu Zixuan looked around at this mysterious tribe. Next to a dense forest, a tribal camp consisting of dozens of grass huts was built in a clearing at the edge of the forest. Of course, the structure of the house is almost exactly the same as the shack where Xu Zixuan was just now, the house he lives in is in good condition, more houses, the height of the fence is only about one meter, two or three, people need a cat's waist to get in, and it looks like a straw stack like a steamed bun from a distance. In the center of the thatched house, there are several shacks built quite "magnificent", which can be regarded as "tall", the wall height is about 2 meters high, with these houses as the center to radiate outward, the farther the house is, the more shabby it is. Obviously, those who can live in the center of the tribe should be the "magnates" of the tribe.
From the moment he walked out the door, Xu Zixuan became the focus of attention of the tribesmen. Adults and children alike looked at him from afar as if they were looking at a rare animal. The children who were playing around maintained an instinctive sense of distance from him, as if they were afraid that he would cause them harm. (To be continued.) )