Chapter 616: Northern Barbarians
The grievances between the northern barbarians and the Dongzhou Empire and the people of other countries can be traced back to the Elven Age, which was an era of civilization, art, and peace, but then there was a differentiation, and the Elven tribes slowly lived in seclusion, and the people of the Northern Barbarians completely inherited the Qiē tradition of the Elven Age, while most of the people living in the Soul Continent abandoned the original traditions.
Especially after the emergence of the Dongzhou Empire, the barbarians of the Pamir Plateau are even more on the same footing, and the people on the plateau believe that the people of the Dongzhou Empire are like a bottomless black hole in their hearts, greed corrupts them, and they always hope to start a war to satisfy their desires. And the people of the Dongzhou Empire believe that the barbarian people are as ignorant and cruel as the beasts, and they are a race that should be eliminated.
So in such a situation, hatred leads to war. Once anything has its origins, it is difficult to stop, and as the elements of war become more and more complex, the two sides are even more on the same page.
Like the Dongzhou Empire, the barbarians of the Pamirs were not a unified race, and there were contradictions between them, simply put, there were four important tribes.
The first and most important tribe was the Bohmians, representatives of the northern barbarians. The five standing in front of Xu Ning were Bohmians, who were characterized by tall and burly stature, rough temperament, and natural warlikeness.
The Bommians were the most numerous in the Pamirs and the main force in the war, and their greatest capital was the body itself. Strong muscles and hard bones, plus a body structure that is adapted to the high-altitude environment, even without the help of any tools. It can also cause great lethality in war. Their tools are all related to meteorites, hard meteorites are like their character, it is worth mentioning that the soul of the Pamir, this special meteorite can grow automatically in the soil after falling from the sky, although it is very slow, but the shape of the growth can be changed according to people's wishes. So, when most Bohemians are born, they bury objects of different shapes under this huge rock face. Or an axe in the shape of a stone. Or a sword carved from a piece of wood, and when the child grows into a warrior, the weapon is almost formed.
The second tribe is the highest dwarven tribe living in the Pamirs. It should be said. The dwarven tribes are no different from the people of the Dongzhou Continent. At least in terms of mental power. It's almost the same, and even other humans are smart. They are good at using wood, bone, and metal to create all kinds of strange and elaborate weapons, but they are strange. Although they knew how to smelt metal, they could not cast iron pots and other household items. The short stature seems to have nothing to do with the environment, it is due to genetic reasons, but the dwarven tribes that survive on the Pamirs are not much weaker than the Bohmians in body and combat power, and with the help of sophisticated combat weapons, they are more ferocious.
The third tribe is almost negligible, because the number of people in this tribe is so small, maybe less than 10,000 people combined. These people, not known as the "Lake Monster Tribe", refer to the people who live around the only lake in the Pamirs, also known as the Lake Water Tribe.
This tribe is a very small community, and the reason why they are ranked among the four main tribes is because they have a special ability to manipulate rain and snow. The climate of the plateau is subject to change, and it is likely that one second the sky is clear, and the next second there will be a downpour, snowflakes and hail, and people who can manipulate the water element are naturally very respected. Although there are not many people in the Hushui tribe, whether it is in times of war or peacetime, it is very much needed by the people, for example, at this stage, when the whole Pamir is growing food, they must ensure that the weather is suitable, and if there is bad weather such as hail in a small area, this climate is stopped. In other words, the people of the lake tribe are in fact a kind of god-like being, and all the people are willing to worship them.
The fourth tribe is the domesticated clan, their combat ability is not very strong, but the domestication ability of the beasts on the plateau is very strong, from the plateau jackals, snow bears, small moles, insects, can communicate with the domesticated clan. In times when there is no war, the domesticated tribe lives peacefully, and there are not many animals under their hands, and if they are needed, they only need to be summoned with a call.
There are more than a hundred other tribes combined, but their abilities are also similar, these people's thinking is very simple, and there will be contradictions and even small-scale conflicts when there is no war, but no matter what kind of contradictions, once they are launched with the Dongzhou Empire, all of them will have the same hatred. It should be said that it is an intuitive reaction similar to that of animals, and in order to protect the environment in which they live, sheep and wolves can cooperate.
Therefore, when the war between the Dongzhou Empire and the barbarians began, the opponents standing on the opposite side were strange. There are people, there are beasts, and the changing weather. Although the overall number is not as large as the army of the Dongzhou Empire, it will not lose the victory in the war every time, and there is no possibility of being completely defeated.
Xu Ning was naked, raised his hands high, and slowly walked forward.
The sun on the plateau is strong, but the body does not perceive a trace of warmth, and the surrounding air currents are surging with cold mist, which makes people mistakenly think that it is early morning or sunset.
After a day's trekking, Xu Ning was already very tired, and the best plan was to find a place to rest first, but he didn't plan to do it, so it didn't matter whether his body was fully recovered.
Besides, even if the body is in a state of peak, what can it be? Where you are, you are surrounded by potential enemies, and you may be imprisoned at any time, and even if one person's ability is great, it is impossible to fight against the entire barbarian.
In this case, simply give up all and resign yourself to fate.
Dialogue is no problem, but it does not mean that the other party trusts himself, and a person from the Dongzhou Empire is absolutely unwelcome when he comes to the Pamirs.
Xu Ning found that the road he had walked on was full of all kinds of shoddy mechanisms, which could be seen with the naked eye. Although these mechanisms are crude and simple, they are not small in lethality! Many people always think that the more sophisticated the better, but in fact, this is a misunderstanding, the reason why the organ should be delicate is to use it for assassination or poisoning, if it is to use the mechanism in front of thousands of troops, even if you can see it, you may not be able to hide from it.
Quicksand, boulders, floods...... Such traps and traps are easy to set up on the Pamirs. And these things, knowing where they are, knowing that they are very powerful, there is no way to crack them, precisely because this kind of mechanism is too ordinary, too rough!
The black meteorite rock spears in the hands of the five Bomians were aimed at Xu Ning's naked chest, and there was a savage aura around them.
No wonder they are called savages, they do have a very wild taste.
"The sun rises in the east, the moon sets in the west, why is the crow so close to the temple of the phoenix?!"
Among the five people, the Bohian, who was standing in the middle, put away his weapon, pointed his hand at Xu Ning, who was three feet away, and ordered him to stop approaching him. And this sentence asks who Xu Ning is and why he is here.
Xu Ning knew that if his answer was a little wrong or disrespectful, the other party would never show mercy, even if he could kill them here, his own would almost be a complete failure.
The temper of the leader among the five people is not bad, and the four people behind him have been baring their teeth and glaring, eager to rush up and eat Xu Ning alive! This sentence is not a metaphor, but it is really eaten alive! When the northern barbarians are extremely short of food, they can catch the soldiers of the Dongzhou Empire and have a full meal!
"The palace of heroes needs to be offered, and those from afar are looking forward to coming to worship, no blood, no sword, and worship in the future!"
"Poisonous insects also have colorful wings, and they trick good people into losing their lives!"
"This body is clean, this heart is bright, inside and outside are the same!"
Xu Ning respectfully knelt down on one leg and saluted in a proper manner, not to the five northern barbarians, but to the black rock wall that symbolized the northern barbarians, the soul of the Pamirs.
The five barbarians were stunned, they didn't expect that the people of this old enemy country would be able to kneel down against the sacred black rock wall. In all the wars, these insidious Dongzhou people have always wanted to destroy this place.
"People from the Dongzhou Empire, are you a wild goose or a vulture?"
"I am a hundred birds, a white bird with green mulberry flowers." Xu Ning smiled slightly and said very sincerely.
The wild goose refers to the person who comes to deliver the message, and the vulture is a vicious metaphor for the one who comes to provoke and start a war.
The white bird is the most auspicious bird in the Pamirs, and in the mythology of the plateau, when the white bird comes with a green mulberry flower, it represents peace and tranquility.
Of course, there is another meaning. (To be continued......)