The light in the cell was a little dim, Pei Xia raised his hand in heavy shackles and scratched his nose, and then continued to look out of the cage.

He didn't know what was waiting for him here, but he was very calm. At first, he was still a little worried that the Athors would kill him indiscriminately, but after these two days of detention, now he gradually relaxed, and he thought that the Athors must have felt that his life was more valuable than death by holding him up like this. They must have wanted to know something from him.

With the sound of footsteps, Pei Xia saw a figure shaking outside the cage. Immediately afterward, he saw the guards outside the cage make way for the comers. Finally came, Pei Xia thought to himself, the person who came now should be the one who came to interrogate him.

When the comer approached and appeared outside the cage. Pei Xia immediately looked at the man carefully, however, this look didn't matter, Pei Xia immediately opened his mouth in surprise when he saw it. He saw that the man who had come to interrogate him was dressed in a burqa of almost the exact same style as his chanter, and that on the chest of his burqa was a conspicuous gold insignia, which was also a compass and a ruler!

When Gutrive arrived at the cell where Pei Xia was being held, his eyes adjusted to the darkness of the place, and then he saw Pei Xia. He saw that he was emaciated, unkempt, and dressed in tattered robes, which could not even compare with the slaves to be sold on the streets of Hesa.

After looking at Pei Xia and looking around the simple camp cell, Gutriv pointed to Pei Xia and said to the guards, "Let's take him to my tent, it's too dark here." ”

Pei Xia was rudely pulled up by the guards, and then carried out of the cell by the guards. Now Pei Xia is already weak and tired, and it is difficult to walk away. Ever since leaving Ilo for Asol, Pei Xia has been experiencing unprecedented difficulties. He took refuge in all directions, slept in the open air, wandered, and even many times, he had to feed on weeds like "Xuanji" to stay alive. The long-term hunger and fatigue had severely destroyed Pei Xia's body.

Although Pei Xia's long and difficult exploration and adventures in the territory of Asol have weakened and destroyed his body, his will has not diminished in the slightest. These days, his goal has become clearer: he must go to the Dingirla Tower, which the Azor people have built with all their might, to find out what secrets are hidden inside the tower.

Pei Xia was handcuffed to a chair after being taken to Gutrive's barracks by the guards.

Across the table, Gutrive spoke to Pei Xia through the translator, "Tell me your name, and where you are from." ”

After looking around Gutrive's barracks for a week, Pei Xia glanced at the interpreter who seemed to be an Ilo, and then fell silent.

"Speak, don't be silent. Silence is just a waste of time, and that doesn't do you any good. Gutrive continued.

"I want to drink water, I want to eat something." Pei Xia continued to be silent for a moment before suddenly speaking.

Gutrive looked at the guards on the side, then waved his hand and said, "Go to the dining tent and get him something to eat." ”

After the guards brought baked naan and dates, as well as fruit, Pei Xia picked up the food with his shackled hands and slowly put it in his mouth.

"Say, I'll allow you to talk while you eat." Gutrive said as he looked at Pei Xia, who was chewing slowly.

"Are you an Ilo?" After hearing that the translator had translated Gutriv's words, Pei Xia turned to the translator himself.

The translator ignored Pei Xia, he just re-translated Pei Xia's original words to Gutriv. Gutrive looked at Pei Xia and was silent.

"Why are you here, and why are you working for them?" Pei Xia continued to ask the translator.

The translator did not answer Pei Xia's question, and he translated Pei Xia's original words to Gutrive again.

"Now that you're a captive, you're going to answer my question." Gutriv looked at Pei Xia and said, "You should feel lucky to be interrogated by me. I don't want to punish you to force you to speak, but if you don't cooperate with me, I'll have to hand you over to someone who can make you speak. ”

"Is Hawkeye going to be there?" Pei Xia chewed a date palm and looked up at Gutrive and asked.

Gutrive was a little surprised, and he immediately asked, "How did you know that Hawkeye would?" ”

Pei Xia chuckled lightly and said, "It was the Hawkeye Apostle of the Hawkeye Society who caught me. ”

Surprised that Pei Xia actually knew who his captor was, Gutrive continued to ask, "Who are you?" ”

"Just like you." Pei Xia said.

"Same as me?" Gutrive was surprised and asked, "Are you a craftsman?" ”

Although Pei Xia, who had easily taken out the words from Gutriv's mouth, had a hint of joy that his plan had succeeded, Gutriv's answer surprised him.

Pei Xia nodded lightly, and then said to Gutriv, "Yes, I am a craftsman just like you. Like you, I use two tools, the ruler and the compass. ”

Gutrive glanced down at the Master Craftsman mark on his chest, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Tell me, why do you also use a ruler and a compass as a mark?" ”

"Why do you use a rectangular ruler and compass as a mark? Isn't that the most basic tool of a craftsman? Pei Xia said.

"I've seen the wooden crates you dropped, but you seem to be a carpenter?" Gutrive asked, after a moment of reflection.

Gutriv's unguarded interrogation surprised Pei Xia and gave him more information, he looked at Gutrive and said, "Yes, I'm a carpenter. I'm from Ilo. ”

"Hmm. What's your name and where is Iloh from? Gutrive asked.

"Pei Xia, I'm from Luochuan, the capital of Yiluo." Pei Xia said.

"Very well, continue to answer me, what are you going to do all the way to Asol?" Gutrive asked.

"Speaking of which, it's all because I offended a powerful person because of my affairs in Iro. The magnate sent someone to kill me, and I had no choice but to flee for my life all the way west, and on the way I passed through the Desert of Caldo, and finally came here. Pei Xia said.

"It's ridiculous." Gutrive said, "How long have you been running?" ”

"A few months." Pei Xia said, "What's so ridiculous about this, if someone chases you, you may run farther than me." ”

Gutrive continued, "How can you alone cross the Kaldo Desert and then cross half of Azor to get here?" ”

"I'm not alone, I still have a horse." Pei Xia said.

"Honestly, are you a spy sent by Ilo?" Gutrive asked Pei Xia seriously.

"You're talking about spies?" Pei Xia pretended to be pitiful and waved his hand, and then said, "Who would send a carpenter to be a spy?" And also a person who does not know the enemy Chinese language? ”

"It's hard to say." Gutrive continued, "What exactly are you here for?" ”

"What purpose do I have. If you don't believe me, then there's no need for you to continue interrogating. ”

Gutrive was speechless for a moment, and Pei Xia continued, "You see, with my current situation, I definitely won't be able to go back to Ilo, right?" Even if I'm a spy, then I can't report to Iro, right? Is there any need for me to tell you a lie? ”

After a moment of contemplation, Gutriv asked, "If everything is as you say, then I ask you, why did you move around here before, and then turn to the city of Hydebara, where you were caught by our men?" ”

"As I said, I've been running for my life. I arrived here by accident, and at first I didn't intend to linger, but then I found out that the neighborhood was full of camps, large and small, and I saw a large number of wagons carrying timber. Pei Xia said slowly, "So I thought, maybe I need the help of a carpenter here, maybe I can find a job here to make ends meet, so that I can live." ”

"We do need craftsmen here, but why didn't you look for them?" Gutrive asked.

"I was looking for it, but the guards drove me away from a distance." Pei Xia said, "It wasn't until later, when I came to the vicinity of your camp, that the guards fired bows and arrows at me, and I had to flee. In the process of escaping, I also lost the toolbox that I needed to live on. ”

"Your missing toolbox, did you make that?" Gutrive asked.

"Of course." Pei Xia said.

"That wooden box is very delicate." "It's too sophisticated, so to speak. I don't think it's like the average carpenter can make something. You must not have been an ordinary carpenter in Iroh before. ”

"It's quite ordinary, it's just to make some wooden utensils for dignitaries and nobles in the Yiluo court." Pei Xia said.

"Maybe you're really a carpenter." "But you have to prove that you're not lying." ”

"How do you prove it?" Pei Xia asked.

"Make a trap as I ask." Gutrive said after thinking for a moment.

"That's fine." Pei Xia turned around and said, "If I do what you ask, then will you believe me?" ”

"Perhaps." After a moment of contemplation, Gutrive turned to ask, "You seem to want to gain my trust, why?" ”

"Why else, just to be able to eat." "I want to get a job here so I can live." Since you are in charge here, it is impossible to gain your trust. ”

Looking at the thin and scruffy Pei Xia, Gutrive nodded slightly, and then said, "I'm not the leader here, but if you can make the wooden mechanism as I ask, I may be able to get you a job so that you can live a better life." ”

Pei Xia was secretly happy in his heart, he nodded lightly and then asked, "Okay, let's say, what do you want me to do?" ”

"A trap trap that allows a person or animal to fall into it and die." Gutrive said.

"It's not difficult, but it's very varied, and it can be very simple or complex." Pei Xia looked at Gutrive and asked, "What exactly do you want?" ”

"You're right, there are many types of traps, and it doesn't matter which type you make. And I only have one request, and that is that the trap I ask you to make can be touched repeatedly and can be used permanently. In other words, even if this mechanism is touched by a hundred elephants one after another, it can guarantee that all of them will die because of the trap without exception. ”

Looking at Pei Xia's pensive eyes, Gutrive continued, "There is no doubt that it will be a trap that no one or animal can overcome. ”

Pei Xia thought about it and nodded slightly. He then asked, "What are you going to do with this trap?" ”

"You don't need to know the exact location." "As for the conditions of the construction, I'll draw you a map." According to the dimensions above, you first need to make a model. ”

"Okay." Pei Xia pondered for a moment and said.