Chapter 53: A Place to Listen
"Dingirla?" Ziff asked Vemos with some confusion, "It turns out that this tower we built has such a strange name, do you know what this name means?" ”
"I don't know, man. It doesn't seem to be Assoor, it's probably the name of some older language. Vimos looked at the two Asur guards beside him, and then said, "My Athol language is still being learned, and you know what, now I have correctly called out the names of those Asorians." ”
"Oh, Chief Vimos, you're starting to learn Atholl." Ziff said.
"Hey, Brother Zif, don't call me that." Vermos shook his head and said, "Anyone can call me that, but you can't." ”
Zif smiled, "Then I can't continue to call you Brother Vimos." ”
"That's what you should call me, and if you call me that, I'll feel at ease." "Even though I'm now the new Inspector of Engraving, I still feel like I'm just a slave, just a slave protected by guards. ”
Ziff sighed, "Vimos, don't forget, when we were in the grotto prison a year ago, we didn't even have enough to eat. And now, you've got two Atholl guards equipped. ”
"Yes, I think of the Athore soldiers in the quarry who whipped us and sent us to our knees. And now, they're standing behind me like two idiots, protecting me. Vimos said with a smile.
"Vimos, you still have to pay attention to what you say." Ziff glanced at the two soldiers behind him and said, "If they understand what you mean, you'll be in danger." ”
"It's all right, they really don't understand Huron at all. Believe it or not. Vimos half-turned in the direction of the soldier and said in Huron, "You are all idiots. After Vermos finished speaking, he smiled secretly.
Zif reluctantly smiled at him when he saw that the Yasol guards were unresponsive.
"Brother Zif, I have something to tell you, I think you'll be happy to know it." Vermos said.
"What's the matter?!" Zif's eyes widened and asked, "Is there news of Sammy?" ”
"Oh, I'm sorry." Vermos shook his head, "I've tried hard to find him, but there's no information, and I don't think he's here anymore." ”
Ziff lowered his head, nodded lightly and said, "Okay, what were you going to say?" ”
"It's Koulibaly and Oumenelli." "They did work in a camp near the Giant's location, and Koulibaly even gained his trust as a stone model, so he was transferred to the camp where the Giant was located." ”
"Oh my God, I can't imagine it."
"Ebonelli was not so lucky, he was still in charge of transporting stone in the workers' camp there. But I have also ordered him to be transferred out of there. ”
"Do you still have that right?" Ziff asked in surprise, "Where did you transfer him?" ”
"I still have the right to send a worker." Vermos smiled, "I'll transfer him to you as an assistant." ”
"That's great." Ziff said, "I didn't expect to see my old friends after so long." I don't know if he remembers the Huron language he learned from us. ”
"I still remember what they said about Zakuzaburu."
Ziv smiled and said, "Yes, Zakuzaburu. Good luck. ”
"Oh, I think it's peace to you."
"Well, maybe you're right. When will he come? Ziff asked.
"Soon." "But he can't live in the Huron Stonemason Camp, he has to live in a nearby workers' camp." Speaking of which, he was just transferred to a workers' camp on our side. However, when you are at work every day, he goes to your job to assist you, and he can not assign him to do very tiring work. ”
"Well, that's not bad."
"Brother Zif, there's something I need to tell you to pay special attention to." Vermos said.
"Please, Prosecutor."
"Wherever you are, always keep an eye on the people around you to see if they have the Absu snake mark on them. If you find one, be sure to report it to me or Gutrive in time. And, stay away from them and stay safe. ”
"Apus Snake?" Ziff asked, "What kind of snake is that?" ”
"It's in Asoor, Absu serpent. It is the appearance of a venomous snake with four eyes. "Vermos took a thin stick, drew it on the ground, and said, "Like this, with two eyes on top and two eyes on bottom, with fangs and snake hyacinths. ”
"Oh, that's right."
Vermos quickly wiped the picture off the ground and said, "Gutrive told me that they were responsible for the accident and killed the last Inspector of Engraving. They are the evil that lurks in Azore. ”
"Evil... Power," Ziff whispered, "that's for the Athorians... ”
"Alright, let's talk about the next step." Vimos beckoned Zif to go with him to the bottom of the tower wall.
Near the tower wall, Vimos pointed to the second floor of the tower and said, "Although the whole project is progressing according to plan, all the equipment and tools are being delivered to the second floor on time. But there was one thing that the giant master was too satisfied with. That is the relief work of the tower wall, and the progress is a little too slow. ”
"Vimos, I think you know why." "The patterns on those drawings are too complicated, especially in the area where I work, and all the designs and drawings are Oriental life patterns." To be honest, I don't even know what I carved, the clump they ate, and the one with a fold in the middle. ”
"I understand, Brother Zif, but I still hope you can finish it soon." Vimos looked at the carvings on the walls and said, "I looked at the general drawings of the carvings, and the higher the tower, the easier the pattern becomes, and the easier it will be." ”
"I looked at the patterns on the third and fourth floors, and it's true that as you said, the higher you go, the easier it is." "But most of them are people and objects that I haven't seen before. ”
"Well, it's a little bit simpler the higher you go, but it's still a little bit of a portrait of life relief. Brother Zif, do you understand why they designed it this way? "Or what do these patterns mean?" ”
"I don't understand." Zif shook his head, "Who knows what the Athors want to say, maybe it's their emperor who has to ask it." ”
"Although I have a general book of stone carvings, there are no drawings on the top few layers of the map." "I don't understand, some of the patterns, what do they have to keep secret." I'd love to see what those patterns are trying to convey when they come together. ”
"Vimos, it's better not to try to know what you shouldn't know." Ziff reminded Vimos, "I feel like your guards are not only protecting you, they're spying on you. As a clansman, I remind you to be careful in what you do. ”
Vimos glanced at the guards beside him, "Thank you for the reminder, I'll pay attention." ”
In the evening, Ziff returned to the camp with Vimos. Zekinia built a small house out of rubble in a vacant lot in the camp.
As Ziv approached him, about to evaluate his masterpiece, Zekinha suddenly pushed it with his hand.
"Zekinia, why did you knock it down? It's obviously a nice build. Ziff said, looking at the collapsed hut.
Zekinia looked up and saw that it was Zif, and he smiled and said, "So the old guy is back." It wasn't pushed down by me, it was washed down by the water. ”
"Big water?" Ziff asked curiously, "Where is there any big water?" You knocked it down with your hands. ”
"It's the water, I'm the water." Zekinha said with a smile, "The house didn't withstand the impact of the water. It's like the buildings in the South that Dad said. ”
"Southern architecture?" Ziff asked, "Is there a flood in the south?" ”
"Yes, a big flood, Dad said, and the flood also flooded several towns. The buildings there were washed down by the water. Zekinha said.
Ziff thought for a moment and asked, "Which river sent the big water?" ”
"It's not the water in the river, it's the sea, it's the flood from the sea." Zekinia said.
"Sea water?" Ziff pursed his lips and said, "The sea doesn't flood. Little one, you must have misheard. ”
"That's right, old fellow. If you don't believe me, I can take you to ask my father. Zekinia said, "Don't you believe me? ”
"No, of course I believe you." Ziff pouted and said, "Well, that's exactly what you said. But that should be called a tsunami. I've heard people say that. ”
"Tsunami?" Zekinia then asked, "You said the water, known as the tsunami, can wash away houses, old fellow?" ”
"Of course, houses can't withstand a tsunami." Ziff said.
"Well, then this house was destroyed by the tsunami." Zekinia said, pointing to the scattered rocks on the ground.
Ziff smiled and said, "Okay, you're Tsunami." ”
"Old fellow, how about you help me build a big, strong castle, and I'll see if I can break it with this tsunami."
"I'm afraid I don't have that much time, Zekinia." Ziff said apologetically, "I had to work all day. Although I would love to make you a building that won't be washed away by the flood. ”
"Oh," Zekinia lowered his head, and suddenly he looked up again and asked, "Old fellow, I want to see the sea, but I have never seen it, can you take me to see it?" ”
"Little one, I'd love to take you to see the sea if I can." "But I can't get out of here. ”
"Can't you leave here all the time?" Zekinia asked.
"Perhaps." Ziff said, "If you can leave here one day, I'll take you to see the sea, okay?" ”
Zekinia looked at him and nodded.