Chapter 312: A Diamond the Size of a Pigeon's Egg
When Li Shan and Gadot rushed out of the tent, they saw that their soldiers were all solemnly guarded with knives and guns, and the confrontation was still half-hidden in the bushes, and they couldn't see it because of their dark skin.
Gadot said, "Who are these people?" Why is it so dark? ”
Li Shan looked at these people carefully, they basically had no clothes, just covered the key parts with leaves and grass, and the weapons in their hands were also very low-level, it was just a piece of wood with a stone tied to it. This is the Stone Age line, and there is no artificially produced line on the whole body, not even a little linen cloth or iron tools.
And they are full of hostility towards Li Shan and others, always vigilant against the actions of Li Shan and others, and the two sides are always in a tense situation, and it seems that if one is not good, they will fight.
"It's probably the indigenous people here, so we must have trespassed into their territory." Li Shan said and stepped forward to say hello to the natives.
However, those people obviously didn't understand Li Shan's words at all, but instead grabbed the spear and became more vigilant. Until out of the jungle came a slightly dressed native, with a wreath of flowers on his head and a few colorful feathers stuck in it. According to Li Shan's understanding, this should be a symbol of status, and this person should be their leader or something.
The natives with feathered crowns gestured to Li Shan, and kept pointing in the direction of Li Shan, the bonfire, and the depths of the jungle, and Li Shan naturally couldn't understand a single note in the language he spoke.
Li Shan didn't quite understand what he meant after looking at it for a long time, and Gadot said, "Does this person want to say that he wants to take our bonfire back?" I look at him and seem to be interested in fire, don't they make it themselves? ”
Gadot is still very smart and understands the words of the natives well, and Gadot deliberately took out a torch from the bonfire and handed it to Li Shan, who slowly stepped forward and handed it to the native.
The native looked cautiously at the torch in Li Shan's hand, slowly stretched out his hand, and suddenly grabbed the torch in his hand with an accelerated speed. Li Shan was also taken aback, and then the native gestured for a while, and then walked into the jungle.
Gadot said: "He seems to mean to let you follow, is he to thank you?" ”
Li Shan also probably understood. This ethnic group is the indigenous people of a primitive tribe, and they must not know how to make fire, so they will come here to ask Li Shan for it. There were only twenty or thirty natives who came, and if they did fight, they would be dealt with by well-armed sailors in an instant, so these natives were also very careful.
Li Shan was also very curious about what the life of the indigenous people was like, so he also followed, and Ah San immediately counted dozens of people and followed.
Gadot said: "Are these people smearing charcoal on themselves? Why is it so dark? ”
For Gadot, who saw such a purebred black man for the first time, the appearance of these people did have some impact. Although the Arab Empire also occupied parts of Egypt in Africa, the Egyptians were really a mixed race of Arabs and North Africans. And strictly speaking, there is a certain difference between the North African race and the South African race that Gadot sees now.
Li Shan said: "This is called the world's greatness, after seeing so many novel species, what else is there to be surprised?" ”
Gadot said: "That's right, I've seen more exotic flowers and plants along the way, and all kinds of animals than I've seen in my life." But what I'm most curious about is why are you surprised at all? ”
Li Shan smiled and said nothing, he really didn't want to explain this kind of thing. Seeing that Li Shan pretended not to hear, Gadot didn't continue to ask, hiding behind Li Shan's back and quietly grimacing at him.
Li Shan followed the natives for a long time, and finally saw where the natives lived. It was an open field in the jungle, higher than the rest, and they lived in nearly a hundred conical huts made of wood, weeds, leaves, and mud, and a tribe of four or five hundred people, which was not very large.
Seeing that outsiders were coming, people from the tribe also came out to watch. The feathered crest of the natives raised their torches high in their hands and shouted a few times. The people of the tribe also suddenly became excited, and they all ran out to cheer and dance.
For this primitive tribe, fire is the most revered thing, because they can't make fire, so they can only keep fire. Once the fire is extinguished due to an accident, it will be a very fatal blow to this group. Without fire they could not eat cooked food, nor could they drive away large beasts, nor could they keep out the cold in winter. It's all about the foundation of a race.
Li Shan was invited to the center of the tribe by the natives with the feathered crowns, and the natives said a few more words, and all the natives were boiling, cheering and jumping at Li Shan, and a few aboriginal women secretly sent Qiu Bo to Li Shan. But this appearance really made Li Shan unacceptable, which caused Li Shan to be a little disgusted.
At this moment came out of one of the largest houses of the tribe a native man with a large crown of feathers on his head, much larger than the one of the tinder, and with a strange paint on his face, which appeared to be the chief of the tribe. The chief took the torch and threw it into a stone altar that had been prepared long ago, which was already covered with flammable weeds, and ignited in an instant.
The people of the tribe cheered, and many people came to the fire with wood and leaves, and went back to their huts to light their own fires.
In a few moments, fires were lit in every house and the meat was roasted.
Li Shan was invited to the chief's house, although Li Shan didn't know what they wanted to do, but it was nothing more than some words of thanks, inviting him to eat. Originally, Li Shan didn't want to stay here, such a tribe has no value to Li Shan at all, and the beauty is a waste of time here.
But after the torch was lit, Li Shan accidentally skimmed a string of ornaments around the chief's neck, and was instantly shocked. There are animal teeth, shells, and so on in this string of ornaments, but the stone in the middle is the one that attracts Li Shan the most. Although the firelight was not bright, through the refraction of the firelight, Li Shan recognized the texture of this stone at a glance, it was a diamond, a rough diamond the size of a pigeon's egg!
This discovery instantly changed Li Shan's mind about leaving, and Li Shan suddenly realized that Africa was actually a place with extremely rich mineral resources. In the statistics of previous lives, whether it is diamonds, gold, various metal deposits, and gem deposits, Africa's reserves are extremely considerable.
And the people in this place are still so backward and ignorant. It's just a child holding gold on the street, it's so tempting that anyone wants it when they see it. (To be continued.) )