The Prophet's Hut isn't filled with bottles and jars and bizarre magic items as one might expect.

In this square tent, there is only one bed, a table and chairs, and an old man with a simple appearance is sitting at the table and chairs to eat.

His food was flatbread and white water.

When the prophet saw Li Ben and Zhou Haomi, he slapped his head and said in stiff Chinese with an accent: "Look at my memory, forget that there will be guests here today." ”

The Prophet stood up, took two small benches from the corner, and placed them in front of them, motioning for them to sit down. Then bite down, chew, swallow, and take a sip of water to quickly settle the dinner.

Li Ben and Zhou Haomiao didn't bother the old man, waiting for him to take the initiative to explain to him.

"Okay, okay, maybe it's a little different than you think. Welcome to our tribe, my name is Andrei, I am the leader of the tribe, and people are used to call me a prophet. I will arrange food, clothing and accommodation for both of you, and provide protection and support until you can properly grasp your own abilities, and after that, I hope you can give us what you can, to put it bluntly, this is a deal. "The Prophet did not talk nonsense and directly stated his requirements.

"We know so little about the world that we have many doubts about ourselves, and we can't easily agree. Li Ben took the initiative to speak.

"Yes, if you want to complete a transaction, at least both parties need to understand each other. Zhou Haomiao added.

"You should have heard part of the story about this world from Aitana. Tell me what you want to know? I'll answer you as much as I can. The old man said.

Li Ben asked their biggest question: "Why did we come to this world?"

"Yes, just as I am going to make a deal with you, our world is also trading with yours. ”

"Then we are the bargaining chips for the transaction?" Zhou Haomiao showed an unhappy look.

"It's understandable. ”

"What's the reason for the deal, or what does your world want us to do?" asked Li Ben.

"As you can see, this world is full of chaos, order has been disrupted, and the reason why you came to this world is to restore order and expel chaos, and for this reason, you will receive the gift of the world. ”

"Then why bother to seek the near and far, and the same is true for giving you power?"

"We were born into this world, and the forces of chaos have the greatest impact on us, and completely pure people are basically no longer available. And you come from another world, compared to our world, you carry the order of your world, and the chaos of this world can hardly affect you, at least it will not break out on your basis for no reason. The Prophet said something that was incomprehensible.

However, Li Ben and Zhou Haomiao can understand one thing, that is, the so-called chaos is a very dangerous thing, and when facing it, they are by no means safe.

"If you want to gain power, you must pay a price, and the world gives you a gift, and you must pay for it. ”

"This is a forced purchase and forced sale!" Zhou Haomiao complained.

"This is true of your personal will, but on a larger level, it is the result of the consent of your world's will, and the Creator has the right to dispose of His creation. ”

It's a very uncomfortable feeling to be a cargo.

"Does the world, the universe, really have a sense of self?" asked Li Ben.

"The benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise. The manifestation and form of the will of the world is beyond the comprehension of a humble being like ours. ”

"That sounds really..."Zhou Haomiao looked incredulous.

"Look at what you look like now, in the beginning, no one would have believed that. The Prophet reminded him.

Zhou Haomiao did not respond.

Li Ben went on to ask: "How can we grasp the changes that have taken place in us about the gift of the world? ”

"It's simple, training, it's like swimming. We are able to provide both of you with experience and technical support. ”

"Where did all this know-how come from?"

"Generations of people have come into contact with visitors from other worlds, and we, the surviving humans, will also exchange information with each other. ”

"So where have all these people gone? What will happen to the otherworldly travelers, and will we ever be able to return to the world we were? ”

"I think you'll all have this question sooner or later, and I'm not going to hide anything, as far as I know, people from another world have either died in chaos or died here, and I haven't heard of anyone who has managed to go back, maybe there is, but we don't know. But I guess there's no reason to return goods in world-to-world transactions, right?"

The two fell silent.

"Any questions?"

"I don't have it for a while. Zhou Haomiao said.

"I'll give you time to think about the deal, and the day after tomorrow at the latest, if you refuse, I'll send you out of this place. The Prophet said unceremoniously.

The two walked out of the tent, and Aita was already waiting outside the door, leading them to a tent separate from the outside of the colony, where two simple beds were placed.

"This is where you live, and food and clothing will be brought later. ”

The clothes on the two were already in tatters.

"Thank you. Zhou Haomiao expressed his gratitude to Aita.

After she left, Zhou Haomiao asked Li Ben, "What do you think?"

Judging from their attitude alone, there is really no hostility on their part, and there seems to be no need to lie and deceive. ”

"I guess you have one more but. ”

"But if these were lies from the start..."

"We don't seem to have much room to resist. Alas... Why did I encounter this kind of thing! How can I be happy when I play crossing without giving plug-ins, and when I come up, I will send people to death?"

"Where are the others?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Since we are not the first to come, there should be some seniors alive. I asked the Prophet three questions, but he actually only answered the last two. With their knowledge of visitors from other worlds, it is hard to imagine that they are all hearsay, and how is it possible to provide experience and technology to develop capabilities without actual contact? It is not that after reading medical books, you can become a doctor. ”

"What do you mean they're hiding?"

The conversation was interrupted by footsteps outside the door, and a young woman brought two sheets of bread, two jugs of water, an egg cut in half, and two fruits that resembled oranges, with a little girl of about fourteen years old. There are also two sets of coarse cloth clothes.

They left the basket of food at the door, looked at them deeply, and left.

"Do you think I can still eat with this translucent appearance?"

"Just try it. ”

Zhou Haomiao tore off a small piece of cake and put it in his mouth.

"It seems that I am no different from a normal person except that my body is glowing and translucent, which is fucking amazing. ”

Li Ben didn't move, looking thoughtfully at the food in the basket.

Zhou Haomiao was a little panicked in his heart, could there be a problem with these foods?

"Why don't you eat it?

"I just don't have much of an appetite. ”

"Phew, say it early, don't scare me. ”

"Huh? What scares you?

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't think too much about it, just go with the flow. ”

Li Ben was reminiscing about his experience, from being beaten by the doctor to entering the other world, the process in between was just a moment for him.

Then there is the sight of a monster, an attack in the forest, and after death, he is completely unconscious, and when he wakes up, he experiences an escape. Finally came to this place and heard a bunch of presentations from the tribal prophets.

In general, he has experienced so many events, but these experiences seem to him to happen in a flash, and the time spent with clear consciousness does not add up to a day.

A large amount of information flooded into his brain in a short period of time, and he had to carefully sort it out and adjust his mentality.

It's so fast, so fast that you can't breathe. However, it seems to be very interesting. Li Ben thought so.

Whether it was the will of the world, chaos and order, or even the memory of being killed after encountering a werewolf, it didn't leave much impact on his mind. It's all so unrealistic, it always feels like you're dreaming.

But he remembered the pig-headed man, the disgusting smell of meat in the air, and the fear and novelty of the first sight of this life intertwined and left a deep impression on his heart.

What's next?

I can't find the answer to this kind of question, because I don't know enough information, I know too little about the world, and I can't make my own choice.

The only way to do this was to accede to the prophet's request and take it one step at a time.

The outside world is undoubtedly dangerous, and I have already experienced it, but no one with a little sense will think that he can survive in this strange world on his own.

Survival is an instinctive need, and Li Ben must ensure that he can survive before he is qualified to discuss other things, such as finding a way to go back. It's also a good choice to see the fantasy of this world before finding a way.

"Wow, this fruit is so sour. Zhou Haomiao squinted his eyes and bared his teeth and said.

He had already eaten his portion, but Li Ben hadn't moved a bite.

"Aren't you going to eat it?"

Li Ben nodded.

"People are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry. After speaking, Zhou Haomiao stretched out his hand to Li Ben's share.

"What time is it?" Zhou Haomiao asked.

"Our watches are not accurate in this world, and it is not clear whether it is twenty-four hours a day. ”

"It seems that there are many more things we have to ask, and in a different world, life is much more complicated than we imagined. ”

"But I don't think it's too early, it's time to rest. ”

"Well, it's always sleepy after eating. Where's the light switch?"

"It's supposed to be that plug. ”

"Okay. ”

After a while.

"Who's there, brother, haven't you slept yet?" In Zhou Haomiao's vision, the world was pale, and a dark shadow was standing quietly in the corner.

The Shadow didn't answer.

No, why is it so on? The lights should be turned off.

Zhou Haomiao looked at the other bed, Li Ben was lying on his side, his back to him, and he didn't know if he was asleep.

"Who are you, brother, get up!" he shouted.

But Lee Ben did not react. Zhou Haomiao went to push him, but he pounced, his hand passed through Li Ben's body, and then turned around, and on the other bed was another sleeping self, which was no longer translucent with green light.

Out of body!, he understood in an instant.

The black shadow raised his right hand, a slender arm that hung from his shoulders to the floor, the tips of his fingertips as thin as needles, and poked out at Zhou Haomiao.

Out of reach, that hand can't reach me!" he thought.

Sure enough, the black shadow's arm stopped in midair.

"What the hell are you?"

Out of curiosity, Zhou Haomiao calculated a safe distance and approached the black shadow, wanting to get a glimpse of its true face.

Kurokeimoto's head hung down and lifted it up suddenly.

"Scared!" came out with a terrible scream.

The corners of his mouth were torn apart from the corners of his cheeks, revealing his toothy smile, and two pale dots occupied the place where his eyeballs should have been placed.

Zhou Haomiao, who witnessed the true face of the black shadow, was so frightened that he couldn't control his steps, and stumbled towards the strange hand of the black shadow, just at the moment of contact...

"Arise, both, for the prophet has something to look for you. Aita's voice pulled Zhou Haomiao back to his original world.

He sat up suddenly, covered in cold sweat, and his body trembled incessantly with strong convulsions.

"You didn't shine today, were you able to control it, why are you shaking?" asked Aita.

"It's like, I'm having a nightmare. No, it doesn't seem to be a dream. He described the contents of the dream.

"You may ask the Prophet. ”

"What is the prophet looking for us?" asked Lee, who had woken up a long time ago.

"Plans have changed, and we've got to go, so I think you'll have to make a decision sooner. ”

The two of them returned to the Prophet's Hut.

"I'm sorry to inform you both that you don't have any more time to think, and you must give me a clear answer now. ”

Zhou Haomiao asked, "What happened?"

"I foresee the erosion of chaos, this place is no longer safe, and we will all leave this place tonight at the latest. So, would you like to walk with us?"

"Actually, we don't have anything to hesitate about, do we? There has always been only one answer, and we don't have a choice. Li Ben said.

"Although this is not the same as in the past, we still value our personal wishes, and if something happens unwillingly, it will only be a seed of disaster for everyone. ”

"I agree to a deal with you. ”

"And what about this gentleman?" Andre turned his gaze to Zhou Haomiao.

"There's no way I'm going to wander around alone... I also agree. ”

"Good. So..." Andre took out two pieces of leather paper, on which some terms were written in Chinese, and he said, "Please two of you complete this contract, just like the contract that people liked to sign a long time ago." ”

"It's not a society under the rule of law now, is it?" Zhou Haomiao picked up one and observed it carefully.

"Yes, a contract without legal constraints is no different from waste paper, but the biggest guardian of this contract is chaos and magic. ”

"Is it magical? It's so magical, how do you do it?"

"We borrow power from Chaos, and we generally choose the gods of myths and legends, after all, they have traces to follow, and people can learn about them from the scriptures. The person who blessed this contract with power was our ancient legendary god of death, Dikatrama. Ask the two of you to drip your blood on the contract and write your name on your fingertips to make it valid. The content of the contract needs to be clear and agreed by both parties, so we specially wrote these two copies in Chinese. ”

Contract Clause 1: Within one year, the presiding party shall provide the pledgee with clothing, food and housing as much as possible, and shall not be malicious.

Contract Clause 2: Within one year, the presiding party will train and help the pledgee as much as possible to enhance the viability of the pledgee, and shall not be malicious.

Contract Clause 3: When the covenanter has not violated his or her obligations, after the above two clauses are completed, the covenanter shall provide assistance to the covenanter's tribe for at least half a year as much as possible, without malice. During that period of six months, Articles 1 and 2 remained in force.

At the bottom of the leather paper, in the column of the Covenanter, it has been signed "Sames Tribe - Andrei Suze".

"This is too rudimentary, and the content of the treaty is vague. Zhou Haomiao said.

Due to individual differences and actual situations, we cannot make specific guarantees, and the so-called "as much as possible" is naturally on the premise of not harming ourselves. Andrei said.

"Eh, then are we going to bite our fingers and write a blood book?"

"It's ready. The Prophet took out two thin needles and gave them to them.

According to what he said, Li Ben and Zhou Haomiao completed the contract. Then, in front of the eyes of the two of them, the leather paper spontaneously combusted and disappeared in the air, leaving no ashes behind.

"It's amazing. Zhou Haomiao waved the air where the contract disappeared with his hand, and it seemed that there was still some heat left.

"From now on, you two are part of my tribe, and you are welcome. The old man in front of them smiled kindly, hiding the seriousness and oppression of the previous superiors.

"What are you going to do next?" asked Li Ben.

"It's where we're going. Aita will plan for both of you, and we'll head to the Ruins where you'll have the chance to see the glory of human civilization in the past. ”

"Understood. The two turned to leave.

Off-the-books.

"Aren't you going to ask something? about your dreams. ”

Zhou Haomiao shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's still too stupid to think about it, it's just a nightmare, it's just that I'm scaring myself." ”

"Is it..."Li Ben didn't say much, but he was secretly careful in his heart, this is a strange world, and you should be vigilant when anything strange happens.

Afterwards, Aita led the two back to their quarters and said, "Try dismantling the tent first, and before you can fully develop your abilities, you must learn the necessary skills and knowledge to survive in this world." I will be your teacher. ”

"That means I'll see you more often in the future?" Zhou Haomiao said with a smile.

Aita didn't understand what he meant, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Haomiao didn't speak, but Li Ben poked him and said: "He should think that it is a happy thing to be able to see a beauty like you every day." ”

Aita said expressionlessly, "My body is made of machinery, I wasn't like this. ”