Chapter 1028: 100 Million Steps Ahead (2)
It was early in the morning, the sun had not yet risen, and the faint blue and white on the horizon spread to the whole world.
The inhabitants of Gamai City have just woken up from their sleep, and they don't really have much to do in the cold winter, as an agricultural and port city, when the coastline is blocked by snow and ice, when the land is turned to ice, they prefer to sit around the fire and drink and chat.
Of course, the whole city is not over, and the Blade Mantis of the lumberyard are already working, and they need to cut down enough trees to transport them to the city's lumber mill. The demand for timber has suddenly increased a lot these days, for some unknown reason, and they have earned a few more days of wine money in this boring winter.
The pedestrians on the road began to get busy, the female aliens who walked the streets and alleys selling small snacks, and even the two or three young children in the basket were selling a certain developed race of children, and the housekeeper of the rich family took a fancy to some young slave, and the voice of bargaining was commanding.
The coachman on the side of the road was sheathing the carriage, brushing the grass and dust off the horses, and in the cold air, the heat exhaled by people and horses was dispersed into a mist. In the blacksmith shop next door, tall lava elves with fiery red hammers struck the anvils fiercely, splashing a large number of electric sparks.
An Xiaoyu only felt that this city was like a scene countless centuries ago, she never expected that the alien race would live such a life. But this kind of life seems to be in line with the culture and development of different races, thinking about it, it is actually just the race that I met before that gave An Xiaoyu too many illusions.
Her first encounter with an alien settlement was on the edge of the imperial capital, where she saw the mixed towns established by the Empire. Most of the aliens there are races that have run from the opposite territory, and they themselves live at the very edge of the territory, that is, in the most barren places, and of course there is no better life.
And races like Huang Wuyi, Xishan Ghost and even Tianshan are among the best races in the primeval world, and their lives are still in a primitive state, because they don't need to develop this urban model at all, and there are even many cities that are willing to be the nutrients on the roots of their race.
This led An Xiaoyu to always think that the territory of the alien race was extremely backward, it was Ru Mao who drank blood, and there was no civilization at all. Even within the empire, there are rumors that the alien territory is still living a miserable life, and it is thought that it should be caused by the propaganda of the empire.
The Twilight Elves stepped on the light, and when the first rays of the morning sun fell on the earth, the aliens of Gammai saw a sight they would never forget. A wonderful meadow spread from outside the city, like a rainbow falling from the sky, revealing in front of them, making the whole world lose its color.
The fragrance of the flowers came with the cold wind as the flowers bloomed, as if the whole winter had been dispelled by this enchanting brilliance, and the ground, which had been gray and only paved with cinders, was now covered with pleasing greens, coming from the east, and carrying the sun from the sky, illuminating the morning in the city of Gamai.
And at the very end of this rainbow, two beautiful giant foxes are slowly moving, and from time to time they make a soft call, like the laughter of a newborn child. On the back of the red fox, a twilight elf dressed in simple clothes, with her eyes lowered and her long hair fluttering, like a white moon falling from the sky.
An Xiaoyu smiled at the corner of her mouth, looked at the gloomy city in front of her, and found that most of the signboards or signs with words here were also in the continental lingua franca, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She really hasn't learned any foreign dialects, and if she does, she's really waxing.
But the strange thing is why the vast majority of foreign races speak the continental lingua franca, and even this language was promoted in the primeval period through the promotion of the eight royal families, why are these cities, and even some ruins in the imperial capital, named after the transliterations of various strange languages?
The Administrator's voice explained through the spirit, "Because for a certain geographical location, the meaning of the name and the history of the name coexist, to prove the antiquity and legitimacy of a city, it is often necessary to have a name inherited from ancient times as a sign. At the same time, such names often also represent the dominance of the main ethnic groups in a city, because such names represent themselves or the conquest of other races, and are a manifestation of glory. ”
"So, what is the ruling race in Gamai City?" Although An Xiaoyu's divine soul was still sealed, it did not affect the administrator's hearing of the new life that she deliberately transmitted, because the one disguised as the wood spirit was originally his soul clone, and he was extremely sensitive to the fluctuations of the divine soul.
"Gamai is a transliteration of the Aiken language, and the original meaning should be the city where the sunlight disappears, and of course, it turns out that the sunlight does not disappear here, but repeats itself. The city is also tens of thousands of years old, and has always been led by the Aiken people. ”
For the Aiken tribe, An whispered so that he didn't know anything, this is also a relatively large race. Of course, it is still a few grades lower than the ghosts of the West Mountain, but there are quite a few of them in the territory of the alien race, they are good at navigation and trade, and they are the earliest merchants among the ancient tribes.
It can be said that the Aiken people have played a very important role in the history of the alien race, commerce and transportation are the blood of the territory, and only when the economy and material flow begin to drive the common prosperity of the whole region, this is an indisputable fact that history has witnessed.
If it weren't for the Aiken tribe, I'm afraid that the alien race would still be living a self-sufficient life, and they don't know how to exchange what they don't use for other items, and such a city would not have been created, and even many aliens would now be stupid villagers.
The image of the Aiken people is actually not good-looking, they are ugly and thin, completely inconsistent with the standards of foreign robustness and beauty, they look like humanoid green pumpkins with four hands, their skin is wrinkled, with all kinds of strange cracks, so they often hide their faces.
They are accustomed to wearing large, dark robes that cover their arms with wide sleeves, and the robes cover their entire bodies, including pointed hats on their heads that hide their faces deeply. When I saw the Aikens, I never saw their faces, and it is said that those who saw them vomited.
However, it is precisely because of this image that they have become more unfathomable, and the Aiken people are very smart, so they are often regarded as strange beings by many low-IQ alien races. But An Xiaoyu knows that these people are just good at the law of numbers, and they don't have such a high IQ.
The Aiken live next to the most central business district of Gamai City, where they own a large number of buildings, among which the noblest members of the Aiken clan live in the castle, and the rest live in the high-end buildings next to it, and are the richest ethnic group in the entire city.
Of course, this kind of high-end building is actually not high-end for An Xiaoyu.
With enough races and flowers and roots stored in the ground at the entrance of the inn, An Xiaoyu walked into the inn, so as to ensure that she had enough materials to continue pretending to be forced when she came out next time. Most of the people living in the hotel are aliens from other places who come here to stay temporarily, and they are all stunned when they see An Xiaoyu.
The proprietress looks to be a well-informed person, but the image is really a bit of a drama, just like an octopus, with several telescopic shots, but the octopus is still wearing a gray apron under the big head, seeing An Xiaoyu walk in, the octopus grinned: "Lord Twilight Elf actually came to my small shop, it is really flattering." ”
An Xiaoyu nodded, ignoring the others, gently dropped off the dust wolf's back, and sat on the stool in front of the bar. At this time, she saw that although the proprietress looked like an octopus, her skin was not moisturized or mucus, but very dry, which did not affect the customer's appetite at all.
Its tentacles do all sorts of work, tidying up the counter on one side, wiping the bar on the other, and placing bottles and plates on the other, as well as some simple pastries. When he was looking, An Xiaoyu was placed on a deerskin square cushion by a tentacle, and the other tentacle placed the wine glass on the deerskin mat.
"When the adults came to the shop, there was nothing to entertain, so I invited this cup."
What the proprietress said was very natural, but in fact, An Xiaoyu's arrival really flattered her. It is common knowledge that the twilight elves rarely go out of the mountains, not only the twilight elves, but also the elves rarely run around, and being able to entertain the noblest twilight among them is also a legend of the small shop, maybe from today this shop can also become a legend in the city.
An Xiaoyu was not pretentious, and gently picked up the transparent cup in front of her, which was not in good condition, only to find that the entire cup was carved from crystal. The industrial grade of the alien race is impossible to make glass without bubbles, and the quality of their glass is quite poor, and An Xiaoyu has seen it when he was on the road.
And in the crystal glass, the wine that shimmers with various points of light is rippling, it looks a little viscous, it looks a little wonderful, and all kinds of floral fragrances spread out with the shaking of the wine, and it is transmitted to An Xiaoyu's face, which makes people feel refreshed.
Taking a sip gently, the fresh natural breath spread throughout her body, An Xiaoyu opened her eyes, a little surprised. The proprietress smiled with satisfaction: "The special Baihua wine made by the small shop is made from the nectar of a hundred kinds of high-grade flowers, and only one barrel can be produced every year. ”
An Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, she had long known that not all aliens were the kind of existence full of aggression and killing, but she didn't expect that the folk customs could be so simple. She reached out and took out a pale green spar from the small pocket around her waist and put it on the counter: "Stay in the hotel." ”
The proprietress smiled: "Adults want to stay in the hotel, so good!" I will definitely prepare the best rooms! ”
Seeing the happy appearance of the proprietress, An Xiaoyu knew that what the administrator said was right. That green crystal is the crystallization of the vitality condensed by An Xiaoyu using the changes in the power of the stars, and the average injured creature only needs a little energy in it to ensure that life is safe.
This kind of thing is exclusive to the Twilight Forest, even if it is other races that control the laws of life, it is impossible to easily condense the laws of life, only the races closest to nature and laws like the elves can do it, so it can completely replace the currency within the alien race.
Of course, An Xiaoyu has no money, she is a rich man in the empire, but she is a poor person in the territory of a foreign race. From the time she was teleported to the forest to the night she left the forest, she was learning how to separate the creation and destruction of the power of the stars, and create the laws of life alone.
Yes, the law of creation life!
An Xiaoyu himself does not control the law of life, but the three-element force is the basic law of the Great Dao, and the same as the law of space and the law of time, as the foundation of the world, the creation attribute of the power of the stars can completely differentiate into a type of higher law similar to the law of life.
At present, An Xiaoyu has only controlled part of the skin, and he has only done this under the guidance of the administrator, but it is enough to mix in the novice village.
The proprietress who accepted the crystallization of the law of life immediately let an alien who looked like a little raccoon go upstairs with An Xiaoyu. An Xiaoyu followed behind the little raccoon, always feeling that this alien world was like a scene from anime and fantasy movies.
The little raccoon was standing upright, wearing a servant's clothes, looking a little old, with a fluffy tail coming out of the hole in the back of the pants, swaying as it walked, the strangest thing was that it was wearing a pair of small shoes on its feet, An Xiaoyu thought about it and thought, and didn't understand how these shoes were put in.
Soon, the little raccoon took An Xiaoyu to the top, pushed open the door, handed An Xiaoyu a key, and asked, "Are you still satisfied?" ”
An Xiaoyu and Frost Wolf walked into the house and found that it was quite good. They had chosen the best-looking inn in the business district next to the Aiken residence, and they had expected some strange furnishings, but it looked pretty decent.
A large wooden bed sits near the window, and a small round table made of solid wood and three chairs, on which are placed crystal kettles and upside-down drinking glasses. Near the door, there was a dresser and a wardrobe, where there was a pot of gladiolus that had not yet bloomed, and there was no stove to keep the room warm.
Nodding, An Xiaoyu said with satisfaction: "Very satisfied." ”
As she spoke, she threw a life crystal with a lot of color difference at the little raccoon, which was considered a tip. This is the defective product produced when she first tried to condense the law of life, and it happened to be used as change, and to be honest, she still had a lot in her pocket.
The little raccoon suddenly became happy, even called him if he had something to do, and then left the room.
An Xiaoyu pushed open the window, only to find that her room was facing away from the market area, facing the street behind the hotel, which was the living area of the Aiken people, so it was very quiet, and she could see the magnificent castle of the Aiken people and the vast ocean on the other side, and the scenery was also quite good.
It seems to be great value for money.
The little green jelly of the administrator spoke: "The Aiken clan should have recruited some arcane mages, and the insulation system of this hotel should be a formation, so there is no need for a stove." ”
"Does the hotel have anything to do with the Aiken?" Ann whispered curiously.
The administrator said indifferently: "It should be the asylum relationship, the Aiken clan is good at management, and the brain is bright, and the Chamber of Commerce must have learned it from the human side, forming an initial group management." See the pointed hat icon in the bottom right corner of the aluminum can brand? You don't have to think about it to know that it's the sign of the Aiken people. ”
An Xiaoyu nodded: "Then what should we do now?" ”
"After Xia Ou appeared, the mountain spirit was sent to attack you, and at that time, the mountain spirit cooperated with Hu Xuan, so you don't want to find out what the relationship between the corpse swindler and the alien race is? Even in Haiti, what is the relationship between the organization behind it and the alien race? Why do they want to get the treasures of the Heavenly Abyss Kingdom? ”
An Xiaoyu's eyes began to sharpen, after being teleported to the alien territory, An Xiaoyu had been trying to disguise herself as a twilight elf, so she didn't have the heart to think about this. Now that he has basically settled down, An Xiaoyu's political sense of smell has come into play.
She even thought of the hidden conspiracy faster than Qu and them, cooperated with foreign races and domestic organizations, and even did a series of strange cases, supporting forces in many places. This situation cannot be said to be a casual situation, but involves a deeper situation.
Because it still involves the secret treasure of the Heavenly Abyss Country.
"No wonder they wanted to use Wu Youya's novel as a script for the crime, which turned out to be to cover up the truth under the smoke. Behind these events, who is the real mastermind behind these things, humans or aliens? Judging from the fact that they want to obtain the Heavenly Abyss Secret Treasure, it should be an alien race, right? ”
An Xiaoyu immediately made up her mind.
In fact, it is not difficult to figure out, when you are in Haiti, whether it is to manipulate the court or take advantage of the desires of the master itself, it is not the way that human beings should act. If the other party is ruthless, it will inevitably be too ruined, and even the power of the court can be abandoned, An Xiaoyu felt very strange at that time.
At the beginning, she even felt that the top forces in the empire were manipulating, but on the other hand, if these forces were seeking secrecy, it would be absolutely impossible to use that kind of uncontrollable mirage old man, let alone use that kind of means to deal with An Xiaoyu, there was a huge contradiction in this.
The only explanation is that although the other party has a huge force, he doesn't know An Xiaoyu's power very well...... But among the human forces of the Empire, it seems unlikely.
Now that things are clear, the other party is definitely an organization dominated by foreign races, and the rest of the forces are supported by them within the empire, because they dare not rise blatantly, so the information system does not know enough about the top, which leads to such a sense of disobedience.
So where did they get the top-level news from?
Thinking of this, An Xiaoyu almost couldn't even control the law of destruction scattered from the power of the stars, and the gladiolus on the windowsill instantly turned into powder.
Just for an instant, An Xiaoyu pressed down the anger in her heart, and as soon as she raised her hand, the gladiolus grew out again in a green fluorescence, as if it had never disappeared.