Chapter 46: The Suicide Note of History
The feast ended with the cheers of the young men and the lamentations of the old men, and only the empty and silent council chamber remained, the faint light shining through the skylight, the stars fading their brilliance, and the dawn approaching. Shi Jiayan sat alone on the floor, accompanied only by a lone lamp. Despite the night's trouble, she didn't feel sleepy, so she opened the cabin and took something out of it.
The thing was wrapped in several layers of moisture-resistant fish skin, and she carefully unwrapped the fish skin, which was a square wooden box inside. The wooden box is very finely made, plain in appearance, carved with ripples and decorative patterns of flying birds, and there are no obvious joints on the surface, and it is difficult to find the mechanism to open it if you are not familiar with it.
Shi Jiayan used both hands to place the wooden box in different positions, and at the same time gently pressed it a few times, and the box was immediately opened.
Lying in the box was a thin roll of animal skin, which had yellowed a little, but it was still well preserved and had no obvious damage. Shi Jiayan carefully took out the scroll of animal skin, placed it on the floor and slowly unfolded it, and the familiar handwriting suddenly jumped into view. She had memorized the above content for a long time, and even she couldn't count how many times she had read it, but every time she returned to Fiji City, she would habitually take it out and read it again.
Maybe it had been too long, and she could barely remember the first time she had seen the tome. I only vaguely remember that at the beginning, it was difficult for her to read what was recorded on it, and it was like watching flowers in a fog. But this ancient book of animal skins seems to have a mysterious magic, opening a door to a strange world for her, which makes her want to stop. Although I don't know much about it, I can't help but quietly take it out when no one is around, and read it over and over again.
Later, he was discovered by Assi by chance, and since then, the two of them have started to read together. At that time, they were too young to understand what was written in the Hides, but they were always happy. This book is actually a very precious logbook, a relic that a certain ancestor of the Fiji tribe protected with his life, and has a history of more than 1,000 years.
There is a description above it:
That day, I finally broke out of the fog. We saw an island floating in mid-air, but we couldn't see it in its entirety, because it was shrouded in clouds. Through the clouds, we could see a giant tree surrounded by flowing rainbow light, and we couldn't help but believe that it must have bore sweet fruit, its branches covering almost the entire island......
I can't believe I'm still alive, we were saved by the people of the island!
Although we had a hunch that there would be no mortals like us living on that incomparable island in the sky, their appearance was still far beyond our imagination. Their language is as melodious as the early morning birdsong and the mountain streams. Although we did not understand the mysterious and ethereal language at all, they learned our language very quickly, and there is no doubt that they possessed wisdom that we could not match.
They called the floating island the "Streamer Star", and those strange streamers were tall and variously shaped, possessing magical powers that could communicate with the flora and fauna on the Streamer Star. They always carefully inspect their home environment, paying attention to the growth of animals and plants, as well as the health of the land and water sources, so that all the existence around them remains vigorous. They are able to name all the plants and animals on the Streamer, and are well aware of their characteristics and geographical distribution. They don't live like we do, they usually walk barefoot in the dust, but they don't get sick and they don't develop any medical culture, because they have very strong self-healing powers. The world of the Streamers is peaceful and tranquil, it can be seen that they have a civilization height beyond our reach, if we don't see it with our own eyes, I am afraid that we will always think that we are the only intelligent life in the world......
After recovering from our injuries, thinking that the date of our appointment with King Hill was approaching, and thinking about the people of our homeland, we had to leave the Streamer as soon as possible. But the ship had long since been destroyed by the storm, so we planned to log down in the nearby forest and build a boat to return. When we had chosen the right trees and borrowed the tools from them, we realized that they didn't have any tools to cut them, and we were shocked by the idea that we wanted to cut them. Although it is incomprehensible why it is worth all the fuss about just cutting down a hundred trees in the vast forest, we sincerely explain the intention of wanting to ship and return to our homeland.
I thought it wasn't a big deal, but I never expected that they would hold a grand festival for these hundreds of trees. Because we're not just cutting down trees, we're plundering lives, we're destroying their homes. For the Streamers, all the things around them are inseparable elements of the Streamer Star, and any harm is closely related to them, not to mention that the Streamer can also communicate with other life forms on the Streamer Star. But to us, it's an incredible thing, because we can't even experience that feeling.
Acts like cutting down trees, especially when a large area of trees are cut down at once, have never happened before on a Streamer. Many things that we don't care about are as important as life to the streamers, and we feel guilty......
Finally, we finally returned to the Eastern Continent, but under the persecution of King Hill, we came to the Streamer Star again, although we had to do it, but we still chose this ungrateful behavior. In order to prolong the life of the entire nation, we did not hesitate to sacrifice the homeland of the Streamers, the incomparable island in the sky.
At the moment of the disaster, the ship made of Streamer Wood disappeared along with the Streamer Star......
The words on the animal skin scroll seemed to be transformed into a clearly visible picture, which appeared in Shi Jiayan's mind over and over again, and the originally light animal skin scroll became extremely heavy. Every time I read the above content, I will feel an indescribable emotion in my heart, which I cannot calm down for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a "squeak-" sound, and the door behind him was pushed open from the outside.
Shi Jiayan quickly gathered his thoughts and looked back at the door, where the sky outside was already bright and dazzling. There were two people standing in the doorway, their faces clearly in the backlight, but judging from the outline outlined by the light outside the door, it should be Assi and Miku.
They looked at each other wordlessly for a long time. Assi was not surprised to notice the skin scroll in Shi Jiadi's hand, so he didn't say anything, and turned away silently, at this time, he didn't want to disturb Shi Jiadi. But the unknown future did not leave, and then walked towards Shi Jiadi.
It's been a long time since he was harshly warned by Assi in Honia, and he hasn't been alone with Shi Jia Yan for a long time. Because I have been upset and contradictory during this time, I have not sorted out my state of mind so far. He thinks he's not wrong, but he can't prove himself right. Shi Jia and Assi already knew who he was, but he thought he was hiding it well. In fact, he did not mean to deceive, after all, the leader of the Fiji Dynasty had rescued him from the sea who had been seriously injured and had taken him in for another nine years. It's just that he really doesn't know how to use his true identity to face Shi Jiayan.
These days, he actually regretted it too, when his brain was hot, and he publicly accused Shi Jiadi of helping those alien invaders who brought disaster. But after calming down, I couldn't help but start to reflect secretly, in fact, in a sense, I had also brought many disasters to Shi Jiadi. In order to protect him, the Fiji pirates once wiped out all the people from the Eastern Continent who pursued him. Shi Jiayan and Assi clearly knew his true identity, but they always kept silent about taking him in as he was homeless.
The future naturally knew in his heart that if Shi Jiayan and Assi revealed this matter to others, especially the elders of the clan, then they would definitely not agree to continue to take him in. After all, Future Sukarana is a direct descendant of the famous ancient Hill king Yiwan Sukaranna, who in turn was responsible for driving the Fiji people out of the Eastern Continent. If this matter was known to the Lepeilian people in the Eastern Continent, he didn't know how many disasters it would bring to the Fiji people, so he had to think of himself as a dead person.
Although when he first came to the ship, the cold-faced and hot-hearted leader of the Fiji tribe always asked him to do the dirtiest and most tiring work on the ship. However, he was never starved once, nor was he forced to rob the ships of the Eastern Continent like other pirates. However, whether it is the appearance characteristics of the blonde hair and blue eyes, or the rigid and inflexible concept of justice, they are deeply branded as the aristocracy of Lepeilian. The education he received before the age of thirteen, the history books he had read, and the stories he had heard all told him these "common senses": the aliens were the source of calamity and hateful invaders, and the Savoyards and Fiydians were inferior peoples......
Even in the days when he was hunted, when he was most hungry and cold, he never bowed his head and begged for food. In fact, at that time, I never expected that it was the Lepeilian people who persecuted him, and it would be the Fiji people who rescued him. What's even more ridiculous is that he has long since had nothing, but he still firmly believes that he is a natural nobleman, and he once looked down on these Fiji pirates who made a living by robbing. He always lives in pain and contradiction for the sake of those illusory feelings of superiority and the so-called aristocratic dignity, turning a blind eye to the kindness and help of the Fiji people, and taking it for granted that the inferior pay for the superior. It wasn't until he was viciously warned by Assi that he suddenly woke up to how ridiculous and pathetic his past self was!
"I'm sorry ......" This is the first time in the life of Future Sukaranna to apologize, and only when he says it does he know that it is not difficult to apologize.
"Young people don't sleep in, what are you doing here early in the morning to say something inexplicable?"
The future doesn't like to be treated as a child by others, especially those he secretly admires. He ignored Shi Jiayan's ridicule, and said with a deep and sincere face: "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have accused you in public on the day of Honia. Please tell me the history you have heard, I want to know. ”
"Heh......" Shi Jiayan smiled knowingly and asked, "Did Assi say something?"
The future directly ignored her question, and stubbornly demanded: "Please tell me, the history left by the Fiji people, I want to know!"
Hearing this, the smile on Shi Jiayan's face suddenly disappeared. She sat on the ground like this, tilted her face up, and carefully looked at the future for a while, before she suddenly realized that the child had grown up unconsciously. When she stood up, she realized more clearly that the future was already a head taller than her, and that she was no longer the arrogant and paranoid child she had been, and now she had to tilt her head to see his face.
So, Shi Jiayan didn't say anything more, and directly handed the animal skin scroll in his hand to the future, and then turned around and left. When she was about to walk out of the door, she said without looking back: "Remember to put it back when you read it." ”