Chapter 9: The Warm Mork Nation

Periman used the smoke to attract the Mork people.

There were five of them, four men and one woman, dressed in brown animal skins, with bronzed skin, and red stripes painted on their faces with some kind of paint.

They had a sharp mountain knife hanging from their waists, and when they saw Berryman, they raised their homemade shotguns warily and aimed them at him.

"Hey, hey, hey! I have no ill will! Berryman chuckled in his heart and hurriedly raised his hand in surrender.

“HdbeF!” A Mork man came out of his mouth in an unintelligible language.

Miserable! Language barrier! Briman frowned, and hurriedly said, "Can any of you understand what I say?" ”

The Morks did not speak, and the muzzles of their guns did not move away from Burriman in the slightest.

"You...... Be...... Who! A jerky and non-standard word came, and it was the female Mork who spoke.

The long hair of the female Mork was much cleaner than that of the others, and she also had a few beautiful feathers.

Two red paints stretched from her cheeks to the sides of her neck, and she wore a necklace of animal teeth around her neck, and although she was not as delicate as Merlin, she was full of wild beauty.

"Can you understand? That's great! Brimand couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "I'm just a tourist, a friend of Ax. ”

As soon as the women heard the word "Ax", they put down their shotguns, and after a few words in their language, the other Morks also lowered their guns.

"What are you doing here?" The female Mork was like a child who had just learned to speak, and she was a little slurred.

"I'm here to play, but I lost contact with Ax, can you take me to meet him?" Berryman Road.

"Come with us." She said.

Periman followed the Morks through the jungle, with two men leading the way in front and three watching his every move.

It seems that the Morks don't trust themselves, and if I make any threatening moves, the people in the rear will not hesitate to kill me, Berryman thought to himself.

Along the way, Burriman was not idle, and communicated with the woman from time to time.

It is understood that her name is Asuna, the daughter of the chief, and she is currently just an adult.

Asuna said that Ax was in the tribe at this time, but he had never seen a woman named Merlin.

The Mork people live on hunting and fishing, never leaving the island and living here for a long time.

But what Berryman wants to know is, what do they have to do with the missing people? And what is the connection between this Gray Mu Island and the vanished Viren.

However, he didn't ask directly, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he concealed his true purpose for coming here.

Even if there is any connection between them, it is probably only a secret.

With them leading the way, they easily avoided the dangers in the jungle, and an hour later, they were in the tribe.

The tribe is located on a platform at the top of the hill, surrounded by a few trees, slightly empty, with a clear view of the lake below the mountain and the coastline in the distance.

The tribe was not too big, with more than a dozen families, and they lived in stone huts with canopies made of palm leaves on roofs.

They were busy, some were drying their skins on shelves, some were smoking bacon over campfires, and some were slaughtering freshly caught prey......

As soon as Berryman arrived in the tribe, he immediately attracted the curious eyes of many people, who looked at the outsider with amusement.

In the tribe, Berryman saw a familiar figure.

"Ax!" Berryman shouted.

Ax had changed into a Mork costume, but he didn't like it because he didn't like it. I saw him alone in front of the campfire beside him, skillfully smoking meat, and he didn't seem to have a good relationship with the others.

When he heard his name, he looked up.

"Berryman?" Akers blinked violently, he put down what he was doing, and walked over hesitantly.

He walked around Berryman, as if to make sure that the other party was not a ghost.

"So surprised to see me?" Berryman Road.

"Didn't you fall into the sea, how did you ......," Akers said in surprise.

"It's hard to put it into words......" Berryman sighed.

"Why didn't you see your little girlfriend? Isn't she with you? Akers asked.

Little girlfriend? Berryman raised his eyebrows, and immediately guessed that the other party was talking about Merlin, since he asked so, it seems that Merlin is really not here.

The chances of surviving in the middle of the sea are very low, I'm afraid she's ...... Berryman's face gradually became solemn.

"After falling into the sea, I didn't know how to drift to the island, and Merlin was not far from me when I fell into the sea, and it is very likely that I also drifted here. Can you please help me find her? ”

"That's fine, but ......" Akers looked up at the sky that was about to be swallowed by darkness, "It's going to get dark soon, and it's not a good idea to wander around the island at night, so follow us tomorrow morning to find out." ”

"Thank you very much!" Berryman Road.

At this time, a fat man walked over, his dirty sportswear was about to be torn, and the fat on his body swayed as he walked.

The fat man looked at Berryman in surprise, then moved his gaze to Ax, and said, "Take me with you tomorrow." ”

"No problem." Ax nodded.

Before leaving, the fat man glanced back at Burriman, as if to warn him of something.

"He doesn't look like a Mork." Berryman Road.

"His name is Saka, and he's here in search of excitement like you, and I brought him here a few days ago."

He's an outsider too? So what is the purpose of his here? I'm afraid it won't be as simple as Ax said, Berryman squinted at Saka's back.

Ax arranged for Berry to live in a stone house, next door to his house, so that Bergriman could help him if he needed it.

Soon it was getting dark, and a large bonfire was lit in the center of the tribe, illuminating the surroundings red, and everyone ate at the log table in front of the campfire.

The people of Mork were very enthusiastic and invited Berryman to dine with him, and Asuna sat on his right and served him food with a large green leaf.

After Berryman thanked him, he took the food from the other party.

There are some fruits on the green leaves, bananas and dragon fruit, and a few unnamed, as well as a large piece of barbecued meat, which tastes delicious and not greasy with the fruit.

"Asuna, do you often have tourists in the tribe?" Berryman asked.

Asuna shook her head, the beast tooth necklace around her neck swaying and making a crisp sound, "It's not often that people come. ”

"You know what? People on the outside often say that the island is cursed. Berryman looked at the other man's expression carefully, trying to test something.

Asuna looked at Berryman with a smile, and her face didn't show any flaws, "You know, every guest came to the island because of this. ”

"I think they're all wrong, there's no curse at all, they're all bluffing, what do you think?" Burriman squinted at her, looking forward to her next performance.

"Yes." Asuna had a smile on her face, but her fingers were too hard to puncture the green leaves containing the food.

It's just that this small movement, Berryman didn't notice.

At this time, Ax sat down on the left side of Berry and asked with a smile, "How does it taste?" It's a natural and cruelty-free food. ”

"Surprisingly good." Berryman took a bite of the barbecue, and it was indeed fat and juicy.

"Hahaha, I'm still afraid that I won't be able to match your appetite."

At this moment, a Mork man, who looked to be 80 years old, with long white hair tied up, eyes shrugged like those of a vulture, and more red paint on his body than the others, stood up.

"This is the chief of the tribe and the father of Asuna." Akers Road.

When the chief stood up, everyone fell silent, and he began to speak, but he did not know what he was saying.

Finally, the chief held up the animal skin wine bag in his hand to Berryman.

Akers touched Berry with his elbow and reminded him, "The chief is welcoming you." ”

Burryman quickly stood up, and Asuna on the side handed him the same animal skin wine bag.

At this time, all the Morks raised their wine bags at the same time, no one spoke, and it was so quiet that only the firewood burned, and there was a "crackling" popping sound.

Their smiles were all exactly the same, and it seemed that this standard smile had been rehearsed for a long time, and the light of the fire flickered on their faces, and it seemed that their smile was so cloudy, as if they were laughing, and as if they were angry.

Berryman felt a tightening in his chest, forced a smile into them, and took a sip with everyone.

The wine has a foul smell, it is a spirit, and when it is swallowed, it seems to swallow a flame, burning from the throat to the stomach.

After drinking, Burriman went back to the stone house to rest on the grounds that he was not feeling well.

Because he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the thought of their smiles, but he couldn't say why.

When the meal was over, the whole tribe fell silent and everyone went back to their rooms.

There were no electric lights in the stone house, only an oil lamp placed under the corner. There was no bed, just a mat spread on a haystack, and in addition to that, there was a wooden table.

Although Berry Man was not used to sleeping, he didn't care, after all, he wasn't here to enjoy.

"Berryman, are you asleep?" Akes' voice came from outside the house.

"Not yet, what's wrong?" Berryman asked.

Ax walked through the curtain that covered the doorway, and he had a handful of smoking plants in his hand, which quickly turned the room into a miasma.

"This is incense used to repel mosquitoes, although the smoke is a little bigger, it smells much better than cigarettes." He inserted incense into a wooden box full of sand on the table.

He was right, although the smoke was thick, it was not pungent at all, but had a faint scent of grass.

"I'm sorry for you." Berryman Road.

"You can pee behind the stone house, and there are a lot of animals foraging at night, haha! Unless you want to catch a poisonous snake to play with, it's best not to go out, incense can be a protective thing. ”

"I'm not going to risk my life."

"Rest early, I'll wake you up early tomorrow morning, and find your little girlfriend." After Axes finished speaking, he immediately walked out of the house.

It was a long day, Berryman sighed, turned off the oil lamp, and lay down on the straw mat to rest.

But he didn't feel sleepy at all, and as soon as he closed his eyes, the strange smiling face of the Mork man came to mind.

Maybe it's too much to think about, but they're just a warm people, and Berryman constantly comforts himself.

I don't know how long it took, until a sound of footsteps sounded outside the stone house, which immediately alerted Burriman.

"Who?"

Berryman saw a pair of legs standing under the curtain, and he quickly turned on the oil lamp, and the fire lit up the room.

The man outside the house walked in through the split curtain, and he was Fat Saka.

"You're from outside, aren't you?" Saka asked.

"yes, what's wrong?"

"I don't know what you're here for, so get out of here as soon as possible."

"Oh?" Instead of speaking, Berryman looked at him amusefully.

Suddenly, Saka thought of something, his fat body shook violently, his face was panicked, and he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Turn off the oil lamp!" ”

Saka stuck his head out of the house and looked around nervously.

Brimand saw that he was trembling, and though his legs were thick enough to match his own waist, they were now weak.

The lights were turned off, and darkness filled the room, and even the animals did not dare to chirp, except for the "clucking" of Saka's teeth.

Saka retracted his head, and he pointed sharply out of the house.

Curious, Berryman stepped forward and lifted the curtain to peek out.

The campfire had long since been extinguished, and the remaining warmth was constantly struggling.

Under the moonlight, the wind stopped, and I don't know when the fog started, and the gray island showed its true face at this time.

Through the gray mist, figures could be vaguely seen walking out of the stone house.

They were Morks, walking slowly and sluggishly, their heads aimless, their heads shaking irregularly like bobbleheads, as if they had been wound up.

Their strange demeanor reminded Burriman.

The psychopath, Arri, was the same before he committed suicide.