Chapter 7: Barbarism
After a few people led the horses out of the ghost market, they walked slowly in the desert for half the night, and the sky in the northwest was always very early, so when they finally walked to the Viper Tribe, the originally dark sky in the distance had been pierced by a soft faint light, and while the scorching sun had not yet completely emerged, the ordinary people with the lowest status in the Viper Tribe were lined up in several columns according to the order, and each of them took a tattered vessel in his hand to scoop water in the big lake in the center of the entire tribeγ
A small broken bowl used by a Liangguo person to eat on weekdays is filled with a small half, this is the entire amount of a day for an ordinary person in the Viper tribe, such a little water, for a normal person, is actually a matter of two people.
This daily routine is supervised by the warriors of the Viper tribe stationed by the lake, and no one can take any more money, this is the rule of the clan, and those who violate it will die.
For the Rakshasa clan, whose living environment is extremely harsh and must be careful to survive, the old, weak, sick and disabled are all capital crimes, as long as anyone can no longer contribute to the tribe, then they should die, so as to make more living space for the young people in the clan, so that the entire clan can continue.
Limited resources cannot be wasted on useless people, and in the face of the question of life and death, there is no room for the slightest hypocrisy, which is the way of survival that they have tacitly adhered to for thousands of years.
Relatively speaking, the Viper tribe is actually one of the more tolerant tribes, but they still can't avoid this custom based on survival rules.
The old people in the clan can get a share every day, and the food for survival is so little, if you still can't survive, then there is no way, the tribe can't waste more resources for you, and for other more harsh and ruthless tribes, whenever the clan is old and can no longer contribute to the tribe, they will either be directly banished to the outside to fend for themselves, as for those Rakshasa who are still in the stage of drinking blood, they will even choose to directly eat their companions raw.
It is also a daily drinking water, as long as it is a warrior in the tribe, but it can be drunk happily, which is also the rule of the clan, after all, only by maintaining the combat effectiveness of the warriors in the clan, can the entire tribe survive in the desert surrounded by wolves.
Lu Yi and the others traveled all the way, in the very rough sheds on the side of the road, the old people of the Rakshasa clan were all curled up in the dark corners, even if someone passed by, they would never get up and take a second look, they were diametrically opposed to those strong young people, all of them were skinny and skinny because of the long-term lack of water and food, and their whole bodies had shrunk, and when they lay on the ground, they were like pieces of bacon that had been completely dried.
It is true that they can get very little food and water every day, and if they want to move any more, they will consume more physical strength in vain, and they will definitely not be able to hold on to it for a long time, so they lie quietly here every day except for going to get water, and if it is not necessary, they will never move a bit, like snails in the field.
In addition, there are some women of the Rakshasa clan, there is almost no strand on their bodies, everything is exposed openly, most of them have bulging bellies, obviously pregnant, but even so, they still bend down with difficulty, each busy with the work in their hands, after seeing the two foreigners, they all showed some curious eyes, but they did not waste time to look more, let alone think to ask the soldiers next to them.
The Viper tribe is also a big family in this devouring desert, and because it follows the tradition and never interacts with foreigners, so although it ranks second among the six medium-sized tribes on the surface, it is actually the most barren of them, in order to hand over the offerings required by the three major tribes every year to ensure the continuation of the tribe, they must often go out to loot, fortunately, the warriors in the clan are brave and good at fighting, and they are not afraid of death, so they can often capture some human slaves, which is not an unusual thing, but the appearance of these two people is a little more special.
After the other human slaves were captured, they were all ragged and covered in blood, and when they arrived here, they either had a depressed face, accepted their fate, closed their eyes and waited for death, or they were still struggling and fighting for their lives, but these two people were obviously different, not only did they look free and calm, but the people on both sides of them should be soldiers in the clan, and they were still introducing the entire tribe in detail for them.
Feng Tiesheng, as Lu Yi's servant on this trip, kept hanging his hands and bent down slightly to follow behind, which was actually to facilitate his action at any time, after all, from the bottom of his heart, he had always been wary of the Rakshasa clan.
Although he has been in Huangsha County for many years, he has really gone deep into the desert, and even came to the tribe of the Rakshasa tribe to visit in detail, which is really the first time, and it is naturally an eye-opener.
In this way, the group walked smoothly to the outside of the most central stone house, and finally encountered the first layer of obstacles.
Several soldiers stationed outside the chief's stone house saw that outsiders were coming, and immediately walked up with weapons in their hands to conduct an investigation, and the soldiers here naturally greeted them, and explained to the other party excitedly for a long time, and the other party suddenly showed an expression of whether you are crazy or not, but this time Lu Yi did not continue to go up and use myths and legends and some small means to deceive these Rakshasa people who are actually very simple-minded, but stood behind and said loudly to the front: "I am here to see your chief." β
As he spoke, he also took the initiative to open his arms, shook at the other party, and smiled kindly: "No weapons." β
The few Rakshasa warriors guarding here on the opposite side saw it, and they all showed a ghostly expression, after all, they all knew the same clan who could speak Liangguo dialect and Patriotic dialect, and even saw it, but the foreigners who could speak their Rakshasa dialect were so mellow, but it was the first time they had seen them.
Several soldiers all stayed in place, hesitated and weighed again and again, and finally did not directly arrest the other party just because they were foreigners, and tied them up to the place where the prisoners were piled up to be guarded, here is still thanks to a few soldiers who led the way to persuade them with good words and persuasion, after all, they are all people of the same race, and those mysterious ancient legends from their mouths, coupled with their weird expressions, are still somewhat deterrent to this group of traditional Rakshasa clans.
Before you can figure out the specifics, you killed a man who called himself an oracle of Aziza?
They are just ordinary people, but they dare not do this, because they cannot bear the wrath of the supreme god, and if they anger God, they will go to hell and suffer eternal torment.
Of course, if it turns out afterwards that this kid is a hateful liar from a foreign race, then he will naturally kill and cook directly like other slaves.
"Let's go inform the chief. β
After saying a few words, the soldiers turned around and walked directly towards the stone house inside.
Lu Yi naturally had no reason not to agree to this, just nodded, didn't say much, seeing that the other party was gone, no one cared about him for the time being, and when he was bored, he began to look at the surrounding environment by the way.
The entire Viper tribe is built around the central water source lake, the outermost circle is a simple fence to block foreign enemies, inside is the shed where ordinary Rakshasa people live, and the warriors in the clan live, just a little more refined, only the stone house is drawn out of an independent circle, and the side is emptied, this is also the closest to the central lake in the entire tribe, which is not only the residence of the chief, but also symbolizes the supremacy of the other party in the clan.
Outside the stone house, there was a separate fence, which was much more elaborate than the outermost layer, and there were dozens of tall warriors standing at the door with crude weapons as guards.
The most surprising thing is that these guards have more sets of armor on their bodies, and I think it is also, this kind of personal guard of the chief of the big tribe is naturally different, they have fought with the regular armies of the surrounding countries for many years, even if they pick up the corpses, they can also make up hundreds of sets of armor, not to mention that as long as they can afford the money, some craftsmen of the human race will also make armor for them.
Although the stone house is large, but the whole is only one floor, there is no superfluous building on it, the whole stone house is arched, I think there should be other beams in the middle as support, but because this side is the place with the back to the place, so I can't see the specific situation of the front.
Just as Lu Yi was standing in place and looking around, a heart-rending scream suddenly came from the side.
The voice was like an owl crying a ghost, extremely poignant, with an indescribable fear and crying, hearing that a man like Feng Tiesheng's heart like steel jumped suddenly, and then turned sideways and silently looked at the place where the voice came from.
I saw that from a slightly larger shanty not far away, a Rakshasa soldier wearing a full suit of armor suddenly came out, holding a wooden tray respectfully in both hands, and after breaking the curtain, he walked briskly from that side.
The thing on the tray was terrifying, it was a red, even beating heart, and as it tightened and contracted, it continued to spew out a little bit of blood from the nozzle.
This is not over, and immediately after, another strong man of the Rakshasa clan with his upper body dragged a bloodied man out with both hands.
A large hole had been rudely opened in the man's heart, and it was empty, and the organs that had belonged there had disappeared, but he was not completely dead for the time being, and under the severe pain in his chest and the fear of death, he was still using all his strength, wailing frantically.
This is like a hellish scene, even Feng Tiesheng can see that his eyelids twitch, because it is not a Rakshasa clan, but a living person, a yellow-skinned human race like him, but now, like a pig and sheep, after being brutally taken out of the heart, he was dragged out of the shanty like dragging a livestock.
Lu Yi saw it clearly, not half surprised, but curiously asked the soldiers who were leading the way next to him, "What's the matter?"
After being deceived by his words, these soldiers who led the way have now fully determined that he is the messenger of the legendary and only Allah of the Most Merciful and Merciful, Azzi, who will bring them endless wealth, and when they heard the other party's question, they did not think to hide it at all, and replied very bluntly and calmly: " Oh, that's Liang Nu, our chief is seriously ill, and the priest said that you have to eat Liang Nu's heart to heal, so recently I have captured a lot of Liang Nu, and after taking the heart, I will cook it directly, Na Riga, with your identity, you will definitely be able to get the best piece of meat!"