Chapter 14: The Curse of Himiko?
Lara Crawford? When he first heard this name, Ma Le was slightly stunned, how did he feel a little familiar, it seems to be a very famous person, is this world also a well-known plot world? It's a pity that his brain capacity is limited after all, and after brainstorming for a while, he really can't grasp the vague sense of familiarity, so he doesn't remember the origin of the girl in front of him.
Ma Le didn't think about it, but the adventurers watching the battle had already seen the doorway, isn't this Lara Crawford the heroine of the famous video game and the Tomb Raider series?
"I've played this game!" At that time, some adventurers recognized it: "Look at the shape of this Laura, as well as the background of the story, it should be the ninth generation!" "What nine generations, it should be a reboot of the series of new tombs!" Immediately, die-hard fans of the game corrected him.
The spectators were talking about it, but Ma Le couldn't hear it in the game. He talks to Laura as he picks up the wolf that Laura shot to death. Now Ma Le really deserves the name of a foodie, and after having a talent for absorption, he is very interested in the taste of all proteins. Looking at the fresh wolf corpse, he couldn't help licking his lips, pulled out the arrow he was inserting, cut the wolf skin, and tore off a piece of wolf meat.
At this moment, suddenly several people ran out of the jungle. "Enemies?" Ma Le's eyes were clear, and he turned around to be on guard, but saw Laura next to him running up first, and hugged and greeted several people excitedly. Listening to the conversation, these turned out to be archaeologists with Laura...... This does not seem to be a good idea, because Laura is currently only a 21-year-old student, and the only one of her companions who deserves the name of a scholar is a professor named James Whitman, and most of the others are crew members of Laura's expedition ship, the Perseverance.
Laura introduces Ma Le one by one, and the tallest of them is Dr. Whitman, a middle-aged man with glasses; Next to her, a middle-aged black woman named Reyes, was the ship's mechanic; A very fat man in a red vest was Jonah the ship's cook, and a weak-looking young man named Alex, an electronic technician, and finally a short, stubborn old man, known as Greene, who was the ship's helmsman and the oldest of the crew.
Laura also introduces Ma Le to her companions, according to the plot, they have not yet come into contact with fanatics, although they know that the island may be dangerous, but it is still relatively friendly to meet humans. Only the black woman, Reyes, was more suspicious and asked, "Gourmet?" Is this a nickname or a profession? Pls is your real name ......"
Ma Le really hasn't thought about this problem, what name to make up? He frowned, and happened to see the wolf meat in his hand, so he had an idea, put the blood-stained raw meat in his mouth and chewed it: "My name is Bel Grylls, I am a wilderness survival expert, and I am nicknamed a gourmet, but unfortunately I am stranded on this island!" ”
Although the people in this world don't know about Bei Ye's existence, they also know that some wild survival enthusiasts like raw food, and although they are a little disgusted by his behavior, they don't say anything, and continue to study the next action.
As Marle listens to their conversation, it seems that he has two important companions, one named Rose, who is their captain and an old friend of Laura's father, and the other is Samantha, who is Laura's classmate. This Samantha had just met Laura, and she had brought a strange man named Matthias. But Laura fell asleep from injuries and fatigue, and when she woke up, Samantha and Matthias were gone. As for Rose, Laura had received his communication not long ago, knew the general direction, and was ready to go to the rendezvous.
After some deliberation, it was decided that Laura and Dr. Whitman would go to Captain Ross while the others would go to Samantha.
Ma Le naturally would not leave Laura, so he also mentioned that he was willing to go with him. Laura had just been saved by him, and she trusted him, so she agreed. On the contrary, Whitman on the side was a little disgusted with Ma Le, a tall scholar who seemed to have a bit of a habit of cleanliness and some resistance to Ma Le's behavior of eating raw wolf meat.
The three of them walked in the direction of Ross, found a simple camp, and when the rain stopped, they simply made a campfire and rested first.
Laura didn't drink the milk sent by Ma Le, her health was still very low, she had a lot of wounds on her body, and her legs and feet were not very convenient. Dr. Whitman, in a gentlemanly spirit, offered to go to the front to explore the way, and let Laura rest here first. Ma Le naturally wanted to be with Laura, so he stayed in the camp.
The two of them sat by the campfire, the rain had just ended, the air was still a little cold, and Laura had only a small soaked suspender, shivering from the cold. Ma Le observed her with the miracle badge and noticed that the girl's health was declining, so he leaned over and took out another bag of milk for her.
Laura drank milk, her health increased significantly, and the bruises on her feet slowly became swollen, but the injuries did not improve. Until the health is refilled, the name of the Miracle Badge scan is still the wounded human.
Ma Le asked, "Are you hurt anywhere?" ”
Laura listened, pressed her hand on the blood stain on her abdomen, looked at Ma Le, and lifted the corner of her clothes, revealing a shocking wound.
On the left side of the girl's abdomen, there is a terrifying blood hole, which seems to be penetrated by an iron drill or the like, and the flesh of the wound is rolled, and it is already somewhat infected, and you can imagine the pain that pierces the heart when you look at it.
"How long has this hurt me?" Ma Le asked with a frown.
Laura replied, "...... hurt yesterday"
Ma Le didn't say a word, and quickly turned out a bottle of gold sore medicine, just kidding, if this kind of wound is left alone, the infection can kill people! Ma Le opened the bottle and dusted some medicinal powder on the wound, the medicinal powder dissolved in water, which caused Laura to suffer severe pain, the muscles in her lower back tensed, and the whole person straightened.
Then, Ma Le sprinkled some on the wound in the back, and then gave the medicine bottle to Laura: "Sprinkle it every hour, try not to let the wound get wet, it won't take a day and it will be fine!" "This gold sore elixir is also a system-certified prop, and it is an elixir that can repair organ damage, if you let the adventurer use it, it can be intact in a few minutes. But Laura is an ordinary person after all, and her ability to recover is limited, and it takes hours of non-stop medication to recover. Even so, this effect is completely explosive in real muscle-building medicine.
When the pain passed, Laura really felt much better, thanked Ma Le, and put away the medicine bottle. Then, Ma Le took off his coat and put it on her. Because of the protective clothing worn inside, Ma Le's coat outside is not a change in its own organization, but a real clothing that can be taken off and given away.
The two of them chatted around the bonfire. At this time, Laura had just walked out of the campus, and she was not deeply involved in the world, so she trusted this benefactor very much, and had something to say, while Ma Le was thinking of obtaining information to understand the worldview, and threw out one question after another, and all of them were patiently answered.
First of all, Lara Crawford is the eleventh generation of the British aristocrat Earl Crawford, who is proficient in shooting, rock climbing, wilderness survival and other skills. Her father was once a famous explorer and had gone missing during an expedition. However, this misfortune did not make Laura shy away from adventure, on the contrary, she perfectly inherited her father's personality and also had a crazy obsession with adventure.
This isolated island is a small island in the Dragon Triangle region of Japan. Laura hears about the legend of Himiko and the kingdom of Yamadai from her best friend, Samantha, an Asian girl, and turns to her father's old friend, Ross, the captain of the Stoic, and Dr. James Whitman, an authority on archaeology, to go on a treasure hunt in Japan.
However, when the ship reaches the Dragon Triangle, it is suddenly hit by a bizarre storm, and the Perseverance splits in two on the sea, and most of the crew drifts to the nearest island, and Laura is also caught by a scavenger living in seclusion on the island, tied up and hung upside down in a cave.
With all her strength, Laura finally escaped from the cave and was lucky enough to meet her companions on the Stoic. However, the whereabouts of Captain Rose and Samantha, as well as the other sailors on the Perseverance, were also unknown, which worried Laura.
"You're saying you came here following the legend of Himiko?" Ma Le asked with a frown. Laura nodded and replied, "That's right, but it was blown to this isolated island for no apparent reason......"
Ma Le pondered for a moment, he had heard of this Himiko, there was a buddy in the same dormitory who liked to play games, and by the way, he also liked to study some wild history and myths, etc., and often popularized science to them. If Ma Le remembers correctly, this Himiko is supposed to be an empress in ancient Japan, and Yamadai is the ancient kingdom she founded. Historically, this kingdom once unified most of Japan and even established diplomatic relations with the then Cao Wei. Modern Japanese people call themselves the Yamato nation, and the Japanese pronunciation of Yamato is "Yamatao", which is actually derived from the pronunciation of "Yamatai". But where this Himiko came from and where the kingdom came from is unproven.
"So...... This shouldn't be a simple island! You've probably stumbled into the right place! Ma Le asserted.
Nonsense, if it's an ordinary island, will there be any evil gods, curses, or anything like that in the mission description? And according to Laura, Himiko is said to be able to manipulate lightning and storms, which coincides with their shipwreck. As the saying goes, no book is written without coincidence, none of the mission world of the city battle system is ordinary, these clues are tantamount to hinting at Ma Le, this isolated island is likely to be Himiko's hometown, and the evil god who cursed the island is most likely the legendary Queen Himiko!
Laura didn't have any information about Ma Le, so she asked strangely, "It's true that there are many traces of human habitation on this island, but it can't be said that it is related to Queen Himiko......
Ma Le couldn't explain it, so he had to make up a reason: "Actually, I'm also an explorer, looking for the ruins of ancient Japan, but after coming to this island, I can't leave for some reason. ”
"Can't leave? Are you kidding me? Laura disagreed: "Although there is a storm here, as long as you have a boat, you can still leave when the weather is fine!" ”
"This ......" Ma Le was speechless, this can't leave was told to him when the system released the task, how can it be inseparable, he hasn't tried, so he can't explain it to Laura, he can only prevaricate and say that as soon as he goes out to sea, he will hit the wall, and he will always return to the beach in a daze. But Laura is a modern high-achieving student, how can she believe his nonsense.
While chatting, Whitman's cry for help suddenly came from the mountain, and the two were startled and immediately ran in the direction from which the sound came.