It was night, in the caravan wagon. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cynthia looked at Rodin with adoration:

"So, in the end your riddle stumped that terrible monster?"

"Well, so don't worry about it. I said I would take good care of you from now on, how can I fall here?"

During this period of time, the girl had to take care of little Ryan, but also worried about his injuries, she looked a lot haggard, and her originally ruddy face lacked a trace of blood and became pale and transparent.

His gaze couldn't help but be filled with pity.

Hearing this, the girl gently put the sleeping little Ryan into the seat, and suddenly opened her hands and threw herself into his arms.

He hugged the girl's soft and small body, smelled the fragrance in her hair, and calmed down a lot.

The two listened to each other's heartbeats like this, enjoying a moment of hugging and steadfastness.

"What kind of place is the noble grassland, you say?"

"On weekdays, Kikige is about to boast that place to the sky, and I think it must be a much more comfortable one than Elden. “

In fact, Rodin knew in his heart that there were many spatial rifts on the grassland, and he had to face the surprise attacks of monsters at all times, and the situation was not optimistic.

"Ahem, ahem," the two were whispering sweetly, when a slight cough suddenly came from outside the carriage.

Cynthia looked horrified and wanted to leave.

But Rodin firmly hugged her slender waist and comforted: "Don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if you're seen, we don't need to hide it if we're upright." “

The girl stopped struggling, but her little face was covered with rouge.

As he spoke, a Qianqian hand lifted the curtain of the door, revealing a pair of eyes as bright as the morning star.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I didn't know about you-. ”

"Rodin, can you come out, I'll talk to you about something. “

Seeing the ambiguous posture of the two, her face was as pale as blood, and she hurriedly retreated.

Rodin let go of the girl, "You go to sleep first, I'll be back in a while." ”

"Yes. Bright eyes were a little sweet and reluctant, and he watched him leave the carriage.

After the two got out of the car, each holding a torch, they came to the edge of darkness more than ten meters away from the camp.

Campfires convey warmth through the camp, and the dark woods rustle in the night breeze.

"Is there anything important to come to me at night, Lady Isabella?"

Isabella was stunned for a moment, and suddenly covered the corners of her clothes a little uncomfortably, such a lonely man and widow got along, and suddenly made her feel a little ashamed.

With a hint of panic, she said, "Well, I want to say sorry to you for this afternoon's incident!"

In the dark night, under the light of torches, the veil on Isabella's face became more blurry and transparent, and he could almost see her beautiful face.

At this moment, she is shy and timid, and she has a thrilling beauty.

He controlled his facial muscles and tried to pretend that nothing had happened, "You didn't do anything wrong, you don't need to apologize to me." ”

She pursed her red lips lightly, and suddenly said excitedly: "Actually, when Elder Mystery Lin wanted to leave you alone in the afternoon, I thought about giving up on you at that time. ”

"You have taken such an ungrateful risk for the sake of our caravan, and I have done such an ungrateful act. What a jerk, excessive, I'm sorry!"

As she spoke, her tone lowered, with a shallow chok, and her starry eyes were slightly moist.

The poor girl, about his age, was under such tremendous pressure.

He comforted sincerely: "Isabella, you have done nothing wrong, please don't blame yourself." I didn't have any blame in my heart at the time. ”

"First of all, as the nominal leader of the caravan, you must make decisions that are beneficial to the overall situation of the caravan, otherwise you will not be qualified. ”

"Second, Cynthia, Ryan Jr., Claire, and so many Chamber of Commerce buddies were waiting for us at the time, and if I dragged them down by myself, then I would never be able to forgive myself. I'm glad you did. “

"So don't beat yourself up. “

"Really?" Seeing that the other party spared no effort to persuade her, the guilt in her heart quietly subsided, and the whole person regained her vitality.

After a moment of silence, Isabella removed the thorn in her heart, only to find it even more embarrassed.

"How can I be so bold as to ask a man to talk alone in the middle of the night?"

In the end, Rodin couldn't help but break the embarrassment: "Isabella, you are about the same age as me, why do you have to be in charge of such a big chamber of commerce, your parents?"

A moment later, there was a faint sigh.

"My father stayed well in the Flint tribe, and as for my mother, she returned to the embrace of the grassland five years ago. ”

"Huh?!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to provoke your sadness. ”

"It's okay, I'm used to it. “

There was another awkward silence.

Rodin twitched his head and asked as if deadly, "Well, in fact, I have always wondered why the young men in the Chamber of Commerce are so respectful and awe-inspiring to your sisters. It doesn't feel like it's because of superiors and subordinates. “

"This is due to the customs of our tribe. ”

"Husband and wife are a very sacred relationship in the noble plains. At the wedding, the two parties will make vows to the ancestral totem of the tribe, and they will be in love with each other for the rest of their lives, and they will take care of their parents and elders together. Therefore, in the noble steppe tribes, people can only marry one spouse in their lifetime, and there is no change from the beginning to the end. Also, tribal people are not allowed to combine with non-tribal people. ”

He asked incredulously, "Isn't it possible that if one dies, the other can't remarry?"

"Yes. Whichever party leaves, they will be single to raise their children and care for the elderly until the end of their lives. ”

"If a widower or widow has an affair with someone else, it is a violation of a sacred oath and will not be tolerated by the tribe. They will face the ridicule and spurning of the entire tribe people, their families, and finally be driven out of the tribe. ”

This custom has lasted for thousands of years and has been engraved in the bones of the tribesmen. We will spontaneously supervise those around us.

Therefore, basically no one dares to do anything beyond the norm, and the guys in the team will naturally subconsciously avoid the sisters. “

Rodin was amazed and admired when he heard this—this is the true monogamy, unswerving to death, as beautiful as a swan, and faithful.

However, it is not clear whether there is really no one to commit it.

After all, most of the women in the caravan who lost their husbands were still upright and graceful. What kind of pain and suffering is it to endure a lifetime of loneliness at such a young age, to live up to the good years, until the green silk turns into snow?

If those who have children are okay, they will have the sustenance of their love and the support of the rest of their lives, and they will be able to vent their love.

But if there are no children and no daughters, wouldn't it be a lifetime of being a cow and a horse for both parents, and you will die alone.

"Brutal and beautiful marriage. “

Rodin summed it up like this.

When Isabella made her statement, her solemn expression revealed a faint pride, and it could be seen that she was more supportive of this lifelong union.

"Your sisters and sisters are not low in status, and their husbands must be the same, why did they die at a young age?"

When Isabella heard this question, she raised her eyebrows and asked rhetorically, "Do you know the origin of the name of the noble grassland?"

"I want to hear about it. “

"At the beginning of the establishment of the empire, the Sith Emperor found that after the fierce battle with the heretical wizards, there was obvious turmoil in more than a dozen battlefield spaces in the Central Continent, and the barriers became weak and fragile. Monsters and other ferocious creatures are often inexplicably teleported to the battlefield in these places, and in order to cause trouble, it is necessary to constantly send people to suppress them and seal the rift in time. “

"Unfortunately, the noble steppe happens to be one of those battlefields. “

"The Sith the Great is first and foremost the emperor of mankind, and the Central Continent also belongs to humans of pure blood. The Emperor sent the ancestors of our tribe, the orcs, to the Plains Generation, where they have been stationed for generations, destroying monsters and invaders, and sealing the rifts. ”

"The Sith Emperor had long understood that this would be a vicious war that would last for thousands or ten thousand years. “

"In order to defend the empire, the tribal warriors have indeed gone forward without fear of sacrifice, and have carved out a fertile ground in this dangerous steppe at the cost of their lives. “

"In recognition of the noble and valuable qualities of the heroic sacrifice of the steppe warriors, the Sith the Great specially named this steppe, the residence of our tribe, as the noble steppe. “

The words noble and bloody, are they noble orcs or despicable human beings?

"Our ancestors were born and died in Sri Lanka for generations, and fighting monsters has always been commonplace. ”

"The tribe has established a special demon hunting brigade to slaughter monsters, invaders, and destroy spatial rifts. ”

"Every year, young people from the tribe die in battle. ”

"Thousands of years have accumulated, and countless warriors have died in the steppe. ”

"And the descendants of the orcs have no cowards who are afraid of death, and as a high-ranking person, they will not hide behind the heavy protection of soldiers like most human nobles, and sit back and watch their brothers fight in blood. “

"Their men lead the way, fight on the front lines, live and die with the soldiers. “

In the end, he also gloriously returned to the embrace of the grassland and plunged into the cemetery of his ancestors. “

Her tone was heavy and proud, as if she was telling the glorious history of her ancestors.

It dawned on him that, despite his long guesses, he still hadn't guessed that there was such a singable story behind this group of widows.

He admired the orcs of the steppe, and his resentment towards the nobles over what had happened to Eldon had escalated to resentment.

"Except for the warriors who suppressed the dry tide on the border, most of the human nobles and whatever, sure enough, most of them are miscellaneous pieces. “

Isabella continued:

"The chasmies belong to the orcs, the horror forest belongs to the elves, and the monster mountains belong to the dwarves. ”

"The human aristocracy is really 'making the most of it'. “

"The most ridiculous thing is that the nobles of the human city-state still look at us with sincere respect on the surface, as if they are afraid that one day we will leave the rift behind. “

Isabella's tone revealed mockery, disdain, and deep resentment towards the human aristocracy, but no resentment.

"Elves, dwarves?"

Rodin had never seen either creature, but since she had said so, it must have existed.

It seemed that the world was bigger and more dangerous than he had imagined.

He wondered why he didn't look like a human in the eye.

"I remember that the Elder of the Mystery Forest once said that you are the descendants of the Beast Emperor, and you admitted this just now. “

"May I venture to ask, what is the difference between orcs and humans? As far as I can see, there is no difference between you and me in appearance. ”

Isabella suddenly came to her senses and realized that what she had just said seemed to be too much, and she was also a little out of shape. Qianqian hand caresses the cheek,

He said softly: "I lost my temper just now, please forgive me." “

"Where, you just confide in your true feelings and vent all the things in your heart, don't you feel a lot better?"

Facing his scorching gaze and gentle persuasion, she suddenly felt ashamed: "What you asked just now is actually very simple.

Although our tribe does not like human nobles very much, it is still warmly welcomed to the common people. “

"Because of the rifts, our grasslands have to replenish a large number of people. “

"For more than 2,000 years, countless human civilians, especially the so-called sinners of the Empire, have settled in the noble steppes, eventually joining the tribe and gaining a new identity. ”

"Here, unlike the human city-states, they are not discriminated against, they are not treated with contempt, and eventually they marry and have children in the tribe. “

"Humans intermarried with our beasts, and dozens of generations have passed, and the beastly characteristics have gradually faded, and there is no difference in appearance. “

"Of course, there are exceptions to everything, and some ultra-conservative tribes, which respect the principle of blood supremacy, have never intermarried with the outside world. They also maintain their primitive bestial characteristics. However, such tribes are extremely rare and do not exist in the noble steppes. “

"Sinners can join your tribe, but can someone like me who has offended the nobles of Elden?"

Rodin was a little moved, with this kind of identity wanted by human nobles, it was inconvenient to go anywhere. But if it is sheltered by the flint tribe, it is much more convenient.

Isabella said happily, "Of course, as long as it is not a very vicious person, the tribe is very welcome. ”

"Especially the advanced education methods you still have mastered, and you understand so many philosophical and childlike stories, our flintstone tribe welcomes you. ”

She was a visionary leader who attached great importance to education, and if there was an additional good teacher in the tribe, it would benefit future generations.

He spared no effort to woo Rodin: "If you join our tribe, in addition to generous remuneration, food, clothing, shelter and transportation, I can also guarantee your absolute safety." “

"You don't even need to join the Demon Hunting Brigade to participate in dangerous battles, we will let you use your knowledge and talents to the fullest. “

With that, she looked at him expectantly without blinking.

Rodin hesitated for a moment.

Isabella said vigorously, "I know you and Sister Cynthia are a couple. ”

"And the fact that a child of little Ryan's age in swaddling clothes is difficult to serve may have some impact on your relationship. ”

"Then I can specially ask a sister from the tribe to take care of little Ryan for you, so that you don't have to worry about the future. “

"Uh-"

This point is quite tempting to him, if he wants to travel in the future, it is no problem to bring Cynthia, but it is too inconvenient to bring little Ryan.

"Perhaps, it would be better to find a real mother to take care of little Ryan, but I don't know if I can convince Cynthia. ”

Thinking so, Rodin said sincerely: "Isabella, thank you very much for your kind invitation, and for taking us so seriously.

But I still want to go back and talk to Cynthia. I will definitely give you an answer before arriving in the noble grassland!"

Isabella saw that there was a drama in this matter, and she was not in a hurry, "Then we will make up our minds." I sincerely hope that the Flint Tribe will be able to get you on board. “