Chapter III: Response
Link followed Niata back to his small tent, and on the way Link confessed to Niata the "fact" that he had lost his memory from a horse, much to Niata's surprise, but quickly accepted the fact. Link also learned about Niata's identity, when Niata was young, her father died in battle to save Link's father Zacia, leaving only her and her mother orphans and widows, Zacia married Niata's mother and adopted Niata, a plague a few years ago took the lives of Niata's mother and Link's mother, and Zacia has not married for several years, and only Zacia, Niata and Link are left in this family.
"So Njata is my sister, and she can be trusted without a conflict of interest. Link couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"What do you want to ask? Didn't Zacia and you come up with a solution?"
"Listen to my question first, who has the most power in the tribe besides Zaya, and who is the skinny monkey who challenges his chieftaincy?"
Other people's warrior trials are only twice, and he has experienced three times, but he can't make an exception again, which shows that Zasia has some rights to break the rules in the tribe, but it is not an absolute one-word hall, if he can make some exchange of interests with other authorities, it is also possible to carry out the fourth trial.
"It's the priest, his power is the greatest, and the thin monkey is the black thin boy who made the most noise in the ceremony. With that, Niata looked at Link again and again, and said:
"The thin monkey is the priest's person, and the rapid growth of the thin monkey's strength in recent years is inseparable from the help of the sacrifice. ”
Link was shocked and hurriedly asked the reason, it turned out that the only son of the priest died in the battle where Niata's father died, and the priest has not been able to forgive Zacia, after the thin monkey has emerged in recent years, the priest has been helping the thin monkey improve his strength, intending to sacrifice Zacia to the ancestral spirit.
"It's really a house leak that happened to rain overnight. Link smiled wryly.
Well, the intention to exchange interests with other people in power to achieve the purpose of the fourth trial can be said to be a complete failure, and people wish that their families would be ruined.
"Didn't Zacia think about reconciling with the priests?" Link asked hopefully.
Niata shook her head speechlessly, "It's impossible. ”
Yes, according to the customs of the desert people, the chief does not have a good death, the challenger and the chief are a battle of life and death, the loser will be sacrificed, the chief will lose sooner or later, will be sacrificed, and sooner or later he will die at the hands of the priest or the priest's disciples, and the priest is not even willing to wait for this day, and takes the initiative to support the challenger, what a deep hatred.
Moreover, Link also plans to see if he can also be a spellcaster, but now people are hating his father, the only spellcasters in the tribe are the priest and his only apprentice, Niata said that the priest uses magic arts, in addition to fighting enemies, he can also heal the wounded, get rid of diseases and a series of incredible powers. This couldn't help but make Link even more regretful, under this kind of relationship, it is impossible for the other party to let Link get this kind of power.
"Why bother, hatred can't solve the problem, isn't it good for everyone to let go of hatred and welcome a better tomorrow together?" Link was expressionless, but he was complaining frantically in his heart.
Link then asks Njata a number of detailed questions, including the number of the tribe's population, the number of warriors, freedmen, and herdsmen, and the relationship between the three, who the tribe's main enemies are, how the tribe's food is obtained, and even how to use the toilet in the tribe.
Link hurriedly calmed the impatient Niata, "Last question, what is it like out there in the desert?"
Njata couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, and she could feel that her face softened a lot through the turban, she thought about it seriously, and said in a somewhat strange tone: "At the southern end of the desert, in addition to the large mountain ranges, there is also a grassland in the desert, where those big tribes can go to graze and hunt. The mountains on the eastern side of the desert are inhabited by Essabi lizards, and on the northern side of the desert there is a large mountain made up of something called ice, which is as white as snow in the desert winter, as hard as stones, and cooler than the desert night. ”
Niata paused slightly, then continued: " And outside the desert, there are many races besides humans, there is no sand outside the desert, there are large oases, people don't have to move back and forth between the oases like us, there are many people outside, as many as sand, there is a place called Deep Water City where more than a million people live, there are lush forests outside, towering mountain peaks, everything, including the desert where we are, is on a continent, outside the continent is countless water, the continent is like the leaves of the apricot tree floating on the oasis lake, there are several continents. ”
She paused for a moment, and then said solemnly: "And the continent where we are located is called the Faren Continent. ”
Dejected, Link sent Niata out and into the tent, where Link sat down with his hands on his knees and his head on his knees.
"I actually crossed over to Feren, where legends are not as good as dogs, and lichs are everywhere!"
"If I find out that something is wrong with my soul, I will definitely be sacrificed. ”
Thinking of the magical spell during the sacrifice just now, the scene of Zasya stabbing the lizardman in the abdomen, and the threat of becoming a herdsman, Link's emotions finally exploded, and he couldn't help but be shocked and frightened.
"Is it because of playing games to cross? Damn, then at least give me a system, cheat or something!"
"What a good thing about the shepherds?"
Link buried his head deep in his elbow, biting the robe in his mouth and letting out a silent scream to vent his emotions.
As time passed, the sun had completely set, and the temperature of the desert had dropped rapidly due to the specific heat capacity of the sand, and Link still felt a hint of coldness even though the fire of camel dung and hay was rising in the tent.
As the temperature dropped, Link also regained his composure, now that he had crossed, looking for the reason, complaining, and regretting were all meaningless behaviors, and now he could only cautiously see one step at a time, when Link just wanted to think about what to do next, he suddenly felt a strong feeling of hunger, his stomach seemed to be twitching, and saliva kept secreting from the base of his tongue.
Speaking of which, the body fell from a horse and was injured, and I don't know if I had eaten anything recently, Link couldn't help but look at the black unknown liquid in the pot on the fire.
"Is this medicine?" Link thought of Njata's advice not to forget to take her medicine when she left.
Link momentarily ignored the medicine in the pot and walked to the crate that served as a table.
In the old chest, in addition to the old and new robes, there were several large pieces of black jerky of unknown raw materials, unidentified plant rhizomes that resembled potatoes, and a large piece of cheese-like but with a strange green glow.
Link took out a knife, cut a piece of jerky with difficulty, and quickly cut the cheese, and roasted it on the fire, the jerky showed no signs of softness to the naked eye, and the green hard membrane on the outside of the cheese began to soften, and a smell of aroma emerged.
Link opened his mouth and ate it, the jerky was still very hard, and there was a strong fishy smell, and the cheese also had a disgusting taste of fermented bacteria, Link hardened his head and ate them with the water in the jar, and couldn't help but miss all kinds of delicacies in his previous life, even instant noodles!
After eating, Link hesitated, took out another wild apricot and ate it, I don't know if I can eat it in the future, the apricot trees in the oasis are strictly guarded, and picking them without permission will be punished heavily.
The sweet and sour taste of wild apricots greatly comforted Link's taste buds with his dissatisfaction with dinner, and after Link's reluctant to eat it, he couldn't help but smack his mouth and taste it for a while, and then hurriedly poured the black medicinal juice in the pot into the jug, pinched his nose and drank it all, until it was not as unpleasant as he imagined.
After drinking the medicine, Link extinguished the fire, lay down on the animal skin cushion, covered the animal skin, closed his eyes and prepared to sleep, and recuperated enough to face the challenges of tomorrow.