905 Books Unreliable rumors
The New Year is approaching, whether it is the first world or the eighth world, the very magical astronomical calendars of the two worlds are exactly the same, even the eleven countries in the Middle East.
Zhou Shu has already decided to call the land under his feet at this time the eleven countries in the Middle East, anyway, he himself can't remember the names and differences between these countries, just call them casually.
However, in this area, the New Year is just a very ordinary small festival, not a heavy dà, the kind of class that only has one day off. The biggest celebration is in the summer, which seems to be the day of the first coming of the gods of the north.
As an agrarian civilization, the most important festival is not in the winter when there is no work but in the busy summer, which is a bit strange, but it is still acceptable.
Zhou Shu wanted to go home for New Year's Day, but in order to go back for the Spring Festival, he decided to concentrate on his work first. There is still a month before the battle of the First Army will begin, but the sick princess is told that she cannot form a team to compete. The organizers are actually these eleven countries, no country is willing to outsiders to compete for the place of their own followers of the gods, and many countries have already decided to win the championship, and other teams will face very big external factors when it comes to comparison.
The sick princess will not be discouraged because of this little thing, since the northern god let her participate, and did not let her be the captain. And both of them agreed that as long as they win, they will have the power to take.
"Miss Nalolo, you are a heretic, is it really good to play this kind of array battle match to get the power of the northern gods?"
Mortiaz followed the two of them around, and also figured out what happened to his two guardians after they came to the four northern countries. She knew some examples of pagan deaths, and was about to tell them, when she saw the sick princess waving her hand with a nonchalant expression.
"We're going to find a local guy who won't hold back, let him form a team, and then I'll be a team member!"
When he said this. The group was strolling down a street full of pedestrians dressed as warriors. Everywhere there were people who wanted to join the Songun War shouting at passers-by, hoping to recruit powerful thugs.
Zhou Shu just saw a very beautiful girl, wearing a skirt and holding a sign lazily standing in the middle of the road, probably a Kanban girl for a certain team to recruit talents. But looking at her, she doesn't seem to be positive at all.
Since the fight with those bearded men, Zhou Shu has been seriously suspicious of the strength of this copy, and it will be more difficult than imagined.
Just came to town. In Changxia City, the three people who were rejected ran to exchange gold for coins with the help of a guide. The guide is a fat man who eats a lot, and the specific expression is that he took Zhou Shu and the three of them all the way to the food stalls, and it is obvious that he regards the combination of two men and one woman and a little girl as a family of three who came to Changxia City to spend the New Year.
The place of currency exchange is in the corner of a bazaar, and there is a very dark-skinned man who has set up a stall, and on the blanket in front of him is the exchange amount of the currencies of various countries and their own currencies, which is the exchange rate. In addition, there is a well-made balance placed in the middle, which seems to symbolize the child's non-deception.
"There are many countries. There are a lot of coins, and it is not difficult to spend them?" The sick princess took off her translator and muttered to herself.
Zhou Shu felt that this guy's thinking was quite 'Qin Shi Huang', "Miss, you have to be careful, currency is one of the greatest inventions of mankind." If there is no currency, a qiē civilization will not save zài, but everything that involves currency must be careful. ”
For some knowledge. He, a liberal arts student, seemed very neurotic. He understands the intricacies of money, so he is in awe of it. However, in the financial formation scale. With foreign trade being infrequent, and the use of precious metal currencies, there are not many things to worry about.
It takes a long time to exchange money, after all, the number of three people needed is a bit large, and they are all foreigners, at least at first glance, they are all people. So trading is cumbersome.
Zhou Shu didn't worry about others cheating him out of money, and it didn't matter if the things he didn't care about were cheated away. With a wide heart, he followed the two girls around, and the guide once again strongly recommended them to have a snack.
Motiaz actually eats meat as well, and herbivores can eat meat, and can even develop the habit of eating meat the day after tomorrow. At best, it is easy to get some cardiovascular diseases, because the metabolic system of herbivores is very poor for fat.
In contrast, if carnivores eat grass for a long time, the indigestible fiber will burst their intestines.
Mortiaz was not a picky eater and ate his patties at the stall, completely ignoring the vegetarian declaration that he had sworn that he would only eat grass.
During the meal, the girl who was holding a sign on the side of the road just now was also there. This will cause her to carry the sign on her back and walk towards the stall, and the sign will hit many people all the way, because she is a beauty and a warrior, so most of the people who were hit chose to forgive her.
The meatloaf tastes good, but there's something even better. There are many people eating at the stalls, and there are also many people chatting while eating. They're talking about a mysterious labyrinth that emerges at the edge of the border.
Zhou Shu and the sick princess grabbed a handful of pies and put them under their noses, moving their mouths to chew like squirrels mechanically, and their brains were working with all their strength to mobilize their hearing to eavesdrop on the topic of chat.
Among the topics of these diners, there are three interesting keywords: Labyrinth, Trojan Horse, and Stone Demon Lord.
The labyrinth naturally refers to the weird building built by Zhou Shu, the princess Trojan refers to the group of bearded warriors, and the last key word is to hear the sick princess giggle on the side.
"Eh, little girl, what's wrong with your mother?"
The guide was a little worried about the sick princess, after all, it was the first time he had seen such a beautiful woman eat so specially.
Motiaz is a black sheep, and her hair color is the same as that of the sick princess, both with black hair. But her natural volume was much more curved than the big waves of the sick princess. If the two are mother and daughter, it is more convincing.
In the narration of the diners, a seemingly powerful and prestigious combat team collapsed in the maze and hung all the fighters alive. However, the guide and the servants ran to Changxia City for refuge in succession, and spread the news of the destruction of the Trojan Horse.
At this time, this news is no longer news, and it is still being talked about by some citizens who are not well-informed.
Now the entire city of Changxia is singing the praises of the labyrinth that suddenly appeared and guarded monsters.
"The princess and the Trojan horse will go to capture the labyrinth, it must be because there is a very beautiful princess living in the labyrinth!"
In the eyes of these citizens, the group of guys who take pleasure in bullying female members of the royal family of various countries must be full of beautiful and noble royal women. Their destruction. It must also fall under this shameless interest, so that it is ironic enough.
When the sick princess heard this, she smiled happily at her man, and Zhou Shu also said sweetly, "It's even more beautiful than they imagined."
The better the result, the stranger the content of the legend becomes. In these street gossip, it was not the stone giants and the flying golden warrior gods who defeated the group of bearded people, but the stone demon lords who controlled the stone walls of the labyrinth.
He gives life to the stone wall. One by one, the enemies who will commit crimes will be sandwiched into a pulp. The captain of the Trojan Horse Combat Regiment alone made ten tons of minced meat, which is now left in the labyrinth.
"What a stupid nickname. The sick princess covered her mouth and snickered at Zhou Shu on the side. The Stone Demon Lord himself thinks it's not bad, but it sounds a bit like an elite mob......
After eating, the work of redeeming the coins was over. The sick princess, as the housekeeper's wife, took the money bag and publicized her status in the family, and then handed the money bag to Zhou Shu, which means that 'I handed over the right to use the money to you'. It's a matter of attitude, as the queen of a country. Nalolo insisted on going through the motions.
The more Zhou Shu recalled the chats of those diners just now, the more he wanted to know what these legends would be like in a week's time.
After all, he was still a liberal arts student, and he was curious to see where these stories would evolve when word of mouth passed them on. So, he asked the merchant who was exchanging huàn coins, "Well, I just heard a rumor about a labyrinth. Excuse me, is it a sightseeing spot? Can we go and see it?"
The guide and the numismator snorted when they heard this, "Oh my God, guest. You're really funny. It's not that the labyrinth is impossible to visit, as far as I know. Many people have been looking for the place so far. But they were all soldiers, warriors, and robbers. If you go to see it, I'm afraid you'll be robbed by these people on the way. ”
The topic was opened, and a group of people chatted about the maze. Zhou Shu and the sick princess listened casually, and quickly said goodbye to the guide and the merchant. Then he took Motiaz and hurried towards the maze.
The purpose of the labyrinth is to protect Motiaz's dream oasis, and she, as a black goat, can't be too far from her green space. As for the consequences, she didn't say.
The green space has been sunk into the ground by Zhou Shu, but it is just a pit dug and has not been covered. Even animate magical plants still need photosynthesis.
The group just heard that the appearance of the maze attracted a large number of people to run to challenge. It seems that those who are preparing to join the Songun War in this country want to test the strength of their troops through the labyrinth and hone their skills, at least that's what the guide says, he has a friend who is in the battle group and fantasizes about becoming a follower all day long.
This group of people believe that there must be a very powerful treasure buried in the place where the Trojan Horse will take a fancy to the king. Otherwise, the game would have started in a little more than a month, and they would not have deliberately crossed the border from the south to attack a labyrinth.
There's nothing wrong with this logic, and it's pretty much the same. If it was just a group of delusional maniacs who wanted to capture the maze of copies of their own Zuò, Zhou Shu didn't bother to deal with it, and let the maze guards solve it on their own. When they found out that they didn't have the experience to kill the mountain giants and didn't drop the treasure, they probably dispersed.
The guide, who is a true jack of all trades, says that a 'consortium' of his country's warriors has organized a pre-Songun contest against the maze that suddenly appeared. Teams from all over the country ran over, and there were a lot of them.
Sick Princess: "Great, Zhou Shu, as long as we break up the team of those people and let the powerful people lose the organization alone, maybe we can recruit our team!"
Regarding the overly optimistic idea of his eldest lady, Zhou Shu could not do anything, and could only pray that things would really go so smoothly. When they rode back to the labyrinth, they found that the situation was far from what the guide had said.
Groups of tents gathered at the entrance to the labyrinth, and a little further away there were more people camped. But their purpose does not seem to be to come here to find trouble, on the contrary, they are here to look around.
Zhou Shu's eyes blinked, and he couldn't believe what he was seeing. A group of more than three hundred people was gathering at the gate of the labyrinth, shouting in unison against the not-so-brilliant noon sun, "Your Excellency, please come out and see you." ”
Looking at this posture, it seems that it has been shouting for a while.
Although these people did not clearly state their purposes, Zhou Shu and the sick princess were not fools. If they don't attack, then they don't come to grab something.
Zhou Shu: "Why don't you ...... Shall we contact them?"
"Don't you, do you?" the sick princess looked at the group of people below with a look of disgust, "It looks like they're all little minions." ”
Since you want to pick teammates, you must be looking for someone who is more powerful. There are too many people gathered, and they don't know who is a strongman and who is a parallel import, and these guys who borrow divine power can't use the Book of Summons to distinguish combat effectiveness.
"Otherwise......" Zhou Shu asked helplessly, "Why don't we test them?"
"Okay, what about the specifics?"
Zhou Shu pinched his chin with some stubble and thought for a while, "Be simple and direct, let them come to the maze to play, and choose some good people to come out and talk." How?"
Suddenly, a person appeared, who was able to defeat all the members of the Trojan Horse. Remembering the attitude of the teams who recruited reinforcements towards this mysterious person, it is natural to focus on wooing. Ordinary people did not think about the problem from the perspective of the fighters, and led the rumors to spread falsehoods, which eventually evolved to a completely different side from the real situation.
Zhou Shu felt that he could end the issue, and after breathing a sigh of relief, he asked the literate lamb Motiaz to write a letter for him, and then asked a golden light martial god who looked particularly holy to bring it to the group of fighters.
The letter was rather simple and sarcastic, "I am interested in joining one of you, but you will have to meet me yourself. Don't worry about offending me, let's go into the labyrinth. ”
Since the Golden Light Martial God appeared in front of everyone, the letter she brought was naturally opened in public. As soon as the contents were revealed, all the combat groups returned to their camps, and the atmosphere was tense and began to prepare for the battle.
Zhou Shu thought that these guys would directly roll up their sleeves and go directly to the maze, but it turned out that they were not that stupid. If it was just a team of them challenging the maze, maybe someone would soon enter it to try it out. But now there are so many people, surrounded by competitors, everyone has to guard against being stabbed in the dark by their opponents.
Here and now, it seems to have become a natural gambling platform, and everyone is calculating what they should do under the rules of the game to ensure that they win in the end. (To be continued......)