Chapter 12: The Strange Old Man
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Lunch was simply eaten in the hall on this side of the residence.
Although the meal was prepared in a hurry, it was relatively hearty. Jack had never tasted fish in the river, and according to Tex, fish was still relatively rare, only in the moat there were some freshwater fish, and the fish in the outer river were eaten by the larger creatures in the water because they were not protected. Jack wanted to ask if there were creatures like river whales in the river, but he couldn't say anything, because the deliciousness of fresh water completely hooked his mind......
For this meal, King Coron specially asked the back kitchen to prepare beef and mutton, as well as chicken or something, these poultry because they eat specially provided food, so the taste is much better than Garland's meat. For this meal, Jack couldn't walk the way he ate. Some of the grilled dried fish I ate along the way even stinked, and now that I think about it, it was really a sin.
At the end of the meal, Turks suggested, "Why don't I take you to our market?" ”
So without a guard with him, Jack followed Tex down the almost straight winding road.
Known as the "island", this mountain was a hiding place for lucky humans a thousand years ago because of its steep and towering path. However, due to the helpless radiation, in the end they still did not survive.
Halfway up the mountain, Jack saw a cemetery with thousands of tombstones neatly erected. Jack paused.
These tombstones, arranged from the top all the way down, are clustered on the right side of the road, and you can see from the moss on some of the tombstones that they are very old, and the tombstones at the bottom are relatively new. Because of the distance, Jack couldn't see the name of the owner of the tomb above.
"If you're guessing correctly, these are probably the tombs of kings and their descendants?" asked Jack.
Turks looked at Jack, shook his head, and said, "No. ”
Jack didn't expect this to be wrong, and thought about it, wasn't this "isolated island" the residence of kings before, so it stands to reason that their tombs should also be here?
While searching for a hole in his brain to think about the connections in his nerves, he saw Turks walk to the edge of a cliff.
"Hey, it's dangerous there, Tex!" Jack panicked, not knowing what Tex was going to do.
The wind on the mountain blew Tekes' long golden hair slightly, and Jack looked at his figure from behind, and he had a feeling that he couldn't guess. He felt that although the Turks had been explaining what he had seen to him along the way, he had never taken the initiative to tell him what he knew.
On the edge of the cliff, Tex opened his arms, raised his head, and looked in the direction of the palace to the south, and suddenly sighed: "Beautiful Tana Frontier! For you, I can sacrifice myself! My homeland, my everything!"
Jack really didn't understand why he suddenly had such an idea.
"What's wrong, Turks?" Jack wondered what the "friend" was thinking.
After a moment, Turks gradually withdrew his arms and turned to look at the group of graves.
"These tombs, all buried underneath are the generals of the Missus Kingdom," Turks continued in a low voice, "The tombs of the kings are all built at the foot of the Tana Snow Mountain. ”
It is understandable that the remains of the kings were buried in the Tana Snow Mountain, because of the worship of the Tana Snow Mountain. But why here, in this high sky, is not buried in a particularly noble person, but a general. Jack, who came from Garland, couldn't understand this.
"It's not that I mean to offend, but why would the generals be buried here in a place overlooking the Missians, instead of the ground?" Jack wondered.
Turks suddenly gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and said, "They are all heroes of the Missus Country!"
"Hero?"
"Hmm. All died defending the Missy Nation. ”
Could it be that the human beings on this continent have not changed their nature of killing thousands of years ago, and are still killing each other? Jack couldn't help but sigh.
Turks added: "Every ten years, from the eastern sea, a large group of sea beasts will invade our beaches, killing and biting the people of Misso, and each time it is more and more ferocious!"
Ten years ago, she said, vicious sea beasts began attacking the inhabitants of their waters, and that the water spirit country itself was on an inconspicuous island. In other words, if this vicious sea beast appeared at the same time, it is very likely that it came from the same place, and it is more certain that since the last time, the number of these ferocious sea beasts has become more and more huge!
"Humans may never be a match for the Orcs. Every time the generals and soldiers sent out, almost all the troops were killed. Although the inhabitants of the Missutical Mainland were able to live in peace and stability because of their stubborn resistance, every decade would be the time of disaster in the Missus Nation. When Turks finished speaking, anger almost burst out of his eyes.
Jack comforted Turks and said, "A silent ......tribute to the generals and soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the safety of the people of the country," said Jack, bowing his head, and then continued: "But Turks, since a large number of soldiers are sacrificed in every battle, perhaps we should think differently. ”
When Turks heard this, he woke up from his grief and anger, and said firmly, "Yes! ”
Jack didn't expect that what Tex said was this, he thought that what Tex was going to say was that they already had a way to defend themselves, but he didn't expect that what Tex said was "avoid". He asked Tex, "What's the solution?"
"The Spirit of Resurrection. Turks spurted the words out of his teeth.
The Spirit of Resurrection, the mysterious power that King Fena brought back from Tana a thousand years ago, blessed the peace and tranquility of the Missus.
"Can this spiritual power protect against the orc invasion?" asked Jack.
"Yes, any force, the Spirit of Resurrection can stop it. But the point is that the spirit stone of the revival spirit is still in the Holy Ape Country, and when my father heard the news of the spirit stone, he secretly sent me to let me enter the territory of the Holy Ape Country in the name of entering by mistake. Turks said.
"Wait, your father, how did you know that the spirit stone is in the Holy Ape Country?" Jack was puzzled.
"I don't know, perhaps, that he sent an agent to search for it. Every year, the father will secretly send a group of excellent generals to search for the whereabouts of the spirit stone. But ......" Turks was suddenly silent.
"But what? Jack was curious.
"But the strange thing is that none of the people sent by my father, as far as I know, have ever appeared again, and my father has not mentioned it. At this point, Turks himself was full of questions.
"It's strange", Jack also fell into deep thought, "Also, are you sure, there is a spirit stone under the throne of the king of the Holy Ape Kingdom?"
Turks actually replied, "I haven't seen it with my own eyes." ”
Jack was very surprised: "Then why do you assert that the spirit stone is in the Holy Ape Country?"
"My father won't lie to me, it's not a trivial matter. Turks trusted what Coren was telling him.
"Oh well. Let's not talk about that for now, let's go down the mountain. Jack changed the subject.
Looking down from the halfway up the mountain, the mountains and rivers of the Missus country are still very amazing into Jack's eyes, what you see on the back of the snow owl is a rough idea, and when this picturesque scenery that you have never seen before is really in front of you, you will know how magnificent nature is.
Jack descended the mountain to the market outside the moat in front of the palace.
The market in Missus is really much more lively than that in Garland! If you want to come to Garland's market, you either sell this fish skin or that pearl, all the same, and this Missus country has all kinds of things that are sold.
A big road runs through the north and south, and in front of the houses on both sides, merchants and vendors are shouting their things, some selling cattle and sheep, some selling vegetables, some selling clothes and jewelry, and some selling snacks and snacks. All sorts of them, dazzling. Jack couldn't see it.
Suddenly, in the distance, a large number of people gathered in the middle of the road, and there was a shouting voice. Jack and Turks walked briskly up.
Pushing through the crowd, Jack saw an old man in rags sitting in the center of the crowd of onlookers, with a long beard and messy hair, gray hair that had not been washed for years.
Some soldiers were shouting at him to get out of here, and the old man would not move.
Obviously, the dirty old man didn't come here to beg. There was only one sign in front of him, and Jack stepped forward to look at it. I saw the sign scribbling in scribbled handwriting: "Collect disciples and teach stunts." ”
Jack was very interested, and wanted to know what the "stunt" he was going to talk about, so he asked the old man: "Hello, can you tell me what stunt you know?" The soldier standing in front of the old man turned around and saw Tex who was staying next to Jack, said hello, and stood aside.
The old man didn't seem interested in Jack's questioning, and he sat without looking up. His eyes were straight and stunned.
After a while, the soldiers began to urge the white-haired old man to move: "Old man, you can take in apprentices, but don't stand in the middle of the road? How many days have you been here, and no one wants to be your apprentice, so you can go back!"
Jack couldn't bear it, and after hearing from the soldiers that this old man had been here for a few days, he really couldn't help but say to the old man: "Hey, can I be your apprentice?" The old man's eyes were still stunned, and the light shone directly, turned his head to look at Jack, and said, "Okay!"
Jack was a little helpless, he just wanted to help, but who knows, this strange old man is actually serious.
Tex, who had been silent on the side, finally couldn't help it at this time: "Forget it, I guess he came out to set up such a sign and was eager for charity because of life." ”
"You're wrong!" the strange old man suddenly raised his voice, Tex looked at him a little woodenly, and the old man continued: "I'm worried that no one will inherit my skills, the world is about to perish, and if I don't find a successor, it'll be too late!"
Turks was startled and hurriedly shouted, "You old man, what are you talking about!" and then shouted for the crowd around him to disperse, and the two took the old man to a secret place outside the city gate.
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