Chapter 1004: Descendants
"Poof—"
What the hell is the ancestor?!
Ye Shi didn't expect that this old man could speak the language of the People's Union, but this opening directly gave him no way to fix it in an instant.
It reminded him of the time when he landed at the port of Golden Gallen a long, long time ago.
The people there were also amazed by their equipment, calling them "Iron Men".
But those people were still able to communicate, and it soon became normal.
"Quick, you can do it!"
There was a hurried urging from the communication channel.
Ye Shi could hear that Jiang Xuezhou, who was floating on the synchronous track eating melons and watching the play, was more anxious than he was stunned at the scene.
"I know ......"
Ye Shi replied with a suppressed voice, then coughed, turned on the speaker of the power armor, and looked at the old man and the group of young men who were prostrate in front of him.
"Both...... Stand up and speak."
Most people couldn't understand what he was saying, but the old man did, and as he muttered something, he stood up tremblingly.
The same was true of the young lads who were prostrate behind him.
The bewilderment that was originally written on their faces had turned into solemnity and awe with the old man's chatter.
"What the hell are they talking about?" couldn't understand their discussion at all, although Ye Shi made a calm appearance on the surface, he was panicked in his heart.
Jiang Xuezhou: "I don't know...... But I've done a language behavior analysis model before, and maybe it can come in handy."
Ye Shi heard the words and was overjoyed.
"Awesome! When did you do that?"
Jiang Xuezhou: "What happened before...... It's not because you always say strange things!"
Night Ten smiled.
It seems that it is also good to talk more when you are fine, and this will come in handy, isn't that?
As he gaged, more and more "little green men" emerged from the forest, looking at the iron lump standing by the river with curious and frightened eyes.
They were dressed in garments woven with licorice and linen, and were male and female, male and female.
Not all of them were armed, and some carried woven frames and baskets containing berries and some oddly shaped insects gathered nearby.
The old man was still chattering about something with the people behind him, and the more he talked, the more emotional he became.
And the expressions on the faces of the young men who gathered after realizing it gradually changed from fear and curiosity to piety.
「…… They seem to think of you as a totem in some religious sense." Jiang Xuezhou whispered on the communication channel, "I tried to translate some of their languages, which is basically ...... In their culture, they are a race from heaven, and they first came to this world wearing garments made of iron."
"Do they know iron?" Looking at those primordial spears in their hands, Ye Ten was surprised.
Jiang Xuezhou said in an uncertain tone.
"Well, that's just my translation, but it could also be translated into metal or something like that. Of course, I don't think they've mastered the art of blacksmithing, but they must have seen metal, after all, the wreckage of the Twins landed in this area."
Wearing clothes made of the same material as the "starship", this translation may be more accurate, but if you pick out the words, it will be too difficult to pronounce.
Ye Shi tried to understand, and probably understood what Jiang Xuezhou was trying to express.
"I guess...... So these people are descendants of the twin missile cruisers?"
Jiang Xuezhou was obviously also confused, and replied ambiguously.
"It's hard to say, I can't dissect any more information from their conversation...... It is not ruled out that they may be survivors of the colony in the era of the Human Union, after all, the early colonists also wore protective devices similar to power armor and landed from high orbits, and many sentences are okay no matter how you interpret them.
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Night Ten pressed his eyebrows with some headaches.
In fact, whether it is the descendants of the Twin missile cruisers or the descendants of the colonies in the era of the People's Union, there are actually many problems with both statements.
After all, the former has been hit by a neutron torpedo, and the latter has been washed by a neutron torpedo or a neutron killing device, and it stands to reason that they should all be dead.
But now he sees a different story.
They survived in another form, and even became another form of humanity.
At this time, Jiang Xuezhou's voice continued to come from the communication channel.
"The only thing that is certain at the moment is that there has been a serious regression in civilization here, and it has regressed to the tribal period. That said, though, may be a bit of a twist...... But I'd suggest you go to their settlements and maybe you'll find out."
Jiang Xuezhou finally threw the decision to him, and Ye Shi actually thought so in his heart.
He didn't know anything about the forest, he was stepping on pits all the way, and he didn't know what strange troubles were waiting for him in the valley in front of him.
This time it's a one-life clearance.,The nearest resurrection point is five light years away.,The method of probing the grass with your face may not be advisable.,It's not good to find a guide to help maybe it's the right way.。
Anyway, there are so many people here who regard him as an ancestor.
After experiencing the Orion incident, Night Ten suddenly found that he had gradually learned to use his brain to solve problems.
Just as Night Ten was complacent, the old man seemed to have finished communicating with his people, and invited him with a reverent face.
"Honorable Ancestor...... Can you ...... with me? Go to our tribe."
The old man didn't speak much, and there were a lot of words in the sentences that he didn't understand.
But fortunately, with Jiang Xuezhou's help, he relied on the so-called behavioral language model to guess those vague words, and translated them into sentences and simultaneously interpreted them to Ye Shi.
Looking at the pious old man, Ye Shi nodded his head against the bulky helmet and gave an answer in the most concise way.
"Okay."
Looking at Ye Shi, who nodded, the old man seemed to have received some great honor, and his face showed an ecstatic expression, so that the former couldn't help but wonder if this universal body language of all mankind contained any other meaning here.
But in any case, the "first contact" between the two sides was quite successful.
The old man shouted into the forest, and soon the forest sounded like a lark.
In the midst of that cries one after another, the birds and beasts in the forest were all driven away by alarm.
In this way, under the singing and dancing of a group of little green people, Night Ten followed the winding stream to the upper ground.
According to the old man, their tribe was built right on the bend in the upper reaches of the creek.
Along the way, Yashi has been observing his surroundings.
He was surprised to find that the farther he went, the thicker the trees became, and the strange vegetation that grew between the trees became more and more luxuriant and strangely shaped.
In contrast, the roads available for travel are becoming fewer and narrower.
According to the experience of the earth, this kind of lush vegetation area is not actually suitable for the development of settlements, and the first choice is to settle down in the open terrain near the mountains and rivers.
However, the earthly experience does not seem to apply here, especially the sturdy little green people, who seem to be unaffected by this leafy forest, and walk faster and brisker than they used to be in the open field.
The only thing that suffers is Night Ten.
Even if someone led the way, it would not be easy for his bulky outfit to squeeze into the dense forest.
Especially the half-human-tall box behind him, it was a miracle that he could squeeze through the woods!
He couldn't help but wonder if he would have been able to get out of it without the help of these people.
He had some Molotov cocktails on him.
However, the kind of individual equipment is okay to drive away wild beasts, but it is still more difficult to destroy forests and clear the wasteland.
Not to mention the "Gaia" who doesn't know where to lurk.
As a last resort, he didn't want him to know that the adversary of two centuries ago was back.
Walking through a row of dense trees, a tall "wall" soon caught Ye Shi's eyes, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
And what shocked him even more was still to come-
He was amazed to find that the wall had grown out of the ground!
The rows of thick trunks were tightly intertwined, and their lush roots staggered and spread into the ground like a hand firmly grasping the ground.
Ye Shi couldn't help but raise his head, only to see the lush canopy of trees crisscrossing in the air, like a sea growing in the sky.
No wonder Jiang Xuezhou's drone didn't discover this settlement!
If there is no guide with him, I am afraid that he will pass by here, and he may not be able to find this settlement buried deep in the forest!
Noticing movement outside the city walls, a guard armed with a spear strode over.
He was wearing wooden armor woven with mantenes, and his helmet and visor elongated downwards were somewhat similar to the wood elf armor of the medieval Warhammer.
Yashi was dumbfounded to find that the world five light years away and the wasteland of the solar system were completely different paintings, and he would not be surprised at all if these people suddenly chanted magic spells in the next second.
Of course, this is very unlikely.
He is still more inclined to believe that these strange shapes are just a unique set of habits and traditions that the local survivors have evolved to adapt to this strange environment.
「…… I didn't expect there to be a city hidden here, and I didn't see it at all when I was in the sky." Jiang Xuezhou whispered in his ear.
"Then you'd better look closer...... I always felt like there was a similar settlement hidden in this forest."
I don't know if it's an illusion, Ye Shi always felt that just when Jiang Xuezhou opened his mouth to speak, the guard with a spear turned an alert gaze on him.
But it was only a momentary eye contact.
The guard quickly looked away again, and looked back at the old man who seemed to be of high respect.
"What's going on? Why bring outsiders back? In case he is...... Target...... What should I do?"
「……@%#!」 The old man said a few words excitedly, as if to refute his statement, and then repeated the previous words in high spirits, "Ancestor...... Our ancestors have returned!"
With his eloquent expression, Jiang Xuezhou's words that can be translated have gradually become richer.
Essentially, they still use the language of Renlian, but after two centuries of independent evolution into a different shape.
Listening to the old man's explanation, the man standing at the gate of the camp on duty suddenly showed a surprised and stunned expression on his face, and then hurried back to the direction of the city gate.
It didn't take long for a large group of little green people in wooden armor to come out from under the roots of the tree wall, and they all stared at Night Ten with those tense and reverent eyes.
Being looked at by those pairs of strange eyes, Ye Shi felt uncomfortable for a while, but he didn't say anything.
His instincts told him that pretending to be a ghost when he didn't understand the situation was the best option.
He was waiting for these people to take the initiative to explain it to him.
Sure enough, after arguing with the guards, the old man turned his head and looked at Ye Ten respectfully.
"Honor, Ancestor. Contemptible name, Saquer Doma. We are your children."
Jiang Xuezhou quickly translated what he said.
Doma is supposed to be the surname of this tribe, while Saquay is probably a profession, similar to a priest or a monk.
Ye Shigu understood his words and resisted the urge to complain in his heart.
Then he picked up his throat and spoke in a loving tone he had never used in his life.
「
You have waited a long time, my child."
As if to understand his words, and as if to understand the compassion in his tone, tears of excitement welled up in the old man's eyes.
Looking at that pious look, Night Ten couldn't bear to continue fooling them.
He is not a celestial person in the end, and he is not born to be a god and a ghost.
However, Jiang Xuezhou watched it very openly, and even praised his acting skills.
"It's a good idea to pretend to be a ghost, our technology is too advanced for them, instead of trying to make them understand concepts beyond cognition, it is better to let them worship us first, which can effectively reduce the cost of communication...... Well, that's what I said in the extraterrestrial civilization exchange class."
Although these people look like people, it is difficult to interpret them as part of human civilization from any point of view.
It is precisely because of this that she is not as hypocritical as Ye Shi, and they don't plan to use the identity of the god stick to do anything bad, just plan to get the fuel they need to go home and collect some local information.
Ye Shi whispered.
"What strange knowledge do you teach in your academy......
Jiang Xuezhou said with a smile.
"It's not strange, didn't I say it, our dream is to go to a distant world, so we have to prepare in advance, right?"
"Whatever," Yajuchi sighed, "Anyway, we won't lie to them, try not to interfere with their civilization process, and leave when we get something."
Legally, what was on board the twin missile cruisers belonged to the survivors of the planet.
There's nothing wrong with what he's saying.
At this time, Jiang Xuezhou suddenly said with an idea.
"Wait, I suddenly remembered...... Give you the whole fun stuff."
Hearing this, instead of being curious, Ye Shi became alert.
"What are you going to do?"
Jiang Xuezhou smiled, but he didn't explain, just said instigatingly.
"Leave it alone, just raise your right hand above your head and put it down!"
Night Ten was a little confused.
But he thought that Jiang Xuezhou would not harm himself, so he still raised his right hand obediently.
Not only was he himself unable to be rectified by this superfluous action, but even the little green people around him were in a commotion, not knowing what this Ancestor wanted to do.
At this moment, a murmuring sound suddenly came from a clear sky.
That's the sound of raindrops hitting the leaves!
The dense trunk of the tree is like a large open umbrella, delaying the falling droplets in the air.
But it didn't take long for the rain that fell from the sky to envelop the entire settlement!
All the little green men present were stunned.
Especially the guards in armor, the only remaining seven points of vigilance in their eyes were replaced by strong shock.
Water is the source of life.
And what it means to call for wind and rain is even more self-evident to these people who are still living in the era of primitive worship.
Because it was hand-spilled dry ice, the pouring rain came and went quickly.
A rainbow of colors pierced through the gaps in the leaves and hung on the canopy of the dripping water.
Witnessing this miraculous scene, the old man's face instantly turned excited, and he once again prostrate on the ground with a respectful expression.
Night Ten is also stupid.
However, the power armor mask hid his stunned expression, so he didn't show his timidity.
After a long moment, he asked in a low voice.
「…… You did it?"
There was a giggling sound like silver bells in the communication channel, and Jiang Xuezhou said in a pleasant voice.
"There happened to be a cumulonimbus cloud in the sky, so I used a drone to scatter some dry ice...... I didn't expect that as the textbook said, these people were really bluffed."
Looking at the rows of believers prostrate on the ground, Ye Shi's face couldn't help but show
Laughing and crying.
At this moment, a sturdy man came out from under the tall tree wall.
He wears wooden armor inlaid with dark green crystals, and wears a crown carved from crystal on his head.
The temperament of the squire-eyed beings makes it easy to see the identity of his leader at a glance.
To Yeju's surprise, he felt a familiar sense of coercion from the man's body.
The coercion that goes straight to the depths of the heart is simply too similar.
But perhaps because of the hierarchy gap, the coercion exuded by that man was not as pure and intense as that of the manager.
And maybe it's because this guy doesn't realize the talent he has in him, and that rough force is like a weed growing on the side of the road, and it can't be retracted freely, let alone how to restrain it.
Just as Night Ten was observing the man, the latter was also observing him.
His gaze focused on the angular armor for a long time, and the man said, holding his palm to his chest.
「…… Honorable Ancestor, I am the leader of the Doma clan, Thonam Doma."
This guy actually knows more people than the priest named Sakui, and I think it should be a nobleman among these people.
At ten o'clock in the night, he lowered his head, looked at the surprised and stunned eyes, and said in a solemn and solemn tone.
"Hello, mortal chief, I am...... The Ten Nights of the Alliance, what you call the Ancestors."
Tunan looked at Ye Shi in a daze, although he was confused about what he said, he still nodded and said.
"Excuse me, why are you here?"
Night Ten doesn't go around in circles, straight to the point.
"We have a thing that falls to the ground, and you cannot hold on to it, and it will bring disaster upon you. To avoid calamity, we are to bring it back to heaven."
Probably understood what he meant, and Tun Nan showed a serious expression on his face.
"The Doma clan will do everything in their power to help you!"
Seeing this "little manager" so good, Ye Shi's face couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.
"We will not let you help in vain, as long as you are willing to help me, we will not be stingy in repaying you."
The steam engine and printing were too far away for them, but it was okay to share a little metallurgical "Eureka" with them.
Just as he was secretly having fun, the sound of complaining came from the communication channel.
"Didn't someone just say that they tried not to interfere with their civilization?"
Ye Shi's expression couldn't hold back and coughed dryly.
"Did I say that? Okay, you're just going to think I just farted."
Jiang Xuezhou: "......"
After listening to Ye Shi's words, Tunnan exchanged a few words with several elder-like tribesmen behind him, and then a happy expression appeared on his face.
Immediately after, he looked at Ye Shi solemnly and asked in a serious tone.
"What is that thing and where is it?"
"I can't describe what it looks like, but it's supposed to be across the river, about a thousand paces into a valley...... I need a guide, and I'll find it myself."
Night Ten tried to describe his needs.
However, what he didn't expect was that after learning that his destination was in the valley opposite, the leader named Tunnan and the old men behind him all showed terrified expressions.
Including Sakuy, who was prostrate on the ground, also raised his head with a frightened face.
"Honorable Ancestor, there is the Forbidden Forest...... We can't get any near there."
"Forbidden Forest?"
Ye Shi frowned, and heard a hint of ominous meaning from the name, and asked.
"What is the Forbidden Forest?"
Saquay explained in a trembling voice for a long time.
Thanks to Jiang Xuezhou's simultaneous interpretation, he barely understood a rough idea.
To put it simply, the valley is not
It is a terra nullius, and under the forty or fifty-meter-high trees live a group of tribesmen who are completely different from the "forest people" in terms of culture and beliefs.
The tribes of the forest called those people "sinners."
Not only were they numerous and strong, but they also wore hard armor and tamed ferocious wild lizards, capable of fighting on their backs.
And this "wild lizard" that Saquay refers to seems to be the xenomorph he encountered in the woods before.
If it was just these threats, although Ye Shi felt troublesome, he was not afraid.
But according to Mr. Jiang, Mr. Sakui appears to be describing more than that.
In addition to being skilled in warfare and forging, those people are able to drive a force that the inhabitants of the forest do not understand.
And that power is what really scares the latter......
"I hope it's just a couple of drones pretending to be ghosts...... Jiang Xuezhou muttered in the communication channel, "but two hundred years in an aerobic environment...... The quality of this thing is too good."
Tun Nan stared at the iron pimple in front of him like water, and his uncertain expression seemed to weigh the pros and cons.
As the leader of the tribe, he had to think more realistically about the future of the tribe.
However, the prophecies of the first parents are also part of the future.
Disaster, but also favor.
He had to make a choice.
After consulting with the elders behind him, he replied in a solemn voice.
"The children of the First Fathers will always obey the call of the First Father, and we will assist you in retrieving the heavenly 'holy relics' from the Forbidden Forest and the hands of the sinners."
"But it's not going to be easy, we need to gather the other tribes of this forest together."
"Please give us some time."