Chapter Seventy-Eight: Descending the Mountain
Chapter Seventy-Eight: Descending the Mountain
After waking up the next day, Bai Ke continued to walk along the ridge, but he soon found that there was no road ahead, and there was only a cliff. Bai Ke stood in front of the cliff and looked down, and through the swirling clouds and mist, he found that there was a large canyon that was dozens of miles wide and unknown. Bai Ke looked at this cliff, it was very steep, the slope was 80 degrees, and such a cliff obviously couldn't slide down directly. He looked up again, well, it was also a steep rock wall, and it was quite difficult to climb over hundreds of meters of smooth ice to get up.
Bai Ke was a little hesitant at this time. He didn't know if he should continue along the mountain road and go straight to Mount Kanak; Let's go down to the canyon and have a good rest before setting off. But soon Bai Ke made a decision, after all, he had been baptized by the snow mountain, and his mental outlook was already different from the past, and he would no longer hesitate for meaningless things.
Bai Ke decided to go down the mountain! What prompted him to make this decision was because he saw his hands, feet, limbs, and limbs. Although Bai Ke's spirit was still strong and his body was quite strong, he knew that he was very empty. He hadn't seen any humans for nearly a year, Bai Ke was very empty and lonely, and he had been suppressing himself before in order not to give in to his weakness and form a loophole in the spiritual realm. Now that he has become energetic, there is really no need to continue to torture himself. In addition, Bai Ke's current body is too weak, he has been short of food for a long time, and his body is very empty. Although in appearance, he was only lean, Bai Ke knew that his body was somewhat swollen, and a lot of the strength to support his actions was obtained by overdrawing his body's potential, which was obviously not sustainable. Therefore, he really needs to recuperate for a while.
Bai Ke continued to look at the cliff, thinking about it in his heart, but he was still not sure that he could slide to the foot of the mountain without hurting himself. He had no choice but to go back the way he came.
After walking back for more than ten miles, Bai Ke finally found a slightly gentler slope. There was no need to hesitate, he rolled straight down the slope, and all the obstacles he encountered along the way were easily overcome, and it only took him less than five minutes to roll to the bottom of the mountain. Bai Ke stood up and covered his forehead, relieving his dizziness a little. After all, after rolling on the snow slope for so long, even his physical fitness felt a little dizzy.
Bai Ke walked all the way along the snow-capped mountain canyon and found that the resources in this canyon were so abundant (compared to the ice field) that he only walked a few hundred meters before he caught a snow lizard and an ice snake. Bai Ke happily ate it raw, and slightly replenished some energy and protein. The snow lizard and the ice snake both tasted good, and Bai Ke gave a thumbs up: well, chicken flavor, crunchy.
However, Bai Ke soon regretted it, and after he climbed a small snow hill, he found that there was a cheerful flowing river in front of him, and there were dozens of tents on the other side of the river. There are people here!!
Bai Ke shouted and jumped off the snow hill and ran towards the tent across the river.
"I can finally see the living!" Bai Ke was so excited!
The only tribe that can appear in the 10,000-year-old snow-capped mountains is the Bantu, but the Bantu are actually the collective name for all the tribes that inhabit the northern border of the Stroul Mountains. The name Bantu comes from the name of the hero Bantu, who first crossed the Stroo Mountains and ruled the Duchy of Belmar.
The Bantu are mainly divided into the Walker, Kunik and Toulouse tribes, and due to their cold climate environment all year round, they are generally rough and fond of spirits and fighting.
Among them, the Walker is a race with wolves as a sacred symbol, and their number accounts for about half of the Bantu tribe. Walkers are generally resolute, impatient, and carnivorous. They were mainly responsible for hunting and fighting for the Bantu people, who were mostly brave warriors.
The Toulouse are a sacred symbol of cattle and make up two-fifths of the Bantu population. The Toulouse people are tall and patient, and they have a very good personality. Their handicraft techniques are very well developed and they have excellent production capabilities. They usually mainly make leather for the Bantu people, carry out agricultural production and other business activities
The Kunniks, on the other hand, have the least number of rabbits, making up only about one-tenth of the Bantu population. The Kuniks are generally petite, docile and have a strong natural sense, and are the main source of spellcasters among the Bantu. They can predict weather or danger, and they are also responsible for predicting racial crises for the Bantu, so it can be said that the low position is quite important. They also use their super sensing abilities to craft some self-defense charms or decorations, which can be sold to the outside world to obtain valuable materials from the outside world.
Bai Ke didn't know which part of the Bantu tribe was on the other side of the river, but it didn't matter, he just wanted to find some living people to have a good exchange and relieve the loneliness in his heart. Moreover, he was tired of eating "wild vegetables" and "frozen meat" in the mountains for so long, and he wanted to get some more delicious food. Thinking like this, he touched a wormskin pocket on his body, and the gold coins in it collided with each other and made a "clanging" sound, and the weight of the pocket was still quite heavy. Well, Bai Ke had brought two hundred gold coins with him when he left the base, and there were more than one hundred and sixty left, and he believed that he could get enough food supplies here.
Running to the river, Bai Ke was about to enter the water, but saw his current image on the water. I saw that he was dressed in animal skin, with messy hair and flying beard, and his unkempt face was completely like a wild man, and even he felt that he was buried.
"If I run into the tribe on the other side like this, I won't be killed as a wild man, right?" Bai Ke said to himself, "No, I want to change my image!" ”
I saw that Bai Ke's hands were surging with heat, and he stroked it on his head, directly melting the frost, and his hair became a big back, and was quickly refrozen and shaped by the cold wind. Then he grabbed his beard, and as soon as his mind moved, the muscles in his chin immediately tensed, and the erector pili muscles bulged out, and he reached out again, and actually pulled off all the beards that were full of his chin. Because the erector pili muscles of his chin were all bulging and closed the pores, this tug did not hurt the hair follicles, Bai Ke was not too painful, and he quickly shaved himself through this method. Finally, he wiped a handful on his face, and the heat melted all the frost on his face into water, and washed his face. He straightened his fur clothes again, and strode across the river into the tribe on the other side.
Seeing Bai Ke's arrival, the people in the tribe were quite surprised, this place has gone deep into the middle of the snow-capped mountains, and there are almost no outsiders, they are very curious about how Bai Ke came here. Eventually, the little chief of the tribe received Bai Ke and led him back to his tent.
The little chieftain, who introduced himself as Basturu, was a Toulouse who was currently herding cattle with his people in the area. At this time, it is the height of summer in the snow-capped mountains, the warmest and best time of the year, and the people of the Toulouse must fatten their livestock as much as possible. Because in another month, the snow-capped mountains will enter autumn, and the weather will quickly turn cold, when the land will be covered with ice and snow, and the livestock will have nothing to eat. At that point, the tribe would have to move south into warmer areas.
Bai Ke reported a fake name again: "My name is Carl, and I am a ...... who came to the Ten Thousand Years Snow Mountain to cultivate."
Knowing that Bai Ke was a cultivator on the Ten Thousand Years Snow Mountain, Basturu suddenly became very enthusiastic and repeatedly invited Bai Ke to live in their tribe. Bai Ke was a little surprised, you must know that the Bantu people in the entire Snow Mountain are very xenophobic, why are they suddenly so enthusiastic about themselves?
"Could it be for the sake of the gold coins?" Bai Ke picked up a gold coin and kept flicking it on his finger.
Bai Ke had stayed too long on the lonely snow-capped mountain, and at this time he was a little greedy for the lively life in the crowd. Even then he didn't intend to stay here for long, he decided to stay only three days, and after three days he would leave.
For the next three days, Bai Ke lived very comfortably. The Bantu people also recognize gold coins, and he is generous and very popular with the people here. All-you-can-eat barbecue every day, and you can eat extremely rare and precious vegetables here at a great price, which makes Bai Ke addicted. Coupled with the fact that the little chief seemed to be intent on flattering, Bai Ke almost lingered.
As a result, on the third day, Bai Ke met a big man in the Bantu clan, who turned out to be the deputy patriarch Orka.
"What's going on? What's wrong with this guy? Bai Ke felt a little weak in his heart, you must know that when he first came to the Ten Thousand Years Snow Mountain, he had a conflict with two Bantu warriors and injured them.
"This Orka isn't coming to settle accounts with me, is he? As Buwanga's younger brother, his force value should still be very high, and I'm afraid I can't beat him. Bai Ke thought worriedly.
As soon as Orka saw Bai Ke, he greeted him warmly: "May I ask if you are the adventurer Carl?" ”。
"Yes, it's me. What's the matter with you? Bai Ke was a little restrained. The long-term ascetic practice in the snowy mountains made him a little unkind, and he was also a little rusty with interpersonal communication.
Orka asked straight to the point: "That's the case, our Bantu clan is now recruiting powerful warriors to help us fight against the rebellion of the monsters in the Snow Mountain, I wonder if you are interested in joining?" ”