Chapter 129: The Camel (I)
Looking at the six large bags full of gold, silver and jewelry, Zheng He smiled so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, and said enviously: "I really regret not going with you, otherwise I could have come back in two bags." ”
Iron Tower smiled and said, "I bought this for my life." Then he explained in detail what had happened.
Zheng He was sweating profusely when he heard this, and he couldn't help comforting himself in his heart: "It's still important to live, but fortunately I didn't go." ”
After two days of rest, Daming sailors set sail and continued to chase their dreams.
"Help me, save me......" A heart-rending cry for help echoed in the dark night for a long time.
Tie Ta once again lost sleep, originally there was nothing to make him uneasy when he reached his realm, but this time it was really a little incredible, this was the third day in a row that he had the same dream. Of course, the tower had dreamed before, but when he woke up, he had almost forgotten the scene in the dream, but this time he remembered it so clearly, as if it was a real person and a real thing that happened around him, which really puzzled him.
The bright moonlight illuminated the cabin as if it were day, and there was silence everywhere except for the sound of the waves, and the tower got up to soak in a pot of dragon wells, and while drinking tea and contemplating, the scene in the dream appeared in front of me like a shadow puppet play: "In the night stood many tall triangular buildings, all made of huge stones, which seemed particularly mysterious in the desolate desert. A lion came out of the shadows, strong and with a thick mane, and his appearance became clearer as he ran closer and closer. The tower was taken aback, the lion's face actually had human features, and he was about to go up to see what was going on, but suddenly there was a strong wind, and the yellow sand was all over the sky, and the lion shouted 'help me' and disappeared. ”
"Why are you so engrossed? Didn't even notice I was coming? Zheng He patted him on the shoulder.
The tower was ashamed, turned his head out the window and saw that it was already dawning. He told the scene in his dream 1510, the two are like brothers, of course there is nothing to hide, as the so-called one person is short, two people are long, Zheng He is well-informed, maybe he can provide some valuable clues.
"So weird? No wonder you can't sleep at night. Zheng He smiled, "I have never heard of this sphinx, but I have heard some Arab merchants talk about those triangular stone buildings, which are the pharaohs of the ancient kingdom of Misil (present-day Egypt...... That is, the tomb of the king. We privately call it a pyramid because its sides resemble the Chinese character '金'. ”
"Mysel? Haven't heard of it. "The tower is confused.
"It's not just you, I'm sure there are no more than ten people in the country who know about this place. As you know, the Daming Sailor patrols overseas is not only as simple as military and commercial affairs, but also bears the heavy responsibility of cultural exchanges. We will not only introduce the long history and culture of China to foreign friends, but also record what we have seen and heard along the way, and then bring it back to China for Chinese people to study. Actually, the last time I passed through here, I wanted to visit Mysel, but unfortunately there was a war going on there, so I had to dismiss this idea. There is no first-hand information, so domestic scholars do not have a very comprehensive understanding of Misil, and they are not as familiar as Champong, Huni, and Sulu. Don't underestimate this country, its history is longer than that of Chinese civilization! ”
"What?" Tie Ta was stunned, in his cognition, Huaxia is the world's first, whether it is military, economic or historical and cultural, at this moment suddenly heard that someone is better than himself, the kind of loss in his heart is of course understandable.
"Don't be depressed." Zheng He comforted, "There are only two or three countries in the world today that can be compared with Chinese civilization, whether it is ancient Misil or ancient Babylon, although they created a splendid civilization, but without exception they have long been extinct, only Chinese civilization is still continuing, and it will be glorious forever." ”
The tower nodded, he had never doubted this, "By the way, where is Mysel?" ”
"Let's go to the command room." Zheng He pulled the tower to the huge nautical chart, and the two of them searched carefully with wide eyes. Suddenly, Zheng He exclaimed in surprise: "What a coincidence, Misiel is in the southeast of us, and it is a three-day trip from the treasure ship. ”
"Then I'll go first, and the day after tomorrow you will wait for me in the nearby sea." Iron Tower said as he ran outside, he couldn't sleep until he solved the mystery of this dream, what was it that had such a huge amount of energy? Can you make yourself uneasy?
"Wait for me!" Zheng He hurriedly chased out, but saw that the tower had already reached the sea in a small boat.
"Brother, it's not that I won't take you there, it's that such a thrilling sport is not for you." The tower slapped its palms back, and the boat flew forward like an arrow from a string, and disappeared into the waves in a blink of an eye.
"It's not interesting." Zheng He was so anxious that he stomped his feet, "I was left behind in the treasure hunt last time, and this time it's like this again, come back and see how I clean you up." ”
Two hours later, the tower dropped the dinghy on the beach, which was dispensable to him, and it was up to the fisherman brothers. He walked aimlessly, and this period of time really formed an indissoluble bond with this desolate desert, and also gave him a taste of the rough and bold beauty of nature.
After walking less than three miles, I suddenly heard the sound of an arrow "whoosh", and a wolf-tooth arrow drilled into the sand in front of it with a whistling sound, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling, and at a glance I knew that the archer's arm strength was quite good. After a while, there was the sound of messy horses' hooves and shouts of battle in front of them.
The tower ran excitedly, and it was certainly an exciting thing to see humans in the desert, whether they were friends or foes for the time being.
In the flying yellow sand, a young man riding a red horse was galloping towards this side, and thirty or forty horses were in hot pursuit, shooting at him like arrows, and then stuck in the sand behind him. The boy controlled the horse to dodge left and right, always dodging just right, occasionally a few arrows flew to his side, and the axe in his hand knocked it out with a slight knock.
At this moment, a sharp sound of breaking the sky sounded, and another wolf's tooth arrow shot out, which appeared to be extremely powerful in the dull sound of arrows, like a lightning bolt heading straight for the jujube red horse.
"Oops!" The tower secretly screamed that it was not good, this arrow was not easy to deal with, although he had never known this young man in his life, but he just couldn't get used to seeing them bully more people, and seeing him in danger at this time, he couldn't help but feel worried about him.
Sure enough, as expected by the tower, the jujube red horse fell to the ground with a "plop", and the horse's belly was shot by an arrow into a big hole, and he couldn't survive.
The young man stood up with a carp, and in just a few moments, the horse team behind him had already caught up and surrounded him, and the sharp saber could not help but say that it was a random cut. The young man was not afraid, the axe in his hand that was more than five feet long and weighed more than 100 pounds danced without leaking, and in the sound of "clanging" blades, someone fell off the horse from time to time, and he had been put down four or five in a few moves.
"Not bad! It's a man. The tower praised again and again, and also strengthened his thoughts: "I saved this person!" ”
"Now that the horse is gone, I'll see where you run." The sturdy man who had just cast a cold arrow unhurriedly hung the hard bow in his hand on the saddle, his right hand twitched around his waist, and a soft whip of a length was swung out, which happened to be wrapped around the handle of the young man's axe, and the two of them each exerted their strength to form a stalemate, and the others took the opportunity to rush up, and all the guys in their hands beckoned to him.
The young man snorted, and he had been stabbed two or three times in the back, and he was immediately drenched in blood. He threw his hands at him, and the axe flew towards the man who was whipping it with a cold light, and the man was caught off guard and dismounted, and a piece of flesh had been cut off from his shoulder, and if he was lucky, if he missed two or three more points, his head would have to move.
"It's time!" The tower slapped with one palm, and a strong wind wrapped in a large piece of yellow sand flew towards the horse team.
"The sandstorm is coming!" The crowd quickly closed their eyes and lay down on the horse's back, and when they opened their eyes again, the boy on the ground was gone.
The tower carried the boy all the way and ran for more than ten miles in one breath. There were a few baobab trees in the sand dunes in front of them, and the two stopped in the shade.
The boy fell to his knees and said gratefully, "My name is Camel, thank you for saving your life." ”
"My name is Iron Tower, not a sacred cow." "I'm just an ordinary bison, but with a little more strength." ”
"Don't try to lie to me, you are a sacred cow, otherwise how can you have such a great magical power? The sacred cow in Luke's temple is not enough to lift your shoes. The camel stubbornly lay on the ground and kowtowed a few times.
"Alright! You say yes, that's it. Tie Ta didn't want to entangle with him any longer, although he had already ordered a few acupoints to help him stop the bleeding, but the wound was too deep, and he must not be careless in such a harsh environment, otherwise he would become a dead camel.
"I'm thick skin, and I'm not in the way." The camel grinned, climbed up a baobab tree with his hands and feet, and pulled a handful of leaves down. He tore off his tattered coat, wrapped a mass of chewed leaf residue inside, and tied it diagonally around his shoulders.
Tie Ta looked at the camel's strong muscles and praised it, this brother is really not ordinarily strong, tall and long, tiger's back and bear's waist, a pair of fists bigger than vinegar bowls, and his facial features are quite upright, but his skin is a little darker, mixed with a hint of gold, like a piece of rusty iron, it is difficult to deduce the real age of this buddy just by looking at his appearance, but it will never exceed twenty-five years old.
The camel enthusiastically handed over a bunch of leaves, "Sacred cow, do you want to eat it?" ”
"I'm not hungry, you can eat it yourself!" The tower declined his kindness, and in such a difficult environment, he could still think of others first, proving that the camel's heart was really good, and he did not save the wrong person.
"Then I'm not welcome, I haven't eaten anything in two days." The camel stuffed the leaves into his mouth and devoured them, and although they were dry and astringent, he ate them with relish, as if he were enjoying a big meal.
It is worthy of being called a camel, this kind of person will not starve him to death no matter where he is placed, Tie Ta laughed: "To be honest, your name is really a bit strange. ”
"We Nile tribes are all called black bears, hippos, crocodiles...... I have a brother named Fox Wolf and a sister named Peacock. The camel's eyes were suddenly full of tenderness and sweetness, needless to say, he and this junior sister must have had a good memory, "When I was a child, I was as thin as a monkey, and Master wanted me to grow stronger, so he gave me the name of a camel." ”