Chapter 130: Letters and Messengers
"Your Excellency the Great Chief of Toulon,
On behalf of the Runerim Council and all the people of the Black Forest, I would like to extend my sincerest greetings to you.
I heard that your ministry has gone through many hardships and finally found a suitable land for development;
While empathizing with the people of the Black Forest, the Rune Council and the entire population of the Black Forest express their deep sympathy and sincere wishes for what has happened to you.
Since Heaven has destined us to become neighbors in the future, the Rune Council and all the people of the Black Forest are willing to establish a friendly relationship of harmony and mutual trust with your Ministry.
For this reason, we are willing to send back the herdsmen of your province who were arrested by the border guards because of some misunderstandings, and send some compensation to express our gratitude.
In addition, considering the initial decision of your ministry, many production and living materials may still be in a state of tension;
Based on the principle of good-neighborliness and friendship, we are willing to carry out targeted trade support.
Whether it's food or building materials, you and I can communicate with each other to build a better home.
The Black Forest Rune Council and the Witch Doctor Nesta, the Elected Speaker of the Legion of the Dark Forest, salute you and look forward to hearing from you.
Nesta who aspires to be your friend"
Sitting in the speaker's seat, he read the letter, which may not be so diplomatic, but at least to the point.
In order to write the letter without being humble or arrogant and at the same time polite, the witch doctors almost scratched their scalps;
Almost every word, every grammatical sentence, was finally determined after careful consideration.
For example, the once very popular options such as 'Tooth', 'Black Forest Alliance', 'Black Forest', etc., were all killed in the discussion;
This is the final 'Rune Council and all the people of the Black Forest', a seemingly nondescript but realistic title.
Bladetooth knocked on the hammer and put down the manuscript and said,
"Is that all it takes? What do you think? That's right... We seem to be missing the chronology? ”
This was the result of many witch doctors discussing together, and they naturally had no opinions, and they all nodded in approval.
But the question of "chronology" puzzled them, so a witch doctor asked,
"Your Excellency, don't we have a chronology? How can it be lacking? 480 days for a year...."
"That's not what it means... Let me give you an analogy, if today is January 1 of the first year of the rune (there is no moon, the moon is used for ease of understanding), then 480 days later it will be January 1 of the second year of the rune...."
After Bladetooth's explanation, it dawned on the witch doctors and they immediately understood the importance of this so-called 'chronology'.
“... Exactly, let's use this 'rune calendar' that you likened to 1 year.... I think it can be traced back to the day when the tribe summed up the first rune. The Sharptooth Witch Doctor was the first to speak.
"Yes."
"Yes."
.....
After a sound of agreement, the two witch doctors, the oldest who had experienced that period, Rough Tooth and Fang, began to reminisce with Bladetooth.
They plan to rely on memory and push the results forward year by year.
The memory of the witch doctors is truly a miracle, especially after the 'upgraded' Blade Teeth;
Now, he can almost recall the major events that have happened every day, at least every month, since he can remember this life.
'The apprenticeship is assessed at the age of four, and the proposed writing is at the age of seven..... The first time I cast a spell with a magic crystal was 13 years old, and the first time I used rune language to interpret the fire spell was 15 years old.... Fridge tree 19 years old, married 23 years old .... The four wars are 25 years old, and the totem study is 26 years old.... The alliance of all ministries is 29 years old, and the energy level has been raised by 32 years.... Cytology research has been in place since the age of 33..... Then I'm almost 36 years old this year, and Meiya is 31 years old....."
"If you start counting from the original fire burning technique, then this year should be the 21st year of the rune calendar.... As for the month and day....forget it, this letter will only write down the year, so as not to be laughed at by the outside after setting the sun and moon indiscriminately. ”
So, Blade Tooth picked up the simple pen and solemnly added it to the place under the signature at the end of the letter.
That was the "21st year of the Rune Calendar".
"So be it.... Which of you would like to take a trip? Or do you have the apprentice as a messenger as usual? ”
The letters were naturally written in the Troll language, as the captives were illiterate, and the witch doctors had no way of mastering the Toulon language.
This would be very demanding for the envoy, and since there are no witch medicine practitioners who have mastered the language, if they want to communicate effectively, they will have to be the messenger himself.
If apprentices were to be sent as usual, they would have to relate the contents of the letters to each other according to the 'transliteration pinyin' written by the witch doctors.
“..... I'll do it! ”
I thought it was another prevarication and prevarication, but I didn't expect the witch doctor to take the initiative to ask for help this time.
But the familiarity of the voice made Blade Tooth feel a little distrust in his heart, and he turned his head to look in the direction from which the voice came, and sure enough, it ......
"Boat teeth..... Who else? This is the first contact between the tribe and the outside civilization, and this is a rare opportunity! ”
"Your Excellency the Speaker.... I promise you won't get into trouble this time!
Friendly, smiling, you see how kind I smile. ”
Chuanya raised his hand high, and grinned a smile that was not kind at all, but looked extremely hideous, and said confidently.
It doesn't matter if you smile or not, after all, all the trolls except Miya and all the trolls, including Bladetooth, can't show this effect.
But this 'candidate'..... Is it really okay?
In fact, it was not only Blade Tooth who had such concerns, although the other witch doctors did not recommend themselves, but they did not nod their heads and push the 'volunteers' who finally appeared.
Obviously, the 'massacre' a few years ago still makes them remember it vividly, and they are a little uneasy about this 'volunteer'.
'Tsk, a bunch of otaku ....."
In desperation, Blade Fang had to look at the ship's teeth,
“..... That's you, but be sure to remember what exactly we're for! ”
"I see!"
Shipfang's statement did not reassure Bladetooth, and he continued to command,
"Don't take the initiative to erect enemies, but don't put your posture too low..... Rory, Rory, ....."
"Okay! I will take your instructions to heart. ”
Ten days later, four brand-new 40-meter galleys embarked on a journey north along the river, carrying the head of the headquarters, two apprentices, 70 soldiers, and a group of oarsmen.
Of course, the fleet carried not only trolls, but also samples of supplies that the headquarters could use to exchange.
With a sense of apprehension and anticipation, Bladefang and the witch doctors watched the fleet leave.....
"There's no time to wait..... he said.
To this day, the organization of the Black Forest tribes had made him feel a little impatient;
In the face of the 'threats' that began to emerge from the outside, Blade Tooth was eager to speed up the internal integration.
But the 'Black Forest Punishment', which I don't know if it exists, is like a fish bone stuck in the throat, restricting the tribe's progress.
"It can't go on like this! We've got to figure out what this damn legend is all about! ”
In the council chamber, Bladetooth, who was getting more and more anxious, said.
"I think so, too, even if I don't know, I'll have to speed up....." The Sharptooth Witch Doctor, who has always been aggressive, nodded in agreement, "If you can have horn-hoofed erect today, what will you encounter tomorrow?" I wouldn't be surprised even if I was told that those filthy rodents were civilized. ”
"But... What if that's true....." The relatively conservative witch doctor spoke worriedly and turned his gaze to the thick fangs.
But this time, the Roughtoothed Witch Doctor didn't express his traditionally conservative views..... He groaned,
"The external threat can no longer be ignored .... I agree with His Excellency the Speaker that we should take the initiative to look for traces of legends; Even if you can't find it, you have to expand your army to prevent it, and then unify the entire Black Forest on this basis....."
"Hahaha! You didn't wake up, did you? I can hear such a beautiful proposal from your mouth! Ha ha!
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