"Mr. Blackbeard. Lance's voice suddenly raised a pitch: "Since I have come to you, I can be very sure that you understand the meaning of this word." ”

Blackbeard's departing figure stiffened suddenly.

Lance walked over slowly and patted him on the shoulder: "It's Jeffany who told me." ”

Blackbeard closed his eyes in pain, and soon, he looked around, and said helplessly and indignantly, "What do you want to do? The people here don't know who I am. ”

"I'm sorry to disturb your life, but since I'm here, I'm sure I'm not going to leave empty-handed. Lance said firmly, "And my request is not so excessive, I just need you to help me translate a little bit of your Hani language." ”

Blackbeard gave a strange look, "Are you sure this is not a high request?"

Lance frowned slightly: "Is there any problem?"

Blackbeard was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "I can sense the great power in you, and since that damn woman of Jenfoni betrayed me, then I can't continue to hide it." Honestly, I guess I'm running out of options. ”

"Yes. Lance nodded: "But you have the right to make an offer." I've never been a stingy person. ”

Blackbeard shook his head and sighed, "Well, then I hope I'll have a cup of Black Martin every day after I'm done with this—that's not too much to ask for until the day I die, right?"

"No problem. Lance readily agreed.

Black martin is not expensive, and a crystal of ordinary color can be used for more than ten cups.

Lance bloodbathed the lizardmen. Although they didn't collect much of their wealth, they also obtained a very terrifying amount of wealth.

Most of this wealth is made of plain-colored crystals, the main currency of the underworld, which contains a small amount of magic power, which is a little worse than magic stones, but is easier to use as currency in a society where humans and wizards are mixed.

Lance took a little out of it, and he was able to pay Blackbeard's request.

......

East of Hehu Town, in the courtyard of a slum. Blackbeard pushed open the door and muttered, "I can't believe that a big man like you wouldn't have a place to live." ”

"This is my home. As you can see. Poor, poor, and fucking insecure. ”

Lance smiled, "It's okay, since the moment I stepped through your door. This is the safest place in River and Lake Town. ”

Blackbeard shrugged. Although he had some doubts about Lance's words. But he wasn't stupid enough to show a questioning look at Cheng Dù.

Anyway, if you are a second-level wizard, it should be enough to deal with those ruffians and hooligans.

"Can I take a look at the book you just mentioned before I start translating?"

As soon as you enter the house. Blackbeard asked, casually sitting on a large stone chair.

Lance took out the original notebook directly.

Blackbeard took the notebook and rolled it a few times, and his face suddenly became a little ugly.

He said a little hesitantly: "Lord Lance, I'm afraid I may not be able to translate this notebook......"

Lance frowned and asked, "What the hell is going on? Aren't you from the Hani tribe? You don't know the words on it." ”

"It seems that that woman Jenfany is playing tricks on you. Blackbeard sighed and said, "Our Hani are a very peculiar and tragic race, and as a branch of the Holts, I sometimes suspect that I am not too closely related to the Holts. ”

"Getting to the point. Lance urged.

Blackbeard took a deep breath and said with some trepidation, "If you want to translate Hani characters, you need something as a medium. ”

"So troublesome?" Lance suddenly thought of something, and his eyes widened suddenly: "Could it be ......?"

"That's right. Blackbeard rolled up his sleeves with a wry smile, "I guess why Jenfany recommended me to you, because I'm fat!"

"Every page of Hani writing needs the blood of the Hani people as a medium to be translated! The writing is also written with the blood of the Hani people. ”

"There are so many words in this notebook, even if I drain my blood, I may not be able to translate it. ”

Lance had a faint sense that something was wrong.

It is no wonder that Janfany held the notebook for so long and never got its contents.

It turns out that in the notebook, there is still a final level to deal with.

"Wait...... How many Hani people are there in River-Lake Town?And who is Jenfoni??," Lance asked hurriedly.

Blackbeard looked at Lance with some surprise: "There will be no more than a hundred Hani people in River Lake Town, but most of the Hani people will hide their identities, so except for a very few people, I don't know what kind of face the rest of the people live in." As for Jenfoni, she was one of the three people I knew, the other two being her dad and her little lover, the boy named Thort. ”

"Jeffoni herself is from the Hani tribe?" Lance's mind spun as if he had grasped something.

"Yes. That damn bitch, she could have translated this notebook herself, but she's going to hurt me. Blackbeard said angrily, "She has broken the oath of her ancestors by doing this, and we promised not to betray each other." But she betrayed me first. ”

"What is so special about you Hani other than the strange writing?" asked Lance.

Blackbeard was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Actually, it doesn't hurt to sue you, since Jenfany has done it, I don't need to keep the original agreement. ”

"We, the Hani race, are actually a cursed race. We look almost exactly like the other Holts, but on the inside - deep in the blood. I know we're not like them. ”

In Blackbeard's muffled narrative, Lance learns some astonishing facts about the Hani race.

......

As a branch of the Holts, the Hani used to flourish.

Later, because of some bizarre events, the entire race was lost, so that in the current underground world, it has become a luxury to find a settlement of the Hani people.

Each Hani is incognito, trying to disguise himself as an ordinary Holt and forget the curse that is deeply engraved in their blood.

Yes, exactly the curse.

From the moment of birth, each Hani will automatically receive a different curse. Blackbeard hadn't heard of any two Hani people with the same curse.

"Actually. It's not so much a curse. It can also be said to be a talent. ”

"It's just that there are some talents, and if you can't control them, it can become a disaster. ”

"My gift is [listening], listening to what can be heard. You might think it's a cool talent - but it's true. This damn curse ruined my life. Since the awakening of talent at the age of twenty. My life was bleak. ”

Blackbeard muttered to himself, "Like now." I sit in this room, but the words of every living creature in River-Lake Town automatically come to my ears—chaotic and chaotic. The voices were like manic ants, desperately trying to drill into my ears. Can you imagine what it feels like? I can't control the voices, the men's scolding, the women's screams, the wails of the old man when he dies, the cry of the baby at birth—I listen to these chaotic voices every day, day in and day out, and it makes my life a mess. ”

"That's my talent and my curse. Unique, because I don't have the potential to become a wizard, I can't learn to control this ability. Only the black martin can relieve my pain—there is a certain settling and psychedelic element in this wine, it cannot confuse my mind, but it can calm my ears for a while. ”

"You've just invited me to a drink, so I can control my feelings, otherwise I'd normally fall into a state of madness. ”

Lance smiled dumbly, he didn't expect that he had stumbled into it by mistake, and his luck was not bad.

But if you think about it, this kind of talent is really quite terrifying, and if you can't control your listening ability, then it will really develop into a disaster.

"This curse cannot be broken?" asked Lance.

Blackbeard frowned, "Who knows? Even if you want to break it, you have to be a very powerful wizard to do it, right? Anyway, we ordinary people can't help it." ”

Lance nodded thoughtfully.

Then he asked, "So what is the talent - or curse - that the two people you just mentioned, Sauter and Janfoni, who are also from the Hani clan?"

"Thorter's gift is the ability to learn - he's a very knowledgeable fellow, not a wizard, but in some ways knows more than a wizard. His mind is very active, and because of this extraordinary talent, he is very prone to insomnia - once he starts to learn, his brain is so excited that he can't sleep at all. According to his insomnia, if he does not anesthetize himself with drugs and alcohol like I did, he is very prone to sudden death. ”

"As for Jeffoni, this cunning woman's ability is fusion. Her bloodline has a terrifying compatibility, which is why she used this talent to transform herself into that way. ”

Lance wondered, "Since it's fusion, then this ability should be pretty good, right?"

"No, I've said it all, since it's a curse, then there must be a negative side to it. ”

Blackbeard scratched her head: "I remember Jenfany once said that the curse of her fusion is reflected in the fact that every once in a while, her body actually reorganizes. The bloodlines that had been fused before were all gone, and she had to reabsorb the new bloodlines, otherwise she would not be able to satisfy the power of the curse, and she would turn into a terrifying monster. ”

"Regroup?" Lance asked suddenly, "You mean ......"

"Yes. Blackbeard nodded: "Very few people know this...... That's Jenfoni, a who won't die!" (To be continued......)