Chapter 363: Living in the Moment
Hearing Thor's answer, Phines was secretly a little happy.
The last time this guy came here was only a few months, and a turn was nearly a hundred years away.
"Did you turn around and deal with Themor behind you?" Thor suddenly remembered to ask.
It is said that Temor is the real horror in this labyrinth, and the nightmare that has been chasing after Phines and them.
"No, after so many years, we have long been used to escaping, or there is no reason to turn back. ”
"Not to mention how much sacrifice it will be in the face of Themor, even if we win, the road back is too long. Our dark continent has long been left with only scorched earth in all directions, and there is no way back. Phines leaned against Thor's chest, her tone a little nostalgic.
Saul pursed his lips, maybe Finis made the right decision, and doing what he can is the attitude that a manager should have. Before the last time he left, Thor had suggested that Phines and them gather their men or join forces to find a way to eliminate Themor behind them.
The advantage of this is that they no longer need to be so urgent and can live more calmly. For example, if you are tired of walking, stop at one level of the maze, and wait until the population grows or the resources of one layer of the maze are depleted, and then go to the next level.
But now that you're used to this rhythm of life, it doesn't matter.
"Let's go, won't you take me to see your achievements in the past hundred years?" Thor smiled.
Under Finis' leadership, Thor quickly got a glimpse of what the team looked like today.
Compared to a hundred years ago, there had been many advances, such as the crafts of cobblers, bows and arrows, and apothecary, and the rudimentary iron-smelting techniques of weapons, but these were still somewhat backward in Thor's eyes.
This is actually not surprising, from the moment Phines and their dark continent collapsed and escaped into this labyrinth, they inevitably walked on the path of civilization regression. There are some technical teams that there is, and there is no technical team.
The development of new technologies is a long cycle, not to mention a lot of randomness.
The key is that they don't have a stable research environment yet, and they have to focus on the pace of escape all day long, although there are some resources in the labyrinth, but they are still a little scarce compared to the total amount and variety of resources on the entire continent.
Thor also had some regrets about this, mainly because he forgot everything after he went back to the promotion. Otherwise, he can bring some better technology from Salvinia, as long as he finds the raw materials and can use them, they are all ready-made technologies.
Thor's own knowledge was not of much help, as he had never been a skilled craftsman and had never been involved in a particular production industry. So even if it comes again, there is not much effective help he can provide.
As for the population, Finis's team had expanded to nearly a thousand people, and the makeshift camp for the entire team had to occupy five or six large labyrinth rooms every day to rest on the way out.
The highest combat power in the team is only the group at the top, roughly in the range of five to seven orders. Phines is currently the only one in the seventh-order team, and the position of the leader requires that she must always be at the top, and when she can't be reasonable, she can only use the sword.
The first twelve tribes fled together, and Phines annexed the three neighboring ones. It is said that the royal descendants have also annexed the five surrounding tribes over the years, forming another huge force and forming a confrontation with Phines's side.
Then between the Phines clan and the royal clan, two original small clans were left as buffers on both sides.
In terms of atmosphere, Finis said that there was no obvious hostility on the part of the royal family, after all, everyone is a race of people after all. Technology exchanges or various trade exchanges have never been cut off over the years, and have not reached the point of saber rattling.
"By the way, you came by coincidence, let's go to the royal clan for a dance party in two days, right?" Walking around the camp with Thor, Phoenix suddenly remembered something and invited Thor with a cheerful face.
"You're all like this, and what about the prom?" Thor couldn't help but scoff, he did come a bit coincidentally this time, just in time for the tribes to arrive at the new labyrinth level, where they were in the stage of stopping and repairing.
According to Finis, proms are traditions that were picked up again decades ago to promote socialization.
"That's why it's all the more necessary to have a ball, to enrich everyday life. Every time we go back to the new floor for a trade conference, there is a ball, and my brother and I go there every time, but we have our own games. Finis explained.
Well, as long as there are people gathering, socializing is an inevitable topic. Just looking at the backward production technology in the team, Thor will always subconsciously imagine the people in the team as the kind of savages who have just opened their minds for a long time.
In fact, although their original Dark Continent was more backward than the Salvinian Continent, it was not too far behind, and they had everything they should have.
What kind of trade conference with a bunch of original items in exchange, Thor is actually not interested, anyway, there will be no interesting new gadgets. But if you have a prom, you might still be able to relax.
After all, Thor was still a little glad that he hadn't left himself in the cold dead silence of the Advancement Labyrinth.
"How? You won't, I can teach you. Phines clasped her hands with confidence.
It's a pity that the Great Demon King of Thor is most unaccustomed to the arrogance of the mushroom monster.
"Clams, teach me, you can jump a paragraph first. Thor clasped his hands together as if he was going to judge.
Finis didn't squirm either, and called someone to arrange it, and soon music sounded around her. Thor looked over at a glance, there were some irregular holes in the thing, and he didn't know if it was a pan flute or something, but the sound of blowing out was not bad.
The melody is moderately fast, and Phoenixy quickly sways to the rhythm, her skirt slightly raised.
It's just that...... The action was decent, it felt a little subtle, and it was not unrestrained and enthusiastic at all.
It's not that she doesn't dance well, but Thor suspects it's just a bonus to her beauty and figure.
"How's it going?" After a moment's display, Phoenixy looked over expectantly, waiting for Thor's evaluation.
"It's not bad, but it's a little better than my ducks. Saul showed himself unworthily, and then, when Finis looked angry, took her hand and put his arm around her small soft waist.
"Come on, little shiitake mushroom monster from the Dark Continent, if you don't know anything about the dance of the mystery, let the Great Demon King teach you the mystery of spinning. Thor whispered a nudge on her small, pointy ear, and the two began to spin.
Saul's dance steps are the Antian dance steps taught by Lorna and Anne Baez at that time, enthusiastic and free, with a relatively large stride span and body movements. He had actually only studied hard for one day, and then he danced a few times, but it was enough to show off his skills in this wild labyrinth.
After learning it quickly, Thor thought it was the embodiment of his wisdom and talent, but Lorna and the others didn't admit it.
They said that most adventurers can learn this kind of dance step quickly, not because of any talent, but because ordinary combat originally focuses on body balance and body coordination, and a few laps of dance steps can only be regarded as basic ability, right?
Thor had always suspected that they were denying their charm against their will.
It wasn't until he went to Bruno's territory to participate in the ball later, and even a rough man with a big tail like Stante could go on stage and twist a few laps without being a ghost, that Saul had to accept the words of his own mushrooms and silently return to the ordinary.
Basically, from the beginning, Thor was spinning with Finis, but Finis adapted quickly, and after only a while, he was already on par with Thor. Well, shiitake mushrooms always have a lot of strange generic skills, and it seems that dancing must be one of them.
Cheers gradually rang out all around, and it seemed that the lack of entertainment had not suppressed the enthusiasm in the hearts of the people.
As the crowd grew denser, the crowd began to form pairs, studying, laughing, and spinning around Thor and Phines. Apparently, Saul and Finis let the prom start early.
Thor enjoys the feeling of being in the moment, and when it's time to be arrogant, you have to be arrogant.
Isn't it just for the moment that I walked through silence and despair again and again, and crossed the shit-like mud pits?
When he was tired of jumping, Thor dragged Phoenix to the camp kitchen.
For the arrival of Thor, or Havak, Kratan gave enough eyes. Because the kitchen is his domain, no one is allowed to scratch his tongue and peck at it, let alone professional waste wood like Havac.
Thor looked at Kratan, who had grown in a circle, the lewd thief who had stolen his grilled fish more than a hundred years ago.
It is said that Kratan ended up getting involved with Owyn, and it was no surprise to Saul.
On the day the flavor stew was stolen more than a hundred years ago, Kratan pretended to sleep with Ao Wen in his tent all night, who knows if this guy took advantage of the chaos to forcibly stuff some sticks to others, anyway, Ao Wen screamed and blushed for a long time.
Many things are vivid, after all, it was only two years ago for Thor, and he is not old enough to remember. It's just that Kratan in front of him doesn't recognize himself anymore, oh, I should say he never recognized himself.
There is no such crop as wheat in the Dark Continent, and the bad soil there does not seem to grow.
There are actually rye here in the labyrinth, and even golden wheat, but no one in the team has ever paid attention to those gadgets. Now that he is here, Thor has decided to show his hand again today to let Kratan understand that you are still your boss.
It didn't matter if there were no windmills and mills, let Finis tell them to go down, and soon a small stone mortar was made.
"What is this?" Feeling that it might have something to do with eating, Kratan, who looked disdainful, was really curious.
"This is an ancient artifact that will open the door to a new world. Thor smiled, and went to pour the husked wheat into the small stone mortar, pounding it around under Kratan's suspicious gaze, and soon some golden unknown powder appeared.
The small oven is ready-made, and it was also taught by Thor to use it himself, and it was carried on Kratan's back every day, and it was carried for hundreds of years, and it can usually be used to roast barbecue meat or bean paste cakes and the like.
When Saul's special love roast bread for Fenis's shiitake mushrooms comes out, Saul mysteriously leaves one for Kratan to taste.
What's so ...... What the hell is the fluffy and fragrant thing?Kratan put the last bite of the mysterious object into his mouth, licking his fingers, still full of shock, and his gaze at the small stone mortar instantly became hot.