Origin Chapter 431: Hospitable barbarians

"Haunted?" Wu Zhongyuan turned to look at Yu Qingdu, "Why did Patriarch Yu say this?"

At this time, everyone was sitting on the city tower on the east side of the city wall. Hearing Wu Zhongyuan's words, Yu Qingdu stretched out his hand and pointed to the east, "In the early years, some clansmen went out to sea to fish, but the mast was damaged and the waves were swept into the sea, and a lot of people floated with the current. Over the years, they had seen the island that the adults mentioned, and according to them, the island was haunted by black mist, eerie, and ghosts cry during the day."

“When did this happen?” Wu Zhongyuan asked. Although the old blind man knew the exact location of Turtle Island, he did not personally land on the island, but the old blind man mentioned that there was fog lingering around Turtle Island.

"It's been more than 30 years." Yu Qingdu said.

"How many people were on board at that time? Are these people still alive?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Yu Qingdu hadn't answered yet, but Huang Youyun, who was beside him, took over, "There are three people, all of whom have passed away, one of them is my uncle, he has told me several times about the situation in Turtle Island, I know they are more detailed than the patriarchs."

"There is Patriarch Lao Huang." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Huang Youyun relied on the giant crossbow to recall for a moment, and then said, "They didn't land on the island back then, but just drifted from the south of the island. Because of the black fog lingering around the island, they couldn't see the situation on the island. Really, I just saw that there seemed to be a broken city on the island, and I vaguely heard the cries and laughter of the ghosts and the strange sound of the piano."

"What time of day did they drift past the island?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"It's noon." Huang Youyun said.

"Have you seen anyone on the island?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Huang Youyun shook his head, "No, I just heard Li Gui's crying and laughing."

"Are one person or a group of people crying and laughing? Is it a male or a female?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

"It's a woman's voice, it's hard to tell the age," Huang Youyun said, and then added, "It's weird and creepy when you cry and laugh."

Wu Zhongyuan didn't rush to ask again, he needed time to sort out the messy clues.

When the old blind man was wandering around in his early years, he once saw a man in black from the East China Sea who could transform his body. This man's body was a bird. island.

The old blind man didn't land on the island, but he knew that there was a magical fruit on the island that could transform things outside him. Since the old blind man did not land on the island, it means that in addition to his own knowledge, there are some hearsays mixed with them.

However, although the old blind man mentioned that there is a bird on the island that can transform into a man in black, he did not mention that there was a broken city on the island, nor did he mention that there were women on the island.

After pondering, Wu Zhongyuan asked, "What else do you know about that island?"

Huang Youyun shook his head and said, "Although we have lived by the sea for generations, we rarely go to the deep sea. There are many winds and waves in the sea, and our boat is too small to bear it."

After Huang Youyun said it, Yu Qingdu nodded in agreement, "Yes, they floated for more than ten days to get to the vicinity of Turtle Island. Buried in the sea."

"How much do you know about sharks?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

"Not much, I only know that they are fierce and aggressive, and the current leader is Zhu Lang," Yu Qingdu shook his head. "They rarely come to the shore and have nothing to do with us."

After Yu Qingdu finished speaking, Huang Youyun said, "The area where the mermen are active is in the northeast direction of this place. They have some contact with the bird tribe. If adults want to know their situation, you can go to the bird tribe to inquire."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded. In fact, he knew the general area of ​​​​the merman, but seeing the merman was not the main purpose of his trip, and the area where the merman was active was not in the same direction as Turtle Island.

"What are you doing at Turtle Island?" Huang Youyun was a little curious.

"Look for something." Wu Zhongyuan said casually.

Huang Youyun nodded and didn't ask any more.

Everyone knew that Wu Zhongyuan was very interested in their bows and crossbows, and he never hid them. He not only showed him a tour, but also arranged a test firing. The power of the bow and crossbow mainly depends on the tension of the bowstring. Crossbows can withstand greater pulling force, and the range is more than three times that of ordinary bows and arrows. Large-scale landline machines are mainly divided into two types: slings and arrows, which can be subdivided into more than a dozen different models. Named Tiangang Crossbow, it is more powerful than the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow of later generations. It can shoot thirty-six giant arrows at a time, mainly attacking large targets. There is also a kind of bow called Disha, which can shoot seventy-two small arrows, covering a large area in a fan shape, and is mainly used to attack small groups of targets.

Although the power is amazing, the production cost is also very high. The main body of wood can't bear that much force. Most parts need to be cast with metal. At this time, the metal is very expensive. Surprisingly, any one requires at least 2,000 catties of metal. Previously, he had extorted 10,000 catties of copper and iron from Taiping Village, and he could only build five of them.

Visiting the bow and crossbow, Yu Qingdu and others took Wu Zhongyuan to visit the stone pagoda in the city. What they didn't know was that Wu Zhongyuan had been there before, but Wu Zhongyuan could not tell them that he had been there, and could only follow them one by one. Going up, the stone pagoda has seven floors. In addition to a large amount of grease and dragon tendons, the skins that were previously dried outside are also easily moved in. The snake skin and Jiao skin are also very useful. Not only can they be used to make soft armor, but also It can be used to make shoes. At this time, the shoes worn by people are divided into three types, straw sandals are the most, and most of the ordinary people wear straw sandals. Leather shoes are second. At this time, leather shoes and modern leather shoes are not a concept. They can also be called leather bindings. All animal skins can be used to make leather bindings. The least is cloth shoes, which are sewn layer by layer with linen, mostly used by the royal family.

Grease is also widely used, not only for metal smelting, but also for lighting. Jiao oil is different from ordinary animal fats in that they are more resistant to burning and have greater brightness.

The city of the barbarians is very large, and it takes a long time to visit. After the visit, Wu Zhongyuan offered to go to the cave to pay homage to the ancestors of the barbarians. This move is not a pretence, but a peace of mind. This peace of mind is not His heart is at ease, but to make Yu Qingdu and others at ease.

Yu Qingdu and others also had this intention, but it was inconvenient to make it clear. Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's initiative, he made his wish come true.

There must be a eulogy of course to pay homage. Wu Zhongyuan studied archaeology. Anyone who studies archaeology knows history, and those who know history are least afraid of similar things. First of all, the facts must be clearly stated. To put it bluntly, it is to apologize. Why did you take away the soul lamp, then put a high hat on the barbarians, and finally made a promise, the implication was that he would help the barbarians and work hard to protect the barbarians.

If you don't have culture, you can't speak. If you can speak, you are basically literate. No matter what dynasty or generation you are in, people who have culture will be looked at highly. Hear Wu Zhongyuan recite the eulogy, Yu Qingdu and others treat him There is much admiration, it is worthy of the reincarnation of the golden dragon, the export is well-organized, calm and calm, and has the style of a king.

It was getting late at this time, Wu Zhongyuan got up to leave, and the barbarians retained enthusiasm. The enthusiasm at this time was different from the courtesy of later generations.

Wu Zhongyuan thought about it and decided to stay for another night. Although he can see things at night and is not afraid of ghosts, he doesn't need to rush to Turtle Island in the middle of the night. The situation on Turtle Island is rather strange, so it is better to compare it during the day. Proper, at least the light is better than at night.

However, he soon regretted staying. The barbarians didn't persuade them to drink at noon, but they began to persuade them at the dinner party. Come, do it first, then stand and wait for him to drink, if he doesn't drink, he won't leave.

Even if you have spiritual energy, you can't stand such a drink. At this time, the alcohol content is low, it is estimated to be about 20 degrees, but no matter how low the degree is, it is still alcohol. The people below are not counted, nine The patriarch also confused him with a big bowl of drinking, and then someone came to pay respects, and he stopped drinking after being beaten to death.

The barbarians have a strange rule. When eating, only men serve the table, and women stand aside to serve. This rule has also been passed down to modern times. Even in modern times, women in this area do not serve the table, but eat. At times, men will take the initiative to keep half of the food for women, and only more or less. When eating fish, they will only eat the front, not turning over, and the rest will be served to women.

Seeing the man toasting Wu Zhongyuan stopped drinking, hula came a group of women, all young and beautiful women, in their 20s or 30s, dressed very grandly, wearing all kinds of jewelry, they did not use bowls when toasting, but With a special kind of conch.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't plan to drink it again. When he saw the toast, he used a special utensil.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's resignation, the nine patriarchs each took the conch from one of the women and toasted them on their behalf.

Seeing that they came here, Wu Zhongyuan even beat him to death and stopped drinking. This is clearly to marry him.

The barbarians regard height as their beauty. These big girls are all over 2.23 meters tall, and he is only 1.75 meters tall, so he has to go to other people's breasts. Although it is said that real men are not afraid of eating fat, but this The meat is also too big, how can you eat such a big piece.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's refusal, the nine patriarchs were divided into three groups, and each of the three gave a bowl of wine to each other. The implication was that they would give him three women.

To the end of the stalemate, he still didn't drink, and he didn't care whether the barbarians were disappointed or not. Sometimes, he couldn't save face and suffer, so he should let others what he didn't like.

Although it was normal to have a relationship in ancient times, perhaps the barbarians were just to express their hospitality, but Wu Zhongyuan disliked this kind of behavior very much. He always felt a little bit of the servile taste of the Cixi ladies who 'measure the material resources of China and tie the hearts of the country' , If a nation is reduced to using its own women to curry favor with foreigners, the nation will really have a problem.

Said it was dinner, and ate it directly until after two in the middle of the night. Seeing that the group of flower girls were always surrounding the venue and refused to leave, Wu Zhongyuan didn't dare to stay overnight. He packed his things and ran away like he was running away... /