The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 48: The Backworm’s Ridge (Part 2)
In the successive collisions, Jonah saw the stubbornness and pride of the aboriginal people. Fifteen years ago, the Zavi people brought sailing technology to the endless sea of sand and established a sailing civilization based on the north wind. It is said that they are sailing now. There are more than 5,000 sailing ships of various types in the desert, most of them are gold diggers from the Tocharian Empire north looking for desert wealth, just like now, in the endless sea of sandworms, Jona can see With the towering masts of dozens of large sailing ships, the latecomers seemed a little in awe of the sails of the pioneer Zavi, and always kept their distance and refused to approach
The Tantukha people did not build a sailing ship. Since thousands of years ago they learned to tame sandworms and build houses on the backs of big worms, their way of life has not changed. Two small holes were excavated in the back shell, a hardwood stick was inserted, and the movement of the sandworm was controlled by touching the main nerve of the sandworm. They have a wealth of experience in domesticating and maintaining sandworms. However, in the face of the rapid sailing technology, Unmoved, slow mobile homes have become the best target for Zawisha pirates. The hatred of the Tantuha towards "Bactria’s Blast" is completely understandable,
After twenty minutes of meaningless attempts, the Stewart brothers and sisters finally found a suitable candidate. Parallel to the chat at this time is a pocket-sized sandworm with a small building on the back that only allows two or three people to bend into. In the small shack, a young Tantuha woman dressed in red cloth and white feathers agreed to their request, "A gold coin, return to the ground before dark." Danny translated the conditions proposed by the guide to everyone, and then remained reserved. He shook his finger and retorted in Tantuha: "No, no, 50 silver coins. The employment period starts from this moment until the bug crosses the post-worm node."
"How long is that." Jonah looked at Hannah,
"The tunnel under the body of the worm is the only way for the 8-character cruising of the worms. It takes twelve to eighteen hours to pass through this tunnel at idle speed." Hannah replied,
"90 silver coins, eight hours." The indigenous woman put forward a new condition,
"55 silver coins, the time remains the same, but I will give you a beautiful satin, a red brocade woven by the best craftsmen in the City of Gold, the fabric that all women in the entire southern continent dream of." Stewart's The man’s **** are well-established,
The woman hesitated, thought for a while, and finally nodded,
"Is there anything like that in our cargo hold." Hannah asked in a low voice.
Danny quietly replied without changing his face: "What if it does happen."
"Scum." Stewart's contemporary patriarch simply commented,
The pocket sandworm slowly approached the "Bactria's Blast". Danny took out the rope ladder and hung it on the ship's gunwale, and threw the other end to the other side. The desert woman cleverly climbed the rope ladder, jumped over the railing, and stood on the deck. ,
"Name." Hannah asked in the lingua franca of Xidalu. Due to the impact of foreign cultures, the desert people generally understand several common lingua franca.
The Tantuha woman shook her head,
"I didn't understand, there is still no name." Danny asked in aboriginal language, and then translated the other person's answer: "She is 15 years old this year and has just left the family to start a family. There are only two men and one child. She has no rights yet. Have a name."
"There were two men and one child when I was 15 years old." The astrologer apprentice was taken aback,
Danny gave him a white look: "It's a fuss, fertility is the most important thing for Tantuhas. A woman who is 12 years old can break away from the big family and build a small family. When will she have enough 5 children? Then you can find the patriarch, get your own name and family name, she is far from that realm."
"Arrive at the tunnel entrance in thirty minutes, and climb up the worm's ridge from the north side of the stairs. First go to the top of the main peak to survey, then move to the north side, translate it to him, sailor." Hannah estimated the distance and instructed Tao,
"Yes, Master Captain." Danny murmured bitterly, and whispered to the indigenous women that the Tantuha woman nodded and signaled that she understood, and then sat cross-legged on the sailing boat deck and took off the waistline. Wipe the sheath with a short knife,
The desert woman obviously didn't care about the issue of running out. Jonah covered his eyes with a cry and tried not to look at the spring light exposed under the other person's ridden cloth. Danny smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't think so much. Good friend, female reproductive organs are very sacred things to Tantukha people, just like the logo of the lord **** Luta."
The astrologer apprentice turned away, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, you and Hannah are Zavi people. You should worship Lazi, the **** of war and blacksmiths. Why turn to Luta, the **** of fertility?" /
Danny was taken aback and touched his chin: "It seems that since childhood, my dad asked us to pray to the main **** Luta. I didn't ask why. Maybe he thinks that after coming to the South Continent, he should follow the civilization characteristics of the South Continent. I want to do whatever you like in the countryside."
"Then why do you still speak the lingua franca." Jonah asked,
"It should be too late to change it. I was four or five years old when I came to Shahai." Danny thought for a while,
"Then why teach you to speak Tantuha?" Jonah asked again,
"...I don't know, if you have time to chew your tongue, why don't you prepare some climbing gear." The male Stewart was dumbfounded by the question, and finally became angry, flicking his sleeves and fled.
The astrologer apprentice shook his head, put on his old boots carefully, fastened the bulging fawn skin bag tightly, rolled up the hem and sleeves of the too fat robe, tried to walk a few steps, and felt that there was nothing in the way of the whole body. Hannah didn’t seem to have made any special preparations, and only gave a few instructions. Soon, Danny climbed up the gangway with a huge rucksack that was two laps fatter than him, put down her luggage with a plop, and gasped for breath.
At this time, the indigenous woman stood up, looked up at the sky, "Ready to set off." Hannah turned the steering wheel for the last time, then locked the rudder and disconnected the steering gear at the tail of the sandworm, so that the chirping could be free. Change direction. At this time, it is about two to three in the afternoon. The sun slanting west has been completely obscured by the towering ridge of the worm. The entrance to the tunnel can barely be seen in the darkness, just like a huge mouth constantly swallowing yellow sand. , The north wind and countless cheering sand-eaters,
The surrounding area of the three-masted sailboat became crowded. Wild sand-eaters and tamed large worms were side by side, head-to-tail, forming a creeping ocean composed of earth-yellow shells. The latter worm swallowed. At this time, the smoke and dust was much smaller. Jona turned around and saw that on the back of the dense sand-eaters, about one-seventh of them had buildings or sails, whether they were from the Southern Mainland or Zawi. He is still an aboriginal, standing still at this moment, raising his head high, watching the majestic queen worm with awe,
A tremor of joy visible to the naked eye came from the front, passing by sand-eaters one after another like a wave. Jonah felt the deck buzzing under his feet, and the chirping spread the ripples of joy to the rear. At this moment, he could completely feel the warm emotions from the heart when this wonderful creature returned to his mother's embrace. Mother, this is a word that is foreign to Jonah. He couldn't help but think of the woman with a charming smile and bright eyes in his memory. , Thinking of the hillside where St. Boren’s flowers bloom, and the bright sunlight that illuminates the cradle,
Teacher Koshava, you must be alive. I have too many questions to ask you. The astrologer apprentice moved his lips and said to the old man who didn’t know what to do,
"Let's go." Hannah Stewart's red cloak spun and jumped off the ship's side lightly. Before Jonah could react, she was already jumping on the back of the sandworm, and she was the first to reach fifty. Outside the code,
"Follow me." Danny squeezed his large rucksack, put down the springboard, and stepped off the three-masted sailboat. Jonah quickly grabbed the staff, followed him, and the native guide walked unhurriedly. At the back,
The male of the Stewart family is indeed a strong man. Jonah can barely keep up with the speed of his weight-bearing advancement. Walking on the back of a sandworm is a very strange experience. The touch is no different from that of a rock, but The big worms under his feet are constantly undulating, deflecting, and squirming, making him frightened every step he takes, especially when he crosses the gap between two sand-eaters,
"Don't look down." Hannah stopped and kindly reminded,
The astrologer apprentice immediately looked down, and the deep crack between the two big insects led directly to the ground where the sand was rolled. Even though it was only tens of yards high, it was as deep as a way to the abyss of **** at this moment. After a chill, I used Sherafauna to support my body, trying not to imagine the scene of the fall,
"Vincent." When passing by a sailing boat, Danny greeted in a hurry, and the burly silver-haired man standing at the bow waved: "Danny, are you going to worship at the main peak? The desert woman finally took you Conquered."
"The stuff in Stewart's crotch is used to conquer women. How can you surrender to the natives who don't bathe." The male Stewart grinned,
The man named Vincent pointed to the native guide: "That's not your new mistress, Hannah is willing to let you go. Which woman is better to serve? Is the Tantuha more aggressive than the Zawi woman? "
Danny Stewart wasn't angry either: "I'm a joke, Vincent, Hannah is right in front of you, please be your blessing buddy."
Vincent shut up immediately, pretending that nothing happened, and whistling leisurely, Hannah relaxed her fingers on the handle of the gun in front, and the big gun "crimp Henry's prosthesis" sneered. The pressure is relieved, and white-hot steam is emitted,
Moving about five hundred yards laterally, a group of people came to the edge of the tunnel, and the simple stairs dug in the rock wall appeared in front of them, "The guide is walking in front, I'm at the end, translate this sentence, sailor."
Danny turned his head and twittered to tell the native guide that the Tantuha woman nodded and took the lead ascending the stairs. Jonah found that she was still barefoot, but seemed not afraid of sharp rocks at all,
Danny followed the guide up the steps. Jonah followed him. Hannah stood on the bottom step and looked back vigilantly. The dark sand-eaters were filled with the creak of shell collisions. Chap had already brought "Buckett". The gust of Riya" entered the tunnel and disappeared into the darkness, "Is it an illusion." The contemporary Patriarch Stewart glanced over the road and shook his head suspiciously.