Chapter 68: Double-edged sword (1/2)
Luo Meng is not as afraid of fire as Little La Ruo. They have occasionally seen the woods burnt when they're hit by thunder. The Tribe Temple also had descriptions of the fire, so although he is very curious about human fire, it also knows that this is a very common thing.
They did not go for the mutton at first, because they never ate such a heavy food, and they also can't eat strange food.
Yan Mo saw that they were not used to the mutton pot and he changed the grilled fish.
Sure enough, this time they exchanged the grilled fish, and the three handsome The Mer-people eyes stared at Yan Mo's hand, watching him cut the fish, clean fish scales, wash the fish, and slash the fish with a skillful technique. And then seasoning.
Seeing the scalpel, Luo Meng was curious about its shape, but was not curious about its material.
Yan Mo had previously discovered that the three harpoon materials used by Luo Meng seemed to be similar to his scalpel, but unlike his scalpel, which was perfectly reshaped to this thinness, the three harpoons looked like they were made with fish bones. But since when are fish bones so sharp and hard?
Rich vocabulary, fluent language, and weapons that seem to use special manufacturing methods, The Mer-people seem to be developing better than ordinary humans, at least better than they are now.
It seems that the tribe has really accelerated its development. It can attract sympathy when it is weak, but if it is weak for a long time, it is easily to be scorned and controlled. Yan Mo knew that the Jiu Yuan needed an ally, not to find a master for himself.
Four grilled fish, just one person, but Yan Mo only ate a half of his when he turned the other three Mer-people guys have already finished their own share, and they were staring at the fish in his hand.
”No wonder that La Ruo would run around every day and mix with the two human children , it turns out he was eating better food...” Luo Meng was excited
Dai Wen enthusiastically asked Yan Mo: ”Do you want to eat fruit? Want to eat more fish? After today you can come every day, we will give you fish, a lot of fish, can you bake them as well?”
Xi Meng has already plunged into the lake, and soon Yan Mo saw several fish flying to the shore.
Dai Wen quickly took all the fish and sent them to Yan Mo and he spoke a little flatteringly. ”Eat fish, eat fish.”
Yan Mo twitched his mouth, he didn't want to be a chef, and he didn't want to let these Mer-people get addicted to his cooking. There was already one bastard at his tent who was addicted. He looked up and looked at the sky deliberately. His face was anxious. ”Sorry, there are still things to do in the tribe that I have to do. I have to go back.”
”Ah?” Three The Mer-people expressed disappointment ”Can't you play here for a while? We will pick the fruit for you to eat.”
Yan Mo shook his head. ”Maybe next time, I really have to go back.”
This is not his deception, it's nearly noon now, Big Eyes would probably be coming soon, he still doesn't want to have his Priest status revealed by his children to his Priest status.
”When is next time? Tomorrow?” Luo Meng asked.
”Three days, I will come over at the same time today after three days.” Yan Mo saw the disappointment in the eyes of Three Mer-people, and he smiled in his heart. Three days is enough for them to remember, but they will not forget him.
Before leaving, he left a small bag of roughly three or two heavy salt.
”This is a special product of our tribe. Only our people can refine it. You can wipe it on food and adding it to the soup can make the taste of the food very good. If you add it, you can see the personal taste. You just saw me roasting the fish, just sprinkle a little bit on it and it will taste good.”
Luo Meng carefully took the small bag of salt, because the young boy said that the thing can be taken in the water, he intended to pit it in a bag and and bring it back.
”These fish are for you.” Xi Meng piled all the six fat fishes to Yan Mo.
Yan Mo thanked them, he untied the straw rope, and passed it through the fishing heads and stringed all the fish.
Dai Wen seemed to be very interested in the straw rope, he grabbed the straw rope and looked at it
Until Yan Mo walked far, three The Mer-people were still watching him. Luo Meng handed the salt to Dai Wen, ”Bring this to the leader.”
Dai Wen and Xi Meng understood what he meant and nodded.
Luo Meng's long fishtail swung down the snow, he wanted to see where the teenager lives, and how many people there are in the tribe, whether they are a threat to them.
Luo Meng did not feel surprised to see the juveniles and the two adults who had smashed a bunch of dead branches.
It's normal for adults to come out at home, and it's very likely that the little ones followed Da Ren to run here. Da Ren works nearby, and the little kids is responsible for playing.
Yan Mo didn't think that The Mer-people would follow them, maybe he thought of it, but he didn't remind the two warriors, but pretended he didn't know, and the two warriors turned to have not noticed
Luo Meng followed them for more than an hour. On the way, he also saw the two little brats who often went to find La Ruo. However, the little brats did not see his and he did not know whether it was intentional or unintentional. The teenager and the two adults walked away and they avoided the brats
Far away, Luo Meng discovered that there were more gravel wall buildings on the high ground that he had never been seen before.
The stone wall was mixed with a large number of large and small round stones, grayish white, and it was seemingly hard and not long, it was only about an adult Mer-people stacked together vertically.... That long. But the height of the wall is very high, the height of the wall was two fully grown Mer-people added up and with their tails stretched.
How long have these humans been here. How can they build a stone wall that looks so strong so quickly? What kind of gray-white material is used there? Is it some kind of stone that he has not seen? Why can the round stone be set together?
Luo Meng was a little wary when he saw the young man taking out the scalpel. Now he saw this unfinished stone wall and the valued if the this tribe's human beings went up three times.
Maybe the Mere people have finally met a strong neighbor. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing, he doesn't know yet. However, they basically live in the lake, the staple food is also fish, and so there is not conflict with the and if there is the conflict is not very big, but who knows whether these humans will be as very aggressive and greedy as the records in the temple shows? That group of humans.
Luo Meng has studied, so he knows that human beings that looks like the Mer-people, have a very aggressive tribes and some who are kind and friendly, that is, he doesn't know which one this Jiu Yuan tribe belongs to. But no matter which one, they are not afraid, the Long-tail The Mer-people are not very aggressive races, but the gods have given them the natural ability and strong body, so that they are not afraid of any enemy.
Luo Meng did not dare to get too close. He saw human beings patrolling, but he only circled the highland far away.
From the tents that have been set up, this tribe is as young as a teenager. There are not many people. But this does show the extent that there are only a few people, probably other people go hunting? Luo Meng thought.
Luo Meng also saw the adults of this tribe salute the juvenile. Is that a salute? Putting your right fist to the left chest and nod.
So the boy should be in a higher position in this tribe? Is he the tribe leader's child? Or what? No wonder he told them that he go to them to play in three days. If one is a child if a leader, then you must learn and do a lot of things.
Luo Meng probed clearly and quickly turned around. Although The Mer-people can survive on land, they can't leave the water for too long. Although the snow in winter can supplement their water need, the cold air has a great impact on them, and they need to go back to the lake because they need the warmth.
Yan Mo saw that Wu Chen was left behind by the two bear children. When a person was doing something there, he waved at him.
Wu Chen immediately left his job and ran over.
”You don't have to worry about them. I already know what's going on. If there is no change, they should invite you to go with them tomorrow.”
Wu Chen tried to understand the words of Priest Da Ren, and Yan Mo said it again.
Wu Chen understood, he was a little embarrassed. He was really upset in his heart. Big Eyes and Sa left him alone. This feeling of being less trusted by little friends was terrible.
Yan Mo patted the child and watched his face freeze, and naturally grabbed his wrist and checked his pulse.
The child is basically healthy except for a lack of nutrition. Their food is still too singular, although meat can replenish energy, but eating only meat is bad for the body.
After putting down Wu Chen's wrist, Yan Mo suddenly turned back and grabbed Wu Chen's wrist again.
Wu Chen was stunned. In the past, Priest Da Ren touched their wrists like this. He told them that this is called “pulse” and that it is possible to judge whether a person is sick or not by this method.
Wu Chen and other children see this as a magical witchcraft, Wu Chen wanted to learn, and Priest Da Ren also said that after they learn the basics, he will test them on what they have learned. To this end, he has been desperately learning all the knowledge that Priest Da Ren has given him, and he only wanted to learn and finish all of it at once.
Yan Mo stared at Wu Chen, his expression was a bit complicated.
Although not as strong and obvious as Yuan Zhan in terms of performance, just now, when he put down Wu Chen's wrist, he did feel a little abnormality.
This time, he carefully examined the details and found out that he had caught the slightest change.
This pulse, it was as if it was a normal drum sound, suddenly it became aggravated and drumming it again. After a while, it was very regular, but the interval was very long. If it was not noticed, it would be ignored.
This vein is strange to Yan Mo, but he frequently picked up these kinds of pulses in Yuan Zhan, so that he did not miss the change of Wu Chen.