Chapter 421 (1/2)
”It's incredible,” I said with some emotion.
But who could have built such a city in the desert without being aware of it? It's impossible for the outside government not to know this huge project, right?
”Well... City Lord, you just said that only I can save your country. What's the matter?” I asked with some shame, ”why do you say that only the Lord can save you?”
When I asked, Xianji's eyes darkened. She looked at me and said in a helpless tone: ”Lord, when you came to our country just now, did you see our country? Our country is divided into East and West cities. The west city is the place where the people of Wu live. The east city is the place where the mutant people live. The two cities are separated by Luobu lake and overpass. They come to the west city every year to capture the people of the west city and worship them to 'Lord poisonous Dragon'.”
”Mutant? Lord poisonous dragon?” what a mess. I'm getting more and more confused. ”Where's the mutant?”
Hearing what I said, Xianji youyou sighed and said: ”Mutant people were originally Chinese, but hundreds of years ago, our country was divided into two cities: the East and the West. Dongcheng was an experimental base hundreds of years ago. Although the base was later destroyed, the remaining dark magic made Dongcheng have abnormal energy all year round, and also led to abnormal physical development of the people born in Dongcheng. They all became mutant people with blue skin and abnormal body.”
”Dark magic energy... Mutants...?” I was shocked when I heard Xianji's story. How does it sound like the plot in Hollywood movies? ”In that case, why don't those mutants... Occupy your west city?”
Xianji said helplessly: ”Although the east city has unusual dark magic energy, the east city has fertile soil, numerous vegetation, various species and rich resources. The mutants occupy the land of the east city all the year round and refuse to give it to us. Every autumn and winter, the mutants will come to the west city to take 20 people of our city and contribute to the poisonous dragon. Otherwise, the poisonous dragon will destroy things in a rage Two cities. ”
”Er... Excuse me, what do you mean by the poisonous dragon?” I asked incomprehensibly
Xianji looked at my eyes and said without blinking: ”the poisonous dragon is the guardian beast of our country. She sleeps at the junction of the East and West cities all year round, and only wakes up in autumn and winter. At that time, the poisonous dragon will need six people as tribute. If there is no tribute, our country will face the disaster of extinction.”
”Six people as tribute...” that is to say, six people die every year in this country? I'm a little confused, ”In that case, why don't you leave here? You can leave this country at night. Although you can't be exposed to the sun, you can cover your face with gauze, so you'll be fine. It's better than being raised as domestic animals here?”
Hearing my words, Xianji showed a sad look, looked at me, shook her head and said, ”our people have been here for hundreds of years. Even if we try to leave here, there is no place for us to live outside.”
After a pause, Xianji looked at me and said sadly, ”and our people have guarded a huge treasure for generations. This is the ancestral motto of our people, which has been handed down by our ancestors from generation to generation. For this ancestral motto, we can't leave here.”
”Treasure?” I scraped my nose and said curiously. ”What treasure.”
”I don't know.”
What made me speechless was that when I asked, Xianji told me that she didn't know her face.
”Our country has only been responsible for guarding the treasure for hundreds of years, and we don't know what the treasure is. Our ancestors called it 'black treasure' in their first dream. But over the years, our people have never known the location of the treasure. Our ancestors said that only by unlocking this' divine staff 'can we open the secret treasure house where the treasure is located.”
With that, Xianji lit up the golden staff inlaid with gemstones that she had been carrying when she came down from her horse. There were also some strange runes engraved on it. Anyway, I couldn't understand it at all.
”Really...” it seems that the women in this country are similar to those in Riyue village. They are a group of women who believe in superstition and religion.
”But even if you say that the magic wand is the key to solving the mystery of the treasure, what does it have to do with me?” although I felt very bored, I couldn't help asking.
Xianji's eyes fell on my face from the golden staff. Her purple eyes streamed and said faintly: ”my ancestors said that only the LORD with male body can unlock the secret of this staff. Our people have worked hard for hundreds of years, but our people are all women and can't unlock the secret of this staff. Lord, only you can unlock this staff.” With that, Xianji walked to me with the staff in her hands carefully, then knelt on one knee, raised the staff over her head and handed it to me.
”You... Want to give me this staff?” I was silly when I saw Xianji's move.
”Lord, only you can solve the puzzle of this magic wand.” Xianji held up the magic wand and said respectfully to me.
”But... I'm just an outsider.” I'm a little embarrassed.
”Lord, please accept this staff, because our people can't solve the above mystery, only you can solve it. Originally, this staff belongs to you, Lord. If you don't accept this staff, I'm afraid our people will never have a chance to solve the above mystery.”