Chapter 29
Jiang Xiangyang and his companion took a shortcut and hurried all the way, finally arriving at the Gena tribe ahead of the other group.
It would be fine if Jiang Xiangyang was trained, but Ah Hu was able to run as fast as a rabbit even with a limp, which showed that he was really anxious.
It was still afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly in the sky. The direct light was blinding, and this time period was obviously not suitable for an ambush. Ah Hu had previously suspected what was going on within the Gena tribe, but when he got closer to the tribe, he saw that the tribe members were acting as usual, and the guards were still tight. Except that most people had a depressed look on their faces, it didn't look like anything big had happened.
Dragging a breathless Jiang Xiangyang, Ah Hu felt guilty: "Sir..."
Jiang Xiangyang supported his knees with his hands, raised his head and waved his hands: "No, it's okay, I'm just a little weak, wheezing..."
Ah Hu was about to say something when Jiang Xiangyang straightened up again, holding a nearby stone with his palm, still furious. "Anyway, the group of people you described are indeed heading to your tribe, and they've just reached the stream we passed by."
Ah Hu was still concerned about Jiang Xiangyang's health. He was shocked when he heard this: "How did you know that, sir?"
Jiang Xiangyang was still thinking about how to explain the distance of the detection wave to the other party, but Ah Hu closed his mouth tightly, as if he had asked a stupid question that he shouldn't have asked. He punched himself on the head and said anxiously: "My lord, you have boundless power. Can you calculate when they will arrive?"
Jiang Xiangyang: "...Based on their speed, it would probably take you about ten...the time it takes to finish eating a hundred fruits."
Ah Hu was stunned. He took his fingers away and counted for a long time. Finally, his eyes flickered again. Jiang Xiangyang was helpless and coaxed him directly: "Since you know that I have boundless power, you should know that no one can hurt me. It doesn't matter whether you are there or not."
"But sir..."
"If I go in with you now, you'll have to explain my existence to the boss...your clan leader, which will take time. I'll just stay where I am. It won't be too late to come back to me after you've finished your business."
A trace of struggle flashed across Ah Hu's face, and he finally kowtowed on one knee, saying earnestly, "My Lord, I have no way of repaying your kindness, Lord..."
Jiang Xiangyang didn't wait for him to continue speaking, but directly pulled him up and coaxed him into the Gena tribe with kind words.
"Like a big kid." Little Ball complained truthfully.
Jiang Xiangyang hugged the little ball tightly in his arms and joked with it: "You are still talking about others? I have lived with you for more than 30 years."
The little ball trembled its ears and said confidently: "The lifespan of robots and humans is different!"
Jiang Xiangyang found a random seat and sat down. He took out a piece of fruit from his micro-end and nibbled on it, pinching its paws. "But you studied the orthodox 18-year compulsory education of human beings."
The little ball had a look of dismay on his face, sticking out his tongue and saying, "Luckily I don't have to take exams or do homework."
Seeing Jiang Xiangyang eating in a disjointed manner, with no intention of moving, Little Ball was curious: "Yangyang, aren't you going to help?"
Jiang Xiangyang: "Who to help?"
Little Ball: "Da Hu's Gna tribe."
Jiang Xiangyang shook his head. "To me, Ah Hu is Ah Hu, and the Gena are the Gena. I don't understand what kind of conflict is going on between their tribes, who is right and who is wrong. Besides, I'm just one person, and they have hundreds of people. How can I help?"
The little ball circled around him, suspiciously saying, "It's not like Yangyang to stand by and watch."
"Okay, you're just waiting for me to do something so you can watch the show." Jiang Xiangyang grabbed it back without any hesitation, suppressed it in his arms, and let the little guy flutter around.
As expected, Ah Hu was stopped when he entered the Gena tribe. When the guards saw him, they almost dropped their spears in shock.
"Tiger!?"
"Ahu?"
"Aren't you dead... offered to God? Are you a human or a ghost?"
"Ahu, are you still alive?"
Ah Hu waved his hand, waving away the incredulous crowd and said directly to the guards: "Time is urgent, take me to see the tribe leader!"
Ah Hu used to have some prestige in the tribe. Seeing his serious face, the guard was puzzled but did not delay. He suppressed his surprised expression and led the people to the main tent.
The little ball begged for mercy repeatedly before it got Jiang Xiangyang's pity. It huddled pitifully in his arms and asked for caress. Jiang Xiangyang laughed at it and rubbed its head.
Back to the topic, Little Ball also used a more serious tone: "But Yangyang, it seems that something really happened to the Gna tribe."
Jiang Xiangyang was puzzled: "What's the matter?"
Little Ball shook his head: "I don't know, but the average mood swings in this tribe have increased by over thirty percentage points compared to a while ago."
"Huh?" Jiang Xiangyang looked at the small ball in his arms in surprise. "Why did you record all this?"
The little ball expressed his frustration after being used to making notes: "I can't help Yangyang study and take tons of notes, so I can only -"
Hearing the sudden click of the small ball's electronic sound, a chaotic snowflake drifted out of the display screen, and the ear signal light flashed non-stop, Jiang Xiangyang's heart tightened: "What's wrong?"
This state lasted for three or four seconds, and finally the small ball returned to normal. The two short horizontal lines shrank into a point and then stretched out innocently, looking at Jiang Xiangyang.
Jiang Xiangyang calmed his breathing and felt relieved: "It's connected again?"
Little Ball: "Well, this time it took 3.78 seconds, but the connection address is different from last time."
Jiang Xiangyang: "Didn't you record a lot of addresses?"
"It's not any of the addresses I recorded. It seems to have been manually cut off to another channel." The little ball was also puzzled. "But it's still within the new planet."
Jiang Xiangyang frowned, then shook his head. "It's okay, just connect it." He happily threw the small ball upwards. "According to this trend, we'll soon be able to make a complete connection with the new planet—"
The little ball dodged in mid-air, not wanting to play this trick on him, and landed back in Jiang Xiangyang's arms: "But I'm leaving soon. Will I still be able to connect as smoothly as I do now?"
Jiang Xiangyang's smile paused and faded a little.
Little Ball: "This planet isn't very big, but there are so many things I haven't had time to record and understand."
Jiang Xiangyang touched the little ball's head.
The little ball raised its head: "Yangyang, have you ever thought about staying here to record and film?"
Jiang Xiangyang's voice suddenly became hoarse: "I..."
"That's right, Yangyang!" The little ball's ears suddenly twitched happily, throwing away all the sadness and tenderness that had just risen in Jiang Xiangyang's heart.
Jiang Xiangyang didn't care about it anymore and glared at it with raised eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
"Two of the five scout bees were destroyed, and the remaining three remain with the Gna tribe. We've gathered a lot of information over the past few days, which should explain why the Gna tribe is experiencing its current abnormalities."
Jiang Xiangyang thought about this and finally dug out those fragmented fragments from the corner of his memory. He remembered that when he was captured before, he seemed to have released the five reconnaissance mechanical bees: "Intercept the part where the abnormality occurred and release them to see."
"Wait a minute, I'll look for it." The little ball said, "Ah, I found it, Yangyang, I'll give it to you now."
Jiang Xiangyang nodded.
The two short lines on the electronic screen changed, as if the engine had gone out, and then dim lines emerged, automatically balancing the light and darkness, clearly projecting what had happened in the Gna tribe a few days ago.
There is a date mark in the upper left corner. Counting from the time the Gena warriors set out, Jiang Xiangyang originally thought that only three days had passed, but in fact, five days had passed. Five days ago, the Gena tribe was ready to set off. One day later, thirty-three people went, but only thirty-one returned.
Hei Chu had previously explained to Jiang Xiangyang the "employment relationship" between them and the primitive tribe. The other party provided the people and they provided the medicine. The amount of medicine was determined by the person's physical fitness. Those who came had to come voluntarily. Those who were forced to come would not be accepted to avoid trouble.
Black Touch had complained to him vaguely that the first people who came were all strong men who gained energy relatively quickly, but the physical fitness of the people who came later became worse and worse, and they could not even swing the hammer a few times. There were even old people and children. If the owner had not stopped it, it would definitely rush up and make a scene.
Jiang Xiangyang knew at that time that they had not taken the elderly and children in, and asked out of pure curiosity: "Then how did you warn them afterwards?"
Black Touch said, "No warning."
Jiang Xiangyang: "Hmm?"
Black Touch gave an ambiguous smile: "There's more than just that tribe trading with us. Can't we just leave them aside?"
Jiang Xiangyang didn't think about the complicated relationship at that time, but later he learned from Ah Hu that "God's gift", that is, those strengthening potions, were the only way for the weak tribe to compete with other tribes. Without God's protection, the tribe would basically be on the verge of destruction, because other tribes would take advantage of the "disfavored criminals" to rob them.
Jiang Xiangyang: “…”
'Offering' slaves is also a helpless act. Ah Hu said that a small tribe has at most a hundred people. Their Gena tribe is slightly better, with three or four hundred people, but those who can be called warriors are less than one-third of the tribe. Shangyi is short of people over there. There are five tribes around them - six before, so each tribe takes turns every five days to 'offer' in turn. No matter which tribe it is, it cannot withstand such consumption.
Those people did not know that it would only take a few months to "offer" to God, after which he would let them go home. They simply thought that they would offer their lives as an offering. After some people escaped and "God" became angry, they believed this even more firmly.
Every warrior is the foundation for the tribe to survive in this jungle, but the temptation of a tube of strengthening potion is too great, and no one is willing to give it up. I don’t know which minister started it first, they no longer offer sacrifices to warriors, but ordinary people. Later, ordinary people were not enough, so they offered sacrifices to useless old people and children. But this routine did not work. One tribe had angered the gods for its stupid behavior, and it lost the gods' protection and received a very severe punishment.
After many twists and turns, all the tribes finally agreed on the person to be worshipped, and that was a slave with no human rights.
Sometimes I may be too busy to adjust my status, so I will be down for a day or two, at most two days, and I will definitely not be disappointed after that. This is Yuncheng's guarantee, please rest assured [Bow]
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