Zhu Fanfan tested his superpower and didn't feel anything different. He looked at Zhuge Qianxing, who said, "We and the two elders were less affected. Didn't you notice that Haibudu was a little uncomfortable? It's only because you have two superpowered beasts that you can take the hits for you that you don't feel it as strongly."
Haibu is currently the strongest fighter among the Dragon Group's youths. He is also calm and composed. He is the only one who can take on missions immediately after joining, as long as he familiarizes himself with the Dragon Group's rules. Xi Yan is weaker in combat, but he has a better overall perspective and strong leadership. The two with the strongest superpowers have started to feel uncomfortable. Only the animals are not affected much and continue as usual. Not to mention the superpowered beasts, they are more adapted to this place. The magnetic field here is too chaotic. It is unknown how the people here have survived.
Zhu Fanfan worried: "The magnetic field here is so chaotic, what will happen to our car?"
Cars are made of metal, and the more metal there is, the greater the influence of magnetic fields. Especially when using supernatural abilities to drive up a mountain, it's unknown whether a person can withstand it.
Zhuge Qianxing looked at the snow-capped mountain: "Drive up there. On the snow-capped mountain, we'll be less affected. We have a formation in the car to avoid magnetic interference, and we also have some treasures from the warehouse protecting the car. If all else fails, we can have Xi Yan put them in his ring and we'll explore on foot. The people I chose this time are all the most powerful. It's a do-or-die situation. We must eliminate the magnetic field here, otherwise people who come in later won't be able to get out."
The terrain here is inherently treacherous, and the magnetic field has already spread outwards. Some of the people here have been affected, becoming increasingly irritable and gradually becoming selfish. This is all due to the magnetic field affecting their mentality. If this issue is not resolved, the people here may riot if they become too selfish. Border riots are no joke.
Zhu Fanfan was also helpless. The magnetic field here was very uncomfortable. There were only a dozen or so people in total, and they were all affected. Could they really solve the problem of the magnetic field here?
Everyone was exhausted from driving all night, so we rested at a local villager's house while the rest of us checked our supplies and prepared to head into the mountains in the afternoon.
After resting for a few hours, everyone felt refreshed. The discomfort caused by the magnetic field had also subsided considerably after their bodies recovered. Zhuge Qianxing once again had the people check the supplies and vehicles. After everything was ready, he set off from the foot of the mountain with the guide. Perhaps because the guide was old, his Chinese was not very fluent, and sometimes he pretended to be deaf, not answering their questions.
In the afternoon, when we reached the mountainside, the guide stammered and gestured as he said, "You can't... go up there. Stay down there... to observe. It's dangerous up there. The gods will be angry, and you'll lose your life."
Zhuge Qianxing asked, "What exactly happened here that made you so afraid?"
The guide fell silent: "We've reached the mountainside; we can't go any further."
Zhu Fanfan looked at the mountains above. They had only been there a short time. From a distance, the mountains stretched out one after another, all covered in white snow. They started from the foot of the mountain and drove upwards. Because the car was going fast, they reached the mountainside in no time. At the guide's strong insistence, they stopped. However, the guide only stopped them from going forward, repeatedly saying that it was dangerous, but without explaining what the danger was.
Zhuge Qianxing lost his patience: "We have to explore inside and set up a camp. You're already on the vehicle, so you have to come with us. We're not going back, so you have to cooperate with us."
The guides were already making prayer-like gestures, muttering something unintelligible, as none of them understood the minority languages.
Haib said, "He was praying for divine forgiveness, hoping that after he died here, the gods would not be angry with his family."
Zhu Fanfan asked in surprise, "You can understand it?"
Haibu said with a hint of pride, "Don't forget that I am the High Priest, and I have magical powers given to me by the gods. I can understand any language in this world without having to learn it."
Zhu Fanfan was full of admiration: "Then you are simply the chosen one of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When you were in L country, were you able to understand their language?"
Haibu naturally replied, "Yes, but I won't say."
He used his supernatural translation ability, which fortunately didn't consume much of his ability. Unfortunately, he could understand the language but couldn't speak it.
Xi Yan: ...So, he's the only one abroad whose ears are just for show.
Zhuge Qianxing continued to threaten the guide: "If you do as we say, we will give you what we agreed on before, but if you don't lead the way, you will be obstructing the department's work. We will report this to the government, and you will be arrested and imprisoned."
The guide shuddered slightly, but pretended not to notice and continued praying.
Haibu whispered from behind, "He's not praying, he's cursing us, he wants the gods to take us all with him, he's willing to be the most loyal believer."
Zhuge Qianxing: ...Why are you getting more and more stubborn?
Zhu Fanfan went straight over, took out a stack of RMB and said to the guide, "Tell us what happened here, and all of this is yours."
The guide immediately closed his eyes after seeing it, still praying. Haibu refuted him, saying, "He's trying to convince himself to resist the temptation, deceiving himself that it's poisonous roast meat."
Zhu Fanfan took out another stack of RMB, shook it, and the sound of paper rubbing came from it. The guide's speech speed increased, and he kept muttering to himself. Haibu was helpless: "What he said is incoherent, I can't understand it."
The guide opened his eyes a crack, glanced at something, then closed them again, his voice somewhat incoherent.
Zhu Fanfan took out another stack of RMB. The sound of the three stacks of RMB clattering together rang out. The guide opened his eyes, looking conflicted. Zhu Fanfan asked, "Will you talk or not?"
Just as the guide was about to refuse, Zhu Fanfan opened her bag to put the money in, but the guide snatched it away first: "I didn't say anything."
Everyone: ...We thought you were so persistent.
Through the guide's halting explanation, they learned about some of the things that had happened here. It was indeed a slave society before. Whenever an avalanche occurred, the slave owners would send some slaves into the mountains, and the avalanche would stop. After a few years, the bodies would flow down the snow. They gradually understood that the mountain god needed slaves to serve him, and when he didn't need them anymore, he would send them down the mountain. This was how generations had lived.
They also deeply hated the mountain god, but there was nothing they could do. If they did not submit to the mountain god, they would be punished. Whenever they hated the mountain god, the mountain god would bring disaster. Avalanches would bury the village and freeze those who did not submit to death.
Zhu Fanfan: ...
Zhu Fanfan continued, "Is it possible that this is just a natural disaster, and the avalanche is just caused by strong vibrations on the mountain, making the snow fall faster and not hurting anyone? The real disaster is the avalanche, which only happens once every ten or twenty years. And those who freeze to death are just unlucky. Actually, everyone curses the mountain god in their hearts?"
Guide also: ...
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