Quadruple split

The Savage Highlands has never been a wealthy place. Whether it was the countless years before the Highlanders were discovered, or the hundreds of years after their birth, that land has never been a suitable place for survival, and the word 'barren' It is the most fair and objective interpretation of it.

It is true that the appearance of the savages who had not yet become "highlanders" caused a short-term prosperity there, but even under such a grand occasion, the druids, fertility believers, and shamans who came here in admiration could not bring it down. It's not that they didn't work hard to transform the environment into a suitable place for survival, but that this land had indeed lost all possibilities a long time ago.

Of course, barrenness does not mean barrenness. Even in the Savage Highlands, there are plants that can grow fruits and land suitable for farming. But the key is that the proportion of these resources is too low.

Even if they learn to farm with the help of other races, the food grown in the ground is not enough to feed even one tribe. Even in the earliest Savage Highlands, there were nearly a hundred settlements and more than thirty tribes at the same time. This is by no means too much for a race, but it is already the limit.

It has nothing to do with fertility, but if there are more people, large areas will starve to death.

All in all, under the circumstances back then, nearly a hundred settlements in the highlands could barely survive by collecting wild fruits and hunting monsters. But today, after integrating with 'civilization', the highlanders have inevitably welcomed the population After the big explosion, now, the number of settlements in the Savage Highlands has exceeded 600, and there are nearly 200 tribes. In the past few hundred years, three large-scale 'states' have been established.

[Shangbang Meladia] is the largest economic center in the Savage Highlands and the only place where the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce branch is stationed. Compared with the Anka Market in the northwest continent, the prosperity here is probably only the latter. Less than one-eighth of.

[Zhanbang Daragabu] is located in the center of the Savage Highlands. Its core is a large-scale arena group, which regularly holds competitions with generous rewards. The only mercenary union in the Savage Highlands is located in the state. Every year, there are countless mercenaries. The Corps came to poach.

[Gambling Country Sirkos] is also located in the center of the Savage Highlands, next to [Warring Country Daragabu]. It is one of the largest casinos in the entire continent... Note, it is the entire continent and not the entire northwest continent. Even The famous gold-selling cave [Tianyuan] in the Free City is less than half its size, and the gold coins that 'flow' through Silkos every day are dozens of times the average daily turnover of Anka Market.

Naturally, Hilkos has all kinds of extremely luxurious facilities, and is full of luxury and luxury, day and night. However, all of this has nothing to do with the highlanders. In fact, there are very few highlanders in Hilkos. It's so pitiful that even the maintainers of law and order are cobbled together by various underground forces. Although there are indeed some highlanders doing grassroots work here, they are just a drop in the ocean.

This is not the oppression of locals by outsiders. In fact, the major shareholders of [Gambling State] contribute a large amount of tax revenue every year to the highlanders, the nominal masters of this land, but most of this money Most of it will flow directly into the [War State] next door to maintain the arena and pay rewards to relevant personnel.

Because of this, for highlanders, the most lucrative job is to be a gladiator in the [Warring States]. No matter whether the results are good or bad, at least they can live a good life.

It's just that out of some unexplainable pride, few highlanders take the initiative to go to the [Warring States] in the hope of becoming a gladiator. At most, they can just fight a few casually so that the mercenary groups can poach them. Professional gladiators. On the other hand, people of other races make up the majority.

To sum up, the life of the highlanders in the Savage Highlands is not only not rich, but also difficult. In the absence of insufficient natural resources, most of the adults have left their hometowns, and the young people strive to hunt by their own skills, including But it is not limited to food shortages and a series of other problems that still plague the Highlanders as a race.

in this case……

"Leave aside those who like to wander outside, in the Savage Plateau, the vast majority of highlanders who enter the [Decline Period] will voluntarily leave the settlement."

While stroking the wine glass, which was extremely delicate compared to his big hand, Largo said calmly: "Many of them will choose to return to their hometown when they are approaching the age of forty, so that they can spend the last part of their lives away from home. Disputes and noises nurture the newborns in the settlement who have barely seen their parents, and the length of this period depends on when the [Decline Period] will come to the door."

Ji Xiaoge swallowed nervously and asked in a low voice: "Then...then after the [Decadence Period] arrives..."

"Highlanders are strong and resilient. After realizing this, most people will say goodbye to familiar people within half a month, and this period of time is enough to consume all the food they have accumulated in the past."

Largo shrugged and said calmly: "This may sound primitive, but for us highlanders, food has always had a different meaning. It is a very important and extremely cherishable hard currency, and Before returning home, highlanders who travel abroad will basically exchange all their savings for a space storage item and a large amount of portable and highly nutritious food."

When Yaya heard this, she nodded immediately and echoed loudly: "Wang! It's important to eat dogs! Wangs like delicious food!"

"Haha, generally speaking, the more nutritious things are, the more expensive they are, and the more expensive things are, the easier it is to make them delicious. So in this sense, we will indeed bring a lot of good things with us when we return home. food."

Largo blinked at Yaya and said cheerfully: "But before the [Decadence Period], the returnees who were responsible for educating children and teaching teenagers usually ate together with the people in the settlement, and gave priority to hunting when they could. Eat prey, and when there is no prey, take out your own food to share. Each settlement is different in this regard, so there is nothing to say, and after the [Decaline Period] comes... As I said just now, most people will Say goodbye before depleting your food reserves, and then leave the colony alone."

Because they had already expected it, everyone did not show any signs of shock, but remained silent with complex expressions. Even Wang Badan did not make any unnecessary remarks. After all, he was a mean talker, but he also knew something. Such people are worthy of respect.

Largo also smiled faintly and continued: "[The period of decline] will cause great physical and mental torture to us Highlanders. In the case of insufficient nutritional supply, we will be swallowed up by tremendous pain and eventually become It looks very miserable, and if you want to maintain your life and mental state, you have to consume a huge amount of food, so leaving alone is the most rational and ideal choice."

"Then...what happens after you leave?"

Lujiang's pretty face turned pale and she asked softly, "Will you walk more peacefully?"

"I do not know then."

Largo happily spread his hands and drank the glass of wine in his hand: "After all, I have never died, nor have I experienced a period of decline, and the situation of our tribe cannot be used as a reference."

Wang Badan snorted and asked dully under the table: "But if all the people in the [Decadence Period] died outside, wouldn't your Savage Highlands be littered with corpses? Or is there someone specifically responsible for collecting them? Corpse people.”

This time neither Mo Tan nor Ji Xiaoge kicked him because this was indeed just a normal question and not an offense.

"That's not the case. In fact, there are no corpses everywhere in the Savage Highlands, and there are no people specifically responsible for collecting corpses."

Largo threw a piece of sweet bread to Wang Badan, lowered his head and explained: "No one knows why, as long as the Highlanders died in the [Decadence Period], there will be no corpses left, well, in order not to affect everyone's appetite , I’ll put it simply, if we die in the [Decadence Period], it will only take a few minutes, and only the clothes will be left in place.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, and it took a while for them to react.

"Largo, you mean, such a big person..."

Jadeka frowned, raised his hand to gesture, and said in a deep voice: "It's gone in one click?"

Largo shook his head and said with a smile: "It doesn't disappear in a 'pop'. In fact, there is a process, but it is a little difficult to describe. In short, we will basically have nothing left in the end."

Mo Tan nodded slightly, and then brought the topic back to the original point: "Then what you said before is that generally speaking, no one will set up a cemetery in their own territory. Only the Qin tribe is the only tribe that has its own cemetery... What do you mean? "

"Haha, even though it's okay to say it myself, I still feel happy when someone takes the initiative to ask."

Largo laughed and said quite proudly: "That's right, the reason why our 'Loya' tribe has a cemetery is because since nearly two hundred years ago, no one in our tribe has wanted to do what other tribesmen did in [Decline] After arriving in the period, he left everyone. Everyone who returned to his hometown died in the tribe at the end with almost no pain, while others would bury their last set of clothes during their lifetime. Over time, our tribe That’s how the cemetery took shape.”

Everyone looked at the beaming Largo and clearly felt his pride.

And the reason is not difficult to guess...

"I see."

Mo Tan nodded slightly, poured himself a rare glass of wine, raised his glasses to Largo and Birger, and said seriously: "It is because of the existence of the [Destruction King] mercenary group that you have been The Luoya tribe has never had to worry about food problems, and can even support those tribesmen who have entered the [decline period], right?"

Birger nodded vigorously, raised his chest and raised his head before his uncle and said loudly: "Yes! That's why I think everyone in the mercenary group is a hero!"

To be honest, this guy is actually quite handsome, and his voice is the fresh and clear voice of a young boy. However, because he is too tall and strong, his innocent and loud voice is a bit inconsistent.

"Now we can indeed be called the heroes of the tribe, and in the future, the 'Loya' tribe will have new heroes like you."

Largo patted his nephew on the shoulder, then turned to Mo Tan and others and continued: "The people in our tribe are the longest-lived, and with more older people, the inheritance will become more and more comprehensive. , and the most important inheritance among them is also the soul of our 'Loya' tribe, which is this [Destruction King] mercenary group that was handed over to me."

Ji Xiaoge pursed her lips and asked very movedly: "So, Mr. Largo, all the members of your tribe are actually part of this mercenary group, right?"

"That's right, beautiful little girl. I used to be like myself, and every young person in the tribe now is like Birger. They long for this [Destruction King] mercenary group. Everyone will basically join the group for a period of time after they reach adulthood. .”

Largo grinned at Ji Xiaoge and said cheerfully: "But we Highlanders generally only intermarry within the family, so couples who have children during the adventure will be allowed to return to the tribe for a period of time, but for most people For me, instead of going back to enjoy a comfortable life, it is better to leave the child to the care of the seniors who have retired, such as my younger sister. The couple have never even met Birger, which is indeed a bit excessive. "

The tall boy sitting next to him scratched his head and said with a smile, "I don't blame mom and dad."

"In short, this is our 'Loya' tribe, a tribe that every member will be proud of. The [Destruction King] mercenary group has already obtained the epic rating and has become a fixed stronghold with stable members. There will be less than three hundred big guys.”

Largo picked up the jug and poured a glass of wine for Mo Tan, then clinked the cup with him directly from the jug and said with a smile: "But there are only more than thirty people who came home with me to transport food this time. The others They are all working hard on their tasks.”

Mo Tan nodded slightly, drank all the strong wine in the glass, and then coughed lightly: "Speaking of which, Captain Largo, I have one more thing to ask."

"oh?"

Largo blinked, nodded and said, "You say."

"I like you two new friends very much, and I am very grateful for your help to Ye Ge and Lu Jiang."

Mo Tan smiled, and then looked steadily into Largo's eyes: "But I still feel that if Captain Largo just liked us, you wouldn't talk to us so much, and at most you would just be casual. It’s just a favor, so...is it what Director Harold meant, or do we have common acquaintances?”

"Well, I don't know who Director Harold is..."

"Well, I think so, so..."

"Zordon Nightcrawler from the Archaeologists Association, I have a good relationship with him."

"Eh?"

Chapter 1,647: End