Real Cthulhu Running Game

  Chapter 2033 Merman

   After working for a long time, Liu Xing finally had time to go back and rest for a while, but he closed his eyes and squinted for less than an hour before being woken up by Yin En.

   "Those cloth bags have been burned clean."

Yin En yawned and said: "Liu Xing, you don't know, the smell of those cloth bags is so hot that the eyes are so hot, and some snakes, insects, rats and ants around are fainted from the smoke, but fortunately, the plant ash in these cloth bags is like It can be regarded as flammable, but it only took more than an hour for it to be wiped out, but there is still some smell, but as long as it is buried in the soil, it will be fine."

   "It's really hard for you, so you should go back and rest for a while now." Liu Xing said with a smile.

Yin En shook his head and said seriously: "When I came back, I heard that Gongzi Ying's men seemed to have found some information about Luo Tiedan's wife, because Luo Tiedan left some things in the process of escaping, among them Including an exquisitely crafted dagger; then Tang Sheng saw some clues from the pattern on this dagger, thinking that its first owner should be a Yuegan from the south, and the situation of this Yuegan is somewhat similar Bajau people in the real world."

  Liu Xing doesn't know what Yuegan people are, but he knows the situation of Bajau people.

  To make a long story short, the Bajau people are a people who live on the sea for many years. The time they spend on land is the same as the time Liu Xing spends in the water—yes, but not many.

"Liu Xing, you should also know the situation of the Bajau people, right? The Yuegan people are similar to the Bajau people. They live on their own boats for many years. It can even be said that most of the Yuegan people only have one chance to go ashore. It is to go to the shore to buy or make a boat of your own; moreover, the Vietgan people from the same family almost have a boat in their hands. When one of them dies, his boat will be tied up. On the ancestral boat, so the ancestral boat owned by some big families among the Yuegan people looks like a floating island."

Yin En said longingly: "One thing to say, I really want to live on a big ship that is spliced ​​together like this, because I once watched an anime. The background setting of this anime is that the earth is flooded by a big flood. The land area is almost zero, so the survivors lived on various ships, and then these ships were merged together for various reasons, forming huge ship islands."

  Hearing what Yin En said, Liu Xing also imagined that if he lived in such an environment, it would be a very novel experience.

   But, Liu Xing is considered a pragmatist, so the first question that comes to mind now is how the Yuegan people support themselves? After all, the ships in this martial arts module are not suitable for growing vegetables, let alone growing various staple foods, so the source of food for the drier people should be the sea under their feet.

  Although the fishery resources at this time should be very rich, after all, there has not been mechanized large-scale fishing, nor has it suffered any serious environmental pollution, so you should be able to catch a lot of fish if you just throw a net into it.

  However, the disadvantages of eating fish for a long time are also obvious, that is, malnutrition is prone to occur. After all, the diet structure is too single, which is not good news for a race.

"Of course, the Yuegan people are not static. They have started trading with nearby fishing villages a long time ago, or bartering, exchanging high-quality sea fish for various food and drinks, as well as pots. Daily necessities such as bowls and pans, so a new occupation has emerged among the Yuegan people—replacement; the person who represents a certain family to exchange items with the fishing village is basically the smartest person in the family people, and in order to ensure their safety, the family will also take out all kinds of ores in their collection to forge a dagger for them."

"It is worth mentioning that most of the ore used to make this dagger comes from the seabed, and only the Yuegan people know where to mine this ore. Of course, the most important thing is that the dagger made of this ore not only cuts iron like mud, And it can also make the wound difficult to heal, so many people want to get such a dagger; but Yuegan people have always been reluctant to put this kind of dagger in the exchange list, even if it can be sold at a good price, because this kind of ore is really It is too difficult to mine, and they also call this ore the Poseidon mine."

Yin En took a sip of water and continued: "Of course, in my opinion, the reason why this kind of dagger made by the Sea God Mine can prevent the wound from healing normally is because of the structure and construction method of the Sea God Mine itself. As a result, the finished dagger looks smooth and sharp, but it actually has canine teeth interacting under the microscope, so the wound caused by this kind of dagger is difficult to heal; but from the perspective of Liu Xing, a doctor, it may also be because of the sea **** mine. It carries some kind of microorganism, so it makes the wound unable to heal, which is the so-called tetanus blade?"

   "Well, there are indeed a lot of microorganisms in the ocean, so getting injured in the sea is not good news."

   Liu Xing looked at the glass of water that Yin En drank, and actually wanted to tell him that this glass of water was not only a glass of overnight water, but also that he had used it to wet his handkerchief.

   Forget it, since Yin En didn't say anything, I still don't want to tell him the cruel truth.

   "So this dagger can only be obtained through abnormal means? Or Luo Tiedan's wife is Yuegan?"

  Liu Xing recalled it carefully, and felt that Luo Tiedan's wife didn't look like a more dry person.

  Although Liu Xing has never seen a real Yuegan person, Liu Xing knows that people like this who live at sea all year round must have poor skin quality, and Luo Tiedan's wife has no such problem.

   Besides, there is still some distance from the beach.

   "Luo Tiedan's wife may be from Yuegan, and she may also be a rich lady."

Yin En said affirmatively: "Tang Sheng has been living by the sea ten years ago, and the fishing village he lived in when he was a child happened to do business with a group of Yuegan people, so he also knew several replacements, because Tang Sheng is showing great strength. After learning his martial arts talent, he became a member of the strongest sect nearby, so he can bring back all kinds of rare goods every time he goes home, so those replacements are very willing to do business with him."

"And Tang Sheng's master is a middle-aged woman who loves beauty very much. Liu Xing, you also know that no matter how handsome or beautiful a man or woman is, their appearance will inevitably begin to decline as they get older. This is why we create character cards. At that time, if the age of the character card was increased, the value of the APP would directly drop; therefore, although Tang Sheng's master is a master of martial arts, he was also a beautiful girl from all over the world when he was young, but now the years are not forgiving, let alone Or in a place like the sea that is more prone to aging."

"So, Tang Sheng sent a lot of high-quality pearls to his master, who was already worried about his appearance, and those fresh fish that were said to be good for beauty. He became his master's favorite apprentice! So Tang Sheng not only got the master's teaching, but also worshiped another master as his master under the master's introduction, so Tang Sheng can now become a first-class master! Of course, Tang Sheng is also a man who does not forget to dig wells, and often does business with those replacements at low prices or even for free."

"Even if he becomes the third prince's guest, Tang Sheng will send gifts to the replacements he has made and help them buy all kinds of supplies they need. If Tang Sheng returns home, he can go to the Those ancestral boats participated in the banquet, which is why Tang Sheng knew the Yuegan people so well; then Tang Sheng heard something a few years ago, that is, a family that can be ranked in the top three among the Yuegan people did not know who offended In short, someone set fire to the ancestral boat one night, and it seemed that a banquet was being held on the ancestral boat at that time, so there were no members of this family."

"Because the sea area where this family is located is hundreds of miles away from Tang Sheng's location, so Tang Sheng didn't pay too much attention at that time, thinking that it was either an accident or a conflict between two groups of Yuegan people. , because whether it was an accidental fire that caused the ancestral ship to be burned, or after a conflict, it is normal for one party to burn the other party's ancestral ship. Tang Sheng has seen it several times with his own eyes; but here Afterwards, Tang Sheng heard that that family was the earliest Yuegan people, so they claimed to be descendants of the mermaid clan!"

When he heard the three words "merman race", Liu Xing, who was just listening to the story, immediately became serious, because in this martial arts module, there really existed shark race, and it was recorded in many ancient books. The sharks are exactly the same.

  For example, an ancient poem that everyone will recite when they are studying——"Jinse" in the sentence "the moon and the moon in the sea have tears" is a reference to the fact that when the mermaids shed tears, the tears will turn into pearls.

   In addition, the mermaids will also make a fabric with full waterproof ability, and this kind of cloth called dragon silk is more expensive than gold, and it is also the most traded commodity between the mermaids and humans.

  That's right, the mermaids will also trade with humans, but they will only trade with the humans they identify.

But what puzzled Liu Xing was that the most common items purchased by the Mermaids were all kinds of ores and wood, and they didn't know what the Mermens wanted to do with these ores and woods, because they lived deep in the sea. , if you want to build a house, you can also use local materials, choose those reefs and corals as building materials, right?

  Of course, the most famous folklore about the mermaids is that there may be a pair of ever-burning lamps in Qin Shihuang's underground palace. Even if the pair of ever-burning lamps have been lit for thousands of years, the lamp oil is still full.

Why is this?

   That is of course because the lamp oil is taken from the shark race. . .

   It is precisely because of this that many people think that the mermaids are actually a small whale, because whale oil is a kind of lamp oil that burns for a long time!

  However, in this martial arts module, the mermaids are similar to the mermaids in fairy tales. Of course, the mermaids here refer to the anime version rather than the live-action movie.

   All in all, the mermaid race is a synonym for beauty in the eyes of "Liu Peng".

"I know what you're thinking, Liu Xing. It's impossible for the mermaids and humans to have any results, so the Yuegan people can't be the descendants of the mermaids, but what is certain is that the relationship between the Yugan people and the mermaids is very close. That's right, so the Yuegan people often go to the area where the sharks are located to help the sharks polish their teardrops; after all, they also know that if an unpolished teardrop can only be exchanged for one catty of ore, then after polishing, it can be exchanged for ten catties ore, and if these teardrops are made into necklaces or other accessories, then one hundred catties of ore can be exchanged."

Speaking of this, Yin En's expression became very serious, "So here comes the important point, the Yuegan tribe that has become history, their relationship with the Yuren tribe can be said to be very good, every time the patriarch celebrates his birthday Being able to receive blessings and gifts from the Yuren tribe, there is a rumor that this Yuegan tribe possesses a treasure—the Shark Clothes! Shark Clothes can only be formed when the higher-ranking Yuren tribe is at the end of their lives, and at the right time and place. , so even the merman clan themselves have collected less than ten merman clothes."

"Then the question is, what's the use of shark clothes? If the number is relatively small, then they can't be called treasures, and they are coveted by outsiders! That's right, since sharks can grow fat and keep their lights alive for thousands of years, then even more Can the precious shark clothes bring people back from the dead? So there is a legend that the shark clothes can bring people back to life! This is why the shark clothes are called clothes! And if you can wear the shark clothes all the time, Then you can live forever!"

   "Hiss~"

  Liu Xing took a long breath and understood everything in an instant.

"Under normal circumstances, no matter how powerful a martial arts master comes to the sea, he may not be able to display 70% of his strength! If he is directly soaked in the water, then he may not be able to display even 20% of his strength, so few people Put the idea on the mermaids. After all, as long as the mermaids are in the water, all of them are third-rate masters, and the best among them can even be compared with first-rate masters. If the masters fight together, they may not be able to defeat the mermaids who are fighting at home."

"But Yuegan people are considered weak persimmons, because although they rely on water to draw water, their overall strength is not bad, but as long as they find the right opportunity, they can still pinch them, so Tang Sheng suspected that someone wanted to come from here. The Yuegan tribe got the shark clothes, so that happened; but here comes the point, didn’t the Yuegan tribe survive in the end? Then among the remaining people is the patriarch’s daughter.”

  (end of this chapter)