Chapter 22: First Contact with the Lapruk People
The people of the Thorn Territory are not the only ones living on the land of Antolia.
In addition to the Thorn Territory,
among the vast deep forests and rolling mountains of Antolia,
there are also countless backward tribes that are regarded as savages by the Andal Kingdom. However, the Antolian people still prefer to call these people For the mountain people.
After all,
the Andal Kingdom's definition of savages
is more based on whether they believe in gods and follow the church's classics.
But the Antolians also have no habit of believing in gods, so in the minds of many Andals, the Antolians are actually no different from savages.
"Mountain people?"
Leon seemed a little surprised by this answer.
Although he has always been very aware of the existence of mountain people, in fact, this is the first time Leon has met a large living mountain people.
How many mountain tribes are there in the mountains of Antolia?
How do mountain people survive? How to survive the winter?
These are the questions in Leon's mind. How did they survive the invasion of plateau hounds without city walls?
With some curiosity,
Leon immediately asked Todd to take the guy caught at night to the lord's castle.
"The lives of the mountain people also matter!"
"You can't do this to me!"
While being dragged and pushed by the mercenaries, the mountain man who had obviously experienced torture shouted loudly.
They all have one head, two eyes, one mouth, and are equally strong and tall.
Leon Zai observed carefully for a while, but he couldn't see any difference between the mountain people in front of him and his own subjects.
Is this guy really a mountain man?
Could it be that after being caught, he called himself a mountain man, hoping that he would be punished lightly so as not to surprise his friends?
Todd seemed to see the suspicion in Leon's heart, and immediately asked the mercenaries who were guarding this person to start stripping this guy's clothes.
There was only a tearing sound, and
a tuft of furry chest hair suddenly emerged from the man's shirt.
But that's not the most important thing.
After the mercenaries put this man down with all their strength
, they saw a strange pattern painted on his back with colorful paint.
"Lapruc people?"
Leon almost blurted out when he saw the strange but inexplicably familiar pattern.
"Huh?"
At the same time,
the mountain man who was knocked to the ground by the mercenaries trembled all over, with a trace of confusion in his surprised eyes.
Seeing this situation, Leon suddenly understood.
Although his face remained as calm as water, deep inside his heart there was already a turmoil.
He recognized the pattern.
To be precise,
Leon had seen that pattern in the books in the ancient archives.
That is the totem of the Lapluk people.
As for why Leon was able to accurately identify the symbols of the Lapluk people among the seventy-two ancestor tribes recorded in the archives, it was not because of Leon's outstanding memory, but because the pattern was really Too special.
The whole thing is an enlarged version of a raccoon.
However, according to the name of the ancestors, it should be called a bear otter, a fat creature with black eye circles, white face and gray fur.
"Who are you?"
The mountain people who were shouting before were a little panicked and asked quickly regardless of the two strong men weighing more than 200 kilograms on top of them.
Although the people of the Thorn Territory and the mountain people of Antolia know each other's existence, although the relationship between the two cannot be said to be a close relationship, it can basically be said that they have never interacted with each other until death.
But now,
the first words spoken by the young man in front of him made him feel a little confused.
"Leon Jimena, the patriarch of the Jimena family, the ruler of the Thorn Territory and the entire Antolia."
Leon asked in a deep voice: "Who are you?"
The man did not answer, but his eyes were straight. Goudi looked at Leon's face, as if he was still digesting the shock caused by Leon recognizing the tribal totem at a glance and calling out the tribe's name.
"Reporting to Lord Viscount, we have already interrogated this person last night. He is obviously just a thief, but he is really a tough guy. No matter what, he will not say anything." "
I am not a thief!"
After hearing this, the man immediately argued with all his strength.
"Then tell me why you came to the Thorn Territory! Presumably the priests of your tribe will not be lenient to a thief." Leon said coldly.
After hearing the word "priest", the mountain people seemed to be suddenly discouraged. Although they were still struggling under the mercenary's body, their tone had softened.
"Then...then I'll tell you, but you have to tell me why you recognize our totem..."
Upon seeing this, Todd couldn't help but be a little stunned.
You know,
for most of last night, the mercenaries took turns going into battle, but they couldn't find anything useful from this person.
My lord's words were just a few words, but they seemed to have broken through this person's psychological defense.
As for what a Lapluke is...
Todd doesn't know, but he knows that his lord is too powerful!
Instructing the waiter on the side to take notes, Leon asked simply:
"Name?"
"Andrew, Andrew Lapruck."
"Gender?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Andrew stared in front of him as if he felt insulted. of Leon.
"Don't get me wrong..."
Leon explained thoughtfully: "Biological male does not mean psychological male. Although I think you are a male, I don't know your self-perception. If we really want to distinguish, maybe we can Draw out 97 different genders."
"Ninety-seven?"
Todd on the side suddenly widened his eyes: "Are the nobles nowadays having so much fun?" "
That's natural!"
Leon came suddenly He was interested and explained with emotion:
"For example, Novigender, who is called an indescribable gender, thinks that his gender cannot be described in human language; and Maverique, who is called a lone ranger, thinks that his gender cannot be described in human language. Gender cannot be the same as human beings; another example is Panender, which is called pansexual and belongs to the type of gender that is obvious to all. In addition, there are..." "
Male! I am a man!"
Andrew felt that his ears were being tortured, and he shouted loudly, and even emphasized: "I must be a man!" "
Okay."
Leon curled his lips, ending the topic with some hesitation, and then changed the topic, He asked sharply:
"So, Mr. Andrew, please tell me what is the purpose of your coming to the Thorn Territory?"
"I..."
Andrew paused, thinking that Leon had recognized him through the totem on his back. The tribe simply worried and said with some reluctance:
"The last bear otter in the tribe is dead."
"We have no food for the winter. Brothers from the same tribe who came down the mountain a few days ago saw your food truck. ..."
(End of chapter)