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Fog of Time (2)

As Terry guessed, when the jumping car really jumps up, it means it is about to break.

But many Lachekas don't fix it right away. They will let it jump for a while without caring until it can't jump.

They find it interesting to jump.

"It's like riding on a puppy beast!"

The new friend they just met, a big guy named Oli, told them.

"Do you know the Pupu Beast?" She was so sloppy that she felt that her skull was shaking: "It was a biped beast with thick legs and big heads. When she shit, she always pulled out a large pool of puffs. When it ran, it jumped like this, but it was quite fast. When there was no car in the past, our grandparents' generation rode the Pupu Beast to herd!"

“Ride now!”

A man nearby shouted happily: "There will be a Beast Riding Competition next month, and you can also participate!"

Ice didn't want to participate at all - he thought of the "pop-pop-like pool" and his face was green.

No wonder he always felt that the town was filled with a stench like cow dung and horse manure... Fortunately, someone should have cleaned the road, so the ground would not be covered.

Because someone mentioned the Buffalo Beast Riding Competition, more people around him discussed the celebration of next month's celebration. There was nothing special about the celebration. Thanks to a god for the gift, just to celebrate "the rain fell just right this year"... It didn't even have any fixed time. It just chose a day at the end of the rainy season, and everyone gathered together to drink, eat meat and chat and compete.

Apart from the last item, the others are actually their daily life outside of work.

Whether they are content and have no ambitions, many Lachikas do not pursue them very high. Although some people will go to big cities or even other planets to seek better development, most Lachikas still live a simple and simple life as before. Because of the various technologies brought by the Britan Empire, they are also more relaxed and leisurely than before. For this reason, they do not even hate the Britans like many people on oppressed and plundered planets.

Of course, that is because they did not rise up and resist when they were forced to bear it, but they immediately slapped the table and won the victory once they noticed something was wrong.

They don't even have much repulsion to robots, although Rachika doesn't have many robots - they don't think they can use them.

Therefore, when Tess asked about the rock paintings of Mount None and whether there were any Britanns who had been here for this, they had no shirks or warnings at all, but recalled with great enthusiasm and supplemented each other.

But they don't know much.

The Britanns did come here, but initially not for archaeology, but for exploration. The only thing they harvested was those strange rock paintings. Because Mount None and the large surrounding forest were shrouded in fog all year round. The prospectors at that time, for some unknown fortune, happened to encounter a rare day when the fog disappeared. While exploring the mountain in a spaceship, they saw a rock painting on a cliff, and took a few photos in surprise.

Then, real archaeologists who came after hearing the news did not have such good luck.

The fog on Mount None is very strange and rarely dissipates. Looking north from Duni Town, you can clearly see the snow tops of several peaks of Mount None. But below the snow line is the tumbling sea of ​​clouds. Under the sea of ​​clouds, there are forests covered by fog. Whether it is rainy or dry season, windy, rainy or sunshine, the fog rarely dissipates. But I don’t know how long it takes, but occasionally there is an irregular half or a few days, and the clouds will disappear completely, allowing people to clearly see the magnificent mountain range of daqing ridges and the green mountains.

Oli heard from her grandfather that he would have seen the fog dissipate in his life.

It is said that Duni Town was very lively for a while - there was no town at that time, but it was just a settlement of Duni tribe. But because I could never find out the truth, the bustle soon dispersed. The Britans had many planets to explore, so there was no need to squat in this place that made them feel no accomplishment. Not to mention anything else, just in Lacheka, there are several prehistoric relics that are quite well preserved in other places!

Only a few particularly stubborn people stayed, one of whom lived from young to old age, and it was not until the split of the Britan Empire that there was no news more than twenty years ago. Some people said that he finally gave up and sneaked back home, while others said that he had crawled into the foggy forest and could never get out again.

"We call him 'Red Face' because his skin is red." Oli tried hard to recall, but she could no longer remember the person's name. "He also brought a little robot with a round head and a cute, like a little child."

No one around me remembered the name of that person, but they remembered it very difficult to say. However, the name of the little robot was remembered by them because of its simplicity.

"It's called Xiaoyuan," said Oli.

Xiaoyuan's owner was not an archaeologist, but a scientist. He always fiddled with some strange machines to try to solve the mystery of the clouds.

People nearby often go to watch the fun, but it is difficult to understand his persistence. So what if they can't figure it out? So what if the clouds and fog don't dissipate? It doesn't hinder their lives.

"Do you have no legends?" asked Tess, "about the fog."

"That's a lot!" Oli slapped her thigh, "Which one do you want to listen to?"

"Uh...the oldest?" Tess tentatively.

"I don't know which one is the oldest," said Oli. "Then let me tell you a story that my grandfather told me. Although we all think this story is a little too frustrating, it's quite nice."

She actually sang it, but as she listened, Is holding the wine glass's hand became tighter and tighter.

This story seems familiar.

A song that is not too long tells the story of a young man who is ignorant of the world who dares to steal the gods. He and his family have all turned into stone statues, and his home and his tribe are always trapped in the fog. To this day, if someone steps into that fog, he may still encounter those who are forgotten outside the world... and who are forgotten outside the time. They will always wander in the fog, and they will never be able to leave.

This is really...it looks like the story of the young adventurer in Clithersburg. His corpse and the stone statues of his friends are still buried in the cemetery outside Clithersburg.

Is this a coincidence, or... someone who is also familiar with this story, left unintentionally?

Is suddenly had a dry mouth and took several sips of wine before calming down a little.

The companions who had been watching him were relieved.

If it was Ed, this would be great news. Although he might have been here thousands of years ago... but he has been here after all.

But Oli couldn't tell the story about it either.

It's just a legend - what is the origin of the legend? Many years ago, someone made up a story to coax the child. If it is lucky enough to pass on it, it will become a legend.

"So, do you believe in the existence of God, too?" Philip asked another question.

"It's also... right?" Oli herself was not sure. "Look, the stories passed down by the old people from ancient times have told us that God exists, but no one has seen it before. Moreover, even in ancient times, if we didn't provoke those gods, God would probably not do anything to us. Just stay away from them."

Everything brought by the Britanns had some impact on the ancient civilizations in the local area. But the belief of the Lachikas was a bit like the Hertras in the Star Realm. They believed in the existence of gods and their powerful power, but did not regard any gods as idols that needed to worship themselves, but regarded them as powerful neighbors who coexisted in this world, silently stayed away from them. Compared with the gods, if you really want to say anything about your faith, they would be more grateful to the heaven and the earth, the sun, the rain and the wind, the fertile soil, and the animals and plants that never let their efforts down... Thanks to them, who are smart and brave.

That's right, the Rachikas are so confident!

"It is said that in the longer period of time, our ancestors fought with certain gods, and then we won!" Oli stood up proudly, and Taisie clapped with her cooperating: "Ratapora!"

Then they slapped the table together and laughed loudly, clinking glasses.

The Lachika people really love drinking. In addition to this pure tavern, the big and small shops in the town, no matter what they sell, have several places to sit down and drink, and they also sell their own home-made wine. But their wine is very good. If someone doesn't like to drink, they will never force others. In their words, drinking is for happiness, but being forced to drink is obviously unhappy. So what's the point of drinking? It's a waste of good wine!

So, although they were really noisy, Is could sit still. They treated the guests and let the people in the tavern have a good meal and it didn't last until late at night. Philip Zeli didn't talk much along the way, and Taiss felt that over the past ten years, Philip had not only wrinkles and white hair, but also seemed to have finally gained a bit of calmness and majesty as a "President of the Paladin".

However, Philip's alcohol consumption obviously did not increase much. After a few glasses of wine, the past Paladin who was carefree and wanted to eat and wait for death came back. He slapped the table and laughed louder than anyone else.

And Is thinks... he seems to prefer Philip like this.
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