This Rachka man who suddenly appeared was really the old man who "collected ancient legends and ballads" that Olly introduced to Tess, Luman.

He very enthusiastically took the guests back to his home, a wooden house completely surrounded by a large area of ​​red bamboo shoots as tall as one person.

Red bamboo shoots are a crop unique to Lachika. They are not mature yet at this season. The ears swaying in the wind are covered with almost translucent, light yellow fruits. These fruits, which are much larger than wheat grains, will become

Deep red, after grinding off the hard shell, the rice grains inside are also slightly lighter red. It can be cooked directly, or ground into powder to make various foods. It can also be used to make wine. It is neither afraid of drought nor waterlogging. It is Lachi

Ka people's greatest reliance and most precious treasure.

As long as red rice can still grow on the earth, even without any convenience brought by technology, even if they are completely blocked, they will not starve to death.

Terry stared at this "unique crop" for a long time, always feeling that he had seen this thing somewhere before... probably in some information, or when he just walked by.

But that strange feeling of familiarity always lingers.

The paper Luhmann used to record the various stories he collected was also made by himself from red stalks. It was a little yellow, but it was light and smooth, and the quality was quite good.

The old man's original intention of collecting these stories was just because he liked to hear and tell them. Decades ago, when he was a teenager, an archaeologist from Fenglin City heard him tell a few stories and praised him.

He is very talented as a writer and can tell a simple story extremely vividly.

It may have been just a casual compliment, but it inspired the young man to have the lofty ambition of "I want to publish a book of my own!"

His manuscripts include myths and legends that he compiled by himself, as well as stories he made up, neatly stapled into volumes. Tess picked up a copy and originally just wanted to read it casually, but she was fascinated by it unknowingly.

.

The old man himself lived a normal life. Even the original War of Independence did not have much impact on this place. However, the stories he wrote were mostly heroic legends full of fantasy, and some of them were even his interpretation of ancient legends.

I was dissatisfied with the ending, so I changed it again.

For example, the story that Ori told about the young man who stole the bride of the god. The young man in the original story just saw that the bride was good-looking, and he did something wrong in a moment of lust. In his writing,

, it became that the bride was originally his lover, but was taken away by the evil god. Although his family was turned into stone statues, he himself escaped with the help of his friends, and fled while

He worked hard to become stronger, and finally came back and successfully killed the evil god, regained his lover, and rescued his family. And the fog was no longer a punishment from gods to humans, but a punishment from humans.

A warning from the gods.

"I think this can really be a book!" Tess's amber eyes sparkled, "I can help you sell it to a star!"

The old man smiled proudly with slightly yellowed teeth.

"That's why I went to Teqaqa!" he said. "Someone is already willing to publish a book for me! There are two versions in Lachika and Brittan, and there will be a digital version in the entire star field!"

This is really not easy, and he has almost given up... Although no one in the town will laugh at his useless hobby, and there is even a special performance of his story in every celebration. If there is any understanding of the Lachika people,

Legend has it that when interested people come here, there will always be someone like Ollie who specially recommends him to others and gives him a chance to realize his dream... but almost no one thinks that he can really have this opportunity.

But he succeeded in the end...only one step left!

"La Tapora!" Tess raised her hands and cheered for him enthusiastically, "I will definitely buy a whole set... no, buy ten sets!"

The old man laughed happily and became more knowledgeable about their problems.

When Is took out the photo of the rock painting, the old man opened his eyes in surprise.

"Wait a minute," he said, "I have a few of these too!"

He rummaged through the cabinets for a long time and actually found a stack of old photos.

"The archaeologist gave it to me," he said. "He stayed here for a long time and went into the fog forest several times. He came out not long after and couldn't find the location of these rock paintings.

, had no choice but to leave.”

The person who took the photo did not accurately locate it at that time. Everyone who came here only had a topographic map that was mostly obtained by a not particularly accurate detection method. They wanted to find a rock painting in it. Under the cover of the fog,

It's almost impossible.

The photos given to the old man were just ordinary printed photos, but the old man had preserved them very well, and they were just slightly yellowed. Among them were not only the picture that Yis saw in Brasilia, where a group of little people were kneeling before a ball.

There are also some pictures of little people holding weapons and fighting huge monsters, and pictures of them dancing around a fire, and pictures of them cheering at the sun in the sky.

These photos can probably no longer be found anywhere else. Scholars who study ancient civilizations probably never imagined that some of the things they thought had been completely lost were actually forgotten in this place closest to the rock paintings.

"I know this story." The old man pointed to the photo and said, "It is said that a long time ago, a god swallowed the sun in anger because he felt that people did not respect him enough. The Lachika people got help from another kind god.

Next, he created a ball that was as bright as the sun, tricked the god into eating it, and exploded his stomach, and then the sun returned to the sky."

However, this is not the only story.

There are several similar stories about "The sun is gone". In different places, the details of the story will be subtle or even quite different. Luman rode his bicycle to far away places when he was not doing anything, collecting those different stories.

story.

"It's very interesting." He told the guests enthusiastically, "For example, in Devola, there is a very deep and large lake called Sunset Lake, so there are stories about 'the sun disappeared for a while'.

It's like this - the sun was drunk and fell into the lake by himself, but no one knew it. Everyone was so scared that they ran around beating gongs and drums, trying to find the sun, but when the sun woke up, he felt too embarrassed.

, has been hiding in the lake and refused to come out, and another smaller sun had to take over its job. It felt bored and tired. When it found out that the previous sun was actually hiding and sleeping at the bottom of the lake, and also lied to people that it was

The water god asked people to pour wine into the water for him to drink. He was so angry that he couldn't beat the sun, so he secretly told the truth to the deceived people. The people poured wine into the lake first and let the sun drink.

He got very drunk, then dragged it out and tied it in the sky so that it could never neglect its duties again. And the smaller sun went home happily to sleep."

Terry was so shocked that his pupils dilated - you guys are really good at making things up!

"I didn't make this up." Luman emphasized seriously, "This is the local story."

When Tess praised "This is also a good story" with a lot of adjectives, Philly elbowed Iss who was sitting next to him.

"Did you hear it?" he asked.

Iss nodded.

These stories are different, but what they reflect is somewhat similar - the so-called gods are not that scary, let alone invincible.

Perhaps because he grew up listening to such stories, Lachika has a special kind of bravery and confidence.

And it is unlikely that it would be Nessus or Leos who would leave such a story behind. In addition, the story about the fog and the stone statue is somewhat incompatible with other stories...

It was inevitable that Yis had a little new hope in his heart.

Hearing that the guests also wanted to look for rock paintings, the old man shook his head but did not stop them.

"I have also gone into that forest several times, although I never went too far." He said, "You will know when you go in. You will want to come back after a short walk."

"Because you sense any danger?" Tess asked.

"No," the old man said, "I just... instinctively don't want to go any further. Once, I saw some phantoms... like some Lachika people with very primitive weapons, running in the forest.

There is just no sound. But it does not make people feel scared, but it makes people excited and wants to join them and fight with them. But I am not sure if it is my hallucination, after all, I often do this

Dream. And if you want to go in, I suggest you buy a few Pupu beasts. They can not only be used as mounts, but can also bring you back when you are lost. Compared with those signals that if the weather is humid, various problems will occur.

The transmitter is much easier to use. Also, you have to bring enough food and water, because it is best not to eat anything in the forest, even if it is a fruit."

"Is it poisonous?" Terry asked.

"Maybe." The old man said, "That is, if you eat, you will feel like you are drunk, or like a child, and it will be particularly difficult to control your emotions. In fact, you will be affected even if you don't eat.

There must be something in the mist...but if you eat it, it will be more serious."

There was once an archaeological team. Because of this, they were beaten into a ball just two days after entering. They were dragged out by their robots bruised and swollen. What a shame!

However, it is very strange that the more well-equipped people are when they enter the forest, the harder it is for them to come out. The old man also saw with his own eyes a so-called "all-weather" spaceship, which confidently flew into the clouds and mist... and then came back again.

Didn't come out.

"However, you also have a robot." The old man looked at Novi's "low-key gorgeous" metal body curiously, "This should be better, the robot seems to be unaffected. The red-faced scientist who disappeared in the past

He brought a small robot with him, so he could enter the foggy forest and come out again and again... I don't know where he went in the end. But I think that even if he doesn't enter the foggy forest, there is something wrong with his brain, and he always likes to be alone.

He was mumbling there, as if talking to an invisible person..."

Yis glanced at Novi and said nothing.

——But this guy is not a real robot.
Chapter completed!