About an hour ago, Xia Fan left the third tribe that he was investigating and rested in the dark.
Nicai took out some food and water and found a slightly flat rock. Then, she carefully laid a handkerchief on it and placed the food on it. She used a knife to cut the apples and jerky until they were just big enough to be swallowed in one bite. Then, she poured the water from the kettle into the teacup that she had prepared.
It was actually a good thing to have a careful woman in the team. If it were Xia Fan and Fu You, they would not even wash their hands. They would grab the jerky and chew it like two barbarians.
Not only was this woman meticulous, but she was also very strong. She would not be a burden to Xia Fan.
Not only in the team, but in fact, there should also be a woman in his life. When a warrior fought for his life outside, he could come home to eat hot food and drink hot water. Then, he could snuggle up to a woman on the sofa and light a bonfire. Who would not like that kind of life?
It was a pity that after living for more than 20 years, Xia Fan was still a single dog. Even Fu You had a wife, but he was still alone.
The three of them ate around the food. With Nicai around, both Xia Fan and Liang became much more elegant when they ate. Liang rubbed his dirty hands on his clothes and then carefully picked up a piece of jerky.
"Look at you, child. You should wash your hands before eating. Didn't your mother teach you?" Nicai said softly.
She took out a kettle and a small bottle of hand sanitizer. She gently pressed the button on the bottle, and the colorless and odorless liquid was poured into Liang's palm. He rubbed it, and suddenly, his black hands turned white. Then, he rinsed them with water, and they were clean. However, this made his two thin arms look even darker.
"I don't have a mother," Liang said softly while eating.
Xia Fan and Nicai looked at each other, but no one said anything. Most of the young adults of the Glimmer tribe had died in the years of reconnaissance missions. Only the elderly and children were left in the city.
According to their rules, after a couple had more than two children, they could go on the most dangerous missions. This was because the responsibility for the continuation of the tribe had been completed. Those young couples would only move around the city to avoid misfortune before they had children.
In the eyes of the humans who lived on land, the Glimmering Light Race simply followed the rules of survival of beasts, but it was this set of rules that continued the life of the race and the city. Some people were born without a choice.
Ni Cai took out some snacks for Liang. No matter how beautiful a girl was, she was still a little gluttonous. Ni Cai liked to store some exquisite sweets in her spatial ring.
The delicacies meticulously prepared by the chefs of the Ni family were things that a child like Liang, who lived in the mezzanine district, could never imagine in his lifetime. After tasting them, he was dumbfounded and felt like he was floating. It turned out that food could also be made as exquisite as art and taste as sweet as honey.
"Why do I feel that there are very few men in the Riyadh tribe?" Xia Fan said, "When we were observing from the periphery, although there were many guards patrolling the perimeter of the tribe, they were always the same warriors."
"In the city of the Riyadh tribe, 99% of the people are women and children. I don't need to observe. I can smell it with my nose. What are the men of the tribe doing?"
Liang shrugged. "Of course they are looking for food. They are not like us, who have the holy spring and land to grow rations. The Riyadh tribe and all the other tribes rely on hunting animals in the mezzanine district for a living. They are nomadic people, and we are agricultural people."
"The two tribes we went to before were the same. As long as they don't hunt for a day, they have nothing to eat. If there is a lot of prey, they have to marinate the meat with mineral salt to prevent famine."
This explanation was reasonable. Xia Fan nodded. Suddenly, he saw Liang wiping his forehead with his hand. There were two drops of sweat on his forehead.
Lowering his head, Liang continued to eat the jerky. If Xia Fan made eye contact with him at this time, he would see a trace of panic in Liang's eyes.
"A child shouldn't lie …" Xia Fan pondered.
Phew ~
Liang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Xia Fan did not continue to ask, which made him feel much more relaxed.
Liang remembered what Mousse had told him that night. "Their leader, Xia Fan, is not simple. He has a high IQ. His observation, analysis, and judgment are all first-rate. In addition, he has a rare superpower of smell. It will be very difficult to fool him."
"But according to my observation, Xia Fan has a fatal weakness. He has no resistance to children. He gives candy to every child in the city. Even if they are dirty, Xia Fan does not hesitate to hold them in his arms. He does not mind the sour smell of the children at all."
"If such a person marries and has children, he will definitely be an excellent father. However, in an environment of war, too much love and trust for children will be his fatal weakness."
"So, the task will be completed by you. You have to use Xia Fan's weakness to make him think that you are small and weak. That way, he will let his guard down. In the end, he will become our prey."
Mousse's words were really accurate. Liang could not help but sigh. It had been a whole day since they left Sacred Spring City. Xia Fan had indeed been taking care of him. In Xia Fan's eyes, the skinny Liang was like a half-grown child. Although Xia Fan thought about every word Liang said, he still chose to believe it after some consideration.
Of course, the premise was that it was reasonable. Liang's lies were carefully woven.
For example, the tribesmen made a living by hunting. That was the truth. However, Liang did not tell Xia Fan that even hunting did not require the entire tribe to move out. The tribes in the mezzanine area were not good at close combat with beasts. They relied on hunters to set traps.
"Where are we going next?" Xia Fan asked.
He took out a deodorant and cleaned up the smell of food left behind during the meal to avoid leaving any clues. At the same time, he quickly collected the food scraps and stored them in the space ring.
"We are going to the largest tribe here. It is called the Black Rock Tribe. Recently, the Black Rock Tribe has been very strange. They have used metal to make a lot of machinery. It looks quite scary. Maybe they are preparing to do something," Liang said.
Xia Fan frowned. He guessed that the Black Rock Tribe was making some kind of war machine. If that was the case, he had to go to that tribe to take a look.
Along the way, Xia Fan smelled the scent of the demon race's skeleton army. Unfortunately, the terrain of the mezzanine area was too complicated. It was like a beehive-like maze. Even if there was a scent, Xia Fan could not quickly find the enemy.
Besides, there were a lot of drakes living here. If he went the wrong way and entered the drakes' nest, Xia Fan would have to flee in panic.
Anyway, the mezzanine area was a dangerous area. He had to be careful. No matter how good his sense of smell was, it was best to have someone he could trust to lead the way.
* Rumble! *
* Rumble! *
Not long after, Xia Fan heard a loud roar. It was as if some kind of terrifying monster was approaching him. The road was very narrow. In order to move stealthily, Liang always brought Xia Fan along small paths that no one knew.
"If we encounter the enemy in such a narrow terrain, I am afraid we can only run back." Xia Fan stopped and thought to himself.
"The Black Rock Tribe is in front. The sound came from those machines. It seems that they have made a lot more recently," Liang said.
Xia Fan nodded. "I understand. Let's continue. Now, I will take the lead. You guys follow me."
Liang held his stomach and looked pained. "Can you let me go? I ate too much just now. The closer we get to the Black Rock Tribe, the more nervous I get."
Nicai smiled gently. "Then why don't you go? Xia Fan and I will wait for you here. "
"Okay." Liang agreed. He pulled up his pants and was about to run.
"Wait."
Nicai suddenly stopped him and handed him a soft tissue and deodorant.
"You are already a young man. You have to keep yourself clean. That way, girls will like you," Nicai said.
They were so close to each other that he could smell Nicai's unique fragrance. Liang looked at Nicai in a daze. This woman was more beautiful than a fairy. She was so nice to him. It reminded him of his dead mother.
The red burn on his face made Liang the ugliest little monster in Holy Spring City. Except for his mother, no one was willing to hug him. But Nicai seemed to not see the large burn on his face. She was so nice to him and spoke so gently.
But he was already here. Nothing could be changed.
Liang quietly put away the tissue and deodorant. He folded the tissue carefully and put it in his arms. It was as if he was collecting a peerless treasure.
"Thank you," Liang said softly.
He turned and ran into the darkness. Tears fell from the corners of his eyes. The woman who was as gentle as his mother, as beautiful as a fairy, was about to die. And the person who killed her was him.
Liang rushed out of Xia Fan's sight. He flashed in the shadows and crawled into a narrow cave that only children could enter. He ran with all his might. Only then could he get out of danger.
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