"How … how … did you … do it? You … found … a path … in the black mist. "
"It's just a little trick of mine. Actually, I'm an above average ranger job class."
Rorschach didn't intend to directly answer her question. Along the way, he had come to understand this seemingly pitiful Seymour girl more and more.
For the Seymour people, having a broken horn would be a humiliation akin to having a tattoo on their faces. Many Seymour people would choose to commit suicide, especially the females. However, not only had Xixi survived, she had even been looking for an opportunity to take revenge and help her enemies. She had even willingly become a chess piece used by the previous city lord.
From a different perspective, if Rorschach was in her situation, he wouldn't have been able to do such a thing.
However, not only did this not improve his impression of her, it even made Rorschach dislike her even more.
"… Our home … Our plantation … That area … was destroyed …"
Along the way, Xixi would take every opportunity to describe how cruel the Horned Elephants were, as well as the pitiful fates of her own people.
Her words were sincere, her expressions were sincere, and even her tears were real. She would also occasionally use her female advantage to pretend to be weak. She was even willing to sell her body in order to gain sympathy. Even a cold and tough guy would be so excited that his blood would boil, and he would be willing to fight for "justice."
However, in Rorschach's eyes, although most of her words weren't lies, they were still overly exaggerated.
This made Rorschach quite annoyed. However, he couldn't leave this guide of his, nor did he want to reveal his own abilities, so he could only bear with it the entire way.
Still, Rorschach gained quite a bit along the way.
"Our situation is terrible. We might not be able to hold on at any moment."
If this was a lie, then it meant that the situation was better than what she described, and that they could still hold on for much longer.
"Those crazy ambitious bastards launched a sudden attack on us just for the sake of an uninhabited harbor."
The beginning was a lie. It would seem that the reason for the war wasn't just because of a harbor. The owner of this mountain range had other treasures as well.
The latter part was also a lie, which was worth thinking about. Either this wasn't a sudden attack and was an official declaration of war, or … this side was the one who initiated the attack.
Thus, Rorschach's interest was piqued and he chatted with Xixi along the way.
Although most of the time, it was Xixi who was racking her brains to say that gaining sympathy was the highest moral point, many things became clearer in front of Rorschach.
The real reason for the Horn-people's civil war is not only because of the natural harbor. If it is only because of this, the Horn Elephant clan can spend money to rent it. After all, for other West Mo people, it is a natural shelter to avoid thunder disasters, and the Cape Town owned by the Horn Elephant clan is undoubtedly a better place to hide from thunder.
According to Xixi's words, the other tribes and the Eagle Tribe had already reached the point of cooperation.
As for the situation on the battlefield, even though the thunderstorms were becoming more and more frequent, the one who was still vaguely in the upper hand was actually the tribal alliance.
She knew so many things and knew a certain amount of Aishi Common Language and the dialects of other tribes. It was obvious that she had received a good education. Xixi was definitely not an ordinary member of the tribe. Perhaps even her name was fake.
"… The situation is a little strange now. It seems like the tribes are the ones who attacked first. Why? Isn't a city to settle down and start a business enough? But now it seems that Cape Town doesn't want to stop, even though it's already the thunderstorm season. "
Of course, this is not to say that Cape Town is a model of morality. When Rorschach got off the boat, the people of Cape Town who had been waiting for a long time began to load the goods directly. The bloody cages piled with slaves, disabled people and women made one's scalp tingle.
If possible, Rorschach did not want to participate in this dog-eat-dog feast at all, but this chaotic situation was also the value of Rorschach's personal visit.
If it was someone else, they would have confirmed their position earlier than Xixi before they even got to their seats.
As the thunderstorm season entered, the lightning strikes in this wasteland would become more frequent, the number and power would gradually increase, and eventually reach the point of a natural disaster that no one could bear.
It was almost April now. At most, in late June, the thunderstorm season would turn all outdoor activities in this wasteland into actively seeking death. At that time, the war would definitely stop.
And since time was limited, it was obviously unreasonable for them to still insist on mobilizing their troops in the thunderstorm season.
Either they had a way to continue fighting during the thunderstorm season, or they had a reason to take over the battlefield in one or two months.
After Rorschach tested this reason, Xixi was at a loss. It seemed that she really did not know.
Putting aside his many thoughts, Rorschach turned his gaze to the wasteland. He could already see the peaks above the clouds. His destination was not far away.
But the continuous lightning and burning fireworks around him clearly showed that this was not a peaceful market. The war was still ongoing.
Rorschach's perspective from afar guided him. As long as he was careful, it should not be a problem to bypass one battle zone after another.
"Roar roar roar!"
Suddenly, the roar of a beast in the sky attracted Rorschach's attention.
"Dragon? Why are there dragons here? "
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