"It's a neurologically-dependent poison. It has a slow and powerful effect. By the way, it's cocoa-flavored."
Sandora finished the brown soup in front of her in one gulp. She wiped her mouth and gave her evaluation. Of course, this evaluation was done through the mental connection. Anuza and his sister had no idea about it. The siblings continued to pour soup for everyone. At the same time, they showed appropriate concern for Sandora's drinking. When they saw that the pancake in front of Sandora had disappeared, they showed even more concern.
Anuza said, "Aha, it seems that this guest likes our pancakes very much. My sister's cooking is the best in the village. Please eat to your heart's content. It's our village's proudest moment to let our guests leave with their stomachs in their hands! "
As Anuza spoke, we exchanged glances. Miss Lin asked Sandora seriously through the mental connection, "Are you sure? Is it really cocoa-flavored? "
Sandora finished the second bowl of soup in one gulp. She smacked her lips and said, "Yes, it might taste like coffee, but it's not that bitter."
I said, "Aren't you guys focusing on the wrong issue?"
Pandora and Visca struggled to hold on to the edge of the table. They put their noses in front of the soup and sniffed. They reached for their guns. I gave the two short wintermelons a chop from each side. Sandora finally ignored the taste of the soup in front of her and got down to business. "The soup contains an ingredient that can affect the nervous system of certain types of carbon-based organisms. Of course, it doesn't work on us. Also, I've analyzed the mechanism and molecular structure of this ingredient. I also scanned the nervous system of all the villagers and confirmed that this poison is only effective on the natives. I'm afraid it won't work on people from Earth. Very interesting … "
The young village chief didn't notice the actions of the guests. Under the influence of Sandora's mental interference, he didn't even remember that he hadn't asked for the names of the strangers in front of him. He enthusiastically distributed the soup to us. Then, he scooped a bowl for himself and gulped it down. There was nothing suspicious about the entire process. I watched him drink half the bowl of soup. I finally confirmed that this person didn't know that the soup he drank contained slow-acting poison.
"Uh, why aren't you eating? Is it not to your liking? " Anuza finally noticed that apart from Sandora, no one else was eating. He looked puzzled. "Or is there some kind of taboo?"
I thought about it and decided to just drink the soup. At least, it tasted okay, much better than the earthy flatbread. Lin Xue casually made up a story. "Oh, we're in an ascetic state. We can only eat solid food at noon. We can only drink soup in the morning and evening."
Sandora covered her forehead and sighed softly. Golden light flowed through her hair again, and Anuza nodded after a moment of daze. "Oh, I see. Ascetic travellers. I've only heard of them before, but I didn't expect to see them in real life. You guys are really amazing. Even kids like you are in an ascetic state? "
Anuza looked at Pandora and Visca and said that (of course, Liliana was also there, but the latter was too carefree and was busy studying other people's plates). The two short wintermelons started to chew. I guessed that if they had a piece of neutron star material in their mouths, they would have crushed it by now. Anuza was startled by the sudden low pressure. He looked at us, trembling. "What happened just now? I heard something break. "
"It was just a young girl's pride," Miss Lin continued to make up a story.
"I'm full. I'm going to rest. You take good care of the guests," a voice suddenly interrupted. It was Anuza's sister. The girl had not spoken since the beginning. Even when she was serving the guests and placing the food on the table, she only smiled and nodded at us. She seemed to be a taciturn person. When she stood up, I glanced at the opposite side and noticed something. The bowl in front of her was less than half full, and it was not even finished.
"Huh? Sister? You ate so little again? " Anuza was surprised. "You only eat so little every time. That's why you're so skinny. You only drank a little of the soup …"
"I'm full. You take care of the guests," the girl repeated calmly and walked to the second floor. "Right, I'll be praying in the attic tonight. Don't come up and disturb me."
"Oh," Anuza answered honestly. He didn't look like a village chief but more like a obedient boy who had been disciplined by his sister. Hmm, do I usually behave like this in front of my sister? "Right, sister, the Sage …"
"Tell the Sage that the village will receive the holy medicine as usual. However, two years ago, a Chosen One was born here. It's impossible for such a small village to have so many Chosen Ones … We are not that lucky."
After saying that, the girl disappeared at the end of the wooden stairs that led to the second floor. The atmosphere was a little stiff. Anuza smiled and spread his hands. "My sister has the final say at home, but she's very nice to me. She's been taking care of me since I was young. Actually, I think she's more suitable to be the village chief than I am. However, my grandpa is a stubborn old man. He thinks that a man is more suitable for the position. When he left, he gave the position to me … Haha, but she usually makes half of the decisions in the village. I'm quite careless sometimes. "
I nodded quietly and thought to myself, 'You really don't look like you're suited to be the village chief. Even with Sandora's interference, this young man named Anuza is a little too friendly. He doesn't even try to keep his mouth shut when talking to a stranger.'
I exchanged glances with the others. We had found a lot of suspicious points, but Anuza might not know much. We could only try to find out more about the local situation. Lin Xue rolled her eyes and pointed at the soup in front of us. "Speaking of which, everyone drinks this every day, right?"
Anuza looked surprised. "Of course! Don't you travelers have holy medicine with you? "
"Oh, of course we do." Lin Xue waved her hand. Anuza mentioned the 'holy medicine' again. That thing must be in the soup. The local natives used this so-called holy medicine to make soup. It could also be processed into other foods. In any case, it was something that everyone in the area could not live without. Based on the conversation between Anuza and his sister, I guessed that the holy medicine was not made by them. Then, the most likely source of the medicine was … the Melovans.
The things that the young village chief in front of us knew were really limited. We could only learn about the local conditions and customs of this place from him. Then, we could deduce some truths related to the Melovans on our own. Those village chiefs who knew everything in movies, novels, animations, and games were all lies. Anyway, I had yet to meet one who lived in a poor valley for most of his life, facing the yellow soil with his back to the sky every day. Occasionally, when he saw an adventurer passing by, he would exclaim, "Hey, isn't this the XX race from the XX continent that was said to have disappeared for a long time?" Could the staff he carries be made from the legendary thousand-year-old deciduous wood of the northern tundra … "Such an old village chief … Come to think of it, if a village chief was really that powerful, he could do anything … This Anuza in front of us was much more suitable. He fit the role of a village chief in a small mountain village. Other than knowing how many people in the village and how much land each person had, he did not even know the name of the town a hundred kilometers away …
Therefore, Shadora decided to put this seemingly friendly and innocent young native aside for now. She would decide what to do after the Empire's agents who were sent to other worlds sent back the news. It was already late. In this primitive society with low productivity, nighttime should be quite boring. We prepared to find our own place to spend the night.
However, Anuza strongly urged us to stay. "How can we send our guests from afar out of the village on the first day!? This is not in accordance with our rules here! Although the village is small, we still have a house for our guests. And tonight, the Star of God shines on the earth. It is a good thing to be able to bask in the divine light with our guests … "
Of course, we were not interested in the hospitality or the houses here. However, the Star of God that Anuza mentioned immediately attracted everyone's attention. I looked at Sandora and Lin Xue. Both of them gave me a knowing look. This matter might be related to the Melovans.
As for Shallow Shallow? That girl was still brimming with energy. She was the best. She would be happy no matter where she was, as long as I accompanied her.
So, we waited in Anuza's house and chatted about all sorts of things. Anuza was very talkative. He exuded a simple-minded and happy-go-lucky aura. He did not seem to be wary of strangers at all. We finally introduced ourselves to him and told each other our names. He was surprised by our strange pronunciation of our names, but … but with Sandora around, he was surprised for less than two seconds before he calmed down. Also, with Sandora around, our conversation with this young man was quite interesting.
"Where did you guys come from?"
Qian Qian answered, "3.1415926 …"
"Oh, I see. Hey, was the journey very tiring? You guys seem to have traveled a lot. "
Shallow Shallow: "Ah Jun, what do you think he heard?"
"Aiya, that's amazing! I wanted to travel when I was young, but grandpa wouldn't let me … "
Me: "China won the World Cup!"
"Stop joking. How is that possible?"
Me: "? What's going on with Sandora? Is he out of control? "
Sandora was dumbfounded. "… It's probably a coincidence. I don't know what he's thinking."
In short, a group of aliens and a simple and adorable native. The atmosphere between the two of them was very good. They understood each other very well and started a conversation. It wasn't that we were bullying the natives. It was just that Anuza's questions were really sharp. He wanted me to tell him the story of the Sky Grass Plains … If Shadora didn't show up, how was I supposed to continue? The person in front of me wasn't like those girls at home who could be tricked by Liu Xuande's sweet and sour pork …
In such a joyous atmosphere, we welcomed the night of this planet in Medium World. It should be around nine o 'clock on Earth. Just as I was about to start wondering when the God's Star that Anuza had mentioned would appear, I heard voices from outside.
"It's time, it's time!" Anuza stood up happily. "The God's Star has risen! Let's go! "
We followed behind Anuza as we left the house. We saw that the empty field in the village was filled with people of all ages and genders. More and more villagers were coming out of their houses. These natives were gathered in front of the Village Chief's house, holding their breaths in concentration. Even the youngest child was expressionless. They all looked up at the sky in unison. In the dark night sky, a bright square of light was slowly streaking across the sky, emitting a golden halo that was brighter than all the stars in the sky. As it streaked across the sky, the air around us seemed to resonate with the sound of thousands of people singing in low voices, even though I couldn't make out what they were saying.
"God! Thank you for granting us another peaceful day. "All the villagers, except for Anuza, who was standing in front of the house, knelt before the huge golden 'star' and raised their hands to the sky. Their faces were filled with gratitude from the bottom of their hearts. The God's Star's golden halo shone on everyone's face, as though the 'God' was really responding to their voices.
"Why aren't you bowing to the God's Star?" Anuza looked at us curiously. I was stunned and asked curiously, "Why aren't you bowing too?"
Anuza slapped his head and quickly bowed to the God's Star with the other villagers. "Oh, I forgot!"
"Is this guy really okay?" Lin Xue couldn't help but touch my arm and whispered.
My attention was still on the sky. Sandora had activated her mind interference again, so no one would notice what we were doing. Shallow Shallow looked up at the sky with me and suddenly said, "Ah Jun, let's shoot it down?"
Pandora and Visca responded quickly. By the time I gave them a karate chop each, they had already set up the anti-air cannon and were taking aim.
"That's just a spaceship." Sandora furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at the so-called God's Star streaking across the sky in annoyance. "It seems to be specially prepared for this kind of situation. I didn't detect any weapon system on it. Also, the side of the spaceship that faces the planet has been modified to emit powerful light screens and fixed point resonant broadcasts … From the beginning, this is something that is specially used to deceive people. "
"Oh, f * ck, you can do that …" Liliana's head was tilted up to a hundred and twenty degrees. The God's Star had already streaked across the highest point of the sky. She didn't move her body, but she used her neck to track us the entire time. I had no choice but to grab her by the collar and move her in the right direction before she twisted her body into a more bizarre position. "Boss, can you give me a bigger spaceship?"
"Stop fooling around." I slapped her back and turned to look at Sandora. "It seems that the Merovans have molded themselves as Gods on this planet. They suppressed this planet to a medieval state. Could it be that they want to stabilize their image as Gods as well? "
"As far as I know, there are many races that have developed to the point where they believe in gods. If it's just to stabilize their deified image, suppressing a planet under their jurisdiction in the Middle World, that's a little too much of a price. Also, what's the point of doing that? Spending so much effort to manage a planet and even using brainwashing and drugs just to make the natives here worship them as Gods? So that they can harvest a few billion heads when they fly their spaceships over the planet every day? What's the value of that? "
Faced with Sandora's exquisite ridicule, Shallow Shallow actually thought about it seriously. Then, she said hesitantly, "Maybe it's just for self-satisfaction?"
I was speechless. To think that this lass could come up with such a conclusion in such a serious manner!
It seemed that there was still a long time before the God's Star completely floated over from the sky. The villagers were devoutly worshiping the Merovans' spaceship. If the God's Star didn't disappear, their ceremony might not end. I felt a little bored. I was considering if I should really get Pandora to raise her hand and cast a Soul Imprint on the spaceship. However, just as I was about to put this thought into practice out of boredom, a slight noise suddenly came from above. It came from the second floor of Anuza's house.
Sandora and Lin Xue looked over at the same time. "Ah Jun (Blockhead), let's go up and take a look!"
The layout of the houses of the natives on this planet was like this. The first floor was a very spacious hall, used for daily activities and entertaining guests. The second floor also had functions such as living quarters, kitchen, and attic storage. When we went up to the second floor, we realized that there were a few small rooms here. It seemed that the village chief was indeed the village chief. The living space per person … Alright, let's not talk about this.
The noise came from a room near the second floor. It sounded like someone had fallen to the ground and was struggling. There was also the sound of someone trying hard to suppress their moans. Shallow Shallow was very agile. Without saying a word, she knocked down the door with one slap …
"Ugh … I didn't expect it to be so weak." Shallow Shallow put the door down and scratched her head. She looked at me embarrassedly.
I said, "… Don't play with Lin so much in the future."
"You … Who allowed you … to come in …"
A weak and intermittent voice came from the room, interrupting my conversation with Shallow Shallow. Anuza's sister was on the ground, curled up in pain. However, she tried her best to lift her head and look at us.
"D * mn, hurry up and help her." I rushed forward and tried to help the skinny girl up. However, the moment I moved, the girl's expression became even more painful. Her entire body was burning hot, and her skin was trembling as if she was having a spasm. It seemed that any external contact or force would only increase her pain. Then, I ran out of options. I turned to look at Liliana. "Girl, come and save her."
Liliana walked forward solemnly and held the girl's hand. She said in a gentle and compassionate tone, "The great and kind Goddess of Life, you love everyone. Now, please give this great power … I can't remember the rest, so I left it out."
A green light appeared in Liliana's hand and slowly entered the girl's body. The latter's pain was finally alleviated. A few seconds later, she sat up and looked at us warily. "Who let you in?"
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