Gold is Justice

"However, during this battle, Chi Fei was also seriously injured, and his blood flowed out and soaked the land."

"In order to avoid the meaningless flow of his own blood, Chi Fei cast magic to shape our Night Clan in the image of the humans and elves who participated in that war. Then, he shaped us with the blood that flowed out, this It's the origin story of our Night Clan."

"Since then, Chifei has become the guardian dragon of our Night Clan. It protects us and keeps us from disasters. And in order to thank the dragon who created us, we also decided to make the day it created us It is designated as one of the most important festivals. In this festival, we need to sing and dance, and celebrate (harmony) that the red dragon gave us life. As for the red dragon, it sacrificed blood to create us, and our night clan can It is said to be a complete harvest, so we call this festival the Odori Festival."

Ariel nodded lightly, her eyes swept around, and saw that the vampires around were also listening with gusto while cheese was translating.So... don't they themselves know the origin of this Odori Festival?

Ariel: "So what's the matter with sacrificing girls? Did your Creator ask of you?"

Stone Leg exhaled, and continued: "Sacrifice is originally a tradition. After creating us, Chifei was too tired and lost too much power. Therefore, it fell into a long sleep. "

"In order to repay our creator, we decided to offer sacrifices to our creator every ten years. Before the war with you humans, the items we sacrifice can be the leftover pigs, cattle and sheep that we usually eat. Although We can't eat the meat of these things, but Chi Fei can."

"But after that... war with you, we had to hide in this barren area. We no longer have any strength to hunt large prey."

"So the head of the giant ghost village of Blood Tooth Village proposed, simply, our five villages take turns to choose a member to sacrifice. One is to maintain our unbroken tradition, and the other is to pray to let Chi Fei know where we are now. environment, please wake it up again and save us."

"However, purely offering sacrifices is really too wasteful. The giant ghost village head also said that Chi Fei is our creator, and it spent a lot of blood to shape us. How could we pray for such a short few sacrifices?" Can we revive our Creator just by offering sacrifices? So we still have to rely on ourselves to fight back into the human world and regain our territory."

"Therefore, he asked us to take the other party's blood first every time we sacrificed, and then let the strongest in the entire Night Clan subdue it to increase our strength. In this way, even if Chi Fei still does not wake up one day in the future Help us, we can also use our own strength to break out of the Moon God's residence and regain the territory that belongs to our Night Clan."

Cream, Duck, and Suta on both sides all twitched, and Ariel didn't need to guess what was going on in their hearts.

But this issue is not important now. If these vampires really want to challenge humans again, just because of their natural state of being unable to move during the day and what can be called a bad logistical supply, I believe these vampires can only lose again. once.And if they really lose again, then the human race will definitely not only drive them to this kind of place where they don't want to shit, it will be the end.

"Now, I understand what's going on with your Odori Festival. But I have a little doubt. Excuse me... You just said that this Odori Festival is held every ten years. That's in the Demon Race It started in the year after the war ended, every time, without any mistakes?"

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The Stone Leg Village Chief thought for a while and said, "Yes, every time. Even during the war with you humans, it never stopped."

Ariel raised her head and said with a confident expression: "Then, how many people are left of the Night Clan who participated in the last war with humans 400 years ago? Village Chief Stone Legs, you participated in the last war ?"

Stone Leg shook his head, sighed and said: "I have not participated in... There should not be many other blood races who participated in that war. Bloodfang Village has the largest number of people among the five villages. If it is true If there are any people who participated in that war, they should all be in Bloodfang Village."

After hearing this, Ariel's heart was already a little down.At the moment, she smiled slightly, nodded and said: "I have understood the general situation at present. Then I have one last question, that is... the sacrifice, how is the sacrifice? Are you going to use it as a sacrifice?" kill the women?"

The village chief turned his head, glanced at the mochi behind him as a sacrifice, and said slowly: "No. We just tied up the female sacrifice and fed her a large amount of blood from our Night Clan, and then It's just placed on the sacrificial table used to sacrifice the red dragon Chifei. After that, we will leave and let the sacrifice stay where it is. Then when we go again the next day, some blood will be left on the ground , the women who were sacrificed will disappear from now on, without a trace.”

In response to such an answer, Ariel smiled slightly, and couldn't help but said: "So, the so-called sacrifice to the Red Dragon Chifei...in the end, it disappeared? Well, Village Chief Stoneleg, I'm here to ask you Now, how can you be sure that the female Night Clan sacrificed will not be snatched by the giant ghost village head after losing the power of her heart? Will the concept of Red Dragon Chifei itself be What about the concept that the giant ghost village chief of Bloodfang Village 'created' to satisfy his own desires?"

After hearing what Ariel said, the village head of Stone Legs immediately turned ugly.Ariel quickly raised her hand and said with a smile: "Ah, I'm not saying that your founder, Red Dragon Chifei, is a fake, but that someone is pretending to be your founder for personal gain. Do you want to know about this? thought about it?"

The village head of Stone Legs snorted heavily: "You humans have really rich imaginations, to think of such absurd questions."

Ariel folded her fists in front of her, and said with a smile, "Absurd? Excuse me, a woman from the Night Clan who lost her heart and blood was left alone on the sacrificial altar. You can see it the next day." There is only a pool of blood... So, what does this mean? Have you seen the red dragon Chi Fei appear? If not, why do you think it is the sacrifice that Chi Fei asked for?"

Originally, Ariel thought that her question would embarrass the village head.But what she didn't expect was that the Stone Leg Village Chief said in a very calm tone——

"Because after offering sacrifices until we go to observe the next day, all our fellow night clansmen need to perform the worship ceremony in an exclusive cave. No one can leave during the whole process, of course No one can take away the girl who was sacrificed. Do you understand my explanation?"

"Of course! I understand, I understand very well!"

In order to avoid making this vampire more emotional, Ariel immediately decided to change the subject and return to solving the challenge of Bloodfang Village, saying——

"Now I understand the current situation. So in order to solve the problems of Bloodfang Village and our Hunter Village, I hope that Stoneleg Village Chief can meet a few of my requirements."

The village head of Stone Legs looked a little unhappy now, but he still tried his best to listen to Ariel patiently.

"First of all, until the Odori Festival, we, Mermaid Song, promise not to escape. But we hope to get a certain amount of freedom. In other words, I hope we can go outside the Moon God's residence to get some living supplies. Something like that. But don't worry, we will never run away."

Just hearing this question, Stoneleg Village Chief immediately became very dissatisfied, and said, "Ask you to leave? Don't forget that the Giant Ghost Village Chief asked Hunter Village to watch over you by keeping you with us. How could I allow you to leave freely?"

Ariel smiled, and continued: "Village Chief Stonelegs, do you think that if we don't run away, before we solve the problem in Bloodfang Village, you will become blood slaves? If we don't run away, are you going to Can you stop being a blood slave?"

In a word, directly ask Stone Leg Village Chief down.He stared blankly at Ariel, but then shook his head and said, "No, no, no matter what you say, it's not right! No matter what happens, the situation in our village can't get better, but after I let you go , Giant Ghost Village has even more excuses to oppress us. If I don't let you go, maybe the head of Giant Ghost Village will be able to spare us..."

Compromise, weakness.

Build your own happiness on the charity and kindness of the strong.

Does this feel familiar?

Ariel can only say that this is really too familiar, to the point where it cannot be more familiar.

It can also be seen from this that there are actually not many essential differences between these blood races and human races.

"Then let me put it another way."

Ariel touched each other's hands, and continued—"Do you think it's better to be a happy blood slave? Or a free blood clan? Don't let us mermaid song move freely, I can guarantee, Hunter Village There is absolutely no way to escape the path of blood slaves. But if we are allowed to move freely, the worst you can do is continue to be blood slaves. But if we succeed through free movement, Hunter Village may continue to be a blood clan with free consciousness. "

Seeing that the village chief of Stonelegs was still hesitating, Ariel finally smiled and said, "Well then, I will continue to take a step back. I myself will not leave you here, but my members need to go out and get some food back. I believe You don't want to wait until ten days later, all of us humans will starve to death in your territory, right? In this way, it will be difficult for you to explain."

After considering the pros and cons, the village head of Stone Legs finally sighed helplessly and said, "Fine, fine, you can do whatever you want! But, I only allow those among you...uh...she , move freely. Except for her, all of you are not allowed to leave the Luna residence."

Stoneleg Village Chief pointed his finger at the Suta.Ariel turned her head and glanced at Suta, nodded: "No problem. Then Suta, you are responsible for helping us go outside and bring in some supplies on weekdays, so that we can continue to live here. Then the second thing ..."

Ariel turned her head, glanced at the vampires around her, and finally stretched out her hand, landing on the vampire named Simon——

"I hope that Hunter Village can provide some manpower to accompany me to walk in your Moon God's residence during this period of time. Usually, it is to help us, to help us lead the way and so on. And, I hope that these manpower will During this period of time, you can try to listen to my orders, and don't feel disobedient to me. And I also hope that these blood races can sincerely believe that I am running around to solve your next problems, not doing Useless work. First, I would like to name this friend named Simon. Is that okay?"

Hearing these requests from Ariel, the village head of Stone Legs became even more puzzled.He frowned and said, "Human, what exactly do you want to do? Can you solve the problem between us and Bloodfang Village by walking around the Moon God's residence?"

Ariel smiled: "Whether I can succeed or not depends on my efforts, and whether I believe it or not depends on your determination. Just tell me whether you agree or not, how about it?"

The village chief of Stonelegs frowned, and turned his head to talk to Simon over there in Blood Clan language.The vampire named Simon nodded after thinking for a while, then walked out of the crowd and sat beside them.The blood-red pupils fell on Ariel's body, as if she was looking at a prey that fell completely into her palm, and then she muttered a lot.

Cheese translated: "Simon said that he can go with us, or he can follow the president's request. He will also bring a few best friends to follow the president. However, if the president has any The slightest sign of fleeing will snap your arms and chop your legs."

In response, Ariel smiled, clapped her hands, and nodded to Simon.Then, she turned to the cheese next to her and asked, "In your language, how do you say the words 'thank you' and 'promise'?"

Cheese: "'Thank you' is 'census', and promise is 'Kakuduo'."

Ariel remembered these two words solemnly to Simon.Simon continued to look Ariel up and down, and after a while, he just nodded slightly and stopped talking.

After the discussion and a short rest, the sky seemed to be dawning soon.At this point, Ariel also began to arrange for the members of the guild to rest in advance, adjust their spirits, and then wait until the day gets dark again to make plans again.

That is, when these humans began to look for a place to rest, the village head of Stone Legs waved to Simon who was beside him.

"(Kindred Language) Village Chief."

The village chief of Stonelegs exhaled, his scarlet eyes fell on the members of Song of the Mermaid, and he said slowly——

"(Kindred language) I don't trust these humans, you should know."

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Simon bent down slightly, and nodded slightly: "(Kindred language) I understand. What do I need to do? Village chief."

Stone Legs turned his head and snorted: "(Kindred language) Keep an eye on them and see what they want to do. If they have any intention of running away, kill them immediately. Instead of letting them be eaten by that bastard giant ghost It’s better to let us have a full meal first, maybe..."

Regarding the idea of ​​the stone leg, although Simon did not show a firm attitude, a trace of uneasiness flashed across his face.However, he didn't express his anxiety directly, but nodded slightly in response.

At this point, when the clouds and mist in the entire mountain range rose again, the sunlight began to gradually penetrate the thick fog and fall on this world abandoned by the human race.

Compared with the outside world, the daytime here is so peaceful, it's like a perfect outdoor peach garden.

It's just that no one can come here completely unprepared and enjoy this hard-won "tranquility"...

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Tonight, there is no moonlight.

Ariel raised the torch, took out her pocket fire and pressed the button, a flame rose from the pocket fire, lit the torch, and radiated a little human warmth into this dark night.

After eating and drinking, the members of Song of the Mermaid also left Hunter Village and descended the mountain at this time.Along the way, the members of Song of the Mermaid all walked in front, while the blood clan members mainly Simon followed closely behind.After walking a few steps, Cheese turned his head and looked at the fellow villagers following behind, and couldn't help but yelled at them in blood clan language.

It's a pity that Simon and the others didn't seem to want to come up and walk side by side with Ariel and the others at all, they still refused from afar.

"It's clear that they are spying on us."

Cream snorted, looking somewhat dissatisfied.

Suta shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "If they are not allowed to monitor us, I would find it strange. President, what shall we do next?"

Ariel stretched out her finger and drew a circle in mid-air, and said with a smile: "When I left the mountain of the Five Blood Conference yesterday, I carefully observed the direction of the five villages. So now, let's visit For other blood clan villages, look at those ghost pupil villages, poisonous claw villages, and Hongxiang villages, how are they doing?"

Dak turned his head and glanced at Simon and the others who were following closely behind him, and said, "Other villages? Then what should we do after learning about those villages?"

Ariel put her hands on her hips, and said as if she had thought about it a long time ago: "What to do? Needless to say? Don't forget, we came this time to find a way to turn humans into blood races. There are no Of course, we should go to other villages to ask. Even if there are no other villages, in order to prevent us from being eaten immediately, we should also make good contact with the people in these villages. .”

After some words, the cheese behind the words was a little moved again.He walked two steps faster to Ariel's side, nodded vigorously, and said, "Please rest assured, President, I will definitely do my duty!"

Ariel smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't need you to fight or kill. We came here this time to your fellow race not for war, but for communication, for peace, and for the future between us humans and blood races. Help each other, unite and love each other. You don't want to see this attitude of hostility between us humans and blood races continue?"

The cheese was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he said: "President...you...have you thought so far? I thought it was just to find a way to turn humans into blood races..."

Ariel continued to fill her face with a smile, and said: "Everything must be reserved, and unless it is absolutely necessary, don't push yourself into a desperate situation. If you ask the entire Night Clan, there is no way to turn humans into blood clans." If so, then think of a way to allow humans and blood races to be more tolerant and accept each other, isn't it a good way to let President Blue Pattern continue to be friends with you at ease?"

If it wasn't for the fact that she was still on her way, Ariel believed that the vampire next to her would have been so moved that she was about to cry.

This guy, by now, should no longer be the blood clan who was forced to join Song of the Mermaid just because of Lan Wen's request a year ago, right?Hmm, very good, now it seems that even if this guy doesn't have the relationship with Blue Pattern, he probably won't want to leave Song of the Mermaid voluntarily.

Alright, don't think about this kind of thing now, let's think about how to talk to Simon and others behind.

In Hunter Village, I'm afraid it's really inconvenient to ask the stone-legged village chief about some things.The village chief was probably scared of being beaten by a giant ghost at the dance festival ten years ago, so he was under a lot of psychological pressure and it was not so easy to communicate.

But in comparison, this vampire named Simon had the guts to fight the giant ghost directly.Although Simon lost that duel thoroughly, it didn't seem like the vampire had any psychological surrender to the giant ghost.

So, if you can communicate with him...

As she walked, Ariel raised her head and looked at the sky without any starlight.

It was at this moment that Cream suddenly stopped, turned his head, and looked beside him.

Such a move carried a hint of reminder, Ariel also turned her head, looking in the direction of Cream's gaze.

In fact, not only the cream, but also the puff pastry, cheese, and Dak next to it.Even the vampires such as Simon who followed behind are all looking in the same direction now.

"(Kindred) Come out! Don't think I can't smell you!"

Simon raised the stone spear in his hand and knocked on the ground, making a loud bang.

After a while, a pair of scarlet eyes slowly turned from the rock over there, approaching slowly in the darkness.It didn't take long for those eyes to enter the range of the torches in the hands of Song of the Mermaid, and it was also the owner of these eyes that Ariel and the others saw.

Mochi—the female vampire who was sacrificed.

At this time, Mochi was wearing a set of simple armor made of stone. Although it was much lighter than the heavy stone armor on Simon and others, it still looked very heavy.

In addition, she held a stone bow in her hand, and a quiver made of stone hung on her back, with several stone arrows inside.She was barefoot, and after Simon's scolding, she finally lowered her head and leaned over like a child who admitted her mistake.

"(Kindred) Come here! Come to us!"