Quadruple split

There is nothing wrong with what Jadeka said. For a native of the Innocence Realm with normal views like him, outsiders like Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge are far more mysterious than God knows where. The Highlanders who came out, rather, the two are not the same weight at all. They are as different as the Bigfoot Snowman in country tales and the UFO in urban legends. Viewed horizontally and vertically, they are both aliens and aliens. The alien thing is weirder.

Lujiang suddenly realized what he was wondering about and took a breath of cold air: "Wow, it turns out we are so weird!"

"Well...if it's from a nature point of view, that may indeed be the case."

Mo Tan nodded in agreement, and then smiled at Jadeka: "But Lao Jia, you should continue to educate us about the highlanders. After all, we have the opportunity to talk about things, and Ye Ge's curiosity is not So easy to deal with."

Ji Xiaoge immediately nodded in cooperation, put on a menacing look and said sternly to Jadeka: "I'm very curious!"

"Okay, okay, if you want to listen, I'll continue."

Jadeka smiled fondly, patted Ji Xiaoge's wings that were sweeping behind him, and continued: "After the news about the savages spread, for a long time afterwards, many people, led by the Gold Coin Chamber of Commerce, Organizations and forces sent people to the western part of the Savage Fang Wilderness one after another, and that place was officially named Savage Highlands a few years later, and became one of the most fashionable 'attractions' in the entire continent."

Lu Jiang smacked his lips and sighed: "I can imagine it being the same place where Internet celebrities call."

"Probably, although I don't quite understand what you mean."

Jadeka stroked his beard and continued: "In the next two or three centuries, people explored the secrets of the savages while communicating with them on a relatively equal footing. It only took less than a hundred years. By that time, the lingua franca had become completely popular among the savages two generations later. In addition, with the support of many forces, their social form that was originally disconnected from the mainland also kept up with the times. It was not until the second day after it was discovered that At the end of the century, the savages five generations later have completely integrated into civilized society."

Mo Tan frowned and said curiously: "It's said to be integrating, but I haven't seen many Highlanders in the past six months."

"Me too."

Lu Jiang agreed, and then laughed at himself: "But I haven't been down the mountain much since then, so these words don't seem very convincing."

Ji Xiaoge, on the other hand, frowned slightly and said nothing, and pursed his lips thoughtfully.

"What's wrong?"

Mo Tan turned to look at the beautiful winged girl with a serious face and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Yes, and it's super obvious."

Ji Xiaoge nodded vigorously, turned to Jadeka and said seriously: "Old Jiaqian just said that after the two sides began to communicate, it took less than a hundred years for the lingua franca to become popular among the savages two generations later. Right?"

Jadeka smiled slightly, nodded and said, "That's right."

"Then……"

Ji Xiaoge's frown deepened and he said softly: "You also said that by the end of the second century after being discovered, the savages five generations later had completely integrated into civilized society."

The old mage continued to nod: "Yes."

"Mo, Lujiang."

Ji Xiaoge's eyes swept over the two of them and asked with a subtle expression: "Have you discovered the problem?"

Mo Tan knew what Ji Xiaoge was referring to from the beginning, but because he had already briefly investigated the highlanders, Mo Tan, who did not show any surprise, nodded and responded: "Yes, I can hear it."

"Eh?"

Lujiang, on the other hand, blinked in confusion and said, "Why didn't I hear it? What's wrong? What do you mean? Are you saying those savages are smart?"

"That must not be the case."

Wang Ba, who was lazily crawling behind, curled his lips and said with a smile: "Little ladyboy, think about it carefully, what does two generations in one hundred years and five generations in two centuries really mean?"

Lu Jiang was shocked at that time: "Little ladyboy!?"

"Yes, didn't you say you were originally a male?"

Wang Ba boldly nodded as he should, and said with a very serious face: "But I have looked at the bottom of your skirt several times before, and there is nothing underneath. In other words, your body is completely girly. According to According to the knowledge I shared with my elder brother, this situation is called a 'transvestite'. Plus, you are not very old, so you are a little transvestite."

Lujiang: "..."

"Little bastard!"

Ji Xiaoge turned around quickly, stepped on Wang Badan's nose and glared at the latter: "What did you say?!"

Wang Badan was stunned on the spot and said in astonishment: "What...what's wrong, sister? Did I say something wrong? Isn't the word 'shemale' a curse? I...I thought it was just an ordinary adjective." Come on, it's like you call me 'bastard'."

"Nonsense, of course it's not a good thing to say!"

Ji Xiaoge stamped his foot angrily, and then after a brief silence, he said suspiciously: "You... really don't know that this is not a good thing?"

Wang Badan immediately shook his head like a rattle and said in a loud voice: "Sister, I really don't know! The blood contract between me and eldest brother is not smart at all. Although I know a lot of terms from your side, but The specific meaning is basically not clear.”

"Okay, anyway, you are not allowed to talk like that again in the future. Lu Jiang didn't want to be like this. What can he do if his system is convulsed?"

Adhering to the idea that those who don't know are not to blame, Ji Xiaoge finally forgave Wang Ba for his bold words, and Lu Jiang also smiled dryly and waved his hand to indicate that he had no intention of being like this turtle. Only Mo Tan, among the others When he didn't notice, he cast a sharp and admonishing look at Wang Ba Dan.

Obviously, as Wang Ba Dan's blood contract partner, as the source of the 'knowledge of people from other worlds', and as a being who can vaguely feel each other's moods, Mo Tan didn't believe a single word of the bastard's rhetoric just now. And he dared to vouch for it. He definitely said it with full knowledge of its derogatory connotation. He was not an ignorant person at all, he was just making a personal attack!

It's just that there is no benefit in making the matter clear, but it will make Lu Jiang even more embarrassed, so Mo Tan had to pretend not to know, and then gave Wang Ba Dan a serious warning with his eyes, which probably meant that if you don't Please restrain yourself, even if I can't deal with you for a while, we will have to settle the score sooner or later.

Wang Badan immediately shrank his neck, smiled sarcastically and looked at Mo Tan, saying, "I'm sorry, brother, I really didn't mean to do it. I won't be so pushy anymore, I will definitely not be so stupid anymore."

At the same time, Lujiang, who had already reacted to Wang Badan's suggestion, turned to Jadeka and asked in shock: "Are those savages... short-lived?"

"yes."

Jadeka didn't show off and answered bluntly: "No one knows why. Those who are born are much stronger than most races. Although their magic talents are relatively poor, their bodies are far stronger than all intelligent races except dragons." For savages, their physical fitness will rapidly weaken after their early forties, just like when we humans are eighty or ninety years old, our body functions will begin to decline off a cliff, and then we will age from the inside out, and eventually we will die."

Although he had already made a guess, Ji Xiaoge still exclaimed softly when he heard this, and said in shock: "Starting to weaken in their forties? Then... how long can they live?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I also met some highlander friends in the early years. In their words, although there are ways to extend lifespan, most people will die within two to three years after their physical condition reaches a turning point. Die."

Jadeka sighed, shook his head and said: "I didn't ask for details. After all, those two people are already over thirty years old. This kind of topic is heavy and annoying no matter how you think about it."

Ji Xiaoge nodded to express understanding, and then continued to ask: "Then what?"

"Then it's nothing. After integrating into civilized society, the savages officially changed their name to the Highlanders and became one of the intelligent ethnic groups that originated from the Savage Highlands and was accepted by the world. However, the number is relatively rare. The total number is about the same as that of the beast elves. Or maybe the various tribes of orcs are similar."

While icing his staff, Jadeka said in a brisk tone: "Limited by the environment of the Savage Highlands, their living conditions are actually relatively difficult, and other forces cannot always provide unconditional support. In fact, on, so as time goes by, we will eventually have to rely on them to support themselves.”

Ji Xiaoge flattened his mouth and muttered: "Why are you like this? I think it is a good thing to show love to people in difficult conditions..."

"No, actually I think this result is already very good."

Mo Tan, who had barely spoken just now, suddenly sang a counter-argument from the side. He even emphasized it after Ji Xiaoge turned to look at him: "Really, it's already very good."

Ji Xiaoge, who simply stopped flapping his wings and walked down-to-earth next to Mo Tan, blinked and asked curiously: "How do you say that?"

"It's not easy to explain, but I can give you an example with a somewhat similar situation."

Mo Tan smiled, and then asked Ji Xiaoge and Lu Jiang softly: "Do you know what happened in the coastal area near Brown's Point in 1441?"

Not surprisingly, both of them shook their heads, indicating that they had no memory of this date.

“A man named Antang Goncalves brought ten black Africans back to Lisbon, kicking off the black slave trade. A century later, in 1540, the Spanish American colonies imported more than 100,000 black slaves every year. The slave has reached five figures."

Mo Tan rubbed the head that Yaya leaned over and said expressionlessly: "In the fifty years to the second half of the seventeenth century, due to plantation slavery, Europeans purchased from non-Atlantic coasts. The number of slaves has exceeded the total number of slaves in two hundred years.”

Just when Lujiang was still in a state of confusion, Ji Xiaoge, a liberal arts student, had already reacted and said in surprise: "You mean, if the situation over there is like this, those highlanders are likely to step down." To suffer the same fate as black slaves?”

"If it's a worst-case scenario, it really can't be ruled out."

Mo Tan gently pinched his eyebrows and said in a rather calm tone: "Although the two worlds are fundamentally different, and the savages here are completely different from the black slaves back then, there are still some things in common. And the most important thing is the overwhelming strength gap. You must know that although those highlanders were perfect 'substructure' due to physical fitness and other reasons, the gap between them and the so-called civilized world is really too big. Lao Jia just wasn't Did you also say that Crotty, who is half a legend, dared to negotiate alone with those beings who were still 'savages' at that time, which means..."

Lu Jiang swallowed hard and asked dryly: "What does it mean?"

"It means that in that situation, there were too many people who were qualified not to regard those 'savages' as human beings because of the absolute difference in force."

As Mo Tan walked forward slowly, he gently said something very cold: "If they are willing, they can do something even more excessive and more exterminating to the savages than the Spaniards did to the Indians in the early days of the slave trade." A human thing.”

Jadeka smacked his lips and nodded: "Although I don't know about your world, I can understand the meaning of Mo's words. He is right. If other forces are hostile to the savages, then they It was indeed possible that they would be slaughtered indiscriminately like livestock, but this did not happen after all, and the result can be said to be quite good."

Mo Tan also nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, so I think this is good now."

"I think your heart is too dark~"

Ji Xiaoge made a face at Mo Tan. Although this girl was not like Yu Chen who was always willing to speculate on others with the utmost kindness, she also felt that "most people are kind", so she treated Mo Tan just listed The possibility is somewhat unpleasant,

Lujiang, on the other hand, murmured with deep approval: "Brother Mo is right."

"It's just a personal opinion, and it may not make sense."

Mo Tan smiled faintly, then turned to Jadeka and asked: "So Lao Jia, you said that highlanders are born mercenaries, adventurers, and war machines. Sure enough, it's because..."

"Yes, although it is almost impossible for them to break through to the legendary realm due to their limited life span, they are the most reliable warriors in their prime."

Jadeka nodded slightly and said seriously: "Whether it is the mercenary field or the adventurer circle, the highlanders are the backbone of the middle and upper classes. They are strong, loyal and have a strong spirit of contract. They are very worthy of entrustment and partners. Although There are some people who wander in the gray area, but most Highlanders..."

"Wanderka!"

As a result, at this moment, Yaya interrupted Jadeka impatiently, pouting angrily and pointing to the smoke rising from the kitchen at an unknown time in the distance: "Wang doesn't want to hear this nonsense. Wang is hungry! Wang wants meat!"

The old mage also smiled and smacked his lips cheerfully——

"What a coincidence, I remember that there happened to be a good store not far ahead. Let's solve the accommodation and late-night snack problems there today~"

Chapter 1642: End