radicalducati Chapter 130 Indigenous Peoples
Chapter 130 Indigenous Peoples
A few minutes later, Falco led the four men into the largest stone building in the city.
The hall of this building is several hundred meters square, but the furnishings are very simple, with nothing but some stone tables and benches.
"Please sit down. I have already sent someone to fetch the map." Falco gestured for the four to sit on the stone bench. "I am ashamed to say that my tribe does not have any food suitable for humans, so I cannot entertain you."
"It doesn't matter," Ji Qing said with a smile.
Soon, a native came down the stone steps and handed a long scroll to Falco.
Falco asked, "I wonder what kind of exchange map Lord Ji Qing has prepared?"
"How large is the area covered by your map?"
"This map covers the entire Whitestone Territory, approximately one hundred million kilometers in circumference," Falco said.
Ji Qing nodded and said, "Okay, what do you want?"
Nafalco exchanged a few words with the other cosmic-level race members beside him, and then said, "Ideally, it would be a spaceship, or weapons would also be acceptable. If neither is available, we can exchange them for cosmic crystals."
Ji Qing reached out and touched the spatial ring, and three items suddenly appeared in the hall.
The Ten Directions Cosmic Crystal, a long sword (a third-tier Force weapon), and a C3-class spaceship over ninety meters long!
"Choose one of these three, how about it?" Ji Qing said.
All the Kukan residents in the hall stared at the spaceship, their expressions filled with excitement.
Falco stood up excitedly, stroking the outer shell of the spaceship, and then picked up the Force longsword to examine it closely, completely ignoring the small cosmic crystal.
"I want both of them..."
"That depends on how detailed your map is."
Falco didn't waste any time and directly unrolled the scroll. Ji Qing, Gao Sheng, and the other three looked over. It was a map made of some kind of animal hide, with only some rough markings of terrain such as forests, lakes, and grasslands, as well as the names of many towns and villages.
"Not enough," Ji Qing shook her head.
Falco didn't hesitate for long before sending a telepathic message to his subordinates. Soon after, another native resident came down from upstairs, carrying a much longer scroll.
Unfolding it again, this time the map had much finer lines and text, and included textual descriptions of different areas, though I didn't recognize the characters.
"Okay, deal." Ji Qing put away the cosmic crystal but not the scroll. This map and the previous one had already been scanned and recorded by the quantum computer. Even without the quantum computer, with cosmic-level memory, one glance was enough.
As for the text, just let the quantum computer translate it.
Falco happily replied, "Alright, would the four of you like to rest at my tribe for the time being?"
Ji Qing smiled and said, "That won't be necessary. We're probably not used to life here. Have a pleasant collaboration!"
"It's a pleasure to work with you!" Falco said with a smile and a wave.
After Gao Sheng and the other three left, the tribesmen standing to the side looked at Falco with some confusion in their eyes.
"Elder, why don't you..." A cosmic-level expert gestured as if to swing a knife.
"I've heard that some of the human trial participants have extremely terrifying methods that cannot be judged by their apparent level." Falco shook his head. "Even if they aren't those kinds of trial participants, for me, a seventh-rank individual, to kill three fourth- or fifth-rank individuals and one sixth-rank individual, even if I could do it, I'm afraid most of our people would die."
Falco, despite lacking a quantum computer, made an accurate judgment, directly identifying Gao Sheng as a sixth-order being.
"Yes, yes, yes." Several high-ranking clansmen standing nearby wore expressions of admiration.
Falco waved his hand to sheathe his longsword, stroked the spaceship with obvious delight, and laughed triumphantly.
"My Muro tribe now has a spaceship. Let's see who can laugh at me now. I never expected that the first time I encountered the legendary human trialists, humans would come to my Muro tribe and be so easy to talk to."
"Congratulations, Elder!" Several clansmen and cosmic-level beings standing nearby also expressed their joy.
Falco waved his hand and said, "I will use this precious sword for now. This airship belongs to the tribe."
On the wasteland, Ji Qing pointed to the map projected by the quantum computer. The map was indeed detailed.
"This nearest forest, at its widest point less than 20,000 kilometers wide, doesn't have any particularly strong plants. Let's go check out the situation first."
"it is good."
They walked and chatted, looking relaxed.
"The Kukan tribe is quite peaceful," Nan Si said with a smile. "And the two items that the elder chose, even combined, aren't worth a single cosmic crystal."
Gao Sheng laughed and said, "Spaceships are worthless to humans, but they might be different to them. This Kukan tribe doesn't seem to have much technology."
"No, that's not it. They do have some technology. That was just a remote little tribe," Ji Qing said with a smile. "Besides, cosmic crystals aren't as valuable inside the cosmic secret realm as they are outside."
"Furthermore, they are not peaceful at all; on the contrary, they are very warlike. The wars between the various tribes and kingdoms of the Kukan people are extremely fierce."
"War?" Gao Sheng and the other two asked in confusion.
Ji Qing said, "Our human wars are mainly about fighting for territory and resources. The Kukan tribe is different. There is a big difference between energy life and flesh life. They grow by directly absorbing the primordial energy of the secret realm, which is somewhat like our human realm lords. Moreover, that life energy is useless to them. On the contrary, they can eat cosmic crystals directly. So they generally do not eat. Even if they do eat, they only eat certain minerals and the demon cores of a few kinds of demon beasts. Only demon cores are useful to them."
"Of course, their wars are also for the sake of competing for resources, and their most important resource is themselves!" Ji Qing exclaimed. "As energy beings, each of them has an energy core. By killing enemies on the battlefield and destroying their energy cores, they can directly absorb the dissipated energy."
"That's terrifying?" Nansi gasped. "This is practically cannibalism!"
Gao Sheng said, "No, although these Kukan tribe beings look similar to humans, they are not human."
"You all saw the wooden fence in front of that town. It's a rule of the Kukan tribe that fighting is forbidden inside the fence, but that only applies to their own tribe," Ji Qing said. "If you encounter the Kukan tribe in the wild, be careful. They might just attack you. We're all treasures in their eyes."
At this moment, Lao Tie said in Gao Sheng's mind, "Gao Sheng, what you said may not be correct."
"Dude, you mean they're human too?" Gao Sheng's consciousness responded.
My friend actually spoke up! How long has it been since I've heard him speak?
"Whether or not someone is human depends on your definition. What do you think constitutes being human?"
This question stumped Gao Sheng. After thinking for a while, he replied, "Any upright, flesh-and-blood life form can be considered human."
"Well, that might be the standard for your human race, but in countless worlds, there's another definition," Old Tie chuckled.
"What is the definition?"
"In countless planes of existence, life can be divided into two categories: those that walk upright can be considered human, and the rest are collectively classified as beasts. Generally speaking, humans are physically weaker but have higher comprehension, while beasts are the opposite," Old Tie said. "Therefore, the Kukan tribe can also be considered human."
Gao Sheng said in the dark, "According to you, then the Zerg can be considered human. After all, only the Zerg Queen is considered an independent life form, which is a standard human form."
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Even with the limitation of flesh and blood, the Zerg Queen is still considered human. The current human race only includes a small part of the original universe's humans. Most human races are not even within human territory, nor are they part of the human race.
Humans, races, ethnic groups? Gao Sheng thought about it more deeply. Indeed, the Youhai race created by Luo Feng later was an energy life form, which was also an important part of the human race.
The Yan God Clan of that Yan Emperor, though they were ordinary humans, still left the human race, joined other alliances, and became enemies of humans.
Ultimately, it's all about banding together for profit. There's no such thing as a racial war in the strict sense, or between people of the same race or different races. It's just a matter of different degrees of closeness.