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Chapter 2349: The Largo Family's Difficult Scripture

Chapter 2349: The Largo Family's Difficult Scripture

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Game time AM03:47

Northwest continent, east of Savage Highlands, middle of the Destroyer convoy

"Ok?"

The moment he regained control of his body, he felt a bumpy sensation. Then he suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and looked out the window. He was surprised to find that the cargo box he was in was not placed next to a simple campfire, but was speeding through the night at a not slow speed. He was stunned for a moment.

You know, ever since the day when the [Paw Patrol Adventure Team] and the [Wreck-It Mercenaries] set out from the [Eighth Branch of the Deserted Inn] in the Principality of Freya, although the pace has become faster as the bodies of the Highlanders gradually recovered, according to the safety guidelines set by Captain Largo, no matter how good the weather and road conditions are these days, everyone will never travel past one in the morning. That's why Mo Tan was so surprised when he realized that the convoy was still moving.

So, he turned to the winged beauty who was sitting not far from him and looking at him with a silly smile, and asked curiously: "It's already this late, why are you still on the road?"

"Hmmmm! That's the first thing you said when you saw me online!"

Although the content seemed quite resentful, the girl's face was filled with undisguised longing and joy, so much so that she immediately replied after complaining, "Because we are almost at our destination! Captain Largo told us earlier that if everything goes well, we should be able to return to their tribe [Loya] before dawn."

"So fast?"

Mo Tan was stunned again. You know, even though the [Guilt Debate] seemed to have lasted for a long time, in fact, only seven days had passed from the start of the game. Having known the approximate area of the Man Ya Plain in advance, he did not think it would be an easy task to cross the entire plain in these few days.

"Hey, it should be slower."

Ji Xiaoge happily flapped her wings and flew in front of Mo Tan. She hugged her knees and sat opposite the guy in front of her who she never got tired of looking at. She explained cheerfully, "But the young men of the Destroyer King are all eager to go home, so after simply asking Lao Jia and Ya Ya for their opinions, Captain Largo decided to speed up and run. Take a close look at the camel beast outside."

Mo Tan blinked, then stuck his head out of the window again and looked at the camel beast that was less than three meters away from him.

Then I got a big fright!

The reason was very simple. The camels that the Destroyer Mercenaries had bought specifically to transport food were not "on the road" at this moment. Instead, they were standing obediently on a board made of some black metal with four large wheels on both sides. They were being... pulled by several Highland youths!

That’s right, just pull and run!

There were three young mercenaries with the standard body shape of Highlanders, in simple terms, "twice as tall, twice as strong, and twice as sturdy". Each of them held two iron chains and were pulling the metal plates connected to the other end of the chains at great speed. On the metal plates were high-level (just expensive, not high-level) camel beasts [Pan Gao] which were gentle, hard-working, and of huge size. The camel beasts were pulling the carriages loaded with food and Mo Tan and the other man, and were rushing westward at lightning speed.

"I see. Thank you for your hard work."

After grasping the core issue, Mo Tan's previous doubts were naturally resolved. After all, although the camel beast "Pan Gao" is expensive and difficult to raise, the most important thing is its two key characteristics: tenacious vitality and extremely high load limit. As for the movement speed... Although this kind of high-end goods cannot be slow, even if it is "racing" to the limit, it will be a little slower than the inferior horse. Simply put, there is no comparison.

The Highland warriors of the [Destroyer] mercenary group are all of high-level peak level. Among them, the best ones like Bilge are even stronger in physical strength than the Awakened Dragon in the non-'Four Saints' state. If you only look at the burst speed, even the most popular specialty 'Black Dragon Colt' of the Casello Grassland can't outrun them. So after this group of young people started 'pulling the cart by manpower', the overall speed of the team increased by more than three levels. In addition, Largo in the front used his fighting spirit to 'connect' the tribesmen in series, forming a rhythm balance similar to the 'synchronous charge' of the Knights or the 'joint casting' of the Mage Corps. It seems that he is relying on his epic strength that is far superior to others to reduce the burden on the tribesmen and improve the cost-effectiveness of 'pulling the cart'.

"That's not all!"

Ji Xiaoge moved in front of Mo Tan stealthily and said seriously, "Old Jia is also helping to pull the cart in the front. At first, Captain Largo and his men were not happy about it, but he insisted that he was going to 'run at night' anyway, and finally they persuaded them to let him help. Moreover, Old Jia was pulling the front cart. With his current epic-level strength, if he hadn't coordinated with everyone else's pace, he would have probably run there by now."

Mo Tan, who could fully imagine what a strange sight the 'Old Wizard's Car' would be like, nodded slightly and asked, "So you, Xiaolu and Yaya are helping too?"

"That's for sure. Those young people are divided into groups of three. Five groups will pull for a while and then another five groups will take over. Xiaolu uses the druid secrets he learned from the mountains to speed up everyone's recovery. He is the one who contributed the most besides Lao Jia."

Ji Xiaoge nodded vigorously and smiled, "Ya Ya and I took turns exploring the way. Although we encountered some monsters, Captain Largo, who had fully recovered, dealt with all those minor troubles by himself. Only Wang Badan did nothing but lie down and sleep."

Mo Tan sighed and said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do. That guy is lazy and likes to eat. Not to mention that he can't help with this kind of thing, even if he can help, he will definitely be a coward."

Ji Xiaoge nodded vigorously in agreement: "Of course!"

"Huh, although we have accepted the escort mission, except for Xiaolu who has been helping everyone in the mercenary group recuperate, the remaining few of us can really do very little."

Mo Tan swung his numbed tail and sighed, "I can't say this in front of Captain Largo, or it would seem too hypocritical."

"Okay, in that case, I'll just pretend I didn't hear what Brother Mo said just now."

As a result, the next moment, Largo's angular face appeared at the window, scaring Mo Tan so much that he staggered, and his eyeballs turned vertical for a moment even though his reverse scales were not activated.

Ji Xiaoge, who was also frightened, hugged Mo Tan's arm and said with a pale face: "Wow!!"

"Feel sorry."

Largo, who was jogging outside the carriage, opened the door casually and jumped in lightly. He said with a subtle expression, "But I am still a little hurt by your reactions. To be honest, although I am alone, I am actually considered a handsome man among the Highlanders. I shouldn't be so scary..."

Mo Tan, whose pupils had returned to normal, smiled bitterly and shook his head. He patted the captain's arm, which was as strong as cast steel, and said, "It has nothing to do with your appearance. It's mainly because in the worldview we are used to, few people can calmly follow a car at this speed, so I was a little uncomfortable when I saw you for the first time."

"I think our aesthetics should be similar, right?"

Ji Xiaoge touched his chin thoughtfully and asked curiously, "Uncle Largo, do you think Yaya, Xiaolu, and I are pretty?"

Largo nodded without hesitation and said with a smile, "You three are all outstanding beauties. To be honest, during the break, many young men found various excuses to hang around your tent, and their purpose was not to watch Mr. Jadeka exercise."

"Hey, so, Uncle Largo, you are a handsome guy among the Highlanders, and you must look good in our eyes too."

Ji Xiaoge said this with a smile, then with a slightly blushing face, she tightened her arms around Mo Tan's arm and whispered, "By the way, I'm already taken!"

Largo was stunned at first, then he burst out laughing: "I see, so Brother Mo and Miss Yege really have this kind of relationship."

Although he had no intention of making public his relationship with Ji Xiaoge, after the latter's straightforward "official announcement", Mo Tan smiled shyly and nodded in acknowledgement: "That's right."

"Tsk tsk, I have to say, you two young people are really a perfect match in every aspect."

Largo smiled unconsciously and began to regard himself as an elder. He smacked his lips and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Don't worry. Although the young men under my command admire the three girls, they are just simply admiring them. Although I have heard of highlanders from other tribes marrying outsiders, we [Loya] are actually very traditional in this regard. We will only marry partners of the same tribe of the right age. Including me, every young man and girl in the Loya tribe will be reminded of this 'rule' by the elders."

Ji Xiaoge frowned slightly when she heard this, and said without hesitation: "Arranged marriage is not advisable!" "Arranged marriage?"

This somewhat unfamiliar word caused a flash of confusion in Largo's eyes.

"It's a marriage that is seriously interfered with by third parties, including parents and elders, and forced to appoint a partner or something like that."

Mo Tan first gave a simple translation, and then rarely said something nonsense: "Although Ye Ge's statement is not quite right, but... it seems to be quite right."

Largo thought about it for about a second, and then after roughly understanding the concept of "arranged marriage", he shook his head with a somewhat stiff expression and said, "I don't think it's quite right. After all, our tradition only prohibits young people from marrying outsiders, and we don't force a boy to marry a girl, and vice versa."

"What's wrong with this?"

Ji Xiaoge pouted and said seriously: "Mo just explained it with our logic, but we don't have so many races over there (Largo: Huh?), ah, don't mind the details, anyway, what I mean is, if a Highlander boy in your tribe falls in love with a girl who is not a Highlander, what should we do?"

Largo shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Correct your mindset and correct your mistakes."

"How can this be possible?"

Ji Xiaoge flapped his wings excitedly and said seriously, "It's like Mo is half dragon and I am half orc, so we can have a love relationship..."

"It's normal, because you don't need to worry about the other person suddenly dying in their forties."

Largo spread his hands and said seriously, "But now you all know that we Highlanders have a 'decline period'. Our lifespan is much shorter than those humans, orcs, and half-orcs who are called short-lived species by elves, dwarves, and dragons. Wouldn't it be irresponsible to intermarry with foreign races?"

Ji Xiaoge shook her head and argued, "But there are many examples of elves and humans living together, right? Our Wang Badan was born from a giant dragon and a giant turtle monster!"

Mo Tan coughed lightly and said cautiously: "I think Wang Badan's family background should be a special case..."

"I understand what you mean, Miss Yege."

Largo smiled at Ji Xige very gently and said seriously, "But there will always be people who don't want to waste the rest of the other person's life."

Mo Tan nodded slightly as the handsome face of Luke Tifilo when he was young flashed through his mind, and subconsciously agreed: "Indeed..."

"I know! But I think this kind of thing should be decided by the parties involved, right? Even if they are Highlanders, didn't you just say that people from other tribes intermarry with outsiders, Uncle Largo?"

Ji Xiaoge unconsciously raised her wings high and said seriously, "So we shouldn't restrict the emotions of the parties involved through rules!"

"Please believe me, Ye Ge has absolutely no intention of offending your customs."

Mo Tan noticed that Largo's expression turned very ugly for a moment and immediately explained, saying sincerely: "She just speaks her mind a little too bluntly."

"Sorry……"

Ji Xiaoge also lowered her head obediently and said apologetically: "Every family has its own problems. I was just being too self-centered."

"Haha, I think the saying 'Every family has its own problems' is very well said."

Largo laughed heartily and said seriously, "Don't worry, I know you have no ill intentions, but... Do you remember what I said before, that the pride of our 'Loya' tribe is that everyone can die of old age, and that our tribe and the [Destroyer] mercenary group are also mutually dependent? This is our 'difficult sutra'."

"Eh?"

"To put it simply, we need to ensure that all young people stay in the tribe so that we can replenish the mercenary group with fresh blood at any time, so that the [King of Destruction] can always remain energetic and powerful. Intermarriage with outsiders... is contrary to our goal."

"what……"

"Putting aside all those miscellaneous reasons, this is why we, the Loya, only marry within our own tribe and ensure that our children and partners join the tribe."

"Then... won't it be hard for you to find a partner if you're like this? No one else is willing to marry into your family or live with you as a son-in-law?"

"No, because 'Loya' has always been powerful and is the object of admiration of countless people of the same race."

"Well……"

"That's probably the situation, Miss Yege."

"Um, can I ask another question?"

"of course."

"At what age do people in our 'Loya' tribe usually get married?"

"In fact, it's almost okay at Birger's age. If it's later, when he's twenty-four or twenty-five, he should find someone he likes."

"How old is your wife?"

"Haha, I'm not married, but Burge is half my son."

"So how old are you this year?"

"I, I'm thirty-eight, uh..."

"Um, Uncle Largo... No, Brother Largo..."