blogombal Chapter 125: The Friendship between Nolando and the Shandia Tribe
Chapter 125: The Friendship between Nolando and the Shandia Tribe
Dazai Osamu finally calmed down, sat in front of the bar and took a sip of wine. Chopper next to him was tired like a dog and panting.
The skull's right eye?
Rising ocean current.
The gold that Nolando mentioned sunk to the bottom of the sea? ?
The cross section is smooth, with only half of the house left?
The maps of Sky Island and Gaya Island obtained previously.
A dark light flashed in Dazai Osamu's eyes, and things were about to get interesting.
"This is the log for the day we arrived at Gaya Island - May 1122, 5."
"After arriving at the island, we heard strange birdsong coming from the forest, and the sound of a very big bell. It was the sound of a bell coming from a huge golden species!!"
"The sound of the bell spread across the land and resounded through the sky! It was as if the ancient capital of the past was boasting about its former prosperity! The ancient civilization nurtured by the vast ocean was ultimately no match for the impermanence of life..."
(Nolandu's logbook does not specifically record the story of Nolandu and his friends. When you enter Sky Island later, you will learn the story of your ancestors from the conversation between the warrior ghost Wappa and the tribe leader when he was a child. Now I will tell you the story in advance.)
It is a story about friendship spanning 400 years, between the adventurer Nolando and the indigenous people of Gaya Island - the Shandia tribe.
The Nolando fleet encountered a storm at sea and had been wandering in the black clouds for a month. The food had run out and they could not find a way out, so they were in imminent danger.
Suddenly, a deafening bell sounded, as if it was the cry of an ancient god and the guidance of light. The Nolando fleet followed the bell and arrived at the unknown Gaya Island.
Gaya Island is isolated from the outside world and has no communication with the outside world. Its level of civilization is still in its most primitive stage.
At that time, a major crisis occurred on Gaya Island. People on the island began to suffer from frequent fevers, vomiting and diarrhea, and finally died suddenly.
The Shandia tribe was already small in number, and they believed that the sudden disease was the wrath of God, as they still believed in the true God.
In order to get God to withdraw the punishment, they began to offer human sacrifices, and the sacrificer was the daughter of the chief of the Shandia tribe.
Nolando disrupted the sacrifice ceremony and rescued his daughter. Later, facing a group of Shandia people who were hostile to him, he told them that he could cure the disease and they should believe in science.
Only after Nolando guaranteed his life did the Shandia clan reluctantly let him give it a try.
Nolando quickly cured the sick person. During the treatment, the Shandia tribe continued to improve towards Nolando. Nolando and the Shandia tribe leader, Kalgara, became close friends.
Nolando is a botanist who knows a lot about plants. Having sailed for many years, he has a clear understanding of the pharmacology of some diseases. He is knowledgeable and friendly, and the Shandia people like him very much.
In order to thank Nolando for healing his people, the Shandia tribe allowed Nolando and his people to see the underground golden city.
Nolando and his companions finally saw the golden bell that guided them on the sea.
It is just as everyone imagines, majestic and inviolable, and eye-catching.
Kalgara said that except for the golden bell, the rest of the gold could be taken by Nolando and his men as a gift of gratitude.
Nolando and his group were ecstatic and took a lot of gold. The friendship between Nolando and his group and the Shandia tribe reached its peak.
Until one day, the Shandia tribe began to be hostile to Nolando and his people, and Kalgara even broke off his friendship with Nolando directly.
"We treated you so sincerely, but you cut down the precious trees of our Shandia clan!"
The Shandia people would bury a seed on their bodies after death. They believed that these trees were their relatives. However, not long ago, they discovered that Nolando and his people had cut down trees on a large scale, and only a tree stump was left in a small piece of land in the forest. If Nolando and his people had not saved their lives, they would have driven them away long ago.
In the face of the anger of Kalgara and others, Nolando didn't say much and left with his crew. Before leaving, they left all the gold they took on the beach, shining brightly in the sun.
No one came to see them off.
Faced with the hostility of the tribesmen towards Nolandu and his group, Kolgara's daughter finally couldn't bear it anymore and told the truth.
As a botanist, Nolando loves plants the most. How could he cut down trees without restraint? Everything has a reason.
The disease that the tribesmen suffer from is called "tree fever", which is not only contagious to humans, but also to trees. Once one tree is infected, the entire forest becomes a potential source of infection. If they are all eradicated, leaving only one infected tree will only be a temporary solution and not a permanent cure. Nolando and his companions cut down the forest for the sake of the Shandia tribe.
The moment Kalgara learned the truth, he burst into tears and rushed out to apologize to Nolando.
Nolando did it all for us, and I'm still blaming them! What a sin I've committed!
However, it was too late. By the time Kalgara rushed to the beach, Nolando and his ship had already sailed some distance.
Kalgara stood on the shore and looked at Nolando sadly.
Thousands of words finally converge into one sentence.
"Nolando!"
“Come again!”
Kalgara kept crying and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Nolando, I will wait for you here. I will keep ringing the bell here, so that you will not get lost in the sea, so that you can find this island even in the storm. I will keep ringing the bell and wait for you!!!"
"One day we will meet again, my dear friend!"
"when--"
The golden bell rang again. The guilty villagers rushed towards the golden bell and rang it, wanting to express their apology to Nolando.
Nolando also kept crying. He had already despaired and felt that he had lost this friendship, but now he was extremely surprised and cried with joy. It turned out that I could come back again!
After Nolando left, the bells on Gaya Island did ring every day.
After Nolando returned to his country, he told the king about this experience. When he came back with his military representative, the Shandia tribe had disappeared, and the gold disappeared with them.
Everyone knows the rest of the story. Nolando became a big liar and his story will be passed down for generations.