The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

In the desert area of ​​the Novat continent, there are also some primitive tribes that are regarded as uncivilized by various kingdoms. These tribes do not have a fixed territory. They are more like merchants, wandering around various cities in the desert with their families, tents, Where the team is, home is where it is.

When people who came to the New World in the early days studied the indigenous tribes here, they would naturally compare them with the nomadic tribes in the desert of the Novat continent, or use the nomadic tribes as a reference to formulate various policies against the indigenous tribes of the New World .

But it was soon discovered that the indigenous tribes of the New World are very different from those nomadic tribes. The biggest difference is that the indigenous tribes of the New World have a fixed territory. Otherwise, they would never give up the tribal territory and move to other places.

As for what kind of disaster is considered irresistible, those colonial kingdoms have not found an accurate standard so far, because the coastal indigenous tribes encountered by these kingdoms resisted their invasion without exception, even if the entire tribe Even if all the people died in battle, no one retreated.

So when all the indigenous tribes in the coastal area who were in close contact with the colonies of the various kingdoms started to migrate to the depths of the jungle at the same time, all the colonies who received the news were surprised and surprised, but soon became in their hearts. Ecstasy, because they all, without exception, believed that this was a retreat made by the indigenous tribes of the New World because they could not resist their invasion. This was a major victory for them to colonize the New World.

Because of this, the governors and garrison commanders of the various coastal kingdoms in the colonies all began to do the same thing, which was to gather manpower to quickly formulate a plan to attack the colonies, and to catch up with the colonization groups of other kingdoms to occupy the land vacated by these indigenous tribes Before, take the first step to get the biggest benefit.

However, when everyone was crazy about the land at their fingertips, Bernando, who had already carried out the development plan in an orderly manner, felt worried, because based on his past understanding of the indigenous tribes, it was obvious that the current indigenous tribes were acting very badly. Ordinary, absolutely not like wanting to retreat and give up the land, but more like being ordered by an extremely powerful indigenous tribe to retreat together, concentrate their strength, and prepare for the most violent counterattack in the near future.

Rumors that there is actually a co-owner behind the indigenous tribes of the New World have been spread in various colonial points a long time ago, but no one takes it seriously, because the existing evidence proves that all the indigenous tribes are mutually related. There is no division of affiliation among the tribes, and even some indigenous tribes have feuds with each other that cannot be solved. Many colonial pioneer groups in the kingdom use this feud between the indigenous tribes to instigate them to kill each other, and use the smallest price to obtain best interests.

If there really was a co-owner of an indigenous tribe, then there would never be such a thing where the indigenous tribes killed each other in front of foreign enemies. It can easily destroy most of the colonies of various kingdoms in the New World.

In the past, Bernando did not believe that there was a co-owner behind these indigenous tribes, but now the abnormal behavior of the indigenous tribes made him think of the rumor of the co-owner, and he also thought of Joe Matthew at the same time, because in In his memory, Joe seems to have been advocating that there is an extremely powerful and highly civilized indigenous tribe in the depths of the jungle. The indigenous tribes of the country regard it as a respect, including the indigenous tribes along the coast.

Now that I think about it, what Joe said seems to be very consistent with the abnormal situation of the indigenous tribes at the moment, so Bernando took the initiative to find Joe to find out the situation, but when he found Joe, he found that Joe was not in the camp, but Leading an expedition team formed by a pioneering group and a nature association, they went into the depths of the jungle to investigate the situation first.

After finding out that Joe was not there, Bernando thought of another person, and this person was Leo.

Because after knowing that Leo came from the world in the gray fog, Bernando secretly made people pay attention to Leo's movements. This was not because he didn't trust Leo, or because he was worried that Leo would do something that would harm him, but because Because he still wanted to get more information about other worlds in the gray mist from Leo, and he didn't want any accidents for Leo, so the people he arranged were not only monitoring Leo, but also protecting Leo.

Under the surveillance of these people, Bernando also knew that Joe came to Leo several times to discuss matters before leading people into the jungle. He has only had many contacts with Leo, which also makes him feel that Joe may also know some secrets that he does not know.

After seeing Leo, Bernando didn't talk nonsense, he directly told about the retreat of the indigenous tribes to the depths of the jungle, and then asked Leo's opinion.

"I agree with you. It should be that the indigenous tribes have received an order to retreat and gather strength. They should launch a counterattack in the near future." Leo thought for a while and said, "Even if they didn't counterattack, they will now The forces of various tribes have been integrated and a line of defense has been built in the jungle they are familiar with. No matter who tries to develop a colony deep in the jungle, it may not be as easy as before. If you are asking for my advice, I think it's best to suspend your pioneering plan for a while, and then make a decision after looking at the plans of other countries."

"Plans from other countries?" Bernando was taken aback, and looked at Leo in confusion.

Leo explained: "Since they think that the indigenous tribes chose to retreat into the jungle because they felt that they could not resist the colonial offensive of the pioneering group, then they will definitely formulate a set of pioneering plans in a short period of time to occupy the land that was released by the indigenous tribes. You can wait for the pioneering groups of those countries to implement the plan and attract the attention of the indigenous tribes, and then implement your development plan, which may be safer."

Hearing Leo's proposal, Bernando frowned, and said in a deep voice: "It may be difficult to say that it will be realized. Although I am in charge of the pioneering team, the control of the pioneering team is not completely owned by me now. There are other People have also mastered part of the power of the pioneering group, and they also have a lot of influence. Now they are lobbying me to implement the pioneering plan immediately. Before the pioneering groups of other kingdoms do it, go deep into the jungle and open up a colonial settlement Come."

"Can't you stop it?" Leo asked.

"It was possible before, but now it's difficult." Bernando replied with a sigh.

Leo understood that Bernando's words alluded to the Nature Association. Although it was only a few days since the Nature Association joined the Pioneering Group, their influence on the Pioneering Group spread quickly. Up to now, some Pioneering Groups were loyal to Bernando's people have begun to show signs of wavering, which also makes it difficult for Bernando to act arbitrarily as before.

Leo also suggested: "Since it can't be stopped, we should do a good job of intelligence collection first, and collect as much information as possible about the topography and ecological environment of the area that needs to be developed, so as to avoid unnecessary accidental casualties when we officially enter the jungle."

"Someone has already done this." Bernando replied.

Leo froze for a moment and asked, "Who are you sending?"

"Your friend and collaborator Joe Mathew," Bernando replied.

Leo was not surprised by this, he thought for a while, then asked about the time of Joe's departure, and then learned from Bernando that he had led people deep into the jungle before the news of the indigenous tribe's migration to the deep jungle came. Went to investigate the situation in the jungle.

After hearing the news, Leo couldn't help smiling, and said: "It's okay, you can follow your plan, but listen to Joe's opinion, your development plan should be successful, the only thing you need to consider is After the colony is established, how will you develop it?"

Hearing Leo's words, Bernando looked at him blankly, not understanding why Leo said that, but after calming down, he thought about Leo's words seriously, and his face quickly became a little strange, Then he tentatively asked Leo: "Did Joe know in advance that all the indigenous tribes would migrate to the deep jungle, so he would be so bold to take people deep into the jungle?"

"Should be." Leo nodded.

"Why? Why did he know in advance? Did the Natural Society disclose it to him?" Bernando muttered to himself full of doubts: "No, the Natural Society will know the news not much earlier than me, Joe The time to organize the manpower should be earlier, and the indigenous tribes should have not migrated at that time, did he predict the future actions of the indigenous tribes?"

Seeing Bernando making various guesses, Leo couldn't help but smiled, and suggested: "Is there a possibility that Joe got the news from the indigenous tribe?"

"Indigenous tribes?" Bernando didn't understand what Leo meant for a while, and after a long while, he thought of something from Joe's related rumors, and asked tentatively: "Joe Matthew and There is a relationship with the indigenous tribes, can I learn about the situation of the indigenous tribes?"

Leo nodded.

Seeing this situation, Bernando thought about it again, made a bolder guess, and said: "It's not just a general relationship, but a very close relationship, otherwise he couldn't have known that all the indigenous tribes had migrated to the depths of the jungle. It is a confidential matter, and since he dares to go deep into the jungle under such circumstances, it means that he knows that there is no danger, could it be that he has reached some agreement with some indigenous tribes?" As he spoke, he seemed to think of something, looking Xiang Leo said, "Your Excellency said just now that my development plan can be successful and the colony can be established. Is it also because of the agreement between Joe and the indigenous tribe?"

Leo shook his head and said: "I don't know exactly what agreement Joe reached with the indigenous tribe, but I can be sure that Joe has a very strong desire to explore the underground world. Since he chose this time to enter the jungle, it means that he has a lot to do. Great confidence can help you build a colony in the jungle, and then use this colony to explore the underground world." He said, "You don't need to do anything, just prepare step by step, and everything will wait for you." Come back to Joe and talk about it."

After hearing this, Bernando nodded, and felt that it was good to follow Leo's proposal, so he stopped thinking about it and prepared the development plan according to the rhythm formulated in the past.

After Bernando left, Leo began to think about the migration of the indigenous tribes to the depths of the jungle. He was not thinking about the significance of the move of the indigenous tribes, but was thinking about whether there were any in the migrating indigenous tribes. The Mumu tribe, and whether the Paho tribe was involved in the migration of the indigenous tribes, this participation is not just to issue an order, but to directly send people to assist in the migration.

The reason why Leo had such doubts was because the Gaka he sent out to find the Mumu tribe hadn't returned for so long, and something must have happened.

It wouldn't surprise Leo if it was just an accident with ordinary wild beasts. After all, there are all kinds of dangers in this primitive jungle, most of which are fatal, but the Gaka he sent out has some dangers. The difference is because that Jaka is a beast specially bred and domesticated by him through some medicines. Even though the time of cultivation and domestication is not very long, its physical fitness has surpassed that of ordinary beasts, and it also has a certain amount of wisdom. Even if a beast bred by shaman taming is in danger, it will avoid it in advance. Logically speaking, no accident should happen.

But now it is obvious that Jaka has had an accident, and he is most likely dead, so the cause of his death is definitely not an ordinary danger, which makes Leo think of the ability of the Paho tribe to cultivate and control insects. Gaka discovered the location of the Mumu tribe, and there happened to be an insect controller of the Paho tribe there, and the insect controller discovered and attacked him, so it may be difficult for that Gaka to escape all kinds of attacks with its current abilities. Under the siege of poisonous insects, it is not impossible to die there.

As for Jiaka being delayed due to injury or other things, or the location of the Mumu tribe is too far away, there may be possibilities, but they will not be too high.

Although the idea of ​​finding the location of the Mumu tribe through Jaca failed, it was not a big deal for Leo, and it didn't have a big impact on him, because according to the current situation, he actually has nothing to do. No need to do it, just wait for Joe, the Nature Association and Bernando to form a joint adventure team targeting the Mums and the underground world.

However, Leo didn't want to wait any longer, because judging from the collective retreat of the indigenous tribes to the depths of the jungle, the indigenous tribes of the New World headed by the Paho tribe will inevitably launch a big offensive against all colonial forces. The attack may be just a trial or experiment, and if you continue to stay, you may be involved in this war between the old and new continents.

As for what he said to Bernando before, such as Joe has reached some kind of agreement with the indigenous tribe, it is all speculation, the feasibility is unknown, and he will not compare the success of his plan with Whether he depends on other people, so he feels that he should go into the jungle to explore alone.