As we all know, when your boss asks you to answer "yes" or "no" with a question, the correct answer is only the former. At most, it can be transformed into sentences like "That's good."
Since Meng Tu and below, there have been basically no "perverse people" in the Deep Blue Cluster who violate common sense - even if there were, the entire day's journey from the underground cave engineering camp to the Lake City Advanced Base was enough for him to revise all his perceptions. .
Ronan ran to the military activity room. Even if others didn't know it at first, they would naturally know it after he and Frith stood up one after another. I also heard that I was going to the "next door" to have fun. Of course, all the lively people present responded to the call.
Ronan didn't refuse.
Once the atmosphere was tense, even those with ulterior motives stopped talking.
At that moment, more than twenty people came out in full force, hugging Luonan, and headed towards the southern district.
On the way, Frith felt that "big force action" needed to unify his thoughts, so he clapped his hands and prepared to emphasize some precautions: "Everyone, please pay attention, Boss Luo is wearing the white dragon fish suit today..."
As soon as he started, Zhao Xi poked him in the waist.
"what?"
Zhao Xi had almost reached the limit, and he had just asked Ronan to bring another can. The cold wind outside made his head feel a little dizzy, but now he had to do his best to correct the "little mistake" of the officer:
"do not mean that!"
Fries said to him: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Xi wanted to explain, but his mouth and brain didn't cooperate, so he could only say the key points: "Those words don't sound good..."
"Yeah?"
Frith was still a little dubious until Ronan, the person involved, stamped his seal: "The meaning is clear, and it does have a slightly derogatory meaning - translated from the common sayings in East Asia, it is probably called 'A dragon travels in the shallows and is tricked by a shrimp, and a tiger falls and is deceived by a dog. '."
"Hey, I made a fool of myself." Faced with the embarrassing situation, Fries showed amazing resistance and gave himself a slap in the face with a playful smile. "It's my problem. It's just an advance base, Mao's shoal..."
Whether it's a joke or a joke, everyone is laughing, which makes it even more lively.
Zhao Xi glanced at Ronan's smiling face and thought to himself: This guy really isn't afraid of any shoals. If something happens to him, he might be able to transform into his true form at any time and swallow up all the thousands of people over there!
As I thought about it, the smiling young man next to me seemed to have transformed into a Zhang Er demon, twisting and deforming... Damn, he wants to drink!
Zhao Xi's drunkenness was rising, and he had to mobilize the fire of style to strengthen the functions of his internal organs and decompose the effects of alcohol, so that all the illusions in his heart were shattered.
I have to say that the arrangements for the advance base are in place. Looking from the north to the south, except for the slightly noisier border area, most of them are relatively clean and very suitable for rest. In the junction area, the base even arranged sentries to stop those who do not know the importance of the idlers.
But now, twenty or so Burners from the Deep Blue Cluster came in force from north to south, but they confused the sentry.
Now that they had a backer to rely on and were ordered to have fun, Deep Blue gathered a group of people, laughing and joking. They didn't care about the reaction from the other side. With the sentry's hesitant expression, they crossed the temporary dividing line and headed towards the brightest lights in the southern district. advance to the area.
The sentry who only received the order to stop the idle people in the South District could only salute with his gun in the end without saying a word.
Unregulated areas are different after all. Just a few steps across the dividing line, a far more relaxed and casual situation emerged than in the North District. With the dim lights in the border area, one could see people chatting on the side of the road, holding cigarettes in their mouths. They were clearly dressed as the Lake City Guards.
Their vast group of people will only be discovered earlier. The two close guard sergeants who were chatting were surprised by the "large force" that suddenly crossed the border and were at a loss for the moment.
"Hey, you two!"
The two noncommissioned officers finally reacted and were busy throwing away the cigarette butts and stamping them out. Unexpectedly, Frith, a big man, rushed up to them with a few steps and hugged one of them with his arms, preventing them from moving.
"Don't be nervous, everyone can finally take a breather." Fries smiled and showed off his affinity, "I think today's harvest is good? Someone must be taking advantage of it, and the scene is still going on, right?"
"Ah, not yet..."
"Okay, I caught up."
Fries yelled to his companions behind him: "Let me tell you, over here, weekends will definitely be fine."
He turned his head and asked again: "It's not very distinctive, right? If your place becomes unique, it will be difficult for us to enter."
The two non-commissioned officers looked at the rank on his combat uniform and knew he was someone they couldn't afford to offend. And beyond what he said, he seemed to be quite familiar with Lake City, so there was no reason to hide it.
One of them, a young noncommissioned officer with a somewhat green face, responded: "It seems that we hired people from the city to bomb the site today. They came from the Nuo Bureau. It's a thank you to the old man for his kindness."
The young sergeant subconsciously imitated Frith's military ruffian virtues and spoke half-understood jargon to maintain his ridiculous self-esteem, but in fact he was honest.
Fries said in a longer tone: "Oh oh oh, then you must feel it and get lucky."
The other one, who looked more mature and smooth, grinned: "Sir, you flew here from the other side of the mountain. You are already very powerful. There is another great god controlling you... You don't know how to fight with gods, do you?"
He knew the origins of Frith and others, and might have heard some rumors, but he was testing the waters.
Fries laughed loudly and patted the man's back hard: "We who are the pioneers of the king are not afraid, but you are afraid of a bird!"
Suddenly he thought of something and turned to look at Zhao Xi: "Is this idiom used correctly?"
Zhao Xi wanted to facepalm: Anyway, he has no shame in thinking that he is Boss Luo's forward general.
In any case, Frith had already pried open the sergeant's mouth and quickly asked about the time, place and personnel. Finally, he snapped his fingers:
"Okay, let's walk a few steps quickly so as not to miss... You two, together?"
The young sergeant shook his head: "Let's forget it, it's not convenient."
"Ahem, we have to change the guard later." The smooth sergeant forcefully explained his companion's words.
There must be something wrong inside, Fries just pretended not to hear it, and patted the two of them on the shoulders: "Thank you for your hard work, let's take the first step."
The large troops moved forward laughing and joking.
When passing the two sergeants, Zhao Xi subconsciously wanted to block Ronan in the middle of the team to block their sight.
Although everyone was above board, after all, Frith had misled them before, making the two sergeants mistakenly believe that they were having fun behind the boss's back. They said a few inappropriate words, which would be bad if they were frightened.
The problem was that his reaction was a step too slow. Ronan was one step ahead of him, and he didn't want to be bored in the crowd, so he walked directly past the two sergeants.
Strangely enough, the two noncommissioned officers who were already aware of the situation, let this big man, who was the most eye-catching in age and clothing among the Burners team, pass in front of them, as if they were blinded, without any reaction.
Ronan, on the other hand, seemed to be sizing up the two people as he passed by.
Such scenes washed through Zhao Xi's mind, making him feel more and more dizzy and confused, and he was still drunk.
After Fries dealt with the two sergeants, he strode up to catch up. Zhao Xi no longer wanted to use his brain at all. If he didn't understand anything, he asked:
"Were you comparing codes just now?"
"Where is it?"
"Then what does that 'everyone understands' expression mean?"
"That's a tacit understanding."
Tonight, Fries, who is of Western origin, competed with Eastern idioms.
Zhao Xi rolled his eyes: "Then what are you 'not announcing'?"
"It's just a tradition between those who buy their lives and those who sell their lives." Fries was not being mystical. He further explained, "It is probably continued by explorers or mercenary bosses. Basically, whoever has a good harvest in the wilderness will come back. I want to invite everyone to have a good time."
"Whoever is lucky gets a treat..."
"Well, especially the 'boss' who contributes no money but no effort, you must abide by the rules. Otherwise, if people see you living alone and get angry, they might stab you in the back."
"Understood, it's not just Lake City that has this tradition."
But Zhao Xi still doesn't understand: "How do you know someone has a good harvest and has a show at night?"
"Let's cheat. And when we came over, there were a few ships that came back late. Usually, it's either bad luck and an accident, or it's a big shipment with heavy cargo. Choose one of the two, just give it a try." You Acting so thoughtfully, Colonel Meng will be very upset...
Zhao Xi grinned but did not say these words.
Next to him, Banner was also confused: "I just don't understand, what is moving... moving?"
"It's a 'Nuo Bureau', which is actually a small-scale carnival using traditional Nuo dance as a cover."
"Huh?" Banner continued to be puzzled, looking confused. In fact, he had no such concept in his mind.
"That's the word."
The person who spoke this time was Ronan. When he moved his fingers in the night, there were naturally glistening threads, and the structure was tangled, and a word "nuo" appeared in the air.
"It's very ancient...perhaps it can be said to be the oldest dance custom in the East. The most typical feature is that the dancers wear various masks. They usually dance during festivals. The original intention is to ward off evil spirits and worship gods."
Ronan explained for a moment, then turned to look at Fries: "Are you using it as a cover to set up a game?"
"You know how to play. Besides, what age are we in now? It's really like dancing and watching Nuo operas. Old men and women don't even bother to take a second look at it. If you want to attract people, you need to improve it."
Fries winked at Ronan and said, "We'll all go to meet him soon."
Seeing Frith's tone, many people began to "tacitly agree", and low laughter spread from the crowd.
Ronan still discussed the matter: "This kind of 'bureau' has a history in Lake City?"
"When I was in Lake City, there was indeed one. But at that time, it was a small place... Don't look at it as small, and the fun was even more unlimited. It involved drugs and violence, and a lot of things happened. But it seems that it is becoming more and more popular now. .”
Frith thought for a while and gave a preliminary judgment: "It probably involves a secret religious group or something. When this kind of situation started, it was a ritual for worshiping gods developed by a certain religious group based on the original meaning of Nuo dance. There is something to say. Lake City has always been more tolerant of the religious group..."
Ronan nodded and did not go any further on this topic.
The advance base itself is not particularly large. As they spoke, the group had already reached the outskirts of their destination.
This is a large building with a square shape and looks like a conference room or an auditorium. But at this time, in addition to the brilliant lights in the small square in front, there are also strange light waves with changing colors, radiating from the inside through the long windows.
At the same time, there are also psychedelic drum beats and noises that are so neat that they sound like cheers.
Zhao Xi, and many others, unconsciously exclaimed: Even before they actually entered the venue, they knew that the atmosphere was indeed warm.
Whether it is a Nuo game, a carnival, or a militarized forward base, it is not appropriate to do this kind of game. Probably for this reason, someone was watching outside the venue.
Seeing Ronan and his party, almost all of them wearing standard combat uniforms, pressing up like a riot, they were obviously a little wary. Then someone came over and wanted to have a chat.
There is no need for Fries to come forward this time, someone will naturally deal with it.
Zhao Xi's reaction was a few beats slow, and then he remembered another thing: "The two people said 'Nuo Bureau', there is some old man behind them, who is that?"
"It's probably the goal of asking the gods. Which one it is? I've been away from Lake City for too long, so I'm not sure. But they all said 'show your noble hand'. In response to today's game, maybe...
"It's Mr. Baifeng."
The person who gave the answer in a confident tone was not an acquaintance in Frith's circle, but Major Liu Fengming from the Huaicheng Close Defense Force, who was also the one with the highest military rank in the Deep Blue Cluster in Huaicheng.
He is not tall, almost as tall as Ronan. He has high cheekbones and thick lips, and a stocky body. It seems that his face and body are developing horizontally, and his musculoskeletal density seems to be higher than that of ordinary people.
Although his appearance is unprepossessing and he has no sense of presence among the crowd, once he speaks, his crisp and determined tone leaves a deep impression on others.
At this time, the group of people had already climbed the steps of the venue and were completely unaffected by the spectators. Those who are mentally smart have already taken a few steps ahead to reach the gate and open the closed double gate first.
A more dazzling light, as well as increasingly clear drum beats and noises, accompanied by crazy screams, came towards my face:
"Hey~ho, Nuo! Nuo!
"Hey~ho, Nuo! Nuo!"
