Chapter 133: Your Friends Have Left The Caravan
Wei Huo glanced at Auntie Li and realized that she was bowing respectfully at the end of the road before leaving.
Wei Huo continued walking forward. When he reached the end, he first saw nine pillars. The pillar in the middle was the tallest. The other pillars were scattered around that pillar, forming a clock-like structure.
Wei Huo then saw a gigantic white stone golem. The stone golem was about 70 to 80 meters tall, and half of its body was embedded in the mountain. Green moss covered half of it.
Wei Huo saw the stone golem looking up at the sky without moving. If it was not for the system notification, he would have thought it was a huge statue.
Wei Huo discovered the golem’s ident.i.ty thanks to a system notification.
Mountain Giant, Epic, genderless, 398 years old.
“The sun should have reached its highest position 200 years ago. However, it has only just risen. Are we almost there? Or is this too slow?” the Mountain Giant mumbled. It was speaking the mountain language.
Wei Huo’s lips curled up slightly. “Are you saying the day has not grown? It’s because our reflexes and movements have accelerated? Is that why you think the day has been extended?”
Everything around him was still, as though he had reached the speed of light.
The Mountain Giant lowered its head and curled its lips slightly. “It’s very interesting. I really didn’t know what the statues protected by the golden light were at first. I didn’t expect them to come alive and call themselves humans a few days ago. I’m really curious about you guys. Why are you so special?”
Wei Huo stroked his chin. “Is that why you’re protecting them? Are you observing humans and trying to understand them? If you are, what will you do?”
The giant said, “I don’t know if I’ll do anything. Yes… As long as this doesn’t threaten my safety, I’ll be a pacifist. I believe that all living creatures in the world are equal. Humans, plants, and golems are all equal. I hope to get along well with all of them.”
Wei Huo nodded. Since such an Epic-ranked creature was living there and there was the natural barrier of the rose bushes, this place was indeed a paradise!
The Mountain Giant lifted its head and looked at the sky. “A hundred years ago, a group of humans riding pegasi appeared. All of them were at the Epic stage. They moved mountains and filled the seas, transformed mountains and rivers, and captured Epic-ranked creatures. More than a century ago, there was an extremely irritable Magic Tyrannosaurus nearby. However, it was captured. Otherwise, I would not have become an Epic creature.”
Wei Huo knew who the Magic Tyrannosaurus was.
One could not be too arrogant regardless of whether one was a human or a beast…
Wei Huo had been talking to the Mountain Giant for a long time. They were about the same age and they could talk about things. The Mountain Giant had its own views and thoughts on many things. Although these thoughts and views were not mature, they gave Wei Huo new inspiration.
During the conversation, Wei Huo thought to himself, I’ve never thought about these questions. I only answered them with the knowledge I acquired back then.
For example, the Mountain Giant had its own opinion on time. “There are eight hours of daylight and eight hours of night. Look at the pillars I erected on the ground in front of me. I named them Sundial and I use them to record the time. Look, the shadow has reached the longest pillar. That means one hour has pa.s.sed.”
Wei Huo knew that the so-called Sundial and the ‘hours’ were all named like this by the translation device. This could not be accurate, but it was enough to show what the Mountain Giant wanted to express.
Wei Huo did not consider it or make up anything. He only said, “Based on human time, we have 48 hours a day, 60 minutes an hour, and 60 seconds a minute.”
The Mountain Giant was curious. “How long is one second?”
Wei Huo blinked and snapped his fingers. He then took two steps.
The Mountain Giant nodded. “I understand. You humans live so fast because you have short lifespans, right?”
Wei Huo thought about it and said, “No, we are in a hurry.”
The Mountain Giant nodded. “Time hasn’t increased or decreased. It’s just that different creatures walk fast or slow. I think it takes four hours to think of a problem. Sometimes, I spend an entire day observing the sun. I think the sun is a mythical creature. It loves the earth like a mother. Perhaps the earth is its child.”
It had probably been a long time since the Mountain Giant had gotten a chance to communicate with someone. It had spoken a lot to Wei Huo, told him many things, and it kept telling its own stories. Most importantly, it spoke very slowly, just like a locally-produced television series. It stopped speaking after Wei Huo said a few words.
Wei Huo returned after talking to the Mountain Giant for seven to eight hours. The sun was right in the middle of the sky. The Mountain Giant had said that it needed to look at the sun and think about stones. However, before Wei Huo had left, it had said, “Everything has its own path. We can’t interfere. Everything has its final destination. We can’t stop it.”
Wei Huo did not understand why the Mountain Giant had said that. It was probably because it had witnessed too many deaths. Wei Huo had as well. He had also witnessed the destruction of many things. Perhaps one day, he would witness his own destruction. As the Mountain Giant had said, everything would come to an end.
When Wei Huo returned to the Rose Manor, Xiao Bin and the others were having their second meal. Wei Huo walked to the door and said, “We should go!”
Xiao Bin stood up immediately. Mo Guyun hesitated for a moment before standing up as well. However, Lu Ren, Long Tao, and Liu Ying did not move.
Wei Huo frowned slightly. The atmosphere suddenly changed. Everyone looked at Wei Huo in fear, especially Lu Ren and Long Tao.
Mo Guyun walked over and said, “Little Sister Liu Ying’s health is not doing well. She’s not fit to travel with us. Auntie Li has been talking to me for a long time. Why don’t we let her stay here?”
Wei Huo nodded. “I will not force anyone. You can stay if you want to!”
Wei Huo looked at Xiao Bin. “Are you staying?”
Xiao Bin shook his head firmly. “No, I want to come with you.”
Wei Huo looked at Lu Ren and Long Tao. The two of them stood up, looking like they had no idea what to do. They dared not lift their heads under Wei Huo’s gaze, but they still said timidly, “We are sorry, Big Brother Wei. It’s too dangerous for us to travel outside. Given our strength, we’ll just be a burden to you. We’ll follow you next time!”
System Notice: “Lu Ren and Long Tao have left your traveling caravan.”