This time the story is not in Congo, but it is not far from Congo, the "land of magic".Under my repeated urging, our uncle Zhezhu suddenly appeared one night, ran to my house and started talking about the anecdote of "Deza Barimo".Speaking of it, this story should be a sister chapter of "The Devil's Urinal Pool"-yes, it is the "Devil's Urinal Pool" with the gorilla cemetery.
I would like to explain the geography of the "Devil's Urine" area first.
The area around the "devil's urinal" is called "Buringa Bulkane" (Bulinka extinct volcano group).This group of extinct volcanoes includes the "National Park Albert" and "Ituri" large dense forests in Congo and Uganda.In the story of "Man with a Tail", I mentioned the place "The Habitat of the Great Apes", the deepest part of which is a group of extinct volcanoes.
I had a question from the beginning, what exactly does the word "Deza Barimo" mean?Leaving aside this issue for the time being, in short, this place is even worse than the "Devil's Urinal Pool".how to say? "The Devil's Urinal Pool" is a place where everything is dead, and "Deza Barimo" is a paradise of ugliness and weirdness.Hehe, it sounds a bit inexplicable, but you will know it after reading it.
Closer to home, the story begins with a self-driving tour organized by a German magazine.
"I remember, it was before the war in Ethiopia. Those guys from the Berlin Anthropological Society wanted to sponsor Discover so they organized an 'Great Trench Tour of Africa'. The trench they were going to went all the way from the Dead Sea I went to Ethiopia and crossed the middle of Africa. But the trip was not as difficult as I imagined, it was more like a trip to the mountains and rivers to relieve the pressure of work. So I joined the tour group with a holiday mood.”
"The tour group took a boat across the Red Sea to Djibouti, and then went straight to the capital Addis Ababa after entering the border of Ethiopia. After that, they crossed the Hawasun River in the south and arrived at the Chilalo Plateau. There is a plateau called 'Kara' on the plateau. The tribes are good at fighting, and the little leaders with status in the tribe usually have a group of warriors called 'Shiftas'. These wild warriors are very dangerous, and you must not let your guard down when you encounter them. Going forward, you can see the Ambaya Plateau, and the Sidamo plateau on the right side of the plateau."
This is where the story officially begins.
It is said that one day the tour group came to a high ground with an altitude of 2,000 meters.The climate here is pleasant, the temperature is moderate, and the sunshine is soft. The stepped high ground is covered with a layer of beautiful sawa bellflower bulbs.
The liveliest member of the tour group was a man named Zotek, a reporter for Discover magazine.Taking advantage of the break, he quietly said to Zhezhu:
"My mind is full of Mrs. Tanya. If it weren't for this Miss Arabella, I would have been tortured to death by the heat of Djibouti."
"You are really infatuated." Zhezhu said with a smile.
A few days ago, after the tour group arrived in Djibouti, they stayed in a hotel called "Continental". Zotech met an elegant lady Tanya in the hotel.The local climate is hot, and the hot wind blowing from the desert rages in the city every day. The excruciating high temperature makes the white people who are used to living a comfortable life complain to the sky.And how did this beautiful woman, about thirty years old, with a dignified temperament and generous speech, come to this "white restricted area"?All the men in the hotel are interested in this mysterious woman, and always feel that her Mona Lisa-like smile hides secrets.
Zotek naturally also became a captive of his wife, but it was the heroic Zhezhu who finally won her favor.On the day when the team was about to leave, Mrs. Tanya invited Zotaike and Zhezhu to go fishing at sea.As soon as we sailed out of the port, we saw schools of fish begin to gather around the fishing boat, and the dark fish under the sea passed through the fishing boat like an arrow flying from the string.Spearfishing in hand is the only entertainment in this boring town.
"Drums sounded in the native area last night, did you hear that?"
"Ma'am, you mean 'Zar'." Zotek wanted to take this opportunity to show off his knowledge.
"It's a collective healing ritual where young natives gather. They drink a potion called 'Kat', which is actually a kind of strong alcohol, and dance all night to the sound of drums in a paralyzed state. In There is a similar event in Ethiopia. Also, the gathering of widows has a different meaning.”
"Hehehe." Madam suddenly laughed loudly.
"Mr. Zotek, your words are too hurtful. If you want to talk about widows, there is one here."
Zotek did not expect to make a slip of the tongue, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became very embarrassing.Only then did the two of them understand why Mrs. Tan Ya always seemed to have no energy.
When the three of them walked to the trestle bridge, the wife held Zhezhu's hand and said, "I want to say goodbye to the two of you for a while. Mr. Zhezhu, thanks to you, I can have a good time in this boring place. Mr. Zuo Taike , please cheer up..."
Although it has been more than a few days since Mrs. Tanya, Zotek still thinks of this mysterious woman from time to time.
"Zhezhu, don't forget that you met Mrs. Tan Ya through my introduction. Even if I occasionally talk to you about the pain of lovesickness, you should comfort me. Forget it, if you If you don’t want to hear it, just say it, and you don’t need to hide from me. Well, it’s not unreasonable to think about it, you are a world-renowned explorer, and I’m just an editor of a magazine, so..."
Zotek suddenly stopped mid-sentence.He held his breath and focused his gaze on the distant platform.Taking a closer look, a black figure rode a horse across the mountain road like the wind, running towards their direction.
Who is that?The six vehicles braked hastily, so it should not be the rumored Nobushi.If it were them, they wouldn't show up easily, but would jump out of the bushes when someone approached.
Everyone was puzzled by the man galloping on horseback.The man galloped into the hollow on horseback and disappeared in an instant.Just when everyone was puzzled, the man suddenly jumped out from the acacia bushes.
The visitor raised his spear and shouted loudly: "Yeah! The tour group over there listen up! I am 'Carsa Allamayu', the leader of the wild warriors in the 'Ghedeb' mountain! Dun Dergo!"
The so-called "Dergo" means one night and one meal in Japanese.Fearing that readers may misunderstand, the author wants to explain here.
Considering the identity of the characters, the author deliberately imitated the accent of a Japanese samurai.This writing is not without grounds. The warrior leaders of Ethiopia are like the daimyo of Japan. When they go out, they must be followed by a long line of servants. Some of them hold spears and guns, and some carry luggage boxes.Moreover, the words and sentences used by wild samurai are very different from those of ordinary people.
Let's go back and talk about the man in front of him. He is six feet tall, looks young, has good features, a dark brown skin, a long beard, and a stalwart figure.The horse under the man's crotch is bright in color, and there is a machete hanging from the horse.Judging by his attire, he is definitely a samurai with status.
Before the man could speak again, Zotek laughed at him and said:
"Hey, you look pretty similar. I saw real warriors in Addis Ababa. The weapons in your hands are too primitive, right?"
"Wahhahahaha!" the samurai called Calusa laughed suddenly, "You are so stupid to compare me with those people. Those people wearing brand new cotton jackets pretending to be samurai can only deceive those people The eyes of an outsider. They have never been on a battlefield, have no knife wounds on their bodies, and have never even heard the scream of a thrown gun. Comparing me with those people is really insulting to my samurai status. What? You don’t want to Have you seen my martial arts?"
As he said that, Calusa rode around in a circle, turned around quickly on the horse, and a javelin flew into the sky with a "swoosh".In a flash of blood, a stork fell from the sky.The audience was dumbfounded, but Kalusa said indifferently:
"How? Forgive me to introduce myself again, I am a wild samurai."
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