The man wearing the monkey mask said, "Ni Ge's aesthetic standards are sowhat different from that of the locals."
"In his hotown, being strong, tall, and having broad limbs is considered beautiful. This is conducive to overcoming many natural difficulties, and only those with these traits can survive better over there..."
The woman in the fox mask chid in, "In Ni Ge's eyes, you're considered a great beauty!"
"..."
A-Qi just felt completely confused.
From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever associated her with words like 'pretty' or 'beautiful'; instead, they would describe her as truly capable, strong, and reliable.
"Where is he from?"
"Another world."
The man in the monkey mask said, "A place called the Mud Tree Civilization, completely different from here, filled with towering trees, where people live in the trees."
A-Qi finally understood why Ni Ge always lived in the trees.
"Is it because they live in trees that their hands and feet need to be broad to ensure stability and balance?"
The man opposite nodded: "Right."
The woman in the fox mask added, "Before, many won tried to seduce him, but in his eyes, those people were unremarkable because they were thin and small, just like children in the eyes of the Mud Tree People, absolutely unattractive."
"But, as you know, if you et soone you're really attracted to and get butterflies for, you'll be shy and nervous; if you don't feel much, you're more relaxed and natural... that's how Ni Ge is."
A-Qi still felt that all this was too bizarre.
The man in the monkey mask paused, "It seems you don't quite believe it. But that's normal; it does go against common sense."
"Let tell you sothing else. The won who deliberately approached and seduced Ni Ge before mostly had soone behind them pulling the strings, aiming to obtain the secrets of the Dead Sea Fruit and the Pan Tree from him."
"They're all bad won, not decent like you." The woman in the fox mask covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "They've all been caught by the company."
"The reason we stepped in is because Ni Ge doesn't speak the local language, and many things can't be expressed."
The man in the monkey mask patiently explained, "eting you has been a great encouragent for him; he's been very proactive in learning the local language."
"We really shouldn't have intervened, since it's Ni Ge's private matter after all. But... unnecessary misunderstandings are best clarified as soon as possible."
The man looked at the woman beside him, "We're almost done, right?"
"Yeah."
The woman in the fox mask said to A-Qi, "Don't tell anyone we were here, goodbye."
The two disappeared into the nearby woods.
A-Qi touched her head.
She had actually recognized these two people a long ti ago.
The woman in the fox mask was the manager of the courier center, Miss Qian Su.
Her voice was unique, often with a rising intonation, and difficult for anyone who had heard it to forget. Even though she deliberately spoke in a shrill voice, A-Qi recognized it at once.
The man in the monkey mask was the Chairman.
While it might take a little ti to identify Miss Qian Su, the Chairman was unmistakable.
His right forearm had been lost recently and replaced with a prosthetic. Even though he wore a black arm sleeve, the difference was noticeable.
Furthermore, the Chairman's strange vocal tone was almost impossible for anyone else to imitate, with a high degree of identification, and his enunciation was light and bright.
Only the Chairman would be accompanied by Miss Qian Su.
A-Qi thought.
I might be ugly, but I'm not a fool.
It seed that these two dignitaries didn't particularly want to hide their identities, more like it was a spontaneous decision.
Then, the next day.
Ni Ge ca down from the tree and approached A-Qi for the first ti.
"You howl."
The tall Mud Tree person said sowhat awkwardly.
"Hello."
A-Qi asked him, "Have you learned to speak?"
Ni Ge replied, "Yes, a little."
"Why do you only co down from the tree at night?"
A-Qi was always curious about this.
He gestured with his hands, "In the past, we lived in trees during the day, not coming down. During the purple sky, we'd co down to fight monsters."
"What's the purple sky? Is it night ti where you're from?"
"The sun, it's purple, where we co from, sotis."
A-Qi couldn't help but look up at the sun, finding it hard to imagine why the sun would be painted purple.
Was the sun broken over there?
But on this point, Ni Ge could not explain clearly either.
He said, "Here, at night, there are fewer monsters, all sleeping, quite quiet."
"Mhm."
A-Qi said, "Because the concentration of Death Light is very low at night, once depleted, it's hard to replenish, so the monsters also conserve their energy."
"For you."
He handed her sothing.
A-Qi looked and saw it was a Mud Tablet.
There was also a fist-sized piece of Gold on the Mud Tablet, very heavy.
"Don't want it." A-Qi refused.
"Isn't it said you all like gold?"
He asked, puzzled.
"It's too expensive."
A-Qi said: "You can't give gifts like this."
She opened her carry-on bag, took out a glass ball, and handed it to him, "A gift like this is enough."
Ni Ge pinched the glass ball with his huge fingers, brought it close to his eyes, and examined it.
"Beautiful, better than gold."
"Don't you have glass where you're from?"
"This kind, no."
Mud Tree People were adept at making Mud Tablets, which were purely handmade out of mud and soil from the Dead Sea, their hands functioning with heating and drying capabilities.
The Mud Tablets were a widely used tool for setting jewelry, inscribing text, drawing images, fixing items, and holding food.
They used mud to mold and fire all sorts of containers and furniture, such as cabinets, jars, tanks, chests, plates, etc.
In the end, A-Qi accepted a Mud Jar.
The jar at ho always leaked water.
The water jar made by Ni Ge from mud was not only leak-proof like iron, but also extrely sturdy. When the jar was forcefully smashed on a rock, it would bounce up without any cracks.
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