OBS Chapter 2250
Chapter 2250
Chapter 2250
"Who would kidnap Sif then?"
With Heimdall's testimony, the previous argument disappeared in an instant... This discovery made Thor depressed. Although he didn't like government affairs very much, it didn't mean that he didn't want other people's recognition. He also wanted to be trusted and loved by everyone like his father!
Unfortunately, he was still young and did not have enough achievements to gain his subjects' full trust.
Although Thor has experienced a lot.
But it always makes people feel that something is missing.
But Thor himself didn't know what he was missing.
Just as Thor was thinking hard, others began to brainstorm. Various reliable and unreliable speculations were put forward and then overturned one by one.
There are many people who can do this, but everyone still doesn't quite understand why these people would deliberately kidnap Sif.
After all, Sif's identity is precious in Asgard, so it's okay. She is Heimdall's sister, yes. But Heimdall's character has been tested by time, and no one believes that Heimdall will betray Asgard for his sister! At the same time, she is also the queen of the future king of Asgard... Well, this identity is now in doubt.
Moreover, according to Asgard's style, they would never compromise for a queen. These space Vikings are more stubborn than each other. Not to mention, whether Sif can still become the queen is another matter.
And Sif doesn’t have a real position in Asgard... After all, she is the designated queen, who would seriously give her a position?
Everyone thinks that when the time comes, she will get married.
Although it may sound a bit cruel to say this, Sif is actually not that important to Asgard... I totally don't understand why someone would kidnap them.
Thor was distracted, and the others didn't think there was anything wrong. They all thought he was racking his brains to figure out who would kidnap Sif.
The last group of people ended up with nothing.
It's not that they are careless or don't care about Sif, but since the other party has kidnapped Sif, they must have something in mind. After all, if they really have no demands, then why not just kill Sif? Why spend time kidnapping her?
They couldn't figure out who the enemy was, so they might as well wait for the kidnappers to make their demands.
Although Asgard is very concerned about its reputation, it is actually very pragmatic. If the other party's request is not excessive, Asgard will agree to it. After all, redeeming the person is the most important thing.
This is different from many countries on Earth.
If countries on earth encounter such a thing, they basically will not choose to compromise!
From this point of view, Asgard is still full of humanity.
After all, after people come back, Asgard can also find a way to retaliate.
Generally speaking, the main reason why countries on earth are unwilling to compromise with terrorists is to prevent more similar acts from happening!
If you compromise with terrorists once, there will be a second time. Terrorists no longer have to worry about not having money to buy weapons, as they will kidnap people if they run out of money. Once you compromise, you will only embolden the terrorists.
Because of the establishment of the first article, terrorist incidents will become more frequent, the government's anti-terrorism expenditures and ransom payments will increase, and the harm to ordinary people will increase.
But Asgard is not afraid of this. After all, there are very few people who are truly qualified to kidnap Asgardians without being discovered. At least those who can avoid the detection of Asgard's Rainbow Bridge are all big guys. Although big guys don't necessarily have to have face, they definitely won't engage in high-investment, low-return activities such as kidnapping!
At least for those big guys, kidnapping is indeed not a high-return behavior.
If they couldn’t guess the answer, they would naturally go back home.
Waiting for the kidnappers to arrive!
……
Heimdall returns to the Rainbow Pool to continue searching for Sif.
At first he didn't think this behavior would have any effect. After all, the enemy wouldn't be that stupid. Since the other party could avoid his sight, he would definitely not be stupid enough to expose himself.
He did this more to find something to do and calm himself down.
When I checked, I found out the result was unknown and I was shocked.
He actually found the kidnapper's trace!
Or it could be a message deliberately left for him by the kidnappers.
And it's everywhere.
There is one in Jotunheim and one in Nidavellir.
The other party seemed to know that Heimdall would patrol these places and deliberately left the message.
Heimdall understood what the other party meant. The other party was not trying to threaten Asgard, but to threaten him!
The other party was coming for him!
Heimdall wanted to report it as soon as possible!
But he quickly dismissed the idea. He needed to know what the other party was going to do... In fact, Heimdall could guess what the other party was thinking.
It’s all for the Rainbow Bridge!
Heimdall has an extremely clear understanding of this.
But he didn’t understand what the other party was thinking. He couldn’t possibly betray Asgard!
This is useless regardless of whether the other party has kidnapped Sif.
Doesn’t the other party understand?
But if the other party understands and still does it, then he must be relying on something.
Heimdall was curious.
So I decided to go and have a look.
Of course Heimdall was not a fool who would just go there without caring about anything. Instead, he made a backup plan and then went forward.
He wanted to try and see if he could rescue Sif on his own.
If he fails to handle it, his back-up plan will take effect immediately.
……
On a desolate planet in the deep space of the universe.
Sif was wrapped in a ball of black gel-like substance, lying on the ground unable to move, looking at the man in front of her who was handing her the barbecue with hatred.
"Stop wasting food... Even though it doesn't taste great, it's nutritious. I may not even get to eat a bite of this kind of food in a year."
Gel said a little helplessly, and then handed the dirty barbecue to Sif.
As a result, Sif turned her head and didn't eat at all.
Gel didn't know what to do about this... There was no way, Gel had always been an honest child and had no idea how to kidnap someone.
It’s inevitable that I’m a little hesitant since it’s my first time doing it.
Seeing that the other party didn't want to eat, Gel didn't say anything. Anyway, he wouldn't starve to death for a while.
Then he ignored the other person and started eating the barbecue with big mouthfuls.
Sif quietly turned her head to look at Gel, and her stomach churned as she watched him eat the half-cooked barbecue.
Although Asgard doesn't care about the finest food, it's still a bit embarrassing to cook the meat like this.
Gel didn’t think there was anything wrong with this. He was a child from a poor family and it was good enough for him to have meat to eat... As for spices, what were they?
In any case, in the first thirty years of Geer's life, the only seasoning he knew was salt.
But this thing is also extremely precious.
Although Geer's race looks completely different from humans, they are also carbon-based creatures. The underlying logic of their bodies is the same as that of humans. Salt is not only a seasoning, but also an indispensable substance for the human body. If people do not eat salt for a long time, they will become weak and even die in severe cases. The preciousness of salt first stems from the complexity and high cost of its production process. In ancient times, the extraction of salt mainly relied on boiling seawater or mining well salt. These processes not only required a lot of labor and time, but were also limited by the level of technology. Therefore, the output of salt was not high and it was difficult to meet the needs of the general public. In addition, the transportation of salt is also a major problem. Due to the inconvenient transportation and high transportation costs in ancient times, the price of salt in areas far away from salt production areas was even higher. This regional imbalance further exacerbated the scarcity of salt.
Ger's tribe is located far away from the ocean of their planet.
They don't have the conditions to boil salt at all, so they have to find every possible way to get salt.
They have two ways to get salt, one is to dig salt mines!
Generally speaking, many dried-up salt lakes and underground salt mines have salt mines, but mining is very troublesome... You have to know that the productivity of the planet where Gel is located is roughly equivalent to the transition from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age.
The difficulty of mining salt mines is extremely high.
Only a few tribes possess such technology, but generally speaking, these tribes will strictly control these secrets and will never pass on the technology. If others want salt, they must trade with them.
So most of the time, Ger's tribe would adopt another method, which is to pursue the wisdom of wild animals!
For wild animals, regular salt supplementation is particularly important, but the way they supplement salt is different from that of humans. We humans supplement salt by directly adding refined salt to food, but wild animals obviously do not have the ability to refine it.
First, carnivores. For carnivores, they don’t really need to look for salt separately, because the meat and blood of their prey are rich in salt, and these salts can be directly absorbed by the body. There is about 0.9% sodium chloride in the blood alone, and this does not include the salt in the muscles and body fluids. Therefore, for carnivores, they do not need to look for salt-containing substances separately to supplement sodium, they just need to eat meat and drink blood. Of course, carnivores do not only refer to wolves, tigers and leopards, insects like dragonflies are also carnivores, and their principles are the same.
Therefore, animal blood and internal organs are good things. Apart from being a little fishy, there is no other problem.
The Ger tribe has the custom of eating animal blood and offal.
But this is far from enough.
Next are herbivores. For herbivores, they obviously cannot obtain salt by eating other animals, so their way of replenishing salt is a bit more troublesome. First of all, most plants contain sodium (about 0.1% of the weight of plants), which is the first source of their salt. Secondly, most herbivores lick stones or eat mud. In fact, this is not really licking stones or eating mud, but they find salt from it, which is another way to replenish salt. For example, macaws, which mainly feed on plant fruits, can find salty soil or rocks.
Large herbivores such as elephants replenish their salt intake by regularly licking salt from salt mines. If you see elephants or antelopes entering caves or licking the ground or rocks, there are probably salt mines in that area.
The large herbivores on the planet Ger also have similar customs. Ger and his companions will find the exact locations, dig up the soil or rocks, filter them, and then start cooking!
Although the salt produced by this method contains a lot of impurities, and even the boiled salt is not white crystals, some of it is even poisonous, and some is even bitter.
But it's better than no salt at all.
Apart from salt, Gel has never eaten any proper spices in his life.
There is no way. The productivity is there. Not to mention in Gher, even on Earth, spices were extremely expensive two or three hundred years ago!
The origins of spices can be traced back to ancient Egypt, Rome, and China. These civilizations used spices for embalming, religious ceremonies, and as a symbol of status. With the opening of trade routes, such as the Silk Road, spices spread from Asia to Europe and became a precious commodity. Most of the spices in ancient times came from faraway places, such as India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Due to the difficulties and risks of transportation, the supply of spices was very limited. This rarity, coupled with the cost of long-distance transportation, made spices a luxury. The process of making spices is complicated and time-consuming. For example, extracting vanilla extract from vanilla beans or extracting cinnamon from the bark of cinnamon trees requires delicate craftsmanship. The complexity of this production process further increases the cost of spices.
In ancient times, spices were not only used for flavoring, but were also valued for their medicinal value. For example, frankincense and myrrh were used in religious ceremonies and were also believed to have the ability to treat diseases. This medicinal value made spices even more important in ancient society. In many religions, spices are given sacred significance. In the Christian Bible, spices are used as offerings for prayer and worship. In Buddhism and Hinduism, spices are used to purify space and the body to achieve spiritual purification and ascension. The religious significance of spices enhances their mystery and importance in people's hearts.
This is similar to the planet where Gel is located. Spices are indispensable in various religious ceremonies.
Even in the tribe where Gel lived, no spices were added during sacrifices, because these things were not produced in their area.
In ancient times, owning spices was a symbol of social status. Nobles and wealthy people would use spices to show their wealth and power. The high price of spices made them a symbol of social status. As the demand for spices increased, the spice trade became an important part of the ancient economy. Merchants took great risks and crossed deserts and oceans to transport spices from their origins to the market. This trade not only promoted cultural exchanges, but also promoted economic development. The high price of spices and the high demand for them made them a tool for political games. Countries and regions that controlled the spice trade were often able to accumulate huge wealth and power. For example, the medieval Republic of Venice became one of the richest cities in Europe through the spice trade. Spices also became a focus of competition between countries and even triggered some wars and conflicts in history.