Chapter Eighty-Four: The Great Adventure in India (4) The Brahmin Guide
Perhaps it was because he was used to the feeling of rocking around on the boat and felt a little dizzy on land, Wu Liang walked like he had stepped on cotton under his feet after getting off the boat, and it took him a long time to regain his balance.
The port is the last supply point of this trip to India, and Wu Liang also hopes to find a guide from here while replenishing a small amount of supplies, and even the professor cannot provide detailed information about the chaos in Kerala, and if you want to safely cross the chassis controlled by various forces, you must find a reliable local.
The best way to inquire about the news is the bar, and out of the storage area of the port, a very conspicuous bar sign stands out ---- "Bullet Bar".
With the booming pole dancer portrait on the sign and the straightforward name, this bar is clearly aimed at mercenaries from all over the world, and you may have a good reward here.
Pushing open the door of the bar full of western style, the noisy sound came to the face, the smell of wine, sweat, tobacco, mixed with the smell of inferior perfume and the strong smell of blood almost smoked Wu Liang, like sprinkling several large bags of thirteen spices into the old vinegar and then fermenting the smell, it was really a terrible smell.
After a brief observation, he frowned and walked in, four high platforms with steel pipes were scattered around in the dim light, several dancers in revealing costumes were dancing hard, and a dozen small round tables were tightly surrounding the high platform, and all kinds of guys sat in it.
Wu Liang's arrival did not distract these guys who were carried away by alcohol and women.
Walked directly to the bar, found an empty seat, unloaded the backpack, Wu Liang knocked on the table and shouted to the bartender in decent English: "A bottle of beer!" "When I first entered the bar, I heard a lot of people talking loudly in English, thanks to Wu Liang's English skills, otherwise it would be impossible for anyone to understand Japanese.
A blonde bartender with a bird's nest-like hairstyle, wearing a camouflage uniform, and a stubble on his face brought the beer up, stared at Wu Liang carefully, and then asked, "What about the new faces I haven't seen before!" Just arrived? ”
Wu Liang nodded: "En!" before disembarking. As he spoke, he unscrewed the cap of the beer bottle with his hand and drank half of the bottle in one gulp. All the crew members on the ship are basically Muslims, and the only boatswain who is not a boatswain is also drunk, so Wu Liang has been holding back for several days!
"You don't look like a mercenary, what are you going to do in Kerala at this time? Is there anything you need? The bearded bartender asked curiously, leaning his head against the wall, as he put his arm on the table.
"I want to find a guide who can speak any of the three languages, Japanese, Chinese, and English, and is familiar with the rainforest, do you have a recommendation?"
"Rainforest? Wizard? Could it be that you are planning to go treasure hunting in the temple? The bearded bartender asked in surprise.
After being broken by a word, Wu Liang still replied calmly: "How do you know that I am going to hunt for treasures?" Can't I just do something else? ”
"Hah! Arms traders are the most popular people in Kerala, but they don't fall like you, and you're not a mercenary, except for treasure hunters who come to try their luck, who would come to this hellish place that has been completely destroyed."
Now that he has guessed it, instead of arguing meaninglessly, he simply admitted: "You guessed right, I plan to try my luck, it doesn't have to be a treasure, as long as you find some old objects that are old at random, it's enough!" ”
"Hahaha, another treasure hunter in search of treasure! Boy, this harbor treasure hunter can make up a platoon, but this is the first time I've met a guy like you who dares to run on your own! Brave boy, come! I'll please! The bearded bartender poured a small glass of tequila and handed it over!
After taking the wine but not in a hurry to drink it, Wu Liang took out five twenty dollar bills and pressed them on the table: "You haven't said that there is a familiar guide!" ”
"Trivedi! Trivedi? The bartender barked a few times behind the bar, and a small, fair-skinned man hurried over.
Pointing to the little bartender with one hand, he introduced to Wu Liang: "Trivedi, in local parlance, is a person who is proficient in the three Vedas, you can call him Teddy, he was originally a large landowner near the Padmanaba Swami Temple, and when the government army first came in, he was raided clean, and the family basically called the government army to kill him, leaving him and a sister to escape." He speaks English and a little Chinese, and is very familiar with the rainforest, otherwise he would not have been able to come here with his sister. What do you think? Doesn't it fit your requirements? ”
“OK! It's yours! Wu Liang nodded after listening to the introduction, handed over the banknote, and at the same time instructed the bartender: "Send a few bottles of beer to the empty table inside, I want to talk to him first!" "Proficient in the three Vedas, it can be seen from the meaning of the name alone that this little man is definitely from the highest caste Brahmin, only monks can access the Vedic scriptures and interpret them, and with such a person to help, at least he should be able to find the temple smoothly.
He hooked his finger at the little man and motioned for him to talk with him to the empty table in the corner.
Wu Liang sat in the innermost position with his backpack and said to the somewhat restrained little man Teddy: "Let's introduce myself first!" I'd like to hear what you think of yourself. ”
"Sir! My name is Trivedi, you can call Teddy! I'm seventeen years old, I speak a little Chinese and Japanese in addition to English, and I know a little bit about the rainforest, so I think I can help if you're going to the rainforest! ”
"I heard the bartender say you have a younger sister? What if you leave with me, your sister? ”
"It's okay, sir, as long as it's not long away, I can entrust my sister to the care of relatives!"
"So what do you know about the Padmanaba Swami Temple? I need to return to the port within a month, do you have any good advice? ”
"Padmanaba Swami Temple? My family is a priest in the temple, and I used to go to the temple before the government troops came. The journey from the port to the temple is almost 500 kilometers, so if you don't have transportation and plan to get back quickly, it's best to buy a tuktuk at the port. Of course, if you have enough money, you can also change to an off-road vehicle, but in this case, you need to prepare some weapons in advance, and driving an off-road vehicle to a remote place like the Padmanaba Swami Temple may attract robbers, so it is better to be careful. ”
Tuktuk is a tricycle that has become a tuk-tuk in Southeast Asia, and has been seen many times in various travel shows about Southeast Asia in the past life. The shape is a bit like the domestic lengthened three jumpers, adapt to various complex road conditions, and can also pull about half a ton of goods to run to sixty or seventy miles, the fuel is also easy to find low-grade gasoline, and a very important point is that the leather is durable and not noticeable, it is really very suitable for Wu Liang's ideal means of transportation.