I, Hikigu, are contained by the evil god

"..."

"...Hoo..." Hikigu snorted slightly.

Fortunately, the hotel is quiet enough, and the sound insulation from the outside to the inside is also quite good. After this sleep, Biqigu slept until 9:20 in the morning.

Six hours of sleep is so precious to Bi Qigu that when Bi Qigu wakes up, he stretches and feels refreshed, energetic, and even in a much better mood.

At this time, Aben had not come to pick him up.Hikigu went to wash slowly first.

After that, Hikigaya changed out of his bathrobe and put on a brand new silver-gray windbreaker.

Patek Philippe Nautilus steel watches, sunglasses, pistols, bullets, potions, daggers and other equipment are all available, scattered but orderly put into the pockets of the windbreaker and trousers.

At this time, Aben still didn't come to pick him up.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, Hikigu turned on the TV to watch the morning news. At the same time, he took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Aben.

——Aben left his contact information for Hikigu yesterday.

"Aben, what time will you be here?"

Within two seconds, the text message quickly replied to Biqigu:

"Good morning, head of the branch. I originally planned to arrive at ten o'clock. If you need it, I will be there right away; if you want to take a look around, then I will wait."

Ten o'clock is really a good time. It gave Hikigu plenty of time to wash up and have breakfast, and it wouldn't be too late.

Aben's proposal moved Hikigu's heart, remembering that he hadn't had breakfast yet, and had the urge to walk around since last night.

"You're right, I do intend to look around."

Bi Qigu typed the reply,

"You rest at home for a while. I'm not in a hurry. Go around and go to the association. You will pick me up in an hour."

Ah Ben's reply was still so timely: "Okay, no problem, if you need it, please call me anytime."

Hikigu hung up the phone, and the phone's screen returned to black. Looking at his own sharp face reflected in the black phone screen, he pursed his lips thoughtfully.

Seriously, for some reason, he always had a strong intuition.

——He always feels that today he must walk around, and he always feels that he can get some surprises.

This feeling is inexplicable, making Hikigu wonder if he is just looking forward to experiencing the Iraqi style too much... But Hikigu has no way to ignore this intuition.

"Then go out and have a look." Follow your heart, to be precise, follow your intuition, Hikigu told himself.

Hikigu put away the phone, stroked the collar of the silver-gray windbreaker, gently shook the sleeves, and walked to the door.

Stopping in front of the door, Hikigaya took out black sunglasses from his breast pocket and put them on his face lightly.

Scan your fingerprint, and the door lock will open with a "tick".

The sunlight in the corridor outside the door shone into the house, and Hikigu's steps stepped out with a "click".

Clothes fluttering towards the elevator, Bi Qigu's figure gradually drifted away in the corridor, and the shadow on the ground was stretched out.

The elevator in front is closed, and the floor number of the elevator marked on the electronic board next to it always stops at the first floor.

The hustle and bustle coming in from outside the window, the tranquility of the corridor and the outside of the window seem to be two worlds, harmoniously converging at the window.

...The eyes behind the sunglasses glanced out of the window, and Bi Qigu walked towards the elevator at the end of the corridor without looking back.

Press the elevator, and the elevator door opens slowly.

It was as if a curtain had been lifted, and a strange world opened up to him.

Hiki Valley Hachiman is making great strides towards the world of Iraq.

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9:20 is not too early, and it is not too late. It is a time when there is less traffic in the hotel, so the entire elevator goes up and down smoothly.

During this period, no one else came in, and Hikigu stood alone in the elevator and walked through the whole process.

The elevator stopped on the first floor with a ding-dong sound, and the two doors slowly opened to both sides, and Hikigu, who was standing still wearing sunglasses, gradually revealed his figure.

He walked straight to the gate of the hotel, and immediately the doorman standing at the gate bowed to Biqigu, and said in his mouth:

"Good morning, sir."

Hikigu nodded at them with a smile, and stepped out of the gate.

As soon as you go out, the heat wave from the sun rolls in. Biqigu has heard that the weather in Iraq is very hot. In July, Iraq is much hotter than Japan. Fortunately, Qigu’s windbreaker is made of special materials, and the inside Only wearing a short sleeve.

However, this kind of heat wave can only be felt when you first come out. This is because the air conditioner in the hotel is too cool, so there will be a little contrast when you first come out. Wait for Biqigu to stay outside for half a minute, and you will soon get used to it The temperature even felt quite refreshing, not as strong as it seemed at first.

This is due to the big river in front of the door. The water is sparkling, clear and the waves are rolled up, and the azure blue reflects the sun, which makes people feel refreshed just by looking at it... Hikigu thinks he has reason to suspect that the reason for this high-end hotel To become a well-known high-end hotel, at least one-third of the credit is due to having this beautiful and practical river in front of the door.

Walking along the river to the left, you can walk to the morning market that you remember last night. Hikigu believes that there is the breakfast he wants, as well as the customs of Iraq that he wants to experience.

——Don't ask Hikigu why he said to the left instead of east, west, north, south, since he was a child, he couldn't distinguish things like east, west, north, south.

Since he was a child, Hikigu only recognizes front, back, left, and right without distinguishing between east, west, north, south, and north. He even once mistakenly felt that most contemporary young people should be like this.

Even the east, west, north, and south of the map, he remembers them as "up north, down south, left west, right east", but this rule does not apply in reality.

Although the current Biqigu has learned various secret agent skills and common sense in the field, he can already use hundreds of methods to identify the direction in any place under various conditions, but he is accustomed to it, and Biqigu still likes to use it before and after in daily life. About this vocabulary.

Biki Valley headed towards the morning market, looking around leisurely on the road, feeling the environment full of Arabic and the hustle and bustle of the streets in the morning, even the whistle of cars and the chirping of birds seemed to be different from Japan, as if they were brought to a foreign land Unique taste.

Biqigu is like Grandma Liu who has entered the Grand View Garden, or like a high-walled boy who has never left the compound and has gone to the countryside. But Bi Qigu is still curious about everything and is full of interest in everything.

He didn't go to the morning market just because of the recommendation of the driver Aben, is he such an uninitiated person than Qigu?There are more factors than Qigu himself having this idea.

Although Biqigu doesn't have much travel experience, he knows that when it comes to tourism, one must go to the famous local tourist attractions, but he must not only go to those scenic spots... If you want to eat authentic food and feel the authentic customs , Or go to a small local restaurant.

And the morning market is a good place.

Following the memory along the river, Hikigu came to the location of the morning market.

Today's morning market is completely different from the deserted one I saw in the early morning. The stalls I saw before are all full of things and crowded with people.

Aben didn't lie to him. The morning market was indeed very busy, and probably well-known in Baghdad, otherwise it wouldn't be so lively.

Even far away from Biqigu, you can hear the hustle and bustle of the sky, and see a sea of ​​people, talking and yelling, with a lot of substandard Arabic full of dialect tastes mixed in, as well as meals and soups that seem like nothing. The aroma wafts over.

As soon as he smelled the fragrance, Hikigu's stomach started to growl.

"...Ah, I'm hungry."

Covering his stomach, Hikigu thought to himself.

Hikigaya finally realized that not only did he not eat breakfast, but he didn't even eat anything the whole day yesterday. The only thing that entered his stomach was probably the glass of Romanticone red wine that Fangxi sent .

It's time to have a big meal... Hikigu said in his heart.

Walking into the morning market, Biqigu saw a lot of people sitting around on straw mats, the ground was cleaned fairly clean, and there was an electric stove in the middle of the straw mats, on which small tomatoes, cucumbers and the like were roasted. Vegetables, and some pickled onions, etc.

Next to the electric stove is a stack of thick pancakes, and beside the pancakes there is a pot of white soup, or something like a drink. Ladle soup into its own bowl.

What surprised Hikigu the most was that these people seldom used chopsticks or knives and forks, and most of them grabbed it with their hands, even if some people ate with their hands.

This affected Hikigu's appetite, but hunger eventually prevailed,

Biqigu squeezed into the morning market, walked slowly among the crowd, searched for a long time, and finally found a fairly clean stall, not just sitting on the floor to eat, the business of the stall was very good, it was almost ten o’clock and it was overcrowded, it seems The taste is really good.

It's better to come early than to come early, just as there was hot food in front and left after eating, and Bi Qigu sat down directly in the vacated seat without any politeness.

The food was similar to what Biqigu saw just now, flatbread, soup, and pilaf.

Biqigu ordered a total of four cakes, a hand-picked rice, two side dishes, and a soup for his breakfast.

I heard from the store that the flatbread is made from wheat, barley, corn, and sun-dried mulberries and peas, so it tastes very mellow and nutritious.

There are two kinds of cakes with stuffing and without stuffing, and Biqigu ordered two of each. In the end, he found that no matter what kind, the baked cakes are very fragrant, and it is delicious to tear them or eat them with roast mutton. Distinctive.

Pilaf is to pour oil into the pot and heat it up, add shredded carrots and minced green onions and stir-fry, add water, mutton oil, salt, boil and then enlarge the rice, put it on a plate after cooking, mix with lemon juice, pepper or other seasonings, It can be served to Biqigu.

While waiting, the store first served Biqigu with washed cucumbers and tomatoes, and a staple food called "Smna", which is a large triangular bread. According to the store owner, Iraqis generally like to buy this kind of bread. home, and it's cheap.

These things are free, no money, as long as you come to them to eat, you can eat.

Hikigu was gnawing on the crispy cucumber with a "click click", and all kinds of things were brought up.

Bi Qigu endured the discomfort and went to the countryside to do as the Romans did. For the first time in his life, the whole city used his hands to eat rice without using tools.

...the taste is not bad, not as bad as expected.

In addition to not being used to it at first, it may be that he was really hungry. Hikigu quickly adapted to the finger food, and seemed to get the advantages of finger food, eating with relish.

The only thing that can’t be described is the taste of the bowl of soup. It’s a bit like cheese but slightly sour, and it’s a bit like milk tea but doesn’t taste like it. Finally, Bi Qigu finally got the answer from the boss: “It’s a kind of yogurt and salt in water. Boiled yogurt soup with cucumber slices."

After eating and drinking, and paying the bill, Hikigu finally had the time and energy to walk around the morning market.

At this time, there seemed to be fewer people in the morning market than before.

Biqigu looked at the Patek Philippe Nautilus in his hand, and confirmed that the time was really almost ten o'clock. It will start at noon and end in the morning... No wonder there are fewer people in the morning market. After all, it is a morning market, and it may be a day later. In two hours, today's morning market will come to an end.

Hikigu wandered around the morning market to see what would catch his eyes.

It doesn't matter if you don't have one. Anyway, it is more about experience than Qigu, and there is no purpose or requirement to buy anything.

The unique Arabian market really makes people linger and forget to return. Biqigu really found fun in it. There are several copperware stalls, which have various Arabic-style copper plates, copper pots and copper cups. The workmanship is very fine, but the price is too high. Expensive, pricey and of little utility, a veritable luxury.

Bi Qigu felt that there was no need to spend so much money on things that were actually useless, so he didn't buy them.

While shopping, Biqigu bought two catties of dates at a roadside stall...Iraq is the hometown of dates, and dates are sold everywhere in Iraq. They are cheap as cabbage, have high nutritional value, and taste good.

Eating and shopping in Biqigu can be regarded as adding a little fun to shopping by yourself.

... Hikigu went to a book stall and saw a pile of books on the stall.

He raised his eyebrows and squatted down... He planned to look through it, and if he found an interesting book, he would buy it and take it away.

Some of these books are about gods, some are about psychology, some are suspenseful reasoning, and some look like mysticism... The books are all sold by the catty, and the price per catty sounds very tempting.

Next to the booth, there is also a signboard written in red English, "Knowledge is priceless but has weight", as if doing so will make it high-end.

Hikigu flipped through the thick brick-like books on the booth, and felt like he was panning for gold--in the pile of books he didn't like, he could take away the books he liked with the same extra money. really cool.

This is not the first time he is panning for gold. When he was in Chiba, he encountered similar stalls several times, and he handled them like this... He wanted to see the difference between foreign bookstalls and the ones he saw in Chiba .

Biqigu saw a book that told the history of the development of alchemists in the Arabian region.

The legend of alchemy has always been popular in the Arab region. Some people always believe that alchemy must really exist. This is not surprising. After all, the Latin word for alchemy: Alchemie is derived from Arabic.

This book tried to demonstrate the feasibility of alchemy from different angles of science and mysticism, which made Hikigu laugh.

When he saw people in the ordinary world talk about things in the mysterious world "with reason and evidence", it was hard for him not to find it a bit funny.

Biqigu saw another complete collection of fables, which is the complete collection of Iraqi fables in Iraq. With an inquiring mind, Biqigu opened it to read, and the first fable came into view.

The gist of the story is:

In ancient times, there was a country that was very powerful, and the people of the ancient country became increasingly proud, even to the point of disrespecting the gods.

Until one day, this ancient country ushered in an extremely bad prime minister.

First, the king was emptied, and then the prime minister ruined years of accumulation, bringing the ancient country to the brink of collapse.Finally, one day, the ancient country was destroyed by the enemy country.

However, after the country was destroyed, nothing happened to the king of the ancient country, and he was even treated as a hero by the enemy country and became a high-level figure in the enemy country... It turned out that he was an undercover agent sent by the enemy country to the ancient country, and everything was his conspiracy.

However, the prime minister hadn't enjoyed the treatment of a hero for a few days, when he encountered a god descending to the world, and the stalwart god explained the truth to the prime minister that he didn't know.

It turned out that it was never the prime minister who destroyed the ancient country, but because the ancient country did not respect the gods, and the mighty gods cast spells in secret, which led to the decline of the ancient country.

... The story is such a story, full of conspiracy theories.

The end of the fable tells readers that this story tells us to be in awe all the time and not to be overly inflated; and the only one who can defeat us is ourselves.

But Biqigu saw another truth from it, and that truth made Biqigu think of another story...a Chinese fable.

It is said that there is an elm tree in the garden, and there is a cicada on the tree.Knowing that she was flapping her wings to suck some cool dew, she didn't know that there was a praying mantis behind it.

The mantis stretched out two machete-like forearms, intending to catch the cicada and eat it.When it was about to catch the cicada, it didn't know that the titmouse was right behind it.

The titmouse stretched its neck to peck the mantis and eat it.When it was about to peck at the praying mantis, it didn't know that there was a child holding a slingshot under the elm tree, stretching the rubber band long and aiming at it.

However, when the child wanted to shoot the squirrel, he didn't know that there was a deep hole in front of him and a tree stump behind him.

... Hikigu always felt that the two stories were very similar.

The perspective he saw from the Iraqi fable was the same as the well-known story in China: the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows.