Chapter 40: The Swallow Country
The country of swallows is named after its country like a flying swallow bird.
After Gongliang knew that he had taken over as the guard of the Swallow Country, he went to the Library to check the information about the Swallow Country and found that there was an interesting legend in the Swallow Country.
It is said that its founder was originally a great prince, born intelligent, benevolent and friendly. One day, under the eaves of the palace where he lived, a bird suddenly came to cast it, and the attendant wanted to drive it away, and the prince said, "Let it be!" From then on, the bird built a nest in the palace and dwelt.
I thought it was just a small bird's nest, but it got bigger and bigger, and the swallow birds gathered more and more, reaching hundreds.
When the attendant wanted to break the nest and drive him away, the prince saw it and said, "Forget it, keep it!"
As a result, the bird's nest stayed, and no one destroyed it, and there were people who cleaned up the things left by the swallow birds every day.
As soon as there were many swallows, they gradually became dissatisfied with one nest, and began to build a nest under the other eaves of the palace. The palace people who cleaned Ah Wu saw it and hurriedly asked the prince. The prince said, "The swallow is a blessed bird, and there are many blessings, so keep it!"
The new nest was thus preserved.
With the prince's words, after that, the swallow bird built a new nest, and the palace people did not ask for instructions again, so that later the palace eaves were full of swallow nests.
The kings of the kingdom laughed at it and called it "Yan Idiot." ”
Later, the old king abdicated, and the new king ascended the throne, jealous of his intelligence, jealous of his virtuous ability, and wanted to kill him.
The palace people reported that the prince fled overnight, but was still caught up by the cavalry sent by the new king, and at this moment, a group of swallow birds flew from the sky, carrying the prince and the palace people who fled with him, and flew away from the border to the place where the swallow country is now.
The prince and the attendant palace people built a city and established a country here, because of the grace of the swallow bird to save their lives, they then honored the swallow bird as "the holy swallow", and built the holy swallow temple for the people of the country to worship.
Historically, when the monarch of the swallow country ascended the throne, the first thing he did was not to go to the ancestral hall to worship, but to worship the holy swallow first and thank the gods before worshipping his ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth.
Perhaps because there is no danger of war, no worries about food and clothing, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is no dispute with the world, the people of Yanzi are very long-lived, with an average lifespan of 300, walking like flying, and can travel thousands of miles a day.
In addition to its long life and fast walking, the swallow country also has two treasures.
One of them is bird's nest.
Bird's nest is a nest built by the saliva of the different species of swiftlets, which has the magic of nourishing the soul and removing dryness and clearing the heart, so it has always been the main medicine for refining the Qingxin Pill, the Little Divine Pill and so on. And this main medicine has always been in the hands of the Miao Dao Immortal Sect, which is the reason why the little swallow country has disciples of the Miao Dao Immortal Sect guarding it.
Swiftlets can nest three times a year.
For the first time, because of the long winter to recuperate, the swiftlet stored enough energy in the body, so the nest built by the spit saliva is thick, white as jade, and shaped like a cup, which is the top grade of the bird's nest. Because it is like jade, it is named "jade cup".
Take the jade cup and the swiftlets will nest again.
Due to the close time of the first nesting, the swiftlet's physique has not yet recovered, and the nest built is thin and hairy, and it is named "Mao Zhan", and the quality is much worse than that of the jade cup.
Take away the hairy bowl, and the swiftlets will build their nests again because they are in production.
Due to the time of production, the swiftlet has not yet recovered, and the energy is insufficient, so it can only vomit blood and saliva to build a nest together. Because it is built with painstaking blood and saliva essence, the nest built for the third time, also known as "blood cup", is the best in the bird's nest.
Although the blood cup is good, it seriously depletes the origin of the swiftlet, and soon after feeding the big chicks, the mother bird will die.
The swallow is simple and simple, knows the etiquette, and the swallow bird is a holy bird, so even if he knows that the blood cup is precious, no one is willing to make it artificially.
Even if it's a hairy pot, no one wants to get it.
It was only after the swiftlets were allowed to build their own nests and the big swallow birds flew away that they took off the jade cup for their own use.
In the swallow country, if someone picks off the first bird's nest and lets the swallow bird build a nest again, that person will be despised by the countrymen; if you dare to let the swallow bird build a nest of blood cups, not only will the people spurn it, but the government will learn about it, and even be arrested and sentenced.
Although the law is strict, it is the nature to drive profit, even if the swallow country is simple.
However, no one took advantage of the bird's nesting heart to pluck the bird's nest.
Although the bird's nest was not picked, some people were ingenious and built houses for swiftlets to nest.
When the swallow people show off their wealth, it is not that there is much gold and jade in the family, but how many swallow nests there are in the family. Jin Yu can only be exchanged for mundane things, but the swallow cup is an item needed for the cultivation sect, not only for mundane things, but also for spirit stones, longevity-prolonging pills and cultivation exercises, and so on.
It's just that swiftlets have harsh nesting conditions, and not just everyone goes.
Swallow birds tend to be good and avoid evil, like yang and evil yin, and are a place for good people to live.
Therefore, after building a swiftlet house, not only must someone live in it, but also the owner must be kind-hearted, otherwise even if the swiftlet house is built, there will be no swiftlets to nest.
There is a head of a family in the country of swallows, and people work in prison. The prison is eerie, and people inevitably become gloomy, so there is no swiftlet nesting in the house. Seeing people selling bird's nests to make money, the women in the family can't help but make noise.
He was so distressed that he wanted to resign from his position.
When the monarch heard this, he specially raised the salary of a cadre.
This person is also smart, since the swiftlets in the family dare not come to vote, they will use the money to build a house, invite someone to live, and wait for the swallow to come to the nest.
After the swallow people build a house, they can't live in it themselves, and they often ask people to live like him.
In this way, there is an industry that has spawned in the swallow country, that is, the residents - the residents who are specially invited to live in the swallow house.
This guest is not just a casual person can do it, must have a clean family background, three generations of good families, anxious and righteous people, it is best to live in the swallow country for generations, otherwise the swiftlets will not go to nest after living in.
Another treasure product of the swallow country is ichthyosaurus, which is produced in Luolongyuan, where the swallow is abroad.
Luolongyuan was originally just a treacherous canyon with vegetation and rampant demon beasts, and after the gods and demons war, the ancient gods and dragons fell here, and the evil spirit breeded, so that the canyon environment changed dramatically, and the fog shrouded all day long, the yin wind howled, and the ghosts were rampant.
At first, ichthyosaurus grass was just an ordinary weed, but it was infected by evil qi, and gradually produced a trace of supernatural energy, and began to absorb the essence of plants and trees to nourish itself.
Ichthyosaurus, ichthyosaur, is the meaning of fish turning into dragon.
When the ichthyosaurus absorbs the essence of plants and trees to a certain extent, it will be reborn. Since then, he has been free from the restrictions of plants and trees, and has transformed into flesh and blood.
At this point, ichthyosaurus grass can swallow and breathe like a spirit, and once it grows horns and gives birth to spiritual wisdom, it can practice like a human being, but there are very few such ichthyosaurus.
After ordinary wild grass metamorphoses into ichthyosaurus, it is no longer a mortal thing, but a spiritual grass.
Because of its miraculous and containing a large amount of plant and tree essence, it has always been the main medicine for refining the Realm Breaking Pill. The Realm Breaking Pill is an extremely important pill taken by cultivators who have cultivated to a certain level and are unable to break through the realm level on their own. It is the elders of the Miao Dao Immortal Sect who are guarding here all the year round in the Dragon Abyss to prevent the evil demons from destroying and digging up the fish dragon grass. Of course, it is also to suppress all kinds of evil things in the falling dragon abyss, so as not to leave this place and endanger the common people.
Gongliang took Mi Gu to the swallow country in a boat, released the chickens and the black mammoth Dorjee to let them move around on their own, and he walked to the swallow country with Mi Gu.
Swallow Country is said to be a country, but in fact it is not big and has a small population.
The capital of the swallow country is called Yancheng, which means the place where the swallow bird lives. The gates were guarded by armoured soldiers, but no one checked them.
Gongliang walked inside with Mi Gu, and the strange appearance of the little guy attracted the attention of a cadre of armored soldiers, but it was just to look, and no one dared to behave abnormally.
Because strange-looking people often have strange abilities, if they accidentally get into trouble, I am afraid that they will be annihilated immediately. These people have been guarding the city for a long time, and their eyes have also been trained, and they know what can be done and what people cannot be provoked.