(Let me tell you a story, once upon a time there was a little pig, people thought it was too young, and they were ready to fatten it up and kill it, and then ...... The piglet starved to death. ）

Somewhere deep in the swampy jungle.

In the middle of a clearing, a tall and solemn stone serpentine statue sits beside it a variety of offerings made of melons, fruits, and various types of meat, and the delicious aroma is mouth-watering.

Next to the serpentine statue, a group of graceful young women, dressed in ornate feathers made of bird feathers and headdresses made of long, beautiful colorful feathers, are dancing around the serpentine statue in a solemn sacrificial dance, dancing and singing obscure sacrifices.

"C_HAI_EHYE, HRII_ 'RON_' AI_C_GNAIIH!" (We are gathered at this moment, and believers call out to our Father!)"

The tone of the sacrificial speech is solemn and abnormal, with a certain primitive and wild charm, accompanied by melodious and atmospheric dancing steps, which is more like some kind of art.

The young and beautiful girls were showing their devotion and eagerness to please the gods they worshipped, and some small snake scales could be seen on their wrists, necks, and even behind their ears, proving that they were not pure human beings.

Along with their dance steps, there are also some masked girls on the side, holding various bone or wooden musical instruments in their hands, and are playing all kinds of low and melodious accompaniment, adding more beauty to their sacrificial dance steps.

“Y_LLLL_GEB_STELL'BSNA，VULGTLAGLN_C_FHTAGN_OG，_GNAIIH_GOKA_SYHA'H_Y_NYTH...... (Here we pray, O Sleeping Father, that we may serve you as your servants for all eternity...... ）”

The long sacrificial speech will last for a long time, and the whole sacrificial ceremony is full of indescribable joy and vitality, and the unadorned primitive charm in the song and dance is simple and simple, with an inexplicable magic that shocks the soul.

Young maidens gathered around the serpentine statue, singing and praising as if the joyful sacrifices would never stop.

Not far away, a young maid looked at the ongoing ritual in front of her with some anxiety on her face, glancing at someone in the ceremony from time to time, obviously wanting to say something, but not daring to disturb at all.

No one dared to disrupt the ritual, and in this swamp kingdom that had existed for hundreds of years, the worship and belief in snakes was absolute, and anyone who dared to offend the sacrificial rites had been thrown into the pit of ten thousand snakes and died by ten thousand snakes.

It wasn't until a long time later, with the last sound of music abruptly stopped, that many beautiful girls stood up straight, then curtfell and slowly retreated, ending the whole ceremony.

It was only then that the young maid's face showed joy, and she walked into the crowd of musicians with masks on their faces and musical instruments in their hands.

"Her Highness the Serpent Maiden. ”

The young maid faced one of the women and half-curtsied, not daring to speak in a respectful voice.

"What?"

Surrounded by many slender musicians beside her, the woman who looked like the stars holding the moon gently took off the half-moon-shaped mask on her face, revealing a young and beautiful soft face, with her teeth open and closed, and spit out a calm and pleasant voice.

For hundreds of years, there was no trace of the passage of time on her face, and her face was the same as it was a hundred years ago.

No, it can't be said that it has no effect, at least, there is a bit more awe-inspiring and majestic on her face, and there is a majestic atmosphere in the erection of snake pupils that is difficult to look at, and this majesty adds a little inviolable divine aura to her already beautiful and moving.

"It's ...... outside the border"

The young maid did not dare to look the snake girl in the eye, and replied slowly.

In the entire swamp world, among the millions of people in the Serpent Worship Kingdom, not many people dare to face the majesty of the kingdom's master, the Snake Daughter, and the power accumulated over the past hundred years is enough to make anyone's heart terrified.

After hearing this, the snake girl's face showed a look of understanding, and then nodded.

"I see. ”

This was enough to shake the border war issue for half of the Serpent Cult Kingdom, but she just said "I know" lightly.

"But ......"

The maid's face was eager.

"All you have to do is tell the elders what I say. ”

The Snake Girl seemed to see what she meant, and said softly.

The maid did not dare to speak again, so she had to retreat, leave the sacrificial place, and then convey her to the high-ranking elders in the kingdom, and beside her, the music maidens also retreated, and the huge sacrificial place became empty in a blink of an eye, and only the snake girl remained.

The snake woman muttered for a long time, then clasped her hands and closed her eyes, muttering a prayer to one being.

"My father......"

......

In the depths of the sea, the serpent opened its eyes. Sen Leng was thinking quietly in his pupils.

"After all, is it because the region is too barren......

For more than 100 years, Mona has been conscientious, uncompromising on what she has commanded, and even overfulfilling.

When it was hungry, it did not hesitate to bear the infamy of being resented and abused by the population of the swamp kingdom, and mobilized thousands of people's rations for sacrifices to fill its stomach as much as possible, and it is needless to say how much the great snake eats.

If it weren't for the fact that the big snake belonged to the type of eating a full meal for thousands of years, even if it was enough for him to support him for several years, I am afraid that it would not be enough to eat the entire swamp kingdom into the belly of the big snake.

And in order to prevent it from becoming too bored at the bottom of the sea, she made up songs and dances by herself as entertainment to please it, and it can be said that the maiden had done everything she could for the sake of the father she revered and believed in.

For all this, the big snake also sees it, and occasionally uses some memories of his previous life to give the girl some help.

For example, what kind of fertilization, reclamation, building structure, etc., but all the great snake still has an impression is directly taught to Mona, anyway, for it, these knowledge is completely useless.

This was a huge help to a new civilization and kingdom, which rapidly swelled its population. Don't forget, until now, the entire human world is still only in an era of transition from bronze to iron, and civilization in all aspects is still extremely backward.

However, no clever mind can fight against the barrenness of the geographical environment.

Although the entire Eastern Swamp is not full of swamps, there are occasional plains and mountains, but the harsh environment means that even if the girl tries her best to gather the population, it is only the size of a few million people, and there is about one-fifth of the territory of the entire continent, but the actual usable territory is extremely narrow.

In order to increase the population, she had to try to plunder the population from the thriving human kingdoms beyond the swamp, but this naturally led to a fierce confrontation between the human kingdoms, and the news just now was that the army of the Serpent Cult Kingdom was defeated by the combined forces of several human kingdoms and had to be routed back to the depths of the swamp.

At the same time, there is another disturbing news......

Some soldiers noticed that there seemed to be some warriors in unusually fine armor near the swamp who were looking for something.

"Heroic Warrior...... Is it because a powerful kingdom suddenly appeared in the depths of the swamp that should have been barren, so there are gods who have turned their eyes to this place......"

The serpent groaned.

At present, he doesn't want to clash with those gods head-on, at least not now.

In other words, the foreign plundering war of the Snake Cult Kingdom can only end first, retreat to the depths of the swamp, silently accumulate strength, and it is not appropriate to act rashly.

However, it is not the character of the serpent to let it just do it, so what should it do now......

The serpent lay deep at the bottom of the sea, its cold pupils flickering.

However, one thing that the big snake gradually ignored was that he was too lazy to use his brain because of his strong self-sustaining power, but because he was imprisoned in the depths of the sea, he could not exert his strength, so he could only be forced to start activating his brain.

In a sense, this is also a benefit...... Right?