Chapter 357: Resurrection Temple, Island History!(4k)
Stone statue of a soldier from a quarry.
There must be a provenance.
It is by no means the product of unfounded wind.
Lu Yu believes that this is no coincidence.
There must be some secret in it.
At the very least, there is some connection between the two.
Perhaps, the key to unlocking the ultimate mystery of Euredia lies in these two mountains facing each other.
So, without further ado.
In order to find out the ins and outs of this, Lu Yu decided to set off immediately and go to the mountains for a walk.
From a distance, the two mountains don't seem to be so steep.
If you travel lightly, it's not difficult to climb up.
Thus, the opening statement ended.
Lu Yu left all the unnecessary equipment in the camp.
He carried only a stone axe, a flint knife, several ropes, an animal skin shield, and a hunting bow and quiver.
When everything is ready.
Pacific Time.
9 a.m.
Facing the dark sunlight in the early morning, Lu Yu took the drone and followed the river and officially walked towards the first line of the Twin Mountains.
The terrain on the north shore of the island is undoubtedly the highest on the island.
There is little vegetation cover.
So, the view is very good.
Even if you are far away, you can see the general situation in the middle of the sky.
The meandering river flows out of it.
The water was very turbulent.
You can't see the edge.
It seems that the mountains inside should not be very flat.
Poor mountains and bad waters are indispensable.
The camp is still some distance away.
It takes at least half an hour to get there.
It's not that it's too long.
The main reason for the time is the road conditions under your feet, which are much worse than before.
Look at it.
Along the way, it was all rubble from the landslide.
Walking on such a road in straw sandals will inevitably be a little difficult.
No matter how careful you are, you will inevitably be tricked.
didn't walk for a while, and Lu Yu's ankles were covered in bruises.
"The stones were so sharp that they cut my feet all over the place. β
"In such road conditions, even if you wear professional hiking shoes, it will be very troublesome to walk, let alone a pair of straw sandals......
Showing the wound on his foot to the audience, Lu Yu endured the pain and avoided the place with more stones as much as possible.
After walking for more than 20 minutes, I came to the mountain pass, along the river bank, and walked between two mountains.
Look up.
The sky hangs by a thread.
It looks very depressing.
The mountain walls on both sides are green and deep, covered with moss and mountain grass.
Due to the narrow tube effect of the mountain pass, the temperature here is much lower than outside.
Gusts of cold wind kept blowing, making the surrounding area cold.
I walked along the line of heaven for a while.
Halfway through the trip.
The river ahead suddenly widened a lot.
And at this moment, in the farthest part of the line of sight, a strange-shaped stone building suddenly appeared.
It stood in the middle of the river.
The whole building looks spectacular.
It covers an area of hundreds of square meters.
The shape is round above and below.
The huge circular dome, like a pot lid, rests squarely on the square cloister below.
In the corridor, there seems to be something standing in the middle.
But because it's a little far away, I can't see the specific situation at all.
Lu Yu originally thought that a line of heaven would go all the way to the end.
But I never dreamed that there would be a hole in it.
There is such an amazing building.
The entire building, which divides the river in two, occupies a lot of space.
The mountains on both sides have very obvious traces of artificial chiseling.
It seems that most of them are also one of the masterpieces of the Olidians.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yu's whole body was shocked, stretched out his hand to point at the behemoth, and then hurriedly faced the camera and said:
"It looks like some ruin. β
"Let's go over and see. β
As he spoke, Lu Yu took three steps and made two steps, crossed the river, and walked straight over.
Come to the front.
The whole view of the building comes into view.
Although it has been weathered for thousands of years, it still looks majestic.
The huge cloistered stone columns are also no less impressive than the temples of ancient Greece.
It's really hard to imagine what a glorious existence Oulidia was back then.
It was unarmed to make such a big move and build such an exquisite ancient temple.
Standing in front of the temple, Lu Yu sighed for a while, and then walked in.
The whole temple has a very high elevation and a vast dome, and the style is extremely tough.
It is supported by four stout keels.
On the dome, there seems to be a pattern carved in stone.
But because it's so old, I can't see the specific appearance clearly.
In the middle of the temple, there is a statue of the goddess carved in stone.
Exaggerated facial features.
Put your hands together.
I'm praying it.
The expression is divine.
It's anything mundane.
The body of the goddess is also carved with ancient hieroglyphs.
The handwriting is legible.
But what exactly is described, it is not known.
I looked around at the statue of the goddess.
Lu Yu pondered for a long time, and finally spoke:
"This building is supposed to be an ancient temple built by the Eurideans. β
"In primitive societies, technology was not developed due to low productivity. β
"Human beings attribute many unexplained social phenomena and natural phenomena to the role of ghosts and gods, believing that the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, mountains and rivers in nature all have their own gods, which govern the growth of crops and the blessings and misfortunes of the world, and create various gods according to their own imagination to pray for Najib and eliminate disasters. β
"The temple is a product of this period. β
Actually, it's not just primitive societies.
Historically, in order to consolidate their dominance, the rulers of many civilizations have also vigorously promoted the "divine power of heaven".
Convince the people that all the actions of the ruler are done according to the will of the 'heavens' and are irresistible.
The worship of ghosts and gods began in ancient times.
Under the advocacy of the ruling class, many tribal civilizations have spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a large number of ancestral temple buildings.
After briefly introducing the origin of the temple to the audience, Lu Yu walked around the temple.
On the stone pillars of the cloister, many frescoes carved in stone have been found.
The content of the mural is very rich.
The first mural depicts a woman standing tall in the sky, holding a torch in her hand, which is so radiant and exaggerated that it seems to be praying to the gods.
Below her, there were many soldiers kneeling, holding various weapons in their hands, looking very religious.
At the farthest end of the mural, there are two extremely abstract mountains.
It seems that it should be this twin mountains.
Judging by the woman's demeanor and dress, she should be the leader of this tribe.
Immediately afterwards, on the adjacent stone pillar, a second mural was carved.
The content is a number of shirtless men, lined up in a row, pulling a huge stone pillar, slowly moving forward.
The third mural seems to record the whole process of their carving of stone statues.
Many craftsmen, holding various carving tools, are working non-stop.
It is easy to see that the first three murals describe the origin of these stone statues and the production process.
After staring at the mural for a while, Lu Yu turned to face the camera and muttered:
"These frescoes are very well preserved. β
"It provided us with a lot of valuable information. β
"From the analysis of the content of the murals, the fundamental purpose of the existence of these stone statues should be to awaken and protect the gods in the minds of the ancient Olidians, so as to meet the beautiful demands of the heart. β
"On the first day I landed on the island, I explained that Olidia is the MΔori word for resurrection, which may be the meaning of the resurrection god. β
"The Maori are the oldest known race in the Pacific, and have a deep connection with the unknown Eureadians, Polynesians, and Rapa Nui, so the meaning of the Maori language still has a certain degree of credibility. β
Lu Yu's thoughts, although somewhat subjective.
But as it stands, this is the only plausible explanation.
The ancient Olidians built these statues for the sake of good weather, peace for generations, or some other messy reason, to fulfill the long-cherished wish of the tribe to revive the gods.
Therefore, from this logical point of view, Lu Yu's explanation still makes sense.
Then, in order to verify his idea, Lu Yu moved his gaze to the last few murals in the corridor.
Unlike the previous murals.
The next few murals tell the history of the island.
Seeing this, Lu Yu immediately cheered up and checked it intently.
At first, the island of Olidia was a barren land, until one day, a woman and a group of naked primitive people rowed a raft here.
Judging from the picture, it is very likely that these primitive people living in the South Pacific came here unintentionally to escape inter-tribal conflicts and wars, looking for a new place to live.
For this purpose, they also brought with them the necessities of life.
There are livestock, there are tools, and there are seeds for various crops.
After a period of land reclamation, the island's population began to grow, and a regional civilization with a complex social structure was initially formed.
Each tribe has its own female chief.
And there are priests.
There was a time when life on the island was quite stable.
In the early days of its existence, the island was covered with dense tropical forests.
It is overgrown with a variety of trees, shrubs and weeds, the vast majority of which is a kind of palm tree that has become extinct on the island.
This palm tree is related to the Chilean wine palm, which is 25 meters high and 180 centimeters in diameter.
The trunks of tall palm trees without branches and leaves are suitable for building large canoes, transporting stone statues, and building houses.
Seeing this, Lu Yu suddenly realized.
It turns out that the palms that can be found everywhere on the island are not Australian palms.
It's the Chilean wine palm.
Afterward.
According to the frescoes, the fertile soil brought a good harvest to the Olidians through slash-and-burn farming.
As a result, agriculture on the island began to flourish.
During this time, they planted bananas, taro, cassava and sugar cane.
Livestock were raised.
Learned to fish.
Thrive and live and work here.
In the live broadcast room.
Seeing this scene, the audience launched a barrage one after another:
"Anchor, isn't this you?"
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"Something!"
"What a familiar plot!"
"666, a perfect reproduction of the scene of the year!"
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At this moment.
Lu Yu didn't have time to pay attention to the audience's complaints.
The whole person was immersed in the story depicted in the mural.
So, after settling down.
He continued to look down.
But the result surprised him.
Not sure why.
The style of the last few murals suddenly changed dramatically.
The expressions on the faces of all the characters looked terrified.
They seem to have seen something very terrible.
In addition, the thriving scene on the island is gone.
Countless primitive people, taking up arms, desperately resisted.
Fight a group of long-haired masked men in one place.
in the picture.
The stone statue was originally Shen Yi's expression, but it also changed because of this.
The leader of the goddess, whom the Olidians had long regarded as a god, seemed to have collapsed in a pool of blood......
It's obvious.
At the end of its prosperous development, the island was embroiled in a terrible war.
In the end, the civilization that was originally at its peak was dying.
It didn't take long for it to be completely destroyed.
Seeing this, Lu Yu had a question in his heart.
I don't fully agree with what is depicted in the mural.
The Olidians, who are supposed to be hiding part of the truth.
The tribal wars on the islands may have been the trigger for destruction, but they were by no means the whole story.
In order to build these stone statues, the Olidians spent a lot of manpower and material resources.
How to make these behemoths move as they please.
It's not an easy job.
There is a good chance that they will be transported on rollers.
As a result, a large number of rounded logs and manpower are required.
Of course, it is also possible to transport it by "skateboard".
But in this way, there is no shortage of logs.
The island's stone culture reached its peak around 200 B.C., and the island's economy was devastated in order to satisfy the ruling class's almost deformed beliefs, and limited natural resources were wasted.
After the trees were cut down, an age of famine followed.
Faith and food are incompatible.
As a result, strife and chaos began to appear on the island, and the phenomenon of cannibalism increased.
If it was just famine and resource scarcity, the situation was relatively stable, but then the enemy came again.
Internal and external troubles add up.
Outcome.
It can well be imagined.
Subsequently, Lu Yu shared his reasoning with the audience from beginning to end.
The cause and effect relationship in it is explained.
Although there is a certain amount of irrationality in it, on the whole, it is still logical.
"As for where the original Olidians came from, we don't know. β
"But I think they're probably the Polynesians who survived tribal wars. β
"It's not the Old Maori anymore. β
At this time, some viewers asked in the barrage who started the war that year.
Lu Yu shook his head.
Then he said:
"It is an indisputable fact that there was a war, and it is not known who started it. β
"But what is certain is that eighty percent are savage primitives, who want to go to the island and compete with the Olidians for supplies. β
"In those days, many tribal wars broke out for food, to fill their stomachs......"