Lu Xiaoqi came to the old priest's house, and the old priest's grandson greeted him and brought him a small wooden stool - he was also one of the people who studied woodworking with Lu Xiaoqi, and this stool was his own work. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

The old priest lay sick on his bed, and could only eat liquids.

"I'm glad you came to see me! Son of God! The old priest couldn't get up, so he could only nod at Lu Xiaoqi.

"You and I both know, I just know a little more than the people in the village, 'son of God' or something, it's better to be free," Lu Xiaoqi said.

"No, there should always be reverence for knowledge and power!" The old priest said solemnly, "You are a god, aren't you?" There was something meaningful in his eyes.

Lu Xiaoqi was stunned, how did this old priest know?

Then he shook his head again, he came from another time and space, and no one here should know this.

Sure enough, the old priest's following words dispelled his doubts: "I have been a priest all my life, of course I have faith, every quarter I have to take the villagers to the river to worship, the villagers have always thought that we are sacrificing the so-called 'evil god in the river', but this is not the case, we are sacrificing the water god 'Enki'!" ”

"Enki is the god of water, the father of the earth, I am his devout believer, since I was taught by my teacher, the previous generation of priests, he is my faith, time flies, in a blink of an eye, 80 years have passed, I have grown from a child, old to what I am now!" The old priest sighed, "Perhaps it is because of my devout faith that I can cross the river every time I am thrilled and live so long!" ”

"So, as a person blessed by the gods, in my eyes, there is a faint light on your body, I know that it is the light of the gods, although it is very faint, but I still see it!" The old priest's eyes burned, "Before I die, I can see a living god, and I can die without regrets!" ”

Lu Xiaoqi guessed that the "brilliance" in the old priest's mouth should be the light formed by the convergence of the power of faith, and at present, Lu Xiaoqi has received the faith of almost the entire village.

"Enki is a benevolent god, wise, loving, and broad-hearted, and I see a similar temperament in you, son of God!" The old priest coughed and continued, "I don't dare to ask why you came down to the mortal world, but I thank you for your protection and guidance to this village!" ”

"Now I am about to return to Enki's arms, but my disciple still hasn't returned" The old priest looked at Lu Xiaoqi, "Like my teacher, it was I who led him to become Enki's follower, I received an oracle when I prayed, I knew that my disciple was not dead, but the oracle also mentioned that the village was about to suffer a catastrophe, but this is the fate of the village, God does not allow me to reveal it!" ”

"At the cost of my own life, I prayed to God: 'I can speak to an inhuman holy, but only when he comes to me,' and the merciful Grace allowed it, and he took my life." The expression on the old priest's face was serene.

"So, I've been waiting for you! Son of God! The old priest closed his eyes: "Thank you for the mercy of Enki, who allowed me to wait until this last moment!" If you wish, please continue to protect this village! At the very least, help it survive this catastrophe! ”

When the old priest finished speaking, the corners of his mouth curled, and a smile was left and he passed away.

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Lu Xiaoqi had always thought that this was a normal world, and he should have returned to ancient times - whether the big black sheep really brought his consciousness back to ancient times, or whether the whole world was an illusion created by the big black sheep, in short, this is a naturally evolved world, and there are no gods, ghosts and demons.

But the old priest's words made him wonder - is this a world where man and god coexist?

Enki? Who's that? He doesn't know him!

What is the "great calamity" mentioned in the "oracle"? Another flood?

With such doubts, Lu Xiaoqi left the old priest's house.

He was not at ease, so he went to the river.

After the last flood, at Lu Xiaoqi's suggestion, the villagers built a rammed earth dam by the river, so that everyone could have time to prepare for the next flood.

When Lu Xiaoqi rushed to the river, there happened to be more than a dozen people ramming earth on the dam to reinforce.

There was an entrance and exit left in the middle of the low dam for the fishermen to pass, and Lu Xiaoqi passed through the entrance and exit, wanting to check the water situation.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone on the top of the dam shouting: "Look over there!" Someone's coming! ”

Lu Xiaoqi looked intently, and saw a raft floating on the other side of the river, and there was a person standing on the raft, too far away to see clearly.

Today, the river was calm, and there were no whirlpools, and after a while, the man got closer and closer, and everyone realized that it was the old priest's eldest disciple, that is, the new priest in the village!

When he got closer, Lu Xiaoqi saw that the new priest's face was pale, his eyes were cloudy, his expression was very tired, and he didn't bring back any goods exchanged for outside on his raft.

The crowd at the top of the dam greeted him loudly, and he was like suddenly being woken up from a dream, first stunned, then joyful, waving his hands desperately, and making a "ho-ho" sound in his mouth, but for some reason he did not speak in response.

Lu Xiaoqi frowned as he docked the raft, but as soon as the new priest came ashore, he fainted as if he had exhausted all his strength.

Everyone on the dam was startled, and hurriedly jumped off the low dam and went to check, and Lu Xiaoqi also walked over.

The person had already fainted, and when everyone saw Lu Xiaoqi coming over, they all got out of the way, Lu Xiaoqi squatted down, and then saw that the new priest's right hand was missing three fingers, and there were many new and old bruises on his neck, the skin on his face was loose, his face was pale, his eye sockets were sunken, his lips were dry and white, and he was obviously a symptom of malnutrition.

Lu Xiaoqi asked people to go to the river to get some water, wash the priest's face, and then pinch his people, and sure enough, after a while, the priest woke up and turned around.

For Lu Xiaoqi's methods, everyone is no longer surprised, and it is a matter of course.

So, when the priest woke up, the crowd began to ask about the situation.

The priest glanced at Lu Xiaoqi gratefully, shook his head, and then pointed to his mouth and stuck out his tongue - only half of it was left!

Everyone gasped, what happened to this to make it so miserable?

The priest could not speak, but gestured with his hands, but unfortunately, no one could understand what he was talking about, but according to his anxious expression, and pointing to the other side of the river many times, at least let people know that there was danger outside the village!

Everyone took the priest back to recuperate, everyone in this village, including the priest, can't write, and it is precisely because of this that Lu Xiaoqi can't judge the civilization and country here, if he can see the words, he can guess in general, after all, Lu Xiaoqi has a little understanding of ancient characters.

The mouth can't speak, the hands can't write, of course, they can't express the meaning quickly and accurately, Lu Xiaoqi plans to wait for the priest to heal from the injury, and then try to see if he can draw it.

Lu Xiaoqi faintly felt that the "great disaster" mentioned by the old priest may not be a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!

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A few days later, under the guidance of Lu Xiaoqi, the waterwheel has officially started to be produced, and a total of 100 people participated in this "big project", all of whom were excited, and the scene was so lively.

Lu Xiaoqi assigned tasks to everyone according to the design drawings he drew, and he himself was responsible for the quality inspection of each part, after all, this waterwheel would be used for many years.

Since Lu Xiaoqi was revered as the "Son of God" by the villagers, the "value" of the big black sheep has naturally risen, and no one dares to put it in the sheepfold anymore - it came with the "Son of God"!

Just like now, people put a wreath on the head of this "divine goat" and make ribbons out of dyed linen to decorate its neck, and this "divine goat" follows the "divine son" all day long, which is also taken for granted.

For example, now, the big black sheep followed Lu Xiaoqi around to check the progress of the construction.

"Not bad! Not bad! The big black sheep praised as he walked: "It's getting more and more like that!" The future of this village is destined to prosper! ”

Lu Xiaoqi looked at the big black sheep with a strange face: "I heard that a catastrophe is coming here!" Don't you know? ”

"Whether it's a catastrophe or not, it's all up to you!" The big black sheep shook its head, and the "streamer" around its neck shook: "What is the fuss? ”

If he said it, he didn't say it, Lu Xiaoqi rolled his eyes, and he knew that this sheep would not let go.

At this moment, several fishermen tied up two people and pushed and walked over.

"Miko!" A fisherman said respectfully: "These two strangers came by boat, sneaky, and we caught them!" ”

Faintly, Lu Xiaoqi has become the backbone of this mountain village, and it is natural for people to consult him for advice on any major matter, even if he is just a teenager.

Lu Xiaoqi nodded, looking the two men up and down.

Unlike the people in the village, the hair of these two "outsiders" is very exquisite, and their beards are also neatly groomed, and they even draw eyeliner with unknown paints, which makes Lu Xiaoqi feel very novel.

They wore round skirts woven from wool that drooped to the calves, intersected on the left side of the back, and fastened with a few buckle knots. The skirt has tassel-shaped hanging slices, like tassels, and these tassels are wool of different colors from the clothes, which looks quite beautiful.

The extremities are exposed to the skin, and some abstract patterns are painted with paint.

In short, on the whole, they should come from a place that is at least much more developed than here.

A fisherman presented Lu Xiaoqi with a bronze short dagger, this dagger belonged to a "foreigner", the fisherman's arm was cut, and the blood should have just stopped, it seems that the two tried to fight back when they were arrested.

Lu Xiaoqi took the bronze dagger and looked at it carefully, it was very sharp, even the handle and blade were made of bronze, and the ornamentation on the handle was very exquisite, it seemed that these two people should not be civilians.

The people around were watching, and Lu Xiaoqi didn't want to affect the progress of their work, so he asked the fisherman to escort the two to a remote place.

"Say it!" Lu Xiaoqi clasped his arms with both hands, "Who are you?" (To be continued.) )