Chapter 2: The Land of the Maya

Su Cheli suddenly found that he was tied to a stretcher by ropes, and the feeling of shaking up and down from his body also came from this stretcher-

At this moment, he was like a wild boar about to be roasted, tied to a stretcher, and then carried by four brown-and-yellow men with bone decorations and mysterious patterns on their faces in the dark forest under the faint moonlight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

At this time, a stream of information suddenly poured into Su Cheli's mind-

Background of the mission:

You are a group of tourists visiting 'Guatemala' (the southern part of the North American continent), and you are on a passenger cruise ship when you encounter a violent and terrifying storm at sea.

Eventually, the passenger cruise ship was sunk by the storm, and you also went with the flow to this mysterious island in the Pacific Ocean.

An island where space satellites can't detect the slightest sign of it, an .......

An island that doesn't exist on the map!

Quest Tip - Try to survive and successfully complete the 'Ritual of the Feathered Serpent'.

"This is? My 'identity' and 'mission'? ”

Su Cheli felt the information that suddenly poured into his mind, frowned and looked at his right wrist, the silver bracelet on it was 'shining' at this moment, a circle of light screens hung in the air, and a piece of information like the 'task prompt' just now rolled and surging on the light screen, it seems that the 'black and white bear' specially set up a function to prevent students from forgetting the 'task prompt' - students can use the silver bracelet to repeatedly query the information of the 'task prompt'.

At the same time, Su Cheli carefully observed his body and confirmed that he was still the same as before, without missing arms or legs, nor did he change any appearance.

However, what made Su Cheli feel strange was that the four brown-skinned men who were carrying him around seemed to be 'blind' to the flashing silver-white bracelets, and it seemed that in their eyes, the silver-white bracelets belonged to the 'invisible' objects?

Su Cheli shook his head slightly, and while leaving the doubts in his mind, he began to carefully observe the surroundings-

There are four 'Gu' like himself, tied to a stretcher, two of them still have some impressions, one is an ordinary old-fashioned high school girl who was noisy in the classroom, and the other is a girl with a black double ponytail who left a great impression on Su Cheli, and her appearance is overwhelming.

The girl with two ponytails was also shaking her cute head and looking around, and when she glanced at Su Che's direction, she made brief contact with Su Che's eyes, and then quickly looked away to look in other directions with a calm expression.

Seeing this, Su Cheli raised his eyebrows slightly, because he felt that the expression of the girl with two ponytails when she looked at him briefly was very calm, not at all like the expression that an ordinary person in deep distress should have—without a trace of help, confusion, and fear.

"Looks like she's not easy......"

After Su Cheli defined it in his heart, he looked away at the others, he was not the kind of person who couldn't walk with his third leg straight when he saw a beautiful woman - just now, the reason why he focused on the double ponytail girl was only because of her 'outstanding' performance in the classroom, not because of her appearance that could get extra points just by her face.

In addition to himself and the other five trainees, there were about 30 men dressed like Indians and covered in brown and yellow skin, surrounding him and the others. Twenty of the men carried themselves and the others in groups of four, while the remaining dozen men carried torches to light the way of the procession. At the same time, he and the others were 'walking' on a stone road in the dark forest, and the stone path was made of unknown blue-black stones, carved with intricate ornaments, which seemed to be snake-shaped ornaments faintly visible against the background of the yellow fire.

Seeing this situation, Su Che began to think carefully about the current situation of himself and the others-

He and the others were inexplicably pulled into a place called 'Despair Academy', and at the same time became students of 'Despair Academy'. And under the series of explanations and 'intimidation' of the 'black and white bear', everyone understood that they and others seemed to be trying to ensure the continuation of their survival by carrying out the 'mission'. And the two students who died at the hands of the 'black and white bear' are the best ironclad proof -- if they don't carry out the 'mission', they will only die.

Judging from the explanation of the mission premise of the black and white bear, the mission prompt of the silver bracelet, and the appearance of himself that has not changed, he and the others are still the 'original' self, and there is no 'soul wearing' and other situations, just replacing the 'identity' of others.

In this way, the 'identity' of himself and others is that of travelers who were displaced on this island by a storm, and at the same time, there are these savage tribes that look like Indians in front of them living on this island, and they are 'kidnapped' because of the encounter with the savage tribe, and they do not kill themselves and others at the first time, but carry themselves and others to unknown and mysterious places like sacrifices.

Thinking of this, Su Cheli glanced at the wild people carrying himself and the others again, and the next moment, he suddenly found a place that he had neglected before-

Wait a minute~!

The circle-shaped mysterious ornaments on their bodies, the more you look at them, the more familiar they become.......

Su Cheli's eyes widened suddenly, staring at the dense circle-shaped ornament in the dim yellow firelight.

The outermost circle is decorated like a half-length fish, the inner circle is decorated like a corona on the edge of the sun, the inner circle depicts a small but clear half-length animal head, and the center of the circle is a humanoid face with a tongue sticking out, and the whole pattern presents a surrounding 'sun'-like structure.

"It's... This is~!!! ”

As an international student at Kyoto University in Japan - 'Folklore Studies' (officially known as 'History, Culture, and Archaeology') and an excellent international student who has successfully applied for a 'tuition waiver' (full amount), Su Cheoli naturally clearly understands the meaning of the circle-shaped ornament in front of him.

"It's... This is the 'Mayan Disc Vector Totem'! ”

The ornament on the savage in front of you is not the imprint of the Indians at all, but the totemic imprint of the Mayans!

This totem imprint, I had seen it when Tutor Wuxiang was explaining the literature of the Western system, and it was exactly the same as the totem imprint on these savages in front of me!

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Who are these savages in front of me.....

"Hey, who the hell are you? Let go of me, do you hear me?! ”

The slightly anxious voice of the ordinary-looking high school girl sounded, and she was obviously a little confused by everything that had happened before.

Originally, he was studying at Xinyang High School, but he was suddenly transferred to a place called 'Despair Academy'. And after witnessing the terrible murderous deeds of the black and white bear, he listened to a lot of inexplicable words, and then he was transported to this unknown place, and he was tied to a stretcher like a 'pig'.

In this regard, the high school girl was naturally puzzled and frightened, as if she had met a robber on the road, and shouted urgently:

"Who the hell are you? Put me down, help~! Help me~!!! ”

The high school girl shouted in an ugly voice, and the Mayans who were carrying her around saw this and communicated in strange language.

"Kuala is a few Ka no maps? One pounce on Ruth~! (Shall I plug her mouth?) That's too manic, isn't it? )

"I'm afraid of it~! Plague~, Yaklulu dug up ....." (No, no, the chief said, we can't take even the slightest disrespectful action against the sacrifices that hold the 'Feathered Serpent Ceremony', otherwise it will affect the holding of the ceremony~!) )

"Snapping and pulling grunt....." (This is really distressing~!) Also, look at the girl with double-haired hair lying on the stretcher over there at 'Moke', she looks really beautiful~! It's a pity that I can't even touch her, it's a pity~. )

(PS: The Mayans called the double ponytail 'double bunch'.) )

Although the language used by these Mayans has not even been studied by Su Cheli, who is a student majoring in folklore at Beijing University, Su Cheli strangely understands the meaning of these Mayan words, but this is not the most bizarre thing, what really surprised Su Cheli was the next reaction of the Mayans-

A Mayan man carrying a stretcher probably felt that the high school girl's call was too irritable, so he turned his head directly to the high school girl and said:

"We won't let you down, don't call 'help' anymore~!"

He can actually understand the Chinese of a high school girl~!

Seeing this, Su Cheli hurriedly 'raised' his head to look at his right arm tied to the stretcher, and the silver bracelet on his wrist-

"It's all silver bracelets.... Or is it the ghost of the 'black and white bear'? There is no language barrier between us and the Maya, and they can't see the silver bracelets on our hands, all of which are 'blessed' by black and white bears? ”

"In that case.....

After Su Cheli figured all this out, he lay back with his head bowed with peace of mind, turning his head from time to time to observe the surrounding environment, and there was no trace of worry on his face about what happened next-

Since it was the 'Black and White Bear' who sent himself and others here to carry out the mission, then it would definitely not arrange a dead end - if it wanted to kill itself and the others, it could be done in the classroom, and there was no need to delay it until now. Therefore, the 'black and white bear' must have its own intentions in arranging such an 'identity' for itself and others, and there should be some changes in the future, and he and others will definitely not encounter a situation where they will die without resistance.

Therefore, you just need to wait for the next 'change' with peace of mind, and pay attention to the surrounding environment, the so-called 'Feathered Serpent Ritual' in the Maya's mouth, their physical fitness, etc.

"But what exactly is the 'Ritual of Feathered Serpents'? How I've never heard of ....."

Su Cheli quietly 'lay' on the stretcher, observing his surroundings while thinking about the memories of the 'Maya', the 'Feathered Serpent Ritual' and other things in his mind.

The Mayan procession was not moving fast, but it was very regular, as if they were walking on a beat.

And the high school girl, after shouting and cursing indiscriminately for a long time, saw that the other Mayans simply ignored her as if she were air, and couldn't help but fall silent. On the contrary, it was the girl with two ponytails, after she 'raised' her head to observe the surrounding environment for a while, she chose the same action as Su Cheli - 'bow her head and lie down', quietly waiting for the next 'change'.

In addition, in addition to these three people, the other two students are all men, one of whom is a typical wash, shear, blow and blow man who dyes his hair all over his hair and is full of "country smell".

After the initial panic, the man calmed down and began to try to talk to the Mayans, only to find that all the methods of talking were useless, and the Mayans didn't want to talk to him at all. Eventually, he fell silent like the high school girl, but soon his eyes lit up again, and his gaze stayed firmly on the double-ponytailed girl who was also lying on a stretcher not far away, and his eyes continued to reveal a greedy gaze representing desire.

The other person is wearing a pair of large round glasses, dressed as a typical high school student, and looks like a nerd, and is tentatively called - the glasses man.

Compared with the high school girl, the glasses man seems to have gone to two opposite extremes - the glasses man looks very wooden, after he woke up, he did not observe the surroundings like Su Cheli did, nor did he panic briefly like the dyed man, let alone shout like a high school girl, but lay motionless on the stretcher like a log, not knowing what he was thinking.

In any case, after the initial riots, the five students gradually fell silent in different forms.

And the Mayan team gradually came to the end of this stone road in the forest in such a slightly silent atmosphere, and Su Cheli also 'raised' his head at the same time to see the scenery at the end of the stone road.

A majestic and tall 'pyramid' stands at the end of the stone path, and unlike the Egyptian pyramids, it has a flat top at the top, like a house erected on a high mountain in the wilderness, square and neat.

Su Cheli knew from his folklore knowledge that this was a unique 'temple' at the top of the Mayan pyramids, and the temples built on the top of the pyramids were usually used by the Mayans for various religious ceremonies, and only a very small number of Mayan pyramids were used for mausoleums.

In addition, the Mayan pyramid in front of me is different from the Egyptian pyramid in addition to the 'temple' built at the top.

The Mayan pyramid as a whole is a square shape, with a large chassis and a small top, like a ladder, which is like a square pyramid formed by stacking squares from large to small to form a square pyramid (the Egyptian pyramid is a triangular pyramid).

In addition, on all sides of the Mayan pyramid, there is a wide staircase leading to the top of the tower 'temple' protruding from the tower surface, and a solemn and solemn aura rushes towards the face, which not only makes the surrounding Maya expressions become serious, but also the students are infected by this, and they can't help but slow down the rhythm of breathing.

Su Cheli quietly looked at the Mayan pyramid in front of him, and he naturally knew the meaning of the wide staircase on the tower in front of him.

In the Mayan culture, this is not only a staircase leading to the temple at the top of the tower, but also a road to the 'heavens', connecting the 'heavenly realm' and the 'earth', and once someone climbs to the 'temple' at the top of the tower, which symbolizes the boundary, it means that their every move will be noticed by the 'gods'.

At this time, the Mayan team had gradually walked to the front of the pyramid and stopped, and at this moment, in front of the pyramid, another group of Mayans dressed similarly had already gathered, adding up to nearly 100 people! Then, the large group of Mayans in front of him slowly separated from the middle to the sides, and a middle-aged man who made Su Cheli look like a chief slowly walked out of the crowd.

The middle-aged man dressed as a chief walked in front of everyone and said in a deep voice: "Loosen the tie~!" Get ready for the 'Quetzalcoatl Ritual'! ”

As soon as the words fell, the Mayans next to the stretcher took out daggers and cut the ropes on the students' bodies, and before the students could be happy, the Mayan chief gestured behind him, and the Mayans behind him immediately lifted several sets of racks full of weapons (landing platforms) out.

Then the Mayan chief turned to the crowd and continued:

"Now, pick the right weapon for you, for you will face a terrible and bloody chase in the next 'Ritual of the Feathered Serpental', a sacrifice to the Great God and a ......"

"A feast that costs lives!"