"Seasonal meat, we are now in the Insect Chorus Mountain Range, why don't we use this mountain range, the frog or toad that makes annoying chirping all day long"

It was very strange that Ling Mo made such a nonsensical suggestion, which did not match the current extremely tense atmosphere at all, but what was even more strange was that Zero did not raise any objections. She wrinkled her good-looking nose and smiled

"Frog meatAlthough I have heard that in some countries in the Far East, frogs are called field chickens, but according to the sacred scriptures of our sect, frogs cannot be eaten as food.

But now that time is pressing, and there is no room for choice, then I can only take the frog meat for a while, I didn't expect that the last meal in my life was actually eating frogs, it's so unromantic, forget it, I don't care about this, as long as you make the frogs delicious Dad."

Ling Mo nodded, "Definitely." ”

Just as the two of them were happily communicating, Yoshi, who was already very confused on the side, suddenly jumped up and asked puzzledly

"Isn't that what, didn't Lord Direji only give forty-eight hours of time, Lord Ling Mo, don't you hurry up and teach your daughter some big moves, let her be used as the hole card at the bottom of the box, why can you catch any game so calmly

By the way, can you please stop mentioning eating frogs in front of me, don't look at me like a dinosaur, in fact, in essence, my race is amphibian, and it is a bit awkward to hear you say that eating frogs. ”

"What's so awkward about this," Mario teased Yoshi, "It can't be just an amphibian, it's your relative, aren't you from the elder clan, I have the impression that this race is in the amphibians, isn't its status still quite high?"

"Not everyone has relatives, but it's still awkward when it's time to be awkward"

Yoshi glared at Mario and said, "It's like humans eating non-humanoid creatures, or seeing non-humanoid creatures being eaten, there are basically no psychological barriers, and many people even want to get a piece of the pie with great interest." But if it is a humanoid creature, even if a creature with a very distant relationship such as a monkey or an orangutan is eaten, humans will still feel a little awkward

In academic parlance, it's the uncanny valley effect, you know?"

Mario shook his head stupidly, "I don't understand. ”

"I shouldn't have asked you this question, I should have known that you only had paste in your head, otherwise I wouldn't have been a spare tire for Bichi's Bichi for so many years."

Mario's bewildered look made Yoshi angry, and he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark before explaining

"The so-called uncanny valley effect, taking humans as an example, means that when ordinary humans encounter creatures or things that are closer to human beings in appearance, such as Q version of dolls, simulated dolls, deliberately painted anthropomorphic cats and dogs, and the former gangster Yuequan massager with a two-dimensional image, the favorability of human beings will increase.

However, once this level of similarity with humans reaches a certain point, such as zombies, zombies, robots with particularly realistic workmanship, corpses with severely injured limbs or broken internal organs, etc., human beings' favorability towards them will suddenly drop significantly, and even have a strong sense of disgust, fear, and rejection towards him, knowing that his appearance is completely transformed into a human form, this effect will disappear completely.

Technologists call this sudden drop in favorability the uncanny valley effect, and it turns out that this uncanny valley effect is not only unique to humans, but is prevalent in intelligent creatures, and when creatures are faced with something very similar to themselves, the upward and downward curves of favorability and fear are probably the same."

After listening to Yoshi's talk for a long time, Mario blinked his eyes, pondered for a while, and suddenly slapped his palm, "I understand what you want to say, if you have to eat amphibians, I hope to choose a creature that is not as similar to your appearance as possible, or simply not like you at all, otherwise you will feel very scary, right?"

Unexpectedly, this companion, who has always been very reckless, actually has such a degree of understanding at this moment, and he has a very clear understanding of his own meaning, Yoshi was surprised, and hurriedly gave Mario a thumbs up, and then turned his head, looking at Ling Mo pitifully and with teary eyes, hoping that the other party could consider his opinion.

Ling Mo spread his hands with a smile and shrugged

"Don't look at me, ever since Zero said that she was going to eat the Last Supper, all the dominance has fallen on her. Every next step must come from her own heart, and she must be willing. I know that along the way, I, who often give orders, have caused you to misunderstand, but believe it or not, now Zero is the protagonist. ”

“”

Although Yoshi had doubts, seeing that Ling Mo didn't mean to joke, he obediently turned his gaze to Zero and continued to launch his pitiful offensive. Looking at Yoshi's cute big eyes, Zero's face was calm, and after thinking about it, she said

"I can make a promise to you that in the next walking route, if you don't want to let them die when you first encounter edible, edible-fit food, you can apply to me and I will let them go once. But if the second time I encounter the food, it's still your own kind, then I'm sorry, I'll have to do it. ”

This promise

Hearing Zero's assurance, Yoshi's expression was a little gloomy, but he also knew that he couldn't fight for better conditions. Putting aside the regret in his heart, Yoshi asked with some curiosity

"The next walking route, are you going to walk slowly in this Insect Chorus Mountain Range, don't you rush into the Yoshi Valley in the belly of the mountain as fast as you can, find the dragon soul stored by Nesario before Lord Dirigi's arrangement is perfect, and swallow that thing?

With all due respect, I didn't quite understand your choice from the beginning, and now at this time, is it really okay for you to do this kind of thing in a good way I personally suggest that we might as well rush into the Yoshi Valley first, see what is in it, and then come out and think about it in the long run, isn't that good?"

Zero smiled and didn't speak, just paced very leisurely, slowly moving forward at a pace similar to that of a normal person. Yoshi and Mario glanced at each other, full of confusion and helplessness, but there was nothing they could do but slowly follow. Seeing that these two guys looked reluctant, thinking that it was very likely that they would need to contribute later, Ling Mo hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth to explain

"Well, Yaoxi's race aside, after all, it is a very limited level of civilization and a demonic beast species, and it has not yet formed its own civilization and social habits. Mario, your mushroom kingdom has been around for a long time, and there will always be some well-known legends, epics, or myths in the kingdom

It's the kind of thing that everyone knows is fake, but because of the strong behavioral inertia, it has caused a profound social impact and profoundly changed people's living habits."

Although he didn't know why Ling Mo suddenly mentioned this, Mario still replied honestly

"Of course there is, there is a legend that all the mushrooms in our mushroom kingdom are cultivated and planted by the god of mushrooms, in order to express respect and piety to the god of mushrooms, June 6 of each year is the recognized sacrifice day, and in the first four days and four days after the boundary of June 6, we do not work, except for the accidents left behind in the necessary posts, everyone has a holiday, returns home, and gathers with their families.

During these nine days, we watched mushroom lanterns, held mushroom conferences, and ate mushroom dumplings, and at the same time, young talents like me, who had not yet married at this age, would be chased by seven aunts and eight aunts to ask about their current situation, so as to ensure that I did not live as well as their children

If that's all it takes, the point is that they will introduce me to a lot of leftover women that no one wants, and force me to go on a blind date with those women who are eight feet tall and have an eight-foot waistline, so as to satisfy their perverted desires As long as I think of that scene, as long as I think of that scene, I will, I will be ahhhh

Seeing that Mario seemed to be caught in an extremely terrifying fantasy scene, Ling Mo laughed, and then explained very seriously

"In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that your Heavenly Mushroom God does not exist, but everyone has become accustomed to this excuse to get together, so they all acquiesce to this social norm. Therefore, the meaning of the Heavenly Mushroom God, which was originally just a fantasy and fabrication, was given symbolism by the people of the Mushroom Kingdom

In the same way, there are all kinds of legends in human society, and after years of accumulation, those legendary people or things also have their own symbolic meanings, and at this time, Zero chose the legend of one of the Holy Sons, so that his actions are infinitely closer to the legendary Holy Son in some aspects, and the symbolism of the Holy Son is covered on his body

Legend has it that the Son, in order to spread His Word among the people and inspire people to yearn for truth, goodness and beauty, descended into the mortal world in the body of a god and took in twelve disciples. But not all of the twelve people who came to be called saints were of the same mind as the Son, and some of them even did not hesitate to betray the Son for profit.

One day before nightfall, the mortal Son sensed his danger, and he gathered all the saints together for dinner, and told them his hunch that one of you would betray me. Later, sure enough, the Holy Son was betrayed, and he had to end his hard journey in the world ahead of schedule. At that Last Supper, the Son had at hand a salt shaker, half an eel, seasonal fruit and meat, and coarse leavened bread.

Zero herself is a saint, and she can have part of the divinity of the Son by moving closer to the legendary deeds and giving her actions the symbolic meaning of the Son, and then making herself an ascetic and martyr like the Son."

"Divinity"

Mario and Yoshi gasped at the same time, they had been to the elemental plane and had contact with those ancient gods and elemental gods, so they naturally knew how terrible the divinity was, in one sentence, divinity was unreasonable, and with divinity, you could ignore some rules of the real world to a certain extent, as long as you have this kind of power, the possibility of passing Dirigi's test will naturally increase greatly

At the same time, they also understood why Zero didn't go to Yoshidale to scout earlier

The Holy Son walks in the world in the body of a mortal, so Zero can only pass the arduous journey in front of him in the body of a mortal and, because every step of God has symbolic meaning, it is a fact recorded in history, as the so-called even in the face of the situation of mortality, God will never retreat, this journey of Zero is not successful, and on the way forward, the divinity will become stronger and stronger, as long as it retreats, even if it is just a retreat in the heart, the divinity will disappear immediately

Knowing the reason, understanding that the probability of passing the test is extremely high, Yoshi was obviously in good spirits, it hurriedly and cheerfully led the way in front, with a dog-legged look, and the four of them walked towards the half-flying mountain at a speed like a spring outing in the wild.

"Walking down the hill in front of you, you'll find a supply point with clear water. Yoshi said, pointing to the end of the road ahead

"As you know, in the sunny area of the mountain range, it is not easy to find a suitable water source, so many demonic beasts will come here to drink water, I just hope that the people who drink water there at this time happen to be the toad clan that I hate more, not my frog family."

After finishing speaking, Yoshi, like an old lottery player waiting for the lottery, rubbed his hands nervously, and the bento went uphill first, looking down with his eyes, and then, he couldn't help but burst into a burst of happy laughter

When Zero and the others walked up, they immediately knew what Yoshi was laughing at

It turned out that at the foot of the mountain, next to the clear blue river, on the green green lawn, there were dozens of strange creatures of large and small lying horizontally, these guys were almost the same as frogs, except for the front legs a little thicker, they were the most ordinary frog-shaped species. However, unlike ordinary frogs, on their backs, they all carry a garlic-like thing as a shell, and each side of the garlic also stretches out a vine to make a long whip

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