After emerging from the power of God, the stone opened his eyes and found that he was still in the dark den. The body didn't move, but the things that had just happened were very clear, and it didn't feel like a dream at all.

"I have truly seen the great God!" The stone felt an additional power in his body, the God-given ability to grow mushroom trees.

As soon as he thought of this, the stone couldn't help himself, and crawled out of the nest and rushed towards the mushroom grove several miles away. Many big-headed, thin-bodied Martians saw it and talked about it one by one.

"That guy in the stone is crazy hungry, he dares to go to the mushroom tree secretly, now is not the time to eat, if he is caught, it will end badly."

"Well, I don't know why, the number of mushroom trees is getting smaller and smaller, and if we continue like this, we will all starve to death."

"Anyway, I don't want to die now, even if I live a few more cycles."

Stone didn't know what the others were saying, and a few miles was not easy for him to cross, and when he came to the mushroom grove, he was out of breath, his physical strength was almost exhausted, and his stomach began to rumble again.

The roof of the cave, which is more than 50 meters high, is inlaid with hundreds of glowing stones, illuminating the area. A large forest of mushrooms was just below the faint light, and the smell of food wafted through the air, which made the belly of the stone growl even more.

A guard who was half a head taller than a stone, no longer thin and thin, and looked normal, shouted: "Stop, this is not the place you should come, hurry up and leave me!" I know what your kid has in mind, so let's go back. If the priest finds out, you'll die. ”

"No, no, Uncle Pillar, I'm not here to steal food, I'm here to grow mushroom trees." Stone heard the guards scolding, but did not wake up the other guards, and a wave of emotion rose in his heart.

Still in the youth, the stone explained: "I have seen the great God, who has given me a great power to grow mushroom trees quickly, so that we will never be short of food. ”

This movement had already awakened the others, and two more guards came over and asked loudly, "Pillar, what's going on, is this guy here to steal food?" Why don't you arrest him and wait until the priest takes care of it? ”

The two new guards were not as talkative as the pillars, and their green eyes flashed with a fierce light, and they forced them with bad intentions.

"He didn't come to steal food, he said he had met a great god and gained the ability to grow mushroom trees." The pillar stopped in front of the two guards and said.

However, this was taken as a joke, and the two guards laughed: "How is it possible, only the priest can communicate with the great god, this kid is hungry and faint, and he is cheating on food." Pillar, you are also stupid to believe even such a lie. ”

Bang, the thin stone, who was not at all two strong guard opponents, was put down to the ground and tied his hands backwards. The status of the guards is higher than that of ordinary Martians, and now they can still eat enough, and their strength is far greater than that of stones.

"No, I really saw the great god, let me try, it can really grow mushroom trees!" The stone's cheeks were pressed against the dry ground, and a lot of sand and dust entered his mouth as he spoke, but he was trying to explain.

"Haha, this kid's deception has been discovered, and he is smart enough to persist in it, so that it is possible to get out, amazing!"

"That's right, it's strange and clever, but it's a pity that it's not as good as before, anyone caught stealing food will be ordered to be executed by the sacrificial lord, this kid won't live long."

The two guards looked at the wriggling stones on the ground and grinned and talked, as if they had caught a toy to relieve boredom. After all, boring patrols are boring, and it's rare to have such a time.

They did not see it, the figure of the pillar disappeared and was heading to the depths of the mushroom grove, the sacrificial dwelling.

Although it is only a few thousand people, the residence of the sacrificial lord is much more luxurious than the ordinary Martians who live in the nest. The house is made of dried mushroom trunks and covers an area of more than 500 square meters, and the roof is inlaid with many shining stones.

The pillar did not dare to enter, knelt in front of the gate and said: "Sacrifice to my lord, there is a young man in the tribe, who said that he entered the kingdom of God and saw a great god, and was also given the ability to grow mushroom trees. The other guards weren't convinced, though, but I knew the nature of the stone and wasn't a liar. ”

"Oh?"

After a squirming sound, an old man with loose skin walked out and said coldly, "If that stone doesn't have special abilities, you can die with him, now the tribe is short of food, it's good to have two less." There is a price to pay for daring to impersonate an oracle. ”

The pillar's low-hanging face suddenly turned a lot whiter, and his whole body trembled.

The priest and the pillar came to the outside of the mushroom grove and saw two guards holding stones for amusement, one time making him eat the sand, and the other making him crawl on the ground.

In their words: "You won't live long anyway, and if you make us happy for a while, you can have a full meal." ”

Shi's heart was very aggrieved and angry, and he was telling the truth, but these people never believed it. O great God, send down divine punishment and stone them to death, these people have desecrated your majesty.

"Ah, Lord Sacrifice!" When the two guards saw the old man, their faces suddenly became serious.

However, the sacrificial old man didn't notice the two of them, and put all his energy on the stone, and after carefully studying it for a while, he said, "You have been endowed with special abilities by the great god?" Let me see. ”

The pillar walked over and untied the rattan on the stone's hands, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Do you know how to put on a good show for the priest?" It's about the lives of both of us. ”

Well! Although the stone didn't know exactly what was going on, he knew that Uncle Pillar had invited the sacrifice and gave him a chance, so he nodded heavily.

At this time, there were already many Martians around, and they were also alarmed by the arrival of the sacrifice, and soon the rumors spread throughout the tribe.

"Ah, the stone guy said he had seen a great god?"

"It's impossible, I just saw that the stone didn't go anywhere, and I stayed in the den all the time, how could I see the great god."

"This kid must have come to cheat on food."

The sacrificial old man squatted down, pointed to a mushroom tree that was calf high, and said, "Come, show me your abilities." If it's fake, you die. ”

Everyone stared at the stone to see what he was going to do next, and the green eyes didn't blink.

The stone is asking for a small bucket of water. Although water is a precious resource and is subject to the same control as food, it can be brought in with a single word of sacrifice. (To be continued.) )