Chapter 169: Barbarian Priest
The place to eat and cook was in the middle of the 'house', where there was a bonfire that should never be extinguished, surrounded by various stone and wood utensils, and it was evident that all the tribesmen were eating, drinking, and resting.
The entire ethnic group is the size of a 'look', and the 'houses' of different specifications are about more than 100 to 200, and there are two to a dozen people living in each of them, and there are at least six or seven hundred people in this ethnic group in total, which is really not big.
The only thing that caught the attention of the Heavenly Sins was when he entered the group and saw a wooden pole carved with some strange creature pattern standing in the outermost place, with a red ribbon wrapped around it that would be considered a treasure wherever it went. This should be a kind of totem for the barbarian natives, and it also proves that their race has faith, and this is excellent news for the heavenly sin.
To have faith means to have 'rules', easy to control, and at the same time ...... There are also pursuits.
The return of the leader of the Raiba attracted the attention of all the tribesmen, and they all came out of the house one after another, or welcomed the return of the warriors of their tribe with some flowers and plants or some gestures.
Every time you go out hunting, the danger is no less than that of war, because the hunter needs to stay away from the surrounding area of the tribe and hunt as far away as possible. This practice is similar to the principle of 'rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest', the animals around the group tend to be balanced with the group, but if the animals around it disappear too much, the animals from other places will come to replenish, so that the animal density here is balanced again, but ...... No one can guarantee that the animals that appear next will be safe or dangerous, and there is even the possibility that fierce beasts will come and occupy the territory!
So if you have to go a long way, it means that it is very likely to strayed into the territory of other fierce beasts, and then they are trespassers, and they will be hunted, and they will easily run into the hunting grounds of other races, and they will also be hunted by people, and people will ...... Far more dangerous than wild beasts.
Every time the hunters come back, it's like a catastrophe, they are trading their lives for the survival of the entire tribe, so they are warriors and are respected by all.
And the first to discover them were those lively children, who gathered around Heavenly Sin and others, watching and smelling, with some curiosity and some fear, but they just didn't leave.
Seeing that the children around him were getting more and more around, Tiansin couldn't help frowning and said, "What person? Daring! How dare you little kids look at the master like this? Do you know who the master is? Really, if you were in Nanming, just your eyes would have cured you of your sins! ”
A group of children didn't understand what he was talking about, they just thought he was fierce, but because he was about the same age as everyone else, and his body was even thinner, they all laughed, and they were even more enthusiastic about it.
Tian Sin was angry, and said loudly to the leader of the Lai Ba: "Hey, hey, hey, take care of your own people, why is there no politeness at all?" Really! ”
The leader of the Lai Ba was counting the harvest of this hunt with several elders of the clan, and was suddenly stunned by the voice of the Heavenly Sin, and then he remembered the most important problem now, and hurriedly handed over the matter at hand to his subordinates, and took the woman to drive the children away and led the Heavenly Sin and the others directly to the door of the largest house in the group.
A few steps ahead, the leader of the Lai Pa performed a few strange rituals through the door, and then knelt there on one knee and waited quietly.
After a while, an old voice came from inside and said, "It's not easy for distinguished guests to come to the door, please invite them in." ”
Tiansin was stunned, and hurriedly stretched out his head to look at the outer circle of the room a few times, and found that the room was closed in this direction, and the door was also very sturdy, there was no window at all, and the only vent was a hole above the room, and there was a slow white smoke.
This means that the people inside must not be able to see the outside, so why would the old man inside know that he is coming? And why do you know that you are a valued guest?
With doubts, Sin was helped up the steps by the woman, pushed open the door over the body of the leader of the Liba and walked in.
The space inside is not as large as it looks from the outside, with a circular structure, and the ground is covered with some kind of animal fur, which looks soft and soft. The walls were covered with all kinds of woven blankets, and there were many strange and beautiful patterns on them, but it seemed that the room was very messy. In the middle is a small bonfire, on which a small spherical pot is set up, and a heavy wooden lid is on top, and there is a faint aroma wafting out of the fruit.
Heavenly Sin was stunned, because he could smell that there was a kind of 'rice' in the pot.
Look at the old man again, it is really ...... The old scum, even with 'his' extremely heavy and fancy clothes and grooming, there is no way for Heavenly Sin to tell whether he is a man or a woman at the first time, and even the old voice before also tends to be neutral. The folds on his face are not simply able to trap mosquitoes, they are simply drooping down from his face, many of them are stacked together, and his eyes are directly covered by his eyelids, and I don't know if he is open or closed now.
"Your Excellency, please be seated."
The old man's voice sounded again, and Tiansin was intimidated by the other party's quiet aura, and couldn't help but hurriedly pull Xiaolu and Guiping, and the three of them sat opposite him very respectfully. There is a natural respect for the old man's natural sin, especially this kind of guy who looks wise no matter how you look at it, they are not an ordinary person who is getting old, this kind of old man, often when he is young, will be more wonderful than the current young man, he may be a good hunter, maybe he has a certain realm, and finally will sit in this seat today.
There is no need to ask about the heavenly sin, everyone knows that this old man must be the priest of this tribe.
The priest, the priest is the sacrifice, the priest is the master of the manager, and the priest is actually the person who manages the sacrifice in a tribe. If it is a country like Nanming, the most important thing for them is not religious beliefs, but the army and wealth, so the priest is just a petty official next to His Majesty, not to mention real power, even if he is in the second rank...... In fact, he is like a clown in the alley, not to be seen.
But in this barbarian race, when faith is their only recognition and pursuit, the priest has the supreme right, and his words can appoint and dismiss the current leader or patriarch at will.
There is nothing to say about the state, the one who holds the artifact of the state is the king, and the one who holds the power of the tribe is the king. Just like in an ordinary family, the one who holds the most important set of keys in the family must be the highest person in power.
Heavenly Sin bowed slightly, raised his head and asked, "Are you ...... Priest, right? ”
The old man smiled, although it was impossible to tell that he was laughing, and then said, "Your guest is from Nanming?" However, we know a lot about our barbarian race, which is very different from ordinary people in the Southern Ming, and the distinguished guest can really be called a learned man. ”
Although the other party's voice is a little worse, he speaks very well, and he does not despise him because of his sin, nor does he take outsiders in his eyes because of his lofty status, so his first impression is ...... Heavenly Sin felt good about the priest.
Tiansin smiled stupidly and said, "Yes, yes, the little master came out of Nanming Kingdom...... Ahem, play! Now that I have happened to pass by your tribe, I am going to rest here and stay here for a while, and I wonder if the priest will agree. ”
At this moment, the woman hurriedly reached out and stabbed the little waist of Heavenly Sin, and whispered, "Don't talk to the priest like this!" The priest is the closest being to the gods in the world, and you must not be rude. ”
The priest smiled again and said, "It doesn't matter, your guest is born a rich and powerful person, and such an act can be regarded as a true temperament, so how can he blame it, where is the rudeness?" This so-called etiquette, a thousand places have a thousand different sayings, you say that he is rude, if it is placed in the Nanming Kingdom, this kind of magnate is willing to talk to me, a bad old man, it is already kind and humble, right a courtesy corporal respects the elderly. ”
The woman was stunned for a moment, looked at Heavenly Sin suspiciously, and said, "He? Is he really a powerful guy? How...... Doesn't look like it? He's just a kid. ”
The priest smiled: "Little mountain warbler, it is not right to judge people by their appearance, although this noble man in front of him is still young, but his bearing is covering the sun and the sky, even in the great country of Nanming, he is also a pivotal figure, waving his hand to control millions of living beings, stomping his feet to shake the heavens and the earth, he is the person who controls the 'big weapon', how can we be compared with a small race?" ”
The woman was born with a cry like a mountain warbler, so she got the name of the mountain warbler, but the priest was the only one who really called her that. The rest of the clan would only call her family name as a sign of respect.
Xiao Shanying blinked, his face was full of disbelief, but the priest in his own clan was never wrong, all of them believed it, and the two different ideas were put on the same face, and they became a little hideous, and they looked extremely interesting.
Heavenly Sin rolled his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Oops! can be regarded as a reasonable person, what is my status and identity, master? Tell that big guy that he doesn't understand at all, a turtle! Hmph, I had to carry the master upside down at the beginning, it was really ...... I'm so angry! Hmph, the master's status in the Nanming Kingdom, don't say that he is dominating millions of living beings with a wave of his arms, even if it is said that the master can control the fate of the entire Nanming Kingdom...... Ahem, this young master is still modest! ”
He was relaxed on the surface, but he couldn't help but feel tight in his heart! On the one hand, he mastered the 'salt' that the barbarians valued most, and on the other hand, he wanted to reflect his brainlessness and ignorance, like a spoiled little master, the more he would be safer, the more unguarded he would be, and it would be much easier to do things.
But I never thought that the old man who had just met with me, who was too old to be in the coffin, would actually break his status in one word, and the next drama would ...... How else can you act?