Chapter 003: God Is Not in the Cave
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"Why did our people pay a huge price, blood, but not enough meat?"
"Why do courage and gore change so often in hunting?"
"Why do women and children go out to pick before dawn, tired and tired, but even a full meal has become a luxury?"
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Lytton's demagogic voice lingered in his ears, and some of the words made the warriors with the highest status in the tribe blush. Women and children do not have enough to eat, and in the final analysis, the food of the tribe is provided to the warriors first. It is equivalent to these powerful guys, who consume most of the tribe's food, but still make the tribe's members unable to eat. But the warriors also grew up from children, all of whom had a hungry and unbearable childhood, and Lytton's words touched the only childhood memories they had. This is not a question of capacity, not of institutions.
As a leader, Lytton will not blindly suppress the enthusiasm of senior members of the tribe, and if he really wants to say that they are worthless, maybe even the last bit of courage will be lost. If that's the case, Lytton might as well find a larger tribe to take refuge in the other party. You might even be able to mix it up for a full meal.
Of course, the results may not be as good as expected. Because, when Litton left the Brute Bull tribe, his identity changed completely.
Unless they are the kind of beast-level warriors whose courage and force can win everyone's admiration, they can only become the bottom of the tribe. If you're unlucky, you'll likely become a servant, mingling among children and women, and being a happy gatherer.
But that's not the outcome Lytton wants.
Before the Wild Bull Tribe was completely wiped out, the only thing he wanted to do was to get out of this situation, restore the strength of the Wild Bull Tribe as quickly as possible, and keep annexing the surrounding forces. Only in this way would he, the leader of the tribe, not be reduced to a member of the lower tribe. Not to mention the precariousness, you can't even eat a full meal, so what kind of life is there! As a modern person, such a result is absolutely unacceptable to him.
"Have you ever wondered what is the ultimate cause of this situation?"
The 'witch' is a little nervous, and his mission in the tribe is to communicate with the gods. Of course, he must have said that every communication was very satisfying, and as an ordinary member, he naturally could not refute him. But the leader has this power, and if the tribe is abandoned by God, it is not the leader who will be criticized the most, but the 'witch'. Besides, doesn't the 'witch' have a little bit in his heart? With his tricks of dancing the gods, can he still attract the possession of the gods?
The most fearful thing is to arouse the dissatisfaction of the tribesmen and start to suspect him.
A 'witch' who has been abandoned by God will definitely end badly.
According to the laws of the savage world, he is likely to be burned to death.
The process may be different, basically divided into two kinds, holding a torch to the firewood stack, and then lighting a fire, in later generations this is called self-immolation; There is also a process in which he is tied to a pile of firewood, and then the tribal leader lights a fire and burns him to death, which is called burning at the stake in later generations; Whether it's suicide or burning at the stake, the 'witch' is not willing to try it. I don't want to die, so I naturally have to make up a reliable story to fool the past, it's not easy for a savage person, and there are a lot of people with little brains, but what kind of profession is 'witch'? He's a god!
When the brains of the gods are not yet working, isn't this waiting to be exposed?
The 'witch' struggled to speak, "God...... God is not in the cave lately. ”
At first, Lytton was still a little stunned, what does it mean that 'God is not in the cave'?
Immortals live in caves?
It seems that there are a lot of myths and stories.
But to Lytton's ears, the value of this god is too low, too cheap, are you sure you are talking about God's family? It always feels like a god and a rabbit, and the whole day is in the hole, spying on the surrounding enemies! The land lord lives more generously than the god in the mouth of the 'witch'.
However, it soon occurred to him that the most ideal living environment in the tribe was a cave, warm in winter and cool in summer, and as long as some measures were arranged at the entrance of the cave, safety could be greatly guaranteed.
The cave is shared by two people of tribal status, and only Lytton and the 'witch' are qualified to live in the cave. And the fire in the cave is never extinguished, which is a paradise treat in the cold winter. The rest of the tribe lived in a shabby place, digging a hole in the flat ground and covering it with thatch, so that it did not block the wind or rain, and treated the rats living in the ground with grievances.
The cave is the tallest existence in the eyes of the primitive people in the barbarian era, and the status is higher than that of the villa...... None of this can stop the beasts from attacking. The cave can, on the other hand, is the fortification of the defense center of the territory, and is the last line to save the tribe. At the same time, it is also a status symbol, in the eyes of the savages, a spacious, hidden, with a clean water source of the cave, its status is not worse than the palace in the eyes of later generations. Of course, the cave where the god lives is naturally not ordinary, there are at least ten fire pits, but the burning smoke can quickly dissipate from the top of the cave......
'Wu' bragged hard about his superior life as a brain-replenishing god...... And the more Lytton listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, and this scene seemed to be depicted in a classic novel of later generations. Yang Zilong's face did not change his face to fight the bandits, and the eight King Kongs took turns to fight...... Why does this Nima look so much like the lair of a mountain carving - Weihu Hall?
That's a nest of old bandits!
Does God dwell in such a place?
Well, these stalks are also understood by modern people, and they are still modern Chinese. In the barbarian era, the god still stayed in the cave, spread the golden straw as a bed, and wore golden metal decorations up and down, with bronze (the color of the bronze just cast is similar to brass, if polished, it is comparable to 18K gold), and the whole body is reflected with golden light under the sun, comparable to the pseudo-tyrants of later generations, and the eyes are sharp to solve problems for the poor people in the barbaric era.
Beneath the wandering eyes and unfathomable expression of the 'witch' was a worried heart, and after Lytton woke up from a coma three days ago, he had told him that God had called him to lead the tribe to the light. However, the aura of miracles that had not appeared on Lyton's body for a long time made him probably begin to forget the oracle brought by Lyton. Of course, the 'witch' knew that he was a fake, and he couldn't summon the gods at all. He also took it for granted that what Lytton said was also false.
Secretly looked at Lyton's expression a few times, each time with more disdain.
'Wu' also played a little drum in his heart, but fortunately, 'Wu''s prestige in the tribe for many years was still there, and the tribesmen listened to him more than the leader. In fact, when the tribe is faced with a major choice, the leader also needs to seek answers from the 'witches'. For example, when you run away, go to the left? Or go to the right?
"Chief, you seem to have something to say."
'Wu' finally felt that he could no longer make it up, and that he had depicted the gods to an incomprehensible perfection. He didn't believe Lytton could be better than him.
His eyes and 'Wu' looked at each other, and Lytton lamented in his heart, poor barbarian! Your imagination is so anxious!
Coughing heavily to calm his mind, Lytton spoke, "The gods don't live in the cave anymore. ”
"Ahh How can it be? ”
"If the god doesn't live in a cave, where will he live?"
After the warriors were surprised, they were angry, and their simple personalities made them particularly irritated. This anger is especially intense when the gods they worship do not have caves to live in.
"A bunch of fools, do you think that God is really like us, living in caves and satisfying every day for a steaming bite of barbecue?"
When he heard that the gods don't eat barbecue, his heart is worried about the quality of life of the gods: "The gods don't eat barbecue anymore, will they starve to death?" ”
"As you say, God does not dwell in a cave as if he were homeless. Of course, the gods are not uncommon to such ordinary food as barbecue, they are the masters, they are beings with supreme mana, as long as they want, with the movement of their fingers, they can make the elk die. Of course, they can also resurrect the dead. Lytton was cautious when he said this, fearing that the members of the tribe would not understand and break with him. In case he is treated as an alien and driven out by the tribe, then he is dead. Fortunately, several warriors of the tribe reacted calmly, and they seemed to realize that God was too low-level to satisfy himself for a bite.
"Think about it, God is everywhere, God has supreme power, how can he worry about a bite to eat?"
"You're not a god, how can you possibly know they exist?"
Finally, the 'witch' roared angrily at Lyton, he finally discovered Lytton's intentions, and he was subverting the theory that the 'witch' had instilled in the tribesmen from generation to generation.
Once these theories cease to exist, the 'witches' will completely lose their supremacy in the tribe and be reduced to ordinary tribe members, or even worse than ordinary members. Few people will tolerate a liar who has deceived them all their lives, and few people will choose to forgive after exposing the tricks of a liar.
The people of the barbarian era are not smart, but they are more simple and innocent, and the most tolerant thing in the eyes of these people is sand.
Litton smiled mysteriously and snorted disdainfully, "I was in a coma during that hunt three days ago, and I remember that when I woke up, you said I was dead. ”
'Wu' said embarrassedly: "At that time, we didn't expect you to come back to life. ”
My hands and feet were cold, I lost my body temperature, and my heart stopped beating. If such a person wants to say that he can still live, it doesn't mean that he doesn't, there are definitely not many.
And Lytton happened to experience such a time. When Lytton woke up, not only the 'witch' was present, but also many other members of the tribe were present, and many people heard Lytton say: "God will not let me die!" ”
No one really thought that Lytton was favored by the gods, and they all thought that the ritual of inviting the gods by 'witches' had achieved its effect. But when Litton mentioned it again, some people began to doubt it in their hearts, is this true?