Chapter Ninety-Five: Prayer Ceremony

When I first came in, I followed Tro around to the side, but I didn't enter the temple hall, and the door was closed at that time, so I couldn't see anything.

Now, following the other guardian warriors into the main hall, I realized that it was actually very large inside, and it would not be a problem to squeeze a few hundred people.

The innermost part of the main hall is an open-air courtyard, and there are many pictures related to the legend of the earth mother goddess carved on the courtyard wall.

In the center of the courtyard stood a huge white totem pole, carved with all the shamanic incantations I knew, and many wonderful portraits, the diameter of the totem pole was larger than the dining table, and the height was far beyond the courtyard wall of the courtyard, only a little shorter than the animal skin banner outside, and near the top, two curved horns protruded symmetrically.

This is, the mother goddess totem of the priest Mother Earth Goddess.

"Totem?" Leo whispered, "Shouldn't it be a statue?" ”

I explained, "Mother Earth is the whole earth, and if it's not those lower gods, how can there be statues?" ”

"Well, I've thought too much," said Leo, "and I thought that you didn't have statues and only altars in your village and town because you were ......poor."

There were already many residents standing outside, but Tro and the totemic warriors were guarding the gate, and they couldn't get in, and there were only guardian warriors in the main hall, and I followed in the footsteps of the others, standing close to the wall, ready to go.

It didn't take long for a group of priests to walk in, and among them was Iru.

This time, as if she didn't see me, she followed her companion to the huge mother goddess totem and stood in a circle around the totem.

Then, several more White Bull and Taurus Guardian Warriors walked in, including Captain Billy and the White Bull and Taurus Warriors he had seen at noon. When they came in, they stood by the priest.

After standing up, Captain Billy waved his hand outside.

At this time, I heard Tro shouting outside: "It's time!" ”

Then there was a "...... of coaxing", and many people walked in one after another.

Most of these people were minotaurs, but there were also many orcs from other races, such as the rabbit people and rat people, sheep-headed people, deer-headed people, kobolds, and even elephant-men, which made Leo sad and despairing.

However, there are no goblins and trolls, as they are not allowed in.

"It's so lively...... Leo said, "that's all there is to the temple fair, isn't it?" ”

"What is a temple fair?" We were in charge of standing guards, and we had nothing to do, so I asked.

Speaking of which, Leo always talks about his hometown, intentionally or unintentionally, but I never take the initiative to learn about it. It's okay at this point, so I'll take the initiative to ask.

"As it is now," said Leo, "everyone goes to the temple to worship and pray, and to offer and pray, and then there are all kinds of lively performances outside the temple, and the streets are full of pedestrians, vendors, and fireworks, lanterns, flower boats, dragon lanterns, well, multiply the number of you here tenfold, no, at least a hundredfold......

Although I didn't understand what he said about fireworks and lanterns, I wasn't more interested in them: "You have a large population, but you shouldn't be worshipping Mother Earth Goddess, right?" ”

"Of course!" Leo said, "However, there are too many of our gods, so let's put it this way, whether you are a minotaur or an orc, all the gods you believe in are not as many ......as our gods."

"Your gods...... "My curiosity came up, "how can there be so many?" ”

"No way, in ancient times, there were not many, but later, the population increased, and there were more stories of gods, plus ethnic integration, mythology was also integrated, and some ancients were also named gods...... I can't count ......"

"Can man become a god?" I was surprised.

"Ah, it's not the kind of powerful god you have here, it's just a legend, in fact, there is nothing magical about real people, but it is a great spirit, which will be remembered by future generations...... Well, it's not quite the same as you guys here. Leo said.

"It seems that your god is really complicated......" I said.

"What are we?" Leo said, "Our gods add up to tens of thousands, and the islanders on the adjacent islands are powerful, with more than eight million heavenly gods......

These words aroused my curiosity even more.

"Aren't you of the same race?" I asked, "Why, the people on the island are different from you?" ”

"Of course it's different!" Leo said, "There are many peoples on the planet, and we are only the most populous of them, and there are hundreds of small races!" ”

I was fascinated by what I heard.

"Forget it, none of this matters," said Leo, "and I can't go back, and although it's a little freer than here, there's no hope...... Let's train you to be a master and then find a way! ”

"It looks like you're really not demons," I was sure of one thing, "at most, at most, you're a race like centaurs, with good guys and robbers, right?" ”

"Well," said Leo, "I'm touched that you don't think of me as a demon at last!" ”

He said that, but I couldn't hear his thanks.

He just said it casually.

Sure enough, he immediately changed the subject: "Hey, why is there a female warrior over there?" ”

I turned my head to look around and saw a female white bull warrior standing among the white bull warriors opposite.

Actually, they came together, but I didn't pay attention when I first came.

"It seems that he is also a nobleman," said Leo, "yes, the fact that a noble woman can be a warrior shows that you are not so sexist." ”

I wanted to bring the topic back: "Are you there, this, sexism, serious?" ”

Leo said casually: "It used to be very serious, but now, it's getting better......

He always said such vague things.

It seems that every time he seems to be casual and talkative, he has the intention of deliberately concealing it.

In that case, I won't ask any more questions.

Although the people who poured into the temple were noisy, everyone tried to keep their voices low, and no one made a big noise.

Their faces were full of anxiety mixed with expressions of joy, and they were probably waiting outside for a long time.

After entering, they knelt down not far from the totem of the Mother Goddess, muttering to themselves prayers such as "Mother Goddess Protection" and "Mother Goddess Mercy".

Some of them prayed to Mother Earth to protect their families, some prayed for a speedy recovery from their illnesses, some prayed for the safe return of their family members who had gone away, and some prayed for a prosperous business.

Of course, scalpers are indispensable here......

"If Mother Earth makes you rich, won't many people lose money?" Leo said suddenly.

I didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

There are also people who pray for the beloved girl or the young man's family to agree to the family affairs, and Leo is more talkative: "You pray to the Mother Earth God to let the family marry the girl to you, and the people are over there begging the Mother Earth God to get out of your family quickly, aren't you embarrassed by the Mother God?" ”

I kind of wanted to laugh when I heard it.

"And the one over there," said Leo, "if you steal something and you're afraid that people will find out, you should go up and get him out!" ”

"How do you know he's stealing?" I asked.

"He said it himself," said Leo, "but he didn't say anything, I guessed by the shape of his mouth......"

"Nonsense!" I saw that his speech was becoming more and more unscored, and interrupted him, "It's useful to watch." ”

"Useful......," said Leo, "well, you see, the priests are going to open the altar!" ”

"What is the opening of the altar?" I was confused by his native dialect again.

"Well, it's just to start the rituals, worship, prayer, whatever, make a mass, ah no, the mass should be on the human side......" His words became more and more unwritten.

"Isn't it just prayer!" I looked at the priest directly in front of the totem and said.

This priest is quite young, and he doesn't look as old as my father, and Captain Billy stands beside him, and he seems to be the most powerful priest among the priests.

I saw him chanting a few words aloud, and the people in the hall slowly quieted down.

His prayer was actually similar to what my grandfather had taught me, but when it came out of his mouth, and there were many more people in the hall than in the village of Val, there was an indescribable sense of mystery, sacred and solemn.

"Divine stick ......" Leo also seemed to feel his majesty, and his voice was much quieter.

Then, he turned to face the man who was kneeling on the ground, and the totem behind him suddenly emitted a wave of elemental energy.

"Oh......" Leo whispered in surprise, "so strong? ”

That fluctuation was countless times stronger than all the fluctuations on shamans I had ever seen!

It felt like the river outside the village of Naville compared to the sea!

With such a huge fluctuation, it stands to reason that it can directly overturn people, even behemoths like Kodomon, or even throw them into the sky!

But it didn't, it just spread gently, slowly and forcefully from the center of the totem pole.

Not only us guardian warriors and priests, but even those kneeling on the ground felt the fluctuation!

"The Mother Goddess has appeared!" Someone whispered excitedly.

"Mother God bless! Mother Goddess mercy! More people shouted.

The prayer ceremony has reached its climax!