Chapter 636: Divine Eye
It sounded like nonsense, Zhou Xuan and David both showed surprise, especially David, who had been here for so long and heard this kind of statement for the first time.
"How did the gods choose the next chief?" Zhou Xuan asked.
Alas, Anfeniti sighed, in fact, the so-called selection of the gods is not the manifestation of the gods, who is appointed as the chieftain of the mortals, but a gem, called the eye of the gods.
In other words, this gem is a token of domination of the entire island.
Since it is a gemstone, the previous owner will have a great tendency to pass it on to his son or brother, which has long deviated from the original intention of the final selection of meritocracy.
In order to fight for this gem, there have been many cases of fathers and sons fighting against brothers on the island, the most tragic one, after which half of the people on the island died.
The chiefs of that generation had four sons who also died or were disabled in the killing of each other. The old chief died in remorse and loneliness, but he did not find the Eye of the Gods on his body, nor did he assign who the next chief would be.
"The old chieftain's intention was to get the people to give up the Eye and elect from the tribe the people who could really lead them. But since then, the nightmare has only just begun, and the tribe has continued to divide, at most as many as twelve, and a few hundred people become a tribe, and then they are exterminated by other tribes. Anfenetti shook his head and sighed, presumably his ancestors had paid a terrible price for it.
"Actually, the old chief's approach is also right, and today, aren't there only two major tribes left?" David asked.
"But I am a descendant of the old chieftain and the Aopo people, and he is still my uncle. If he is willing to submit to me, of course I don't need to say anything, but if he finds the eye of the gods, my position is also in jeopardy. "Anfeniti doesn't want to lose his current power, and in such a tribe, defeat is equivalent to death.
"How long has the Divine Eye been lost?" Zhou Xuan asked.
"More than a hundred years!"
"Will it be thrown into the sea by the old chief?" Zhou Xuan asked again, in that case, it would be impossible to find it, and there would be no tokens.
"Impossible!" Anfeniti waved his hand, "It is said that after the old chief was seriously ill, he was constantly served by people day and night, but the eye of the gods was inexplicably lost!" ”
I see!
"After all, more than 100 years have passed, maybe someone is mistaken?" David asked.
Anfeniti smiled bitterly and said, "Here, some people can forget the appearance of their parents, and they will not forget the whereabouts of the Divine Eye. ”
"Where did the old chief live?" Zhou Xuan asked again.
"That's probably my place."
Presumably, for years, Anfeniti has been relentlessly searching for the whereabouts of the Divine Eye. In the eyes of Zhou Xuan and David, it is a bit redundant, with the development of the island, the special identity of the chief will be replaced by other titles.
However, at this stage, it seems that finding the eye of the gods can give Anfeniti peace of mind, and the island can also avoid a war between two powerful tribes.
Anfeniti attaches more importance to the present, and in addition, he also cherishes the hard-won modern life, and wants to achieve the wish of unifying the whole island without spending a single soldier.
Because Zhou Xuan knew how to make weapons, Anfeniti took special care of him and granted him the privilege of sightseeing. The premise is not to be close to the shore.
Anfenniti was busy with work, Zhou Xuan and David said goodbye and went to visit Pei Shengnan as soon as possible.
A total of five local women took care of Pei Shengnan, they did not speak English, but the meaning of the expression Zhou Xuan understood that this girl was blessed by the gods and was not in danger of life.
It was still hot to touch his forehead, but Pei Shengnan had already slept soundly, and his breathing was still a little heavy. A woman brought a thick black potion and was about to pour it into Pei Shengnan, but Zhou Xuan hurriedly stopped, "What is this?" ”
The woman gestured and then took a sip of her own to prove that it was not toxic.
"This is a special herb on the island, which can detoxify and reduce inflammation, sometimes I am bitten by insects, and I directly crush the herbal leaves and rub them on the wound, and it will be well soon." David reassured.
The woman nodded, and Zhou Xuan let go, but still told Guan Qing to wait for two hours, and take the medicine in the emergency medicine box to Pei Shengnan.
I also had to clean Pei Shengnan's wounds, and it was inconvenient for the man to stay in the house, so Zhou Xuan and David retreated and took Kunyang to walk around the island together.
"Master, I'm going with you too!" Guan Qing caught up.
"You still have to take care of Aunt Pei, obedient." Zhou Xuan said.
"Why didn't Uncle Kunyang stay?" Guan Qing's boss was not happy, Kun Yang laughed, "Okay, I'll stay, I can't compare to Guan Junshi in terms of brains, it's okay to do some work." ”
"Okay, then it's hard for you."
Zhou Xuan's brows kept frowning, he didn't bother to sightsee, he still wanted to find an escape route, but it was very difficult to see it at present. The sailing ship was controlled on the river, and it was not easy to recapture it under heavy guard. In addition, from there to the mouth of the sea, you have to go through a long river, and the people here are all good swimmers, and if you make a ghost in the water, it will also be fatal.
"Zhou Xuan, I'm sorry, they forced me to take your ship." David apologized.
"You can't be blamed for it." Zhou Xuan's face was solemn, he looked into the distance, and said a sentence loudly, "If you want to leave the island openly, unless, find the eye of the gods!" ”
David was stunned and quickly shook his head, "Impossible, first of all, is the Divine Eye legendary?" In addition, for more than 100 years, the people of the island must have rummaged every inch of this gem. ”
"If it were so easy to find, the old chief wouldn't have bothered to do so." Zhou Xuan said.
"But where will that gem be?"
"So, we're going to look for as much as we can where the old chief stayed in his last days."
David shrugged his shoulders, he also hoped to find the gem, but the hope was slim, almost impossible.
The years have passed, and a hundred years have passed in a trance, but the tribal chiefs of the past generations have not given up this token, this matter is by no means groundless, and Anfeniti has no need to deceive himself.
Zhou Xuan visited many people's homes, because he was a VIP, and everyone was very cooperative in answering his questions, during this period, David, who was already familiar with the tribal language, acted as an interpreter in the middle.
When it comes to the old chief, everyone does not shy away from saying that he finally got seriously ill and was almost paralyzed in bed, so he let his sons and subordinates have an opportunity. The old chief was heartbroken and disappointed in everyone, so he didn't leave the eye of the gods.
"Is there a possibility that the Divine Eye was swallowed by the old chief?" David guessed.
It was unknown how big the Divine Eye was and whether it could be swallowed, but what they could think of, the new leader of the tribe at that time also thought of, and it was not impossible to secretly disembowel the old chief.
The area of the island is not small for tens of thousands of people, and it was only after dark that they barely walked through the key areas, and found nothing.
Woo woo woo~
There was a cry in the wind, the voice of a young girl, and the comfort of other people choked up, the girl cried even louder, and the comforter simply cried with her.