Chapter 6: The Oasis
This desert located in the center of the South Land actually covers an extremely vast area, even far larger than several surrounding countries, this forbidden land almost starts from the very edge of the entire South Land, and extends to the border of Youzhou, which is located in the southernmost part of the entire continent, and the contrast with the entire Great Liang is about the same, but because most of the places in it are only yellow sand, and it is not suitable for ordinary people to live, so the population of the entire Rakshasa clan has not been much.
In this vast barren land, not only are the most basic survival resources very scarce, but also there are all kinds of deadly dangers, not to mention the invisible quicksand, scorching sun, sandstorms in the desert, these are the traps of nature, even the most experienced people, can not be prevented, just those wolves, vultures, scorpions and poisonous snakes and other killers wandering in the desert can easily take a person's life.
It's no wonder that some people call this desert the "Sea of Death" because it's not really a place for people to live.
In such a place where the living environment is extremely harsh, it is not surprising that the Rakshasa race, which is full of soldiers, bloodthirsty, does not give self-sufficiency without authorization, and can only plunder and slaughter.
The Rakshasa tribe is not a whole, they are composed of large and small independent tribes, the Rakshasa tribe will live in groups around the oases dotted in the desert, so the size of the oasis directly determines the strength of their entire tribe, and the reason why the three major tribes have a transcendent status and can enslave other tribes, and the city-states built are no different from ordinary small countries, is because they all occupy an extremely vast oasis.
The true strength of the Viper tribe that Lu Yi first wanted to visit ranked second among the six medium-sized tribes, and the oasis occupied by his tribe was naturally not small.
When camels and horses climbed the sand dunes with people on their backs, Lu Yi's eyes were greeted by a miracle of life.
No matter which tribe occupies the oasis, in short, in terms of appearance, it is actually the same.
The center of the whole oasis is the source of all things here, gushing out from the ground, an endless stream of pure water, the small one may be just an ordinary waterhole, the palm is a little bigger, but this is obviously not, here is a huge lake covering an area of more than ten acres, the water and grass are abundant, lush, around this lake that represents life, in this empty desert, a circle of green miracles has been born.
A ring of green space has grown around the lake for generations, covered with tall poplars and willows, and even lush lawns, which lock the lake's water source and no longer pass, and it is they who keep the entire oasis alive, so to speak.
The Rakshasa people were conceived from the desert and have been living in the desert since ancient times, because they live a life of eating the last meal all the year round, so once there is a good thing in their hands, they must eat it immediately to feel at ease, but only in this regard, after the education of their ancestors, they know that they must not exhaust the fish.
Without this lake, there would be no Viper tribe, and in order to survive, the entire tribe would have to migrate and fight with other tribes for water.
Therefore, the grass and trees on the oasis are never allowed to be cut down, and the guards on the edge of the lake are also the most numerous in the whole tribe, and they are guarded all day, for fear that some ill-intentioned people will destroy the cleanliness of the water source, whether it is poisoning or whatever, the consequence will be the extinction of the entire tribe.
Although the Rakshasas are generally not good at cultivation because they were born with no concept of self-sufficiency, there are some special fruits born here, but because the quantity is too small, it can only be eaten by the nobles of the tribe.
The tribes of the Rakshasa tribe, no matter how big or small, whether they are the three major tribes standing at the top, or medium-sized tribes such as the Viper tribe, or even the kind of small tribes that don't even have names, their entire social structure is the same, and it is very simple, and there are only four kinds of people in the Rakshasa tribe.
First of all, the most noble tribal leader, the chieftain of the tribe, can also be called the king, generally speaking, those small tribes whose entire tribe is still struggling to survive the line, will select the strongest person of the entire tribe through a duel of life and death, let him become the chief, control the entire tribe, and lead the clansmen, if the chief is old and weak, he must immediately abdicate and give way to Xian, and even his wife will be inherited by the next chief, in fact, this is also a helpless move to survive, after all, most of these tribes are on the verge of extinction, if you don't use this wild way to inspire the development of the whole tribe, and let a weak person who is incapable of leading it, which will soon be exterminated by other tribes.
But once the tribe has developed to the level that the Viper tribe is now, when they no longer need to worry too much about the continuation of the entire tribe, it will naturally transform into a hereditary system, and from this point of view, they are not much different from the surrounding Terran empires.
In fact, this is what all intelligent races will do after they have evolved to a certain extent, who would not want the descendants of their own blood to take over from them and continue to control all power? Even animals will kill other threatening males for this reason, or their offspring, so that their offspring can completely control the mating rights of the entire tribe, and it is not unusual for the Rakshasa tribe, which is not much different from the beasts, to become like this.
In addition to the chiefs of the tribe, the most powerful ones must be the most powerful warriors in the tribe, because they directly determine the probability of whether the entire tribe can survive in the face of foreign invasion.
But the fame and status are still above them, as well as the priests of the clan, which can also be said to be wizards, these people not only have to learn and remember the myths and legends passed down from generation to generation of the previous generation of priests, and are responsible for continuing to pass them on, but they are also the only doctors in the clan, although these people are actually only a little bit of medical skills, completely according to the experience passed down by their ancestors, they are completely ignorant of pharmacology, and most of the time they are powerless at all, and can even only use myths to prevaricate outsiders, but they have also become the eyes of the clansmen, the big people who control life and deathใ
After all, whenever someone is injured or seriously ill, they can only beg for their help, otherwise they can only wait for death, so from this point alone, their prestige status within the clan is also very high.
The last type, which is the lowest level, is the most ordinary people in the tribe, and the work they undertake is also the most simple and humble, that is, fertility and reproduction, and serving the warriors and chiefs of the tribe, it is as simple as that, so they are also the most disadvantaged people in the whole tribe, after all, with their ability and contribution, they are the least compared to the tribe, these people are mostly women and old people, and children who can not go into battle yet.
The whole oasis is surrounded by simple fences, like a small walled city, which is basically simple tents, and there are few normal houses, because they can't cut down the trees in the oasis, so they don't have enough wood and stones to build a good town, but the animal skins that can make tents are the easiest to obtain.
Standing on top of the high sand dunes, occupying the commanding heights of his field of vision, Lu Yi could see a huge, stone-structured house standing in the center of the entire tribe almost at a glance, and it was obvious that it must be the place where the chieftain of the tribe lived.
The three people who led the way next to him, the people of the Viper Tribe, jumped off the camel early, and shouted excitedly towards Lu Yi, who they had already identified as the messenger of the Supreme God in their hearts: "Nariga, Nariga, it's here, it's here!"
Lu Yi didn't bother with them, but nodded lightly to Feng Tiesheng, who was still riding on a horse next to him, and said, "Brother Feng, it's here." โ
The horses were later brought by the people of the Rakshasa clan who ran to the ghost market, because they only had three camels in total, even if a camel could ride two people at most, it was still not easy to distribute, after all, Lu Yi and Feng Tiesheng were not used to riding a horse with others.
Inevitably there was a misunderstanding, and the five of them dismounted, led their mounts in their hands, and then walked together towards the main gate of the Viper tribe walled city in the distance.
At the gate of the fence, there is not even the most basic lookout, it is very rough, but they were born in the desert, their eyes are excellent, the guards of the Viper tribe, they saw people from afar, obviously, these three people who went out to sell resources and purchase materials for the Viper tribe They knew each other, when they waved the crude spear in their hands and shouted at each other.
The five of them approached, and the four guards on the opposite side saw that there were still foreigners, and immediately asked them vigilantly, "Who are they?"
The three young men replied excitedly at the same time, "Nariga, he is Nariga, he is a messenger, he is a messenger of God!"
The four people on the opposite side were obviously stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, they showed a puzzled look, and said in their hearts, how could these three people go crazy after a trip, and the two people on the opposite side are obviously the human race, how could they suddenly become the messenger of the supreme god Azi, and the legend will bring them endless treasures and bring them to heaven Nariga?
Knowing that it was time for him to bother again, Lu Yi stepped forward again, opened his arms, and muttered to the other party, his voice seemed to carry infinite magic, and people couldn't help but indulge in it and worship him.
"I, the messenger of the Most High God, I am the only Allah of the Most Merciful and Merciful, the Creator of all things, the messenger of Az Tuo, I have brought endless food, endless water, innumerable silk and gold, the ancient and high god has sent his oracle, the old order will surely collapse, the viper tribe will become the new lord of God, praise the god of fire, Azna, her holy fire will guide the lost lamb, praise the god of the gods, Az Tuo, love Ero Po, love Luo Po Sa!"
The eyes of the four guards on the opposite side widened as if they had been struck by lightning, and they were completely stunned in place.
Don't say it's him, even Feng Tiesheng in the back was stunned, this is the first time, how can you read a few words of Rakshasa language, and the Rakshasa clan on the opposite side has become this virtue?
Well, it's my birthday today, go and celebrate, a chapter