CHAPTER XXIII
In the sacrifices of this world, there is no concept of incense and offerings, but there are always different paths and common destinations. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Everyone who comes to worship will hold a small handful of hay in their hands, and put it into a charcoal fire square, and there will be curling cooking smoke rising, with a faint fragrance.
It is not a statue or a god that is worshipped, but a monument of ancestors carved with many names, and according to the woodcutter, the names on it are ancestors and heroes who have made great contributions to the human race.
The ancestral shrine where Jing Tian was going was located behind the memorial hall, and under the guidance of the woodcutter, the two of them bypassed the memorial hall and walked dozens of meters to a row of five mud bungalows.
Looking at the five very simple bungalows in front of him, Jing Tian's heart once again raised the impression of unity and equality.
The doors and windows of the five houses were all open, and when I looked inside, I saw that in each house, there were three or four people sitting at their desks and reading bamboos.
There is an old man in each house, and the others are young people, as if they are classrooms, and there is an atmosphere of 'teacher teaching and apprenticeship'.
Without waiting for Jing Tian to observe more, a young man happened to walk out of the door, and after seeing Jing Tian and the two, he was slightly stunned, his expression was slightly thoughtful, and then he suddenly greeted the woodcutter: "Gai Mu." ”
"Clansmen." The woodcutter bowed slightly with a slight respect.
"This clansman ......" The young man looked at Jing Tian again, with a look of trying to remember, and after a while, he patted his forehead guiltily and said: "I am ashamed of what I have learned, and I can't remember the name of my clansman!" ”
"Do not disturb the people." The woodcutter immediately explained: "This Jing Tian is a visitor from outside the world. ”
Bang la blah.
As soon as the woodcutter finished speaking, the sound of seats moving in all five rooms sounded at the same time, and everyone got up almost at the same time, walked out of the door quickly, and looked at Jing Tian.
"Visitors from outside the world?" An old man with a silver beard and a chest opened his mouth, looked Jing Tian up and down, and then looked at the woodcutter.
"Elder Zhuo, I met outside the city in this afterlife." The woodcutter immediately gave a brief explanation.
"Atmospheric luck." The clan elder sighed: "The future life is atmospheric luck, and for our human race, it is also atmospheric luck. ”
"Good." The other four elders nodded in agreement.
"Let's talk about it in the room first." An old man with black and white hair suggested.
"Yes, yes, come into my room." The clan elder known as 'Zhuo' greeted him, beckoned to Jing Tian, turned around and took the lead into the house.
Jing Tian took advantage of the situation, and under the curious gaze of more than a dozen apprentices, he followed the five clan elders into the house.
The furnishings in the house are simple, on the wooden shelves against the wall, there are a large number of bone pieces and bamboo slips, as well as animal skin scrolls of different sizes, and the rest of the furnishings are only a table and a few wooden chairs.
"Sit after birth." The elder of the Zhuo clan greeted Jing Tian again and motioned for Jing Tian to sit down on a wooden chair.
Jing Tian withdrew his gaze from the various 'books', moved to his seat, and faced the five clan elders, with a sense of chaos in the interview.
"I've heard about it in later generations." With a friendly smile, the Zhuo clan elder went straight to the point: "This place is the 'Qiming' of the twelve cities of our human race, and we are the five of us, the responsibility of inheritance, and the responsibility of exploring the people's livelihood." I am Ran Zhuo, and I am responsible for preaching in writing, recording history, and recording events. ”
"I'm Rang Tao, in charge of Wanzhi, arguing about food and medicine." The black-and-white clan elder said.
"I'm Yu Jiang, in charge of ironwood tools, blade weapons." The old man, who was still strong, introduced in a voice.
"I am Bai Chang, and my responsibility lies in keeping the account and building and building." The only old man with his hair in a bun said.
"I'm Ying Huang, and I'm responsible for passing on martial arts." The old man with the most vigorous blood said loudly.
Jing Tian arched his hand, bowed slightly and said, "Jing Tian, the future life, I have seen all the clan elders." ”
"There is no gap in the afterlife." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan, who was in charge of the inheritance of the text, said with some expectation: "Can the future life have knowledge to teach?" ”
"Zhuo, you're in too much of a hurry." The elder of the Bai Chang clan, who was in charge of the household registration and construction, reminded: "When I first came to the next life, I still don't understand the details of my human race, how do you know where to teach?" ”
"It's my fault." The old man of the Ran Zhuo clan smiled apologetically, and changed his words and said: "In this way, if you are confused in the future, you will ask, first learn more about the situation of my human race." ”
The human race in this world does not like to beat around the bush, and there is no hypocrisy and ambiguity, so Jing Tian asked directly: "I don't know what the predecessors of the world have left behind?" ”
"Extraterrestrial history, strange words." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan replied, and sighed: "But they are all clans fighting history, which is extremely absurd. ”
"Seat structure, porcelain salt sugar wine." The sturdy old man of the Yujiang clan answered, and also shook his head and sighed: "The only ones available are tables and chairs, and other porcelain and pottery are the same, but the porcelain making is cumbersome and labor-intensive; White salt is wasted, and it is not easy for our human race to take salt; If the grain is cherished, how can it make wine; Sweet sugar is enough to have clotted cane. ”
"I know the walls." Bai Chang, who was in charge of the hukou and construction, said: "Other wooden buildings are fragile and useless. ”
"Weak Strike." The elder of the Yinghuang clan, who was in charge of martial arts, said.
"Vegetation is the same, and there is nothing to gain." Let the Tao clan elder finally say.
After listening to this, Jing Tian already had a general impression in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he asked the Tao clan elder who spoke lastly: "Salt needs to be taken far away, and it is not easy to sow grain?" ”
"Yes." Let the elder of the Tao clan nod and said: "On the way west for a day, there is a lake of salt mines. Cultivation is confined to the city, and outside it is infested by wild beasts, and the harvest is small. ”
Jing Tian nodded slightly, and said, "I need to know more, not only my clan, but also other alien races, all kinds of alien beasts, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
"You can't do it." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan responded, without any intention of concealing it, and he was not in a hurry to let Jing Tian talk about the situation in the outer world first.
Let a few apprentices who listened to Hou Li's lecture go to the wooden frame next to the wall to bring a lot of animal skin scrolls, and then the old man of the Ran Zhuo clan looked tireless, unfolded a animal skin, pointed to the beast picture on it, and began to explain to Jing Tian.
Each animal skin scroll was painted with three or four beasts, and the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan explained it to Jing Tian in detail. The habits of all kinds of monsters and strange beasts are easy for the elders of the Ran Zhuo clan to know.
The others were all impatient, except for the four clan elders, all the apprentices listened attentively and learned from the past, except for the woodcutter Gai Mu who sometimes seemed absent-minded.
When the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan began to speak, he asked Jing Tian every time he finished talking about a beast scroll, asking Jing Tian if he was puzzled and whether he fully understood.
Jing Tian only responded with one sentence from beginning to end: Remember.
After several inquiries, the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan once suspected that Jing Tian was lying and asked him about the beasts he had talked about, but Jing Tian immediately retold his story perfectly.
At this time, not only the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan, but also the other four clan elders and all the apprentices showed a look of surprise almost at the same time, and even the woodcutter Gai Mu was full of surprise.
Jing Tian was puzzled, and asked frankly: "I don't know what's wrong with me?" ”
"The offspring has a smart brain, and he is really a natural inheritor!" The old man of the Ran Zhuo clan was amazed.
"It's a pity that ......" the old Bai Chang clan, who was in charge of keeping records and buildings, lamented: "The people outside the world are weak and don't live long, otherwise they can be old for my city clan in the future." ”
"Not necessarily." The elder of the Yinghuang clan, who is in charge of the inheritance of martial arts, said: "I see that the age of the future is not very old, although it is late, but if you exercise carefully, you will not be able to progress." ”
"Not bad!" The elder of the Tao clan, who was in charge of vegetation, echoed: "There are still a few hundred-year-old elixirs in the city, which can replenish the roots of future generations. ”
The elder of the Yujiang clan who was in charge of forging was not far behind, and immediately answered: "I can also organize people to hunt strange beasts for Jing Tian's descendants, collect essence blood, and make high-grade blood pills." ”
Jing Tian was surprised when he heard this, looked at the five clan elders who were full of interest, and said with some tears and laughter: "This, what is the work of the juniors." ”
"You're smart enough by virtue of the afterlife." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan immediately explained: "Our human race has its own specialty, talented people refine qi, ordinary people contain blood, and wise people inherit it, so as to ensure the survival of our human race in heaven and earth." ”
"Not bad!" Let the old man of the Tao clan echo and say: "In the next life, you have extraordinary memories, it is rare for thousands of years, and the arrival of heaven in this world is really a gift from heaven to my human race!" ”
"This ......" Jing Tian was a little helpless, thinking about whether to confess everything now.
"Don't worry about it." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan waved his hand, then pointed to a new beast skin scroll and said: "Come on, the future life continues to listen to my explanation, show me the talent, and see how much you can remember today." ”
Jing Tian sighed secretly and slowly nodded in obedience.
The old man of the Ran Zhuo clan stroked his beard and smiled, then spoke, pointing to the portrait of a strange beast and continuing to explain to Jing Tian.
Nearly three hours passed. The old man of the Ran Zhuo clan said that he was tired, so he stopped aside, and an apprentice brought a jug to serve the old man of the Ran Zhuo clan to moisten his voice.
However, there was no pause in the explanation, and the other four clan elders were also familiar with various races, and when one of them was tired of talking, another person took over.
Three hours passed, and the five clan elders had finished explaining all the beasts to Jing Tian, and then they had their own expectations and began to check what they had said to Jing Tian.
Jing Tian answered all questions without mistakes, this kind of performance made the five clan elders very excited, shocked and admired all the apprentices, and made the woodcutter Gai Mu very honored, after all, Jing Tian was brought back by him.
After asking questions for half an hour, everyone no longer doubted Jing Tian's memory ability. Immediately, the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan took over the lecturer again and began to explain the knowledge of various alien races to Jing Tian.
The country of adults, the country of small people, as well as the country of Qiqi, the country of mutuality, the country of no arms, the country of knotted chest, and the country of Yuanyang......
The details or profiles of various strange races were interpreted by the elders of the Ran Zhuo clan one by one. Almost all of these strange races have been read by Jing Tian in the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'. However, the explanation of the elder Ran Zhuo is much more detailed than the brief description above the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas'.
Of course, there are also races that Jing Tian has not seen in the 'Classic of Mountains and Seas', but has heard of, such as Atlantis, Maya, Gendaya......
When Jing Tian heard the names of these kingdoms, he was actually surprised. He never imagined that the race that had become a legend on Earth would have a follow-up in this dimensional space.
In this way, the technological civilization he explored earlier is probably Atlantis and other civilizations......
"Is there anything you don't understand in the afterlife?" Jing Tian's slip number was naturally discovered, and the old man of the Yujiang clan couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm......" Jing Tian bowed slightly.
"Where are the doubts?" Elder Ran Zhuo asked.
"It's about Atlantis." Jing Tian replied.
"Oh, no wonder you're confused." The old man of the Ran Zhuo clan stroked his beard and asked with a smile, "Are you confused about the word 'technology' that I said?" ”
Jing Tian nodded at the right time and said, "Also, why is this race so special and not similar to the structure of all races?" ”
"Atlantis......" The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan paused, and then said: "That country, the Maya and Gendaya races, are actually visitors from the heavens in ancient times. ”
"Sure enough." Jing Tian said secretly in his heart.
"Have they ever been in contact with my Terrans?" Jing Tian asked, "Has his so-called 'technology' ever communicated with other races?" ”
"It's still in the records." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan recalled for a moment, stroked his beard and said: "Don't look down on the so-called science and technology in the future life. ”
"Why?" Jing Tian was curious, curious about what the reason was, which made the old man of the Ran Zhuo clan a little disdainful when he said this. You know, before he entered this dimensional space, he found that energy weapons were common in those technological countries.
"It is written." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan actually showed a funny look, and then said: "The Atlantis clan has mastered technology, which can make dead things glow, which seems to be supernatural, but in fact it is virtual. ”
Jing Tian said with some surprise: "Their energy martial ...... Technology is not strong? ”
"The record says that science and technology are excluded by heaven and earth." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan said: "When his clan first arrived, he disturbed the nearby fire dragon, and the technology was powerless to resist, and the beam attacked secretly and the fire dragon was not injured, so that his clan was almost wiped out. Finally, the speeding car collided, and the fire dragon retreated. ”
"Is the fire dragon too powerful?" Jing Tian guessed.
"Not really." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan shook his head slightly, and continued: "There are more records, but all supernatural beasts, even if their supernatural powers are weak, can resist the beam without injury. ”
Mystery, succumbing to the higher mysteries......
At this moment, this sentence suddenly popped up in Jing Tian's heart.
This explanation makes a lot of sense, the supernatural beasts mentioned by the elder of the Ran Zhuo clan are probably all with some strange abilities, that is, they have mysteries.
Although Atlantis has mature energy weapons, there is no mystery in the energy attacks sent out by those weapons, so the attacks of energy weapons have no effect on those supernatural beasts.
"For the return of the fire dragon, the Atlantis people migrated." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan continued to tell, making Jing Tian come back from his thoughts, only to hear the other party say: "However, he was embarrassed all the way, and even was abducted and plundered by mandrills everywhere, and since then many black people have been born. In the end, thanks to the help of the Gendaya tribe, the worry of exterminating the clan was eliminated......"
"Wait!" Jing Tian lost his temper, his eyes widened, and he said with a stunned face: "Black? ”
"Don't get it wrong." The elder of the Ran Zhuo clan smiled and said, "Miscellaneous black people are not black people in this world. Now there are no more mixed blacks in the world, and that chaotic race has long been thrown into the place where the sky has collapsed, banished from the world. ”
"Thisissparta......" At this moment, Jing Tian's heart was galloping......