"Runic knowledge is a sinful thing, it does not come from the fox god, but from the ignorance of the fire of the earth, we use this knowledge in ignorance, we are tempted by the great power it brings to us, and finally incur punishment, the surviving ancestors are disgusted by this power and do not want to pass on this knowledge to the next generation, so we are left to sacrifice to inherit the power from the fox god, so as not to incur disaster. The priest replied.

"What about revenge? Don't you want revenge when you were beaten like this by humans?" asked the white wolf.

"Revenge will only lead to more sacrifices, we fox clan just want to live here in peace and tranquility forever, and we can't afford the death of our people. When the priest said this, he was a little depressed, as if he was reminded of the history of the slaughter of his own people.

"It turned out that I was scared by humans..."The white wolf thought to himself, after being defeated and fleeing by humans, although these foxes still hated humans, they had no desire to fight humans again, but just wanted to completely seal themselves off and live a small life as before.

This choice is not necessarily because the foxes are spineless, as the priest said, they cannot afford the death of their people. After all, their population base is too small, even polygamy is used, after so many generations, the number of people in the group is still pitiful, any tribe is killed is a huge loss for them, war is a meat grinder-like thing is too terrible for the foxes, maybe the war is not over, their population will be exhausted.

Another problem, about the reason for the discontinuation of rune knowledge, the description of the sacrifice is not consistent with the description of Qingyue and Absinthe, if according to the words of the sacrifice, it is the previous generation that took the initiative to interrupt the knowledge transfer to the next generation, and according to the words of Qingyue and Absinthe, it is the next generation of foxes who feel that the knowledge of runes is complex and useless, so there is no need to learn, which leads to the loss of technology.

Now it seems that there are probably two reasons, since the fox clan moved here after the defeat, from top to bottom, from old to young, they are disgusted with rune knowledge, they think that it is rune knowledge that makes them ambitious, makes them addicted to their own power, leads to massacres such things, and finally incurs catastrophic consequences, so it is best not to pass on this kind of knowledge, over time, this kind of generation is gradually formed.

As a human being who crossed over from China, the white wolf has long regarded the phrase knowledge is power as a real truth, and he thinks that this is a complete tragedy for the fox clan to consciously inherit, after giving up their most powerful weapon, they don't even have the ability to protect themselves, I don't know what they should do if this maze is broken in the future?

"We still have the divine power of the fox god. Seeing the white wolf's somewhat unnatural expression, the priest guessed what he was thinking.

"With the divine power He has given us, we are enough to protect ourselves, we no longer need rune knowledge, so that our people will not be tempted by this knowledge, we will not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors, we only desire peace. ”

Hearing this, the white wolf couldn't help but laugh out loud, these foxes really don't seem to understand what it means to "seek peace through compromise and die peacefully, and seek peace through struggle to survive peacefully" The weak mentality of these foxes at this moment reminded the white wolf of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty, but the Southern Song Dynasty in history was still destroyed, and the corner of the country failed to save them from the fate of extinction.

Rune knowledge is a dead thing, it will not make mistakes, what is wrong is the way these foxes use rune knowledge, they have not figured this out yet, if they do not engage in massacres, but communicate with the human kingdom normally, the result will definitely be very different, at least it will not cause such a fierce counterattack by the human kingdom.

"What are you laughing at, is it wrong to desire peace?" Hearing the white wolf's sneer, the priest was visibly angry, as it was clearly questioning the philosophy that their fox clan had always upheld.

"I just think you've gone too far, and you should leave a little bit of inheritance anyway, so that you can barely repair those rune circles, and you won't be as helpless as you are now. The white wolf didn't say the real reason for his laughter, he didn't expect that he could make the sacrifice in front of him change his opinion on rune knowledge with a mouth cannon, some deep-rooted concepts can only be changed by hitting the head and breaking the bloodstream, and the disaster comes from the mouth, and the white wolf doesn't want to make the sacrifice unhappy, causing the fire to get angry.

"I don't mean to laugh at this, I just suggest that you can keep some knowledge for repairing rune circles in the future, I suggest you think about it. Seeing that the sacrifice's face was still gloomy, the white wolf hurriedly added a few more words, saying that he did not mean to laugh at the traditional concepts of the fox clan, he was just a "layman" and made "appropriate" suggestions.

"I'll consider your suggestion. The priest's face improved a little and nodded.

"Thank you very much for telling me about these things, it's not too early, I'll go first. The white wolf decided to leave and said goodbye to the sacrifice.

"The guests were willing to take the time to chat with me, an old woman, and I was also very happy, I haven't said so much in a long time. The priest waved his hand and said goodbye to the white wolf

"By the way, don't forget about my dragon egg!" Before leaving, the white wolf couldn't help but turn around again and admonished, seeing the priest nodding, and then left, but looking at the priest's appearance, she didn't seem to care very much, and it seemed that she still didn't believe that there would be thieves among her people.

After chatting with the priests for a long time, it was already afternoon, the foxes had finished their day's work, and from the top of the hill you could see scattered foxes rushing towards the village, and smoke was rising from the chimney of the kitchen next to the large central canteen, and it looked like it was time to eat.

"I was so engrossed in talking that I forgot to eat lunch, but I don't care, and I don't know if the priest can hold it. The white wolf glanced back, the sacrificial cabin and ancestral hall had been hidden in the woods and mist, and he didn't know where to find food for the sacrifice, the mountain was a bit high, and it was not easy to climb up and down.

Just when the white wolf was puzzled, footsteps suddenly sounded from the bottom of the mountain, and it didn't take long for the footsteps to get closer and closer, and a beautiful woman in a cloth dress appeared in front of the white wolf, the woman was carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and she could smell the aroma of rice from the bamboo basket.

There was also a little fox on four legs that came with the woman, and for some reason, the white wolf felt that this little fox gave him a feeling of familiarity.