Chapter Seventy-One: Surprised by the Oracle Priest
Drifting and Candace were pleasantly surprised when they saw this man. Finally found someone who could communicate normally with words. The cloth-clothed man smiled and nodded at them, then didn't know what was out of his mouth. All the natives are subservient to the earth. Driftless and Candace were at a loss, and the cloth-clad motioned for them to stay put.
The man in the cloth muttered, reciting a spell like a magician, but it was certainly not a magic spell. Then four points of light fell from his hand, and when the long and long sound was chaotic, the rapidly rotating point of light finally stopped. When I looked at it without a trace, it was something like four animal bone shells. The cloth-clothed man looked at it carefully for a moment, then muttered again. All the natives stood up and thundered with joy and excitement. After kneeling again, the natives all withdrew from the huts.
"Hello. The cloth-clothed people took the initiative to greet them in the slightly unfamiliar language of the Western Earth Continent.
"Hello. Drifting and Candace spoke in unison, their hearts full of joy, and as expected, they were able to communicate.
"Where are you from?" asked the clothed man?
"We are students of Clarence Academy, and we have achieved a little success in cultivation, and now we are coming out to practice. Drifting away replied politely.
"Clarence College? I used to be a student there. It's a pity that I was originally from the Church of Light, and then there was a conflict between the Church of Light and Clarence College, and I didn't know who to help, so I was caught in the middle and was very difficult, so I simply retreated. One day, I was surprised to discover this paradise and decided to stay. Since then, he has not left this place. The cloth man's words were full of helplessness and sadness.
"It's so unfortunate, it's so pitiful. Candace was so easily moved, his eyes were already moist.
"Either way, we're all alumni. The kid is arrogant, and he calls you a big brother. Drifting without a trace.
"Where, where. It's my honor that you can look up to me and call me big brother. "The cloth man is happy from the heart. Therefore, it can be seen how lonely he has been over the years.
"The eldest brother is affectionate and righteous, and such a decision makes the younger brother very admirable. "Drifting without a trace, I really praise it.
"Seriously, I'm just an old thing. It can be seen that the will of the cloth man is very depressed.
"Why can't I see where the eldest brother is old?" Candace pretended to be puzzled. Although the cloth man knew that this was a word of comfort, a happy smile still appeared on his face.
"I don't know anything and want to ask my eldest brother for advice. Drifting asked.
"Since we have already called each other brothers, there is no need to have many scruples about speaking. If you want to ask anything, just ask, big brother, I must know everything, and I will say everything. "The cloth man must have not talked with anyone for a long time, and when he met a visitor from his homeland at first glance, he seemed to be very talkative.
"Since the eldest brother is a master of Clarence Academy, how can he allow the Great Snake to attack the indigenous tribes who have a deep relationship with you?"
"As you saw just now, what I learned was actually a side door. I wonder if there is still a profession like me in the Western Earth Continent? My profession is called an oracle. To put it simply, you can predict the future. However, the biggest problem with this oracle is that if the cultivation is not enough, the deviation between the predicted results and the reality is often very large. Therefore, our profession was very unfavorable in the Western Earth Continent at that time. It was because of this that my departure did not attract much attention from the Church of Light. The cloth man talked eloquently.
"I've heard of that. It's just that I didn't expect that there are still legendary oracles in the Western Earth Continent now. Candace's exclamation interrupted the introduction of the cloth man.
"So, the oracle is basically extinct in the Western Earth Continent?" asked the clothed man in disbelief.
"I'm afraid so. At least I've never heard of it. Drifting away answered truthfully.
The cloth-clothed man shook his head and sighed, looking very disappointed. "The oracle is good at prediction, not good at fighting, so I can't do anything about the fierce serpent. Fortunately, this big snake is not too greedy, it comes almost once a month, and only swallows one person at a time, it seems that it is just to improve the food. If it weren't for the men, women, and children of the whole village, how could it feed for a few days! Its whole body was extremely hard, and it was extremely fast, and the whole village could not do anything about it. Therefore, the people of the village were very afraid of it, and called it the 'Great Demon' or 'Great Monster'. The cloth man continued to explain.
"No wonder, if it weren't for the personality of the eldest brother, he would never stand idly by. Candace said firmly.
"I didn't do anything about it, and after many predictions, I calculated that two young men would come to the rescue in the near future. and point them out the direction and approximate location in which you will appear. ”
"Oh, what do I say! The natives climbed the hillside and looked very happy when they saw us. It was all because of your prediction!" Drifting away suddenly realized.
"Yes, yes, yes. Definitely. Do you remember when we first arrived in the village? When they saw us, the people in the village seemed so excited and enthusiastic. It turns out that they are all based on your predictions, and they think of us as saviors. Candace agrees.
"Actually, the big snake ravages the village, which has something to do with me. As my cultivation improved, the accuracy of my predictions became higher and higher. I often help the whole village predict where there will be abundant food. Therefore, the natives in the village admired me more and more, so my status in the village became higher and higher. Now that I have become their high priest, even the patriarch is obedient to me. Once, the food-rich spot I predicted happened to be very close to the lair of the great serpent, and they alarmed it when they were picking the fruit. The cunning serpent followed, and from then on, it came to devour one person every other month. I was so careless that I didn't think to calculate if there was any danger nearby. Alas, every time I think about it, I feel guilty. The cloth-clothed man sighed and took all the blame for the disaster of the village on himself.
For this senior of the academy who is kind-hearted and can take responsibility, both of them like and admire it from the bottom of their hearts. Candace hurriedly comforted: "Big brother is an unintentional mistake, there is no need to be so mindful. ”
"By the way, after we get back. Didn't the people in the village let us in at first? Later, how could he be willing to open the door again?" Drifting without a trace, he quickly diverted the topic and diverted the cloth man's attention, so that he would not be too sad.
"The patriarch came to me and asked for advice. I said there was no danger, let you in first. Although the patriarch was a little worried, he didn't ask much. Habitual to trust me for a long time, he hurried out and ordered his people to open the gate of the fence and let you in. The cloth man replied succinctly and crisply.
"Oh, no wonder the natives were wary of us when we first came in. Candace said.
"Later, the whole village retreated happily, is it related to your oracle?" asked Piano without a trace.
"Yes. Whenever I made a formal prediction, the whole village would bow down respectfully, and it almost evolved into a religious ritual in the tribe. I told them the results of the oracle, and they seemed very pleased. Because I said that from now on, the cannibal demon will transform into the guardian beast of the tribe. As long as there are guardian beasts, the whole village will no longer be attacked by fierce beasts in the future. The guardian beast can ensure the long-term peace of the village. The clothed man replied.
"You're not fooling them, are you?" Drifting Absence didn't believe much in this oracle that was very similar to the fortune-telling that their world had denounced as feudal superstition.
"How so? This is really the result of the oracle. And recently, my predictions were more than 80 percent accurate. For example, your arrival. I really predicted it. I didn't tell it to the natives, but I did predict that you would be a man and a woman. "The man in cloth seems to be a little anxious about being suspected of his oracle skills.
"Haha, something went wrong this time! Candace hurriedly jumped out first.
"Really, are you two really all pure men?" the cloth man seemed to be confident in the outcome of his prediction, and asked rhetorically, a little unconvinced.
Candace blushed and seemed to feel guilty, but he was full of confidence when he was gone, and he just wanted to refute it. But suddenly there was a very loud commotion outside. Floating without a trace, it seemed that the big snake had something strange, so he didn't think about it in a hurry, and quickly flew out. Candace glanced at the cloth-clothed man hatefully, and flew out, just in time to get out of the extremely embarrassing atmosphere.