Section 2: Tribal sacrifices
A roaring bonfire
Shining on the massive corpse of the behemoth
Women struggling to cut with a stone knife
Singing, dancing, cheering crowds
A child who is holding a piece of roasted meat and running around like crazy
And in the firelight, the smiling cheeks of the old people
Everything seems so rough and simple
But it's all so joyful and harmonious
For a while, Su Ming forgot that he was in a wild wilderness, and thought that he was participating in a festival of ethnic minorities.
Suddenly, the women who were cutting their prey let out, bursts of cheers, Su Ming hurriedly looked at them, it turned out to be the two long fangs of the giant mammoth that they had been removed. The name of the giant mammoth was given to it by Su Ming because it really looked like a mammoth.
These two fangs, the tribe's sacrifice has been explained, and they must be taken off completely, and tomorrow they will lead the tribe's clansmen to the depths of the cave to sacrifice.
Pray that the god of fire will bless the tribe with safety, that the tribe will be healthy, that the hunters will harvest more prey, that the children will grow up healthy, and that the tribe will continue to grow and develop.
Su Ming was injured and bled a lot, and he needed a lot of nutritional supplements, and the sacrifice of dividing the meat gave Su Ming a piece of the liver of a giant mammoth, hoping that he would recover quickly.
After all, Su Ming's parents had already given their lives for the tribe. Yes, Su Ming crossed over and became an orphan, but fortunately, except for his lack of some father's and mother's love, the others were all raised by the tribe with the consent of the tribe like other children, which may be the only benefit of living in a primitive society.
After not playing for long, Su Ming felt tired, after all, he was still a wounded, and his energy was not so strong, so he left and returned to his nest.
Lying on the bed covered with hay, Su Ming slowly fell asleep, not far from him, there were adults roasting large pieces of meat strips, which would be used as food for the winter, and after they were roasted, they were all transported to the deeper part of the cave for storage.
The bonfire was still burning vigorously, and the flames were dancing like elves......
When it was dawn, there was a commotion in the cave.
After a night of recovery, Su Ming had accumulated some energy, and now he felt very good.
In the morning, there were only a few wild fruits and a small number of plant tubers, but they added up to a lot of them, enough for everyone to eat.
The short meal time was over, and the tribal ranks were organized, with adults and adults, children and children, no horizontal and vertical queues, everyone gathered in a scattered group.
Soon, the priest and the tribal leader came out of a side hole, one of them holding a giant mammoth fang in his hand, just now he went to the side hole to clean the fangs, because the fangs were full of blood, and the first requirement of the sacrificial thing was to be clean, which was a kind of respect.
As soon as they came out, some of the noisy procession fell silent, and the children who were running around also stopped, all looking at the two fangs, how white and beautiful they were, and the god of fire would have liked them.
The priest and the leader walked in front with fangs, then a bunch of adults, then children in the middle, and finally a procession of adults formed.
The winding procession, led by the two of them, slowly walked towards the depths of the cave.
Su Ming walked among the children and followed the team slowly, this was to carry out the sacrifice, he was also very interested in the sacrifice of the tribe, and he didn't know what the situation was.
After all, Su Ming had not participated in the sacrifice, even in the memory he had obtained, he did not.
He had already traveled almost a kilometer, and before he reached his destination, Su Ming was amazed by this cave, this cave was too long, and it was still a road with at least two exits, because now Su Ming could clearly feel the air flowing from the depths of the cave.
After traveling almost 500 meters, the already spacious cave suddenly became even wider, and there was actually a huge cave chamber in the mountain.
With the help of the fire that had been lit by the team in front of him, Su Ming walked around the cave wall, and roughly estimated that this cave room was almost more than 5,000 square meters of the ground.
On the cave wall, Su Ming also saw a lot of pictures, and now they are painted on two stone walls, but with his ability, he can't connect them into a complete thing, and he can't accurately interpret these pictures, which depends on sacrifices.
The picture is the history of the tribe, which records all the events that have taken place in the tribe from the time the tribe migrated here to the present.
All the preparations have been completed, and all the bacon as a tribute has been placed on the altar, and the tribal sacrifice is about to begin.
In the innermost part of the cavern, on the smooth stone wall, there was a painting of a raging flame, a pitch-black flame, burning in the void.
It was so lifelike, as if it was really burning on the stone wall, and subconsciously I could feel its scorching temperature, weird, oppressive, and full of indescribable majesty.
The fire in the fire pit was already burning violently, and the light of the fire illuminated the entire stone chamber. In front of the altar made of rock, the priest began to sing the song in a low voice.
O flame from the night!
Thank you for your kindness
Drove away the ferocious beasts
Brought warmth and cooked food
shelters those of us who are vulnerable
Praise you here
Sing your praises here
......
You are the patron saint of our tribe
Now we offer you a noble offering
Thank you for your protection
May you continue to shelter our tribe in the future
"Sacrifice to the god of fire!"
After singing the sacrificial song, the leader shouted to the tribesmen, and the leader immediately threw the giant mammoth fangs in his hand into the fire pit in front of the altar, and shouted with the tribesmen: "May the fire god bless!"
Then people will surround the fire pit into a circle, and start a rough and primitive dance around it, praying for the blessing of the god of fire.
They will stay here all morning, and they will not leave until they have eaten the tribute.
Although the tribe only eats two meals a day, the tribute received after the sacrifice is not counted. The meat, which was offered as a tribute, could only be divided by the sacrifice, with a small piece for each person.
But those with high status in the tribe are in the front, and they have made more contributions to the tribe, and they are ranked in the front to declare his status and honor him.
After the meat was distributed, the adults left, while the children were left behind. Led by the priests, they came to the stone wall of the stone chamber, pointed to the pictures, and explained the history of the tribe to the children. It is also a duty as a sacrifice to let future generations know their own history and know where they came from, so that the people can be more cohesive.
Su Ming was also in the team listening to the class, which was also a quick way for him to learn more about this world, after all, this was the history of the tribe for hundreds of years.