"The priest you said ......" Jiang Xiao's mind flashed, and he remembered the rank that Ziyan and Dark Yan and others had said before: "It's also ...... A rank?"

Xinyun's eyes widened suddenly: "You...... You don't know what a priest is?"

Her right hand shook suddenly, and then out of nowhere, she conjured up a delicate knife and shook it in front of Jiang Xiao: "Don't move!"

Jiang Xiao didn't dodge, because he didn't feel any hostility on Xinyun's body, he only frowned, watching Xinyun use the tip of the knife to lightly cut a shallow wound on the tip of his right index finger.

Xinyun pinched Jiang Xiao's fingertips slightly and squeezed them, and a drop of blood came out.

"What are you doing...... Jiang Xiao didn't finish speaking, his right hand had been pulled by Xinyun and held it in his mouth.

The warm mouth and soft tongue touched Jiang Xiao's fingertips at once. But that feeling was only fleeting, and when Xinyun spit out Jiang Xiao's fingers, the blood beads on the fingertips had disappeared.

And Xinyun's gaze at Jiang Xiao at this moment also became extremely strange. But she didn't say anything to Jiang Xiao, but immediately turned her head and shouted in the direction of the back kitchen: "Hey! Lao Hua! Isn't your shop always only accessible to the awakened? Why did you let an ordinary person in today! What the hell are you doing! Lao Hua!"

Xinyun had just finished shouting, and Lao Hua also happened to walk out of the back kitchen with a large tray, and the dishes on the plate were the dishes reported by Xinyun, and when he heard Xinyun's complaint, he was also stunned: "Why are you ...... Sitting here?"

"You're going to cook, do you want me to wait alone? Xinyun snorted twice and held her cheeks: "But this guy doesn't like to talk, and he refuses to drink with me." By the way, he doesn't even know what a sacrifice is!

"How is that possible. Lao Hua shook his head, walked to the table and put down the tray: "It's just that this kid is a newcomer and hasn't fully awakened yet." ”

"Huh?"

Xinyun turned her head again, looked at Jiang Xiao carefully, and slowly shook her head: "No, Lao Hua." Even if you are in a semi-awake state, you shouldn't even listen to me, right? And in a semi-awakened state, isn't it impossible to accept the imprint? Not to mention ......."

"How do I know, I don't know this kid well. Lao Hua smiled: "Okay, ignore him, let's do it to the side." ”

Jiang Xiao was anxious. He hadn't finished what he wanted Lao Hua to pass on, but Lao Hua didn't seem to be going to pay attention to him anymore at the moment. Just as he was about to speak, it was Xinyun who preemptively said, "No, I'm going to sit here......!" It's interesting! I'm going to look into it!"

She looked like the biggest willfulness of the world, Lao Hua didn't refute, only nodded again and again with a doting expression: "Okay, listen to you, listen to you, let's sit here." ”

"Hey...... I know that Lao Hua is the best with me!" Xinyun grinned, gave up a little space inside, and let Lao Hua sit side by side beside her, and then put his hands on his cheeks, and his eyes turned around Jiang Xiao.

"Lao Hua, if it's okay, I'll leave first. Jiang Xiao couldn't stand Xinyun's hair-raising eyes, and said to Lao Hua: "The information that Ziyan hid...... Or maybe it's a map, hidden in computer number 15 in the computer classroom of Prosperity Middle School. These were the only words she left me before she died. I have already told the inspector of that academy, Zhe Yu, about this sentence. Now, please help me spread the word to everyone who comes to drink. This matter has nothing to do with me again. ”

After speaking, Jiang Xiao stood up and was about to leave, but Lao Hua said in a deep voice: "Wait, don't leave yet." ”

Jiang Xiao frowned: "What's the matter, I've already finished talking, why can't I leave?"

Lao Hua slowly stretched out his finger and nodded the rhyme beside him: "She is very interested in you, so you can't go." Play with her for a while. ”

Seeing Lao Hua's appearance, Jiang Xiao's heart suddenly became dissatisfied, and his face sank: "She is interested in me, what does it have to do with me? Why do you let me stay, I must stay?"

"It's simple. Lao Hua poured himself a glass of wine, raised his eyes to look at Jiang Xiao, and said lightly: "First, now you are begging me for help, not me begging you." If you make Xinyun unhappy, you will make me unhappy. So this favor, whether I help or not, but I don't know. ”

Jiang Xiao took a deep breath and looked at Lao Hua: "So, there is a second one?"

Lao Hua nodded: "That's right." The second is ...... It's your luck to see Xinyun today. If you change someone else, I'm afraid that it won't be too late to talk to her, who will turn around and leave like you? What you want to help with, I'm afraid that looking for her is more useful than looking for me. ”

Jiang Xiao's eyes turned to Xinyun's body, and when he saw her nodding proudly, with a look of "what he said is right", his heart moved, and he sat down again: "Why?"

"Didn't I tell you, because I'm a priest!" Xinyun held her cheeks and looked at Jiang Xiao with a smile: "You really don't know what the priest represents, right?"

"I don't know. Jiang Xiao shook his head: "I just came into contact with other awakened people other than me a few days ago. I don't know anything about your internal affairs. ”

"Ah...... It's no wonder ......" Xinyun sighed and nodded: "It's still a little white......!

Her expression suddenly changed to confusion: "Since you haven't received the imprint, that means you haven't been a superior yet......?" In that case, why would you be reluctant to drink with me?"

"I don't understand. Jiang Xiao shook his head: "What is a seal, and what is a superior person, why do I have to drink with you?"

"Lao Hua! you can explain!" Xinyun opened her mouth, but did not answer Jiang Xiao's question, but turned to Lao Hua coquettishly: "It's too long, I'm too lazy to say!"

"Okay, I said. Lao Hua nodded, with a smile on his face, but when he turned to Jiang Xiao, the smile on his face immediately disappeared again, and he became expressionless again: "Priest is a high-level rank among the Awakened, and for other ranks, it is an overwhelming high-level existence. As an Awakened Person of the Priesthood rank, you can place a mark on the Awakened Person of the lower rank, making it a subordinate of the Spiritual Connection. Correspondingly, the priest who imposes the seal is also the one who is superior. And even the Awakened who have not been imbued with the seal, under normal circumstances, will not rebel against the priest's general orders in the priest's spiritual field. Like what...... Like Xinyun's request just now, let you accompany her to drink. ”

"That is, the rank of your mouth...... Jiang Xiao frowned and said, "From the moment he awakened, what rank was destined for him?"

"Nope. Lao Hua shook his head: "Not from the moment of awakening, but ...... From the moment of birth. In the time of the Patriarchs, there was no awakening of the pure-blooded Neanderthals, and that was the case. Ranks come from birth, they die and can never be changed. Priests, warriors, artisans, commoners, each in his place, plays his place in society. ”

"This ...... What the hell is this!" Jiang Xiao suddenly changed color: "Isn't this just ...... caste!"

"You can understand that, but you don't have the power to resist. As long as you still have Neanderthal blood in your body. Lao Hua smiled faintly: "You will have doubts and dissatisfaction now, just because you have not fully awakened." When you truly become an Awakened One, your genes will write this thought into your brain, and it will become your instinct to follow the destiny of the rank. ”

"I don't believe it. Jiang Xiao sneered: "How can this kind of thing become instinct! I don't care what rank I will be after I awaken, I will never be able to obey the orders of any superior!"

"Whatever you want. Lao Hua shrugged: "Anyway, you're only a half-awakened person now." I've seen a lot of semi-awakened people with thoughts like yours. But when they are fully awakened, no one can defy this instinct. No one. ”

"But ......" Xinyun interrupted Lao Hua's words and looked at Jiang Xiao strangely: "You are really strange...... Even if you are not fully awakened and intellectually cannot accept this fact, you should not refuse my request...... It's so fun~"

"How would I know?" Jiang Xiao snorted: "Perhaps, I am also a priest, but before I awakened, I didn't know this?"

"Huh!" Xinyun's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really! Yes!

She suddenly stretched out her hand, grabbed Jiang Xiao's sleeve, and looked at Jiang Xiao excitedly, with a happy smile on her face: "That's right! This can only be the only explanation! You are also a priest! Great! You don't know how rare awakened people of this rank are! In this city, there are only two priests now, Lao Hua and me! Now there is another one!"

After Jiang Xiao said those words, his heart also moved.

Perhaps, this is really the reason why I didn't obey Xinyun?

And if his rank is really a priest......

"If that's the case, does it mean that once I'm fully awakened, other awakened people of rank lower than me will no longer be able to be my enemy?" Jiang Xiao hurriedly asked this most crucial question.

Xinyun tilted her little head and thought about it, and slowly shook her head: "No, not necessarily." The fact that the priest is naturally honoured in other ranks does not mean that this esteem will prevail over the explicit directives he receives, and that it is impossible for the priest to make demands on other ranks that are manifestly contrary to his will. For example......"

Xinyun lowered her head and thought for a while, then raised her head and said, "For example, a low-level awakened person who has not accepted my seal, if I ask to have a drink with me, no one will disobey." But if he is asked to commit suicide on the spot, it is absolutely impossible. So, if there are other low-level Awakened who want to attack you, especially if they have already received the seal of another priest, your priesthood rank will not affect you too much. ”

"However......" Before Jiang Xiao could speak, Xinyun hurriedly added: "There are strict restrictions on the seal, so there are not many low-level awakened people who have received the seals of other priests. Normally, it's rare to see one, so you don't have to worry too much!"

"I see. Jiang Xiao nodded and asked, "So, does this kind of suppression of ranks exist in all ranks?" But the dark flame and purple smoke I saw that time, one was a warrior and the other was a craftsman, and they didn't show any signs of being mentally suppressed. ”

"With the exception of the priests, spiritual repression can be considered almost non-existent. And there is no difference in rank between warriors and craftsmen, although one is better at hand-to-hand combat, and the other will have a lot of strange abilities, but basically...... It's a parallel relationship. Xinyun grinned and said, "It's just that because civilians are the lowest rank, they will have a little mental coercion on civilians." ”

"Civilian...... Is it the lowest rank?" Jiang Xiao received an affirmative answer from Xinyun, but he sneered mockingly in his heart.

Priests, warriors, artisans, commoners?

Isn't this the caste system of India? The caste system of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras?!

The only difference is that what they call "class differences" is not maintained by culture and tradition, but flows in the blood and is written into instinct by genes.

Culture can be changed, traditions can be overthrown, but instinct ......

How can instinct be changed?

It's like you can't get a tiger to survive on grazing. Genetically predestined, the tiger can only eat meat, even if the grass is forcibly stuffed into its stomach, it cannot be digested, and it can only starve to death in the end.

It's instinct.

Jiang Xiao's heart only felt a wave of nausea.

What kind of population was that ultra-ancient Neanderthals, and how many secrets have not been discovered?