Chapter 968: Guess the Ant
"Whew-z-la-......"
A soft wind swept by, and on the dry ground, fine metal particles and thunderstone fragments were gently rolled up, rubbing a faint electric light.
This is the Thunderstone Plains.
The geology here is very special, the metal content is extremely high, and it is rich in thunderstone that can emit thunder and lightning.
It is no exaggeration to say that if you walk barefoot on the road, you can feel the electricity rushing up from the soles of your feet, and the electricity will make people's hair stand on end and their whole body will be numb.
Normally, that's it, but when a sandstorm breaks out, it's a terrifying sight.
Countless metal particles and thunder stone fragments were swept up, and the lightning was continuous, and the thunder was rolling, and everything in the place where it passed was difficult to survive.
And such a dangerous place is the home of the Thunder tribe for generations.
In the very center of the Leishi Plain, there are thousands of towering and huge round stone castles, their sizes are staggered, and the shape is like a round black bowl that is buckled upside down on the ground, without any traces of artificial carving.
The stone fort is sturdy and not afraid of rain and thunder, but it is not very comfortable.
Its entrance is too small, and there are no windows, and it is dark and stuffy to stay inside, so the people of the Thunder tribe generally go out of the stone fort except for sleeping at night.
Today is no exception.
"Woo wow wow wow wow!"
"Giggles!"
A group of bare-bottomed little dolls screaming and running.
When running, the soles of the feet rubbed against the thunder stone fragments, and the purple electric light flickered faintly on the soles of the feet. The dolls' hair was fluffy and fried, like fluffy hedgehogs.
The Lei tribe has a special physique, even the little doll who can't even speak clearly is not afraid of being electrocuted, and runs barefoot happily.
Compared to the happy little dolls, the adults of the Thunder Tribe don't look so happy.
A cloud of worry hung over everyone's face.
Next to a giant thunder stone, two women whispered while mending animal skins.
"What the hell is going on lately, I see our elders and chiefs keep their faces strained every day. β
"I've heard people say that something big has happened to the Sea of Fierce Beasts!"
"Sea of Fierce Beasts?, could it be that the clan turned its face and killed the people we sent over?!"
"I don't know what's going on, but I heard that yesterday we Yuanwu divined several times!"
The woman sewing the animal skin bladder took a breath of cold air: "Divination again? What must have happened to this to keep divination......
She didn't care about sewing the water bladder anymore, leaned forward, and asked urgently, "What about the divination...... What is the result, do you know?"
The woman who sewed the animal skin skirt whispered, "How can I know this, I don't even know anything about Lord Yuanwu's divination, but I don't think it's very good." β
Her eyes rolled from side to side, and she suppressed her voice and said with a terrified expression, "Also, I heard that Lord Tingyan is dead!"
"What?!"
The woman sewing the bladder was so shocked that she almost jumped up. Thunder Rock is one of the candidates for the next chief of the Thunder Tribe, young and potential, favored by the Chieftain Yuanwu, and also the pride of their Thunder Tribe.
She froze and asked, "News from the Beast Sea...... It's already been passed on?"
"No, it is said to have come out of divination, and I don't know if it's true or not. β
The sewing bladder was in no mood to sew the bladder, and said in a panic: "It must be true!"
Their Yuan Wu was born in Bu Wu, and he was accurate in divination, and he never made a mistake.
The woman who sewed the animal skin skirt was actually in no mood to sew, and her rough hand pressed the half-finished animal skin, and weakly turned her back to the giant thunder stone behind her, worried: "I see that the atmosphere is not right these days, I'm afraid something big will happen, I think we ...... Ahh
She felt a violent electric shock in her back.
The strong current caused her to leap violently.
She looked back, dumbfounded.
The woman who sewed the water bladder also froze in place with her, looking up at the huge thunder stone in front of her, her eyes widening stupidly.
"Thunder Stone, Thunder Stone, it conjures up wordsββ! "The shocked shout resounded through the Thunder Stone Plain.
After five breaths.
Almost half of the people of the Thunder Tribe were surrounded by this giant thunder stone.
Chief Lei supported the trembling old witch, standing at the front of the crowd, looking at the words that kept appearing on the thunder stone with a solemn expression.
Different from other tribes, this time the word appeared on Lei Shi's body, and every horizontal and every stroke appeared, it was a spark with electric light, and sparks and purple electric snakes splashed and sizzled.
Chief Lei and Old Yuanwu both knew the Xicheng character, but they didn't call someone to translate, and looked at it in silence with changing faces.
"Lord Yuanwu, what did the stone say......"
A child pulled the corner of the old witch's robe, raised his head and asked tenderly.
The Yuan Wu of the Lei tribe is a woman who has lived for more than four hundred years, with two braids that mop the floor, and walks with a cane, and she is not decently old, but her eyebrows and eyes are amiable, she loves to laugh and tease children, and the children like her very much, and they are not afraid of her.
But this time, the old Yuanwu didn't smile and talk to the child, as if he hadn't heard the child's question, and still looked at the words on the thunder stone with a calm face.
The child's Eminem covered the child's mouth and bent down to carry him away.
The surroundings became silent.
After all the words on the Thunder Stone were displayed and it was confirmed that there were no new words, Chief Lei and Yuan Wu glanced at each other, said to everyone, "Let's all disperse", and then walked into the tallest stone castle together.
In a dark stone castle.
The two sat opposite each other with solemn faces.
"Although I have long been divined to the death of the Great Yuan Wu, I didn't expect the clan to really ......be defeated," the old Yuan Wu sighed deeply.
She is a Yuanwu-level divination witch, and she is more sensitive to some evil omins than others.
When the Continental Bridge was completely breached, her eyelids began to jump. These days, she has been divining the life and death of the Great Yuan Wu, the situation of the people sent by their Thunder tribe to the sea of fierce beasts, and the future of the Divination Thunder tribe.
Because of her frequent divination, she is now dizzy and has some difficulty speaking.
Chief Lei said with some eagerness: "You say, should we stay here, or should we agree to Xicheng's invitation and take refuge at sea?"
The old witch closed his eyes and said very simply, "Let's do it." β
Chief Ray immediately held his breath, slowed his heartbeat, and took two steps back to stop talking.
"Bell bell bell ......"
The sound of bells rang from all directions in the darkness.
They went from light to loud, from messy to neat, and finally resounded throughout the stone fort.
The old witch's eyelids began to tremble violently, and her body trembled like an electric shock, a large amount of white hot smoke came out of her head, and the muscles of her cheeks trembled wildly.
This is a dream divination, which is much more difficult than the simple yes or no divination of the Wumu tribe, and it allows people to "see" the future.
Although it is difficult to dream divination, it is not difficult for a divination witch of the level of the old Yuanwu.
But these last few times have been very difficult.
Especially this time, the old Yuanwu obviously couldn't bear it.
Two thin nosebleeds flowed down, and Chief Thunder almost jumped to his feet, but he clenched his fists tightly so that he could not make a movement and interrupt the old witch's divination.
After a long time, the divination stopped, and the old witch opened his cloudy eyes.
Chief Lei was anxious: "How are you?"
The old Yuanwu wiped his nosebleed a little dizzy, and then smiled: "The future is vague, and the divination has failed." She wasn't too surprised.
The old witch said easily, but when Chief Lei heard it, he seemed to be struck by lightning...... No, it's like being stoned.
"How could it be ......" he couldn't believe it.
In the past, no matter how difficult things were, the old Yuan Wu could make a prediction for the Thunder Tribe, even if it was a meteorite rain, the old Yuan Wu could accurately divinate it!
How can you not know whether to stay or leave?!
The old Yuanwu looked at him kindly: "I can't guide the Thunder tribe anymore, do you want to stay or follow the people of Xicheng?"
Chief Thunder froze in place.
Do you stay here, or follow the Xicheng people to the sea to take refuge?
Their Thunder Tribe is located in the Thunderstone Plain, once the dust storm is rolled up, it is an extremely fierce place, he has confidence in the danger of the Thunderstone Plain, and he also has enough confidence in their stone castle, but the leader beast can even defeat the clan, will he really be afraid of their natural danger?
You can follow the Xicheng people to the sea to hide...... Won't the boss beast chase after the island?
If you chase the island, isn't it as safe as the Thunderstone Plain?
What to do?
What to do!!
If you choose the wrong one, the Thunder Tribe will be finished, and after so many years, the Thunder Tribe, which was handed over to him by the ancestors, will be destroyed because of him!!
Beads of sweat the size of beans floated from his forehead.
Chief Thunder's cheeks twitched, and his face was ugly and terrifying.
"Well, I'll make that decision. The old Yuanwu said suddenly.
Chief Lei raised his head in a daze, his eyes were still red and bloodshot: "You can't do divination anymore, your body can't stand it." β
The old Yuan Wu smiled: "It's uncertain." β
"And ...... you?"
The old witch took out a small clay pot.
"There are two ants in it, one black and one red, the same size, the same habits. I'll shake the ant jar later, and if the ants that crawl out are black, then we'll leave for Xicheng at once. If it's red ants that crawl out, then we'll stay here. β
Chief Lei looked at the old witch in disbelief and felt ridiculous: "Then let the ants decide the life and death of our Thunder tribe?"
The old Yuanwu's hoarse voice was smiling: "Don't underestimate these two ants, they are left by the former Yuanwu, and they have been in the Thunder Tribe for longer than all the Thunder Tribesmen, and they can be called ancestors." β
Chief Ray still couldn't believe it.
Double-confirm: "Are you serious?"
Old Yuanwu nodded with a smile: "Yes." β
Chief Ray smiled wryly.
He really admired their Yuan Wu, who was so optimistic and open-minded, and even this kind of matter about the life and death of the tribe could be as easy as whether to pick mushrooms tomorrow.
"I listen to you. He said with difficulty.
The old witch put the small clay pot in front of him, and his rough and aging fingers lightly buckled the mouth of the jar.
Chief Ray sat up straight and looked at the small clay pot steadily, his fists clenching tightly. The sound of the heart beating, and the sound of ants crawling on their feet, all the subtle sounds were louder than ever.
Ants of unknown color are about to crawl out of the mouth of the clay pot.
Chief Ray held his breath.