Chapter 696: Heavenly Burial
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Another reason for refusing to go with the Fox Sacrifice is that wherever we want to go, we ourselves are much faster. www.biquge.info Whether it is a one-legged or a pterosaur, or a flaming bird, if you let go of the speed, thousands of miles are only a day or two away. If we don't want to miss the scenery on the road, how can we choose this leisurely way of traveling?
It's not all prevarication, the scenery of the Orc Continent is indeed not inferior to the Terran Continent, although there are more wasteland sand dunes, but every time you can see the wind and sand town, or the occasional appearance of a vibrant emerald green, it can always make people feel the miracle of life. And when I really put my heart into it, the vastness and desolation really moved me. Driving the carriage through such a world, I finally understood why, with Fiat's experience and identity, I still enjoy it. Before I knew it, I was also intoxicated and let go of the speed of the unicorns.
After a day of galloping, I not only did not feel the slightest bit tired, but felt more energetic, and the strong true qi seemed to be in harmony with the environment, or calm and calm, or fierce and majestic, quietly changing in the meridians. It wasn't until I stayed at night that I was surprised to find out.
All along, I have always pursued absolute control over my true qi. However, because of many opportunities, my true qi has changed several times, and finally it has completely integrated the power of the divine dragon, and the changes at this time have exceeded my imagination, and it is no longer completely controlled.
Because of the huge gap between the power of the true qi and the divine dragon, after many explorations, what I can actually completely control now is only about fifty percent of the power of the divine dragon, which is almost the entire innate true qi. Once this limit is exceeded, it will be like a few times when you have faced the enemy, using forces that you can't control.
However, I can still absolutely control the true qi, but even so, I have not found why they can spontaneously change according to the changes in the environment, the surrounding is flat and harmonious, the true qi is calm, and when the surrounding environment is sinister and tyrannical, the true qi will also become violent. There is no doubt that after fusing the dragon power, my innate true qi has also changed.
I don't know if this change is good or bad, but there is no doubt that there is nothing wrong with me trying to break through this by using my experience and environment to perceive the world. However, now for me, the most important thing is to improve my mood, stabilize my strength, and blindly pursue breakthroughs, just afraid of the opposite instead of a good thing.
"Brother, it's been a day, isn't it time to rest?" While I was pondering, Alice's "complaining" voice came from the roof of the carriage, and then, the delicate little body flipped straight down and landed in my arms.
"Has it been a day?" I came to my senses, pinched the bridge of her nose, and smiled, "Are you hungry Alice?"
"You shouldn't be worried about starving her, it's about whether she'll eat a pig. Philia also jumped out of the carriage and said amusedly.
Alice proudly brought her white little hand to my eyes, swaying slightly, on it, like an upstart, a row of three rings is quite conspicuous, one of which is the space ring I used to forget about stir-frying a few days ago. Obviously, she unceremoniously usurped this space ring that belonged to Camilla.
Niya also jumped out of the carriage and joked, "It's good that we have prepared some earlier, otherwise, we might have been hungry for a day." The eldest sister said that you are rarely so interested, and if you want to be a coachman so much, let you catch up enough. ”
"Okay, let's make do around here in the evening!" I said with a loud smile. There are no serious roads in many places in the Orc Continent, if it weren't for the fact that all the people we pulled the cart were holy beasts, and the levitation magic of the wind system was engraved under the carriage, it is estimated that we would not be able to run far at all.
"If we continue to move at this pace every day, it won't take more than a month, and we will be able to reach the Beast Emperor City in one week. Knowing that the wanted warrant could be revoked, Master Miao was in a much better mood, although he was still cold, he was no longer as silent as a few days ago.
"It's good to arrive early, and if you finish things early, you can go back to the Terran continent early. I didn't care, but said, "Besides, it's a good thing to get rid of that old fox." ”
"I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. Melina shook her head and smiled: "The sacrifice of the Beast God Temple can mobilize a high-level flying demonic beast called the Golden-Eyed Demon Eagle, the speed is extremely fast, if she speeds up, she can reach the Beast Emperor City in four or five days, and Brother Roger will see them from a distance at noon." ”
I was slightly disappointed, it's not that the unicorns couldn't match the speed of the golden-eyed demon eagles, but they just ran on the ground and flew in the sky, and they led a carriage, so they pulled down the speed.
The divine consciousness of the habitual surname was swept away, and I froze. The location we are in now is not remote, and there are several wolf villages within a hundred miles of the surrounding area. In fact, the so-called village, that is, surrounded by a very simple stone wall, and then built some stone houses in the middle, many werewolves in ragged clothes and godless eyes walked listlessly around the village, and several wolf teenagers waited at the entrance of the village, as if they were expecting something.
Nearly ten miles away from us, it should be the official road with the most pedestrians, hundreds of werewolves divided into several strands, crouched on both sides of the official road, as if we were thieves. However, in my consciousness, I clearly found that the weapons in their hands were really rudimentary, and even more than wooden clubs, bows and arrows. Obviously, their real identity is only a nearby villager.
However, these are not the reasons for me to stay, such a small village, we have seen a lot along the way. What really made me sluggish was that in the only mountain range around, dozens of old werewolves, with difficulty on crutches, silently climbed to the top of the mountain. Their expressions were calm, and I knew very well that there was nothing on the top of the mountain, except for countless bones and vultures that were constantly hovering in the air, making hoarse and unpleasant cries from time to time. Seeing that it was getting late, what were these old werewolves going to do there?
They're going to die! The answer was obvious, and I fell silent. Although, just like in my previous life, I had already heard that in some poor areas, the elderly who could not support themselves would leave their homes alone and quietly go somewhere to die in order not to waste limited food. And after coming to this world, I have heard of it from time to time. But what I heard and saw was that the silence and calm of those old werewolves really shocked me too much.
"Master!" the wind heard, and the pterosaur swooped down with Roger, standing firmly in front of me. "On the mountain peak in front of him...... "Every time before setting up camp, he would inspect the surrounding environment, and the actions of those werewolf villagers naturally could not escape his eyes. Those werewolves who were just ordinary villagers were really not worth mentioning, and those old werewolves attracted his attention even more in comparison.
"Needless to say. I stopped in a deep voice. Just looking at the white bones on the mountain peak, you know that these old werewolves are neither the first to wait for death, nor the last.
"Uncle Ugly, what's on the mountain peak ahead?" Seeing that my face was not good, Niya didn't ask again, even if she couldn't hide the question, but Alice was curious, pulled Roger over and asked in a whisper.
"If you want to know what's there, just go and see for yourself. I said with a dark face. Perhaps it was rare to see me so angry, Alice was also startled, and was silent and did not dare to ask more. I breathed a sigh of relief, these things really didn't fit for her to know.
"Is it the wolf clan's celestial burial?" Princess Ka Xin quietly leaned over and whispered while the others were busy setting up their tents.
"Heavenly burial?" I looked at her suspiciously.
"Whenever winter comes, some barren villages will hold celestial burial ceremonies because they don't have enough food to survive the cold winter. Some of the elderly, who are physically weak and unskilled, will enjoy their last meal at the ceremony, and then leave the village, either alone or in groups, to the top of a mountain near the village, and gradually wait for death to come. Princess Ka Xin said quietly.
"Do many orcs have such a custom?" I silently saved the old man's rations, just so that the more important children and young people could survive the cold winter, which was undoubtedly very cruel, but it was the best choice in desperation.
"Not a lot. Princess Kaxin shook her head and said: "Mainly the wolf clan, the dog clan and the like, their clan is the most united, so they can hold a celestial burial ceremony without dispute." If it is a stupid pig clan, it is often the sturdy who survive, but the old and the child starve to death. ”
I am dumbfounded, because of unity, so the old people can be willing to die and save their rations for their children and grandchildren?
"However, it's only autumn yet!" Qinsi, who was full of unbearable face, suddenly walked over and said quietly.
"Because the empire is preparing for war. Princess Kaxin was silent, and it was me who answered Qinsi. "In order to prepare the food and salary of tens of millions of troops, the orc empire has raised taxes at home. Therefore, the villagers, who were already struggling with poverty, were even more difficult and had to hold an early ceremonial sky burial. I wonder how many more villagers will starve to death and freeze to death in the Orc Continent after this battle?"
"Therefore, my eldest brother has always opposed a war with the Terran Continent in the true sense of the word, because the empire simply cannot afford the attrition of such a large-scale war. Princess Kaxin said sadly. "After the war a hundred years ago, it took the empire nearly a hundred years to recuperate and recuperate, and then slowly recovered to its current level. If we go to war again, I don't know how many years it will take to recover. ”
"Your big brother is right. After pondering for a long time, I sighed and said, "In fact, the Orc Continent is so big, if you really concentrate on development, it may not be much inferior to the Terran Continent." It's a pity..."I really sigh, the orc land is vast and sparsely populated, in fact, it is not difficult to feed the orcs, but look at those werewolves, not to mention focusing on production, and still robbing for a living, how can there be so many people in the orc continent to rob?
"A lot of orcs don't make a living from farming. Jean Si understood what I was thinking, and sighed. "However, if everything is really as the Kao Beast Emperor thinks, probably this war between humans and beasts can be avoided. ”
"It's a pity!" I suddenly thought of the many gods who were the ones who really controlled everything. When I think of the gods, I naturally think of the beast god, and I also think of why the Fox priest invited him to the beast god temple. “... Even if his eldest brother is the Beast Emperor, it is no longer his turn to call the shots. ”
"Brother Long, can we help them?" Knowing that those old people went up the mountain to die, Qin Si was a little unbearable after all, and begged. "Otherwise, give them the meat we have left. Come to think of it, it's enough for them to spend the whole winter. ”
"It's useless. Princess Kaxin shook her head and said, "The old man who has performed the heavenly burial ceremony, even if you bring food to his mouth, he will not eat it. Besides, unless you leave enough food for their entire village, it doesn't make any sense. ”
"Then can we just watch them die?"
"That's really the way it can be. Princess Kaxin said calmly. "Now the empire's action to collect food and wages should be almost over, after entering the territory of the wolf clan, this situation will only increase, no matter how much food we bring, we can't help a few after all. ”
"These people are no longer surviving**, and even if we want to help, we don't know where to start. "I was so impressed by the calmness of those old people. I really can't think of how desperate it must be for a person to have such peace when he is about to die. Immediately, his brows furrowed slightly, and he exclaimed: "These werewolves are not simple, they can still smell us from such a distance." "In just a moment, ten miles away, the werewolves who were ready to rob had gathered and ran quickly towards where we were.
"It should be that the food prepared by the eldest sister is too fragrant, and it is because of the tailwind!" Qin Si listened quietly for a while, and said vigilantly. I secretly praised in my heart that I was able to know the actions of the werewolf because of the wonder of her divine sense, but she could detect movements ten miles away from the wind with all her hearing, and it was clear that she was much better than me in terms of hearing.
"Brother Long, they're just some hungry villagers, let's not hurt them!" Qin Si said worriedly.
"Do you think I'm such a hard-hearted person?" Knowing that she was kind-hearted, I didn't care, and said mysteriously: "Not only will I not hurt them, but I will also leave some food, but I want to see how they will distribute it!"
(To be continued)