Chapter 40: Anu
"Anu, Anu, wake up, the festival is about to begin!"
The sound of gurgling came into his ears, making Thorn feel familiar and unfamiliar, and he opened his eyes sharply to see a dark-skinned and curly-haired woman standing in front of him.
The woman, dressed in animal skins, smiled kindly, and called over the basin of water:
"Anu, quickly wash your body and change into sacrificial clothes, today's big sacrifice in the clan, you are the protagonist, move quickly."
"Yes, Mother."
Thorn grunted in response, got up and walked over, he suddenly stopped, moved his lips, and felt in his heart that the language he spoke was a little unfamiliar.
"What are you still doing? Come on. ”
When he was stunned, his mother took out the sacrificial robe for him, and saw him standing still, stomping his feet and calling out.
"Oooh, I just woke up and I'm a little sleepy."
Hearing this, a sense of familiarity was born in his heart, and Thorn shook his head, responded, got up and went to the basin to pick up the water and wash his face.
The water in the basin is very clear and cool, the cold chill washes away the sleepiness that he has just woken up, and the water reflects his face, which is Zhang Yingwu's face, with dark skin and high nose bridge, and bright eyes, which is very popular with the girls in the clan.
"I'm ...... Anu, the strongest hunter of the Tuks. ”
Thorn was stunned for a moment, feeling that the face in the water didn't seem to be his appearance, and he even felt that the black face that the girl in this clan liked was ugly.
He looked at it suspiciously, the water surface rippled, the thorns were in a trance, the inexplicable strangeness and disobedience disappeared, and the memory of going out hunting with the hunting team of the clan a few days ago came to his mind again.
"Ah, I remember, the last few days I hunted and killed a lot of beasts, and I fought the most and strongest beasts, and the great witch doctor, Lord Zavak, liked me very much, and he conveyed my merits to the ancestors, and the eyes of the ancestors were fixed on me."
"The last hunt in the clan was very fruitful, and everyone will not go hungry, and the Great Witch Doctor will hold a great sacrifice to thank the ancestors for their long-term protection, and Lord Zawak said that I may become the next witch doctor in the clan. It's my big day, I need to hurry, I can't let everyone wait for me. ”
The memory in Thorn's mind became clearer and clearer, and he raised his hand to change out of the simple animal skin clothes on his body and put on the sacrificial clothes handed to him by his mother.
He reached out and grabbed the collar of his clothes, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, and his movements paused violently.
Seeing this, the mother urged: "Hurry up and change the sacrificial clothes, this dress is too undignified in front of the ancestors." ”
Thorn looked at the simple animal skin clothes on his body blankly, struck a fierce spirit, and instinctively resisted:
"It seems too late, Mother. I'll just put the sacrificial garment on the outside, and it's the same. ”
He muttered to himself, put the sacrificial robe directly on his body, which was no different from the animal skin coat he was wearing, except that there were many more tooth ornaments, and he took out the feather forehead ornament and put it on, grabbed the wooden spear, and walked out of the wooden house quickly, despite his mother's hindrance.
"Anu, you're taking off your clothes."
The mother stood at the door of the hut and shouted, but Thorn just waved goodbye and hurried to the altar.
All the way forward, I saw many wooden houses standing on both sides, and the smell of barbecue came from them, and Thorn smiled proudly, knowing that this was the credit of the hunting team a few days ago.
Seeing Thorn passing by, the tribesmen wearing animal skins walked out of the house happily and greeted Thornthorn, who responded with a smile and one by one.
"Anu, you led the hunting team of the clan to hunt a lot of prey, you are really powerful."
"Congratulations to Lord Zawak, the Ancestors may want to bless you to become the next witch doctor......
A brown-skinned girl smiled and congratulated him, and when he heard this, many people cast envious glances at him:
"yes, congratulations, Anu."
"Congratulations, future witch doctor, Lord Anu."
They congratulated them with humility, and Thorn Thorn responded with a smile one by one, but a thought flashed in their hearts:
"Oh, witch doctor, this transcendent ......"
"Wait, what is the Transcendent?"
A few thoughts flashed through Thorn's mind, which made him feel very confused.
A breeze blew, and he shook his head, thinking that he was probably asleep, and continued walking.
The rainforest where the tribe lives is still very large, the branches and leaves of various broad-leaved trees sway in the wind, the temperature is getting higher and higher, and the air is moist and fresh.
Thorn walked for a long time before he arrived at the altar of the clan, and saw that there were already many people gathered here, so he hurriedly walked into the crowd.
It was a sandy field, and in front of it was a lake, and in front of it stood a boxy altar, and outside it was a circle of wooden stakes, on which were stared at all kinds of huge beast skulls.
Dozens of Tak men and women gathered here, all of them fit and strong, with wooden spears in their hands and blowguns hanging from their waists.
Seeing that the thorns were coming, they turned their heads to look at him and greeted:
"Anu, I'm waiting for you, the big festival will start soon."
"Anu, the sacrifice will begin soon, you are ready, the Great Witch Doctor said that the Ancestor may make you the new Witch Doctor."
Only the best hunters of the Tucker tribe are eligible to participate in this festival, and only they are eligible to be watched by the ancestors, and the strongest hunters may be blessed by the ancestors to become the new witch doctors.
They were bustling with congratulations, and Thorn listened to it and his heart blossomed, and he responded with a cheerful smile on his face.
At this time, the great witch doctor Zavak walked out of the crowd and looked at the thorns with relief:
"Anu, go up quickly, and wait for the gift of the ancestors."
With these words, the native hunters fell silent, and watched with envy as Anu walked up to the altar step by step.
As Thorn stood still on the altar, he sniffed:
"Strange, why does the altar smell of burning?"
Thorn felt that he was really a little strange today, and at this moment, an ancient and wild force fell on the altar, and a little spiritual light sprinkled down, revealing the taste of wild nature, which was the will of the ancestors of the Tucker tribe.
The aura converged, and it turned into a majestic tall figure above the altar, with flames of light wrapped around him, looking down at the thorns:
"The strongest hunters of the Tuckers, I am pleased with your recent results."
"Anu, you led the hunting party and hunted the strongest and most dangerous beasts, and I decided to make you the third witch doctor of my Tucker clan......"
"Now, get down on your knees and swear to me that you will always fight for the Tuckers, and I will bestow upon you the gift of nature."
With the manifestation of the ancestors, the people of the Tak tribe in the audience knelt down one after another, chanting the sacrificial words and loudly praising the kindness of the ancestors.
Thorn stared blankly at the body of the ancestor three meters high in the air, stunned for a moment, and a huge fear arose in his heart, like a fierce beast facing the jungle unarmed.
As the ancestor spoke, the fear in Thorn's heart dissipated, and the emotion of incomparable reverence filled his heart, and he was about to kneel down with joy, his knees bent halfway, but he stopped violently:
"No, it's a little wrong......"
He muttered to himself, and when the big witch doctor Zawak in the audience saw this, he immediately asked:
"Anu, what are you still doing in a daze? Don't kneel down to thank the ancestors? ”
Another witch doctor followed suit and persuaded:
"Anu, don't stand stupidly, hurry up and kneel down and take an oath!"
Dozens of Tak hunters followed and persuaded one after another, their faces were very familiar, they were comrades who had been with him for many years and had gone out hunting together a few days ago.
"Oath...... Oh yes, sworn ......"
He muttered, the repulsion in his heart slowly disappeared, and he was about to kneel.
Above the altar, a slight smile appeared on the corner of the Tak god's mouth, watching Anu kneel down, and the ecstasy in his heart could not be suppressed.
He looked at the bent knees of the thorns, the bowed figure, and the flow of divine power in his body, and at this moment, there was a loud "boom", the earth shook, and the altar collapsed all at once.
Thorn thorn did not stand firm at his feet, fell to the ground, the smoke and dust scattered, and he coughed again and again.
"What's wrong?"
He thought in confusion, looked up at the surroundings, and his face turned pale instantly.
The sky was clear, but at this moment, a huge black crack appeared, almost splitting the blue sky in half.
The crack was dark and deep, as if a knife had fallen and slashed the day.
A roar came from the crack, and several large wooden ships with a wide shore emerged from the crack.
I saw the flags on the ship continuously, the drums shook the sky, and countless unified voices came out of it, resounding through this world:
"Kill! For the sake of the king, capture this cave! ”