On behalf of everyone, the Tree of Destiny asked Shang Luo: "Is fire really sinful?" ”

"It's not." Shang Luo replied, "Sin belongs to man, just as purity belongs to water." Fire is not human, and certainly not guilty. ”

"So, is the fire dirty?"

"Not really. Filth is relative to cleanliness, just as you are now filled with dust. But how can the flames fill the dust with no substance? So the flame is not dirty either. Shang Luo replied clearly.

"Ahh What a god! "But then, why did the oracle say that fire was sinful and dirty?" ”

There is only one answer - that is, there is no oracle at all. You don't have to regard fire as a taboo at all, you can use it however you want. I'm curious, how did you survive? ”

"Our society is divided into three classes from top to bottom, just as the serpents have given us three gifts. The three classes represent the three virtues, and their functions are also different. The class of Dharma-tellers possess the virtue of loving wisdom and rule over our tribes. The leader of the Narrator class is the shaman, who talks to the gods; The Protector class has the virtue of bravery, and they stand up to foreign enemies, even at the risk of being burned by the flames. The leader of the Protector class is the Fire Bearer, who is the only one who can authorize others to use fire to burn the wilderness and enemies; The third class is that the craftsmen possess the virtue of passion, and they create everything tangible. Their leader is the poet, for poetry is the greatest creation that mortals can create. ”

"Wait, you use fire?"

"Yes, but we never use fire on ourselves. We burn the wilderness with fire, we burn our enemies, but never on ourselves. Tinder is precious, but it is also evil. If someone tries to steal the fire for private affairs, he is the biggest sinner. Such a person has no right to come here to see the gods - but God, you say that the taboo of fire does not exist? ”

"I never said that. Therefore, your son said, He heard it from you. Where did you hear that? Is this a resolution that you made on the Iraqi Agreement? ”

"No, it's just a habit of the Aquarry."

"Huh? So who exactly? ”

"Yes"

"It can't be you, right?"

"No, no, no, the Shamans of the Aqua have made a joint decision after they arrived here, and we have decided to establish the traditions of the Aqua in this way. This is our interpretation of the behavior of the water serpent. We think it must be looking for a way to destroy the Serpent of Fire. ”

"Then there is something wrong with your direction, if you continue like this, before the water snake returns, you are afraid that you will starve to death first-you must be starving to death, right?"

“.”

"I'm starving!"

"Lord Kami." The voice of the life tree was lowered, "Actually, it's not entirely about domination. It's also because we really have too much fear of fire. The Tower of Babel burned by the Serpent of Fire, we really are. I was really scared. ”

"Then you really don't eat anything that touches the fire?"

"The brave protectors eat, and they can overcome their fear of fire and eat something that has been burned by fire. But the shamans and the craftsmen don't eat it, and the fire is so terrible that we can only hide behind the brave in a humble way, so that we can stay away from the threat of fire. But if you ask us to change, we will definitely obey the orders of the gods. ”

Shang Luo shook his head: "Such a social structure is your own decision, and I will not interfere. However, I have a comment on your recipe - it will kill you if you eat it like this, and you don't have to make such a trial and error. You are starving and thinning your face and muscles when you guard the fields, and this is nothing short of evil. ”

"So what do you mean we can eat?"

"That's it." He thought for a moment, "What is the essence of this thing?" ”

"It's a spore of a mushroom."

"That's the eggs—throw them in the water and boil them!" Is it bad to eat boiled eggs? ”

"Boiled? Yes! The oracle said! The tree swayed happily.

[This one did say, and that night someone was discussing how to find delicious boiled fish and boiled beef in Kyoto. 】

"Then you can cook it. If you don't want to eat barbecue, you can always cook it, right? ”

"But, gods, we really can't cook"

"You all have to pay attention to this? Love to eat or not. ”

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I mean God! We don't have a pot! We know that cooking utensils are called pots to the gods, but we don't have pots! ”

"Dig a pit, pad it with leaves, pour water, and throw the red-hot stones into it to heat the water. Got it? ”

The Tree of Life was silent.

The Tree of Life erupted: "O oracle! It's an oracle! Everyone! A new oracle is coming! From now on, everyone will have to eat boiled eggs! We had boiled eggs to eat! ”

"But we don't have a pot!" The crowd replied in unison. They still hear the process clearly, after all, it is part of the "oracle".

"So a new oracle has come down! The oracle told us to dig a pit and throw the red-hot stones into it to boil! The gods want us to eat boiled eggs! ”

"Oh!!" The crowd cheered, and then fell into confusion.

Where to dig a pit?

How to dig a pit?

How big is the pit and how deep is it dug?

But soon, the problem was solved, because a large crater was not far from them. The bottom of the lake was burned to glass, and water vapor was steaming inside. There was a stream running down the crystal wall, but it was getting hotter and hotter along the way. There was some standing water at the bottom of the pit, and it was obviously hot water.

Half an hour later.

"O gods! Hot boiled eggs, the first boiled eggs, you can taste them. ”

The fruit is on the green leaves, and the water droplets are still dripping on it, and it is steaming. This time there was no dyeing, and the red vermilion fruit did not melt after heating, but became more elastic, pinched on the hand and peeing cow balls, as if it could burst pulp.

"God, this is the mascot derived from your miracle, and we offer you the first boiled egg." The Tree of Life stood beside him, "Please try it." ”

"Well, thanks." Shang Luo took the red vermilion fruit from the leaves of the watery spirit. It's also a little hot.

He let the Heavenly Soldier raise the barrier and took a bite himself.

"What does it smell like?" Fae on the side asked.

"Not to mention it's very elastic, it has umami, and it has a sweet taste. Tastes like. Have you ever eaten a golden egg? It is to rotate the egg at high speed, turn the yolk and egg white evenly, and then boil. That's it. Well, there are a few more over there, you can try them too, and they taste really good. I feel like I won't get tired of eating it every day. ”

(End of chapter)