"Do you know the caste system?"

Takar was silent for a moment before saying.

Lu Mingfei shook his head, he hadn't learned this knowledge.

Akina Sakai and Minamoto know a little, but since there is a white elephant man called Takar, it is naturally more suitable for him.

The caste system, when it comes to white elephants, many people will immediately think of this term.

In fact, it is not only the white elephant, which is a social system based on the theory of descent that is common in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries, but it is particularly serious in the white elephant.

This system divides people into four classes, namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras.

Brahmin is the mouth of the creator god Brahma, a monk aristocracy who is in charge of culture, education, religion, and the calendar.

Kshatriyas, the hands of Brahma, were military and administrative aristocrats in charge of politics, military affairs, and taxation.

Vaishyas are the legs of Brahma, ordinary people, politically unprivileged, responsible for producing and doing business to support Brahmins and Kshatriyas.

The Shudras, who are the feet of Brahma, are the lowest status caste and are mainly engaged in the trade of servants or artisans, and are the most populous caste.

It is strictly forbidden for a low-caste man to marry a high-caste woman, and if it happens, it can be dismantled or executed.

While it is permissible for a high-caste man to marry a lower-caste woman, it is not recommended, and the children born are considered hybrids.

And in addition to the four major castes, there is also a fifth caste, which is the Dalits, also known as "untouchables" or "untouchables".

They were not born of the body of Brahma, so they were not counted as human beings, and they were not counted among the castes.

Dalits do the lowest and hardest work, but enjoy almost no rights.

"My father was a Dalit."

Thakar struggled to bring up his past, a dark past he didn't want to look back on.

"Because of his dragon blood, he is stronger and smarter than the Brahmins. But he didn't get a chance to go to school or join the army because he was a Dalit. ”

"He can only be a corpse collector, dealing with rotting and smelly corpses day after day."

And those corpses are often Dalits who died because of overwork or abuse, but there is no one to collect them.

"And my mother is a saint who was kicked out of the monastery because she was sick."

Thakar spoke of the word saint with a sarcastic tone.

Some Dalit families were forced to sell their daughters to monasteries after they reached puberty, and became the vents of high-ranking monks, that is, high-caste people.

They are called "holy women" in order to cover up, and when they reach a certain age, the old "holy women" are abandoned, and the new "holy women" are selected for offerings, and the generations are reincarnated.

The "holy women" who have been expelled from the monastery will not be accepted by their original families, and their fate is often a dead end.

Lucky for Thakar's mother, Thakar's father picked her up and stole medicine to cure her.

The two lowly men lived together in this way, became fathers without anyone's blessing, and gave birth to Takar.

But once Takar's mother took him to the street to buy something, and it happened that his father was out of town without accompanying him.

Takar's mother was seen by the temple people, and her beauty aroused the greed of the monks, who dragged her away despite her resistance and threw Takar into a stinking ditch.

When his father returned, he went to the temple to ask for his wife, but was killed on the spot by the temple thugs.

Three days later, his mother's mutilated body was also thrown out of the temple.

"I survived by stealing, begging, and digging through garbage, and I was accepted as a son-in-law by the powerful because I awakened the high-level dragon blood. I finally had the position I'd always wanted, but my anger never stopped. ”

Takar pulled out the scimitar stuck in his waist, and Akina Sakai and Gentome warily drew their weapons, but he ignored them.

"Because not only can I not take revenge, but in order to gain the trust of the spiritual order and show my loyalty, I have to kiss the toes of those enemies!"

Takar almost roared at the end, holding the scimitar and slashing it in the leg, blood pouring out like money.

The sharp pain distorted his countenance, but at the same time it was much calmer, as if his anger had temporarily flowed through his bloodstream.

"I'm willing to help you find the Celestial Dragon Orb, and I'm willing to work for you. I can take revenge myself, as long as you can give me shelter. ”

Takar picked up the bloody scimitar in both hands and fell to one knee in front of Lu Mingfei.

"If you don't dislike it, I would like to worship you as my father."

He said earnestly.

"Huh?"

Two big question marks popped up on the heads of Akina Sakai and Gen Child.

"Isn't this a Chinese custom? If you want to take refuge with whomever you want, you should be someone's adopted son. ”

Takar didn't know what they were wondering about.

That's right, but Lu Mingfei definitely won't accept this cheap son.

"I don't need a son. But if you're willing to fight for humanity, I'll accept your surrender on behalf of the warband. ”

He took the scimitar from Takar's hand.

"As long as Your Excellency offers me refuge, I will be loyal to you."

Takar stood up and retrieved the scimitar from Lu Mingfei's hand.

"Let's continue to talk about the Celestial Dragon Orb."

He said.

"Yes. The experimental field of Tanbhaturi is beneath the Himalayas, but it is hidden by the realm of alchemy, and can only be accessed through a specific entrance. ”

"And this Tibaram temple is built on an entrance, please come with me."

Takar limped towards the temple's apse, and the three of them followed him.

When they reached the apse, a well covered by thick steel plates appeared before them.

It's just that steel plate, how familiar it looks.

Looking at their subtle gazes, Thakar explained.

"This is armor removed from the Arjun main battle tank."

The Arjun main battle tank is the first modern main battle tank developed by White Elephant in cooperation with Germany in the mid-70s of the 20th century.

It took 30 years of research and development to set a world record, but it was still just a prototype.

In fact, due to frequent technical failures and difficulty in importing some parts, most of the Arjun main battle tanks could not be used properly.

It is also reasonable to use waste as a manhole cover.

In fact, with the character of the Ah San, it is normal to directly use the tank as a manhole cover, as long as they can drive.

"This is the Dragon King's Well, and according to the literature of the Devotional, it will be opened in two days. Just by jumping into this well, we can enter the dragon vein of the Himalayas and follow the dragon vein to reach the experimental field of Tanbhaturi. ”

Thakar explained.

"Why cover it with steel plates?"

Lu Mingfei asked.

"Because the Dragon King's Well is closed to people, but it is open to those monsters in the dragon vein. If they don't use anything to block them, they will break through the Dragon King's Well and come to the human world. ”

Thakar explained.

"But those monsters are not the most terrifying, what is even more terrifying are the dragons."

"What are the dragons?"

Lu Mingfei asked.

(End of chapter)