God's grace (29)
This wooden door is very ordinary, that is, it is tightly nailed to the wall with a relatively regular wooden board, Xia Lingge took a closer look with a torch, and found that those nails are very strong and strong, and the whole is impermeable, but the most strange thing for her is that this underground corridor is particular about extending in all directions, and there is no door in each cellar, why is this place so different.
She unconsciously stretched out her hand.
"Warriors."
A low and hoarse voice sounded, Xia Lingge paused, his eyes looked to the side lightly, and Altai also held the torch high, looking at her with a calm expression and a slight smile: "What are you doing here?" ”
Xia Lingge didn't feel embarrassed at all, she stretched out her fingertips and pointed to the wooden door and said, "Walk around, but find a door, curious." ”
"It's just an ordinary grocery room, there's nothing to be curious about." Altai came to Xia Lingge's side, "But the warriors want to see it, how can there be any reason to hide it." ”
With the opening of the wooden door, a strong smell of decay came to his face, Xia Lingge was so drunk that he unconsciously took two steps back, raised his hand and waved, and held a torch to shine inside, it was really just some messy debris.
"How? I didn't lie to you, did I? Altai raised an eyebrow at her.
Xia Lingge retracted his gaze.
"I understand the Warriors' concerns." Altai continued: "Whoever is involved in the adventure of cooperating with a stranger will think twice, and to tell the truth without violating my conscience, I have some kind of concern about working with you. ”
Xia Lingge said: "Then why do you choose us? ”
"To overthrow the rule of God."
Altai's hand holding the torch became tighter and tighter, and he turned his head to look at Xia Lingge, with a certain firmness in his expression: "So, please give me a chance to show the highest sincerity." ”
……
Xia Lingge followed Altai to the side of the road.
"Actually, our ancestors have lived here for a long time." "For as long as I can remember, I have lived in this dark underground, and the only time I can see the light of day is when I crawl out of the ground to work for the temple. ”
"I didn't think there was anything wrong with me at that time, because everyone was like that, even my father and grandfather, and we were all living like filthy rats. But until one day...... There was an oracle in the temple, and it was the first time I was allowed to enter the temple to worship the gods, and it was also the first time I knew that people could wear silky silk, eat soft and delicious bread, and drink sweet and delicious wine. ”
"This anger at being treated unequally was planted in my heart like a small seed, and it was not until my mother was beaten to death by the temple men that it exploded!"
Why are they inferior?
Little Altai did not understand, but he understood that the beginning of all this misfortune was the god who did not treat people as human beings.
"We're here."
Altai stopped.
This wide grotto is ten zhang long, countless torches are inserted in the cracks of the wall, from high to low, illuminating the entire grotto as if it were daytime, the men who expose their upper bodies have hammers in their hands, climbing the wall and constantly 'clanging' something, and the small carts that transport it back and forth hold the stones, and Xia Lingge was surprised to find that those stones were actually yellow.
"Brimstone?"
She remembered Altai's words about setting the idols on fire, "What are you digging for sulfur?" ”
"He is worthy of being a warrior, and he is really well-informed." Altai looked at her approvingly, "Yes, these are the sulfur, and we are going to use this sulfur to complete the plan of destroying the gods." ”
The pile of sulfur was as high as a mountain, Xia Lingge suddenly turned his head and asked Altai: "What kind of plan is this, haven't you already made up your mind?" ”
"Yes."
Altai was also not ambiguous, and replied neatly: "Don't hide it from the warriors, we have actually been preparing for more than two years in this god-destroying plan, and if we don't meet you, we will start our actions on the Prayer Day in three days." ”
"But maybe there is some kind of arrangement for me to meet you, so you may feel that you are being calculated and used, but warrior, I can swear with my life, everything I do is to fight for the rights we deserve, and if you are still angry because you have been deceived, you can withdraw at any time, but I hope you don't tell us about our plans, and let the fruits of our tireless efforts be wasted, please."
Altai's right hand clenched into a fist and smashed twice into his chest, then lowered his head.
Xia Lingge looked at him and said, "I'm not angry. ”
Altai raised his head in surprise: "Really? ”
Xia Lingge nodded.
"With such a heart, you are a worthy warrior." Altai's eyes were full of admiration, "Then the prayer festival in three days, please leave it to you." ”
Xia Lingge looked uncertain and said softly.
The sound of mining in the grotto was still 'clanging', and Altai looked at the back of the girl leaving, and his gentle eyes turned gloomy in an instant.
"You're being careless."
At some point, two people stood behind him, and Altai didn't look back, but raised his hand to look at the sharp stone he was holding: "Let outsiders leave marks on our territory and find it again...... Luckily, the transfer was relatively fast, and if she found out, we could all be dead. ”
"Sorry, Altai."
The two people who were bowing their heads and confessing were the two people who were heard by Xia Lingge, and they looked at Altai with some trepidation: "Then will she find out?" If she found out and told the Temple, would we be arrested and burned alive? ”
"It's like burning a demon to death."
When the last sentence was spoken, there was a palpable welling of horror on their faces.
"That's it!"
Altai frowned and interrupted them sharply, clenched the sharp stone in his hand, and suddenly said, "It's all buried." ”
"W-What?!"
The two men didn't seem to understand Altai's words, "Ah, Altai, do you know what you're talking about?" They're all ......."
"That's why they get rid of the pain as soon as possible." Altai said softly, "Death is not terrible, what is terrible is that even if you live to death, you can't change your fate as humble as an ant." ”
"The plan to destroy the gods must not fail, not only for us, but also for our descendants. We must tolerate small areas of death if we are forced to do so. I'm sure they'll understand, too. ”
The two men looked at each other and bowed their heads in silence. Altai clenched the stone in his palm, with indescribable sadness in his eyebrows, "If I could, I wouldn't want to ...... either"
They stood silently, no one noticed the figure that should have left, and was standing quietly outside the grotto.