166 Ancient Rituals of Sacrifice
"Oh. Knowing Zachary's background, Alan nodded slightly. I didn't expect him to be born in such a desolate place and endure the confinement of his own place.
"Yinggui is a very backward nation. Zachary continued to describe his own race, pouring out all his thoughts: "Hmph! I don't want to communicate with the outside world, why don't you fall behind!"
Allen saw the atmosphere in Zachary's heart, and also understood his mood, and said comfortingly: "The rejuvenation of a nation begins with the heart. ”
This sentence is the experience that Allen slowly summed up after establishing the Aegean Empire. Just like the original implementation of 'governing the country with love', it starts with the change of people's hearts.
Zachary's eyes lit up, and he stared at Allen's resolute face in shock. Unexpectedly, after not seeing him for more than three years, the young man in front of him is even better than back then.
"Alright, well, today is the reunion of our two brothers after many years, and I want to tell my father the good news. Seeing his old friend, Zachary's heart knot loosened a little over the years, and he said with a smile on his face: "Today I will wash the dust for you!"
"Good!" Allen's heart was filled with infinite joy to meet his old acquaintance in a foreign country. This time, I picked up a life in the hands of death, and I had such an opportunity, which is really worth celebrating.
"Please!"
"Please!"
The two of them were polite, and walked hand in hand towards the residence of the Emperor on the left side of Yinggui Island...
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Unknown Sea Yinggui Country The residence of the human emperor
"Father!" Zachary was full of excitement and came to the residence of the Human Emperor Zagxing. When he walked into the door of the cave, he called out in a loud voice, "Father!"
The Human Emperor Zagxing had just finished dealing with some of the contradictions and conflicts of the Ying Turtle Clan, and when he heard the voice of his son Zachary, his sorrow instantly disappeared, and he responded: "Where are you... Come in!"
For this naughty and eccentric son, Zagxing really can't do anything about him. He knew that it would be cruel to summon his son back from the Human Continent, but he had to do it for the sake of a thousand years.
The Human Emperor Zagxing saw his son smiling, which made him really a little puzzled and surprised. It's been more than three years, and since I came back from the Human Continent, I haven't seen my son so happy again.
Zagxing's gaze averted, and when he saw the armored boy behind Zackery, he was even more inexplicable. I don't know when, my son has already seen this armored boy who suddenly appeared in the Yinggui Kingdom.
That's the last thing he wants...
"Father, do you know who he is?" Zachary couldn't help but take Allen's hand and said to his father, "He is my classmate when I was studying on the Human Continent - Allen. ”
"What?" When the Human Emperor Zagxing heard his son's introduction, he was immediately shocked. His heart beat rapidly, and he said in a hesitant tone, "Is it... That's really... What a coincidence!"
Zachary looked at his father, then back at Allen. Somewhat confused, he said, "You, you've already seen it!"
"Hmm!" Allen nodded affirmatively, clasped his hands together, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty the Human Emperor!"
"It turns out... You're classmates!" Slowly, the Human Emperor Zagxing became familiar with the language knowledge he had learned in the Human Continent, and the communication was much smoother.
"Yes father! We were classmates at that time, and we were close friends in the same dormitory!" Zachary happily shook his father's hand and excitedly introduced, "Brother Alan has always been very good to me. ”
"Hehe, it should be. Hearing Zachary's exaggerated approval, Alan said with some humility.
"Thank you..."The Human Emperor Zagxing smiled and nodded in thanks, showing respect.
The prince Zachary shook his father's arm vigorously, turned into a child, and pleaded: "Father, Brother Allen has come to our country for the first time, and I want to treat him well. ”
"With the most solemn welcome ceremony of our Yinggui clan. ”
When he heard his son Zachary's solemn request, the Human Emperor Zagxing's eyes were a little hesitant. Because he knew what his son meant, but he didn't want to spread the word.
"Okay, beg father!" Seeing his son Zachary pleading repeatedly, the Human Emperor Zagxing couldn't resist him. Thinking that his son was so happy, he simply agreed: "Okay!
"#¥!" a male savage who covered the key position, holding a spear with a tree trunk in his hand, came to the front of the Human Emperor Zagxing, and knelt down on one knee.
"#¥%¥#@" Emperor Zagxing muttered a lot of words, presumably instructing his subordinates to prepare a grand welcoming ceremony. From the surprised gaze of the wild man, Alan saw the importance of this ritual to the Turtle Clan.
"#¥!" the savage replied sharply, lowering his head and slowly exiting the Emperor's residence.
The Human Emperor Zagxing shifted his gaze from his subordinates to his sons Zackery and Allen. "I have instructed them to prepare a grand welcome ceremony on the beach at night," he said with a smile. ”
"Thank you, Father!" Zachary excitedly gave Emperor Zagxing a hug, thanking his father for his willingness to give his friend respect.
Emperor Zagxing stared at his son Zackery in surprise, he hadn't seen his son like this for a long time. I didn't have so many worries for a while, as long as my son was happy.
It's something every parent wants to see...
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It was night, and the bonfire was lit up on the beach of Yinggui Island.
Yinggui Kingdom ushered in the first grand welcoming ceremony in 500 years.
For the Yinggui clan, every greeting ceremony is used to worship the gods and pray for blessings.
There is a lot to be paid to resonate with the gods...
On the spacious, soft sand, a bonfire made of torches illuminates the endless ocean. The black-pressed people stood in all directions, waiting for the Emperor's speech.
In the dark night sky, the stars in the sky reflect the daylight, which is very bright. But the light can't compare to the fire on the beach.
From his eastern quarters, the Emperor Zagxing passed through the dense jungle and came to the center of the bonfire. Looking at the people of the Black Turtle Country, his heart was full of pride and a little ashamed.
Prince Zachary and Alan stood on the left side of the campfire, their faces glowing red in the light of the flames. Wearing a wreath of flowers from the savages, Eren waits for the mysterious greeting ceremony.
"Today..."Human Emperor Zagxing opened his mouth to speak, not in the language of the Ying Turtle Clan, but in the language of the mainland: "Poseidon, the god of the sea... Brought us the... A distinguished guest... Alan!"
The prince Zachary translated for it...
"He's a prince... Zachary's friend... It used to be... The prince's classmates... Also... For five hundred years... The first one came to... Humans of the Turtle Country. ”
"Everyone... You might think... I violated ... The legacy of the ancestors... Don't tell outsiders about the existence of the Turtle Clan!but... His appearance... It's really Poseidon-sama... mind. ”
"It's not just the Poseidon ... Personally led... And it just so happens to be... A friend of the prince. Such a coincidence... Isn't it the god of the sea... Mindful?"
Anything, once it has something to do with 'God', it will end up being impossible to answer.
"#¥%!#¥%!#¥%!" The people of the Turtle Clan uttered a series of unintelligible words in unison, and Zachary translated to Allen: "Poseidon! Poseidon!
Only then did Alan understand that the wild people of the Turtle Clan worshipped the same as the Frozen Empire worshipped - Poseidon, the god of the sea.
It makes sense to think that the Frozen Empire is located on the snowy glacier, and the Yinggui Empire is located in the vast ocean. Of course, Poseidon will be worshipped as a shrine.
"Today... Let's bathe... In Poseidon, the god of the sea... In the aura... Unleash yourself!"
The Human Emperor Zagxing said the last sentence, which was also the one he was most reluctant to say. But when he mentions 'Poseidon', he can't help but laugh.
'Roar-'
'Woo-'
'Whew-'
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When the Human Emperor Zagxing finished speaking, all the wild people of the Yinggui Clan surrounded Allen, the Human Emperor Zagxing, and the prince Zackery. Holding hands, bouncing in circles.
The incomprehensible notes came out of people's mouths, as if they were eulogizing the greatness and wonder of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and as if they were chanting the great achievements of a certain ancestor of the Yinggui clan.
Then everyone let go of their arms and danced an unknown dance.
Some of the wildlings took a trophy from their necks, the fangs of beasts, and slashed them at their arms...
Some of the wildlings stripped off the cloth that only covered the key positions, and their whole bodies were exposed to the moonlight...
Some savages jumped into the burning flames, and after being on fire, they jumped into the sea to extinguish it...
Some of the savages trembled and their limbs were deranged, as if they were possessed by some 'god'...
Some of the male savages pounced on the female savages behind them and ravaged them...
Some savages took blades and cut their nakedness...
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"What are they?" said Allen, who was immediately panicked when he saw such an astonishing scene, and asked Zachary, who grabbed his palm tightly beside him.
"They are holding a welcoming ceremony, welcoming the will of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and welcoming the god of the sea to bring you among them..."
"W-This is welcome?" Alan looked at Zachary in amazement, wondering if he didn't understand or if he deliberately didn't understand. This is clearly not a celebration, but self-harm.
Prince Zachary certainly understood what Alan meant, but he didn't expect it to be like this. He thought that his father had changed the old ritual of sacrifice, so he dared to plead again and again for a welcoming ceremony.
These images have been seen countless times in books. When he saw it for the first time, he felt a deep disgust in his heart. It was precisely because of this that he was willing to leave the Human Continent and return to the Ying Turtle Clan.
"Father—" Zachary shifted his gaze to his father, Zagxing, looking at his father with some disappointment, tears of remorse welling up in the corners of his eyes.
But my father deceived himself...