Chapter 38: The Role of Totems
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The leader of this tribe pointed to the fact that there was a nest of crocodiles near their tribe. These crocodiles are more powerful than the rest of the world, and they are the guardians of their tribe.
In that crocodile hole, there is this kind of stone. Only the warriors of their tribe would dare to go deep into the crocodile cave and take out this kind of stone.
For their tribe, this kind of saltpeter, which can cure some skin diseases and drive away snakes and insects, is difficult to obtain, and has a bit of legendary color, which is the most valuable thing in their tribe, so it is used as a tribute to the god Yunyun of Kapak.
A piece of broken saltpeter was regarded as a treasure, and Master Wen almost scoffed at it. But it's actually normal to think about it, and scarcity is expensive. Aren't many ancient county residents of civilization using shells as currency? In Chinese characters, wealth comes from shells, and the earliest shells are wealth!
At that time, the ancestors lived far from the sea, and shells were scarce...... It's still rare and expensive!
Wen Fei gave a look, and the warrior standing nearby suddenly realized. immediately ran down and gave orders, and the pre-arranged drama began to be staged.
A group of warriors from Fuyuan City, carrying a giant tree that was hugged, came to Wen Fei's feet and cheered.
The giant tree had already been stripped of its bark, revealing its smooth, sturdy body, but it was full of carved patterns, all of which were very abstract, and it was a wooden totem pole.
When the patriarch saw this, he immediately shuddered. His tribe is not yet qualified to erect totem poles. And the one in front of me who was chopped by a knife and axe, leaving many scars, I don't know which totem pole it is. It was actually taken as a trophy and sent to the feet of the Wenda Heavenly Master.
In large tribes and powers, sometimes the tribal leader and the priest are separated, but in the smaller tribe, the chief and the priest are often one.
This leader of the tribe is also ordinary, not only as a tribal leader. He is also a sorcerer of the tribe.
He was already old and frail, if he hadn't been able to channel, as a wizard. As an old man and a child, he was the worst treated in the tribe. In an era when survival is difficult and productivity is low, there is no such thing as respecting the old and loving the young.
The leader could clearly feel that there was a powerful spiritual power on this totem pole that had not dissipated. There is also a powerful "spirit" presence.
However, these "spirits" were extremely powerful in his eyes. In front of Master Wen, he seemed terrified to the extreme.
But I saw that the Great Heavenly Master Wen pointed lightly with his finger: "Come out!"
On the totem pole, firefly-like "spirits" floated out. In a panic, he tried to find a place to hide, and even a bold and fierce man rushed towards the leader of the tribe.
The leader of the tribe was full of spirits, and quickly took out an amulet in his hand. This is the tooth of the jaguar, but it has been used as a talisman and an offering by generations of tribal chiefs to restrain the "spirit".
Although he took out the talisman in his hand, the leader was not sure in his heart. He dealt with many "spirits." But the "spirit" in the totem pole is different, it is much stronger.
Of course, he knew that after the Dao was possessed by these "spirits". No matter how miserable it will be, they will often become crazy, and even if they drive the "spirit" away, they will become seriously ill. And the unlucky ones will only go crazy and die.
Seeing that the "spirit" pounced on me, the others scattered like fireflies. Suddenly opened his mouth, and a strong wind was born, and these "spirits" flying around were blown into ashes.
It took a long time for the tribal leader who sat on the ground to get up and kneel respectfully on the ground to express his gratitude and devotion to the powerful god of Wenda Heavenly Master.
At this time, the voice of Master Wen Da Heavenly Master sounded directly in his heart: "Piety is not something you say, it depends on what you do. Go back and enshrine this statue in the tribe, and I will naturally bless you!"
When the chief heard this, he raised his eyes. I saw Wen Fei point again in his hand, and a piece of loess on the altar suddenly jumped up. It was as if there was life all of a sudden, constantly changing, and soon his limbs and facial features were revealed, and he looked the same as the Heavenly Master of Wenda.
What's more, even the qi on his body is somewhat similar to that of Wenda Heavenly Master. Even in the eyes of the psychic leader, it was not a statue of clay at all. And it is clear that a ball of light, a pure, pure and vast and incomparable light, like a mountain and a sea.
This was a miracle, and the leader of the tribe became more respectful and humble, and vowed to enshrine the statue in his tribe.
Without any more red tape, the leader took his warriors with his clan, lifted the statue, and rode all the way out of the lake on a raft, but under the thoughtful gaze of the great master of Wenda, he headed towards the distant waterway.
Such a large lake is not a backwater lake, it is connected by rivers. It was the Heavenly Master of Wenda who led the warriors of the city-state to go out on several expeditions, and he also sat on a raft. Otherwise, in the rainforest, it would be a nightmare to walk by land.
In this gentle river, the water is not turbulent, and the rafts are quite smooth. But after walking for less than half a day, the river encountered a reef, and the current became turbulent.
The group of natives had no choice but to carefully lift the raft and the statue together, and went around for more than half a mile, and only then did they enter the water again when the river was smooth again.
And so on for another three days, and then he returned to his tribe.
On their way home, they had just passed a seemingly calm river, but each of them was nervous.
In a moment, I saw the water splashing on the water, and everything like dead wood came to life. But it is a crocodile that makes people's scalps, the big ones are five or six meters long, and the small ones are two or three meters long, and there are four or five of them, which makes people's scalp numb.
If these crocodiles do pounce, I'm afraid none of them will survive.
Fortunately, there is a crocodile here, and they have already taken precautions and prepared some jerky. At this time, I quickly took it out and threw it into the water. When they came, they used this trick to pass smoothly.
But this time, their approach seems to have failed. The crocodiles don't seem to be interested in these rancid jerky anymore, knowing that crocodiles are scavengers in the first place.
It's a pity that I don't know what the road is for. The crocodiles were not at all interested in the jerky and pounced on the raft.
Seeing these crocodiles pounce on them, this rudimentary raft must not be able to support it. The people above will all be torn apart by these crocodiles, hoarded in crocodile holes, and slowly accumulated and rotted as food.
The leader of the tribe was stupefied, this place was not too far from their tribe.
These crocodiles have always had a good relationship with their tribe as neighbors. It can be said to be a symbiotic relationship, with the presence of these crocodiles, it can help them deter enemies.
And their tribe has been feeding these crocodiles often in the past ten years since they moved here. Not only the dead people in the tribe will feed these crocodiles, but even when they have a surplus of prey, they will also feed them. So in general, these crocodiles do not attack the people of their tribe.
Even the tribe is preparing to erect a totem pole, and they are discussing to carve these crocodiles on it and exist as the totem beasts guarded by the tribe.
However, this time, for some reason, these crocodiles pounced as if they were going crazy. When the chief's head was blank, he was ready to die.
Suddenly, the statue lit up, and then the leader reacted. Looking at the statue suddenly glowing with a dazzling light, it was impossible to see anything around it.
By the time the tribal leader regained his sight, the crocodiles had fled in panic. He breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and knelt down in front of the statue and prayed.
The other warriors didn't know what was going on, but they prayed as they watched the leader pray, and they almost survived.
The light on the statue converged, and there seemed to be no trace of supernatural spirits. However, both the leaders and the warriors were a little respectful of this statue.
Only the leader vaguely guessed in his heart that these crocodiles would attack them for the sake of this statue. But now that you have a choice, you can't regret it anymore.
Regardless of the type of civilization, settlements tend to be close to the water's edge. The rainforest is no exception, not only close to the water source, but also relatively empty, not obscured by the towering trees.
Their tribe is not small, and it is one of the most powerful tribes in the vicinity. Even within a radius of a hundred miles, there seemed to be only two other smaller tribes.
Although it can't compare to the excellent terrain and environment of Fuyuan City, the environment of their tribe is much more brilliant than that of other tribes.
Otherwise, in just one or two decades, this tribe would not have developed into such a powerful one.
The seat of the tribe, through an even narrower road hidden by dense vines, suddenly opened up before the eyes, and a waterhole within a mile or two appeared.
Around this waterhole, the terrain opened up, and countless absent green tree covers, slightly retreated, revealing a piece of sky.
It is here that the entire tribe is inhabited.
Seeing the leaders return, the sentry warriors whistled, alarming the entire tribe. Everyone was waiting for their group to come back and see what they had brought back.
It has been three days away from Fuyuan City, and it can be said that it is the farthest range that Fuyuan City's power can radiate. If the leader doesn't come back for seven days, or if he brings back bad news. (To be continued......)