With much anticipation, Cable Channel One aired the second episode of the documentary "Into the Wild" - "The Land of Gold" three days later.
Compared with the shocking social and ecological environment of the entire Western Continent's Eagle Beak region, which was primitive and barbaric in the previous episode, this episode is even more exciting.
Because the content of this episode is very consistent with the sub-title of this episode, the Kingdom of Gold.
About seven or eight years ago, the price of gold was about 4 yuan per gram. Now, the price of gold per gram has increased to 7.80 yuan. The price of gold in the non-ferrous metal market is also rising steadily, with almost no obvious changes. of decline.
Everyone can see that as time advances and society develops, the price of gold is very likely to exceed ten yuan per gram. There is nothing more valuable than gold.
Currency stored in banks may depreciate, but gold seems to be difficult to depreciate.
The female host on location in the TV picture has changed into an outfit that is more suitable for operating in the tropical jungle, and there are more soldiers around her than last time.
The last time it was just a long-distance observation, but this time, it was directly deep into the tropical jungle.
Among the many indigenous people in the Eagle Beak region, there are tribes like Luluhado, which have formed a micro-social ethnic tribe and also have "family organizations" that live in the jungle and wilderness based on blood relationships.
In addition, the war in the Eagle Beak region has never stopped recently, so the film crew also hired enough soldiers to protect their personal safety.
Following the shaky picture, an ancient altar covered with historical traces and moss appeared somewhere in the jungle.
The female host began to introduce the audience in front of the TV screen.
"We found this abandoned altar based on some claims from local indigenous people."
"In their culture, they believe in and fear a terrible demon king who falls asleep for a certain period of time and will destroy the world once he wakes up."
When she said this, the female host couldn't help but smile. As we all know, the world was created by God. Even if there is a demon, it was suppressed by God.
Many people in the audience in front of the TV smiled knowingly and sneered at this statement, especially those believers of the Lord of Heaven and Righteousness who believed in religion.
"In the local culture, the indigenous people believe that if the devil does not eat for a long time, he will briefly wake up due to hunger and bring plague and terrible disasters to the world, so they will do it on the second rainy day of every quarter, or on the last day. Perform sacrificial activities.”
"From what we know so far, they will use the blood of beasts to water an altar like this, letting the beast's blood fill the groove at the bottom of the altar... "
In the picture, the female host squatted down in front of the camera and used a branch to break open some loose soil and moss, revealing part of the altar under the soil. Some parts of it were dark brown in color, which was darker than the surrounding dark green moss. The color is darker.
The hostess walked to a stone platform in the middle of the altar with a branch and continued, "They will sacrifice the head and heart of the beast to the devil in exchange for the devil's long sleep."
"In the past, people did not understand the causes of natural disasters, so they attributed disasters they could not understand to some existence they could not understand, and sought spiritual comfort in this way."
"In the religious ceremonies here, the indigenous people, like most primitive native sects, are extremely devout to the gods they believe in, so they will use gold as vessels to provide blood food as sacrifices... "
The female reporter threw away the branch and took a multifunctional shovel from the hands of the attendant. She scraped away the floating soil on the altar, revealing the main structure like a stone.
"It looks like it's just a huge stone, but in fact it's... help me get it..." The female reporter handed the microphone to the others, then brandished the shovel in her hand and dug hard into the altar.
The crisp sound of the ding was not the sound of the stone. The picture suddenly advanced a lot, and a gap on the altar was clearly revealed. People in front of the TV unexpectedly discovered that in that inconspicuous gap, there was something hidden. With a very exciting bright color!
The color shines a little more bluish white than gold, but it doesn't look like an ordinary metal.
Is it brass
Or gold
Many people's hearts suddenly started beating violently at this moment, and some of them discovered something keenly.
The female reporter chopped and chiseled a few more times to reveal more golden gaps on the altar, and then took back the microphone. "It is very common to use precious metals, especially silver and gold, as ritual vessels in sacrifices." Phenomenon, although many civilizations have such a practice so far, our scientists still cannot explain why people in the past closed social environment with lack of communication used gold uniformly without an agreement. , silver as a vessel.”
"But that's not important. The top layer of the altar behind me is about ten centimeters thick and is made of gold!"
She seemed to be able to sense the enthusiasm and excitement of the audience when this episode was played. After a slight pause, she continued, "But they are not pure gold. In the past, due to the lack of equipment and more advanced smelting technology, It’s very rare that they can turn gold ore into such a gold plate.”
"According to the testing of our entourage, its purity is between 40% and 60%. In addition, it is also mixed with some other associated metal elements, but I believe that if it is re-refined, it will definitely be A lot of high-purity gold can be obtained.”
"In the primitive ecological society near the Eagle's Mouth, similar altars can be found in almost all places. Some altars have been abandoned due to the demise or migration of the tribe, and some are still in use."
"According to what we know so far, among the largest tribes in the southernmost part of the Eagle's Beak region, the altars they use for sacrifice are entirely made of gold!"
"In the Eagle Beak region, there are very large and abundant open-pit gold deposits. Low-risk open-pit mining has allowed the indigenous people to obtain a large amount of gold products. For them, gold is more like a hard currency that can be found everywhere... "
The main purpose of this program is to introduce the civilization and history of the Eagle Beak region. After mentioning gold and other things casually, the content of the TV soon began to change, and an indigenous boy who looked to be 16, 17 or 18 years old appeared on the screen.
"This is the youngest son of Chief Luluhado. We all know that Chief Luluhado has great awe and desire for civilization. He is also the first chief to leave the Eagle Beak region."
"When he learned that we were going to record a program related to local culture and history, he took the initiative to ask his younger son, who can speak Mandarin, to help us answer some questions."
Then the two chatted about a lot of things about the culture and traditions of the Eagle Beak region. Finally, the host was curious and asked one more question beyond the scope of the script.
"I noticed that almost every tribe among you has its own altar to worship the sleeping demon god. So, does this demon god have a name, or is there any legend about him?"
Luluhado’s youngest son, Brother Harry, explained in somewhat jerky common language, “In the legends passed down to us, this great demon god brought destruction as well as new life. He is the origin of all things. , and the end of all things.”
"An awakening and a deep sleep are the end of a period of time... In the past, our ancestors called him the 'Eternal Dragon Emperor'..."
The female reporter nodded and said with a smile, "Immortal Dragon Emperor? This is a very..." Her expression made the audience laugh, with a trace of sarcasm hidden inside, "A very majestic title!"
The audience in front of the TV will also smile heartily. This is probably the silent ridicule of civilization towards barbarism!
The ratings of this episode of the program were so high that it was even replayed repeatedly in the display cabinets of some shopping mall stores that sell TV sets.
The well-fed and well-fed empire residents are no longer satisfied with simple spiritual enjoyment and pursuits. With the media reporting in turn, people are increasingly paying attention to and interested in some international news.
On the second day after the broadcast, when the entire society was curious about the barbarism and culture of the Eagle Beak region, the Imperial Cabinet suddenly announced that the IFTO meeting would be held as planned.
At the same time, there are also some rumors circulating. It is said that the International Financial and Trade Organization will issue a brand new international currency, and all member countries will conduct international trade settlements with the star dollar and the international currency named "Union Currency".
In order to stabilize the exchange rate of the Union currency and prevent additional issuance and accelerated inflation due to some uncontrollable man-made reasons, the Empire's Ministry of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet believe that the newly issued Union currency will be linked to gold.
IFTO will establish an internal discipline department to conduct strict inspections and audits of member countries' union currency issuance and gold reserves twice a year.
Although this news has not been confirmed by any official organization, it still caused a huge sensation in the non-ferrous metals market.
The price of gold in the nonferrous metals sector of the three major banks surged 6% after the opening, and there is a further upward trend.
People may not quite understand what is happening behind all this, but they clearly know that gold is getting more and more expensive.
And, on the other side of the strait, there is a barbaric, primitive, gold-filled and war-torn area!
For a time, many people had the urge to go to the Eagle Beak area and put this impulse into action.
(End of chapter)