Ruolin continued: "The land is fertile, with plenty of rain. The climate is hot and sunny. What's more, the island is rich in spices, gems, and gold! They also raised a strange giant creature called an "elephant"! That animal is huge in size, far superior to ligers and tigers, and its power is even more powerful! I saw Nanyang people domesticate this kind of elephant, and then incorporated it into the army, and used it in battle. If a hundred of them are gathered to charge...the power is really real It is indescribable! I am afraid that no matter how powerful the cavalry is, they will definitely not be able to withstand it from the front! As for the weakness, the only thing is that the speed is slower, and the number cannot be spread on a large scale. And... it is too far away from us, I couldn’t transport them back. This time I brought four objects, four males and four females, but unfortunately the waters and soils on the sea are not acclimatized, and now only one male and three females are left alive.”
Ruolin had already stood up, walked to the desk, pointed to the island and introduced: "This island is called "Brahman Island" by the local Nanyang people. In the middle of the island is a place called a sacred mountain by them. Legend has it that the sacred mountain, Every few hundred years, flames would be spewed out. On weekdays, there was still a faint roaring sound. Once there was a movement, the surroundings of this sacred mountain would shake, and the birds and beasts would be terrified and unable to stand still... "
Du Wei nodded, but said in his heart, what kind of sacred mountain is it, isn't it a volcano? As for domesticating elephants... Although I haven't seen war elephants in my previous life, I have at least played "Age of Empires".
"On Brahman Island, it can be said to be the most densely populated place in the entire Nanyang. In fact, according to my understanding, the entire Nanyang civilization almost originated from here. And. In recent years. The empire has frequently The Nanyang expedition caused the tribes near the sea area of the Roland continent to move south one after another. This made the population of Brahman Island more and more. I heard locally that the holy mountain in the middle of Brahman Island is a sacred place in the hearts of these peoples. This But it has something to do with the legends of their gods."
Speaking of which. Du Wei cheered up. after all. The message on the soles of Lufick's feet. It was too shocking.
"Speaking of the gods, the civilization of the Nanyang people is very different from ours. Roughly speaking, their religious genealogy is as follows: the earliest time. It is said that there is a temple on the mountain in the middle of Brahman Island. According to The legend of the local Nanyang natives. In ancient times, there were gods living in the temple! Those gods have extraordinary mana and lived in the temple on the mountain. At the same time, they also bless the people on that land. Whether it is Tsunami or hurricane. Or disease. The gods in those temples will help human beings out of trouble. I even checked the legends of the Nanyang people. I found out that these details are very detailed. According to their legends. Those gods are called the body of the earth, the god in charge of wind, the god in charge of fire, the god in charge of thunder and so on... In their beliefs, each god is divided according to their duties. Because your land Entrusted, I carefully investigated these legends. I finally found the source. I found all the legends. They all came from the temple on that mountain. So... "
Du Wei nodded, with a hint of expectation on his face: "So you want to go up the mountain to see that temple?"
"I really thought so. But the temple is no longer visible." Ruolin smiled wryly, "Because. The temple no longer exists."
"does not exist?"
Ruolin nodded: "It doesn't exist anymore. According to local legends. In ancient times. It is said that it was because people blessed the gods. They were too greedy and angered the gods, and disasters came to punish people. Flames spewed out! And that time, the gods did not help humans anymore. In the flames of the sacred mountain. According to legend, dozens of miles around were turned into scorched earth. And the legendary temple on the mountain was also before the flame erupted. Therefore, the people of Nanyang were terrified, thinking that the gods had abandoned them and left them."
Speaking of which. Ruolin smiled wryly and said, "I'm still not reconciled, so I decided to go up to the holy mountain. The local people regard the holy mountain as an absolute holy place. No one is allowed to climb the holy mountain, and there are even many warriors guarding it at the foot of the mountain. But I Still slipping up quietly. As a result, I found nothing. There is no temple on the mountain. At first, I even doubted whether the temple really existed... After all, even if there are gods in the world, it is impossible to live in the world Right. However, the various local legends actually have noses and eyes, and even though different tribes believe in different gods, but for the temple, there is also the description of the mysterious "Father God". are completely consistent."
Du Wei thought about it carefully: "Tell me about that "Father God"."
"Yes, my lord!" Ruolin said slowly: "If that temple is the source of all Nanyang myths and legends, then the father god is the origin of all these. According to the legend, the father god is a Nanyang person It is he who built the temple on the peak of Brahman Island, and the later temples, the gods of fire, gods of water, gods of thunder, gods of rain, gods of wind, etc., are all new gods created by others. That's all. Moreover, since the ancient times when the sacred mountain erupted with flames and the gods punished mankind, God the Father and all the gods have disappeared. However, there is still a legend in Nanyang that the gate of the gods has returned to the sky. But God the Father Mercy, still did not completely abandon his people, leaving a lineage, which is the so-called lineage of Father God, that is, the lineage of Xiaolufik. All of them have tattoos engraved on the soles of their feet to show that They represent God the Father and walk in the human world. Other gods also have their descendants left in the Nanyang human world, which are tribes that believe in different gods... In short, the myths and legends of the Nanyang people are very messy, especially among the various gods. , it seems that there are still contradictions, calling back and forth when there is nothing to do, it is a mess. I sorted it out carefully, the earliest myths and legends mainly talked about the various miracles of God the Father, but in the back, it seems that the Father God, he didn't show up, and the myths were rarely mentioned. Only the various legends of the new gods and gods were mentioned later."
After hearing this, Du Wei bowed his head and thought for a while. Then suddenly grabbed a piece of paper. Pick up a pen and draw on it for a while.
After a while, he suddenly asked again: "Nanyang people have so many legends. So did they say anything? The so-called Father God built the temple, in the end is God? The so-called "ancient". How many years ago? A thousand years ago? Year? This will make Ruolin difficult. The female knight has a sad face: "My lord. This question you asked. I also checked carefully. Unfortunately, though. The culture of these Nanyang people is far behind our Roland mainland, and it can even be said to be ignorant. Although the tribes on Brahman Island. They are already much more advanced and civilized than those Tu people in the north near our empire. But generally speaking, most of them are still in a semi-barbaric state. The most depressing thing for me is... there is no unified calendar in Nanyang! "Speaking of this, Ruolin seemed a little dumbfounded: "There are more than 20 large tribes on that island, but each tribe counts and records time. All completely different! We are Roland mainlanders. Get used to the day. January. one year. When you get to them, it's not like that at all. In some tribes, the sun and the moon will appear once each. It counts as one day, but... if there happen to be such a few consecutive days, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and the sun and the moon cannot be seen. Then they also think that this "day" has not passed! Until the sun and the moon came out. It's the end of the day. But according to the habits of our Roland people, we don't know how many days have passed! More land tribes. There is no concept of "sky" at all. They only count "generations". This "generation" is even more vague, they are used to it. The time when the tribal chieftain was in power. Even as a "generation". If the patriarch is dead. With a new patriarch, it will be a "generation" in the new land. But the problem is. People's birth, old age, sickness and death, God knows how long or short it is. Some patriarchs may live long and live to be seventy or eighty years old. They are also counted as a "generation". And some patriarchs are short-lived, dying within a year or two, and they can be regarded as a "generation". There are many other weird calculation methods like this, which are all kinds of strange things... Therefore, they themselves are not even clear about the length of time, and I can't judge according to their myths and legends. How many years ago it happened. Some tribes say how many generations have passed... But God knows how many years this "generation" is? ! "
After hearing this, Du Wei couldn't help laughing.
From this point of view, it is really difficult to judge.
However, a guess gradually emerged in his mind.
"Du Wei, how are you? Are you surprised?"
snort! Could it be that the so-called Father God is Aragorn
Or, look at it from another angle.
The Nanyang people are still very backward in terms of civilization. Well, I am afraid that a thousand years ago, in the age of Aragon, they were even more ignorant!
After Aragorn arrived in Nanyang, he ran to the volcano on Brahman Island and built a temple. He is the most powerful man in the mainland. Not surprisingly.
As for the so-called messy new gods in the temples... the wind god, the god of fire, the god of rain, the god of rain, and the god of thunder are mostly the disciples of Aragorn himself, and the subordinates who have been trained!
It's not hard to guess, and it's not hard to understand. With Aragorn's ability, it is very easy to teach several magicians of various departments.
What the natives call the god of wind, fire, rain, and thunder is probably just a magician taught by Aragorn with the wind system, fire system, water system, etc.!
From this point of view, the Nanyang mythology can also be explained, and the characters on the soles of Lufik's feet can also be explained.
As for later... Myths and legends rarely mention "Father God" anymore. It is estimated that Aragorn left somewhere, or... he died. It's all possible.
And after losing this father god, those apprentices trained by Aragorn were naturally not as powerful as Aragorn. As a result, in a volcanic eruption, all of them died. It's not that gods punish humans for abandoning humans. It was a volcanic eruption, and the magicians in the temples couldn't resist it themselves, either they all died, or they scattered like birds and beasts... As for being scattered among the people, it also makes sense.
even…
Du Wei suddenly felt another move in his heart, even thinking about it a step further, why did Aragorn go to Nanyang to build a temple? Run to bless those ignorant natives? Du Wei couldn't guess these questions... After all, although he was Aragorn, he couldn't answer these questions himself before the memory of his previous life was awakened.
As for... that volcanic eruption...
Du Wei frowned and thought about it. If there are a group of magicians in the temple, a mere volcanic eruption may not kill all the magicians. Even... It might be that bitch from the Goddess of Light who did it!
These things can be thought about later.
Du Wei put away the map, and a thought suddenly popped up in his mind: Maybe, if there is a chance, he should go to Nanyang to see the Brahman Island
He looked at Ruolin again: "That's all about the myths and legends. Tell me, how much did the United Kingdom of Nanyang pay for the ransom to redeem their little king? How much did you bring back for me this time?" nice one?"
Speaking of this topic, Ruolin smiled...
At this moment, her smile even resembled Du Wei a bit. It's just like when Du Wei was usually shady, he was so sinister and cunning...
"My lord." Ruo Lin smiled slightly: "When I went this time, I brought a total of more than 30 ships. One year back and forth, we lost three boats due to storms, hidden reefs, and some accidents during the voyage. This time I brought back a total of seventy-seven boats! This time I brought twenty The ship came to the imperial capital, but the large army still stayed at Walker Port on the southeast coast of the mainland. Moreover, because the Lancang Canal was too narrow after all, all the largest sea-going ships could not enter, and all stopped at Walker Port. Because the harvest this time is too great. I really can't bring it to the imperial capital at once... "
Du Wei's heart began to beat violently...
"The harvest is too big? How big is it?"