Since the high priest lost his eyesight, the rest of his five senses have become more acute, and unless in an emergency, he usually closes the vertical pupil given to him by the Eye Demon Giant Mother.
What confused him was that he sensed through his sense of smell that there seemed to be two smells floating in the air.
Smell is an identity card that is difficult to forge.
Everyone has their own unique body odor. As the body secretes sweat and oil, this smell will become a unique mark of each person.
Pets at home can often tell from a distance that their owners are on their way home by their owners' unique scent.
This is what the High Priest noticed.
The bloodstains that Jobtran deliberately left behind became a distraction, but the scent that he himself had was fading away.
The traces of Jobutran left a map formed by light spots in the mind of the high priest, but there was an inconspicuous trace that seemed abrupt and inconsistent. The high priest instantly understood Jobutran's true intention and whereabouts.
He pushed himself up from his seat, stood up, and then looked up at the sky.
The vertical pupil between the eyebrows suddenly opened, taking in all the surrounding scenery.
While running through the bushes, Jobtran felt as if there was a malicious gaze scanning everywhere from above, and he didn't know whether he would be discovered.
Every creature in the scanned area feels the gaze of the top predator, and that area often becomes silent under the gaze.
After the eyes have passed over, all creatures in the area will try their best to get away from it.
Some timid creatures, such as rabbits, were even frightened to death by the gaze.
He had rolled in the mud beside the riverbank before, and his body was covered with mud. The mud formed a layer of protective color on his body and also prevented insect bites.
With a few leaves stuck on the head as decoration, it can easily disguise itself as a part of the jungle and nature as long as it remains still.
This is used to prevent the enemy from having long-distance reconnaissance means, such as telescopes and other tools for observing with the naked eye.
Sensing the gazes scanning back and forth, Jobtran held his breath and lay on the ground motionless, like a protruding tree root on the ground.
The high priest felt a subtle sense of disobedience when he scanned the area where Jobtran was with the vertical pupil between his eyebrows, but he couldn't tell what the problem was.
However, Jobtran, who was lying still on the ground, broke out in a cold sweat due to nervousness.
“Click.”
A small crack appeared from where the cold sweat broke out, and then a small piece of mud fell to the ground.
The faint sound was so obvious in this silent environment. Apart from the sound of trickling water from the river, the click was so abrupt.
When the high priest heard this, he laughed. He didn't expect that Jobtran had done this right under his nose.
The eyes in the air were locked on Jobutran. When Jobutran realized something was wrong, he immediately flipped over, stood up and ran away.
His eyes were fixed on his back, and he seemed to have been marked.
Joet Brown started running for his life. He had no intention of stopping. Instead, he hated himself for having only two legs.
Based on the map in his mind, Jobtran changed his originally planned route and chose a more unconventional path.
He used both hands and carried many vines along the way as he walked towards higher places.
The direction he chose was a cliff, with only a few dying crooked trees on the bare edge of the cliff.
Jobtran ran over, stood on the cliff, and looked up at the sky.
He knew that the high priest was watching him, and he also knew that the high priest would come to find him.
Jobtran laughed and shook his head in self-mockery.
He stretched out his right hand towards the sky and slowly raised his middle finger.
After doing this, he let his body fall freely from the edge of the cliff.
It looked like it fell straight into the river below the cliff, splashing a large amount of water.
The splashing water seemed to mock the priest, and you lost him again.
The high priest stomped his feet in anger. The biggest limitation of searching with this eye is that it cannot move. It requires concentration and projecting all mental power into the air.
When the guards saw the high priest's expression, they were so frightened that they fell to their knees without saying a word.
"Call those idiots back and intercept him downstream."
"Yes, sir."
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Silas woke up from his slumber, held his forehead and sat up on the bed.
"Ugh. I have a headache. How long have I slept? Why does it feel like it's still raining?"
Silas looked outside the cabin and saw nothing but water.
The sky was dark and depressing.
Silas had no idea how to leave this world, nor did he know where the long chop was.
It seems that all we can do now is to get as much information as possible from the elderly.
Thinking of this, he walked to the next room.
Although it is a room, it is actually only separated by a thin wooden board.
Standing in front of the door, Silas could hear the old man busying around in the room.
It was a bit noisy in the room, and from time to time there was the sound of objects being knocked over.
"Monkey! You're being naughty again!"
The old man's voice seemed somewhat helpless. Silas gently pushed open the door and saw the chaotic scene in the room.
The monkey hid on top of a cabinet, holding a green fruit in his arms.
Judging from its tightly clenched hands and defensive posture, it seemed that it was something it cherished very much.
There were several animals lying nearby, including a fat hippopotamus leaning against the tiger, sleeping soundly.
From time to time, a big bubble pops out of the hippo's nose, making the hippo look even more delicate and cute.
The tiger stretched out its pink but barbed tongue and licked its paws, but its eyes seemed as if it was watching a good show.
Several colorful birds hid on the tiger's back and jumped around, while an old turtle walked leisurely on the floor.
The old man helplessly stretched out his hand towards the monkey.
"Give it to me. I can't give it to you."
The monkey tightly grasped the fruit in his arms and turned his head away, pretending not to hear.
"Give it to me, and I'll give you an extra banana in the evening."
When the old man saw the monkey's behavior, he had no choice but to use his ultimate weapon against the monkey: banana!
When the monkey heard the word banana, his eyes lit up and his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to eat it, but he looked down at the fruit in his arms.
Monkey was a little hesitant, but under the temptation of the banana, he handed the fruit to the old man with difficulty.
After the old man took it, he wiped the fruit with his sleeve and blew a little breath on it.
"Excuse me, Monkey always wants to eat this."
The old man smiled, put the fruit on the wooden table, pulled out a chair and said to Silas.
“It’s normal for monkeys to be greedy.
By the way, old man, what is your name?"
Silas glanced at the monkey that was gesticulating towards him, and when he realized he couldn't understand what the monkey meant, he ignored it and asked the old man.
The old man answered cheerfully,
“I have many names, some call me Jusudara the Long-lived, others call me Sisutros the Ageless.
Atrahasis the Great and Wise, Utnapishtim the Survivor, and even Noah the Shipbuilder, even called me, but I myself have forgotten my real name.
After he finished speaking, a bird flew onto the old man's shoulder and pecked his face gently.
"Oh, yes, yes, I haven't introduced you yet."
When the old man came to his senses, he gave the bird an apologetic look.
"There are not only you and me on the ship, there are many other friends. Come with me and I will introduce them to you.
Monkey! Come down! "
Noah walked ahead, showing Silas his first tour of where he was.
“This is the Ark, which symbolizes the final paradise.
I received a revelation from my Lord, commanding me to make it of gopher wood and to coat it with pitch both inside and outside.
It took me nearly a hundred years to complete the construction of the ark.
And when I brought the pure animals on board, the disaster that the Lord had indicated began.
All the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
This is why I stayed in the Ark. Now, I want to take you to meet our friends."
Noah smiled and took Silas to the bottom floor of the Ark, where the residents were all larger animals.
“Here are elephants, giraffes, wildebeests and yaks.”
As Noah introduced them one by one, Silas saw all the creatures in the world.
The inside of the Ark seemed like a huge zoo, and animals could roam and walk around in the Ark according to their own personalities.
A furry four-legged creature walked arrogantly behind Silas and bit his sleeve.
Silas was shocked. He had heard from Noah that all the creatures on the ship were friendly, but he did not expect to be attacked.
Noah, on the other hand, looked at Silas's reaction with a look of amazement.
"That's an alpaca, but I like its nickname better. I gave it the name Grass Mud Horse."
After Silas turned around, the alpaca opened his mouth and showed a look of disdain, which was not cute at all.
"puff!"
Silas was spitted all over his face, and then Noah laughed out loud.
“Hahahaha! Don’t worry, it means no harm, this is its way of expressing its love for you.
Ha ha ha ha!"
Noah laughed heartlessly, but halfway through his laugh,
"puff!"
This time Silas started laughing. The old man and the young man looked at each other in such a miserable state that it was quite funny.
After some laughter and joy, Silas wiped himself with the fallen hair from the alpaca.
"How long has this rain been going on?"
Silas leaned over to the alpaca and asked Noah.
“I don’t know, according to my records it has been raining for at least thirty days.
Oh, yes, the concept of "day" is the time when the sun rises from the east and sets in the west, but as you know, most of the time it is cloudy, so this concept of "day" may not be accurate. "
Noah spread his hands helplessly and pointed at the wooden board at the door.
Silas looked in the direction Noah pointed and saw thirty scales carved on it with a knife.
"According to this statement, this rain has been falling for at least more than a month."
Silas thought to himself.
Noah, the flood, the ark, and even the name Noah called himself, all reminded Silas of the era of global disaster known as the Great Flood.
There was a long record about this era in the Genesis of the Holy Light Book. There are also corresponding records in older myths such as Mesopotamian mythology and Sumerian mythology.
No one knows what really caused the flood, but every myth tells of an attack by an angry god.
A large number of creatures died in this flood, and people never found their traces again, such as the giants in the Holy Light Book.
“Afterwards there was war again in Gath; and there was a man there who was of great stature, having six fingers on each hand and six fingers on each foot, for a total of twenty-four fingers; he also was the son of a giant.”
This is a short passage from verse 20 of 1 Chronicles, but it fully reveals the mysterious side to the world.
Silas began to suspect that this game of Senet was a game deliberately arranged by Thoth for him to find the truth.
Thoth is using His infinite wisdom to show himself and restore everything that happened that year.
It was inconvenient for Toth to explain, so he could only let himself understand it.
Realizing this, Silas began to think deeply.
Why
Why does he have to start from the Great Flood to find the answer to the curse on himself and Lori, and why does Anubis, who is in charge of death, go to so much trouble to erase the curse on both of them instead of just letting them die
All signs told Silas that even gods have difficulties.
Now his understanding of gods is more based on the descriptions in myths, but after Silas personally came into contact with Anobis and Thoth, he felt that myths might not really possess the power described in the myths.
Especially the impression that Toth made on Silas, a very strange impression.
Although he is a god that symbolizes wisdom and knowledge, his body looks like a strong and powerful baboon.
In mythology, Thoth is omniscient, but omniscience should often symbolize an existence without emotions, as is the case in the Book of Light and in Northern Ou mythology.
But Toth is like a friendly neighbor. His actions are full of humanity, whether it is towards Lori, who is a Kabejete, or Silas.
Such doubts forced Silas to think seriously about what the Egyptian gods were hiding.
Why did the underworld break apart again
Why is the hell in the Holy Light Sutra so different from the Yalu we see today
Silas shook his head, vaguely feeling that he was very close to the truth of the incident.
"the truth?"
Silas suddenly exclaimed, he understood what the long chop represented.
The grid represents events, and what Thoth chose must be important historical events, so the long chop symbolizes the truth behind the myth!