It seems that there are no rules at all for this dinner party that the whole village can participate in. Perhaps it was wrong for us to associate it with religion at the beginning: this may be just a local custom, and it happens that the belief in the goddess is deeply rooted. In every corner of the world, there is a segment of "priests distributing meat" with a hint of theocracy-because apart from this segment, we can't find anything related to religious beliefs from the scene...
In fact, similar customs and habits exist in many places, and they are not uncommon on the earth, and the more backward the economy and the more primitive social structure, the more such customs can prevail and spread in various forms. During the harvest season, or when a large number of prey are caught, or any other special day, the people of the Literature Museum will mobilize the whole village and township to engage in this kind of grand activity. This kind of primitive and pure celebration is often very simple, that is, everyone gets together to have a good meal. During the period, there will be no dazzling cultural performances, and there will be no leaders to give opening and closing speeches. Take it out with other things and share it with everyone. If you have a lot of surplus food at home, you can take more. If you don’t have much surplus food at home, it’s good to move out a table and three or four chairs. Villagers who don’t have much material In this way, as long as they enjoy the "rich days" in their eyes, as long as it is lively enough, even eating a big pot meal with the wind blowing outside is also very happy-this is the kind of activity in front of us, it is not a religious ceremony, nor is it a legal holiday, just The big fool brought back enough big bears for the whole village, so everyone gathered together to eat the meat.
It may be that we are always too busy in the other world, and have been exposed to too many complicated plots and formal scenes. At this moment, we are suddenly thrown into a place where everyone's motives are so pure. At first, we were a little overthinking. But after throwing all these trifles aside, everyone happily got together with this group of enthusiastic villagers. In a blink of an eye, Qianqian didn't know where she went: in all likelihood, she was wandering around with a group of children to be the king of the kids; Weiska dangled beside me and then disappeared, that girl's Curiosity and activity are second only to Qianqian, and she may be studying the thick dim sum on someone's table, or the foundation of someone's house; Pandora is quite well-behaved, she is sitting beside me obediently Nibbling on the meat and bones, my little head turned bit by bit like a puppy concentrating on eating. I rubbed the little girl's hair. She raised her head and choked out two words: "Brother, Xian."
"Uh, I put too much salt." I pushed the porridge bowl in front of her: this porridge was also made by the fierce priest who tied the priest's robe around his waist. The so-called whole village dinner is actually the same food: stewed meat. White porridge, other than that, prepare everything by yourself. Everyone takes out the snacks or dry food prepared by each family last night and puts them on the big table in the center. Everyone can take it freely. Our family also contributes. Pandora bought ten catties of sliced cakes—this behavior won a lot of favor among the villagers, and Pandora got a stool that was much taller than everyone else...
I looked around and it was basically a buffet of unprecedented size. And that ferocious priest has already calmed down, and now he is squatting in an inconspicuous place outside the crowd, looking at the field cheerfully, the priest's robe is still tied around his waist like an apron, it seems that he does not intend to join the crowd dinner. I asked Lin Xue to stay here with Pandora. I got up with Bingtis and walked to the incredible "clergyman".
"Do you mind talking about the conversation?" I sat down on a stone by the roadside and greeted this "village pastor".
"It's okay, I'm idle." The black fat uncle nodded cheerfully, pointing to the goddess pendant hanging on his chest. "The goddess said that you should be willing to listen to what others have to say. I think this is quite right."
Bingtis was sitting on the other side of me. Hearing this, he couldn't help but murmured to himself: "How many years has it been since the old man died? This teaching may be borrowed by a middle school boy who has been on an uninhabited island for seven or eight years. In the name of God."
I hurriedly coughed twice to cover the voice of the female hooligan: "Ahem... I haven't found out yet, what's the name?"
"Oh, you can just call me Ron, the Christian name is too confusing, I don't even remember it myself." The black fat uncle lifted up the priest's robe to fan himself. The heat from the cauldron has not subsided, and Ron’s face is still a little sweaty. He looked at Bingtis and I who were sitting on the ground with a smile on his face, “I heard that you are scholars and conjurers from the imperial capital. , but the words are quite pleasant to listen to, I have also dealt with those big figures in the imperial capital, and it is really tiring to talk to them, and the pitch can't be raised or lowered."
It seems that this is a mild-mannered person who is easy to open up a chatterbox. As long as this kind of person loses his temper, it is not difficult to deal with, so I have a solid foundation in my heart. At this time, I also had the opportunity to take a good look at the image of Priest Ron: he was a tall, middle-aged man with a face that looked a bit like that of a black descendant in North America. This priest is very strong, except for the muscle lines exposed under the clothes, his belly is a little fat, his skin is dark, and the middle part of his head is a little bald, and the dark brown hair that has not been taken care of much is formed around his head. There is a circle of craters, and there is a stubble on the chin that has not been shaved for several days. No matter how you look at it, this look is far from what should be a kind-hearted monk. It looks like it was just released after going astray for two years. If this image were on the earth, it would be in front of the police station without doing anything You can summon the [civilian] police just by walking around, and a timid taxi driver would not dare to take such a driver to any place other than the Fourth Ring Road after 8:00 p.m.
"You don't look like a priest," I couldn't help but said, and in order to prevent the custom of this world is to judge beliefs based on muscle, I quickly added, "It doesn't quite fit the image of a priest in my heart."
Ron seemed to be used to people saying that for a long time, with a very calm expression on his face: "Well, you're right, I don't even think I'm suitable for this—but I did study in a serious seminary, and I was in the imperial capital. After staying for two years, I can be regarded as the most "capable" one in the village. I could have gone to a small city to become an assistant bishop if I stayed for two more years. According to the rules, I just went back to the village to be a priest, hehe..."
"Well, I'm quite angry with my old lady." Bingtis made her evaluation as a goddess to a church member who dared to drop out of the seminary "If my old lady had the determination to drop out of school back then, she wouldn't have been tossed for so long."
Ron stared at Bingtis in a daze. I think it was the first time in his life that he saw someone wearing a noble dress who claimed to be his wife. In fact, he shouldn't be so surprised. It was also the first time in my life that I saw a priest The gown is tied around the waist as an apron...
"Speaking of which, we have been traveling around the world and studying wild animals these years. We are almost out of touch with human society." I saw that the timing was about right, so I brought out the pretense of traveling around the world: after a day of repairing and perfecting, this pretense is now Basically, it can be used to swindle and swindle without exposing your feet. "Now my wife is a little dissatisfied with such a life of wandering around. Our family plans to settle down a little bit. It happens that I also study theology and cultural legends of various places. In After running outside for so many years, I found that not many people seem to be interested in how many wild animals there are in the wild. There is a way out by studying the things between people... "
I tried my best to create an image of an aggrieved scholar who has been frustrated for several years and is ready to settle down and change projects. I hope to change the topic to the direction of theology and folklore. The figure: After all, I brought her into it when I was talking nonsense just now. According to the general script, when a man laments that his family is troubled by him, he should focus on his wife. And the place where Lin Xue was sitting was blocked by someone, so I couldn't see it here. As a result, as soon as I saw Qianqian's figure, the girl happily ran over and shook my arm: "Ah Jun, Ah Jun, I heard that there are dragons haunting the nearby mountains. When are we going to visit?"
I:"… "
This dazed kung fu Qianqian ran away without a trace, and I talked to Ron with a twisted face: "Then what, the one I said wants to settle down is actually another..."
Fortunately, Miss Lin didn't jump out to make trouble at this time. Fortunately, Ron is not very interested in inquiring about other people's private affairs. He nodded to me with a understanding expression: "Well, I understand that you have to settle down after a long time outside. And I see you have two children with you." Woolen cloth… "
"That's my younger sister. The older one is called Pandora. The younger one is called Viska. In fact, they are all older girls. It's because they took the wrong medicine when they were young that they didn't grow tall—so it's best not to stimulate them in this regard."
As soon as I said this nonsense, I felt that there were two 1.2-meter-high heat sources hidden in the crowd and began to muffle their anger again: Is this an illusion
"Oh, so that's what happened, your family is quite lively." Ron didn't know at all that there were two short winter melons who were destroying the world in his mind, but it was because of my family's short-sightedness that he seemed closer. "What you just said is also true , the outside world is not peaceful, how many good things can there be in the barren mountains? Even if there are good things, it is not necessarily life-saving research. Now several big countries have finally signed a peace treaty, and the dark moon has become more and more unstable. It is said that the outside The black army has begun to gather. It is either demons or other monsters, or dark moon people like monsters. It is too late for ordinary people to hide. Who would be interested in these things? Now except for mercenaries and adventurers, No one has gone to those places anymore. It’s better to study the knowledge in the book, little brother, I think you are very honest, different from ordinary nobles, but I still have to say that your status is also suitable for you. They are also studying the things left by their ancestors in the house: Someone must keep those things? After the five dark moon wars, even the name of the goddess is only half left, what is this thing!"
My heart moved, it seemed that it was the right decision to find this priest. The big fool may have heard of the legends that are well known in this world, but the Ron in front of him is obviously an expert, even though his image makes people think of it. Scholars, but those two years of seminary still seem to be worthless...
I pretended to be very casual and said: "Every war is a waste of life. For the common people, there is no beneficiary in the war. But I haven't studied history much before. How about we talk about the Dark Moon War? Of course you want If you're not interested, let's change the subject."
I'm not quite sure if the big black man in front of me, who looks like a cook and a prison cook, is interested in such literary topics, so I deliberately blocked it with this sentence, I don't believe that he is really embarrassed to nod One sentence: Well, let's change the subject...
Fortunately, Ron didn't object to this at all, but nodded happily: "I'm good at talking about this. Back then, I majored in scriptures related to the Shenshili and the Dark Moon War. But people in the village are not interested in these. I don’t talk about this in the past year, and I don’t know if I have forgotten all the things I learned back then—which part do you want to hear?”
I thought about it: "Well, since you are an expert, then you can treat me as a student waiting to be taught, and start talking about it from the first Dark Moon War, and follow your method of telling religious stories and preaching, so that you Should be good at."
Ron laughed happily, probably because he hasn't been a missionary for a long time. Looked a little overjoyed. He took out a Bible with a smell of barbecue from his arms, and solemnly put his hands on the book cover: "Goddess, I am going to tell people about the Dark Moon War. Loyal faith checks and balances thoughts. Tell others the truth, mention your old man's name with piety, and silently recite your old man's name when mentioning the Dark Moon Lord to protect the hearts of the trainees."
I quickly sat up straight: I didn't expect "dark moon" to be such a solemn topic in the goddess' teachings.
"Dark Moon is another world above the heads of us people on the ground. Of course, you should all know this." Ron finished his oath and pointed to the sky. The "world" in his mouth is obviously limited to the planet: for the local people, the scope of the world has not yet extended to the universe. Bridge connection, the moon was not what it is now at that time, it was clean and bright, with the same bright earth and clear ocean as the Heisenwood world under our feet. The dark moon and the earth are like a pair of twins. Together they carry the goddess of creation Everything in the world came out and moved forward in chaos. At that time, there was no difference between the people on the ground and the people of the dark moon. All races were freely distributed on the earth and the moon. It is as simple as a home. This period of peace is the first era of the kingdom of heaven mentioned in the scriptures.”
Ron paused: "By the way, some of these are basic knowledge, and I've taught them according to the whole set of scriptures. If you're bored, let's just skip this paragraph—anyway, when I was in class, I talked about Genesis. just sleep."
I quickly waved my hand: "It's okay, it's okay, you have to start from the basics in learning, you continue."
Ron nodded: "Then go on. How long the first kingdom of heaven lasted is now unknown. In short, it was the best time in this world. Although there are conflicts among various races, on the whole everyone always remembers that they are gods." The people, the goddess protects all things in the dark, and the people built the original temples to worship the goddess. Those temples are the holy dwellings that can still be found, but they can only be found on the earth. According to the information, all the holy dwellings on the dark moon have been demolished—those bastards... Oh, Goddess, forgive me, I have to be calm, be decent, be decent."
The era of the first kingdom of heaven ended in a war. There are several theories about the specific process of this incident. The current version accepted by the gods is: the original sinners, that is, the mountain barbarians suddenly attacked the ancient human kingdom at that time, provoking the first A truly disruptive race war. In ancient times, the mountain barbarians and humans had always had conflicts. The mountain barbarians were brutal, unscrupulous, and born with black magic and divine power. They were small in number, but they had the advantage of surprise attacks and caught the human kingdom by surprise. Scorched earth next. But humans also reacted quickly, and then contacted the elves, black wooden people, dwarves and several other races in a short period of time to form a coalition to fight back. The leader of the mountain barbarians was a cunning guy. He realized that he was not a match for so many enemies, so he pretended to negotiate peace and invited the leaders of the coalition forces of all ethnic groups to discuss the matter of peace. In order to show his sincerity and dispel the concerns of the coalition leaders, he agreed to meet in a neutral territory outside the warring parties. The place they chose was the territory of the Wicked Beast Tribe—the Wicked Beast Tribe was a loose multi-ethnic tribe back then, and they were far away from the world. , does not participate in any racial matters, so everyone thinks this is an open and honest negotiation. "
Needless to say, I can also guess that it is the problem of the monster tribe: whenever the words "everyone thinks" appear in this kind of incident, it must be a magical turning point.
Sure enough, Ron followed closely behind: "However, the monster tribe has long been seduced by the mountain barbarians with black witchcraft - what happened at that time has been lost, and there is no record in the God Book whether it was the leader of the mountain barbarians or the monster tribe. , In short, all the leaders of the coalition forces of various ethnic groups died unexpectedly."
After receiving the news, the coalition forces of various ethnic groups were hit hard, but what the mountain barbarians did not expect was that instead of collapsing, the coalition forces re-elected leaders in a very short period of time. The kings of the elves and humans even personally On the battlefield as a coalition general. In a short period of time, the coalition forces resumed their offensive with stronger morale, and this time the monster tribe also became the target of the coalition forces' attack. Then the scale of the war expanded beyond everyone's imagination: when all the human races believed that the mountain barbarians and monster tribes were about to lose, all other races on the earth and the moon suddenly declared their participation in the war—and announced that they would join the mountain barbarians' camp. This is the original sin of the Democratic Alliance Army. "
Dire, halflings, orcs, and giants were all races that joined the original sinners at that time. After these powerful races formed another coalition, the war immediately spread to all places on the earth and the moon. The army of the original sinners was extremely brutal. They plundered all the countries that were not in the same camp as themselves, and all the small neutral races were wiped out without exception. And after fighting the coalition forces, they discovered one thing: the leader of the mountain barbarians is immortal! "