Chapter 474 The Mystery of the Blood Moon
“Ask the guide.”
Tom put down the guide Tanu and patted his face: “Hey, wake up!”
Stimulated by a weak fighting spirit, Tanu slowly woke up.
As soon as he saw the three forked roads and three gates ahead, his face turned pale instantly.
"It's over, it's over...I actually entered the tomb of my ancestors during the blood moon period..."
Bai Pu said lightly: "Tanu, I heard you talking about the blood moon from the beginning... What exactly is this? What's going on? When I was outside, I saw the moon, and there was no blood."
"You don't understand, how can you, a foreigner, understand?"
Tanu said. He scratched his head and said, "This is the experience passed down orally by our tribe... A year is divided into twelve months, and each month has thirty days. The moon phase goes through a cycle of profit and loss.
"In each cycle, , the moon phase goes from half moon to full moon and then to half moon, there are fifteen days in total. This is a safe period and you can enter the tomb and explore.
"But the moon phase goes from half moon to waning moon and then to half moon. There are fifteen days in total. This is the blood moon period! Anyone who enters the ancestor's tomb during this period has never come back!"
Tanu said It was a bit difficult to pronounce, but Bai Pu understood.
The moon phase changes in Dou Mo Continent are almost the same as those on Earth. However, the desert people of the red sand tribe in Dou Mo Continent use a calendar for calculating moon phases that is different from the ancient Chinese calendar on Earth.
In ancient China, the new moon (completely dark moon phase) was the first day of the lunar month, and the full moon was the fifteenth day. During this period, it experienced new moon, first quarter moon (half moon), full moon, last quarter moon (half moon), and then to The first day of the next month will be the new moon again, so it is a cycle of reincarnation.
For the desert people of the Red Sand Tribe, a month starts with the first quarter moon, and goes through the changing process of first quarter moon, full moon, last quarter moon and new moon.
From the first quarter of the moon to the last quarter of the moon (the first to the fifteenth day of the lunar month), the bright moon phase is a safe period for exploring the ancient ruins of Nasitas, with less danger.
The period from the last quarter moon to the next first quarter moon (from the 16th to the end of the month) is an absolutely dangerous period. The locals call it the "blood moon" period, as evidenced by the fact that there have never been survivors. at this point.
Bai Pu looked at Tanu and said slowly: "Can you turn back now?"
Tanu shook his head dejectedly: "You can't go back. During the blood moon, you can only go in. , can’t come out.”
Osana was slightly surprised. When she looked back, she saw a faint red mist appearing above her head at the exit of the spiral passage. Looking at the waning moon in the starry sky through the red mist, it was indeed coated in blood.
This is where the name Blood Moon comes from.
"I have a question..." Thom said, "There is danger during the blood moon, but you also said, Tanu, that there are only one or two days left before the blood moon passes. As long as we If you survive here for one to two days, the blood moon will be over!"
Tanu shook his head: "No, as long as there are living people in the tomb, the blood moon will be over. It will end, even after ten days, twenty days, or one month."
Bai Pu pointed to the top of his head: "Tanu should be talking about the red mist above our heads... these red mist, look. It won’t dissipate easily.”
Osana tried to walk back, gradually approaching the red mist, but she felt more and more resistance, as if she was plunged into cotton. In the pile, after only a few steps, he could no longer move forward.
"It seems that we can only break into this ruins. Tanu, you are the guide here. Tell me, which door do these three passages lead to? Where should we go?" Thom was not very afraid.
"I have only been here during the safe exploration period. During the safe exploration period, these three doors are open and not closed." Tanu was a little desperate.
“Look at the inverted stone tablet at the top of the gate. There seems to be writing on it.” Bai Pu raised his finger and pointed.
Because this place is upside down, the inverted stone tablet should have been erected on the side of the gate for outsiders to view.
Tanu rubbed his eyes: "Strange, there is no stone tablet during the safe exploration period." Tanu himself is also an agile high-level elite profession, although this kind of template is at the bottom of the advanced spiritual world. existence, but he was still able to climb to the top without the help of others.
Tanu tilted his head and read the words on the stone tablet word by word.
"The inscription says that outsiders must test their courage, strength or wisdom. Only one of the three will be allowed to enter the mausoleum. The door I am looking at, the inscription on the stele is ' "Gate of Courage."
"What exactly does it mean?" Thom asked.
"The door to courage requires the courage to face life and death." Tanu said, "The inscription only says this. But the test of courage is here. Do you want to give it a try?"
Thom, Osana and Bai Pu looked at each other.
"Don't worry yet... I prepared some pathfinder bugs, let's try them."
Osana took out a transparent jar, with little bits of light shining inside. It's really beautiful.
Bai Pu looked carefully and realized that these pathfinding bugs were like miniature versions of fireflies. Each one was as small as a dust particle, but it could shine. They should be life forms unique to the Demon Fighting Continent.
They let Tanu back first, Osana opened the jar, drove out the pathfinder bugs, and flew towards the Gate of Courage.
Tom used the fine control of Dou Qi to remotely open the mechanism of the test of courage.
Suddenly, on the stone tablet of the Gate of Courage, there was a sculpture of a hanging monster, and its pupils opened! Two bloody rays of light projected past.
Chi la la...
There was a burning smell in the air. Where the bloody light passed, half of the dotted pathfinder bugs were killed and turned into burnt Insect corpses float down.
"This is...a test of courage to face life and death? A random 50% mortality rate?"
Bai Pu and the four of them looked at each other, feeling palpitated.
No one, not even Tanu, is willing to bet on the 50% good luck.
"Let's try the power or the door of wisdom. I think the other two tests may be more suitable." Thom said. He already regretted coming to the ancient ruins of Nasitas.
A test of wisdom, the monster carving will pose a question to the intruder. If you can answer it, you can enter; if you cannot answer it or answer it wrongly, you will die.
"Answering the question... seems more reliable than 50% random probability." Thom said.
"What if it asks you how many stars there are in the sky?" Bai Pu asked back.
Thom was speechless.
Indeed, there is no limit to the difficulty of asking questions, making the test of wisdom a gamble on life in another sense.
Finally everyone came to the third door, a test of strength.
The inscription on the test of strength is very clear.
"By defeating the gargoyle guarding the gate, you can embark on the path of strength." Tanu interpreted the inscription.
"Just choose it. Rather than betting on luck, I believe in my own strength." Thom tightened his grip on the war stick in his hand.
(End of this chapter)