Chapter 14 The Old Gods and the Chosen One
“Butterfly, you can stop weaving this basket for now. Just deal with the bugs that Dashan and the others brought back. I will come back later and teach you how to weave other things. "
Butterfly and the others are much slower at weaving baskets than him, but at this moment, each of them has already finished one basket. Together, there are five more baskets.
Counting the eight baskets that have been put into use now, thirteen baskets are enough for now.
Because this trap requires more manpower, there must be someone watching each basket.
Counting Zhou Xu himself, their tribe had a total of thirty-two people.
If nearly half of the people are holding a trap to catch prey, there will not be enough manpower for other things.
For this reason, there is naturally a trade-off to be made here.
Judging from the position of the sun above our heads, it should be one or two o'clock in the afternoon. It is obvious that Dashan's day's work cannot end here.
Put down the materials collected in the morning and let the members of the collection team drink water. After a while, Zhou Xu took them to the black forest again.
On the way there, Zhou Xu, who seemed to have thought of something, asked Dashan.
"By the way Dashan, where did the head you handed me on the altar come from?"
Faced with this question, Dashan was silent for two seconds.
"That's the head of the former leader. He died in the previous attack. I tried my best to bring out his head."
[What the hell? ! 】
Dashan's words almost made Zhou Xu split apart on the spot.
"Your former leader, wasn't he also summoned?"
Hearing this, Dashan was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head.
"No, no, this is the first time for our tribe to hold a sacrifice. That sacrifice cannot be held casually. We must find the altar left by the old god."
For the original The death of the leader made Dashan feel a little sad in his heart. After talking about it, his voice became deeper.
After getting this answer, Zhou Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If his predecessor was also a time traveler, then that head might become his fate accidentally.
Of course, there is no guarantee that after your death, your head will not be cut off and given to the next person.
“You desperately brought your head out because of the power inside?”
Judging from the situation at that time, Zhou Xu did not believe that Dashan did not know the existence of the Eye of Insight.
Dashan did not hide this and nodded directly.
“That is the mantra passed down from generation to generation in our tribe.”
To be honest, Zhou Xu did not expect to hear the word ‘mantra’ from Dashankou.
The moment he heard this word, he didn't even have time to think about it, and he asked the question that had been lingering in his mind.
“What exactly is the mantra?”
"In the legends circulated in our tribe, the mantra is the language of the gods and contains powerful power."
"Then why didn't you choose to keep this mantra to yourself at that time?"
Da Shan did not shy away from this at all.
"The Mantra will choose its master by itself, it did not choose me."
"What is the old god in your mouth? And the altar left by the old god?" "The old god is this The original gods of the world are said to be dead, so we generally call them the old gods. After the death of the old gods, their power is scattered throughout the world, which is the mantra."
Having said this, Dashan, who was answering Zhou Xu’s questions while walking, took a breath.
"It is said that the altar was built by the old gods. As long as you find the altar and perform rituals, it is possible to summon the 'Chosen One' to come."
If we say that the 'Chosen One' is From Zhou Xu's own understanding, then 'God's Chosen One' is undoubtedly a more orthodox term on their side.
[It seems that my time travel has something to do with those so-called ‘old gods’...]
"Have you seen other chosen ones?"
Da Shan shook his head.
"Then how much do you know about the power of this mantra."
"The previous leader said that the power of this mantra can allow him to gain powerful insights..."
Speaking of this, Dashan fell into silence again. When he spoke again, there was an unconcealable sadness and indignation in his voice.
"Although the mantra chose him, it did not favor him. Even its simple use would bring a huge burden to the previous leader. When we were attacked, he used the power of the mantra to point out the way for us to survive, but he himself But he was also dragged down by the power of the mantra and could not escape alive."
It was difficult for Zhou Xu to empathize with Dashan's grief and anger, but he learned a lot of useful information from the other party's words. .
[Judging from what Dashan said, there should be a degree of compatibility between this mantra and people. Only those who achieve a sufficient degree of compatibility can obtain the power of the mantra. 】
【The consumption of using mantra is affected by other factors. At least I used this power yesterday. Although I felt the consumption, it was not dragged down. 】
The continuous improvement of intelligence information continues to consolidate Zhou Xu's confidence.
[There is also the altar. If that altar is the key factor in my time travel, then I will have to take some time to study it later. But the most important thing at the moment is to solve the food problem first and fill my stomach. 】
While Zhou Xu and Dashan were asking and answering questions, the two of them soon arrived at the outskirts of the black forest.
"Take a gentle step and don't affect Feiqiao and the others."
Just a little extra movement here may scare away the prey that is about to get into the trap. This is also Zhou's reason. The main reason for letting the collection team go to other areas to collect resources before thinking.
Just when Zhou Xu said this, the flying bird in the distance suddenly pulled the string in his hand, then rushed forward with excitement, grabbed the mouse from the basket, and twisted it off neck.
The movements were not sloppy, but they were much more proficient than Zhou Xu before.
It wasn’t until after doing this that I noticed the existence of Zhou Xu and others.
Fei Que knew at a glance that he must be looking for something, so he hurried up.
"Leader."
"How is it? How many have been caught?"
As soon as this matter was mentioned, Fei Que became obviously excited, and at the same time, he showed off his trophies neatly.
Counting the one Zhou Xu caught at the beginning, Fei Que had a total of three mice in his hands at this moment, and after that, he had already grabbed two.
It is difficult to worry about efficiency issues when it comes to setting traps and waiting for rabbits, because this matter itself is also affected by luck to a large extent.
“The first time, one escaped accidentally, otherwise there would be one more now.”
Although the use of this trap is simple, it does not mean that there are no mistakes. possibility.
To be honest, Zhou Xu was mentally prepared from the beginning.
Now that Fei Que has achieved this result, he is quite satisfied.
(End of this chapter)