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Chapter 173 Ability
"Of course, whether it's a white stone or a red stone, the essence is the same. I can use the red stone, and your priests can also use my white stone."

Lin Yu gave an affirmative answer.

Although it was an expected answer, Ah Shui still had an extremely complicated look on her face, a little surprised, more dignified, and a little imperceptible joy... She lowered her head and fell into deep thought.

About the origin of the tribes on the mountain and the tribes below the mountain, Zhang Tian fully understood.

The moment of the volcanic eruption will indeed bring disaster to nearby creatures, but the minerals ejected will also increase the fertility of the soil to a certain extent. When the magma cools down and the land returns to calm, life will recover from the ashes and grow stronger. grow.

Therefore, the volcanic area rich in materials is very popular with the primitive ancestors, and many prehistoric sites have been dug out in the Changbai Mountain area.

Obviously, when Ah Shui's ancestors settled in the mountains, the volcano was still in a dormant period. Later, the volcano resumed its activity, and they had to leave the mountains and forests to survive on the grasslands.

The scale of that eruption should not be large, otherwise even if they had the ability to control the flames, they would not be burned to death, and a large amount of volcanic ash buried them alive. The ancient city of Pompeii in later generations was washed away overnight by volcanic ash , Tens of thousands of residents in the city all became human statues.

"So," Zhang Tian shook the obsidian jewelry in his hand, "you still haven't explained the origin of this thing clearly."

Ah Shui recovered from his thoughts and said: "Our ancestors found this kind of black and shiny stones in the place where the flames flowed. They were born in the flames, just like us who were reborn from the ashes. Perishing, on the contrary, makes us stronger."

"whispering sound!"

A Niu let out a sneer, seeing Hutou's cold gaze, he quickly stopped talking and put on a flattering smile.

"After Ah Hong became a priest, people used holy stones to polish this sacrificial commander. It is a sacred object passed down from generation to generation, and only the high priest can wear it."

To put it bluntly, this thing is a symbol of the status of the high priest. It is of great significance to the tribe on the mountain, but it is useless to the escapers. If it is just running away, why steal such a useless thing and arouse hatred?
"Why is such an important thing on you?"

"Because... oh!" Ah Shui sighed faintly, "Let me start from the beginning."

……

"Master Priest!"

"Ah Shui, how many times have I said, just call me by my name when no one is around, just like when I was a child."

"Hey, isn't this called smooth talk, Master Ziyan~"

Ah Shui walked into Zi Yan's tent with a smile, holding a wooden bowl in his hand.

Seeing the contents in the bowl, Zi Yan immediately frowned, and subconsciously stepped back half a step.

"The warm weather is here, and the ewes in the tribe are giving birth. This is a fresh sheep placenta, and it's still warm. Eat it while it's hot."

As Ah Shui said, she took Zi Yan's hand, and put the wooden bowl into her hand seemingly gently but firmly.

Zi Yan stared at the bloody piece of meat in the bowl, and said with a bitter face: "Do you have to eat it?"

"This is a great tonic, which helps women to conceive and give birth. Most people can't eat it if they want to eat it! You are the high priest, and it is very important to give birth to offspring. You should eat more. Don't worry, the women in the tribe who are about to give birth and There are plenty of ewes and enough placenta."

Zi Yan's face became even uglier, but she knew that what Ah Shui said was true, she had to give birth to offspring as soon as possible, otherwise the line of priests would be cut off in her hands.

"Can't you cook it before eating?"

"No! How can it be useful if it is cooked?"

"All right……"

Zi Yan's hand was hanging above the wooden bowl, unable to claw for a long time.

Seeing this, Ah Shui grabbed the sheep placenta in the bowl, cut it into small pieces with a bone knife, and handed it to her.

"Did you follow what I taught you last night? How does it feel?"

She routinely asks about last night's mating.

Zi Yan's ancestors were high priests for generations, but for some reason, the high priests of all dynasties were unable to conceive. In order not to cut off the inheritance, people tried every means to find ways to assist in pregnancy, and gradually accumulated knowledge related to it.

Behind every high priest, there is a diligent "obstetrician" who is responsible for recording the physiological condition of the high priest, cooking food for pregnancy, and teaching mating positions that are helpful for pregnancy.

When Ah Shui was an apprentice, her teacher had taught her that a certain priest had successfully conceived after eating the placenta, so the placenta is a tonic that is beneficial for pregnancy.

It is not difficult to understand that the placenta is the hotbed of life, and it is very intuitive logic to eat and supplement.

Zi Yan suppressed her nausea and swallowed the bloody sheep placenta, thinking that she would have to feed on it for a long time to come, her "anorexia" became more serious.

Ever since she became an adult, she has taken a lot of various supplements, and the taste is hard to describe, so when will she be able to conceive!

She is the most respected high priest in the tribe, but she is also the most restrained person. She can't enjoy the food as she likes, can't run around the mountains like other young people, can't choose a mating partner according to her own preferences, and even pose and The hours must be on schedule...

She is bored with this life.

But she had no choice, who made her mother the high priest?When she was born, everything was already doomed. Before her successor was conceived, her body did not belong to herself, but to the entire tribe, all the clansmen.

"It's time to listen to prayers under the holy fire, my lord priest." Ah Shui said, "The quarrying camp sent a batch of high-quality holy stones, waiting for you to check and accept them."

"Let Chi Yan check and accept it."

Zi Yan stretched her waist, and really wanted to sleep back into the cage.

"You are the high priest, Chi Yan has already done a lot of things for you, and even things that are not under his control, he will take care of them now, is this really okay?

"What does it matter? The more he manages, the easier it is for me."

"I don't understand these things, as long as you think there is no problem... But this time Chitu also came and said that he has something to report to you."

Now Ziyan can't be lazy anymore.

Chi Tu is the most senior stonemason in the tribe, and he is well-known. He rarely comes to the camp, and he must have something important to report.

She is dressed in all manner of holy stone artifacts.

"You come with me!"

"I have to go and deliver the sheep."

"Hmph, why do you need to deliver the sheep? You obviously want to find the shepherd!"

Ah Shui chuckled, not denying it.

"When you have a man, you forget your friends!"

Zi Yan cursed with a smile, then sighed: "I really envy you!"

She put on her waist the sacrificial commander handed to her by her mother before she died, walked out of the tent alone, and walked towards the stone tower enshrining the holy fire. With the work in hand, I respectfully greet the priest.

Zi Yan had a serious face, the moment she stepped out of the tent, she became a serious high priest.

She nodded slightly at the clansmen as a return gift.

……

The crow obediently waited under the holy flame.

He has been to the camp of the tribe on the mountain many times. In the past, he only watched from the outside. This is the first time he was so close, and he can truly feel the hugeness of this stone tower. It is said that the holy fire that was extinguished was taken from the fire spouted from the mountain. It was this fire that created the current mountain tribe.

There are two priests guarding under the stone pagoda. The young man is called Chi Yan. When the crow was escorted up by Babu to exchange, he saw Chi Yan.

Another old man is Qing Yan, Chi Tu and him have been friends for many years, they haven't seen each other for a long time, and they have a very happy chat.

Before coming, Chi Tu told him that the priest with real talent is neither Chi Yan nor Qing Yan, but a woman named Zi Yan.

Crow remembered the woman, and wondered why a young woman was standing in the center.

Still feel weird now.

The talents that only she possessed... Do you mean knowledge?

"Master Priest!"

"Master Priest!"

The crowd gathered under the stone tower became agitated, and at the same time they said hello and backed away to the two sides, making way for the visitors to pass.

The crow quietly looked at the young priest who was dressed up on the stage. It was too dark before and he couldn't see clearly, but this time he finally saw clearly.

The most eye-catching thing is the holy stone jewelry on her body. There is no doubt that they are all high-quality holy stones. They are black and shiny under the sunlight, and the workmanship is exquisite. Every piece is not in his arms. Under the holy stone mirror!

Even she herself is like a lonely holy stone, her expression is as cold as the holy stone, and her long hair is black and shiny like the holy stone.

Suddenly, the other party turned his head and looked at him.

The crow immediately withdrew its gaze and lowered its head slightly.

"Master Priest!" Chi Tu stepped forward to salute, "Is the priest still satisfied with the stone tools that were delivered a few times ago?"

Zi Yan smiled and said: "You are the best stonemason in our tribe, and the stone tools you make are naturally the best."

Chi Tu shook his head and said, "Master Priest, I'm about to tell you that the stone tools that were delivered a few times ago were not made by me."

"Oh?"

Not only Zi Yan, but also Chi Yan and Qing Yan beside him were also taken aback.

Chi Yan said: "I inspected and accepted the stone tools in the past few times. The quality is comparable to the previous stone tools. Are they made by other people? It seems that you have taken in a good apprentice!"

Qing Yan also stroked his beard and smiled, sending congratulations, he knew that Chi Tu had been worrying about having no successor, no wonder he was inexplicably excited to see him today, it turned out that he had found an inheritor.

But Chi Tu said, "He is not yet my apprentice."

After a pause, he continued, "I'm here for this purpose, Crow—"

Under the surprised gazes of the three, the crow stepped forward.

Chi Yan looked at him carefully, frowned and said: "I remember you, you are one of the savages captured by the people at the bottom of the mountain."

"My name is Crow, I have met Lord Priest!"

The crow reported himself very respectfully.

He noticed that Youdao's cold gaze had been lingering on him, and looked up, seeing that it was the high priest, he immediately lowered his head, feeling a little uneasy.

"Chitu, why did you bring the wild man here?"

Chi Yan showed displeasure, with a bit of questioning in his tone.

"Although he is a savage, he has talents that others don't have! He is a natural stonemason! A large part of the stone tools sent in the past few times were made by him!"

Chi Tu did not hesitate to praise.

He looked at Zi Yan and directly stated his intentions: "Master Priest, I want to take Crow as a disciple, and I hope you allow it."

"No!" Before Zi Yan could speak, Chi Yan immediately vetoed, "He is a savage, how can you accept a savage as an apprentice? You brought him without authorization, which is already a violation of the rules, because of your contribution to making stone tools, I I don't need to punish you, and I can pretend that I didn't hear about the matter of taking him as an apprentice, so you don't have to mention it again in the future."

"Master Chi Yan, I spent a cold day with the crow. I can assure you that although he is a savage, he is by no means a villain. Moreover, he promised me that he will stay in the quarry for the rest of his life just like me. field, mining and making stone tools, and not participating in anything in the tribe."

The crow also said: "I don't know anything else. I only know how to make stone tools, and I only like to make stone tools. In the previous tribe, I was a stonemason."

"Then how did you become a savage?"

"We migrated from a very remote and very cold place. It was a arduous journey. Almost all my people died on the way, and there were only three of us left."

He said that he had already colluded with the leopard skin and leopard liver, and Tong Chitu also said the same. Anyway, the sky is high and the earth is far away, who can ask the Youyan tribe for proof?
Chi Yan is not so easy to fool, and said coldly: "You don't think that if you say that, I will believe it?"

"I'm telling the truth." The crow didn't change expression.

"Whether he is telling the truth or not, at least his talent in stone tool making cannot be faked."

Chitu rescued him, and said to the three priests: "He has talent and is willing to contribute to the tribe, why not give him a chance? My lord priest, you also know that my apprentices are all fools, and they can't learn My skills are different, but the crow is different, he learns quickly."

"Crow, show the priest the holy stone mirror you polished."

The crow took out the holy stone mirror, which was no bigger than a palm, from the folds of his coat, and handed it to the highest priest in the audience.

Zi Yan stretched out her hand to catch it, but suddenly, the earth shook violently!
The sudden strong vibration made everyone stagger and almost couldn't stand!
The three priests suddenly changed their colors.

Immediately, someone shouted in panic: "There's an earthquake!"

The shaking of the earth became more and more intense!
Crow experienced an earthquake for the first time in his life, and felt that what he was stepping on was no longer the ground, but undulating waves!What was even more frightening was that he saw the towering stone tower facing him shaking violently, as if it might collapse at any moment!

As soon as this terrifying thought occurred to him, a stone from the top of the tower fell down along the slanted body of the tower, hitting him and the high priest straight!
"Master Priest!"

The crowd exclaimed in unison.

Zi Yan turned her back to the stone tower, completely unaware of the danger behind her.

The crow didn't even think about it, and immediately jumped on it, pushing the opponent away.

Regret it after pushing it.

what am i doing!At this time, you should avoid it!
It was too late to regret, the stones that fell from the sky hit him hard on the back, the crow screamed "Aww", his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted from the pain!

(End of this chapter)