Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 105 The Wisdom of the Snake God

Deep within the sacred mountain, Du Yi was inspecting the savages brought by the three giant beasts.

The Katan people wear wolf bone masks, wield spears, and have bloodthirsty eyes. The Nata people seem to be out of their minds, but they are thick-skinned, strong, and incredibly powerful. The Mani people wear feathered headdresses and are decorated with feathers on their bodies, and their faces are full of mystery.

It looked exactly like the description of the three giant beasts, which Du Yi found quite novel.

If there's any problem, it's that these three races are just too similar to the Ignis—but Du Yi can understand that, since they're called human, they must have two arms and two legs, and they all look pretty much the same.

Ultimately, he was just curious and wanted to see something new. Now that these three giant beasts could do it, it was naturally a good thing.

"Well done."

Du Yi glanced at the three giant beasts with expectant faces and flicked his tail.

"Then let's get back to work."

"it is good!"

The three giant beasts were eager to fight.

They had been waiting for this for a long time, and all the preparations were for this day. You know, they never thought they could get away with it so easily. Now that they had managed to create something out of nothing and complete the ancient serpent's instructions, they would surely receive the ancient serpent's reward and obtain temporary management rights over a certain piece of land from the ancient serpent, right?

But the three giant beasts waited and waited, but nothing came of it.

"Didn't you say... to get things done?"

In the end, it was the blue-faced lion who couldn't help but speak first.

Which mountain do you intend to grant us as a tributary?

"Is a mountain even necessary?"

Du Yi was stunned by this turn of events.

"It's just raising saber-toothed tigers and mammoths. Why not just set up two ranches? I've seen those kinds of ranches before. They don't even need a whole hill... You guys can just do it here. I'll just watch from the side. You can come and ask me if you have any questions."

"This……"

The three giant beasts were speechless for a long time.

Things weren't going as they expected. This wasn't the outcome they wanted; all they wanted was a pasture... What could they possibly do?
But it was too late to say anything now, because the ancient serpent in front of them had once again given a death order: if the three of them couldn't even raise the saber-toothed tiger and the mammoth, it would eat them all.

"That way you'll have some motivation."

Du Yi stated his intentions directly.

However, it was clear that the three giant beasts did not appreciate this good intention; at this moment, all they felt was regret, endless regret.

"Perhaps we shouldn't have come to the east side of the Great Snow Mountain in the first place..."

The three-headed behemoth was even starting to miss home.

However, this matter had nothing to do with Du Yi. He was still routinely searching for firewood and seasonings—in fact, if raising animals wasn't so troublesome, he would have liked to do even that himself.

Although the snake currently has no hands or feet, it has long since developed the habit of doing everything itself over the years.

If I had to say something to be careful about, it would probably be that I need to be a little more careful when walking.

Just like now, he almost ran over a passing savage on the spot.

"You should be a little more careful."

Looking at the savage lying on the ground, Du Yi patiently offered advice.

"It's only because I realized it this time that I didn't crush you to death... If it had been a blind spot, you would have been gone."

"I, I, I..."

The savage on the ground showed no intention of standing up; instead, he lay there with his mouth open for a long time.

Immediately following was a burst of wailing. A strong man lay on the ground, wailing loudly. Du Yi frowned at the sight—but he could now see that the man wasn't just unaware of where he was going; he was deliberately committing suicide by lying on the tracks.

"So what exactly is bothering you?"

Du Yi sighed.

"Isn't living good enough? Why seek death?"

"I, I, I..."

The strong savage cried even harder.

"I have let you down..."

"...What are your expectations?"

Du Yi was even more puzzled.

He had absolutely no idea what the savage was saying.

However, as the savage cried out, Du Yi roughly understood why the other party had come to seek death.

It turns out that this savage was the leader of the so-called Ignivas. Because of some recent changes, he felt that he had failed to lead the savages well and had instead ruined the situation. That's why he wanted to come and die. He felt that only in this way could he atone for his sins against his people and even against himself.

"What do you mean by atonement for my sins?"

Upon hearing this, Du Yi shook his head repeatedly.

“I remember telling your ancestors more than once that I am not your god, and I have no real relationship with you…”

Are you going to abandon your people?

The savage, also known as the 36th generation Akakage, raised his head in astonishment.

Is it possible that because he did not do well enough, because the Ignivas had become corrupt under his leadership, the great One God was prepared to punish him by abandoning them?
What does "abandonment" mean?

Du Yi shook his head repeatedly.

“I’ve said this for a long time: we each have our own lives… Don’t you understand what I’m saying?”

"I……"

The Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage was stunned for a long time before finally understanding the meaning of the snake god before him.

Yes, it's not about abandoning them.

Rather, from the very beginning, the Ignivas were a people forsaken by the gods.

The brief words contained a vast amount of information, leaving the Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage speechless for a long time—at this moment, he thought of many things, from the past to the present, from the Ignivas people to the Hennu, Katan, Nata, and Mani people…

A jumble of conflicting information surged through the mind of the Thirty-Sixth Akakage, leaving him momentarily speechless.

After this long period of contemplation, the Thirty-Sixth Akakage finally managed to utter only one sentence.

What is the purpose of life?

A somber look once again crept onto the face of the Thirty-Sixth Akakage; it was an unmistakable intent to die.

But at that moment, he heard a sound coming from mid-air.

"That's a good question. I have indeed thought about it."

To the surprise of the Thirty-Sixth Generation Akakage, the ancient serpent in front of him actually spoke and answered.

"I don't know what other people live for, but I'll share my understanding..."

"My purpose in life is simply to have a good meal."

(End of this chapter)