Survival for all, my island is the last pure land on earth.

The pile of stones contained a mutated wild boar, a mutated sheep, a mutated bison, and several mutated pheasants.

The mushroom people added many fruits to the mutated beast's stomach, supposedly to add flavor.

Jin Xiaoman curiously leaned over and smelled it, and indeed she could smell a spicy aroma mixed with a faint herbal fragrance.

The roasted chestnuts and the demon cat studied it for a long time and finally concluded that it wouldn't taste too bad.

As dusk settled and the sky gradually darkened, the campfire burning in the center of the tribe grew brighter, its orange-red flames crackling and leaping.

No one knows when or who started it, but the mushroom people gradually formed a circle and began to dance to a rough and enthusiastic rhythm.

Eloin invited Jin Xiaoman and the other two to join in. The three of them swayed their bodies, stepped and spun around to the rhythm of the mushroom man, and raised their hands to cheer.

The little mushrooms' clear voices pierced through the soldiers' singing, melodious and ethereal.

An old man sat in the center of the circle, with a colorful drum in front of him, leading everyone in completing this hymn.

The firelight illuminated the faces of everyone in the tribe, outlining their eyebrows, eyes, and smiles, and in this desolate primeval forest, it exuded the vitality unique to the tribal civilization.

After the dance ended, it was time for the meat in the pile of stones to be cooked.

The little mushrooms hadn't eaten meat in a long time, and now, with their mouths watering, they swarmed over to the pile of stones, waiting for the adults to start the stove.

Jin Xiaoman and Eloun sat on the outskirts of the crowd, unable to see what was happening in the center, but they could clearly smell a fragrance that was a mixture of wild herbs, the aroma of meat being braised in oil, and the sweetness of berries.

The mud shell around the mutated beast was pried open, and the mushroom man used a knife to cut off the most tender and juicy parts of the mutated beast, dividing them into four portions. Two of these portions were then served to Jin Xiaoman and Eloun.

They clasped their hands together, placed them above their heads, and were saying something devoutly.

Eloin: "May you be well."

Peace, though it sounds simple, is the blessing that the mushroom clan desires throughout their lives.

Jin Xiaoman replied, "You too."

She picked up a piece of grilled meat, tasted it, and found that it tasted even better than she had imagined.

The first taste of the meat is a light, fresh aroma of smoked herbs, followed by the rich and full flavor of mutton. The juices burst on the tongue, carrying a subtle sweetness of berries. The aroma is layered yet not heavy, becoming more fragrant with each chew.

Eloin also took a big bite and let out a comfortable sigh: "I can't even remember the last time the tribe was this happy."

After a pause, it asked, "Xiaoman, do you know Eris?"

"As you should know, besides God, only it can teleport players from other worlds."

Eloin gestured with her hand to indicate the height: "When I first saw Eris, it was only this tall, just like a child."

"It was covered in wounds, with not a single patch of unscathed skin on its body, and it stumbled along the riverbank looking for food."

"After observing it for a few days, I know it is most likely an outsider, because our people, even newborn babies, know that the Pupu fish is inedible. But it was very happy to catch it, and carefully tasted it, and then found it unpalatable."

Eloun smiled as she spoke of this: "I also guessed that other subjects came with it, because it only eats a small bite each time it finds something. It takes the good stuff back with it, eats the bad stuff itself, and only throws away the inedible stuff."

"It took about a month for its wounds to heal a bit. I also saw the other two kittens, which looked like twins. They were both pure black with no significant differences. I couldn't bear to see the three kittens, so I fed them some food."

"If I had known that such a simple act would plunge me and my people into an abyss of no return, I would not have done it, no matter how pitiful they were."

Jin Xiaoman turned her head and saw the deep regret in Eloun's eyes: "So they are the people of Norse whom the gods said they would severely punish. Eris used some method to escape from that unprecedented calamity with her sisters, and they were chased all the way here."

"God rebuked me for my unfaithfulness, saying that I was trying to overthrow His rule. As a result, my people and I were rejected by God and thrown into this world that He completely controls, becoming prey for other peoples."

Jin Xiaoman: "Just because you fed Eris some food?"

Eloin: "You don't believe me either, do you? I didn't even save it; I just left it some food, and it was completely rejected."

"In the past years, I have prayed to God countless times, explaining my sins and asking for His mercy, but there has been no response."

Elon's emotions could no longer be suppressed: "God even punished me by freezing my time forever at the moment my people were abandoned. My people can experience birth, aging, sickness, and death, but I cannot. I will live on until the last member of my people dies, and only then will I be freed."

"But Xiaoman, the lifespan of my clan is only two or three hundred years, yet I have endured nearly ten thousand years. Am I really so sinful?"

This story seems familiar, similar to Noel's, yet not entirely the same.

Jin Xiaoman didn't know how to comfort Eloin, because everyone knew who the problem was, but no one could do anything about it and could only passively accept His punishment, because it was also a blessing.

Jin Xiaoman gently patted Eloin's umbrella, her thousand words condensed into a single comforting sentence: "Things will get better someday."

Eloun nodded emphatically: "Yes, things will get better."

Her eyes were glistening from crying: "Xiaoman, do you know why the common language of Earth is on the first page?"

Why?

"Because a voice has told me countless times that there will be a girl from Earth who will tear apart the tyranny of the gods, overthrow their rule, establish a kingdom of her own, and save us from the curse."

She said, "We will eventually move towards the light."

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