Chapter 382 The Old Chief of the Sword Tribe
The Fire City is very beautifully built, with convenient transportation, neat houses, and public toilets, which make the living environment here better.
All the people who have lived in the new houses said that the environment here is much better than the places they have lived before.
And because they moved far to the south, the temperature here is warmer than in the north, which makes them feel comfortable.
All the houses within the third ring road have been completed, and the construction of the Fire City has come to an end. Even if all the warriors outside return, there is enough space for everyone to live here.
A large stone was erected in each of the four directions of east, south, west and north, with the word "Fire City" engraved on it in simplified Chinese characters. This is the name of this city without walls.
"Fire Totem, the construction of Fire City is all completed. The tribesmen hope to hold a grand ceremony tomorrow as the end of the construction of Fire City. Is it possible?"
Since they were able to communicate, in addition to the regular grand ceremony, the Eighth Generation Witch would ask the Fifth Xuan for orders for such a sudden grand ceremony.
"Wait a minute, first bring the stone I want."
The Fifth Xuan thought about it and did not let the tribesmen hold the grand ceremony immediately, because he wanted to directly introduce the Fire Alliance Code at the grand ceremony.
The Fire Alliance Code, he was going to engrave it on a large black basalt stone found in the mountains. The stone was heavy and large, and it had not been transported yet.
In addition to the fact that the stone had not arrived, there were also some different opinions on the content of the code in the Bagua space.
Now the entire totem is divided into two camps. The Sun Totem, Moon Totem, Stag Totem, Fire Totem, Hammer Totem, and Ox Totem have not reached a consensus on the death penalty.
The Sun Totem was the first to discover that there was no death penalty in the entire code. When he knew this, he was very surprised and asked the Fifth Xuan privately.
He was very puzzled that even crimes such as betraying the tribe were only punishable by labor in the code, and there was no death penalty.
The Fifth Xuan explained that manpower is precious, fighting against nature has already consumed a lot of the tribesmen's strength, and they also have to deal with hunger and war. Survival is already quite difficult, and there is no need to execute a person at will.
Sun Totem thought that Fifth Xuan's reason was unacceptable, but he did not make any strong demands until Moon Totem also raised doubts.
Unlike Sun Totem who raised doubts in private, she raised doubts in front of all the totems. Fifth Xuan gave the same answer, but Sun Totem, Moon Totem and Stag Totem all felt that this was not enough to serve as a warning.
"Punishment is for correction. If the result of punishment is death, then punishment will lose its meaning."
This is Fifth Xuan's theory. He thinks that from the perspective of the totems, they should look further ahead.
"The tribe does not need traitors to correct."
The rare Stag Totem spoke first and gave his own thoughts.
Fifth Xuan could read some different meanings from his angry eyes. Perhaps he had been hurt in this regard.
"If you insist on your choice, we support you, but if you let me express my opinion, I think the Stag Totem is right."
Sun Totem spoke up, and he spoke rather humbly, basing the discussion on what the Fifth Xuan wanted to discuss.
"I do hope to get your opinions."
The Fifth Xuan said affirmatively.
"I also support the death penalty."
Moon Totem spoke up immediately, and at the same time looked at the Ox Totem and the Hammer Totem.
The Ox Totem immediately stated: "I support the wise master, and I don't want the death penalty."
He supported the Fifth Xuan, not only to flatter him, but also because abolishing the death penalty meant that he was also safe, because in a sense, he was also a traitor.
However, in fact, the Sun and Moon Totems had betrayed the Fire Tribe to varying degrees, but these two did not have this awareness.
"I also support the wise leader. Without the tribesmen, there would be no us. We should not be cruel to the tribesmen."
The Fifth Xuan agreed with the words of the hammer, but it obviously could not impress the first three.
The discussion lasted for several days. The Sun Totem wavered once, but finally chose to support the death penalty. For a while, the opinions of several totems in the gossip space could not be consistent.
The Fifth Xuan also wanted to force them to obey. Although this would make them uncomfortable, the Fifth Xuan had the right to do so. However, he hesitated again and again and still did not do so.
He did not think that he was definitely right. Even though he had entered such an era in his previous life, he still did not completely abandon the death penalty, which shows the necessity of the death penalty.
Diwu Xuan knew this a long time ago, but he still reduced the punishment because he knew it was easy to increase the punishment but difficult to reduce it.
"The basalt will arrive tomorrow. I will then engrave the code on the basalt and let the witches outside take a look. We will neutralize their opinions."
Seeing that there was no consensus, Diwu Xuan slowly expressed his thoughts.
Ri Tuteng wanted to say something but stopped. Diwu Xuan stretched out his hand and pressed down, not letting him speak.
Diwu Xuan knew what he was going to say. Ri Tuteng never liked Diwu Xuan's practice of wanting to refer to the opinions of witches and leaders on everything. In his view, totems are above everything.
If humans are the spirits of all things, then in Ri Tuteng's view, totems are the spirits of all spirits. He even has a feeling of superiority in his subconscious.
In fact, the Fifth Xuan was often troubled by this feeling, but his experience as a human reminded him all the time, so that he did not regard humans as enslaved creatures.
This is difficult.
Theocracy can corrupt a person's personality more than ordinary power. The Fifth Xuan needs to fight against it from time to time. At this time, the Sun and Moon Totems will always stand on the opposite side, like a demon, instigating him to pick the fruits of theocracy.
Suppressing all criticisms, the Fifth Xuan quietly waited for the arrival of the basalt.
The long night of the Ice Age was long and cold. When dawn came, the wind and snow did not stop, which meant that today was another day of heavy snow and wind.
The basalt did not arrive as expected, because after dawn, a group of people rushed over from the wind and snow, which made the entire Fire Tribe alert.
The one who came was the envoy of the Sword Tribe, an old warrior. He was the leader of the previous generation of the Sword Tribe. As the envoy of the Fire Tribe, he came in the wind and snow.
The Eighth Generation Shaman asked Zhuo to lead several other tribal leaders to welcome them to show respect for the Sword Tribe.
The Sword Tribe brought rich gifts, including various furs and meats, and some frozen fish.
"Shaman of the Fire Tribe, let me pay homage to the Fire Totem first, and then reminisce with you."
The old warrior with gray hair had met the Eighth Generation Shaman. At that time, the Eighth Generation Shaman participated in the ceremony of the promotion of the Sword Totem as a shaman of a small tribe. Those small tribes were received by this old warrior.
His status was high enough and he had free time, so he was responsible for the reception of all the small tribes at that time.
In fact, the Eighth Shaman got a lot of information from him, and he was not surprised to see the Eighth Shaman, because the news that the Eighth Shaman had gone to the Sword Tribe alone had already spread.
The Fire Tribe built the Fire City here, which had long been spied on by the surrounding small tribes, and the Fire Tribe did not hide anything, and built it so openly.
Even the fact that the Eighth Shaman went to the Sword Tribe to watch the ceremony was known to many people through the spread of some warriors, including the Sword Tribe.
The old chief of the Sword Tribe knelt in front of the totem fire and worshiped the fire totem respectfully. When he stood up, his forehead was still stained with snow on the ground.
"Old chief, I thought someone from the Sword Tribe would come, but I didn't expect it to be you."
The Eighth Shaman stepped forward and held the hands of the old chief of the Sword Tribe with both hands, showing great enthusiasm.
The old chief had a bitter smile on his face and said, "If I hadn't met you, they wouldn't have sent me here. I would have been kicked out of the upper echelons of the Sword Tribe a long time ago."
The Eighth Generation Shaman knew something about this. It was said that the new generation of Sword Tribe leaders had usurped power, or that the usurpation of power was a bit excessive, and forcing the emperor to abdicate was more appropriate.
Facing the old chief's frankness, the Eighth Generation Shaman was a little embarrassed to say anything. He laughed dryly and saw the old warrior looking in the direction of the altar.
"Can I see the Fire Totem?"
He looked at the Eighth Generation Shaman with hope in his eyes.
The Eighth Generation Shaman felt a little embarrassed. He had just heard what the old Sword Tribe leader said, and instinctively wanted to agree to divert the embarrassment, but as soon as the words came out, they turned into "I'll let the Music Shaman go and ask."
The old Sword Tribe leader nodded in gratitude, but there was still some disappointment in his eyes.
He wanted to see the fire totem that was said to be able to communicate, and see his magic.
The sound wizard went there in person, but the result he brought back disappointed the old totem. The fire totem refused to see him and asked him to call the eighth-generation wizard to the altar.
The eighth-generation wizard walked up to the altar with some doubts, and as soon as he got up, he saw two words written on the thick mist: Kneel down.
The eighth-generation wizard knelt down without knowing why, and then after a long wait, the fire totem did not respond until it got dark.
At this time, the old leader of the knife tribe was still standing below, and the warriors of the knife tribe showed dissatisfaction in their eyes.
The sky was completely dark, and some of the warriors of the knife tribe made hungry noises in their stomachs, and the warriors guarding next to them had taken turns several times.
On the altar, the Eighth Generation Shaman went from confusion to silence, from silence to thinking, and finally understood something in a trance.
The words of the Sword Tribe leader seemed straightforward, but in fact, the guide almost agreed to let him see the Fire Totem.
If a person with unknown purpose is directly led to the Fire Totem, it would be quite dangerous for the Fire Totem - although the Fire Totem is different from the ordinary stone totem, which can reduce the danger index, the old leader of the Sword Tribe may indeed have bad intentions.
Not only that, if it was the Sword Tribe Shaman who came, it would be normal to see the Fire Totem, but for a leader, and an old leader who has retired to the second line, the request to see the Fire Totem... is a bit excessive.
The Eighth Generation Shaman, who understood, immediately explained his two understandings to the Fifth Xuan. Seeing that he understood, the Fifth Xuan did not give any more instructions, but just let him go down and deal with the old leader of the Sword Tribe himself.
The Eighth Generation Shaman kowtowed stiffly, then dragged his numb body down the altar steps, shaking his head with a bitter smile in his heart.
He was still too young, and in front of these old foxes, he seemed to be less thoughtful. He needed to be more careful in the future.
Thinking like this, the Eighth Generation Shaman looked at the old leader of the Sword Tribe from afar, his eyes full of vigilance.