Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Moving the timeline forward to more than a hundred years ago...
Let's go back to more than a hundred years ago, when the soil of creation had not yet been taken away. At that time, Noh and Atlas traveled near this tribe.
When the Soil of Creation was still there, it served as energy to supply the entire tribe with food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. It was even used to protect the tribe's defense array that could not be broken by those with special powers. This array was also built with the Soil of Creation as the core.
When Noh came here, she did not succeed in entering the tribe. However, she met the saint on the edge of the tribe.
Human beings' yearning for freedom is eternal. In that era, there were already saints who wanted to leave the tribe and go to the outside world. But in those days, the tribes were more closed than they are now. They do not allow people outside the tribe to enter the tribe, nor do they allow people inside the tribe to leave the tribe.
The strict requirements caused many tragedies and eventually gave birth to the rebellious saint.
She left the tribe with the Soil of Creation. Seeing that the matter was exposed, she gave the Soil of Creation to Noh, and asked Noh to take the Soil of Creation as far as possible, while she went back to hold back the tribe members.
The Soil of Creation disappeared, and she was executed by her angry tribesmen. The news of the loss of the Soil of Creation was covered up. Only the successive saints and elders knew about it. Even the warriors who were sent out to look for the Soil of Creation did not know that what they were looking for was the treasure of the tribe, the Soil of Creation.
At the same time, due to the disappearance of the soil of creation, the tribe lost its ability to be self-sufficient and had to open up.
This is all the information provided by the system. Over the past few days, Ren Xiaoyue has filled in the subsequent story based on the clues she has discovered.
After the creation soil disappeared, the supernatural formations and supernatural items left in the tribe did not disappear, but since they no longer had the creation soil as an energy source, if they wanted to continue using those items, they had to look outside for new energy sources, which are the so-called sacrifices. During the annual harvest celebration, they kill sacrifices to gain energy.
What follows is the story of the diary owner and the outsider. The diary owner once rebelled against the harvest festival that required human sacrifice, but she failed, just as Ren Xiaoyue had guessed before. The outsider is killed, and the outsider's friends return to the tribe years later to try to seek revenge.
Then, there is this year’s harvest celebration.
When Ren Xiaoyue thought about the tour guide who approached her inexplicably, her guess became more and more certain.
She, who can negate all supernatural powers, will definitely be different after touching the stone. This year's sacrifice is likely to be her. Tomorrow is the harvest festival, and by then, all the answers will be revealed.
At noon the next day, Ren Xiaoyue got up with anticipation, waiting for her guess to be verified.
After being sick for several days, bedridden and closed to visitors, she miraculously recovered today and left the tree house in high spirits to participate in the harvest celebration. Cross, playing the role of a good brother, walked with her to the giant tree.
A stage for the celebration has been set up in front of the giant tree in the center of the tribe. Vines draped down, hanging the stage. On the green stage, the staff wearing distinctive costumes look like elves wandering through the forest.
Ren Xiaoyue stood in the noisy crowd, looking up at the people on the stage dancing and singing happily.
Ancient songs with unique melodies flowed from their mouths. The language used in the songs did not belong to any existing language. It was complex and rhythmic. People twisted their waists, swayed their bodies, and prayed to God with words whose meaning no one knew. Birds emerged from the dense forest, surrounded the stage, and danced to the melody.
When the melody reaches its climax, the rootless vines come alive, they quickly bloom and bear fruit, and the actors on the stage pick the plump fruits and throw them to the audience below.
The atmosphere of the celebration reached its climax. People became excited, shouting excitedly, raising their hands high, and all wanting to join in the fun. The crowd surged and Ren Xiaoyue and Cross were pushed aside.
Ren Xiaoyue was gradually pushed into a corner. Looking at Cross getting farther and farther away, she felt something in her heart.
Is it time for her to start performing too?
The next moment, someone covered her mouth and nose from behind, and a pungent smell penetrated her nasal cavity. Ren Xiaoyue had never smelled this smell before. It might be a homemade drug made by the tribe, but unfortunately, this thing had no effect on her. If you increase the dosage several times, it might work for her.
Before the person behind him noticed what was wrong, Ren Xiaoyue tilted his head and fell into coma as he wished.
Ren Xiaoyue, pretending to be unconscious, fell limply into the arms of the unknown attacker, and listened to the man taking her out on the pretext that her friend was not feeling well. After being dragged for a long distance, Ren Xiaoyue had her hands and feet tied and was carried on someone's shoulders.
The rest of the walk was a bit wild, with the person carrying her jumping up and down, walking and running at the same time. After swaying for a long time, Ren Xiaoyue felt that she was thrown into a soft place.
Not on the floor, but not necessarily on the bed.
There were a lot of people gathered around, and Ren Xiaoyue also heard the voice of the tour guide. The tour guide seemed to be the leader among them, and the conversation centered around her. From what they said, they were going to change her clothes, but before they could do anything, an explosion was heard.
Oh, and those people who live next door are also getting into action. Ren Xiaoyue understood.
The first explosion is not the end, but the beginning. As the number of explosions increased, the number of people surrounding her dwindled, until finally only the tour guide was left. After the tour guide changed her clothes, Cross came over.
Ren Xiaoyue thought about it for a moment, then continued to pretend to be unconscious and did not interrupt Cross's actions.
Cross skipped the meaningless questions like "Who are you?", "What are you doing here?" and "How did you get here?" and quickly got to the point, using his eloquent words to hit the tour guide's sore spot.
"Is my sister guilty too? Are your sister's friends guilty too?" Cross said earnestly, "You know it in your heart, right? Are the selection criteria really based on guilty people? Are the elders really correct?"
"Enough!" the tour guide scolded him.
The tour guide said, "You don't have to tell me, I have my own ideas," but she did not refute Cross in her actions. She did not expel Cross, but left here by herself.
After the tour guide left, Ren Xiaoyue opened her eyes and broke the ropes that tied her up.
After opening her eyes, Ren Xiaoyue looked around and observed the surrounding environment.
It turned out that she was still lying on the ground, but there was a thick blanket on the ground, so she felt the hardness was different.
Then Ren Xiaoyue raised her hand again and looked at the clothes of the sacrifice. It was a long skirt, pure white, very flowing, but it looked like it would get dirty easily and would be inconvenient to move around in. At the same time, it has a strong sense of design, with buttons at the base of the sleeves, allowing people to put it on without any obstacles even if they are tied up.
Finally, she looked at Cross.
"Let's go," Cross smiled and held out his hand, "I'll take you to see the world."
Ren Xiaoyue held Cross's hand and used it as a fulcrum to stand up from the ground. As she stood up, she let go of her hands and took off the clothes that the tour guide had just put on her. After taking off her clothes, she replied, "Let's go."
Cross led her out the door with ease, and it didn't seem like this was his first time here. Ren Xiaoyue followed Cross past the big trees, and the scenery nearby looked more and more familiar to her.
Isn't this where she found the diary? Ren Xiaoyue was still distracted when Cross stopped.
Ren Xiaoyue came back to her senses from her thoughts and found that Cross had stopped. She looked up and found herself being taken to a tall tree, from where she could overlook everything below.
Her eyes were drawn to the altar below, where she had once been lost. However, unlike the tranquility last time, the area around the altar was now bustling with people, as lively as a noisy vegetable market.
In the center of the altar, several hunchbacked old men were in a fierce confrontation with the people living next door. Their faces were filled with anger and determination, and the outsiders responded with the same determination. The area was surrounded by indigenous people from the tribe, their clothes were different, but they all showed their concern and worry about the conflict.
The wind blew towards Ren Xiaoyue, carrying the sound of quarreling, and she heard the heated words from both sides. The elders of the tribe used sophistry and sophistry, telling everyone that sacrifice was necessary, but outsiders produced evidence and exposed their lies one by one.
The development of things was basically the same as Ren Xiaoyue had expected.
The magic circle in the altar lit up little by little. She looked at the familiar magic circle and felt an ominous premonition in her heart.
The tour guide rushed into the center of the conflict. Her appearance made the already tense atmosphere even more explosive. There was a flash of surprise in the elders' eyes, but they did not stop their fanatical words. They claimed that once the sacrifice began, it could not be stopped and that no one could sabotage it from within.
"The sacrifice must be completed, otherwise everyone will die..."
The elder laughed wildly. Everyone below looked pale. Ren Xiaoyue, who was eavesdropping in the corner, managed to control her expression.
Wait a minute, there is a magic circle in this location. Could the magic circle she destroyed that day be... ?
Unfortunately, the ominous premonition came true. Amid the chaos and quarrels, the tour guide rushed into the magic circle at the last moment. The magic circle emitted a dazzling light, as if it would devour everything. After the light went out, the tour guide was standing in the altar with a dazed look on her face, unharmed.
Seeing this unexpected scene, not only were all the people below stunned, even Cross, who was always in charge of the overall situation, said "Huh?"
As soon as Cross spoke, Ren Xiaoyue realized that Cross, who was always talkative, had not said a word just now.
In order not to interrupt her train of thought? It's a pity that her only idea is about the magic circle. Don't doubt her.
Ren Xiaoyue, who was feeling unjustified but confident, cooperated by making a puzzled expression and frowned slightly.
Cross thought for a moment and smiled knowingly: "It seems that a 'kind-hearted person' helped them destroy the magic circle. That person has good skills. The magic circle looks normal from the outside, but it was exposed when it was actually used."
After saying that, he looked at Ren Xiaoyue, which made Ren Xiaoyue's heart skip a beat.
"What do you think after reading this?" Cross asked, "Who do you think is right?"
Ren Xiaoyue: …
She was startled and thought Cross was going to ask if she did it.
Seeing that Ren Xiaoyue didn't respond, Cross added: "If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me directly. Although I think with your ability, you should understand everything."
"Aren't we here to look for something?" Ren Xiaoyue was silent for a while and asked something irrelevant.
Hearing this, Cross suddenly laughed.
"Sixteen," he stared at Ren Xiaoyue, "sometimes being a bystander is the cruelest thing. People who don't fit in with the world will be abandoned by the world."
"Their sacred objects have been lost." Ren Xiaoyue answered the question irrelevantly.
Cross laughed for a while, and when he had laughed enough, he took a step back, looked leisurely at the center of the altar, and stopped questioning Ren Xiaoyue.
"It's okay. It's not a complete failure. I took a picture of a portrait." He shook the camera around his neck. "I've verified it. The portrait is of the current owner of the treasure."
"Our mission has been accomplished and we can leave at any time," he said.
When he said this, there was still a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.
Ren Xiaoyue sighed in her heart.
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