Chapter 75 The Second Shedding
It was raining heavily.
It's so noisy.
A small oil lamp was lit in the wooden house.
The smell of blood wafted from every corner of the house.
The small lamp was made from the oil boiled from the bones of ghosts by the people in the sacrificial team, so it naturally had a bit of eerie meaning.
The children inside have long been accustomed to this atmosphere.
Eyes that have lived in darkness since childhood have become accustomed to darkness.
The movements were methodical, and he used the bone needle in his hand to sew the fur together.
A hesitant-looking child in the room looked around hesitantly.
It was a rainy day and the weather was a little cold, and she couldn't help shivering.
"I had a dream yesterday."
"I dreamed that the darkness around us was no longer there, but was full of fire. I looked for fire for a long time but couldn't find it."
The kid couldn't help but share.
The two children looked at each other. Both were a little hesitant, but more excited about finding a kindred spirit: "Did you really dream about it? We dreamed about it too!"
"What?"
"How could there be such a place? It must be a lie, right?"
"I'm not lying to you. I guess that's the Godly Kingdom of the Empress. Only the Godly Kingdom of the Empress can be filled with light everywhere, right?"
The child's pious voice flowed through the wooden house.
"...Then you can join the sacrificial team?"
"How is that possible? They can all breathe fire."
"I heard that the high priest is the Queen's favorite. She must have entered the Kingdom of God just like you, right?"
"I heard that the queen likes the high priest because he is very smart. I wish I could be as smart as the high priest."
***
【10 years old: As we all know, snakes need to shed their skin.
Even if you are so powerful that you can reach the sky, you still need to shed your skin.
This is a common trait among all living things.
You always know, you always understand.
After becoming a snake, shedding your skin becomes a big deal for you.
After all, if a snake fails to shed its skin, it will die.
Seeing this, Wu You couldn't help but cough twice.
He spent a long time looking at the infrastructure and the daily routine of the goblins pretending to be gods while eating, and thought that the days would continue to pass in such an ordinary way.
He couldn't help but flip through the previous text.
What it looks like when it sheds its skin for the first time...
"Originally, he was leading a keeper in the dense forest, making a living by squeezing small animals. On the way, he met two knights, who abducted him and gave him away. He shed his skin while being abducted, and then, um..." Wu You tried again to understand the gibberish.
It failed. The simulator was good in every way except that it always had bugs. Wu You himself was not a programmer and could not check the source of the bugs in the simulator. He had to use beating therapy, but unfortunately it was always ineffective.
I can only rely on my imagination to guess what that mess of code is.
"It's very dangerous when you shed your skin for the first time."
Wu You said to himself: "I finally escaped. The second molting shouldn't be so dangerous, right?"
"Shouldn't it be...?"
***
Nineteen, wearing a straw raincoat and carrying stewed meat in his hands, walked out of the house in the rain.
The fire in the cave has always been there.
Let Nineteen feel at ease forever.
She couldn't help but let her guard down.
Among countless clay statues.
A black snake came out from nowhere.
The black snake was lying on the clay statue.
Nineteen took off his fingerless gloves and sat down cross-legged.
The wind outside was very strong and the rain was heavy. Even though my fingers were wrapped in finger gloves, they still felt a little cold.
She pushed the clay pot of stew in front of the snake.
Seeing that the black snake beauty was squinting her eyes and enjoying the stew in the pottery pot, Nineteen carefully rubbed his hands to warm them up, and then he dared to put his fingers on the master's head.
The black snake's tail couldn't help but pat the clay statue.
Nineteen's slightly hoarse voice appeared in the quiet cave.
"Lord Sisi, recently the legend of the 'Kingdom of God' has been circulating in the tribe. According to the rumor, as long as you fall asleep, you can enter your kingdom of God. That kingdom of God is full of light and food. Is this true?"
Snake slowly finished the last bit of stew, "Why, are you curious about what my kingdom of God looks like? I can only say it's not a bathroom."
Seeing Nineteen's blank face and expression of confusion, Sheshe smiled maliciously.
Sheshe licked the juice on her lips, and the grand scene in her memory flashed through her mind. She narrowed her eyes and said, "My kingdom of God should be a magnificent palace."
Then the snake looked at Nineteen meaningfully and said, "You may have lived in there for a long time."
After saying this, the snake began to think about Nineteen's words.
Dream... She was very sure that she had never done anything like this before. The so-called abnormal dream came from others...
Moreover, the thing called "dream" is, no matter from which perspective, hidden and creepy enough. Just imagine, when all the people in the tribe are brainwashed by the scenes in the dream, will the people in reality believe in snakes, or will they believe in... the owner of the kingdom of God in the dream?
Who on earth wants to occupy this territory in the darkness?
After realizing that this was the snake from the past, he already had the answer in his mind.
Interesting and entertaining.
Sisi couldn't help but think.
Snake recalled the scene when he just broke out of his shell.
That strange territory of the Mother Goddess.
Then I thought of the so-called Kingdom of God, which is full of light.
It's the frog mother, she thought with absolute certainty.
Did He try to influence His followers so early? Did He have His eyes on this place from the beginning?
This is really… really…
The snake smelled the scent of a powerful prey. He was stronger than her, much stronger than her. Even at this moment, the snake couldn't measure His huge body when it raised its head...
But...the vertical pupils that appeared out of nowhere were filled with a cold desire to conquer.
Exciting for the snake!
Yes, excited.
The natural hunter felt unprecedented excitement at this moment!
“…”
In the dark cave, only Nineteen's warm breath was left. The movements of the black snake were almost undetectable, as if it had merged into the environment.
Sheshe had no expression on her face. She was thinking silently, flapping her tail bit by bit.
In just a few dozen seconds, Sheshe came up with a plan. That plan instantly emerged in her mind, as if it had been arranged from the beginning, just waiting for her to remember...
Snake's amber eyes were slightly deep, like a deep sea with undercurrents.
However...this bold enough plan still needs some evidence to prove its feasibility.
Therefore, Sheshe just stopped her tail silently, and then raised the corners of her lips slightly, and whispered to Nineteen: "Don't worry about it."
Nineteen blinked and said with some worry: "Don't worry about it? I feel like it could be a hidden danger."
"Just control the range appropriately." Snake said to himself, "Sometimes, leaving a gap will make the prey eager to get in."
The snake appeared calm on the surface, but the tip of its tail patted the clay statue rather quickly, revealing its emotions in these small details.
A large area of clay statues tilted here and there, knocking over a snake statue in the corner. The neat and tidy order was disrupted, but the snake that caused the disorder could not help but curl up its tail in satisfaction.
The snake statue is no longer the one that was reflected by the snake a few years ago. Instead, it was made by the twelve most pious people in the tribe.
It is said that a person's childhood will affect his whole life.
As the reserve saint of "Frog Mother", Nineteen subconsciously appropriated the power structure given by "Frog Mother" when building the power structure of the tribe.
That is, the nanny acts as a leader and senior, teaching the reserve forces. After the reserve forces pass the assessment, they truly become saints, join the sacrificial team, and pray to the snake to gain strength.
It's almost a win-win.
After the first molting, the snake found that some changes had occurred in its body.
Faith suddenly became food for the snake.
At that point in time before the Dark Ages began, snakes could always gain faith from the group of girls in white in the palace.
After the Dark Ages began, a sect named "Nuwa Huang" that grew stronger for the snakes was providing a steady supply of food for the snakes.
This made Sheshe couldn't help but think of the ghosts in Wang Yu's memory, and the people who accompanied the ghosts.
It turns out that faith has so many functions and benefits. No wonder some people try to trick humans into becoming their believers.
When the snake separates a part of its faith and blesses the believers, the believers will then possess the power of a cultivator.
When Snake first discovered this, he was very excited and tried it everywhere.
Naturally, this kind of thing will only be thrown at people who like snakes.
Nineteen was the one thrown the most, and within a few days he became the backbone of monster hunting.
However, this behavior was too mechanical. After doing it for a few days, Snake became too lazy to do it again.
But after all, it involves food. Sheshe thought about it for a few days and decided to use the skin he shed for the first time as his substitute. After trying it several times, he successfully made the shed skin work for him and spread faith.
Faith is something that cannot be suppressed when it suddenly erupts.
The accumulation of too much food made the snake's tail itchy again.
Obviously, it's time for it to shed its skin again.
The first time shedding, faith can become food.
What would one gain from shedding skin for the second time? A human body?
When it shed its skin for the third time, the snake had made all the arrangements for itself. It probably meant changing from a human body to a god body, right?
However, whether this speculation can be verified will have to wait until the actual molting.
Snake lay on his throne, listening to Nineteen chattering about the latest developments in the tribe.
To be honest, Sheshe has no interest in these things. Only Nineteen really treats them as a career.
Lead those in darkness to find civilization.
Find food in the darkness and feed the hungry people.
Domesticate livestock and cultivate crops.
Trying to build the lifeblood of civilization on a piece of land.
Unfortunately, as their god, Sheshe only wants to explore more unknowns, and wants to know what it means that there are always people better than you.
The amber eyes, dancing in the darkness, reveal the ambition of a hunter.
***
"ha--"
Snake yawned.
Nineteen immediately stopped talking: "Are you sleepy, Master Sisi?"
She looked over with concerned eyes.
"Nineteen, I want to take a nap. This nap will be a long one."
Rubbing her eyes with her hands, the black snake beauty couldn't help but yawning again.
Nineteen was stunned. She was silent for a long time, and no one knew what she was thinking.
After a moment, her voice softened: "Okay, I know. I hope I can see you again in my lifetime, Master Sisi."
"I hope that when you wake up, I will still be alive and can see your return."
"I'll be watching you while you're asleep, don't worry."
Sheshe couldn't help but look up, and the outline of Nineteen's face was slightly blurred under the firelight.
It was raining heavily, but her eyes were extremely peaceful and calm. She had found her target, and that target was obviously not the illusory "saint" from her childhood.
However, people always change and grow. She has grown from a sapling that was easily blown down into a big tree. It is normal for her to change.
Black Snake held his chin and looked up and down at Nineteen, who was smiling unchanged.
What are you looking at? Nineteen... Did she guess something?
Sisi pondered.
Nineteen's warm breath was approaching. She bent down, and the red mole between her eyebrows became even redder. She leaned forward with her slightly damp face and rubbed the snake's face as if to draw strength.
"Everything will develop according to your wishes."
【11 years old: You are undergoing your second molting.
Pi Yi works diligently.
Your reputation is growing, and your magic power is accumulating. 】
【12 years old: You are undergoing your second molting.
Pi Yi is still working diligently.
Your reputation is growing, and your magic power is accumulating. 】
【……】
【……】
[60 years old: You peel off the transparent skin and poke your head out.
As you expected, your pitch-black snake tail turned into two human legs at this moment.
Pi Yi was slacking off while working.
After discovering this, I quickly sent my greetings.
***, after so many years! Finally *** is here to take over the job!
Your reputation has reached the pinnacle of the region! 】
***
The darkness remains darkness, and in the darkness there are no years, only the accumulation of bones.
It's raining heavily.
It was raining heavily, and at this time, few people in the tribe would go out.
The woman thought so before opening the door.
Until I vaguely saw the outline of a person on the path we were leaving.
The woman approached cautiously and found that the man was bending over, looking at the statue on the roadside.
People who live in darkness always have some ability to adapt to the environment.
When she was a few steps away from the person, the woman finally saw her face clearly.
The woman couldn't help but be stunned.
She could only sense one word in that glance.
beauty.
Extremely beautiful.
In the darkness, that well-defined face was like a work of art carefully crafted by Queen Wa.
The extremely rich and colorful facial features raised their heads, as if they had finally noticed her arrival, and the eyes that were staring at her seemed to have a very light color.
"You are..." the woman asked hesitantly, "I don't think I've ever seen you in the tribe."
The man tilted his head slightly, looking a little strange: "Where are you going?"
"I came from afar to see what the famous Yan tribe looks like."
The woman pursed her lips and said, "Are you here to seek refuge with the Queen?"
"Madam?" the man repeated doubtfully.
The woman hesitated for a long time, and finally looked at that face and made up her mind. She quickly forced a smile and said, "Come on, I'll take you to a place."
A small oil lamp was lit inside the wooden house.
There were people sitting in a circle, mostly young and middle-aged people, and a small number of children, watching the adults' prayers with curiosity.
The door was pushed open.
The heavy rain outside was beating down a little.
The woman took off her straw raincoat, made way, and revealed the person behind her.
The person behind him has long hair.
She was wearing a black dress of a very special style that had never been seen in the tribe or on priests.
As she walked step by step into the firelight, raindrops fell silently along her fingertips.
Everyone was speechless.
When she walked in, it was like a pile of beautiful things coming towards them.
Someone said, "Mother Goddess, Mother Goddess will definitely like her."
"In this world, she is the only one who will never miss the love of the Mother Goddess."
Upon hearing this, the beauty's thick and long eyelashes trembled slightly, revealing her amber pupils under her eyelashes, and her bright red lips curled slightly.
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