Survive in the beast world

Chapter 83 Ceremony

I finished the dagger in my hand, but I kept it with me and there was no suitable opportunity to send it out. I don’t know what I’m busy with recently, and I can’t see anyone else. Li Shizhen waited anxiously, but this guy always came back too late. , Li Shizhen had already fallen asleep when he came back, and he didn't know what to do in the morning, he only prepared breakfast but he couldn't see anyone at all.

Li Shizhen was just waiting, anxious, disappointed, and waiting. The psychological construction he had started to do was gradually numb. The corn is ripe, and Li Shizhen needs to devote himself to the busy work of harvesting. , He also thought about it, let's put aside other things for the time being and straighten out the important matter of the harvest, but he can't worship all 99 steps and pay attention to the last step.

According to Ahu, when the ear on the top of the corn stalk is half dry, it can be picked. Li Shizhen went to check it, and it was indeed the case. The corn was full and it was time to mature.

As soon as Li Shizhen made a decision, he immediately decided to start picking. The organization and arrangement were trivial and complicated, and he was very busy. He was too busy to think about Bai's recent whereabouts.

Considering that the land also needs to be cultivated repeatedly, they did not just break off the corn cobs, but cut off the whole corn stalks with stone knives, and then carried them to a drying place to break the cobs.Corn stalks can be used for composting and as fuel.

The valley is very busy, and even the Eunuchs have devoted themselves to this work and never tire of it. Now a staple food has been added to the dinner. The sweet and soft corn reminds Li Shizhen of many delicacies on earth.

This kind of food that many people in the valley have never eaten was very popular for a while, and the yield was very considerable. What moved the Apa Amums most was that Ajiao said that this kind of plant could be grown, that is to say, they planted it. The more you get, the more you can collect, which is not as unreliable as collection.

This time, because they only mobilized young people to participate, and the reclaimed land is limited, the area is not particularly large, but the output has almost caught up to half of the pine fruit.You must know that the yield of fir fruit has been accumulated in the valley for so many years, and the young people like corn have only tossed for more than half of the snow season to have such a bumper harvest, which is very touching to the elders.

However, Li Shizhen designed several methods for the final storage. He once saw that the corn cobs were hung directly under the eaves of the farmers in the north to air and dry. Time can make a stone mill or something. With cornmeal, maybe pasta is not far away.

Although the picking this time is relatively labor-intensive, due to the enthusiastic participation of the Apa Aams, the manpower is very sufficient and the progress is very fast.So even if the young males did not participate in the picking this time, the progress was not delayed much.

The Apas seemed to know the whole process of their hunt for the beast, and because the ceremony was about to come, they felt that they could already be regarded as independent adults, so they didn't interfere much with their recent sneaky behavior.Anyway, the elders have recently cultivated new interests and hobbies when harvesting corn, and they have also diverted their attention.

Li Shizhen can see that these Apaams are now interested in planting and breeding. This is a good thing. The change of concept begins with young people, who are more likely to accept new things, and when these elders When it is also accepted, it means that such things have gradually become popular, and it is not difficult to promote them again.

During this period, the Apaams also asked many technical questions related to planting. The females did not need to be explained by Li Shizhen, but they would patiently and meticulously introduce them one by one. Basic agricultural knowledge was popularized in the valley in this primitive way. .

Soon, the green gauze tents in the field disappeared, leaving stubbles of corn stalks, and the eaves in the valley were all inlaid with gold, and hung full of corn, beaming. The whole snow season is the coldest The time has come, with heavy snowfalls one after another, the outside of the valley is already impassable, even in the valley, a thin layer of snow hangs on the woods in the south, and the lake has begun to freeze.

The fruit on the holy fir tree has completely turned brown, and the solemn ceremony in the mouth of the orcs is about to begin.

The date of the ceremony was selected by Yang Apa looking at the weather, and Li Shizhen also received the notice. Since he is just a soy sauce maker, he only needs to be there when the time comes.

However, I heard that the ceremony started early in the morning and lasted all day, so Li Shizhen also planned to go to bed early, so as not to be too impolite to be late the next day.

He was in a hazy sleep, but felt a little itchy on his face, and opened his eyes in a daze, and saw a pair of innocent big blue eyes.

Li Shizhen turned over, buried himself in the warm snow-white fur, and murmured: "Don't make trouble, just sleep for a while..." He hasn't woken up yet.

The big cat let out a "wow", and helplessly arched Li Shizhen again. Although it was still early, the ceremony was about to begin. He lightly licked Li Shizhen's cheek, probably because of the good harvest. He was exhausted, and Li Shizhen had been working and resting regularly since he returned to the valley, and it wasn't time for him to get up at this point.

The big cat looked at Li Shizhen's sleeping face, and was really helpless. He was very alert when he was sleeping outside, but he couldn't wake up when he returned to the valley.The big cat's big blue eyes blinked, and the slyness flashed in the eyes. He lowered his head, turned the tiger's head sideways, and aimed at Li Shizhen's face with his beard.

Then... Li Shizhen was finally awakened by the beard. He frantically grabbed the big cat's beard and ravaged it.

Amidst the big cat's begging for mercy, Li Shizhen finally calmed down. He looked at the sky and saw that it was still dark, but there were already voices outside.Usually, Baihu would not disturb him to sleep like this. After thinking about it for a while, Li Shizhen also knew the reason why Baihu woke him up. He could only say that the start time of the ceremony was beyond his expectation.

Seeing the big cat rubbing his beard pitifully, Li Shizhen didn't know whether he was really hurting or just pretending, so he rubbed him helplessly: "Okay, I got a little angry when I got up, should we Want to hurry over there?"

The big cat rubbed Li Shizhen's cheek and nodded.

After quickly washing up, Li Shizhen hurried outside together with Baihu.

The sky outside was a dark blue now, and it was getting dark, but the orcs were already walking southward in a lively group.Li Shizhen and Baihu also followed the acquaintances, greeting each other back and forth.

The location of the ceremony was under the holy fir tree. When Li Shizhen arrived, he was also surprised by the arrangement in front of him.In the open space under the holy fir tree, a platform was erected at some point, but what caught the eye was not the platform, but a huge animal skin behind the platform.

The orcs arrived one after another, and they all sat around the sides of the high platform in an orderly manner, leaving the space directly in front of the platform.Li Shizhen and Baihu also naturally followed the crowd and sat down.

When the sky became brighter, Yang Apa and the others had already arrived, and the crowd gradually became quiet.

Then Yangappa stood on the stage. His clothes today were completely different from usual. He was wearing a multicolored fur, a huge skeleton hat on his head, and holding a wooden walking stick in his hand, looking extraordinarily solemn.

He looked at the crowd and smiled slightly: "It's another snow season, blessed by the Holy Spirit. This year, we have a rich harvest and a worry-free snow season. Thanks to the Holy Spirit!" Chant.

It was an ancient and desolate but solemn tone, Li Shizhen had never heard it before, and the orcs around looked solemn.Amidst Yang Apa's old singing, several Apas stepped forward to uncover the animal skin.

Li Shizhen was close and saw a corner clearly. It seemed that something had been dug up at the root of the holy fir tree. He looked carefully, and was surprised to find that the place that seemed to be dug under the root of the holy fir tree was actually deep and dark. It turned out to be a very narrow but extremely deep natural cave.Thinking about the landform of the snow cave again, this small cave will probably connect to the snow cave.

Yang Apa stopped singing, and said loudly to Shengcong: "Holy Spirit, the ancestors swore to you to repay your protection with flesh and soul. Come back, but please let their souls return to your side again, I implore you to take them in and continue to protect them!"

Then Yang Apa took a box from Apa on the side, and began to call names that were completely unfamiliar to Li Shizhen, and then sighed and murmured: "Come back, come back to the Holy Spirit, The Holy Spirit will continue to protect you, bless you, and you will be with your ancestors."

While calling to those souls, he sprinkled the white powder in the box into the cave, and then several things that looked like fruit cores were held high above his head by Yang Apa: "Holy Spirit, please allow them to return... "

Then all the orcs began to sing that simple but desolate tune. The tune was full of nostalgia. Maybe they remembered the voices and smiles of the dead. The tune was also full of piety and sincerity. Get real rest by your side.

In this tune, Yang Apa threw several fruit stones, some only in half, and some assembled into a whole, and threw them all into the small cave.

Li Shizhen was shocked to find that this was both a sacrifice and a funeral. The names that were called one by one may be the clansmen who lost their lives while hunting outside. In this sacrifice, their The soul returns to the Holy Spirit forever.The orcs around looked sad but not hurt, but there was an indescribable tranquility. They were missing and saying goodbye, but they knew that this was not a forever farewell. One day, they would return to the embrace of the Holy Spirit and meet the dead again. .

Then they sacrificed their food, fish, corn, and even a bowl of blood. In Yang Apa's tone, it should be the blood of a dire beast. Using such a powerful prey as a sacrifice, the expressions of the surrounding orcs were full of blood. An indescribable pride and pride.

The big bowl of blood was not completely emptied, half of it remained in the bowl, Yang Apa turned around and smiled and said: "It is thanks to the young people that we can sacrifice such a powerful prey, the tribe is proud of you! Come up, boys."

Baihu rubbed against Li Shizhen, and the more people came out, he jumped onto the high platform.Together with him, and the dozen or so young men who were hunting together and who were about to grow up, they had all turned into animal shapes.

Yang Apa held up the bowl containing blood: "The Holy Spirit witnesses, starting today, there are more warriors in the tribe! You have to hunt for food and protect the tribe!"

A dozen or so tigers and snow wolves raised their heads, and amidst the long, oath-like howling, Yang Apa wiped blood marks on their foreheads one by one.

The howling gradually subsided, and Yang Apa encouraged: "The beasts can be hunted and killed. You are the most powerful warriors. The blood of the beasts is the proof of your bravery! On the mainland, there will be no creatures that can defeat you. Witness of the Holy Spirit!"

The surrounding orcs cheered wildly: "Warrior! Warrior! Witness of the Holy Spirit!"

It took a long time before the cheers stopped.

But the excitement didn't end because the cheers stopped. The crowd became excited, and everyone was chatting about something.

Li Shizhen looked blank, and the female sitting next to him smiled and said, "I think Bai must be the most powerful!"

Li Shixuan:?

The female patiently explained: "The warriors who have just grown up must fight under the witness of the Holy Spirit, and see whether the winner is the tiger clan or the wolf clan."

In the open space under the high platform, there was a chaotic battle soon. The tigers and wolves fought into a ball, and the dust was flying, but it seemed that they were not really fighting. Li Shizhen watched them dodge sometimes, and sometimes stretched out their claws, expressing that they could not see them at all. I understand what I'm doing, if it's a fight, shouldn't I be beaten up.One after another, several orcs retreated by themselves.

The orcs around watched happily, and Li Shixuan asked: "What is their style of play? Why doesn't it look like they are fighting, but rather like playing."

The female next to her laughed: "Those guys who quit had their blood marks wiped off, didn't you see that?"

Li Shizhen took a closer look, and sure enough, the marks written by Yang Apa on their foreheads were wiped off. No wonder the fighting movements looked strange. It turned out that they were all protecting their foreheads and wiping other people's foreheads.

Then Baihu's actions were really insignificant, Li Shizhen looked straight at his forehead, he actually kept attacking others with his butt, sitting on other people's heads and so on, unexpectedly... really "fighted" all the way to the end... …

Anyway, this excitement is over in the end. Baihu is here to make a joke. Although he won in the end, he was counterattacked by others, and the arhat was crushed at the bottom. Don't be too sad.

Yang Apa waved his hand and drove away the group of guys who disrupted the atmosphere of the ceremony before he began to speak slowly: "A long time ago, the ancestors of the tiger clan first discovered the valley and spent a long snowfall under the protection of the holy fir tree. From then on, every snow season, he will lead the people back here."

"Before the start of a long snow season, the ancestors of the wolf clan came from the north and discovered this place. Therefore, the two clans once occupied one side of the valley, and there were fights and bloodshed."

The orcs stopped laughing and became serious.

"It was the longest and darkest snow season. Old people and children died one after another. The female walked into the snow cave. Before the weather warmed up, there were not many people left in the two clans, and the warriors were dying of hunger."

"There are too few warriors, and they can't catch prey at all. In order to survive, the patriarchs of the two clans agreed to hunt together, share food, and spend this long snow season."

"Every year, during the snow season, the Tiger Clan and the Wolf Clan watch over and help each other. Finally, the two patriarchs made an oath under the Holy Fir:"

"Witnessed by the Holy Spirit, our tiger/wolf clan is here to form a clan of brothers. We will never fight, and we are blessed by the Holy Spirit. Our blood is intermingled and we are bonded from generation to generation." The voices of Chiapa and Qingapa sounded at the same time.

Yang Apa waved the wooden stick in his hand and said: "That's right, it's time for the new generation to form a bond again. Yong, Ah Che, come up."

Yang Apa put the bright red marks on the foreheads of Ah Che and Yong. The symbols are different, but they fit like mirror images.

"Bloods are fused together and bonded from generation to generation. From now on, you will be a bonded couple. You must love each other. In the future, you will share everything and return to the embrace of the Holy Spirit together. Your cubs will also inherit the blood of the two clans, and the brothers The blood of the clan will be passed on. Other bonded children, come up too."

Li Shizhen watched a clan marriage on the Orc Continent. Yes, according to Yang Apa's narration, this is a marriage between two races in order to maintain the relationship between brothers and clans. There is no stronger guarantee than this for the descendants of the common blood of the clan.No wonder Ah Man said that Yong and Ah Che's ceremony was settled very early.

Kanyong and Ah Che are also in a good relationship now, the marriage should be a success.

The other young people who were going to hold the couple ceremony all stood on the high platform in pairs. The white tiger who had nothing to do went back to Li Shizhen and rubbed Li Shizhen aggrievedly. Anyway, in a few years, this female will become an adult. There is also a ceremony to be held, so he is not in a hurry, hehe.

Li Shixuan didn't know about Baihu's little bastards, so he simply leaned on Baihu and began to watch the ceremony on the stage. Speaking of which, the whole ceremony was really interesting, including the funeral, sacrifice, coming-of-age ceremony, and finally the wedding!

Appas lowered a tall ladder from the holy fir tree, Li Shizhen was dumbfounded, would he still climb to the holy fir tree to hold a wedding later?

The holy fir is too tall, and the place more than ten meters high is straight and bare, without any branches. Even if a cat who is good at climbing encounters such a tree with nowhere to rely on, it may be difficult to climb up. .This ladder is probably set up for this reason.

At this time, the sky is already bright, and the valley presents another beautiful scene compared with when Li Shizhen just arrived. The white fog in the morning is thicker, the mountains and mist are more misty, and the frozen lake and the scenery covered with thin snow complement each other. The white mist wrapped around the top of the holy fir reminded Li Shizhen of the main color of white in those weddings in the West, which is holy and dignified.

After Yang Apa painted the symbol representing the marriage contract on the forehead of the couple, he waved his hand. Li Shizhen was surprised to see that the females quickly rode on the back of the male, and then ran towards the ladder at high speed.

The surrounding Apaams were watching with smiles, and the females who had passed the couple ceremony were also discussing which pair would be the fastest and most promising.

Li Shizhen saw that couples of newlyweds on the tree were all trying to grab the position on the ladder, refusing to give in to each other, competing for speed and strength, and the females were all clinging to the male below them, for fear of falling.He didn't quite understand what it was doing, but the scene was interesting.Li Shizhen couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he asked Ah Mu next to him, "Why did they go up first?"

Seeing that it was Li Shizhen, Ah Mu understood that he didn't know anything: "The one who goes up first can go to the top of the holy fir tree. The higher the top, the bigger the holy fir fruit will be."

Li Shizhen: (⊙o⊙)

So... this is plundering the holy fir fruit?It is estimated that this is a kind of auspicious blessing at the wedding.

Seeing Li Shizhen's appearance, Ah Mu warmly comforted him: "Ah, you don't need to grab it, we have all heard that the fruit that Shengcong gave you is already big enough." He glanced at Baihu ambiguously, "When it's time for your ceremony, you can use it directly."

Use, use?Li Shizhen silently stopped this topic, he felt that it was better not to know the usage of Shengcong fruit in order to cover his own lower limit.

When Li Shixuan asked, the newcomers on the holy fir each selected their branches and stepped up their pace of searching and picking. The Apaam quickly built a shed under the tree. It was really just a shed. Can't see it, but it's just covered with animal skin or something.

On the open space, a bonfire was also set up. When Li Shizhen was dazzled, the aroma of food spread. It was not too early or too late. I don’t know when, but I didn’t even eat breakfast. For Li Shizhen, he was really hungry.

The open space turned into a party scene, corn, fir fruit, fish, mutton, and even the meat of the beast, everyone can eat freely, of course, the meat of the beast is limited.

So, Li Shizhen and Baihu also ate happily while watching the battle on the holy fir tree. The first ones to come down were Yong and Ache.

Ah Che held a brown fruit in his hands, and the crowd began to cheer.Then bravely carried Ah Che to a stop in front of a shed, and began to join the carnival among the crowd.

One after another, several new couples got down from the tree, strolled around the shed, and then came to the open space.

In the beginning, there was nothing special about the newlyweds, that is, the females would eat something to talk to everyone, and the girls would secretly tell them something.But gradually, the males became lively, and everyone gathered in a circle to eat and watch the fight.

It was a real fight, only missing teeth.Li Shizhen found out dumbfoundingly that those who fought were actually fighting with wheels. After careful observation, they were all young males who did not participate in the couple ceremony to challenge today's groom.

Baihu stayed by Li Shizhen's side all the time, instead of joining in the fun.It's just that he acts cute and begs for food from time to time, which doesn't make Li Shizhen feel bored at all. Just dealing with this big cat is enough for him to work.

In the evening, a bonfire was lit in the open space. The party seemed to have no intention of stopping. Everyone was still sitting, standing, watching and chatting livelyly, and the supply of food did not stop.

Gradually, the sky darkened, and the challenges of the males finally stopped.The busiest time came when couples of newlyweds actually walked into those sheds. The sound of everyone laughing, cheering, and shouting outside reached the peak, and they could hardly hear the people next to them.

Li Shizhen had an ominous premonition: Σ(°△°|||) is not what he thought!

However, the ambiguous voice from the shed and the happy expressions of the Apa Amu outside really made Li Shizhen have to run away, and the leopard clan is by no means the only one!

To actually build a temporary wedding room in front of the public, why don't you open it like this? Tears streaming down your face...

The conservative earthling who couldn't afford to be hurt silently took a white tiger and fled away at a high speed, drawing good-natured laughter from behind.