Chapter 418 - 181: The Natives’ New Priest (Part 2)
Especially that breeding bull, its muscles were extraordinarily developed. You could see how powerful it was just from its appearance, let alone touching it yourself.
Generally, breeders would cut off a bull’s horns early on.
The horns are powerful weapons of attack, not only capable of injuring other bulls during fights and causing unnecessary economic losses, but they could also pose a deadly threat to humans.
For some reason, this breeding bull managed to keep its large, sharp horns.
The light brown horns on this "beast" made it appear even more majestic and strong, making it resemble the world-destroying monsters or Devils from indigenous mythology.
If Chen Zhou hadn’t explained it to Sunday in advance, Sunday probably would never have guessed that this creature was actually a herbivore.
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After feeding the cows, the wooden and stone walls were almost taken down.
Seeing that the time for the sacrificial ceremony was about to pass, Chen Zhou quickly interrupted the indigenous people from continuing to move the wooden boards and stone bricks, and together with Saturday, transferred the large military green packages from inside the wall to the wooden house at the camp down the hill.
Although the packages were large, they weren’t very heavy when picked up, and felt quite soft to the touch.
Chen Zhou suspected they contained animal equipment or medicine, so he didn’t rush to open them. He placed them behind the wooden house and then called for the indigenous people to line up and head to the wooden house up the hill to wait.
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Chen Zhou and Saturday set off first, heading directly up the hill.
Under Sunday’s command, the indigenous people formed a "single-file snake formation," following closely behind Chen Zhou.
When the group reached the area in front of the wooden house on the hill, Sunday handed over the management of the crowd to Zebra, and then went to the wooden house to prepare his sacrificial tools.
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As natives of the tribe, Zebra and the other "unlucky ones" captured with him weren’t exactly siblings, but they were familiar with each other.
Although Sunday could scare everyone into silence, Zebra didn’t have that kind of prestige.
Seeing Sunday enter the distant wooden house and not come out for a long time, they couldn’t resist their strong desire to chat and started whispering.
The sudden appearance of the two giant beasts on the beach was the main topic of the day.
What puzzled and shocked them was not only those two giants but also how they appeared.
The wooden and stone walls, built by everyone’s hands, stood over two meters high, enclosing the central sandy area tightly. How exactly did those two giant beasts pass through the walls to get inside?
And who built the cage that held the two giant beasts?
Why was their "new leader" so knowledgeable about the two beasts and not at all surprised by the beasts’ appearance inside the walls?
As they discussed, everyone shared their views and had their own unique interpretations.
Some believed the new leader on the island was a Celestial God fallen to the mortal world, and these two beasts were the subordinates of the Celestial God, much like the golden animal that always followed the God, which is why they were so familiar.
Others said these two beasts were evil Devils, that the tribe’s widely told stories about black smoke destroying the world originated from these two beasts.
But now that they had been tamed by the "Celestial God" or "new leader," they no longer had the power to destroy the world, instead, they could be used for their purposes...
Despite the outlandish speculations, the indigenous people’s central theme revolved around the idea that "the new leader is a God."
After all, they had all personally seen that when the wooden and stone walls were completed, there was absolutely nothing in the middle, just empty sand.
But in just a few days, two such large animals mysteriously appeared there—what else could it be but a miracle?
And the day they entered the kiln, when the new sun suddenly appeared in the dark room, shining so brilliantly that eyes could not remain open—that too was a miracle, wasn’t it?
Since the new leader could spontaneously create a sun, making two giant beasts appear was nothing remarkable.
Having reached at least one consensus, the indigenous people’s topic gradually shifted to food and the new house they stayed in last night.
On this matter, the two indigenous people living on the hill finally managed to steal the spotlight.
Previously, they would always listen to their companions bragging about the delicious food they ate while working with the leader, the new cooking methods they witnessed, even the work techniques they learned and a few new words they understood.
Though the two always outwardly expressed envy for their companions, inside they couldn’t help feeling some jealousy, unwillingness, and desolation.
But today, it was finally their turn to gloat.
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Unfortunately, although they had stories to tell, they didn’t have the best timing.
The more talkative of the two had just started describing how they came to the wooden house on the hill and saw the crystal-adorned walls and lush vines—an attractive house—yet hadn’t gotten to how spacious, windproof, and warm it was inside, when Sunday, fully dressed, finally walked out of the small house.
The indigenous people were like chattering students during self-study, suddenly seeing their homeroom teacher’s wrinkled old face at the back window, instantly shutting their mouths and falling silent.
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After countless thorough washings, Sunday’s sailor uniform had faded, appearing somewhat white.
His increased height and growing muscle mass made the once loose clothes taut, accentuating his physique and giving him a spirited look, full of youthful vigor.
With a meticulously polished Long Saber at his waist and a modified flintlock gun strapped to his back,
he silently recited the words Chen Zhou had taught him: "Stand like a pine, sit like a bell," and moved briskly a few steps forward, standing tall and firm beside the indigenous people’s queue.