Chapter 71 third quarter

The old man stared at the strange stone in my hand and said: "He wants to open the gate of the temple and steal the holy things inside. But the gate of the temple can only be opened by the messenger of God. We are only servants responsible for defending the temple. The gods do not allow him servants of the holy things." I suddenly felt that the thing in my hand became heavy. If I understand correctly, the thing in my hand is a key to open the door of the temple!Thinking of this, I hurriedly asked: "Who gave you this thing?" "An envoy of God." The old man replied with a smile.

I quickly added: "What's his name?" My heart has already reached my throat. In fact, I have vaguely guessed who this person is, but I need his confirmation.If this person is Rock, it means that not only did he come here, but he also took something from here. He even knew in advance that we would follow us here, so he made arrangements in advance. If that was the case, not only would my actions be more than a month behind, but all of them were within his expectations! "An envoy is an envoy. It doesn't matter what it's called." The old man shook his head, and before I could breath out, he said, "But his appearance is somewhat similar to yours."

Just like being hit with a stick on the head, my heart sank to the bottom, but I still asked without giving up: "When did he come?" "For a long time." I wish he could give an exact time, but in the dark underground, it is really difficult to get the chief to give an exact date.Thinking of this, I had no choice but to skip this topic and continue to ask: "What did he say at that time?" The old man said solemnly: "The envoy said that in the near future, another person will come here. He asked me to give this to you and guide you into the temple." "What did he take?" I asked again.

The old man shook his head again, his eyes full of reverence: "After the envoy opened the tower gate, he handed over the key to me and ordered us to close the tower gate again." "He didn't come out?" I asked suspiciously. The old man shook his head: "An envoy is a messenger sent by the gods. He will come and leave silently." "What did he bring in?" I still asked reluctantly. "A wooden box, about this big." The old man made a gesture for me, and the size is about one meter square. "Please help me find a set of clean clothes to change, and then can you take me to the tower gate?"

The old man nodded, stood up and was about to go out. I suddenly thought of Danny, and hurriedly stood up and said, "By the way, I have a friend outside who was bitten by something. Can you save him?" The old chief didn't stop, and said as he walked, "Torosl will not take away anyone who doesn't deserve to die." When he was two or three meters away from the door, the two closed heavy stone doors slowly opened again up. This was the first time that the old chief uttered a term that could not be explained in Chinese. I don't know which religion this Toroser is sacred. Perhaps, it is just a unique god of this group of mysterious Teda people.

I followed him outside, thinking about this name in my heart, and didn't notice the movement around Shimen at all, but Ningxue held my hand tightly and pointed upwards nervously. Looking in the direction of her finger, a thick anaconda was wriggling on the stone gate, with two cold eyes fixed on us, and a "sizzling" sound from its mouth—it turned out that it was controlling the anaconda in the dark. Follow the opening and closing of the stone gate. I glanced at Ningxue comfortingly, and said in a low voice, "This is the chief's doorman, he won't be rude to guests."

Walking out of the stone house, the old chief glanced at Danny who was lying motionless on the ground, and waved to the bearded man and the others. The bearded man respectfully led his subordinates to stride to the left. "How?" I hurriedly asked, "Is he still alive?" The old chief replied indifferently: "Torosl will not take away anyone who should not die, nor will he spare anyone who committed a crime." It turned out that Torosl was not the god of their nation, but the name of this strange creature.But he didn't say what he said. Danny's life and death are still unknown.For a nation that believes in gods obsessively, a person's life and death are not controlled by themselves, but determined by the gods according to the person's good and evil karma, but there is no universal standard of good and evil, and every nation They all have their own views of good and evil.Just like some cannibals who are still in a primitive state of existence, killing is the greatest crime in the eyes of modern people, but in the eyes of these cannibals, it is only a normal way to obtain food.Therefore, I can't judge whether Danny is a good person or a heinous bad person in the eyes of this strange nation.

"Can you tell me what a Torosl is?" I asked.It's useless to worry now, everything can only depend on this old chief. The old chief wiped Danny's arm, turned his palm over to show me, and said, "These are the soul-eating ants scattered in the world by the gods. They are not interested in the human body at all. They only eat the human soul. The lost souls will turn into more Torosls, spreading infinitely!" I was confused. Although I believe that human beings have souls outside of the body, I don't believe there is a soul-eating ant creature, so I just kept my mouth shut.It is not easy to get a modern explanation from a devout believer living in the religious world.Instead of asking questions in such a vague way, I might as well make my own judgment based on my limited common sense.

From a distance, the gray stuff on his palm looks like dust, but if you look closely, you will find that these dust-like things are actually tiny organisms. It is not appropriate to say they are bacteria, but rather It is a very small insect with a mouth and feet, which looks a bit like an ant.When Danny was being eaten by these things, he said that these things were ants, and it seemed that he was right.And the name Soul Eater Ant also shows that this is a kind of ant.In deserts and rainforest areas, man-eating ants will often appear. Although they are the smallest carnivores, they are also the most terrifying carnivores. Not to mention humans, even a Tyrannosaurus rex can only resign itself to such a carnivorous army portion.Ant colonies pass by without leaving a blade of grass. This is the most vivid description.

But the ants that Danny encountered were obviously very different from the man-eating ants. Although half of his body was covered with a layer of khaki, there were no signs of being eaten. What did these things feed on?Is it true that the soul is used as the nourishment for survival? After a while, the bearded man and the others had returned, and each of them carried a clay pot on their shoulders, steaming from the pot. The questions in my head can only be put aside first, and I stand by and watch what they do.Judging from the smell from the steam, the clay pot should be clear water mixed with a little herbal medicine. The smell is very light. From this faint smell, I can't tell what kind of herbal medicine is added, but the amount should be very small.

The old chief turned over the crutch, and the "snake eye" glowing coldly on the top of the cane drew an arc in the air, and swiped straight to Danny's throat. Ningxue let out a soft cry, although I was also very surprised in my heart, but I still held back and didn't make a move to stop it. The old chief had no reason to kill Danny. If he wanted to take Danny's life, he didn't need to do anything extra, just sit back and watch.Obviously, he was saving Danny. The snake's eyes with icy brilliance precisely touched the junction of Danny's jaw and throat, and Danny let out a groan and opened his mouth.The bearded man took two steps forward and stood next to Danny's head, with the clear water in the clay pot falling down in a straight line. You can imagine this kind of situation. An unconscious person is forced to open his mouth under the action of external force.But it was just this small hole, that column of water did not splash out, and all poured into Danny's mouth, just like performing acrobatics!There is only one explanation for this. He is already familiar with this movement, and this kind of accuracy can only be achieved by countless repetitions. Since Danny wasn't the first one, he shouldn't be the unluckiest one either!Seeing this, a big stone in my heart fell to the ground. A pot of clean water was poured into Danny's mouth. The old chief retracted his crutches. The people who were carrying the clay pot had already dug a fist-sized groove around Danny and surrounded him. It didn't take long for the khaki layer on Danny's body to start to glow again, just like what he had seen in Tuotuoye River before.And this layer of golden halo is still moving slowly, slowly moving from Danny's body to the ground, the more it spreads, the larger it spreads, until it flows into the groove just dug. After four or five minutes, a golden line formed around Danny, but the color on his body faded a lot, and he was dripping wet, as if he had just been fished out of the bath. I understood the rationale for this singular cure.The herbal medicine in the clay pot should have the effect of stimulating the secretion of human sweat, and it should also have an inhibitory effect on this creature, and the profuse sweat brought these creatures out of Danny's body.After understanding this, the question about the channel through which the soul-eating ants devour the human body will be easily solved. That's right, they are the pores. Their bodies as small as dust particles provide them with the ability to penetrate through all pores. They can easily drill into the pores of the human body, and then enter the blood vessels through the pores, feeding on blood. "This shouldn't be called a soul-eating ant, it should be called a vampire!" Ningxue said with her arms crossed in front of her chest, disgusted. The old chief corrected: "They don't eat blood, but devour souls. After being rescued, many people became paralyzed because of untimely treatment." "They feed on nerve cells, penetrate the human body through the pores, and destroy the nervous system of the human body." I sighed and looked worriedly at Danny who was still unconscious on the ground. "Okay." The old chief said, "Now I will take you to the gate of the temple, and the rest is up to you!" I asked suspiciously: "Is this all right? My friend is alright?" The old chief said: "He was seriously injured, and he had to do this five times to completely remove it. However, there must be a certain time interval in between. My people can do it well, and we are no longer needed here." After finishing speaking, he said a few words to the bearded man in their national language. The bearded man looked me up and down, walked to a wooden house not far away, and came out after a while with a coat on his back, and respectfully handed it over to me. Give me. I know that the reason for his respect for me is because of what I have in my hand-the horn-shaped stone pillar that is said to open the gate of the temple. I put on my clothes and followed the old chief to the pyramid behind me.