Chapter 5 Sacrifice
Do rituals really work?
There should be, otherwise, there shouldn't be the words "ritual strengthening" on the progress bar.
Can staying here really enhance the effect of the ceremony?
I don't know, this Li Qi doesn't understand at all, he is just taking a gamble.
He spent his whole life in confusion, working as a tracker and selling himself as a coolie.
He doesn't want this.
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At this moment, on the other side.
On the River View Tower in Lishui.
In order to be able to monitor the water situation anytime and anywhere and have a panoramic view of the city, there is a river viewing tower on the riverside.
The building is hundreds of feet high and stands high in the sky. Even modern skyscrapers rarely reach this height.
The lower floor is a restaurant with a railing, but no one is allowed to enter after 30 feet. As for the top floor, it is usually managed by the river officer, who is responsible for river management, monitoring of ships coming and going, and taking charge of dredging and embankment matters.
The prosperity of Lizhou depends entirely on Lishui.
The safety of Lishui is related to the livelihood of a state, and its importance is self-evident. Therefore, except for the officials responsible for watching the river, no outsiders will appear on the upper floor of Guanhe Tower.
But today, on the Guanhe Tower, there were multiple altars, and nine more shamans wearing masks and wearing weird clothes.
These witches were dressed in lotus leaves and water plants, with lotus crowns on their heads, and their faces were painted with seven colors. They twisted their bodies and muttered words.
Between the altar and the shaman is a man with disheveled hair, holding a wooden paddle and wearing a simple loose robe.
Surrounded by many altars, he chanted in his mouth: "There is a distance between heaven and earth, and each has its own talents. The craftsmen of Tang Dynasty, the corners of the east, the gold of the west, the corners of the south, and the mines of the north cannot be good in their places. It needs to be moved to another place, this is the benefit of circulation!”
"Ouch! The God of Lishui has access to treasures from all directions. He builds boats to travel on the water. He has 90 million people and can travel thousands of miles. His achievements are immeasurable and the people admire him!"
He shouted a sacrificial speech and danced the oars.
The shamans nearby picked up drumsticks and beat the drums made of crocodile skin with all their strength.
The crocodile, also known as the crocodile in ancient times, can be used to make drums from its skin, which can please the water god.
Following this tossing, and then... I saw that the entire Lizhou City was faintly filled with a strange energy rising.
Along with this, gurgling water suddenly gushes out of the altar.
The water flowed towards the man holding the oar in the middle.
The man continued to shout: "At the beginning of spring, the weather is full of life! Harmonize the cold and warm, be natural and casual, refresh the mind and body, remove the dirt in the heart, become clear and pure, as pure as invisible, the precious sand reflects through, and shines in all depths! Turn around! Please pour it out and get rid of me!" (葑: zi, refers to disaster.)
He was overwhelmed by the current.
The witches and monks around them stopped, covered in sweat, and sat down on the ground to rest.
Their dance didn't look very tiring, but looking at them now, it seemed as if they hadn't rested for ten consecutive days. Even their muscles were uncontrollably spasming, sweating like springs, and they were paralyzed on the ground unable to move.
At this time, a young student came out.
If Li Qi were here, he would definitely recognize that this is the young boy who is with the "Li Zhuang Gang"!
"The most important thing in the country is to sacrifice and serve the army. The governor presides over the ceremony every year with such dedication. The king must be very happy to know about it." The young boy said as he looked at the man wrapped in the water.
"Mr. Zhu, why do you say this? Sacrifice is the foundation of witchcraft. The Dalu Kingdom was founded on witchcraft and respects the laws of ghosts and gods. How could it not pay attention to sacrifice?" The county guard was floating in the water, but he could speak normally.
If you look closely, you can see that his chest is even rising and falling, obviously breathing.
In the water, still breathing.
"A country founded by witchcraft? But there is no witchcraft or divination, and there are no shì jìn (people who look at fortune and divination), dream tellers, and divination people in the palace, but there are counties and counties, and the county magistrates are established. , Respecting the king and establishing bureaucrats, is this the way of witchcraft or the way of humanity?" the young man known as Mr. Zhu said with a smile.
But when the county guard heard this, he couldn't laugh, and his expression suddenly became subtle.
"Mr. Zhu, what you said is serious. Of course Dalu Kingdom is based on witchcraft, but the humane method is good at gathering the power of all living beings. If you want the country to expand and become stronger, you have to borrow the skin of humanism." The county guard immediately defended.
"That would be best." Mr. Zhu nodded, looking like he wanted to say something else.
But the county guard didn't want him to talk anymore, so he quickly answered: "Mr. Zhu, I heard that you have been very close to Qianshou Baiding recently and often come and go among the poor. Why is this?"
"A few years ago, during my grand sacrifice, the divination results showed that a heretic object would appear in Lizhou City, so I just asked them to look for it." Mr. Zhu waved his hand and didn't say much about this trivial matter.
"Although there are some strange things from heretics, most of them are scraps and of little use. It would be a bit... extravagant for Sir to search for these through a big sacrifice." The county guard reminded.
"It's nothing. The purpose of offering sacrifices is to divine good and bad luck. It's not a special search. It's just an unexpected gain." Mr. Zhu seemed to reply casually.
Then, before the Sheriff could continue to speak, his expression suddenly became confused: "County Sheriff, I see that your power seems to have weakened during the ceremony?"
"We have reached the end of the festival. It is normal for the water to weaken, and there will be fluctuations in normal times." The governor did not seem to care very much. He stopped talking, but immersed himself in the water and began to absorb the power from it.
It has indeed weakened, but it is probably less than one ten thousandth, which is within the scope of normal fluctuations.
But Mr. Zhu glanced downstairs thoughtfully.
And downstairs, in the corner.
Li Qizheng was posing in a strange posture and reciting the sacrificial rites.
Where did the memorial text come from? Of course the Sheriff read it!
This is the part: In the Qinghua Palace, there is the God of Lishui, with forty-two cao, and ninety million people, who are in charge of the affairs of Lishui thousands of miles and all spirits. You trackers, one of them, pull the boat and go up. To relieve natural disasters and relieve the troubled people, today is the grand ceremony for the opening of the river. Your Qi will relieve the troubled water, eliminate guilt and eliminate crime. You should be rewarded.
This world, for some reason, uses words similar to Chinese characters. He is somewhat literate, so he can understand it.
Therefore, he slightly modified it and changed it to: We are one of the trackers, working hard to pull the boat, and then changed the following part to: Today is the grand ceremony of opening the river. I, Cao Qi, will relieve the misfortune and eliminate the guilt. Please reward me!
Is it useful?
Of course it works!
Because the progress bar moved!
He had tried many times before, modifying every word, including body movements, many times. Originally, he stood and waited, but found that it was completely useless.
Even when the progress bar of the river opening ceremony reached 99.6%, he had no intention of sharing any profits.
Then, Li Qi immediately started trying something else.
He changed his posture, modified his ritual words, and tried many times, but to no avail.
Because he has realized that one of the functions of the progress bar is to determine whether something is useful!
If it is useful, then a progress bar will definitely appear to describe the progress!
He tried for a full three-quarters of an hour, and finally found that when he fell to the ground, facing the Lishui River, and chanting sacrifices and prayers, the progress: "Ritual strengthening, one percent." Finally it popped up!
Just when he finally tried the method, the progress bar of the river opening ceremony had reached 99.8%
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