Chapter 696: Heavenly Burial

Another reason for refusing to walk with Fox priests is that no matter where we want to go, we must be much faster. Whether it is a monopod, a pterodactyl, or a flaming bird, if we let go of speed, it will only take a few thousand miles to go for a day or two. If we don’t want to miss the scenery on the road, how could we choose this kind of slow travel method?

It's not all a slander. The scenery of the Orc Continent is indeed not inferior to that of the Human Continent. Although there are many wasteland dunes, the wind and sand towns you can see, or the vibrant green occasionally appear, can always make people sigh at the miracle of life. When I truly integrate my heart into it, the vastness and desolation really touched me. Driving a carriage and galloping in such a world, I finally understand why with Fiat's experience and identity, I am still happy with it. Unconsciously, I am also intoxicated and driving the unicorns to let go of speed.

After riding the horse for a day, I not only didn't feel any fatigue, but I felt more energetic. The deep true energy seemed to be in harmony with the environment, either calm and steady, or fierce and majestic, quietly changing in my meridians. It was not until I stopped at night that I was surprised to find this.

I have always pursued absolute control of true qi. However, because of many opportunities, my true qi changed several times, and finally completely integrated the power of the dragon. The change at this time has exceeded my imagination and is no longer complete control.

Because of the huge gap between true qi and the power of the divine dragon, after many explorations, what I can actually completely control now is only about 50% of the power of the divine dragon, which is almost the entire innate true qi. Once this limit is exceeded, it will be like using power that I cannot control when facing the enemy several times.

However, I can still absolutely control the true qi, but even so, I didn't find why they can spontaneously change according to the changes in the environment. The surroundings are flat and harmonious, and the true qi becomes calm. When the surrounding environment is dangerous and tyrannical, the true qi will become violent. There is no doubt that after the dragon power is fused, my innate true qi also changes.

I don’t know whether this change is good or bad, but there is no doubt that I want to use experience and environment to understand the world and seek breakthroughs. However, for me, the most important thing is to improve my mood, stabilize my strength, and blindly pursue breakthroughs. I am afraid that it is not a good thing. The emergence of many feelings in my heart these days is undoubtedly a bad signal.

"Brother, I've been running for a day. Should I take a rest?" While I was thinking, Alice's "sorrowful" voice came from the roof of the carriage. Then, her delicate little body flipped straight down and landed accurately in my arms.

"Has it been a day?" I woke up, pinched her nose lightly, and smiled, "Are you hungry Alice?"

"What you should worry about is not that she is starving her, but whether she will become a quartz beast." Feilia also jumped out of the carriage and said funny.

Alice proudly delivered her fair little hand to my eyes and shook it slightly. It was like a nouveau riche. Three rings in a row were quite conspicuous. One of them was the space ring I used to cook for myself a few days ago. Obviously, she took over this space ring that originally belonged to Camilla without hesitation.

Niya also jumped out of the carriage and jokingly said, "Fortunately, we have prepared a little bit, otherwise, we might be hungry for a day. My sister said that you are so excited and want to be a coachman, so I'll let you drive it out."

"Okay! Let's make do with it here tonight!" I smiled and shouted. There were no serious roads in many places on the Orc Continent. If it weren't for the holy beasts that were pulling the cart, and the upper-wind-type suspended magic was carved under the cart, I probably wouldn't have been able to run far.

"If we move forward at this speed every day, it will take less than a month. We will arrive at the Beast Emperor City in a week." Miao Shishi was in a much better mood, although she was still cold and charming, she was no longer as silent as she had been a few days ago.

"It's good to arrive early. You can go back to the human continent early after finishing your work." I said indifferently: "Besides, it's a good thing to throw away the old fox."

"I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed." Melina shook her head and smiled: "The priests of the Beast Temple can mobilize a high-level flying monster called the Golden Eye Demon Eagle, which is extremely fast. If she speeds up and goes day and night, she can reach the Beast Emperor City in four or five days. Brother Roger saw them far away at noon."

I was slightly disappointed. It was not that the unicorns were not as fast as the golden-eyed demon carvings. They just ran on the ground and flew from the sky. In addition, they led a carriage, so they pulled down their speed.

I was stunned by the habitual spiritual consciousness. The location we are now is not remote. There are several villages of the wolf clan within a hundred miles. In fact, the so-called village is surrounded by very simple stone walls, and then some stone houses are randomly built in the middle. Many werewolfs with ragged clothes and unsightly eyes are walking listlessly in the village. Several wolf clan boys are waiting at the entrance of the village, as if they are looking forward to something.

About ten miles away from us, it should be the official road with the most pedestrians. Hundreds of werewolfs were divided into several strands, lying on both sides of the official road, looking like we were thieves. However, in my spiritual sense, I clearly found that the weapons in their hands were really simple, and there were even wooden sticks, bows and arrows. Obviously, their real identity was just the villagers nearby.

However, these are not the reasons why I was stunned. We have seen a lot of such a small village along the way. What really made me dull were dozens of old werewolfs in the only mountain range around, struggling to climb up the top of the mountain with crutches. Their expressions were very calm. I knew very clearly that there was nothing on the top of the mountain, only countless corpses, and vultures that kept hoarse and unpleasant screams in the air. It was already late, what were these old werewolfs doing there?

They are waiting for death! The answer is obvious, and I fell silent. Although, in my previous life, I had heard of some poor areas where elderly people who could not support themselves would leave their homes alone and quietly go to somewhere to die in order not to waste limited food. And after coming to this world, I heard it from time to time. But how could I see it from time to time? The silence and peace of those old werewolfs really had a great impact on me.

"Master!" The wind came, and the Winglong led Roger to dive down and stood steadily in front of me. "On the mountain in front..." Before camping, he would patrol the surrounding environment, and the actions of the werewolf villagers naturally could not escape his eyes. Those werewolfs who were just ordinary villagers were really not worth mentioning. In comparison, the old werewolfs attracted his attention.

"Needless to say." I stopped crying. Just looking at the bones on the mountain, I knew that these old werewolfs were neither the first to wait for death nor the last to be the last.

"Ugly Uncle, what's on the mountain ahead?" Seeing that my face was not good, Nya, who had never been able to hide the problem, did not ask again. Instead, Alice was curious and pulled Roger over and asked in a low voice.

"If you want to know what you have, just go and check it out." I said deeply with a gloomy face. Perhaps it was rare to see me so angry, Alice was also startled and did not dare to ask more questions after she was silent. I breathed a sigh of relief. These things were really not suitable for her to know.

"Is it the Wolf Clan's Sky Burial?" While the others were busy setting up the tent, Princess Kaxin quietly leaned over and said in a low voice.

"Sky Cang?" My eyes were slightly condensed and I looked at her in confusion.

"Whenever winter comes, some barren villages will hold sky funeral rituals because there is no sufficient food to survive the cold winter. Some elderly people with weak constitutions and no skills will enjoy the last delicious meal in their lives at the ceremony, and then leave the village, or go alone, or in groups to a certain mountain near the village, and gradually wait for the arrival of death." Princess Kaxin said quietly.

"Does many beasts have such customs?" I was silent and saved the food for the elderly just to allow more important children and young men to survive the cold winter. This is undoubtedly very cruel, but it is the best choice.

"Not many." Princess Kaxin shook her head and said, "They are mainly wolf clans, dog clans, etc. Their tribes are the most united, so they can hold the sky funeral ceremony without any dispute. If they are stupid pig clans, they will often survive vigorously, while the elderly and children starve to death."

I was silent. Because of unity, the elderly can be willing to die and save their own rations for their descendants?

"But, it's only autumn now!" Qin Si, who had a feeling of reluctance, suddenly walked over and said quietly.

"Because the empire is preparing for war." Princess Kaxin silently replied to Qinsi. "In order to prepare for the food and salary of tens of millions of troops, the Orc Empire has increased taxes in the country. Therefore, the already tight-killing villagers were even more in distress and had to hold a sky burial ceremony in advance. I wonder how many villagers who starved to death on the Orc Continent would starve to death after this battle?"

"So, my elder brother has always opposed the real war with the human continent, because the empire cannot afford the consumption brought by such a large-scale war." Princess Kaxin said sadly. "After the war ended, the empire took nearly a hundred years to recuperate and slowly recover to its current level. If the war starts again now, I really don't know how many years it will take to recover."

"Your brother is right." After pondering for a long time, I sighed and said, "Actually, the Orc Continent is so big. If you really concentrate on development, it may not be much inferior to the Human Continent. Unfortunately..." I really lamented that the Orc Continent is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not difficult to feed the Orcs. But look at those werewolfs, not only do they focus on production, but also make a living by robbing. How can so many people in the Orc Continent rob?

"Many orcs don't make a living by planting." Qin Si understood what I thought and sighed. "But if everything is really as what the King of Kalou Beasts thought, this war between the human and beast tribes could probably be avoided."

"What a pity!" I was slightly stunned. I suddenly thought about the many gods, who were the ones who really controlled everything. When I thought of the gods, I naturally thought of the beast god, and I also thought about why the Fox priest invited me to the Beast Temple. "... Even if his elder brother is the Beast King, it is no longer his turn to make the decision."

"Brother Long, can we help them?" Qin Si was a little reluctant to know that the old men went up the mountain to die and begged. "Otherwise, I'll give them the beast meat we left. I think it's enough for them to spend the whole winter."

"It's useless." Princess Kaxin shook her head and said, "Elder who has performed the sky funeral ceremony will not eat even if you deliver the food to his mouth. Besides, unless the food you left is enough for them to eat in the whole village, it will have no meaning at all."

"Then can only watch them die?" Qin Si was silent.

"It's true that's all." Princess Kaxin said frankly. "The empire's action to collect food and pay should be almost over. After entering the wolf territory, this situation will only increase. No matter how much food we bring, we can't help a few."

"These people have no desire to survive. Even if we want to help, we don't know where to help." The calmness of the old people really left a deep impression on me. I really can't think of how desperate it is to allow a person to have such peace when he is about to face death. Then, he frowned slightly and said in surprise: "These werewolfs are not simple. You can still smell our smell from such a distance." In just a while, ten miles away, the werewolfs who were preparing to rob had gathered and quickly ran towards our location.

"It should be because the food prepared by my elder sister is too fragrant, and it's a good wind!" Qin Si listened quietly for a while and said alertly. I secretly praised in my heart that I could know the werewolf's actions because of the wonderful spiritual consciousness. But she could perceive the movements and stills ten miles away with her hearing. Obviously, in terms of hearing, she was much better than me.

"Brother Long, they are just some villagers who are fainting from hunger. We should not hurt them!" Qin Si said worriedly.
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