Chapter 5 Obtaining Eternal Life in the Name of God
Under the care of Quinta, Manda wandered in the valley for several days and came to three conclusions: the structure of the valley is very simple, the world of the ancient god is very complicated, and Quinta's life is very lonely.
This valley is like a pocket, with mountains on the east and south sides, only an entrance to the north, which is also the only exit on the open. According to Quinta, there is also a tunnel in the valley that can be entered and exited. The location of the tunnel is confidential and cannot be told to Manda for the time being.
In such a closed environment, there are more than 60 people who believe in the ancient god Tifeng. Among this group of people, Kunta is the lowest-ranking class and is called the White Duck.
Why call it a duck? Quinta has not given an explanation for this yet, because there are too many things he wants to explain.
First of all, one thing is certain: Manda's body is indeed flowing with the blood of gods, but this matter is indeed not worthy of pride, because everyone's body is flowing with the blood of gods.
From the moment a person is born, he carries the bloodline of an ancient god (Manda understands it as a gene). As for which god it is, it requires special methods to explore it, and this god is the natal god of this person.
For example, if a person learns that Athena's blood is shed on his body, his natal god is Athena. He can prepare the altar and the most basic sacrifices of Athena according to the ancient secret recipe, and make a blood oath during the sacrifice.
If you hear the call of the god during the sacrifice, it proves that Athena accepted the believer. He will use a drop of blood to form a divine contract with the blood of the believer. This believer can gain some of God's power and become a first-level believer of the god. This process is called entry.
The rest is upgrade. Each level of upgrade can obtain special skills that the gods give. In Kunta's words, this is called the steps leading to the temple. Every step up is called advancement. After climbing all the steps, you will come to the gate of the temple. That is, believers who have reached the maximum level have to complete a difficult task and find a magic weapon.
"Only by obtaining a magic weapon can you get the name of the gods," Quinta looked up at the sky, looked at the human-faced sphinx circling around, and said, "Her original name was Holna. After the full level, she found the golden crown of Sphinx, and finally obtained the name of God, became a demigod, and became the only messenger of Sphinx in the human world. The three-headed dog Leonde also reached the full level, but he failed to get the three-headed dog artifact, so he could not use the name of the gods."
Manda had no interest in these theological knowledge. He just wanted to escape from the valley as soon as possible, but Quinta showed strong enthusiasm and patience. He eagerly imparted his knowledge to Manda, completely forgot that Manda was a stranger and almost ate him.
Manda could not understand Quinta's behavior at first, and after a few days of time, he gradually understood. Quinta had difficulty finding an opportunity to talk to others. Except for the Leo, who had a special care and condolence for him, no one else was willing to talk to him.
Whenever the Leo woman is mentioned, Quinta's face will always be blushed: "Do you know? There are not many people in this world who can get the name of God. Every time I see her smile, I am proud of myself."
Manda sneered, “What is the use of God’s name?”
Kunta said: "It should be of no use to improve mana, turn magical weapons into weapons, and immortality."
"It's really useless..." Manda smiled contemptuously, and after a few seconds of quiet, he hugged Quinta tightly.
"Actually you should be able to see that I am not very scheming. Since I entered the valley, the first thing I met was you. We trust and help each other. Even if there is a little friction, it is all in the past. Do you still remember the scene when we ate fish together? When I think of that scene, I almost burst into tears. The fish you roasted is so delicious... So what I want to say is, what do you mean by eternal life? Is it spiritual or faith?"
Quinta looked at Manda in surprise: "You won't even know this, you will have eternal life to live in this world forever."
Manda pointed to the Leo woman flying around in the sky and said, "That is, she will live forever?"
"I love this word...I like this word," Quinta smiled approvingly, "so to say, she will not die or grow old without being fatally hurt. She is so beautiful..."
Manda looked up at the sky and suddenly felt that this nervous woman was much more beautiful, cute, and even a little sacred.
He turned around and stared at Quinta: "My good friend, I really don't know what kind of sentences to praise our friendship."
"How about using the phrase "Eternal Life"?" Kunta smiled.
"It's so appropriate. My favorite word is this. Do you have paper and pen?"
Quinta was stunned and turned to smile and said, "You are also a person who loves knowledge." He asked the right person. Quinta had the habit of carrying paper and pen at any time. He took out three pieces of parchment paper, a quill and a small pot of ink from his bag. Seeing the paper and pen, Manda took a deep breath and truly felt that he had returned to a human life.
He has always maintained the habit of taking notes. Although he has no pen or paper in Jurassic, he still carved his experience of hunting on stones, which is an important magic weapon for his survival for 82 years.
"Now please repeat the previous things, that is, those bloodlines, sacrifices, steps, artifacts, natal gods, etc...."
When he came to this world, Manda often had the same nightmare. In the dream, he stared at the dense notes on the cave, thinking about what to eat for the next meal.
After living in Jurassic for 82 years, his hunting experience was enough to write a million-word hunting treasure book, but no matter how much experience he had, he could not change a fact, he was old.
He could not catch up with the elderly lizards, could not defeat young dinosaurs, could not dig traps, could not move stones, and could not even grab carrion. If he grabbed it, he would be snatched away by other dinosaurs.
After two days of hunger, he made a decision to steal the allosaurus' eggs. He successfully found the allosaurus' nest and patiently waited for the female dragon to leave. There was only one egg in the nest. When he was about to start, the young dragon broke its shell.
The little guy was very cute, his tender screams were like a baby's cry.
Kill the little guy with a stone, then take it away and eat it?
I did this when I was young, but now he can't do it.
He hesitated for a while, and for a while, the young dragon's cry attracted the female dragon.
Then, there was no more... this was his last memory in Jurassic.
Who dares to say that he can really take reincarnation and curse that cannot escape from birth, old age, sickness and death?
A ghost who has retained the memory of two lives can prove that it is a nonsense to be careless about life and death, and even ghosts cannot deceive you!
After suffering for two lifetimes, Manda finally found the meaning of this life.
As long as you can obtain eternal life, you will be willing to pay any price!
...
At night, except for the people who were in charge of the whistle in the valley, the rest of them had to sleep in the Earl's Castle.
This castle built on the cliff is much larger than Manda imagined. In the thick fog, Manda could not see the whole picture of the castle. She only knew that the castle had at least four floors, and each floor had more than a dozen rooms.
This proves two things, first of all, the Count is generous and he provides a good living environment for his subordinates.
It also proves that the Count is very powerful. There are sixty subordinates living in the castle. Each subordinate may become a powerful man who flies away from the sky. If one day he takes them out of this valley, he should be able to easily conquer a country...
Manda has not completed his first sacrifice yet. He is not a believer. He cannot have his own room for the time being, so he can only squeeze with Quinta.
Late at night, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep, and the belief in immortality kept teasing his nerves.
This shouldn't be too difficult, even the lunatic Leo woman did it.
Looking carefully at the notes he wrote down, Manda gradually sorted out the process of becoming a god:
"The Lion woman was covered with Sphinx's blood. She was also a believer of Sphinx, and she became a full-level believer of Sphinx. Then she got the artifact of Sphinx and finally got the name of immortal god, right?"
"Don't call her Leo woman, you should call her god's name Sphinx, or her real name Horna, and what you said was wrong," Quinta scratched her scalp, and a little dullness appeared in her eyes.
"What's wrong? Didn't this tell me?" Manda repeatedly checked the notes, but found no logical loopholes.
"This is originally a secret. I shouldn't tell you before you complete the sacrifice," Quinta pursed her lips, "If you put it on others, what you said is correct, but we are not the same."
“What’s the difference?”
Quinta took a deep breath, as if he had made a great determination: "Sphinx is not a god recognized by people. To be precise, it is the monsters that people in ancient times called. No one would shed the blood of monsters, and no one would believe in monsters. Do you... understand what I mean?"
Manda pointed out the window and said, "The Lion woman flying around..."
"I said that her name is Holna, she is a good woman!" Quintana's gray-white face turned red again. "Her natal god is Aphrodite, but she mistakenly believed in Eris, the goddess of war, and she would become a lost person, and her body and soul would fall into chaos until destruction."
Manda was dizzy when she heard this: "You said Aphrodite just now, and Eris, but these two have nothing to do with Sphinx."
"Actually, this is easy to understand. Simply put, it is because she took the wrong path, and her bloodline and faith are inconsistent. This is a fatal mistake. If you want to survive, you can only enter the abyss of Taltalos and throw yourself into the arms of Tifeng, the father of all demons. He will identify a demon god and become our new natal god."
Manda pondered for a long time and finally understood Quinta's words. Simply put, the Leo woman believed in the wrong god, and this terrible mistake turned her into a monster.
Faith and blood must be strictly corresponding, with Athena's blood flowing. If you believe in Apollo, you will become a lost person and die soon.
If you don’t want to die, you have to believe in the devil King Tifeng, and use the power of Tifeng to open up a path to becoming a demon god.
Manda sat up, looked at Quintas nervously, and asked, "Do you know which god's blood is flowing on me?"
Quinta shook his head and said, "It can be seen through the priest's divination. There are very few priests with magic power. Our Count knows how to divine, but he will not help you."
"Will I believe in the wrong God and go the wrong way?"
"Not important anymore," Quinta bit her lip and looked at Manda with sympathy. "You have gone the wrong way. You have decided to follow Tifeng, which is destined to become a monster."
Manda pursed her lips: "Is there no other choice?"
"there is none left."
Quinta's face turned redder under Manda's gaze.
Chapter completed!