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Chapter 43 Human Sacrifice
Guifang Kingdom, Yayi City.

This is the capital of the Guifang Kingdom, and also the only well-established and large-scale city in the Guifang Kingdom.

Unlike the feudal era in Li Boyang's memory.

The world was still in a relatively early stage of primitive slave society, or even earlier tribal clans.

Mountain villages like Lijia Village represent the mainstream of this era.

Only powerful tribes would abandon their primitive fishing, farming, and forestry lifestyle and go to great lengths to build large cities strong enough to defend against attacks from other tribes.

This city of Yayi was the capital city that the original Guifang tribe built over more than ten years, using countless slaves and prisoners.

The city of Yayi covers an area of ​​about 70 square kilometers, with the Wuding River as its natural barrier and surrounded by water on three sides.

The entire city is protected by cliffs that stretch for tens of meters to the north and south.

Furthermore, the Wuding River serves as a natural barrier, creating a terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Meanwhile, in the long-term lives of the Guifang residents.

The city of Yayi naturally formed a division into an inner city, an outer city, a residential area, a commercial area, and a sacrificial area.

The outer city is the outermost ring of the city, which allows other tribes and mountain people to enter and trade basic supplies.

As for the inner city, which is separated by the east and west city walls?
That is the core area that only true inhabitants of the Ghost Fang can enter.

In fact, this inner city not only had magnificent buildings and paved roads far ahead of its time, but also had dedicated granaries for storing grain.

Walking along the road in the inner city to its end, you will reach the most important area of ​​Cliff City, and even the entire Ghost Fang Kingdom—the Temple of the Priests.

Towering buildings stood in the center, where hundreds and thousands of slaves toiled.

Surrounded by those majestic buildings, a ritual to worship the five directional gods is being held on a high platform specifically used for sacrifices.

Starting with the most basic chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, and then moving on to the slaves or prisoners chosen for human sacrifice...

With each stroke of the priest's knife, a vibrant life would come to an end.

As the pile of human heads was thrown into the sacrificial pit, the onlookers roared with excitement.

Perhaps it's because gods exist in this world...

Or perhaps it's due to some other unknown factors...

This barbaric country, still practicing human sacrifice, had already developed relatively sophisticated bronze and iron tools.

The most primitive stone tools have long been obsolete, and all sorts of bronze tools can be found everywhere...

As for the priests who were performing the sacrificial rituals?

They each held sharp iron tools, their faces filled with anticipation and reverence for the sacrificial ceremony.

If Li Boyang were there, he would be surprised to find that the iron tools in the priests' hands were far sharper and stronger than he had imagined.

Let alone compared to iron weapons from the feudal era.

Even compared to 21st-century high-carbon steel, these ironwares are in no way inferior.

Especially when the priests cut off the heads of those human sacrifices, a faint glow would appear on the corresponding sacrificial ironware.

That was a blessing bestowed by the five directional gods who were pleased—and it was also the fundamental reason why these sacrificial iron artifacts transcended their material composition.

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"What a crazy bunch..."

Looking down at the magnificent sacrificial altar below, the human-shaped E'tu couldn't help but mutter something under its breath.

Throughout the entire natural world, the E'er rabbit has never witnessed such a frenzied slaughter.

It wasn't for filling one's stomach, nor for survival...

They kill simply for the sake of killing, and most of their targets are their own kind.

E'tu believed that even those fierce and evil gods destined to bring disaster would not engage in such large-scale, senseless killing.

“This isn’t madness, this is faith.” A calm voice came from inside the hall, and a young man slowly walked out.

The young man was dressed in exquisite black silk and held a skull scepter in the style of the Ghost Fang Kingdom.

"The Five Gods need our sacrifices, especially now that the Soul-Sealing Cauldron has been lost..."

"We must obtain more human sacrifices and blood offerings in order to regain the favor of the Five Gods!"

The boy's name was Xuan Hui, and he was the current candidate for High Priest of the Gui Fang Kingdom.

He was a genius who emerged from nearly a thousand candidates, a chosen one who was already able to communicate with the five gods before becoming the high priest.

"More human sacrifices and blood offerings?"

Surprised, even somewhat frightened, E'tu turned to look at Xuan Hui and asked incredulously.

"You've already killed so many people, aren't you afraid of starting another war?"

Although E'tu is a spirit, he has at least lived among humans for many years.

Therefore, E'tu understood better than anyone what it meant for the Guifang Kingdom to start such a large-scale "human sacrifice".

"people?"

Are you talking about those mountain people?

A disdainful smile played on Xuan Hui's lips, and his words filled E Tu with fear.

"Those are just a bunch of two-legged sheep; they can't be considered human!"

“Those ignorant mountain people are like weeds that can never be eradicated; they will sprout out of the forest if you are not careful.”

"If their blood can please the five gods, it will be their honor."

Xuan Hui's words also represented the mainstream ideology of the Gui Fang Kingdom, and even of this era.

In the eyes of the rulers of this era, those mountain people were worthless.

They only captured large numbers of mountain people during times of war or sacrifice, using them as cannon fodder and human sacrifices.

At other times, a ruler who could send some tribal members to the villages of mountain people to collect offerings would be considered relatively enlightened.

Yes, the concept of "taxation" doesn't even exist in this era.

The rulers of this era viewed collecting offerings and having the mountain people worship their own gods as a complete blessing.

After all, this is a world where gods truly exist.

To outsiders, the belief in the Five Gods may seem bloody and cruel.

But compared to those wild and desolate gods who can't even respond, they are already considered very reliable righteous gods.

Primitive, yet not so primitive...

This is the characteristic of civilization in this era, and it is also the fundamental reason why Li Boyang has never been able to determine what kind of era this is.

It can only be said that the existence of "Primordial Qi" raised the upper limit of this world, but also lowered the lower limit of this era.

"Never mind, this is all your own human problem."

With a soft sigh, E'tu didn't dwell on the matter any longer, but instead revealed the purpose of her visit.

"I need some books, preferably related to medicine and herbal medicine."

"And some ores, and if possible, some bronze and iron ingots would be even better..."

After gazing silently at E'tu for a long time, Xuan Hui finally nodded.

"No problem, if that's what you're looking for..."

Monthly ticket/recommendation ticket

(End of this chapter)