The lemming market along the river will need to rest for a few days before it will open. Since the last time I visited, basically nothing new has been brought out, so these days Luo Qiu never went there again, waiting wholeheartedly for the start of the sacrifice that Kanxi said.
The witches in the tribe are in charge of sacrifices and other matters, which is basically the same position and role as the witches in ancient times on earth. The biggest focus is basically on communicating with the gods.
The book "Shuowen" written by Xu Shen in the Han Dynasty believed that the word "witch" resembles the shape of a person's dancing sleeves, which is consistent with the work.
Including the ancient shamans in the north and the Jianggong of the ethnic minorities in the south, their main functions are to dance to the gods and subdue the gods with dance.
Luo Qiu didn't know if Kanxi's preparations for sacrifices also included dance to seduce the gods, but basically the sacrificial procedures of witches were mostly the same.
First, they declare and pray to the gods, perform a performance that cannot be explained scientifically in ancient times, and then express and warn everyone on behalf of the gods, and then go on stage with the leader to give a speech.
Although she probably knew in her mind what the next step would be after this step was completed, Luo Qiu had never seen the witch sacrificial process in a real sense, so she was still very excited when she thought about it.
The protagonist of the sacrifice to be held in Kanxi this time was not the little cub god, so the big cats did not tell the carefree little cub about the preparation process. Luo Qiu was also happy and relaxed, basically just like sightseeing. Just show up.
However, Luo Qiu heard from her neighbor's uncle that the other three leadership tigers that she had never met before would also come. The adults would have some things to discuss about the fishing industry, and decided not to hold this meeting for the time being. Young pups are required to attend.
After all, the attitudes of the other three big tigers have not yet been fully expressed. As the little cub angel who has defaulted to Noko's camp, he will be targeted if he appears too early.
Luo Qiu also understood this very well. He just wanted to survive his wretched growth. Although he would jump up sooner or later and was already attracting the attention of the tribal cats, he could still put it away as late as possible.
As time passes, the day of sacrifice comes as scheduled.
Very early in the morning, the little cheetah cub rarely slept in. It was woken up by the big tiger from the neighbor's uncle. He washed his little head and had breakfast. Then his forehead was pressed against a dried flower placed on the leaf. After rolling it around, it became dyed. There was a reddish-brown powder.
Although the neighbor's uncle has temporarily bid farewell to the center of power, in fact, because his leg injury has healed, some things will still come to his door, so Luo Qiu can see the big white tiger standing in the morning light, putting on some jingle bells for himself decorations.
The cubs do not have a quota in the sacrifice, so they only need to smear crushed pollen on their heads. Adults must dress up properly. If they do not want to participate in primitive human form, they must work hard on their animal form.
The most basic ones are necklaces composed of the bones and teeth of various prey, and some long chains connected with small stones of various colors, winding around the body.
There are also some large feathers that have been pieced together, and animal skins that have been torn into strips are connected and woven into strange-looking waistcoats, with long and short lengths hanging along the shape of the animal.
The limbs need to be worn with some rough-made copper rings, engraved with some simple patterns that I don’t know what they mean. Even the long tail behind you needs to be hung with several metal rings, which will swing with the tail. Make a tinkling sound.
Noko doesn't like to dress up, so the number of teeth, bones, small stones and feathers he wears is relatively small. He only has what he should have, and the color and quantity are the most basic.
But even so, Luo Qiu felt very beautiful standing next to the straw curtain.
Just like those plateau herdsmen seen on earth who braid their hair with beautiful stones, have their ears pierced, and wear earrings and bracelets, the primitive and wild beauty comes towards them aggressively, piercing the picture and making the viewer feel A feeling of being both drawn in and drawn back.
It probably feels like she is very beautiful, but can punch ten of me with one punch.
Luo Qiu was sharpening her claws at the door. Noko, who was a little irritated after putting on his clothes for a long time, put the last chain of beautiful teeth and turquoise stones on his head with an expressionless expression, and then reluctantly stepped on his claws and jingled all the way. out the door.
It’s just annoying to highlight one.
Noko felt that his ears were being disturbed. The air pressure around his body was a little low, especially since he had to wear those metal rings on his tail and had to keep the tip of his tail pointing upward. It was really stupid.
The little cub follows the big tiger out and likes to hang around the big tiger's legs. At this time, all kinds of small things on the big tiger dressed up for traveling have become toys that attract the little cub's attention.
Noko could only slow down his pace to prevent the little cub from staring too long and accidentally tripping over his own steps.
Luo Qiu observed with enthusiasm, whether it was the pattern engraved on the metal ring on the big tiger's leg, or the feathers and pebble chains hanging from the tiger's back, it took him a long time to look at it, as if there was endless fun in it. .
The decorative metal rings worn by the neighbor's uncle are basically copper. Because they are relatively primitive, even with some patterned craftsmanship, the entire copper metal ring is still full of color spots, with black gold and orange and brown intertwined. At the same time, blue-green can also be seen in some gaps in the patterns. These are relatively primitive shapes that have not been smelted, and the color will not necessarily change as the light changes.
Copper mines are a good thing. Many basic industrial facilities start from copper. Some weapons, cold weapons headed by bronzes, and cooking utensils, such as ancient cooking pots and tripods. hanging pot, this is the cooking utensil Luo Qiu particularly wants.
The pots currently used by the cats in the Sharp Claw tribe are all hollowed out by splitting a section of a tree trunk that is particularly resistant to burning. They are not used for cooking, but for holding water. The witch used it to make concoction, so he gave this method to the cats, and asked everyone to keep it in case they needed to make concoction in the future.
Thinking of this, Luo Qiu thought of the copper pots she saw at the Lemming Market before. Although they looked a bit rough, they looked like utensils for cooking and eating, and the Claw tribe had never used them much when eating raw food. Fire, these lemmings are carrying so much equipment on their backs, aren’t they doing market research?
This question was just a thought. Luo Qiu didn't have the time to worry about the lemmings' business. Her thoughts had wandered so far. The little cub was wandering around with its beautiful big tiger legs, and it didn't take long for it to reach the mountain. The center of the square where the tribes gather.
Because the territory of the Claw Tribe is large enough, there are actually several tribal gathering places around the mountain, but there are only three in the square.
One was used to distribute food, and the other was used for sacrifices and gatherings. Luo Qiu didn't ask what the other was used for at that time, and he wasn't very interested.
The gathering square on the mountain is much larger than the food distribution area. After all, the food distribution area is where the cats of the tribe gather in batches to receive food, while the gathering square on the mountain has to accommodate all the cats under the jurisdiction of the four tigers. , so the area is much larger, and there are some steps built with soil around it.
A bonfire has been burning in the center of the square all year round. Although the cats are not interested in the flames, in order to guide the tribe of beast gods in the sky, the never-extinguishing bonfire is an indispensable facility for every tribe.
This sacrifice takes place around this very important bonfire in the center of the square.
Wu was the first to arrive. The noisy cats came in different sizes and colors. Some of them seemed to be divided into four pieces of pizza and were scattered around the central square as the origin.
Luo Qiu was allowed to return to the family temporarily during the sacrifice, so Papaban immediately recognized his cub among the cats, nodded and greeted Noko who came, walking with long legs like a model He walked gently behind the little cheetah cub, and patted the cub's butt with his paws with some evil intentions. Luo Qiu was so frightened that she jumped on the spot and stepped directly on Daddy Ya's paws.
Several adults' muffled laughter could be heard above her head. Before Luo Qiu could rush into Papaban's familiar arms and cry loudly, she suddenly gained weight and was pressed to the ground.
The elder brothers and sisters were also brought out to participate in the sacrifice this time. One by one, they pressed down on the youngest of the family like a mountain of meat. They swung their tongues that could not control their saliva very enthusiastically and washed Luo Qiu all over.
Luo Qiu's entire face wrinkled up as she was rubbed by two little cheetah cubs, and the down on her body was licked, one by one, dry and wet.
He wasn't angry either. He hadn't seen his brother and sister for a long time, and Luo Qiu also missed him very much. Although in his heart before, because he didn't know how to speak, they only communicated briefly with each other. In fact, they didn't know much about each other, so he still A bit familiar and unfamiliar.
But after staying at the neighbor's uncle's house for a long time, Luo Qiu's impressions of her two little cubs had blurred together. At this time, the meeting soon became a mess, and the feeling of missing the three little cubs swelled. The cubs tangled together, you bit my ear and I bit your tail, turning into a large plush ball rolling around on the ground, getting to know each other through playing.
The adults on top of the little cubs spread their long legs around them, chatting in low voices. There were many cats around, and all kinds of weird cat talk and cat language were mixed together noisily, making each other noisy. The sound is not clear.
But fortunately, cats have very good hearing. As long as they concentrate, they can always find the sound they want to hear among the noisy sounds.
Madara and Tooth sat together, the tips of their two tails gently entwining behind their backs. The two cats' eyes fell on the three little cubs playing in the circle, and they both let out a long sigh of relief.
Although the two cheetahs agreed to entrust their magical little cubs in Noko's den, it is inevitable that their biological cubs will always be missed, and because Noko has such a bad temper, they still can't It's too easy to come and disturb her, so now that she sees Qiu who is almost as fat as her brothers and sisters, her worries have been relieved a lot.
Beasts always have to leave their nests to wander, so Spot and Ya are not too worried. Their main responsibility is to feed the two cubs. With Noko's territory, even with two cubs, this pair of cheetahs It was rare for the couple to have a relatively relaxing winter.
The primitive orcs never had so many things to consider among themselves. Ban and Ya were very satisfied with their current lives, and they were happier than anything else watching their three cubs grow up healthily.