Shao Xuan felt something was wrong when the ceremony ended.
He had been staring at the fire in the fire pit when he realized that almost all the totems on his body had appeared. Since he knew that all the changes that happened to him were for the sake of awakening his totemic power, Shao Xuan was not worried anymore. However, when he stood beside the fire pit, Shao Xuan felt a sense of familiarity with the fire in the fire pit. He did not know if the other kids who had awakened their totemic power felt the same as him, so he could not ask anyone for details. So he just stared at the fire in the fire pit and studied it.
When the Shaman announced the end of the ceremony, Shao Xuan moved his attention away from the fire pit and was about to tease his old enemy Sai. However, when he turned his head, he saw a skeleton standing next to him. Shao Xuan was so scared that he almost kicked it. Looking around, the people walking in the tribe, the warriors who had finished their dance, and the kids who had just awakened their totemic power standing around the fire pit were all skeletons. Shao Xuan could not recognize them.
The ones who were talking, walking, and moving their arms and legs were all skeletons.
Shao Xuan was confused.
He did not know whether it was his problem or all the awakened totemic warriors were the same. When he talked with Lang Ga and Mai, he only knew that the totemic warriors would grow faster after awakening, and their physical strength and reflexes would be greatly improved. However, he did not ask if he could see skeletons. Who would have thought of that?
But now, Sai and the little warriors beside him did not mention anything about seeing skeletons. Just now, the two in front of him were talking about a piece of dried meat hanging outside the stone house, and did not mention bones at all.
So, it seemed that he was the only exception.
He was different from others when he awakened, and he was still different after awakening. What if he saw skeletons all the time?
Would the people he dreamed of at night all be walking skeletons?
Damn it. Just thinking about it made his hair stand on end.
Shao Xuan scratched his head. Now he could only see bones in his arms. He did not see any flesh at all.
Motherf * cker.
As for how he recognized Sai earlier, it was because he had fought with Sai many times in the past. His first impression of him was that he was familiar with him. The second reason was his voice. When Sai bragged to others, he was not reserved at all. He was always in a state of excitement after his successful awakening. When he spoke, it was as if he was afraid that others would not be able to hear him. If it were not for these two reasons, Shao Xuan would not have recognized him so quickly.
The warrior who led them here had left, and the shaman and the chief had not arrived yet. Now, there were only seventy-five children who had just awakened this year in the stone house. Since no one cared about them, these children had let go of their worries and gathered together to chat and laugh.
In Shao Xuan's eyes, they were a bunch of skeletons whose jaws were opening and closing as they danced.
Shao Xuan didn't go over. After knowing that something had happened on his side, he retreated to a corner to think.
Shao Xuan had already taken off the name-tag hanging around his neck. He remembered that the other children by the fire pit did not wear it. When he entered the house, he took it off and tied it around his wrist.
His body did not feel any discomfort. The fire on his head did not hurt a single strand of his hair. Not only that, probably because of the awakening of his totemic power, Shao Xuan now felt refreshed and energetic. If it were not for the skeletons in his vision, he would be in a better mood.
Unable to figure out the reason, Shao Xuan looked around. Other than the seventy-odd skeletons, the stone house was mostly filled with stones.
There were stone tables, stone stools, and stones of different sizes and shapes on the table.
In fact, Shao Xuan's vision was not just a single color. On the contrary, in his vision, there were white, gray, and black of different shades. For example, the children's skeletons were white, but the stones in the stone house varied from light gray to dark gray.
Because of the shaman and the chief, these children did not touch the stones. However, they could still watch. Several children stood beside the long square stone table. They were discussing the quality of the stones.
"This stone looks good. It must be good to make it into a stone knife." A child pointed to a stone on the stone table and said.
"This one is okay. It should be close to the medium grade." Another child looked carefully and said. He did not care much about it. Medium grade stones were not rare for him. However, when he saw another stone on the stone table that was not conspicuous and not in a good shape, he was surprised. "This one is good. The quality is above medium. Unfortunately, the shape is not good. It can't be made into a stone knife. It can be made into a small spearhead."
Shao Xuan looked over. The stone that was rated as medium grade by the children was gray in Shao Xuan's eyes. The stone that was above medium grade was close to dark gray.
In order to prove whether his guess was correct, Shao Xuan stood aside and watched for a while. He listened to the children's evaluation of the stones on the stone table. In Shao Xuan's eyes, the stones that he didn't think highly of were the so-called low-grade stones. In Shao Xuan's eyes, the middle-grade stones were grey, and the better ones had a darker color.
In other words, the better the quality of the stone, the darker the color in this special vision.
Shao Xuan had an idea in his mind.
While they were discussing, the curtain was lifted. The shaman came in with a walking stick, Chief Ao and two warriors, one of whom was a woman.
When the curtain was lifted, the stone house suddenly quieted down. The people who were showing off their knowledge immediately became obedient and respectfully saluted to the shaman.
When he was near the mountain foot district, Shao Xuan rarely saw people salute. Usually, people in the tribe would only salute when they met someone with prestige. However, the people at the foot of the mountain were all at the bottom of the tribe, so it was rare for them to salute.
However, Shao Xuan had learned this salute. The people in charge of teaching the children in the orphan cave not only taught them how to count and read, but also how to salute. The children in the orphan cave could not count or read, but they had to salute. If they did not salute when they met the shaman, they would be regarded as disrespectful by the people in the tribe. They would be disliked and ostracized.
The shaman had been waiting by the fire pit. He didn't come until the fire in the pit had gradually shrunk and returned to the small flame like before.
Probably because he had spent a lot of energy presiding over tonight's ceremony, the shaman was still supported by others when he came in. After finishing the ceremony at the fire pit, he drank some water and came here. He didn't know much about this group of newly awakened warriors, so he didn't have time to read the animal skin rolls. After he recovered, he came to the stone house.
Ao Ta, the leader who came in with the shaman, glanced around the house and then fixed his eyes on Shao Xuan. The red burn on his hand hadn't disappeared yet, and he didn't have time to tell the shaman about this strange thing.
A warrior put a stone bench in the middle of the stone house, and another female warrior helped the shaman sit down.
The shaman took a deep breath and looked at the newly awakened warriors with a kind look. He was very pleased. Every year when he saw the newly awakened warriors, he always had an irrepressible pride.
"Good, very good. You will all be the real brave warriors of our Yanjiao tribe." The shaman said slowly.
Praised by the shaman, the children's faces turned red, and they couldn't wait to shout to vent their excitement.
After looking around, the shaman asked, "Who is the last child to join us today? Stand over here and let me have a good look. "
The people in front of Shao Xuan stepped aside immediately. Except for Shao Xuan, the other children had stayed with the shaman for a while, so they had some impression of him. The only one they didn't know was Shao Xuan.
"So it's you. Come closer and let me have a look." The shaman looked at Shao Xuan and said.
Shao Xuan took a few steps forward and stood in front of the shaman. He wanted to see what the old shaman would say. Would he mention Caesar? Would he feel guilty for not asking about him for nearly a year? Didn't he know that it was hard to raise a wolf?
Shao Xuan looked at the old skeleton sitting on the stone bench, and the shaman looked at Shao Xuan carefully. He still looked pleased and kind. "You, what's your name?"
Shao Xuan: "…" Obviously, the old shaman didn't recognize him.
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