There was a price to pay for defending the village. The Uvandidi tribe sent out warriors to guard the village, and the villages that were helped had to offer a certain number of cows and sheep.
The number increased year after year, and this year, the village would not be able to hold on any longer.
The situation in the other four villages wasn't much better.
It was a terrible situation. Tang Ling did not know why the Stardust Council was using the same method as Safety Sector No. 17 to occupy the plains. Tang Ling was a little absent-minded.
Valencia wiped her tears and continued, "This year, we can't hold on anymore. The wolf disaster happens every year, and the six villages of the grasslands used to watch over each other and survive peacefully.
"However, in the past three years, the Uvandidi tribe has been getting stronger and greedier. This time, they want a lot of cows and sheep, and the villagers can't afford it.
"Bartu's family is the one who insisted on compromise. They will stir up trouble tomorrow. This time, I think they will succeed. "
"Bartu?" Tang Ling raised a brow. Isn't that the muscular young man? Isn't he going to marry Valencia?
"Yes, Bartu. I don't know how he ended up like this. We grew up together and are engaged. He used to be a simple and honest man, but three years ago, the Uvandidi tribe left the grasslands alliance.
"However, three years ago, the Uvandidi tribe withdrew from the Prairie Alliance. After Bartu went to the Uvandidi tribe, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He gave up the pride, honor, and dignity that he should have held onto and soon, he became a dog. "Valencia was filled with resentment when she said that. She could not help but pull a handful of grass from the ground.
Tang Ling spat out the grass in his mouth and asked Valencia a strange question, "Does the Six Tribes of the Grasslands, which includes the Uvandidi tribe and the six villages, have a huge secret?"
"Secret? What kind of secret? "Valencia could not keep up with Tang Ling's thoughts.
"It's not exactly a secret. Hmm, how should I put it? Is there something different about them? "Tang Ling tried to give Valencia an idea.
"Different? Does the annual grand ceremony count? " Valencia was a simple girl. She believed that Tang Ling must have been tired of hearing about the village, so he wanted to know more about it.
Adventurers were curious after all, and other than sympathy, what else could he do? He was just a young man who passed by the area.
"Great ceremony? Are you talking about offering sacrifices? Hmm, can you tell me how you're different? " Tang Ling showed a curious expression, but in his heart, he was thinking about why the Stardust Council was so interested in this place.
Tang Ling had an unanswered question in his mind.
Why did the Stardust Council choose to control Safety Sector No. 17? Was it because of him? Not at all! In the beginning, his identity was not exposed.
Was it because they wanted to find something when they launched the zombie tide in the settlement? No, judging from Aber's words, they had achieved their goal.
Could it be that it was purely because of his ambition to unify the world? No, no, no! Only a fool would come up with such a strategy. It was not easy to choose a remote place to control, and it would not serve as a deterrent to the other forces in this world.
If they had the ambition, they might as well attack a weaker safety city. That way, they would be able to occupy a large piece of land. The Stardust Council had the power to do so.
Tang Ling was a person who would think deeply once he grasped the slightest clue. He would never let go until he got to the bottom of it! This time, the clue he grasped was that Safety Sector No. 17 was very close to the flatland.
It was indeed very close. Based on the map, this place was the closest safety village to Safety Sector No. 17 in the south.
Valencia did not doubt Tang Ling's question. The great ceremony was not a big secret anyway.
Thus, after taking a deep breath, she said, "Our six villages have already begun to split up and fall apart. But every year before winter, we will gather together and hold a sacrificial ceremony. "
You've been to the location of the ceremony before. "
"Huh? What place?" Tang Ling tried his best to recall what was different about the place, but he was chased by a flock of purple Udy crows, so he did not notice anything.
What about the purple Udy crows? Tang Ling scratched his head and jumped up. He covered Valencia's mouth and said anxiously, "Hold on. I'll show you something."
When Tang Ling's hand touched her face, Valencia's heart shuddered and her cheeks blushed.
She could smell the scent of grass on Tang Ling's hand and clothes.
However, when she thought about how close she was to the young man whom she had only known for a day and how she thought he smelled good, she felt even more embarrassed.
She lowered her head, grateful that it was a rainy night, so Tang Ling could not see her shy face.
However, when she looked up, the young man was already far away as he snuck into the tent.
"What a thief." Valencia spat. She could not help but chuckle when she recalled how he was chased by a flock of purple Udy crows when she met him during the day.
Two minutes later, Tang Ling appeared with a bird's nest in his hand.
Valencia was speechless when she saw the bird's nest. How shameless must he be to rob a purple Udy crow's nest? No, Tang Ling had robbed the entire bird's nest!
Although the purple Udy crows were a species of bird that would steal anything, they were notorious for being shameless. The more unconventional and indescribable something was, the more they would be interested in it.
For example, a woman's underwear or something that a woman would use every month, especially something that she had used before. It was as shameless as it could get!
Why did Tang Ling want to show her this? Furious and anxious, Valencia decided that if she saw anything bad and if Tang Ling even thought of teasing her, she would beat him up.
"Look." Tang Ling brought the bird's nest to Valencia. He tore the cloth off the bird's nest and told her excitedly, "You've got a bird's nest, so you've got a bird's nest.
"What are you looking at? I'm not looking at it!" Valencia turned her head away anxiously and showed her extreme resistance.
Tang Ling was curious. Why was Valencia so hostile towards the bird's nest?! From the moment she saw the bird's nest in the afternoon, she showed a disdainful gaze.
Why is she still like this even though we're close? Is the purple Udy crow the sacred bird of Barbarto Village?
Fortunately, Tang Ling did not voice the thought out loud. Otherwise, if Valencia knew that Tang Ling treated the purple Udy crows as the sacred bird of Barbarto Village, she would definitely fight him to the death.
"Have a look." Tang Ling picked up the thing from the bird's nest and showed it to Valencia.
Valencia was anxious and shy, but she was only 17 years old, so she was more or less curious. In the end, she opened her eyes and glanced at the thing in Tang Ling's hand.
A single glance and she could not help but gasp softly. She took the thing from Tang Ling and said, "This? You found this in the nest of the purple Udy crows? "
"Those damn thieves! No, this is serious. I have to tell Abu. "
"Oh, my god! No matter how bad the six villages are at odds with each other, we have to solve this problem. "
"Hey, calm down." Tang Ling pulled Valencia back. "It shouldn't be as serious as you think. At least, among the purple Udy crows' nests, I'm sure this is the only one that has this egg."
Tang Ling risked his life to steal the purple Udy crow's nest not because there was something amazing inside, but because there was an egg inside.
The egg was very strange. The shell was silver and there were some strange totem patterns on it that could not be explained.
Were the totem patterns natural? Obviously not! It looked more like the totem patterns were drawn by someone. It was dark red and obviously faded.
At first, Tang Ling was just passing by the purple Udy crow's nest, so he would not have noticed the egg among the other crows.
Coincidentally, the egg was silver in color and could reflect sunlight.
At that time, the purple Udy crow that stole the egg flew up and revealed the egg in its nest, and Tang Ling caught a glimpse of the silver reflection.
Fine, even if it was a silver light, it might not have piqued Tang Ling's interest. The key was that his Precise Instinct sensed a trace of energy fluctuation from the egg!
What's going on? Even high-tier mutated beasts would not have energy fluctuations because their own energy was not strong enough to emit energy fluctuations, unless they were vicious beasts that were at least Level 2.
How could an egg have energy fluctuations? Tang Ling could not help but be curious.
Therefore, he took the risk to steal the egg and even set it on fire just to smoke the purple Udy crows away. He wanted to see if there were other similar eggs in other nests.
Tang Ling even suspected that this egg belonged to the king of the purple Udy crows. Were the strange patterns on the egg drawn by the purple Udy crows based on their instinct?
Similar to how a certain monkey knew how to brew wine, the crows might not have any knowledge about brewing wine.
"Valencia, you mentioned the ritual and it reminded me of the totem patterns on the egg. Tell me, is this egg related to your ritual?" Tang Ling asked his question after he briefly explained how he got the egg.
Valencia, on the other hand, started to doubt her life.
The young man in front of her did not just steal the purple Udy crows' things, but he also set the nest on fire and almost burned it down. Gosh! How lucky was he to be able to escape in the afternoon? How bold of him!
However, what had happened had already happened. No matter what, Tang Ling's fire proved that the purple Udy crows had only stolen one egg, so he was considered lucky. Valencia took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down.
She caressed the egg in her hand and said, "This is indeed related to our ritual.
I've told you before that the place of our ritual is somewhere between the Tear God Lake and the canyon.
It's a secret cave. Even if outsiders discover the cave, they won't be able to tell what's so magical about it.
Only the people from our six villages know that there's a temple in the deeper part of the cave. However, the Holy Blood Pill is required to enter the temple. "
"Holy Blood Pill? What's that? "Tang Ling plucked another stalk of grass and put it in his mouth.
"It's made from the blood of the direct descendants of our six villages. It's mixed with a special kind of grass to make a kind of incense. Each time the seal of the temple is opened, a Holy Blood Pill must be ignited to … "Valencia spilled everything she knew without holding anything back.
Suddenly, a dignified and steady voice interrupted Valencia, "My daughter, don't you think you've said too much?"
"Abu, why are you up?" Valencia covered her mouth. She did not expect her father to show up at this time.
However, Wenbu did not care about Valencia. He looked at Tang Ling and said word by word, "I've overheard your conversation, and I think you're trying to pry into our secret. You owe me an explanation, outsider. "
When he said that, Wenbu's attitude was no longer friendly.
Valencia said anxiously, "Father, he's my friend."
"Valencia, go in. This is none of your business." Wenbu was a gentle father, but once he was strict, Valencia dared not argue.
"Valencia, go in. I actually have something to talk to your father about. " Tang Ling sighed in his heart. Things were just that coincidental, and he believed he had to give the determined and righteous man an explanation.
On top of that, the rest of the matter was not something Valencia could participate in. Tang Ling needed Wenbu's help.
Valencia had no other choice. After she returned the egg to Tang Ling, she went into the house worriedly.
Tang Ling looked at Wenbu with the egg in his hand and said, "Should I return it to its rightful owner?"
"It's not necessary. There are many eggs like this in the temple, but they can't be hatched or eaten because the egg white and egg yolk are poisonous. If you have ulterior motives for the temple, you better give up because the temple doesn't have anything special that anyone desires! It's just a spiritual sustenance for the six villages of the grasslands.
"Worshipping the temple is a tradition from the old civilization," Wenbu said sternly.
"Actually, I'm not the one who covets the temple. It's the Stardust Council, isn't it? As for me, I'm just a passerby, "Tang Ling told Wenbu.
Wenbu suddenly froze.
The people in the village did not know much about the outside world, but that did not mean that Wenbu did not. When he was young, Wenbu was also an ambitious young man. He had once traveled outside to experience the world.
He had once traveled the world, but after three years, he returned to Barbarto Village in despair because he was too weak.
It was then that Tang Ling suddenly grabbed a cow not far away and tossed it in his hand. "Uncle Wenbu, I think we should help each other out. What do you think?"
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