What was the 'self' that Zhou Haorui saw?
The group had many theories about this. One was related to the black goat's power and human cloning; the other was related to time and space because they understood the uncertainty of time and space. Could it be that Zhou Haorui saw his future self? Or was it just a simple mental illusion?
At that moment, Chang Qianhang brought up another idea. "It's a card, it's a card …"
Lin Chengbo and Li Zhenjing were confused. In the carriage, Xiao Xu was the first to pick up on the idea. "Card? If that's the case, then the giant stone carcass of the blood pyramid that the patient saw in the third stage might be a card. "
Xiao Xu and Chang Qianhang seemed to be talking in riddles. Lou Xiaoning was curious. "What is a card?"
"It's the ancient Egyptians' concept of life and death." Feng Peiqian answered. The Mysterium World had ancient Egypt as well. Due to Yu Chi, she had some knowledge about ancient civilizations. "A person is made up of three parts: self, card, and ba."
"In other words, 'card' is something like a soul?" Lou Xiaoning's understanding was shared by many others.
"No, not a soul …" Chang Qianhang shook his head and mumbled, "It cannot be understood as a soul. Card is not a soul, and neither is a ba. The ancient Egyptians did not understand the world that way … Compared to a soul, card and ba are more like incarnations, but they cannot be understood as incarnations …"
Due to Chang Qianhang's poor mental state, he could explain things clearly in one sentence, but he could not explain them clearly in three sentences.
This made Wang Ruoxiang and Uncle Dan look at each other. They believed that Chang Qianhang really needed a break. After all, he was not Yu Chi. He did not have much frontline experience. If he pulled too hard, it would snap. Wang Ruoxiang had Chang Qianhang take it easy while Xiao Xu explained.
But Chang Qianhang did not seem to be listening. He continued to explain.
"Ka is a person's potential life force, and Ba is a certain characteristic that allows a person to move freely. They are both like some kind of spirit, energy, and spirit, the source of life … The ancient Egyptians believed that everyone was born with a card in their body. Ordinary people only have one card, but gods and kings have many cards. The card was a human figure that looked exactly like the original body. Therefore, in the murals and reliefs of the gods in ancient Egypt, there would be two identical human figures facing each other. One was the original body, and the other was the card. The card was full of vitality and treated the original body as its master. In the master's current life, the card only played a hidden role. However, when the master died, the card would start to take over. In the underworld and in the afterlife, the card would need to eat and drink. It also needed the master's corpse to be well preserved for the card to survive. Therefore, the offerings that the ancient Egyptians prepared for the dead are also called 'cards for the dead', and the priests responsible for the offerings are called 'servants of the cards' … "
After listening to this, Lou Xiaoning had more or less an idea of what a card was. "What about a card?"
Listening to this, Lou Xiaoning had an idea of what card was. "What about ba?" she asked. Ba would also move around after its master's death. During the day, it would leave the tomb to see the sunlight, breathe fresh air, and drink fresh water. At night, it would return to the tomb with its master. Ba will also move after the death of the master. During the day, it will leave the tomb to see the sun, breathe fresh air, and drink water. At night, it will return to the tomb with the master.
Because the ancient Egyptians were afraid that ba would never return, the offerings on the table in the tomb were not only for the dead and the card, but also to call for ba. "
"Do the gods and kings have multiple ba?" Li Zhenjing asked.
"Yes." This time, it was Xiao Xu who answered. His calm tone was like a know-it-all. "Especially the gods, they have thousands of incarnations. In the religious view of ancient Egypt, many of the gods that appear as animals are actually just the manifestation of the ba of the related gods. Egyptian religion has a lot of influence on later religions. It is believed that the Kabbalah system of Judaism originated from Egyptian religion — three pillars, ten elements, four worlds, and twenty-two paths. That is another matter. "
With the knowledge of these cards and ba, the group understood what Chang Qianhang meant.
"Let's make a hypothesis." Wang Ruoxiang speculated. "At the time, Zhou Haorui accidentally entered one of the Little Ram's rituals. He saw his own card. His card was taken away, so his mental power and vitality decreased. That caused him to lose the chance to enter Phecda University. Due to his incomplete spirit, it caused him to forget about this incident. That was until two months ago, when he fell ill. It was the Quicksand Petrification Disease. This was probably … the Little Ram Cult used his card as a ritual offering to summon the disease. "
"It's also possible that the forest was some kind of card trap. The believers of the Little Goat were collecting people's cards to build the Blood Pyramid of Quicksand Petrification. When they thought the time was right, they started the ritual, and Zhou Haorui's illness broke out. But the Little Ram Cult still needed the cards and ba. Only when the three were combined will it be a real human stone, a real offering. "
"But … an unknown force, probably the crow, appeared and disrupted the Little Ram Cult's plan. It caused the Quicksand Petrification Disease to fail. Furthermore, they might be attacked continuously. It was unclear whether this had anything to do with the location in Zhou Haorui's search record. In any case, since they failed, they could only change their strategy. They used the Egyptian Ten Disasters to summon the Flood-Type Petrification Disease. "
With Wang Ruoxiang's explanation, the group felt much clearer. Perhaps they were not far from the truth.
Now that they thought about it, the old Little Ram Cult sure was patient. From the time Zhou Haorui's card was taken away to the time he fell ill, so many things had happened in the two years. The Black Goat was at its peak, but they did not make any move. They did not even have the chance to get close to Zhou Haorui.
Until recently, the Cataclysm happened.
Suddenly, Deng Ximei, who had been silent, asked, "Could that crow be the ba of a dead or a deity? The Plague Doctor transformed by the crow is the card of a dead or a deity? "
Everyone was stunned. Even Xiao Xu did not think so.
Ba was the incarnation of an animal, and the card was the same as the original body.
If the crow was ba, and the Plague Doctor was the card … then who was the original body? George Ray?
There were too many speculations, so no one had an answer to these questions. They did not even know what the crow was.
They were standing in front of a mysterious door, but they could not enter. Lou Xiaoning was a little frustrated, and Chang Qianhang looked like he was in pain.
However, Deng Ximei seemed to have understood something.
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