"Rest in peace, tens of thousands of buildings, shelter the poor people in the world..."
Xia Pingan stood on the hillside and looked at the forest not far away from the cave. Tree nests could be seen with the naked eye. He sighed and could not help but recite a poem.
Further away, on top of the mountain, there was an extra piece of land for burying the dead of the tribe. For the first time after death, the dead had a grave, a place to return to and a place to rest. The dead didn't have to be like beasts. They finally had a way to leave this world in a dignified manner.
As for those who were still alive, they would have something to remember and offer sacrifices to the dead.
What was civilization? This was civilization!
There were no written words in this era, so there were no tombstones. After Xia Pingan taught the tribesmen to dig a hole and bury the dead, they would place a large stone on the mound to press down the grave to make a tombstone. They would also put spears or wooden sticks in front of the grave. He also told the family members of the deceased that they could put the things that the deceased used to remember the dead on the grave or hang them on the wooden sticks. Some things could even be burned for the deceased.
The relatives and family members of the deceased hung up the bone necklaces and other things that the deceased wore when they were alive. Some even hung the clothes and animal skins that Xia Pingan had taught them to make on the wooden sticks in front of the graves as souvenirs.
At this moment, Xia Pingan was wearing the best tiger skin of the tribe. He was wearing a necklace made of bones of preys and a feather crown made of golden pheasant's feathers and juniper straw. He was holding a wooden stick that symbolized his status — the tiger skin, bone necklace, feather crown and wooden stick were gifted to him by the tribesmen.
The tiger skin was peeled off by Xia Pingan after he led the warriors of the tribe to hunt down some saber-toothed tigers. Everyone thought that only Xia Pingan was qualified to wear it.
The bone necklace was made from the teeth of preys. It symbolized the number of ferocious beasts that one hunted. The more ferocious beasts one hunted, the more bones would be worn on the bone necklace, and the richer and braver one would be.
The crest on his head, which was made of the feathers and leaves of the golden pheasant, was made for him by the women of the tribe. These women of the tribe were grateful to Xia Pingan for teaching them many crafts, so that their children could be better taken care of from birth than before, and there were fewer premature deaths.
As for the wooden stick in his hand, it was gifted to him by all the elders of the tribe.
In the past, when Xia Pingan was studying history, he had some doubts as to why the scepter was a symbol of status and dignity. Only now did he know that the wooden scepter in his hand was used to beat people in this tribe.
He could use the wooden staff to whip anyone. If anyone didn't listen to him, he could use the wooden staff to beat them. Moreover, the person who was beaten couldn't resist and could only accept the punishment.
The wooden stick in his hand represented the power of punishment in the tribe. This was the origin of the scepter.
Because he had unusual wisdom, because what he said was correct, because he let the entire tribe live a good life, and because he was not selfish. He taught all the people in the tribe what he knew. Therefore, the tribe gave him the wooden stick to beat people. Whoever disobeyed him, he could beat them with the wooden stick.
This was the entire tribe's recognition of his meritorious service and status. Everyone in the tribe agreed.
This was the original prototype of the scepter.
Some of the strongest youths in the tribe stood behind Xia Pingan with long spears in their hands. They looked at Xia Pingan with admiring eyes.
Xia Pingan looked at the wooden nests built on the trees. His mind was filled with thoughts.
The Cho Clan might not have thought that ten thousand years later, when countless reinforced concrete replaced this forest, when human technology and civilization had developed to a certain extent, many people still couldn't find a "nest" …
A misty fog gradually appeared in the world in front of him. The entire world turned into countless light spots and scattered in the fog …
…
It was lunchtime. The summoners of the Xianghe City Committee of Order appeared in the dining hall of the headquarters on time.
These days, the summoners went out every night to "light the lanterns" and protect the peace of Xianghe City. Each of them consumed a lot of physical strength and energy. The food in the dining hall of the headquarters unknowingly became more sumptuous. The cost of the food in the dining hall was completely disregarded.
When lunchtime arrived, the entire dining hall was filled with the aroma of ginseng and red dates stewed with squab, ginseng and wolfberry stewed with turtle.
Tu Polu was the first to arrive at the dining hall, followed by Li Yunzhou, Cao Xinghua, An Qing, Fang Lingshan, and Mo Yanshao.
The six of them unknowingly sat across a long table. They each took their lunch and chatted as they ate.
Although everyone was chatting, almost everyone's eyes were silently fixed on the entrance of the dining hall. They were faintly anticipating something.
"Boss, will that kid be okay?" Li Yunzhou asked as he chewed on the delicious squab.
"Do you know how to speak? No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!" Fang Lingshan glared at Li Yunzhou.
"I'm just concerned about my colleague …" Seeing Tu Polu's bell-like eyes staring at him, Li Yunzhou rubbed his nose, shrunk his neck, and smiled embarrassedly.
"I checked when I came down just now. The temperature sensor in room 963 is normal. A few hours have passed. Xia Pingan should be fine!"
Mo Yanshao said calmly. "More than 80% of the failures in fusing the Realm Bead of God happen within the first two hours. Xia Pingan has been fusing with it for more than four hours now. The probability of success is very high. Perhaps he'll come down soon …"
"I wonder what he'll gain from fusing with the Realm Bead of God this time. This Realm Bead of God is a very crucial Realm Bead …" An Qing added.
"Heh heh heh, you can ask him when he comes down …" Li Yunzhou hurriedly continued An Qing's words.
An Qing smiled faintly. She didn't say anything and just shook her head …
For a summoner, it wasn't a good thing for others to know too much about the details of his fusion with the Realm Bead. The Mandala formed by a summoner was called the Secret Mandala because the less outsiders knew about it, the better it was for them, unless it was a mission that required them to disclose some abilities.
Everyone knew about Xia Pingan's perfect fusion with the Realm Bead of Divine Fire for the first time. His reputation had even spread to the province. This might have helped Xia Pingan gain some fame. However, now that Xia Pingan had fused with the second Realm Bead of God, it was inconvenient for others to know about it.
Among the three Realm Beads that formed a summoner's Secret Mandala, the second Realm Bead of God was very, very crucial. This Realm Bead laid a solid foundation for a summoner's Secret Mandala and had a far-reaching influence.
Many powerful summoners started with the Realm Bead of God before they officially formed their Secret Mandala. This immediately widened the gap between them and ordinary summoners.
After successfully fusing with the Realm Bead of God, ordinary summoners would gain 10 to 12 points of divine power. After successfully fusing with the Realm Bead of God and forming their Secret Mandala, they would gain a summoning slot called "Green Protection" from the Realm Bead of God. Most summoners were like this.
However, the reason why the Pearl of God Altar was so important was because it had so many possibilities and changes. 10 to 12 points of divine power and a "Green Protection" spell slot wasn't all that the Pearl of God Altar had to offer.
Some outstanding summoners could obtain more than 16 points of divine power after fusing with the Realm Bead of the God Altar. Other than the summoning slot of the "Green Protection" spell, they could also obtain a summoning slot of the "Leather Armor Buff" spell.
"Green Protection" allowed a summoner to summon a protective barrier in the wilderness. The barrier could protect the summoner from the attacks and damage of all poisonous insects and beasts in the wilderness. It was very useful. It could be said that a summoner with "Green Protection" could completely treat the wilderness as their home.
On the other hand, "Leather Armor Buff" allowed a summoner to buff any clothes or armor with a spell. The effect of this spell was that the summoner's ordinary clothes and armor would have an additional layer of leather armor on top of them.
After Mo Yanshao successfully fused with the Realm Bead of God, he gained a summoning slot called "Leather Armor Buff", which made him stronger than many ordinary people.
Apart from the summoning slot of "Leather Armor Enhancement", a very small number of Summoners who successfully fused with the Realm Bead of God could even obtain a summoning slot of a more powerful and useful item called "Soul Pacification Banner".
Among Summoners, item summoning slots were very difficult to obtain. However, Summoners who had the item summoning slot of the "Soul Pacifying Banner" could summon the "Soul Pacifying Banner" and use it to pacify the dead.
"Requiem Banner" could prevent the bodies of the dead from being damaged by Corpse Explosion Spell, Corpse Refining Spell, Corpse Sacrifice Spell, Zombie Transformation Spell, and Zombie Virus. Even if the bodies were exposed in the wilderness, they would not be attacked by wild animals or insects. They would also not rot until they were buried in the ground. After many years, the bodies would be treated like mummies. They would only become dry corpses and would not be infected by insects.
Summoners who had the "Requiem Banner" could also control corpses and drive them back to their hometowns to be buried.
In all kinds of movies and TV series, summoners who had the "Requiem Banner" were the ones who appeared the most on screen.
A summoner who had the summoning slot called "Requiem Banner", even if he or she didn't fuse with many realm beads, had a very low level, and had just become a summoner, his or her status was extraordinary among summoners. He or she would be respected by everyone. No matter where he or she went, he or she could do whatever he or she wanted.
Since ancient times, in the armies of various countries, summoners who possessed the "Soul Pacifying Banner" were the most loved and respected by the soldiers. The soldiers' love and respect for summoners who possessed the "Soul Pacifying Banner" far exceeded the respect they had for summoners who possessed powerful summoning spells.
Even in the modern era, in the armies of the various large countries, summoners who possessed the summoning slot of the "Soul Pacifying Banner" were the standard of the large country's army. Usually, they would also serve as priests and priests in the army, ensuring the morale of the army …
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