Log in and fight a hundred years in advance

Chapter 62 Sacrifice, mysterious sigh

After months of studying, Zhao Li was finally able to match the words with their meanings.

Recalling the two towering stone pillars in front of the ruins hall, there were two lines of typing engraved on them.

Although Zhao Li didn't understand its meaning, he could feel a majestic atmosphere and an aura of arrogance over Yu Nei.

Zhao Li deciphered the words on the stone pillar and felt happy.

The deciphering of this text allowed him to confirm that this place and the ruins in the outside world were indeed of the same origin.

Zhao Li continued to try, and what was written on the stone shelf were "Miscellaneous Talks of Historical Materials", "Condensing Qi", "Gathering Qi", etc., which were exactly the classification of the book collection.

Zhao Li felt it was a pity and didn't know where the documents on the stone shelf had gone.Otherwise, I'm afraid I can know many ancient secrets.

After deciphering the words he had written down earlier, Zhao Li became more and more curious.

This ruins should have a strong inheritance.

Shaking his head, Zhao Li stopped thinking too much. He had been here for half a year. Apart from the emperor's affairs, Zhao Li felt that he had explored almost everything.

Anyway, he has learned the writing and language of this world, and it’s time to go elsewhere. He is ready to leave temporarily.

He already knows that there are many such villages in this world. There are towns above the villages, and there are imperial courts above the towns.

Since there are other places, Zhao Li naturally wants to take a look. At the very least, Zhao Li still has no information about the black mist.

However, Zhao Li soon discovered that the village was different from the previous leisurely life. The villagers began to get busy. When he asked, he found out that the five-year sacrifice was about to begin.

Zhao Li felt something in his heart. He was lucky enough to meet the priest, and he was afraid that he would also know something about the emperor.

The matter of temporary departure was suppressed by Zhao Li, who chose to stay and prepare with the villagers.

And this preparation took more than ten days, and finally the sacrifice came.

On this day, everyone in the village put aside what they were doing and gathered outside the ancestral hall.

The elder of the clan and several members of the younger generation were chanting in the ancestral hall.

It is not only a sacrifice to the emperor, but also an inheritance for young people.

Zhao Li heard clearly that the nagging words of the gods were nothing more than telling the emperor that they had not forgotten the ancestral teachings and praying for the emperor's blessing.

And he finally knew the emperor's name, "Hunyuan Lingdi".

Zhao Li suddenly understood and finally understood.

I am afraid that this emperor is really a Dou Emperor, and these people are probably the remnants of Dou Emperor.

No wonder they are so powerful.

After understanding some of the problems, Zhao Li became more and more puzzled. I am afraid this small world has existed for countless years, so why does it still have inheritance here.

You must know that the closest Dou Emperor was ten thousand years ago, and there are only eight Dou Emperor families that have been passed down to this day.

Of course, the sacrifices would not stop because of Zhao Li's doubts.

Soon, after worshiping the emperor, the people of the appropriate age in the village were called forward one by one. They made a decision in front of the emperor's statue, whether to leave the village and go outside to defend against foreign enemies, or to stay in the village and guard the emperor to ensure the inheritance. Continuously.

Some people choose to leave and want to go to the town or the Imperial Court, while others choose to stay in the village.

Many people also left the village, but they never came back.

Zhao Li originally thought that he would not be asked about this kind of thing, but he was still named by the clan elder.

Zhao Li had previously looked at the person in front of him, and now he followed suit and walked to stand under the statue.

The elder of the clan was just like before, he was talking to himself at first, and finally he looked at Zhao Li and asked:
"Go out to travel and annihilate enemies or stay behind to protect the emperor and train his successors, Lingli, what choice do you make?"

Zhao Li did not answer, he was stunned on the spot.

Just now, he heard a sigh.

Zhao Li originally wanted to come up for a formality, and then took this opportunity to choose to leave, so that he could go elsewhere.

A mysterious and complicated sigh sounded in Zhao Li's ears, and along with it was a wave of contradictory emotions, including relief, anger, and some disappointment, which was very complicated.Zhao Li saw that there was nothing strange about the people around him. It seemed that he had not heard the sigh. His whole body was stiff and his hair stood on end.

This voice came from within his soul.

He looked towards the black mist for a moment. It was still surrounded by the flames and there was nothing unusual about it, but Zhao Li knew that only it could sigh that only he could hear.

And the sigh he heard only after the communication between the priests was completed, seemed to be its response.

Zhao Li couldn't help but think:
"Is it the Emperor? Or is it part of the Emperor?"

"Lingli, what do you choose? Once you go out, you must be prepared to sacrifice at any time."

The clan elder asked again, bringing Zhao Li back from his thoughts.

Zhao Li put down his sigh for the time being. His exploration had no effect.

When the clan elder asked again, Zhao Lida answered simply:
"I want to go out."

Zhao Li was about to leave, but now that the sacrifice had been completed and there was no other movement after the sigh, Zhao Li became more and more eager to understand what it was.

After hearing Zhao Li's answer, the clan elder didn't say anything more, nodded and took note, and continued to click on the next one.

After that, Zhao Li didn't hear any strange sounds.

After asking all the people of the appropriate age and everyone made their choice, the clan elder gathered everyone together and solemnly said:
"It's been too long. We no longer know what the enemy the emperor is talking about, and we don't know where to defeat the enemy. But this has been the case since ancient times. The meaning of our existence is to ensure the emperor's inheritance and cultivate warriors for the emperor, waiting at any time. Summon us to defend against foreign enemies. Go out and don’t disgrace the emperor’s reputation.”

The next day, several people who chose to leave left the village and walked towards the town.

Zhao Li still followed them, no matter what, and he didn't know the way, so it was easier to follow an acquaintance.

Following the large army, they walked for more than half a month before they entered the town.

Looking at the city, which was no different from the outside, except for the flags on the city walls, the guards patrolling, and the extremely tight defense, Zhao Li could feel a strong sense of chill.

Zhao Li frowned. This situation seemed to be in wartime, and people in the city could enter the battle at any time.

Zhao Li's soul scanned over and saw that although the town was large, its population was not large, but the people inside were generally stronger.

Although it is a town, it is more like an alliance composed of elites selected from several villages.

Sensing that they could enter a state of alert for battle at any time, Zhao Li couldn't help but be curious about their enemies.

At the city gate, Lingposhan showed the unique certificate issued to each village in the city, and then he was able to enter the city.

"Shanzi, you're here. I knew you would definitely come."

Entering the city, a tall young man in his thirties greeted him. He was the man who had left the village earlier.

Lingposhan said hello and took Zhao Li and others in with him.

In Zhao Li's perception, there was an aura close to Dou Zong in the city, several Dou Emperors, the rest were Dou Wangs, and the young man was Dou Wang.

"There should be a more complete inheritance here, so is the Imperial Court more powerful?"

Zhao Li couldn't help but think of it.

When they come to the city, they must complete the formalities as soon as possible. From then on, they will also be the guards of the town. They must also train with others, so they must be prepared at any time.

As expected, the training here is more advanced, but consistent with that in the village.

Zhao Li stayed for three days. This place no longer had all kinds of things like in the village. People here patrolled, trained, and prepared for war every day.

These days, apart from learning that the people in other villages are almost the same as him, Zhao Li has not discovered much else, even less than what he knows in the village.

Zhao Li was incorporated into the team and was patrolling with them. Zhao Li couldn't understand why he was doing this. There were clearly no enemies here.

"Ugh-"

A rapid horn sounded, and Zhao Li knew that this was an emergency gathering order.

(End of this chapter)