Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 339 Mysterious Culture
I was a little stunned, and didn't understand how Lu Su would suddenly mention this.But what he said calmed down the anger in my heart. It's not that I don't understand what kind of person Tofu is. If he is compared to a dog, then it is a dog that wags its tail at everyone. But he'll come back when I call, and that's all.

Of course, I have never told Tofu about this analogy. His self-esteem has been deeply hurt. As his best brother, I still have to think about his mental health.

He didn't continue this topic, but changed the subject, smiled, and said, "Then I will answer your first question now, do you know what the Zhenhai Stone is used for?"

Tofu then said: "I heard that it is the treasure of Dayu's water control, and it can be used to suppress rivers, but this sounds a bit unreliable. Besides, what else can it be used for?"

Lu Su showed an inscrutable smile, and said softly: "You only know one thing, not the other. This Zhenhai Stone is a treasure from Dayu's flood control period. It disappeared several times, reappeared several times, and finally appeared in Ge In the coffin of Princess Geer, you said, how did Princess Geer get this thing?"

Tofu hissed and said, "Have you ever thought about it? I think this is a funeral object given by the emperor, right? Although the princess is a bit ugly, she still has a beautiful heart. When we fight her, she fights He didn't pick up the dead body to scare us, what a nice person."

I told Tofu not to interrupt, and then signaled Lu Su to continue.Then I heard from Lu Su that the Zhenhai Stone was originally the dowry of Princess Gegeer. Above the shaman wizard, it is because of this stone.

This stone is a priceless treasure for shamans.

Tofu suddenly realized, and said Brother Lu, I can't tell, so you are taught by a shaman, come here, try a Nuo dance. "Most people in modern times may not know about shamanism, but more or less on TV, they have seen some folk activities with ghost masks and strange dances. The folks call it Tiao Dashen. In fact, it is the Nuo dance of shamanism. Shamanism advocates that all things have animism, and shaman wizards themselves have no divine power. They communicate with ghosts and gods by means of Nuo dance and spells, and act with the power of ghosts and gods.

Of course, the original shamanism is more complicated, but it has been handed down to this day, and many things are still lost.

After Tofu finished speaking, Lu Su couldn't help laughing, and said, "Do you think I look like a great dancer?" Tofu probably imagined the scene of Lu Su's dancer, and then laughed himself, shaking his head and saying that it doesn't look like it.

I feel puzzled, since the Eight Carp Doujiao Zhenhai Stone is a treasure of Shamanism, what does it matter to Old Man Zhao and Lu Su?Could it be that these two still want to join Shamanism?What era is this? If you want to talk about the religious industry, being a monk is the most profitable. Shamanism has already been eliminated in the torrent of the times, and only scum is left.

This is the crux of the matter, and Lu Su talked about the reason.Among them, the old man Zhao was found out by Lu Su privately. The old man Zhao is secretive, but he can't stand up to Lu Su's terrible network. In this business, the circle is small, and the news spreads very quickly, unless you are doing it alone. Otherwise, it is difficult to have an airtight wall.

Lu Su, my evaluation of him is unfathomable, just like what Wei Nanjing commented at the beginning, he is too easy to deal with, gentle and kind, but this is just the appearance, behind this gentleness is a picture A thing that is denser than a spider's web is called a human web. Once it covers someone, that person will definitely die miserably.Therefore, being targeted by Lu Su is equivalent to being targeted by a poisonous snake. Old man Zhao can only consider himself unlucky. Although he did it secretly, he was still found out by Lu Su.

The reason why the old man wanted the Eight Carp Doujiao Zhenhai Stone was because of a very unreliable idea. He found a piece of land in the deep mountains of Huizhou District around Shenzhen. The road climbed over mountains and ridges, and there were very few people in the deep mountains, and most of them were gone, so it can be said that it is a barren mountain with no people.

After he landed in the market, he pretended to be farmhouse entertainment on the surface, but secretly started research on ancient mysterious culture.What is Mysterious Culture?To put it generally speaking, modern science cannot study and explain the culture that does exist, but it is called mysterious culture, such as Taoist Zhouyi gossip, horoscope numerology, inner strength and heart method, Chinese medicine's extraordinary meridian and eight channels, five elements and five internal organs, etc., can all be used. It is used in practice, but even the people of Huaguo themselves do not know what the deepest reason is.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats diseases according to the eight extraordinary meridians, and the medicine can cure the disease, but no one can explain who discovered the eight extraordinary meridians and how it came about. Western medicine human anatomy can't find meridians at all.

The source of the mysterious culture, traced back to a certain point, was suddenly interrupted, and the mysterious culture seemed to appear suddenly.Of course, it definitely did not appear suddenly, perhaps it was a historical break.

Qin Shihuang's burning of books and burying Confucianism is a well-known historical dating. With the burning of a large number of ancient books and the death of literati, a large amount of historical and cultural information about Qin and before has been annihilated. This is a historical dating.

Before Qin Shihuang, there may have been a more powerful historical chronology, which cut Chinese mysterious culture into two parts, one section is theory, and the other section is practice. Now, we only have practice, but we cannot find the source of theory up.

Closer to home, what is the purpose of old man Zhao doing this mysterious cultural research?
This private organization has very strict confidentiality measures. It took a lot of trouble for Lu Su to find out some news. It is said that the old man Zhao deeply felt that his time was short, so he gathered a group of people and wanted to pass this aspect. To find a way to prolong life, to put it bluntly, is the same as the ancient princes and nobles who asked Taoist priests to refine alchemy and practice Qi.

Modern medicine and biology are also trying to crack the genetic code of the human body and increase the life span of the human body. The latest foreign report shows that the normal life span of human beings is 130 years, and the abnormal life span, that is, the life span through the effects of genes and medicine, may be possible in the future. Reaching three hundred, eight hundred or even thousand years.

Therefore, this kind of thing that is keen on immortality is not only liked by Huaguo people, but foreigners are also doing it, but the starting point is different. The mummies of the ancient Egyptians are a symbol of eternal life.

However, these days, there are not many who can do the job of Mr. Zhao.According to Lu Su, Second Master Zhao mainly does three things every day. One is to deal with affairs, which are basically handled by his subordinates, so he can't worry about it; Yes, he is an old man in his 70s and [-]s, but his skin is extremely rosy and his eyes are shining, so he spent so much effort on it, it is still effective; the third is the mysterious culture research institution, which also spends the most money .

Hearing this, Tofu looked in disbelief, and said, "Is this old man sick? Prolonging his life... I think with his current body, he can live another three or forty years without any problem. If there is no ninety, there will be one hundred." Is he still not satisfied? Is it possible that he still wants to live forever? Foreign medical scientists are more anxious than him about this matter. Why is he so active? I think...he is probably full enough to support himself. "

Lu Su chuckled a few times, and said, "If you say so, it's probably because they encountered some obstacles in their research and decided to focus on the shaman."

Tofu came back and said, "That's why old man Zhao is looking for the Eight Carp Doujiao Zhenhai Stone? No, I know the reason why he is looking for the Zhenhai Stone. Why did you steal that thing?"

Lu Su smiled slightly.Asked: "I said that one of my brothers was killed. Do you believe that the dead can be resurrected in this world?"

I nodded and said: "I believe, I've seen someone use some sorcery to bring people back to life, and they almost did it." For example, the skinless corpse in Xu Fu's tomb, or the dead son of Jie An, There is also Xiao Jing who has disappeared, almost all of them have been close to the state of resurrection, but I always think, after the resurrection, is the dead person still the same person before?Or, is it still human?

Lu Su was a little surprised, and said, "Ordinary people, it's hard to accept this." Tofu patted his chest, and said proudly: "Are we brothers ordinary people? No! We are people who want to do great things."

I told Tofu to shut up, don't be ashamed, and then said: "You have said so much, I can hear it, you mean, you are looking for Ba Li Dou Jiao Zhen Haishi to conduct in-depth research on shamans, Save your friend?"

Lu Su nodded noncommittally.

Tofu asked curiously: "Shamanism still has such awesome things? What are the specific operation steps? Can it make my father and mother come back to life?" Then he pointed to me and said: "And his grandpa , let his grandfather come back to life."

Normal people can't keep up with the rhythm of Tofu's thinking, and often they will be defeated by his idiot after three sentences with him, and the idea of ​​cursing will arise.I admit that Lu Su is more patient than me, or his acting skills are too good.He smiled and listened to Tofu's mentally handicapped words, as if he was respecting the meeting with the leader. After Tofu finished speaking, he said softly: "I don't know the specific process until now. You don't have a thorough understanding of Shamanism. It is the only one. Religions sprouted in different places around the world. We define this religion as primitive worship, which is the most essential understanding of all things. There is a saying in Taoism, which is: Heaven and earth are born together with me, and all things are unique to me. Primitive shamanism has been comprehended when human beings are still in the ignorant period, do you understand?"

Tofu blinked, and after a while, he uttered a sentence; "I don't understand, Lao Chen, do you understand?"

I nodded.

(End of this chapter)