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Chapter 186 Pleading
"belch!"

Bubba put down his bowl and sighed contentedly.

A Niu didn't exaggerate, they really had one of these peculiar stone bowls, and some bowls were painted with beautiful patterns or lines in different colors, which should be very precious, but most of them were used by children, as if they were just ordinary things.

The food was even more extraordinary. Babu seldom overeat, but this time he ate so much that he ate too much without paying attention, and he couldn't even straighten his waist.

However, the enthusiastic host kept persuading him to eat.

"I'm full! I can't eat anymore!"

Bubba showed off his already distended belly.

With a full stomach, the last trace of doubt in my heart disappeared.

This is a group of warm and friendly people, and they have no hostility... Babu made a judgment and asked Zhang Tian: "Master Priest, I heard from A Niu that you plan to go to the warm south, to a place without snow? Is there really a place without snow in this world?"

Babu couldn't imagine a world without snow. Is it still cold if it doesn't snow?
As soon as the words came out, the crow and the leopard liver also looked at the sky priest with burning eyes, and they both wanted to know the answer to this question.

Ah Niu probably confused them with the crow's destination. In order to avoid the snow spirit's curse, the crow wanted to go to a place without snow, and they didn't need to migrate so far.

But it doesn't matter, Zhang Tian knows that Babu doesn't care where they are going, what he cares about is whether they will stay on this grassland, he can welcome guests from afar, but he will never agree to share the territory with outsiders.

"Of course there is." Zhang Tian said, "The sky only snows when it is very cold. The further south you go, the warmer it gets. As long as you go far enough, you can reach a place without snow."

The apprehension in the eyes of Crow and Leopard Gan suddenly turned into excitement. What they were most afraid of was going to the end of the world, only to find that the end point they expected did not exist. But now, they saw the definite hope, and their thoughts were right. As long as they kept heading south, they would be able to get rid of Xue Ling's curse!

Babu issued a sincere invitation: "If you are not in a hurry to leave, you can go to our camp to stay for a few days. The tribe at the bottom of the mountain will never treat the guests badly. Of course, if you have anything you need, you can also exchange it with us. I believe my people will like your bowls and salt as much as I do."

He picked up the pottery bowl and gently stroked the smooth wall, making no secret of his love.

Zhang Tian didn't doubt Babu's sincerity. After traveling for a month, the materials they brought with them had already been consumed a lot, and they really needed to be replenished. Compared with making new ones, exchanging directly with the local aborigines was naturally much more efficient and less troublesome.

"We'd love to go."

Before Babu had time to be happy, he heard Zhang Tian change the subject: "However, a few days ago, I got guidance from the sky and learned that the mountains in the distance are brewing terrible anger. It is not a wise choice to approach the mountains at this time."

The guests were all shocked. Babu and other people down the mountain had a little bit of luck, but now even the sky priest said the same, they didn't dare to take chances anymore, and their expressions became serious.

Ah Meng and other people on the mountain were even more nervous, and hurriedly asked, "When did Dashan get angry? How big is the anger?"

Zhang Tian shook his head and said, "I don't know when Dashan will get angry, I only know that this time the anger will be much stronger than before!"

"The flames erupted are not the most frightening thing. The most frightening thing is the dust it raises, which can be carried far away by the wind. The dust is as hot as the flames, and it is the hottest time of the day. Once it falls into the mountains, forests or grasslands, it will immediately ignite a fire!"

"At that time, your homes will be burned, people and sheep will be buried in smoke and dust, and the land will become barren. It will take a long, long time before vegetation will grow again."

Ah Meng was even more surprised. Unexpectedly, the priest of the sky knew so much about volcanoes that he knew all about the possible disasters caused by the eruption. On second thought, this must be the guidance given to him by the sky.

When he had this idea, he subconsciously recognized Zhang Tian's identity as a priest, and believed that he had the ability to communicate with the heavens.

After hearing Zhang Tian's description, everyone was terrified, and even Babu, who had always been calm, couldn't help turning pale. This was much more terrifying than he expected!
A Niu stammered and asked, "Then, what should we do?"

"What else can we do?" Babu said, "Didn't you hear what the people on the mountain said? Their high priest failed to appease Dashan's anger, and instead went missing. Now no one can stop Dashan from getting angry. We can only stay away and pray that it won't affect us."

Babu didn't forget to mock the people on the mountain at this time.

Ah Meng ignored him, and shifted his gaze to the wizard named Lin.

He came here for the wizard, so he noticed her at the first sight when he entered the camp, which was exactly the same as A Niu's description. Due to the warm hospitality he received, he never found a chance to express his intention.

Now, here's your chance.

Ah Meng took up the conversation and said, "Perhaps, there are still people who can stop Da Shan from getting angry."

There is no need to name names, everyone knows who he is talking about, and they all looked at the tall and thin lord wizard in unison.

They haven't seen Master Wizard displaying her divine power with their own eyes, but judging from the gradually healing wounds of Atu, Amu and A Shui, she is undoubtedly very good at healing diseases, especially Amu's injury, which can be cured even if it is so serious. It is not an exaggeration to say that she can be brought back to life!
"Master Wizard." Ah Meng spoke respectfully, "I heard from Ah Niu that you have a white stone, can you use it to purify sewage?"

Lin Yu tilted his body slightly in Zhang Tian's direction, and listened to his soft translation with his ears sideways.

Both of them understood that Ah Meng wanted to confirm with his own eyes what Ah Niu said was true.

Lin Yu demonstrated it again under the curious eyes of everyone, which aroused countless surprises.

When he saw the wizard take out the white stone, Ah Meng knew he had come to the right place.

"Master Wizard!" His voice was trembling with excitement, "Please help us calm Dashan's anger! We are willing to pay the holy stone, no matter how many holy stones!"

Babu and his people rarely stood on the same front as the people on the mountain, and begged the wizard to help, after all, this matter is closely related to them.

Lin Yu said ruthlessly, "No, unfortunately, I can't help you."

Ah Meng was stunned for a moment, he never expected that the other party would refuse so simply.

"Why?" he asked subconsciously, "Can't you appease Da Shan's anger?"

"To be precise, Dashan's anger cannot be appeased."

The guests were at a loss, and for a moment they couldn't understand the difference between the two statements.

Lin Yu explained: "Dashan's anger has never been appeased. You must be thinking that your high priest has clearly done it, but that is just an illusion. Using Chishi's power can't really calm Dashan's anger, it will only irritate it."

"It's like Babu slapped you, threatened you, and told you not to be angry. Would you calm down because of this? No, you will only be more angry, but because you can't beat Babu, you have to keep your anger in your heart. Wait until you become stronger later, and then find him."

"Who said I can't beat Babu..."

Ah Meng felt offended, so he defended weakly, but he already understood the simple and easy-to-understand analogy of Mr. Wizard.

"You mean, our sacrifice to the volcano is not to appease its anger, but to suppress it and let it slowly accumulate greater anger?"

"Yes."

Lin Yu nodded slightly. Fortunately, Ah Meng is a smart person who can fully understand her meaning and save her a lot of trouble.

"So no matter if I can do it or not, I can't do it, otherwise when the mountain gets angry next time, its anger will be even more terrifying than now!"

Everyone gasped, Ah Meng couldn't sit still, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then...can we do nothing but watch the mountain spew out anger and burn down our home?"

Zhang and Lin remained silent.

The tribes at the bottom of the mountain are far away, and they may be able to escape the catastrophe. The camp of the tribes on the mountain is at the foot of the volcano, and there is no other way but to migrate for refuge.

Ah Meng's face was ashen, he lowered his head, and muttered to himself in a dazed way: "How could this happen... We have served the Fire Spirit for generations, and we have never disobeyed the Fire Spirit's will, but in the end we will be destroyed by the flames... What did we do wrong?"

"You guys did it wrong from the start."

Ah Meng raised his head, facing the deep eyes of the priest in the sky.

Zhang Tian scanned the crowd with deep eyes, and asked, "Do you know the difference between the flame and the sky?"

Fire and sky?The difference is huge!
Ah Meng said: "Flame can cook food, but the sky cannot."

"The sky can blow and rain, but the flames can't," Babb said.

A Niu said: "The flame is very close to us, and a few pieces of dry wood can be used to make fire. The sky is far away from us, even if we climb the highest mountain, we can't touch it."

Everyone was chattering, scrambling to state the difference between the two.

Zhang Tian patiently listened to the students' answers like an elementary school teacher, and then announced the standard answer: "What you said is both right and wrong. These are only superficial differences. The fundamental difference lies in the fact that the power of flames is aggressive, while the power of the sky is inclusive."

I can't understand again... They have long heard that the sky priest has unparalleled wisdom. Now that they hear these profound words that make people's brains tickle, they finally feel it personally.

"You only remember that flames can illuminate, keep warm, and cook food, but you forget that the benefits that flames bring to you all come at a price."

"cost……"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why.

A Niu was the first to react, and said loudly: "It's fuel! The fire consumes a lot of grass, sheep manure and grease!"

Seeing the approving gaze from the priest, A Niu became more confident and expressed his opinion boldly: "I understand! You believe in the fire spirit and use its power without restraint. Now, it has come to charge the price. It will burn the entire forest!"

Everyone was stunned, even Zhang Tian was stunned for a while, thinking that this guy has a big brain!

Ah Meng really wanted to refute, but he opened his mouth but couldn't find anything to refute, he wavered.

Although Ah Niu's statement was a bit rough, it met Zhang Tian's needs, so he simply followed his words: "Flame is a very dangerous spirit, and its power is very unstable. In the place where I lived before, there was such a saying: The person who starts the fire will eventually be swallowed by the flame. So I said, you did it wrong from the beginning."

The crow and the leopard liver looked at each other, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes. They thought to themselves: Why haven't we heard this sentence before?
Ah Meng showed a bitter smile, did they ask for all this?He didn't want to believe it, but the result was like this, and the reason was clear, so he couldn't help but believe it.

"I told you a long time ago, it's all you—"

A Niu tried to taunt, but was interrupted by Zhang Tian's eyes.

He was about to get to the point, but at this moment the people on the mountain were angered. Isn't such a long section in front of him just for nothing?

Zhang Tianzheng said: "The sky is different. You have all heard the story of Pangu opening up the world, right? The combination of heaven and earth gave birth to man, and we are all descendants of heaven and earth. Because of this, the sky bestows gifts on us and accommodates everything we have. We can use the power of the sky without any worries, and we don't have to worry about being backlashed by this power."

Speaking of this, Zhang Tian suddenly stood up, opened his arms, and embraced the sky.

Everyone was watching him, not only the guests, but also the people of the same race. No one knew what he was going to do next, but they faintly sensed that there seemed to be some powerful force surging in the air.

Zhang Tian raised his voice and said, "The sky will generously give us strength, and its power is stronger than flames!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone felt that something was pushing out from under their buttocks.

"Sheep eggs!"

"what!"

Hundreds of people jumped up at the same time, backhand spanking.

They soon discovered that their butts were not invaded by disgusting bugs, and that strange touch turned out to be plants!
Numerous plant seeds broke through the soil layer, sprouted, and then grew taller and stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye, pulled out leaves, and bloomed flower buds... The originally bare ground suddenly grew green turf, full of flower spikes of various colors.

It wasn't until Zhang Tian retracted his arms that everything stopped growing.

Everyone watched this miraculous scene, their jaws almost fell to the ground, their mouths opened wide, and they were speechless for a long time.

Looking at the stunned crowd, Zhang Tian smiled and said, "The power of the sky will not be at the cost of destroying all things, on the contrary, all things will thrive with the blessing of the sky!"

A Niu was the first to come back to his senses, looked up at the sky, and said loudly in an extremely pious tone: "Praise the sky!"

Babu, A Shui, A Da and others immediately followed suit and sincerely praised. Crow and Leopard Gan also completely abandoned Xue Ling at this moment and threw themselves into the embrace of the sky.

Ah Meng exchanged glances with the four hunters who came with him. Having seen the supernatural power of real value, they no longer had doubts in their eyes. After a moment of hesitation, they also looked up at the sky one after another and joined the ranks of praise.

(End of this chapter)