NovelsAlex Chapter 2771 Strange Altar
Chapter 2771 Strange Altar
Chapter 2771 Strange Altar
The end of the year has finally arrived.
People began to prepare for the New Year and brought their food, chickens and ducks with them, ready to pay taxes and tributes to the city.
If the payment is not made, the city will not send anyone to maintain the statues in the village.
Once the statue becomes old and loses its power, the village will lose its protection.
What makes Ghost feel comforted is that the villagers here are still well fed and clothed.
Although there were many family quarrels, at least there was no worry about freezing to death or starving to death.
This is probably because there have been no natural disasters and the population is well controlled.
It followed the villagers into the city to see.
……
The sunlight shines through the ancient city walls and into a city with a long history.
It is a sunny day.
In the center of the city, there is a magnificent sacrificial square.
A huge altar stands in the center of the square.
The altar is carved with intricate patterns, making it look solemn and dignified.
However, the content of the pattern is eerie and terrifying.
Centipede, octopus...
These three strange evil creatures have become symbols of people's prayers here.
When the ghost robot arrived at the square, he found that there were towering ancient trees with lush branches and leaves all around, as if telling the ancient legend of this city.
It is obvious that this world has a very long history.
The citizens of the city, dressed in festive attire, gathered in the square, ready to take part in the annual sacrificial ceremony.
Their faces were filled with piety and anticipation, and they held a variety of offerings in their hands, including fresh fruits, carefully made cakes, and hand-woven wreaths.
Obviously, as the urban class, they are much wealthier than ordinary people.
They all have various craft skills and can occupy an advantageous position in commodity exchange.
And at the end of the crowd, a unique figure stood quietly.
It is a ghost.
Once it was a robot called "Royal Guard".
And now it's a regular guy.
It's just that his mind still thinks like a robot.
Its current appearance is that of an ordinary person.
It missed its old body, which was made of metal and circuits.
No sickness, no fatigue.
Just charge it and replace accessories to keep it alive.
And now, there is a hint of loss in its eyes.
Because it feels physically fragile these days.
The ghost quietly observed everything around him.
In the past, it had a built-in artificial intelligence system that could easily analyze people's words and behaviors, and then interpret the meaning and principles of this ancient ritual.
But now, it can only maintain perfect manners to make everything seem normal.
It can only record all the processes carefully.
As the sacrificial ceremony progressed, the atmosphere in the square became more and more solemn.
People entered in an orderly manner under the organization of some elders.
People with status stand in front, and those without status stand in the back.
Of course, there were also many people standing in the back who were secretly delighted, so they didn’t have to worry about losing their composure.
The elders began to chant ancient spells.
Their voices echoed in the square, interweaving with the sound of the wind and the birdsong, forming a mysterious melody.
The residents also chanted along, their voices filled with piety and awe.
The ghost felt very strange and sang along subconsciously.
It just felt a little off.
Intuition tells it that there might be some problems.
Suddenly, a strange wind blew from the altar in the center of the square, carrying a strange smell with it.
The residents' voices gradually became confused and their eyes began to become lost, as if their minds were controlled by some force.
The elders also stopped chanting, their movements became stiff, as if they were frozen in place.
The "ghost" immediately noticed something unusual.
It captures subtle changes in the air and quickly analyzes them.
It has a feeling that some unknown energy is influencing people's minds, an energy full of malice and chaos.
And this energy, after being mixed and filtered through the human spirit, seems to be neutralized and then leaps to a new level.
Is this the new energy?
It turned out to be the case.
This is how the power of incense and vows is created.
The ghost's eyes swept across the square and finally stopped in the shadow of the altar.
When everyone is addicted, it remains sober.
Perhaps it is because its consciousness does not belong to this world, so it is not confused by it.
At the altar, a strange figure is slowly emerging.
Its shape was vague, as if made of smoke and shadows.
But the ghost still clearly captured its outline
It was a monster, a monster from an unknown realm.
As soon as the shadow monster appeared, it began to wreak havoc in the square.
Its figure shuttled through the crowd, passing through each person.
Each time it passes through the human body, the person it touches becomes more addicted.
Some residents seemed to have started having terrifying dreams.
Their eyes moved rapidly, and their blurred looks were filled with fear and confusion.
There are even people walking around like zombies.
Their behavior becomes unpredictable.
Some people even start attacking people around them in their dreams.
Some people just stood there, as if they had lost their souls.
In short, there was chaos on the altar.
A large-scale trampling was about to happen.
The ghost didn't understand what was going on.
There shouldn't have been such a thing before, right?
At least he hadn't heard of it.
However, Wen Rensheng, who was watching this scene, shook his head.
In fact, it existed before.
This is a means of reducing population.
Afterwards, these dead people will disappear from people's memory.
A village that was originally peaceful will explode in population after five generations.
The land cannot be divided.
It was concentrated in the hands of two or three landlords, and these two or three landlords only rented it to a few people.
Most people don’t even have the opportunity to rent land.
This also leads to the landlord having a strong control ability.
If you can’t rent land, you will starve to death, so the rent will increase significantly.
As the population decreases, exploitation will be reduced.
The ghost naturally doesn't know these things.
It simply sprang into action, its body moving at speeds that would be difficult for a human to match.
It has also been training over the past year.
Training in a very scientific way.
Its arms left a trail of afterimages in the air, and its target was the monster.
It must stop the other side from continuing to confuse the crowd.
It discovered that it could affect the monster's invasion by simply interfering.
The monster noticed the presence of the "ghost".
Its figure twisted in the air, trying to avoid the attack of the "ghost".
Obviously, it is not a strong person, but just a master of illusion.
But the "ghost" has an inhuman consciousness. Every move it makes is extremely precise, and every attack is aimed directly at the core of the monster.
The battle unfolded in the square.
The ghost passed through one group of people after another, sometimes stepping directly on people.
It has no compassion and no fear.
And the monsters began to notice something was wrong.
It begins to change, to materialize.
Finally, in the next confrontation, the collision between the ghost and the monster made a harsh sound.
The "ghost"'s fist hit the monster's body, but this time it didn't penetrate, and the opponent made a dull sound.
The ghost seemed to have hit a solid rock.
The monster screamed again and again, its voice full of pain and anger. However, if you listen carefully, you can see that these sounds come from the people in the square.
"Help!"
"Spare us!"
"Please forgive us!"
But the "ghost" did not show any hesitation or mercy.
His attacks were continuous, leaving scars on the monster's body.
The monster tried to fight back. Its figure twisted in the air and it released strange energy waves.
However, these energies that attack the mind are ineffective against the "ghost"'s consciousness.
This is obviously because it has crossed time and space and has been strengthened... Well, actually, it is the cheat that Wen Rensheng gave to the ghost.
Otherwise, the other party won’t be able to hold on for long.
Consciousness in reality is very fragile.
The battle became more intense.
The fighting in the square finally attracted the attention of some residents.
They began to wake up from their confusion.
They saw the "ghost" who was fighting the monster.
Their eyes were filled with surprise and awe.
They saw one fighting a monster.
We saw a contest between two unknown forces.
"what is that?"
"That's impossible. How could there be a monster?"
"That's not true."
"Damn it, why were so many people trampled to death?"
This scene is so sad.
Before they died, they knew nothing at all.
It turns out that the annual sacrifice is actually a way to reduce the population.
This is equivalent to averaging the last years of the dynasty onto every year.
In this way, even the feudal era can continue.
The conflict between people and land has always been resolved.
In fact, even if the land is annexed vigorously, if the population is relatively small, the landlord will not be able to collect high rents, and may even have to work themselves.
The price of labor will still be much higher.
In order to save money, landlords will also use machines.
From this we can see that in the feudal era, a large population often became a disadvantage, a disadvantage that restricted scientific and technological progress.
However, this is another contradiction.
The population can only be controlled in places where wars are frequent.
Otherwise, in the feudal era, if there was peace for just two hundred years, the population would have expanded horribly.
You have to know that this is based on a large number of diseases and famines.
All I can say is that humans are invincible in nature.
Nature can no longer balance the population.
People can only rely on themselves to balance themselves... This is actually a kind of natural balance.
It’s just that ordinary ecological balance depends on natural enemies...and the natural enemy of humans is humans themselves.
At this point, the ghost's attacks became more and more fierce, and his fists drew streaks of light in the air.
It actually threw a sonic punch.
This obviously violates the laws of physics.
But this is not a materialistic world.
Every time it struck, the monster screamed in pain.
The monster began to retreat, its silhouette becoming fainter and fainter in the air, as if it would disappear at any time.
But the "Ghost" did not let his guard down, for reason told him that the monster had not been defeated.
It's just looking for an opportunity to launch a final counterattack.
So the ghost's body still maintained a perfect defensive posture, his eyes fixed on the monster's figure.
In fact, this mainly depends on the contest of wills.
Although this monster has materialized, it cannot consume too much incense because most of it has to be handed over.
Finally, during an attack, the "ghost" found the monster's weakness.
He concentrated all the strength of his will into his fist and struck the monster at its core.
The monster let out a shrill scream, and its figure exploded in the air, turning into countless points of light and finally disappearing into the air.
The battle was over and calm returned to the square.
Many residents gathered around the "ghost".
Their faces were filled with fear and panic.
There is no gratitude or respect at all.
They saw the terrible power and also the so-called truth.
This was unacceptable to them.
The elders stepped forward, false smiles on their faces.
They knew that the city was doomed.
People saw the truth.
New awakeners have emerged.
The "Ghost" stood quietly in the square, his body showing some scars from the battle.
But there was still a gleam of reason in his eyes.
He didn't know that the battle just now was just the beginning.
There are many more terrifying unknowns in this city waiting for him to explore.
The next moment, the elder drew out his dagger and stabbed the ghost fiercely.
There was nothing surprising about the ghost.
"Sure enough, killing your heroes is what you humans do most often."
He dodged directly and quickly fled from the square.
"Catch it!"
"It's a monster!"
My goodness, no one cares about the real monsters, but the good guys suffer instead.
The ghost sneered.
"Stop! You can't say that about him!"
"He's a hero!"
A young woman's voice rang out among the crowd.
She tried to stop the verbal attacks from the elders and residents, but her voice was quickly drowned out by angry shouts.
When the "ghost" escaped, he did not forget to capture the woman's figure.
This is a beautiful and strong woman.
The other person was dressed simply and looked very sensible.
She obviously saw something as well and tried to protect the ghost.
But her power was insignificant in the face of the angry crowd.
At this time, a nobleman came over with his servants, and they hurriedly took the woman away.
"My precious daughter, this is not something you can talk about."
"Hurry up and go."
"Go home, go home."
"I shouldn't have let you read those books."
Just when the "ghost" was about to be completely subdued by the residents, a group of mysterious people appeared.
They wore black cloaks and masks on their faces and moved quickly and orderly.
They used special weapons, which were similar to modern weapons.
This is obviously a crushing blow to ordinary residents.
And the elders do not have the authority to use incense.
In order to prevent their subordinates from intercepting it, they had no authority and could only hand it over.
A little bit will be sent down at the end.
Send again after use.
Therefore no one can stop the ghost.
The ghost followed the men in black and left quickly.
And he also had a woman in his heart.
He felt that from today on, he was no longer "it".
He has feelings.
This feeling is very strange. I just want to see the other person and have an urge to do good for the other person.
This should be what humans call a dog licker.
(End of this chapter)