Ruolin continued: "The land is fertile, with abundant rain. The climate is hot and the sun is abundant. What's even more valuable is that the island is rich in spices, gems, and gold! They also raise a strange giant creature called an 'elephant'!"
That animal is huge in size, far superior to a liger, and its power is even more powerful! I saw some people from Nanyang taming this kind of elephant, and then incorporated it into the army, and used it in war. If a hundred of them gathered together and charged... it would be really powerful.
It's indescribable! I'm afraid that no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it will never be able to withstand it from the front! If we talk about weaknesses, the only thing is that the speed is a little slower, and the number cannot be popularized on a large scale. Moreover...it is too far away from us.
It's so far away that I can't transport them back. This time I brought four animals, four males and four females, but unfortunately the sea is unsuitable for the climate, and now only one male and three females are left alive."
Ruolin had already stood up, walked to the desk, pointed to the island and introduced: "This island is called 'Brahman Island' by the local Nanyang people. In the middle of the island is a place they call the sacred mountain. Legend has it that the sacred mountain,
Every few hundred years, flames will erupt. On weekdays, there will still be faint roaring noises. Once there is movement, the earth around the sacred mountain will shake, and the birds and animals will be frightened and unable to stand..."
Du Wei nodded, but thought in his heart, what a sacred mountain, isn't it just a volcano? As for taming elephants... War elephants, although I have never seen them in my previous life, at least I have played "Age of Empires".
"On Brahman Island, it can be said to be the most densely populated place in the entire Southeast Asia. In fact, according to my understanding, almost all civilization in the Southeast Asia originated from here. Moreover, in recent years, the empire has frequently attacked
The Nanyang Expedition caused the tribes in the sea area near Roland Continent to move south one after another, resulting in an increasing number of people on Brahman Island. I heard locally that the sacred mountain in the middle of Brahman Island is a sacred place in the hearts of these peoples. This
But it has something to do with their legends about the gods."
Having said this, Du Wei cheered up. After all, the message on the soles of Lufike's feet was really shocking.
"Speaking of gods, the civilization of the Nanyang people is very different from ours. Roughly speaking, their religious genealogy is as follows: In the earliest times, it was said that there was a temple on the mountain in the middle of Brahman Island. According to
According to the legend of the local Nanyang indigenous people, in ancient times, there were gods living in the temple! Those gods had extraordinary magic power. They lived in the temple on the mountain and also protected the people on that land. Whether it was
Whether it’s a tsunami, a hurricane, or a disease, the gods in the temples will help humans get out of trouble. Even I checked the legends of the Nanyang people and found that they recorded these details very carefully. According to their legends,
Call those gods the body of the earth, the god in charge of wind, the god in charge of fire, the god in charge of thunder and lightning, etc... In their belief, each god is divided according to his different duties. Because you
At the request of the emperor, I carefully investigated these legends, and finally found the source, and found that all the legends originated from the temple on that mountain. So..."
Du Wei nodded, with a hint of expectation on his face: "So you want to go up the mountain to see that temple?"
"I really thought about it. But the temple can no longer be seen." Ruolin smiled bitterly: "Because, the temple no longer exists."
"Doesn't exist?"
Ruolin nodded: "It doesn't exist anymore. According to local legends, in ancient times, it was said that people were too greedy for the blessings of the gods, and as a result they angered the gods. Disasters came to punish people. Let the sacred mountain
Flames spewed out! But that time, the gods did not help humans anymore. In the flames of the sacred mountain, according to legend, dozens of miles around were turned into scorched earth, and the legendary temple on the mountain also erupted in flames.
It was completely destroyed. Therefore, the people in Nanyang were terrified, thinking that the gods had abandoned them and left them."
Speaking of this, Ruolin smiled bitterly and said: "I am still unwilling, so I decided to go to the Holy Mountain to have a look. The local people regard the Holy Mountain as an absolute holy place and do not allow anyone to climb the Holy Mountain. There are even many warriors at the foot of the mountain.
Guard. But I still sneaked up quietly. As expected, I found nothing. There was no temple on the mountain anymore. At first, I even doubted whether the temple really existed... After all, even if there are gods in the world, there are no gods.
Maybe stay in the human world. However, various local legends actually say that there is a nose and eyes, and even if different tribes believe in different gods, there is still the mysterious 'Father God' in the temple.
The descriptions are completely consistent."
Du Wei thought about it carefully: "Tell me about that 'Father God'."
"Yes, sir!" Ruolin said slowly: "If that temple is the source of all Nanyang myths and legends, then the Father God is the origin of them all. In the legend, the Father God is from Nanyang.
It was he who built the temple on the peak of Brahman Island as the patron saint of God. The various temples that followed, including gods of fire, water, thunder, rain, wind, etc., were all new gods created by him.
That's it. Moreover, since the ancient times when the sacred mountain erupted in flames and the gods punished mankind, the Father God and all the gods have disappeared. However, there is still a legend in Nanyang that the God of Gods has returned to the sky. But the Father God
Mercy, still did not completely abandon his people, leaving behind a lineage, which is the so-called Father God's lineage, which is the lineage of little Lufic. All of them have tattoos carved on the soles of their feet to express their feelings.
They represent God the Father walking in the world. Other gods also have descendants who remain in the world of Nanyang, that is, tribes that believe in different gods... In short, the myths and legends of the Nanyang people are very complicated, especially among the various gods.
During this period, there seemed to be conflicts, fighting and fighting, and it was a mess. I sorted it out carefully. The earliest myths and legends mainly talked about the various miracles of God the Father, but later on, it seemed that
The Father God never showed up, and the mythology rarely mentioned it. He only talked about various legends about the new gods that came later."
After hearing this, Du Wei lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly grabbed a piece of paper and drew on it for a while.
After a moment, he suddenly asked again: "There are so many legends among the Nanyang people, but do they say when the so-called Father God built the temple? How many years ago was the so-called 'ancient time'?"
A thousand years? Ten thousand years??”
This made it difficult for Ruolin. The female knight looked sad: "Sir, I have carefully checked the question you asked. However, unfortunately, the culture of these Nanyang people is lagging behind that of our Roland continent.
There are so many things that can even be said to be ignorant. Although the tribes on Brahman Island are already much more advanced and civilized than the Tu tribes in the north close to our empire. But in general, most of them are still in a semi-civilized state.
A barbaric state. What depresses me the most is... there is no unified calendar in the entire Southeast Asia!" At this point, Ruolin seemed to be dumbfounded: "There are more than 20 large tribes on the island. But every day
Different tribes have completely different calculations and records of time! We Roland mainlanders are accustomed to one day, one month, and one year. When we get to them, it is completely different. Some tribes separate the sun and the moon.
If it appears once, it is counted as one day, but... if there happens to be such a few consecutive days, the sky is covered with dark clouds, and the sun and moon cannot be seen, then they also think that this 'day' has not passed! It will not be until the sun and moon come out.
It's considered a day. But according to the habits of us Roland people, we don't know how many days have passed! Some tribes have no concept of "day" at all. They only count "generations". This "generation" is even more vague.
Yes, they are used to it. The time a tribe leader is in office is counted as one generation. If the leader dies and a new leader is replaced, then it is a new generation. But the problem is that people will age, get sick, and die.
, God knows how long or short it is. Some clan leaders may have long lives and live to be seventy or eighty years old. They are also counted as one generation, while some clan leaders are short-lived and die in a year or two, and they are also considered.
A generation. There are many weird calculation methods like this, which are really all kinds of weird... Therefore, they themselves can't even figure out the length of time, and I can't judge it based on their myths and legends.
That temple was how many years ago it was today. Some tribes say how many generations have passed... but God knows how many years this 'generation' is?!"
Du Wei couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing this.
From this point of view, it is really difficult to judge.
However, a guess gradually emerged in his mind.
"Duwei, how are you? Are you surprised?"
Humph! Could it be that the so-called Father God is Aragorn?
Or, look at it from another angle.
Even now, the civilization of the Nanyang people is still very backward. So, I am afraid that a thousand years ago, in the era of Aragon, they were even more ignorant!
After Aragorn arrived in Nanyang, he ran to the volcano on the Brahman Island and built a temple. He was the strongest man on the mainland and naturally had great magical powers. The ignorant natives of Nanyang mistakenly thought he was a god.
Not surprising.
As for the so-called new gods who messed up the temple later...the wind god, the fire god, the rain god, the god of thunder and other bullshit, most of them were disciples recruited by Aragorn himself and trained subordinates!
This is not difficult to guess, nor is it difficult to understand. With Aragorn's ability, it is only a very easy matter to teach several magicians of various disciplines.
What the indigenous people call the god of wind, fire, rain, and thunder is probably just a magician of wind, fire, water, etc. taught by Aragorn!
From this point of view, the myth of Nanyang can be explained, and the characters on the soles of Lufik's feet can also be explained.
As for later...myths and legends rarely mentioned "Father God" again. It is probably that Aragorn left somewhere, or...he died. It is possible.
After losing this father god, the disciples trained by Aragorn were naturally not as powerful as Aragorn. As a result, they all died in a volcanic eruption. It was not that some gods punished humans for abandoning them.
Humans, but volcanoes erupted. The magicians in the temples could not resist it. Either they all died, or they became birds and beasts and scattered... As for the people, it makes sense to disperse.
even……
Du Wei suddenly felt something in his heart. He even thought about it further. Why did Aragorn go to Nanyang to build a temple? To bless those ignorant indigenous people? Du Wei couldn't guess these questions... After all, although he
Even Aragorn, but before the memory of his past life is awakened, he himself cannot answer these questions.
As for...that volcanic eruption...
Du Wei frowned and thought for a while. If there were a group of magicians in the temple, a mere volcanic eruption might not be able to kill all the magicians. Even... maybe it was the goddess of light who did it.
!
These things can be left to be thought about later.
Du Wei put away the map, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: Maybe, if there is a chance, he should go to Nanyang to see the Brahman Island?
She looked at Ruolin again: "That's it for this myth and legend. Tell me, how much did the United Kingdom in Nanyang pay for the ransom to redeem their little king? How much did you bring back to me this time?
nice one?"
When this topic came up, Ruolin laughed...
At this moment, her smile even resembled that of Du Wei. Just like when Du Wei was usually sinister, he was as sinister and cunning...
"Sir." Ruolin smiled slightly and said, "When I went this time, I brought a total of more than thirty boats. Before I went to sea, I tried to get more. In the end, our fleet reached a full eighty
It took a year to go back and forth. Due to storms, reefs and some accidents during the voyage, we lost three boats. This time I brought back a total of seventy-seven boats! This time I brought twenty
The ship arrived at the Imperial Capital, but the large force still stayed at Walker Port on the southeast coast of the mainland. Moreover, because the Lancang Canal was too narrow after all, all the largest sea ships could not sail in, so they all stopped at Walker Port.
Because the harvest this time is too great. I really can’t bring it to the imperial capital all at once..."