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Kubahar, worship Kubahar!

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The capital of Danga is like Sardinia, with the same name as the country, and as literally, the houses of this city are made of cinnabar-red bricks and stones. From inside to outside, from stairs to exterior walls, from low residences of civilians to palaces and temples, only those that have become deep after hundreds of years of torture, the bleak and exquisitely carved wooden columns and stone pavement are dark brown, or the circular gold roofs unique to the palace and temple are added. However, in the eyes of Alex, this city is

But the city is more similar to bronze, ancient and cold. Perhaps because of the graceful women who walked quickly and lightly in the hazy mist in the morning, they could have slightly shiny bronze skin without expensive cosmetics or artificial ultraviolet rays. The edges of dark brown almond eyes and coral plump lips are not very clear. They are all wearing traditional Danga clothing - a translucent fabric wrapped directly on their bodies, and they look very gentle and gentle.

The young woman was the first person to wake up from Danga. After washing up, she went out with a slender bamboo tube. There was clear water and flowers in the bamboo tube. The small bag on her waist was cinnabar powder. While walking along the street, they sprinkled part of the water in the bamboo tube on the road and walls. This was to "purify sin" and "eliminate evil". The last water was to clean the statues of gods that could be seen everywhere. After "washing the god", she applied the cinnabar powder in the bag on the forehead of the statue, took a little and applied it to her forehead, and the flowers were enshrined at the feet of the statue.

They were graceful and quiet. A Sardinian's entourage could see that the god almost stepped on the relief of the double petals on the ground. Fortunately, Wilderge, beside him, lifted him up. This was the symbol of the god Danga, and the flowers under the statue and the cinnabar-colored ground should not be trampled or destroyed, otherwise it would be expelled at the least, and the worst would be death. The entourage was blushing with shame. Although it was his first time to enter Danga, he was also a diplomatic official with certain experience, but he still needed a new person to remind him. In fact, he probably didn't have to do so. Sardinian's open belief is the Old Testament Church, and Danga believed in the original gods of the country. In addition to Alix, who was particularly sensitive to the gods, and Vivi, who could communicate with him at any time, it was difficult for anyone to accurately identify the representative of each god - their gods like the people of Danga.

This little episode is not a bad thing, at least the clergy who led them to meet the "Kubahar" no longer frowned so tightly.

The coldness and purity of the morning air were gradually replaced by a faint sweet fragrance and a heavier bloody smell. Several low voices of men shouted one after another: "Kubahar, worship Kubahar!... worship Kubahar!"

In the square square in front of the temple, there were devoted believers, all carrying white chickens, goats, or black buffalo cubs. About eight or nine men with thin upper bodies were killing the living offerings given to these believers one by one. Their right hand was holding a very famous Danga machete, which was made into the shape of a dog's hind legs. The back of the knife was thick and dull, but the blade was extremely sharp, and the killer was also extremely powerful, or skilled.

Whether it is a rooster, lamb who can grasp the neck with one hand, or a male buffalo cub that needs to be held with a whole arm, with one knife, the head of the sacrifice will immediately roll to the ground, and the blood spurted out from the neck cavity will splash on the outermost periphery of the temple, carved with countless double petals and statues of gods, as well as the walls where humans and animals intercourse scenes - of course, the killer will shout "Kubahar" (local word: virginity) before swinging the knife and request the goddess to accept the sacrifice.

After the blood of his offerings was flowing out, the believer took out cinnabar powder and applied it to the wall soaked with fresh blood. Then he took part of it on his forehead, clasped his hands together, and slowly left with satisfaction. No one would try to take the lead or steal other people's offerings.

In the center of the square, white agarwood burned, and believers kept adding this kind of fuel with the same price as gold.

This is the blood festival of "Goddess Day", which will last for a full seven days, just like the Virgin's parade.

The three-story palace in which "Kubahar" lives is white all over the whole body, and only the outer wall is more than two meters high is red. Except for the row of exquisite window lattices and eaves on the gate, there are engraved stories about the mother killing the bull demon and inlaid with various gems. Although I have heard of it for a long time, it was the first time that Sardinians saw the manufacturing process of this red wall. Except for the two undead, they were a little unhappy.

Fortunately, only Alix and Vivi are able to meet the virginity, as well as the difficulty of not wanting to leave, so others can find a quiet place to comfort their mood and body.

When he went in, he needed to take off his shoes. The guide was originally barefoot slippers, and there were no socks in his boots, so he was only a little embarrassed when he was struggling. However, he still calmly stuffed the socks into his pocket.

The Virgin Temple is a carved wooden building, with windows on the first and second floors not open. There is a golden window with red curtains hanging on the top floor. The inner room is a golden throne of the Virgin Goddess, which is comparable to the throne of the King's Golden Lion. The bottom floor is peacocks, parrots, elephants, and various statues that show hunting, singing and dancing. It is surrounded by red and white flowers. The base is as high as Alix's waist, and there is no one on it. There are countless wild animals embedded on the walls.

The beast and human dry heads, a little flame is pounding on the oil lamp stand next to it, and the same is true on the first and second floors below. It is said that when the virginity is selected, one person needs to stay in the hall with closed doors and windows. There are also priests dancing with hideous masks, splashing blood, and making all kinds of terrible sounds. Only a girl who is calm and silent and unsightly can become the incarnation of the virginity that the Danga people respect on earth.

A female priest in red walked out from behind the throne. Her face was very beautiful, but she was a little pale and thinner than the girl outside. Especially the hands that were graceful in front of her belly were no longer described as "bone". She nodded to Alex and said, "Ah, you are here."

"Yes, I'm here," Alix replied.

The priest stopped talking, she raised her arms, slammed each other three times, and shouted softly: "Kubahar!"

Rust-colored satin rolled over the blue-black stone brick floor. The first thing people saw was a ***, snow-white foot stepped on it, then layered bright red satin robes, equally small hands, complicated and rich gem chest, and finally an expressionless face - belonging to a child who was only four or five years old, with the black crow's hair being coiled up, decorated with a rouge-colored flower crown, the forehead was covered with cinnabar, and in the middle was a painted black eye, and the real dark blue eyes were like it, without the vitality and vitality that children should have, and they had never brought some curiosity or fear because of these unfamiliar people.

He shivered in a concealed manner. He didn't want to look at the death-like eyes again, so he moved his sight down. The little goddess's waist made him get familiar for no reason - this color and texture are very similar to the head crown that His Highness held in his hand that day, and even the double-petaled flowers look exactly the same. Below the flowers are white bone tubes hanging down - that is the human finger bone! Complete, with a lot of one, at least a dozen finger bones connected together by golden threads like tassels. After working hard, I realized that according to Danga's ancient poems, the goddess is indeed wearing a skeleton crown with human arms hanging from her waist...

Yalix said nothing, folded his hands together, and Vivi and Feili, who were behind him, immediately followed suit.

With the help of the priest, the little goddess sat on the throne of gold. Almost subconsciously, she dunked her right hand a little bit of red powder in the cinnabar box, and asked those who saw her to seek the goddess' blessing. But when she stretched out her right hand, this dark-eyed and dark-haired alien did not come forward like those believers in the past or like those envoys with indifference or game attitude, lowered their heads and exposed their foreheads.

Yalix looked at her with dark eyes and said, "I don't believe in you, Kubahar."

...The little goddess raised her body that was slightly bent down for auspicious seal. The expression on her face did not change at all. Her eyes had no focal length, as if she could see the outside world through the real human body, walls, and doors in front of her.

You have no home, no countryside, this is your palace, people will decorate it with magnificent magnificently, and we can prepare everything you need for you;

You have no parents, no brothers and sisters, the king is your elder brother, the country is your sister, the priests who serve you are just your servants, the people are worse than air, dust, dregs, and tools. No matter what you say, you must obey, because only your blessings can bring peace to them.

You cannot leave here and go to those forests, lakes, shops and alleys. You can only appear on the streets of the capital during the six festivals that belong to you. We have prepared a gorgeous and comfortable sedan chair for you. It is made of sandalwood, carved with fine patterns, and is full of flowers and silk. Outside the palace, your feet must not touch the ground. When it touches the ground, your body will become dirty, and the dirty human body cannot be allowed to become the incarnation of the goddess.

You don't need to eat, bathe, dress, wear jewelry, put on makeup, and the priests will do it for you, which is their most honorable thing.

Your clothes are all in silk, only white, purple, gold, and red. These are the most noble colors. Your jewelry is all in gold and silver, and is inlaid with turquoise, red jade, and agate.

You can only speak in the palace, but it is best to say less, don’t laugh, don’t cry, don’t look angry, don’t express any emotions. People will be afraid and uneasy.

You must not be injured or bleed. If you shed a drop of blood, your divine power will be lost. We will repay the high priest, and the high priest will repay the king. They will choose a new goddess, and you can only return to the mundane world with a gold coin and a red dress - so you must cherish and love your body, and even in the palace, don't walk around, jump, run, and don't take anything casually, there may be thorns on it - you don't need to do that, no matter what, just command those servants.

You don't have a name, you are Kubahar, this name will accompany you throughout your life,

You are a goddess.

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"What do you want to do? Your Highness." Fei Li always felt something frightened him.

"Ah, I just want to meet the living goddess." Alex said lightly. They had left the gloomy and bloody temple and were on the bustling streets. His coat pocket contained a photo of the goddess. It was so interesting. The people of this country respected their goddess so much, but they completely ignored her photo and matchboxes for the same price.

As an inland country surrounded by Sardinia, Dongka, Ross, and the four countries of the Eastern Continental Union, Danka successfully persisted in his closure and conservatism for more than 700 years with his pious faith and fierce indigenous people. The king more than 200 years ago finally decided to try to contact other countries. But what he did not expect was that the colorful and ever-changing outside would expand the small gap like a tsunami to a point where anything happened. People no longer blindly believe in every word the priest and the king said - such as the current crown prince of Danka and the future king of Danka, his father made an extremely wrong decision - to send him to the Western Continental Federation to study - a decade of education is enough to change a person, especially when he was a young boy.

It is said that the new king is ambitious and enterprising, ready to transform the old Danga into a brand new country.
Chapter completed!