The bearded Qing Huoheng did not have any doubts about Qing Huo Gaochi's final decision.
Although his mood was already very solemn.
Qinghuo Gaochi wants to personally guard Wuzhi Cave, which shows that he believes that the situation that Wuzhi Cave will face next may be beyond Qinghuo Heng's ability to deal with it.
This is a terrible conjecture!
What kind of danger could it be? How terrible would it be?
Even... what if you can't even hold the Qinghuo high?
Once the star beast breaks through the guard, the totem pool of the Qinghuo Department will be exhausted.
There are no tribes whose caves have been breached in history without exception.
Any Floating Land person can understand the consequences of the totem pool drying up.
And the star beast that can bathe in the Tianshu starlight will become a disaster. The tribes that were breached in the underground cave were also the sinners of Floating Continent.
For all the major tribes in Floating Continent, guarding the caves is always the top priority, surpassing all else.
"I have to stay here." Jiang Wang said.
Qinghuo Gaochi looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
"My sword skills need to be sharpened. This will make me more confident in the game of life and death. The star beast is a very suitable target." Jiang Wang chose this reason after weighing it.
Jiang Wang's identity is that he is a comer from the blue sky, a star general, and the chess master who represents the Qinghuo Department in the life-and-death chess game. He does not belong to the Fire Ministry.
Therefore, no matter how much Qinghuo Gaochi kept his word in the Qinghuo Department, it was impossible to force Jiang Wang to order.
On the contrary, as long as Jiang Wang's request is not too unreasonable, Qinghuo Department will find a way to satisfy it.
What's more, him helping to guard the cave is also a good thing for the Fire Department. Qinghuo Gaochi himself had seen his strength.
"I will not interfere with your decision. But there is only one thing. If you encounter irresistible danger, please retreat first."
Qinghuo Gaochi said, and then ordered: "Qinghuo Yuanchen, you are responsible for ensuring this. The ranking in the life and death chess may be an opportunity for us. The safety of the star general is of vital importance."
"Don't worry, Patriarch." Qinghuo Yuanchen said: "Although my combat power is not as good as General Xing, if I encounter an irresistible danger, I will definitely stand in front."
Jiang Wang naturally had no objection. Although he doesn't think he needs protection. If he encounters a danger that he cannot resist, filling Qinghuo Yuanchen in will hardly help.
In the end, only Qing Huoheng left the Wuzhi Cave. It's like Qinghuo Gaochi personally went down to the cave, just to exchange the rights and responsibilities of both parties.
The tide of star beasts temporarily subsided, and Qinghuo Gaochi did not adjust Qinghuo Heng's arrangements. Two teams are still preparing for the game, two teams are on standby, and the rest are resting.
As for himself, he sat down on a stone platform next to the cave and called to Jiang Wang: "You who come from Qingtian, please sit down."
Jiang Wang understood that the leader of the Fire Festival probably had something to say, so he sat down next to the stone platform.
"Is there a Youtian in your world?" Qing Huo Gaochi looked at the dark Youtian and asked suddenly.
"At least I haven't seen it."
"It is said that heaven has feelings, and everything has its own reason. What reason can there be in a place like Youtian? It is the disaster among disasters and the source of all misfortunes in Floating Land. The light in the blue sky will be extinguished at night, It can be seen that the light cannot last forever. The dark sky will always be the dark sky. Is there really eternal darkness in the world? "
Qinghuo Gaochi asked Jiang Wang: "You come from the world above the blue sky, can you answer my questions?"
It can be seen that even a strong and determined warrior like him can sometimes feel at a loss.
Because guarding the cave is really too difficult, too long, and has never seen the light of day. Ordinary warriors can take turns to rest, but beings like him and Qing Huoheng have to face caves throughout their lives.
Jiang Wang did not pretend to be pretentious and said honestly: "I am just an ordinary practitioner. I am very bleak in our world. Maybe someone in our world can solve your confusion, and maybe one day I can, but at least Now, I don’t have such ability.”
"What do you think of Qinghuo Qiming?"
"He's a pity."
"What a pity?" Qinghuo calmed down for a while: "Yes, it's a pity for him."
Qinghuo Gaochi asked again: "You were the last person who communicated with Qinghuo Qiming before he jumped down from Youtian. Do you think that jumping down from Youtian was something he had already planned?"
Perhaps this question was what he really wanted to ask.
Jiang Wang shook his head: "When he communicated with me, he did not reveal his desire to die. Moreover, his fear of Youtian is deep-rooted and is definitely not a disguise. Combined with his last words, I think he was bewitched by something."
"Bewitched..."
Qinghuo groaned for a while.
Then he smiled bitterly: "Although the contact time was short, he seemed to trust you very much, and in the end he only had words for you."
"Because of his fear of Youtian, he is incompatible with this place." Jiang Wang said: "He doesn't just have something to say to me. He said that I am the only one willing to listen to what he has to say."
After a period of silence, Qinghuo Gaochi clasped his hands and told a history.
The Qinghuo Department does not know which generation of witchcraft it is (because it has always been carried out in secret, a lot of information has not been preserved. Until now, it is no longer known who was the first to start.), through many years of research on Youtian , this Wu Zhu thought of a way.
That is to tamper with the Fire Totem and create the Nether Totem based on it.
It is imagined that people with the Totem of Youtian can contact Youtian, and even... control the origin of Youtian.
If the source of Youtian can be controlled, star beasts may no longer be a problem.
This is undoubtedly a genius idea.
But creating the Totem of You seems feasible, but in fact it is almost impossible to achieve.
All the original totems in Floating Land to this day are said to be left by Kong, the God of Creation.
How can manpower create such a great totem?
In the end, the wizard could not complete his vision.
But perhaps because the fear brought by Youtian was too long, this castle-like idea was not shelved.
The successive shamans of the Ministry of Celebration and Fire have worked hard for this, one after another. It can be said that they have poured their whole life's efforts into this idea. There was even a shaman who used his body to feel Youtian. After touching Youtian with his limbs and being dissolved, he recorded his feelings orally and completed the final leap...
This was continued from generation to generation, and finally, in the hands of the previous witch Zhu, Qinghuo Bamboo scribe, who was known as the strongest witch Zhu in history, the "Totem of the Netherworld" was initially completed.
Totems ultimately have an effect on the human body.
With such research, corresponding test products are naturally needed.
As one of the strongest men in the tribe, Qinghuo Qiming's grandfather approved of this plan and was willing to try it himself. But he is old and has practiced Fire Totem to an extremely deep level. As a result, Qinghuo Qiming's father became one of the experimental subjects since he was a child.
Over a long period of time, all those who accepted the "Totem of Darkness" experiment failed without a doubt.
As for Qinghuo Qiming's father, his amazing talent and his extraordinary affinity for the "Totem of the Netherworld" made Wu Zhuqing Huozhushu have high hopes for him.
In order to better accept the "Totem of the Netherworld", all the test subjects of the "Totem of the Netherworld" are unaware of it. They were concealed in the name of the tribe's special combat power. Before the final "experiment", they used ordinary people's lives to disguise themselves. The tribe also granted them no need to participate in guarding the cave.
When Qinghuo Qiming was five years old, his father's strength reached a limit.
So Wu Zhuqing Huozhushu believed that the time was ripe. Qinghuo Qiming's father was thrown into the cave for the first time.
There were three test subjects in total.
The results were very unfortunate.
The other two were silently eliminated by Youtian.
Qinghuo Qiming's father showed strong resistance after discovering the identity of his experimental subject. Knowing that the so-called "special totem" on his body was actually just an experiment after being exposed to Youtian, he did not hesitate to use extremely violent means to destroy his totem. And escape from the catacombs for life.
Qinghuo Qiming's grandfather was a brave man who fought for his tribe all his life. He couldn't stand his son's cowardice, so he killed him with his own hands. Turn to raising your own grandchildren.
Since childhood, he has used his father's "cowardice" as a counterexample to establish and cultivate the courage to celebrate his remembrance.
And regardless of his age, he goes to the cave every year to set an example for his grandson.
Even his "accidental" death in battle in the end was to inspire Qinghuo Qiming.
After Qinghuo Qiming's father and grandfather died one after another, Wu Zhuqinghuo Zhushu adopted Qinghuo Qiming, nominally as an adopted son, but in fact he kept him under his eyes and personally trained him.
Qinghuo Qiming is the brand bearer of this generation's "Totem of the Netherworld".
As Qinghuo Qiming grew up, he did become a brave man, full of hatred for the underground cave, and asked for battle in the underground cave countless times.
But humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? During the long period of getting along, Qinghuo Zhushu gradually truly regarded Qinghuo Qiming as his own child.
Despite the huge inertia of history, he is still advancing the idea of "Totem of the Netherworld". But there are more and more safety concerns for Qinghuo Qiming.
He even made it clear to Qinghuo Gaochi that he was not willing to let Qinghuo follow in the footsteps of those brave men and be eliminated by Youtian.
"Totem of the Darkness" is becoming more and more concrete, and the great idea seems to be approaching the end. However, Qinghuo Zhushu began to reflect more and more on the rightness or wrongness of this idea, and even questioned the meaning of so many generations of shamanistic efforts.
In subsequent research, no one knows what he discovered. The only thing that can be known is that he resolutely began to completely deny the idea of "Totem of the Netherworld".
He handed over the inheritance of witchcraft to Qinghuo Qiming, and put the unique fire pattern of the Fire witchcraft on his eyebrows. He never mentioned the "Totem of You" and did not allow those who knew about it to talk about Qinghuo Qiming. mentioned.
Qinghuo Qiming had always thought that the totem on his body was just a special failed fire totem that needed to be kept secret. And his power comes from the Wu Zhu Fire Pattern.
The last time he went down to the cave, Qinghuo Zhushu was originally going to take Qinghuo Qiming with him, but for some unknown reason, he let Qinghuo Qiming stay outside the fortress and went down to the cave alone.
He sat at the entrance of the cave for three days and three nights, never sleeping.
Finally, his eyes shed tears of blood.
There is only one sentence left: "The original totem cannot be created by human beings. It is absurd to use limited power to seek the power of creation, so that one's life is wasted and one's genius is harmed!"
Then he jumped into Youtian.
No one knows what Qinghuo Zhushu, who is known as the most powerful wizard in history, saw at the last moment of his life. This may remain a mystery forever.
That’s ridiculous!
Throughout the Qinghuo Department, countless generations of people have sacrificed for this, fought for this, and fought for it.
In the end, there was only these two words of evaluation.
How desperate!
History naturally has its own profound power.
After listening to Qing Huo Gaochi's story quietly, Jiang Wang probably understood his mood.
Just understanding does not mean recognition, and understanding does not mean respect.
"So? You want to regain that idea?" Jiang Wang asked: "So you sit back and watch the tribesmen treat Qinghuo Qiming indifferently and despise him, and watch him be ridiculed for being cautious. In fact, you are just to force him to face the cave, force him Restart the Totem of Netherworld?"
"To Qinghuo Qiming, I may be a despicable person. But to the entire Qinghuo Department, I am willing to sacrifice everything, including my morality and reputation. I have a clear conscience."
Qinghuo Gaochi said: "It's right for him to blame me, but I don't regret my choice."
"I don't know what Qing Huo Qiming is thinking deep down, and I don't know if he has ever complained about you." Jiang Wang shook his head: "But I know one thing, Qing Huo pushed the 'Totem of the Netherworld' to the final stage. Huo Zhushu must know Youtian better than you. Have you ever thought about why he gave up?"
"If you haven't even thought about this problem, or you have thought about it but can't think clearly. If you don't even know why he gave up, you don't even understand why he is desperate! Where can you find the courage to continue to push forward with this matter? ?”
These words made Qinghuo Gaochi speechless.
Of course, Jiang Wang has the mentality of being unfair to Qing Huo.
But ask yourself, if you are in a different place, in an environment like the Fire Ministry, facing the seemingly endless tide of star beasts, facing the source of disaster that seems to never be solved - the possibility that once seemed so close, but also How to not be seen as a lifeline?
The choice of celebrating the blazing fire may not be wise or bright. But in his position, this seems to be a natural thing.
"Actually, you feel scared too, right? Qinghuo Qiming suddenly and grotesquely jumped into the sky, and the star beasts that looked like tens of thousands of stars approached and then left. You found that you couldn't explain it all at all. You found that even though you knew a lot, You know a lot, but you still don’t understand Youtian at all, and you don’t understand the ‘Totem of You’ at all.”
Jiang Wang asked again: "Actually, you are scared, right? Everything seems to be out of control, and you realize your ignorance."
"Yes, I am indeed afraid of this." Qinghuo Gaochi did not deny it.
He is a clan leader who cares about the power of a little totem; he is a decision-maker who coldly calculates the value and sends the old man to the battlefield of life and death; he is a warrior who has fought against the cave for half his life and always stands on the front line; he is a warrior who does not hesitate to sacrifice others. Guy, but also someone who is willing to take responsibility.
He said: "So I decided to guard this place personally. I don't know what changes will happen here. If the ending is good, honor goes to him. If the ending is evil, I will bear the mistake."
"I wish it was a good ending." Jiang Wang said: "Although I don't agree with your choice, although I think celebrating Huo Qiming probably doesn't require any honor. But I still wish it was a good ending. .”
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I wrote the above sentence yesterday, so there are but...
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