As a time traveler, Zhao Lin also awakened his golden finger when he came to this world.
It was a nine-square diagram printed in my mind, with black lines on a gold background, three horizontal and three vertical, a total of nine blank grids.
Along with it comes a strange memory.
Zhao Lin learned from that memory that the Nine Palaces Picture was called the Spirit Beast Picture, which could absorb the souls of beasts and gain one of their abilities.
The ability must be a strength of the species that exceeds that of most animals, that is, a specialty.
For example, if you absorb the spirit of a dog, you can gain its keen sense of smell; if you absorb the spirit of a snake, you can gain its thermal tracking ability, and so on.
However, animals with no special skills such as chickens, ducks, and geese cannot.
In order to verify the authenticity of the gold finger, Zhao Lin asked his brother to take him to the town to visit the butcher butchering pigs as soon as he could get out of bed.
Watching the butcher stabbing the sharp knife into the pig's chest, several rays of silver light rose up and converged in the air to resemble the pig's original appearance.
Zhao Lin was shocked and took a few steps back - afraid that he would accidentally suck the pig's soul into his body.
This also made Zhao Lin's mind come alive.
It seems that the only common animals in the village that have special abilities are local dogs, but the dog's nose cannot solve his current survival problem.
Not considered for now.
He wants to have the strength of a bear, the speed of a leopard...
However, these ferocious beasts are hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, and I am unable to hunt them.
He was thinking about one day going into the mountains with the hunters in the village to try his luck. Others would kill the beasts, and he would take the opportunity to absorb the spirits.
It's a good idea, but now the mountains are closed by heavy snow, and animals rarely go out.
Like the black blind man, snakes, rats, hedgehogs and the like, they have long gone to find a place to hide.
The hunters are idle at home, so this matter has been delayed to this day.
Now that he heard that Zhou Laowang's family was going to kill the cow, Zhao Lin had an idea and realized that the opportunity to open the spirit animal map had come.
What are the specialty of cattle?
Of course, its strength is not inferior to that of bear and tiger, and it has long-lasting endurance!
If you have the power of an ox, your survival in troubled times will be a little more secure.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lin put down his chopsticks and asked his father, "Dad, when will Zhou Laowang's family kill the cow?"
"Tomorrow morning, it is said that the butcher in the town will be invited." Father Zhao replied.
"I'll go take a look tomorrow..."
After dinner, the family went to bed early to rest before it got dark.
Although people in ancient times did not understand the laws of heat, they also knew that it was less likely to get hungry when lying in bed. Poor people went to bed earlier.
Zhao Lin was lying on the bed in the outer room, unable to sleep.
I kept thinking about what I would do in the future if I had the strength of an ox.
You can do part-time work in the town like your brother, but it will be slower to make money this way.
I heard that there is a forest farm on the mountain that employs many long-term workers. Their job is to cut wood and transport wood down the mountain. Although it is hard work, you can earn a lot of money.
The only problem is that the forest farm is too far from home, so he has to live and eat there. Zhao Lin is worried that no one will take care of his parents after he leaves home.
In addition, there are two docks in the county, and moving goods requires manpower, which is also an option.
Thinking of this, Zhao Lin laughed at himself. Others traveled through all kinds of killings, but he was thinking about how to work hard.
The key is to absorb the cow's soul. How strong can you be?
Early the next morning, Zhao Lin got up, washed up, said hello to his parents and went out.
Zhou Laowang's house is in the East Village next door, just over a mountain ridge.
His family is a well-known wealthy family in the East Village, with more than 20 acres of land and four sons, all of whom are of marriageable age.
Nowadays, the harvest is poor and the cattle are of no use, so they have no choice but to kill the cattle to raise money to buy wives for their sons.
When Zhao Lin came to East Village, it was just dawn and many people were already surrounding the village.
In the farming era, people had unusual feelings for cattle. Coupled with strict government restrictions, many people saw someone killing a cow for the first time in their decades of life.
Zhao Lin stood for a while and heard the sound of the bell. Zhou Laowang and his four sons came over holding an old scalper.
It can be seen that this old cow is well-raised, with a wide body, a strong body, and plenty of meat on its belly.
Walking closer, Zhou Laowang wiped his red eyes and said in a loud voice: "Please step aside, fellow villagers."
The crowd retreated, muttering in low voices.
"What a shame, what a nice cow."
"I grew up watching cows and riding on their backs to play. I never imagined that we would be here today."
"I can't help it, four dowry money..."
Zhou Laowang nodded to thank everyone, and then said to the bearded man beside him: "Please Zhang Tu, let him suffer less."
Zhang Tu patted his chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, we promise not to let him suffer."
After speaking, he took out a piece of black cloth, asked someone to help cover the bull's eyes, and then grabbed a small hammer from behind.
Zhao Lin understood. He had read in a book before that the central nervous system was distributed in the middle part of the cow's horns. Once hit, the cow would faint.
This method of slaughter is more humane and the cattle do not feel pain.
The old scalper seemed to know his next fate. He could not escape or earn anything, but big tears rolled down from his eyes.
"This cow understands human nature."
Butcher Zhang praised, took a deep breath, and slammed the hammer down.
The old scalper collapsed to the ground.
Butcher Zhang took out his knife and cut the cow's neck to let out blood. Zheng Laowang and his sons took basins to catch the blood.
Zhao Lin didn't pay attention to this and looked at Lao Niu without blinking.
After a while, little bits of silver light appeared on the old cow's body.
These silver lights gathered together and gradually took shape, finally turning into the shape of a cow above the corpse.
This is the spirit of the cow.
The picture of the spirit animal in Zhao Lin's mind seemed to smell the scent of the spirit, causing ripples and shaking constantly.
He no longer hesitated, inhaled hard, and the essence penetrated into his body along his breath.
boom!
Silver light exploded, and the spirit beast map suddenly lit up.
Zhao Lin felt like he was thrown into a wind tunnel where the air flowed at high speed.
The muscles throughout the body are constantly being squeezed and stimulated, and there is a feeling of tearing from the inside out.
He tried his best to endure it, but his body was shaking uncontrollably...
I don’t know how long it took, but the silver light flashed on the spirit animal map, and the head of the old scalper appeared in the first grid.
Done?
He took a deep breath and felt full of strength.
Not far away there is a blue stone used for threshing millet. It weighs two to three hundred kilograms. Go over and grab it firmly and lift it up with all your strength.
Green strips of stone rise into the sky!
"Very good!"
Zhao Lin put down the stone, excited, and waved his arms vigorously.
Adults can lift weights equivalent to their own body weight, and for people who exercise regularly, this can be increased by 30 to 50%.
Zhao Lin is not yet an adult and would never have been able to lift such a heavy blue stone before today.
And he felt that he still had enough strength left. If he used all his strength, he could lift another hundred kilograms.
At this moment, a series of cock crows sounded in his stomach.
A strong sense of hunger surged through the body, like a violent storm, and every cell in the body opened its mouth crazily.
I wanted to push through the crowd and eat the cow alive.
Zhao Lin knew that this was caused by the spirit beast map absorbing the spirit of the old scalper and transforming the body to consume energy.
He endured the burning discomfort in his stomach and hurried home.
"Mom, is there anything to eat at home?"
When Zhao Lin arrived home, he was completely exhausted and his face turned pale.
He had never had a full meal since time travel, but this was definitely the first time he felt so hungry.
Mother Zhao was shocked when she saw this, and quickly went into the kitchen and took out two bran cakes.
Zhao Lin drank the water and ate the cake.
The bran cake, which is usually difficult to swallow, now tastes like egg yolk cake.
He smacked his lips twice. The feeling was still far from good, but much better than before.
Mother Zhao said softly: "Are you hungry? I'm going to cook."
"Mom, let me help you."
Zhao Lin didn't know how to cook, but fortunately he had the memory of his previous life, so he was very efficient in farm work and housework.
When passing by the main room, Zhao Lin took a look inside and found that his father was not there, so he asked: "Mom, where is dad?"
While Zhao's mother started the fire, she said, "Your father has nothing to do. He went out to collect some firewood and came back."
"Dad is not in good health. Why go out to collect firewood in this cold weather?"
"It's okay, I'm not too tired to collect firewood..."
Zhao Lin sighed silently, feeling a strong urge to change the status quo.
For yourself and your family.
After a while, dad came back with a bundle of firewood and the meal was ready.
