It is said that in ancient times, there was a ferocious beast named "Nian".
Its eyes are blood red, its body is white, it is violent in nature, its body is big and hairy, like a wolf and a dog, its claws are sharp and it is powerful.
Usually it hides in the mountains and forests, eating birds, animals, scales and insects, constantly changing its taste.
There are three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, from the kowtow bug to eating a living person, there is a pattern to be followed. When the Nian beast comes to eat people, it is the time of the new year.
Therefore, resisting the disaster of the Nian beast is also called "celebrating the New Year".
The ferocity of the Nian beast has left a deep impression on the entire human race. From ancient times to a thousand years ago, the Nian beast has been cannibalizing people and has never stopped its annual cannibalism.
It was not until the dynasty changed to the Yan Kingdom period that the scientific trend of animal control swept across the country. Only then did some people begin to study the Nian beast, contact the Nian beast step by step, learn the truth, and change the Nian beast group.
Many ancient people believed that the Nian beast only changed its flavors 365 times a year, and got tired of it on the last day of the year, so it came out to change its flavors.
As long as new game is offered to the Nian beasts on the New Year's Day, they will stop eating people.
Actually this is not the root cause.
The key to this is that the time when the Nian beast eats people is very precise, every time it is the New Year.
They are not just for meat, but for something deeper.
This thing is called "Sui".
The Nian beast is chasing something called "Sui".
"Sui" is an extremely abstract concept.
Every year that human beings pass by is equivalent to growing by one "year".
"Sui" is the condensed essence of human time for a whole year.
Eating humans is equivalent to eating a year old, which can increase the power of the year beast.
At the same time, this is also the key to the star promotion of the Nian beasts. The older they grow, the greater the success rate of promotion to a higher star.
This is the core reason why the Nian beast takes advantage of the New Year time to hunt every time.
Because most wild Nian beasts are not intelligent enough and do not like to use their brains.
I met a human being on the occasion of the New Year, and started eating violently without knowing how to survive in the long run.
The Nian beast wants to eat "Sui", but it eats the person who gave birth to "Sui".
If humans become extinct, who will produce "years"?
Why doesn't the Nian beast eat other spiritual beasts? It's because the "year" produced by other spiritual beasts has no wisdom root, so it is useless to eat it.
Human beings cannot use the power of "years". It is a unique time attribute resource of human beings. It is within themselves, but they cannot use it.
Secondly, if "Sui" is eaten, it will not affect the growth of human beings.
After knowing the truth, the human beast master took the lead in communicating with the Nian Beast King.
Since what you are eating is "years" and not eating people, then don't eat people too.
Raising long-term meal tickets is the way to sustainable development.
After hearing this, the King of Nian Beast felt that it made sense and agreed.
The human race has come up with a plan that has the best of both worlds.
Humans provide "years", and the Nian beast makes a contract with its body to stay by the human side and swallow one year old every New Year.
This not only helps the Nian beast grow, but also protects the safety of human children.
When Lu Yuan was a child, he didn't know there was such a reason. He only knew that the Nian beast would show off an invisible thing at him every New Year's Eve.
His father told him that humans have something that can increase the power of the Nian Beast, but this thing only exists during the New Year.
Looking back now, it turns out that the agreement made thousands of years ago has been passed down from generation to generation. Everyone has forgotten why they did it. They only know that it is a cultural custom that has been passed down for thousands of years. It has been like this since ancient times. There is no need to think about why.
This is something that is beneficial to both parties. No boring person will delve into the causes and consequences. Just know a rough idea.
"The reason has been found, but it's not something I can solve alone."
Lu Yuan looked at the laptop and felt the difficulty of changing the ethnic group.
He needs the help of a group of powerful beast masters to find the King of Nian Beasts.
It is impossible to reason directly.
He must use more force and less physical force to persuade the other party to calm down. Only then can he follow the example of his ancestors and establish a friendly and mutually beneficial contract of peaceful coexistence between the two races.
He moved his chopsticks and found that he had finished the rice in the bowl, and the dishes next to him were almost gone.
It's time to fall asleep.
"Dabai, eat the rest of the food and get ready to sleep." Lu Yuan said.
"Ouch!"
Dabai had already finished his food and his eyes were already staring at Lu Yuan's plate.
I saw it rolled its big tongue, and the dinner plate was cleaned instantly without a drop of oil.
"Da Li, please help me wash the dishes. This is my reward."
Lu Yuan took out a freeze-dried concentrated essence and placed it on the table.
The chubby Big Li took a resting position, lying on a wooden deck chair, squinting his eyes and resting with his hands on the belly of the wine barrel.
I saw the cat's whiskers shaking slightly, its mouth opening a crack, and then closing it quickly.
"Meow~"
knew.
The Nian beast Dabai on the side watched the concentrated essence freeze-drying on the table. He sniffed it several times with his big nose and drooled uncontrollably.
Freeze-dried is delicious!
I really want to eat it.
The next second.
Dabai was dragged into his dream, letting out an unwilling cry, and bid farewell to Xiao Liangqian.
…
In a dream.
Lu Yuan returned to the ancient village. It was noon in the village. Uncle Jiang and Jiang Xue had just had lunch and were taking a short rest outside.
Two small mantis larvae have been scientifically cultivated and have grown to a length of ten centimeters. They are doing front-facing gymnastics facing the mountains.
Lu Yuan's appearance immediately alarmed the two of them.
"There are a few moves here that are not up to par. Please note them down and make corrections every day."
Lu Yuan looked at it for a minute and pointed out that the power postures of several movements were not standard.
The two of them worked hard to remember and personally guided the mantis beast to do it again. They stopped the gymnastics only when Lu Yuan was satisfied.
"Jiang Xue, how many children are there in your village? I can open an enlightenment class on beast control and teach them during the Chinese New Year." Lu Yuan said.
"There are eighty." Jiang Xue blurted out, almost without thinking, she had already counted how many people there were in the village.
"So many." Lu Yuan was surprised. The total population of this village did not exceed one thousand, but there were actually eighty children.
When asked carefully about their age, they were all under twelve years old. Jiang Xue did not count those over twelve years old.
"Because we have the blessing of our ancestors, our ancestors will ensure that our family is prosperous." Uncle Jiang praised the strength of his ancestors at the right time.
"Can your ancestors still give us many children and happiness?" Lu Yuan asked.
Since the Nian beast is the nemesis of evil spirits, as its beast master, he naturally knows a lot about evil spirits.
There are some pet beasts that can increase human fertility, but most of them are evil.
Give a very simple example.
Human beings pray to evil spirits to have more children and more blessings. The evil spirits collect the longevity offered by humans, seize the ghosts and stuff them into women's wombs, so that they can give birth to more children.
Whether this extra child is smart or stupid depends on whether the ghost that the evil spirit has stuffed into it is a complete soul or a residual soul.
This is to create a living being out of thin air, completely ignoring the process of fertilization, which is against the harmony of nature and vulnerable to divine punishment.
Divine punishment generally does not come to the world in the form of thunder and disaster, but slowly works out in the form of another invisible form of luck.
For example, the disaster of the Nian beast is more violent than the next year, or due to some accident, he was possessed by other evil spirits and died.
