Chapter 227: The Sacred Tree Being Worshipped
Listening to the shouts from the scene, Su Qi looked curious.
"What kind of sacrifice is this?"
As he continued to observe, he discovered that they seemed to be offering sacrifices to the Tree of Wisdom.
Translated from their prayers and actions, this means...
"Sacred tree, please protect us from disasters and help us hunt enough prey..."
An old male dwarf shouted loudly.
Next to him were six others, the first eight dwarves who had eaten the fruit of wisdom.
At this moment, they are leading the rest of the dwarves to perform a sacrifice.
During these thirty years, their faces and bodies have become very old, no longer as heroic as they were in their youth. Even one of the eight has died, killed by a wild beast.
As for why they were offering sacrifices to the sacred tree, Su Qi gradually understood it through his continuous observation and listening to their conversations.
This group of dwarves believed that the sacred tree with magical powers must be powerful, sacred, and a great being that bestowed them with magical powers.
From the initial awe of the unknown, it gradually turned into the myth of the Tree of Wisdom.
In short, these people almost think that the Tree of Wisdom is God and that it will protect them in the dark.
During these thirty years of development, they also evolved from initially praying alone to eventually gathering together for prayer and sacrifice at fixed times.
The sacrifice was very grand. In addition to respectful prayers, several large prey were also offered during the process, which lasted for an hour or two.
After the sacrifice, hundreds of dwarves rushed back to their homes not far away.
"What level have their special powers reached?"
Out of curiosity, Su Qi observed carefully .
Not long after the dwarves returned, they began hunting, and Su Qi also saw the power of their special powers.
After observing for a while, a look of disappointment appeared on his face.
"The special powers of these dwarves are only equivalent to the first-level peak super powers of modern superpowers. They are not that strong."
"Is this special power limited, or is it because I took too little wisdom fruit?"
If the amount of wisdom fruit consumed was too little, then it would be fine. But if the power was limited...
Su Qi frowned slightly.
But at this moment, he thought of something, and his disappointment suddenly dissipated a lot, and his eyes lit up slightly.
"If I'm not mistaken, the strength of those special abilities should be linked to the strength of mental power. After all, they are all mental powers."
"If that's the case, after obtaining the special ability of the wisdom fruit, I shouldn't be limited by the so-called upper limit."
Of course, although this is said, it would be best if those special abilities could be enhanced in nature and combined with an increase in mental strength.
"It seems we need to find a way to guide these dwarves to break through."
After thinking about it, Su Qi decided to speed up by ten or even several dozen years to see how it goes. If there is still no breakthrough, he would give some guidance.
In addition to these, he also observed that eating the wisdom fruit would only give him abilities the first time. The second time would only enhance the abilities, and would not give him an additional ability, which really disappointed him.
Just as Su Qi was about to speak and speed up the deduction, he suddenly noticed something.
Far away from the dwarf cave settlement, the dwarf leader who named himself Bear was talking to a female dwarf priestess.
With her face full of wrinkles, the female dwarf with the ability to sense danger, now the priestess, suddenly sighed.
"It has been such a long time, and the sacred tree has not responded to us. Could it be..."
Her expression was full of worry.
The dwarf leader, whose muscles had atrophied due to age but still looked strong, said firmly, "No, the great sacred tree must be watching us all the time. It's not a dead thing!"
He also knew the priestess's suspicion. She felt that a long time had passed and the sacred tree had not responded to their prayers and actions.
Because of this, the priestess felt that the sacred tree might be a dead object, and not a great being with magical powers as they had initially thought.
It wasn't just the female priestess, many people in the same tribe gradually developed this feeling over time.
The two walked in a forest full of dead leaves, and the rustling sound of leaves being stepped on could be heard from time to time.
Hearing this, the female priest asked in surprise, "Why are you so sure, Chief?"
"The sacred tree clearly didn't respond to us. It's not like what you said, leader. Maybe we were wrong in the beginning."
"No..." The bear leader shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and explained, "Do you remember that magical experience before we had wisdom?"
"Before you gained wisdom?"
The priestess was stunned and recalled subconsciously.
As she recalled, she vaguely remembered that before she gained wisdom, some images seemed to appear in her mind, images of the sacred tree.
It was because of these images that she went looking for the sacred tree, thus changing her own destiny and the destiny of her people.
"Do you remember?" The bear leader grinned and said confidently, "I remember the scene at that time very clearly."
"That miraculous situation must be the guidance given to us by the sacred tree!"
"That's why I'm so sure that the sacred tree must be great, not a dead thing!"
Listening to the bear chief's confident words, the priestess Honghua was in a trance, and her originally wavering heart of disbelief gradually began to believe.
Because when she thought about it, she found that it was true. If the sacred tree was a dead thing, how could it give them inspiration and guidance?
For a moment, her devotion to the sacred tree returned to the beginning.
However, although she was certain that the sacred tree was great, she still had some doubts in her heart.
"But why hasn't the sacred tree responded to us in such a long time?"
"Is it because we are not pious enough, the sacrifices we offer are not enough, or is it because the sacred tree does not recognize us?"
The priestess Honghua was very confused.
The bear leader paused when he heard this, and was puzzled for a moment, "Maybe the sacred tree doesn't want to pay attention to us?"
Apart from this, he couldn't think of any other reason.
As for disagreement with this point, he didn't think so. If they didn't agree, they wouldn't be allowed to pick such precious sacred fruits.
The two discussed in the woods for a long time, but in the end they couldn't think of any other reasons. They both thought that maybe the sacred tree didn't want to pay attention to them, so it didn't respond.
After the conversation, the two walked out of the grove and headed towards the cave where they were stationed.
That evening, under the setting sun, in order to calm people's hearts, the priestess Honghua immediately repeated what the bear leader had said in the woods.
"Is this true?"
"So that's how it is?"
Many dwarves were surprised and doubtful about such a strange thing as the images appearing in their minds.
