Chapter 9: Sacrifice
Su Qi was floating in the air, and saw people almost everywhere on the mountainside, and he couldn't help but observe them silently.
At this time, his eyes looked in one direction, where the two Gaobiler brothers were talking.
Habil, the younger brother, had just come back from herding sheep. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and said to his brother with a bright smile, "Tomorrow is the time for our sacrifice again. Brother, have you prepared your sacrifice?"
Since that time, Adam and his companions handed over the work of sacrifice to them, hoping that in this way, God would pay more attention to them and then like them a little more.
Therefore, they were the ones who performed all the sacrifices thereafter.
Gao Bill, who was holding a piece of grass in his mouth, was stunned when he heard this, and responded vaguely, "Yeah, yeah, I'm ready..."
"And you?"
"I have prepared three firstborn lambs and some fat. I think God will be pleased," Habil said happily.
"Oh oh..." Gao Bile responded casually, thinking that his younger brother was really stupid.
God surely doesn’t care about the sacrifices, so why waste so much food on them?
Moreover, over the years, the gods they worship have never shown up, which means they definitely don't care about their sacrifices.
This brother always wastes such good things, he is so stupid!
Wouldn't it be better to give those things to the tribe?
Early the next morning, the sky was gloomy and dark clouds covered the sky, but this did not hinder the two brothers from performing their sacrifice.
The younger brother Habil washed and dressed early, and took three lambs and some sheep fat with him, and headed for the pyramid altar on the top of the mountain.
The elder brother Gobil yawned, and seeing his younger brother hurrying up the mountain at a urge, he remembered that he had forgotten the sacrifice.
He hurried back to the house, picked up a stone knife and ran towards the field.
As soon as he arrived at the field, he would bend down and cut some of his own grain for the sacrifice.
But at this moment, he saw that there was no one around, and subconsciously looked at the crops in the neighboring house, his eyes rolling.
Instead of cutting your own, it is better to cut some of others'.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he unobtrusively harvested a little from each field and soon gathered a large handful of grain.
Then he picked some wild fruits and hurried to the top of the mountain.
Su Qi, who was floating in the air, frowned slightly. He saw this scene clearly .
Habil, who was anxiously waiting at the top of the mountain, was relieved when he saw his brother running up with grains and some fruits.
"Let's get started," he smiled.
There were two small platforms near the pyramid altar. Habil quickly put the three lambs on them and then slaughtered them with a stone knife.
The blood stained the small altar.
He poured the finest fat on the altar, then set it on fire, and the flames devoured the sacrifice.
The sweet aroma of burning fat wafts everywhere.
Then Habil knelt on the ground with a pious look on his face.
As soon as he put the offering on the stage , Gao Bile turned around and saw his brother's actions. He didn't care and just curled his lips.
Every sacrifice is the same anyway, so is there any need to make it so solemn? God won’t care anyway.
He picked up the flint and was about to strike it to start a fire.
Su Qi, who was floating above the pyramid, frowned and watched Gao Bille's actions.
This person's behavior and attitude are problematic.
He wondered whether or not to interrupt this man's sacrifice.
However, if he wants to take action, he will obviously have to show his presence, which is really troublesome. If something is revealed in the movie later, it will be troublesome.
He was hesitating here, and just as Gaobil had just lit the fire, before the flames could engulf the sacrifice, a strong wind suddenly blew.
Phew~
The strong wind not only blew out the flames that had just been ignited, but also caused the offerings such as grains to fall.
"My sacrifice!" Gaobil looked flustered.
Offerings are flying everywhere!
Gao Bile was terrified. "What happened? How could this happen?"
If it were just this, he wouldn't think too much about it. At most, he would think that the weather was bad today and it was just a matter of luck. But as the next scene happened, his face completely froze.
As the strong wind blew, the dark clouds in the sky moved a little, revealing a gap, and a ray of golden light fell from the sky, just shining around my brother's altar.
The flame burning on the altar looked somewhat sacred under the sunlight.
Su Qi did nothing and hesitated, "..."
Looking at the sunlight, brother Gaobil was in disbelief.
My younger brother Habil looked shocked, and then surprised.
"Miracle!" he exclaimed a little.
“God answered me!”
He looked very happy.
He was excited here, but he didn't notice his brother's gloomy face.
If the sacrifice was just knocked over, it wouldn't be a big deal, but this miraculous golden light seemed to explain something.
God chose the brother's sacrifice and did not want his sacrifice...
"Why! What's so good about Habil's sacrifice? Why is it accepted by God?"
Looking at his excited brother, his face twisted and his heart was filled with jealousy.
He was unwilling to accept it.
The God who had never responded before responded, but it had nothing to do with him!
Why, why is Habil valued by God!
Golbeel, overcome with jealousy, never thought that there was anything wrong with his previous behavior and attitude. He just felt that it was because of his brother that his sacrifice was not chosen by the gods.
At the same time, at this moment, he felt that his position was threatened.
Over the past two hundred years, not only the population has changed, but also people's hearts.
Due to frequent sacrifices, the gods have not responded. Because of the sacrifices, the tribe is divided into two forces with these two as the center.
One feels that God does not care about sacrifices, and there is no need to waste too many resources on sacrifices. It is enough to just show a little bit of gratitude.
The other believes that God is supreme and that their current life is all thanks to God. They should not do anything that insults God, but should offer the best sacrifices to God, so that they can please God.
The two forces had been maintaining good relations before, but now that God has responded, this situation will definitely no longer exist!
The premise of all this is based on the fact that God did not respond. Since God responded, it must be that Habil’s behavior was more pleasing to God, and others would naturally change their behavior.
His status as the eldest son will certainly be shaken after this incident.
He was not only unwilling but also jealous that Habil actually received a response from God!
Why didn't God like him?
Driven by jealousy, he said to Habil on his way back from the sacrifice, "Let's go to the fields after we return. I have something to tell you."
The younger brother Habil did not think much about it, with a look of joy still on his face. "Don't worry, brother. I will go."
The two walked down the mountain top.
Su Qi looked at their backs, still thinking about the inexplicable scene before.
"I didn't do anything, did I? The offerings were scattered by a gust of wind? The dark clouds were blown away, and the sun just happened to shine through?"
The corners of his mouth twitched.
That coincidental scene was so unexpected that, not to mention Habil and the other two, if he hadn't known that he hadn't done it, they would have probably thought that he had done it himself.
