Volume 8: The Sword Points to the Far East Chapter 269 Inheritance Baptism
Inheritance can be understood as a kind of experience, accumulation, rules and regulations that contain a lot of information and are left to future generations. It can be carried in words, such as the handwriting left by kings of various countries' royal families to their direct descendants. It can also be attached to tangible or intangible objects as a spiritual mark.
Some inheritances are carried out in runes. The spellcasting runes developed by the Ivory Tower spellcasters are also a kind of inheritance. Various runes carry various magics. The runes passed down by the magicians of the ancient times will also be modified by the new generation of magicians and passed on to the next batch of spellcasters.
This form of communication, based on the bond between master and apprentice and the vast reserve of rune inheritance, has established the unshakable status of Ivory Tower, the holy land of the Spellcaster Association.
There are many ways for the orcs to inherit.
The tiger tribe's animal pattern inheritance is closer to the spellcasters' rune inheritance. It is a precious legacy left by the ancestors of all generations to future generations, and is passed down to the next generation by carving animal patterns on the faces of the tribe members after they reach adulthood.
The Lion Clan's heritage is the totem pole kept by the Council of Elders. Adult members of the tribe receive baptism on the totem pole to receive the legacy of their ancestors.
The Tauren's heritage is agricultural knowledge and combat techniques passed down from generation to generation.
To give an example that is easier to understand, the nine-year compulsory education received by Chinese people is also a kind of inheritance...but in a world where magical rules exist, the means of inheritance is not limited to written form.
Including the gray dwarves, a wandering race without a country, home or territory (they rely on word of mouth and written form), most races have their own heritage. Even for the snake tribe whose homeland was taken away, the great elder Gregor has kept their heritage safely - the cane he always carries in his hand.
Of course, the continuous inheritance does not mean that all the members of the clan who have inherited the inheritance can inherit the abilities of their ancestors. After all, even among the dragons with the longest and most complete inheritance, there are still great differences in intelligence and combat power between individuals...
None of the surviving Snow Wolf Tribe had seen their own heritage. Although Yale, the new leader of the Tiger Tribe, told the Snow Wolf Tribe through Isaac that the heritage of their ancestors was in the hands of the Beast King, no one had any idea at all. The first batch of people who migrated to the cursed land had long since run out of life and died. The oldest grassroots chiefs of the Fire Tribe were all fourth-generation people born after the migration. Who knew what that was? !
Taking back their inheritance from the Beast King is a highly difficult task, and even Niu Jiao, a member of the Snow Wolf Clan with a low IQ, knows that the possibility is extremely low. After all, it is something that cannot be taken back, and one's current life is not impossible without the inheritance, so everyone will just feel regretful when they have nothing to do, but will not miss it too much.
They never expected that planting the two trees behind the cafeteria would give the Snow Wolves such a big surprise - when Xiao Yun solemnly announced that the ox horn had "planted" the heritage of their tribe, Dahe, who had the highest intelligence, was stunned for five seconds.
"What are you standing there for? We got the inheritance back without having to snatch food from the Beast King. This is a good thing. Let's be happy!" Xiao Yun smiled.
"Oh oh——" Everyone came back to their senses and cheered for a while to save their appearance.
……etc!
The clever Dahe noticed something was wrong!
This guy stared at Xiao Yun for two seconds, then turned his head to look at the tribesmen in the room.
When Ayun wants to actually deal with a problem, the number of people present will be at most only one-tenth of the current number... The more people talk, the harder it is to get things done quickly. Dahe has long seen through this rule!
The fact that he has called all the people in charge of matters in the tribe shows that Ayun has no intention of getting anything done, or that Ayun does not intend to let everyone discuss how to let everyone accept the baptism of inheritance, but is preparing to play some tricks - is there something wrong with this inheritance?
Just as Da He had this thought in his mind, he heard Xiao Yun start to talk to everyone about the inheritance in detail...
The Blessing Tree, which contains a trace of "blessing rule power", does not have the ability to create things out of thin air. If the heritage of the Snow Wolf Clan has been destroyed, then the Blessing Tree will not be able to "grow" the heritage of the Snow Wolf Clan even if it is planted for a few more decades surrounded by a group of Snow Wolf People. The blessed fruits grown by the young forest elves are, after all, the essence of blessing white magic, and the upper limit will not exceed the holy light blessing cast by the Sky Knight of the Vatican himself.
In other words, thanks to the old shady Beast King who grabbed the Snow Wolf Tribe's inheritance for future use, the Blessing Tree surrounded by the Snow Wolf people was able to copy this thing...
If Xiao Yun were to say whether this inheritance is good or not, it is definitely good. It does contain a lot of practical things, such as the invincible battle formations of the Snow Wolf Clan's ancestors, and the fighting skills that are more suitable for Snow Wolf Clan warriors than those taught by Primo, a human traveler.
But this thing definitely cannot be used directly by the tribesmen, the reason is very simple - there are too many dross!
If the Snow Wolf tribe's inheritance had not been broken, then if Xiao Yun traveled through time and space to the body of "Ayun" who had no fighting talent at all, it would have been basically impossible for him to adjust the entire tribe into the structure he needed in less than ten years - if the simple-minded and stubborn Snow Wolf people had been baptized by the "tradition" in the inheritance, at least 70% of the tribe members would definitely not be able to be trained!
Let alone the Snow Werewolves, modern Chinese have been civilized for decades, but the bad habit of "superiority and inferiority" is still lingering with some Chinese living in the new millennium!
"It is recorded in our heritage that our ancestors of the Snow Wolf Tribe lived on the east side of the York Mountains. They owned vast and fertile territories and prosperous cities. Our ancestors held twelve seats in the Supreme Council of Elders of the Far Eastern Empire..."
As soon as Xiao Yun came up, he started to brag about the glorious history of the Snow Wolf Clan's ancestors - it wasn't really bragging, as this was recorded in the inheritance left by the ancestors. During their heyday, the Snow Wolf Clan's population was several times larger than that of the Lion Clan. They had strong fists and were not as weak as the Lion Clan, so naturally their power in the Orc Empire was not low.
After making everyone's faces flush with excitement, Xiao Yun changed the subject and talked about the internal structure of the Snow Wolf Clan at that time.
How many years have we been taking the social structure class? Who among us hasn't shed tears over questions about the Tauren society, the Elf society, the Human society, the Tiger society, etc. on the test paper? When Xiao Yun talked about the customs and habits of his ancestors, even Da He, who was distracted, quickly focused and listened carefully.
Then... the dumbest and most cute Niu Jiao (who was the cafeteria leader after all) gradually showed a horrified expression...
The current living habits of the Snow Wolf Tribe were developed slowly during more than two hundred years of hardship when they had to huddle together with everyone as much as possible for warmth.
But the Snow Wolf Clan in its heyday was so powerful and awesome that it naturally did not need to succumb to the struggle for survival.
Even the goblins were taken in? All the tribe members, old, weak, sick and disabled, were fed to the best of their ability? Not true.
In the Snow Wolf society where force is respected, the weak have no value in existence.
The old Snow Wolf warriors were driven out of the army to engage in menial occupations, and the injured and disabled Snow Wolf people were concentrated in the countryside to fend for themselves.
The wolf cubs raised together compete in batches every year. Those who do not have fighting talent, or are sick, cowardly, or have poor fighting will be taken home by their parents to be raised by themselves.
In short, the Snow Werewolves who were not good at fighting and could not be warriors were all second-class citizens in the tribe, and their status was even worse than those single lions living in shanty towns that Primo and others had seen when they went to Lion City...
Xuehua, Dashui, (Ayue's younger brother) Ashui, Dahe and all the other non-warrior managers looked at Yu, Xiaohua and other warriors in horror.
Yu was completely stunned and Xiaohua's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
"Why are you looking at us like that? We are not the warriors we used to be!" Xiaohua waved her hands vigorously, sweating profusely, "We are the same as you. We haven't received any inheritance either!"
Ah Yan was so frightened that he shouted, "I don't want this inheritance anymore. I don't want to be that kind of warrior!"
Yu held it in for a long time, and finally uttered: "How could our ancestors do this?!"
This is probably the voice of all the fifth and sixth generation grassland snow werewolves. Even the fourth generation Fire Clan leader is confused...
It's no wonder that the slow-reacting Fire Chief was able to keep up with the pace this time. If it were the Snow Wolf Tribe during its heyday, an old man like him who had retired as a warrior would not be qualified to be a chief. He would be driven out to raise pigs - pig farmers at that time were not as respected as the Golden Cat brothers in the tribe!
Didn’t you hear what Ayun said? Except for soldiers, everyone else is in a lowly job!
Xiao Yun was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. It was worth all his hard work in teaching for so many years.
"The living habits and social customs of our ancestors are different from ours today. This is normal." Xiao Yun said in a seemingly fair and just manner, "Each stage of society has its own rules of conduct. This is determined by the times and the needs of the mainstream people in society."
"If our ancestors wanted to gain a foothold in the Far East where many tribes live, they could only pursue military strength with all their strength. A tribe that is not strong enough would have a hard time in the Far East. The reason why the Snake Tribe was driven out of its home island so easily is because the Snake Tribe was not strong enough to protect its home island. If our ancestors wanted to avoid the same fate as the Snake Tribe, they could only pursue extreme combat effectiveness."
Everyone accepted Xiao Yun's explanation reluctantly, but their resistance to inheritance was also obvious.
Yu was a little depressed. He was very upset that the ancestral heritage he had longed for for a long time turned out to be such a thing. He grew up in a grassroots tribe and had been accustomed to the customs on the grassland for the past fifty years. If he was asked to abandon everything he had adapted to and accept new rules, he would definitely not be willing.
"Ayun, we don't want this inheritance anymore." Yu Qiang said, "We can protect the tribe even without the inheritance."
"Yes, we don't want it anymore." Xiaohua quickly agreed. The looks from Xuehua Daha and the others made her scalp tingle and she felt restless.
Xiao Yun looked thoughtful and did not say anything. Instead, he looked at the other soldiers and officers with a questioning look.
Ah Yan and the others nodded desperately: "No, Ah Tian and the others (who are building the canal outside) must have the same idea."
Xiao Yun pretended to be hesitant, and under everyone's nervous gaze... he slowly shook his head.
Xiao Yun said in a deep voice: "I can understand everyone's emotions, but we must face the inheritance of our ancestors objectively and fairly. The external environment our ancestors faced was different from ours. The customs and traditions of our ancestors were correct and necessary in the era they lived in, but they are not applicable to the grassland."
After a pause, Xiao Yun continued, "Social rules are created to allow the majority of people in society to have a better living environment. When the old rules cannot adapt to the changes of the times and become a drag on social progress, future generations must naturally have the courage to modify the rules and must not stick to the old ways. Everyone has a consensus on this point, and I don't need to say more. But the combat skills, experience, and battle formations accumulated by our ancestors are all things we need to inherit, preserve, and pass on to future generations."
Without waiting for the soldiers to speak, Xiao Yun continued, "We don't have to accept the outdated inheritance left by our ancestors. In this way, our soldiers cannot directly accept the baptism of inheritance. Instead, we need to select people with strong wills who will not be affected by the inheritance to accept the inheritance, learn the skills in the inheritance, and then pass it on to others. What do you think?"
The soldiers' eyes lit up and they nodded one after another...
Xiao Yun looked at Yu seriously: "Maomao, who do you think is suitable?"
Yu thought about it and asked cautiously: "Will this inheritance... change people?"
"Yes, so we need people with strong will to receive the baptism." Xiao Yun nodded affirmatively.
Books, movies, news and other external information receiving channels can change people's ideas and attitudes towards life. Naturally, the mental imprint transmission method of stuffing a large amount of information into the brain will also change it, and the latter is more efficient in "brainwashing" than the former. Balk is not affected because he is a dragon. As for Xiao Yun, he is not a snow wolf...
Yu thought about it seriously again, and said resolutely: "Let me do it. If I am changed by the inheritance, Xiaohua can take my place. No matter how much I am changed by the inheritance, I can still pass on the fighting skills of my ancestors to everyone."
Xiao Yun smiled...Done!
Inheritance is very important to the Snow Wolf Clan, but with the Snow Wolf people's simple and crude way of thinking, Xiao Yun absolutely cannot accept letting all the tribesmen be baptized - how hard must he work to train these stupid guys, if the baptism turns out a few stubborn ones, won't he spit blood?
But he couldn't just hold on to the inheritance, nor could he just find a few trustworthy people to get in touch with the inheritance. After all, the improvement of combat effectiveness by the inheritance was obvious. No matter how stupid the Snow Werewolves were, they had lived in peace for too long and had time to think about all sorts of things. Perhaps improper handling of the inheritance would become the fuse of an internal fire... This dangerous sign must not appear!
Then the best way to make this inheritance work without affecting the overall atmosphere of the Snow Wolf Clan is to open it up to everyone and let them know about the negative impact of this thing...
By creating the right opportunity and allowing Yu, the warrior that Xiao Yun has the most confidence in, to become the only two snow wolves besides him who have access to the original inheritance, the inheritance can be made effective and unnecessary incidents can be avoided. It will be very stable~!
Dahe who saw through everything: "..."
There really was something wrong with the inheritance, and Ah Yun was playing tricks on them. If everyone accepted the baptism of inheritance, the status of the warriors would undoubtedly rise infinitely. But now, the warriors were the group that hated the inheritance the most. Even Maomao, the only one who accepted the baptism, seemed to be making some great sacrifice...
"It always makes me feel like something is wrong, and yet it also feels like there's nothing wrong." Daha muttered softly, and his originally tense body relaxed.
If she came back to break the rule that force is everything, her life would definitely not be as good as it is now. She felt quite at ease with Ayun doing this~
Before Daha could feel at ease for a few seconds, Xiao Yun cast his gaze towards her with a fierce look.
"Daha, the team you arranged to go to the central region to rescue the cats will be back soon. Please make preparations and do a good job of receiving them. The settlement of the cats brought back this time will be left to you." Xiao Yun said with a smile on his face.
Dahe: “…”
