Chapter 1629 Animism
The elves all looked up at the wolf totem pole at the entrance of the village. They had never seen such a weird and primitive carving style.
"Wolf spirit?" Fatei murmured repeatedly, it was the first time he heard this strange word.
Zhang Zian has a little common sense in this area. After all, he has been influenced by many old American western movies, and he has watched some, so he explained to the elves according to his common sense.
"Well, Indians worship and respect nature. They believe in animism, and the wolf, the top beast in this forest, is the object of their worship, because Indian warriors like to paint their faces and put feathers on the back of their heads. To show their own strength and deter the enemy, so they also alienated the image of the wolf according to their appearance, which is the totem we saw."
"The tribes of Indians are very scattered. Different tribes have different beliefs. Some tribes may worship more bears, some tribes may worship eagles more, some tribes may worship pumas more, and tribes here may worship wolves more."
"Uh... According to this, the former residents of this deserted village may be the Indian descendants in this forest earlier. After entering the industrial age and the information age, their way of life has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before. Many traditions have been discarded, but the tribe's wolf spirit worship is still preserved, which is also the last connection between them and their ancestors. They put up the wolf totem pole at the entrance of the village, one is to remember their ancestors, and the other is that if there are other Indians When people come to visit, they can prove their...belonging place."
Anyway, it's okay for the time being, so he just talked freely to avoid boredom.
"I'm not an expert in studying Indians. I know these things from movies and TV shows. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong, let's just let it go."
"I see……"
Fala finally knew the origin of the wolf.
"If, as you said, the Indians here have wolf worship, will there be an Indian wolf spirit correspondingly?" it asked.
"this……"
Zhang Zian was taken aback by the question, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "It's possible in theory, but in practice... the Indians who were originally the owners of this land have almost disappeared, and there are very few Indians left. , can it support the power of faith needed to form an elf?"
Taking advantage of Fina's absence, he said a few more words: "This is different from the worship of cat gods in ancient Egypt. Although the ancient Egyptians disappeared, the culture of ancient Egypt has been passed down, while the culture of modern Egypt has no sense of existence. When it comes to Egypt, the things that people are familiar with are all from ancient Egypt, and here... here is the United States, almost the birthplace of modern civilization, exporting modern American culture and ideas to the world, such as Hollywood, McDonald's, Microsoft, Apple mobile phone, and..."
"Pornhub," Richard interjected.
Zhang Zian glared at it, "This bastard is talking about youtube... Not only the Indians, but even the Indian culture has been buried in the dust and trampled on. Few people miss it."
"So, even if there is such a wolf elf, it may never take shape and finally appear in this world?" Fate knew that he was getting closer to the answer, and the fog in his heart gradually became clear. A way appeared.
"Yes, I think so." Zhang Zian said with a smile: "But who can say 100% about the things in this world?"
"I see."
Fatui was no longer confused, it turned to Femas and said: "I want to go to the east with you, to see the ancient China. I have been famous for a long time, but I have never seen it in person. I also want to see what you said. Binhai City, and that pet shop that sounds interesting."
"what?"
Femas, Zhang Zian and the other elves were all surprised. They all thought that Fala would stay for the wolves in the forest, just like Xiaobai couldn't abandon the stray dogs.
"What about the wolves? They still need your leadership, right?" Femas asked on behalf of everyone.
The hunting skills of the wolves still need to be improved.
This is what they have all seen before.
Farrah smiled comfortably and said, "The wolves already have a more suitable leader, much better than my half-baked leader."
Fala used to be a cold-blooded killer, a lone wolf, and he didn't like to be the leader of the group. Since he changed his ways, his heart has become too kind, and he is not suitable for the wild world where the weak can prey on the strong. If you continue to lead the wolves, you will definitely lead the wolves astray.
How can a sheep lead a pack of wolves?
Fortunately, a more suitable candidate... no, it was chosen by a wolf, and it appeared.
Perhaps it was the wolves returning to the redwood forest that revived the long-sleeping Indian wolf spirit, or maybe it was awakened by the evil that invaded and polluted the forest, but because the power of faith was too weak, it could not finally unite Take shape, at least for now.
But this is also good, let it be in this undisturbed state, and lead the wolves in the mahogany forest to grow stronger.
It is ferocious, cruel, and ruthless, but this should be the nature of a wolf.
Compared with Farui, an alien European gray wolf, this native Indian wolf spirit should be the real master of this forest and the wolf pack.
Whether it is the gods that Fatui believes in or the gods that Mieza believes in, they are all imported from this land. Only wolf spirits and other Indian animal and plant spirits are the most primitive guardians of nature on the North American continent.
Therefore, there is no way to deduce anything here. It is a superfluous existence here, and it is regarded as an invasive alien species. It believes that the Indian wolf spirit must be more qualified for this position.
Zhang Zian and the elves looked at each other, confused. They didn't know who Fate was referring to as a more suitable leader, but since it said so, it should be fine.
There is no all-seeing eye, but Fatei seems to see the painted face of a wolf again, that face appears in the mottled tree shadows in the forest, looks at Fatei, turns around and gradually disappears, as if following Farewell.
Zhang Zian didn't notice the disappearance of the strange wolf face in the forest, but his feeling of being spied on since entering the forest quietly disappeared.
That’s right, Fartui asked the wolf spirit a ridiculous question before, asking where it was going, but in fact it would not go anywhere, this forest was its home, and it was Fartui himself who should really ask where he was going.
Now Fatui has the answer, and he has seen his own path, a path across the sea and directly to the east. Compared to staying in the forest and screaming at the wind and moon, this road to the east may be full of hardships, and may not be understood by the same kind, but it doesn't matter...
Fatui withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Zhang Zian.
Its human brother(s), always with it.