In this situation, a villager who claimed to be the reincarnation of the "Crocodile God" stood up and showed extraordinary power. He claimed that he would follow the tradition and lead his compatriots to hunt down their feuds and perform blood sacrifices with the heads of their old enemies to restore balance to the world order.
Who can resist this highly inflammatory call?
Gao Fei asked himself, if he were an ordinary young man from Pilion Village and witnessed Andre transform into a giant crocodile, he would worship this "god man" from the bottom of his heart, respect him as his savior, and voluntarily fight for him.
Don't hesitate to sacrifice your life.
In the final analysis, religion is an anesthetic for the working people.
As a traveler from the "civilized world", Gao Fei was initially curious and disdainful about the barbaric traditions of the Asmat people.
When he came to Pilion Village and gained a deeper understanding of the local cultural background and life difficulties, his mentality also changed, becoming more sympathetic and helpless.
The residents of Pirion Village, under the instigation of Andre "The Crocodile", tried to revive the bloody tradition of headhunting. This is of course a barbaric and wrong approach.
However, if we do not take into account the deteriorating environment in the Asmat region and the mutant monsters rampant in the jungles and swamps that are eroding the living space of local villagers, simply criticizing these poor people who have returned to tradition out of despair is too barbaric and too ignorant.
, that would be so unfair.
In addition to frantically plundering the natural resources of the indigenous peoples, has the so-called civilized world ever done anything for them?
At least as far as the Batavia authorities are concerned, they have not yet made any efforts to eliminate the mutant monsters that are flooding in the Asmat area. Rather, they are leaving the indigenous people to fend for themselves.
No wonder the locals fight against natural disasters and struggle to survive in their own way, albeit a barbaric way.
While Gao Fei was lost in thought, four villagers walked in.
Three of the strong young men worked together to lift the Bixi pillar and move it out of the house towards the swamp.
There was also a middle-aged man, the guy who just invited everyone to visit. He had a shrewd smile on his face and said something to Pep in the local dialect.
Pep frowned when he heard it, and shook his head in refusal before he finished speaking.
The other party did not give up and continued to lobby.
Pep became increasingly impatient, his face suddenly darkened, and he pushed him out of the door.
The dialect they used when talking was both unfamiliar and fast. Gao Fei was too far away, and the simultaneous interpretation of the astrolabe was not accurate enough. I could only roughly make out what kind of ceremony the man was inviting tourists to. Of course, he had to give
He has a little benefit as an admission ticket.
For unknown reasons, Pep rejected his invitation on behalf of all his teammates.
Gao Fei was listening beside him, feeling quite regretful.
In fact, he was very interested in the "grand ceremony" that the villagers called, and even if he spent some money, he wanted to see the world.
But Pep refused, and he couldn't say anything.
At this time, Tangning took out the magic lipstick, smeared "Blarney" on her lips, walked out quickly, waved to the middle-aged villager, spoke the local dialect skillfully, and started chatting with him.
Pep was very unhappy that Tang Ning bypassed him as a guide and negotiated directly with the villagers. He stood at the door and yelled at Tang Ning.
Since they met, this is the first time that Gao Fei has seen Brother Pep lose his temper, and he was angry at his friend and old partner Tangning, which shows that he is really angry.
"Sister Tang! What's going on?" Gao Fei quickly went over to break up the fight.
"That's right, the person just invited us to go to the swamp to visit the upcoming Bixi celebration ceremony." Tangning lowered her voice and explained to Gao Fei, "This ceremony is like the war mobilization in Pilion Village. After the ceremony, the final
Tomorrow night, a new round of headhunting war will break out, and the enemy camp is Pilion Village’s feud—Sulu Village.”
"I've heard about the Bixi celebration ceremony for a long time. It's a rare opportunity to be there in person, so of course I want to watch it. However, Brother Pep is very stubborn and firmly refuses to allow us to visit." Tangning gave a helpless look at Pep, who was still sulking.
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Gao Fei nodded, turned around and asked Pep: "Brother, I'm actually very curious about Bixi's celebration ceremony. Since the locals invited us to visit, I guess there is no taboo, why don't you agree?"
"There's nothing interesting to see, it's too bloody." Pep took out his pipe gloomily.
"We've seen a lot of bloody scenes, and this one is no different." Gao Fei smiled and helped him light his cigarette.
Pep remained silent, took two strong puffs on his pipe, and reluctantly opened his mouth.
"If I have to go, I have two conditions."
"you say."
"First, no matter what you see, don't meddle in other people's business; second, you and Tangning can follow me, while the others stay in the shack and wait."
"The first condition is fine, but as for the second one... I don't understand why others can't go." Gao Fei was puzzled.
Pep glanced at Jiang Feng, Ma Tao, Ma Yun, Qi Tian, Wang Daqing and others with extremely complicated expressions and remained silent.
"I guess what Brother Pep means is that the others are either too young and not suitable for visiting such bloody scenes, or they are too compassionate and have a sense of justice, so I'm afraid they can't help but meddle in other people's business," Tangning said in a low voice.
"Okay, I understand." Gao Fei smiled bitterly, turned back to his teammates, and relayed Pep's request.
Everyone looked at each other, feeling baffled that Pep had left them behind.
"We are all colleagues. Wouldn't it be wrong for Brother Pep to treat us differently?" Ma Tao couldn't help complaining.
"Anyway, he did this for your own good." Gao Fei explained patiently.
"Haha! My dad often says this to me too!" Qi Tian sneered.
Ma Yun, another rebellious child in the team, also expressed disapproval of Pep's "dad-like" approach.
"Brother Pep is an elder and a local after all. He must be more considerate than us. Let's just follow his arrangements." Wang Daqing reluctantly smoothed things over.
Whenever there is a conflict within the team, he always steps in to appease it, making him feel like a kindergarten aunt.
Jiang Feng blinked and pointed at the star pattern on the back of his palm, giving a hint to his boyfriend.
Gao Fei nodded understandingly.
Jiang Feng wanted him to open the astrolabe at the ceremony and conduct a live broadcast.
In this way, the five people staying in the shack can watch the Bixi celebration ceremony through the astrolabe without leaving home.
After the arrangements were made, Jiang Feng, Ma Tao, Ma Yun, Qi Tian and Wang Daqing returned to the shack. Gao Fei and Tang Ning followed Pep, crossed the single-plank bridge, and followed the crowd towards the swamp outside the village.
On the way to the sacrifice site, Gao Fei noticed that the men, women, and children in the village were all dressed up in a particularly grand manner.
The women wore bone-carved jewelry, and the men wore gorgeous bird-of-paradise feathers in their heads. Their upper bodies were bare, revealing their proud tattoos.
