Chapter 020: The Reason for the Shitty Shamanism
“Mmm…” Lia nodded, looking into Chen Ran’s eyes and said softly, “I really have to thank you for this journey…”
“How many times have I told you, don’t speak to me in a grateful tone. I’m not used to it. I stopped treating you as an outsider a long time ago,” Chen Ran declared solemnly again.
Lia lowered her head, her face slightly red, but it wasn’t very noticeable in the dim candlelight. At this moment, with a man and a woman alone in a room with only one bed, the atmosphere felt particularly ambiguous…
“Um, Lia, it’s getting late. Why don’t you rest on the bed? I’ll just spread an animal skin on the floor…”
“How could I do that? You’ve been taking care of me this whole time. I’ll sleep on the floor.”
“I’m a man, of course I should…”
“Stop arguing. Why don’t we just sleep on the bed together…” As soon as she said it, Lia realized her words sounded a bit off and quickly explained, “I just saw that this bed is quite big, big enough for five people. And we’re both wearing clothes when we rest, so it’ll be fine if we just lie on opposite sides. Don’t get the wrong idea.”
The upright Chen Ran naturally wouldn’t get the wrong idea, because that’s what he was thinking all along. He then noticed that the bed was indeed quite large, enough to sleep five people. Otherwise, the native Great Elder wouldn’t have prepared four women to have a foursome with him.
Having missed out on that opportunity earlier, Chen Ran couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret. He sighed silently, then said in a serious tone, “Alright, let’s do that. We haven’t had a good rest these past few days. Let’s rest early. There’s a lot to do tomorrow.”
“Mmm…”
After that, there was no more conversation. The candle was quietly extinguished, and the two on the animal-skin wooden bed lay with their backs to each other, in complete silence.
The moon climbed high into the sky, its cold light spilling onto the windowsill. Only a sleepless figure lay with his back to the peacefully sleeping girl, quietly counting on his fingers.
“Push over seven hundred and sixty lolis, push over seven hundred and sixty-one lolis…”
It had to be said that despite counting thousands of lolis all night, this was the most peaceful sleep Chen Ran had had since coming to this other world, free from the constant worry of various insects and beasts in the wild.
Lia woke up even earlier than he did. The girl seemed to have slept very well that night, and her spirits were much better than usual.
When Chen Ran opened the door to get some fresh air, the native Great Elder, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurried over and said with a compliment, “Good morning, Divine Emissary. About the ones I arranged yesterday…”
“Wait…” Chen Ran quickly cut the Great Elder off, grabbing his shoulder. “I understand your intentions, and I can see you’re very thoughtful. But from now on, don’t make those kinds of arrangements without my permission, and don’t mention it again. Understand?”
“Understood, understood,” the Great Elder nodded repeatedly. He then noticed Lia behind Chen Ran and said in surprise, “She…”
“She is my female attendant. She found her way here on her own yesterday. You must remember, from now on, her words are my words. You must not disobey.”
“Yes, yes, we understand. Your Excellency can rest assured,” the Great Elder nodded hastily, then pointed to the two men being punished not far away. They were the two Chen Ran had specifically ordered to be punished the day before.
At this moment, the one who had stolen Chen Ran’s clothes was kneeling naked, weakly slapping himself and shouting, “I am a big wild boar, I love being ass-blasted.” Next to him, an exhausted counter was counting “eight thousand seven hundred and fifty-one.” He had actually been counting all night.
“Did you secretly swap him out? He doesn’t look the same,” Chen Ran said, raising an eyebrow, his expression stern.
“No, no, how would I dare to deceive you, Your Excellency? He was really kneeling here all night, slapping himself. There was absolutely no slacking off. Otherwise, how could such a small act escape your divine eyes?”
Hearing the old man say this, Chen Ran took a closer look and saw that it was indeed the same face… it was just so swollen that he almost didn’t recognize it…
“Ahem, you’ve done well. I’m very satisfied,” Chen Ran said, but inwardly he was shocked. He had just said it casually, but he never thought these people would actually do it. The slaps at the beginning were clearly not light, otherwise his head wouldn’t have swollen up like a pig’s.
Seeing the native warrior on the verge of collapse, Chen Ran felt he looked truly pitiful.
“Alright, that’s enough. I am very satisfied with your display of loyalty. This ends now.”
After speaking, Chen Ran casually cast a Heal on the warrior. The swollen cheeks deflated at a visible rate until they returned to their original appearance.
Seeing his injuries healed without a single trace left behind, the punished man was astonished by the divine grace and kowtowed repeatedly in thanks. “Thank you, Divine Emissary! Thank you, Divine Emissary!”
Chen Ran couldn’t help but marvel at the honesty and simplicity of these natives. After being tormented by him all night, they could still thank and apologize to him with such sincerity. These guys were too cute.
Honestly, after a day, being a Divine Emissary was quite interesting.
As for the guy who had been hanging from a tree all night…
Without waiting for Chen Ran’s invitation, Lia picked up an egg-sized stone from the ground and, without any courtesy, threw it at the man who had spoken disrespectfully to her from over ten meters away…
With a clear whistling sound, Lia, who was skilled in ranged attacks, accurately hit the guy’s little brother…
“Aaaargh!”
A direct hit to climax. The miserable scream was enough to bring tears to one’s eyes. Even Chen Ran, standing at the side, couldn’t help but shiver. At the same time, he understood a principle that would affect him for the rest of his life.
Never, ever, offend a woman, especially a beautiful one…
As they walked, the Great Elder explained the tribe’s situation to Chen Ran in detail, including all the major and minor events that had occurred since the tribe had moved here.
Nine out of ten of the old man’s sentences were about the threat the Fire Tribe posed to them, describing how those inhuman people occupied their original homeland, stole their prey, and killed their tribesmen, committing all sorts of evil.
Hearing the tragic history of this native tribe, Chen Ran couldn’t help but recall the shitty version of shamanism the Great Elder had demonstrated the day before.
“By the way, I saw the shamanism you used yesterday. It was not good at all. I can see that your own talent is not weak, but the shamanism you use is absolutely terrible. What’s going on?”
“That…” At the mention of this, the Great Elder’s tone faltered. He looked embarrassed but still confessed the truth of the matter.
When their ancestors still lived in the stone city, their original shamanism was very powerful, not like the half-assed power the Great Elder now possessed. It was during the schism a hundred years ago that most of the witch doctors opposed that evil power. As a result, they were ambushed one night and all killed. The only survivor was an idle witch doctor’s apprentice, who was also the current Great Elder’s teacher.
Shamanism was passed down orally from generation to generation. The surviving apprentice was a fraud to begin with and could only barely use a few simple shamanistic spells. A tribe was led by its witch doctor, so although the Great Elder’s teacher was not strong, he still became the spiritual leader of the tribe. However, he himself knew very few shamanistic spells, so the disciples he taught were naturally not very powerful. There were also many mistakes in the incantations he remembered, which often led to situations where the spells would sometimes work and sometimes not…
