Creed of the heavens

Because of the raging mechanical beasts, there are very few animals in this world.

Larger animals have become the "food" of the mechanical beasts, and only these smaller creatures can barely survive hiding in the mountains.

Even so, when Lu Xiao and Yongzhen searched around Shelter 53, they did not find such blatantly active animals. This also shows the ecological environment in this territory from the side, which is obviously the result of long-term maintenance.

Through a stone tablet with unknown characters engraved on the surface, Lu Xiao could see some tribe members who went out to hunt and gather berries on the road.

These people dressed roughly like the tribe's warriors, except that there were no armor pieces sewn over the clothes.

The tribal residents used English when communicating, which did not surprise Lu Xiao.

According to the "ancient" map found by Aletheia, the land where Lu Xiao and Yongzhen descended is the American continent nearly a thousand years after the extinction of mankind in the last season.

Among the tribal members, there are many whites, and there are also a certain number of African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.

The Beacon of Freedom used to have a lot of trouble because of racial discrimination. After the human race was destroyed and reorganized, there was no discrimination. Different races within the tribe can communicate with each other in a friendly manner.

Watching the tribal soldiers climb up the mountain road, Lu Xiao stopped temporarily.

Looking up, there are many villages scattered in the whole mountain, and these villages are guarding the largest village near the top of the mountain.

That's right, the largest human gathering place in this tribe is only the size of a village or town.

Aletheia roughly calculated the number of people scanned by the drone, and the tribe whose name is not known for the time being should have a total population of less than [-].

According to the information left by Vault 53, the total population of the first season before the extinction of mankind was 113 billion. The density of population at that time was in stark contrast to the sparse population today.

"Aletheia, what is your suggestion?"

"Sneak in? Or show up to communicate with them openly?"

"Hmm..." Aletheia thought about it: "Let's hide it for now. We don't know the customs of this tribe. In case they are extremely repulsive to outsiders, showing up rashly will arouse their vigilance and increase the next step." Difficulty of action."

"Alright."

There are hardly any mechanical beasts in the mountain, which is the main residence of the tribe. Lu Xiao opened his breath to block the way up, and the tribe members along the way were unaware of his passing.

Consus's rare voice came from within Lu Xiao: "Judging from the living conditions of these human beings, their level of civilization development is very low, equivalent to primitive people who have not yet entered the Bronze Age."

"If it weren't for the ability to directly obtain parts from mechanical beasts and polish them into weapons and armor, the civilization development of this tribe would be even more backward."

"Lu Xiao, you'd better be careful."

Consus kindly warned: "I heard the titles of the mother and goddess of all things from these people, and they probably have some kind of primitive belief."

"The power of faith, you know better than me."

"It can give people courage and guidance, but it can also make people fall into blindness and fanaticism."

"Be careful."

Lu Xiao also captured the interesting terms such as holy mountain and holy church from the conversations of these tribal people.

He really wanted to know whether the so-called mother of all things was fabricated by tribal priests out of thin air, or whether it was derived from something that actually existed.

According to the words of the villagers along the way, Lu Xiao learned that this primitive tribe was named Nora, and it was a closed and exclusive tribe.

Except for a few people with the permission of the eldest mother, the people of the Nora tribe are not allowed to leave the border of the stele, and visitors from outside are not welcome.

When they came to the platform on the top of the mountain, Lu Xiao found an altar, and a large number of Nora people knelt down in front of the altar, muttering something.

Three relatively formally dressed old women knelt at the front and led all the people to kneel down to a cave to pray for blessings. The leader of the strong warrior Lu Xiao had seen before also knelt behind the three old women.

Looking up to the inside of the cave, Lu Xiao narrowed her eyes with interest, "The biggest secret of the Nora tribe should come from the mother of all things and the sanctuary in these populations. Let me see what you have hidden." '

Chapter 428 The Cradle That Spans Thousands of Years

"The merciful mother of all things."

The leading old woman chanted loudly: "Please bless us with a good year of harvest and protect us from the invasion of metal demons!"

"Mother of all things, the Nora tribe sincerely prays to you!"

Judging by the standards of primitive people, this ceremony does look like that.

But Lu Xiao didn't feel any mysterious fluctuations around her, and the prayers of the Nora tribe didn't get any kind of answer.

The three old women known as the Eldest Mother seemed to be accustomed to this, and after the ceremony was over, they ordered the Heizhuang warriors to evacuate the people, and the three of them entered the cave called the Holy Church together.

In order to avoid the noise of the conversation from attracting the attention of the Nora tribe, Aletheia and Yongzhen went silent after Lu Xiao turned on the sneak mode, and only observed the scene from a distance through the high-altitude tracking of the drone.

Following the three eldest mothers into the cave with a lot of torches burning, the fairly good lighting allowed Lu Xiao to have a panoramic view of the situation inside the cave at a glance.

The first thing that caught Lu Xiao's attention was a metal gate at the end of the cave. There were a lot of "sacred" offerings near the gate.

The residence of the eldest mothers is in the small cave next to the hall. As night fell, the three of them who had finished praying blessed each other and went back to their respective caves for bed.

After confirming that the breathing of the three became even, Lu Xiao cautiously went to the deepest part of the cave.

Through the perspective of eagle eye vision, this thick metal gate is composed of double layers of special alloy.

Relying on the invincibility of the Xuanyuan Sword, it can definitely be forcibly opened, but it is absolutely impossible not to make a sound.

In order to avoid offending the "God" and attracting the attack of the entire tribe, Lu Xiao temporarily withdrew from the cave, preparing to wait until the three eldest mothers went out to lead the tribe during the day before taking action.

Climbing down the uninhabited cliff to the north of the mountain, Lu Xiao found a small cave and decided to take a rest here first, and exchange information with Aletheia and Yongzhen by the way.

"The silence is lifted, tell me, what do you think of the Nora tribe?"

Yongzhen first gave an answer based on his own understanding: "It's a very common primitive tribe, and what people care about most is the mother of all things in the mouth of the eldest mother."

Lu Xiao smiled and asked, "Do you think the mother of all things is real or is the eldest mother fictional?"

"Hard to say."

Yongzhen's holographic image frowned: "I haven't seen what's inside the cave, what's inside?"

"A door."

Lu Xiao nodded the foc hanging by her ear: "foc asked me if I wanted to connect with the gate's program. In order to avoid alarming others, I refused."

Aletheia pondered and asked: "Lu Xiao, do you think there will be No. 1 refuge behind the gate?"

"It's not impossible. The specific situation can only be confirmed by entering in person."

"Don't talk about me." Lu Xiao changed the subject and said, "How are you doing? Did you find anything new?"

Yongzhen nodded and said: "Aletheia's drones also found humans when they expanded to the west. They have nothing to do with the Nora tribe. From these populations, the drones captured Meridian City and Sun King. a noun."