I'm not a hero, but I didn't say I couldn't beat you.

"The morning star fell, igniting the sky and the earth. After the fire lasted for three days, the rain fell and extinguished the spreading sky fire. The heavy rain continued for another three days and three nights, and then the rain passed and the sky cleared. The warriors of the tribe We went to explore and finally found a spring."

"Then the tribe settled here, and no matter how drought the climate was, this spring never dried up. So we regarded it as a gift from God, and we multiplied and developed in the name of the Star Tribe. Later, with an earthquake, the spring collapsed, We just discovered the God Slate hidden in the spring."

The woman stroked the hair of the girl in her arms and continued to slowly tell the story that had been handed down.

"With the God Slate, we have a stable water source no matter how dry the weather is. With this tribe growing stronger, it annexed all the surrounding small tribes and established the city-state of Wodaiwoft. Meaning: Slate The richness of

"After experiencing large and small conflicts and mergers, our city-state is mainly divided into two factions. One is the Sun Clan, which focuses on development and war, and the other is the Moon Clan, which focuses on serving the gods and praying for fertility."

"Mom! I know this! We are the Moon Clan! Right!"

The little girl opened her big eyes, shining with the light of a child, and said excitedly to her mother.

"Well, we are the Moon Clan, a clan that maintains the internal affairs of the city-state and serves the gods. Our most important job is to maintain the dedication ceremony to the gods. Every 10 years, a witch serving the gods will settle in On the altar of the temple, it maintains the operation of the God’s Tablets and ensures that the water of life in our city-state flows continuously.”

The woman picked up the little girl, walked to the window of the stone house, pointed to the largest pyramid-like altar in the center of the city-state, and said.

"Look, there is the temple altar. Six years ago, I was still there, serving the gods. Then the 6 years passed and my sister, your aunt, took my place. In the past In four years, I’m afraid it will be you, Xiaoqi.”

"Yeah! I will become an excellent maiden of God!"

The sun and the moon change, and the stars change, as if the night when I made a promise to my mother was still yesterday, and now, the child named Xiaoqi has taken over the position of his aunt and become a divine maiden.

The daily work of a miko is also very simple.

Just keep the interior of the temple clean and tidy, ensure that the fire dedicated to the gods is not extinguished, and the sacrifices offered to the gods are kept fresh.

She does not have to be busy in the fields and looms like the children of the Moon Clan of the same age as her, nor does she need to be trained early to hunt and fight outside the city-state like the children of the Sun Clan.

She just needs to stay in the temple and do her duty as a maiden serving the gods.

There is no need to worry about daily food and drink, as the maids of the Moon Clan will provide them for her. In contrast, she must maintain her [purity] as a maiden serving the gods.

Do not step outside the temple grounds.

In this way, Xiaoqi lived a life without worries about food and clothing, which was envied by everyone.

Maybe for other children, this idea is a bit too much to know the blessings, but as a little girl under 10 years old.

The life of being [imprisoned] in an area is still too boring after all.

"Ah... so boring..."

Sitting on the top of the pyramid, on the steps at the entrance of the temple, Xiao Qi stared at the tiny figures of children around the city and couldn't help but sigh.

What are they doing? Are you making an appointment to go fishing at the river, or are you competing with a spear to see who can catch a rabbit?

"Why don't you allow me to bring in even a few flowers and plants? Isn't there really nothing I can do now?"

Today, the girl has completed all scheduled tasks.

Get up before dawn, borrow the early morning spring of life in the dark stone house, and complete your bath.

Then the fire is put on, the sacrifices are replaced, and the gods are praised.

After confirming that the fountain of life was still flowing normally, he started cleaning, making the temple spotless from the inside out.

In this way, on days when there are no special festivals, her work as a shrine maiden has been completed.

Later, as a devout believer, pray in front of the god's stone tablet to pray for the prosperity of the tribe.

But unfortunately, before noon, she couldn't sit still. But there was no one to talk to her here, so she had to sit on the steps and stare outside the city in a daze.

Probably only every evening when the maid came to bring her food, we could chat for a while, which could relieve the girl's lonely mood.

It is said that the maid responsible for delivering food to her has been responsible for the food of three generations of divine maidens, so she also knows very well how lonely Xiao Qi is in the temple.

Therefore, when delivering food, she would deliberately let Xiao Qi eat slowly and tell her interesting stories about the city.

For example, whose family is fighting whom, whose puppy has given birth to 7 litters, how the Sun Clan's exploration is going, and how the Moon Clan's harvest is.

There are also large fishes of tens of meters appearing in which lakes, a large area of ​​ancient ruins and so on.

For example, yesterday, the maid told her that for the meteor shower she saw last month, the Sun clan had already found the place where the meteor fell and brought back extremely tough materials. It is said that that kind of meteorite iron is harder than the steel made by the most powerful blacksmith in the city-state!

Although the stories brought by the maid did alleviate Xiaoqi's loneliness in the temple, it also aggravated the boredom when she had nothing to do.

"Ah... Lord God..."

Xiao Qi sighed, returned to the temple, knelt down in front of the god's stone slab, and closed her eyes.

"If gods are truly omnipotent, then... I hope..."

The girl silently made a small wish. After a long time, when she opened her eyes again, nothing had changed.

"What... you said that as long as you sincerely make a wish to the gods, you will get a response. Mother must have been deceived by the former miko."

Xiaoqi pouted and complained.

Legend has it that there was a time when the sweet spring water no longer gushed out from the God's Slate. At that time, the miko made a pious wish and received the God's response, and then restored the spring water of life.

However, legends are legends after all. Regarding this too long story, no one can confirm its authenticity except the spring water that is still flowing.

"Hey, let's ask the gods to continue sending down sweet spring water for us. At least this can be achieved."

The girl lowered her head and muttered.

"That... what is God? Are you talking about me?"

"!!!!!!"

The sudden unfamiliar sound made the girl raise her head in fright. She saw the eternal stone slab for the first time, and it shone with light for the first time.

And a gentle, slightly confused voice came from it.