Chapter 303: The Gold Rally
Chapter 303: The Gold Rally (Part )
"His."
"Sizzle?"
"Sssssssssss!"
As the sun slowly set in the sky, the sound of tiny and dense hisses of snakes rustled in the endless rice fields, and all of them moved slowly in a certain direction.
When the sun completely disappeared in the sky and the cold moonlight fell on the earth, a small altar in the middle of the rice field had become a paradise for snakes. Snakes of different thicknesses and colors coiled around the thin pillars around the altar, looking up at the black sculpture in the center of the altar with anticipation.
'That purple-black poisonous ball python should be the bishop who presided over this worship.'
After lifting up its tail and pointing at the only venomous ball python that could coil around the snake sculpture, the spotted snake with six small blue dots on its forehead and a large red dot under its chin said to the bright red snake beside it:
"Is your divine choice real? Are you sure that if the position of the snake bishop is vacant, you can directly fill it without any conditions?"
After hearing Senior Tom's question, Leon looked at the glittering [Scales of Gold God's Choice (Wealth Devouring)] in the slot, and then nodded firmly.
‘That’s okay. ’
After glancing at him doubtfully, the spotted snake said:
"If you are sure, then it will be much easier for us to act... I will do something to kill the bishop later. You can take advantage of the chaos to go up directly and coil around the snake sculpture. This will send it a danger signal and lead it back."
As for the position, it is best to be at the tail end, or the farther away from the snake head, the better, and let go after a slight contact. After all, the God's Chosen One on you came in a strange way. It's okay to touch it for a short time, but it will be easily exposed if it lasts for a long time.'
nod.
'Okay, then, move forward and get ready!'
After giving these instructions, Senior Tom, who had transformed into a spotted snake, twisted his body and retreated, quietly moving along the gaps between the rice ears. Leon, in accordance with his request, dived into the dense group of snakes and squeezed towards the sculpture in the center of the altar.
……
"Hiss~"
With the sound of an old snake hissing, the purple-black poisonous ball python coiled on the snake sculpture raised its triangular head slightly, looking down at the poisonous snake under the altar, and spoke in a strange human voice:
"Shedding the scales of the old life, holding the endless tail, hunting the beasts that covet wealth, luring them to eat the forbidden fruit...
Brothers and sisters who have come to pay respect to Master Snake Spirit, I am a servant who serves Master Snake Spirit and also a messenger who carries out Master’s orders and shepherds the lambs in the world. You can call me Poros. "
After introducing himself, the purple-black poisonous ball python spit out its tongue and spoke slowly to the people under the altar in a hoarse and slow voice like an old man:
“When the guide brought you here, I must have already told you that this time, Master Snake Spirit will come in person.
So this time, not only can you connect with Master Snake Spirit in spirit, you even have the opportunity to directly see Master Snake Spirit's sacred body with your own eyes and touch Master Snake Spirit's gorgeous scales with your own hands. You are the luckiest group of believers!"
"His!"
"Sssssssssss!"
After hearing what the venomous ball python said, the snakes entangled under the altar suddenly hissed and raised their heads one after another, looking towards the stage with excitement, expecting to witness the coming of the Holy Spirit with their own eyes as he said. Some of them even excitedly left the thin pillars and rushed directly to the altar.
"Quiet!"
The snake raised its head slightly and hissed at the audience, shocking the overly excited believers. Then, the purple-black python coiled on the black snake sculpture opened its huge mouth, and two rows of fine and sharp teeth popped out of its mouth, revealing a strange expression that seemed like a smile but not a smile.
“Don’t be impatient. No matter how brilliantly the wild flowers on the roadside bloom, they can’t be planted in a pot of pure gold. Only the rare ones are precious.
If this supreme gift of facing the Holy Spirit is given to everyone without distinction, it will not only fail to demonstrate the kindness of Lord Snake Spirit, but also go against the creed of our Lord. So come! Show your piety to our Lord!"
Along with the fanatical speech, a small black and white crown quietly emerged on the head of the purple-black giant python... or in other words, a three-headed pearl snake with black scales and white spots, spit out a forked snake tongue of mixed black and white towards the snakes that were waiting eagerly in the audience.
"Give me wealth and I will give you health."
After the little white snake head on the left finished speaking, it slowly opened its mouth solemnly towards the audience.
"Give love and give power."
The little black snake head on the right grinned, then opened its mouth playfully with its eyes.
"Offer your soul and gain peace."
After the gray snake head in the center finished speaking, it opened its mouth with a cold look, revealing a mouthful of fine and sharp teeth.
"bring it on!"
After the three-headed snake crown on its head finished explaining the rules and opened its mouth one after another, the purple-black poisonous ball python followed suit and grinned, saying with a smile:
“There are three ways to show loyalty to my Lord. You can choose any one of them and make a sacrifice. Go to the direction they are facing and offer sacrifices. My Lord will give you corresponding rewards.
After everyone has completed the sacrifice, the person with the highest value of offerings in each path will be given the opportunity to go on stage and pay homage to the Lord Snake Spirit, and receive his blessing! "
……
Is this... a variant of an auction? In the end, the three people with the highest "transaction amounts" among the three transactions will pay a visit to the Snake Spirit?
Looking at the snakes around him rushing forward one after another, holding coin after coin in their mouths and throwing them respectfully at the altar, in order not to appear too special, Leon had to imitate the other snakes and stand in front of the white snake head of wealth.
"Ding!"
Along with a slightly turbid sound, a violent gale that reached deep into the soul swept a black iron coin, which suddenly appeared in Leon's mouth, and the meaning represented by this coin also emerged in Leon's mind.
8 gold wheels, 5 silver wheels, 7 bronze wheels.
This was all the property he had left after paying the rent for the Happy Apartment, paying William and Melanie's tuition, buying supplements for Anna's health, and storing a bunch of supplies in the mirror world. It was also a sacrifice that could be offered to the snakehead of wealth. "..."
He looked at the other snakes that chose the wealth snake head and threw out the shiny gold and silver coins, and then looked at the dull iron coin in his mouth. Leon silently swallowed the iron coin back and started looking for other coins to offer.
Let's change another one...
It’s not that I’m reluctant to spend money, it’s mainly because others give so much and I only give so little, which makes it easier to be exposed... Well, it’s really not that I’m reluctant to spend money, absolutely not!
After carefully collecting all his wealth, Leon twisted his red snake body and changed the target of the offering. A strong wind blew straight into his soul, and a few brand new coins appeared in his mouth again.
Unlike the dark iron coins before, the two coins that emerged this time were both shining with brilliant silver light, and even had a hint of gold mixed in. The largest one was so bright that it was as golden as the midday sun.
William, Melanie, and Anna...
After the meaning of these three coins emerged in his mind, Leon raised his head without hesitation and swallowed the coins in his mouth. He turned away from the direction facing the second beloved snake head and tried to swim towards the third soul snake head.
However, it was as if a breeze blew towards the mountains, and when Leon stood in front of the third snake head, his soul was as solid as an iron mountain welded to the ground. No matter how the wind blew, it did not waver at all, and no coin came out of his mouth.
Ok?
Sensing the sense of lag coming back from the three-headed snake crown, the poisonous ball python coiled on the black giant snake sculpture twisted its body slightly and looked at a small red snake that was running back and forth in three directions.
There is no soul fragment to be extracted at all...Is it that I have neither reliance nor expectation on the greatness of my Lord, or even do not believe in any gods at all?
After taking a dissatisfied glance at the little red snake that hurriedly retreated after noticing its gaze, the poisonous ball python blinked its dark green eyes slightly, but said nothing.
After all, neither Lord Snake Spirit nor my God would force believers to offer their faith. As long as they had enough wealth and were willing to trade, they would be allowed to enter the secret temple. Although the little red snake was disrespectful to God, it was not a fault in the teachings of the Scale Gold Religion, so I had no reason to punish it.
However, even those staunch non-believers, after entering the gathering he presided over and witnessing the power of the true God with their own eyes, would still have some awe, even if they still insisted on not accepting the faith.
However, there seemed to be no awe in the soul of this little red snake. The three-headed snake crown turned several times in his soul, but it could not condense even the cheapest tinfoil. Such an ignorant and shallow soul was somewhat annoying.
……
Are you being targeted?
After noticing the gaze of the "Bishop Snake" on the altar, Leon's heart tightened slightly, and he instinctively retreated towards the pile of snakes.
Senior Tom said he wanted to kill the bishop, and then there was no movement, and no one knew where he had gone. In order to avoid ruining the plan, it would be best for me to continue to stay hidden and try not to attract attention.
As for the three small snake heads on the head of the "Bishop Snake", one seems to want money, one wants to bury love, and one wants life. If you weigh them carefully, it seems that only the price asked for by the snake head representing wealth can be barely accepted by yourself.
There is no other way. It seems that I can only lose money this time!
After making up his mind, Leon didn't care about his money. He quickly changed his position and swam towards the white snake head of wealth.
However, during the time he changed three different snake heads and rushed back to the first snake head, most of the "believer snakes" had completed their offerings and were looking at the sculpture in the center of the altar with anticipation, making the only little red snake swimming horizontally particularly conspicuous.
Seeing the little red snake that had no respect for the gods actually holding a pitiful iron coin and throwing it in the direction of the snake head of wealth, the "Bishop Snake" who was already displeased finally couldn't help it.
Swimming down from the snake spirit sculpture, the snake spirit bishop, who had transformed into a poisonous ball python, picked up the cheap iron coin with his purple-black tongue and stared at the little red snake. He said indifferently:
"Generosity is a virtue. Lord Snake Spirit is not a stingy god. After you generously offer your wealth, he will only generously give you more."
He rolled the iron coin worth 8 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze, which already contained all of Leon's wealth, back into his mouth, bit it into pieces with a snap, and then looked at the little red snake in front of him that was shaking with "fear". The purple-black giant python raised its head slightly and said coldly from a high position:
"In our teachings of the Scale Gold Religion, we do not advocate forcing others to trade, but using something of such low value as an offering is an insult to Master Snake Spirit.
Disrespectful fool, I hope you can think carefully, make a more rational judgment, and present more valuable items to Lord Snake Spirit, such as your beloved..."
"puff!"
A large piece of silver liquid metal exploded between the two people... and the two snakes. The purple-black giant python, which was thicker than a tree trunk, was pierced with holes by the liquid metal as thin as a needle tip. Even the three-headed snake crown on its head was not spared and was cut in half by the suddenly condensed cursed silver blade!
You son of a bitch...if you don't want the money, you can give it back to me! Why did you bite it into pieces?!
Looking at the spotted snake that quietly appeared in the center of the altar, and knowing that Senior Tom was ready, Leon, who had lost all his wealth, attacked angrily, controlling the cursed silver transformed from Senior Pioni's butt, and tore the damn poisonous ball python in front of him into pieces in an instant!
"No! You are not a believer!"
After being resurrected in the center of the altar by relying on its reserved lifespan, the "Bishop Snake" sensed something was wrong and let out a sharp shout. The three-headed snake crown on its head that had been restored also let out a cold hiss, and an invisible soul storm suddenly rolled up.
"Help!"
"Don't! I'm not!"
"Master Bishop!"
The storm that reached deep into the soul swept past, and the snake believers who stood between Leon and the "Bishop Snake" fell down like wheat under a sickle.
After being separated from the snake bodies bestowed by the secret temple, the original human souls of the snake believers were directly scraped out of their flesh. In the fierce and sharp storm, they endured the tearing that was comparable to being cut into pieces, and let out miserable screams from the bottom of their hearts.
However, just as the soul storm spit out by the snake crown hit Leon and was about to sweep his soul out of his body, a rooster-like cry came from above the altar, and the terrifying storm that swept up hundreds of souls disappeared instantly with the crowing of a rooster!
What the hell is this?!
Seeing the secretary vulture suddenly appearing amid the crowing of a rooster and grabbing the white snake head on the snake's crown with one bite, the poisonous ball python incarnated by the bishop could not help but be horrified.
However, before it could react, a gray-brown honey badger nimbly climbed onto its head and accurately bit the black snake's head. A skinny weasel with a pointed head and short hair sneakily climbed up from behind it, grabbed the only remaining gray snake head and pulled it hard!
"Crack!"
Under the hunting of three inexplicably appearing natural enemies, the magical three-headed snake crown on the head of the Archbishop Snake was torn into pieces without even a sound, and was eaten up by the three predators neatly, without even a residue left.
"damn it!"
The Archbishop Snake reacted and roared, forcibly breaking free from the snake body given by the secret temple, growing human arms, and grabbed the secretary bird that dodged the slowest, trying to snatch back the snake crown that had been swallowed.
But the secretary bird with a wingspan of more than one meter exploded and disappeared in an instant, leaving only a few broken gray bird feathers. A huge chicken beak with a width of more than 30 meters was breaking through the false clouds on the top of the secret temple and pecking at the strange python with human arms below!
(End of this chapter)