Give Me the Name of God

Since eating Sulani's sacred blood stone, Zigese's mental state has become somewhat abnormal. He has become very irritable, his thoughts jump quickly, and his speech has become erratic.

People around him were worried, but Manu didn't care. After entering the rank, the believers of the primitive god no longer need to upgrade the ceremony, nor do they need to prepare special sacrifices. Sometimes, they don't even know that they have been promoted.

Siegsel's abnormal temperament may be a sign of successful promotion.

But Zigese tried it, he tried it many times on the hillside, and no matter how hard he tried, the mudflow he imagined did not emerge.

"It's because I'm not sincere enough," Zigese began a profound self-examination, "My belief in the goddess is not strong enough."

Manu suggested: "You should offer some sacrifice to the goddess."

"It makes sense," Zigese nodded. "I also think our trenches are not deep enough."

"I'm talking about sacrifices..." Manu didn't think there was any inevitable connection between this and digging trenches.

“Only when the trenches are dug deep enough can we get close enough to the earth, so that we can listen to the voice of the Earth Goddess!”

Manu nodded. At least what Zigese said made sense.

Zigese continued: "If I cannot hear the voice of the goddess, when will my wife give birth to a lovely child?"

"Uh...what does this have to do with having a baby?"

"I asked you to read more books, but have you forgotten again?" Zigese suddenly became angry. "The Earth Goddess controls life. Only by listening carefully to the Goddess's teachings can we give birth to smart and strong children!"

"But we are discussing promotion..."

"The matter of promotion is indeed very important. We have to send out more sentries tonight."

"What does sentry have to do with promotion?"

"We need to be familiar with every road in Crispy Rock Mountain. Don't you want to be promoted? This is the due respect for the mountain god."

"I don't think so, but you are about to be promoted..."

Zigese roared: "The earth goddess decides whether I can be promoted, and the mountain god decides whether you can be promoted. Respect for the mountain god can only help you to be promoted, but not me. Is there any problem with this?"

"No problem," Manu lowered his head, "Everything the teacher said is right..."

Manu felt that Siegesei was not suitable to continue leading the army. He sent a letter to Manda through the Styx Island overnight, but Manda did not respond. He still maintained his trust in Siegesei.

Manda didn't want to change his commander, and Manu didn't dare to say more. He led the soldiers to patrol around the barren mountains every day.

This is unnecessary for Manu. He can hear the call of the mountain god at any time in the mountain. If a stranger breaks into the mountain, he will definitely receive a reminder from the mountain god.

But after two days of patrolling the mountains, Manu found the ashes of a campfire in a pine forest.

According to the military regulations established by Siegsel, except for cooks who can cook food in designated places, no one else is allowed to use fire in the mountains.

There is no water source on the Crispy Rock Mountain, and an army of two hundred people is responsible for transporting water to the camp on mules from the spring at the foot of the mountain.

This little water is barely enough to drink. Even washing one's face is a rare luxury on the brittle rock mountain. There is almost no resistance to fire, so Zigese's restrictions on fire are very strict.

Will some soldiers secretly violate military regulations and light a fire to bake something to keep warm?

There are soldiers who violate military discipline everywhere, but no one will challenge this military discipline easily. According to Ziegese's regulations, if you use fire outside the woods, your right hand will be cut off, and if you use fire inside the woods, you will be beheaded.

Due to the lack of water, there is very little vegetation in Bristle Mountain. This pine forest is the only source of wood on the mountain and is an important reliance for building camps and defense facilities.

Who would secretly light a fire here?

It's not one of our own, it must be the enemy. But the enemy has sneaked into the mountains. Why didn't the mountain god give a hint?

There was a row of footprints next to the fire. Manu wanted to follow the footprints to explore the depths of the pine forest, but was stopped by the centurion beside him.

"General Siegsel has an order to report any abnormality to him immediately."

Manu lowered his face and said, "Who are you talking to?"

"I don't mean to offend you, but this is an order from the general. The general specifically ordered that you cannot act alone."

"The enemy has arrived in the mountains. The situation is very urgent now. This matter has nothing to do with you. I will explain it to the teacher."

The centurion stopped directly in front of Manu and pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand.

"For disobeying the general's order, I have no choice but to die. No matter what, I will die. I have to take you back even if I risk my life."

Manu knew how Siegesel behaved. No matter how right the centurion was, he would never forgive him if he disobeyed orders.

He did not embarrass the centurion any more, leaving dozens of soldiers to guard near the fire, and quickly returned to the camp to report the news to Zigese.

"As I said, you are not pious enough, so the mountain god did not let you continue to be promoted." Zigese scolded Manu severely.

Manu humbly admitted his mistake and said he would hold a grand sacrifice to the mountain god.

"Sacrifice alone is not enough. Don't always think about using sacrifices to impress the gods. Use your heart, your sincere heart."

"Okay, sincerely!" Manu nodded vigorously. He tried his best to communicate effectively with Zigese without touching his sensitive nerves. "Let's put aside the matters of sacrifice and promotion first. , there is an enemy in the pine forest, we must now send people to the pine forest to search carefully."

"How many enemies appeared?" This question is quite normal.

"I only saw the ashes of a bonfire. Judging from the size of the fire, there should be more than a dozen people."

"What's there to be afraid of with a dozen people?" He only remained normal for a short while.

"This is what we see, there may be more enemies we don't see."

"Why didn't you see it?"

This was an unreasonable question, and Manu tried his best to remain patient: "We haven't found them yet, or they have covered up their traces."

"Why did these dozen people let you see them, and why didn't they cover up the traces? Is it difficult to clean up a fire?"

Manu was stunned. He looked at Zigese in surprise, unable to describe his current state.

Zigese then asked: "They deceived our sentries, escaped the traps in the mountains, and even deceived the eyes of the mountain gods, but why did they have to leave a fire on the ground waiting for you to find it?"

"I..." Manu was speechless for a moment.

"If you follow the footprints to track the enemy, can you guarantee that you will come back alive?"

The dungeon hunter's temperament has not changed. Although he is affected by the blood stone and speaks a little erratically, he still maintains the caution of the past.

The enemy had gone to great lengths to get to the mountains, and their traces could not be easily exposed. They deliberately left the fire in the pine forest, probably to lure Manu into the trap, but Manu did not think of this at all.

"You are seventeen years old this year. You have fought many battles and made many achievements. It is time to take charge of your own business." Zigese walked up to Manu and patted him on the shoulder. "My lord, your territory is getting bigger and bigger." Big, we will rarely be in the same camp in the future, or even appear on the same battlefield. I can't always take care of you, and it's time for you to grow up."

Manu looked ashamed and whispered: "But we can't just leave this matter alone."

"You must take care of it, but the enemy has targeted you. Don't leave the camp easily in the future. You left dozens of soldiers in the pine forest. Let them come back. They can't see the trap and sneak in."

In the afternoon, Manu performed a sacrifice. He sacrificed a cow and prayed until dusk, but received no response.

At night, the sentry sent news that a dozen soldiers who had been staying in the pine forest were missing. There were bloodstains on the ground, but no bodies were left.

Manu was a little at a loss. Zigese bit his lip and said: "The camp has strengthened its security, doubled the number of patrol posts, tripled the number of night sentries, and continued digging trenches during the day. I wrote to your Excellency, asking for support."