Chapter 857 voodoo

"Do you know?" Aken asked urgently.

The book demon nodded and asked Zhang Fan Aken, "Do you remember that in the battle against Poisonous Dragon in Cape Verde, those indigenous wizards used the black magic of 'voodooism'?"

"Of course, don't we know that when we rescued those black slaves, didn't some black wizards use that terrible black magic to spread that terrible plague?" Aken's heart lit up, "Are those wizards the aliens mentioned by the White Elephant King?"

"I'm not sure..." The book demon held the monolitary glasses and said lightly, "But 'Voltduism' is a native primitive religion on the African continent and worships all kinds of elves and monsters. And the birthplace of this 'Vuduism' is this ancient country of Benin. Most of the former territory of the Sanghai Empire came from the invasion of the ancient country of Benin. If I guess correctly, the alien of the Sanghai Empire mentioned by the White Elephant King is likely to be the wizard priests of the 'Voltdu religion'.

"Voodoo, the ancient city of Benin..." Zhang Fan muttered.

"Yes, 'Volduism' originated in the ancient city of Benin, not far from Port Harkot..." The book demon took a sip of tea and opened the hardcover sheepskin book in his hand, which contained a map of the ancient country of Benin in the 16th century. The Songhai Empire in the picture occupies two-thirds of the territory of North Africa in the north of the ancient state of Benin.

Amplifying the ancient country of Benin, 150 kilometers northeast of Port Harkot, is the ancient city of Benin, the birthplace of 'Voldduism'. It is a quaint African city on the lush savannah. Luo Yi, a business traveler from the elephant team and camels on the ancient road outside the city The winding Niger River flows through the city, watering the forests and grasslands outside the city.

The ancient city of Africa does not have the same city walls as the ancient city of China, but a group of brown and red earth wall buildings. The buildings representing the temple and the king's aristocracy are much higher than the houses of ordinary residents. Among them, the Oba Palace of Benin is located in the center of the city. This is a palace complex with a history of more than 500 years.

The royal palace has a unique architectural style, with tall palaces and many pagodas forming a harmonious architectural group. The beams and corridors of the palace hall are decorated with bronze statues and reliefs, which mostly describe war scenes and hunting scenes. There are also temples and shrines in the palace. At the top of those pagodas are bronze products in the shape of roc wings. The palace is surrounded by red walls, and there are many reliefs on the walls, which depict major historical events and realistic images of exquisitely carved characters. The gate of the palace is inlaid with oak panels, which is solemn, tall, strong and practical. The palace has been preserved even to modern times and is still intact.

Since the Portuguese came, this city has been a trade center between Europeans and the mainland Africa. Most of the goods of Hawkins' fleet are to be transported here from the port of Harkot. In the circular square in the center of this city, there are many exquisite tooth carvings, woodcuts, bronze and terracotta sculptures and other works of art. Zhang Fan's book demon also bought some representative ones as a souvenir.

Many of these commemorative works of art reflect the 'voodoo' culture. In this city, Voodooism is not as scary as later generations. Because in Benin, almost all Africans believe in this pantheistic religion. There are traces of this religion everywhere in Benin.

People here have been born in the mud pond to do the baptism of 'voodooism' until adulthood, marriage, old age and death. Everything in life is inseparable from the shadow of 'voodooism'. Just like Indians in Hinduism. Fudu doctrine believes that the existing things in the world are just a surface, and there is more important soul power moving behind it. The leader of this soul world is a god named Ligba, who is the medium of people and ghosts, and other snake gods. Wizards and warlocks are the mediums of man and God. In the complicated rituals of Fudu, you should pray to these gods and ask for help.

This religion is a belief based on fear. Many people here believe that if you do not participate in the sacrifice of 'Voltduism', you will inevitably be harmed by these soul forces. When this fear is rampant, it will be less mysterious and terrible. It's like in real China, many people go to temples to burn incense and kowtow to pray for protection. If you don't do this, you will always be haunted by something bad. What's more, many unsmooths in life are attributed to not going to the temple to worship, which is the same reason as the rampant fears of African 'Voltdu' believers.

And finally made 'voodoo' notoriously that 'voodoo' can create living dead, that is, zombies. This is a kind of soul corpse that is in a critical state between life and death. This vicious spell can turn a healthy living person into a puppet who can only obey the orders of wizards. The powerful wizard can even perform this kind of soul-rejumation technique on the dead, resurrecting them, turning them into "living dead" who are unconscious, unconscious and able to work, and allowed their masters to enslave and control at will, and manipulate these living dead to work for them.

During this period of time, the book demon was very fascinated by the various spells of 'Vodooism'. He took out all the information about 'voodooism' in the 'Vatic Secret Archives' to analyze and study it. And this era is the stage of the popular development of 'voodooism' in Africa. The book demon had a strong interest after seeing this strange religion in Cape Verde. This trip to the ancient city of Benin gave him an in-depth understanding of the mystery of this religion. There is also Zhang Fan's team's dragon-hunting mission, which also needs to contact the best wizards and priests of this religion and seek their help.

The wizards of this primitive religion in Africa do not have the transcendence of the four major religions. Therefore, Aken's best money bribery is much better than Zhang Fan's magic stick in this primitive religious world. Aken even found that the higher the rank of the 'voodoo' mage here, the deeper his attachment to money. This is a bit like the Western dragons.

Those senior 'Volddu' priests and warlocks enjoy all kinds of vulgar pleasures. Ordinary people learn the teachings and witchcraft of 'voodooism' in order to seek a superior social status and enjoy above ordinary people. Therefore, it is incredible to enter this class without some society* and a rich family background.

For good, Zhang Fan's team has both. As a title and knight who has been officially canonized by the King of England, his social status is naturally superior. In fact, as the discoverer of the hidden task of 'the gift of rebuilding London', the book demon has also gained the status of a lifelong baron, but he is relatively low-key and unwilling to stand in front of the team leader Zhang Fan.

Speaking of money, this ancient Benin country probably has never been richer than Zhang Fan's team except the king. Although they are foreigners, this makes it difficult for those exclusive 'Voldu' wizards and priests. But this dilemma is only to spend a little more gold than the local nobles. Under the public relations of 50 scenes of property, the highest priest of this kingdom suddenly felt that these foreigners had the characteristics of the most amiable natural elves and the most able to communicate with the soul. Perhaps these rich foreigners are the messengers sent by the god Ligeba, who are the leaders to find the snake god Danbara...

"Fifty scene wealth can buy a Western dragon clan and learn dragon magic! That old guy is about to go to the grave, and he is still so greedy!" Aken muttered, "I don't know what benefits can be exchanged for 50 scene wealth used by the 'Voltdu' priests?"

The book demon laughed and said, "Believe me, in the scene of the ashetor, any effort always has a corresponding reward."

"What in exchange? Is it just to ask for directions? After spending so much money, I asked: Hi, where is Yinglong? Aken thought about how many merits and bonuses can be exchanged for so many scenes of wealth.

The book demon smiled and said nothing. Aken continued, "I can't learn these 'voodoo' witchcraft, otherwise in ancient Chinese scenes, I will learn ancient witchcraft from the god of death priest. Er, is it..."

Zhang Fan also smiled, "Of course, I can't learn it. This trial scene is for Xuanyuan Xing to become a guardian, but I don't think Xuanyuan Xing is a candidate to learn this terrible witchcraft."

"I won't learn such disgusting witchcraft!" Green Wing saw the disgusting scene of the voodoo religious ceremony and felt a little disgusted.

Aken glanced at her and said, "No one expects you to curse anyone with a voodoo doll. Um, is it Dark Sakura?"

Dark Sakura shook her head, "I don't like it, and it's not suitable."

Aken stared at the book demon, "You are just a book. In addition to recording, can you learn to perform witchcraft?"

The book demon nodded, "I don't help the team's battle at all now. In ancient scenes in China, because my physique and demonic power are very low, I can't learn those ancient witchcraft. Fortunately, I have recorded the witchcraft of the Jiuli people. Now my ontology has been greatly improved, and my demonic power is equivalent to a human with strong spiritual power, and I have been able to learn and manipulate some human spells. And after learning from ancient Chinese witchcraft, I think I should be able to master some of the witchcraft of 'Volddu', and I will be able to give you some support in the battle in the future..."

"Uh..." Aken was a little surprised. Although the book demon did not have combat effectiveness, he was of great help to the team. Now he actually said that he could use human witchcraft to fight, which really surprised everyone. You should know that when he first met the book demon in the real world, this guy trapped everyone by setting up a 'word prison' trap. And the 'literary prison' can only be arranged by deciphering the boundary of the 'Vatican Confidential Archives'. He himself is not without this ability.