Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off novel Chapter 70

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Illiterate and Uncultured

Mu Silin and Shen Yue stared at him in surprise.

Bai Chaosi nodded.

"I’m just guessing, too. According to legend, the Beast God’s Divine Hall has eight Divine Envoys, and these eight giant statues look the part. But that’s all just a legend. It’s also possible this was a temple where the Beast World People worshipped the Beast God hundreds or even thousands of years ago."

Shen Yue listened, finding the explanation reasonable.

Mu Silin agreed as well.

"That makes sense."

After all, the Beast World People had believed in the Beast God for thousands, even tens of thousands of years. It was very likely that his followers had built this to make worshipping him more convenient.

Shen Yue held up her flashlight, admiring the statues in earnest. She had to admit, the people of this Beast World might not excel at other things, but she hadn’t expected them to be so skilled at carving.

The craftsmanship was simply exquisite.

’So every world has its own culture. Even though their lifestyle isn’t very modern or refined—they eat raw meat and live in caves in the wild, and they aren’t even good with fire.’

’But they have their own version of Rome!’

’This carving, for example, would be considered a masterpiece even in the modern world. It’s the pinnacle of the art form.’

Just then, Shen Yue walked to the base of one of the stone statues.

Her gaze traveled down its form, and she froze.

"Why is there an empty seat under this statue? And it’s so small..."

It looked as if it were meant for a person of average height.

Shen Yue walked over to the spot, shining her flashlight around. She took a step back to get a better view.

As she looked, she froze. It felt as if all eight giant statues were facing her spot, their heads slightly bowed.

Their posture was one of humility.

’Does that mean this is the seat of honor?’

She shone her flashlight on the giant statue behind her.

She then realized the statue behind her was in the pose of a Guardian. Its arms were slightly spread, as if using its towering body to shield the seat’s occupant, silently standing watch.

She found it amusing. ’Could this be the Beast God’s seat?’

’But why leave the seat empty instead of carving an image of the Beast God?’

As she was thinking, she casually shone her flashlight on the ground.

Mu Silin had sharp eyes.

"What’s on the ground?"

Shen Yue followed his gaze.

On the ground they had just walked over, there was another giant statue. Only this one was in a reclining pose, and it was in the form of a woman.

The woman lay on the floor, her body turned slightly to the side, her eyes peacefully closed as if she were intimately embracing the earth in her sleep.

The sight was strange, and it made Shen Yue feel a sudden, visceral discomfort.

’Why would it be carved at the feet of the eight giant statues, as if it were one with the earth itself!’

Bai Chaosi frowned as well.

"In the legends about the Beast God, I don’t think there are any women."

Mu Silin nodded.

"That’s right. In all the stories we heard growing up, we never heard about a woman by the Beast God’s side!"

Shen Yue raised an eyebrow. She tried to recall the original owner’s memories of the Beast God legends but found her mind was a near-complete blank on the subject.

All she knew was that the Beast God was a belief passed down through the generations in the Beast World. As for the actual details of the legends, she had nothing useful at all.

’Sometimes I really have to wonder if the original owner had something wrong with her brain.’

’She lived in this Beast World for decades, born into a top-tier noble family in the Royal City, yet she didn’t leave me with a single speck of useful information.’

She looked at the statue on the ground, frowning unconsciously.

’If there are no women in the Beast God legends, then why is this woman carved into the floor?’

’And from the looks of it, she’s being trampled under the feet of the eight giant statues!’

Shen Yue felt a surge of indignation. ’What’s wrong with being a woman?’

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