Leo and Bucky were also whispering while the old man Badu and Zuley were talking.
"The one named Zuley stayed in America for ten years and said that the king killed people..." Bucky guessed, "Is he the Uncle James that little Eric said?"
"Yes, that's right." Leo nodded. He had already recognized Zuli's appearance, but he didn't expect to meet him here!
Moreover, Leo sighed, it turns out that Zulita's father was the high priest of the sanctuary, no wonder he later became the high priest of Wakanda.
At this moment, when the old man took off a heart-shaped herb and handed it to Zuli's mouth, Bucky was suddenly surprised:
"Fuck, that old man wants his son to eat herbs?! Didn't the book say that only the king is allowed to take herbs? Sure enough, the history books are all lies."
"Don't be surprised." Leo scolded Bucky, "Look patiently."
Leo didn't believe that Badu would pluck off the herbs for his son to eat, because if so, Wakanda would have been messed up long ago.
Sure enough, the old man handed the heart-shaped herb to Zuli's mouth and said softly:
"Smell, what does it smell?"
Zuley sniffed and said, "There is a sweet smell."
"This heart-shaped herb only blooms once a year and bears fruit once a year. Once the fruit is fragrant and sweet, like this one, it means it has matured."
The old man began to speak slowly, educating his son about becoming a priest,
"Mature heart-shaped herbs are at their most effective, but extremes will reverse. After about seven days, their efficacy will quickly fade away and become ineffective. The mature herbs will also begin to fall off, rot, and become nutritious and nourishing herbal plants again. itself."
Hearing the old man say this, Bucky suddenly opened a slit in the winter helmet, twitched his nose quickly, put the helmet back on again, and whispered to Leo:
"The fruit under our feet is also fragrant and sweet, and it is about to ripen."
"Don't interrupt, listen patiently." Leo patted Bucky.
The old man's teaching continues,
"This sanctuary is built underground, without the sun, and the internal temperature is basically the same throughout the year, so the growth of heart-shaped herbs does not depend on sunlight, but on vibranium ore veins.
Therefore, its flowering and fruiting period is naturally not divided according to seasons like ordinary plants, but the flowering and fruiting period of each heart-shaped herb is different.
In this sanctuary, there are currently 732 heart-shaped herbal plants alive. According to the theory, 732 heart-shaped herbal fruits ripen every year, and on average, two fruits will ripen every day.
But the king only has a new one every thirty to fifty years, or even a hundred years, so the other ripe fruits have to be disposed of.
The main responsibility of our sanctuary priests is to take care of the herbs in this sanctuary, dispose of the mature heart-shaped herbs in time, grind them, and inject them into the soil as nutrients for the herbal plants.
Of course, every year in Wakanda, large and small celebrations and ceremonies also need the help of the priests of our sanctuary to organize.
From today onwards, you will follow me to study the high priest's code, and strive to become a qualified high priest within two years to take over my position. "
Zuley patiently listened to his father finish, and nodded earnestly.
The old man smiled, and then, ignoring the soil, he found a place in the flowerbed to sit down, took out a palm-sized stone mortar from his arms, put the heart-shaped herbs in his hands and smashed them into juice, carefully smashing them. Poured into the root of this herb.
After doing this, the old man put the stone mortar back into his arms and began to teach his son:
"The first rule of the high priest's code of the Black Panther Female Sanctuary is that you must not take heart-shaped herbs without authorization. This is a sacred thing given to Wakanda by the goddess. Only the king of Wakanda can decide who can take the herbs. This is Wakanda. A common agreement among the five tribes of Kanda.
Anyone who takes it without authorization will be wanted by the five tribes and will be killed. "
Zuley nodded, but his curiosity was aroused and he asked:
"In history, are there any examples of Wakanda people taking heart-shaped herbs without authorization?"
"Yes, and there are more than one case, but these are not written in history books, only some ancient books have records." The old man said.
Zuley obviously didn't expect it to happen, so he was stunned and said with emotion:
"Those who secretly took the heart-shaped herbs also possessed the power of the black panther, and then took the vibranium weapon. When the Wakanda people encircled him, many soldiers would definitely die. It would be a disaster!"
The old man suddenly smiled mysteriously: "That's not so, the king himself can easily deal with the betrayer who secretly devoured the herbs."
"Why? The king is also taking heart-shaped herbs, so why can he easily get rid of the people who also secretly took the herbs?" Zuley was puzzled.
The old man explained: "Although herbal medicine is miraculous, it can increase the strength and perception of the user, but different ways of taking it will produce different enhancement effects."
"The more you eat, the bigger the increase!?" Zuley suddenly realized.
"Do you think you are a border tribe feeding the rhinos?" The old man glared, "Eating one herb or taking more than one, the boosting effect is the same."
Zuley immediately laughed, realizing that he had guessed wrong.
The old man continued,
"The precautions for taking herbal medicines are also the basic knowledge that priests of the sanctuary should master, so I will tell you together now.
Heart-shaped herbs, add water and smash into juice and swallow, the effect of increasing is better than picking it off and chewing it directly.
And if you can use the sand at the entrance of the sanctuary to bury it underground, the effect can be increased.
If it is combined with special prayer words and actions to pray for the blessing of the goddess of the panther, once the goddess is recognized, the enhancement effect can even be doubled.
Therefore, the king's process of taking heart-shaped herbs is the most complete and formal, and the enhancement effect obtained is naturally the strongest, and it is naturally very easy to destroy the traitor alone."
"Could it be that after taking herbs, the enhancement of strength and perception is not only from the energy contained in the heart-shaped herbs?" Zuli was surprised, "Is there really a black panther goddess?!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" The old man began to scold again,
"You've been in America for so long that you even dare to doubt the goddess of the panther. Without the goddess, there would be no Wakanda!
Therefore, the goddess must not be criticized. "
"Oh!" Zuley was angry again when he saw his father with an expressionless face.
"It's not okay to criticize in your heart!" The old man began to stare again.
Zuley nodded hurriedly, and made promises again and again, and then the old man Badu's expression softened.
At this time, Badu raised his hand and glanced at Kimo Yuzhu on his wrist, and said:
"It's getting late. Let's go have lunch together, and then come back to the sanctuary to continue working. When that time comes, you and I will go to the classics room and learn the prayers that the high priest should master."
Zuley had already made a decision in his heart, and naturally had no opinion, so the two of them left along the steps.
"Is this heart-shaped herb really chewed directly? And it's better to take it with water!?" Bucky said impatiently after the two of them walked away a little.
"The effect of burying in the ground is better. Of course, with the blessing of the black panther goddess, you can go straight to the sky!" Leo added.
Bucky was stunned and said in disbelief, "Do you really believe the last two sentences?"
"Why don't you believe it? Heart-shaped herbs are from Wakanda. They have been groping for thousands of years, and the experience summed up is naturally valid."
Leo recalled the plot in the movie. After T'Challa and Eric ate the heart-shaped herbs, they were buried in the sand pool of the sanctuary, and then both entered a special space.
And that space, it doesn't look like T'Challa or Eric imagined it out of thin air.
Therefore, burying in the ground and praying are definitely important.
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