"You know?" Akon asked urgently.

The book demon nodded and asked Zhang Fan Akon, "Do you remember that in the battle against the Poison Tooth Dragon in Cape Verde, there were wizards among those natives who used the dark magic of the 'Voodoo Cult'?" ”

"Of course you know, when we rescued those black slaves, didn't there also black wizards use that terrible black magic to spread that terrible plague?" Akon's heart lit up, "Could it be that those wizards are the Inhumans that the White Elephant King said?" ”

"I'm not sure......" The book demon lifted his monocle and said lightly: "But 'voodoo' is the native primitive religion of the African continent, worshipping all kinds of elves and gods. And the birthplace of this 'voodoo' is this ancient country of Benin. Most of the former territory of the Songhai Empire came from the invasion of the ancient country of Benin. If my guess is correct, the Inhumans of the Songhai Empire that the White Elephant King is talking about are probably the wizards and priests of 'voodoo'. ”

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

"Yes, 'voodoo' originated in the ancient city of Benin, not far from Port Harcot...... "The book demon took a sip of tea and opened the hardcover parchment book in his hand, which contained a map of the ancient country of Benin in the 16th century. The Songhai Empire was in the north of the ancient kingdom of Benin, occupying two-thirds of North Africa.

Enlarged by the ancient country of Benin, 150 kilometers northeast of Port Harcourt, is the ancient city of Benin, the birthplace of 'voodoo'. It was a quaint African city in a savanna with abundant water and grass. The elephant caravans, camel caravans, caravans, and caravans on the ancient road outside the city are endless. The meandering Niger River flows past the city, watering the forests and grasslands outside the city.

Rather than having walls like ancient Chinese cities, the ancient cities of Africa are clustered with brown-red earthen walls, representing temples and kings and nobles that are much taller than the houses of ordinary residents, and the Oba Palace, the royal palace of Benin, is located in the center of the city. It is a palace complex with a history of more than 500 years.

The royal palace is architecturally unique, with tall palaces and numerous pagodas forming a harmonious architectural group. The pillars and cloisters of the palace halls are decorated with bronze statues and reliefs, which depict scenes of war and hunting. There are also temples and shrines in the palace. At the top of those pagodas are bronze objects in the shape of large peng wings. The palace is surrounded by a red wall with numerous reliefs depicting important historical events and depicting lifelike figures. The gates of the royal palace are made of oak planks, which are majestic and tall, strong and functional. The palace has been preserved even to modern times and is still intact.

Since the arrival of the Portuguese, the city has been a center of trade between Europeans and the interior of Africa. Most of the cargo of the Hawkins fleet was transported from the port of Harcourt. In the circular square of the center of the city, there are many works of art such as fine ivory carvings, woodcuts, and sculptures of copper and terracotta. Zhang Fan's book demon also bought some representative ones as souvenirs.

And many of these commemorative artworks reflect the 'voodoo' culture. In this city, 'Voodoo' is not as scary as it was in later generations. Because in Benin, almost all Africans follow this pantheistic religion. Traces of this religion can be found everywhere in the city of Benin.

From being born in a mud pond and doing 'Voodoo' baptism, until adulthood, marriage, old age and death, everything in life is inseparable from the shadow of 'Voodoo'. It's like Indians are to Hinduism. The doctrine of voodoo is that everything in the world is nothing more than an appearance, and there is a more important soul behind it. The leader of this soul shijie is a god named Ligba, who is the medium between humans and ghosts, and there are other snake gods, etc. Wizards and warlocks are the mediators between man and God. In voodoo rituals, prayers are made to these gods and ask for help.

This religion is a belief based on fear, and many people here believe that if they do not participate in the 'voodoo' rituals, they will inevitably be victimized by these spirits. When this fear is rampant, it becomes less mysterious and terrifying. It's like in real Shijie China, many people will go to the temple to burn incense and kowtow to pray for protection. If you don't do this, you always feel that you will be entangled in something unpleasant. It also attributed many unhappiness in life to the fact that they did not go to the temple to worship, which is the same reason as the widespread fear of African 'voodoo' believers.

And what ultimately made Voodoo infamous was its ability to create the living dead, that is, zombies. This is a kind of resurrected corpse that is in a state of imminence between life and death. This vicious spell can transform a living person in good health into a puppet that only obeys the orders of the wizard. Powerful sorcerers can even perform this kind of soul restoration on the dead, resurrecting them, turning them into unconscious, unconscious, and capable of working, enslaved and manipulated by their masters to work for them.

During this period of time, the book demon was very fascinated by the various spells of the 'Voodoo Cult'. He retrieved all the materials on 'Voodoo' in the 'Vatican's Confidential Archives', analyzed and studied them. This era was the prevalent stage of the development of 'voodoo' in Africa. After seeing the magic of this strange religion in Cape Verde, the book demon became even more interested. And this trip to the ancient city of Benin just gave him an in-depth understanding of the mysteries of this religion. In addition, Zhang Fan's team's dragon hunting mission also happened to need to contact the best wizards and priests of this religion and seek their help.

The shamans of this primitive religion in Africa do not have the transcendent realm of the four major religions for the mundane. Therefore, Akon's best money bribery technique, in this primitive religion, is much better than Zhang Fan's pretending to be a magic stick. Akon even discovered that the higher the rank of the 'Voodoo' mage here, the deeper his attachment to money. It's a bit like the Western Dragons.

Those high-ranking 'voodoo' priests and sorcerers enjoyed all kinds of mundane pleasures. Ordinary people learn the teachings and witchcraft of 'Voodoo' in order to seek a more superior social status and enjoy the benefits that can be above ordinary people. Therefore, it is inconceivable to want to enter this class without some social background and rich family background.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan's team has both things, as a knight 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 mission of 'The Gift of Rebuilding London', the Book Demon has also gained the status of a baron for life, but he is relatively low-key and does not want to stand in front of Zhang Fan, the leader of the team.

Speaking of money, in this ancient country of Benin, there is probably no richer than Zhang Fan's team except for the king. Although they were foreigners, it was difficult for the xenophobic 'voodoo' shamans and priests. But this dilemma is only to spend a little more gold than the local aristocracy. Under the public relations of fifty scenes and property, the high priest of this kingdom suddenly felt that these strangers actually had the characteristics of 'voodoo' that were most friendly to nature spirits and could communicate with spirits the most. Perhaps these wealthy foreigners were the messengers sent by the god Ligba, the leaders of the search for the snake god Dhambala......

"Fifty pieces of scene wealth can buy a Western dragon clan and learn dragon magic! That old guy looks like he's almost in the grave, and he's so greedy for money! Akon muttered, "I wonder what benefits 50 of the scene wealth can be exchanged for the 'voodoo' priests?" ”。

The bookdemon laughed, "Believe me, in the Ring Bearer scenario, there is always a reward for any effort. ”

"In exchange for what? Is it just to ask for directions? After spending so much money, I asked: Hey, where is 'Ying Long'? Akon thought about how many merit points and bonus points could be exchanged for so much scene wealth.

The book demon smiled silently, and Akon continued: "I can't learn these 'voodoo' witchcraft, otherwise in the ancient Chinese scene, I would have learned ancient witchcraft from that Death Priest. Uh, isn't it ......"

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

"I'm not going to learn such disgusting sorcery!" Greenwing watched the disgusting scenes of the Voodoo cultists performing the rituals, and felt a little disgusted in his heart.

Akon glanced at her, "No one would expect you to curse anyone with a voodoo doll, eldest sister." Well, could it be Dark Sakura? ”

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

Akon stared at the book demon, "You're just a book, can you learn to perform witchcraft in addition to recording?" ”

The book demon nodded, "I don't help the team's battle at all now, in the ancient Chinese scene, because my physique and demonic power are very low, there is no way to learn those ancient witchcraft." But fortunately, I have recorded the witchcraft of the Jiuli tribe. Now that my ontological physique has been greatly improved, my demonic power is equivalent to that of a human with strong mental power, and I am already able to learn and manipulate some human spells. And after borrowing from ancient Chinese witchcraft, I feel that I should be able to master some of the witchcraft of 'voodoo', and I will be able to give you some support in the battle in the future......"

"Uh......" Akon was a little surprised, although the book demon has no combat power, but it is obvious to all that it is of great help to the team. Now he actually said that he could use human witchcraft to fight, which really surprised everyone. You must know that in reality, when Shijie had just Yujian Book Demon, this guy trapped everyone by arranging a 'text prison' trap. And that 'literal prison' can only be arranged with the help of deciphering the barrier of the 'Vatican Secret Archives'. He himself is not without this ability.