Chapter 584 - 332: Corpse Dragon Devil Tuber! Research Institute of the Ancient Civilization! (Two-in-One Super - ) _2
He sensed that the marsh people were still hiding many secrets.
The Barbaric Bone Tribe Leader said, "Because during the Swamp God’s Blessing, male infants’ mortality rate is far higher than that of female infants, women believe that our male breaths are more polluted, and that our entrance into the main tree house would pose a threat to the infants’ health."
Ivita raised her eyebrows. Was this not just superstition?
Indeed.
The more primitive the place, the more superficial their understanding of nature and the world. They could only observe surface-level patterns, and then make primitive inferences.
The conclusions reached in this way were often irrational.
A voice appeared next to Ivita and the Barbaric Bone Tribe Leader. "Nonsense! How many times have I told you, there’s no such thing as the Swamp God, nor is there any fact about men having muddier vital energy. It’s because a unique substance secreted by males reacts with Swamp Red Flower. This reaction causes the implanted male bodies to undergo a significant physical enhancement."
"So, the physical strength of men who have undergone the Longevity Surgery is no longer within standard human fitness parameters, it even surpasses that of the Longhair Tribe’s women. But the price is that during this process, male infants with insufficient physiques will die."
Ivita turned her head. An old lady with all-over red hair, already tinged with gray, was hopping towards them. The old lady was even greedily inhaling the white smoke sprayed from a rough, homemade tobacco pipe in her hand.