"Covered in mud, the outline of a pig, feeding it will make it grow." Village chief Abdel described it like this.
Compared to a sculpture, calling it a mud sculpture is more fitting, or rather: a pig covered in mud.
It is a dead thing, but lives in another way.
The villager who brought it back told the village chief on the third day, claiming it could protect the village and grant those who believed in it strange powers: alleviate pain.
Or make them numb.
The village chief believed after the villager calmly cut his arm with a dagger. Despite a hint of dread towards the strangeness, the statue's requirements seemed minimal — just need to feed it.
"How does it eat?" Lu Li asked.
"When no one's watching, it sounds like a pig eating... then the food disappears." Village chief Abdel replied.
Perhaps it's psychological; maybe it's protected the village, but the appearance of the statue indeed makes the villagers feel at ease.
But as time passes, problems start to emerge.
