"Chapter 3: The Sacrifice Again"
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- Pericles (an outstanding representative of ancient Greek democracy, one of the most famous statesmen in the ancient world)
After returning to Rome, Bai Feng immediately ordered to Gatus beside him:
"Gattus, you go to the barracks at once to receive five hundred mercenary soldiers, and then go to the warehouse to collect twelve thousand gold coins. ā
"Yes!" Gatus was about to leave after receiving the order, when Bai Feng added to Gatus:
"Gatus, I'll leave the battle to conquer the six tribes to you, don't let me down, I'm waiting for you in Rome to triumph!"
"Swear allegiance to the city of Rome!
After seeing Gatus leave, Bai Feng continued to order to Licinius beside him:
"Licinius, you go to the barracks first, and when I return from the temple of Apollo, you will immediately lead four groups of young men to the camp of the Tasia tribes, and I will leave these four groups of youth troops and three groups of town militia to you, so as to assist Gatus in this task. ā
"Swear allegiance to the city of Rome!
The same words came out of Licinius's mouth, but it made Bai Feng's heart throb a little more, looking at Licinius with a resolute face, Bai Feng suddenly had a feeling of being in a different world; after gently shaking his head and throwing out the cranky thoughts in his mind, Bai Feng took three attendants and four carriages in the direction of the Temple of Apollo.
Coming to the small square of the Apollo Temple, the three attendants consciously stayed in place, and Bai Feng asked the four temple warriors in front of the temple to carry the four god statues into the main hall; since Bai Feng brought back the four god statues last time, the attitude of these four temple warriors towards Bai Feng has become more and more respectful, even if it is what Bai Feng orders, they will generally do it as much as possible.
After handing over the matter of transporting the idol to the temple warriors, Bai Feng walked into the main hall of the temple by himself, and in the smoke-filled hall, the high priest of Binglan was still burning incense and praying as always, and his delicate and delicate body was shrouded in a wide sacrificial robe.
Bai Feng, who had long been accustomed to the clothes of the Binglan High Priest, said to the Binglan High Priest with a solemn expression after entering the temple:
"Binglan, I have brought four more idols here, you should sacrifice them all quickly, in addition to increasing your life span, I will soon use other things to strengthen the strength of the city of Rome!"
As if sensing the anxiety in Bai Feng's heart, the High Priest of Binglan did not delay time, and after the four temple warriors moved the four statues into the main hall, the High Priest of Binglan immediately raised the scepter in his hand and began a new sacrifice.
After having the first experience, this time Bai Feng would not be stupidly waiting for the high priest of Binglan to sacrifice slowly, he first found a place to sit down, and then while waiting for Binglan's sacrifice, he thought about how to maximize the benefits of the sacrifice.
After more than half an hour, the High Priest of Binglan finally ended this sacrifice, and Bai Feng also had a full arrangement for the benefits of this time in his heart; after all the holy light in the main hall had disappeared, Bai Feng asked the High Priest of Binglan with anticipation:
"Binglan, how are these four gods this time, they shouldn't be worse than last time, right?"
"Don't worry, this idol is almost exactly the same as the last one, and the power of faith is also comparable. After the sacrifice ended, Binglan's face was still flushed, she first gave Bai Feng a reassuring pill, and then said slowly:
"I've used half of the benefits to extend my life, and my current life is one hundred and fifty years, what do you need to do with the rest of the benefits, hurry up, I'll prepare it for you. ā
"One hundred and fifty years?" The answer of the High Priest of Bing Lan made Bai Feng feel a little surprised, the four statues of the gods last time had extended the life period of the High Priest of Bing Lan by a full seventy years, how could it only be increased by a mere thirty years this time, was there any problem in this?
"Bai Feng, I can see from your face that the city of Rome should be in some crisis again, I know that these idols are far more useful to you than to me, and the thirty-year life period is enough for me, so let's use the rest for you first. ā
"Bing Lan, ...... you" Bai Feng was about to say something, but the high priest of Bing Lan directly blocked Bai Feng's lips with the Qianqian jade finger of his left hand, and then looked at Bai Feng's eyes with a sincere and serious face and said:
"Bai Feng, you and I both understand that the safety of Rome City is the most important thing, as long as Rome City can develop better and better, I believe you will definitely be able to find more artifacts for me, will you listen to me this time?"
The High Priest of Bing Lan had said so, what else could Bai Feng say? He could only nod helplessly. Although this was the decision of the High Priest of Binglan on his own initiative, Bai Feng's heart still had a trace of warmth, which may be moved.
But now Bai Feng didn't have time to fall into such a childlike relationship anymore, he quickly sorted out the chaotic and complicated thoughts in his brain, and then asked the high priest of Binglan:
"Binglan, you can help me repair the mines that are being built in Rome first, and then directly build the Doge's Palace, which has not yet been built, and you can also help me complete the four teams of young soldiers in the barracks. ā
"Okay!" After receiving Bai Feng's request, the High Priest of Binglan immediately waved the scepter in her hand and sprinkled white holy light into the distance outside the main hall, and after five minutes, the High Priest of Binglan took back her scepter, and Bai Feng also knew that these three things were all right.
Seeing that the complexion on the face of the High Priest Binglan did not change in the slightest, Bai Feng also breathed a sigh of relief, and then he clicked on the attribute table of Rome City and the attribute table of the Youth Army, and the Roman City had indeed been promoted to a large town, and the soldiers of the four teams of the Youth Army had also been completed.
"Bai Feng, these two things only consume a small part of the power of faith, what else do you need to do?" The High Priest of Binglan, who had withdrawn the scepter, did not stop there, but carefully asked Bai Feng what else he wanted to do.
Now that the four teams of young soldiers who are not satisfied with the formation have been restored, and the mines that are being built and the governor's palace that have not been built have also been built, Bai Feng, who has not thought of anything for the time being, asked the high priest of Binglan in a flash of inspiration after thinking about it for a while:
"Binglan, last time you used this power of faith to help me shorten the cooldown time of the temple attribute and summoned a team of Parthian archers for me, does this mean that you can use the power of faith to shorten the cooldown time of other temple attributes?"
"Of course you can!" Facing Bai Feng's eager gaze, the High Priest of Binglan nodded his head lightly and gave Bai Feng an affirmative answer.