Chapter Seventy-Seven: Four Rivals

After sending the Vultures away, Ankadirmo glanced at Figor, who was sitting motionless in his seat. The opponent with whom he had fought for half his life seemed to be lost in thought.

Since the death of the previous generation of Chief High Priest Barnadus (in fact, Barnadus pretended to be sick, but turned out to be really sick and died, so Ankadilmo has always suspected that Figor secretly poisoned the High Priest), Figor has obtained the position of Chief High Priest. As a loser, Ankadilmo was of course not convinced, because before Barnadus's death, in order to curb Figor's rise, he had formed an alliance with himself, and after Vulture was poached by Kadir III, the strength of Figor's priest army was greatly weakened, if it weren't for Barnadus's inexplicable death, he would have been very likely to reverse the situation.

Although Figor ascended to the throne of the chief high priest as he wished, he did not sit comfortably, not only because of the pressure exerted on him by Ankadirme, but also because of the loss of Yaqui's successive lands, which caused a large number of priests' fiefs to fall into the hands of Palci. If nothing else, the fact that there has been no replacement for the three high priests since the death of Barnadus is enough to show that Figor's life is not easy. Both sides wanted to promote people from their own camps to break the deadlock, but neither was able to get the decisive pawn.

The sudden visit of Vulture puts an end to the situation, and Vulture hopes that the two of them will put aside their personal prejudices in the face of national crisis, and work together with King Cadmunro, using the faith of the god Ra to strengthen the people's confidence in resisting to the end. From the point of view of the national interest, Ankadilmo is not completely indifferent to this, but the key is to see how Figor chooses, if he continues to fight. There's no reason why Ankadirmo shouldn't take it.

Looking at Figol, who was preoccupied, Ankadilmo couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart. It seems that Figol does not support Vulture's proposal, so his next words will not have much credibility.

Long. Figol finally spoke, "Lord Ankadirme. There is one thing I must confirm with you. ”

"Just ask, Chief High Priest." There was no sincerity in Ankadirmo's voice.

"Although I have always been an enemy of you, there is one thing that I have admitted from the beginning that I am inferior to you, and that is my absolute belief in the god Ra. Can I believe in your faith? ”

Figol's words hit the nail on the head of Ankadirmo. If there is anything that Ankadilmo will never hide, it is this belief in the god Ra, and this is the only one that he can never lie.

"Of course, if that's not the case, then my existence is worthless." Ankadirmo is the right color.

Figol crossed his fingers and nodded, "Well, what I'm going to say next is not to say it as an opponent of yours for many years. Rather, he said it as a believer in the god Ra. Although in your eyes, my faith is not pure. ”

"If the chief priest has anything to say, please speak directly."

"I want you to serve Palci."

"What?" Ankadirmo's eyes widened and he stood up and said, "What did you say?" ”

Figor nodded slowly and said, "You heard me right, I hope you can serve Palci." Please calm down and listen to me. ”

Ankadirmo had to sit back in his seat again, waiting for Figor to explain.

"If you carefully analyze the war between Yaki and Palci, it is not difficult to find that Yaki will not win this war, and in the end Yaki will be completely annexed by Palci, don't you deny this?"

After a moment of silence, Ankadilmo nodded. Although I don't want to admit it, the situation in Yaki has been deteriorating in recent years. Worse is the dispersion of people's hearts, Yaki is no longer the great power of a few years ago, it should be said that in the face of the fledgling Palci, defeat is only a matter of time.

Figol continued: "That's it. As you can see, Yaki is no longer able to win this war, and it is only a matter of time before he is replaced, but the faith of the god Ra cannot end with the passing of a kingdom. In order to perpetuate the glory of God Ra, we can no longer bet everything on the kingdom of Aki. At this time. Investing in Palci is a wise choice. ”

"You have a point, but may I warn you. In Palci is the worship of the god Amun. ”

Figor smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, because the land that Palchi is occupying now is the territory of Yaki, and the people there will not be so easy to convert." In fact, as long as you think about Li Tianhao's actions, you can understand the clue, if the belief of Amun God can help him rule the people of the new territory, then why should he make up the lie that Amun God and Ra God are from the same faith? Why would he go to the Scepter of Horus and hype it up? All this shows that Palci is far from being so successful militarily in matters of faith, and they desperately need our help to stabilize the faith of the people. This is a good opportunity for us to sell at a price, and if we can make a timely move, we will be able to achieve the conditions that satisfy us. ”

Ankadilmo crooked his mouth and said, "The words of the chief high priest are indeed very reasonable, but why is this kind of taking advantage of me?" ”

Figol smiled bitterly and said, "I know you don't believe what I say, but this time you are too worried." It's not that I don't want to take advantage of this, but I can't. If I had taken refuge in Palci, I would be less suitable than you in every way, and you would be on the disadvantageous side in the struggle between the two of us, and it would have been more reasonable for the suppressed party to turn to Palci in an attempt to regain the position of High Priest; And I am already the chief high priest, and the high priest of Yaqui will be criticized if he takes refuge in Palci; If it was someone other than the two of us, he would not be strong enough to command the priests. So there's really no more suitable person for this matter than you. As General Vultures said, in order to continue the glory of the god Ra, let the two of us put aside our prejudices and work together for once. ”

"If I take refuge in Palci, what are you going to do, Chief High Priest?"

"Of course, I will call on all the priests and priests to exterminate you completely, and even declare you an apostate to suppress you. But I still can't command those who obey you, and your power will not be dealt a big blow by this. If we can unite and play a play to deceive Yaki and Parci, then the faith of the god Ra will not perish, and even if Yaki is conquered by Parci, we will still have a chance to defeat the god Amun again in faith and rule the country. ”

When Ankadilmo heard this, he was completely convinced that Figor's words were not a lie, and since Figol could make sacrifices for the sake of the gods, then of course he was even more obliged. He immediately said, "If that is the case, Chief High Priest, your power will be martyred along with the destruction of the kingdom of Aki." ”

Figor smiled and said: "No, it won't be all the people who will be buried together, there will definitely be temporary defectors at that time, and then please accept these people of the same faith generously." ”

"Of course." Ankadirmo nodded. Although a conspirator like Figol makes himself look uncomfortable from head to toe, he has to admit that his ability to judge calmly is above his own. (To be continued.) )