Chapter Seventy-Three: Meleth, the Goddess of the Spring
After a long time, a cold sigh sounded: "Two ambitious fools. ”
Some emaciated and beautiful female figures slowly walked out of the shadows next to the statue, wearing lake blue silk skirts, with elegant posture and cold temperament, which made people feel pure and a little estranged at first sight.
Stirred by the breath as cold as spring water, the hazy light like the dawn morning light pierced the darkness, revealing the looming pretty face in front of the doppelganger, there was no difference in his eyes, but with a look of appreciation: "The beauty of the goddess is really different from mortals." ”
The incarnation form of the goddess of spring water, Meleth, is a little hazy, it seems that it is not a doppelganger shaped by divine power like Shepard, but an image such as a projection, but the communication is enough, she sighed lightly: "I originally thought that I and the guy in the west were the only true gods in the world, and I only knew how innocent I was when I saw Your Excellency." ”
Gods are born to know, and although they are not omniscient, when two true gods meet, as long as they are not enemies, they can naturally exchange many messages, including changes in titles.
Shepard smiled, "I have never come into contact with that god of the Olbia Kingdom, but judging from the atmosphere of the kingdom, it is not an ambitious god. ”
Meleth's voice was cold and cold: "Although I hate him, I can keep peace, and because neither of us is a god who is good at fighting, and Olbia is far away in the archipelago, and it does not border each other with the kingdom. ”
The doppelganger's smile did not change: "If it weren't for this, the goddess wouldn't be in a deep crisis, right?" ”
Melles's delicate body trembled slightly, and there was anger in her voice: "I saw that he was pious, and promoted him all the way to the high priest, and because I was not good at fighting, I gave him many divine graces, and even taught him some knowledge, but I didn't expect him to collude with the king and fight my idea!" ”
Shepard sighed: "Human nature is greedy, mortals still have to talk to each other, not to mention that the affairs of the gods are all secret, how can you tell mortals at will?" ”
A trace of annoyance appeared on Melles' face: "It's too late to say this now, the high priest and the king are greedy vipers, hmph, but I also have the capital to let these two poisonous snakes bite each other, if your Excellency wants to see my liveliness, or if you have any plans, it is estimated that it will be in vain!" ”
Shepard laughed and said, "Is it because the goddess has been betrayed that she no longer trusts others?" As for the capital you are talking about, is it the adultery between the high priest and the queen? ”
Meles turned her head away, looked at it and replied, "Aren't all men like that?" Mortals are greedy, but if they become gods, they are not greedy? As for what you said, yes, I just want to take advantage of the adultery between the two of them and make them kill each other! ”
Shepard shook his head with a smile: "It's not that simple, is it?" It would be a good thing if two poisonous snakes fought each other, but what if one of the poisonous snakes won out? Won't the situation that the goddess will face at that time be even more severe? ”
This is actually a bit of a bluff with nonsense, but Shepard is sure in his heart that this spring goddess has not seen too many intrigues, and this method has a chance to work.
Sure enough, the goddess of spring water moved slightly, and asked, "So what? ”
Shepard smiled in his heart and said deliberately: "Since this is the case, it is natural to reduce the risk, and the best way is to have an external force to ensure that these two poisonous snakes will inevitably die together!" ”
Meleth muttered, "How is it possible, the two of them have joined forces and have almost poisoned both the warriors and priests who are loyal to me......"
She suddenly looked up and looked at Shepard thoughtfully.
The doppelganger calmly faced Meles, and with a look of his right hand, a divine power rune representing the god of light had already appeared in mid-air, and he pushed his hand falsely, and the rune floated towards Melers.
"Lord Milles, look! This is the condition of the covenant I created [Light God System], as long as the goddess is willing to sign the covenant, I can help you win this game! After the turmoil, the temple will come forward to put an end to it, and then promote the trade of the fleet, as long as the two sides are connected, your Excellency can use the power under my command to stabilize the kingdom! ”
Meles caught the rune, hesitated for a moment, but still checked it, and after a while she suddenly asked, "Worship you as the main god?" Won't I be your servant? ”
Shepard shook his fingers and smiled, "Not a servant, but from God!" The invaders in the north are constantly expanding their power, and although the royal family does not know it yet, I think the goddess must know in her heart that in the face of such a great enemy, we naturally have to unite to resist it! ”
"In my lord's god, the kingdom of Ptolemaic is still controlled by the goddess! And I can give you some of my priesthood to strengthen your authority! When the time comes, the power of faith will increase, and the war will be faced by me, so you just need to wait for the war to end, so why not? ”
After listening to Shepard's explanation, Meles continued to read the message in the divine power rune, and after a while, she furrowed her beautiful eyebrows again: "The power of faith is shared? As the Lord God, do you want to receive an extra portion? And if I become a god, I will basically be controlled by you, and I will not be free now. ”
The doppelganger shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "Everything has a priority, since I have to create a god system and unite with other gods, I naturally have to get one more point, and many risks and major events are borne by me, Your Excellency only needs to respond to the believers with peace of mind, and there will be no more crises now, why not?" And don't look at me for an extra one, you should know that I have a population of 15,000! With the addition of these people, the power of faith has increased rather than decreased! ”
Meles still thought about it, and couldn't make up her mind for a long time, Shepard saw that she had been hesitating, but simply said: "If the goddess can't trust me, then don't hesitate anymore, I'll leave!" Your Excellency is a goddess with weak divine power, and she is not good at fighting, so the royal family and the high priest leave Your Excellency to face it alone! When the invaders come, I hope that the goddess will ask for more blessings! ”
These few words finally woke up Melles, and seeing that the doppelganger had already walked out of the temple, and she really wanted to leave instead of faking, she hurriedly called out to the clone: "Your Excellency, don't worry! This covenant ...... I agreed! ”
The doppelganger took a few more steps before he stopped, and said coldly without looking back: "Has the goddess figured it out?" Once the covenant is made, there is no repentance, and the oath made by the River Styx and the Godhead cannot be broken. ”
It was only at this time that Milles saw the decisiveness of the gods and said categorically, "I have thought clearly! I'm not good at fighting, not to mention those invaders from another world, even Your Excellency and I are not an opponent, in this case, it is better to join the covenant to seek refuge! ”