Chapter 54: Guidance
Lucian's eyes turned green, and he said hoarsely, "I want to ...... I dreamed of it! But what should I do? β
Shepard smiled incomprehensibly: "Don't worry, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the trees will grow into big trees little by little. β
He looked at the few people next to him, suddenly raised his hands, and asked, "How many of you, maybe you recognize Lucian as the leader, fight for him, and be driven by him?!" β
Hu Kan and the others were startled, and when they saw that Lucien had already looked at him with a calm face, he hurriedly said, "Yes!" Willing! β
"Okay," Shepard said in a low voice with a satisfied smile on his face, "in that case, then Lucian, the future king, you must first have a core to bring everyone together and become your wings and strength." β
"What should I do?" Lucien had already entered the state, and he began to feel that the person in front of him was a messenger from heaven!
"Quite simply, faith is the best way to win over."
"Faith ......," Lucian looked hesitant, "but, those MakerΓ© ......"
"Lucian! Are you still the future king? Are you willing to enslave you so that you must not have your own faith and must believe in their gods?! Shepard had to ask again.
Provoked by this, Lucian said angrily: "Of course not! Shepard, you say! What to do! β
Shepard smiled with relief, the light of the flames jumping on his face, making him look extremely holy and credible, only to hear him whisper: "I tell you the truth, when Graham woke up today, I actually borrowed the power of my lord......"
Graham was surprised, "You? Could it be that the warm power I feel is not my delusion? β
"Yes," Shepard nodded, looked at a few people, and said in a leisurely tone, "The god I believe in is called [Lord of Light] Tonatiu, and I am his devout believer, so my god gave me the strength to save Graum today." β
Seeing the different expressions of several people, Shepard feigned anger and said, "Don't you believe me? β
Several people didn't say anything, but Shepard said proudly: "No need! If you do not believe, let me teach you how to pray to my Lord, and if my Lord answers you, you will know that I am right. β
He told the prayer and the ritual to a few people, and then took them through the ritual together, the first ritual was done, and there was no movement, and the second ritual was done, and several people looked at each other, and some of them already wanted to laugh.
However, Shepard's face was expressionless, and not only that, but Lucian also had a serious expression, and several people did it again.
After the three rituals were done, Lucian was suddenly surprised: "Eh, I, my body ......"
The others looked over, only to see a faint white light flashing and disappearing on him, and Shepard said happily: "My lord has responded!" Lucian! You are indeed the king of the future! β
"Me? Is it really the king? I felt it...... Strength. Lucian muttered a few words, his voice was too small to be heard, but he suddenly turned around and punched the stake behind him, and the others looked over and saw that after he closed his fist, a shallow fist mark on the stake was on it.
Lucien showed his hand, there was not the slightest scar on the back of his hand, and several other people were surprised, surrounding him to ask what was going on, and Lucian's face gradually appeared a little confident and proud, which made Shepard, who was quietly watching from the side, feel very interesting.
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Under the shade of a tree next to the farmland, Shepard and Lucian sat opposite each other, Lucian sat upright like an obedient student, with a clay pot filled with water beside him, listening intently to Shepard's words.
Shepard filled the clay pot with some water, drank it with a clump and wiped his mouth, "Those slaves are all afraid of being killed by the Makelays, and although they hate them, they don't have the courage to resist, so we must let them find courage!" β
"But how?" Lucian had a little thought, but he couldn't grasp the point, and he was very distressed.
Shepard raised his finger and said in a clear manner: "There are three things, first, to secretly spread the words I said last night among the slaves, just to remember, if the Makere people know, they will definitely send someone to kill you, so you must only tell credible people!" β
"Second, teach them to pray with trustworthy people, and when they believe that we have the protection of the true God behind us, they will have the courage to join us!"
"Third, since you have God's blessing, let them see your difference and strength, so that they will believe in you!"
"Follow these three rules, and when our power is strong, we can try to contact the vassals in the city who also hate the MacrΓ©s, and then we can unite, with faith as the core, and you as the true king, choose the right time to revolt!"
Lucian nodded again and again, and when he saw Shepard stop talking, he hurriedly asked, "Shepard, how do you make them listen to me?" β
Shepard shook his head and said, "Since you are the future king, these things naturally have to be considered by you. β
Lucian asked a few more questions, Shepard shook his head and didn't answer, annoyed by his question, and spread his hands and said: "You must first believe that you are the king, and when there are more slaves gathered around you, those vassals will naturally consider whether your words are true or false, and then reveal your extraordinariness and power, how can they not believe you?" β
"When the time comes, you will prove your bravery and wisdom, defeat the Maclays, and with just a few great victories, all the lives of this land will shout your name and cheer!"
The future was so beautiful that Lucien couldn't help but fall into fantasy.
Shepard didn't interrupt his daydream, just took a bowl and drank water, as if it were some kind of jade elixir.
When Lucian came back to his senses, he was suddenly a little embarrassed, Shepard pretended not to see it, just looked at the field in the distance, and said naturally: "Anyway, follow this plan first, and in a few days, I will go to the city to inquire about the news and see if I can know which vassal is suitable to contact at that time." β
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Lucian smiled gratefully and said sincerely, "Shepard, fortunately, you helped me, and when I ascend the throne, you will be my high priest!" β
'Yo, you've learned to buy people's hearts with empty promises?' As a doppelganger of the true god, Shepard looked at the believer in front of him who wanted to encircle him with a smile in his heart, and said with a slight joy in his tone: "The king is too polite, just wait for the plan to be implemented, and I will find the opportunity to enter the city." β
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A few days later, Shepard reverted back to his original appearance and outfit when he first arrived in Canteco City, and with his transcendent divine power [Changing Form], it was as easy for him to infiltrate as eating and drinking.
It's just that as soon as he entered the city, the first person he went to look for was the Minotaur Silver Ring Warrior [Thom], because in the past two days, he noticed that there were a few more Minotaur believers among the new believers connected with the Godhead.
'Maybe I can name the Kingdom of God [Thunder Cliff] in the future?' The thought crossed his mind at the time, but he smiled and forgot about it.
The Minotaur clan has its own area in Cantaico City, according to the plot order in the previous game, after [Blood and Gold] [Clash of Kings], there is the internal strife of the Kingdom of Macre, and the vassals have become independent, but the Minotaur clan was hit hard in the civil strife and migrated south, and later when the player forces broke through the city, many traces of the Minotaur clan can still be found.
It wasn't hard to find Thom, but when he saw Shepard appear, he almost missed the stone bar and hit him in the head.
"How did you find it?" He grinned and rubbed his wrists, his expression looking a little menacing.
Shepard glanced at him, and instead of answering his question, he asked rhetorically, "You want to awaken the bloodline?" β
Awakening the power of the bloodline is not the privilege of human beings, any intelligent race has the potential to tap the potential in the bloodline, there are not a few people with such potential, but there are very few who can awaken such a powerful potential as Artha [Shanlan].
Thom touched the horns on his head and said in an urn voice, "So what, if I can awaken, I can become the seventh Golden Ring warrior of the Golden Ring Tribe." β
The name of the Golden Ring shows the status of the warrior who can wear the Golden Nose Ring in the tribe, and the awakening potential is one of the necessary conditions for this glory.