Chapter 153: The Oracle Tablet
As a holy light gradually descended on the village of Tole, an invisible force instantly dispelled the power of the oracle emanating from Siya and Notek.
Everyone present was stunned by the scene in front of them, all the Divine Heirs knew what this holy light was, but they didn't know why the holy light appeared at this time.
The light slowly dissipated, and a golden key engraved with the seal of the Divine Heir appeared in front of everyone.
"The oracle stele actually sent down a revelation at this time...... "As the archbishop, Siya felt a gravitational pull pulling him to touch the golden key. He knew exactly what that was. Whenever the oracle stone was about to send a revelation, it would be delivered to the archbishop of the Divine Heir in the form of a golden key.
Siya stepped forward and grasped the golden key.
None of the people present, including Notek, stood in the way of Siya's actions, as they all knew what the Oracle Tablet meant to the Divine Heirs.
The heirs of the gods, who claim to be descendants of the gods. They are born with a strong body, and they have the most powerful racial ability in the entire world of Ostia, and even of all the worlds of the entire World Tower, the oracle.
An oracle is an innate ability of every divine heir and exists in the form of energy through the power of the oracle. Any move that is condensed by the power of the oracle, or the product of the manifestation of the power of the oracle, or the advancement of the power of the oracle, that is, everything that is manifested with the power of the oracle is called an oracle.
The oracle stele is a huge stone slab about two meters long and about one meter wide that appeared with the oldest god heirs when they were born in this world. The Divine Heirs believed that it was the Oracle Stone that gave them the oracle.
The ancestors of the Divine Heirs established themselves in Ostia by reading the text that first appeared on the oracle tablets. Thanks to the existence of the Oracle Tablet, the Divine Heir Clan has been able to grow continuously. And at some critical times, the oracle stele often gives the heirs of the gods a key hint, that is, revelation.
The Divine Heirs regarded the Oracle Stone as a treasure to be offered to the Divine Heirs by the gods they had created, and saw revelation as a guide from the gods. Any clan who regards the Oracle Stone as the key to the reproduction of the race, and they cannot disobey the revelation of the Oracle Stone. Even thousands of years ago, during the Great Civil War of the Divine Heirs, the stele and the surrounding area where it was located had never been invaded by war.
Later, the oracle stele was kept in the church of the archbishop of the god heir clan in the past, and each god heir clan was required to accept the stone stele when he was born, came of age, and became a teacher.
So, even now, when the battle between the main battle faction and the equilibrium faction was almost completely broken, the revelation from the oracle stele caused Siya and Notek to stop.
However, they were a little surprised as to why the confrontation between Siya and Notek would alarm the Oracle Stone Tablet at this time, and send a revelation for it.
Siya held the golden key containing the revelation in her hand, closed her eyes and listened to the revelation read.
Everyone present looked at Siya silently, waiting for the moment when Siya conveyed the revelation of the stone tablet.
After a long time, Siya slowly opened her eyes. His expression was very calm, but there was a bit of solemnity in the calm. He turned his head to look at Taria, then at the golden key in his hand, which had dissipated into a little fluorescent.
"Master, what is the revelation of the stele?" Talia didn't understand why Siya looked at herself, and from Siya's glance, Talia could clearly see a hint of nervousness, but more of expectation.
Siya was silent for a few seconds, as if thinking about how to convey the content of the revelation. Then, he spoke slowly, "The stele proclaims the guidance of the gods, and the heirs of the gods are about to welcome the birth of a new archbishop."
"New ...... Archbishop?' Even Notek was extremely surprised by what Siya said.
The revelation of the oracle stele can only be heard by the archbishop, who must inform the whole family of the content of the revelation and cannot distort or even falsify the content of the revelation. Notek knew this, and he didn't doubt the truth of what Siya said, and he was surprised why the stele had asked for a change of archbishop at this time.
The archbishop of the Divine Heir clan is generally changed once every 50 years, and the time of the change of the archbishop is announced by revelation through a stone tablet. But it had only been twenty years since the day Adam became archbishop, and the stele had announced the change of archbishop thirty years earlier, which shocked everyone present.
They all set their eyes on Siya, they knew that the revelation of the stele must be justified, and they were waiting for Siya to read out the full revelation.
"Because there is already an irreparable rift within the Divine Heirs, it may even lead to a civil war as fierce as it was thousands of years ago. The stele blames me for all this on my dereliction of duty as the archbishop.'
Speaking of this, Siya glanced at Notek with some resentment, as if to say, "You can't escape the relationship." Then he continued, "So, for the sake of the future of the Divine Heirs, the Stone Tablet orders us to stop the civil war and elect the next Archbishop through a fair race."
"This time the archbishop is no longer the same as in the past, when the archbishop recommends the candidates he has already chosen to the oracle stone, but all the younger generations have this opportunity. After three days, all the candidates for the next archbishop will be evaluated, and the one who finally passes the examination will be the next archbishop."
"Once a new archbishop is elected, then all the heirs of the gods should obey the new archbishop, and the oracle will approve the new archbishop's ideas."
As soon as Siya's words fell, everyone around showed subtle expressions.
Everyone understood that the content of the revelation was essentially to eliminate the internal contradictions of the Divine Heir Clan at this time, so the replacement of the archbishop was carried out thirty years in advance.
Once a new archbishop is elected, the new archbishop's claim will also represent the stele's claim, and all the gods will have to obey.
For the equalizers, this is an opportunity to suppress the main battle faction. For the main battle faction, it is not a godsend.
Siya's original next archbishop was his disciple Talia. But now the stone tablet has sent down a revelation, which is equivalent to giving the main battle faction a chance. If the main battle faction can take this opportunity to let the young people in the faction take the position of archbishop, then all subsequent actions, the equilibrium faction can no longer obstruct it.
At this time, Talia finally understood why Siya looked at her like that.
In Siya's eyes, Talia is already the next archbishop, and she is the hope to lead the continued development of the Divine Heir. And now the revelation of the stone tablet has made it necessary for Talia to compete with other young people of her own clan to sit in the position of archbishop. This was a huge challenge for Talia.
"Each village selects up to two of the most promising young people to participate in the assessment after three days. And from now on, everything that would be considered a civil war will not be allowed, you see, Notek." With that, Siya glared at Notek.
Siya still believed that the oracle was the work of Notek on the Plains of Sepion, and he would never suspect Royalt's head.
Ryatt used the power of the "Divine Eye" to completely cover up the truth, and as long as he didn't confess, no one would know about it.
In addition to Bemera, who has become a puppet, the only people who know that Loat has done this are Artevans and Sheola, who are far away in the Dark Prison. But it is impossible for Siya to go to the east of Sepion to verify it himself, and he doesn't even know where Artfans is doing now, let alone exposing what Royat has done.
"Say whatever you want, two from each village. So what else is the content of the revelation?' Notek didn't want to argue with Siya anymore, he only cared about the assessment in three days.
The content of the revelation made Notek's mind now completely focused on the competition for the position of archbishop, as long as the young people on his side of the main battle faction can become the archbishop, no matter who it is, the main battle faction has already grasped the initiative.
When the time comes, the plan of the main battle faction to control the entire world can only be accepted by the equilibrium faction.
"That's right, each village has to send two young people, and as for the candidates, they must be decided by consultation within each village. After three days, let all the candidates gather in my church.'" With that, Siya gave Roart and Talia a a wink, and disappeared in place.
"I didn't expect such a revelation, it's really exciting. Elder Notek, did you say?" Roat smiled at Nottke, but his tone was prickly.
How could the clever Royat not know what Notek was planning, but he wasn't nervous about it. Because he believes that even if he competes for the position of archbishop, the result will not change, and Talia is still the one with the greatest advantage.
"yes, let's look forward to it together." Notek also heard Rodat's sarcasm and returned a somber smile.
Neither lingering too long, Royalt returned to the village of Pano with Taria.
After both Roat and Talia left, Notek's expression became serious and serious, and he turned his head to look around at the main battle faction's men in front of him.
"You all heard it, inform the village chiefs of each village on our side, select the two strongest young people to participate in the examination of the stone tablet in three days, and I must take the position of archbishop!"
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The village of Pano, the church of Siya.
"Convey the revelation and inform each village to select two of the most promising young people to take the test." When Siya returned to the church, she drafted a manifesto, roughly wrote down the contents of the revelation, and gave it to her most trusted subordinate, Leighton.
"Do you need to be notified by the main battle faction?" Layton took the parchment with the manifesto on it and asked.
"No need, I'm afraid Notek can't wait to inform the village on the main side of the main battle faction about this, you just need to inform the village on our side."
"Yes!" Layton nodded, and left the church.
Siya let out a long sigh and leaned back in her chair, as if thinking about something.
Royat and Talia had already entered the church and were standing beside Siya, and when they saw that Siya seemed to be contemplative, they stood quietly and did not disturb.
Siya pondered for a long time before she looked at Roat and said slowly, "I want to apologize to you, Roat."
"Master?" Royat was puzzled.
"I've always seen Talia as the only choice for the future archbishop, but I've ignored you, and I've thought a lot about it just now, and this is also an opportunity for you." Siya looked at Rodt's face with a hint of apology.
"Just say what you have, master." Royat also heard the meaning of Siya's words, but in fact, he didn't care about this in his heart. Whether he can become an archbishop or not, Rodat doesn't care, what he really desires is to have the same freedom as Atfans.
Siya smiled, and then her expression became serious, "Talia, Rod, both of you are going to take the test from the stone tablet in three days. The future of the Divine Heir Clan is about to be handed over to you......
(End of chapter)