Chapter 17—In Search of God's Trail
Baal is a title given to the Semitic language of ancient northwestern Western Asia, meaning "master", and is generally used for gods.
The title Baal has been used for different gods or people, so it is also said that Baal is considered the descendant of Shem, the highest god among the Semitic people. As early as the 15th century B.C., there are records of Semitic worship.
The most important of the Canaanite myths is the death and resurrection of Baal, and it matches the cycle of death and resurrection in nature. The Canaanites believed that when the myth was repeated in rituals, the forces of nature could be restored, giving them access to fertile soil, livestock, and people. Many of the customs of the time, such as the temple prostitute system and various carnival ceremonies, originated from this.
In addition, the seventy-two pillars of the demon god in the medieval work Solomon's Key also have Baal.
This kind of sky god basically has a lot of properties.
The supreme god, the king, the god of wisdom, the god of life, the god of war, the god of Hades, and the like. Barr is also typical of this. The multi-faceted god has a nickname, and "Mecal" is the honorific title that guards the city of Tyre.
Tyre was a city built by the Phoenicians, and it took a year for the famous Emperor Alexander to conquer it. It was also the home port of the Phoenicians, the overlords of the ancient Mediterranean, who also arrived on the island of Sardinia and became the rulers of the island.
Around Greece, Mekar is represented as a large man with a stick.
After explaining to everyone the two most important enemies that they might face, early the next morning, Yang Xi and the others set out to find the whereabouts of the Mekar God.
If the prediction is good, in less than two days, Veleslana will find all the avatars to return to peak condition. Then, it is also necessary to confirm the condition of the other enemy before fighting him.
Along with the beautiful sea, ancient ruins are also an important tourist resource in Sardinia.
More than 7,000 stone pagodas have been found all over the island, Nuragai.
The civilization that built this probably dates back to around the 15th century BC. At that time, the people of Sardinia gathered around Nuragai and established settlements. And live there.
Then, after prehistory, the Phoenicians came here.
Navigators and traders, they came into contact with the island, which ended in 509 BC with the Phoenician city of Tyre dominating the whole of Sardinia.
Then the Romans came.
Republican, and imperial, Rome began a new domination. The Romans remodeled the streets built by the Phoenicians, eventually making them their own settlements.
So there are Phoenician and Roman ruins on Sardinia.
Here are the ruins of the western part of the island, the county of Oristano.
In order to allow the Phoenicians to open up shipping routes to reach the western coast, they built cities based on Antas and Taros.
- Especially Taros.
The ruins are located on a protruding headland on the peninsula, half of which is sunk into the sea but still preserved to this day.
It is a city built by the Phoenicians of Tyre, a people with Mekar as their patron saint.
Located in the western part of the island is the capital of Oristano County. Oristano.
Like Nuoro, it is a well-developed city, but closer to the sea. The wind mixes with the smell of seawater. Probably for this reason, there is a very open atmosphere.
A certain pizzeria in this town.
Yang Xi and his party and the big knight girl Erica of the bronze and black cross. Bluntree met again.
"Yo, what a coincidence, I can meet you here."
Now that he has met him, Yang Xi will not deliberately pretend not to know him, and he and his family members came to Erica's neighborhood and sat down, enjoying the exotic flavor meal.
"Huh. I don't think it's a coincidence! I, Erica. As a knight, it is my duty and obligation to protect the people, and since there has been a great calamity, the god of disobedience. Naturally, we have to find a way to seal it away and avoid disaster. I met you yesterday when I was tracking down the God of Disobedience, and I still do the same today, can I assume that you are also people who are interested in the God of Disobedience? ”
looked at Yang Xi and the others with scrutinizing eyes. Elektra. Brontree had a hearty smile on his face, "I can't tell, but are you a magician or a psychic who specializes in the study of disobedient gods?" ”
"Huh. Miss Erica guessed all wrong, I hadn't studied magic, and I had never been exposed to the secret art of psisight, which can only be learned by relying on innate aptitude. ”
"And who are you?"
"You just think of us as a group of ordinary people who travel and wander around, as for why they will meet in this place, if there is any similarity, it is pure coincidence."
"This kind of justification that you will know that the Tao is foolish when you hear it is really a shame that you can say it without changing your face, forget it, you won't say it if you ask it anyway, and I won't ask either."
"That couldn't be better."
Yang Xi, who thought that the girl had given up completely, focused on the pizza delivered by the waiter.
Not the rumored very popular Naples, but the Roman style with a very thin skin.
"Hmm~ This tastes pretty good." Zhu Ranyaai, who was more picky about eating, let out an exclamation.
Moeka also nodded, "It's really good!" ”
Akasia, who has a good taste of cooking, takes a piece of pizza and saves it, as if he wants to analyze the production principle based on this taste.
Nadeshiko is also very knowledgeable in cooking, and after discovering Akasya's actions, she discusses it with him.
The feather-clothed fox smiled as always, and although he was eating pizza, his attention was always on Yang Xi.
But the other women ate without saying a word, as if they had never eaten enough. Although their eating appearance is very crippled, but under the support of their beautiful appearance, there is a harmonious and natural taste, which is very kind.
In contrast, Erica was alone at the other table. Brontree is personable, she is well-educated from a large family, and even eating breakfast gives people a sense of elegance and nobility, which makes people look forward to and admire at the same time, but also has a great sense of distance.
"The ruins of Talos are about 20 kilometers from this town, and the ruins of an earthen platform made by the Phoenicians, and then the Romans installed sewers and other urban functions, and now it seems that it is just a very deserted tourist spot."
In a minibus, sitting in the co-pilot Erica. Brontree said to Yang Xi and the others in the back.
As for what they will do together
After breakfast, Yang Xi and the others, who did not have any means of transportation and were just walking on their legs, were stopped by Erica. From the direction where Yang Xi and the others left, she guessed that the destination should be the same as herself, so she simply put forward an invitation to go over together, and in order to show her sincerity, she also specially paid to hire a minibus that could fit everyone.
Originally, Yang Xi was going to refuse, don't look at them walking on their legs, it was because they didn't want to reveal their identities in a place where there were people. Actually, each of them can fly, which is much more convenient than taking a car or something.
However, the reason why Yang Xi changed his mind was because he was far from knowing the gods of this world realm than Erica, who was inherited from the Red Bronze Black Cross of the Great Power Magic Organization.
If you are with her, you can also collect more information.
For Yang Xi, who has the golden sword that cuts off the godhead, knowledge is strength!
"I don't know if it's Mekar or the God of the Sword, but there is a 'God of Disobedience' in the vicinity. The magicians of this land all sensed the breath of the gods, and now they were all flustered. Because I came here as a scout, I got a lot of information. ”
It seems that before leaving, this genius girl is fully prepared.
Got out of the car and came to a primeval forest. Bnutstree looked at the group of beautiful girls of different shapes standing behind Yang Xi, each of whom was not inferior to his own in appearance and even better in temperament, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "Don't you feel afraid and afraid of the god of disobedience?" ”
"What about you? I can feel the awe of the gods hidden in your heart, why should you be so obsessed with the gods? ”
Poison Island is like a kind big sister next door, with a gentle smile on her face, and under the gaze of those big eyes that seem to be able to speak, Erica surprisingly does not pretend to be a tough rebuttal.
"It is the duty of a knight to protect his people."
When she said this, even Erica, who is called a genius, inevitably showed a depressed expression, and it could be seen that being an enemy of God was a heavy burden on her shoulders.
About an hour's drive north from Orista.
The ruins of St. Buster are located in the vast woods next to it.
There are many remnants of Nuragai, which is not in a very well preserved state, as well as many settlements. Although there are many ruins in this area that are in good condition, it is not very popular as a tourist spot.
But even then –
The majesty of Nuragay before the sun sets is a very nice thing.
Green forests, ancient towers standing tall.
Nuragai has a relatively tall building on the island, as tall as the trees that despise it from the previous night. From the outside of the forest, you can see the stone building.
"This Nuragai is supposed to be a relic of a pre-Phoenician civilization, right? Why is Mekar hiding here? ”
"Maybe I was attracted by the aura of the Holy Land."
Yang Xi asked a question bored on the way, and Erica answered casually, "There is Nuragai, which means that this is the remains of an ancient settlement. At that time, the settlement was a more sacred place than a temple or a tomb. The 'disobedient gods' are attracted by the aura of the land, and there are also cases of entering the dwelling of unrelated gods. ”
"In other words, the dwellings of other gods are more comfortable than their own?"
While chatting like this, we finally arrived near Nuragai. (To be continued......)