Chapter 525: Secret Priest
"Please follow me into the secondary hall." Meders turned and entered the door.
Three followed.
Halfway through, Larens handed Su Ye a Spatial Ring.
Su Ye took it and sensed that the horse harness and cavalry weapons inside were readily available, some of which were designed by himself, and some of which were modified by Plato's Academy according to the existing weapons.
There is also an image crystal ball.
Unlike the temples of Persia, the temples of ancient Greece were single-roomed and simple in style.
In the depths of the huge gray-white hall, there is a pale white statue of Athena, which is different from the appearance of holding a weapon outside, this standing statue of Athena's shield stands at her feet, holding the shield with her left hand, and there is no weapon on her right hand, but she spreads out her hand and holds a white dove of peace.
The goddess looked silently straight ahead.
The temple is flanked by simple columns, and the interior is only a few simple patterns and solemn statues, with only a few places embellished with gold and silver ornaments.
Although this auxiliary hall is so simple, it exudes a heavy and sacred aura.
When I breathe, it seems that there is an invisible force blocking most of my nostrils.
An invisible force weighs on everyone's shoulders.
The four of them walked slowly to the altar in front of the statue of the goddess Athena.
It was a white marble round table, like a tall plate magnified a hundred times.
Meders stopped, turned to the side of Su Ye and the statue.
"O Lady of the Goddess, you can offer you what you want to offer, praise the Goddess, and please the Goddess."
Su Ye nodded, walked to the altar, glanced up at the huge statue of Athena, and then said aloud: "Praise the goddess Athena who is wise, great, beautiful, invincible, bright, upright, benevolent, kind, and just." ”
The three of them trembled with fear at Su Ye's words.
How can there be such praise for the gods?
Or say it in front of the gods, although the words are correct, but you shouldn't say that.
It's really a great way to pat yourself on the back......
However, no one seems to dare to shoot like this.
Su Ye continued: "Great Goddess Athena, with your blessing, I suddenly got a new inspiration, and that is the horse harness. I once changed the world's table with my knife and fork, and now, I will change the battlefield of the world with my harness. Once the cavalry of the Greeks is equipped with harness, it will sweep the world, spread your wisdom, and demonstrate your control over the battlefield. We did not make a rash offering, but after obtaining the verification of Plato's Academy, we confirmed the strength of the harness before we officially made the offering. ”
Su Ye said, the ring in his hand flashed, and the horse harness and weapons inside appeared on the altar one after another, filling a large piece.
Finally, Su Ye held the image crystal ball and slowly placed it on the altar.
Larens added: "The great goddess Athena, this crystal ball contains detailed drawings of Su Ye's invention of various horse harnesses and weapons, and at the same time, there is also the image of Plato's Academy testing the new cavalry, which is absolutely not false. ”
After speaking, the four of them bowed their heads slightly.
Su Ye was helpless in his heart, when he was down the mountain, Nedel said that this was the most difficult time to make a sacrifice or sacrifice.
Because the goddess has a lot of things to deal with, and may not even want to deal with them for the time being, so every sacrifice or sacrifice will wait for a long time, and the longest sacrifice will even wait for several days, and the sacrificer can only resist hard, and if he can't bear it, he will be sent away to rest, and continue to stand and wait the next day.
The gods do not respond to mortals at all times.
Swish......
Above the altar, a white light flashed, and everything on it vanished.
Su Ye was fine, and the other three blinked quickly.
It's only been a few seconds before the goddess receives the offering?
This hasn't happened before.
Even if the goddess is in a particularly good mood now, she will dry people for a while first.
Meders tried his best to control his micro-expression, he didn't wait to pray, he said that he would help Su Ye ask for a treasure divine gift, and the goddess accepted it, since he received it, he would immediately send down the divine gift, and he didn't have time to pray at all.
Meders' thoughts flashed through him, and he saw a pillar of white light descend first on the altar and then disperse
"Thank you to Athena, the great goddess of wisdom." The four men praised in unison, then looked at the altar.
A pale golden parchment scroll appears on the altar.
Meders lowered his head, picked up the parchment roll in both hands, opened it, and handed it to Su Ye.
"This is the temple charter granted by the goddess to Plato's Academy, and wherever in Greece, Plato's Academy and Plato's Chamber of Commerce will be protected by the Temple of Wisdom, with privileges close to the demigod nobility......"
Subsequently, Medels began to recite the contents of the concession.
For example, any kind of school can be opened in a city-state with a temple of wisdom. You can own gold and silver mines for a long time, you can own territories, and you can craft and sell goods permitted by the temple......
Larence and Nedel had been very restrained, but their faces were constantly flashing with joy.
For any great power, the temple concession is a gift that is hard to buy, a privilege that even the High Priest cannot influence.
Since then, the business scope and influence of Plato's Academy have further expanded, and even the God of War Mountain cannot be contained.
Su Ye also knew something about these things, and although he was a little disappointed in his heart, this concession was indeed powerful, and it was a good thing for both Plato's Academy and the magician.
Halfway through Meddells' thoughts, another white divine light descended.
A set of silver robes was laid out on the altar, and a silver-white ring crown must be placed on the chest of the robe.
The ring-shaped crown was silver-white and had a silver-white dove inlaid in front of it, and there was no ornate ornamentation other than that.
It's simple, even a little too plain.
Su Ye looked at the crown and thought to himself that this crown was not suitable for wearing on the top of his head at all, and he used it for a bird......
However, Meders looked dumbfounded.
Su Ye turned his head again to look at Lahrence and Nedle, two well-informed men in all of Greece, who were actually looking at the pigeon crown and the silver-white robe with their mouths open.
The main hall is a little too quiet.
Su Ye was stunned for a moment, what does this pigeon crown say? It feels like someone or a book has mentioned it, but the impression is so shallow that I can't remember it at all.
"Silver pigeon...... muttered to himself, as if he had been choked by a peanut.
Su Ye suddenly realized, and then closed his mouth tightly, for fear of losing his temper on such a solemn occasion.
If this is the silver pigeon crown, then don't blame the three of them for losing their temper.
In the major temples, there are always some hidden organizations that rarely appear in people's field of vision, so that many people will forget.
For example, the notorious Tribunal specializes in dirty work for the temple, but it is largely officially denied.
And the Temple Legion, everyone knows about it, but rarely sees it.
Because, all of Greece has not openly used the Temple Legion for a hundred years, and even if there is, it is in local areas, such as the deep prison of Agurts, or for covert hunting.
Once the banner of the Temple Legion flutters on the battlefield, it is the two gods who completely tear their faces and start a divine war, even a large-scale divine war.
In the temple of wisdom in all Greece, there are only two people who can mobilize the temple legions, one is the chief priest and the other is the high judge.
But in reality, there is another type of person who can mobilize the Temple Legion at a certain time, and even the Inquisition.
That is the secret priesthood.
The secret priests of different temples had different signs.
The secret priest of the temple of the goddess of wisdom is dressed in silver robes and crowned with silver doves on his head.
The real power of the secret priests is very large, but the scope is very narrow, and they can only mobilize the temple legions and the Inquisition, but they cannot even control the most ordinary priests.
Moreover, the Secret Priests could only do two things, Temple Hunting, or Hunt for Blasphemers.
However, the status of the secret priesthood was too high.
Generally speaking, it is only when a temple encounters a problem that may not be able to handle but does not mobilize the incarnation of the gods that a powerful legend, hero, or demigod is sought out from outside the temple to act as a secret priest to help with the matter.
When the matter is over, the temple pays the payment, the partnership ends, and the silver dove crown robe is withdrawn.
The duties of the secret priest were too narrow, and it was useless to be alone in the wilderness.
However, once the identity is revealed in the city-state, it is the Inquisition House representing the Temple of Wisdom and the Temple Legion, and the demigod family does not dare to fight against it.
The only people who can fight against the Secret Priests are the Secret Priests, High Judges, or High Priests of the other temples.
Basically, everyone who serves as a secret priest, before helping the temple, will go to the enemy's house, kill if he can, and use the identity of the secret priest to vent his anger if he can't.
As long as it is not the person who killed the demigod family or the temple personnel, no one will be held accountable afterwards.
The goddess of wisdom didn't need to deal with tricky things, and she didn't need to recruit secret priests, but she gave a silver dove crown robe, and the goddess's intention was too obvious.
Stay on your guard and come back to you when you need it.
Su Ye was even thinking that if he could have a silver pigeon crown robe half a year earlier, after killing Luo Long in the gladiatorial arena, he would be able to leave the gladiatorial arena with a swagger as soon as he wore the silver pigeon crown and the silver pigeon robe, and all the nobles and even the God of War Mountain would forget that they had killed the nobles, and even if there was real evidence that they had burned Ash River Town, they would not know.
Now there are only two questions, one is how long the secret priest can be.
The second is that the temple will never openly admit the identity of the secret priest, and once the identity is revealed, the silver dove's crown robe will be withdrawn.
"Praise be to Athena, the great goddess of wisdom." Meders Dow.
Su Ye and the other three also hurriedly said the same sentence.
Medders stuffed the temple charter certificate to Su Ye, and then carefully held the silver pigeon crown robe in both hands and respectfully handed it to Su Ye.
"The radiance of the original goddess shines on you forever, honorable priest of the secret." Medders looked helpless, and his tone was not sincere at all.
Who would have thought that a silver mage could become a secret priest?
Hera, who claimed to have drunk Hera**, was not so exaggerated back then.
"Praise be to the goddess Athena, who is wise, great, beautiful, invincible, bright, upright, merciful, kind, and just, you are the most perfect goddess in my heart, and I love you forever."
This time, Su Ye was sincere.
The other three secretly glanced at the statue of Athena, for fear that the goddess would slap it down and slap Su Ye all over the ground.
This sycophant is too blatant.