Rod Dick had received an oracle from An-La, and he was eager to ask Medanzo and George, and even more so to hear the voice of Amon himself. But on the other hand, he also received the latest order from Pharaoh to still build beautiful and magnificent statues for Seth, and to destroy the records of Allah's oracles and not to make them public.

So Rod Dick didn't leave the city-state to meet George and Medanzo, ostensibly pretending not to know anything. He knew very well that these two guests would definitely come to him, and he would receive him warmly when the time came. He was to set up the most exquisite feasts, but not in the palace of the lord of the city or in the temple of the city-state, but in his own private residence to entertain old friends in a private capacity.

The actions of the Legion generals were a headache for Rod Dick, but the city lord didn't expect that there was something even more waiting for him. The more he tried to pretend to be deaf and dumb, the more Medanzo and George moved, and when the two entered the city-state, they were personally accompanied by the Cape Temple and Yi Bin, the chief priest of the An-La Legion, and many people ran out of the city to see the excitement and greet them.

After George and Medanzo entered the city, they came directly to the gate of Rod Dick's mansion amid the welcome of the people on both sides of the street, accompanied by the great magician Yi Bin, the high-ranking generals of the An-La Legion, and the officials and nobles of the city-state of the headland.

Rod Dick had long known that the two "distinguished guests" were going to the city today, and deliberately did not go to the official office, but set up a banquet at home. He didn't expect so many generals and officials to accompany George and Medanzo to the door. All the adults came to join in this fun, and a very important reason was that the chief priest Yi Bin came forward.

The Venerable Great Divine Wizard Yi Bin had been in charge of the Cape City State for twenty years, and his status and prestige were no less than those of the City Lord. Yi Bin welcomed one hundred and fifty miles out of the city-state, and at the southern end of the Red Sea at the remains of the Red Cape Defense Line, he met George and Medanzo and accompanied them.

...... As the chief priest of the Cape Temple and the An-La Legion, Yi Bin had no personal relationship with Amon and the others back then, so why did he do this? The reason may be very simple—because he was a priest and a great magician who had achieved high ranks.

He was very sincere in his belief in the gods since he was a child, and he was awakened to the "power bestowed by the gods", became a magician, and became a great magician before the age of thirty, perhaps not comparable to the rare geniuses of Mary or Amun, but his achievements are also very amazing. He was a priest in the traditional sense of the word, and his "true faith" in the gods never wavered.

When Elahet implemented the monotheistic reform, Yi Bin was confused, but he was relieved, he understood the pharaoh's intentions, and thought that what happened to the gods might not be able for mortals to ask. But then Amun's appearance plunged him into even greater confusion, and the process of seeking answers in his heart may have taken twenty years.

Amon swung his sword in front of Yi Bin and smashed the statue of Seth in the temple of the headland, and then smashed through the dome of the temple and flew away with Gabriel's answer. Yi Bin knew that the person was Amon, and looking at Rod Dick's eyes at that time, he clearly recognized who the assassin was. But then Pharaoh's decree apparently falsified the oracle by claiming that the man's name was Satan.

Amon smashed the statues of Seth in fourteen city-state temples in a row, but the archangel of the kingdom remained silent, and Seth seemed to have disappeared completely since then. Whenever Yi Bin presided over the sacrificial ceremony or prayed alone in the temple, he also kept asking himself in his heart—who gave him strength, what guided him, and who was the god he worshipped at the altar every day? As the chief priest, he offered sacrifices to the gods on behalf of the people in the city-state, and he conveyed oracles to the people on behalf of the gods. But was that god really the one he truly believed in?

Sometimes when he appears at public rituals, he even feels like a clown acting. With this in mind, it is said that he should not continue to receive the power given by the gods, and Yi Bin really lost his strength, which made him feel fear and even despair, thinking that the gods had abandoned him or were punishing him.

This situation had plagued Yi Bin for nearly ten years, and since there had been no war, no one could see that the main priest was no longer able to use mana. Finally, one day, when Yi Bin was able to accept the status quo calmly, admit that he did not believe in Seth in his heart and no longer prayed to Seth, and was about to submit his resignation to the Eju Empire, he found that his strength had miraculously recovered and he had become an eighth-level great magician.

Yi Bin fell into deeper thinking, and many questions were buried deep in his heart, until one recent day, his years of confusion seemed to disappear, because he heard the prophetic words of Allah.

The great magician's understanding of the oracle was not much different from that of others - it turned out that Amon was Amon who came to earth, and Seth took advantage of An-La's absence in heaven to take advantage of the chaos, and when Amon returned from the earth to heaven and beheaded Seth, those incomprehensible questions were perfectly explained.

For a priest like Yi Bin, the oracle received in firm conviction was more authoritative than the pharaoh's commands. And if he can achieve this position, he must not just be a nerd who recites divine scriptures and cultivates divine arts, but also sees the current situation of Pharaoh Elahet. Pharaoh's orders to the city-states, though harshly worded, were so strong that the city-states were unwilling to carry them out.

"Destroying oracle records is absolutely not allowed to be made public", which in Yi Bin's opinion is a blasphemy, and it is even more inconsistent with the decree of the empire. Not to mention the oracle of the god An-La, even the oracle of the so-called evil god Seth, in Yi Bin's opinion, it should be released. What is the will of the gods, let the world judge.

Therefore, he was unwilling to carry out the pharaoh's orders in his heart, and sent someone to send a secret letter to ask him what his most respected great magician Wald should do? ”

What is the right timing? A veteran of officialdom like Rod Dick naturally knows best, and Yi Bin naturally has to discuss such an important matter with the city lord of Dick. Rod Dick hesitated, suggesting that the oracle records should not be destroyed or made public, that the Pharaoh's orders be carried out on the surface but secretly delayed, and that the rebuilding of the statue of Seth should be made in advance by recruiting craftsmen, but not in a hurry.

As far as Rod Dick knew, other nearby city-states had taken a similar stance, not openly issuing oracles against Pharaoh's orders, but also secretly delaying the rebuilding of the statue of Seth. Everyone is waiting for who will be the first to raise objections, and sooner or later the conflict will come, but the first perpetrators are often the most severely suppressed and may become the first victims.

It was in this context that George and Medanzo arrived at the city-state of the headland. Yi Bin heard the news and went out of the city for 150 miles, and met these two distant visitors at the southern end of the original Red Cape defense line. At the southern end of the Chihai Sea, there was a military fortress and a large town where caravans stopped, and the local garrison general was about to hold a banquet when he heard the chief priest Yi Bin suddenly arrive.

When Yi Bin saw George and Medanzo, he first explained his intentions: "I am the current chief priest of the An-La Legion and the city-state of the headland, and I respect the merits and prestige of the two, and I have come here to greet them. ”

George smiled humbly: "We just went back to Eju as a private person to visit our old friends, and we didn't want to alarm Lord Yi Bin." ”

Medanzo said bluntly: "Lord Yi Bin, you didn't come so far to see us, didn't you just want to show your enthusiasm and politeness? ”

Yi Bin bowed and said, "I'm not asking for something, I'm just looking for an answer." You are not only the fathers of Allah's legions, but also the followers of the god Amun. In particular, Lord George used to be from the same background as me, but he witnessed the true gods of the world. I made a vow to believe in the gods and to preserve their glory, but when the gods came to earth, the priests who thought they were closest to the gods turned a blind eye. So I want to see you and think about how to deal with the gods?"

George's voice quietly sounded in his soul, "Lord Priest, have you received an oracle from Allah?"

Yi Bin also quietly replied: "Yes, it was this incident that disturbed my soul, and Pharaoh ordered the destruction of the records to be made public. ”

George: "Is this order stupid?"

Yi Bin: "Stupid but helpless, the name Elahet is one with Seth's fate, and he has no other choice. ”

George: "Then you can only carry out such orders?"

Yi Bin showed a look of inquiry: "I am greeting the messenger of the god Amun today, which already shows that I don't want to carry out the pharaoh's order. You must have come here with the guidance of Amun, and I would like to know what this guidance is?"

George waved his hand lightly and said, "You and I are not puppets, we should know what we want to do and what we can do. We're going to enter the city-state of the headland to visit Rod Dick, and the scene should be as big as possible, and it is best to gather the high-ranking generals of the An-La Legion and the adults of the city-state to come together. ”

...... Rod Dick originally planned to wait at home, but "unexpectedly" welcomed Medanzo and George. But now this scene made him unable to pretend anymore, and after hearing the news, he had to open the door of the mansion to greet him outside in person, and he saw Yi Bin and others from afar.

Rod Dick was an old fritter who was a good old fritter, and he quickly stepped forward and opened his arms to Medanzo and George, and said, "It's rare to see you for many years! I have already prepared delicious food and wine in the house, and I will definitely have a good drink today! All the generals and adults are here? Come and drink together, and you will not be drunk and go home." ”

Medanzo smiled, looked at Rod Dick and said, "Lord of the City, you are fat!"

Rod Dick used to be the youngest lord of Eju, he was ten years older than Amun, and he was fifty-six this year. This age is twilight for ordinary people, but Rod Dick is not a great nobleman who can only be pampered, he is also a sixth-level warrior, and his achievements in physical skills are already quite high.

Although his current figure is a little blessed, he has not wasted the cultivation of martial arts for many years, after all, as a legion commander, it is possible to go to the battlefield. Although he never became a great samurai, he was still physically strong. At this moment, of course, this sixth-level warrior did not wear a sword, but only dressed up as usual, and welcomed everyone into the mansion to set up a banquet, in order to celebrate the reunion of the deceased.

George and Medanzo didn't know how many banquets they had eaten along the way, but this meal was the most luxurious today, and the food on the table was filled with exquisite gold and silver utensils. Rod Dick was very enthusiastic in the toast and persuasion during the banquet, and also recalled many past events, and couldn't help but sigh when he talked about the emotion. But the "smart" lord of the city never asked Medanzo and George's intentions, just to catch up.

When the wine was almost drunk, and the generals unbuttoned their shirts, sweating on their heads, Medanzo raised his glass to Rod Dick and stood up.

Rod Dick quickly got up and took a glass and said, "Lord Medanzo, I should be toasting you, come on, let me pour it for you with my own hands!"

Mei Danzuo stretched out his hand to stop him: "City Lord, don't be in a hurry to toast me first. I have brought this cup of wine for the god Amun, and since you have already raised your glass, should you first pay homage to the god Amun?"

Rod Dick replied, "This cup of wine, let us worship the gods together." ”

Rod Dick didn't have a single toast, he called everyone in the room, and said "Worship the gods", and all the generals raised their glasses and stood up and shouted, "Honor Amun!" and then the other adults also stood up, some said "Worship the gods!" and some said "Honor Amun!"

After putting down the cup, Medanzo didn't sit down, and said bluntly: "Lord Dick, we came to visit this time, and it was Amun God who asked me to ask you two questions. ”

Rod Dick secretly complained, what he wanted to avoid couldn't be avoided after all, Medanzo took this occasion to ask questions in public, as long as he opened his mouth, it would be difficult to explain afterwards. The city lord hesitated for a moment and sighed secretly, but he still put down his wine glass and bowed and saluted, "May I ask what the god Amun has instructed?"

Strange to say, as soon as this sentence came out, Rod Dick's originally uneasy heart became calm. In fact, he wanted to know - what would Amon say to him?

Medanzo asked unhurriedly: "An-la has already sent down an oracle, why has the city-state of the headland covered up the voice of the gods and blinded people's ears, and has not yet promulgated it? Has the city-state of the headland received the oracle, and why is it not made public? Lord of Rod Dirk, what would you do if you were to make a sincere decision? The gods don't want to blame anyone, they just want answers!"

Before Rod Dick could answer, the chief priest Yi Bin took over and bowed down with a look of trepidation and replied, "The city-state of the cape has indeed received the oracle of Allah, and the priests of the temple and the lord of Dick are all aware of it. As for why it was not announced, it was not to blame the Lord of Dick, because Pharaoh had issued a secret order to destroy the oracle record and not allow it to be made public. ”

The Great Magician told the truth, and everyone present was shocked, most of them didn't know about it, and it was the first time they had heard of it today. Everyone asked, "Honorable Great Magician, what kind of edict did the god An-la send down, and why didn't Pharaoh let it be made public?

The city-state officials were polite, and the generals were already tempted to slap the table and ask.

Yi Bin glanced at George with a soliciting gaze, George only smiled slightly, and Medanzo said in a loud voice: "Stupid pharaoh, does he think that his order can stop the will of the gods?

Yi Bin couldn't help but whisper a reminder: "Since ancient times, oracles have only been sent down in the temple to prayer priests, and have never been heard by all the people in the ceremony. ”

This is the truth, when the gods of the gods of the Tianshu Continent descend to the oracle, they all do so through the priests in the temple. Sometimes the priests prayed to the gods for instructions on specific events, and the gods might give instructions, and sometimes the priests heard the voice of the gods during their regular prayers, which were oracles given by the gods on their own initiative.

A temple is a place where people make sacrifices to the gods and receive oracles, and the priests in the temple are both the organizers of the sacrifices and the spokesmen of the gods on earth. The gods do this, with at least three benefits:

First, it can use the combination of divine power and monarchy to form a stable realm of divine power. It is impossible for the gods to build the temples themselves, and the temples are built by the city-states on earth. The second is to be able to avoid a lot of conflicts or doubts, and when people are dissatisfied, they often do not directly target the gods, but resent those priests for violating the will of the gods.

The third benefit is obvious, and that is the most convenient. Theoretically, the divine spirit can hear the prayers and calls of all the believers in the divine realm, but in reality, he cannot be contemplating and discerning countless thoughts all the time. The priest prayed to the gods on behalf of the people and told the gods the most important things in a particular ritual to solve the problem.

The gods can theoretically speak to all the people who believe in him, but many gods do not have such a huge amount of mana, especially some ninth-level divine envoys are also worshiped as gods, and they do not have this ability. Moreover, the gods are not always in the human world, and when they are in the kingdom of God, it is difficult for them to communicate directly with ordinary mortals in their souls as they do when they are in the human world.

At this time, it is necessary to convey the oracle in a specific way, and the incarnation in the idol is the simplest and most effective, which is equivalent to the extension of the perception of the gods, and can make instructions to the priests in the state of prayer and meditation.

Medanzo would not have explained these things clearly on such an occasion, and besides, there were some of the mysteries that he had not yet mastered, and George, who had not spoken, finally spoke.

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(To be continued)