Chapter 5: Olympus
"Is this Mount Olympus?" After resting for a day, the star festival set off with the two of them early the next morning, and did not arrive at the location of the holy mountain until noon. Zuo Congrong looked at the mountain in front of him and asked.
"Yes, this is it, the Holy Mountain of Olympus!" Unlike Zuo Congrong's entourage, Star Priest looked at the Holy Mountain with a very reverent gaze, as if this place was her home.
"Is this the origin of Norse mythology, it is really full of fairy spirits. Shion seemed to know more, as if she wanted to find something in this majestic mountain.
"Yes, the birthplace of Norse mythology, the dormitories of the gods. Although it has been proved that nothing exists, the beliefs and fantasies that have been accumulated since the ancient times still give it the aura of a fairy. Even now, people are still willing to regard it as a spiritual home. ā
"The dormitories of the gods are here? European mythology is different, they all live on the ground. Zuo Congrong was stunned for a moment and said curiously.
"Hehe, this is just a fantasy handed down by people in ancient times, because this mountain is the highest mountain in ancient Greece, and almost all the myths and stories of the European camp come from ancient Greece in Northern Europe, so it has evolved into this way now. The height of the mountain peak in the real ancient period was 2,917 meters, even after more than 20,000 years of changes, the sea level rose, the earth's crust moved violently, this height still has not changed, the so-called miracle or miracle, should be like this, right? This is actually no different from the Asian camp, and most of the myths and stories of the Asian camp originated in ancient China. Star Priest replied.
"Yes, but compared to the Asian camp's high-minded, cloud-based way of rule, the gods on the European side may be a little more humane. If you look at it according to this situation, the scepter that is about to be born. There is a greater chance that it will be the golden scepter of Athena, the goddess of victory, and the goddess who is more powerful than Zeus is probably only the fantasy that she has on her body can give birth to this miracle. Shion guessed.
"It doesn't matter what the Scepter is, no matter where it belongs, it will turn into a scuffle in the end. Now every force is just looking for an excuse to meddle, and it has nothing to do with what will appear in the end, even if the Golden Scepter does appear, as long as the Holy See does not have enough strength, I am afraid it will not be taken away logically. ā
"That's right. Exchanges between forces are often more despicable and sinister than exchanges between people. This situation should be relatively above board. Aster said.
"I really can't figure out why the European camp can't just have one camp parliament like Asia, and create so many powerful forces, and in the end which side can say which one, wouldn't it be a mess if there is really a situation. "Zuo Congrong, who has only a concept of the Asian camp, is completely unable to understand the mode of operation of the European camp and complains.
"Arjung. How can things be as simple as you think, this matter is inseparable from the concepts, beliefs, and ways of life of the people on both sides, which is as light as you say. Zi Yuan saw that Zuo Congrong was so rude in front of the Star Sacrifice, and corrected him dissatisfiedly.
"It doesn't matter. Flange. In fact, it may be just as Xiao Zuo said, the European camp needs a unified and dominant force. In fact, this is also the goal we strive for, but we still do not have the strength to achieve it. Maybe you know the flange. How the hell was the European Parliament built?" asked the Star Festival.
"Know a little, it is recorded in the official history of the camp. It seems that more than 3,000 years ago, the marshals of our Asian camp personally came to help build it. Shion said as if recalling.
"Yes. But it's more than that. More than 3,000 years ago, the Asian camp was managed by ten super masters, and the unification and establishment of the camp were completed, and the humans of the Asian camp can be said to have completely ended the era of Warcraft dominating and wantonly killing humans at that time. But the European camp is different, there are no heroes born out of thin air, and the European camp can only be like more than 5,000 years ago, still in chaos. ā
"The Holy See has never declined since the beginning of the True Ancient Period, and they who have gathered many believers have enough power to have a foothold in the era when Warcraft is rampant, so the Holy See occupies one side and has become one of the forces that can protect the Warcraft masses in that era. ā
"And the human beings who practice dark magic or martial arts, because their exercises and styles are incompatible with human beings, they find another way to survive away from the human world. Because people who practice that type of exercise are much faster than orthodox exercises in terms of speed, there are many people who choose to practice dark exercises in order to save their lives. In the end, after having a considerable number of diehards who went to practice the Dark Exercises, the Dark Council was naturally established. After having the power to compete with Warcraft, they have also completed alliances with various dark races, orcs, half-beasts, subhumans, these people who are close to humans but cannot integrate into the world like the Dark Warriors, following the Holy See, this multi-race Dark Council has also become one of the forces that can have a place in the era of Warcraft. ā
"The words of the Blood Clan have always existed from the True Ancient Period to the present, and their power is far superior to that of ordinary humans. Even in those days, the Bloods had not suffered the same fate as humans. They value blood more than any other race, even if they are almost the same as humans in appearance and habits, but they never deal with humans, among the four major forces, only their strength is the strongest, but it is rare that they have no belonging power, only an ancient castle on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean is their safe place. ā
"In the end, only the human beings, who cannot be attached to the tripartite forces because of their geographical relationship, are still under the minions of the demonic beasts, and their lives are precarious. Star Priest explained.
"Is it for this reason that our marshals went to the European camp to establish a parliament?" asked Shion. It is a great honor to hear these things, which are not recorded in the history of the Asian camp.
"Not really. The marshals who had already successfully established a parliamentary model in Asia would have thought that the European camp would be so chaotic, and the marshals who had planned to establish the same parliament as the Asian camp in the European camp had to reconsider it after learning that there were other three forces. The Bloodline is too blood-focused and has nothing to do with humans. The Dark Council acts in a way that is incompatible with humanity, and is even abhorred by humans, and completely non-negotiable. The Holy See, on the other hand, is too strong in its faith and unwilling to share its power with ordinary humans, weakening their faith. In the face of the tripartite forces that were completely unable to find a way to cooperate, Marshal Jiang Rui made a decisive decision and decided to create a parliament belonging to mankind, which is the background of the establishment of the European Parliament. The parliament that has just been established is stronger than the other three forces. It can be said that there is so much difference between ordinary people and strong people. Therefore, in order to allow the European Parliament to have enough time and ability to grow, the three marshals Jiang Rui, Jiang Zhi, and Jiang Cong met with the leaders of the three forces on the top of this sacred mountain that nurtures all the faiths of Europe, and signed a pact of equality and non-aggression. Star Priest replied.
"Equal and non-aggression pact? Are they willing to do it, this treaty doesn't seem to be good for them at all, right?" Zuo Congrong asked with some incomprehension.
"It's really not good, but at that time, the gods of the European camp were far worse than those three marshals, after all, the gods of the European camp. But I don't have the courage to confront the real dragon head-on. Moreover, the three forces also have their own ghosts, and they can't cooperate, in front of the three marshals. There is simply no ability to contend with it. The European Parliament was thus formed. Marshal Jiang Rui also stayed in the European camp for thirteen years after the establishment of the parliament, and only left after the parliament was full-fledged. It can be said that the European Parliament can become like this, all of which was given by Marshal Jiang Rui. This is what the European camp looks like now. It was also caused by Marshal Jiang Rui. Star Priest said.
"There's still such a history. Shion sighed.
"Hehe, that's why the European Parliament is friendly with the Asian Parliament. When we passed in front of the parliament building yesterday, I don't know if you noticed that the statue standing in the center of the square was Marshal Jiang Rui's. The people of the European camp still have a strong sense of gratitude and admiration for Marshal Jiang Rui, even after more than 3,000 years. Probably, many people have regarded this marshal of Asian descent as their ancestor. Star Priest said half-jokingly.
"How about it, do you want to go up to the top of the mountain to see, the former site where Marshal Jiang Rui signed the agreement with the three forces is still there. "The Star Festival is built in yƬ way.
"Is it okay?, now that the Holy Mountain has been controlled by the forces of the Quartet, is it okay to rush up the mountain?" Ziyuan said with some concern.
"Well, there should be, after all, it was agreed that the gods couldn't make a move, so going up like this will definitely leave a handle. But it doesn't matter, let's sneak up. Star Matsuri suddenly said like a mischievous child.
ā...... Well, well, hopefully nothing happens. With a cold sweat streaming down her head, Shion agreed to Star Sacrifice's proposal.
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"Hehe, how is it, are you tired?" Star Priest asked as he looked back at Zuo Congrong and Ziyuan who were following behind him.
"Can you not be tired, such a high mountain, you have to climb the mountain like an ordinary person, you are almost exhausted. Zuo Congrong said weakly.
As a result of the proposal of the Star Worship Festival, the three of them began to climb Mount Olympus, and because they were worried that other forces would find traces from the fluctuating aura, the three chose to hide their aura and climb like ordinary people. If it's a martial artist, it's fine, after all, even if a martial artist doesn't use his ability, in terms of physical fitness, he is far from being comparable to ordinary people. But these three people are all magicians, if it is a flat road, there is not much difficulty, but where will Ziyuan and Zuo Congrong, who have not climbed the mountain on weekdays, eat it, although Zuo Congrong has the physical fitness of the ability level, but in order to take care of Ziyuan, Zuo Congrong went all the way down, and it was not much better, plus starting from the halfway up the mountain, there was still a lot of snow on the mountain road, and the three of them chose not to climb the ramp, seeing that they were about to reach the top of the mountain, Zuo Congrong was already exhausted at the moment, and he might be tired if he said a word.
Different from Zuo Congrong and Ziyuan, looking at the situation, Xing Sai is obviously a mountaineering enthusiast, with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, he has climbed more than half of it, and he is still walking steadily, without the slightest mess and vanity, and even turned back to talk to the two with interest. At this moment, Zuo Congrong was even wondering if this star sacrifice was deliberately doing this.
"That's not good, isn't it much better than me, an old woman who has lived for hundreds of years? Star Priest said jokingly.
"ä½lƬ...... , Does this have anything to do with age, forget it, don't talk about it, I'm too tired. Zuo Congrong closed his mouth in amusement, and concentrated on climbing the mountain.
"Lord Star Festival. How far is it to reach the top of the mountain?" even Shion, who had not spoken all the way, was drenched in sweat at the moment after climbing the long ramp, and he couldn't support it a little, and asked.
"It's less than two kilometers, it's almost there, just hold on, why don't you rest for a while?" Seeing that the aster in the magic robe was already unbearable, the star priest was very sympathetic.
"Take a break. For more than thirty years, there has never been a more wolfish than today. Shion tried her best to maintain her image and said.
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"Somebody's coming. After the three of them rested for a while, a few fluctuating breaths came over clearly, and after the three of them looked at each other a few times, Zi Yuan said in a low voice.
"Don't make a sound, our fluctuating aura has been completely hidden, as long as they don't go in this direction, it shouldn't be possible to see us. Our clothes are all ...... , Why do you want to wear a black daji?" Xing Sai was about to say that everyone's clothes were white, and it was easy to hide in the snow, when he suddenly noticed Zuo Congrong's black daku. Asked dissatisfied.
ā...... I've always been dressed like this, how could I think of me as a god...... A fairy-like character is going to do such a stupid thing one day. Zuo Congrong, who almost missed his mouth, hurriedly remedied it and said innocently.
"Forget it. Whether you can dodge it or not depends on luck. Do you think this is a lot like hide and seek, and it's exciting, isn't it?" the star priest asked the two of them with great interest, as if he had remembered something.
ā......ć Lord Star Festival, can you be strict? Even Zuo Congrong, who was in every positive shape on weekdays, said a little depressed when he saw the star sacrifice looking like this. It's no wonder that when she was at the airport before, the star festival said that she would make Shion more cheerful, and said that it was not easy to be lively at her age, and the words of feelings were originally her own.
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"What are they talking about?" The three of them were talking on the way, and the people in the distance had already walked not far from their side, and they didn't know that there were ambushes nearby, and their voices were still as usual, clearly reaching Zuo Congrong's ears, and Zuo Congrong, who couldn't understand English, had to ask the other two for help.
"We've been spotted. I didn't expect it to be so bad, forget it, don't hide, let's go out. After the star priest finished speaking dissatisfied, he got up and walked out.
ā...... , isn't it all in vain, I knew that I would be discovered, and I still need to work hard to hide my ability to climb the mountain. Zuo Congrong said regretfully.
"Blood Clan, why are you here too? If you guess correctly, this should be the 'Grim Reaper' Wang Dan from the Asian camp, right?" Probably to take care of Zuo Congrong, even though most of the people on the other side were members of the blood clan from the European camp, the Star Festival who went out still chose to communicate in Chinese.
"Yes, I'm Wang Dan, dare to ask who you are?"
"Lord Star Sacrifice, there should have been an agreement between the four forces before, right, why are you here?" Before Star Sacrifice could answer, a member of the Blood Clan on the other side had already asked.
"Yes, there was an agreement, but a miscellaneous soldier like you shouldn't have gone all out to read the content of the agreement, right? The agreement stipulates that the gods are not allowed to use their abilities on the sacred mountain, but there is no restriction on the rights of the gods, and if your true ancestors are interested in climbing the mountain on foot, I will not have any objections. You also heard, I am the Star Priest of the Camp Council, what are you here for?" After the Star Priest repelled the young man of the Blood Clan very majestically, he once again locked his eyes on Wang Dan, who was the leader, and asked.
"I think our purpose is probably the same, if I'm not mistaken, you should have brought these two people to the Holy Mountain to observe the terrain and investigate the situation, right?" Wang Dan asked.
"You're a shrewd girl, but I'm sorry, you guessed wrong. The terrain will hardly have much impact on future actions, so there is no need to go out of their way to investigate. We came here to see the ruins left by Marshal Jiang Rui 3,000 years ago, and of course, enjoying the fun of mountaineering is also one of the purposes of this trip. Listen to you, you're bringing people here to explore the terrain?" asked the star priest.
"Sister She, Wang Fengfei!" Wang Dan introduced cleanly.
"Since we all have a purpose, don't let it be. It wouldn't be good for anyone to do it, and there is still no movement on this holy mountain, so I think you all know that there is no benefit in starting a conflict now, right? Moreover, even if I do it, although I can't do it, even if there are only two people behind me, I'm afraid you people won't be able to take advantage of it. "The Star Festival is built in yƬ way.
"Okay, the purpose of our trip is just to take Feng Fei to see the situation of the Holy Mountain, and it hasn't reached the point where we can do it when we meet someone. Then, Lord Star Festival, don't leave it at that!" As he spoke, Wang Dan still led a group of people away from other directions.
"Gods can't use abilities, what about you playing with us?" After listening to what the Star Priest said to the young people of the Blood Clan, Zuo Congrong realized the reason why the Star Sacrifice didn't use the ability, and asked at the moment.
"This ......" (To be continued......