"Welcome, young man. ”

Sitting in front of Theodore was a white-bearded old man with gray hair, but his ruddy skin showed no hint of age, and his eyes were as bright as those of a young man. Although he wore only a white Roman robe and a pair of leather sandals, he revealed an indescribable temperament - like some hermit master.

The old man sat on a long table with a small table filled with all kinds of fruits, dried fruits, and wine jugs, as if they had been prepared in advance to entertain guests.

Perhaps sensing Theodore's discomfort, the old man became more enthusiastic, and beckoned to him incessantly: "Come quickly, come here and sit down." Don't be too nervous, young man. ”

Theodore paused, walked over to the old man and sat down with a slight relief, and asked in a respectful tone, "Excuse me, what shall I call you?" ”

"What do you call me?" hahahaha...... "The old man looked at Theodore like a child, as if he had heard some funny joke, "don't you already know?

"Don't try to hide or pretend, things that don't make sense in front of me are meaningless. Although he said it with a smile, it revealed an unquestionable liliang: "My eyes can see everything, my ears can hear everything, this is not obtained from other places, but the liliang of talent! ”

"Whew--" Theodore let out a long breath, then bowed his head slightly, and whispered in the same manner as he saw his elders, "then, what is the matter with the great God-king, the great Jupiter, looking for me?"

"Okay, okay, don't look like this, I know you don't have any heartfelt awe and love for me, so these words are omitted!" The old man waved his hand lightly: "I believe that you hate me, and it is definitely more than you believe in me!"

"So...... Did you really get me here from the original shijie?" Theodore narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists involuntarily, but his tone was still full of style: "Can I know the reason? Of course it's the real reason, if it's a fool, you don't have to!"

"Of course not, although I did have such thoughts, but that is not something that my divine power can do......! Oh, that's a strange term, crossed over. Jupiter said gently, "I just made a mark on a soul that wandered to a different Shijie, of course you succeeded, so congratulations!"

"Let go of the young people, there is no one else here, my annoying brothers and wives have not yet come!" said the old man, taking a bunch of grapes from the plate and handing it to Theodore: "Taste it, this is the fruit of the gods!"

“xiexie。 Although I don't know if the other party is telling the truth, Theodore has no choice now, so he has to take it as a fact - this comes from the teaching of the history teacher in his previous life: "If you can't prove the error of the account, then you must take it as fact, because you have no evidence to refute it!"

Theodore, who had figured it out, began to become much more calm, peeled a grape very casually, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it - it was just a grape, nothing special at all!

"Of course, the food of the gods is all offered by you mortals, so naturally there can't be anything special!" Jupiter waved his hand and took a bottle from the table: "I also received such a tribute some time ago, and it tastes very strange. ”

Theodore looked up, and a line of English that was about to fly caught his eyes, and the shape was so familiar that he almost spit out the grape he had just eaten—it was actually a bottle of Coca-Cola!

Who did it, this is, the advertisements have hit the kingdom of God!

Theodore suddenly felt a sense of relaxation, a sense of relief, and began to ask again the topic he had asked at the beginning: "You have sent down an oracle and summoned me, I am afraid that it is not just so that I may have a chat with you, shall I be?"

"Energetic young people always make me feel bored with a long life. As if joking, the old man said, "Your impatience reminds me of the Mercury boy!"

"It's true that there is something to summon you to come, but it can also be said that there is nothing to do, just to tell you something you should know. Jupiter looked at Theodore enthusiastically: "Besides, what we want you to do, haven't you been doing?"

"You mean spreading the faith?" asked Theodore, "if that is the case, I have been doing it all along, though it has been spreading on a human scale so far. ”

"That's not what I'm talking about. The old man shook his head, "What do you think of the orcs, what kind of race do you think they are?"

"Orcs are just an ordinary race in primitive society, and although I have received negative news about them from many people, they seem to me to be no different from other intelligent races. Although it is very barbaric now, it may not be impossible to develop its own civilization and build its own city in time. Theodore said calmly: "I am not a racist, but I am very open in this regard. Of course, their barbarism and backwardness are the greatest original sin in themselves, especially when they are still drinking blood and have strong desires!"

"Very well, it seems that you are very sensible and know how to analyze problems. The old man nodded: "Actually, it's about a transaction, or an exchange. ”

"Deal?"

"That is, this shijie accepts the deal between us and you to join this shijie. The old man smiled and said, "These orcs are somewhat similar to us, and they all took advantage of the fact that Shijie, who was still gradually stabilizing, was completely on the right track, and they all flowed in through some loopholes. Unlike us, they are bloodthirsty, more powerful, and numerous, and preceded us in time!"

"Therefore, in the eyes of this shijie, their destructive power far exceeds ours, so it will allow us to officially enter this shijie and become a part of it, and the exchange is to try to destroy as many orcs as possible and reduce their destruction!"

"So. Theodore asked, "My mission is to fight the orcs more and defeat them?"

"Yes, but there's no need to be so zealous. The old man smiled slyly, like a very smug smile: "This shouldn't be a short war, even if it lasts for one or two hundred years, it doesn't matter, as long as you don't stop hostile relations with the orcs." ”

"And at the same time, you can also take the opportunity to spread the culture of Rome as much as possible, so that your shili can be completely integrated into this shijie, and when we destroy the orcs, we will no longer be different from this shijie, and this shijie may be kicked away after using us!"

As soon as the old man said this, Theodore finally understood - the threat of borrowing orcs made this shijie unable to borrow himself, and at the same time make his civilization a part of this shijie, and even the main civilization of human shijie, so that unless this shijie intends to destroy mankind, he can't let Rome disappear!

It seems that this god-king has encountered something similar before...... How could you be so careful?

"I still have a question, though. Theodore suddenly thought of something very strange: "weishenme............"

"Weishenme, this shijie doesn't have a god of its own, right?" said the old man with a smile. After seeing Theodore nod, he continued: "This is because of some changes in the past of this shijie, or a vacancy period. ”

"Because of the changes in Shijie itself, many of the original special liliang began to fade and left here a long time ago, because they are fundamentally different from us, and their way of believing is very different from ours. ”

"Of course, it won't be long before the ancestral beliefs of many races in this shijie will slowly emerge as many new gods, or the will of this shijie itself will be condensed into an all-knowing and all-powerful god, but it will take some time, and we have found an opportunity in this vacant period. Jupiter said, "Six hundred years may seem like a long time to you humans, but for a shijie or a god, it is only a blink of an eye, too short, and it is not enough at all. ”

"So, rest assured, we will give you enough help when you need it. The old man patted Theodore on the shoulder: "We will never treat you badly!"

"Enough help? sorry, but nothing seems to have been gotten yet. Theodore shook his head: "So far, I've only gotten an oracle!"

"Have you forgotten? I have given you a part of my liliang!" Jupiter asked angrily, "Who do you think gave you the eyes that overlook the earth?!"

"You mean ......?!" Theodore then remembered that the strategic map-like thing was actually the liliang of the gods?!

"I tried to give it to you in a way you can understand, although the burden is a little bigger, but it doesn't mean that I didn't give it. The old man smiled: "And this thing is also very much in line with your mission, isn't it?"

"So, I want to know, what can I gain if I help you?" Theodore asked calmly, "If you give, you will gain, right?"

"Of course, and I've always been known for my generosity!" Jupiter smirked, "I'll give you what your heart desires the most!"

"My eyes can see everything, my ears can hear everything, so I know best what you really desire. Go and fulfill your mission, young man, and at the end of your life you will get everything you desire!"

(Well, in fact, I prefer to use storytelling to tell everyone about my shijie view and novel setting, and sometimes use the latter setting to overturn the previous assumptions, which is also a very fun pithole!coughcoughcough...... Thanks to Ziye Xingqing for the tip (I hope I didn't remember the wrong name))