Greece Brings Evildoers Chapter 305

Chapter 305 The most European card draw in history (4.1k)

Early the next morning, the Royal City of Arcadia.

After running around all night, the group of six finally arrived at their destination.

Atalanta, who had been sleeping on Lorne's back, slowly woke up after a night of buffering. Although her physical strength and magic power were somewhat severely exhausted and she appeared to be listless, she could at least ensure basic actions.

"We have something important to do and need to meet His Majesty Iasos!"

The twin brothers in front said as they threw a bronze emblem of Apollo engraved with sun patterns to the guard at the city gate as a proof of identity.

Not long after, a middle-aged man who looked like an officer rushed over in a hurry. After confirming the identities of the two Spartan princes, he quickly ordered the soldiers to let them go. He himself led the way in front, leading the six people from afar. The warriors who came quickly headed to the Arcadia Palace.

With a special person clearing the way, the six people had an unimpeded journey and soon arrived at the gate of the main hall of the palace.

After a simple reporting process, they successfully entered the reception room of the Arcadia Palace and met the legendary King of Arcadia, Iasos.

He was a tall and burly middle-aged man, with strong facial features that vaguely showed his good appearance when he was young.

After a few pleasantries, the twin brothers went straight to the point and told the king of Arcadia everything they had seen and heard on the road.

"Your Majesty, this [beast disaster] is not a trivial matter. I hope you will treat it with caution!"

"Thank you for coming all the way and for your kind reminder. I will definitely consider these things seriously."

King Iasos responded repeatedly with a serious look on his face.

However, before he said a few words, he couldn't help but start breathing heavily, and his face showed an unhealthy paleness, as if there was something wrong with his physical health.

"What are you doing?"

The twin brothers couldn't help but look surprised when they saw the scene in front of them.

"Sorry, I made you laugh." Iasos coughed dryly, with a trace of bitterness on his face, and reluctantly told the cause of his illness.

At the beginning of the [Beast Disaster], the king also hoped to turn the tide and help the building from collapse, so he personally led Arcadia's divine blood guards to hunt down the mutated and restless people deep in the mountains. of Warcraft.

However, he seriously underestimated [Beast Disaster] and seriously overestimated himself.

In the end, Arcadia's Divine Blood Guards suffered heavy casualties under the siege of the monsters. Even he himself was seriously injured and has not recovered yet.

After listening to Iasos's story, the twin brothers' faces were full of sadness and sympathy.

Lorne, who was hiding in the team, couldn't help but secretly curse.

What kind of wisdom is it to send the regular army into the deep mountains and old forests of the Arcadia Mountains to play jungle warfare with the monsters?

Although the Divine Blood Guards have the name of [Divine Blood], they are basically diluted from countless generations of divine descendants. Compared with the real divine blood heroes, they are not even a bit worse. Not to mention Lorne himself, even Medea can easily kill hundreds of people with sufficient preparation.

Not to mention those monsters who were born and raised in the Arcadia Mountains and had the right time and place.

Therefore, the best use of these divine blood guards is to lure the monsters into a relatively open area, and use the advantages of formation and coordination to strangle the monsters, instead of throwing precious high-level troops into an environment that is not conducive to group operations. Zhongping is consumed in vain.

If he can escape in the end, this old guy is lucky.

Of course, it is also possible that when the beast disaster first started, it was not as serious as it is now, so Iasos and the remaining soldiers under his command were given a way to survive.

However, after such a torment, Arcadia could only switch from offense to defense, and huddled in the city-states, recruiting heroes from major city-states, waiting for rescue.

And because they gave up large tracts of jungle and roads, the animal disasters in Acadia became more and more serious, and the scope of the spread became wider and wider.

This was the reason why Lorne and his party encountered groups of demonic wolves on the official road thirty kilometers away from the Arcadia Mountains.

What's even worse is that this [beast disaster] seems to be unusual, and the group of monsters seems to be constantly [strengthening] and [evolving].

Originally, this speed was within a controllable range, but as a result, Iasos sent a wave of divine blood guards from Arcadia. Those monsters were probably devouring divine meat and magical beasts. The armor further strengthened itself.

In addition, these monsters began to appear on the official roads, hunting down the living people along the way and the warriors who came to join the crusade.

Through mental calculations and unintentional calculations, many people from all walks of life may have become food for those mutated monsters, making those things become more and more difficult to deal with.

As a result, more and more experience packs were given out, and the monsters in the mountains were developing faster and faster, so the difficulty of hunting and subjugation was also constantly increasing.

Even the Spartan twin brothers, who were the sons of Zeus, almost overturned.

It is true that one general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted.

Lorne cursed a lot and waited patiently for the two parties to finish their exchange before following the twin brothers out of the palace living room.

After the King of Arcadia's troubles, we can no longer count on the cooperation of the local [high-level military units]. We can only rely on the recruited [Hero Units] to form an elite team and try to see if they can enter the Arcadia Mountains. Investigate the causes of Warcraft's mutation and then solve the problem fundamentally.

"Everyone, please wait."

While Lorne was thinking secretly, two soldiers guarding the middle gate set up their guns and shields to block him. A chief priestess in a white robe walked out, nodded slightly in greeting, and then led them to a side hall and opened the door. A piece of black gauze reveals a crystal ball enshrined on the altar below.

The white-robed priestess stretched out her arms to signal the six people, and placed their hands on them one after another for testing.

The six of them looked at each other and frowned slightly.

"This is a necessary process to participate in this hunt. All heroes must pass this test."

Seeing everyone's expressions of doubt, the white-robed priestess immediately opened her lips to explain the reason seriously.

"After all, in order to effectively deal with animal disasters, we need to verify your identity and abilities and ensure the safety of everyone as much as possible."

After hearing the euphemistic explanation, Lorne and the others looked at each other and nodded slightly.

To put it bluntly, on the one hand, it is to prevent enemy spies from sneaking in and ensure their own safety; on the other hand, it is to confirm the level of the recruited hero units so that they can make corresponding crusade plans.

This set of tests was not conducted when they entered the palace and met the King of Arcadia. Instead, they were officially launched after the meeting, which gave them sufficient courtesy.

After figuring out the reason, everyone had no objections. They stepped forward and placed their palms on the surface of the crystal ball, injecting etheric magic power.

Immediately, the magic array was activated, and three golden light pillars rose up one after another. The three divine seals of purple-red dark moon, silver-white bright moon, and golden sun successively converged and formed. Followers of Hecate, goddess of the dark moon, followers of Artemis, goddess of hunting, and messengers of Apollo, **** of light...

They are all favored by God!

The white-robed priestess looked at such a high-quality pool of golden light and was quite shocked. Then her cautious eyes finally fell on Lorne, who had not yet tested it.

"It's your turn."

Lorne nodded slightly, stepped forward and placed his hand on the crystal ball. A grapevine bursting out of the ground was green and green, and the bunches of grapes reflected the shining white light.

Dionysian?

The white-robed head priestess couldn't help but glance at Lorne a few more times, but then shook her head indifferently.

It's just an ordinary level, so happy for nothing.

However, the head priestess obviously did not notice the colorful color contained in the white light, let alone the most valuable among the six cards.

Immediately, as if she realized that her behavior was a bit rude, she quickly withdrew her gaze and spoke with a smile.

"Heroes who have responded to the call are arriving from all over the country now. It will take some time to gather together. Therefore, the official day to enter the mountains to clear out the monsters is tentatively scheduled for three days. During this period, you should have a good rest in the city. The temple will be Arrange accommodation for you."

As she spoke, she waved her hand and summoned a younger priestess, instructing her to lead Lorne and others to move into the city and continue to preside over the registration and review of the heroes.

"Next! Yes, that's it, put your hand on the crystal ball and inject magic..."

"boom!"

The sound of a crystal ball exploding could be heard in the hall, as well as the miserable screams and curses of a certain unfortunate guy whose hands were covered in blood.

"What crappy thing? The quality is so poor!"

At this time, Lorne, who had already reached the door, paused, then couldn't help but quicken his pace, muttering secretly in his heart.

It seems that I need to practice more on strength control.

After walking out of the palace and onto the street, everyone relieved themselves of their burdens and finally felt in the mood to appreciate Arcadia's customs and customs.

"Hello, dear friend, please allow me to take up your precious time and introduce you to our Heavenly Father and Savior..."

Looking at the believers who were wearing black robes and preaching skillfully to passers-by along the way, and distributing towels, bread, small glasses of rum, handwritten scriptures and other items, Lorne finally understood why the head priestess I will lose interest in him.

The reason is very simple. Dionysian believers are not a rare thing in Arcadia. On the contrary, they are already on the streets.

As the religious leader behind the Dionysian Cult, a certain patriarch looked at the believers who were working hard to preach for him and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

It seems that the soil of Arcadia is particularly suitable for preaching. Along the way, Lorne saw two other groups competing with his Dionysian Cult for believers.

One group has star and moon patterns on their clothes, and they like to use some alchemical gimmicks to complicate simple problems in order to recruit new people to join the club.

They are Hermes, whose name comes from Hermes Trismegistus, which means "three times great Hermes". They believe in the foreign **** of wisdom Thoth, the ancient messenger **** Hermes, and the speed of Olympus. God Hermes.

The three gods of the Trinity together constitute the main body of Hermetic belief.

According to teachings, Hermetists believe that human beings' plunge into the world is a spiritual journey, and in the end they should still become one with divinity and achieve balance with the order of nature. Therefore, a large part of the Hermetic literature mentioned the use of astrology, alchemy and magic, trying to teach people to utilize and control the power of nature, thus attracting many ordinary people with curiosity.

Triple great Hermes? A trinity of gods?

Hermes, please remember to pay the copyright fee later.

Lorne, who has always pirated and tampered with mythological content, couldn't help but secretly curse when he saw that one day he would be imitated and infringed upon.

Although the Olympian God of Speed ​​was born in a cave in Arcadia, he regarded this land as his holy land.

But since the death of his son Pan, Hermes's connection with this land has dropped sharply. In addition, Arcadia's own folk customs are tough and worship the strong. Therefore, he gradually cannot compete with Artemis.

The Temple of the Moon, which serves the goddess of hunting, became the dominant family in Arcadia and became the mainstream belief in Arcadia.

Previously, the white-robed priestess who tested Lorne and his party came from the Moon Temple.

In order to regain a foothold in Arcadia, the quick-thinking and speedy **** also started the religious reform, gradually developed the Hermetic sect, and sent his disciples to this land. Preach for yourself.

He is worthy of being the **** of business travel, and his mind is the aura.

Lorne made a pertinent comment, and then looked at the other group of people competing for territory with the Dionysian Cult.

"O kind goddess, thank you for giving me food."

Hundreds of people crowded into a small, dark hut, drinking freshly cooked barley porridge. Then, as if they were drunk, they leaned on the corners and the ground and fell into a drowsy sleep.

At the same time, wisps of black mist escaped from the believers who drank barley porridge and gradually disappeared into the air.

When these impurities-like things are expelled from the body, each believer seems to be purified from the inside out. His brows are relaxed, his face is peaceful, his breathing becomes more stable, and his whole body seems to be exuding a radiant light.

Smelling the smell of wheat porridge wafting from the crack of the door, Lorne couldn't help but sneeze.

Hugh Keweng wheat porridge, no wonder it feels a bit familiar.

If I remember correctly, this thing should be the favorite thing used by the Eleusinian Mystic Cult when they hold secret rituals.

This sect worshiped Demeter, the **** of agriculture, and Persephone, the queen of the underworld, and hoped to obtain immortal life through specific foods and secret rituals.

In the original myth, in the process of searching for her daughter Persephone, Demeter, the **** of agriculture, wiped the body of a city-state prince who had been raised with the wine of Huceon wheat porridge, and put him on the fire at night. He was roasted and refined, hoping to burn away his mortal part and allow him to gain eternal life.

The sea goddess Thetis soaked her son Achilles in the waters of the River Styx, making his immortal body also affected by the Eleusinian mysteries.

Since immortality and immortality are almost irresistible temptations for mortals, the Eleusinian Mystery Cult spread very quickly. Not long after Artemis left, this foreign sect attracted people in Arcadia. A large number of believers.

Walking on the street, Lorne reached for his pocket for the third time, looking at the various figures in the city, and secretly cursed.

The Temple of the Moon who believed in Artemis, the Dionysian Cult who believed in himself, the Hermetic Sect secretly formed by Hermes, and the ancient Ephesians who believed in Demeter, the **** of agriculture, and Persephone, the queen of the underworld. Lucius Esoteric Cult…

Coupled with the [Beast Disaster] related to Typhon's divinity…

Good guy, the world of Arcadia is really full of vitality and everything is in competition.

(End of chapter)

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