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Hearing Teresa's question, Anita continued to lie lazily on her side among the scarlet flowers, and even the curve of her smile did not change.
"What are you talking about?" He plucked the strings of the harp in his arms. "So I have offended you, my dear brother?"
"A god who supports human delusion and blasphemes the symbol of God the Father on earth." Theresa looked at him coldly, "I should have destroyed you the moment you were born."
"Like Flora?" Anita's hand plucking the strings slightly exerted force, and with a crisp sound, the strings broke in his hand. He looked up and sang gracefully, "My God, you see, Theresa is worried about you."
Su Yun: “…”
This situation has made Su Yun feel a little bit tricky.
Jasmine also made a lot of noise when she came out, and now the even more willful Anita will only double down on causing trouble. When Su Yun thought of Flora lurking behind, he had a headache for the first time.
He couldn't help but glance at Flora's pillar, then said seriously: "Did you encounter anything in the human world? Why do you say that?"
Theresa immediately regained her usual piety and tranquility when facing Su Yun. She first handed over a thick book: "This is the history and materials of the Achaemenid Empire that I collected."
After Su Yun finished browsing it hastily, Theresa began to complain.
Generally speaking, if a relatively mature civilization wants to maintain order, it needs three pillars to support it: law, morality and religion.
This religion is not a "certain sect" in a narrow sense, but refers to the upper limit of a role similar to gods that people have awe or fear in their hearts.
The same is true for the Achaemenid Empire. This country has its own unique mythology and polytheism. Their mythology is very simple and can be summarized in one sentence: the good god defeated the evil god, so the people of the good god were able to multiply and live on the earth.
This is a religion with strong opposition, which clearly states that the good god is the main god that people need to worship, while the evil god is the villain that people should fear and be wary of.
Theresa naturally approached the empire from a religious perspective, and the identity she chose was the priest of the main altar in the royal city.
But Anita happened to come to this empire at this moment. His choice was completely opposite to Theresa's. He directly gave himself the title of the evil god priest, and then easily established his own sect...
In the big picture, Anita's choice is of course "cult".
"It's on.
In fact, Teresa did not care about this kind of religious division, but the god that Anita led the believers to worship was also his father God.
This is fatal.
Teresa was very pious, and her piety was exclusive, that is, she did not agree with any interpretation of the gods that was contrary to hers.
What Anita did was an insult to God the Father, which is a heinous crime!
Of course Theresa would raise an army to wipe out these cultists, but Anita was not afraid of him. He didn't care about his followers at all. His ability allowed him to gather countless supporters at any time, and he could even divide the country easily.
Such a campaign would have had no benefit at all, other than internal depletion of the Achaemenid population.
But Theresa didn't have the power to control people's hearts. In this respect, she was no better than this annoying brother.
Anita also knew that the Father God was about to come, so she did not do anything excessive. She just set a fire and left, leaving behind a huge mess.
That's why Theresa was the last one to come back.
After hearing the whole story, Su Yun couldn't help laughing. He looked at Anita at his feet helplessly: "Anita, why did you do this?"
"Of course it's because the justice in that empire is too strange." Anita smiled and raised her face, her sharp red eyes flashing with gorgeous light, "And the good god they worship is also you. I hate their way of worship - that's a misunderstanding of you."
Theresa said coldly: "So you became a cultist?"
"Cultist? If I am a cultist, then you are a false cult leader. How can we compare them?" Anita gently stroked her broken-stringed harp. "Such a small matter still worries Father God. My brothers, you are really... heh."
He raised his head slightly and half-closed his eyes to look at everyone - Anita's ridicule was an all-round provocation, and he was not only provoking Theresa, but also Alice and Jasmine.
And that was not enough, he could also look expectantly at God the Father on the throne, as if he was the creature who should bow down on God's lap with confidence.
Jasmine lowered her eyes slightly, looking at her cane as if she could see flowers, but Alice's smile had disappeared, and he put his hands behind his back and just stared at Anita.
As for Theresa, he remained calm this time, but the reason was probably because his god was watching him...
However, even Su Yun, who was slow-witted, felt Anita's extraordinary
Skills in attracting hatred.
Su Yun had no doubt that if he left the Divine Court at this moment, the remaining creatures would immediately start fighting, rescue people from the sea of blood, and turn the rebuilt Divine Court into shreds.
What is Anita's ability...Oh, he is an assistant, commonly known as a crutch.
It's really amazing, the face-taunting assist...
Teresa is such a pious person, and Anita's action really hurt her.
Su Yun made a decision: "Anita, you are wrong this time. Human religious worship has never been truly correct. No matter what, it is a distortion. It doesn't matter which side you want to support, but don't provoke a fight next time."
Anita was not frustrated at all. She turned around, looked up at Su Yun, and said softly in a soft voice, "Yes, my God, I know I was wrong."
Once this gorgeous and willful man softens, he is like a pool of spring water, and his voice becomes the falling petals that create ripples on the water.
Okay, I've verbally warned the younger one, now I have to appease the older one...
Su Yun sighed helplessly: "Theresa, I will go directly with you to the Achaemenid Empire next."
Teresa immediately put Anita behind her mind, and he looked up in surprise: "Yes! My God!"
"I'm looking forward to the new identity you're looking for for me." Su Yun stood up, "Let's go together... Alice, Jasmine, Anita."
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The Achaemenids were a proud nation that built an empire across a vast territory. They were skilled in warfare, worshipped fire and warriors, and followed the gods of justice.
Su Yun’s identity this time is indeed a priest.
Jasmine was able to offer a complete pedigree for people to choose from, but Theresa had no prior preparation, so she could only choose a semi-worldly background.
The vast majority of religions are related to gods, which shows that the dominant group in the religion has a transcendent side, and there is a lot of room for the identity of priests to be inserted.
The religion of the Achaemenid Empire was somewhat peculiar. Although everyone believed in religion and the royal family took the lead, there were neither magnificent temples nor vast churches on the land of this country. All altars were built on high places and were definitely open-air. The altars were simple and crude, and had no other function except to light bonfires and keep them lit all night.
Although the architecture and rituals were crude and primitive, the status of the priests was very transcendent. Most of them were from noble families, and half of them had their future direction determined since birth and received special training.
They are brought up in a religious sect and such priests are considered to be the most pious and pure.
And this is Su Yun’s identity.
Su Yun changed into a pure white robe and looked at the pale golden flame pattern on the hem with some curiosity: "Is this... the clothing used for sacrifices in this country?"
"Yes, my God." Theresa also changed into a pure white robe. No longer wearing black, he lost some of the beauty of silence and abstinence, but gained more holiness and solemn majesty.
Only those emerald green eyes were still sparkling.
"Jasmine likes the nobility, so I gave him a royal background. Brother Alice wants to follow you, so I gave him the status of a church member - this is a very important responsibility and an indispensable helper for the priests."
Theresa reported so devoutly that he made no mention of Anita.
"Is that so?" Su Yun nodded appreciatively, "It's quite appropriate."
Theresa heard the Father's praise and smiled shyly with her head lowered.
The identity he arranged was certainly flawless.
But of course, this so-called royal family is naturally feared by the king, and as for the followers... those who are priests in close-fitting clothes are indeed followers, but those who just sweep the ashes from the fire are not followers?
Alice is a jealous and paranoid fanatic, while Jasmine is an unruly fanatic. They are just like everyone else in the world. They are not qualified to stand beside God. They should look up.
Theresa sighed sadly inwardly, feeling deeply sorry for her brothers.
15
The sacred flame was lit in the altar on the top of the mountain, and countless people who came to worship put their foreheads on the ground and prayed devoutly.
The priests were allowed to move around as the crowd prayed.
Su Yun tied his black hair behind his head and walked silently among the dark crowd. All around him were devout believers, who came from the middle class of this imperial society. They might be wealthy businessmen or craftsmen, and their families had either meager or rich properties.
The sky was pitch black, and as far as the eye could see the only bright and dazzling thing in the world seemed to be the flames on the top of the mountain.
Teresa stood in front of the altar, guiding and presiding over the sacrifice.
Su Yun once again fine-tuned his appearance, this time mixing in more human elements.
Due to his previous experiences, Su Yun currently has no confidence in his aesthetic taste, but there is nothing he can do about it. He can only adjust according to human reactions at any time.
Su Yun saw Alice - Alice was also wearing a white robe, standing in the background of the group of believers.
She looked at him with tears in her eyes, and it was obvious that he was complaining.
Su Yun: ...
I never expected Theresa to dump Alice here...I'll let him come back soon.
At this time, the sacrifice had reached its climax. After people finished praying, they stood up and shouted a name of a god that Su Yun had never heard of. The flames lit up thousands of pairs of pupils. They were so enthusiastic, as if everyone's heart was beating at the same rhythm.
Teresa's status in the religion was very high this time, and she seemed to be a leader-level figure. She presided over the sacrifice in an orderly manner. After sprinkling pure holy water on the flames, she finally reached the last link.
He was to announce a new priest - priests were rare and precious in the religion of this nation, and when a new priest was inducted, the patriarch was required to introduce him seven times at seven sacrificial ceremonies.
Before the burning flames, the patriarch in white robes praised the gods with heavy prayers. He poured water and oil into the flames, and the fanatical crowd cheered and sang.
Then the young priest turned around, and the flames lit up his emerald green eyes. At this moment, nothing in the world was more moving than this green.
He raised his hand towards Su Yun, expectation and desire melting in his eyes, it was a lingering request and a gentle invitation.
"My God..." he said, "has chosen new priests for us."
This is just the first time.
The author has something to say: Theresa is very double-standard
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Muah!
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