The temperature has dropped suddenly these days. I have a cold. We should also pay attention to keep warm.
It''s an important turning point of this book, and it''s also an important change of the whole human pattern! I have to be steady and write carefully, so I will make up for the two chapters in the second half of the month. All the readers who followed me all the way knew that whenever I came to the war plot, I wrote slowly, because it was hard to write that kind of hearty taste in pursuit of speed! However, the daily minimum update is about 6000 words.
The first seven days of the month means the book''s achievements in one month.
Fu Tu pleads for your support! I will repay you with a good enough war!
Well, I really want to be cute...)
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"The goddess will answer your call."
The high priest looked at Murphy, her face as if with the divine light, and in the pupil, Murphy saw the golden light again.
All this made him remember what he looked like when he first saw the high priest.
At that time, she also had such divine brilliance! At this time, Murphy even had a bold guess that the high priest, as the spokesperson of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, might be able to observe things through the eyes of the high priest. Just like now, it is likely that when the divine light appears in the high priest, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has already set her eyes on herself.
Murphy''s biggest card and reliance is the auxiliary system of total war brought by brain crossing!
Because if Olympus wants to revive, he must rely on the auxiliary system of Total War connected with his soul!
If you can make good use of it.
Everything in the future.
It is hard to say who will be in charge.
Murphy''s ambition, though never said.
But it doesn''t mean it doesn''t.
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It was more than four o''clock in the afternoon after the details of new year''s day were finalized with the high priest.
Because of the limited conditions in this era.
Murphy finally decided to divide the new year''s day process into three parts.
The first part is the New Year Festival, which will be as important as the harvest festival. The scene will be very large, and all the citizens in the territory will be present. The ceremony is presided over by the high priest, the incarnation of the goddess of wisdom, but the priests of other gods are all present.
It''s a profound ceremony, and Murphy has to take it all to heart.
On this day, Murphy needs Athena, the goddess of wisdom, to perform miracles!
With nearly one year''s development, the population of Athens has reached nearly 20000, and the number of citizens has reached more than 7500. Over such a long period of time, the power of faith in the leadership temple dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has been close to the full value. Since new divine grace and power did not appear, the consumption was not large. Murphy estimated that Athena, the goddess of wisdom, had recovered a lot.
With her present strength, supporting a miracle should be no problem, right?
The second part of the new year is a national competition!
The Greeks love to compete. The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta ended because of the Olympic Games held once every four years.
However, in this world, the enemies they face are all other creatures. They have no choice at all. They even have no language and can only passively meet the war. In the past, Murphy didn''t have the time and conditions to consider these. Now, facing the new year, she can try to hold a full-scale competitive sports!
Many people know that the Olympic Games symbolize peace, but not many people know that the end of the Olympic Games is in the hands of the Crusade!
After the second century A.D., the Crusade, which completely usurped the power of the west, ruled the whole Europe, including Greece. They forcibly advocated asceticism, advocated the separation of spirit and flesh, and opposed all sports. As a result, Europe entered a bloody dark era, and the Olympic Games declined even more until they died in name. In 393 ad, the Roman Emperor Theodosius 1 declared the crusade as the national religion. He thought that the ancient Olympic Games were against the tenet of the Crusade and were pagan activities. The next year, he announced the complete abolition of the Olympic Games.
As a result, the Olympic Games disappeared.
Then for nearly 1200 years, the sport was forced to stop.
At the same time, the Greek belief in the Olympus Gods also began to decline and destruction!
There was only a big cross left in the sky of Europe, and the light of the gods began to fade away in the last twilight.
And the glorious civilization of ancient Greece has been completely ended!
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The content of competition in Athens is not the same as in the past.
Murphy picked out one of his needs and satisfaction, re - developed the competitive project.
All adult male citizens between 16 and 50 years old in the territory of Athens can participate in this national competition.
Competitive events include long-distance running, weightlifting, archery, horse riding, unarmed combat, and wrestling!
ok
It''s not so much about competition, it''s more about Murphy''s plan to use it to find useful talent.
Long distance running tests endurance. Those who have excellent performance in long distance running can be trained to become top scouts. Weight lifting emphasizes strength and strength. Murphy will select the strongest from these candidates to build an elite force with full body armor and heavy blunt weapons or long handled tomahawks! Murphy doesn''t need them to have how long-lasting combat effectiveness, he just needs when these soldiers set foot on the battlefield, the enemy will be torn apart in the crazy offensive!
In archery, a number of qualified longbowmen will be added and officers will be selected.
The champion on horseback will become the commander of the newly established cavalry unit, and will be trained as a reserve general in the territory of Athens in the future.
Unarmed combat is for ordinary citizens, and the candidates for the fight can only be selected from the army! Because there is a lot of holy water in the territory, Murphy finally decided to hold a real fight!
In this celebration, Murphy prepared gifts in addition to laurels and rewards.
Another great gift is that he will choose one of the champions to be the fifth general in Athens!
When the champion appears.
The last part of the new year has also begun.
People start to revel, music, dance, opera and so on will be staged. This will continue until January 7.
Three days is a little short.
After sorting out the details, Murphy had to improve it for seven days.
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It''s more than five o''clock in the afternoon to see off the high priest.
The days in winter are relatively short, the sun has almost set half, the sky is a sunset.
The maid in the viceroy''s house had begun to prepare dinner.
As the world is poor in materials, lighting oil lamps is also a luxury, so people always keep the habit of having dinner before seven o''clock. If it is in the winter with short days, the time for dinner will be advanced to about six o''clock.
Lingdang said mysteriously today that she would make a seafood dinner for Murphy.
It seems that little girl''s cooking skills have been upgraded again.
She seems to have found something that can replace the seasoning of the past and remove the fishy smell of seafood.
The new year is less than ten days away.
Heavy snow has gone a lot in these days, but the weather is even colder. The melting snow made the temperature in the air drop a lot, and even Murphy had to fill in another quilt.
And the two of them, bell Angela, simply put the bed together, and the two girls hid in a quilt.
After sitting for a long time, Murphy picked up a sword and was ready to find a general''s bodyguard to move his muscles. But at this time, there was a random sound of footsteps outside!
"Chief... Governor!" A soldier ran in quickly, stumbled along the way, came a few steps in front of Murphy, and said hastily, "cannibal - cannibal - cannibal is outside!"
what?!
Murphy immediately stood up.
what do you mean? Is the ogre out of the inner city?
Are they hungry?
Are you hungry enough to attack a large human colony?
Murphy squeezed the soldier''s shoulder, looked him in the eye, and said in a deep voice, "how many?"
"One... One." The soldier gasped for breath.
Fuck!
Murphy almost wanted to slap the guy in front of him to death!
A ogre you also make a fuss, Murphy thought it was the migration of the ogre attack Athens.
There comes a ogre. Send someone to kill it.
Do you need to panic?
"Show me!" Always cautious, or let Murphy decided to see personally, he patted the soldier on the shoulder, deep voice.
Two people toward the location of the gate quickly.
When they came to the door, Murphy found a figure much bigger than human beings.
A team of Greek heavy infantry was at the door, and a team of Crete longbowmen was called in, but they didn''t attack. General riodari was standing at the door, waiting for Murphy. On both sides of the road were curious citizens, who looked in awe at the tall ogres who were more than four and a half meters tall outside the city gate. This ogre''s bulging muscles filled them with fear!
"What''s the situation?" Murphy walked quickly over, looking at general riodari, and asked.
"A guy who calls himself an alchemist wants to see you." General riodari bowed slightly, pointed to the ogre standing outside the gate, and said in a deep voice.
Alchemist?
Murphy looked at the ogre standing outside the city gate in surprise, with an incredible expression!
Is this ogre an alchemist?
This
Isn''t that incredible?
As if noticing the arrival of Murphy, the man who was much bigger than the other ogres began to move towards the city gate, while Crete''s Bowman took an alert arrow to reach the full moon and aimed at the approaching ogre.
Closer.
At this time, Murphy found that it was just a large Ogre with a small wooden frame on his back.
Closer.
Murphy found that the ogre''s muscles were very strong, not like those he saw last time, but regular exercise like soldiers. It has strong arms and a single horn on its forehead.
After seeing the ogre''s face clearly, Murphy found that there was a man sitting on the wooden frame behind the ogre.
A man of short build.
Seeing him sitting on the ogre''s back almost completely blocked, Murphy estimated that his physique would not exceed 1.5 meters.
It''s about the same height as the goblin.
wait!
Goblin?!
Why does this guy look like a goblin?
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"I have been wandering in this world for 167 years, and I know for the first time that human beings also have gods." A kind of goblin like humanoid gazed at Murphy and said slowly. The huge ogre he was sitting on came not far from Murphy''s face. The ogre was wearing dark cyan armor at the key position of his chest and so on. It looked like plate armor.
wait!
Is it really plate armor?!
With the technology of this era, plate armour is very difficult to manufacture, right?
Even if the dwarves are famous for forging and smelting, the armor equipment they can make is quite limited, right?
The divine?
Another one!
Murphy looked up at the little green creature in front of him. He looks a bit like a goblin, but it''s different from the goblins Murphy has ever seen. And the goblins in this world can''t enslave this terrible creature!
The giant ogre, more than four meters high, has put a lot of pressure on Murphy. It''s more than one floor high.
I''m afraid that the only creature Murphy has ever seen is the Mountain King Kong with the silver coin! This giant ogre has two scabbards with a diameter of more than 2.5 meters on its back. The thickness of the scabbard''s back is close to 2 cm. I''m afraid this is its weapon.
"Who are you?" Murphy asked.
The goblin like creature jumped down. It came to Murphy slowly and bowed slightly. "I''m a wandering alchemist, your grace."
"What are you doing here?" Although the other person''s stature is very small, but the intuition that has been cultivated tells Murphy that the other person is very dangerous.
Very dangerous!
It dares to stand in front of itself and ignore Crete''s Bowman.
This means that it has absolute confidence!
"I hope you can give me the mountains to the north. I know from other humans that you are the Lord here. " The goblin like creature is very polite. It points to a mountain in the north and says, "in return, I can help you whenever necessary."
what do you mean?
He wants me to give him a piece of land?
Murphy was a little surprised. He looked at the goblin in front of him and didn''t know what to say for a moment.
It seems that he is capable of giving land to people like this?
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Just as the goblin like creature finished this sentence, the stern voice of the high priest suddenly sounded behind Murphy.
"Are you peeping at our wealth?" The high priest''s face was slightly cold. She came to Murphy''s side, stepped forward slightly, and quietly protected Murphy behind her. Then she gazed at the goblin like creature in front of her, and an invisible pressure diffused!
Is this still the high priest I have seen before?
Murphy was stunned. He had never seen the high priest''s power. At this moment, the invisible pressure made him suddenly remember.
No matter how gentle the high priest is, she is still the high priest who leads the temple.
The spokesperson of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, on earth!
There was a trace of fear in the eyes of the goblin like creatures who had no scruples.
He looked at the high priest in front of him in shock and lowered his head humbly.
"A lost alchemist greets you! The great lady... Your Highness the priestess. " Half way through, the goblin like creature suddenly remembered something and immediately said, "I dare not peep at your wealth!"
"But with the ability of these ordinary people, there is no way to mine the deep silver mine hidden in the mountains."
what?!
Secret silver mine!!!
Before Murphy could react, why did the goblin like creature suddenly change his words in front of him? What he said shocked Murphy.
Do you have secret silver in your territory?
It''s true!?
"Oh?" The high priest''s face was solemn and dignified, and her soft face seemed to have a trace of divine brilliance. She looked down at the goblin like creatures in front of her and said slowly, "then can you mine those secret silver mines?"
"Of course! I come from... "At this point, the goblin like creature suddenly stopped.
It quietly pointed to the sky with its finger.
As if it was really in need of this metal called Mithril, the goblin like creature turned his eyes and said, "Dear priest, maybe I can mine these Mithril mines for you."
"I only need half of it." He looked in awe at the high priest and said so.
The high priest shook his head and said, "ten percent."
"This... This is too little! Even the most greedy businessmen will give their partners 30% profits! " The goblin like creature could not help shouting!
The pursuit of interests in nature made it resist the high priest''s pressure temporarily.
But after that, he turned pale and did not dare to look at the high priest again.
"Half of it." The high priest''s expression was very calm. She looked down at the goblin like creature in front of her and said slowly, "you are not a cooperator."
"You are a hard worker."
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(please, please!)