Greece brings evildoers

Chapter 271 The Ancient Greek God in Charge of PUA (4.5k)

At night, the Great Temple.

Athena, who was working on documents at her desk, heard the familiar footsteps outside the door. She casually sketched forward with the iron pen in her hand, and the restriction of the door was broken. A figure crept in.

"Why are you here?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to drink with you."

Lorne smiled, put the two jars of fairy honey wine he brought with him on the table, took out the wine glasses and filled them for the two of them. A strong aroma of wine and sweet fruit filled the temple.

"I just brewed it, try it?"

Athena picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the agate-colored wine. After tasting it carefully, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Not wine?"

"Well, I used pomegranates."

As Lorne explained, he picked up the wine jar and filled the empty cup in front of Athena again.

This time, Athena observed and tasted more carefully.

This novel pomegranate wine has a pure body, bright and transparent color, sweet and sour taste, and retains the natural flavor of pomegranate, which is sour, sweet, astringent and fresh. It also seems to contain some strange effects.

Soon, the goddess of wisdom opened her eyes thoughtfully and looked at Lorne opposite her.

"Does this thing have other effects?"

"Yes!"

Lorne gave Athena a thumbs up for her keenness, and then told the goddess of wisdom the real effect of the [forbidden fruit] in full, and finally told her his plan.

"Since it can enlighten the mind and break down the barriers between classes, why not use Athens as a starting point to benefit the world with this miracle and gradually bring change to the world."

Athena was immediately interested when she heard this: "What are the details? Tell me?"

Lorn nodded and said in a deep voice what he had prepared: "I plan to create a regular gathering to worship the gods, tentatively every seven days. At that time, the God Blood Guards will maintain order, and ordinary clergy will listen to the confessions of visitors in a private space, answer their confusions and provide help appropriately. The priest will be responsible for presiding over the ceremony and distributing wine and food representing the grace of God to the believers who come to the gathering to relieve their fatigue from the journey."

Then, he paused, and a cunning look appeared in his eyes.

"I named this ceremony [Mass]."

This ritual originated from the Last Supper in the Bible. During the dinner on the eve of his crucifixion, Jesus took the wheat bread and wine, thanked and blessed them, and then turned the bread and wine into his own body and blood, and gave them to his disciples to eat, and asked them to do the same to commemorate him. This was the first mass in the world.

The original meaning of mass in Latin is "send you away", which also indicates that after Jesus' crucifixion, the disciples who were blessed will disperse and spread this grace and love to all parts of the world.

Athena's purple eyes swept across the wine jar on the table, her eyes flickered, and her face was thoughtful.

"You want to change them subtly?"

Lorne nodded, his eyes deep.

Athena was only half right. This change was not only to eliminate disasters and diseases for them and activate divinity, but also to cultivate psychological identification.

There were too many gods in Greece, the beliefs were too scattered, and the way of worship was too casual.

Even in Athens, Athena was the main object of worship, and the power of faith she gained was not pure and huge.

Although there is an endless stream of people coming to the Great Temple to worship the gods, they are scattered and disorderly, and most of them are just going through the motions.

According to Loen's understanding, the best way is to use a specific time, a specific occasion, and a systematic ritual to fix the behavior of worship, and to condense the scattered individuals into a group with a unified label.

In this way, under the control of a unified consciousness, the group will produce a strong and pure power of faith to support the gods.

Successful religions in the future often have some tricks of mind control.

For example, the Five Precepts and Ten Virtues of Buddhism, the Ten Commandments of Moses in Christianity, the Ten Commandments and Eight Prohibitions of Islam... These can all be regarded as disciplines for believers.

And the stricter the requirements and the more frequent the rituals of a religion, the more extreme the faith.

Take worship for example, Christianity requires a gathering every seven days, that is, Sunday is used to worship and pray together.

In addition to the Friday noon prayer, Islamic law requires five prayers every day: morning prayer, noon prayer, afternoon prayer, evening prayer, and night prayer. Failure to observe these prayers is considered a serious crime that must be punished - unless there is a legitimate reason.

Therefore, from the perspective of mental control alone, Islam, which is also a member of the Abrahamic religions, is more extreme than Christianity, and is more likely to cultivate believers who are prone to extremes.

Because human energy is limited, once most of the day is occupied by religious rituals and prayers, believers will lack room for self-reflection, gradually brainwashed and assimilated, and become puppets to implement doctrines.

Moreover, what Loen listed are only some orthodox sects. They do have mental control over believers, but they are also relatively restrained, and they still follow certain rules of the game and can be tolerated by universal values.

If it goes a step further, it will be a cult template.

——Using a large number of rituals and group activities every day to discipline individuals, not allowing participants to think at all, until they are shaped into puppets who have lost their self-identity.

If this technique is applied to the real world, it is the so-called "pyramid scheme" organization.

——Having repeated meetings every day, giving blood, shouting slogans, and using group consciousness to deceive the target into integrating into it, making them obey the arrangements and teachings of the "teacher" and do anything, even if they lose their fortune or their life. .

Although the believers produced by the latter two have strong cohesion and pure beliefs, they are also very destructive and can easily lose control.

As a senior PUA master, Lorne naturally disdained this method of taking advantage of the situation, so he basically adopted a milder strategy in his missionary approach.

But once the idea that was beyond the times was thrown out, Athena still hesitated.

"There are so many gods in the world, are you sure that the humans outside will obey your arrangements and take one step after another?"

"So, we need to provide all-round services."

Lorne shrugged, showed a subtle smile, and started talking.

"As far as I know, civilian babies have a higher mortality rate after birth because they do not receive comprehensive care and are weak. My suggestion is that Asclepius, the god of medicine, teach the priestesses medical skills. , let them learn some delivery and rescue skills, and provide regular free clinics for pregnant women who come to worship.

When the children are born, or after they are one month old, send someone to baptize them, give them divine blessings, and protect them from illness and disaster, so that they can grow up healthily. "

Lorne raised the wine glass filled with pomegranate wine and shook it gently.

Athena narrowed her eyes, thoughtfully.

"How do they grow up?"

"The temple will help them check their bodies and test their qualifications. Those with potential can be sent to the Academy of Athens for careful training."

"What if I succeed in my studies?"

"Those with average grades will be distributed to the society according to their occupations, such as doctors, warriors, craftsmen, magicians... These high-tech talents are still in short supply in Athens. Those with excellent grades will be directly absorbed into the society if they choose to have a clean background and have nothing to do with them. Temple, further cultivate and become a holy warrior to fight for the goddess Athena."

Lorne tapped his fingers on the table, winked and smiled.

"There are still many vacancies in the Eighty-Eight Star Palace and the Holy Realm..."

"Who will control them?"

"Teacher Ma, I suggest giving him another title in addition to the position of principal of Athens College."

"What?"

"How about the [Pope]? He is responsible for managing and cultivating new Saint Seiyas."

Lorne smiled and spoke out the hilarious answer.

Unfortunately, Athena opposite did not understand the meaning of this. After thinking for a moment, she nodded in agreement and took a deep look at Lorne.

Although it is too risky to give God's grace to ordinary people.

But from birth to adulthood, Lorne has made well-organized arrangements for those little ones. If they are advanced in an orderly manner, it will greatly enhance the strength of Athens and Ares Mountain.

only……

"Why don't you sit down, Pope?"

"The risk is too high, so let's forget it."

Lorne waved his hand and quickly declined.

The popes in my impression either turned black, were stabbed in the back, or died in battle. Very few of them had a good ending. For such a high-risk profession, I'd better give Teacher Ma a hard time.

After hearing the rejection, Athena didn't hesitate. She pushed away the empty wine glass, leaned over and took out a bunch of new documents from under the table, placed them on the table, and continued working.

Seeing the number of files that almost overwhelmed Athena, Lorne was stunned.

"There are so many more?"

"It was fine at first, but now that Themis is lying down, all the judicial issues she is responsible for belong to me."

Athena responded angrily and threw aside a processed judicial document.

Hearing the resentment in those words, Lorne sighed and asked in a deep voice.

"So how is she now?"

"Not good..." Athena shook her head, her tone a little helpless, "I built a temple for her in the sanctuary and sealed her in it. I want to use the small world built by the Eighty-Eight Star Palace, and Athens The faith in the city helped her stabilize her injuries and restore her divine status. However, the small world built by the Star Palace is incomplete, and her faith in justice is too weak, so it has little effect so far. "

Lorne rubbed his sore temples and murmured in a low voice: "If I had known this would be the result, I shouldn't have forced her to handle Hera's divorce proceedings."

"What? Regret it?"

"Kind of."

"Exchanging a lost Titan God for an Olympus Queen who is at the peak of her power, no matter how you say it, the gains outweigh the losses. You don't suffer a loss at all."

Athena played with the stylus in her hand, casually relieved.

"You can't settle the accounts like this." Lorne rolled his eyes at the smiling face across from him, and snorted angrily, "What I gave was a partner who could rely on each other, but what I gained was a grudge who wanted to use me to retaliate against Zeus. "Woman, even if she treats me well, I can't expect to wash myself every day and lie in bed waiting for her favor, right?"

"I see you're enjoying it, right?"

"You think I was forced to do that!"

With a depressed look on his face, Lorne recounted how he and Hera met by chance.

After hearing this bizarre experience, Athena immediately covered her lips and burst into laughter.

"Haha, aren't you the best at lying? Why are you here today?"

"Who knows what is going on in her mind. The more I said no, the more excited she got. She even dragged me to Hestia to ask for someone. She couldn't stop me."

The more Lorne talked, the more speechless he became, and finally his face was full of helplessness.

"No, there is really no other way, so I thought of borrowing the power of Themis and using the marriage method to get rid of Hera..."

Athena waved her hand and spoke calmly.

"Okay, you don't have to worry too much about Themis. She has always been stubborn and her ideas are easy to get into dead ends. No one can stop her from making her own decisions."

Immediately, Athena paused and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Furthermore, when she received your request for help and came to Ares Mountain from the Oceanus Sea, her physical condition seemed to be a little wrong, and she always wanted to fall asleep for no reason. It is precisely because of this reason that she She just asked me to listen in case she couldn't support herself."

"Shen Mian, is it because of the Elysée Garden?"

When Luo En heard this, his expression changed slightly. He quickly told Athena everything he had seen and heard in the underworld.

This includes even his private relationship with the Queen of Hades and his secret deal with Hades, the King of Hades.

"[Real Dream]? So this is what happened? The disappearance of the old gods and the problems that occurred with Themis are indeed not coincidences."

Athena nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Lorne with a half-smile.

"You've told all these secrets. Aren't you afraid that I might do something bad to you?"

"If you wanted to do this, you would have done it long ago. Why do you have to wait until now?"

Lorne retorted nonchalantly, then glanced at the pile of legal documents on the table and smiled helplessly.

"Besides, there are things I should have said a long time ago."

Athena put down the stylus in her hand and looked at Lorne in front of her playfully.

"So, you figured it out?"

"Um……"

"Just figure it out."

Athena nodded, looking at her nominal brother with her deep purple eyes, and expressed her long-repressed views.

"The problem with you is that you never completely trust anyone around you. No matter how close and sincere your relatives and friends are, you always keep a guard against them in your bones. You never want to reveal your true purpose to the truth. one side, displayed in front of others.

To be exact, you are wary of everyone, even the whole world, from the bottom of your heart! "

When Lorne heard this, he nodded helplessly.

That's right, because the soul comes from another world, he is inherently alienated from this world.

In addition, he almost died at the hands of Zeus when he was born, and then was dragged back for training by the woman Hecate, which caused him to be wary of everyone he met next.

Whether it's Medusa and Hestia who believe in him unconditionally, Athena and Themis who share the same goals with him, or Thetis and Astraea who have fought alongside him many times...

He had never trusted these people without reservation, and he had never been completely honest.

He always likes to use conspiracy methods to achieve his desired results.

But I rarely think about talking openly about many things, telling my dilemma, and seeking help from people around me in an upright way.

"Although I don't know what you have been through and what you are afraid of. But sometimes, you don't have to be so cautious. This is your home, and we are your friends and relatives. No one needs you to bear everything alone,"

The arrogance disappeared from Athena's eyes, and a clear and sincere smile appeared on her face.

"We're willing to lend a hand if you ask."

Looking at the palms stretched out in front of his eyes, Lorne felt a lot in his heart.

The former King Minos was willing to die because of his advice;

Themis before, because of his invitation, faced the most powerful destiny king;

In addition to Hestia, Medusa, Athena... each of them deserves his unreserved trust, instead of just using conspiracy and calculation to achieve their goals.

Conspiracy has its limits. For those close to you, sincerity is the greatest nirvana.

Because they are worth it.

As his thoughts became clearer, Lorne felt relieved. He raised his hand to hold Athena's arm, and pulled off the collar on his chest with the other hand, activated Hecate's Wheel, and spoke seriously.

"I think my time may be running out."