Greece brings evildoers

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

The next morning, Arcadia Royal City.

After a night of running, the six people finally arrived at their destination.

Atalanta, who was originally sleeping on Lorne's back, woke up leisurely after a night of buffering. Although her physical strength and magic power were somewhat severely consumed and she seemed listless, she could at least guarantee basic actions.

"We have important matters to meet His Majesty Iasos!"

The twin brothers in front said, throwing a bronze elephant emblem of Apollo engraved with sun patterns to the guards at the city gate as proof of their 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 pass. He personally led the way in front, taking these six warriors who came from afar, and rushed to the Arcadia Palace.

With a special person to lead the way, the six people had a smooth journey and soon arrived at the gate of the main hall of the palace.

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

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

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

"Your Majesty, this [beast disaster] is very serious. I hope you will treat it with caution!"

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

King Iasos responded repeatedly with a serious face.

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

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing the scene in front of them, the twin brothers couldn't help but look surprised.

"Sorry, I made you laugh." Iasos coughed dryly, with a hint 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 save the collapsing building, so he personally led the Arcadia God Blood Guard to the depths of the mountains to hunt the mutated and restless monsters.

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

In the end, the Arcadia God Blood Guard suffered heavy casualties under the siege of monsters, and even he himself was seriously injured and has not recovered yet.

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

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

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

Although the God Blood Guards have the title of [God Blood], they are basically descendants of gods who have been diluted for countless generations. Compared with the real God Blood heroes, they are not a little bit worse. Not to mention Loen himself, even Medea can easily kill hundreds of them if she is well prepared.

Not to mention those monsters that were born and raised in the Arcadia Mountains and have the best time and place.

Therefore, the best use of these God Blood Guards is to lure the monsters to a relatively open area, and use the advantages of formation and coordination to strangle the monsters, rather than throwing precious high-level troops into an environment that is not conducive to group combat and consuming them in vain.

Finally, he was able to escape, which is a good fortune for this old man.

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

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

And because they gave up large areas of jungle and roads, the beast disaster in Arcadia became more and more serious, and the scope of the impact became wider and wider.

This is why Loen and his party encountered groups of demon wolves on the official road 30 kilometers away from the Arcadia Mountains.

What's more terrible is that this [beast disaster] seems to be unusual, and the demon beast group seems to be constantly [strengthening] and [evolving].

Originally, this speed was still within the controllable range, but Iasos brought a wave of Arcadia's God Blood Guards. Those demon beasts probably further strengthened themselves by devouring divine meat and magic armor.

In addition, these demon beasts began to appear on the official road, hunting living people along the way and warriors who came to participate in the crusade.

Under deliberate calculations, many people from all walks of life may have become food for those mutated demon beasts, making those things more and more difficult to deal with.

As a result, the more experience packs were sent, the faster the demon beasts in the mountains developed, and the difficulty of hunting and crusade was also increasing.

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

It's really a general who is incompetent and exhausts the whole army.

Lorne complained in his heart, and waited patiently for the two sides to finish their communication before following the twin brothers out of the palace reception room.

After the King of Arcadia's tossing, the cooperation of the local [high-level troops] could no longer be relied on. They could only rely on the recruited [hero units] to form an elite team and try to enter the Arcadia Mountains to investigate the cause of the monster mutation and then solve the problem fundamentally.

"Wait a minute, everyone."

Just as Loen was thinking secretly, two soldiers guarding the middle gate raised their guns and shields to block them. A female priest in a white robe came out, nodded slightly, and then led them to a side hall, uncovered a piece of black gauze, revealing the crystal ball on the altar below.

The white-robed female priest stretched out her arm to signal the six people to put their hands on it one by one for testing.

The six people looked at each other and frowned slightly.

"This is a necessary process for participating in this hunt. All heroes must pass this test."

Seeing that everyone's expressions were a little skeptical, the white-robed female priest immediately opened her mouth to explain the reason seriously.

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

Listening to the euphemistic explanation, Loen and the others looked at each other and nodded slightly.

To put it bluntly, on the one hand, it is to prevent spies from the enemy country from infiltrating and ensure their own safety; on the other hand, it is to confirm the level of the recruited hero units so as to make corresponding plans for the crusade.

This set of tests was not conducted when they entered the palace and met King Arcadia, but was officially launched after the meeting ended, which was a great courtesy to them.

After understanding the reason, everyone had no objection. They stepped forward and placed their fingers and palms on the surface of the crystal ball one by one, injecting etheric magic power.

Suddenly, 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 were successively formed.

The believers of Hecate, the goddess of dark moon, the followers of Artemis, the goddess of hunting, and the messengers of Apollo, the god of light...

All of them are favored by the gods!

The white-robed head priestess was quite shocked by such a high-quality pool of golden light, and then her cautious eyes finally fell on Loen, who had not yet been tested.

"It's your turn."

Loen nodded gently, stepped forward and put his hand on the crystal ball. A grape vine that broke through the ground was lush and green, and a bunch of grapes reflected the bright white light.

People from the Dionysus Church?

The chief priestess in white robes couldn't help but look at Luo En a few more times, but then shook her head in boredom.

It's just an ordinary level, and it's a waste of joy.

However, the chief priestess obviously didn't notice the colorful color contained in the white light, and she didn't think that the most valuable card in the six cards was the one in front of her.

Then, as if she found that her behavior was a bit rude, she quickly retracted her gaze and smiled.

"Now the heroes who responded to the call are coming from all over the place, and it will take some time to meet up, so the day to officially enter the mountains to eliminate the monsters is tentatively scheduled for three days later. During this period, you should have a good rest in the city first. The temple will arrange accommodation for you."

As she said, she waved her hand and summoned a younger priestess, asking her to lead Luo En and others to move in in the city, and continue to preside over the registration and review of the heroes.

"Next! Yes, just like that, put your hand on the crystal ball and inject magic power..."

"Bang!"

The sound of the crystal ball exploding came from the hall, and a miserable scream and curse of a poor guy with blood on his hands.

"What a broken thing? Such poor quality!"

At this time, Loen, who had already walked to the door, paused, and then couldn't help but speed up his pace, muttering in his heart.

It seems that he needs to practice more in terms of power control.

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Walking out of the palace and coming to the street, everyone unloaded the burden in their hearts and finally had the mood to appreciate the customs and customs of Arcadia.

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

Looking at the believers along the way wearing black robes, skillfully preaching to pedestrians, and distributing towels, bread, small cups of sweet wine, handwritten scriptures and other objects, Loen finally understood why the head priestess had lost interest in him.

The reason is simple. Dionysian believers are not rare in Arcadia. On the contrary, they are everywhere.

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

It seems that because the soil of Arcadia is particularly suitable for preaching, Loen saw two other groups competing with his Dionysian Church for believers along the way.

One of the factions has star and moon patterns on their clothes. They like to use some alchemy gimmicks to complicate simple problems and recruit new members.

They are the Hermetic sect. The name comes from Hermes Trismegistus, which means "three times great Hermes". They believe in Thoth, the foreign god of wisdom, Hermes, the ancient messenger god, and Hermes, the god of speed in Olympus.

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

According to the doctrine, the Hermetic sect believes that human beings' entry into the world is a spiritual journey, and in the end they should still be united with the divinity and achieve balance with the order of nature. Therefore, a large part of the Hermetic sect's literature mentions the use of astrology, alchemy and magic, trying to teach people to use and control the power of nature, thus attracting many ordinary people with curiosity.

The Triple Great Hermes? The Trinity of Gods?

Hermes, you kid, remember to pay the copyright fee later.

Lorne, who has been pirating and tampering with the content of mythology, can't help but secretly complain when he sees that he is also being imitated and infringed.

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 god 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 god 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 god 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 god 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 god 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.