Rome Must Fall

"who?"

"Emmerich of Savatoi!"

There was no further response from the room.

Emmerich waited patiently for a while, but there was still no sound from the house, so he knocked on the door hard and shouted: "Hermigas, open the door quickly! The 'Bold Hermi' of Salvatoire Have you become a coward now? Are you afraid that I will eat you? -"

The door suddenly opened, and standing in front of Emmerich was a lean old man with white hair and white beard. His hair and beard were very long, but they were washed and combed very smoothly. He looked very energetic, but his expression was very indifferent. , glanced at Emmerich: "If you have anything to say, say it quickly, and leave immediately after you say it!"

Emmerich smiled: "Hermigas, an old friend I haven't seen for many years is here to visit. How do you treat your guests like this? How did you become a druid back then!"

Hermigas did not respond. He stretched out his hand to close the door, but Emmerich pressed it down with his hand.

"The Knicks defeated Voorhees and captured his stronghold, so I joined the Knicks tribe. Hey--" Emmerich said while increasing his strength to hold the door closed.

"The Nix army captured Savatoi the day before yesterday——

"That's not called Savatoi, it's called Segestica!" Hermigas couldn't help but corrected.

"Anyway, it has been occupied, and the Knicks will give it a new name. I entered Sabatoi at dusk yesterday. I haven't entered that village for more than ten years, and the changes are quite big.

I was looking for you everywhere this morning, and after asking many Segostika people in the village, I found out from an insider that you neither live in the priest's house next to the sacred stone in the East Village, nor in the West Village. In order to facilitate your expedition, Andres specially asked someone to build another house for you, but he quietly came here alone. This place is really hard to find! "

At this point, Emmerich's expression became serious: "After asking so many people this morning, I know that you are now disliked by many Segestika people! They think that your divination and blessings are not only useless Bringing victory to the Segostika tribe has instead led to a series of defeats. Some people even think that it is because of you that the Segostika tribe has not been blessed by the gods, leading to the fact that the tribe is now on the verge of extinction! The other priests of the Segostika tribe made them also hated by the people——"

"Shut up!" Hermigas' expression finally changed, and he struggled to close the door.

Emmerich also pressed harder on the door.

Even though they are close in age, Hermigas has been pampered and lacks exercise over the years, so he is not as good as the other in terms of strength.

Emmerich continued to speak while continuing to exert force: "It's not your fault! These Segestika people don't know that what you are good at is not ritual divination, but presiding over judgments and mediating disputes! I I still remember that when I was in the academy, every time I took a test in this area, you always got the first place. Some apprentices hated your talent and called you a slave to your face. They were beaten away, and the nickname 'Bold Hermie' came to be from then on..."

"That was all in my youth..." Hermigas' expression softened, and he sighed: "It's useless no matter how well you learn, Segestica only needs priests who can do divination. "

"In Segestica, you can't show your talents! Join the Knicks and you will definitely be able to show your best!" Emmerich said solemnly.

"That's what you came here to say. I'm not interested. Please go back." Hermigas' face returned to indifference, and he pushed the door hard again, but it was still in vain.

"Did you attend the village meeting this morning?"

"Forced by your soldiers with daggers."

"Then you must have listened to what they said. Don't you find those words very attractive?!"

"It can only deceive the ordinary people, and it is of no use to me. I think those words about 'the leader of the Nyx tribe is the descendant of the goddess Danu' are simply ridiculous!" Hermigas sneered: " You made it up, you're still a druid, so you're not afraid of being punished by God!"

Emmerich replied confidently: "Since the Knicks came here, the river has stopped flooding, and the weather in winter has become much warmer. I made all this up?!

The population of the Segestica tribe was five or six times that of Nyx, and Nyx was still a newcomer. As a result, Andres, who was good at fighting, was defeated, and the Pannoni tribal alliance with strong military strength was defeated, until today. The Segostika tribe is about to perish. I made this all up? !

You listened to what the Knicks said at the rally this morning. Have you ever seen the system regarding national meritorious service and promotion in the knowledge you have learned in the past? Those were all formulated by the leader of the Knicks. He also formulated other systems in the tribe, which I have never seen before, but I can be sure that these systems can make the Knicks stronger!

But you know, the leader of the Nyx tribe is only twenty years old. If it were not for the blessing of the gods, how could a young man formulate a tribal system that even us druids, who are called wise men, have never seen! "

"Only twenty?!" Hermigas was surprised.

"I'm not making this up. If you ask any Knicks, they will tell you this answer. All the Knicks respect their leader as the son of God!" Emmerich received it with great solemnity: "Danu The goddess is in charge of the land here. The mountains, rivers, dense forests... are all conceived by her. It is impossible for the outside gods to defeat her here. If the leader of Nyx is not his heir, how can the Nyx tribe defeat the people who have always respected it? His Pannonians!”

Hermigas was silent, and there was a voice shouting deep in his heart: Emmerich is right, so your failure in divination and prayer in the past is not your fault. How can people compete with the Son of God for the favor of the gods!

Emmerich observed Hermigas' expression and further said: "The leader of Nyx has received the oracle from the goddess Danu and is already building his temple. In the future, his temples will be spread throughout the villages under Nyx. God In addition to divination and blessings for the people in the village, the priests of the temple also teach them to live in harmony, resolve their anger, guide them to love the mountains and build a beautiful home, and at the same time teach them the teachings of the sacred scriptures so that they can Know--"

"Divine tome? What divine tome?" Hermigas suddenly interrupted him.

With a solemn face, Emmerich said with a loud voice and eyes full of reverence: "This is a book that Leader Nix asked me to compile about the Danu God System that we worship. It not only tells how this world was formed, , as well as the stories of the goddess Danu and other gods of the gods, and through what the gods say and do, they also warn the people about what they should do and what they should not do... In short, this is a film that lets everyone know where we come from. Come, and where will you go?"

Hermigas' eyes became a little brighter, and he couldn't help but ask: "Is the compilation of the divine code also the oracle of the goddess Danu?"

"Of course!" Emmerich replied without hesitation: "Do you think this is what a twenty-year-old tribal leader can think of!"

Hermigas was silent.

Emmerich further said: "In addition, the Knicks tribe will also establish a Druid seminary to recruit talented children in the tribe, so that they can learn various knowledge in the academy from an early age and master the Druid skills. After graduation, he will become a qualified druid, and then be assigned to practice at the altars in various villages. After passing the internship, he will become an assistant priest in each temple. After working for several years and performing well, he can become a druid. Town Priest…

Hermigas, I am not here to repay my gratitude because you saved my life, but because the Nyx tribe attaches great importance to us druids now, and there are too many things to do! "

Emmerich stretched out a hand and implored sincerely: "I really need the help of a very talented druid like you!"

Hermigas did not take advantage of the opportunity to come to the door. He frowned and said: "Emmerich, we druids worship sacred stones and sacred groves, perform secret rituals in oak forests, and sing praises to nature, but we have never publicly worshiped the goddess Danu. , is a druid who only worships the goddess Danu still called a druid?”

"I have just said that Goddess Danu is the mother of all things. Everything here is conceived by her. According to Leader Nix, this is called drinking water and thinking about its source. It is natural to respect her! And Goddess Danu's The oracle is also consistent with the teachings of our druids, which is to love nature, cherish all living things, and live in harmony with nature... It's like although I have changed my clothes, I am still me. "

Emmerich explained patiently: "What's more, the tribesmen in the past worshiped the sacred stones and sacred groves under our teachings. It was just a habit. The vast majority of people did not deeply understand why they did this. Because stones, trees, and people are too far apart, people who lack wisdom cannot communicate with each other. This leads to the fact that when the Segestika people suffered consecutive defeats, they began to doubt and despise you as the highest druid of the tribe! After all, they never really believed in our education at all, they just followed the crowd!

The image of the goddess Danu is not only similar to that of us humans, but she is also extremely gentle, kind, compassionate, and philanthropic. As the son of God, the leader of Nyx personally carved her statue. When the temple is completed, I will take you to see it. I guarantee you that as soon as anyone sees His statue, they will feel that they kneel at His feet and worship Him willingly. This is something that the Holy Stone and Holy Forest cannot do. This makes our teachings more deeply rooted in people's hearts and more profound. It is easy for Druid teachings to spread to all ethnic groups. "