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Chapter 74 God and Man and the Escaped Moon God

When the power disparity is too great, no matter how close the relationship is, it will appear a bit nondescript.

Including the god and his chosen people.

As the second priest of Anser Church, Sata finally got to meet the god he served today.

He knelt on the ground, his heart finally dared to beat violently because of the departure of the god, and in an instant, the unbridled sweat soaked his clothes.He swore he would never face such a situation again.

It is better to entrust the most devout believers in the church to face such a supremely glorious matter as the gods.

But no matter how fearful and unwilling he was, he still respectfully pressed his forehead to the ground.

"God Ansel, I see," he said.But in fact, even he himself didn't know what he understood.

But there's always something wrong with showing awe first.

The young people on the side behaved even more unbearably.Before Hephaestus left, his clothes were soaked with sweat.

Now that the gods are gone, he can finally move.

So he took two steps forward, trying to approach Sata who was kneeling on the ground.

But the feeling of weakness immediately rushed to every part of his body, and he fell to the ground, looking a little embarrassed.

Sata, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the movement and sat up. He turned his head and looked back, and saw that the young man was on the ground with one hand, trying to get up.The place where he was standing was covered with water, reflecting the luster of the water waves.

It should be frightened, Sata can be sure of this.

He noticed the young man's age at the first glance. Although the face could be seen suffering from vicissitudes, it couldn't hide its immaturity.

So he showed the majesty and kindness of an elder: "Slow down, God Anser didn't blame us."

After listening to Sata's words, the young people seemed to have taken a reassurance, and their nervousness and panic eased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He finally got up and stood there for a while to relieve the spinning feeling in his mind.

Then the young man walked up to Sata and tried to help him to his feet.

Sata turned him down.

He said: "We are all fortunate to witness and bathe in the glory of Anser, and we are equal from this moment on."

"Now you go outside, close the gate and the temple, persuade the believers who come back to pray, and then guard the temple."

"I will spend nine days and nights without eating, drinking, sleeping, or resting in the temple, under the watchful eye of God Anser, so as to alleviate my sins."

The young man raised his arm and wiped it all over his face. His sleeves, which were already wet with sweat, could not take away much sweat from his face, but could only wipe the water on his face more evenly.

Fortunately, his original intention was not to clean up, but to relieve his tension.

Then he took a deep breath and let it out before answering Sata: "Master Priest, you can't do this. You will die if you don't eat or drink for nine days and nights."

"Believe me, I came from a place close to the sea, and I have seen many places along the way. I have seen grasslands, climbed snow-capped mountains, and seen many churches of gods."

"As long as we still believe in Anser, there is absolutely no need to dedicate our lives. We believe in the gods, and the gods will consider us and protect us from our standpoint."

"So get up, my lord priest."

Sata obviously didn't listen, he insisted on his own ideas.

He said to the young man: "Don't worry about me, God has protected me. I also promise you that I will walk out of the temple in nine days and nights."

"Also, you remember."

As he spoke, his tone became extraordinarily serious, as if an elder was reprimanding his junior.

He said: "Don't speculate on the thoughts of God Anser, he is the god you believe in, and you are just a mortal."

"God Anser, he is a tireless fire! He is a great god far away from the hustle and bustle of the world!"

"As long as he wants, he can burn this world up at any time, and then rule over its ashes."

"Such a great brilliance, even the "sun" cannot cover it."

"do you understand?"

The young man wanted to say something, but he mumbled his lips, and in the end he only managed to say three words: "I understand."

He was in a daze. "I am a god far away from the hustle and bustle of the world." He seemed to have heard this sentence before.

That time was very close, and the memory of that time is also very clear.He couldn't believe it.

It turns out that I once walked with God...

Sata knows how turbulent the hearts of young people are.Because even he himself is the same.It was not the first time he had walked so close to the gods, but he still felt a sense of fear and helplessness walking on the tip of a knife.

So Sata gave the young people a step: "Go, do what I command."

The young man was instantly relieved: "Yes." He responded quickly, and then went to close the gate of the temple, as if fleeing from a terrible battlefield.

……

At the same time, Hephaestus was floating above the earth.He looked very casual, lying in the wind and letting the wind take him where he wanted to go.

He held the history book in his hand.The pages are open, and the history of the Church of Anser is recorded on it.

Hephaestus inserted comments for Anser Church as if writing a diary.

He wrote:
[I am a god, but I used to be a man.Today, divinity and humanity flow through my veins simultaneously. 】

[Anser Church belongs to my sect, and they believe in me in a way that is not necessarily pious. 】

[I saw the possibility of humanity in them.In such an era when the gods are dancing around, some of them are still insisting on looking for some kind of illusory answer. 】

【Looking at them, I seem to see myself, and I seem to be having some kind of sacred dialogue with the humanity in my body. 】

[I remember that out of sympathy and empathy, I once fought for the right of human beings to choose at the meeting of the gods on Mount Olympus hosted by Zeus.I still do it today. 】

[Of course, humans are very interesting.They don't expect the gods they believe in to give them any kind of guidance, but they believe that as long as they believe in the gods devoutly, the gods will stand on their side to protect them, and even become enemies with another god . 】

[In such an era of belief in gods, such sayings and practices are not wrong. 】

[This may be the wisdom of human beings, so that they can always find a way out in difficult situations. 】

[So, Anser Church, I am looking forward to it. 】

The roar of the battle of gods was heard intermittently in front of him, and Hephaestus stopped writing at just the right time.

The gods seldom do something by coincidence, but there are still countless coincidences among the gods.

Today, there is another coincidence.

When Hephaestus raised his head to reveal his elegant middle-aged face, the two groups of people who were chasing and fleeing stopped immediately.

The one who fled was the moon god Selene, and the one who chased was the team of the god king Zeus. They were the goddess of violence, Bea, and her mother, the goddess of hatred, Styx.

The prestige of Vulcan has already resounded among the gods, and the moon god Selene also understands the gap between the two sides.

She is a smart person. His elder brother, the sun god Helios, had already met with an accident, but she was able to escape from Mount Olympus. This is enough to prove her intelligence and... the fact that there are people behind her.

So she managed to muster up her courage with this bit of wisdom, and she was the first to speak before Bea and Styx.

"I have met Your Majesty." She greeted Hephaestus.

"Yeah." Hephaestus was very indifferent, but turned his body slightly.

The sideways movement is small, but it is enough for Luna Selene.Because Vulcan allowed it.

She hurriedly fled away from the scene.

"Hey!" The Goddess of Violence wanted to chase after her, but a figure stood in front of her again.

Hephaestus: "You haven't said hello to me yet."

Biya didn't know what to do for a while, she couldn't afford to offend both the God King and the Vulcan.While he was still hesitating, he saw that the underworld opened the door for the moon god Selene, leading her to disappear into this world.

It was the goddess of hatred, Styx, who stood up and rescued her daughter. She had a respectful attitude and a humble tone: "I have seen His Majesty Hephaestus."

"Yeah." Hephaestus responded to her.

After getting a response, Styx continued: "Your Majesty, the Moon Goddess Selene is the one whom the God King and Queen of Heaven asked us to bring back. You are afraid..."

Hephaestus glanced at her, and then became serious: "I don't know, why didn't you say it earlier? Say it earlier, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Forget it, you can figure it out. Remember to inform God King Mianxia that I didn't mean it."

With that said, he turned and left without looking back...

(End of this chapter)