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Chapter 234 The God Who Abolished the Church
Daniel sat on the camel, looking up at the great temple in front of him.

This great temple is dedicated to Cargaus, as well as the Lord and the gods. It is the foundation of the entire kingdom. It was once prophesied: the great temple stands, the kingdom stands, the great temple collapses, and the kingdom collapses .

The steps of the Great Temple were made of high-quality earth and stone, surrounded by marble torch stands, and camels walked slowly across all the steps, carrying Daniel to the Great Temple.

An old priest greeted him. He had gray hair and wrinkled face. The moment he saw Daniel, there was a trace of unkindness in his eyes.

He is the new high priest of this great temple, Hotep.

Over the past few years, the great temple has also been turned upside down. The high priest Ola has retired since the death of Queen Isis, and left the great temple on his own initiative to go to the temples of other city-states. Because he came from the same city-state as Anukt, Pu was appreciated and reused by the new king Anukt, and was awarded the status of high priest by the new king.

During this process, there must have been open and secret struggles, but all in all, Hetaipu became the high priest of the Great Temple, and because of the new king's attention, his status and control over the Great Temple are far stronger than the previous High Priest Ou. Pull higher.

Seeing the high priest, Daniel bowed his head and saluted, showing due respect.

Hotep didn't say a word, he hastened his pace, away from the stone slave freeman.

Daniel flashed a hint of displeasure, then shook his head and sighed.

From Hetaipu's words and deeds, it can be seen that with the growth of the church, the hostility of the priests towards the true believers is getting deeper and deeper, and perhaps soon, they will agree with the king's position.

Daniel took the reins of the camel and kept his feet on his feet at all times to prevent him from accidentally falling and touching the ground. He went to a certain study room of the Great Temple with ease, then bent down and knocked on the door.

After a while, Antinon opened the door and saw Daniel on the camel.

"May your God bless you and may you be well."

Daniel said hello.

Antinon smiled, and replied in the same way, and then asked Daniel why he came.

"The teacher asked me to bring this letter to you."

Daniel handed the letter written by Sealand to Antinon.

Antinon opened it face to face, read it carefully, and nodded to Daniel.

"I'll find a way."

Daniel showed a grateful smile, and after praising Antinon, he took the reins of the camel and slowly left the Great Temple.

After more than ten days.

Antinon's reply was sent to the New Law Garden.

Xi Lan opened the envelope face to face, and after reading it carefully, his hands clenched involuntarily.

Daniel saw the excitement of the disciple of the prophet, and asked after the messenger left:

"Teacher, how is it?"

Xi Lan grabbed the letter in her hand and said:

"Thank you Antinon, and thank the Lord for protecting us."

After speaking, Xi Lan handed the letter to Daniel.

Daniel quickly looked up and down several times.

In the letter, Antinon told them that he went to the palace to meet Anukt not long ago, and the new king asked him about the will of the prophecy god Cagaus, and at the same time asked him about the New Law Garden and the true believers. one thing.

Antinon did not directly defend the New Law Garden, because it would be self-defeating and prejudiced. He explained the origin of the church to Anukt as a priest of the Great Temple, and at the same time affirmed that the church The god he believed in was not a new god of unknown origin, on the contrary, since ancient times, there had been a temple dedicated to him in the great temple.

In addition to these, Antinon also explained the achievements of the New Law Garden to the royal city, and the inspiration it brought to the priests in the sacrifice.

In any case, this was an excellent defense, and Xilan thought that if he put himself in Antinon's position, he would not be able to do better than him.

At the end of the letter, Antinon told them that after the new king Anukt thought deeply, he told Antinon that he hoped that Sealand and others would write a letter of statement or defense to the church by themselves.

"Lord bless us."

After reading it carefully again, Daniel said happily.

Even though this letter does not mean that Anuckt has changed his view of the church, it does imply signs of a turning point.

Anuckt's willingness to let Xilan and others write a letter of statement or defense proves that the king is sensible and willing to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.

"Daniel, without further ado..."

Before the Xilan words were finished, a muddy stone slave broke into the New Law Garden in embarrassment.

"Priest of Sealand! Priest of Sealand!"

The stone slave shouted, his voice hoarse and shrill.

Xi Lan turned around and rushed to meet her.

He saw that the stone slave was in a terrible state of distress, his clothes were in tatters, and his body was mixed with the smell of mud and blood.

"What's wrong?!"

Daniel also stepped forward and asked.

"Shaka, Shaka preacher, he, he is dead!"

The stone slave said in a trembling voice,

"He didn't listen to your advice, and preached in a city-state near the king's city, and then a group of mobs listened to the instructions of the priests there, arrested him, threw stones at him, and put him in prison. He died the next day !"

Both Zealand and Daniel were stunned. This was the first time they heard of a preacher being persecuted to death.

Before that, although preachers were sometimes persecuted by some pious believers of Cargaus, due to the existence of Queen Isis and the influence of the prophet, most of the preachers were only abused and expelled from the city-state , The most serious is only a few days of detention.

Xi Lan's face turned pale for an instant, and after a while she came back to her senses, and asked fiercely:

"Where are the priests who killed him? Where are they?!"

Just as the stone slave was about to say something, Daniel asked:
"Teacher, what do you want to do?
I know what you want to do...but now, now is not the time! "

Daniel's words were like a basin of cold water, poured on the elf's head, making him wake up from his anger.

Now that the New Law Park is just about to usher in a turning point, we must try our best to avoid causing disputes.

After all... the new king, Anukt, still has a big prejudice against the Church.

"Alright alright…"

Xi Lan calmed down, murmured tremblingly, and then turned to Daniel,
"You take this brother to settle down...I will write that letter as soon as possible."

Daniel nodded, comforting Xi Lan said:
"Teacher, when the city of heaven descends, God will judge everything, and His justice will be manifested in every soul after death."

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The next day, Xi Lan completed that letter with elegant writing and exquisite brushstrokes.

In the letter, Xilan first described how the three-eyed ape-man served two gods, Cargaus and the Lord, in the early days of the kingdom. The dispute between the Church and the Great Temple has its due elaboration.

This letter will soon receive a response, and soon after, Anukt summoned Antinon again.

Antinon slowly climbed up to the palace, and the king's servants led the hermit disciple into a room.

Walking on the delicate carpet covered with petals, Antinon guessed why the king summoned him, but what he would not have guessed was that an unexpected person would be summoned by the king.

In the room where the king summoned Antinonon, the high priest Hotep sat opposite the king.

Antinon looked at the high priest in surprise, the king seemed to have been talking to him for some time.

"Antinon, come in."

Anuckt said.

Antinon nodded slightly, he looked at Hotep, who nodded to him.

Why did His Majesty the King summon me and Hotep at the same time?
Before Antinon could think carefully, King Anukt asked:
"I heard someone tell me.

After the rise of that church, countless temples of Cargauth fell into disuse,
No sacrifice was made to Cargauth, and the idol was covered with dust and moss.

And my aristocratic ministers often complained to me about the ugliness of the New Law Garden. They said that these true believers sacrificed children and performed sinful rituals, so that they developed and prospered. "

There was obviously not much kindness in the king's question.

And Hotep followed the king's words:
"Your Majesty, after the rise of the church, not only the stone slaves believed in it, but even the nobles who were originally pious and possessed the grace of prophesying God, began to believe in the so-called heavenly city."

Seeing this, Anukt asked again:
"Why? Is it the Netherland of Nakbet, the god of death, that makes them dissatisfied?"

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, those people deliberately deceived them. They fabricated an afterlife world called the City of Heaven, and created a collective illusion for those true believers."

said Hotep, his voice icy,

"The so-called city in the sky has never been seen, and no one can prove it. The preachers used sweet words to deceive the people of Cargaus, telling them that the so-called city in the sky will come.

But when will the city in the sky come and how will it come?Even the preachers themselves don't know. "

Hearing this, Antinon, who was friendly with Zealand, couldn't help but said:

"High Priest, as the people of Cargaus, how many of us are alive to see the Netherland?"

Hotep stared at Antinon coldly.

Antinon ignored it, he turned to the king and said:
"Your Majesty, the so-called sinful rituals are just incoherent rumors.

The church grew and grew because Queen Isis swore an oath to the Prophet.

Today, there are countless supporters in the New Law Garden, and the old saying is also a gift from that prophet..."

Before Antion could finish speaking, the High Priest interrupted.

"Even so, should we just sit back and watch them take away the followers of Cargauth? Let them deceive our innocent people?

As a priest, did you not see the dust on the statue of Cargauth? "

An Qilong was speechless for a while, but after a while, he wanted to say something, but stopped.

Kargaus had told him not to reveal his identity as the Son of Prophecy without his permission.

This is what Anuckt said:

"Hotape, High Priest of Cargauth.

I know you can't sit back and watch Cargauth's statues get dusted, and Cargauth's people convert to other gods.

But I learned a lot about the so-called church from the defense letter of the man named Zeeland. "

Hotep bowed his head,

"Please state your will, Your Majesty, except for Cargauth, I will only obey your orders."

Anuckt looked around at the two of them and said:

"In my letter I saw the vindication of Zealand by its church and the deeds of the Prophet.

Although he could not confirm to me whether the Prophet really saved the city of Aga, there is no doubt that the ancient sayings he brought benefited each of us. "

When Antinon heard this, there was some joy on his face.

Although he is the son of prophecy, he did not come to the land of Aga to destroy paganism. He came to fulfill the prophecy of Cargaus.

And the communication with Xi Lan and others has always benefited him a lot

That's why he will maintain the New Law Garden.

I only heard Anuckt slowly express his plan.

"Since in the era of King Ram, the three-eyed ape-man once enshrined the god of Cargaus and the church at the same time, the Great Temple also left a hall dedicated to that god."

"Your Majesty, you mean?"

Hotep and Antinon asked at the same time.

"So... now we can emulate our ancestors and integrate Cargauth with their gods, unifying the two religions, the two beliefs.

With Kagaus as the main, and their gods as the supplement, it is like the order of worship in the great temple. "

After the words fell, Anukt's face was solemn and his voice was serious.

As the king of a country, he is certainly not a fool.

A fool cannot take back his power from the hands of the minister.

No matter how determined Anukt was to maintain the glory of Cargaus, as the king of a country, he would not rashly persecute true believers on a large scale.

After much deliberation, Anukt drew inspiration from the Great Temple.

Since the three-eyed ape-man also served that god.

So why not integrate the two religions, the two beliefs?
It is required that the New Law Garden erect a statue of Kagaus, recite prayers for Kagaus, accept the guidance of the Great Temple, and obey the will of the king blessed by the prophecy god. .

In this way, time flies, and the long time will pass like the tide lapping on the shore. Under the subtle influence, one day, the lord on the mountain will be replaced by Cargaus, and the illusory city in the sky will It has become another synonym for the underworld, and the altar without the statue will also enshrine the stone statue of the god of prophecy in the future.

Then the god of the Church will be forgotten, as the temple of the Great Temple is forgotten, as a punctuation mark of history,
This is the perfect plan that Anuckt thought of.

Even if such a plan would attract opposition from true believers, it would be much more feasible than directly abolishing the gods of the church and prohibiting the belief in the New Law Garden.

For faith,

Persecution is nothing but a knife that injures the flesh.

And forgetting is the poison that can really kill faith.

(End of this chapter)