I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 373 Persephone's Blessing

Temple of Persephone in the palace of Tenaron.

Before heading to Sparta, Roy came to this temple, ready to receive the blessing and divine power from the goddess Persephone.

Inside the temple supported by two rows of twelve stone pillars.

Roy walked deep into the temple, looked up at the statue of Persephone on the throne and said.

"Goddess Persephone! Now that you are the patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens, you should bestow your blessing and divine power on me, the king of Athens."

Hearing Roy's request, the statue of Persephone burst into golden light.

The next moment!

The body of the goddess Persephone appeared on the throne in the form of a human girl.

"You finally came."

Persephone jumped down from the throne, walked up to Roy and smiled.

"Although it is my duty to bestow my blessings and divine power on the king, I have many kinds of blessings that I can bestow on you. Do you want me to give you random blessings, or do you have special blessings that you want?"

"I want to live to be a god, can your blessing help me realize this wish?"

"It's not impossible!"

Like a fisherman catching a fish, Persephone approached Roy and said.

"I am the goddess of agriculture who is in charge of the harvest of plants, and the goddess of the underworld who is in charge of death. That is to say, I am the goddess who is in charge of life and death at the same time. My power can make you reborn after death."

"Rebirth after death—"

Roy's eyes widened in shock, and then he suddenly thought of something.

"Humans can only become hero gods after death, because human beings can absorb the power of faith and transform into gods only after death. But after human beings die, their bodies will become corpses. Even if human souls absorb the power of faith and transform into The gods can't return to the corpse, and can only be a hero god with only a soul. A hero god only has a soul, and a normal god has both the soul of the god and the body of the god. Of course, the hero god will never be able to defeat the real one. God. But my body can be reborn after death, and I can return to my body after becoming a hero god. As a hero god with a body, I can be as powerful as a real god. And without a body If so, even if there are some goddesses who agree to marry me, as a hero god without a body, I can't do what I want to do to them—"

Unable to restrain the excitement in his heart, Roy immediately said to Persephone.

"Great Goddess Persephone, please give me the blessing of being able to [be reborn after death]."

"Don't be so anxious!"

Persephone lifted her beautiful blond hair with her right hand, rubbed Roy's nose and teased.

"Since the blessing of [rebirth after death] is so important to you, shouldn't you also pay some price?"

"Goddess Persephone, if you don't satisfy my request, don't you worry that I will drive you off the throne—"

Speaking of this, Roy suddenly remembered that he had promised not to drive Persephone off the throne of the patron saint of Pylos.

In other words, Roy could no longer threaten Persephone.

"Goddess Persephone, what do you want from me?"

"I want to be the protector of the kingdom of Athens—the queen of the gods above the gods of Athens."

Persephone bewitched with a charming smile.

"I know that you not only want to be a god, but also a living hero god with a body. As long as you meet my requirements, I will give you this opportunity—"

Before Persephone could finish speaking, Roy said without hesitation.

"I promise you!"

"Ugh?"

Persephone said with eyes widened in surprise.

"Have you really thought about it? I have just become the patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens. Do you really want me to be the patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens?"

"I've thought it through."

Roy said with a serious face.

"As long as you give me the blessing of [rebirth after death], I will regard you as the protector of the Kingdom of Athens."

"Although you are willing to regard me as the patron saint of the country, I am not the most powerful patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens. Even if you regard me as the patron saint of the country, I have no confidence to suppress those powerful patron saints. So you not only You must regard me as the guardian god of the country, and give me more territory and population, so that I can become the most powerful patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens."

"Goddess Persephone, this is your second request."

"I'll pay the price for that."

Persephone said with a smile.

"The blessing of [Rebirth after death] can indeed revive your body from a corpse state. But it takes time to absorb the power of faith for your soul to transform into a hero god. If your corpse rots and disappears before you become a hero god, Then how do you resurrect? As long as you help me increase the territory and population, I will help you preserve the corpse and keep your corpse in the state of death. When your soul becomes a hero god, I will also help you realize your body and soul The fusion of your body will make you a hero god with a body."

After listening to Persephone's explanation, Roy said immediately.

"I agree to your second request."

Persephone, who made the request, asked in surprise.

"Don't you even think about it?"

"Is it necessary to think about it?"

Roy said with a smile.

"As long as you can help me realize my wish to live and become a god, I will accept all your requests."

Persephone stretched out her right index finger, pressing on Roy's forehead and brow and said.

"Since we have reached an agreement, now I will give you the blessing of [rebirth after death]. In addition, I want to remind you that it takes a lot of divine power to help you preserve the corpse. The stronger my divine power, the better your corpse will be preserved." The longer it takes, so it will be beneficial to you to help me increase my territory and population."

"Goddess Persephone, is it enough for me to give you a territory of 100 square kilometers? If not, I can give you a territory of [-] million square kilometers."

"100 million—"

Persephone couldn't help laughing.

"From ancient times to the present, humans have not established an empire with an area of ​​100 million square kilometers. You actually said that you would give me a hundred square kilometers as a territory. You give me a territory of 20 or [-] square kilometers, plus Effectively controlling the population of these territories is enough for me to preserve your corpse for a long time."

"One hundred thousand is too little, I will give you a territory of 20 square kilometers."

"The territory of the Kingdom of Athens is less than 20 square kilometers, yet you actually said that you would give me [-] square kilometers..."

While complaining, Persephone's right index finger bloomed with golden and black divine light, injecting a divine power into Roy's body.

As the body merged with Persephone's blessing and divine power, a new wave of information emerged in Roy's mind.

Character panel
Name: Lowy

Divine Protection: Blessing of Metis [Wisdom Improvement]

Mnemosyne's Blessing [Future Foretelling]

Amphitrite's Blessing [Copper Skin and Iron Bone]

Hestia's Blessing [Speed ​​Boost]

Pandora's Blessing [Sky Wings]

Vajit's Blessing【Power of the Sun】

Knight's Blessing [Golden Body]

Blessing of Persephone 【Rebirth after death】

Strength Level: Demigod Hero [Men Enemy]

"Eight...I already have eight blessings from the gods! If I get the blessings of Goddess Hera and Artemis again, and I have ten blessings from the gods, will my strength be comparable to the God of Heroes?"

(End of this chapter)