Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 109 Extraordinary Enfeoffment System

"Spirit?"

"Yes. I remember that the ingredients of the golden branch seem to you to be Taiyi, Beidou, Sun and Moon, Hebo, etc. I don't quite understand it, but it is said that it has a great effect. You should refine him into a pill Medicine, I heard that you have a rich Qi trainer, the one surnamed Zheng, who spent a lot of money to buy a golden branch, and then refined the foundation pill and became a celestial being. I am still surprised, Zhendan Immortal Isn’t the Dharma all about following fate? At that time, even “blessings and fates are also counted as fates.”

"Is this thing so powerful? Isn't it very precious?"

"It's very precious. It can only be picked once in a generation. Except for the rich man who bought it last time, the other golden branches have been taken by ourselves. But it seems that it is more practical for you, our people But we can't reach the realm of "heaven and man" by relying on the golden branch. We can only become a forest king for a generation. This is the original purpose of the golden branch. Now we have suffered retribution. It seems that our "blessing" was sold to the consumption That's all. No one in this generation can reach the Nemi Lake shrine because there are no old branches to lead the way. Oh, Mithras."

He clasped his hands together: "Fortunately, you came there suddenly yesterday. I was wondering if Jin Yiwei specially sent you to rescue the field. It is enough to have you alone, and you can complete this hero tour as a participant. As long as you If you can participate, the golden branch is yours."

"Wait, can I ask, what is the hero's tour? Also, will you give me the golden branch?"

"These two are a problem - as long as you know what the Heroes' Parade is, you will know the ownership of the Golden Branch. The Heroes' Parade is similar to your monasticism, a way to gain strength. You can understand it as a kind of Ritualized warfare. This ritual was first initiated by Alexander the Great, and his Eastern Crusade was a 'heroic pilgrimage' to Hercules. He dressed up in the image of Hercules, just like Hercules Hunting lions. Also like Hercules, dragging his opponents around the city on the back of his chariot. Evolved to this day, we have simplified it into a 'armor ceremony'. No need for large-scale wars, just take risks That's it."

He pointed to himself, and then to Shangluo:
"Adventure, all you need is a small team. Enter the mythology by entering the night, put on the armor of gods or demigods, and experience the experiences of those extraordinary creatures. If you experience the 'similar cause' with them, you can get the 'similar cause'." The fruit'. Fruit is the result of the battle. The golden branch is the result of the battle, and the blood of the Hydra is also the result of the battle. Only by gaining the results in the hero parade can we continue to expand the boundaries of human civilization. The results of the battle are also trophies, and of course they must be awarded to those who have meritorious service It is this kind of 'extraordinary feudal system' that supports Rome. Those who are eligible to participate in the hero's parade can be 'entrusted' with extraordinary power. If you participate, then the golden branch of this generation will be entrusted to you—of course From the perspective of etiquette, it is not enfeoffment for you, because you are not a veteran. This is considered to be sharing the spoils, sharing it with our Cathay allies."

"I can participate because of the old branch? Then why don't they give the old branch to someone else?"

"Alas." Titus sighed a long time, "You saw those, they are the second team of the Hydra army. The Golden Branch Ceremony not only needs to have challengers, but also needs some. How to say it in the amusement park There are cast members in doll costumes, right?"

"The co-authors are NPCs?!"

"I don't quite understand the meaning of NPC. Is this a new word? In short, it is the cast and crew who need to cooperate with you to complete the game. The ceremony of picking the golden branch is very complicated and requires the cooperation of many people. But the golden branch ceremony must be completed, because since we After starting a ritual, every ritual must be completed afterwards, or something terrible will happen."

"What will happen?"

"." He thought for a moment, "Are you sure you want to listen? I should tell you everything. But it's very important, and I dare not speak in the dark. Before I speak, you must tell Styx Big Styx swears. It's important. No spells though, you just say 'I swear'."

"Apolonia" Shang Luo lowered his voice, "Should I ask?"

Apollonia was silent for a while.It seems to have made a choice:
[Okay. You will always talk about this step.You swear, you need to know this too. 】

After a brief ceremony, Titus uttered the content that also needs to be sworn to keep secret in the dark night:

"If the ceremony fails, then we will permanently lose the Forest of Priests in Lake Nemi. At the same time, the real myth will come to the world. In the Forest of Priests by Lake Nemi, the Kingdom of Priest Kings will really appear, and People would be caught in the blood sacrifice. Those challengers who didn't escape, the participants, would become part of the myth. And then the fun would be big. We've even released something even more powerful."

"Like... gods?"

"No, no, no, no, no god ever released. Absolutely not. I'm talking about Jack the Ripper."

Combined with Apollonia's words, Shang Luo already knew the answer.They've definitely released gods because they failed, but how gods returned to the sun from the age of mythology became god machines is another question.I guess I can't even ask.

But the Ripper's message intrigued him:

"So the Ripper, he ran away from the ceremony?"

"Not quite. He's one of the 'new myths' that we haven't even been able to remember to analyze. Because there's never been a 'Jack the Ripper' god in history. That poor Accaeus, he's Not a combatant, he's just a golden roman nobleman. We just know he likes to be photographed, but then one day he turns into 'Jack the Ripper'. Now, we have to perform the ritual on him. Malaka (Roman slang)! We don't even know what the elements of the ceremony are. It's not like the Golden Branch ceremony where you can even find someone to play the staff, and you have to figure it out all over again."

"Could it be because he likes to take pictures, so he took pictures of himself, which aroused the suspicion of other individuals, and then fell into the night? And there may be more than one individual."

"Huh??? How do you know the latest progress of the case? We just discovered that there are three individuals."

"I heard it, I heard it. It's an urban legend."

"That's right! It's an urban legend!" Titus suddenly raised his voice, "I don't know why, but the astrologers at Delphi found a lot of messy stories in the Akashic records. The storm! Shocked our old conversation sequences. I heard that the Delphi astrologers were so desperate that they began to turn to forces other than the night, and even embraced the sun. In short, our situation is very difficult The golden branch is the reward, please be sure to help us complete the branch breaking ceremony. It will be great fun if the priest king escapes!"

(End of this chapter)