(Ask for tickets at the end of the month!) Now I'm a man who doesn't forget to ask for a monthly pass! ）

Under normal circumstances, in a country where theocracy is supreme and the classic way of idolatry is practiced, the most important building in the city must be the temple, and the most important decoration must be the idol of the god, and it can even be said that the idol has gone far beyond the function of the city decoration, and has risen to the point of the spiritual pillar of the people. It is in this city that the statue of the god of war is located in the most prosperous area, and it happened to be the place where we came across it.

It was a rock colossus standing at the intersection of three city avenues, nearly ten meters high, lifelike, the whole sculpture was obviously blessed by some kind of sacred ritual, obviously just a stone, but from top to bottom there was a layer of pale golden holy light, this layer of not dazzling light evenly and softly diffused throughout the small square, so that this place was filled with a peaceful atmosphere, only a few dozen meters away from here The noise of the people's assembly was also perfectly isolated by the sacred and quiet force field here. The sculpture sits on a hexagonal base, and the image of a powerful warrior in full armor, this vigorous young warrior is dressed in sturdy and heavy armor, the armor is carved with mysterious and elegant patterns, and behind him is draped in a long cloak, the cloak flies out, showing a sense of lightness that is difficult to express in the material of stone carving, and the sculpture even has clear and detailed folds on the cloak. It can be seen how the craftsman who carved this work of art was working with devotion and dedication when carrying out this work. The warrior in the sculpture holds a large half-length shield in his left hand, blocking his side. Holding a giant sword decorated with ornate wings in his right hand, he slashes forward, causing the entire body of the sculpture to appear slightly leaning forward and about to pounce - the artwork shows the image of a warrior in battle.

And when I looked up and finally focused on the face of the sculpture, I saw a handsome face with the perfect edges and corners of an ancient Greek man, well, handsome, a little miserable. Moreover, in order to show the bravery of the warrior, the sculptor also deliberately showed the faint anger and infinite bravery in the face of the enemy on this face, which basically brought the surplus value of this face into play. I can confidently say that with this face, I can take out my hair and go to the public to shine. can hook up with a strong little girl, and I'd rather not have anything to do with the owner of this face......

I am quite familiar with this face, but the second version I see most often is it: there is neither heroic and strong, nor is there no anger when the battle is not released, on the contrary, as long as the owner of this face is open, he spends eighty or ninety percent of the time squatting at the gate or lying on the windowsill every day, showing a simple and clean smile in the sunlight outside, and greeting the big girl and little daughter-in-law passing by outside like a second goods...... The remaining 10 percent of the time is spent eating, and there is no time to take care of anything else.

Of course. When eating, he is still like a second goods, he is the only one in the family except for the shallow ones who can grab the pudding with the little girls with a shy face, rain or shine for most of the year.

I kept my body out of the car window for several minutes, staring dumbfounded at the carved cowhide coaxing statue of the god of war in the square, and repeating it again: your uncle's 123......

I actually got to that guy's territory. Then what is the purpose of my tossing and turning with Sandora and the chicken, flying and dog jumping at home?

"Uh...... That's a ...... It's really a script that only happens once with Ah Jun. "Sandora also saw what was out there, and after a while with me, she scratched her hair and smiled a little distressedly, and to be honest, I still care a lot about what she says - why is it called a script that only happens with me? Do I have my own Pit Daddy aura and +10 per level?

"Come on, let's go home," I shrugged. I was about to activate the spiritual connection and report this "good" news to Lin Xue, but as soon as I entered the spiritual connection, I found that I couldn't get in touch - it wasn't completely uncontactable, I could sense Lin Xue's response, but the information couldn't be transmitted at all. At this time, I suddenly remembered that Lin Xue seemed to have said that she was going to lie in Tavel's "coffin" again, and use the old antenna to locate the Fifth Fleet, so now they may have started to debug the equipment.

The old antenna needs to be matched when the system is started, matched with the core of the system (that is, Lin Xue), and matched with the irradiated target (that is, the Fifth Fleet), during which the signal strength will fluctuate greatly, and Lin Xue herself can't distinguish the spirit, probably because of this, the communication between me and her was temporarily interfered with. I glanced at Sandora and shrugged to explain the situation. In fact, there is an alternative now: maybe I and Xiaoxue can also be connected directly, after all, the girl inherited a body of half-immortal cells from her mother, but just now I suddenly came up with another idea, this novel idea is so itchy and unbearable, so I immediately decided not to use the spiritual connection to report to the family for the time being.

"Excuse me, can you visit your temple now?"

I turned to the front seat and asked, sitting in the front was the god of war priest Lei who was temporarily half of our guide, I guess he was probably the biggest official in the church in the city besides the pope - the worst is also a second-in-command.

"Ah Jun? What do you want? Sandora looked at me for some reason, and she probably had a hard time guessing what I was going to do. In the character of the Apostle of Hilling, of course, it is only simple and efficient things - Her Majesty the Queen does not understand what it means to have a bad taste.

"I'll try what the so-called Divine Line is," I smiled at Sandora, wincing, "Isn't there a 123 temple here?" Let's see if we can talk to 123 directly, it must be fun. ”

Sandora blinked her big blue eyes, looked at me fixedly for a few seconds, and said nonchalantly, "Well, listen to you, it's a test." ”

I had already mentioned that I wanted to visit the temple of the god of war, but at that time, "Ray" told us that the temple was currently undergoing a ceremony and therefore could not be opened for the time being, whether it was true or not, because at that time they seemed to be still observing the intention of the "aliens" to come to the blue star. Maybe they're still a little wary of the Visitors, or maybe they're actually praying to the God of War for instructions from the gods about the Visitors - but now I'm thinking about how the ritual should be done. Sure enough, this time the other party didn't shirk more, and I don't know how he contacted the temple, anyway, "Lei" covered his ears as if he had confirmed something with someone, and then turned his head to me and said, "It's just right." The prayer service at the temple has ended, and we are sorry for the delay. Then we'll leave for the temple now. ”

The hovercar rises to a higher altitude – the equivalent of entering the fast lane – and then accelerates straight to the top of its game, heading straight for the middle of the city. Looking down at this height, I saw several city avenues stretching straight ahead, eventually converging around a tall, majestic building. It should be the Temple of the God of War.

It's a subtle feeling...... It's actually the temple of 123, which is more subtle than seeing the temple of Jingle Bell, because anyway, I've at least seen Ding Dong handle official business, and 123...... His most diligent time was to read reports every six months, and I really can't imagine how he managed to gain such a large group of committed believers in this world.

The hovercar soon stopped in front of the grand building in the center of the city, a Gothic cathedral that was very different from the surrounding buildings, and it was clear that Ilson had ordered his followers to build the building to his own liking, which is also characteristic of most temples in the multiverse - regardless of the architectural style of the local world, the temple would be built according to the style of the star field or the god's personal style under the guidance of the "divine revelation", so in each world under the rule of the corresponding god. The temples all look about the same, which also leads to the fact that in the world world managed by the Star Domain Gods, the temples can often stand out from the crowd - a Gothic cathedral suddenly pops up in a circle of cylindrical otherworldly houses, and the crane in front of us is exceptionally large.

For a group of committed believers, building a unique house dedicated to the gods is not much of a struggle. For the gods themselves, building the temple to a specific specification is more convenient for generating artifact nodes everywhere, making it a very efficient and sensible solution.

At the entrance of the temple, we saw the statue of 123 again, this time not in a fighting stance, but in a post-war warrior with a sword in the distance. Sandora and I watched at the door for half a minute, and finally couldn't bear the pain of conscience and closed our eyes—we couldn't stand it anymore......

In Mr. Lei and Mr. Qiao (anyway, every time I mention these two names, why do I think this is a story that happened in the third ring road of K City?) Sandora and I strode into the cathedral, and at the same time temporarily blocked out the group of "guards" behind us who thought they were well hidden: of course, we were followed by the "staff" of the Blue Star authorities, and they all followed all the way, and it was really hard.

As with most religious halls, upon entering the main gate of the Temple of War, there is first a set of reliefs symbolizing the exploits of the gods - some temples will be a set of totem poles, and the main entrance of the Jingle Temple will usually have flower and rattan walls on both sides, whatever it is, the first thing that greets you when you enter the gate is something similar, and directly beyond that is the hall where the believers gather, a wide rectangular field. Usually the ceremonies take place here, but the main hall is also the site of daily sermons and certain religious witnesses. There is no shelter between the assembly hall and the main gate of the temple, and there is a strict requirement that nothing be allowed between the statues in the main hall of the temple and the people outside the temple, except for the only gate, and the door must be pushed to the main hall.

The main hall of the Temple of the God of War is different from ordinary churches, there are no rows of benches here, only simple cushions neatly arranged on the ground, so the hall is extremely empty, and the gorgeous stained glass is arranged on both sides of the main hall, and the golden light spills into the hall through these stained glass, which produces a sense of sacredness and warmth for no reason. At the end of the main hall was a pulpit-like thing, and behind the pulpit there was also a statue of the god of war, well, it was still the shameful look that people couldn't bear to see. Anyway, believers always like to get their own gods everywhere, because it does give them a lot of power - both psychological and physical - but the more I look at the statue of 123, the more unbearable it is to see, this subtle psychological deficit is difficult for outsiders to understand: you have a second thing around you who has nothing but to eat. In another world, he is portrayed as as a savior, as an insider who knows this second goods, this is like holding back the rhythm of six-pack abs......

"This is where we pray to the god of war and receive blessings, and this is our great god of war," Ray said with a reverent expression his hands to the statue of the god of war behind the pulpit, "and his power saved the entire world of humanity in the age of ignorance. I don't know if it's on another planet. Do you have similar beliefs...... Oh, this may be a sensitive subject, but please forgive a believer with a strong intellectual curiosity in this regard. ”

It's coming, it's coming. Sure enough, Old Man Ray finally can't hold back his sense of historical mission as a missionary, and is ready to open up his religious market among aliens - but how should I answer this fucking question at hand?

"Uh...... About the gods. We do know the concept of the Tao in our world, and like you, we take the gods for granted, and we probably have a much deeper understanding of the gods than you, well, a lot deeper. It's just that our attitude towards the gods is not faith......"

It's the attitude of raising (jingle bell) and stocking (the strip five) - I didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence, because I was afraid that the old man in front of me wouldn't be able to come up in one breath on the spot, so I really went to find Yiersen.

At this moment, out of the corner of my eye, I suddenly saw a person walking out of the side door next to the pulpit, and it was a person wearing a long white dress. The girl, with her long pale blonde hair and a golden tiara, walked up to the pulpit as if no one was around, and began to wipe down the ceremonial supplies on it.

Completely ignoring the stranger in front of him.

"Uh...... This is? I asked curiously, pointing at the girl, taking the opportunity to change the subject.

"She is the handmaiden of the god of war. In charge of taking care of the spiritual reflection of the God of War in this world, which is the church," Ray smiled lovingly, "and in the church, she is also called the Holy Maiden. As a person who speaks directly to the gods, the work of the holy woman is sacred and strict, when acting as a holy woman. She is not allowed to speak directly to mortals, but only to the High Priests and the gods themselves, so she will not speak to you now......"

As soon as Mr. Lei was halfway through speaking, a melodious bell suddenly sounded from nowhere in the church, and then the elegant blonde saintess looked up at us, and said in a crisp voice: "Ah, grandpa, have brought guests?" Oh there, my name is Eva......"

Old Man Lei shrugged: "The holy woman gets off work at half past five in the afternoon every day, as stipulated by the God of War." ”

Me: "......"

Actually, I'm not surprised at all, do you know the way?

And Old Man Lei must not be surprised: he has been working for such a god of war for most of his life.

Sandora and I kept a calm smile, looking up at the statue of the god of war on the pulpit, which was equivalent to leaving time for the old man Lei to explain the matter, so the self-proclaimed "god of war maid" Eva was pulled aside by the old man and muttered. At this time, I also noticed that there was a quiet temperament in the girl, and even the sudden opening of her mouth did not destroy this feeling—I wondered how she managed to maintain this elegance under the influence of Ilson's uncharted aura every day.

In any case, she does seem to be worthy of the name "Holy Maiden".

"I see," said Eva after a moment, smiling, "friends from otherworldly realms, welcome to the God's meeting room, I'm glad you have come with peace." So is there anything I can do for me? ”

Ray said next to him: "Actually, Eva is my granddaughter, she grew up in the parish since she was a child, and she knows a lot about the things of the god of war. If you're interested in the church and the festival, she can answer most of your questions. ”

I nodded, pointed to the statue of 123 and said, "Now, I just want to ask, if we want to talk to your gods, what should we do?" ”

Ray and Eva obviously never expected that the first question of the "Visitor from Heaven" about the gods would cut to the core like this, so they were both stunned for a moment, and then the old man said with a subtle face: "Friend, it is not so easy to talk to the gods, although the gods are with everyone, he will not have time to reply to our words one by one. Often, only certain people can talk directly to God. ”

"Like a saint, huh?" My gaze fell on Eva and organized the language, "Well, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to offend your faith, I just want to...... Well, I would like to confirm whether the process of communicating with God in this world is the same as that of our world, so I would like to see the process of communication between you and God. This should be okay, right? ”

Sure enough, when Old Man Lei heard this reason, all the wrinkles on his face immediately relaxed, revealing a happy look on his face: "Oh, oh, so that's the case, of course it's okay, the god is friendly, I think he definitely won't mind if we contact him because of this matter." ”

However, Eva frowned slightly: "I have already made a prayer just now, and it is a prayer about the appearance of an alien warship over the planet and I want to receive instructions, so often contact the gods......"

Ray lovingly patted Eva on the shoulder: "It's okay, I've been serving the god of war for sixty years, and he won't blame you." ”

With the support of the old man, Eva put aside her worries, she smiled sweetly at us, and began to prepare the things needed for the prayer ceremony with her hands and feet: placing a small golden sword on the altar with a richly decorated golden sword, writing mysterious words in the air in front of the altar with holy light, and holding a metal leaf in her mouth, and Eva also carried a thick golden book on her shoulder with a thin iron chain, and when the metal leaf in her mouth slowly glowed white, she removed the leaf and spread the large book in front of her eyes, Slowly reciting the sacred covenant above: "My lord, your devotees hereby ask for your answer, we need the guidance of the gods......"

After a few moments, a soft voice came from high in the sky: "I'm sorry, the god you are calling cannot answer for the time being, please call again later, or read the voice message in verse 6 of chapter 2 of the Bible." ”

Eva turned her head to us and gave us a simple smile: "I'm sorry, the god of war is off work." ”……)

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