Vulcan sent down two oracles one after another.
The first way: the priest Liuyan used the oracle as an unforgivable sin.
The second way: The demon will come out immediately, and only when all living beings work together can we overcome the crisis.
The two oracles spoke clearly, and the sound of Vulcan's soul was transmitted directly to the heads of everyone present, making everyone dizzy.
The people of Huocheng were terrified, and Vulcan rarely expressed his will so clearly. Basically, they performed sacrifices and begged him to do something, and he reluctantly responded, depending on the mood of the old man.
All creatures in the Eastern Continent know a little common sense, that is: gods can be revered and feared, but they cannot be demanded.
In other words, gods are not obligated to bless you, protect you, and fulfill your wishes. On the contrary, these gods need to appease and sacrifice more.
The lord of Huocheng originally valued and relied on the high priest Liuyan, so now he hated him so much. Don't think that he didn't know that the source of the saying that killed the city lord and kept the priest was the instruction from Liuyan, and the servant just lent a mouth.
What's more, everyone believed that the previous oracle was the result of Liu Yan's special sacrifice. As for why Liu Yan wanted to kill the city lord, many people speculated that it was related to the fact that Liu Yan's divine blood ability was not as good as before, and the city lord no longer valued him as much as before, and even sent him to Jiuyuan, which he didn't like, etc. Liu Yan was afraid of losing the revered position of High Priest, so he simply decided to get rid of the city lord and bring up a more obedient one.
Fortunately for the city lord, if it wasn't for the fact that Liuyan's power was not as good as before, and the three priests were not so united, the one who died today would be the city lord instead of Liuyan.
The city lord's eyes flicked over the people in the temple, and stayed on the remaining two priests for the longest time. He thought darkly: the temple and the priests have too much power, but as the oldest and noblest bloodline, he will be punished. He could no longer bear the constraints of the temple. In the past, he was afraid of Vulcan and only knew how to win him over, but now it seems that Vulcan doesn't blindly favor those priests... Maybe it's time for the power structure of Fire City to change.
When Liu Yan died, his eyes were wide open, and he really did not rest in peace.
conspiracy! Everything is a conspiracy of Jiuyuan people.
He wanted to shout out, but his mouth seemed to be stuck, and he could no longer make any sound.
The young witch who had been smiling beside him, watching him die, raised a finger at him after telling the truth, and he couldn't speak a word after that.
That idol is fake! The oracle is also false! Jiuyuan people, blasphemers...
Liu Yan stretched out her fingers, and her body slowly became stiff with this huge secret that she could never tell.
The lord of Huocheng sneered, he thought that Liuyan pointed at him last.
The remaining two priests looked at each other, and there was not much joy in their eyes, but more sorrow from the death of a rabbit. What the servant said came from Liu Yan's instructions, they all knew, but considering the content of the oracle, it is better to change the city lord than to die. But it wasn't until after such an incident that they realized that the power of the city lord had already been able to compete with the temple, so that their orders were invalidated, and they were even led by the city lord to the most sacred sacrificial place.
Things can't go on like this, Liuyan's death is the best warning to the temple. The temple should be supreme, above everyone else, if the city lord can die today, then tomorrow he can replace the temple, so that the temple can only be reduced to his tongue in the end!
The two priests saw each other's thoughts and formed an alliance. One of them was originally a direct relative of the city lord, and he was also the most powerful supporter of the city lord's ascension, but when the object of support became a threat to him, what was a relative? Even their own sons, they can give up!
Yan Mo and Yuan Zhan watched the power struggle in Huocheng from beginning to end. Yan Mo was still a little surprised why the fire ant king didn't tell the people of Huocheng that the oracle was probably fake, but he didn't know that the fire ant king himself was not sure. After all, he is not the real Vulcan, but just a guardian.
Yan Mo felt refreshed after watching this farce that started as a joke. Yuan Zhan seemed to have thought a lot.
Yan Mo patted Yuan Zhan, "The power struggle between the Lord of Huocheng and the temple today is one of the hidden dangers of Jiuyuan in the future. When you and I abdicate, the next generation, the next generation, and the further back, the relationship between the leader and the priest There will be more problems, which is why I don't let the people of the temple enter the Jiuyuan power structure, but let them go to class."
"I am willing to let your power be above mine." Yuan Zhan said lightly.
Yan Mo chuckled, "I know you are willing, but will future leaders be willing? The temple wants to last forever, and Jiuyuan's culture wants to be preserved for generations to come. The temple must be separated from power and only be regarded as a knowledge inheritance and spiritual A symbolic institution. The temple can retain the seats of the jury and the elders, but it must not enter the actual position."
Yuan Zhan frowned, "They have no power, how can they save themselves?"
"The temple is responsible for inheritance. As long as the tribe is not destroyed, they can survive. Don't underestimate the power of teachers. As long as they are not too inhumane students, they will rarely kill the teachers who have taught them. As long as the temple has Strength, who can bully her? The current members of the temple basically come from priests, witches, and elders from various tribes who have defected, and the same will be the case in the future." Yan Mo has already made plans for the future development of the temple, and he just took advantage of this Chance and Yuanzhan shared his vision.
"The force of the temple should not be too much. Priests and god attendants can have guardian warriors, but the number must be specified. The same is true for temple guards. Retire later... that is, elderly warriors and others. If the credit is high enough, as long as he wants, he can You can let him enter the temple to enjoy offerings and be responsible for teaching at the same time. In the future, our Jiuyuan temple will not develop into a sect, nor will it cultivate young children, but only accept adults. The temple will not set up branch temples in various cities, but will only send out teachers. He and doctors went to various schools to teach and help. All in all, Jiuyuan Temple is a symbol of spirit and honor, a place for the inheritance and accumulation of knowledge and research, her status will always be high, and her spirit will be everywhere, but no one in the temple There will be no real power."
The Fire Ant King also heard the conversation between the two, and suddenly interjected: "Yes, this is a good idea! I always thought that there was something strange about Fire City, but after hearing what you said, I realized what was wrong. The power of the temple is too great. Some of the priests in the village are dedicated to the tribe, but now the priests and some people in the temple have their own selfishness, and the blood of Huocheng gradually no longer regards the temple as a companion they can rely on, but uses it while They also fear and hate each other. Maybe the oracle was really sent by the god of fire, just to make them sober."
Yuan Zhan curled his lips, "Even if you tell the people of Huocheng about Mo's idea of the temple, they can't do it. No, it's not that they can't do it, but they don't want to do it. Except for Mo, I haven't seen any priest who will Willing to give up."
Yuan Zhan turned to Yan Mo and said: "Now Jiuyuan's temple can't be done like this, you are too important to Jiuyuan, and if you want the temple to develop into what you want, you must first have absolute power. But apart from you, other members of the temple can arrange it as you said."
"I understand." The more Yan Mo experienced, the more he knew. He had never been the boss before, and many things were taken for granted, including all the systems of Jiuyuan, which were based on beautiful imagination. If Youyuan Zhan hadn't supported him, many of the things he mentioned would have been a joke.
The boss has sat in the seat for a long time, and has actually come into contact with all kinds of problems in Jiuyuan. Now he no longer insists or expects to implement democracy in the first generation. This is probably the funniest thing about democracy. If you want to realize your dreams, you must first obtain absolute power. If you don’t do this, your will cannot be conveyed. Let democracy happen. In short, no matter how good your idea is, without the support of power and strength, it is just a fantasy.
Once, Yan Mo thought that he and Yuan Zhan would abdicate after being the boss for ten or twenty years, but now he thinks that they will probably have to sit in this seat for a long, long time, until Jiuyuan can stand up completely, until Jiuyuan's rules and regulations It goes deep into everyone's heart, and even becomes the moral standard of the whole world, until Jiuyuan can say one thing and is so tough that no one can easily overthrow it.
Of course, Yan Mo didn’t know at this time that after he and Yuan Zhan abdicated, the Emperor Yuan who took over Jiuyuan soon proclaimed himself emperor. After that, Jiuyuan has always been an emperor, and he and Yuan Zhan are honored as the first generation of Yuan Zhan. Emperor Zun and the first generation of high priests.
Later, perhaps because Jiuyuan’s system was full of humanity and very reasonable at the beginning of its establishment, Yan Mo even introduced the two concepts of contribution points and volunteers, and Jiuyuan’s various systems and regulations have been continuously improved, creating a virtuous circle Now, the Jiuyuan Empire did not have to undergo many changes, reorganizations, etc. like other ancient forces. In addition, the Jiuyuan Temple has always firmly grasped the hearts of all the people in Jiuyuan, making Jiuyuan's cohesion strong To a terrible extent, all Jiuyuan people are proud of being born as Jiuyuan people. Even if the rulers of Jiuyuan after that have all kinds of unsatisfactory places, but the flaws are not concealed, other forces will not find much to overthrow Jiuyuan High-sounding reasons.
Time returned to the present, Yan Mo went back to the bottom of the fire city to help hatch the dead egg after watching the excitement of the fire city.
During this period, the Fire Ant King kept his promise and told him how to restore the divine blood ability to the seriously injured and incapacitated warrior.
Yan Mo has actually done some research on this. After getting the guidance of the Fire Ant King, his thinking became clearer, and he knew the direction of his research by the way-everything lies in energy. As long as you can manipulate energy, you You can do many incredible things.
For example, heal the seriously injured and even bring the dead back to life.
It's just that apart from using the Resurrection Pill with harsh conditions, even the dead who are resurrected by using the source of life energy are no longer the same person they used to be, and even their appearance and gender can be completely changed.
"Where's my ant queen!" The fire ant king stared madly at the little fire ant that had just crawled out of the resurrected ant eggs.
Yan Mo silently pointed to the little fire ant the size of a grain of rice.
"This is not a female ant at all! Why did my ant queen turn into a male!" He could feel that the breath was still the original ant queen, but why did she turn into him!
"...Probably because the most important thing she thought about before she died was not wanting to be an ant queen who kept giving birth again."
The fire ant king got down on the ground, this blow was too big for him!
The little fire ant touched Yan Mo first, expressing his intimacy, turned around, looked at the sad fire ant king, crawled over, climbed on the fire ant king's head with great difficulty, and used his young tentacles to , rubbed the fire ant king's big tentacles.
The fire ant king's tentacles moved.