Chapter 435 Canaan Gu Farm
This is not a barren land.
The land of Canaan is also described as the "promised land flowing with milk and honey". It is not barren.
But when Eros came over the land, the scene in front of him was unexpectedly desolate.
The scorched earth and mountains and forests that had been burned by the flames were only charcoal, and the smell of ashes slowly rose along with the smell of burnt proteins of cooked creatures.
The cool, salty sea breeze blew from the sea, slowly smoothing the disaster scene that seemed to have been burned by a mountain fire.
The city built on the seaside is still alive, but death and pain also echo in the city.
After the great tribulation, there will be a plague.
After the scorching wildfires raged, countless deaths were caused, and the bodies piled up in the city were left uncollected.
Rotting maggots grew up on the corpses, crawling wantonly in the stench, bringing illness to more people.
The remaining people were emaciated, with charred faces, and a desperate atmosphere of anxiety and sadness spread throughout the city.
Even though the priests in the temple are busy trying to fight these patients and drive away the illness, lives are still passing away one after another.
Under such circumstances, relying solely on manpower was of no use. They could only pray for God's blessing and help.
But wasn't this disaster caused by a thunderfire that deflected and fell to the ground due to the battle between the gods?
In any case, the priests in the temple could only try to save people while praying to the city-state's main god.
But they haven't received a response for a long time. Maybe they didn't offer a sincere enough sacrifice.
Perhaps, the main god of this city-state has been defeated in the battle between gods, and they have become a city without the protection of gods.
Even though the latter was possible, the leading high priest could not accept this.
After yet another prayer went unanswered, he made a difficult decision.
Sacrifice, select those who are seriously ill and sacrifice one-tenth of the remaining living people in the city.
If such a large-scale sacrifice could no longer receive a response, it would only mean that they would leave this land and become wandering refugees.
In order to survive, sometimes we have to make such difficult choices.
Just as the high priest was about to give the order, a voice he had never heard before sounded above his head.
"Collect all the corpses and burn them, and then isolate the non-sick people from the sick people. Then the situation will be much better."
The one who made the sound was a bird that landed on the statue. Its feathers were as black as the night, but it had two pupils.
This bird looks strange, with a divine meaning in its eyes, but it can also speak human words.
The high priest immediately knelt down in fear and fear at the bird Eros had transformed into, trembling all over but not daring to say a word.
He naturally knew that the bird in front of him was not the incarnation of his main god, because his main god would never speak so gently.
Even blessings are showered in a rather haphazard manner.
"Okay, don't be so afraid. Although I am not your main god, I am not your enemy either."
With a built-in brain, Eros could see through his inner thoughts at a glance and spoke.
The statue here no longer has the aura of divinity, indicating that the target it pointed to has disappeared.
And their enemies seemed to have no intention of personally sending their own believers to take over this small city-state by the sea.
Eros had never seen anything like this in Greece, but he knew exactly why it happened.
God only rudely blessed and nurtured these human city-states with divine power, instead of imparting wisdom and strength. Therefore, after God leaves, these human beings will become refugees who cannot rely on themselves and become homeless.
From Metis's narrative, Eros already knew that the biggest difference between Canaan and Greece was that there was no stable order.
Although there is the supreme god Enki, this god rarely interferes in worldly affairs and just sits and watches the disputes and turmoil in the entire world.
This also led to turmoil throughout Canaan, with the gods fighting with each other for dominance in the world.
A situation like this is perfectly normal in Canaan.
Eros transformed into a double-eyed bird, looking down at the city that had just experienced a disaster with lowered eyebrows.
"I'm just a traveler passing by. I couldn't bear to see your situation, so I just told you a way."
"As for whether you believe it or not, whether you do it or not, that is your own business."
He has the ability to easily heal the people on this land, making their lives prosperous and restoring the vegetation and forests to their original state.
In this way, he can easily gain the worship and awe of these people, and Eros can easily take over the city and become the new main god.
But Eros doesn't like to do this. He still likes to see people's enthusiasm and efforts.
Under the compassionate and indifferent eyes of the double-eyed bird standing on the head of the statue, the high priest swallowed back his original words.
He knelt down with piety and respect, kissed the floor under his feet, and left in such a prostrate posture.
This man was quite sensible and did not say anything presumptuous.
After all, Eros has no intention of becoming the main god of the city-state, and he has no interest in helping them.
I was just passing by, collecting information and making a few remarks.
As a traveler from afar, the most he can do is spread love and wisdom along the way and maintain his image as a wise man who has traveled far away.
"The battles in this world are really fierce."
After everyone else left, Eros spoke to Metis in his mind.
Just now, the two of them had taken in the situation of the entire city. Zhiwei saw that they also had a general understanding of the situation in Canaan.
"I didn't expect that the fighting here has become so severe."
Although Metis knew about the situation in Canaan before, he had not personally conducted an on-site inspection after all, so he needed certain information support.
Sure enough, the actual situation is often more serious than the information heard.
"So many gods, not only Canaanite, but also foreign gods, are all competing for the name Baal."
"Sure enough, that guy Enki has been so divided that his brain has been damaged?"
After complaining about Enki, the nominal main god of Canaan, Eros transformed into a bird and fluttered its wings.
Baal, meaning "master", is a common title for the main gods of all the city-states in Canaan, and does not refer to just one god.
As the true master of the world, Enki not only ignored it, but even threw out a name that represented the position of the God King, allowing the gods to snatch it.
This operation really made Metis couldn't help but think carefully about whether there was any special purpose in it.
However, all speculation is inferior to witnessing it in person.
The two of them flew into the distance while chatting with each other.
Let’s make a patch for Baal who appeared before. Think of it as Enki God or something else. I’ll explain it later.
(End of chapter)