Ella took Amy close to the towering cliff. There is a dead giant tree under the cliff, but in its tree hole, a new big tree rises from the ground, extending branches and buds on the dead giant tree. These branches and buds are like two hands stretched out by a dead giant tree towards the sky. Looking from a distance, the giant tree seems to be crying towards the sky.
Although it was not the season, the trunk of the giant tree was wrapped with circles of bloody roses. Circles and circles of thorns were like chains, locking the giant tree firmly to the ground.
"This should be the burial place of the Son of God." Paracelsus looked at the giant tree and said, "It is said that after the Son of God was hit by the gun of Longinus, his blood dripped into the ground and grew an eternal tree. A withered blood-colored flower. People were amazed by its beauty, so they picked it and planted it in their gardens, thus creating what we now call roses."
"Paracelsus, I remember that you are a believer in the Abrahamic Church." Ella said to Paracelsus, "Why don't you go and worship this tree?"
Paracelsus shook his head: "Let's forget it. The Son of God is the Son of God, and God is God."
"Isn't the Son of God your god?" Amy was a little surprised, "I remember what you said about the Trinity... and so on."
Ella remembered her experience in the Alemannic Federation and asked from the sidelines: "Are you not from the Orthodox Church of Abraham, but from the Ancient Church of Abraham?"
Paracelsus shook his head again: "I have my own considerations. You are not from the Church of Abraham, and you won't understand even if I tell you."
Ella didn't care about such things, so she turned her attention back to the tree.
"Even if I'm not a member of the Abrahamic Church, when I see this tree, I would want to offer it to a god. The power of that Son of God is really terrifying."
Hearing this, Amy couldn't help but asked curiously: "Your Majesty, you said that when Augustus was besieged, the strength of his troops was 10,000 to 130,000. So how did he defeat an enemy that was ten times more powerful? , and killed the most powerful magician in history?"
"The key figure was not Nero, but Longinus."
Ella replied while looking at the giant tree.
"At the most critical moment, Longinus rushed to the battlefield. He pierced the Son of God with the spear in his hand and killed him. Such an incident shocked the entire army of the Heavenly Empire. Nero seized the opportunity and launched In an epic counterattack, the Tianfang Empire was completely defeated. More than 50,000 people surrendered - all of these 50,000 people were later killed by Nero. The Qiqiu Empire took this opportunity to launch a strategic counterattack. But if the Son of God had not died in battle, none of this would have happened, so the greatest credit must be attributed to Longinus.”
"Yes! I think so too! Did you know that at that time, Longinus rode a black dragon and fell from the sky? He fell from the sky! The sun was blocked by the huge black dragon, as if there was a solar eclipse! The Son of God only looked up at the sky After a quick glance, Longinus rushed over on a dragon. The 130,000-strong army was unable to stop his advance. Countless arrows shot into the sky, dyeing the entire sky black. But under the roar of the black dragon, All the missing arrows were shaken away and fell back to the ground like a heavy rain. Longinus, wearing black dragon scale armor, was like Gilgamesh who was blessed by the gods in the legend. He majestically pounced on the Son of God. Where it is..."
"Well, I don't think I've seen these records in the library. Where did they come from...who are you?"
Ella suddenly noticed that there was a girl beside her. She seemed to be about the same age as Anna. She was wearing a pure black robe with no features at all. She looked like a priest practicing in a temple. Her hair is also black, only the sides of her hair are dyed with a few strands of red using an unknown dye, revealing a bit of the vitality of a young girl.
For some reason, the girl was dragging a dead ram on her hand.
Hearing Ella's question, the girl cleared her throat and replied solemnly: "My name is Drague. I heard you talking about Longinus on the way back to the temple, so I ran over here!"
"Then the goat you have...?"
"I bought it from the market! I'll make it for my sister's dinner!"
Amy looked at the dead sheep suspiciously: "You went to the market and bought a whole sheep. Instead of dragging it back, you killed it all the way and dragged it back?"
After Amy said this, Ella noticed that there was a scar on the neck of the sheep. It didn't look like a knife, but like it was bitten by the teeth of a wild beast.
Drague noticed Ella's gaze and hurriedly replied: "Originally the sheep was alive, but on the way I tied the sheep to a tree and went to the river to drink water. When I came back, the sheep was bitten to death by wild beasts, so I had to drag it return!"
"Is that so? Then where did the things you just said about Longinus come from?" Paracelsus also asked cautiously, "Why does it sound to me like you saw it with your own eyes?" ?”
"Ah——?" Drague was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "I heard it from my sister. Isn't the story of Longinus fighting the Son of God famous in Delphi? After all, it was here that the Son of God died. It’s a place! If you want to listen, I have many other versions..."
"Sorry, it's getting late. We still need to find a place to stay."
Just when Drague was about to continue telling the story about Longinus, Ella interrupted her slightly apologetically. She looked at the horizon: the sun had completely subsided, leaving only a trace of the afterglow that had not yet set on the horizon.
They should have rushed on their way as soon as possible, but unknowingly they were delayed for a long time in this ancient battlefield.
"Drague, we are all strangers. We want to find a place to stay tonight. Do you know where there is a house nearby?"
"Huh? This place is still far away from the town. There are no other houses except our temple. But my sister will not allow outsiders to live in the temple..."
"Your sister?"
"He is the chief priest of the temple. Having said that, my sister and I are the only two people in the temple."
Ella looked around. The town had been out of sight since they descended the mountain. As the girl said, the area was desolate and there were really no homes in sight.
"It's easy for me to stay in the Temple of the Abrahamic Orthodox Church..."
Ella cooed slightly.
However, Ella knows how to deal with the priests of the Seven Hills Empire.
"We won't stay for free, we will pay for it," Ella said. "You can tell by looking at us that we are not poor."
Drague looked at Ella from left to right, still showing some hesitation. Seeing this, Amy bent down with a smile and patted her head: "Are you tired? If you take us there, we can also help you move the sheep back, right?"
Draco finally agreed: "Well... okay. But I will only take you there. Whether you can stay overnight depends on you."
So, they took the sheep from the girl and walked towards the temple under the leadership of the girl.
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