Ella originally thought that there would be a few families outside the temple, but she never thought that the temple actually stood in ruins, looking ancient and lonely. This made Ella suspicious. She couldn't help but ask: "There are really no homes around here? How could the temple be set up in such a location?"
"When this temple was built, this place was a bustling urban area - it was where the ancient city of Delphi was located a thousand years ago." Drague replied, "But after the death of the Son of God, the soil nearby was affected by Cursed, no more crops can grow. People had to leave here to build a new city, and this ancient city gradually became deserted. Only the priests of the temple stayed here, guarding this important temple from generation to generation."
"Is this actually the temple from a thousand years ago?"
Amy exclaimed, and then began to carefully look at the marble pillars in front of her. The years have carved traces of vicissitudes on these stone pillars. They have been scarred, but they are still as strong as before, showing outsiders the superb engineering technology of the Seven Hills Empire.
"You just said - the curse of the Son of God?" Ella was more concerned about this sentence, "He was a person from a thousand years ago, how can he still affect this land?"
"That's why he is considered the greatest magician in history. However, this land is not the only one affected by the curse. The son of God was killed - this is a curse for all magicians in the Tianfang Empire. Although they The self-proclaimed Son of God was resurrected three days after his death, but when they get close to here, they will inevitably be greatly affected."
Paracelsus listened thoughtfully to Draguet's words from behind.
"A huge influence?" Ella asked curiously, "What is it?"
"You know, in terms of magic strength, the Tianfang Empire is far superior to the Qiqiu Empire. But in fact, the pressure from the Tianfang Empire on the Qiqiu Empire is not that great, just because of this curse - ugh???"
Drague suddenly covered his mouth. In the direction of her gaze, a woman who looked like a priest was standing in front of the temple door, looking at Drague angrily. She has black hair like Draguet, and is covered from head to toe in a golden burqa. Every detail of the burqa is woven with gorgeous patterns, making it look extremely expensive.
"Drague, who are these people?" the priest asked coldly.
"Well... we are lost travelers." Ella said, "Because we can't make it to town today, we want to stay in the temple for one night. Of course, we will pay the fee normally..."
"I'm sorry, this temple is very important, so outsiders are never allowed to stay overnight." The priest replied coldly, "I will give you a light. If you go as hard as you can, you will probably be able to reach the town in the early morning."
"Light... no, if it's early in the morning, even if we arrive in the town, the guards won't let us in!" Amy shouted, "In that case, wouldn't we still have to sleep on the street?"
"You won't encounter any danger if you sleep under the city wall for one night."
"Well... we are really tired. We are also very hungry." Ella begged, "Can't you be accommodating? If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely donate assets to help repair the temple."
The priest looked Ella up and down, nodded, and then shook his head.
"There are ways to let outsiders move in - but you probably don't have the chance."
"What method?" Ella asked impatiently.
The priest pointed to a few pillars in front of the temple door: "Look carefully at those pillars."
Ella walked to a pillar and found a row of inscriptions engraved on it: "Don't overdo anything." Then she came to another pillar and found a row of inscriptions engraved on it: "Oaths made without permission will lead to disaster." La was puzzled and cast a questioning look at the woman.
"This temple was a place for interpreting oracles thousands of years ago. In addition to oracles, there are also many wise mottos engraved on it." The priest said, "If you are wise enough, you can say a sentence that is enough to be engraved on a stone pillar. motto, then you are qualified to stay in the temple - but I advise you to give up. There are enough mottos engraved on stone pillars, and they almost include all the wisdom of the world."
"Many people have tried it before." Drague added for Ella on the side, "But the motto they said either has the same meaning as a certain motto that has been engraved on it, or it is completely unreasonable. So the temple No outsider has ever moved in. So I say whether you can move in or not depends on you..."
"What about this sentence," Ella said without thinking, "'Force is not what causes an object to move, but what changes its state of motion'?"
"Huh?" The priest raised his eyebrows.
"Although this has not been completely confirmed, I think it is very likely to be correct. The reason is..."
"Hehe, hehe, hehe, 'Force is not the cause of the movement of objects, but the cause of changing the state of motion of objects'. It's so powerful, so powerful. It sounds very intelligent when you hear it..."
The priest completely ignored Ella's words and just giggled on the spot. Ella had no choice but to remind her; "Well, I'm talking about the basis for reaching this conclusion..."
"It doesn't matter what the basis is! As long as it sounds intelligent! Drague, find them a room...hehehe, 'Force is not the cause of the motion of an object, but the cause of changing the state of motion of an object', that's great Yeah, we have to find a better stone pillar quickly to carve it on..."
The priest chuckled and left. Drague was so shocked that his mouth opened in an O shape: "This is the first time I see my sister like this!"
"I won't go in," Paracelsus said to Ella. "For me, this is a pagan temple after all."
"Is there no problem?" Ella said, "I have also lived in your Abrahamic church."
"No, to you, different temples just worship different gods. But to us, these other temples are temples of demons. I'd better sleep under this stone pillar for one night."
"The devil's temple..." Ella repeated, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, what kind of temple is this and which god is it enshrined in?"
It was obviously a very simple question, but Drague's answer was somewhat hesitant: "A thousand years ago, this was a temple dedicated to Apollo. There have been changes in the middle. Now... I don't know."
"I don't know?" Elachi asked, "Isn't your sister a priest of the temple?"
"Yes, he is a priest of the temple. I am also a priest myself, but this temple..." Drague pointed to a collapsed house in the distance with some embarrassment, "The hall dedicated to the gods has collapsed for a long time, and now it is only All that’s left is a residential area for the priests to live in.”
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