The rebellion soon ceased. In the face of absolute power, everything was meaningless.
The soldiers reoccupied the Steam City, searched the Prince's Palace, and discovered the secret passage. Finally, while searching for Prince Victor along the way, they discovered the burned-to-piece carriage and the twisted corpse inside.
There was no DNA identification technology in this era, so they couldn't tell whether the body was Victor's.
But apparently, Arthur chose to believe that the body was Victor and told it widely.
Britannia has a part of the Beichen culture. Even in this era, killing an uncle is a rare thing. Instead of catching him under house arrest, he committed suicide and saved a lot of trouble.
And at the same time, the Spanish Empire apparently also knew about the rebellion within Britannia and launched a direct attack on the interior.
Arthur didn't have time to care about this, and just led the army to attack the enemy.
On a hillside not far from the battlefield, Char and the three of them stood under an apple tree, looking at the battlefield in the distance. Arthur rode Sonny and led the Celtic Knights to attack the Spanish Empire's military formation.
But this time, they were not fighting alone. The infantry behind them followed closely and pressed towards them from both sides.
The Spanish Empire's navy was obviously unable to enter land operations, and the combat effectiveness of the Celtic Knights on the plains was even more needless to say.
When the Western French Allied Forces invaded the Maria Mountains, the Knights suffered huge losses. However, in more than a year, Arthur selected many elites from the Northern Army to join the Knights. After the baptism of war in the Western French Empire, they also It can be considered that part of the vitality has been restored.
Although the numbers and quality cannot be restored to the past for the time being, under the leadership of Arthur, the combat effectiveness is even greater than before.
The powerful cavalry attacked the Spanish Empire's military formation, and was then harvested by the infantry.
The Spanish Empire's troops were quickly dispersed and ordered to retreat. It is estimated that even they did not expect that Emperor Arthur would calm down the domestic war so quickly, and even quickly draw out his strength to deal with them. .
On the hillside on one side, Char and the other three were quietly overlooking the entire battlefield, while Moria was quietly watching Arthur, who was riding the giant lion at the front, with a slightly penetrating gaze.
"Are you really not going to take a look?" Alicia asked.
Moria whispered softly, "I have never appeared in his life. Apart from the blood connection, I am a complete stranger to him.
If we really meet him, how should he face me?
Is it passion? Or indifference? "
He looked at Alicia, and Alicia was speechless.
"No matter what, I am already a dead person now.
Although because of Mr. Xia Ya's relationship, I have some privileges and can meet you.
But I know that the existence of most rules in this world has its meaning.
If you use too much privilege, you will lose your sense of boundaries.
I can't see him often.
In this case, it would be better not to meet him than to suddenly burst into his life and then disappear again.
My presence will only trouble him. "
Alicia didn't speak anymore. She remembered a sentence she read while reading in the library underground of the castle: "I could have endured the darkness, if I had never seen the light."
Although this sentence is not very appropriate, for a child whose parents have never appeared in his life, it is indeed too cruel for his biological father to suddenly appear and disappear.
Moria looked at Arthur in the distance quietly.
Suddenly, Arthur seemed to notice. Sitting on Sonny, he turned his head and met Moria's eyes.
Although they were several kilometers apart at the moment, neither of them were ordinary people and they could both see each other's faces clearly.
He obviously also noticed Alicia and Char standing beside him, but he did not shift his gaze, but still stared at Moria.
They didn't speak or react, they just stared at each other.
After a moment, Arthur turned his head and continued to pursue the Spanish Empire's army with his cavalry.
Moria also looked away, "Let's go. I've been out for a long time, and it's time to return to the imperial capital."
"Did he recognize you?" Alicia asked.
Arthur's appearance is actually very similar to Moria's, so it's possible to recognize him.
"Maybe." For some reason, Moria seemed to be in a good mood.
Char stepped forward, teleported Moria and Alicia to the tavern, and then motioned to Moria to the doorway.
"Open the door and go out to the imperial capital.
Now Sebastian should wait in his shop, tell him everything truthfully, and then come to the tavern with him in the evening. "
Xia Ya smiled and said, "In the evening, I plan to hold an outdoor barbecue party. I will invite many friends. Do you want to come with me?"
Moria thought for a moment and nodded, "I can't guarantee that he will definitely come."
"He will." Char said.
Moria took one last look at Alicia, smiled gently and said, "Then I'm leaving."
Alicia nodded, "See you tonight."
Moria turned around and opened the door and walked out.
Char turned his head and looked at the wine god Semele behind the bar, "Are you coming?"
Semmerer smiled, "As much as I want to come, I also have a date tonight."
"Oh?" Xia Ya was a little interested, "A date?"
"You don't think I have any friends except you, do you?" Semele teased, "I also have a social life."
Xia Ya shrugged, "You were still a beggar when I met you."
"At that time, I met a girl." Semele said with emotion. "She was a very considerate woman. It was like we were born soul mates."
The ancient Greeks were the creators of the word philosophy, and it can be said that they are the origin of philosophy.
Naturally, their gods will not be something without depth.
Compared with today's mainstream asceticism, their sexual cognition is completely opposite.
In their eyes, sex is a human instinct for pleasure, free from repression and shame, and is not an evil thing. It is a beautiful thing derived from human reproduction instinct.
Therefore, the gods' wanton enjoyment of the pleasures brought by the flesh is an expression of divinity.
Among them, the Dionysian spirit is the representative, indulgent in lust, passion, and madness, accepting all tragedies and pains, returning to the wild, and enjoying the pleasure of becoming one with the world.
Of course, the Dionysian spirit has the desire to self-destruct, so they created Apollo, which represents the restraint and reason of human nature.
These two spirits are opposite but unified existences. Being too rational and restrained will only lead to pain, and being too chaotic and frantic will only lead to destruction. The two are opposite but unified.
Therefore, it is normal for Semele to have a lover. In other words, he has probably held more silver parties in his life than Char has drunk.
Speaking of which, in many myths, there is a big class gap between gods and humans, and gods will not have anything to do with humans.
But the Greek gods are different. Among all myths, Greek mythology has the most demigods.
Xia Ya and Alicia listened attentively.
This was the first time he heard Semele talk about his past, and it sounded like the easiest love story to attract attention.
"Later, she defrauded me of all my money."
Xia Ya and Alicia were stunned.
Xia Ya twitched the corner of her mouth and said, "I didn't expect this."
"People today are not like in the past, and they are more thoughtful," Semele said with emotion. Apparently he wasn't impressed.
For him, love is like drinking. Some wines are light but have a long history, and some are strong but are unforgettable. But no matter what, wine is just wine, just a pastime in his long life.
"So this is the reason why you became a beggar?" Xia Ya complained, "I thought you were just there to experience life."
"I really want to find another way to relax." Semele said, "Money is nothing to me, and my alchemy is pretty good."
"You know alchemy?" Xia Ya said somewhat unexpectedly.
Semele smiled and said, "Have you heard of the story of Midas?"
Midas, also translated as "Midas", the Phrygian king in Greek mythology.
Greedy for wealth, he asked God to give him the magic to turn objects into gold, and Dionysus, the god of wine, fulfilled his wish.
But in the end, even his beloved daughter and food turned into gold at the touch of his finger. Unable to live, he prayed to God and everything returned to its original state.
It is also said that he acted as a referee for a music competition between Apollo and the god Pan. He was punished by Apollo for favoring Pan and his ears turned into donkey ears. He managed to keep his ears covered, but eventually it became known.
"Ears of Midas" was later used to mean something that cannot be concealed.
There was a glimmer in Xia Ya's eyes, "In other words, you can turn stone into gold, and you can also refine the Philosopher's Stone?"
"I can turn stones into gold, but the Philosopher's Stone is not necessarily the case." Semele said, "I use divine power to convert gold, and I don't need the Philosopher's Stone.
However, I do know who would. "
"Who?" Xia Ya asked curiously.
"Hermes Trismegistus." Semele read out a name.
"Hermes?" Xiaya obviously recognized this name, the messenger in Greek mythology and the god of thief.
"It's related to Him, but it's not Him," Semele said.
He pondered for a moment and then continued, "You should know that Greece was annexed by the Roman Empire, right?"
Xia Ya nodded.
“The Romans believed that since they conquered Greece, they should inherit their culture and their gods.
So they used the Greek gods as templates to create their own Roman gods.
For example, Zeus became Jupiter, Hera became Juno, and Aphrodite became the famous Venus.
I also changed my name to Bacchus.
Even some demigods were renamed by them, such as Hercules, who they called Hercules.
But these Roman gods are slightly different from Greek gods. "
After a pause, Semele said, "During that time, both me and some of the other Greek gods who were still alive were actually affected to some extent and developed some symptoms similar to schizophrenia.
But later, the Roman god became another divine body of ours. After transforming into this divine body, our strength and personality will have some changes.
Before that, Egypt had actually been conquered by Alexander the Great's Kingdom of Macedonia, which led to the Hellenization of Egypt.
Later, the Macedonian Empire was annexed by the Roman Empire.
This being also emerges from this fusion of cultures.
He is derived from a hybrid god "Hermes-Thoth" who combines the characteristics of the ancient Greek god Hermes and the ancient Egyptian god Thoth.
The so-called "triple greatness" in its name refers to the hybrid god "Hermes-Thoth" who simultaneously became the Greek god: Hermes, the Egyptian god Thoth, and the Roman god Mercury. , (i.e. Roman Hermes) the "Trinity" state of the three gods.
This trinity also represents the three main occult knowledges mastered by Hermes Trismegistus: astrology, magic, and alchemy, as well as his three identities: philosopher, priest, king, etc. .
As for why people at that time confused these two gods, the reason was that they had the same characteristics.
Thoth is the god in charge of documents and writing, and Hermes is also in charge of poetry and writing;
Thoth is the god of medicine and Hermes is the patron saint of doctors;
Thoth is the god of wisdom, knowledgeable about magic, and created many spells; Hermes is the ever-changing, sleek and clever god of thieves, who also has knowledge of magic and witchcraft;
Finally, both gods are related to the underworld——
Thoth was the presiding officer of funerary rites, the guide of the dead into the underworld, and the scribe in the judgment of the dead.
Hermes is the god who guides the dead and helps dead souls reach the underworld smoothly.
In view of the high similarity between the two gods, the ancient Egyptians directly equated the Greek god Hermes with the native god Thoth during the Hellenistic period, and called their worship center Hermebo. Lys, the "City of Hermes".
It stems from the pantheistic thought and anthropomorphic tradition in Greek philosophy and religion - that is, there is no strict boundary between gods and humans. and the rise of Christianity, among other reasons.
The fusion of the gods Hermes and Thoth lasted until the late Greek period when they no longer had obvious divinity.
Rather, he transforms into a wise man who holds a wealth of knowledge about the physical and spiritual worlds.
This is the origin of the central figure of Hermeticism, Hermes Trismegistus.
"Then isn't this a figment of imagination?" Alicia said.
"That was a very special era." Semele murmured in a low voice, "At the end of the Age of Gods, the gods were rapidly weakening and relied more on human faith.
But while faith provides a basis for the continuation of gods, it also causes gods to be affected by it, such as our schizophrenia at that time.
Although Hermes Trismegistus was a fantasy, he actually existed briefly.
It is just an existence independent of Hermes and Thoth, an existence that has common knowledge between them.
It is a life created by two gods to cope with this fate.
Legend has it that Hermes Trismegistus, who came to ancient Egypt, foresaw the disaster that would happen in future generations and worried that his knowledge would not be passed down to future generations.
So he condensed alchemy into 13 sentences, engraved on an emerald slab, which contained knowledge about alchemy techniques such as the Philosopher's Stone and even artificial humans, and even some of his astrology and magic. .
People call this text "Cuiyulu". "
(End of chapter)
