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Chapter 127 Kagaus Doesn't even Know He's the Creator

Casas rode a camel. This camel is not ordinary. It is a rare camel with white hair. It looks holy under the sun. It is carefully raised by Casas’ father. It was given to him when he came of age.

Nuoen pulled the camel's muzzle in front, and walked towards the temple on the hillside step by step.

"This camel can enter the temple."

Casas stroked the camel's hair and said casually.

Norn nodded in agreement, and replied:
"Little master, the priests say that white camels can climb the temple."

Casas glanced at Norn, and then said:
"But not a stone slave like you."

Norn lowered his eyelids and said nothing.

As Casas said, the stone slaves could not climb the temple, because the priests believed that if the stone slaves' feet touched the ground and the stone slaves' faces blocked the sunlight that should shine on the temple, they would not be able to do so. Clean blood, will defile the land of the temple, thus offending the great god of prophecy Kargaus.

Only purebred three-eyed apes are eligible to board the temple and offer sacrifices to the prophecy god Cargaus.

Norn led Casas' camel through the market. Suddenly, Casas noticed something, and he pulled the rein to stop Norn.

Immediately afterwards, Casas jumped off the camel, went to a carpet merchant, took out two pieces of bronze, and threw them into the merchant's weight.

Before the carpet merchant had time to take a closer look, he saw Casas picking up a carpet, turning around, and climbing on the camel very gracefully.

Casas patted the camel's butt, then waved for Norn to follow.

Norn ignored the merchant's offer of grain to change, and followed Kasas straight away.

"Is this dedicated to the temple?"

Norn asked quietly.

Casas shook his head, he held the carpet in his hands, and just said:

"You don't need to ask."

Norn nodded, wiped his mouth, and motioned for himself to shut up.

One master and one servant slowly approached the temple on the hillside. Today is the offering day, the day when the temple dedicated to the three-eyed ape-man was completed. There are many nobles who came here to worship, and most of them are under the temple. Jump off the mount and let the stone slaves take a good look at it. Only Kasas is still sitting on the white camel.

Finally approaching the temple, Kasas jumped off the camel, and he stretched out his hands, grabbing the Norn.

Norn yelled loudly, and Kasas scolded him:

"Shut up, don't make noise."

After the words fell to his ears, Nuoen fell silent all of a sudden. Casas put the 14-year-old boy on the camel's saddle, and then spread the carpet in his hand to cover his whole body.

"Little master, what, what is this doing?"

Norn asked in surprise.

"Haven't you always wanted to visit the temple?"

Casas asked,

"I'll take you in now, but don't talk."

Hearing this, Nuoen immediately fell silent, and he looked directly at Casas with incredulous eyes.

Casas turned his head, took the camel by the muzzle, and walked slowly towards the temple on the hillside.

The carpet covered Norn's face, and the sun came from behind and shone on the carpet. He looked at the temple that was approaching gradually through a little gap.

This magnificent temple is supported by gorgeous columns, and the outermost door is inlaid with various bronze ritual vessels.The cornices are inlaid with snow-white ivory, and the two gates are carved with beautiful patterns and portraits, recording countless beautiful and ancient legends in the world.

There was a huge date palm outside the door, and the fruit looked delicious.

The sharp-eyed priests saw the white camel and guessed who it was.

"Lord Kasas, may your eye of prophecy always be favored by Kargaus."

Perhaps because of the division of masters and slaves, honorific words appeared in the Kingdom of Aga hundreds of years ago.

Casas nodded slightly, and after simply returning the salute, he pulled the white camel and was about to step into the temple.

"Master Casas, what's in this arched carpet?"

A priest asked, pointing to the white camel.

When Norn heard this voice, he was so frightened that his heart jumped up.

If you want to be exposed, as soon as the carpet is lifted, you will be arrested, dragged outside and beaten to death!

"Hump it."

Casas said casually.

Of course, this could not fool the priests. A sharp-eyed priest walked around the white camel, pointed at the carpet and shouted:
"There's someone hidden inside!"

When the priests heard the words, they were about to go forward to lift the carpet, but Kasas immediately stepped forward and stopped them with a wave of his hand.

"Don't move, it's my camel."

"Master Casas, you need to give us an explanation."

A priest stepped forward and asked, his white sacrificial robe fluttering in the wind.

Casas narrowed his three eyes, and then said slowly:

"Yes, there was a man in it, a stone slave."

The priests were shocked when they heard the words, and then their expressions changed drastically. The leading priest questioned Kasas:

"You should know that stone slaves are not allowed to set foot in temples,
If the stone slaves' feet touch the ground and their faces block the sunlight that should shine on the temple, their unclean blood will defile the temple's land and offend the great prophet Kagau Si! "

Facing the accusation of the priest's righteous words, Casas pointed to the camel and said:

"You all have eyes, you should be able to see that he is riding on a camel, his feet have not touched the ground at all, and he is still covered with a carpet, his face is not exposed, how can it block the sunlight that shines on the temple?"

The voice of Casas' rhetorical question fell, and the priests looked at each other in blank dismay, and then became embarrassed.

Yes, according to the rules of the temple, stone slaves sitting on camels and wearing carpets can enter the temple.

Kasas pulled the noose and swaggered to lead the camel. Norn, who was on the camel, looked at the ashen faces of the priests through a small gap, and couldn't help but smile softly.

The priests looked at Kasas' figure and thought that his father was Aga's prime minister. After exchanging glances, they couldn't help but sighed.

They turned away, deciding that out of sight was out of mind.

Seeing Kasas leading the camel into the temple, Norn raised his head, and through the gap, he saw the tall statue of the God of Prophecy at once. In the palm of the hand is a prophetic eye.

The eye of prophecy is alive, with a little blood on it, trembling slightly in the wind.

Every day of sacrifice, a prophecy eye will be dug out from the stone slave in the temple. Although the prophecy eye of the stone slave cannot use the power of prophecy, it can also serve as a sacrifice to the god of prophecy.

In addition to these, the priests of the temple will also slaughter cattle and sheep during important celebrations. If a nobleman commits a serious crime, the priests will personally execute the nobleman and remove the eye of prophecy to sacrifice to the gods.

After all, the three-eyed ape man has never had a tradition of not offering sacrifices.

Norn looked up at the huge statue of Cargaus, and Kasas walked slowly leading the camel, letting the stone slave, whose feet were not on the ground and whose face was not covered by the sun, approach the statue so that he could see it more clearly.

Looking at the tall statues and exquisite reliefs, Norn raised his hand and rubbed his closed third eye, worship and awe arose in his heart.

The three-eyed apes mainly enshrine Kagaus. In the praise songs of the priests, Kagaus is praised as a great god, the god of man-making, and one of the creators. The priests rely on their respect for Kagaus. The reverence and belief are constantly elevating the position of Cargauth and adding the title of Cargauth. For this reason, they have also compiled many myths to prove the transcendent status of Cargauth among the gods.

Norn recalled those myths and praises. He didn't know whether they were real or illusory, but the status of the priests was so lofty that he, as a stone slave, could not disobey their words.

Kasas faced the statue of the God of Prophecy. He knelt on the ground, murmured words, then touched the toes of the statue with the eye of prophecy on his forehead, and repeated it three times. Then he kissed the altar in front of the statue, and finally offered his sacrifice .

After worshiping Cargaus, he stood up and led the camel to the other two temples.

"Where to go first?"

Casas asked.

"Little master, go to the place where the gods are enshrined..."

Norn was a little flattered.

Kasas led the camel to the hall dedicated to the gods. Norn looked through the gaps in the carpet. The first thing he saw were all kinds of gods with blurred faces, and it was difficult to distinguish the difference from each other. In the middle is a statue of a god holding a thunderbolt. This statue is better carved than ordinary statues, at least its appearance is quite delicate.

"Why...carved like this..."

Norn asked suspiciously.

"There are not enough artisans, and we rarely worship these gods."

Casas replied.

He led the camel as he approached, and Norn looked down and saw a woman kneeling before the altar.

That woman was beautiful and moving, with the third eye on her forehead slightly closed, and the soft golden down on her body showed her identity as a purebred three-eyed ape-man. Her clothes were exquisite, and the jewelry on her neck was dazzling. Her appearance and demeanor gave her an extraordinary feeling.

Norn was a little dumbfounded, the child couldn't help staring at the woman's grace and luxury.

The woman stood up slowly, turned her head, and her sharp eyes caught Norn's sight.

"Oh, stone slave?"

The woman spoke in a little surprise.

Norn was frightened, and quickly gathered the carpet on his body.

Casas approached the camels in his hands, then saluted the woman:

"My lord Queen Isis, the great wife of King Uldun blessed by Cargauth, I am Kathas of Ibia."

Norn was stunned. The woman in front of him turned out to be King Uldun's queen.

"It is unusual for you to have your servants come into the temple."

Queen Isis looked at Casas playfully and said.

"Sometimes, I see the norn as brothers, that's all."

Casas understood that Queen Isis misunderstood the relationship between the two, so he explained.

Hearing Casas' answer, Queen Isis nodded slightly, and then sighed softly:
"It's a pity my great husband couldn't learn that."

"Queen, in time, the noble King Uldun will surely understand your painstaking efforts."

Isis smiled, she didn't make any response, and walked out of the hall of worshiping the gods.

Norn watched in disbelief as the queen's figure left.

So King Uldren... snubbed the Queen?
It is very scandalous to neglect a wife.

And now, King Uldren had snubbed the Queen.

Norn couldn't imagine it.

"Nuen, don't talk too much about these things."

Casas looked at Norn and solemnly urged,

"The Queen Isis is favored by the gods."

Norn nodded slightly. As Kasas's servant, he had naturally heard about Queen Isis' deeds.

It is said that Queen Isis was originally the daughter of the former high priest. When she was born, she was holding a date palm branch in her hand, and the prophetic eyes on her forehead glowed magnificently.

Such a vision allowed Isis to be selected as the future queen early.

After seeing the halls where the gods were sacrificed, Kasas led the camel out and led Norn to the last hall.

The temple dedicated to the god who gave reason.

The moment the camel stepped into the hall, Norn showed a look of astonishment.

"Where is the idol... the idol?"

In his impression, whether it is the prophecy god Cargaus or other gods have statues.

Nuo En looked left and right, but there was no statue of God in the huge hall.

Has the idol been stolen?
"No idol, norn, the god has no idol."

Casas said.

Norn was even more astonished when he heard this.

"How come... there is no idol..."

"Because... He is the legendary Creator."

Casas said in a low voice:
"This is what I read in ancient books. In the long time ago, there was only one God in the world."

When Norn heard this, the shock on his face did not disappear, but deepened a lot.

Before, he only knew superficially that the god that the elves believed in was the god who endowed people with reason and was a supreme god, but he never thought that this god would be the creator.

Looking at the altar in front of him, Norn looked at the mural behind the altar. On it, there was an old man with the appearance of a prophet, pointing to the distant and lofty mountain peak, telling everyone the oracle on the mountain.

For some reason, Norn's heart trembled slightly.

There seemed to be a bloodline touch that influenced his beliefs.

He was unaware of the subtle but heartrending shift in belief that the sight before him had caused.

"But... didn't the priests say that Cargaus is... the Creator?"

Norn murmured.

"I don't know, the priests are always glorifying the great Cargauth day after day, whether it's true or not."

Casas smiled slyly, seeing no one around, continued:
"perhaps,
The great Cargaus did not even know that he was the Creator. "

　There's more at night!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)