Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 155 Dionysus
In the living room of Mayor Kesso’s house, several people were sitting on the sofa in a circle, Titus was standing in front of them, with a blackboard behind them.

"I repeat, I don't want anyone who has a choice to go down this bloody road." Titus emphasized the word "bloody".

After speaking, he looked at Shangluo.

"Do you mean."

"Kamma. I don't mean karma in the sense of mysticism, but physical karma. The king of the forest will die under the blade, and every forest king dies in the same way, because this is the essence of the branch-breaking ceremony. Branch breaking , and then assassinate the previous king with a blade, and you will become the new king. I think Mayor Kesso may have said something to you? He will definitely say it.”

The reason is self-evident.Karin is already "broken", and seems to be more "damaged" than before.It is impossible for this kind of vision not to worry Mayor Kesuo.

Shang Luo nodded as a confirmation.

"I understand his difficulties, but I still want to tell you that the current plan is optimized. We have also tried to let the trusted inner guards bear the karma of the golden branch, but without exception, they all died unexpectedly. Several Famous, even died at the hands of teammates. The temptation to become the king of the forest is too great. He is one of the few surviving witch kings of mankind, and possesses mysterious power from ancient times of mankind. He is the king of this land. A true master, even the earth must obey his orders."

"Then this is now."

"It's a silhouette. We bound the golden branch to the silhouette of a forest king in the classical era, and only broke the branch every time without crowning it. This will ensure that the authority of the forest king will not overflow and will not be given to those who bear the kingship. The cadres themselves bring karma and disasters. The king of the forest will surely die under the blade, it’s only a matter of time. Because people are mortal, unless wait, you are a qi trainer of Cathay, right?”

"In principle, it can be counted."

"That is to say, you have the hope of not dying? Oh, it's really enviable." He shook his head, "This is a realm that the Romans dare not hope for anyway. If you don't die, then you will grow old ?"

"No. It's easier not to age than not to die. In fact, it's very close."

"Okay." Titus sighed, "The immortal Zhendan monk is indeed the most suitable person to bear the golden branch karma, but let me explain to you first, the agreement between us has never mentioned that we will crown you The king of the forest. However, the coronation itself is just a matter of little effort, you can be crowned directly after you take the golden branch. So it is completely a political issue, because according to the Zhendan proverb, you are "walking around without food". Please come to eat, and the result You moved the restaurant together."

"Then does this conform to Zhou etiquette?"

"Ah" Titus sighed again, "Yes. So I say this is just a secular political issue, not a magical issue. But I will also talk to you from a secular perspective: crowning the forest king is a cost-effective for you Very low choice. Because you have not practiced magic, you are a cultivator of Cathay. Taking the golden branch to refine medicine is the best choice for you, and it is not worth the loss to bear those additional karma. You have planted a Nie Yuan is not auspicious."

"Well." Shang Luo nodded, "I will consider your opinion. I will judge for myself whether to be crowned or not."

Shang Luo felt that he still had to look at the actual situation—mainly, he still didn't know what he could get from being crowned Forest King.If you still have to stay and look at Lin Zi, wouldn't you have come all the way to apply for the job of Mr. Security?

"Well, I respect your opinion. It's not a bad thing for us to let you bear the burden, you just have to think about it yourself." Titus turned around and began to write on the blackboard.

"Then in order for you to make a more comprehensive judgment, the first half of this introduction to occultism course focuses on the history of occultism."

His pen stopped, and two symbols appeared on the blackboard.

The sun, and wine glasses.

"The Apollo and the Dionysus are the starting point of all magic in Rome. Just like the culture of Rome itself, they all originated in Greece. The origin of the origin is a prophecy: the god-king of the Olympian gods will surely die In the hands of the Son of God. The first generation of God King Uranus, the second generation of God King Cronus, and the third generation of God King Zeus, the inheritance between them is all regicide and patricide. What about the fourth generation? Who are the four god-kings? The myth once again diverges. The duality of the sun god, the wine god, and the god of wine is born here."

He first pointed to the sun: "Apollo refers to Apollo, the sun god, who symbolizes the beautiful fantasy of the dream world. Dionysus refers to Dionysus, which represents pain and vitality, in other words It was the desire for immortality—the branch-breaking ceremony you saw, which belonged to the Dionysian side. Just as the sun god's rituals included prophecies, revelations, and visions, the Dionysian rituals all had one thing in common: blood. Wine is the cup filled with blood, and blood is the wine rushing in the veins. The ritual of Dionysus requires blood."

"That is, to assassinate the forest king?"

"That's right. But this has nothing to do with Dionysus mythology, because in terms of mythology, the sacred forest of Lake Nemi is actually Diana, the moon god. But if we divide it by the duality of Sun God and Dionysus, then As the opposite of the sun god, the moon god naturally belongs to the Dionysian mythology. Diana’s myths are often inseparable from bloody killings, but they are more peaceful than the real Dionysian worship.”

"Is there anything restless?"

"True Dionysus worship is not killing with a knife. Ancient texts say that in certain rituals a person is torn alive. For Dionysus was born three times, and true immortality is born from it. Of course We don't tear people anymore in modern rituals, now we tear bulls, with our mouths."

"Huh?" Shang Luo didn't expect such an exciting project in modern Rome.This is really exciting.

"Ah, but don't worry, no bull will feel pain during the ceremony, because of the anesthesia. And judging from the physique of modern people, I doubt whether the sacrifice of Dionysus can be performed normally without anesthesia .I’m afraid it’s not that the bulls haven’t been torn open with their mouths, and they are killed by the bulls’ horns first. In some places, it’s changed to bullfighting in the arena, which is a very popular event. This belief also extends to the army, and it’s also the same as The sun god worship coexisted. For example, although the Roman legion believed in Mithras Helios, the call sign of the legion was still Io Triumphe (for victory). We shouted his glory in the name of Dionysus and intercepted it for him. Cut the blood. So there will be a lot of hints of red blood in this branch-breaking ceremony, such as the red apple you ate last night, and you are about to cut the king of the forest to make him bleed red. I hope you have better luck, because the crazy wine god It doesn't matter whose blood is sacrificed."

(End of this chapter)