I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 203 Emerald Jade Record

The rebellion soon subsided, and everything was meaningless in the face of absolute power.

The soldiers regained the capital of Steam, searched the Prince's Mansion, and discovered the secret passage. Finally, when they searched for Prince Victor along the way, they found the chariot that had been burnt to pieces and the twisted corpse inside.

There is no dna identification technology in this era, so they can't tell whether the corpse is Victor's or not.

But obviously, Arthur chose to believe that the corpse was Victor, and told it widely.

There is a part of Beichen culture in Britannia. Even in this era, killing relatives and uncles is a rare thing. Instead of arresting him and putting him under house arrest, he committed suicide by himself, which saved a lot of trouble.

And at the same time, the Spanish Empire obviously knew of the rebellion in Britannia and directly launched an attack on the inland.

Arthur didn't have time to care about these, so he led the army directly to attract the enemy.

On the hillside not far from the battlefield, the three of Char stood under an apple tree, looking at the distant battlefield. Arthur rode Sonny and led the Celtic Knights to attack the Spanish Empire's army formation.

But this time, they were not fighting alone, and the infantry behind them followed closely and pressed towards this side from both sides.

The navy of the Spanish Empire was obviously unable to enter land combat, let alone the combat effectiveness of the Celtic Knights on the plains.

When the Allied Forces of West France invaded the Maria Mountains, the Knights suffered huge losses. However, over the past year, Arthur selected many elites from the Northern Army to join the Knights. It can be regarded as recovering part of the vitality.

Although the number and quality cannot be restored to what they were in the past for the time being, the fighting power under the leadership of Arthur is even greater.

The powerful cavalry charged the Spanish Empire's army formation, and was then harvested by the infantry.

The army of the Spanish Empire was quickly dispersed and ordered to retreat. It is estimated that even they did not expect that Arthur the Great would quell the domestic war so quickly, and even quickly pulled out his strength to deal with them .

On one side of the hillside, the three of Shaar were quietly overlooking the entire battlefield, while Moria quietly watched Arthur who was riding the giant lion at the forefront, with a slightly deep gaze.

"Aren't you really going to take a look?" Alicia asked.

Moria murmured softly, "I have never appeared in his life, except for blood connections, I am a complete stranger to him.

If he really met, what kind of attitude should he face me?

Is it enthusiasm?Or indifference? "

He looked at Alicia, but Alicia had no words.

"No matter what, I'm already a dead person now.

Although because of Mr. Xia's relationship, I have some privileges to meet you.

But I know that the existence of most rules in this world has its meaning.

If privileges are used too much, people will lose their sense of boundaries.

I can't see him often.

In this case, it is better not to meet than to suddenly break into his life and then disappear again.

My presence will only trouble him. "

Alicia didn't speak anymore, she remembered a sentence she read 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, the sudden appearance and disappearance of his biological father is indeed too cruel.

Moria quietly looked at Arthur in the distance.

All of a sudden, Arthur seemed to notice something. Sitting on Sonny, he turned his head and met Moria's gaze.

Although they are several kilometers away at this moment, neither of them is an ordinary person, and they can see each other's face clearly.

He obviously also found Alicia and Char standing beside him, but he didn't avert his eyes, but still stared at Moria.

They didn't speak, nor did they react too much, they just looked at each other from afar.

After a while, Arthur turned his head and led the cavalry to continue chasing the Spanish Empire's army.

Moria also looked away, "Let's go. I've been out for a long time, and it's time to go back to the imperial capital."

"Did he recognize you?" Alicia asked.

Arthur's appearance is actually very similar to that of Moria, so it is possible to recognize him.

"Perhaps." For some reason, Moria seemed to be in a good mood.

Shaar stepped forward, teleported Moria and Alicia into the tavern, and then gestured to Moria for the doorway.

"Open the door and go out to the imperial capital.

Now Sebastian should wait in his shop, tell him everything, and come to the tavern with him in the evening. "

Xia smiled, "Tonight, I plan to hold an outdoor barbecue party, and I will invite many friends, do you want to come together?"

Moria thought for a moment and nodded, "I can't guarantee that he will 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 and opened the door and walked out.

Shaar turned his head to look at the Dionysus Semele behind the bar, "Are you coming?"

Semmerer smiled, "Although I really want to come, I also have a date tonight."

"Oh?" Xia Ya was a little interested, "A date?"

"You don't think I have no friends except you?" Semmerer teased, "I also have social connections."

Shaar shrugged, "You were a beggar when I saw you."

"At that time, I met a girl." Semmerer said with emotion, "That is a very understanding woman, and we are like natural soul mates."

The ancient Greeks were the creators of the word philosophy. 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 diametrically opposed.

In their eyes, sex is the pleasure instinct of human beings, without repression and shame, and it is not something evil. It is a beautiful thing brought about by human reproductive instinct.

Therefore, it is a manifestation of divinity for the gods to wantonly enjoy the happiness brought by the flesh.

Among them, the spirit of Dionysus is the representative. Indulging in lust, passion, frenzy, accepting all tragedies and pains, returning to wildness, and enjoying the pleasure of being one with the world.

Of course, the spirit of Dionysus has the desire to self-destruct, so they created Apollo, which represents the bondage and reason of human nature.

These two spirits are opposite but united. Being too rational and restrained will only lead to suffering, and being too chaotic and frantic will only lead to destruction. The two are opposite but unified.

So it's normal for Semele to have a lover. In other words, it is estimated that he has held more silver parties in his generation than Shaar has ever drank.

Speaking of it, in many myths, there is a big gap between gods and humans, and gods will not have any intersection with humans.

But the Greek gods are different. Among all the myths, the Greek mythology has the most demigods.

Shaar and Alicia listened attentively.

It was the first time he had heard Semmerer talk about his past, and it sounded like the most attention-grabbing love story.

"Later, she scammed me out of all my money."

Xia Ya and Alicia were taken aback.

Xia Ya twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I didn't expect that."

"People nowadays are not like in the past, and they have more minds." Semmerer said with emotion.Apparently he wasn't impressed.

For him, love is like drinking. Some wines are mild but have a long history, and some are strong but unforgettable, but no matter what, wine is just wine, just a pastime in His long life.

"So that's why you became a beggar?" Xia Ya complained, "I thought you were just letting it go to experience life."

"I really want to relax in a different way." Semmerer said, "Money is nothing to me, and my alchemy is not bad."

"You know alchemy?" Shaar said in surprise.

Semele smiled, "Have you heard the story of Midas?"

Midas, also translated as "Midas", is the king of Phrygia in Greek mythology.

Greedy for wealth, he begged God to give him the spell of turning things into gold, and Dionysus, the god of wine, fulfilled his wish.

But in the end even his beloved daughter and food were turned into gold by his fingers.He couldn't live, and prayed to God, and everything was restored.

It is also said that he acted as a referee for Apollo's music competition with Pan, the god of shepherds. He was punished by Apollo for his favor with Pan, and his ears became donkey ears.He managed to cover his ears, but was eventually known.

After "Midas' ear" is used to indicate something that cannot be concealed.

Shaar's eyes flickered, "That is to say, you can turn stones into gold, and you can also refine the Philosopher's Stone?"

"I know how to turn a stone into gold, but the Philosopher's Stone is not necessarily the case." Semele said, "I use divine power to transform gold, and I don't need such things as the Philosopher's Stone.

However, I do know who will. "

"Who?" Shaar asked curiously.

"Hermes Trismegistus." Semele read out a name.

"Hermes?" Shaar obviously recognized this name, the messenger in Greek mythology, the god of thieves.

"It's related to him, but it's not him," Semmerer said.

He pondered for a moment, then continued to speak, "You should know that Greece was annexed by the Roman Empire, right?"

Shaar nodded.

"The Romans thought that since they had conquered Greece, they had inherited their culture, their gods, for granted.

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 changed my name too, Bacchus.

Even some demigods were renamed by them, for example, Hercules was called Hercules by them.

But these Roman gods were slightly different from the Greek gods. "

After a pause, Semele said, "During that time, both I and some of the other Greek gods who were still alive were actually affected, resulting in some symptoms similar to schizophrenia.

But later, the Roman god became our other god body. After transforming into this god body, our strength and character will have some changes.

Before that, Egypt had actually been conquered by Alexander's Macedonian kingdom, which led to the Hellenization of Egypt.

Later, the Macedonian Empire was annexed by the Roman Empire.

This presence also emerges in this fusion of cultures.

He is derived from a hybrid god "Hermes-Thoth" that 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 deity "Hermes-Thoth" who achieved simultaneous Greek gods: Hermes, the Egyptian god Thoth, and the Roman god Mercury. , (ie Roman Hermes) the state of the "Trinity" of the three gods.

This trinity also represents the three main occult knowledge mastered by Hermes Trismegistes, astrology, magic, and alchemy, as well as his three identities philosopher, priest, king, etc. .

As for why people at that time confuse these two gods, the reason is that they both have 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, who is proficient in the knowledge of magic and has created many spells. Hermes is the changeable, smooth and clever god of thieves, and also masters the knowledge of magic and witchcraft;

Finally, both gods are also related to the underworld——

Thoth was the master of funeral rites, the guide of the dead into the underworld, and the scribe in the trials of the dead.

And Hermes is the god of receiving the undead, and will also help the dead souls to reach the underworld smoothly.

In view of the high similarity between these two gods, the ancient Egyptians directly equated the Greek god Hermes with the local god Thoth during the Hellenistic period, and called their worship center Hermopo Lis, the "City of Hermes".

Originated from the pantheistic thought and the anthropomorphic tradition in Greek philosophy and religion—that is, there is no strict boundary between gods and humans.And the rise of Christianity and so on.

The fusion of Hermes and Thoth lasted until the late Greek period and no longer had obvious divinity.

Instead, transform into a wise man who holds a wealth of knowledge about the physical and spiritual worlds.

This is where the central figure of Hermeticism, Hermes Trismegistus, comes in.

"Isn't this something imaginary?" Alicia said.

"That was a very special era." Semele murmured softly, "At the end of the Age of Gods, the gods weakened rapidly and relied more on human beliefs.

But while faith provides the basis for the continuation of the gods, it also causes the gods to be affected by it, such as our schizophrenia at that time.

Although Hermes Trismegistus is a fantasy, he actually existed for a short time.

But it is an existence independent of Hermes and Thoth, an existence that has the common knowledge of both.

A life created by two gods in response to this fate.

Legend has it that Hermes Trismegistus, who descended in ancient Egypt, foresaw the disasters that would happen in later generations, and worried that his knowledge would not be passed on to later generations.

So the alchemy was condensed into 13 sentences, which were carved on an emerald gemstone board, on which there were knowledge about the Philosopher's Stone, and even the knowledge of alchemy techniques such as artificial humans, and even some of his astrology and magic. .

People call this text "Cuiyulu". "

(End of this chapter)