The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 2 Seven Gods or Blood Magic?

The arriving team attracted crowds of spectators. This is a brown team. The journey under starry night has made them even dirtier, and the brown color on their bodies is almost black.

Everyone saw a few spears and some crude shields, but more axes, sickles, rusty hoes and flails. However, their morale was high, and the seven-pointed star symbol on the forehead of some of them further showed this - this It is the exclusive mark of the ascetics, reminding some people of the armed order in the story.

Everyone watched them arrive at the camp with mixed emotions. On the one hand, this was a team with weak armor. If spirit could replace matter, the nobles would not establish a rule as solid as stone.

But on the other hand, more people are always better, and two people are better than one - whether farming, harvesting or going to war.

This team undoubtedly acted as a stepping stone, calming down a lot of restlessness and panic. Several brothers who disappeared did not know when they reappeared in everyone's sight.

Dozens of dirty mercenary knights formed the core of this team. They were surrounding a monk who was wearing brown robes and walking barefoot. When Hugo walked out of the tent, he saw this person at first sight.

This man's beard was half brown and half gray, neatly trimmed, and his sparse hair was combed back and tied into a knot. Although his robe was clean, it was frayed and patched.

And this person was the monk who gave Hu Ge a headache.

Hu Ge didn't know the monk's name because he gave up his name and humbly served the people of the seven countries in the name of a low-level monk. His feet traveled all over the places illuminated by the seven great gods.

Hu Ge's attitude towards the gods and demons in this world is to stay away from them, even the Seven Gods Religion, which did not show any divine power in the original work.

Because of his own experience, he was not sure whether the gods worshiped by the Seven Gods Religion had power...

"I brought all the Sparrow brothers, and there is also a brother from the Order who also decided to join the cause of the Seven Gods, Lord Hu Ge."

The monk was very humble in front of Hu Ge and saluted Hu Ge very respectfully, just like a devout believer paying homage to the Archbishop of King's Landing, along with many brothers in brown. But Hu Ge knew that this was for him. The fat Archbishop of King's Landing was completely dismissive.

Hu Ge felt uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart. He didn't like the monk's wholehearted worship attitude, which made him feel unnatural. However, he still controlled his emotions and continued to maintain his image.

Then, he felt something strange. After thinking about it carefully, he realized what kind of word was contained in the other person's words.

"Sparrow? Are they those brothers in brown?" When faced with this word, Hu Ge hesitated subconsciously. The long-sealed memory slowly emerged, and his mind suddenly realized something.

"The sparrow is the humblest and most common bird, so the devout believers who fight for their faith and God's favor call themselves this name."

Hu Ge was surprised by this. In his vague memory, the Sparrow organization was not active at this time, but that was not the point. What's important is that, coupled with some previous suspicions, he can now basically determine the monk's identity.

Old sparrow. (It’s the big sparrow in the original work, anti-harmony)

Old Sparrow, Hugo knew this person. In the original book, he was a church fanatic who set off a wave of frenzy in King's Landing, and a devout leader of the Seven Gods.

Hu Ge never expected that the monk who had been helping him was actually the old sparrow more than ten years later. Although he had some doubts before, it was another matter after confirmation.

The surprise at confirming the identity of the old sparrow outweighed the title of "God's Favored One" that always made Hu Ge very irritated.

"Let us come in and talk, monk."

Hu Ge watched the old sparrow give a few instructions to a monk in gray. Then, with the coordination of the "chief farmer", the man in gray organized the sparrows to set up camp, and the monk followed Hu Ge and walked into the tent where the meeting had just been held.

On the way, Hu Ge calmed down his emotions. He could only accept the monk's identity. There were more important things now.

Although the old sparrow felt something strange, he did not react.

"How many people have you brought?" Hu Ge asked the barefoot monk in front of him after he sat down. Reinforcements were crucial right now.

"Three hundred people, they are all staunch believers, willing to die for their faith and the favor of the Seven Gods. They also brought some food and supplies, which were donated by devout believers and religious orders. Although they did not want to participate directly, But I am still willing to donate supplies.”

"Three hundred people." Hu Ge calculated in his mind. This number was undoubtedly less than what he expected, but it was also a beneficial support. Their arrival allowed Hu Ge to do a lot of things.

As for supplies, of course the more the better, not just for now, but also for future plans.

"Except for my direct descendants, there are now about eight hundred people in the camp, including the allies I recruited and the farmers who responded to the call, plus the troops you brought. It must be a powerful team in normal times. Unfortunately, we need it now. We are facing two thousand Lannister elites, may the Seven Gods protect us."

The situation is pessimistic, but Hugo has not given up on himself. Although the enemy has huge advantages in numbers and equipment, he can manage to restore some balance through terrain and weather, but this requires a specific location and a lot of preparation...

"Lord God's Favored One, you don't have to be depressed. With your arrangement and the blessing of the Seven Gods, we will definitely win." The old sparrow's deep-set mud-colored eyes were full of determination.

"Old monk, please don't continue to call me God's Favorite. In my opinion, farmers rely on their hands to feed themselves and rely on weapons and farm tools to defend themselves. Even nobles have to fight for their own interests. Just put on the deer The crowned King Robert, if he did not lead his troops to fight in person and beat the dragon prince to death on the Trident with a hammer, would the lions come out to help? Then would it be his turn to sit on the Iron Throne?"

Hu Ge took a sip of water and continued to look at the old monk, "The people in our camp have survived until now by themselves. If they hadn't relied on themselves, they would have died in the rebellion or famine. If the fighting spirit is lost, what is the use of the savior's appearance in this world? Let me say that it was they who saved themselves. My role as the so-called 'god's favored one' is secondary. As for the blessing of the seven gods, I am afraid it is even further behind. This Damn this world, the most reliable person is yourself."

"But you were resurrected under the will of the Seven Gods. I don't understand why you are unwilling to accept your power? The Seven Gods have caused the seven stars to converge on you. You have obviously been helped by the Seven Gods. We have survived one military disaster after another." Hugo did not answer this question immediately. How could he not understand that what the old sparrow said was true. He had seven-star-shaped scars on his hands. The scars were from He appeared during his "resurrection".

In the following years, whenever he was about to encounter a disaster, this scar would use pain to notify him of the danger. But in this world, it was really difficult for him to let down his guard on matters related to gods. He even said that he was actually very resistant to them.

The gods in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire are not friendly to mortals. Most of them treat humans with malice. In the original work, most of those who play with supernatural powers have backfired on themselves. As for the remaining few, I'm afraid It's the cow ghost and snake god himself.

Obtaining power from the gods is essentially a transaction, and the transaction means that a corresponding price must be paid. Since he has obtained such power from the Seven Gods, what price will the Seven Gods make him pay?

Hu Ge has always been worried about this. Although this scar has only helped him in the past few years and has never made any demands on him, Hu Ge has sometimes adapted to the existence of this scar and even sketched it based on what it represents. A far-reaching plan that is not yet complete - after all, it is better to care about real things than worrying about the unknown Seven Gods. His situation dictates that he must make use of everything available.

But when he thinks about the seven gods represented behind the scar, he will feel uneasy and conflicted, because the unknown is scary.

Therefore, at this time, he urgently needed the old sparrow's answer:
  "Are those who helped me really the Seven Gods?"

Finally, Hu Ge asked the old sparrow the question he had always wanted to ask.

He has always suppressed this problem in his heart and dared not communicate with others, but now under heavy pressure from all aspects, he needs an answer to relieve the pressure in his heart.

"The "Seven Star Bible" says: Demons, dead souls or ghosts cannot harm those who believe in the seven gods. A gentleman with faith as his armor can travel all over the world. I understand your concerns. In the East, people who practice witchcraft use their blood to Magic gives false gods power, but I have seen your resurrection with my own eyes, and I can confirm that it is the power of the great god with seven faces, and you don’t have to doubt it at all.”

Resurrection, Hu Ge could not see how he was resurrected. He only remembered the old sparrow kneeling piously in front of him when he opened his eyes, and the horrified old subordinates.

"Maybe."

Hu Ge looked at the old sparrow's pious eyes and his pious posture, and then looked at the scar on his palm. No matter what, this scar had never harmed him.

After thinking about this, some of the pressure in his heart also dissipated. Since it didn't come back to bite him, let's use it first. This world doesn't allow him to choose.

"Monk, it's my fault. I shouldn't have doubted the Seven Gods."

Hu Ge helped the old sparrow up and looked at the monk's eyes that were a little sad because of his words. He felt guilty. He should not say such things to this devout believer.

Since he came to this world, the old sparrow has helped him a lot. Even though he has always been wary of this monk of unknown origin, with the selfless help of the old sparrow, he actually accepted this monk in the process. people.

Among the subordinates of Hu Ge's organization in this life, Old Sparrow is undoubtedly the core of the core. This person is busy for Hu Ge's career like he is serving the Seven Gods.

If it weren't for his efforts, he wouldn't have been so famous, and he wouldn't have been able to recruit so many people to barely be able to fight against the lion's army.

"Lord God's Favorite, a devout believer told me the names of the two Lannister generals who led the army."

The old sparrow always put Hu Ge's career first. After calming down, he immediately told the information he knew.

"who is it?"

"It's Tywin's brothers, Jillian and Tyget."

Jillian and Tiget, Hugo thought about these two names in his mind, but found nothing.

He knew about Tywin, the sensitive lion in the original book, and he really didn't know about these two people, but since they were Tywin's brothers, they were undoubtedly direct descendants of Lannister. What they brought could only be Lannis Extremely elite.

This made Hu Ge look bitter, but he cleared up his expression in the blink of an eye. It was something that was expected from the beginning anyway, so why should he be worried?

"Old Sparrow, I think it's okay for me to call you Old Sparrow. Let's move our team and go to the battlefield I selected. There, we will face the iron hooves of the lion. Many people will die by then. Our cause It might even fail.”

In front of the old sparrow, Hu Ge had no scruples. The monk had already proved that he was determined to stand by Hu Ge's side. No one could shake his mind.

"Under the will of the Seven Gods, we will definitely win. You don't need to doubt the coming of victory."

The old sparrow's speech made Hu Ge sigh again, but his mood was immediately not as low as before.

"Then get ready. By the way, some people may be shaken tonight, and there are others I have already memorized the list..."

"I understand."

Before Hu Ge could finish his words, the old sparrow interrupted him. At this moment, this believer who had always behaved very humbly in front of Hu Ge had a dangerous color flashing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)