The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 71 Trouble in the City of Hugo (Part )

In the mythological system of the Seven Gods Religion, Hugo has always been a particularly important figure. As a famous ancient king who was self-crowned by the Heavenly Father and founded the ancient Andas Kingdom, Hugo is involved in a large number of books and rituals of the Seven Gods Religion. Here comes the king.

As his capital, the city of Hugo is of great significance. In the era when the country of Hugo still existed, pilgrims came here in an endless stream. Believers contributed wealth, craftsmen carved houses, and knights brought Glory, the royal power of Hugo and his descendants seemed as indestructible as a seven-pointed star, bound to last forever. Even if the Kingdom of Ancient Andas disintegrated, the city would still decline due to the transfer of power, but it would still be extremely glorious.

But the arrival of the Dragon King changed everything. When the dragon breathed out flames and burned everything, the glory and civilization of the Andals were also destroyed. Each of the glorious names in the history books and even the history books themselves were destroyed.

After many kingdoms in the Andals were destroyed and the Andals dispersed, people suddenly discovered that they no longer knew where that glorious city was. The Dragon King destroyed too many things, but the Andals had no intention of finding those lost things at that time—— Because escaping the shadow of Freehold is more important.

The Andals who crossed to the west did not take many books with them. They only took away technology and religion, two things that were closely related to the survival of the Andals. This caused further cultural loss. In Westeros, the city of Hugo was even more In many cases, it has become synonymous with the Seventh Heaven.

In this way, the city of Hugo became a thing of the past and became a symbol for the Andals to remember the past.

Even if people who have seen the City of Hugo use that city and the descriptions in history books as templates from afar, once they have truly seen the City of Hugo, they will find that these are just the shadows of its good fortune.

In promoting the expeditionary force, Hugo actively used the connotation and imagery represented by the symbol of Hugo's City as a tool to mobilize the people of Westeros, but at that time he never thought that he could really Find the city of Hugo.

And now, hundreds of years later, Hugo's city has finally reappeared in the world. The person who brought it back to the world is a visitor from Westeros also named Hugo. He has just led an army to rescue the people in the east. Kindred.

This incident finally caused a qualitative change in Hugo's reputation among the Andals in the East. In the past, Hugo's absolute authority was established among the people of Westeros. In the eyes of the Easterners, he was still a "stranger". But the emergence of Hugo City undoubtedly broke this influence. This is a true manifestation of the seven gods' favor.

After all, if it weren't for the power of the Seven Gods, would this city of Hugo, located deep in Linhaichong, be so well-preserved? According to those who have been to Hugo City, the biggest problem with the buildings in this city is that they are too dusty.

Coupled with the news of the marriage between Hugo and Statina, the Saint of the Valley, the Andals of the East have since then completely surrendered to Hugo and completely surrendered to Hugo's authority, and in the eyes of many people In his mouth, he is already the reincarnation of Hugo, the King of the Hills.

In fact, this kind of rumor has been around for a long time, but it has never been widely recognized. However, with the discovery of Hugo City, this kind of statement immediately gained a lot of recognition.

And now, the reincarnation of what people call the King of the Hills is in the towering towers of the castle in Hugo City, looking at the white city below and the vast forest sea beyond.

From ancient books, Hugo learned that the castle he was in was called the Temple of the Seven Gods. It was the palace where King Hugo of the Hills paid his respects to the Seven Gods. While it was a royal palace, it was also a religious site for the Seven Gods.

The temple of the Seven Gods is filled with exquisite murals and sculptures, especially the marble statues of the Seven Gods. Each one is lifelike, like a real person. These are the pinnacle works of the artists of the era of King of the Hills Hugo. Hugo even looked at To an inscription, it comes from the artist who created these: indicating that everything here has reached their peak, and in order to express their reverence for the Seven Gods, they have decided not to create any more.

This is not all the cultural heritage in this city. Hugo's men counted a total of forty Seven Gods churches in the city. These churches are all large in size and have their own characteristics.

As for the seven towering towers, they are named after the Seven Gods. Only a being like Hugo, the King of the Hills, dares to name the towers like this. The seven towers are like the Seven Gods, overlooking the earth from high above.

The tower where Hugo is located is the Heavenly Father Tower, the tallest of all towers. The other towers stand beside it like knights guarding the monarch. Each tower has statues made of crystal and gold. These statues are It is the image of the god that gives the tower its name, and they were the shining objects Hugo had seen before.

While looking at the world at his feet, which seemed as small as an ant from the tower, Hugo couldn't help but think about all the experiences he had had in the past two months. At the same time, he also recalled the ancient tomb he had seen in the morning - which had been identified as the King of the Hills. , which is the rumored ancient tomb of his previous life.

Hu Ge couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he thought of the rumors about his reincarnation. He was dismissive of such remarks. How could he be the reincarnation of Hu Ge in his situation? But since these people like such rumors, let them Pass on, that's a good thing for the Dominion too.

Then, Hu Ge's thoughts returned to memories of the past. Too many things had really happened in the past two months.

After coming up with the idea of ​​making Hugo's city his capital, Hugo did not rush to such a city, but conducted detailed research and inspection on it.

From the architect with an incredible look on his face, Hugo was able to determine that the buildings in this city were in very good condition except for a lot of dust; from the scouts who were amazed by the city, Hugo was able to know that it has a developed system. The underground sewer system can directly discharge all kinds of sewage into distant rivers; with serious and hard-working officials, Hugo knew that the city could accommodate a population of nearly 30,000 people...

From all aspects, the city of Hugo is so suitable as the core of his rule. It is too clean, and it is too clean to be the center of his rule as an emerging ruler.

However, there was a big problem with the city of Hugo that made him very doubtful in the end, that is, it was a city without walls.

The city wall has not disappeared. Historical records record that as the holy city of the Andals, Hugo City does not need to be careful about being attacked, so a city wall has never been built here. But for Hugo, an adventurer from the west, living in a city without walls is really dangerous...

But other conditions in this city are so good. The only drawback is that the location is relatively remote. However, it is next to Anle, the richest area in Andas, which can ensure Hugo's control of Anle. The location problem is not a problem. .

In the end, Hugo decided to make a compromise decision, that is, to use Twin Star City and Hugo City as the centers of his rule in Andas, that is, the two capitals. He decided to first announce to the outside world that he would rule in Twin Star City in the summer. , I went to Hugo City in winter - as a land surrounded by mountains and hills, the temperature in Hugo City is much warmer than the outside world.

According to Hugo's memory, there are still several years before the arrival of winter. These few years are enough for him to build the city wall, and he left a team in the city of Anhugo to study the city and figure out what is going on here. have what. But what happened next forced Hugo to stay in Hugo's city.

The news of the discovery of the City of Hugo detonated the entire Andals. In the countless stories told by the Andals around campfires and fireplaces, the City of Hugo is a city of great significance. This city is the core of the Seven Gods Religion. , is the place where the Seven Gods once walked, and is the place where every believer of the Seven Gods should go. Here, the soul of every devout believer can receive baptism and salvation.

As a place that has entrusted the Andals with hundreds of years of relief from suffering, countless people want to go here, and there are many people in the expeditionary force who come here for the reputation of redemption and atonement in the city of Hugo.

Therefore, to Hu Ge's surprise, a large number of believers flocked to this place. They were organized on the road and began to cut down trees in the dense forest of Lin Haichong. Their name was, this was to go to Hu Ge's place. Pilgrimage route to the city.

As for the leader of these people, it was naturally Old Sparrow. As an important figure in Hugo's regime, Old Sparrow was asked by Hugo to garrison the ship fortress, the most important point of contact between the expeditionary force and Westeros. Only Old Sparrow Hugo could rest assured, and Only his prestige in the expeditionary force was enough to subdue this important stronghold - the ship fortress would have people coming and going from all walks of life every day, and it was a place where people who needed prestige would be in charge.

As Hugo's loyal subordinate, Old Sparrow obeyed Hugo's orders 100%. Even if he was unable to go to Andas, which he cherished for a long time, he continued to stick to his post.

But the news about the City of Hugo still made him unable to sit still. The City of Hugo was of too great significance to such fanatical believers of the Seven Gods Religion.

So for the first time, he directly abandoned his responsibilities and went to Andas. Following him were a large number of low-level administrative staff of the Seven Gods Religion. On the way, the old sparrow did not forget to exert his organizational power and headed for the City of Hugo. Among the army of believers, a team was organized and such an activity was launched.

When Hu Ge learned the news, he had just returned to Double Star City from Hu Ge City. He saw an endless stream of pilgrims on the way. At that time, he was planning how to guide the flow of people, and then suddenly got the news about the old sparrow.

After urgently arranging for the Lannister brothers who had already been selected to go to the shipyard to maintain order, Hugo rushed to the city of Hugo again. He complained in his heart about the old sparrow leaving his post, but he also understood that this was It was his own negligence. Although he was aware of the old sparrow's fanatical belief and planned to send someone to replace him, he failed to execute the order due to delay, which led to this kind of thing.

In front of the dense forest of Lin Haichong, Hu Ge met the old sparrow and a busy construction site. The sight of countless believers actively logging trees scared Hu Ge. He didn't expect that there would be so many people. And then in these In the fearful eyes of the believers, Hu Ge saw the old sparrow. At that time, the old sparrow was sweating profusely next to a big tree.

The moment he saw Hu Ge, the devout believer of the Seven Gods first whispered his mistake to Hu Ge, then pulled Hu Ge into the tent, knelt down on his knees and admitted his mistake to Hu Ge, expressing that he was just because of too much trouble. He was too pious and too eager for the Seven Gods to do such a thing.

Hu Ge quickly helped up the old sparrow. He had no intention of doing anything to the old sparrow, nor did he intend to dwell on what had happened. From the old sparrow, Hu Ge learned that there were many forces involved in this construction site. Dongfang's Various religious orders, devout nobles and wealthy merchants, and pilgrims who are full of pilgrims formed a huge force.

After understanding it, Hu Ge decided to take this opportunity to open a path through the forest.

Originally, it would take a lot of manpower and material resources to open a road through such a vast forest, but since there are so many people here and so many people are willing to participate, let's seize this opportunity.

After handing over many things to Old Sparrow, and also deciding to make him the first bishop of the city of Hugo, Hugo must only hand over the position of bishop of this city to someone he trusts, and Old Sparrow Sparrow is the right one.

Hugo then returned to Twin Star City, where he still wants to rule the entire Andas. Just when Hu Ge thought that things here were coming to an end, the development trend of Lin Haichong's affairs was still beyond Hu Ge's imagination.

As the news spread, more and more people and forces gathered in Lin Haichong, and even some Andal clans joined in. They continued to cut down the forest in Lin Haichong at a day and night speed.

A month had passed when Hugo looked up from a series of affairs concerning the initial establishment of the country, and then he suddenly found that the road leading to Hugo's city had been cut down.

Believers who go to the City of Hugo are conquered by this city. No one thinks that their efforts are in vain, because the City of Hugo is indeed majestic and magnificent, filled with various sculptures and buildings that can be traced back to the era of the King of the Hills. , no one thinks that this place is not worthy of the descriptions in various classics and stories. This is the holy city of the Seven Gods.

At that time, there were not many religious people in the city of Hugo. Although Bishop Lu Chen set up an office here, the religious services provided by those people were simply insufficient, so the grassroots monks and priests who came with the old sparrow took over the place. The religious work in this city, for a while the city of Hugo was filled with the sound of chanting and the smell of candles and incense, as if the holy city from a thousand years ago had revived.

Along with the large number of pilgrims came a large number of merchants. Any far-sighted merchant could see the potential of this city. The food and various daily necessities they brought provided the people who stayed in the city with a chance to survive. Necessary - but the main reason is because the old sparrow ordered the mobilization of supplies.

After paying homage to the majestic buildings in Hugo City, many people left with satisfaction, but there were also many people who wanted to stay. Some of them were businessmen who saw business opportunities, some were pilgrims who wanted to get closer to the sacred place, and more of them were I simply think that I can live a better life here...

Moreover, the city of Hugo is full of good uninhabited houses. These marble apartments make many people covetous. Their small homes in their hometown cannot be compared with this stone building.

However, the old sparrow, who was appointed by Hugo as the bishop of Hugo City, resisted these demands. Hugo had told him the importance of Hugo City, so how could he let outsiders live in it first.

As the news of the old sparrow reached Hu Ge, Hu Ge, who was busy with various affairs, also noticed what was going on here.

After getting the news, Hugo went to Hugo's city in person. What happened next would have a profound impact on the new Andal kingdom.

(End of this chapter)