Rome must fall.

Chapter 304 Hermica
"Who?"

"Aimerich of Savatoi!"

There was no response from the room.

Emmerich waited patiently for a while, but still no sound came from the room, so he knocked hard on the door and shouted, "Hermigas, open the door quickly! Has the 'brave Hermione' of Savatoire become a coward now? Are you afraid that I will eat you? You don't even dare to see me?——"

The door suddenly opened, and standing in front of Emmerich was a thin old man with white hair and beard. His hair and beard were very long, but they were washed and combed very smooth, making him look very energetic. However, his expression was indifferent. He glanced at Emmerich and said, "If you have anything to say, say it quickly, and then leave quickly!"

Aymeric smiled and said, "Hermigas, an old friend whom I haven't seen for many years is visiting you. How do you treat him like this? How did you become a druid in the past?"

Hermicaus did not respond and reached out to close the door, but Emmerich held his hand back.

"The Knyx defeated Volris and captured his village, so I joined the Knyx tribe, hi--" Emmerich said as he increased his strength to hold the door open.

"The Nix army captured Savatoi the day before yesterday—

"That's not called Savatoi, it's called Segestica!" Hermica couldn't help but corrected.

"Anyway, it's been occupied, and the Nixes will give it a new name. I went into Sabatoi at dusk yesterday. I haven't been to that village for more than ten years, and it has changed a lot.

I looked for you everywhere this morning, and after asking many Segestica people in the village, I learned from an insider that you are not living in the priest's house next to the sacred stone in the east village, nor in another house that Andres in the west village specially built for you for the convenience of going to war. Instead, you ran here quietly. This place is really hard to find!"

At this point, Emmerich's expression became serious: "After asking so many people this morning, I learned that you are now disliked by many Segestica people! They believe that your divination and blessing not only did not bring victory to the Segestica tribe, but instead led to a series of failures. Some people even think that it is because of you that the Segestica tribe did not receive the blessing of the gods, causing the tribe to be on the verge of extinction! You even affected other priests of the Segestica tribe, making them also hated by the people--"

"Shut up!" Hermigas's expression finally changed, and he tried hard to close the door.

Emmerich also increased his strength to press the door.

Although they are of similar age, Hermigas has been pampered and lacks exercise over the years, so he is not as strong as his partner.

While continuing to exert force, Aymeric continued to speak: "It's not your fault! These Segestica people don't know that what you are good at is not ritual divination, but presiding over judgments and mediating disputes! I still remember that when you were in the academy, you always got the first place in every test in this area. Some apprentices resented your talent and scolded you to your face, saying that you were just a slave. You fought with them and actually beat them away by yourself. From then on, you got the nickname "Bold Hermi"..."

"That was all when I was young..." Hermigas' expression softened. He sighed and said, "It's useless no matter how well you learn. Segestica only needs priests who can tell fortunes."

"You can't display your talents in Segestica! Join the Knicks, and you will definitely be able to do your best!" Emmerich said solemnly.

"You came here just to talk about this. I'm not interested. Please go back." Hermigas' face returned to indifference. He pushed the door hard again, but in vain.

"Did you attend the village meeting this morning?"

"You were forced to go there by your soldiers with their daggers." "Then you must have listened to what they said. Don't you think those words are very attractive?!"

"It can only deceive ordinary tribesmen, it has no use to me. I think those words like 'the leader of the Nyx tribe is the offspring of the goddess Danu' are simply ridiculous!" Hermigas sneered, "You made it up, you are a druid, aren't you afraid of being punished by God!"

Aymeric replied confidently: "Since the Knicks came here, the river has stopped flooding and the winter weather has become much warmer. Did I make all this up?!
The population of the Segestica tribe is five or six times that of Nix, and Nix is ​​a newcomer. As a result, the warlike Andres was defeated, and the powerful Pannoni tribal alliance was defeated. Until today, the Segestica tribe is about to perish. I made this up? !
This morning you listened to what the Nix people said at the gathering. Have you ever seen the system of meritorious promotion for the tribesmen in the knowledge you have learned before? Those were all formulated by the Nix leader. He also formulated other systems in the tribe, which I have never seen before, but I can be sure that these systems can make the Nix even stronger!
But you know, the leader of the Nix tribe is only twenty years old. If he had not been blessed by the gods, how could a young man have formulated a tribal system that even we druids, who claim to be wise, have never seen before!"

"Only twenty years old?!" Hermica was surprised.

"I didn't make this up. Ask any Nix people and they will tell you the answer. All Nix people respect their leader as the son of God!" Emmerich said solemnly, "Goddess Danu is in charge of the land here. Mountains, rivers, dense forests... are all created by her. It is impossible for the foreign gods to defeat her here. If the Nix leader is not her offspring, how can the Nix tribe defeat the Pannoni who have always respected her!"

Hermica was silent. Deep in his heart, a voice was shouting: Emmerich is right, so it is not your fault that you failed in divination and prayer in the past. How could a human compete with the Son of God for the favor of the gods!

Emmerich observed Hermica's expression and continued, "According to the oracle of the goddess Danu, the leader of Nyx has been building her temple. In the future, her temple will be spread across all the villages under Nyx. In addition to fortune-telling and blessing the villagers, the priests of the temple will also teach them to learn to live in harmony, resolve their hostility, guide them to love the mountains and build a beautiful home, and at the same time teach them the teachings of the scriptures, so that they know--"

"Divine scripture? What divine scripture?" Hermigas suddenly interrupted him.

Aymeric had a solemn face and said in a loud voice with reverence in his eyes, "This is a book that Chief Nix asked me to compile about the Pantheon of Danu that we worship. It not only tells how this world was formed, and the stories of the Goddess Danu and other gods of the pantheon, but also warns the people about what they should and should not do through what the gods said and did... In short, this is a book that lets everyone know where we came from and where we are going!"

Hermigas' eyes lit up a little, and he couldn't help asking, "Is the compilation of the divine code also the oracle of the goddess Danu?"

"Of course!" Emmerich answered without hesitation: "Do you think this is something a 20-year-old tribal leader can think of?"

Hermica was silent.

Emmerich went on to say, “In addition, the Nix tribe will also establish a Druid Seminary to recruit talented children in the tribe. They will learn all kinds of knowledge in the academy from a young age, master the Druid doctrines, and study the scriptures in depth. After graduation, they will become qualified Druids and then be assigned to the altars of various villages for internships. After passing the internship, they will become assistant priests of various temples. After working for a few years and performing well, they can become town priests…

Hermigas, I am not here to repay you for saving my life, but because the Nix tribe attaches great importance to us druids, and there are too many things to do!"

Emmerich held out a hand and pleaded with real emotion, "I desperately need the help of a very talented druid like you!"

Hermigas did not take advantage of the opportunity to come to the door. He frowned and said, "Emeric, we Druids worship the sacred stones and sacred forests, perform secret rituals in the oak forests, and praise nature, but we have never publicly worshipped the goddess Danu. Can the Druids who only worship the goddess Danu still be called Druids?"

"I've just said that Goddess Danu is the mother of all things. Everything here was nurtured by her. As Chief Nyx said, we should always remember where our water came from. It's only natural that we should respect her! Moreover, Goddess Danu's oracle is consistent with the teachings of our druids. We should love nature, cherish all kinds of creatures, and live in harmony with nature... It's like I've changed my clothes, but I'm still me."

Emmerich patiently explained, "Moreover, under our teachings, the tribesmen used to worship the sacred stone and sacred forest. It was just a habit. Most people could not deeply understand why they did this, because stones, trees and people were too different. People who lacked wisdom could not achieve common ground. This led to the fact that when the Segestica people suffered a series of setbacks, they began to doubt and despise you as the highest druid of the tribe! In the final analysis, they never really believed in our teachings, they just followed the crowd!

The image of the goddess Danu is not only similar to us humans, but she is also extremely gentle, kind, compassionate, and loving. The chieftain, the son of God, personally carved her statue. When the temple is completed, I will take you to see it. I promise you that anyone who sees her statue will voluntarily kneel down at her feet and worship her willingly. This is something that the sacred stone and sacred forest cannot do. This will make our teachings more deeply rooted in people's hearts and make it easier for the Druid doctrine to spread to all the people."

(End of this chapter)