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Text Chapter 129 The Goddess of Agriculture

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    "The daughter of Poseidon" Hearing Achilles' words, Rania felt as if she had discovered a new continent, her whole body was shaken, and her eyes shone.

    Seeing his malicious look, Achilles frowned again and said in a nonchalant manner: "Rania, you'd better not take her idea, otherwise you'll piss off Poseidon, and I'm afraid you won't even be able to do it again."  No chance of survival."

    Among the three brothers, although he disliked Donya a little, the one he looked down upon the most was Rania, who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.  []

    As a prince of Thessaly, he didn¡¯t look like a prince at all. He spent all day hanging out with the young men of Larissa, which brought Peleus to shame.

    He stopped talking to Lirania, turned to look at the third prince Canaya, and asked: "Brother, how many gods do we in Thessaly believe in now?"

    Kanaya put down the tableware in her hands and said: "The gods we believe in in Thessaly include the greatest god Zeus, the queen Hera, the goddess of agriculture Demeter, and the god of wine Dionysus."

    When Achilles heard his answer, his eyes lit up. He had forgotten this. As Thessaly, which relied on the land for its livelihood, it was natural for him to believe in Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.

    "Why are you asking this suddenly?" Kanaya looked at Achilles who was meditating there and asked.

    Achilles shook his head and said casually: "I just returned to the kingdom and wanted to go to various temples to worship the gods."

    Kanaya didn't realize he was there and didn't ask any more questions. He lowered his head and continued to enjoy the meal in front of him.

    Before he came to this world, Achilles believed that the reason why the ancient Greeks believed in gods was a kind of belief. The purpose was the same as the Chinese people¡¯s belief in Buddhism, in order to find a kind of spiritual sustenance.

    But after coming to this world, his idea slowly changed, because he discovered that the benefits gained by mortal city-states from believing in gods were far more than just spiritual sustenance.

    Take Athens, for example. The patron saint of this prosperous city-state is Athena, the incarnation of wisdom. Athenians believe in her devoutly and receive not only that kind of spiritual sustenance, but also the blessings of Athena and the possession of gods.  The blessing of halo.

    In the Greek world, even the weakest gods have a halo of gods above their heads. Although Achilles has never seen this so-called halo of gods, he can understand it.

    Just like Ares, the god of war, the aura he possesses is naturally the aura of the god of war, and if the city-state that regards him as its patron saint can win his favor, then it can be blessed by the aura of the god of war.

    ??According to how much Ares, the God of War, likes this city-state, the blessing of the God of War's halo that this city-state receives will automatically become stronger or weaker.

    There is no free lunch in the world. At the same time, if you sow the seeds and put in the hard work, you will eventually reap the rewards. This is a win-win situation for gods and mortals.

    It¡¯s unclear what the gods here need the power of faith for, but Achilles is certain that the power of faith probably plays some important role.

    Gods need the power of faith, but they will not become the patron saint of a certain city at will. Even if many cities build their temples and worship them fanatically, it is not easy to make them become patron saints.  .

    In the entire history of Greek mythology, only the city of Athens, a great city-state blessed by nature, had two main gods fighting to become its patron saint.

    Other city-states do not have such a good opportunity. They build temples to gods and worship gods, but it is very likely that in the end they will not be loved by any god and become their patron saint.

    A city-state can have several patron saints, and at the same time, one god can also become the patron saint of several city-states. Just like the most powerful Mycenae, it has far more than one patron saint.

    It is precisely because of the blessing of the halo of multiple gods that Mycenae will gradually become the most powerful and rich kingdom in Greece.

    The 13th century BC was a period when human society in Greece transitioned from clan communes to slave societies. Productivity was low, and people's thoughts still had a strong flavor of barbarism.

    Whether it is the development of agriculture, commercial trade, craft production, brewing fine wine, raising livestock, etc., they are extremely backward.

    The gods, who are part of the will of heaven and earth, possess technologies and abilities far beyond those of mortals. The most typical example is Hermes, the god of craftsmen. From the moment he was born, he has had the ability to forge, not only  You can create various artifacts, and you can also create robots with their own minds.

    ForTo humans, gods are a treasure house full of advanced knowledge and skills. Even a small gift can bring great benefits to mortals.

    "Just because of the existence of the evil oath of the gods, the gods cannot privately teach the advanced knowledge and technology they possess to mortals.

    But throughout the Greek world, there is a wonderful reward system. Between the mortal city-state and the patron saint, if the city-state's belief in the patron saint reaches a corresponding level, then the gods can give them some kind of reward in accordance with the oath.  Knowledge and skills are rewarded.

    Achilles was eager to make the God of Commerce the patron saint of Thessaly, which was because he took a fancy to the knowledge and divine aura possessed by the god.

    Once the God of Commerce becomes the patron saint of Thessaly, Thessaly will also be blessed by the aura of the God of Commerce.

    As the Thessalians¡¯ belief in the God of Commerce increases, the God of Commerce can also give Thessaly more business protection, business guidance, and other advanced knowledge.

    Thessaly is a typical kingdom that relies on the land for its livelihood. Although Achilles wants to develop commerce, he will not ignore agriculture.

    In his previous life, he grew up in the city and had only a vague understanding of rural affairs. He had no idea how farmers in later generations farmed.

    The only thing I know about it is the simple metal farm tools used by ancient Chinese farmers in history textbooks and on TV, such as holding fields and protecting frost.

    The prosperity of Thessaly cannot be separated from the development of agriculture. In this era of low productivity, the amount of food income is of extremely important significance.

    Producing surplus products is the basic requirement for human beings to enter slavery from clan communes, and advanced technology and advanced tools are the most fundamental conditions for increasing land productivity and product surplus.

    The social development of ancient Greece obviously deviated from normal social development. As early as the Minoan Dynasty, the prototype of the slavery system had already appeared here. However, hundreds of years have passed, but it has never been able to take that step.

    Today¡¯s Greek city-states have long had nobles, and slaves are forced to do all kinds of heavy and complicated work under the whip, but all city-states are still in the period of clan communes.

    The same is true for Thessaly. Throughout the kingdom, there are at least thousands of slaves deprived of their freedom working in the fields of the nobles, while Thessaly is still in a barbaric civilization.

    And what Achilles has to do is to throw the last spark into the pile of hot dry wood that has been baked by the vicious sun and let it burn completely.

    Without any advanced farming technology in his head, he could only place his hope on Demeter, the god of agriculture, hoping to make her the patron saint of Thessaly, thereby improving Thessaly's farming technology and agricultural income.  received a substantial improvement.

    After breakfast, Achilles left his father's palace and went alone to the temple of Demeter, the god of agriculture, located north of Larissa.

    As an agricultural kingdom, Thessaly¡¯s belief in Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, was even more pious than that of Zeus, the god of heaven.

    The entire temple occupies a very large area. Within a few hundred steps, no residential buildings can be seen. The seven or eight-meter-high temple is entirely made of huge stones. The statue of Demeter stands in the square.

    Standing in front of this lifelike statue of the goddess, Achilles stopped for a long time and worshiped the main god of Mount Olympus with a respectful gesture.

    "Daughter of Cronus, the great god of agriculture Demeter, pious Achilles, are you lucky enough to see your true form?"

    The spearman and shield in his hand were put aside on the ground, and through his mind, he made his request to this cold statue.

    He stared unblinkingly at the cold statue in front of him, hoping that Demeter in heaven would hear his prayer and come to the mortal world.

    After waiting for a long time, the statue was still so cold, without any fluctuations in divine power. It seemed that Demeter, the god of agriculture, did not hear his prayers.

    He also knew that although Thessaly believed in Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, and built a magnificent temple for her, she was not the patron saint of Thessaly after all. Even with tens of millions of prayers, the statue in front of him would not be the same.  May possess divinity.

    This is a dead statue of a god. Achilles himself does not know whether his prayers can be conveyed to the ears of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture.

    Looking at the dead statue, Achilles shook his head in disappointment, leaned down, picked up his spearman and shield, and turned around.About to leave.

    But the moment he turned around, a terrifying wave of divine power suddenly rose from the dead statue, and space ripples were sent out in the entire square.

    Sensing the terrifying fluctuations of divine power appearing behind him and the ripples of space in the square, Achilles stopped abruptly, turned around, and looked at the statue of the god again.

    The statue of the god is still the same, but in the sky, a graceful figure comes from the void, shrouded in golden divine light, making Achilles unable to see clearly the appearance of this beautiful figure.

    Today¡¯s first update is a bit late. I had something to do last night, so I didn¡¯t write anything. I¡¯m waiting for two more updates.
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