I was a priest in the city-state era

In the darkness of the underworld, Roy's soul was completely unable to judge the passage of time.

Maybe a day, maybe a month, maybe a year--

After an unknown amount of time, Roy suddenly found himself surrounded by tens of millions of starlights--the power of faith.

Persephone's underworld temple.

Tens of millions of starlights wrapped Roy's soul like a cocoon.

But Roy's soul could not interfere with these starlights, and these starlights did not have any effect on Roy's soul.

"It's amazing!"

On the throne deep in the temple, Persephone, who was using divine power to maintain Roy's body, suddenly looked at the tens of millions of starlights that wrapped Roy's soul in surprise and exclaimed.

"You actually got such a huge power of faith in such a short time."

"Is this the power of faith?"

Hearing Persephone's words, Roy said puzzledly.

"Sister Persephone, since this is the power of faith that belongs to me, why can't I absorb and use them?"

"Because you are a human soul."

Persephone explained with a smile.

"For example, you are like a water pipe. These powers of faith enter the water pipe from the front and then leave the water pipe from the back. No matter how much power of faith you have, you cannot absorb and utilize it. Because your human soul cannot absorb and utilize the power of faith, if you want to be deified, you must become a subordinate of our gods and absorb the power of faith with the help of our gods. With the help of our gods, the human soul will change from a water pipe to a water cup, and can retain the power of faith that enters the water cup."

The human soul is like a water pipe and cannot retain the power of faith--

After listening to Persephone's explanation, Roy immediately pleaded.

"Sister Persephone, can you help me absorb these powers of faith?"

"Of course, I will not break your agreement with me."

After Persephone finished speaking with a smile, she stretched out her left hand to Roy's soul and injected a golden divine power into Roy's soul.

Under the effect of Persephone's golden divine power, Roy's soul was no longer light and floating, but seemed to have a physical body.

Then, the tens of millions of starlights that enveloped Roy's soul began to merge into Roy's soul.

"This is - this is the power of faith?"

As the power of faith merged into his soul, Roy was shocked to feel that his soul was undergoing an incredible transformation.

If Roy's soul was originally a water cup, absorbing the power of faith turned Roy's soul into a water cup filled with water.

When the water in the water cup overflowed -

The huge power of faith filled Roy's soul, and Roy's soul actually bloomed with golden divine light to illuminate the dark and lightless Persephone Temple.

"Brother Roy... Brother Roy..."

"Brother Roy... Brother Roy..."

Just as Roy felt the changes in his soul, the familiar voice of a girl suddenly appeared in Roy's ears.

Roy was just about to recall the owners of the two girls' voices -

The next moment!

Roy's soul moved from the dark and lightless Persephone Temple to a brightly lit temple.

After recovering from the shock, Roy found himself standing deep in the temple - usually on the throne where the statues of gods were enshrined.

In the center of the temple in front of Roy stood Procne and Philomela, who were praying devoutly with their eyes closed.

The voice of the girl who called Roy just now was the prayer of Procne and Philomela.

"Procne! Philomela!"

Seeing Procne and Philomela, Roy immediately asked in surprise.

"Tell me quickly, how long have I been dead? What is the situation of the Athenian Empire now? Has anyone rebelled and left the Athenian Empire? Have any of the girls who are my wives remarried as widows?"

Roy asked a series of questions, but Procne and Philomela did not respond, as if they did not hear Roy's voice.

"Procne! Philomela!"

When Roy called the two loudly again, Procne and Philomela finished praying and opened their eyes.

Then, Roy's soul returned to the dark and lightless Temple of Persephone.

The Temple of Roy in Athens.

Philomela, with a haggard face, opened her eyes and said to the statue of Roy enshrined on the throne in front of her.

"Sister, I seem to hear the voice of Brother Roy."

"I heard it too."

Procne said calmly.

"This should be an illusion caused by our excessive longing for Brother Roy."

Procne and Philomela left the Temple of Roy, and immediately a group of handsome young men with noble temperaments swarmed over and were blocked by the soldiers who were protecting Procne and Philomela.

Since the death of Roy, Procne and Philomela have become the most powerful and wealthy widows in the Athenian Empire - and in the entire world.

Men who want to marry them can line up from Athens to the port of Piraeus.

The widows troubled by suitors are of course not only Procne and Philomela, but also Harmonia, Nefer, Andromeda, Hatepuna and others.

The underworld.

The Temple of Persephone. Returning from the bright human world to the dark underworld, Roy's heart was filled with an indescribable loss.

"Why am I back in the underworld? Procne and Philomela couldn't hear my voice just now?"

"This is the heroic god of mankind!"

Persephone explained with a smile.

"As a heroic god, you have no freedom of action. You can only come to your temple when humans pray devoutly."

"Sister Persephone——"

Roy immediately pleaded.

"Can you help me? I want the freedom to move at will. I want to interfere with humans at will, so that humans can hear my voice and see my appearance."

"The only way to satisfy these requirements of yours is to give you a body."

After saying that, Persephone looked at Roy's body.

"Dear brother, are you going to let me help you resurrect, or do you want me to give your body to Alina and Selene? If I help you resurrect, you will have to wait for a while. If you want to be resurrected as soon as possible , I will hand you over to Alina and Selene, but I can only promise that I will not break the agreement with you. Whether Alina and Selene will break the agreement is not something I can decide."

Letting your destiny be decided by others is undoubtedly the greatest risk.

When Roy leaves his destiny to Persephone, it is the first time that he leaves his destiny to be decided by others.

Now--

Roy is faced with a decision whether to put his fate in someone else's hands for the second time.

Just when Roy hesitated, the moon goddess Selene suddenly descended on the Temple of Persephone.

"I'm here to pick you up."

Selene looked at Roy's soul in surprise and said.

"I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, you would become a heroic god with the help of Persephone. Now as agreed, let my sister and I help you achieve resurrection."

Looking at Selene's beautiful face, Roy recalled Alina's gentle and sweet smile.

So Roy no longer hesitated, looked at Persephone and said.

"Sister Persephone, please give my soul and body to Selene."