mechanical court

"..."

Xia Li was as obedient as a kitten in front of Ozymandis, quickly moved the leather seat, put it lightly behind the high priest, then lowered her head, and quickly exited the room. The black iron gate.

"Your Majesty, how does your body feel now?"

The high priest had been watching Ivan's expression since entering the door, and when Xia Li left, he immediately showed a concerned expression.

"It's okay, it will recover in a few days."

Yiwen dealt with it patiently, knowing that as long as he could hold his breath, the other party would show his intention to come sooner or later.

"I can rest assured that."

The high priest picked up the thick book in his hand and explained: "Your Majesty, I take the liberty of disturbing you today to dedicate this book to you."

"This is?" Ivan showed a puzzled expression.

"The Handbook of Osiris, also known as the Sacred Book of the Underworld, records the mysteries of the divine power of Hades. If you can read the information in it, you can master the power of darkness."

While the old man was speaking, he walked to the side of the bed and put the ancient book in his hand beside Yi Wen.

"..."

He heard the words and looked at the ancient book, and saw a Jiede pillar carved with complicated patterns on the dark metal cover——when he reached out and touched the cover, the Jiede pillar became three-dimensional.

Then the title page of the book opened automatically.

There is no text on the title page, only a green mummy with a beard, holding a crook, flail and scepter symbolizing the power of death and resurrection, and wearing a crown.He wears a white crown symbolizing fertility and rejuvenation, surrounded by red feathers.

"What... what's going on here!?" Ivan was dumbfounded.

"This is Osiris, the sublime and great Hades."

The high priest's wrinkled eyes showed pious expression, he lowered his head, and after reciting two prayers, he continued:

"In addition to bringing death, the god Osiris has another meaning—rebirth. My lord, just as death and rebirth are inseparable forever, Osiris, the god of the underworld, and Atum, the god of the sun, are also brothers."

"Aren't Hades and Sun God mortal enemies?" Ivan asked puzzled.

"The mortal enemy of the Sun God is the Serpent of the Void. Your Majesty, you have stayed in the temple for so many years, how come you don't even know this basic knowledge of theology?" The high priest looked at him dumbfounded, his eyes full of decayed wood. .

"Sorry sorry."

Yiwen lowered his head in embarrassment. After so many years of hearing and seeing, he didn't even know this, which was a bit embarrassing.

"In fact, when the sun god Atum fell from the western sky to Hades, he would combine with the god Osiris and become a god of death until he was reborn the next day. Therefore, the god Osiris and the god Atum have a mixed relationship , at certain times, they can be considered as one, and the rest of the time they are independent of each other."

The high priest added some theological knowledge to him, then stared at him with piercing eyes, and asked in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, do you understand this?"

"Well, I understand."

Ivan nodded calmly. Although he didn't know what the Holy Book of the Underworld was, it was good to listen to his words as a story, and it was quite boring.

"In other words, you may also be able to study the contents of this book."

The old man gently closed the cover, with a smile in his wrinkles:

"The value of this book is on the same level as the royal family's highest scripture, the Sun Manual, and it possesses incredible power. For thousands of years, the royal family and the church have each kept a copy. Today I dedicate it to Your Majesty. I look forward to seeing you Can absorb the essence from it, and understand the mystery of the unity of light and darkness."

"Same level as the Sun Sutra!?"

At this time, Ivan felt as if he had been shocked by an electric shock, and his spirit was lifted suddenly, looking at the scriptures of the underworld as if he had found a treasure.

His biggest regret these years is not being able to study the complete Sun Sutra.And now, there is finally a secret book of the same level in front of him, how can he not be moved!

No, no, no... I'm afraid things are not that simple.

After thinking of the other party's previous actions, Ivan quickly calmed down. The other party was an old fox who played King Ekhnaton to death.Whether this sacred book of the underworld is true or not, and whether the other party's act of offering the book has other meanings, before I figure out these things, I must not act rashly.

"This is what you deserve, Your Majesty!"

The high priest observed his expression, and his expression suddenly became extremely serious. He walked quickly to the front of Ivan, then lowered his head, and bowed deeply.

"Lord Ozymandis!?"

Ivan was taken aback by him. Whatever the old fox did, it couldn't be a trick.

The high priest seemed to be very strenuous in this prostration, and his head was covered with sweat. After finally straightening his back, he said in an extremely solemn voice:

"You tried your best to defend the religion, and almost died of blood. You can only repay with the holy scriptures! Now that Menis has reached this point, every power is precious, so the two holy scriptures must be combined. Two become one! At the same time, in view of His Majesty's kindness, we are willing to obey your orders, and every priest is willing to obey the Sun King's will and dedicate all his strength."

"..."

After hearing this, Ivan nodded dubiously. Although Ozymandis expressed his intentions, he never believed that the entire priest group would obey him because of this matter.

Chapter 8 Tiger's Mouth and Wolf's Den

The priests were grateful that they abolished the missionary part of the surrender treaty and kept their jobs.Therefore, those who reciprocate give the holy scriptures of the underworld to show their respect, and are willing to gather around the Sun King to increase the cohesion of religion-this kind of thing is only suitable for the normal and powerful Sun King.

He is now a puppet king who has been emptied, without a single soldier in his hands, how can He De make the sacrificial group that has always been rebellious bow their heads and surrender?

How much weight he weighs, Yi Wen still has a little doubt in his heart.

"Your Majesty, an eagle without wings can't deter a flock of birds, and a big house without pillars can only be considered an empty shell. Abolishing Article [-] is already the limit I can do. The sect really needs a leader, but that person is not me. Could be you."

He took over the scriptures of Hades very self-aware, and poured out the 'Ecstasy Soup'.

"Your Majesty, it's not what it used to be..."

Ozymandis sighed, his eyes drooped, and his whole person's energy and spirit instantly declined, as if 200 years of wind and frost accumulated at this moment and broke out:

"After being suppressed by King Akhtaten and Grand Visil, the religious order has long since lost its strength. The reason why it was able to save His Majesty was the selfless help of the accompanying officials. Now there are powerful enemies outside and traitors inside. The foundation of the regiment is crumbling, how can we dare to disagree, it will be detrimental to His Majesty."

"A dead end."

Seeing the sincerity of what he said, although he didn't know whether it was true or not, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Doesn't Your Majesty feel the same way?"

The high priest looked at him with sunken eyes, and his tone suddenly became impassioned:

"The witch took control of the royal court and acted against her will. As a result, the situation was unfavorable and she forced you to surrender. However, His Majesty took advantage of this deadly situation, and saved a million believers, which is enough to prove that His Majesty is wise , worthy of being a descendant of the God King.”

"It's not that exaggerated, I'm just a little quick-witted." He quickly denied.

"Your Majesty is humble."