Give Me the Name of God

Hermes sat on the altar and stared at Manda: "Do you think I am disgusting?"

Manda replied sincerely: "You are the Lord of the Gods who is loved by everyone, how could you have such ridiculous ideas?"

"The gods are deliberately destroying my order. I don't understand why they are doing this. My order does no harm to them."

This question does not need to be answered by Manda. Hermes himself knew clearly that from the day he asked the gods to look at mortals, he was destined to be hated by the gods.

"But I didn't expect that there would be so many gods destroying my order."

Manda raised her eyebrows and said, "You said so many, do you have a specific number?"

"More than thirty! I must be scaring you!"

Manda was not too surprised. He was calm and even a little lucky.

Hermes sighed and said: "The three main gods, plus a group of seventh-level and sixth-level gods, are all preparing to release plague to the world. Artemis and Apollo expected it, but I didn't expect Hess Tia also joined them. Hestia has always been friendly to mortals! But Hestia has slandered me behind my back more than once, saying that I please mortals and that I am shameful!

How many times have I said, that's fair dealing, not pleasing! Gods need the faith of mortals, what's wrong with mutual benefit?

There is also the Queen of the Sea Amphitrite. After Poseidon disappeared, she has been following Athena and fighting the Lord of Divine Punishment. The Ocean Gods suffered heavy losses. I have not pursued her, and now she is causing trouble for me again! You have to be prepared, the plague on the sea is coming soon. "

Manda was not in the mood to argue about the reasons, he was thinking of ways to solve the problem.

"If there are only three or five gods, it will be really difficult to deal with, but if there are thirty or fifty, things will not be that complicated."

Hermes was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"

Manda sorted out her thoughts and said slowly: "I thought of a way. It's time for brothers... father and son to work together."

…

Manda brought Kunta and Worm to the royal capital, and the three of them ate and slept together without leaving home for ten days.

Ten days later, Manda drafted a new decree stipulating the order of sacrifices in the Romalu Kingdom.

At the beginning of the classical century, there were prescribed times and sequences for worshiping different gods. By the middle and late classical centuries, people gradually ignored the order.

Soldiers would sacrifice Ares and Athena before fighting, and the Spartans would sacrifice Aphrodite, their god of war.

Craftsmen would sacrifice to Hephaestus before opening the furnace, sailors would sacrifice to Poseidon before going to sea, hunters would sacrifice to Artemis before going up the mountain, and Aphrodite would be sacrificed to the Land of the Wind and Moon when business was bad and when business was good. By the time, maybe I forgot.

People are inert. From offering sacrifices when they want to, to not offering sacrifices if they don’t want to, this process changes very quickly. The order of sacrifices is ignored, and people also ignore the status of gods. In the end, they become those who seek from gods. time, then consider the issue of sacrifice.

For this kind of sacrifice, the chance of the gods responding is very slim. This is not the fault of the gods, because they cannot listen to the voices of mortals day and night.

If the gods do not respond, faith will be transferred. Although the Lord of Divine Punishment rarely responds to believers, he does not need sacrifices or complicated sacrificial rituals.

Manda decided to restore the sacrificial order of the early classical period and make certain improvements.

First, according to classical customs, the twelve months of the year are allocated to the twelve main gods.

The month of January was given to Hermes, and the sacrifices of the New Year must belong to the Lord of the Gods.

February was given to Hephaestus, March was given to Aphrodite, April was given to Dionysus, the god of wine, May and Six were left free, July was given to Athena, August was given to Apollo, and Nine The month was given to Demeter, the tenth month was given to Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, the eleventh month was given to Artemis, and the twelfth month was given to Hades.

In the month belonging to the main god, in the first ten days, all parts of the country can only hold sacrifices for the corresponding main god. In the next twenty days, sacrifices can be held for the vassals of the main god. Whether mortals participate in the sacrifices is entirely voluntary. Farmers do not have to sacrifice to Hehuai. Stos, the craftsmen do not have to sacrifice to Demeter.

But except for Hermes, no one can publicly sacrifice to gods other than that of the month. Even if a war breaks out, one can only pray for the blessing of Hermes and the gods of the month, and sacrifices to Athena are not allowed.

All gods want to gain more faith in their own months, and no god is willing to lose believers during this period. Spreading their own interests and goals is the best way to disrupt the enemy.

Before the government decree is issued, Manda first shows it to Hermes. Government decrees in the human world must be issued at the same time as those in the divine world.

Hermes pinched his chin and said: "October is coming soon. It is the month that belongs to Hestia. He will be the first to be split!"

Manda shook his head and said: "The first ones to be separated are the seventh-level gods and the sixth-level gods, because there are still two months left."

Hermes smiled and said: "You are indeed my good son!"

Manda nodded and said: "There are still a few days left in September, as long as we..."

"If you dare to say that brother again, I will kill you!"

"As long as we, father and son, work together, the enemy's camp will soon fall apart."

…

Returning to Mount Olympia, Hermes summoned the nymphs and spread the news.

The ancient order is about to return, causing an uproar on Mount Olympia.

Hestia is already on the verge of being forgotten by the world. This is a great opportunity to win back believers and faith. He naturally does not want to miss it, but doing so would be tantamount to breaking his promise to Apollo.

After much hesitation, Hestia decided to discuss the matter with Apollo, but before she could leave the temple, she was stopped by Demeter who came uninvited.

"Sister, you don't need to discuss this matter with anyone. Your beliefs and your believers are not for anyone to tell you what to do!"

Demeter is Hestia's most trusted friend in the mountains. During the battle with the Lord of Divine Punishment, if Demeter hadn't saved her life, Hestia would not have come back alive.

But as the eldest daughter of Cronus and a highly respected being among the twelve gods, Hestia did not want to break the covenant.

"I have an agreement with Apollo that we will never give up the majesty of the gods to please mortals."

"When mortals kneel under your statue and chant your name, do you think you are pleasing them?

They have been working hard for a year and want to gather around the warm fire and enjoy the warmth of family. Shouldn't we give them blessings?

When brave pioneers conquer a wilderness with both hands, wouldn't you like to light the sacred fire for them? "

Hestia shook her head and said: "The prerequisite for gods to grant blessings is the devout faith of mortals."

"What is piety? We have heard too many empty words. Isn't piling up pearls in the temple considered piety?"

"I don't care about that." Hestia has always lived a simple life and doesn't seem to have that much desire for the Pearl of Faith.

Even if you really want it, you can't say it out loud. Hermes' negotiation method was too straightforward, but Demeter knew how to impress Hestia.

"You don't need a luxurious life, but you need stronger power. Remember the last battle? Remember how powerful the enemy is? You are our sister, and our homeland needs you to defend!"

Hestia remained silent. This reason was not only easy to accept, but also unacceptable.

"I'll go find Hermes to discuss it..."

"The rules are set by Him, and we act according to the rules. What else is there to discuss? He is very busy now, and we are also very busy. We have to think about what to do and who can be with you. Let’s share the glory of October together.”

Hermes is indeed very busy. The low-level gods want to take a chance with the main god, while the seventh- and sixth-level gods want to compete for the vacant main god seat.

For these two seats, they almost crossed the threshold of Hermes.

There are two gods who are most likely to win the seat of the main god. One is Hercules. Ares has fallen, and Hercules is fully qualified to take over the authority of the God of War.

The other is Amphitrite, Queen of the Sea: "My husband is missing, and I should be in charge of the sea!"

Hermes did not make any promises. He knew how amazing the temptation of these two seats was and how embarrassing Apollo's situation was.

In the Temple of Light, Apollo held a secret meeting, but he did not expect that except for his sister Artemis, no other gods came.

"These boneless fools!" Artemis cursed, "It makes me sick to think of them begging for mercy from mortals!"

Apollo sighed softly and said: "Who helped Hermes come up with such a vicious plan?"

"Who else can it be!" Artemis shouted, "It must be the believer who is as shameless as him. I have prepared a passage to the mortal world. In a few days, I will kill him with my own hands!"

"Don't do anything stupid. The Lord of Divine Punishment can't kill him, and Athena can't kill him. What chance do you have of winning in the mortal world?" Apollo stood at the door of the temple, looking at the sunset leisurely, "Epidemic It’s not over yet, the aloof queen will never be bribed, mortals who are struggling between life and death, let me see if you are in the mood to offer sacrifices to Hestia!”