Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 97: Defeat King Uther!
This matter must be handled with extreme caution.

But if Duncan wanted to test the pantheon of this world, Celtic faith would undoubtedly be one of the easiest targets.

Monotheism is now too powerful, and it is impossible to confront it head-on.

In terms of polytheism - the Norse pantheon, Odin is also a first-class existence. Even though gods cannot directly interfere with the real world, the influence of the Norse pantheon is still very terrifying.

Duncan couldn't choose a target that was too weak; if it was, it would be useless as a reference and wouldn't be able to test the deity's specific strength. But it couldn't be too strong either. He was still in the developmental stages, so he had to pick a declining belief system to test the strength of the supernatural deity.

The Celtic pantheon has undergone many changes, and it can be said that it has been beaten up by various beliefs in turn.

The era before the Common Era.

During the ancient Roman and Greek periods, the empire conquered Gaul and destroyed some Celtic gods. Most of the beliefs were cut off, and only some tablets of gods remained in the Pantheon.

The Celtic faith retreated to France, Spain and other areas in later generations, and then the empire continued to expand and continued to attack the Celtic faith.

The Germanic beliefs also took advantage of the situation and beat them up, causing them to lose Burgundy, Belgian Gaul, Germania and other places, and finally retreated to the British Isles.

Odin and Thor consumed part of the Celtic war god's faith.

But it's not over yet.

Hundreds of years later, the barbarian invasions followed. The Saxons brought with them the faith of the Norse gods, and with a brutal attack, Avalon was nearly destroyed. Before they could even catch their breath, monotheism began to sweep across Britain, and they were once again suppressed and beaten, and could only secretly spread myths through monastic orders.

awful.

It's too awful.

What Duncan wanted was to unify the Celtic beliefs and promote the rise of Avalon in the mist.

inside the room.

Anya lay on her side at Duncan's knees, her charming face, as rosy as wine, was extremely attractive. While she was busy, she pricked up her ears to eavesdrop. This was not something she could casually interrupt.

Duncan rested his head on his hands, thinking deeply about the risks and benefits, and whether to make a big move.

If he only conquered the secular world, Britain's religious division would never be properly resolved. And as a mortal, he was trying to conquer the religious pantheon, which involved great risks. He had to consider whether he had the strength to control it.

He must find a way to seek help from some external forces, but he himself must also be very, very strong!

"Fortunately, human form number two is a dragon."

"If I can engrave some more abilities, maybe I can break through the ceiling of mortals."

Duncan was lost in thought.

The Raven Queen, Triss, raised her head and wiped the corner of her mouth. She seemed to have thought of something and said with a serious expression, "There are some secrets of the mythological era that you may not know."

"There is more than one aspect of Minerva fusion."

Ok?
Duncan immediately became interested when he heard this and said in a deep voice, "Tell me about it."

Triss, the Raven Queen, pondered for a moment, as if recalling something, and then continued, "Although Minerva is an ancient Roman deity, she incorporates aspects of many other gods of faith."

"She is both the Athena of Greek mythology and the goddess Sulis of Celtic belief."

"In Bath, in the British Isles."

"There's a sacred place for Minerva there, but the locals call her Sulis-Minerva, the Celtic goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war."

Is there such a thing?
Doesn't that mean Athena still retains a trace of power in the real world through the appearance of gods of different faiths?

As if she had guessed what he was thinking, Raven Queen Triss shook her head slightly and said, "The existence of the gods is unpredictable. They are not like humans who possess only one self."

"Sulis can be Athena, Minerva, but she is neither of them. She is Sulis."

Duncan looked confused.

He pondered for a long time, then slowly said, "Different personality aspects? Do these beings point to the same deity, a deity formed by the collision and fusion of multiple faiths?"

"But the personalities of Minerva and Athena gradually faded?"

"Only Sulis's personality is barely preserved?"

Now it was the Raven Queen, Triss, who seemed to understand but was not quite sure. However, she was very smart and quickly figured it out. She nodded and said, "That's right."

"If you resume the sacrifice in the holy land."

"You can try to awaken this deity as two aspects of Athena and Minerva, one of the main gods of the Greeks and the other of the Romans."

"But I don't recommend you do that right now."

When it comes to gods, faith, and the supernatural, Triss, the Raven Queen, is the authority.

Duncan is a self-aware person, so he listens carefully to the advice of professionals.

The Raven Queen, Triss, was also pondering this. As she thought, she said, "I suggest you directly resume the sanctuary sacrifice in the name of Sulis."

"Then let Avalon and Sulis merge."

"As far as I know, not all of Avalon's nine guardian fairies are still here. Some have been reincarnated, and some have gradually disappeared."

"Sulis can be completely merged into the Avalon faith."

Triss, the Raven Queen, was right.

The night Duncan stayed in Avalon, he only saw six guardian fairies, not the nine in the legend. They formed the faith of Avalon together, but not all of them could survive until now, and the names of these nine guardian fairies were constantly changing.

It is estimated that someone died, and then a new person was chosen from the lake fairies and forest fairies to take the position.

Some exchanges.

Duncan seemed to understand something and said, "You mean, we should sacrifice Sulis first to avoid attracting the attention of the church."

"And replace the other Celtic beliefs with Avalon and Sulis."

"Then."

"Find another opportunity to restore the sanctuary for Minerva and Athena?"

The Raven Queen, Triss, nodded, seeming a little surprised that Duncan understood so quickly, and said softly, "That's right."

"Athena can perform the sacrifice in secret first."

Mingxiu plank road, dark Chencang.

Duncan understood after hearing this. The gods were like a ball of plasticine. Minerva was a fusion of them. She could be molded into Athena or into the Celtic Sulis. What they had to do now was to make this ball of plasticine stronger.

Isn't this just hiding and developing yourself?

Duncan understood.

The island of Britain is too small.

With so many Celtic gods dividing up the faith, each one is becoming weaker and weaker, so it would be better to suppress and annex some of them and concentrate power in a few.

The stronger the Guardian Fairy of Avalon, the stronger the Sword of Promised Victory, and the more supernatural power Duncan can mobilize.

Ten fingers are not as good as a fist.

Raven Queen Triss continued, "Celtic beliefs are very similar to ancient Greek mythology."

"They are all replaced by the God Kings from generation to generation."

"If you want to unify Celtic beliefs, you can use this to enter a new mythological era."

According to ancient Greek mythology.

One of the candidates for the next generation of God King is Athena.

Triss, the Raven Queen, even said something rather disrespectful. She said in a serious tone, "Athena can become the new Greek God King."

"In the future, you will be able to use your secular royal power to help Athena ascend to the throne of the ancient Greek pantheon."

"Completely replace Zeus."

She did not mention Diana, or Artemis, because there was really no better choice than Athena.

In addition, there was a tradition of worshipping the emperor as a god in the early Roman Empire.

There were even special altars with special priests in charge, who wanted to consolidate the emperor's divinity through sacrifices, but no one took it seriously. Emperors of all dynasties only did this while they were in power, but once they died, the people of the empire simply did not recognize them.

Nero even built a magnificent statue of himself.

To put it more bluntly, there were two emperors in Eastern history who loved to do this: Jiajing and Huizong. They both liked to bestow upon themselves divine titles. But look at later generations: who took their divine titles seriously?

Jiajing had many titles, the most representative of which was 'Taishang Daluo Tianxian, Chief of the Five Thunders, Great True Man, Xuandu Realm, Wanshou Emperor'. This title is awesome, but no one recognized it.

There were so many emperors in the Roman Empire.

Even Caesar and Octavian were not deified. Those emperors who proclaimed themselves gods would still be killed if they sprinkled some water, and there might even be backlash. You can deceive yourself, but you cannot deceive the fundamental laws of the world.

The Raven Queen - Triss did not mention these things for the time being because she was afraid that Duncan would go astray. There are thresholds for being deified, and it is a joke for the Roman emperor to proclaim himself a god.

Everything discussed tonight will be kept secret!
Even Anya knew that nothing could be revealed, but the Raven Queen, Triss, suddenly became much busier.

Duncan also got busy.

He is deploying talents and preparing for the establishment of an arsenal in London. There are iron mines in Kent, and now that he has talented craftsmen, he must be self-sufficient and have the ability to make his own armor and weapons.

Quintus returned satisfied three days later.

He won nominal support for the emperor of the empire, and more importantly, he personally established a friendship with Duncan and reached some secret agreements.

The emperor’s interests are not important, his own interests are the most important!

Quintus is also a wise man.

port area.

Anya personally escorted Quintus aboard. His old face was as bright as a chrysanthemum, and he patted his chest and promised, "If anything happens in the imperial court, I will immediately send someone to inform Lady Anya."

Just yesterday, Anya secretly signed a contract with him, and Quintus obtained 30% of the shares of the Ocean Chamber of Commerce.

From the British Isles to Carthage in North Africa and the Italian Peninsula, Anya is responsible for operational management.

However, due to the turmoil in the Mediterranean, Quintus intervened in the trade route from the Italian Peninsula to Egypt. This was just a favor, and Anya really couldn't take care of that side.

However, Quintus was able to maintain this trade route by relying on his connections.

The Silk Road.

If we can preserve it, even if it is just barely maintained, we must let it continue to exist.

As for the Imperial Emperor Valentinian III?
Excuse me.

Quintus wanted to put some gold in his wallet, and also wanted to have a strong supporter to protect him, so that he could have a way out at critical moments. His relationship with the emperor was not that close, and now he cooperated more closely with Duncan.

It's just so realistic.

Quintus returned with a full load. He dealt with Valentinian III, gained benefits for himself, and successfully made friends with Duncan.

With the money in hand and the work done, my wallet is full. I can go back and make some arrangements, and maybe I can make further progress.

A sea breeze blew by.

Anya looked at Quintus's departing fleet and couldn't help but spit and said contemptuously, "Old fox!"

The empire is truly beyond saving.

Valentinian III surrounded himself with men like Quintus.

Of course, Anya’s skills are also not weak. If it weren’t for someone like Quintus, her spies would not be able to enter the imperial court.

Anya extended her hand to call the butler who followed her and ordered, "Send someone to hand over the trade route from Italy to Egypt to Quintus."

"Make a good cut with that side."

"Move the entire fleet to the British Channel."

The deal is done.

Her connection in Alexandria, Egypt was completely cut off and was on the verge of collapse. It was not a loss to be able to feed the old fox Quintus.

Anya is now the treasurer of the British province.

She pondered for a moment and then said, "Quintus promised to secretly sell me a batch of military supplies."

"You follow it yourself."

In the late empire, military preparations declined.

To use the Eastern term, it becomes simple and clear that someone is drawing a salary without working.

Since they are collecting empty salaries, the corresponding imperial legion armaments and supplies have more room for operation.

Quintus cannot make the decision on this matter, but there are people in the Imperial Senate who can do it.

He is just a middleman, making a profit from the difference between the two parties.

With just a little operation, those high-quality military supplies can be turned into scrapped defective products. Anyway, everyone is involved in it, so one or two people won't make a difference.

Even Emperor Valentinian III secretly pocketed the gold mines.

The Battle of Chalons was so fierce!

If Aetius could find a way to release the Scourge of God, what does it matter if they embezzle a little money?

Anya now only wants to transport as much as she can through Quintus, including talents and supplies. If the people in the Imperial Senate dare to resell them, she will take them all.

The Empire is a huge ship, but it sinks quickly.

time flies.

Shortly after Quintus left, envoys from the Kingdom of Camelot arrived.

Duncan had just returned to Southampton today. He asked with interest, "What did the messenger say?"

Clegane sneered, "King Uther demands that we release Merlin."

Talk about it.

Merlin has been imprisoned for nearly a month.

Duncan also ignored him for a month, keeping him well fed and well-drinking, but he refused to go see him. He wanted to temper his temper first and see if the mania had healed.

Ah!
Duncan raised an eyebrow and said, "You're here now? It seems like Merlin's relationship with King Uther isn't very good!"

Of course not very good.

Merlin was completely focused on the Son of Prophecy, making King Uther feel like a hopeless case. If Merlin hadn't fallen into the trap himself, this matter would never have been exposed so easily.

Duncan waved his hand and said coldly, "Give that messenger a beating and send him back."

at this time.

A messenger arrived at the port and rushed towards the lord's mansion. He brought back an important news.

Emperor Valentinian III angrily rebuked King Uther!
He also drafted an edict that nominally deprived King Uther of his title as King of Camelot.

day!
I was so sleepy that someone gave me a pillow.

——Follow the righteousness and punish the rebellious!

Duncan contacted Anya immediately and asked her to send out all her retainers, including bards, drunkards, biographers, etc., to guide the direction of public opinion in the entire British province.

Then, he mobilized the entire British army and recruited a large number of militia, about 20,000 people, claiming to have an army of 60,000. He divided the troops into two groups and prepared to attack the Kingdom of Camelot.

The situation is different from last time.

Last time, Duncan wanted to say as little as possible about his military strength, but this time he directly exaggerated the number of troops by three times, and mobilized troops to confuse the enemy, making it seem like he was launching a full-scale war mobilization.

Now or never.

A letter from Emperor Valentinian III gave Duncan the perfect opportunity to act; there was no time to wait until the next spring. The crops had already been sown, and if they could be won in one battle, it wouldn't affect the harvest at the end of the year.

half a month later.

As soon as the army moved, the lords who were loyal to King Uther surrendered one after another!

An army of sixty thousand.

When had such a huge army appeared on the British Isles? Duncan restrained himself a little. If he falsely reported an army of 100,000, his own people probably wouldn't believe it.

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(End of this chapter)