Myth: I am God!

Chapter 121 The Crisis of Shiaga

Nemea Plain, Western Front, Mycenaean Fortress.

Isaac frequently traveled between Canaan and the fortress of Mystic. He took on the duties of a quartermaster and, relying on the abundant resources of Canaan, provided the soldiers with wine and meat from time to time, maintaining their high morale.

Today, Isaac is at the Mycenaean fortress, about to lead a cargo caravan back to Canaan, intending to bring some grapes or other fruits to give the soldiers a change of pace...

And just then...

A carrier pigeon flew in from afar.

The carrier pigeon was intelligent and recognized Isaac, so it flew straight towards him.

Isaac handed the horse's reins to a soldier standing nearby.

He then held the carrier pigeon and took a roll of letter from its claws.

This is a report of victory from Perseus.

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"The front lines have reached the border cities of the Kingdom of Corinth..."

"However, due to the long battle lines and the soldiers' exhaustion, we are finding it difficult to conquer the city in a short time..."

"Therefore, I decided to come back and rest first."

"At that time, we will mobilize all our forces to break through the enemy's defenses..."

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"Conquer the capital of Corinth in one fell swoop!"

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Your brother, Perseus.

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Perseus's army had already conquered more than a dozen fortresses and strongholds, as well as numerous city-states of varying sizes, and with just over 20,000 men, they were overwhelming a coalition army of hundreds of thousands...

The war lasted for several months. Although Perseus was able to hold out, his soldiers were exhausted. However, they had already achieved remarkable feats of honor, which the kingdom should remember and celebrate.

This letter from Perseus.

This dissuaded Isaac from immediately returning to Canaan.

He planned to wait for Perseus and return to Canaan with him. Sure enough, a few days later, Perseus returned with an army of more than ten thousand men.

Of course, another 10,000 troops were stationed at the fortresses captured along the way, so that they would be notified immediately if the enemy launched an attack during this period.

However, just as Perseus had taken a rest...

A bombshell message arrived that shocked both Isaac and Perseus—

Something has happened to Canaan.

Wilderness.

"If you choose to stay in Canaan..."

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"To be a proper Canaanite, in addition to testing your character, you also need to keep the Nine Commandments."

"But, if you're just stopping here to rest and stay for a while before heading to other places..."

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"Then we must verify their identities and abide by the Canaanite rules."

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The pastors were proclaiming certain matters to the refugees, matters that Isaac had instructed them to attend to.

There were about a hundred refugees in front of the pastor.

During this period, some people left their homes, either to escape the war or to avoid the increased taxes imposed by the city-states due to the war.

In the months since the war began, thousands of refugees have passed through Canaan. Some of them stayed, converted to Christianity, and were examined by judges; but the majority simply stopped for a rest, hoping to go to a more distant and safer place.

This included the young man who claimed to be a "senior scholar from Athens":

And the old man who called himself an "exile from Atlantis".

After some investigation, the pastors confirmed the young man's identity.

He was a highly accomplished scholar who was marginalized by the Athenian mainstream, and was born in Miletus, a small city-state on the eastern coast of the sea.

Under the scholar's persuasive eloquence, the priests gradually came to believe that perhaps, across the ocean, there existed a kingdom called Atlantis...

Furthermore, upon seeing the elderly man's frail and mentally impaired appearance, they couldn't help but feel a pang of pity...

Perhaps he was a poor old man who had gone insane after being exiled by the king?

The pastor eventually learned that they were only staying there temporarily.

They used Canaan as a transit point for temporary rest...

The scholar's goal is to find the lost Atlantis, while the old man says he's going to Troy.

So the pastors discussed it and decided that, after repeatedly instructing the old man on the rules of Canaan, they should...

They still let the old man enter Canaan.

however.

It was this seemingly insignificant oversight by the pastors.

This led to a tragedy that no one could ignore. Rebecca followed Isaac to Canaan.

The girl was fascinated by everything in this bountiful land.

The girl who grew up in the city had never experienced the charm of the countryside.

The wind of the wilderness blows through her long hair, and the setting sun dyes her long dress; she will carry her shoes and walk barefoot on the riverbank, where fish and shrimp play at her feet and pebbles massage the soles of her feet; she sits in a sea of ​​flowers under the setting sun, waiting for her lover to return.

She will also learn sewing or cooking with her mistress Sarah and Hiaja.

The kind matriarch treated Rebecca as her own daughter, loving her just as she loved Isaac, and tirelessly taught the young country woman everything she should know...

At the same time, the beautiful Siaja was the same. Although she couldn't speak, her diligent efforts earned Rebecca's deep respect... and Rebecca had privately asked her mistress Sarah, "Who is she? Is she our servant?"

But Lady Sarah stroked Rebecca's egg-like face and replied, "No, Shiaga was never a servant..."

"She is our family, and she took care of Isaac since he was a child."

"She was Isaac's second mother..."

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However..

this day.

An old man came to Canaan.

Matriarch Sarah used the Breath of the Yew to create a batch of wines with healing properties.

Sarah sent Rebecca and Siaja to the temple.

This was so that the priests could treat some of the wounded soldiers who had retreated from the front lines.

Rebecca and Hiaja led packhorses, which were pulling two large chests of healing wine, along the streets of Canaan toward the temple.

At this moment, an old man who looked like a refugee or a beggar, holding a rotten wooden cane, blocked their way.

The old man was followed by a talkative scholar.

He kept pressing him for details about the legends of Atlantis...

The old man ignored the scholar's nonsense, just as humans ignore the clamor of ants; he simply stood in front of Rebecca and Shiaga...

This surprised both Hiaja and Rebecca.

Rebecca and Siaja exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes. Knowing that Siaja couldn't speak, the young Rebecca mustered her courage and softly asked, "Hello, sir, is there anything I can help you with?"

"If you lack food or need a tent, you can ask at the temple; the priests will help you arrange it..."

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Hearing the girl's crisp question.

Even the talkative scholar fell silent.

They looked at the old man and the girl with curiosity.

The old man's hair was sparse and loose, as if he had just been soaking in water. His dark blue eyes, as deep as an abyss, gave one a suffocating feeling of falling straight into the deep sea when stared at by them.

He shook his head.

Staring at Shiaga with an extremely rude, greedy, and arrogant gaze: "I don't need food, nor tents, clothing, or any other tools..."

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His sea-blue eyes scanned her up and down.

Although Hiaja is already in her early thirties.

Without any divine protection, and having to work year-round...

Incredibly, her appearance hardly aged at all.

She still looks like a girl in her early twenties.

Her beauty rivals even that of a young Rebecca...

The old man paused.

He extended his cane and pointed it at the puzzled-looking Xia Jia.

He spoke frankly, his voice deep and weathered: "I want her."

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