The Goddess of Agriculture was a very special existence among the gods.
First of all, she was the daughter of Mother Gaia, so she had a special status in the Natural God System. Because the greater gods of the Natural God System had fallen or left, the entire Natural God System was dominated by the Goddess of Forest and the Goddess of Agriculture. The Goddess of Forest was the daughter of Father Oak, and the Goddess of Spring Water and Peace was her sister (but served the Goddess of Agriculture). The aforementioned Goddess of Unicorn was her mount in battle. The Goddess of Forest and Ranger had always been the one to maintain the status of the Natural Pantheon. Even if she was only a mid-level god, no powerful enemy would dare to ignore her.
This was because part of the power of Father Oak had been inherited by his daughter, the Goddess of Forest, Merikai.
The other part of the Natural God System was composed of the Goddess of Agriculture. She represented the peaceful coexistence of nature and intelligent creatures, but of course, the relationship between humans and nature. The existence of agriculture balanced the plundering and destruction of the natural world by humans. The teachings of the Goddess of Agriculture were not completely biased towards humans. She was loved by the druids because she hoped to develop agriculture to reduce humans' demands on the natural world. If agriculture could meet most of the basic needs, then the destruction of nature and forests by humans would be reduced a lot. At present, this was correct because in places where the Goddess of Agriculture had a wide influence, agriculture was more developed. People reduced their demands on nature and forests, and more wealth was created from the land.
Half of the Goddess of Agriculture belonged to the Natural God System, and the other half belonged to the Human God System.
Her existence was special because of the relationship between Mother Gaia and the God of Light. Although her combat power was not clear, no one would easily provoke her.
Søren needed her support.
This was because both Mother Gaia and the God of Light were powerful gods. At present, Mother Gaia was still sleeping, but this ancient god could wake up at any time, and her strength was not to be underestimated.
The Southern Principality.
This was a fertile land near the south coast, and it had more fertile land than Amber City and Whiterun.
The entire Southern Principality was crossed by two rivers. The Goddess of Agriculture was the dominant god of this land, and her subordinate gods included the Goddess of Spring Water and Peace, the Goddess of River, the Goddess of Sprouts, and so on. These gods originally served Mother Gaia, and then after Mother Gaia retired, they followed the new Goddess of Agriculture.
Many large granaries can be seen in the territory of the Goddess of Agriculture.
This was the largest source of food in the entire material plane. Almost seventy percent of the food trade in the south was provided by this place. The believers and priests of the Goddess of Agriculture had built a large number of barns to store food. The amount of food stored here exceeded that of any kingdom on the continent. However, although she was a god of good alignment, the Goddess of Agriculture also had her own limitations. She did not have much ability to mobilize the food here. She could control the resources in the church, but the wealth of the believers was not under her control. Therefore, even if there were refugees everywhere, the Goddess of Agriculture did not have the spare energy to help. This was exactly the opposite of Søren's control of the city of Mordor. In the Southern Principality, it was the secular forces, manor owners, nobles, and chambers of commerce that dominated the Southern Principality. They were willing to serve and believe in the Goddess of Agriculture, but if they were asked to take out their accumulated wealth to help others, these people might all turn against them in minutes.
However …
Even so, the number of refugees in the Southern Principality was the smallest. The nobles formed an army to guard against evil creatures and prevent refugees from entering this fertile land.
The entire Southern Principality's farming was two-season, which was incomparable to the Outer Islands. Almost every town and village here had an altar and temple of the Goddess of Agriculture. After every harvest, a grand harvest festival would be held here.
Søren's destination was Harvest City.
A city protected by the Goddess of Agriculture should also be the most beautiful city in the material plane.
This was a garden-like city. Søren saw many beautiful manors before he got close. These manors were almost planted with many flowers and plants. It looked like a retro futuristic city green, but it was much more harmonious and beautiful. This was where the true believers of the Goddess of Agriculture were. They were called [Herders] by the outside world. Most of them were gardeners, farmers, and Druil. They pursued the balance of nature and agriculture. Although they served for farming, they still loved nature. The biggest difference in this city was that all the fertile land would not be transformed into farmland. Along the way, Søren saw many fertile fields, but they were transformed into beautiful gardens by these people.
He had to say.
The Goddess of Agriculture did create a dream-like garden city in the material plane.
Søren walked on the wide and flat road.
He was observing the entire Harvest City, and through this observation, the Goddess of Agriculture's truest thoughts, just like the order, rules, and promises of Mordor City. That was Søren's true thoughts, so it extended to the interior of Mordor City. It was difficult for people who ignored the order to survive in Mordor City. This was the influence of the gods on the secular world.
This city also represented the idea of the Goddess of Agriculture.
Because the gods had their own ideas, and this idea was first fed back to the core territory controlled by the church.
"It seems that the Goddess of Agriculture advocates the balance of nature and agriculture."
Søren watched all this silently. He could feel the calmness and peace of the Goddess of Agriculture. She did not want to turn her back on nature, but she could not bear to be hostile to human beings, so she tried to act as a balancer among them.
This land retained the beauty of nature.
Unlike other places in the Southern Principality, most of the fertile land had been transformed into farmland as much as possible. There were dense and beautiful forests, small and exquisite gardens, and granaries erected next to the village. In the distance, there were dug rivers and streams.
This was a beautiful land.
To some extent, it was more beautiful than Mordor City, but Søren felt that it was a bit unreal, especially under the shadow of the Avatar Crisis. After seeing the destroyed Amber City and the defeated Whiterun City, he felt that all of this was like a castle in the air.
Many people gathered in the village ahead.
Søren approached like a traveler and observed for a while.
These people were holding a wedding.
Holding a wedding on a freshly plowed field was a very ancient tradition that had been maintained since the time of Mother Earth.
Some devout believers would hold a wedding on the freshly plowed land, and then the newlyweds would spend their first night here in the evening. This was an ancient tradition that had been passed down for thousands of years because they could get the blessing of Mother Earth and let their children multiply.
The church of the Goddess of Agriculture still maintained this ancient tradition.
The wedding of the couple was presided over by a priest, and the wedding banquet was held next to the field. When Night fell, the newlyweds would make their beds on the freshly plowed land, and then they would spend their first night here to get the blessing of Mother Earth.
Nature and human beings.
This was a difficult problem to reconcile. The conflict between Mother Gaia and Father Oak was because Mother Gaia turned her preference to humans and began to protect agriculture, causing the relationship between the two greater gods to be cold. In the end, a group of believers who served Mother Nature, known as the [True Forms], who worshipped the wild and nature of the druids, began to switch allegiance to the gods of other nature pantheons.
For now.
These [True Images] served the Goddess of the Forest.
Søren's arrival couldn't be hidden from the Goddess of Agriculture, so when he entered Harvest City, the main temple located in the center of the city immediately sent out a large number of priests. Because the church of the Goddess of Agriculture had many characteristics of motherhood, fertility, and femininity, most of the priests were female members. They gathered in groups to welcome Søren's arrival, sprinkling fragrant flower petals on both sides of the garden, and then respectfully led Søren all the way to the temple.
No matter what.
The visit of a true god was very significant, so these priests used the grandest welcoming ceremony.
The temple of the Goddess of Agriculture was like a beautiful hanging garden. Even as a true god, Søren couldn't help but be shocked when he first saw it, because everything in front of him really did look like the legendary Hanging Garden of Babylon.
The whole temple was shrouded in the beauty of humanity and nature. The two balanced and complemented each other, supporting everything in front of him like a dreamy kingdom. There were a large number of believers here, and each believer's face was full of happiness and reverence. It could be seen that their life was very good, because the residents of Mordor only had a proud smile on their faces, not such a calm and happy smile.
Søren was invited all the way to the deepest part of the temple.
There was a beautiful priest waiting for him there, and then the priest took Søren into a private kingdom.
This was a half-bitwall.
A beautiful half-bitwall attached to the temple looked like a huge garden, with countless strange flowers and plants blooming in it. In front of it, there was a delicate vine rocking chair, and the Goddess of Agriculture was wearing a white dress, sitting quietly on it, watching Søren's arrival.
"Welcome to my kingdom."
The Goddess of Agriculture stood up and walked slowly. She came in front of Søren and gently twisted the corner of her dress, then bowed her head slightly and smiled: "What do you think of what I've seen along the way, Sir Søren?"
She had already noticed Søren's visit.
Søren bowed slightly, then held the Goddess of Agriculture's hand with his palm, leaned over and kissed the back of her hand gently, but it was just a kiss, and he didn't really touch the other party. Since the Goddess of Agriculture used the ancient etiquette, he naturally responded to the ancient knight etiquette. In this etiquette, kissing the back of the hand was just a symbol. The most orthodox ceremony was to never touch the skin of the woman because it was very rude.
Of course.
This etiquette evolved to the point where he really kissed her.
Søren looked up and met the Goddess of Agriculture's eyes, and said calmly: "It's beautiful. It's natural. But it's also illusory. "
Hearing Søren's words, the Goddess of Agriculture's face changed instantly.
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