Although Hao Ren felt that this trip back in time would be easier than the previous ones, he also knew that there was no such thing as an easy journey in this distorted space and time.
There were always all kinds of unexpected and unexpected troubles waiting for them.
In the Amazon jungle, they had met Vivian who was wandering around in the jungle. However, before they could say anything, Vivian went into a berserk state before they went into hibernation, which almost led to the annihilation of the whole team.
On the Mongolian steppe, Vivian's mausoleum was right in front of them. But hundreds of demon hunters and even more werewolves suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They were inexplicably involved in a melee. Hao Ren had to activate his Steel Membrane Shield to forcibly wake up Vivian under the bombardment. He almost lost his life.
And in ancient Rome, which lived in the last remnants of the Mythological Era, only God knew what was waiting for them.
After changing into a costume that fit the background of the era, Hao Ren walked in the ancient city of Rome of more than 2,000 years ago, gathering information while wandering around.
This famous ancient city gave Hao Ren a great surprise. Compared to the barbaric American tribal settlements and the rotten and dark Medieval Europe, the order and grandeur of Rome was like an ancient miracle. From a municipal point of view, it was even more beautiful and livable than the medieval European cities more than a thousand years later. At least here, one could not smell the rotten stench that permeated the bones of the city. The tall houses on the roadside, the exquisite stone carvings everywhere, and the decorative pillars that showed the power of Rome combined to form the prototype of a powerful country. Although Rome was still a Roman Republic and not an empire at this moment, it had already shown some of the characteristics of an empire. These characteristics were in the grandeur of the city's buildings and the proud and confident faces of each of the residents.
Oh, proud Romans.
Although Hao Ren knew very well that the productivity of humans on Earth at this moment was far from comparable to that of the future, he still gave the city a high evaluation.
"History develops in a spiral, and it always goes backwards a little inexplicably," Hessiana said, looking at the city where she was born and raised. "Even in the era of the Republic, the city of Rome had a perfect urban planning, and the drainage system and pollutant treatment mechanism were managed by professionals. But these advanced things were eventually smashed by the Germanic from the barren land. Barbarism destroyed civilization. Until the 15th century, Paris, France, could not even reproduce the sewer technology of the Roman era. Tsk, tsk."
Obviously, Little Bat admired the city. After all, it was her childhood hometown, and she had a deep affection for it.
Lily craned her neck and looked around. "Can we run into Vivian just by wandering around in the city?"
"No, but wandering around is the most effective way so far," Hessiana said, glancing at Lily. "First of all, I can't remember what happened when I was a child. That was 2,000 years ago. Even now, I still get lost in Rome. Second, Vivian and I had no fixed residence. We said that we lived in Rome, but in fact, we wandered around Rome within a radius of a hundred miles. We never knew where we would end up."
Lily's eyes widened. "What the … a radius of a hundred miles?! Then when will our wandering around come to an end? "
"So we need to look for clues," Hessiana said, as if she could not communicate with the stupid dog. "This is the tip of the tail of the Mythological Era. The gods are not completely finished yet. So, at that time, many of my and Vivian's activities were very public. As long as we walk around the city, we will definitely find something."
The tip of the tail of the Mythological Era — Hessiana's description of this historical period was quite appropriate.
Hao Ren looked thoughtful. "Are the gods on Mount Olympus still there at this time? Hasse, tell me about this period. It's about the gods. "
Hasse still had a poker face. "This was the era when the Mythological Era was coming to an end. All the foreign gods on this planet were going downhill. The demon hunters continued to encroach on their 'divine kingdom' was the main reason. Another reason was that their own ruling order was not sustainable. At this time, Odin in Northern Europe was still sending the Valkyries to collect the einherjar to face the Twilight of the Gods, but Zeus on Mount Olympus was losing ground. If I remember correctly, before Caesar became active, the demon hunter elder Amatura led a sacred army to break the dimensional barrier of Mount Olympus. Our army and the defenders led by Ares fought fiercely at the foot of Mount Olympus for decades. During Caesar's time, I led the second legion to attack Apollo's position from the south of Mount Olympus and fought all the way to the throne of Zeus. You know what happened next. We destroyed the energy furnace and control center of Mount Olympus. The collapse of the entire alien dimension was visible even in the human world. "
Hao Ren, of course, knew about this earth-shattering event. He also knew that when Mount Olympus fell, a group of sirens were on the surface of the sea. Those weird object collectors took advantage of the falling Mount Olympus to pick up a lot of junk, including the statue of Vivian.
"When did that happen?" Hao Ren glanced at Hasse. "Was Rome a republic or an empire? Was Caesar assassinated? "
"I don't know," Hasse shrugged. "We didn't care about the human world, at least at that time. The change of a human king and society was no different from a monkey group changing its leader. "
Hao Ren was speechless.
Lily had been looking around curiously. She suddenly said, "So, the demon hunters may be fighting on Mount Olympus at this time?"
Hasse nodded. "Not only that, but the historical 'me' may also be on the battlefield at this time."
"It's really hard to tell. The world of the immortals is about to collapse, but the human society in Rome is still quiet. Look, there is a group of monks walking and laughing!"
"That's true most of the time. The war in the 'Divine Realm' is always distant to humans because the otherworldlings have used advanced technology or magic to open up all kinds of alternate dimensions. They do this to show off their strength and avoid living with the inferior and ignorant humans. But in the end, they have protected the human world in the war of the gods because the main battlefield is in their alternate dimensions, the 'Divine Realm'. Of course, the war of the gods still had an impact on humans. Often at the end of the war, the 'divine realm' of the otherworldlings collapsed, and the fragments fell into the human world, leaving behind countless legends. Just like the Twilight of the Gods in Northern Europe, didn't that pass down in the form of myths and legends? "
While Lily and Hasse were talking about the fight of the gods, Hao Ren suddenly thought of something else.
He suddenly realized that he had another way to know about Vivian's movements at this moment.
"The gods of Olympus are not dead yet, are they?"
Hasse glanced at Hao Ren. "It's hard to say, but judging from the current atmosphere in the city, humans have not witnessed the collapse of Olympus. The gods of Olympus should not be completely dead yet."
"That's easy," Hao Ren said, clapping his hands. "Let's find a temple!"
Lily did not respond immediately. "Why do we need to find a temple?"
"We need to find the so-called 'gods' to ask about the situation!"
There were definitely many temples and other buildings in the city of Rome.
Although it was not a magnificent scene with temples everywhere, as a country with a strong tolerance and acceptance, Rome had never rejected the entry of foreign religions. As long as they did not shake the foundation of the country and deny the Romans' own values, it was easy for a foreign religion to find a foothold in the city (of course, it required a lot of money) and recruit believers. This open policy directly led to the flourishing of religious activities in the city of Rome.
In the process of this religious integration, the ancient Greek gods from the Greek Peninsula became the dominant force. This most prosperous otherworldling family in the Middle Ages spread their influence throughout the Mediterranean region, the ancient Greek Peninsula, the ancient Italian Peninsula, and the vast area around them. More than half of the many gods were actually the gods of Olympus, or their incarnations and variants on earth.
There was an inaccurate saying that the Roman gods were the Greek gods. Although this saying lacked professionalism and rigorous spirit in archaeology and mythology, in fact, many of the gods worshiped in the city of Rome did originate from the Greek gods. As the greatest inheritor of the ancient Greek civilization, the Romans almost packed up most of the Greek gods into their own mythological system and merged all the gods together. Even if the names and priesthood of these "gods" changed, in essence, the worship in their temples would eventually be sent to the same place — Mount Olympus.
Hao Ren once learned from Vivian how the ancient "gods" ruled the human world. They lived in a "divine kingdom" that was isolated from the human world. In order to accept worship and show their majesty, they must leave a channel of communication with mortals. This channel was built at their behest in temples of all sizes. Except for those small temples and religions of unknown origin, large temples (or registered temples) would have professional priests. These people were believed to have the power to "communicate with the gods." In fact, this was indeed the case.
At the very least, before the gods died, the human representatives they chose had the ability to contact their masters.
After getting lost for 30 minutes, Hao Ren found a place that seemed to be suitable: the temple of Apollo.
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