Chapter 109 Sky Garden! 【Ask for a Recommendation Ticket】

The goddess of agriculture is a very special existence among the gods.

First of all, she is the daughter of the mother of the earth, and she has a special status in the natural pantheon, and because the powerful gods of the natural pantheon have basically fallen or separated, so the entire natural pantheon is currently dominated by the forest goddess and the goddess of agriculture. The Satyr was the daughter of the Oak Father, the Springs and Peace her sister (but serving the Agriculture Goddess), and the aforementioned Unicorn Goddess her mount for battle. The status of the natural gods has always been maintained by the goddess of the forest and the ranger. Even though she is only a god with medium divine power, no enemy with strong divine power dares to ignore her.

Because part of the power of the father of the oak tree has been inherited by his daughter, the forest goddess Melikai.

The other part of the natural pantheon is made up of the Goddess of Agriculture, who represents the part where nature and intelligent creatures coexist peacefully, and of course it is mainly the relationship between humans and nature. The existence of agriculture balances the plunder and destruction of the natural world by humans. The teachings of the Goddess of Agriculture are not completely biased towards humans. She is able to win the love of Druids because she expects to reduce human demands on nature through the development of agriculture. If farming can meet most of the basic needs, then the destruction of nature and forests by humans will be reduced a lot. At present, this point is correct, because in places where the Goddess of Agriculture has extensive influence, farming is more developed, people reduce their demands on forests and nature, and more create wealth from the land.

Half of the goddess of agriculture belongs to the natural pantheon, and the other half belongs to the human pantheon.

Because of her relationship with the Mother of the Earth and the Lord of Radiance, her existence is quite special. Although her combat power is not clear at the moment, she is not a god that anyone will easily provoke.

Sauron needs her support.

Because both the Mother of the Earth and the Lord of Radiance are golden thighs with powerful divine power. The Mother of the Earth is still sleeping, but this ancient god may wake up at any time, and its strength cannot be ignored at all.

South Principality.

This is a fertile land near the south coast, with more fertile land than Amber City and White Horse City.

The entire southern principality is crossed by two rivers, and the goddess of agriculture is the leading deity of this land, and her deities include the goddess of springs and peace, the goddess of rivers, the goddess of sprouts, and so on. These gods originally served the mother of the earth, and then followed the newly promoted goddess of agriculture after the mother of the earth retired.

Many sprawling barns can be seen in the domain of the Goddess of Agriculture.

This is the largest food producing area in the entire material plane, and almost 70% of the food trade in the south is provided here. Followers and clerics of the Goddess of Agriculture built massive granaries to store food more than any other kingdom on the land. However, although she is a god of the good camp, the goddess of agriculture also has her own limitations, that is, she does not have much ability to mobilize the food here. She can control the resources in the church, but the wealth held by believers is not controlled by her. Therefore, even if there are constant refugees from various places, the Goddess of Agriculture has no spare power to rescue them. This is exactly the opposite of Sauron's control over Modo City. In the Southern Principality, secular power dominates, such as manor owners, nobles, and chambers of commerce. They are willing to serve and believe in the Goddess of Agriculture, but if they are allowed to take out the wealth they have accumulated To help others, these people may all turn their faces in a matter of minutes.

but.

Even so, the number of refugees in the Southern Principality was the smallest, and the nobles formed an army to guard against evil creatures and prevent those refugees from entering this fertile land.

Farming in the entire Southern Principality has two seasons, which is unmatched by the overseas islands. Here, almost every town and every village has altars and shrines to the Goddess of Agriculture. After each harvest, a grand harvest festival will be held here. .

Sauron's destination is the Harvest City.

A city sheltered by the goddess of agriculture should also be the most beautiful city in the material plane.

This is a garden-like city. Before Sauron got close, he saw many beautiful manors. Almost all of these manors are planted with many flowers and plants. It looks like a retro-like future urban greening, but it should be more harmonious. Much more beautiful. This is where the true believers of the Goddess of Agriculture are located. They are called [shepherds] by the outside world. Most of them are gardeners, farmers and druids. They pursue the balance between nature and agriculture. nature. The biggest difference in this city is that not all fertile land will be converted into farmland. Along the way, Sauron saw many fertile fields, but they were transformed into beautiful gardens by these people.

have to say.

The Goddess of Agriculture has indeed created a dreamlike garden city on the Material Plane.

Sauron strolled on the wide and flat avenue.

He is observing the entire Harvest City, and he is also observing the most real thoughts of the Goddess of Agriculture through these observations, as if it is the order, rules and promises of Modo City, that is Sauron's true thoughts, so it extends to the interior of Modo City. It is difficult for people who ignore order to survive in Modo City. This is the influence of gods on the world.

The city also represents the idea of ​​a goddess of agriculture.

Because the gods have their own most essential thoughts, and the first feedback of this kind of thought is the core territory controlled by the church.

"It seems that the goddess of agriculture has a strong belief in the balance of nature and agriculture."

Sauron watched all this silently, and could feel the peace and harmony of the Goddess of Agriculture. She didn't want to betray nature, but she also couldn't bear to be hostile to humans, so she tried her best to act as a balancer among them.

This land preserves the beauty of nature.

Unlike other places in the Southern Principality, most of the fertile land has been transformed into farmland as much as possible. There are dense and beautiful forests, as well as small and exquisite gardens. There are barns erected next to the village. , and in the distance are dug rivers and streams.

This is a beautiful land.

To a certain extent, it is more beautiful than Modo City, but Sauron feels that it is a bit unreal, especially under the background of Saint Havoc, after seeing the destroyed Amber City and the ruined White Horse City, he I feel more and more that all this is like a castle in the air.

Many people gathered in the village ahead.

Sauron approached like a traveler, and observed it as if watching the excitement.

These people are having a wedding.

Weddings on a field that has just been plowed is a very old tradition that has been maintained since the days of Mother Earth.

Some pious believers will hold their wedding ceremony on the freshly plowed land, and then the newlyweds will spend their first and last nights here in the evening. This is an ancient tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years, because it can obtain The blessing of Mother Earth made their offspring multiply.

The Church of the Goddess of Agriculture still maintains this ancient tradition.

The wedding of the couple is presided over by the priest, the wedding reception is held next to the field, and when night falls, the newlyweds will lay their beds on the freshly plowed land, and then they will spend the first night here to gain the blessing of the earth. mother's blessing.

nature and man.

This is a difficult problem to reconcile. The conflict between the mother of the earth and the father of the oak tree at the beginning was because the mother of the earth turned her preference to humans and began to protect farming, which led to the cold relationship between the two powerful gods. Even a group of believers who eventually served the Mother Earth, known as the [True Shapers], a druid sect that advocated the wilderness and nature, began to switch to other gods like other natural pantheons.

at present.

These [True Shapes] serve the Goddess of the Forest.

Sauron's arrival could not be hidden from the Goddess of Agriculture, so when he entered the Harvest City, a large number of priests were immediately sent out from the main temple located in the center of the city. Because the Church of the Goddess of Agriculture has many characteristics of motherhood, fertility and women, the priests Most of them were female members. They welcomed Sauron in groups, sprinkled fragrant petals on both sides of the flowers and plants, and then greeted Sauron all the way to the temple.

Anyway.

The visitation of a true God is of great significance, and these priests use the most grand welcome ceremony.

The temple of the Goddess of Agriculture is like a beautiful hanging garden. Even Sauron, the true god, couldn't help being shocked when he first saw it, because everything in front of him really looked like the legendary hanging garden of ancient Babylon.

The entire temple is shrouded in the beauty of humanity and the beauty of nature. The two balance and reflect each other, supporting everything in front of us like a dreamlike country. There are a large number of believers here, and every believer's face is filled with happiness and respectful smiles. It can be seen that their lives are very beautiful, because the residents of Modo City only have proud smiles on their faces, and they will not be so peaceful And a happy smile.

Sauron was invited all the way to the deepest part of the temple.

There was a beautiful priest waiting for him, and then the priest led Sauron into a private kingdom.

Here is a demiplane.

A beautiful demiplane attached to the temple looks like a huge garden, in which countless exotic flowers and plants bloom, and in front of an exquisite vine rocking chair, the goddess of agriculture is wearing a long white dress The skirt sat quietly on it and watched Sauron's arrival.

"Welcome to my country."

The Goddess of Agriculture stood up and walked slowly. When she came to Sauron, she gently twisted up the corners of her skirt, then bowed her head slightly to salute, and said with a smile, "I don't know how you feel, Your Excellency Sauron, what you have seen along the way?"

She had already noticed Sauron's visit.

Sauron leaned slightly to salute, then held the hand of the Goddess of Agriculture with the palm of his hand, leaned over and kissed the back of her hand lightly, but it was just a kissing gesture, and he didn't really touch the other party. Since the Goddess of Agriculture used the ancient lady's etiquette, he naturally responded to the ancient knight's etiquette. This etiquette kissing the back of the hand is just a symbol. The most orthodox ritual is to never touch the woman's skin, because it is a very rude behavior.

certainly.

This kind of etiquette has evolved to the present and it is a real kiss.

Sauron raised his head to meet the gaze of the Goddess of Agriculture, and said calmly, "It's beautiful. It's natural. But it's also illusory."

Hearing Sauron's words, the Goddess of Agriculture's expression changed instantly.

……………(to be continued ~^~)