I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 33 New Priest

After sending someone to deliver the reorganization documents of the Kingdom's Intelligence Department to Bingeion Manor, Antigonus went to the Great Temple of Zeus near the Palace of Vegina.

After the Great Temple of Zeus had no holy priests, all affairs were handed over by Antigonus to the priest who had informed Agnes before, which was also a small reward for her.

Walking to the street of the Great Temple of Zeus, Antigonus saw a large group of people outside the gate of the Great Temple from a long distance away. He was a little puzzled, and just about to stop a passerby who was rushing there, his eyes passed through the crowd and saw An old man in a white robe and an olive branch crown standing on the top step.

Perhaps due to systemic factors, Antigonus recognized his identity the first time he saw him.

Priestly Clerk Philalcus.

Antigonus, who recognized the other party's identity, did not speak. Instead, he led his guards forward and stood on the periphery of the crowd, just in time to hear Philalcus's speech to the crowd. After listening for a while, he disappeared. Interesting, the content of Philalcus's speech was how many connections he had with Zeus and the Olympic gods, and he kept flickering the crowd. In Antigonus's view, there was no nutrition at all, but the crowd was fascinated by it. There is a market.

Antico: "..."

Philalcus quickly saw Antigonus through the crowd (not many people had seen Antigonus, and his ostentation was small, so no one recognized him), his eyes flickered, and the Fooling the crowd, and then passing through the crowd to meet Antigonus.

"Your Majesty the King." He leaned forward and said respectfully, "Philarcus, the agent of Zeus in the world, salutes you."

"Zeus' agent in the world?" Antigonus was dumbfounded by his introduction. He really wanted to say that everyone was his own, and there was no need to say such nonsense that he didn't believe, but when he saw Philalcus With a serious look, he still didn't say anything.

After the introduction, several people entered the Great Temple of Zeus together.The majestic statue of Zeus sitting on the throne and arrogantly looking down upon every person who entered the temple was still there, but the former high priest was no longer alive and had gone to meet Hades underground.

As soon as they entered the temple, the acting high priest greeted them. She was a young girl with a pretty face, and the body under Heaton's robe was graceful and slender. If she hadn't become a priest, she might have been someone else's wife.

"Your Majesty, Priest Philalcus." She greeted the leader Antigonus and the new priest.

"Yes." Antico nodded lightly and asked, "How does it feel to be acting in temple affairs? Is it very tiring?"

"It's okay, Your Majesty." The priestess said respectfully, "But it would be better for you to appoint a new Holy Secret Priest as soon as possible. I am still young and do not have enough prestige to take charge of you forever."

Antigonus did not expect the priestess to be so honest. He smiled slightly and said: "That's what I came here for. Philalkos is a qualified priest, so I decided to appoint him as the new sacred secret priest." Ritual priest.”

For the appointment of Antigonus, the priestess was obviously a little surprised. She opened her mouth slightly and looked at Philalcus, but the latter looked calm and breezy as expected, very pretentious.

Seeing him like this, the corners of Antigonus's mouth twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

The news that Philalcus was appointed as the new priest of the holy ceremonies soon became known to all the priests in the temple, because it was the order of Antigonus, coupled with his previous fooling of the crowd, so that the priests had no way to raise objections opinion, can only recognize his status.

……

In a flash, a month passed.

With the advent of May, the military activities in the barbarian-occupied area are becoming more and more frequent. According to the information provided by the Outer Barbarian Battalion, the Salo and Maliki people who are close to Thermopylae are united as always to prepare to touch Thermopylae again. hardness.Since King Philip was defeated by them last year and he was sacrificed to the gods with blood, the Salois and Malikis became more and more arrogant, thinking that the king of the Macedonians had died in their hands, and this year's bloodthirsty month would definitely bring benefits.

According to the information fed back by the spies of the Outer Barbarian Camp, it is estimated that the minimum number of troops sent by the two races is more than 4000. This barbarian race seems to be inexhaustible. No matter how many people you kill each year, you can still make up a team next year Huge army.

This made Antigon wonder if there was a traverser with a comprehensive war system among these barbarians, otherwise how could they fight more and more?

Regardless of whether there are traversers among the barbarians, Antigonus still ordered the defense of Thermopylae Pass to be more vigilant and to prepare for the mobilization of soldiers in advance. If something goes wrong in the battle at Thermopylae Pass, they can also directly mobilize a group of soldiers to support the pass .

Just in case, after handling the government affairs of Pella City, he himself led the guards to go to Thermopylae Pass to sit in town.

The current kingdom does not have a suitable general to drive, so Antigonus can only bite the bullet and go up to the top—even though his personal attributes have the characteristics of a paper talker.

The war is coming, and the pre-war tension is everywhere in the kingdom. This can be seen from the fact that Antigonus rarely sees passers-by on the way to Thermopylae with his army. Even if he occasionally encounters one or two pedestrians, They all had a slightly worried look on their faces, and they looked hasty.

Although Hot Spring Pass had never been breached in previous years, that was when the previous king was in power. This year, the young new king ascended the throne and even provoked a civil war with the Queen Mother's faction. It is difficult for people not to feel worried.

Antigonus knew their feelings, but he was helpless. He hadn't really defeated the invading barbarians. If he led the kingdom through this bloodthirsty moon, even a thousand words would be useless.

In order to ensure the victory of this battle, Antigonus, in addition to his partner cavalry guards, also brought two battalions of bronze shield pikemen and all the Sarisa cavalry, the five centurions imitating the Roman-style legion centurions. Because the training time was too short, he stayed in Pella to continue training and failed to participate in this war.

Although the Copper Shield Pikemen and Sarisa Cavalry didn't play much role in the city defense battle, but their numbers are there, and bringing them there can also give Antigon peace of mind.

After several days of marching, Antigonus arrived at Thermopylae - a pass that was said to never fall and had protected the Kingdom of Macedonia from barbarian raids for more than 30 years.

(End of this chapter)