How to wear a goddess statue

By the lake, the tall and thin man took a step forward, twisting the hidden balm with his fingers, confident.

This balm was given to him by his father. The man was not at ease, and he tried it twice secretly, and the effect was remarkable.

In other words, the result of this assessment has been decided, and the final winner must be him!

The man faced the lake, couldn't help showing a smug smile, then restrained his expression, and began to chant poems praising the gods.

At the same time as the first sentence fell, he put his hands together in front of him, and crushed the special ointment in the blind spot of everyone's sight, so that the smell that others could not smell spread faster.

The blue herons raised their long, slender necks and twisted left and right, as if they were looking for something. At first, it was only the group near the lake, but soon the blue herons near the center of the lake started to move.

Seeing this, the man's voice became louder, as if he wanted to attract more blue heron's attention and cover up his guilty conscience.

After a while, these beautiful and highly symbolic birds finally found their way, or flapped their wings, or moved their long legs towards the shore.

A few of them began to dance lightly, most of them were simply approaching, and did not intend to dance with the chants, but this was not important, as long as enough blue herons were attracted, it was enough to prove his achievements.

The man kept chanting, but the corners of his mouth turned up inadvertently.

The onlookers gasped in amazement, and Horst and the man's father looked at each other, tacit understanding.

Behind Eleuil, Rhodes quietly poked out half of his face, his blue chalcedony eyes looked at the leader of the blue heron in the lake.

The moment the four eyes met, the tallest and most beautiful water bird's eyes lit up, it spread its wings, and it was about to start dancing—fortunately, it was stopped by the gods in time.

Rhodes turned his eyes to the tall and thin man, with one eyebrow raised slightly.

The leader of the blue heron thought for two seconds with his not-so-bright mind, and realized.

The next moment, the flock of birds suddenly appeared.

As a sacred animal that symbolizes the goddess of the Illu River in Solan's belief, the blue heron has always been synonymous with elegance, gentleness and friendliness, but at this time it is as fierce as a domesticated goose, opening its long mouth and nagging at men.

Although the blue heron is a water bird, its combat effectiveness is not weak at all.

Their beaks can pierce through alligator skin when necessary.

The sharp beaks pecked down mercilessly, the man suffered such a mutation, he couldn't read any more, and screamed repeatedly: "Come on! Help—"

His powerful father was stunned, and said anxiously: "Guard, where is the guard? Hurry up and save people!"

After a bit of fuss, the tall, lanky man was rescued from under the bird's beak.The doctor who rushed over after hearing the news shook his head to treat his wound, and sighed that Blue Heron didn't die after all, otherwise this man would have blood holes all over his body, and he was lucky to end up in this situation.

The dignitary walked around beside his son, gnashing his teeth and asking, "What's going on with these birds? They're so good that they can bite people?"

The high priest Saige said quietly: "Your Excellency, be careful."

Only then did the dignitary think of the symbolic meaning of the blue heron, his face turned blue, and he stopped talking.

The high priest of the river couldn't bear him pretending to be deaf and dumb, and continued: "The blue heron is the messenger of the goddess, ahem... I'm curious why they react so strongly to your son. Don't you think it's strange, sir?"

The dignitary took a deep breath and said dryly, "My son hasn't been fond of animals since he was a child. There's nothing we can do about it."

He wanted to take the initiative to expose this matter.

The high priest smiled contemptuously and didn't answer any more.

The unexpected situation of the son of the rich and powerful did not delay the selection of the next two candidates.

The young woman in the fourth place was affected. She looked at the blue heron with fear in her eyes, and her voice trembled when she sang the hymn.

Even so, there were still a few blue herons walking up and down, spreading their wings and dancing in front of her.When the woman's chanting is over, even though she has seen that there is no hope of winning, she still smiles relaxedly at the birds, not afraid at all.

Rhea was last.

Compared with others, the petite girl from a remote city has little advantage. Ruiya looks shy and shy, and it is easy for others to wonder if this girl's voice is enough for the blue heron in the lake to hear.

But when she spoke, all such doubts disappeared.

The singing sound is like a nightingale in the forest. It seems that it is not accurate to describe it as loud and clear. Onlookers prefer to use the word "bright".

Clear, tactful, and unwavering.

Anyone can hear the sincere belief contained in it, and the blue heron is no exception. They gather on the shore and dance to the rhythm of the poem.

But the leader of the blue heron was unmoved, still stretching his neck and looking around, looking for the figure of the god.

Rodas stood behind Aleuil, and was firmly blocked.

The princess laughed in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "I thought you would perform miracles for her."

Rhea came last.

If Rhodes stepped out when she appeared on the stage, the blue herons in the whole lake and even the fish in the lake might be attracted. no suspense

Rhodes was startled, and did not respond immediately.

Ailuil's golden eyes drooped slightly, and the deep black eyelashes cast shadows on his eyes, and his tone became more and more gentle: "Have you really thought about it that way?"

"No. Ruiya can win Blue Heron's approval by herself, and she doesn't need a so-called miracle."

Aleuil said meaninglessly: "Is that so..."

She thought of the blue heron holding the flower, and pursed her lips.

"It's not like that." As if knowing what she was thinking, Rhodes sighed softly, "The 'miracle' I showed you is not just because you need it, but more importantly, I want to do it."

Even if there is no blue heron to send snow tea, no giant fish to perform in groups, the princess can still get everything in her own way.

Rhodes was sure of this.

Eleuil was silent for a moment, then smiled: "I understand."

In the pious chanting, the blue heron raised its neck and uttered a low cry, as if adding background harmony.

The princess looked at these elegant creatures with a look of nostalgia.

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Miss Messenger for a long time."

Rhodes: "...um."

"I don't know how he is doing. Rhodes, is Miss Messenger still delivering messages for you in the Kingdom of God?"

"Yes. She is my loyal messenger." Rhodes boasted to himself against his will.

At this moment, Ruiya's chanting also came to an end.

The group of blue herons seem to understand when the poem will end, and with the lowered voice, they put an end to the dance steps.

Ruiya stood there in a daze for a moment, then saluted Blue Heron, and then turned around to salute the audience.

She looked up and smiled sheepishly.

The temple is not a suitable place for clapping and cheering, so there was no applause, but the eyes of most people looking at Ruiya were obviously approving.

The results of the assessment were clear at a glance, and Lanlu gave her the most enthusiastic response, so Ruiya was the final winner.

In the future, she will study with the current high priest until Saige dies of illness, and she will succeed to the throne logically, becoming the leader of the river goddess priest faction.

Horst, who was supposed to announce the final result, looked serious and said nothing.

The aides around him looked at Wang's eyes, made enough mental preparations, and stood up and said, "The assessment is over. As you can see, we have two candidates who are evenly matched."

Everyone was suddenly quiet.

two?Where are you two from?

The staff laughed dryly: "Baron, Ruiya. These two young people have won the favor of the blue herons. Perhaps the goddess Rhodes means that she can't choose between the two, so she has to leave it to the people in the secular world to decide. .”

Rhodes: "..."

—— "Favour".

This kind of remark is ridiculous at first glance. Barron—that is, the son of the rich and powerful who was pecked by the blue heron, and the wounds have not been fully treated until now, how can it be regarded as the affirmation of the goddess?

However, starting from tradition, Barron did let almost the blue herons of the entire lake approach him. Although there were fewer dancing blue herons, the number was more than enough to make up for the shortfall.

As for the attack of the blue heron... There has never been a case of blue heron attacking a candidate in groups in the history of the kingdom, and the person who made the assessment rules probably didn't think about it.

Horst didn't express his opinion, but just watched everyone's reaction.

Among the people present, not many stick to the tradition, and many people cast doubtful and disapproving looks at the dignitary, obviously thinking that this was all his plot.

Someone else whispered, "It's not necessary, it's really unnecessary, Barron's injured like this—"

The rich and powerful couldn't tell, so they could only look at Horst from the corner of their eyes.

Aleuil crossed his arms and said leisurely, "I have a suggestion."

"What does Your Highness say?"

"Since your Excellency thinks that the two of them are evenly matched, let's add another group of two people for assessment." The princess raised the end of her eyes, and glanced sideways at the frightened Barron, "The messenger of the goddess Rhodes will continue to act Referee, then we can see whether the favor of the goddess wants him to become a high priest, or whether he wants to send his soul to the kingdom of God."

The rich man's expression became more and more tense.

Barron, who was being bandaged, was also shocked. The memory of being attacked by the blue heron would be engraved in his mind for the rest of his life, and he didn't want to experience it again no matter what.

What's more, these blue herons can really peck people to death!

For a while, no one spoke by the lake, only the blue heron's low voices could be heard one after another.

There was also a little blue heron that was obviously immature and approached curiously, wanting to see what riddles these humans were playing and if there was any food for it.

As soon as the leader of the blue heron kicked his legs, he pulled his young siblings back, his round black pea eyes were still searching for the traces of the gods.

It was still there before, why did it disappear after conveying the will?

After a while, Horst shook his head and said, "Listen to what you said, this kind of words are too rigid and unfair."

This reproach, which is neither serious nor serious, is addressed to the staff.

The staff member immediately bowed his head: "I didn't think it through, Your Majesty."

Facing the crowd, Horst announced loudly: "The next high priest of the river goddess is here. Welcome to Acht, Rhea."

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Rhea: Ok.

Then he walked quickly to the queen's camp, looked at Luotus and said, "My lord envoy!", and thanked the prince flatly: "Thank you, Your Highness."

Horrible Horst: "..."

Eleuil, who didn't know whether to feel bad or not: "..."