Chapter 79: The Spartan Conqueror (Part 2)

The scale of the Temple of War is smaller than that of the Temple of Leaders, but the area is much larger.

This statement is a bit contradictory.

But if you explain it a little, you can understand it.

The Temple of War covers an area of ​​about ten acres, of which the temple occupies less than three acres. Whether it is large or otherwise, it is number one smaller than the temple of leadership of the goddess of wisdom Athena. However, behind the Temple of War is a training ground that is very large enough for hundreds of people to train at the same time. It has all the weapons, armor, bows and arrows, etc., and even a small shooting range is opened!

The priests of the god of war Kratos were all male, and they were all very strong Spartan warriors!

Their priest was a man who was two meters tall, strong in body, with a slight dark skin, and looked like an iron tower. The priest robe of the God of War was all red, but it was not much the same as the traditional sacred costumes. The traditional sacred costumes were robes, and their clothes were closer to cloaks. The style was a bit similar to the costumes in a game called Assassin's Creed that Murphy had come into contact with in his previous life.

Unlike the priest robe that shows the feminine beauty of the temple, the priest robe of the god of war Kratos is more for the convenience of fighting.

Behind the cloak are two swords hidden.

"Governor General, High Priest. You are here." The chief priest of the Temple of War bowed slightly to Murphy, and then leaned over to the High Priest to signal.

When Murphy saw this, he felt at ease and it seemed that the status distribution of the temple had been formed.

Since the chief priest of the God of War bowed his head to the high priest, it means that there will be no conflict between the temples for the time being.

On the issue of faith in the territory, the goddess of wisdom is still dominated by Athena.

The chief priest of the Temple of War was a Spartan. All the gods of war were selected from the Spartans in the territory. They were all very strong warriors, with strict discipline and combat skills far exceeding ordinary soldiers.

"How are the training progresses for the priests?" The high priest's expression was serious, as if there was a faint sense of majesty, which surprised Murphy. He rarely saw this woman showing her strong side.

"At present, twelve priests have connected to the faith of the God of War, and they are receiving the inheritance of the God of War." The chief priest of the Temple of War led Murphy and others into the Temple of War, pointing to the twelve priests who prayed in front of the statue of the God of War Kratos, and said in a deep voice: "The God of War Kratos is the most brave Spartan, and he can pass on the most practical combat skills to the priests."

Speaking of this, the man, who was like an iron tower, pointed to the three tallest and strongest people in the sacrifice and slowly said: "At present, only these three people in the temple meet the requirements of the Spartan conquerors. As long as the ceremony of the divine grace is held, they can become followers of the god of war!"

Murphy looked at the three war gods and priests, all of which were tall and strong warriors with solid muscles as if they were cast as steel.

Is the recruitment requirements of the Spartan Conqueror so high?

Murphy couldn't help but look forward to this temple army.

The auxiliary system of "Total War" shows that the Spartan Conqueror is a follower of the God of War Kratos. Their recruitment has strict quantity limits, and they must be Spartans who are qualified to become a follower of the God of War Kratos.

"How are the other soldiers training?" The high priest came to the statue of Kratos, leaned over slightly, then turned around and stared at the chief priest of the Temple of War and asked.

After upgrading from the Temple of War to the Temple of War, the priests of the God of War can retrain the newly recruited soldiers to let them understand more practical combat skills. This is counted as the "Combat Experience +1" attribute in the "Total War" auxiliary system. Currently, except for those who have experienced the battle of the abandoned towns, the newly recruited Greek infantry later have not been recognized as the "Combat Experience +1" attribute by the "Total War" auxiliary system.

"They are all qualified soldiers, but they are not excellent." The chief priest of the Temple of War looked at Murphy and nodded slightly, then pointed to the soldiers on the training ground behind the temple, and said in a deep voice: "If you train according to the standards of Greek heavy infantry, these soldiers may still take another month."

The rear of the Temple of War is similar to a small military camp. The sacrifices of the God of War are different from the priests of the God of Wisdom Athena. The sacrifices of the God of War only hold prayers once a day at noon, and at other times they exercise their bodies or train qualified warriors. The priests of the God of Wisdom Athena have to pray three times a day, and in addition to this, they also bear the responsibility of treating injuries and illnesses for the residents of the town.

One month.

That is, we can train all the Greek infantry into Greek heavy infantry before autumn.

Murphy was relieved when he heard this. He had a very strong premonition that after the autumn, this place would definitely become one of the main battlefields for fighting the gnolls! Because after increasing the scope of exploration of the strategic map, Murphy found that the area outside the bowl of the territory was a mountain road. Through this mountain road, cutting into the interior and guarding a key area, he could divide the area occupied by the gnolls into two, forming a form of front-back attack on the gnolls on the front line!

If Murphy was the commander of the human city-state, he would definitely send a strong army to capture the back of the zombies through the waterway. As long as the connection between the zombies' front line and the rear is cut off, the victory will not be far away. However, the flaw of this plan is also obvious, that is, if the one sent out is not a strong army, he may fall into the form of being attacked by the zombies after being discovered by the zombies. If he cannot persist until the human army arrives, he may be eaten by the zombies!

This plan is quite dangerous, but the rewards are also very generous.

According to Murphy's analysis, the human army in the southern plains did not have an advantage in the frontal battlefield with the gnolls. They are likely to think of this plan to form an advantage with more and less.

If the noble council really decides to send troops from here, it will be time for Murphy to express his position.

After all, he was nominally aligned with the noble parliament.

The Temple of War is far less magnificent than the Temple of Leadership. Although it is also built with marble, the Temple of War appears very simple and heavy, full of a simple and direct way of expressing a warrior.

There are many gorgeous reliefs in the Leader's Temple, but the Temple of War is different. In addition to the domineering statue of the God of War Kratos, there are only six white marble pillars in the Temple of War. Even the place where the God of War priests prayed was not covered with futons. These strong Spartans kneeled on the floor and prayed every day. This seemed to coincide with the customs of Sparta, because Sparta had to undergo whipping every once in a while, which was to train the will of the warriors and teach them to obey discipline!

The statue of Kratos, the god of war, has no golden paint, and no other gorgeous decorations.

——Red scars, scars, muscles made from steel, and the iconic double knife!

The simplest, but heavy momentum!

The god of war Kratos stood solemnly, looking into the distance with his eyes, and choosing a person to eat with his serrated swords!

In addition to the temple and statues, the other specifications in the Temple of War are completely a military camp. The priests' lifestyle is also quite simple, and they still strictly demand themselves according to the standards of a warrior.

Now, Murphy finally understood why the auxiliary system of "Total War" determined that the priests of the God of War were all brave warriors.

After coming out of the Temple of War, the high priest's expression also softened a lot.

It seemed that there was no need to deliberately maintain such a serious expression, but Murphy understood her very well. Because when he faced those war god priests who had strong bodies and were unrestrained to laugh, he couldn't help but stand up and his face was solemn.

This is completely subconsciously affected.

It seems that those who can become gods and priests all have aura that can influence others.

"How is the combat power of the Templar Knight? Compared to these war gods and priests?" Murphy, the Templar Knight of the Temple of Athena Goddess of Wisdom, was not recruited. Now the knights of the temple are trained by the high priests to guard the temple themselves. The number is very small, and they are not recognized by the "Total War" auxiliary system and included in the data statistics. Therefore, Murphy cannot understand the combat power of the Templar Knight through data for the time being.

The high priest shook his head and said slowly: "They are real warriors."

What does this mean?

Do they refer to the priests of the gods of war?

Murphy was a little confused when he heard this, but he didn't know whether he should ask the high priest.

Seeing Murphy looking a little confused, the high priest added: "The priestly power of the Goddess of Wisdom comes from protection and faith, but the priestly power of the God of War comes from war and killing. They have stronger bodies and richer combat experience."

That is, the Temple of War has surpassed the Temple of Wisdom?

Speaking of this, the high priest seemed to see what Murphy was thinking. She said very seriously: "Until the Goddess of Wisdom's divine power is restored, the priests cannot use the thunder power of the goddess' judgment! She is the king of the Olympus gods! The God of War is just her god."

The power of thunder?

Is the power controlled by the last god king Zeus?

Murphy was silent for a moment, then followed the high priest toward the leadership temple.

He could clearly feel these gods were by his side, but Murphy could not do it to perceive and see them specifically.

When almost every temple is established, the power of these gods is shown to be "endangered".

Did they really die during the twilight of Ragnarokia and during the period when the Cross Church was on the rise?

Now, are they all using the power of faith to return?

Murphy can only guess what is specific, but he believes that all this will be fully displayed in front of him in the future.

Time continues to move forward, and it is already June, and it is the time when summer and autumn come.

The weather was still very hot in June and July, and it was not until August that the heat in the entire southern plains gradually cooled down. That was also the time when werewolves were gradually active.

After more than a month, many buildings in the territory were almost completed.

The city barracks have been expanded, and a total of 1,200 Greek infantrymen with a total of 15 teams are undergoing training in the Temple of War. As long as the training is completed, they will fully change their clothes and equip weapons and equipment according to the standards of Greek heavy infantry. The training of Athenian longbowers with 400 people has achieved some results. Although the standards of Crete longbowers are not met for various reasons, according to Murphy, these 400 Athenian longbowers will be able to enter the battle around July. As for whether they can be identified by the "Total War" auxiliary system and included in the data statistics, he cannot estimate it.

The transaction of Grand Duke Luo Tongzield to purchase horses from the Centaur Tribe through Murphy has been initially finalized, but this time the Centaur Tribe requested not iron, but finished weapons.

It seems that they also saw that the weapons they forged were far less powerful than those forged by humans.

Since both parties have requirements, it will be convenient for Murphy to make a profit from it.

It's not like being so exaggerated to deceive superiors and subordinates. He just took a small part of the requests provided by both parties as his extra income.

In fact, Murphy didn't plan to do so much at first.

However, the weapon required by the Centaur was not a sword, but a spear, so Murphy had to consider detaining something for himself.

The Greek heavy infantry, which was about to be trained, was about to complete the training, and then there was a large-scale dress-up change. Although the forging technology in the territory was a little stronger than that of the human city-state, it was not as good as the weapons provided by Grand Duke Luo Tongchild, who had always been intimate with the dwarves. Previously, the weapons provided by Grand Duke Luo Tongchild were only enough to arm one thousand people, and there was a difference of 200 of them. Murphy had to make up for these differences.

The messenger sent by the Centaur Tribe is still the beautiful little mare.

She is a sacrificial priest in the Centaur tribe, with a high status, only under her father, Centaur Chief, and she is also the most knowledgeable one in the entire Centaur tribe. She is also the only priest who is proficient in human language and understands human words.

The little mare seemed to have a good impression of Murphy.

Perhaps it was because he was also a follower of God, or perhaps it was because he thought he was honest in his first trade with Murphy.

Although this beautiful little mare is very repulsive to other humans and is unwilling to contact too much, she likes to talk to Murphy. Of course, this may also be because Murphy prepares a lot of desserts every time she talks to her.

Centaurs are a top race, and they are not very close to humans and other species.

Moreover, the nomadic self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency social system also prevents them from having too much contact with the outside world. If it weren't for the battle with the mammoths in the north this time and the traditional riding and shooting fighting method could not defeat these mammoths, they might not be willing to trade with Murphy.

It is very simple to corrupt one person.

This time when leaving, the beautiful little mare also asked Murphy for a lot of desserts and snacks.

It seems that after eating this human-made sweet food, Centaurus' simple diet can no longer satisfy her.

The two parties reached a deal, exchanging 800 horses with one thousand Greek heavy infantry spears and five hundred half-body armors. The transaction time was ten days later, and ten days later the centaur tribe would drive the horses to the other side of the Nidoria River to trade.

Murphy's rare hand turned black once, and Gengmo put out two hundred horses and a small part of his equipment.

The horses provided by Centaurs are far taller than those raised by humans in the Southern Plains themselves. The highest horses are close to 2 meters, and the average height is about 1.8 meters. If the conditions are sufficient, these horses can be used as horses for training heavy cavalry. So Murphy was not worried that the Grand Guild of Rottenchild felt at a disadvantage. If the price of the southern Plains city-state, these horses might be enough to buy a piece of territory!

Murphy is only responsible for reaching the deal.

As for the transportation of horses, it depends on Grand Duke Luo Tongzield himself.

Due to the benefits brought by Greedy this time, Murphy was preparing to increase the number of Macedonian elite cavalry in the territory to a total of 216 people in four teams.
To be continued...