Chapter 1469 - At the End of the Mythological Era (2/2)

“Then I have no idea,” Hasse shrugged. “We did not care about the human world, at least that was the case at that time. To us, the succession of the throne and social change in the human kingdoms were no different from a troop of monkeys getting a new leader.”

Hao Ren was stupefied.

After hearing what Hasse said, Lily kept looking around curiously. “If that is the case, the demon hunters must be attacking Mount Olympus now.”

Hasse nodded. “Not only that, even I in history might be in the battlefield now.”

“I cannot really see from here. The world of the gods is crumbling, but human society in Rome is still business as usual. Look there, a bunch of monks is still strolling around!”

“It is indeed true. The war in the divine realm is a remote happening to the humans. The otherworldlings used their superb technology or magic to create various other dimensions. They wanted to show that they were powerful, and they did not want to live with the ‘inferior, ignorant’ humans. But this ultimately shielded the human world from the war of the gods, because all main battlefields were in the divine realms. Of course, the battle of the gods had an impact on humans, but it often happened at the end of the war. When the celestial spheres crumbled down, debris fell into the world and left behind many legends, such as the Twilight of Gods. All this has been passed down as myths and legends.”

While Lily and Hasse discussed the fight of the gods, an idea suddenly crossed Hao Ren’s mind.

Hao Ren realized that he might have another way to find out the whereabouts of Vivian.

“The gods of Olympus are still not dead yet, right?”

Hasse glanced at Hao Ren. “Hard to say. But judging from the current atmosphere in the city, humans have not noticed the collapse of Olympus. The gods of Olympus should still be alive.”

“That will be easy.” Hao Ren clapped. “Let us go and find a temple!”

“What for?” Lily had no clue what Hao Ren was up to.

“Look for the so-called ‘God’ to find out the situation!”

Temples were abundant in Rome.

As a country of inclusiveness and acceptance of foreign elements, Rome had never declined the foreign religions from settling in the land. As long as they did not adversely affect the foundation of the country and deny the Romans their own values, then foreign religions could easily find a foothold in the city—of course, they were required to pay for it. This open-door policy directly led to religions sprouted like mushrooms after the rain in Rome.

In the process of religious fusion, the ancient Greek gods from the Greek peninsula became the dominant religion. This otherworldling family, which was at its peak during the Middle Ages, spread their influence throughout the Mediterranean region—the ancient Greek peninsula, the ancient Italian peninsula, and the vast areas surrounding them. Many of the gods were mainly Olympians or their incarnations and variants in the world.

There was a less accurate saying that the Roman gods were Greek. This theory lacked professionalism and diligence in archaeology and mythology, but many gods worshipped in Rome did have the shadows of Greek gods. As the greatest successor of ancient Greek civilization, the Romans had included over half of the Greek gods into their own mythological system and fused the gods together. Even though the gods’ name and title had changed, in essence, the offerings in the temples would eventually be sent to the same place: Mount Olympus.

Hao Ren once learned from Vivian about the method by which the ancient gods ruled the human world. These gods lived in the divine realm isolated from the human world. But to accept the offering and show their majesty, they must leave a channel of communication by which the mortal could communicate with them. This channel was in the form of the temples built under their inspiration. Other than the small religions and temples, large temples or registered temples had professional priests, who were considered to have the power to communicate with the gods, and in fact, it was true.

At least until the death of the gods, the human spokespersons they chose were able to connect with their gods.

After thirty minutes of getting lost, Hao Ren found a place that seemed right: the Temple of Apollo.