196 The Palace of the God of the Deser (1/2)

The leader of the Pusuote Tribe was also the tribe's governor. Originally, this position was appointed by Yep Ima Batko, the early king of Batko, but in the later period, the tribal leaders naturally became the governors.

The original rotation system was thus abandoned, giving way to a lifelong inheritance system. However, it was not the offspring, but the young brothers who became the next leaders and governors.

The governor's house was like a palace. Within the palace, a large number of colorful murals covered the walls, each depicting gods and sacrifices. At this moment, the leader of the Pusuote Tribe was in a meeting.

Someone asked about the messenger. ”I don't know if you've heard of the recent emergence of the messenger of the desert god?”

Several other tribal leaders and some of the noblemen in Pusuote were not interested in this topic of discussion. One of them said, The palace of the desert god should take care of it. Beliefs and sacrifice are their business, while the territory and the population are our concerns. This is the agreement we signed long ago!”

After all, this was not The Church of Light. Basically, since no one had witnessed any miracles here, there was no single, unified belief here.

This meant that religions and beliefs were not simple here. Instead, they were quite intricate. Moreover, apart from the common people, most of the others did not care so much about beliefs at all!

Someone else in the room piped up, ”But, that was a miracle! He clearly had the power of god!”

After a long debate, the governor said, ”Let the high priest deal with it. As for whether he really is the messenger of the gods, they will find that out!”

The palace of the desert god was luxurious, and it occupied several times the amount of space that the governor's house did. The palace was situated in the south, and its tall stone pillars were engraved with monsters, beast heads, and human bodies. There were also rows of kneeling statues that lined the aisles inside the palace.

The grand gate was inlaid with dazzling jade and gemstones. There was also statue inside.

The statue depicted a monster, which had a human body and hair like countless snakes intertwined. This was the legendary god of the desert statue!

If Lu Zhiyu came to see it, he would feel that it was someone with whom he was already familiar. This was because the statue monster looked exactly the same as the monster that he had created earlier, Medusa!

Although Batko was originally rich in gold, after hundreds of years of mining, not much gold remained. However, this tall statue was made of gold, which only made it more priceless. From the luxurious style of the palace, one could tell how much manpower, material resources, and money had been spent to build and furnish it.

Sadly, most of the resources that were used for the palace came from a large number of greedy priests, who would take a large amount of money from the lower class people every year. Those poor, faithful, and underfed people gave everything they had to them, which was how this palace had become so ornate and posh.

Now, in the side lounge of the palace, Hatton, the high priest, was in a rage. Rumors were circulating in the city that were very threatening to him.