After her promotion to Junior Sergeant, No. 0 also tested her Attack Power; though endowed with the enhancent from Dayu’s Divine Talisman and her own increased strength, the lethality of her needle shooting gun had only been improved to 30 points.
"I can teach Master so simple dical Skills, or if not, we can follow the exchange vehicles between temples in the cities Master wishes to go and await Master there," Ziyu also heard No. 0’s difficulties.
"Since there are special vehicles, you can go ahead with the vehicle and wait for in the next city. I still need to explore Hua Realm by foot."
With Ziyu following, the developnt of the poisonous needles for the needle shooting gun would eventually succeed, as she now had a basic understanding of pharmacology. Walking by foot would not take much ti, and if possible, they might even find so usable "Poisonous Herbs."
In ancient tis unlike today, aside from special places like temples, ordinary pharmacies were strictly forbidden from selling poisonous herbs. If one wanted to obtain poisons to use against enemies, there were no extra thods other than making use of local resources.
Seeing that her Master had made up her mind, Ziyu could only agree to it.
Early the next morning, No. 0, accompanied by Ziyu, watched the selection ceremony for the "Goddess."
To ensure the purity of thought and lineage of the Goddess, each generation’s Goddess must be selected from newly born infants.
The thod of selection was sowhat similar to how the Esoteric Sect Lamas designated the "Spiritual Child" in the earlier years of Hua Country.
Before dawn, at the highest point of the Moon Temple, the forr Goddess would cleanse her body with laurel water and then burn wormwood leaves to purify the surrounding air.
Afterward, a four-mouthed funnel showing direction would be taken out, into which rcury would be poured.
The Goddess would chant for a while, and after chanting, the cotton plug blocking the rcury would be removed; the direction where the rcury drips and solidifies into beads would determine the birth location of the new Goddess.
The temple only had three days to find the newly born female infants and bring them back to the temple for upbringing. If there was only one child, that child would be the sole Goddess. But if there were several babies and all were female, they would all be brought back to the temple together.
After the child turns three years old, based on their qualities, the most suitable candidate for Goddess will be selected, and the rest will beco Maids accompanying the Goddess as she grew up.
In the year Ziyu and Apoli were born, the only rcury bead that did not disperse was in the east. Subsequently, the two of them were taken back to the temple together.
The twin sisters, born at the sa ti, were almost similar in learning to write and agility; hence, after that, the temple established a rule of "Sun and Moon Goddess." It was the first ti the Babylon Temple had a "Double Goddess," but this matter was not announced to the public.
No. 0 was fortunate to attend this ancient and mystical ceremony. Under the moonlight, Ziyu’s face, though marred, was still beautiful, as she began to sing.
A crack echoed in No. 0’s mind. The language Ziyu sang in was an ancient one, not understood by the players of "Military Road". Thus, No. 0 did not comprehend the aning of her words.
However, the lody, the more No. 0 listened, the more familiar it seed. After pondering for a while, No. 0 rembered that this lody was very similar to the Holy Poem that a Holy Daughter nad Xianxian chanted during the weekend worship.
Except that Ziyu’s voice was deeper, while Xianxian’s voice was more enchanting.
As the song ended, the four-mouthed funnel holding the rcury was pulled apart. Four lines of rcury flowed at once, settling on the smooth ceremonial altar.
Three rcury beads splashed imdiately, losing their shape. Only the southern line’s rcury solidified into a round bead.
The spectators all gazed at the bead. This bead represented that the Goddess who could again rejuvenate the Babylon Temple would be born in the south of the city.
Once the direction was determined, the search for the Maids began.
After the ceremony, Ziyu also relaxed the burdens on her shoulders.
"Ziyu? What God does the Babylon Temple worship?" No. 0, looking on the ceremonial altar that didn’t enshrine any deity, asked.
"You’ve been in the temple for quite so ti, and no one has told you," Ziyu chuckled lightly, summoning a Maid and affectionately asking: "Tell this distinguished guest, what do we worship?"
"It’s God!" The Maid, being chosen by the "Goddess", also appeared flattered.
"The temple, of course, worships God? I an, which specific God?" No. 0 didn’t like to play guessing gas, and Ziyu could have simply answered.
"God is God, the one who bestows us with herbs, food, and fair weather, omnipresent. From my childhood till now, no one has told the specific na of the God. The people of Babylon City worship the omnipresent God," Ziyu and the Maid answered in unison.
No. 0 found that asking was pointless and thus obediently closed her mouth.
The selection of the Goddess this ti went smoothly, and that very night, a female infant was brought back. After Ziyu checked and found the child to have a clear and handso brow, a broad forehead, a fleshy nose tip indicating a generous heart, she assuredly handed the child over to those in the temple responsible for nurturing the Goddess.
As dawn arrived, Ziyu bid farewell to the people in the temple and boarded a vehicle transporting dicinal materials to another city. No. 0 promised her that she would hurry to the next temple to et with her. The two then parted at the city gate.
When No. 0 went to the "military station" to ask for a map, she saw at the city gate, a carriage parked, inside which sat King Hammurabi, looking distressed.
"Ah, love, even the wisest are befuddled by it," No. 0 rembered Minghang. She hoped the ssage she left for Mo Xixi about "feeling unwell" would keep her away from Minghang for a few days. (To be continued. If you like this work, welco to Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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