A group of wizards are preparing cattle, sheep, polished rice and other offerings that are the gods' favorite in legend.
The cattle are purebred cattle in their prime, both in terms of size and physique, they are carefully selected from thousands of miles away.
The sheep is a black goat, and the length and curvature of its horns have specific requirements.
The wizards not only select the ingredients very strictly, but also cook them with great care.
During the cooking process, there are also various rituals, worships, or some kind of special dance.
After spending a full hour, these carefully prepared offerings were brought to the lobby of the governor's mansion by several old wizards and placed in front of the Nanzhao God.
The God of Nanzhao looked at the fragrant offerings, closed his eyes and sniffed them hard, with a hint of satisfaction on his face: The smell of the power of faith really makes the gods intoxicated.
After a while, Nanzhao God opened his eyes, looked at these offerings with disgust, and said indifferently: "Come here, take these out and throw them away, and let the leaders of each village come over to discuss the matter."
Several old wizards serving on the side quickly stepped forward, picked up the offerings that had dissipated heat, and quickly retreated.
After a while, the leaders of each village, led by six wizards, walked into the lobby, knelt on the ground, performed a set of complicated movements, kowtowed to the earth and said: "Meet the gods."
The God of Nanzhao looked at the motionless people who were kowtowing to the ground with a majestic expression, and said indifferently: "Everyone, get up."
Then the leaders of each village got up and stood there respectfully, waiting for the gods to send orders.
The six wizards naturally stood on both sides of the Nanzhao God, facing the leaders of each village, like the guardians of the gods.
To be precise, they are more like servants. Nanzhao wizards often regard themselves as servants of the gods.
Nanzhao God said indifferently: "Right now, this world is undergoing unprecedented changes. Do you know that as the people of this God, you will be in danger of annihilation?"
God actually said that Nanzhao was in danger of annihilation?
Upon hearing this, the leaders of each village showed panic on their faces, and some even fell down directly and shouted loudly: "Please God give me a way to survive."
"Please have mercy on the gods. We will worship the gods devoutly for the rest of our lives."
The God of Nanzhao said indifferently but without losing his majesty: "When I come to this world in my true form, of course I will not stand by and watch my people. As long as you follow my instructions carefully, you can naturally avoid this disaster."
The leaders of each village worshiped together and said, "Please ask the gods to send you an edict."
The God of Nanzhao shouted loudly: "Faith, as long as you believe in me devoutly and let more people believe in me, I will protect you, you know?"
The leaders of each village looked puzzled, looking left and right, thinking to themselves: "Aren't I pious enough? What does it mean to have more people believe in gods? Have more children?"
Nanzhao Tianshen, who knew the thoughts of the leaders of each village through some kind of ability, had blue veins on his forehead and almost couldn't help but cremate all these people.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't compete with the three religions, how could he let these brainless guys become believers?
Due to a certain purpose, Nanzhao God just snorted to vent his dissatisfaction, and said in a calm tone: "What I said about getting more people to believe in me is to use various means to promote me and gain the faith of others.
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The leaders of each village are still a little confused. Isn't it necessary to believe in gods? Do they still need to promote it through various means?
Nanzhao God's face immediately darkened.
However, the six wizards understood quickly and loudly said: "Great God, your servants will surely spread your glory all over the world."
Nanzhao God's expression suddenly softened a lot. Fortunately, these wizards still had some brains.
"How do you think we should promote this god?"
Nanzhao God couldn't help but ask.
An old wizard replied: "Use your sincerity to influence the world, let them know the greatness of God, and believe in God sincerely."
When the Nanzhao God heard this, he looked disappointed. In the past, this method could indeed gain some devout believers.
But now, what he wants is to gain a large number of believers in a short period of time, absorb the power of faith, and use this to deal with the catastrophe. Of course, this method will not work.
"Mere influence is not enough, you need to use stronger methods." Nanzhao God said in a persuasive manner.
The six wizards looked confused. Isn't that what the teachings say?
Nanzhao God sighed secretly, knowing that it would be difficult to get a good solution through this group of believers with limited intelligence, so he could only say directly:
"There are 300,000 Qin people in this city. They are more people than any of your villages. Is it difficult to find a way to force them to believe in this god?"
As soon as the Nanzhao God came out, there was a rare silence in the lobby.
For the Nanzhao people who were told to believe in gods since they were born, forcing others to believe in gods is a particularly strange and unreasonable thing.
Isn’t belief in gods as simple as drinking water and eating? How can we force this kind of thing?
When the Nanzhao God saw this, he said angrily: "You want to disobey this oracle?"
The leaders and wizards of each village looked frightened and said, "God forgive me, but we don't dare."
The God of Nanzhao said angrily: "Then why don't you go quickly?"
The leaders and wizards of each village hurriedly replied: "Let's go now."
In the blink of an eye, all the Nanzhao people in the lobby disappeared, leaving only the Nanzhao God.
After the leaders of each village and the six wizards left the hall, they naturally gathered together to discuss how to force the Qin people to believe in the gods.
One of the tall and strong leaders suggested: "How about we bring warriors and sharp weapons and go from house to house to convince them to believe in the gods. If anyone refuses, chop him to death with a knife?"
A stocky leader objected: "Before the expedition, the goddess told us not to kill the Qin people wantonly, but to keep them to grow food for us and support more tribesmen and children."
Leader Gao Zhuang retorted: "Who is more powerful, the God or the Goddess?"
The dwarf leader was stunned when he heard this: "Of course it's the Great God."
The tall and strong leader said confidently: "If the god is great, you should listen to the god. Even the goddesses must listen to the god."
The others all agreed: "Yes, you should listen to the gods."
Soon Chief Gao Zhuang's opinion was widely recognized.
Even several wizards echoed: "You take warriors to go door to door to force Qin people to believe in gods. Wizards should follow along and influence them with sincerity."
Leader Gao Zhuang replied on behalf of the leaders of each village: "Then let's go together."
The leaders and wizards of each village who reached an agreement began to divide the Nanzhao warriors into teams, each responsible for forcing the Qin people in the area to believe in the gods.
An hour later, the Nanzhao people dispersed throughout Dali City, opening the first scene of the miserable life of the Qin people in the city.
On this day, I don’t know how many Qin people were forced to believe in the Nanzhao God, and I don’t know how many Qin people who didn’t want to agree died.