"Dionysus, God of Dionysus... Crazy Woman... Dionysian Ceremony... Sanctuary..." New terms popped into William's mind one after another, which made William somewhat unexpected.
He really didn't expect that the fairy tale "The Golden Bird" actually involves Dionysus, the god of wine, one of the twelve main gods.
What caught William even more unprepared was that the "Revelry Inn" that played a very important role in the fairy tale "The Golden Bird" actually became the sanctuary of Dionysus, the god of wine.
Moreover, the followers of Dionysus, the crazy women of Maiander, also held a ceremony to worship Dionysus there.
All things and people related to gods are not simple, and in some cases, they are very troublesome.
William feels it's a bit tricky. Whether to deal with it or not is a question. It's okay if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it will make you a little upset. It's like a time bomb. You don't know when it will surprise you.
Suddenly, William frowned and thought of something. He raised his brows, stared at the blue fox, and said slowly, "You said this is a Dionysian ritual performed by a bunch of Dionysian madwomen..."
"Didn't the God of Wine fall? After the Lord of Holy Light came, didn't the ancient gods be overthrown from their thrones?"
"Who knows? Maybe." The blue fox shrugged and said.
"What do you mean maybe?" William didn't like the casual attitude of the blue fox, and stared at the blue fox with a serious expression. The blue fox suddenly felt pressure coming on him, and the shadow of the wave that had just subsided reappeared on its own.
That was the manifestation of the power of authority controlled by the divine bloodline in "his" body, which was automatically triggered when he sensed the dangerous aura emanating from William's body.
Wizards are all moody, especially the more powerful the wizard is.
The blue fox didn't dare to make any mistakes, and his expression became serious. He answered William's question carefully and said, "The great Dionysus, the god of wine, may or may not have fallen!"
"In the distant era, after the Lord of Holy Light came, he indeed overturned the thrones of the gods. However, some gods fell into the torrent of history, but some gods disappeared."
"I don't know where these gods have gone! But what I know is that these great beings will never give up their pursuit of destroying the Holy Light and restoring their former glory. Maybe they are hiding in some dark area.
, waiting for the opportunity for revenge!"
The blue fox said slowly.
"This is also the belief in the hearts of many fanatical believers of gods in ancient times. They believe that the great existence they believe in will one day return again, regain his throne, and spread his glory to the mainland."
"So they will hold sacrificial activities to the gods they believe in from time to time. They believe that this kind of behavior can provide strength to the gods they believe in, so as to prove their piety to the gods they believe in! Some sacrificial activities will have
There is no effect, but some sacrificial activities have no effect."
"The tavern you saw in the village was the Dionysian ritual performed by the Dionysian madwomen in order to sacrifice their glorious Lord. Now under the power of the ritual, that tavern has become the sacred place of Dionysus in the world.
Therefore, anyone who passes by, approaches, has desires, or is not determined will be attracted to that hotel, and will involuntarily walk in and join the carnival ceremony in the tavern until the Dionysus ceremony ends! And if the Dionysian ceremony never ends,
, then these people will party until they die.”
"Of course, the Holy See of Holy Light certainly does not allow these old god sacrificial activities to be carried out under its nose. The Holy See's Inquisition has been hunting down these crazy believers of gods whose glory has faded for thousands of years."
"So the activities of these believers of the old gods moved underground and were carried out secretly. The ceremony held by the Dionysian Crazy Girl in the village was still very conspicuous. It is too close to the royal city of the Omus Empire. Omus
Although the relationship between the royal family of the empire and the Holy Light's Bishop's Court is not that good, the Holy Light's Bishop's Court still has a huge influence in this empire."
"However, this kind of behavior will be considered by the Holy Light's Holy Court as a provocative act, and will definitely attract a more severe blow from the Holy Light's Holy Court."
"So that's what it is..." William suddenly realized that this secret was not even known to the potion master or the magic mirror. Under certain circumstances, it can be said to be priceless.
The premise is that everything the blue fox says is true.
However, neither Magic Mirror nor William found any signs of the blue fox lying. If it really lied, then it can only be considered a powerful one.
"Second question? What effect does this Dionysian ritual have?" William thought for a moment and asked again.
"This kind of ritual is generally used to worship the gods believed by believers. It is generally used to provide the gods with the power of faith, but no one knows whether it has such an effect. After all, no one has seen the legendary gods now.
That's all." The blue fox said.
William silently rejected it in his heart - No, I have seen it!
Of course, there is no need to tell the blue fox this.
"Let's go back to the Dionysian ceremony. The Dionysian ceremony held by ordinary believers is just an ordinary sacrificial ceremony. A group of people revel there. After the revelry, it is the same as it should be, but under the auspices of the Dionysian follower - the crazy woman
, then the effect will be different.”
"You have also seen the first effect. It will attract people who are close to it to participate in the Dionysian ceremony."
"The second effect is that it will affect the character of everyone who participates in the Dionysus ceremony, and even transform them into Dionysian believers. This change is silent and cannot be noticed by ordinary people.
"
The blue fox said with lingering fear.
William's eyes flashed with deep doubts, "You seem to know a lot of things?"
Hearing this, the blue fox's eyes showed deep bitterness, "He" said, "I was just an ordinary prince of a country, but unfortunately I was abducted by a wizard and cursed, and I became what I am now.
.”
"The wizard kidnapped me for a purpose."
"He didn't know where he found out that our family carries the noble bloodline of an ancient god, and among the family, my bloodline concentration is the highest, so I was kidnapped and cursed to become a human being.
A fox."
"After turning into a fox, I have been subjected to research and torture by wizards, and accidentally activated the blood of the gods deep in my body, and gained my current abilities."
"I escaped when I found an opportunity."
"The information I told you about the ancient gods was what I overheard him mentioning inadvertently when I was imprisoned next to the wizard."
The blue fox talked about his past experiences with an expressionless face.
"Who is that wizard?" This was the first thing William asked.
"I don't know!" The blue fox shook his head, "But I know that the wizard is good at transformation witchcraft and some weird witchcraft. He can turn into very powerful beasts. This is why he captured me to study.
In addition, he can shrink things in a place hundreds of times, and can turn people or other animals into smoke... He is also good at spiritual witchcraft, and can easily turn a person into his puppet (guess which fairy tale it is from)
The wizard of the story)! He knows too many witchcrafts, and he is too powerful. Even more powerful than you make me feel, although you are already very powerful."
The blue fox's eyes showed despair and helplessness.
Listening to the blue fox's words, William remained silent and said to the magic mirror in his mind, "Mirror, do you know which wizard this fox is talking about?"
"Master, from the information I know, there is no wizard who meets the conditions it says!"
The magic mirror did not disappoint William. In such secret matters, the magic mirror often knew very little.
William thought for a moment and then continued, "Back to the Dionysian ceremony, how should we end this ritual of worshiping the gods?"
"There are currently two methods." The blue fox quickly adjusted his state and replied.
"The first way is to let the ceremony proceed normally until the end. But in the unreturnable carnival hotel, the Dionysus madwoman who presided over the ceremony has left. The ceremony is only halfway through, and everyone will always be in a state of carnival and cannot escape.
.”
"Are the rituals of other gods the same?" William suddenly interrupted and asked his own question.
"It should be different. Every ritual of gods should be different. Some rituals of worshiping gods - I mean the ones with effects - once the believer who presided over the ceremony leaves, the ceremony will
Automatically ended." The blue fox truthfully told the information he knew.
"Well, please continue, what about the second way to end the ceremony?" William nodded slightly and said.
"The second method is related to the Holy Light's Holy Court. The Holy Light's Holy Court has mastered an ability that can directly terminate the effect of the ritual." The blue fox said, and added, "I also accidentally
Listen to that powerful wizard."
"Yeah." William nodded, and then said, "I have another question."
"There are so many people coming and going in this forest, why did you only remind that person?" William believed that the blue fox could understand what William meant and knew that the person William was talking about was the gardener's eldest son, Galba.
"Maybe he gives me a sense of intimacy." The blue fox said calmly.
"Oh, really?" William looked at the blue fox with a half-smile.
"Yes." The blue fox raised his head and looked at William. There was a faint tidal sound surging nearby, secretly resisting the pressure from William.
"I believe you. Although it is rare, but the world is so big, even rare things will happen, right? A poor cursed prince! Just like when I see you, I feel very kind,
It’s like I want to come to you!” William’s words were exposing the blue fox’s scars, but the blue fox still looked expressionless.
"Mighty wizard, if you came to humiliate and ridicule me, then well, you did."
"If you want to take my life or force me to do something I don't want to do, then my answer is, just go ahead, all you will get is a corpse!" The blue fox said without being humble or arrogant.
Said to William, maybe the blue fox at this time is what "he" really looks like, instead of the chatty appearance he showed before.
"Relax, Mr. Fox. Although I am not a good person, well, although I am not a good wizard, you can rest assured that I am not that bad. Well, the premise is that it does not harm my interests or hinder my progress.
Road." William defended himself.
"Of course I understand what kind of creatures wizards are!" There was a touch of ridicule in the blue fox's tone.
"Thank you for your understanding! It is really a pleasure to communicate with you. It would be better if we could relax our guard against each other more." William was not angry and said with a smile.
"I have one last little question that I want to ask you."
"Tell me, do I have any other choice? You wizards are always so hypocritical!" The blue fox seemed to have remembered something, and his mood became unhappy and criticized.
"Maybe other wizards will take it as a compliment from you! But let's let language return to its correct path."
"I'm looking for a golden horse recently. Do you know which country has a golden horse?" William asked.
"I know!" The blue fox nodded, "In the Kingdom of Saint Andis."
"Tell me more specifically! Where is it hidden in the Kingdom of Saint Andis?" William frowned.
"No hiding! Just in the fountain square of the Royal Palace, the capital of the Kingdom of Saint Andis, there is a war horse made of pure gold, together with the statue of the founder of the Kingdom of Saint Andis..."
After hearing this, Magic Mirror reported everything to William about the local situation, causing William's face to suddenly turn gloomy.
"I'm talking about something alive, not a statue, not a dead thing!" William lowered his voice and said.
"Then no! A horse made of gold? Alive? Where can such a creature exist in this world?" The blue fox shook his head.
"Really never heard of it?" William looked at the blue fox suspiciously.
The blue fox nodded firmly.
"Okay, so have you ever heard of someone who looks like gold?" William asked again, paused, and immediately added, "Alive."
"Alive, like gold! I guarantee that such a person will not survive a day in the human world, and will be captured, melted and minted into gold coins! How could there be such a person? Maybe there were people in ancient times, but
Now, I've never heard of that!" The blue fox said in an exaggerated tone.
"In addition, Mr. Wizard, I want to remind you that this is already the second last question. How many more final questions are there? Let me tell you all. I will tell you everything I know!"
"No more!" William was not embarrassed and said to the blue fox politely, "Thank you very much. Mr. Fox, excuse me!"
"I hope we have the opportunity to meet again in the future!" After saying that, William stepped back and disappeared from the sight of the blue fox in an instant.
After William left, the blue fox remained motionless.
It wasn't until after a long time that the blue fox confirmed that William had really left that he felt weak and collapsed to the ground, covered in cold sweat.