313 Cohors
Similar to Lanley's treatment in the Iron Islands, it is even more serious that in Kohall, among the nine free trade city-states, the Black Goat God's belief is unique, supreme, and even more undesecrated.
It is because the Black Goat God can indeed be sage before people and create various miracles classified as black magic.
In this case, the reputation it has is not comparable to that of the Westeros, or believers who believe in the Old Gods and the Seven Gods. Even the most devout believers in the Seven Kingdoms may not be as good as those of the ordinary people of Kohall.
It is just because the old God or the seven Gods have basically never shown miracles before believers.
And because the establishment of the city of Kohl is rooted in faith, he is a climber and basically the most pious existence among believers there.
Therefore, the notes thrown in outside the Haijiang City seemed to the Kohall people as the most serious insult, and even annoyed them more than threatening their own lives.
In this case, the Kohall people in the castle were not threatened, but instead decided to defend the sea and border city one by one. If it weren't for a fleet, they would probably have the intention of going out to sea to defend the enemy.
However, this feeling of unity against the enemy quietly appeared in a rift the next day.
The custom of the Kohall people was to worship the black goat god once a day. In the past, the offerings were chickens, ducks, cattle and various livestock. After coming to Westeros, the conditions were relaxed and became human.
Before the threat incident, their Black Goat God liked the current treatment very much and would respond positively every sacrifice. However, after the sacrifice the next day after the threat, the black cloaks recited it several times before they felt that the sacred will came, which was completely different from the previous situation.
This made the black cloaks in charge of the sacrifices be confused. Although their god had no explanation, these people vaguely guessed some truth.
"Is the great black goat injured?"
"Impossible, how could the gods be injured? Do you think they are us humans?"
"But I feel something is wrong, and yesterday..."
"We might have heard yesterday wrong."
"Maybe……"
...
In the dark hall, the priests looked at each other and felt something was obviously wrong.
However, they tended to have some unknown things that they didn't understand at this time. No one believed that the abnormality of their gods was connected with the iron people outside the city who were said to be very barbaric, and even thought that the threat note was a coincidence.
However, new changes have occurred on the third day of sacrifice.
During the sacrificial ceremony to offer a baby sacrifice because of some doubt, they heard a short and sharp scream again!
The sound was sharp and harsh, neither human nor any holy spirit. It was faintly similar to the sound of a goat, but it was like the cold wind in the abyss blew into the cracks of the rock, revealing mystery and horror.
In the past, priests rarely heard the voices of gods, but rarely did not mean that there was no one. Therefore, they could identify the origin of the scream the day before yesterday, and now they could also recognize it.
"It's really our God!"
“What the hell happened?”
"Will it be related to the sacrifice?"
...
The sacrifice had to end because of screaming, and the black cloaks were very panicked about it.
Kohall was able to prosper and relied entirely on their belief in the Black Goat God and the power to borrow to cast black magic. However, now, their foothold seemed to be damaged, but they couldn't even figure out the general situation!
This kind of thing has never happened since the founding of Cohall, or since the birth of the Black Goat God, and no one has ever heard of something like this-
The gods were injured?
Not to mention that no one has encountered such a thing, even their legends and allusions have not been recorded!
The Kohall people in Haijiang City could no longer calm down. They naturally thought of the note that was shot in by arrows.
However, the Kohalls did not mean to surrender, because they were not sure that the note had anything to do with this matter, and at the same time they could not give up their military operations in Westeros, nor could they betray their allies so much and leave alone.
There was no solution, and it was impossible to even figure out what was going on. They could only send envoys out of the city, contact allies urgently for consultation and help, and offer more sacrifices at the same time, hoping that the great black goat could recover as before.
However, these measures were useless. When a bearded monk allies rushed from the nearby Twin City, and when they offered sacrifices of different ages one after another, the third scream suddenly came!
The sound this time was sharper than last time, and even caused the black cloaks who held the sacrifice to break their heads and howled with tears. At the same time, they seemed to hear the rich emotions contained in the scream - anger, confusion, anxiety, and irritability...
The great Black Goat God didn't know what was going on?
This thought emerged from the heart of Prut, the leader of the Kohall people, and scared him, because in his perception, the great Black Goat God is omnipotent and omniscient, and is one of the few true gods in the world. How could he not even understand His own situation?
Even the word "incompetence" is full of blasphemy!
Prut was so guilty.
In the dark hall, the bearded monk who came to help did not feel the corresponding situation, because he came from Novos, among the nine free trade city-states, and he did not believe in the black goat, so he could not feel any traces of the black goat god, and naturally he could not hear any screams.
But when the priest of the Black Goat God revealed the details, the bearded monk was also confused.
It is obvious that this must be that the Black Goat God believed in by these people was seriously injured, but the god was injured and the believers felt this kind of thing... There is no previous example at all!?
The nine free trade city-states that have inherited the ancient Valyrian civilization have a much deeper understanding of gods than the Westeros, because before it was destroyed, the Valyrian Free Fortress accommodated hundreds of god sects. Like Bravos today, they are very tolerant of all kinds of god beliefs.
Correspondingly, the children of Valyrians, the nine free trade city-states, also inherited this kind of heritage, and even the establishment of some free trade city-states was entirely driven by corresponding beliefs.
So they vaguely understand the war between gods, but that kind of war is a battle between believers, or in other words, the power of various gods can only be released through the hands of believers, and the only ones that hit their respective believers.
I have never heard of gods that can be hurt... besides the kind of gods born in ancient times that have entities.
However, although the name and statue of the Black Goat God are both the appearance of the Black Goat, it has no entity?
In the Haijiang City, no matter the Kohall people or the foreign aid they invited, they could not figure out the truth of the matter, and they could not even have any knowledge of it, and they could not even take any countermeasures.
And under this situation, the second arrow flew into the city!
【Eternal Death has gone further from your God.】
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The content on the note made Prut, the leader of the Kohall, furious, and other senior officials in the castle gritted their teeth.
"Fake, all fake!"
"The Kohalls will never surrender!"
"How could the great black goat be injured? Someone must be blinding us!"
...
The black cloaks, who were in the dark hall, expressed anger at this, but faintly developed a rift in the belief of the Black Goat God.
However, they still had no intention of surrendering. Instead, after a while of consideration, they gritted their teeth and decided to use sacrificial means to contact the great black goat god.
Regardless of whether the god is injured or not, it is very presumptuous and disrespectful to ask about his state, and even proactively asking about the god seems very blasphemous. However, there seems to be no other way now.
So the third sacrifice began, and the mantra of the sacrifice was mixed with some syllables that were not found in the first two.
The replies of gods cannot be understood by ordinary people, and cannot be described in words. They can even be called obscure and messy, just because gods are not creatures, and their thinking and will are different from those of humans.
In the past, every time the priests of Kohall obtained an oracle, they had to gather together to study and think about it carefully before hesitating to come up with the result, and were afraid that they would make a mistake.
However, the meaning of the reply received this time is very clear, but after the "translation" comes, they can't help looking at each other-
Chapter completed!