Chapter 347 - 226: The Divine and the Temple
Gaius, unusually excited, loudly said, "Although we come from all over the Mediterranean, everyone has lived in Italy for many years and should respect the deities of Rome. We should build temples for deities such as Jupiter and Juno!"
"Wrong, completely wrong! Roman deities only favor the Romans and have never shown us mercy, so I do not respect them at all. I revere Isis—the Egyptian goddess of life, and Osiris—the god of agriculture..." Acronis spoke just as excitedly.
"As everyone knows, the Romans revere Greek culture, and even their main deities are learned from Greece. Jupiter is Zeus, Juno is Hera... Greek deities are the most familiar to the people of all Mediterranean city-states. If a temple is to be built in the tribe, it is best to be of Greek deities, so that the vast majority of the tribesmen in the tribe can accept it."
Nexia, a Greek, softly said. She is the leader’s wife but is also the deputy officer of the Medical Department and naturally able to participate in the tribe’s grand meeting.
Although Nexia holds a distinguished position within the tribe, no one is willing to back down when it comes to matters of faith. Pigeris immediately stood up and said, "Leader, I hope you can seriously consider the Sun God Shamash and the Moon God Xin, who are extremely revered by the people of the Two River Valley..."
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The officials stood up one after another, trying to persuade Maximus to build temples for the deities they revered, and even argued with each other, making the hall gradually noisy. The Cultivation Department officials tried in vain several times to stop them loudly.
Maximus motioned for him not to rush. After a while, when the arguments grew louder, he suddenly stood up and shouted, "Have you had enough of this quarrel!"
Instantly, everyone in the hall stopped quarreling and quietly sat back in their wooden chairs.
Maximus did not just stop there. With a serious expression, he glared at everyone and shouted, "Do you remember the promise you made when establishing the tribe?!