"Is this a trophy?" Linley carefully examined the Angel Sword in his hand. Although the sword was incredibly powerful, its length and weight made it unsuitable for him. Since Bavaria's sword was damaged, he decided to give the Angel Sword to Bavaria.
Continuing to explore the wooden box, he discovered two cards. The first card was a skill called "Sure Shot," which ensured that any target, no matter how far away, could be hit precisely, unless the target was moving extremely fast, the arrow or bullet fired couldn't catch up, or the target was completely obscured and could not be touched.
"This skill is good. Now I don't have to worry about missing." This time, being able to hit the Angel was just luck. If I hadn't hit him, I might have been defeated by the Angel.
The second card enhanced Linley's agility, making him faster and able to perform more actions simultaneously.
"Why is the reward agility?" Linley asked in confusion.
"As an archer, agility is the most important attribute. This will allow you to fire more bullets. If you choose to charge forward, the reward will be strength or other attributes." said the system.
Although strength was tempting, charging forward was too dangerous. It was safer to stay in the rear as an archer. However, he also realized that Bavaria's great sword was a damage dealer, and the team might need a fully armed tank to draw fire.
But if it came down to a one-on-one duel, it seemed that archers were at a disadvantage. It was safer for warriors to duel.
Actually, he most wanted to be a mage, because mages could learn various skills by improving their intelligence. Even if he returned to modern society, his high intelligence would allow him to become a scientist or inventor, while great strength would only make him a weightlifter, and high agility would only make him an acrobat, with limited prospects.
Even if he couldn't return to modern times, high intelligence could still bring many benefits: inventing technology, manufacturing machines, learning more powerful spells, and even causing significant destruction.
"When can I use magic?" Linley asked.
"You need to learn magic before you can use it." the system replied.
"When can I learn it?"
"You can draw by luck, or learn directly from a teacher."
"But I don't have a teacher."
"Pandora can teach you. But with your current intelligence, learning magic is difficult and challenging to use."
Linley felt a little helpless. Learning magic was to improve intelligence, but without enough intelligence, he couldn't learn magic, which was a vicious cycle. He sighed and continued to check the box, discovering some grape bullets for slingshots. After taking out these bullets, the wooden box vanished.
Linley returned to reality from the mental world, discovering that only a moment had passed in the outside world, and everyone was still waiting for his instructions. Without saying a word, he took the Angel Sword from the mental world and handed it to Bavaria, saying, "This is for you."
Bavaria was overjoyed, stroking the Angel Sword, and asked in confusion, "When did you take the Angel's sword? How come I didn't see it? I thought the sword had disappeared too."
To avoid exposing the system's secret, Linley just smiled and said nothing, and walked straight into the church. This church, formerly the temple of Zeus, boasts luxurious interior decorations, all generously donated by Julian, a wealthy devotee.
Although many places have been damaged, especially various jewels have been pried away and exquisite murals have been worn away, revealing the original color of the stone walls. The murals on the Temple of Zeus depict the deeds of Zeus, which are obviously not suitable to be left in the church, so they must be removed and the mythological stories of the Holiness repainted.
This is a huge project, and the twelve priests have probably been busy with it for some time. The church needs to be repaired before it can open to receive believers, so it is a priority. The twelve priests alone are obviously not enough, and they cannot do this heavy physical labor themselves, so they have to plunder slaves like Julian, using the condition of "freeing slaves" to make them work, which is not actually a true liberation of these slaves.
Deepest in the temple is a round dome that is not completely closed, leaving an opening that goes directly to the sky. When the sun rises to eight or nine o'clock, the sunlight will shine through the opening and illuminate the statue of Zeus below, which is very spectacular. This is when priests and believers would worship Zeus.
If it rains, the rainwater will fall along the opening. However, because the opening is designed to be sloped, the rainwater will not fall directly on the statue of Zeus, but will flow to the back of the statue and enter the sewer through a drainage channel.
The Pantheon in Rome also has a similar design, but on a larger scale, while the Temple of Zeus is relatively smaller. This is because the Romans' dome technology was not yet mature and could not be completely closed, so they had to leave an opening. This design, though unintentional, created a unique effect, showcasing Roman ingenuity.
At this moment, the statue of Zeus has been removed and replaced by a giant wooden cross. Linley waved his hand, and immediately someone came forward to dig up the cross and throw it aside, while others took the stone chair on which the statue of Zeus originally sat from the storeroom and put it back in place.
Linley sat on the stone chair, the sunlight from above illuminating him brightly, while everyone stood aside, waiting for his instructions. This kind of scene is very easy to make people feel complacent.
However, Linley is very clear that this is actually a fleeting moment, everyone has their own thoughts, and once they touch their interests, they will immediately turn against each other. The Roman fleet outside may return at any time, and the power of the Holiness is even more unfathomable.
The archangels have wings, obviously can fly, if suddenly hundreds of angels descend from the sky, how to deal with it?
"Goliath." Linley first called for the governor of Andros Island, "I owe you one hundred horses, you write a document yourself."
"Yes, yes." Goliath quickly wrote the document with a pen, feeling quite happy in his heart.
Although he knew that the chances of actually getting these one hundred horses were slim, he had just risked his life to persuade these slaves to surrender, and completed the task, Linley did not break his promise.
"Chief Mate, and other soldiers, the Chief Mate can get twenty horses, other soldiers each five horses." Linley continued.
"Thank you sir! Thank you sir!" The Roman soldiers were overjoyed when they heard this.