When Chu Tianyu and the three of them arrived at the original golf club for holding a member party, it was already completely dark, the area of the hall was not small, almost two basketball courts were about the same size, all the windows were hung with white curtains, these curtains were made of various white cloths sewn together, the appearance was not beautiful, but it gave people a sense of simplicity, and nine white candles were lit in front of each window.

There was no responsible furnishings in the hall, only long tables with white tablecloths were arranged in rows in the hall, the tablecloths were still made of various white cloths stitched together, and the tables were also placed with lit candles, as well as some sparse fruits, and these fruits were not fresh, they had obviously been left for a long time, the color was dull, and the skin was also wrinkled.

The long table was almost full of people, most of them were wearing a white robe, the white robe was also made of various white cloths sewn together, and a small number of people were wearing their own clothes, at this time, they looked around with some curiosity and surprise, among these people was the uncle that Chu Tianyu and the three of them finally met, obviously they were the new people today.

Except for Chu Tianyu and the new arrivals today, the others had expressions of gratitude and piety on their faces, sitting quietly at the long table, looking sideways at the middle of the hall, there was a small round platform here, surrounded by lit white candles, and some wild flowers were placed underneath.

Dou Zhiyi looked at the scene in front of her and whispered, "How does it feel like a religious ceremony?"

Chu Tianyu also felt this way, nodded and whispered: "Just look at it, try not to speak." "Chu Tianyu and the three of them are newcomers, and they are not familiar with the people and things here, so they naturally don't want to cause any trouble for the three of them because they said something wrong.

Dou Zhiyi nodded and didn't speak, and continued to look at the scene in front of her, which looked like a religious ceremony.

The woman gently patted Chu Tianyu's shoulder, and after he turned his head, she whispered, "Follow me, your position is there." ”

Soon Chu Tianyu and the three of them were taken to the uncle who met in the cafeteria at noon, among these people, there were men and women, old and young, everyone was also very curious about the scene in front of them, and they didn't pay much attention to the arrival of Chu Tianyu and the three people, but the uncle nodded and smiled at them, which was regarded as saying hello.

After Chu Tianyu and the three of them sat down, they found that although there were almost a hundred people in the hall, they were very quiet, and almost all of them sat there quietly looking at the round platform in the middle of the hall without saying a word.

Soon Chu Tianyu discovered a strange thing, there were no guards in the hall that they had seen when they first came, and there were not even a few men in the prime of life, except for a few middle-aged men among the newcomers, the others were either old people or women and children, and even younger women.

The children, also dressed in white robes, sat next to their loved ones without saying a word, very quietly.

What's going on? Isn't it a thanksgiving dinner? Why are only the elderly, women, and children attending? Where are all the prime-aged men in the heavenly town?

Just when Chu Tianyu felt strange, Zhang Jianjian, who was also wearing a white robe, walked in, as soon as he came in, Chu Tianyu found that the expressions of the people in white robes who participated in the banquet had changed a lot, and the ignorant children were better, but the adults showed fanaticism on their faces, yes, they were fanatical, these people seemed to see the gods they had believed in for many years, and Zhang Jianjian's expressions were fanatical and pious.

Seeing their expressions, Chu Tianyu believed that even if Zhang Jianshe asked these people to die at this time, they would immediately carry out his order, without frowning.

Zhang Jianshe still had a simple and kind smile, and while walking to the round platform, he waved to everyone, and an old man who was not young suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of Zhang Jianshe a few steps, kissing Zhang Jianjian's instep reverently and passionately, and muttering in his mouth: "Great Divine Messenger, please guide us and let us go to Elysium." ”

Hearing this, Chu Tianyu and the three of them glanced at each other, and they became more and more convinced that what was going to be held was not a thanksgiving dinner at all, but a religious ceremony.

However, similar religious ceremonies are also common in the last days, even if people before the end of the world no longer believe in ghosts and gods, but when the end of the world comes, they instantly lose everything they have, career, relatives, wives, husbands, children, this new world is the end of the world for them, it is dark, there is no light in sight, it is cruel, and it is also bloody.

All people are living in dire straits, struggling for life, their lives are as humble as ants, they are desperate and painful, at this time they need spiritual comfort, in the people who do not believe in ghosts and gods living in such an apocalyptic world, they will also believe in the existence of God in their hearts, believe that God will guide them to find a pure land to spend the rest of their lives in peace and peace, this is the best spiritual comfort.

This kind of illusory thought can at least make them feel better, and feel that there is still hope for the future, but if they don't even have this little spiritual comfort, many people will go crazy and will completely collapse.

As a result, religious rituals are common in the last days, and some people use religion to control the survivors, convincing them that they are God's messengers who will lead them to Elysium and free them from their immediate suffering.

But these people are not God's messengers at all, but they are just liars, using religion to control the survivors, making them their own slaves, enslaving them, making them feed themselves, making them serve the best food for themselves, and women.

In fact, this kind of thing is not only in the last days, even before the end of the world, there are these swaggering and deceitful gods, and some of them can even make the dignitaries of some countries believe in them and obey their words, and many female stars in the film and television industry are even willing to dedicate themselves to him.

It's just that there are not too many gods who can control many people before the end of the world, but in the end of the world, because of the difficult situation, the survivors are in despair almost every day, and without the constraints of morality and law, the gods have become more numerous.

Chu Tianyu didn't expect that he would encounter such a god stick today, but he didn't know if this Zhang Jianshe had formed a cult, or if he was just using religious means to control the people in the town to ensure that his position would not be shaken.

If it is the latter, it is understandable, if he wants to control so many people without using religious means, unless he Zhang Jianshe is an excellent leader with great ability, otherwise he will not want to stabilize his position, but if the former Zhang Jianshe is dead, religion is good and bad, and the methods of the cult are cruel and bloody.

Zhang Jianshe squatted down and pulled the old man up and said, "Children of God, I will lead you out of this sea of suffering and to Elysium, where there is no death, no sickness, only peace and serenity. ”

A few simple words made almost everyone in the hall cheer feverishly, as if Zhang Jianshe was about to lead them to Elysium.

Dou Zhiyi whispered indignantly: "Divine stick." ”

Chu Tianyu didn't speak, and continued to observe Zhang Jianjian.

Zhang Jianshe still helped the old man back to his place with a sincere and loving smile on his face, and then walked up to the round platform, he stretched out his hand and slowly pressed down, and the hall was quiet in an instant.

Zhang Jianshe said with a loving smile on his face: "Brothers and sisters, today more than a dozen brothers and sisters have come to our heavenly town under the guidance of God, we are all brothers and sisters, we are God's children, and we want to welcome their arrival." ”

As soon as Zhang Jianjian's voice fell, everyone stood up and looked at Chu Tianyu and these newcomers with smiles on their faces, and soon everyone began to applaud and welcome their brothers and sisters in this way.

The people in the hall were very enthusiastic and did not have any hostility, but it made Chu Tianyu and the others, who had never experienced this formation, very uncomfortable.

Zhang Jianshe stepped down from the round platform, hugged everyone, and said the same thing at the same time: "We are all children of God, it is God who guides us to come here and gather together, God will bless us, so that we don't have to struggle in the sea of suffering, one day God will guide us to Elysium, where there is no death, no disease, no hunger, there is only peace and peace, there is the last pure land of mankind, believe me, I will lead you to that beautiful place." ”

Zhang Jianjian's voice was very demagogic, and some older people even began to look excited after hearing it, obviously believing Zhang Jianjian's words, believing that there is such a pure land in this world, so that they can live there without worry about death and killing.

But Chu Tianyu and the three of them didn't believe Zhang Jianjian's nonsense at all, where is there such a good place in this cruel world? This is just a beautiful fantasy.

But Chu Tianyu also understands the feelings of these people who believe in what Zhang Jianshe said, they are old and should have been whimsical, but who wants the end of the world to come and make them lose everything, they are struggling in the last days, and they are also desperate, suddenly came to such a safe place, there is food, there is drink, and there are people to protect them, Zhang Jianshe is standing up and saying such a thing, even if they don't want to believe it, but in the end they hope that there will be such a beautiful and peaceful place, this is people, they know early on that they will die one day, and they can't change, but they still hope that they can live forever and stay away from death。

It's two different things to know the outcome in your heart and want another outcome.

Zhang Jianshe hugged everyone and returned to the round platform again, he clapped his hands gently, and immediately someone brought the food, which was not sumptuous, and even a little simple, but for people in the last days, such a meal was simply a big meal.