Due to the urgency of the situation on the side of the Theological Society, Maier could not care about the pot that Ima threw at him for the time being. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 After the discussion, he couldn't even eat, so he asked Pershing to take him, Larzi, and Bolton to the Kornate family's castle.

Moritin had many in-laws, but Pershing was undoubtedly the one who impressed him the most. He was intrigued by Pershing's upright and rigid brain circuits, and had been looking for an opportunity to have a good chat with him, but he couldn't find time. Now that Pershing himself has come to the door, Moritin is naturally happy to receive him.

The person in charge of the briefing said that Pershing had brought three people with him. Moritin felt that Pershing should have something to ask for himself, so he put Mel, Larzi, and Bolton into the castle. Moriddin arranged a room for the three to wait in the room, only to meet Pershing.

Maier wanted Pershing to negotiate with Moritdin, but Pershing said that his eloquence was very ordinary, and his courage was not enough to take on the task. Pershing said he would try to get Moriddin to meet with Maier and the others, hoping that the three would be patient.

Moritin received Pershing in his study, much to Pershing's flattery. Pershing knew that Moritin usually met guests in the living room, and this was the case when connecting with relatives. There were only a handful of people who could be met in the study, and Shelvey, who was highly regarded by Moritin, was one of them.

About half an hour later, Moritin's men came to the room where the three men were, saying that Moritin was going to meet them. They followed the man to Moritdin's study, and there was an old servant standing outside the door. The man in charge of leading the way took the three men to the door of the study and left, and the old servant saluted them, and then knocked lightly on the door three times.

"Lord Moritin, the guest has arrived."

After about two minutes, the voice of another old servant was heard from inside.

"Please come in."

The old servant opened the door, let the three men into the study, and then closed the door.

Moritdin's study is large, and upon entering the study, you are greeted by several rows of bookshelves. The bookshelves are divided into eight tiers and are more than three meters high, but there is still some distance from the roof. The shelves are full of books, both in Leiding and in foreign languages. The old servant who was talking in the door was standing in front of the door, and behind him stood a row of male servants, all of whom looked middle-aged.

"Three of you, please."

After saluting the trio, the old servant led them to the left alone. The male servants behind him stood back to their original posts, and it turned out that they were all servants who took care of the bookshelves, and each of them was responsible for taking care of one bookcase. These people have served Moriddin since childhood and are his cronies. Their task is not only to take care of the bookshelves, but also to ensure the safety of the study.

These servants look low-browed, but if you despise them for this, you may be in for a bad luck, because that's how they kill people. Not all of these servants were civilians, including the Lytin Magician, who had also been trained in combat since childhood.

There were about a hundred such servants in the study, and on the way to the inner room of the study, Mel saw a dozen more. He noticed a variety of weapons hanging from the walls of the outer room of the study, and servants guarding nearby.

There was also an old servant standing inside and outside the study, and the old servant who led the way sent the person to the door and left. The old servant at the door saluted the trio, said "Please come in," and opened the door for them.

The inner room is where Moritin reads, and there is also a bookshelf with books that Moridin likes to read, and this bookshelf is also taken care of by servants. The door was facing a desk, behind which was a solid wood chair with no sitting, and behind the solid wood chair was a window.

On the left side of the door is the wall, and on the right is the spacious room. There was a round table and a few chairs in the room, and Moritin was sitting at a round table with Pershing drinking tea. Near the round table stood several young male servants, who were in charge of serving Moriddin and drinking tea to the guests. There is also a door on the wall on the right, along with the kitchen of the study. There are also such doors on the walls of the outer rooms, along with the toilets and bathrooms of the study, which are tended by special servants.

There is also a chaise longue with a blanket on top of the solid wood chair behind the desk, which is used for Moridin to rest. Moritin would often review documents in his study, sometimes for days and nights, eating, drinking, and lazing here. When he has special needs, he will also order one or more wives to come and serve. Before Moritdin and his wives were done, the servants would leave the inner chamber in amusement and wait outside the door, and Moritin would call them in when he was done.

The tea sets for Maier and the other two were already set up on the round table, and the tea had been poured. Pershing, who sat across from Moritdin, looked relaxed and smiled encouragingly at the trio.

"Sit down."

As soon as Moritin finished speaking, the servants moved their chairs. The three of them had no choice but to stand in front of the tea set, let the servant put the chair behind him, and sat down at the round table.

"Are you all believers in the God of Light?"

Moritdin's questioning made the trio nervous, and they cast an inquiring glance at Pershing, who responded with an encouraging smile. Maier thought that Pershing should not fool himself, and nodded affirmatively.

"I am."

The other two also confessed their beliefs, and after receiving the answer, Moridin smiled flatly.

"I don't believe there is a God in the world. It was so in the past, it is like it is now, and it will be so in the future. But I have no objection to other people believing in God, whether it is the God of Light, the Living God, or the Great God of the Enlightenment, you can believe in anything, that is the freedom of human beings. That being said, I was a little surprised to learn that Pershing was a believer in the God of Light. ”

As Pershing himself said, he was a man of little courage. After meeting Moritdin, he was so nervous that he didn't even know what to say. Moridin felt that something was wrong, so he pretended to be stern and deceived Pershing, and then Pershing told him that he was a believer in the God of Light.

A believer of the God of Light found himself at this point in time and brought three people, and eighty percent of those three people were also believers of the God of Light. Moridin felt that Pershing and the others should want to intercede for the believers of the God of Light, so he directly called the other three to find out what they wanted to do.

"Faith is human freedom, and killing is human freedom." Moriddin continued unhurriedly, "Man is a stupid creature - I mean, the vast majority of people are stupid, they don't have brains. These people are short-sighted, only interested in immediate interests, and only know how to go with the flow. If that's all these people do, the problem is that they think they're smart, and they always want to do something to prove they're smart -- it's easy for bad guys to take advantage of, isn't it? ”

Moritin mentions faith and then killing, after which he does not explain that "killing is also human freedom", but that the vast majority of people are stupid. This may sound logically confusing, but it is not. Moritin's meaning is very simple, that is, there are bad people who deceive the public and start a rebellion under the guise of faith, and he, as a ruler, naturally wants to make an example of every one to set an example.

"It is true that faith can be easily exploited by wicked people and become a tool for power."

Moritin had thought that after he had said this, it would be the two mature looking men who would speak, but he didn't want the young man to speak, while the other three didn't show any unusual appearance. What surprised him even more was that the young man did not deny his words.

"But there is nothing wrong with faith itself." Maier continued, "As long as it is not used by the wicked, faith will not become an instrument of power. ”

"How do you know if you have been taken advantage of by the wicked?" Moritin smiled slightly, "Wicked people don't put a label on their heads, saying, 'I'm a wicked person.'" They tend to behave very decently and do good deeds, and when people no longer have doubts about him, he will take advantage of people's trust in him and instill incorrect ideas in them. ”

"That's because people are following men, not God." "Although they say they believe in God, they believe in people, and they depend on people. This in itself is not 'faith,' but a deception of the self, and these people are not worthy to be called believers in God at all. ”

Man is following man, not God......

Mayr's words gave Moriddin a sense of enlightenment, which made him have to look at the young man with admiration.

"What's your name?"

Mel hesitated for a moment and replied, "Mel? Byrons, Gray? Byron is my father. ”

After he revealed his true identity, the air in the room sank. Murderous intent appeared in the eyes of the servants, and they silently reached into their arms and grasped the handle of the dagger. A flash of surprise flashed in Moritin's eyes, and then he smiled in relief, signaling the servants with his eyes not to be nervous.

"Should I call you Mel, or should I call you Byrons?"

"Please call me Mel."

Moridin nodded appreciatively, the corners of his mouth curled up happily.

"So how do you know if you're following man or God, Mel? Is there anything in your head that God Himself has taught you? Doesn't it all come out of the mouth? How do you know if the person who says these things is good or bad? Even if the people who say these things to you are good people, then how can you be sure that the knowledge in the heads of these good people is also obtained from good people? ”

Moritin's barrage of questions caused the other three to panic, but Maier remained calm. Instead of answering Moritdin's question, he asked Moritdin, "My lord, can I ask you a few questions?" ”

"Excuse me."

Moridin used honorifics for Mel, implying that he had come to regard Mel as his equal. Merr's surprise at Moritin's change in attitude, but knowing that there was no time to be surprised, he spoke bluntly.

"May I ask if all the knowledge in your head was taught to you by good people? How do you know these people are good people? Even if these people are good people, how can you be sure that the knowledge in the heads of these good people is also obtained from good people? ”

On the surface, Meyer simply threw Moritin's question back as it was, but in reality it was not. Moritin asks so many questions, but they are all asking one thing, and that is "why do you think your beliefs are correct?" Myer's question is not a question, but an answer.

Maier thought that Moritdin should understand what he meant, but he explained it in detail just in case.

"Trust is the foundation of human communication, the foundation of society, and the necessary factor for human beings to maintain their own consciousness, which is a vital existence for human beings. However, this essential existence for human beings is a subjective factor, which means that it is up to human beings to decide whether to trust or not. ”

"When human beings were born, they didn't know what skepticism was, they only trusted. It wasn't until they were hurt or learned of deception that humans began to suspect it. That is, trust comes first, suspicion comes later, and it is a measure to deal with harm and deception. In other words, trust is human nature, but skepticism is not. ”

"If all that is trusted is good intentions, and what is suspected is malice, malice will become less and less, or even disappear from the world. But unfortunately, the opinion you want to express is the reality, and human beings cannot accurately distinguish between good and evil, so people are used by evil people. ”

But if we think differently, we will find that there are only two kinds of things in the world, one from good intentions and the other from malice. As long as we lead by example and don't treat others with malice, then there will be less malice in the world. With less malice, society will become more stable and trust between people will increase. ”

"But malice and suspicion will not disappear because of this, at least not for a long time. In order for people to feel kindness more clearly, the well-meaning person must make certain sacrifices to make people feel goodwill. But even so, well-meaning people may not be able to be trusted, but there is no way around it. As you said before, faith is human freedom, and so is trust. All we can do is put goodwill in front of people's eyes, and it is their freedom for people to believe it or not, and we have no right to interfere. ”

"Maybe some of the knowledge we get comes from malicious people. But as long as we have good intentions ourselves, we will do our best to pursue true goodwill, and little by little we will sift out the knowledge we have gained from the malicious ones, and discard them completely. This is the person who truly pursues faith, and the faith that these people pursue is the true faith. ”