Chapter Ninety-Six: Murder and Punishment
In the spring of 1201 A.D., Sost built the first Catholic church in Tria, the capital of Hokuriku, in his own name, and sent a message to Yeshu to reassure him to preach.
As soon as this matter was announced, it caused an uproar, and the beliefs of the major churches and orcs and other races were handed down from the previous era, and no matter how they were traced, they were all faith inheritances reserved for the gods.
In people's perceptions, these beliefs are innate, and they are nominally orthodox gods, while other beliefs have been classified as cults and cults for hundreds of thousands of years.
A new faith, a new deity, is a powerful shock to people's perceptions.
And Sost's attitude is also obvious, he prefers to admit that this 'lord' is orthodox, and has the heart to declare the world, in the name of the world, forcibly stuffed a god seat into the spiritual world.
His exact words at the company's executive meeting were: "Who will refute what I said in South?"
Indeed, no one refutes, to be precise, no one dares to refute.
Although the churches were agitated, they were silent on the actual handling of the matter, and the most important action was to send a letter to Sost to inquire tentatively.
However, these letters are still in the trash can in the security room of the company's headquarters, and they have not had time to be emptied yet.
On the other hand, although Ye Shu is a good person, he attaches great importance to his own philosophy, otherwise he would not have always quarreled with Ferrante before, and then was kicked out of the house.
On the way to the south to preach, Yeshu carefully thought about the way to preach the idea, as Evernie said, "Lord" is indeed made up by him, but how to make people believe is the point.
Sost also gave him some advice on this point, which was nothing more than to wrap it as a religion, and continue to make up some non-existent gods and his deeds, and make it bigger, even if it was to create the world.
Even though Yeshu insisted that he was not preaching, he had to admit that if he did not put on the cloak of religion, most of his thoughts would be limited to the moral level, and morality ...... is the most vulnerable.
In this way, a big lie that intended to hide from the whole world was quietly appearing, and spreading at a considerable speed, and with the nod of Sost, nothing could stop it.
And for these things, the cassia of the outside world is clear, but he doesn't bother to care, unless Sost is ready to go to heaven, it is more important to decide that he is a genius.
............
The war in the Metaverse continues, and Ferrante takes over Sost's firearms and weapons and rapidly expands his power.
He did not attack the so-called royal vassal kings or the rebel army, but kept an eye on Protestantism, vowing to pluck the bad apple from the tree.
At the same time, the giant once again found the traces of Julianne and Alena, and the three of them fought in the north, and no one took advantage of it.
The giants created by the dwarves themselves are based on the rules of the world, and his black technology was easy to deal with the immortals, but he can deal with the gods who are integrated with the rules, and he has some empty power but can't use it.
In this way, the two worlds are developing in a deformed but interesting style of painting, and no one knows what the future holds, not Cassia.
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In the year 1203 of the new calendar, Tria, late, sunny
In front of a bar, the black sedan did not turn off, and a thin young man walked down, dressed in a delicate black dress, and walked into the bar under the guidance of his subordinates.
The bar's smoky miasma, writhing body and smoke from the mouth are entwined, and the deafening music and flashing lights set off the atmosphere, making people can't help but release their inner wildness.
Young people avoid their drunken peers and bypass the well-dressed young girls to the toilet door on the side of the bar.
The eight large words "Under repair, refuse to use" are clearly visible, and there is a bar security guard here to prevent anyone from getting lost.
"Hello, turn left in front of the toilet, it is being repaired. β
The inner guard stopped the young man with a polite smile and showed him the way.
But the young man also smiled, and the subordinate behind him walked towards the real toilet, but he took out a pocket watch from his pocket, and after opening the case, a shield and a vertical sword were clearly carved.
Emblem of the God of War.
The inner guard squinted his eyes and swept over, bent down to lure the young man in, and then continued to guard the door.
At the end of the door, there is a small corridor with a retro dΓ©cor, designed according to the structure of the bar, this room is not connected to the outside world, there are no windows, only lights.
When the young man entered the door and sat down, there were five people in the room, four humans and one fox man.
"War, light, night, sea, orcs, do you know how much risk this party has?" said the young man with a grimace.
"Without this gathering, our stakes would be even greater, His Majesty the God of War Pope. Said the representative of the Church of the Night.
Sost's support for the spread of the new religion has begun to bear fruit, and the silence of the major churches has become urgent now.
Sost wants to be the king of the material world, no problem, but if even the faith in the spiritual world has to be grasped by him, it is equivalent to touching the final bottom line of the churches.
Once the bottom line is broken, there will be no need for them to exist, so the various forces will choose to hold a meeting at this time to discuss countermeasures.
Interestingly, the other forces came as representatives, and the departure of the church's top brass would inevitably be noticed by Thorst, but the Church of the God of War was the Pope's personal arrival, that is, the last thin young man to enter the door in a delicate dress.
The previous God of War Pope passed away shortly after Ferrante arrived in the Metaverse, and with Sost controlling the North Continent and the world at peace, the God of War Church, which represents war, has been hit like never before, and it can be said that it has the lowest sense of presence among the major churches today.
Later, after a long period of leaderlessness, the Church of the God of War introduced a young man to the position of Pope, and they also knew that there was no going back to the old days.
This is also the reason why the representative of the Church of the Night just now, without the slightest respect for young people in his tone, the Church of the God of War has long since declined.
"There really aren't any dwarves here?"
"They stand with Sost, and it is impossible to send someone. β
"Have you ever heard of this one called Yeshu before?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Out of nowhere, the Night Church wanted to assassinate me, but we stopped it. The representative of the Church of Light shook his head and said.
The representative of the Church of the Night sneered: "You have not heard what he said, I admit that the original intention was good, to persuade people to atone for their sins and do good, but the 'Lord' in his mouth has been proclaimed by him as an existence above everything!"
"The One True God, the Creator?" the young God of War Pope asked rhetorically.
"Yes, but the assassination is useless either. The foxman on the side shook his head, "What he preaches is exactly what Sost wants, they want to create a god who stands at the top to replace us and become Sost's tool." β
"If the one named Yeshu is important, Sost will watch you assassinate him? If it doesn't matter, if you kill one Yeshu, there will be a second Yeshu, and no matter what, you will completely tear your face with Sost. β
"Guys, who of you is confident that you can pull Sost off the throne?"
Everyone looked at each other and remained silent, the church galloped the world, and the royal family fought against the royal power and theocracy a long time ago.
Today, the Knights of the Church have lost their original size, leaving only some symbolic existence, which has become a guard of honor with swords in hand during the festival.
"Night Comfort...... The name doesn't look like we have it here. β
"It can't be people from the Metaverse, they come to our side and won't survive for a week. β
β...... Not necessarily. β
At this time, the young pope, who had not spoken for a long time, tapped the table: "The church records that the old pope had a secret conversation with Ferrante before he ascended to the kingdom of God, do you remember Ferrante?"
The words of the young pope drew the crowd into contemplation, a name they could not have forgotten.
"Ferrante and Sost were friends when he was young, and when Ferrante suddenly disappeared, he didn't die, but went to the Metaverse, and his wife happened to be pregnant when he left. β
"You mean, Yeshu is their child?" asked the Poseidon Church representative, confused.
"So I say not necessarily, there are so many records in the Church of the God of War, if it is true, the age is right, and the current Metaverse ......" The young Pope turned his head to look at the representative of the Church of Light.
The representative of the Church of Light nodded: "There is a war, and there is a new religion over there, and its doctrine is very similar to the Bright Sect, so we paid more attention to it." β
"Then you are thinking about the ideas that Ye Shu preached......" The young pope smiled inexplicably, looking around at the group.
After a while, the fox man was the first to speak: "No wonder Sost will support him so much, it turns out that he is his own person." β
"So what are we going to do? We can't sit back and wait. β
"What if...... I mean, if, if we were to be a little more subtle, without the right reason, would Thorst know that he would be able to storm our territory and wipe us out?" said the representative of the Night Church cautiously.
"Now the hearts of the people have not completely abandoned us, and if Sost comes out of nowhere and forcibly targets us, he will inevitably meet with opposition from the people. β
"You also mentioned the assassination. The Poseidon representative shook his head.
"Not necessarily. The Light Representative continued, "Now that Sost's new religion is not very influential, it is a good time for us to do it. β
"Who's going to do that?" asked the young Pope of War, "the plan is good, but there is nothing more damaging to their position in the hearts of the people than to kill them and assassinate them in the process of preaching the new gods." β
"When the time comes, we can take over public opinion and strengthen our faith, but who will do it?"
"Together. The fox man suddenly looked up, "Everyone is tied together, and no one can escape." β
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In a city in the southern part of the United States of the Free States, Ye Shu hastily ate breakfast, drank the coffee in his cup, and walked out of the store.
It's been a long time since he's been here, and he still likes to drink coffee like a drink, and he really can't understand the fun of sipping.
Sost helped him promote new ideas in Hokuriku, and built churches in various places, which he did not expect, and Yeshu, who originally wanted to try not to be contaminated with religious atmosphere, gave up completely, and simply told the various stories he made up, "Lord".
Walking out of the store, reaching out to hail a car, Yeshu came to the square in the center of the city.
Today is the weekend, and there is a lot of traffic coming and going, which is the best place for him to preach, as for the church...... He didn't really want to go.
After getting out of the car and paying, Yeshu was ready to start the day with a flyer in one hand and a horn in the other.
Now he is not alone, and there will be many followers around him who are inspired by his ideas, but Ye Shu, who came to the square in high spirits just now, was suddenly stunned.
Originally, the place he had chosen yesterday was now occupied by another group of people, holding tall wooden signs in their hands, and talking loudly.
Then a group of followers came over, and Ye Shu realized that it was the people from the God of War Church who were here to promote anti-war ideas, but this was originally a public place, and it was reasonable to take advantage of it on a first-come, first-served basis.
Some of the followers wanted to theorize, but they were stopped by Ye Shu and educated them well.
In desperation, Yeshu and his followers stood in an inconspicuous place and began to hand out leaflets to people to promote ideas.
Time passed little by little, and soon it was noon, and the dry mouth of Ye Shu shook his head, planning to let everyone go to eat and rest first, and come back in the afternoon.
But at this moment, several exclamations were heard from the corner of the street, and a car rushed at a very fast speed, staggering left and right, hitting many vehicles, but still did not slow down.
Ye Shu and his followers turned back in panic and watched the car slanted towards this side, but with a loud bang, the car crashed into the statue in the center of the square, only five or six meters away from Ye Shu and the others.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and under the leadership of Ye Shu, they hurried over to help, and the God of War Church not far away also ran over, and the surrounding people also joined in, wanting to rescue the people in the car.
Some people poured water to put out the fire, some people carried cars to save people, and the scene suddenly became a mess.
"Catch the thief!"
At this time, someone not far away shouted loudly and ran after a rat man in front of him.
"Thief! Catch the thief!"
The rat-man thief panicked, looked at the crowd of people gathered here, thought about the underground water channel he was familiar with, and turned around and ran towards the accident site.
The scene of the accident was even more panicked, the ratman thief disappeared with his short figure, and the owner was anxious to find it in the crowd, which caused a lot of trouble to the rescue.
In the panic of the crowd, Ye Shu tried his best to maintain order and keep unrelated people away, but his voice could no longer be heard.
Poof!
A quenched dagger poked in from behind and inserted into Ye Shu's back, he was stunned for a moment, and the sharp pain of the moment made him speechless, so he could only turn around slowly but couldn't find the murderer.
The crowd was still crowding around, no one found out about his situation, and at this time, Ye Shu even fell down became a luxury, and he could only be brought away by the crowd, and finally his vision was dark.
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Three days later, in the same city, the statues in the square were being restored, and Ye Shu and his followers were handing out leaflets.
Unlike in the past, when no one cared about him, this time there were quite a few people gathered around him, listening to his ideas with different expressions.
At the same time, in Tria, in the office of Sost's corporate headquarters, Sost poured two glasses of red wine and clinked glasses with the young Pope of the God of War Church.
"Ye Shu was assassinated and killed that day was seen by everyone, even the corpse was trampled to pieces, there is nothing more than the resurrection of the dead to reflect the power of God. Sost said with a smile.
"Murderous hearts, now the churches have completely fallen into the dust, and compared to the miracles, they will never be able to turn over. The young pope nodded.
"Why do you want to help me?" asked Sost, turning his head.
"Mr. Ferrante was my idol, even though I was very young. β
"Even so, the Church of the God of War will not be able to go back to what it used to be. β
"I know. The young Pope shrugged his shoulders, "We are promoting anti-war ideas, do you think we are joking? I wonder who is the person who died in place of Yeshu?"
"A member of the House of Lords, after being locked up for so long, has finally come in handy, huh...... Murder and heart, happy cooperation. β