Chapter 139: Idol of Etra
When Qing Chi dropped a few arrows, the old man and the little girl followed Qing Chi and refused to leave, "Good Samaritan, can you allow us to walk with you?" You look like a great adventurer. Your clothes, shoes, and shoes look very valuable, can you give us some? We felt cold. ”
That's already an inch. Qing Chi clenched his bow and arrows, and suddenly set up the arrows, aiming them at the two people. The little girl's face changed, and she shivered as she hid behind the old man. Qing Chi pulled the bowstring, and the arrow was about to fire.
She never thought that she was still a good person after being born again. Even to help these two people, it is only with the intention of seeing what they are going to do. It's still halfway up the mountain, and if you want to go to the top of the mountain, you have to save some of your physical strength, you've already sent food and arrows, and there are so many rude requests, it's too much, it's like a deliberate arrangement! Suddenly, Qing Chi's gaze shrank suddenly, and the bow in his hand slowly drooped. Right! It's a deliberate arrangement! Along the way, I almost accidentally forgot my original intention. I remember that Norrian once reminded himself that only those with a pure heart can reach the top of the mountain, and those who are ignorant and evil can only wander on the mountainside. If this is what the path of faith was intended to be, then it all makes sense. At the top of the Throat of the Snowy Mountain is the Temple of Etra, the god of justice, mercy and courage among the nine holy spirits. It is courage to move forward in the face of the siege of monsters, justice not to steal, and kindness to help the weak, is it just an illusion, a test of the path of faith? Therefore, a poor and devout believer like Sasha would easily reach the top of the mountain, and the same would be true of the honest Norrian. One is high because of faith, the other is simple because of ignorance, and they don't have a strong ** in their hearts. Others, because of all kinds of selfishness and greed in the depths of human nature, only linger on the mountainside after all.
Is this how the Seal Stone screens its owner? Interesting. Qing Chi curled the corners of his lips and divided the unused equipment in his backpack to the old man and the little girl. Finally, thanks to the two of them, Qing Chi saw a glimmer of light ahead. Approaching this glimmer of light, only to feel more and more dazzling, Qing Chi closed his eyes suddenly, and when he opened them again, he found himself standing at the exit of a cave, and in front of him was a dazzling white snow, and the sky was already dyed with faint clouds. Qing Chi looked back and saw that only ten yards away, there were a lot of white bones lying in the cave.
I almost got lost in it. Glancing at Dill lightly, Qing Chi said softly, "Let's go." ”
The stone steps ahead are already gentle, and it seems that it will not be long before you reach the top. Qing Chi drank a bottle of high-grade ice resistance, and felt that his cold and stiff body finally eased a little. Gradually, a black temple appeared in sight. The temple is square, with sixteen stone pillars carved with reliefs, and three black statues at the door, a giant snow wolf and a winged eagle, carved so vividly that they were still alive as if they were still alive in the last moment. And in the center is a statue of a hero, with a giant wolf at his feet, and an eagle hovering over his right hand, this hero has a serene face, slightly closed eyes, and a star-shaped stone inlaid on his chest. Qing Chi instantly became excited, this shrine was roughly the same as the Forgotten Land, and the sealing stone of the Northern Continent was in the shape of a star. A nun slowly walked into Qing Chi's field of vision, "You are the one who is allowed to go up the mountain, please come with me to worship the statue of Etra." "This cultivator's affection has always been faint, and she is not the slightest surprise at Qing Chi's appearance, nor is there any superfluous emotional fluctuation. Qing Chi followed her and slowly walked into the temple.
The hall inside the temple is dedicated to the idol of Lord Etra. The altar under the idol was filled with flowers and fruit. It is rare for the northern Extreme Cold Continent to produce these precious plants, and they are all used to worship this noble Holy Spirit. Etra held the scepter of justice in one hand and placed the other hand on his chest, his expression was serene, as if he was listening to the misfortunes and complaints of mankind, and his sad eyes seemed to be full of pity. Qing Chi did not worship this Holy Spirit too much, for Qing Chi, life is in his own hands, no matter which god he is, he cannot interfere with the fate of human beings, even if he is grateful to God for letting him be reborn, he will not be controlled by God because of this, and his own path will always have to go by himself, therefore, Qing Chi does not understand these people who dedicate their lives to the gods and become joyless and sad. If there are no human feelings, then you can no longer be called human. Soon, another nun walked up to Qing Chi and said with a very serious expression, "People who have not been washed with holy water cannot approach the idol!" ”
Qing Chi noticed the name on her head, Sasha. Qing Chi took out Norian's supplies from his backpack and handed them to her. Sasha glanced at it, accepted the supplies with a blank face, and by the way, instructed Qingchi to only worship and not to walk around.
Qing Chi took a deep breath to calm down his emotions, this Sasha is really an annoying character. However, there were at least a dozen nuns in this temple, Qing Chi looked at the wall behind the statue, and it was obvious that the unusual bulge showed that there must be a secret room in it, maybe the sealing stone of the Northern Continent was placed there. But as soon as Qing Chi gets close to the idol, several hostile nuns will pop up, warning Qing Chi not to get too close, and saying that this is the will of the idol. Qing Chi snorted coldly. Originally, he thought that Etra would be a benevolent and loving god, but after seeing the white bones in the cave and these nuns, Qing Chi changed his opinion.
A truly merciful God will not trap innocent people in illusions and die in vain because of the trials of pilgrimage, and even their souls cannot leave. Thinking back to those rotting corpses, obviously in different forms, young and old, could they have been real human beings at one time? When the water is clear, there are no fish, and too holy itself is unclean. Is this extreme quality that is required of human beings really God's will? Qing Chi doesn't know, but in Qing Chi's view, the real God is merciful to everyone, and knows the dark and selfish side of human nature, but still chooses fraternity.
Looking at the impregnable statue of the god guarded by the nun, Qing Chi sighed. Everything here gave Qing Chi a very uncomfortable feeling. The Forgotten Lands are also tombs, but there is a sense of holiness, and there is always something wrong here. Qing Chi frowned, turned around, and could only wait until night to investigate. At that moment, the statue's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, looking at Qing Chi's back, a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and a black gas came out of the statue's eyebrows, and slowly floated into the bodies of those nuns.