"Expedition to Heaven? Why, I don't see any interest in this; Or rather, I can only see the risks. ”

The first to ask questions was Enrique. The black Renaissance dress, the businessman's dress, suited his character very well. He scratched his gray hair, and seemed to be crying and laughing.

"I don't deny that, and I can't make any guarantees to you if it's just for financial gain. However, exploration and exploration, and the challenge of the unknown are the spirit that human beings should have, right? ”

Lin Dengwan retorted, his tone still unwavering, but this kind of face-saving beautiful words are undoubtedly all nonsense for businessmen who chase economic interests.

"Then there's no need for me to stay. It doesn't matter what the truth of the world is, and it has nothing to do with me. All I value is the expected benefits and risks. Oh, but it's not to dismiss your audacity, it's just that it has nothing to do with me. If your expedition does prove profitable, then I will definitely be the first to invest. ”

With that, Enrique stood up and walked out of the Winter Hall with a slight bow. He doesn't want to make any investments in projects whose status is unknown and whose profitability is unknown. However, his last words can be regarded as saving some face for Lin Dengwan, not offending people, and not closing the door to cooperation.

"Sure enough, it's a businessman's style. Well, this is the so-called 'profit-seeker'. ”

Lindenwan looked at Enrique's back, pushed down his glasses, and silently remembered the merchant hero. According to the system, this hero's mana has reached a maximum of 600, which is one line stronger than Lexington. Generally speaking, the more mana, the stronger the strength, which shows that this hero is not only good at making money, but his magic attainments are definitely not low.

"Is there one left? So let's move on. ”

"Wait a minute, if you don't even know what you're doing, then what are you fooling around? You can give me a word of approval, can you get me some beautiful treasures this time? Don't talk about that. ”

It was a tall man in a fur coat with a beard on a bus. His physiognomy was clearly from the north, and Lin Dengwan knew who he was.

"Mr. Holstein from North, I thought the strongholders were adventurous and conquering, and hated cowardice and retreat."

"Mr. Lin Dengwan, you must know that taking risks is not the same as being reckless, and our strongholders are not taking risks for the sake of taking risks, but must have profits. How can it be rectified without interest? I don't eat or drink anymore? My brethren are no longer eating or drinking? I don't have several wives in my family?

What's the truth of the world or something, it's none of my business anyway, so why don't you worry about what you have to do with it? Mr. Lin Dengwan, as an elder, I would like to give you a little life lesson: Do you know how to be pragmatic? Don't just rectify these imaginary things every day, it is the right thing to manage the small land well, so that the people have enough food and clothing, and it is fundamental to represent the direction of the most advanced productive forces development. ”

The words of Mr. Holstein, who is a little rough in appearance, are reasonable. Exploration, discovery, and the truth of the world are, in the final analysis, to serve the development of productive forces, and the development of productive forces is to serve the people in the final analysis. In this feudal era, to be able to say such things, Mr. Holstein is worthy of the name of a hero, and the bigwig of one side is well deserved.

What else can Lin Dengwan do with such a person......

"Thank you, Mr. Holstein, for your proposal, I guess you don't have much interest in this project."

Lin Dengwan pushed his glasses, still calm, and the successive setbacks did not irritate him.

"If you're not interested, you're not interested, but it's rare to take a trip, just as if you're telling a story. You go on, go on. ”

"Thank you very much, then the feature film will begin."

As soon as Lin Deng waved his hand, a three-dimensional projection appeared in the air, and the system was really good, and he didn't need to use magic to cast illusions. But there's something in the air that's a bit confusing: a cemetery.

"There are some doubts in this world, and I am sure you are aware of them, and the strangest of them is this - the cemetery. This is an ordinary cemetery, the burial place of the believers of the Most High. I'm going to enlarge these tombstones now, and I'm sure you can see a little bit of a clue. ”

Lin Dengwan pointed to the row of crooked tombstones, those stone slabs were indeed not very fine, most of them were not only lacking edges and corners, but even crawling with moss and mushrooms. For ordinary people who have farmed and started small businesses all their lives, most of the epitaphs and the like are unnecessary. Generally, only information such as "Mason Mott, Imperial Calendar 323~381" is written.

"However, if you look closely, you can see some interesting phenomena. I investigated the cemetery's 1,086 stone tablets with the year of his death, dating back to the time when Severus the Great founded the city of Landafri.

In the span of hundreds of years, I discovered a strange thing, none of the owners of these 1,086 stone tablets lived past the age of 60. Isn't it strange that 158 of them have a lifespan of 60 years? ”

Lin Dengwan discovered this strange phenomenon when he was in the city of Lanessi, when he used the system to scan the surrounding situation and found that except for a few priests, there was not a single person over the age of 60. At the time, he thought it was due to underdevelopment of productivity and poor sanitation, but it was only after taking the time to investigate some of the tombstones that he realized this strange phenomenon.

However, the major sects also have their own explanations for this.

"Tsk...... Mr. Lindenwan, your answer is already explained in the canon. It is God who created us, life is a trial, and our noble souls have been fighting against the filthy desires of flesh (river crabs), but these dirty things are the trials that God has given us, and there is absolutely no escape.

Spiritual dirt is not allowed to be brought into the pure kingdom of heaven, and if a person is overly concerned with profit and power before he is born, then he will have to go through a long period of filtration and washing before ascending to heaven. And the maximum duration of this trial of life is 60 years, which is the period during which God observes us. Of course, the role of the priests, as a service to the public and the gods, naturally requires longer trials, so that they can ascend to the kingdom of God more quickly after death. This is not my own opinion, but an explanation shared by all major denominations. ”

It was Calvin of the Inquisition who interpreted this, but it was really strange that he was able to patiently explain to Lin Dengwan and not start the fight on the spot.

"Archbishop Calvin, do you really believe these nonsense?"

Lindenwan pushed down his glasses and read Calvin's thoughts. None of the heroes really believed in the canon or the God of the church, not even Archbishop Calvin and Model, who talked about God all day long, but they believed in the God of their hearts.

Although Calvin's has been making barbecues all over the continent, he has grilled precisely some cultists and evil forces in the skin of the church. In this sense, Calvin was a realist in the true sense of the word, and he was only devoted to the embodiment of the good in his heart.

In a sense, he was not fundamentally different from the "apostate" Model.

"Does it matter? Mr. Lin Dengwan? Moreover, the canonical statement may be biased, but it is not unreasonable. After all, this is a reasonable explanation. And the miracles and oracles of the gods do come to the world from time to time, and I believe that the gods are always well-intentioned. ”

Sure enough, for a "sunny middle-aged man" like Calvin who always thinks about things for the better, he has to give some drastic medicine.

"Then let me make a guess, Mr. Calvin. It seems to me that this practice of firmly controlling the number of years of life is very familiar, and not only is it very familiar, but you should also be very familiar. But the most familiar one should be this gentleman who is already lying here. ”

Lin Dengwan pointed to a half-buried tombstone, crooked, and although it was covered with moss, the handwriting of the seal was still clearly visible.

"Farmer Ted, born in the year 189 of the Imperial Calendar, died in the year 248 of the Imperial Calendar."

His life is very simple, nothing more than a farmer who lived to the age of 60 and "enjoyed his life".

"Farmer? What do you mean...... The farmers waited for the wheat to ripen, and then ...... Harvest!?"

Calvin suddenly thought of something, and his face darkened. This kind of malicious speculation of the gods was difficult for him to accept.

"No...... This is not a wheat plant, but if it is a wheat plant, at least the wheat will be carefully cared for and harvested when it is ripe. So they will ensure that as many people as possible live to the age of sixty. Unfortunately, even in the center of the empire, life expectancy was terrible, although the infant mortality rate was low and the adolescent mortality rate was unscientifically low. There are many wars and chaos everywhere, and the abnormal mortality rate of the population is quite high.

If he really grows wheat, then the farmer must be stupid, he doesn't cut the grass, he doesn't remove insects, and he allows the wheat to rob each other of nutrients. In the end, there were only a few mature plants. ”

"That means ......"

"60 is more of a screening criterion, like a farmer has to harvest potatoes before they sprout. Humans are like a unique crop to the gods. For some reason, the denominations are also very concerned about the protection of young people. Nero hanged every rebel in Klamorgan, but he was open to minors. However, the use of children as human sacrifices by the Laeri Holy See has become the target of public criticism that cannot be put on the table.

You can be concerned about the reports of the Holy See, who deny the existence of blood sacrifices in all directions at 360 degrees. It felt like blood sacrifice to children was a taboo that no sect could touch.

So, in my opinion, maybe the 'crop' of human beings is already mature after adulthood and ready to be harvested. But this harvest will be delayed for the sake of sustainability. But not up to 60 years old. Perhaps the gods thought that after the age of 60, the human 'crop' or 'livestock' would be old and unpalatable. ”

"Mr. Lindenwan!"

As soon as Lin Dengwan's words fell, Calvin's fist swung down, slamming it on the table with a loud bang, it seemed that he had endured it for a long time. And this poor round table has been tossed by two heroes one after another, and I am afraid that it will be completely destroyed.

However, it is not to blame Archbishop Calvin, Lindenwan's conjecture has seriously challenged his three views, and he even feels a hint of insult.

According to Lindenwan, the gods who are benevolent and omnipotent, and who 'love' the world are actually just a group of breeders. And human beings are just animals to be slaughtered in their pigsty, and the whole world is a big pigsty, and everyone waits for the moment of slaughter without knowing it, and worships the gods who sharpen their knives against them.

According to the most malicious speculation, the so-called heaven is nothing more than their mouths and stomachs, purification is nothing but the watering of gastric juices, and sublimation is nothing more than the peristalsis of the intestines......

"Don't be angry, Archbishop Calvin, it's just my guess. Although I think it's a bit more true than the stories in the canons of the various denominations. ”

"Humph! A conjecture is a conjecture! If there is no evidence, I will not say these words in the future. Haha, I actually have some support for your idea of going to the Kingdom of God to have a look. Maybe when you see the gods, you will know your insignificance and ignorance. You make me so unpleasant that I don't want to stay in this place any longer. ”

Flicking off his wide sleeves, Archbishop Calvin turned and walked away.

"Is this a benevolent seeker?"

Lindenwan looked at Calvin's distant back and pushed down his glasses.