Xiao Chen heard a layer of meaning from Roland's words, "That means that there are priests like you?"

Of course, the gods of nature have not left us any books, and the understanding of the way of nature must vary from person to person. "For example, I can appreciate some of your ideas, but in the eyes of some priests, what you say is blasphemous. ”

Xiao Chen said: "Priest Roland, I always believe that as long as there are interests between two reasonable people, even if they have different views, there will be the possibility of cooperation. Although the temple of nature is dedicated to gods, it is made up of people after all, isn't it?"

"This is the typical magician's thinking, rational, practical, but does not understand the power of faith. Roland's eyebrows were slightly raised, with a nonchalant smile, "In the eyes of the Divine Adventists, nothing is more important than the god of nature. The idea that "gods will fall, but mortals will endure" is to stand in opposition to the gods of nature and to be an uncompromising enemy. ”

"Divine Arrival?"

"Since the Alonso family has been a matchmaker for you, didn't they tell you about the situation in the Temple of Nature?"

"All I know is that they call you the Modernists. As for the Divine Arrivals, this is the first time I've heard of it. ”

"The Modern? In the eyes of the majority of the populace and believers, the Temple of Nature is naturally a whole. But the inner circle naturally knew that the priests of the temple were also divided. The Divine Presence and the Present are just a very rough division of the priestly position. ”

Xiao Chen didn't interject, waiting for Roland to continue.

"Human beings only have one pair of eyes, and if you spend more time looking up at the sky, you will have less time to do things with your head down. The priests of the Divine Presence devoted most of their energies to worshipping the god of nature himself and preparing him to awaken again. ”

Xiao Chen's heart was secretly shocked when he heard this, and the disdain he clearly heard from Roland's tone was not only for those priests, but also for the gods of nature.

"Therefore in their eyes, the followers of the old gods are to be destroyed, because their gods have been at war with the gods of nature, and they are naturally the most sinful;

The mages are guilty, because they launched the god-killing war, although the seven towers have been destroyed, but the remaining magic towers are inextricably linked to them, so the mages are potential enemies;

The kings and nobles ostensibly respected the gods of nature, but when it came to specific interests, they were not at all trustworthy with the temples;

As for us, the modernists, we have gone down the wrong path, focusing on practical and trivial matters, indifferent to God's return. ”

"It's hard for me to imagine that one group of priests would accuse another group of priests of not caring about the faith. ”

Roland took a sip of the moka in the glass, a low-grade spirit made from wheat and beans, and he smacked his lips like an old farmer and made a slurping sound, "Tell me, Your Excellency Xiao Chen, what do you think of God?"

This question made Xiao Chen hesitate a little, it was never easy to discuss a god in front of a clergyman. But Xiao Chen knew that this was a test, and only with the approval of the other party could there be the possibility of cooperation in the future.

But today Roland gave him a strange feeling, he always felt that he could say his true thoughts in front of him.

"God is an imaginary man. No matter how much power those gods wield, I don't see their inhuman side in the accounts I can see. Or maybe we can't understand and imagine life other than human or humanoid. Xiao Chen's words were carefully spoken, and he spoke very slowly.

"Why do you say imagine? There is no doubt about the existence of the god of nature. ”

"Because God is not here, they have fallen and fallen asleep for a long time. No one in our generation has ever seen them. Just like our ancestors, we can only rely on our imagination to construct their images. And with our limited imagination, what we come up with is naturally a copy of man. ”

Roland smiled noncommittally and asked, "Then what do you think God means to man?"

Naturally, God means different things to each person:

For some, the gods desire, the farmer desires the harvest, the merchant desires gold, the warrior desires victory, and the king desires the land.

For some, God is the sustenance, the good look forward to praise, the wicked look forward to salvation, the pious look forward to sublimation, and the apostate look forward to forgiveness.

For Adventists, God may be everything, but for me, God has nothing to do with me. ”

When he saw that Roland was looking at him silently, he asked rhetorically, "What does the god say to you?"

"Me? You'll find out later. Roland smiled meaningfully, "But maybe my opinion is closer to yours than those of the Divine Presence faction." ”

As if seeing the surprise in Xiao Chen's eyes, he said, "Very good, it seems that you already understand what the Divine Presence Sect is." Unfortunately, Artur, the main priest of the Temple of Nature in the royal capital, and Yepes, the leader of the royal branch of the Shadow Order, are both Divine Presence factions. These people don't need a special reason to target you, as long as you're an unusual magician.

The magicians are either carrying out a conspiracy or planning it, which is why they need to hide in the shadows of the tower. It's a phrase that Artur often says. ”

"I heard Master Luo Ling say, but you have cooperated with many mages?" Xiao Chen asked.

Roland tapped his fingers on the plate in front of him, "The people of the temple also want to eat." The Temple of Nature is powerful, but it doesn't come out of nowhere. Without the men of us working day and night, the temple would not have been able to maintain its current size. Mages control a multitude of resources, and if not trade with them, cooperate. Who can we look for? As long as they are not our enemies. ”

"I think it would be a good thing for many people if you were to be in charge of the temple of the royal capital. ”

"Your Excellency Xiao Chen, do you think this will be something that can be done easily?" Roland shook his head and said, "Artur has been operating here for many years, and Yepes is his most effective helper and ally. These two people are each other's support, where can they be easily knocked down. The position of the royal capital is too important, not only for our people, but also for many people in the Divine Presence faction. If Artur didn't have enough strength, he would have been driven away. ”

"What if Yepes made a major mistake?"

Roland slowly looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "It seems that you have some suggestions?"

"I have something interesting here, and it's a map to the secret base of the Temple of Wisdom. If you arrange some kind of channel for it to appear in front of Yepes by accident, I wonder if Artur and Yepes will be able to resist its temptation? As long as they move and their power begins to disperse, we will have a chance. ”