Chapter 144: The Mysterious "Philosopher"
"A philosopher from the eastern realm?" said the first disciple, James, looking at Francis quizzically.
He did not suspect that this strange man had a problem and could pass the test of the "God of Fire and Destruction" Avanti, and gain the trust of "Crown" El, as a devout believer, he did not dare and would not doubt, and the reason why he spoke was to know more information in order to make a reasonable judgment on Francis's suggestion, after all, he was the main leader of the secular mission of the Secret Prayer Society.
Jacob's attitude represented similar thoughts among the other disciples, even Lucian's expression.
"The situation in this world is special, there are many false gods, and there are not a few people who have a 'priesthood' in the moon side, so after the real silver moon god Etna fell into this world, he was pulled by a similar 'divinity', and it is also possible to try to 'absorb' them to restore their own rank, after all, he is still the ancestor of the blood clan, and absorbing blood and divinity is a hidden ability. "For the study of the field of gods, the Magic Council is quite backward, and the words Lucian uses to describe are basically "imported" from the church, what priesthood, divinity, can only understand what they refer to, but cannot figure out what they are.
With this premise, Lucien secretly wondered: "In the absence of other better ways to find Silvermoon Etna, controlling and paying attention to the false gods with the 'priesthood' of the moon side is an effective way to 'keep the plant and wait for the rabbit', so is Francis from the Southern Church, the Northern Church, or the church of a few false gods from the northwest of the Dark Mountains? The more stubborn elves and druids wouldn't do such a thing. ”
The mature religious concept mentioned by El, taking the route of redemption and soothing the soul, Lucien himself can also talk nonsense, and he can't judge Francis's identity from this, and if he is a member of the church, helping the false gods to carry out the religious reform, it seems to be against his own faith, of course, in front of the number one thing to find Silver Moon Etna, a little against his faith. For some of the church's top brass and night watchmen. It's not something to think about, either.
Thinking of this, Lucien became more and more vigilant and cautious, most of his magic items were in a damaged state to be repaired, which was not conducive to a long-term battle. And I don't know if Francis has any companions nearby.
El smiled and pointed at Francis, "Mr. Francis is from the Oasis Nation in the desert to the east. He has a deep study of philosophy, theology, and occultism. This time he went to the Eldor Peninsula because when he was watching the stars at night, he noticed that one star had become extremely bright in a short period of time. Then it quickly calmed down, corresponding to the rise of God the Father, so I came to worship and commune. ”
This god stick...... Lucien cursed secretly, feeling more and more that there was something wrong with Francis, the astrological changes described by this description are obviously a symbol of the fall of the "old gods" and the ascension of the new gods, what does Afando use to rise?
Did he not understand astrology and make it up, or did he deliberately mock Afando and El for being lonely and illiterate?
Francis sat down on a silver chair casually, glanced at the disciples with a faint smile that never faded, and said: "The reason why the great 'God of Fire and Destruction' is no longer worshipped by the Babur people as before, in addition to the simple intimidation and coercion of preaching, is that he was indeed defeated by Anathas, so that the Babur people, who fear His terror and might, find that the God of Fire and Destruction seems to be weaker than they imagined. ”
"This is due to the betrayal of the other gods!" the second disciple said in a loud voice, refusing to admit that the god of flames, Afando, who could destroy the worldly realm, would actually fail.
Francis leaned leisurely back in his chair: "In any case, he has failed, and for the gods, failure is a more tragic thing than falling, therefore, I advise the great Afando to temporarily abandon the image of the past and preach in the way of the new gods, we can say that in the flames of destruction, the savior El, who was born, and the previous failure was only a test for the believers by the great Alfando, and those who failed to pass the test, must repent, in order to obtain the salvation of El, and to be reaped in the fertile land after the flames." ”
"This is a new deity, the 'God of Resurrection, Abundance and Redemption', who will gradually absorb the image of 'Afando' and add the priesthood of fire and destruction, so that the believers will understand that El is Afando and Afando is El, and they are two in one, so that they can become truly powerful gods. ”
In the future, whatever happens can be explained by God's test. ”
The six disciples at the round table fell silent, Francis's words sounding reasonable, but whatever could be explained by the test of the gods, it seemed to be a mockery of the gods.
Lucien noticed that when he said these words, Francis's expression and eyes not only did not have a hint of mockery, but were slightly fanatical, which was very convincing.
"Is he outstanding in acting, or is he looking for Silvermoon Etna for some other purpose?" Lucien became more and more sure that Francis was a "visitor" to the main physical world.
Seeing that the disciples were still silent, Francis stood up and saluted El with his chest pressed:
"The meaning of the gods is something that we mortals cannot truly understand, and to act wrongly is that we do not understand enough and ignore the test. ”
"The gods are eternal, they are eternal, and we don't need to believe, but we need to believe in the gods and get salvation. ”
"The gods represent truth, virtue, salvation, and other good things, and there is no true God except Him!"
Hearing these words, Er's expression became slightly excited, and the flames in his eyes beat even more, Francis's revised doctrine was much more mysterious than the previous obviously high-end, so that his "divine seat" was greatly improved, no longer similar to those false gods mixed among mortals, and it was also more convenient for believers to worship wholeheartedly.
"Isn't that the latest version of the theological explanation of the Church of Truth?" said Lucian, sweating with embarrassment.
The Cult of Truth needs to keep an eye on the progress of arcane research, and the arcanists are equally more or less aware of theology, figuring out the situation of their enemies in order to better defeat them.
In this way, Lucien could not guess the identity of Francis, and in various cases, the possibility of the Truth God Cult becoming the least likely to use its own teachings on false gods, even the Pope would be accused of depravity and blasphemy, unless he had other purposes.
"Great 'God of Resurrection, Abundance, and Redemption,' please accept our faith, forgive our sins, and deliver us from the filth of the mortal world. Jacob, as a veteran god, was the first to react and hurriedly bowed to El, leading the other disciples to accept this new identity as the "god of fire and destruction".
El's satisfaction made them sit down: "My priesthood is derived from the divinity of God the Father, and it is still very weak, and it is necessary to conquer other false gods and obtain divinity to grow stronger, and the divinity of the moon god Asin has the meaning of immortality, conception, and tranquility, and has a lot to do with resurrection, abundance, and redemption, so our first target is him." ”
El changed the pronoun of Asin from Him to Him, that is, to no longer see him as a god.
"Betrayed in the war against the evil god Anathas, Asin has gained some autonomy and is now free to preach in the Solna Valley, competing with other gods who have betrayed the great Afando for limited resources of faith. But they are constantly worried about the revenge of the great Avantis, and the location of the Divine Domain has become more secretive, and if we are to fight him in the Divine Domain, even if you have the 'God of Resurrection, Abundance and Redemption', we are not very sure. "Ann Hughes was a regular preacher and knew a lot about it.
Seeing that they did not shy away from their thirst for faith resources, Lucien became more and more suspicious of the source of divine magic: "If divine magic does come from the power of faith, does that mean the existence of spiritual power, or is the spiritual power of a more special kind of spiritual power with a more peculiar frequency?"
Francis smiled as if he had already prepared it: "So the use of the newborn 'God of Resurrection, Fertility and Redemption' can effectively reduce the vigilance of the moon god Asin, and when I came, I heard that there will be a 'theological council' in the Solna Valley to attract believers by debating the power of their respective gods, and the losers will be expelled from the valley, and the priests of the evil god Anatannas will also go to try to make these false gods really become members of the Angnoma god line." ”
"In the name of the new religion, we sent two disciples to participate, provoked Asin in a theological debate, and then led him to the ambush position. ”
El nodded lightly: "This matter will be done according to Mr. Francis's arrangement, and when the time comes, I, Mr. Francis, and Jacob will join forces to easily kill Ah Xin outside the Divine Domain." ”
"Mr. Francis?" said Jacob, surprised.
He is the leader of the disciples, the leader of the world, the strongest spiritual seed given by Afando, equivalent to the sum of the other disciples, with a sixth-level strength, why can Francis be equal to himself in strength?
Francis smiled, "I was once blessed by the great true god, and I happened to encounter the death of a Hydra with the level of a false god, bathed in its blood, devoured its heart, and possessed the ability of a god's blood. ”
Bloodline Knight?Lucien ignored the lie and deciphered what Francis wanted to hide, "If that's the case, at least he's not from the council." ”
There are no high-level bloodline knights in the council!
Jacob took a breath and said no more, looking back at the other disciples: "Leviathan, this is the time for you to make your offerings, you have not yet come into contact with other sects, and you can represent the new 'God of Resurrection, Abundance, and Redemption,' and Ann Hughes will assist you." ”
"I'll go with you, too, or it would be difficult for an untrained disciple like you to debate the people of those sects and anger Asin. Francis added. (To be continued......)
PS: Change first, then change.