Chapter 31: The Brainwashing Skill is Activating Again......

Regarding the similarities between the "gods" between the two worlds, Andrei, who has a shallow understanding of religious knowledge, has his own unique opinion.

Whether it is the Demon Realm or Garlandia, the common concept of almost all the aborigines is that the gods created the world - the gods created the whole world, and then created various lives and intelligent races on the basis of the world, so that the originally desolate and silent barren world gradually became prosperous.

Experience from a past life tells André that the formation of the earth and the ocean is just a natural "coincidence" on the planet, and it is this coincidence that creates the environment in which life can thrive, as well as life itself. The sky, the earth, the sea, and lava can all be explained in terms of science. As for the abyss and heavy clouds of the Demon Realm, it is very likely that they are just a planetary environment that is very different from what people know, and it just happens to be able to carry the reproduction of life.

The child of the abyss is more likely to agree that the emergence of intelligent beings in turn "edifies" the gods. In the previous world, almost all religions and beliefs were made up by mortals, and although there were many people in that world who believed in the legend that God created the world, in fact, the conclusions drawn by archaeological science are completely contrary to the stories in those myths and legends. Mortals are confirmed to have evolved from primates. The so-called "gods" and religions were in fact created and spread by mortals.

Unlike a world that has long been ruled by various scientific systems, it is indeed possible that Galandia and the original intelligent race of the Demon Realm were given life by the gods. At least Andrei's own flesh and blood were conceived by this unpredictable and wonderful power, and the myth that the first bloodlines believed by the elves and demons were created by the goddess Galandia and the will of the abyss are very likely to have really happened!

The experience of a past life, as well as his own experience in this life, tells Andrew that it is possible for God to create man, and for man to create God. But what is the truth? This is simply a chicken-and-egg and egg-and-chicken problem, and the first elves did not have a written history at that time, and the mythical accounts of the gods who created man in later generations may also be the result of false rumors, and their authenticity is questionable. Unless the gods are willing to appear and answer this question truthfully, it is simply an unsolvable question.

As for the origin of the differences between the "gods" of the two worlds, André felt that it was the most efficient way to ask the erudite old druid directly.

"The so-called Godhead actually refers to the 'personality' of the incarnation of the gods. The vast majority of the gods in this world are all-encompassing, and great wills like Garlandia, the goddess of the earth, and the will of the abyssal are the most well-known of them. Every man on the earth grows, reproduces, or dies under the watchful eye of the gods, and the laws of all things are full of life, and there is no lack of cruelty and ruthlessness, and these are only some of the parts that make up the great gods. The minds of the gods who carry these majestic consciousness and disordered emotions are great beings that mortals cannot guess!"

"The incarnation of the gods is the most well-known and recognized image of the great will of the gods. In fact, the original god of the earth, Galandia, is not much different from the current will of the abyss, but our elves, who worship her as the mother goddess, originally imagined the land that accompanied us to develop and prosper as a loving, benevolent, and generous woman. ”

"We used our meagre imagination to create statues of the goddess with reference to the most beautiful women in the tribe. And as the goddess descended to the mortal world through the idol of the god during the rituals and the oracle again and again, the incarnation of the goddess and her idol influenced each other, and finally the image of the goddess walking in the mortal world was stereotyped as a woman with brown waist-length hair and green eyes, like an elf, but more tolerant and beautiful than any elf. It's just that when the goddess descends, most of them come through the idol or her other incarnation, the mother tree of the elves, the 'World Tree'. The only people who can meet the incarnation of the goddess's divine power are a few legendary heroes who are talked about in the epic. ”

"Whether it is the form of the goddess as a woman, or her idol and the world tree, these are one of the incarnations of the goddess, they all carry part of the divine consciousness of the goddess, they are the godhead of the goddess, the most specific image of the goddess in our minds, and the vast power that the creatures on the whole earth yearn for the most. ”

"The Demon Abyss also has its own thoughts and wills, but the understanding of the will of the Abyss may be different for everyone. The Abyssal Will does not have a specific image that is widely recognized by people in the hearts of the demons, it is more like the embodiment of a majestic chaotic power, which means that the Abyssal Will does not yet have a complete incarnation and godhead, although he is undoubtedly one of the most powerful gods in the entire Demon Realm. ”

Marserien's answer confirms the process of the world's creation of religion from another side, perhaps Galandia had her own will long before the birth of the elves, but the history of the elves becoming goddesses and condensing the godhead is recognized by themselves.

In return for answering questions for the Children of the Abyss, André also had to answer the old druid's questions. Marcellion's doubts about Andrari, or indeed André himself, also made him feel uneasy.

"Your Highness, your tribe has domesticated wolfdogs for hunting and guarding, and marsh birds can also be used as mounts for the cowards, but what are you raising those gray geese and ducks for them?"

The Son of the Abyss thought that the elven elder would discuss some esoteric philosophical question with him, or the idea of making Andrari's specialty, but he asked a question that seemed silly at first glance.

"Dear Elder, isn't the answer to this question very obvious? Andrari only raises them as a source of food!"

Before the Children of the Abyss answered, Marcerien had already guessed in his mind that what he really wanted to know was the true attitude of the leaders of Andrarui towards the meat animals they raised.

"Your people spend their days with them, even if they don't have much intelligence and complex emotions, but do you think your people can only be comfortable with them as a mere source of food?"

The answer to this question varies from person to person, from those in another world who keep their pets in bed as if they were their own children, and those who slaughter dogs for the sake of "righteousness". From the old elf's fierce tone, André could tell that he seemed to prefer himself to the former.

"You know, in the Daedric tradition, eating the corpses of dead enemies or companions is a very common behavior. You're right, I think most of the people in the clan prefer to use them as mascots, and we don't slaughter them for food until we don't face a last resort such as famine. The Son of the Abyss thought for a moment and gave the answer he thought appropriate, but at this time he did not know that he had inadvertently established a national tradition that had remained unchanged for centuries. "When they die, Andrari will pay their respects, and then let their lives that have returned to the abyss continue in our bodies as he did with his own dead people. ”

"This custom is also practiced among the orcs, but most of the livestock they raise are power animals such as marsh birds, which can facilitate the development of the tribe, and animal companions that are conducive to hunting and production. Your tribe raises these ducks and geese only to serve as tribal food after their deaths, so that your Highness doesn't feel that you have invested too much experience and in the end it is worth the loss?"

"Of course it's not just that. The mother goose had already laid her second nest of eggs in just two months. I think they're starting to change their natural habits of migrating and giving birth during estrus. The eggs they lay will be a stable source of meat for Andrarui in the future. ”

"Do you think there's a big difference between this and slaughtering them for food!?" Marserien's words were already a reckless statement, but André was not angry, because he already had the "correct" answer to the elven elder's direct question in his head.

"I heard that elves can really "live" ancient trees that are old enough and become a powerful support for fighting strong enemies head-on. André walked slowly to the big tree at the entrance of the camp that would take three or four people to embrace, and the bright sunlight of Garlandia shone through the lush canopy of trees, casting sparse dappled light and shadow on the turquoise grass.

"It was just a matter of awakening them, the ancient trees that had gone through countless storms already possessed souls far more powerful than mortals, and the actions of the druids only allowed them to temporarily get rid of the eternal emerald dream and take their own steps. The fact that the Son of the Abyss did not answer the druid's question directly did not give Marserien any special thoughts, and sometimes his reluctance to answer the question directly showed that he was not confident in the question.

In other words, it is likely that the lords of Andrari also subconsciously believed that this practice was actually wrong and immoral. Although the elven elders did not understand what the so-called "moral" standards of the demon clan were.

"Most of the elves' staple food is fruits and seeds, right? I wonder if Elder Marcellion, do you think that fruits and seeds have the same infinite possibilities to grow into towering trees?"

"This ?...... Yes, but the fruits and seeds have not yet been tempered by the wind and rain and time to give birth to a soul with emotions and wisdom......"

"I think that the life form of the egg is basically the same as the seed and the fruit, and they all have the possibility of becoming a living life, but the goose egg that has just been separated from the mother body also does not have the soul that has even a trace of emotion - they can't even breathe! "Theories about the soulThe Children of the Abyss naturally don't know more than the older druids, but that doesn't prevent him from borrowing from the otherworld's knowledge of the incubation process to steal concepts.

“...... You're right, but do you think it hurts the Grey Goose's maternal feelings as a mother?"

"No, if you are familiar with all things reproduction, you should know that most of the wild chicks are difficult to grow into adults, even if they are hatched. My tribe provides them with effective shelter and is able to ensure that most of the life that is hatched will grow smoothly. In return, it should not be too much to eat some of their eggs that have not yet produced real life. ”

Suddenly, to her dismay, Matherion discovered that the elves' custom of cultivating fruit trees was almost identical to the practice of the children of the abyss, who used goose eggs for food. In this way, he has completely lost the position of being a child of the abyss. Elves have a long tradition of growing and eating the fruits of plants. He was doing such things every day, and what position did he have to stop Andrari from raising poultry and eating eggs?

Sighing helplessly, Marcellion only felt that His Highness's wisdom was really unfathomable, and he was almost shaken by his faith in just a few words......

The old druid has decided that he wants to go back and teach the old boys in the village such a life-ethics lesson that subverts values, just like André did to himself, to give them an effective and thorough post-disaster reconstruction of their morals and values that have not been shaken for hundreds of years!