"That's not going to work!", said the elf across from El in an unmistakable tone. Her voice was crisp and pleasant, and every time she heard it, Al couldn't help but think of the chirping birds in the forest.

Whether it is her voice or her childish appearance, except for the long ears that stick out of the tip, she looks like an ordinary human girl, and it is perfectly suitable to describe it with words such as "cardamom" and "pattern".

However, Al Ke knew that the elven "girl" in front of him might be his grandmother's grandmother in terms of age, "and I don't know if the elves can tell his age from his appearance." ", he thought slightly.

"The tragedy of the Forest of the Silver Moon must not be repeated. The elven girl emphasized again, her water-shearing eyes looking at Al, "This is the promise you humans have made to us. ”

"That's why I'm here, isn't I?", Al shrugged. He turned back to the hooded Dark Elf.

"Patriarch Moonlight, we are not only responsible for the past, but also for the future, and I believe you understand this. ”

"As a victim of the Dark Arts, I don't think you, nor the other Dark Elves, would want to see something like this happen again, do you?"

The Moonlight Patriarch nodded, "I'll let the clansmen refrain as much as possible." ”

Al breathed a sigh of relief, and when the elves and dark elves had left, he left Gavin behind.

"From what information I've got, ......," he said with a slight hesitation, "The Holy Cult has repeatedly clashed with the Dark Elves because they have verbally insulted your faith?"

Gavin nodded silently.

"Ahem, it's just ......", Al hesitated, but decided to make it clear, lest the bomb stay covered and end up blowing up all over his body.

"Since the Holy Cult Army came to the West, I have not interfered with you as agreed, so I want to know: Do you still believe in the so-called all-knowing and all-powerful gods?"

Gavin's body trembled slightly, and he looked at Al with a serious face, but Al also looked at him with a serious face. From what Al just said, it can be heard that Al does not believe in the so-called gods. And if Gavin and the Holy Cult army he led still believed in the gods, there is no doubt that they have irreconcilable conflicts in terms of faith.

And this is where El has always hesitated, in fact, since the fall of the Holy Religion, there are only a handful of people who believe in the Holy Religion in the entire kingdom, and the Western Realm is no exception. And because of the deliberate encouragement of Emperor Grievous at the beginning, the content of the public trial that took place in Shenghui City was also widely circulated, although it did not reach the point where women and children knew about it, but most of the people could also say one, two, or three in a decent way.

So almost everyone knows one thing: the Holy Religion is a deception, and there is no omniscient and all-powerful god in this world.

The long-standing betrayal of trust is also extremely staggering. Endless disappointment leads to a rise of anger, and with that anger is extreme paranoia. As far as Al knows, there have even been many similar demonstrations and riots such as "destroy the cross" on the ground, and many local clergy have been persecuted.

It is not difficult to imagine that this Holy Sect Army must have suffered a lot of criticism and criticism in the current Western Territory Army, and was excluded as an outlier.

"An all-knowing and all-powerful god?", Gavin touched his already mixed silver hair, and sighed, "What a dream I've been dreaming for a long time." ”

"There may be some believers who are nostalgic for the time when the Holy Religion ruled everything, but I, ah, have never believed in the all-knowing and all-powerful god. ”

"Are you a hypocrite?", Al cried out, "but aren't you the captain of the original cathars, how can a hypocrite become the captain of the cathars?", he wondered.

"Maybe I'm better at acting?", Gavin smiled, "Of course, I'll do my usual prayers and stuff." But the most important reason is that I am the only descendant of the chief inquisition, so no one dares to doubt my faith, and how can the Inquisition, which specializes in heresies, censor me. ”

"In other words, my chief judge already knew you were a hypocrite?" Al asked.

Gavin nodded, "Actually, it's because he became a hypocrite, you must know that what he taught me since I was a child was not a good belief in gods, but knightly virtues and the holy commandments of the Holy Religion. Speaking of the still deceased referee, the corners of Gavin's mouth, which had been pulled down because of his straight face, were imperceptibly slightly upturned upward, bending a shallow arc.

"Perhaps, my teacher has never believed in gods in his heart. ”

Al stood for a moment, as if recalling the time he spent with the referee. He shook his head slightly and sighed: "I didn't expect that the Holy Sect Inquisition, which specializes in interrogation and disposal of heretics, is actually the biggest heretic in its highest power. ”

"And now?", Al looked at Gavin solemnly, "What does the current Holy Cult Army believe in, and what is the connection with the original Holy Cult, and how is it different?"

Gavin stroked the cross engraved on his breastplate, and instead of answering Al's question directly, he asked rhetorically, "Mr. Al, what do you think of the Holy Religion?

Al shook his head slowly, "Whether it is in the Western Realm or in the Holy Radiance City, whenever another disaster occurs, the Holy Sect General Association organizes manpower to prepare food for disaster relief, saving hundreds of lives. These are all things that I have seen with my own eyes, experienced by myself, and there is no falsehood in the slightest. ”

Gavin nodded, "I've been through a lot and thought a lot since the Sanctuary was breached. All the way to the west, I always saw poor people who were poorly clothed, hungry, and even saw the tragic phenomenon of cannibalism. ”

On the contrary, there are others who wear silk and satin, eat delicious food, and live a life of immorality. I asked myself again and again in my heart: After the disappearance of the Holy Religion, has the people's lives changed for the better, and has the food, treasure, and fertile land that the Holy Religion collected and hidden from the believers distributed to the common people?"

No, even people's lives have become more miserable, and the oppression of those in power has become even more intense and unscrupulous. ”

So I slowly realized a truth. Gavin looked at Al with patience, "In life, you must know how to revere, so you need faith. ”