After sending the old man away, the Dark Elves got busy again, sending the dirt and rocks in the cave back to the pit, trying not to let the Shadow Clan see the flaws.

Of course, the Dark Elves had been busy for nearly ten days, and it was impossible to fill the entire hole in just one night.

All the dark elves could do was fill the hole under the cave where the prisoner was held, especially when the matriarch jumped up, and the big hole left behind was filled extremely carefully, leaving no flaws.

There was nothing to say all night, and when it came to the next day, all the members of the Moonlight Clan were guarding the cave**, and even the nightingale's idle temperament stayed obediently and stopped going out to hang out.

"Patriarch, as far as you know, is there anything special about this Lord of Darkness that the Shadow Clan believes in?"

"If they believe in the gods of nature, I can understand that. After all, the elves want to worship nature, and they just sublimate the reverence for the abstract concept of nature into a concrete object. ”

"Or they believe in the god of light, then I think it's normal, after all, the dark elves have been in the dark for a long time, and it is possible to yearn for the light to rise to the belief of the gods. ”

"But why do they believe in darkness, have they given up on returning to the light and are determined to sink forever into darkness?", Al asked, puzzled.

The matriarch sighed and muttered, "The Dark Elves' determination to return to the surface of the earth, and the dream of returning to the light have never changed, at least the Moonlight Clan will never change. ”

"I don't know why the Shadow Clan is like this, it's just the Lord of Darkness...... This belief is completely contrary to our culture, traditions, and customs, and I find it hard to believe that these are dark elves, gods created by our people, and for whom they believe in. ”

"I think so. "In terms of human history and experience, the so-called gods and myths are not created out of thin air or imagined out of thin air, but created by people in their yearning for a better life and their fear of nature, based on the bits and pieces of life and labor. ”

"For example, the god of light among us human beings is the simple desire of human beings to yearn for light and beauty. ”

Another example is the legend of hell, where the poor are oppressed in their daily lives, but have nowhere to reclaim, so they imagine such an eerie and terrifying hell, where corrupt officials and corrupt officials, bad people and wicked people are powerful and blessed while they are alive, but they cannot escape the pain of punishment after death. ”

This is the so-called good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil. ”

For example, the god of thunder, the god of rain, the god of wind, the god of the land, etc., in our human mythology, all stem from the awe of nature and the beautiful expectation of nature's wind and rain. ”

"However, the god that the Shadow Clan now believes in is as if it had appeared out of nowhere. The simplest question: What's the use of the Shadow Clan believing in this god?"

"The so-called gods, to put it bluntly, are like wishing machines, whether they are humans or dark elves, only if this faith can bring them benefits, they will believe in this god, I believe that whether it is humans or dark elves, even orcs, it does not change according to race. ”

"For example, why is it that the Holy Religion is now unified among mankind and has become the largest religion in the world? It is not because the Holy Religion gives all kinds of help to the poor people on weekdays, and when there is a famine in a year of famine, it will open a warehouse to release grain and organize rescue, so people believe in the Holy Religion. ”

In a sense, the so-called religion and belief are all due to their own cowardice, and people cannot change their lives and destiny by themselves, but can only entrust their hopes to the ethereal gods. ”

"But what good can the Lord of Darkness bring to the Shadow Clan?"

"The elves are much stronger than humans, and they are the darlings of nature, even if the dark elves have fallen to the bottom of the earth, they have survived tenaciously. And the Shadow Clan created such a religion out of thin air and pressed it on their heads, what is this for?"

Al said a lot of things, both for the dark elves and for himself. He has been thinking about this question for the past few days, but he can't think of an answer.

Nightingale and pandan grass still didn't understand a little, but the matriarch and the elders fell into deep thought, and they all felt what Al said.

"Mr. Al, do you mean that the Shadow Clan's belief in this Lord of Darkness is unreasonable?", the matriarch asked.

"It doesn't make sense, it's very unreasonable, it's absolutely unreasonable. "No religion or belief is created in a vacuum, there must be a soil for its production and spread, just like fluorescent wheat, without a few key elements, this religion would not have been able to be produced and spread widely, and people are still convinced." ”

"And according to the information we know so far, the beliefs of this dark lord have been deeply ingrained in the Shadow Clan, and everyone worships them. ”

"It just doesn't make sense. ”

"Mr. El, you just said that the Shadow Clan believes in this Lord of Darkness because this religion must have brought some benefits?", Suddenly, Pandan Grass, who had never spoken much, spoke.

Everyone was surprised, because pandan grass rarely expressed her opinion in such a big public setting, and the nightingale looked at her sister a little dumbfounded, as if she didn't know her a little, and the matriarch smiled happily.

"Pandan, speak your mind boldly, all the elders present are yours, even if you say something wrong, they won't laugh and scold you. ", the matriarch encouraged.

Pandan nodded a little shyly, and said softly, "Actually, this Lord of Darkness is for the benefit of the Shadow Clan." ”

"Oh, what's the benefit?", Al was stunned, he thought about it, is it really no good?

"When Pandan Grass talked to those little guys before, that little fat man once said: The wheat they eat is given by the Lord of Darkness, isn't this the benefit given by the Lord of Darkness?"

It's just that she is young, but she said the word "little guy" from her mouth, her expression was still very serious, and her old-fashioned appearance looked even more cute and cute, and everyone couldn't help laughing.

"Wheat? That's right! That makes sense. Al suddenly remembered that Pandan had retold this conversation, but he had been busy digging the tunnel for the past few days, and he had forgotten about it.

"Food has been a religion since ancient times. Whether it is on the earth or in this world, in the east of the earth, the spread of Buddhism is inseparable from the concept of compassion, and in the year of famine, some temples will give food to help the victims, and Buddhism can spread so quickly, which is also an important reason. ”

"The same is true of Western Christianity, and don't monasteries often distribute food to the poor?"

"This Shadow Clan is tempted by food, and it makes sense that the whole clan believes in this Lord of Darkness. ”