Volume X, Chapter 37
"If you say so, man is inherently sinful, and human beings are evil in themselves, aren't they?"
"There's nothing wrong with that. "As recorded in the Book of Genesis, the book of Genesis in the Holy Religious Order, in which you believe in mankind, the first human ancestors who lived in the Garden of Eden were tempted by the evil serpent (Satan) and committed a sin of anger against God, so that from then on women had the pain of becoming pregnant, giving birth to children in agony, and attaching themselves to their husbands and being subject to their husbands." Let men have physical labor, the fertile earth has become cursed, men have to work the earth all their lives to eat, and at the same time the earth has to give birth to thorns for mankind, and they must sweat to have food. It is not until the death of man that he returns to the land that this physical coming will end. For man comes from the land, and man is ash and must return to ash after death. ”
A crisp but indescribable magical voice came from Bernice's mouth.
Vickers looked at Benis, who was sitting above the giant door, and suddenly had a strange illusion, that petite body seemed to have the strength to compete with the gods.
Gods, is there really any god in this world? Although magic and magic are two abilities beyond the ability of ordinary human beings, people can't help but have a sense of awe for this mysterious law of the world, you know, what kind of existence in this world can make the miracles of magic and magic work on the earth, is it a god?
But in Vickers's heart, he didn't think that there really was any god in this world, and there was any existence above human beings, even if the supreme God of the Holy Church was just a fictitious product in Vickers's heart. People in troubled times need spiritual sustenance. The monarch needs religion to appease the people in his own country, and it is such a simple relationship. This is the purpose of the existence of the gods. What creationism, monotheism. Polytheism, the dualism of good and evil are all fictions, falsehoods, and these are nothing but things that man uses to deceive himself.
"Since human beings are wrong, evil, dusty, and disgusting, then why do human beings still live in this world and continue to cultivate this world. Create one civilization after another?"
Benis's eyes were still spiritless: "I sue you, whoever confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God, and whoever denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. Anyone who offends the Son of Man can be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. When they escort you to the synagogue, before the rulers and those in authority, do not think about what you are going to plead or what to say. For at that hour the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say. This is man's own interpretation, or God's interpretation. ”
"What's the point, is it true that this passage from the Gospel of Luke supports what you say is that man is inherently sinful?" Vickers resented the use of religious texts to explain the problem. People are people, and the only beings in this world who can judge the essence of a thing are people.
"Do you think that man is born righteous?"
"There is no such thing as sin or righteousness in human beings. A fetus is born, if it were born in the family of the clergy. Could it be said that he is just? A child born by a prostitute must be lewd? A person born into the royal family. Must be a virtuous ruler who can rule the world? A merchant's son must be proficient in the market? No, no. What really determines whether a person is born evil or evil is not from the beginning, and some are just the status, wealth, and bloodline of the person who was born. Sin is acquired, and there is a sinful sin in the innate, but there is no sin. ”
"Man is born sinful and cannot be saved from sin by his own strength, but a sinful person can be forgiven, reconciled to God, and saved in the last days by faith in God. And for the unbeliever, God will judge him in the last days, condemning him according to his nature and personal faith, and punishing him. Isn't that a doctrine you've learned since you were a child?"
"That's right, these words are indeed something I've heard since I was a child. But it's one thing for a sound to get into your ears, it's another to remember it in your head. If God really had the omnipotence he said he had, then the world would have been perfect and sinless from the beginning. But even in a place like the Garden of Eden, there is the temptation of Satan (the serpent), so where is there no shadow in all places where the sun shines?"
"Do you know what you're talking about?" a sudden flash of light flashed in Beniss' godless eyes. It's like a streamer in the night.
"Clearly, why is it not clear, all human beings are born unequal, unfree. Even if everyone is a citizen of God, it cannot be denied that people with noble blood in their veins are far more likely to succeed than ordinary people, and that people who are naturally intelligent are definitely better than people who are born dull in terms of quality and value in life. Vickers took a deep breath, "God is not omnipotent, and man is not sinful. In other words, there is no such thing as a god in this world, and the god is nothing but a fictitious product of cowardly people in order to escape from reality, a kind of spiritual self-soothing medicine, a spiritual disease. The only beings who can truly represent humanity and save humanity are human beings themselves, and I don't know what evil is and what justice is, and I don't know whether human beings are born evil or righteous. But if there really is a god in this world, then that god is definitely an ethereal existence that inhabits the human heart. ”
"Yes, gods, there really exists...... Benis sighed, "how do you explain the Vault Realm you are in now, how do you explain the undead creatures that appear by chance in this world, how do you define those gods and magic?"
"I don't know, I'm not a scholar, I'm not a doctor...... But if there really is a god in this world, then I will definitely go to him step by step, ask him, question him, and then kill him, as long as there is evil in this world, then I am a god. I'll kill you too. ”
"Evil...... What is evil? How do you define it? Idealist -- Vickers. ”
"An obstacle or obstacle is evil. ”
"Whatever it is?"
"No matter what!"
"You mean to ask why the points of the Divine Coin can't always exceed five hundred, right?"
"That's right, it's such a problem. Vickers nodded.
He'd been wanting to ask. Why is it that no matter how many souls are absorbed, even the soul of a giant dragon can't make the value of Divine Coins exceed five hundred. There must be something in this that he didn't know.
And of course, the only one who can answer this question is Benis, the spirit of the Vault Realm.
"Barriers, this is a problem with barriers. Benise swept her hair to her feet, and pink petals fluttered down.
"Barriers?" Vickers was a little puzzled, a barrier, if taken literally, is a barrier that prevents a person from moving forward, like a wall or a barrier. But the barrier in Beniss' mouth is definitely not such a simple thing.
"Every living being, before being born, is already destined to the limits of what it can do. ”
"For example, is a tiger in the forest always deadlier than a fox?"
"Tigers are more deadly than foxes because they are so strong that they are more powerful than cunning foxes but have no lethal power. Therefore, tigers are more lethal than foxes at this level, and they are more likely to threaten human life. Is it possible for a fox to be more powerful than a tiger? Of course not, the limit of a fox's strength is far from being able to compete with a tiger in the twilight of his life. Because the fox's strength is only limited to being able to move pebbles. ”
"In other words, is it that every species is innately determined to reach the limits of what it can reach? Just like an ordinary human being, no matter how strong he exercises, he can't wrestle with a dragon?"
It seems that this little girl, in a sense, is really a slender person. No matter how strong the ice is, sooner or later the lockdown will be lifted.
"Hmm. The same is true for human beings. The reason why you have a storage barrier is because you are a human. There are obstacles that cannot be broken through. In strength, in body, in agility. ”
Vickers pondered for a moment, originally thinking that with the exchange of divine coins for huàn, he would be able to accumulate strength for himself infinitely. For example, once the strength is increased to 10,000, then what else in this world can be his opponent?
However, the reality is not at all as simple as he seems. Beniss's words made the little luck in his heart come to naught, it seems that shortcuts in this world are not so easy to find. But that's what Bennice said about the barricade. That means Beneis must have a way to solve the barrier.
However, the barrier is not insurmountable. It's like there are some beings in human beings who are beyond common sense. For example, Moses who split the sea, Samson the Hercules...... They are human, but they are not human, they have human identity, but they have power beyond humans. In other words, they have all broken through the barriers brought by human beings themselves, that is, the limits of human beings. Benise looked up at Vickers, "The same goes for you. Creature barriers don't make any difference just because you're a special person. The barriers of the three values of human beings are all 100, that is to say, an ordinary human being, no matter how hard he exercises, will not be able to break the value of 100 in his whole life. ”
However, it is for ordinary human beings that there are always a few outliers in the tide of history, the blessed Moses and Samson, who have been endowed with power beyond human beings. It's not just physical, it's also mentally and powerful. And you, Vickers, can also become such a being, a being that surpasses human power. There seemed to be a sneer in the corner of Benis's eyes, this sneer, the meaning of which is unknown, but if you read it carefully, you can read a taste of loneliness in it.
Like a flower that has existed for a thousand years, pieces of cherry blossoms fall, withering and sad.
"Will I be able to attain this ability beyond human beings, and what will it cost me?"
"To exchange one thing for another is exchange, whether it is equivalent. It is still not equivalent, and it is impossible to really trade without pay and without risk. Thou shalt seek to attain powers beyond man. In the same way, there is a price to pay for surpassing human beings...... Even if that's the case. Do you still want this power?"
"Why not?" The blonde hair was a little dim because it was in a dark environment, like a golden dye stained with black ink, some mixed, some chaotic, some dirty.
Bernice smiled, and for the first time Vickers saw the corners of the girl's mouth with blue hair go up, but there was more to this uplift than joy. Rather, it is a mockery.
"In that case, then I will give you, the power beyond the human being, so that you can become a being that surpasses the human being. ”
"Kick ......" A panel suddenly flashed in front of Vickers, a trading panel like exchanging divine coins for items, but now it was not exchanged for equipment or attributes with powerful abilities. Rather, a list that is hard to understand.
Nord ancestry (beginner)
Nord is a tall, blonde human from the cold plane. They are strong, stubborn, and excellent warriors, skilled in the use of a variety of weapons and armor. They have a strong tolerance for freezing cold. Passionate about war and violence. In addition, Nord was an excellent sailor, and they developed the technology of their own ships to the highest level.
Austronesian (Beginner)
Austronesians are a group of people with strong physique, blonde hair. They are resolute but fickle. He was a natural businessman, able to memorize a series of obscure texts, and a master of language and law. Rather than war, they prefer to reform their own cultural ideas at home or export their cultural ideas abroad.
Fire Elemental (Elementary)
The fire elemental body comes from a plane full of fire elements. With their bodies composed entirely of elements, they have developed a unique elemental civilization, and their ultra-high flame skin and innate mastery of flame make them masters of destruction.
A creaking sound came from the bed board. Vickers rolled over and slowly opened his eyes.
Vickers lay on the bed helplessly, clenched his fists, and let out a long sigh.
The conditions that Benise has just proposed, although extremely tempting, can actually transform a person's race and give a person otherworldly powers. However, I didn't expect this conversion to be so difficult.
Fire elemental control, wind element control, transformation into a beast, giant bear-like strength, dragon-like strength, elf-like archery......
If Vickers really redeemed these divine bloodlines as he wished, he would definitely be able to obtain the same abilities that surpassed ordinary people as those divine warriors on the continent.
In the Western Continent, 99.99% of the people are ordinary mortals, and there is nothing otherworldly, even if there is, it is only a little stronger than ordinary people in any aspect, such as greater strength and speed, but in the sea of thousands of people, there are always a few special beings, and their names are Divine Grace Warriors. At first glance, it may sound like this name is a little childish to the heat, and you may even think that this is the name given by some boring child, but these warriors are the ones who stand at the top of human force.
In the religious mythology of various races, the origin of this special group of beings is unknown, but it is said that this group of people has the ability to be blessed by the gods.
Their ability may be far superior to that of ordinary people, and they can lift tons of heavy objects with one hand. Or they can freely manipulate the magic elements that are constantly wandering in nature, which looks very similar to the ability of magicians, but they are not magicians, but they are far more powerful than magicians, because they don't have to exercise their mental power as hard as magicians to support the power and timeliness of their spells, all they need is to communicate with the elements in nature, so that these magic elements can form a sequence of magic with great destructive power or auxiliary ability according to what they think in their hearts, which is undoubtedly shorter and more powerful than the time it takes for magicians to cast spells。
Out of the worship of the unknown, people believe that these people with incredible abilities are blessed by the gods. In the age of human polytheism, every charismatic warrior would even be considered a descendant of a heavenly god and a demigod. Of course, with the expansion of holy religion and the continuous establishment of monotheistic ideas in human society, these "demigods" also degenerated into "human beings favored by God". became darlings fighting for God, of course, whether they themselves think so is two words.
Most of them are deep and simple, and they are either hidden by the major forces, or they are recruited by various empires as hidden forces, and the number of divine warriors who are well known to the humans on the continent is less than six hundred. Among them are humans, orcs, elves, dwarves, centaurs......
However, Charismatic Warriors also have their limitations, for example, they are completely unable to survive a well-trained group of soldiers. If every charismatic warrior can have the power to move mountains and seas, then what is the use of ordinary soldiers? If it is true that every charismatic warrior has the ability to destroy a country, as described in the novels of the troubadours who are prevalent on the main road, then there is no longer life left on this continent.
It can be seen that fantasy is always beautiful, and the existence that can destroy the world with one hand is not suitable for appearing in this world.
Vickers grabbed a wooden cup beside him, and with a slight force, he gathered the sturdy artifact into pieces, and the falling sawdust signaled that his strength had reached an unbelievable level.
Strength value: 80, if he picks up the [Rune Sword] again, his strength will soar to 130, completely breaking through the limits of human beings.
That's right, Wix didn't spend the god coins to exchange for huàn blood. The reason for this is because of a sentence from Bernice.
"If you want to redeem huàn, you must have all the values reach the critical point of 100."
This sudden sentence broke Vickers's thinking like a bucket of cold water, which was in a state of excitement at the time.
Damn, that Bernice guy, can't you speak all at once?
It seems that he has to embark on the road of earning god coins again. Wix thought to himself.
Kayla Barjulian, Beniss, Sebas......
A series of names crossed Vickers's mind, like a marquee, and the dark memories of the scenes flickered and played out silently.
In this era, these secrets, witches, beings of other planes, spirits......
Wix doesn't understand why these mysterious beings find themselves, as if they have some mysterious connection with them?
[The deceased], remember that this is what Sebas called himself at the beginning. I wonder if there is a mysterious connection between this [Dead] and [Forsaken]?
The dim light, the faint incense, and a single wooden bed that was not soft, but even a little uncomfortable.
That's the reward Vickers received after the feast, well, not a reward.
Vickers put his right hand on his face, narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt the endless power flowing in his body, and now he even had a feeling that he couldn't stop wanting to go out and raise his sword to fight with others.
There is no doubt that this is a side effect of increasing his strength stats.
"Smack!" a palm-shaped dent appeared on the wall beside Vickers, a terrifying force that could send an adult to heaven with a single palm.
Vickers smiled bitterly, he didn't expect that he would one day become such a terrifying person, I really don't know, for his current position, should he be a nobleman with a terrible earl or a warrior with terrifying force, or a war nobleman with warrior strength?
"Huh...... "Earl, Vickers didn't expect that he would one day become a noble earl, just at the banquet just now. This undoubtedly had a great impact on the people present at the time, but if you think about it seriously, I am afraid that the greater impact should have been brought by Sebas.
Count Sebas............ Count of Rollina...... The king's close retainers................................................................................................ (To be continued......)