Chapter 251
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For the orc clan, Sui Xiong has never had much affection.
This is not some kind of racial discrimination - as a jellyfish, Sui Xiong does not discriminate against even recognized inferior creatures such as goblins, how can he discriminate against orcs with splendid civilizations? The reason why he does not like orcs is mainly because of two reasons.
The first reason is that the orcs are keen on slaughtering sacrifices.
Slaughter sacrifice was a very common method of sacrifice, but the orcs were especially fond of it. In their culture, it is common to invade others for the sake of sacrifice and to capture captives as sacrifices. This kind of slaughter often occurs not only between orcs and other races, but also between orc races, and even among other races.
In contrast, humans, elves, gnomes, and dwarves often sacrifice by killing, but they never go to war for the sake of sacrifice, let alone kill their own people as sacrifices.
Sui Xiong felt that a race capable of waging war and killing its own people for the sake of sacrifice was fundamentally different from the races he knew and recognized. Although it sounds weird, he really has a sense of "not my race" towards orcs, and has always shown a detached attitude.
The second reason lies in the belief of the orcs.
On the issue of faith, Sui Xiong is an unwavering "liberal of faith". He believes that every person, even every intelligent being, has the right to freely decide what he or she believes. To believe or not to believe in a certain god, to believe in this god or to believe in that god, or to believe in an idea, or even to believe in nothing...... All of this is the sacrosanct freedom of the individual, something that does not need to be dictated by outsiders.
He made this view one of the basic national policies of the Northwest Republic. In this country, no one is allowed to attack the beliefs of others for any reason or in any way, and various religions and ideas can question each other and debate each other, but it is absolutely forbidden to declare that "those who do not believe in me are guilty" or that "such and such faith is guilty."
In this country, no matter what god you believe in, you can believe in any god, and even if the god you believe in is hostile, the believers will not be antagonistic because of this - at most, they will think that each other is pitifully stupid and need to find a doctor to treat them.
For this, Sui Xiong once made a heavy rectification. There are many churches that have been rectified, both the churches of evil gods and the churches of good gods.
As a result of the rectification, it is the only country in the world where the clergy of hostile gods can be seen walking side by side, and there will be no offensive words or deeds other than rolling their eyes at each other.
This situation is peculiar to the Northwest Republic, and Sui Xiong does not expect other countries to be as enlightened as himself. But he could not tolerate the "if you don't believe in my God, you're a sinner."
...... This is precisely the mainstream idea of orc society.
The orc society is a deformed society, in which "faith" is a barrier that distinguishes the rights and wrongs of the "people". Only by believing in the orc gods can you be called a citizen of the orc empire, otherwise, no matter how long you have settled here, no matter how much taxes you have paid, no matter how much you have contributed to the country, you cannot be considered a citizen.
"My ancestors have lived here for ten generations" - no!
"I pay more than 10,000 gold coins in taxes" - no!
"I shed blood for my country" - no!
For these "non-nationals", the Orc Empire has introduced various discriminatory policies, so that except for the border areas where the rule is weak, there is almost no trace of them in the hinterland of the Orc Empire.
It's not that they can't get there, it's that they can't live there at all.
If that's all the case, maybe Sui Xiong wouldn't be too disgusted. However, the problem of faith in orc society is not only that, they use faith to distinguish between "nationals" and "non-nationals", and they also use faith to distinguish between "superior people" and "inferior people".
Specifically, those who can be inspired by the orc gods and have their prayers answered are superior, and those who cannot be inspired and their prayers cannot be answered are inferior.
Again, it has nothing to do with what they did.
The orc gods' response to their faith is clear, and only believers whose blood and mind are controlled by them will respond to them. And whether it is blood or mind, as long as one of them is out of control, they will no longer respond to it.
This is also the origin of "half-orcs".
Half-orcs are not necessarily a mixture of orcs and other races, as long as they cannot be inspired by the orc gods and their prayers cannot be answered, they will immediately become half-orcs.
And personally, whether it is because of the innate bloodline that cannot be controlled, or because of the acquired awakening to get rid of control, will become a half-orc.
The group of half-orcs is large and numerous, but in the orc empire, their status is very low. No matter how much they contribute, they are still discriminated against and persecuted. They do the hardest work and receive the least pay, so much so that most orcs are tortured to death, often barely living to middle age.
Because of the persecution, the orcs often fled in groups, and there were many orcs in the Northwest Republic.
They risked their lives to cross the vast Gobi, not to gain any benefits, but to find a place where they could live in peace and stability.
Sui Xiong's friend, "Iron Lion" Morani, is a half-orc, and over the years, he has gathered many fleeing half-orcs, and gradually spread his faith among the half-orc community. Because of his status, he was also easily believed by orcs. According to the current trend, perhaps in a few decades or even a hundred years, there will be an additional "half-orc" in his priesthood.
At that time, he will be the god of the orcs, and his line may be renamed the orc god line.
Of course, Sui Xiong could not agree with the Orc Empire's persecution of people who did not believe in orc gods, let alone their persecution of orcs - just because they could not be approved by the gods, they would be discriminated against and persecuted, it was simply unreasonable!
He is a sensual person, like is like, dislike is dislike. Where in the world is there so much truth to be taught!
Since he didn't like the culture of the orcs, and he didn't like the attitude of the orcs towards faith, how could he possibly like the orcs?
Therefore, he has no good feelings for the orc group and the orc empire.
Because of this, he is willing to help elves, dwarves, and even other races, but he is not willing to help orcs!