Chapter Seventy-Nine
Faith is a very serious matter, and it is not a matter of saying "I believe" or "I don't believe" on the lips, but only by approving it from the heart can it be transformed into faith. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
To take an extreme example, Sui Xiong's subordinate Qiao Xiu, who was once a tribal chief of the Northern Ice Plains Barbarians, has now been transformed into a half-dragon and is continuing to work hard to "produce enough offspring to form a tribe", he hates the goddess of the Northland Snow Plains and the blizzard, but at the same time believes in this goddess devoutly. Strong faith and strong hatred merge into a deep curse.
This is faith, and even if you hate this one deity, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can't believe in Him, and there is no conflict between the two.
Similarly, the believers of the Goddess of the Harvest, although they revere and appreciate Sui Xiong, who saved them and are willing to give them an eternal chance again, are not enough to convert their faith.
Again, the key is "identity".
Generally speaking, to identify with a deity, you must first understand the teachings and ideas of the other person, and then compare them with your own ideas, if you can find a point of convergence between the two, then you can initially reach a belief, and the more points of agreement, the stronger the belief. If you get to the point where you believe that everything is right and completely abandon your own ideas, you are called a "devout believer". And if you go a step further and think that only the ideas of your own gods are correct, and all other ideas that conflict with it are wrong, you are "fanaticals".
Of course, Sui Xiong didn't expect to convert the fanatics of the Harvest Goddess into his own followers, which was actually impossible, and those fanatical believers still gathered together every day to pray as if the Harvest Goddess had not fallen. Looking at their appearance of knowing that there was no hope, but they did not give up in the slightest, Sui Xiong did not think that they would convert their faith.
To fantasize that they will convert is both an insult to their piety and an insult to their own intelligence.
A little better than the fanatical believers are the devout believers, although they have fully accepted the idea of the Harvest Goddess, but at least they can still admit the fact that the Harvest Goddess has fallen, and in the face of the hopeless death, many people have begun to reflect on whether their ideas can be adjusted and improved.
Of course, most of them remained the same, either praying with the fanatics or mourning silently, waiting for death to come. Sui Xiong had no intention of disturbing their rest, so he let it go.
As for those who were willing to reflect and change, they, like ordinary believers, began to learn the doctrine from the pastors of Sui Xiong. However, Sui Xiong's teachings are really not at the same level as they are honest, and these professionals began to put forward opinions as they learned, and many of their opinions were actually very pertinent and valuable.
Sui Xiong was overjoyed by this and held a special seminar. At the seminar, he personally introduced his ideas of "development" and "progress", and hoped that everyone would start from these two fundamentals and come up with a complete set of feasible teachings.
The seminar was held for almost two months, at first everyone was still very polite, Sui Xiong's pastor was still very polite when he spoke, and the believers of the goddess of harvest were also a little restrained, and then as the exchange of opinions became more and more direct and deep, everyone's voice became louder and louder, and the reserve became smaller and smaller, and finally even developed to the point of fists and feet.
If it weren't for Sui Xiong in the town, I'm afraid that the two sides would have already hit the dog's brain, I don't know how tragic it would be!
But such intense exchanges are also very helpful for the progress of ideas. Not only was it very beneficial to the improvement of the doctrine, but even Sui Xiong himself felt that he had benefited a lot.
For the understanding and grasp of this world, the believers of the goddess of harvest who have lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years are extremely high. Although their knowledge and talent are far inferior to those of the gods, who can muster such a luxurious lineup of thousands of gods to help them discuss and refine their teachings? The Lord of Order can't do it!
With such a large group of discussions, Sui Xiong's teachings were quickly adjusted and improved, and when the seminar ended and the new teachings were compiled, not only were both sides of the discussion very satisfied, but even Sui Xiong himself was shocked.
"The 21st century is the century of talents...... Nima, I didn't really understand this until now!"
Soon, this new doctrine was sorted out and distributed, and everyone who saw the new doctrine praised it, from the god of justice to the students of the literacy class of Lanxiang Technical School.
Oh, and there are those who are not satisfied with it, such as an old black dragon who is hiding in an underground cavern and studying this doctrine.
"All living beings in the world, regardless of their origin or form, have the desire to pursue their lives in accordance with their own preferences. If this wish is granted, they will be happy, and if not, they will be miserable. Our Lord's idea of 'progress' is to make our world a place that pleases more and more living beings, so that our Lord is a natural god of goodness and represents the most practical direction of goodness. ā
The old black dragon muttered, and furrowed his eyebrows like a big pine tree in dissatisfaction: "What is the meaning of 'good direction in the practical sense'? Isn't it 'those who oppose me are evil'!"
It thought for a moment and sneered: "Yes, I'm originally evil, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
"The resources in the world are unlimited, but in the same era, the resources that a society can control are limited. One of the most important sources of all kinds of contradictions and conflicts is the competition for resources. Our Lord believes that instead of competing for resources, we should strive to develop new resources, or improve the use of existing resources. This is the essence of the concept of 'development'. ā
"That sounds like a lot of fun...... For me, instead of fighting with others for underground caves, why don't you dig them yourself?" the old black dragon pondered for a while and shook his head, "How troublesome is that!
With that, it erupted in flames, burning the Masquerade Void Church Doctrine to ashes, and the light on its body flashed, differentiating into a half-human, half-dragon incarnation and disappearing into the void.
After a while, a dark, cold and serene world hidden in the darkness, as if it would never see the light of day, welcomed a visitor.
"Welcome to your visit. A surprisingly tall figure in heavy armor said that even when he stood up to greet the guests, he did not show his true face, but was still a dark shadow.
The incarnation of the god of the cave squeezed out a smile and asked, "Is your majesty here? ā
"If it's something that is going to be the enemy of the Void Mask, then you don't have to discuss it. A short and old figure walked slowly, followed by a shadow who was obviously approaching all the way, but people couldn't feel his presence at all.
ā...... What does that mean?" the Cave God frowned, "Have you set up His Majesty the Night King?"
"It's not an overhead, that's what Your Majesty means. The heavily armored figure replied, "Your Majesty believes that there is no real conflict between us and the Void Mask, on the contrary, there is room for cooperation. So He didn't want to take part in any action against him. ā
ā...... So, if we are going to be against Him, how can you help Him in turn?" asked the cave god coldly.
"That's our secret. With a smile, the old figure acquiesced to this statement.
After the god of the cave left angrily, a majestic figure appeared beside the three servants.
"It seems that a lot of people can't sit still. He said, "Our old acquaintance is doing a bit big this time!"
But His teachings are very good, and I think they are very informative. The old figure said.
"Yes, if we could meet him before we became a god, maybe our Night God Department would be much stronger than we are now!" the majestic figure smiled slightly, "But it's not too late, isn't he on a good relationship with the Celebration Boy, let's borrow this relationship." ā
He turned his head to look at the tall figure, "This matter is up to you, how?"
The tall figure looked a little uncomfortable, but finally lowered his head and accepted the order. (To be continued.) )