For Sophia, armed groups with religious backgrounds have always been insensitive. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If we want to get to the bottom of it, we have to start with the essence of 'religion'. Basically, religion is a cultural phenomenon, or ideology. It was in the old era, out of the spirit of human reverence for the unknown nature, and also reflected the worship and belief in the supernatural mysterious power, which was precipitated by history.

These sediments are then fused with folk tales and connected with each other, eventually creating unfounded myths or canons.

In fact, there are still many religious sects on the modern earth where science was developed in the past life, which shows that this is a kind of spiritual sustenance of human beings for the world and the future beyond the scope of common sense.

In the eyes of Sophia, the once atheistic 'man in black', there is not much difference between so-called religion and superstition, and those believers are nothing more than fanatics who 'believe in gods'.

In her opinion, there is nothing more dangerous than the carrying of weapons by religious believers. What's more, in today's world, the 'gods' are not only fantasy products in mythology, take the 'goddess of creation' believed in the goddess religion as an example, it seems to be a real existence that can be traced on history.

Therefore, because of this, the religious influence on this continent will be greater than that on earth.

The Goddess Cult in front of us is a dangerous adversary that must not be taken lightly, and they possess all the typical characteristics of a radical religious faction.

First, as the state religion, the Goddess Religion dominated political decision-making, and under the current situation of weak royal power, it was able to influence the formulation and implementation of imperial laws to a large extent.

Second, the Goddess Cult advocates an extremely 'xenophobic' offensive doctrine, as evidenced by the tragic oppression of the Asian race in the empire.

Third, the organization of the Goddess Cult is very large, with countless followers, and most of them are strictly disciplined, pious, and have a dangerous spirit of martyrdom.

Fourth, and most terrifyingly, the high-ranking cadres of the Goddess Cult have wantonly distorted the original upright and noble teachings as a means of brainwashing......

Once on the battlefield, the 'men in black' had seen too many such terrible scenes—the cultists, even children, who had not undergone rigorous combat training at all, were only in an unusually high state of mind, shouting the names of the gods, as if they were truly brave and fearless, and they were fascinated and smiling in the middle of the battlefield, and they would die with the enemy at the cost of self-sacrifice.

There is no trace of reason to be found in such enemies, who are so intoxicated with their belief in the gods that they have completely forgotten the fear of death, precisely because everyone is convinced that even if the body is destroyed, the soul will be saved by the gods.

In short, Sophia doesn't want to deal with organizations like this at all if it doesn't have to. Especially in the current situation of the empire, the people are generally struggling with illness and seeking salvation and liberation spiritually, which has become a deep-rooted hotbed of the Goddess Cult, and if one step is not stable, it may set up tens of thousands of enemies.

It's a pity that in order to achieve her sister's answer, Sophia has no choice but to try to get the Goddess Cult to give in and borrow the top of their most sacred tower.

This is no easy task...... But it is not an absolutely impossible goal -

"Hmph, little girl...... Ah no, Miss Sophia, we can ignore your rude remarks as ignorant children's jokes. I believe that the goddess of forgiveness and greatness will not condemn you for this. So, even if it's for your overstepping request, as long as the conditions are right...... We can't talk about it. ”

For example, through peaceful negotiations...... Although they have radical teachings, it does not mean that everyone is crazy. You must know that it is not easy to manage such a large sect in an orderly manner, and the management level of the sect is often some shrewd old fox.

It is as if now, even in the face of strong rejection from the other party, he is still actively seeking ways to negotiate.

“......”

It's just that Sophia just blindly showed an impatient look.

"I don't know what you want to do with borrowing my tower, but if you want to make Zun Rutga Cruznier, who is now a famous hero of national salvation, willing to be baptized, to join the Church, and to build a temple in his realm, and to preach—"

"Don't you understand me, old man, for my father will not join the Church, nor will he allow you to take half a step into Celeria. ”

Again, before she could finish speaking, Sophia rudely interrupted the other party's suggestion.

"Why? This is beneficial to Ling Zun!" the man sitting in the center of the hall frowned and talked eloquently, "With the influence of my sect in the country, coupled with Ling Zun's prestige at this time, he can immediately win a place among the powerful people in the imperial capital. What's more, the people should be very happy that the small border land like Silia can be favored by the goddess. ”

It's all a posture of looking down from a high position, and although it is unpleasant, it may be as it says in terms of interests...... However, Sophia also knows that this is a dangerous condition that must not be allowed.

The people of Silia are simple, the lord Lutga is diligent and loves the people, everyone does not need to pray to the gods, and they can be self-sufficient, and it is a very clean town in the ideological and spiritual sense...... However, if the Goddess Sect is allowed to settle in and preach uncontrollably, it will hide trouble.

You must know that in addition to the extreme xenophobic thoughts, the teachings of the Goddess Sect are also positive. The goddess is a symbol of benevolence to human beings, and the confusion in the early days of evangelism is quite strong, and the results can be imagined. In the worst-case scenario, Celestia will be infiltrated and poisoned for a short time, and his father will gradually lose his actual territorial authority.

From the very beginning, she left no room for negotiation.

"Again, I have no interest in religion...... You just have to tell me to agree to borrow, or not to borrow, don't talk nonsense. ”

"You're ......!"

The bold act of proclaiming himself an atheist on the altar of the state religion once again made the scene agitated.

At the same time, it also means that Sophia has completely cut off the path to solving the problem through negotiation.

"Hmph, if I don't agree!, what can you do, little girl!?"

"Don't agree? Then you can only be forced to agree. ”

Sophia's unstable declaration made the smell of gunpowder instantly permeate, and she could also detect the vigilant gaze of the 'saints' on both sides, as well as their tense and ready to move.

And at this moment, with a loud bang, a crystal window that stood tall shattered instantly, and at the same time, the hat on the old man's head was instantly knocked away by something, revealing the top of his bare head.

"What!?"

"What's going on!"

"[Holy Maiden], protect the High Priest, find the Assassin and kill him!"

The scene immediately became a mess, and the old man, known as the High Priest, was now avoided, and he hid behind the others around him with a bloodless face.

The masked girls around them began to chant incantations in the direction of the crystal shattering, and they probably cast some kind of probing magic.

"Don't waste your efforts, the world's top-level reconnaissance magic has a maximum radius of only five hundred meters. Now, my subordinates are aiming at you from 800 meters away, so no amount of effort to seek the enemy is in vain. ”

Sophia's indifferent speech immediately made fear spread among the crowd.

- What did she say? 800 meters away?

No one had ever heard such nonsense, and even the largest battlefield longbow could only reach less than half the range, and it was even more impossible to aim accurately.

"Hu, nonsense!It must be a bluff!!"

Someone made a similar cry, but then a few sharp winds brushed by, causing the man's pants to fall off immediately, revealing his hairy thighs. On closer inspection, the sides of the trouser belt that he had originally tied around his waist were scraped, leaving blackened marks on the fracture.

The man's legs immediately went limp, and he sat down on the spot. And this scene also made everyone around them dumbfounded, and they didn't dare to act rashly.

"So, do you understand now? As I said at the beginning, I have no intention of dealing with you. ”

"You, if you kill us!, you will be the enemy of the entire [Goddess Cult]!!"

"Don't get so excited, I don't want to fight with such a troublesome organization as yours. As long as everyone cooperates and is willing to rent out the roof for a few days, we will still be safe in the future, but if we don't agree......"

Sophia raised her hand, snapped, snapped her fingers.

In an instant, several more priests were added to the priest who showed his leg hair, and one of them had unfortunately even his underwear wiped off, revealing the unlucky bastards of the 'Dark Forest' and the 'Naughty Elves'. At this scene, even the [Holy Maidens], who had been waiting for the battle, turned their heads in embarrassment.

"It's like this...... My subordinates will follow everyone present every day. From time to time, I will add some thrilling interest to you and your family in your ordinary life......"

True, from the very beginning, she had no intention of negotiating, but intended to take a more practical and effective approach......

No matter how fanatical a religious faction is, there must be an inevitable weakness, and that is the most pious and determined leader at the top of the faction.

That is, in this hall, the old man who was talking to Sophia.

Maybe the low-level believers will selflessly sacrifice themselves for the goddess, but the leaders in front of them are not, they often do not have such a brave and proud spirit.

This is usually the case with the so-called religious class, where the top leaders are the most doctrinal scholars, but at the same time they are also tainted with a secular atmosphere because of their high positions. To put it bluntly, they don't have a fanatical will, but they are just cowards in robes.

Everyone present knew that this was the little girl's message to each of them—a monster that could snipe at the trouser belt in a mischievous version, and could easily penetrate anyone's head whenever he wanted.

Finally, Sophia scanned the audience with a cold gaze, "How about it? Why don't you try it and see if your goddess will shelter these shameless believers who are bare-chested all day?"