Human beings know how to worship the gods, and the gods also instinctively desire the power of faith, one needs to survive, the other needs to grow, and the two hit it off.

With the support of the gods, the development of the human race has entered an unprecedented period of high speed, and if you want to give this era a name, it is the era of the great city-state is the most appropriate.

It was a golden age shrouded in the brilliance of the gods, and at that time, human beings stood on the side of the gods, enjoying supreme glory, and there were geniuses like Plato and Aristotle.

However, although the human population has increased, different customs, religions, and competing for resources of interest still make the undercurrent of calm and all contradictions until that day...... Erupted.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle suddenly joined forces and said something groundbreaking: "Humans should believe in their own hearts, not in the so-called gods." ”

This seemed to be a great rebellion at the time, and war broke out, a war for religion, land, and population, and in the end even the "gods" were not spared, and they were drawn into the chaos.

However, the trio led by Socrates took advantage of the situation and developed the first arcanists, who at that time were called "Godforsaken". They only believe in themselves, so they have no protection from the gods, and they need to face the harsh environment and the exclusion of some believers alone.

Speaking of this, John Ray said with some self-deprecation: "At that time, we thought they were crazy and would choose someone to betray the gods, but I didn't know until later that we were too stupid." ”

The reason why the three people, led by Socrates, made such an appeal was because they were the first to discover the truth about the existence of "gods": the so-called "gods" are only the product of the combination of the beliefs of all beings and the rules of heaven and earth. (computer-like automated program)

They are rigid, they have no good or evil, except that they cannot violate the rules themselves, they only instinctively increase their power, intent on controlling or merging other rules, and God's emotions are swayed by the believer, and they appear extremely moody.

In the end, the god of commerce and wealth became the spokesman of the will of the goblins, the god of the sea became the spokesman of the will of the merfolk and the sea tribes, and the god of nature became the spokesman of the will of the treants and the elves......

In fact, at that time, there were already titles such as earth spirits, sea gods, tree gods, and elven gods, but human beings had no intention of worshipping a single god.

In short, because the Terrans are the only race among the races that do not have a unified faith, the status brought about by the creation of the sacrificial profession by the Terrans has begun to "shrink" in the eyes of the gods, and it is not as important to the gods as those who are inferior in number to the Terrans, but who believe in a single and pure alien race.

If this kind of development continues, it will undoubtedly be a boiled frog in warm water; the status of human beings on the continent will only become lower and lower, and they will even face the embarrassing situation of being replaced, divided, and merged by other races that are more favored by God, and in the end, the human race will completely fall apart and be regarded as a vassal race of various foreign races.

It was precisely because Socrates and others foresaw such a future that they hoped that everyone would believe in their own hearts and grasp the true meaning of the rules. They even hope that the human race can control its own power, and even make everyone become a god, from the human race to the god race.

It's a pity that their plan is too idealistic, and the steps are too big, and they will eventually get the egg.

Although the gods are intelligent and dull, they do not exist at the mercy of man, and in order for man to become a god, he must first give up his belief in them, and learn to control the rules.

For the gods, faith is the source of strength, just as ordinary people have to eat to have the strength to work, and rules are the foundation of the gods, equivalent to their flesh and blood.

The plan of the three Socrates was like not giving them meat, but cutting it off their bodies. Even if this is a means to solve the cow, it is definitely the rhythm of being killed when you go up!(Small note: This is actually like a hacker snatching system privileges through a computer virus; even if the computer itself has no emotion, the firewall will automatically defend and counterattack.) ）

So, as it should be, the plan to become gods was exposed, and the three Socrates were chased and killed by the gods all the way, until they were driven to the path of the stars, and the gods gave up the pursuit for various reasons. In this pursuit, in order to cover the escape of the other two, Socrates resolutely chose to blow himself up, pulling the three closest and best tracking gods into a long sleep.

As for Plato and Aristotle, who fled, they both issued a message: "If the human race is destroyed, we will destroy this world at all costs." The oath.

This was no joke at the time, after all, when they thought about becoming gods, they thought of the preparation for failure and death, which made the gods and aliens alike.

As a result, the sacrifices that were originally performed by the Terrans in the Cult disappeared overnight, while the gratuitous killings of the Terrans decreased. But the gods no longer allow the Terrans to have access to any knowledge of divine arts, let alone hold the position of sacrifice.

Even they joined forces to write the lock of the law that suppressed the knowledge inheritance and physical longevity of the human race in the rules of heaven and earth, so that the average life expectancy of the original 300-year-old human race was cut by two-thirds.

The fertility of the human race has been greatly affected, and ordinary people who could conceive a baby in one or two years are generally two or three years old before they conceive a child.

After that, many of the sacrificial families died out, and the Grand Arcanist retained some of his spell-casting abilities, laying the foundation for the later development of mages.

Originally, everyone could become an arcane master by learning, but because some of the eyebrow chakras were banned, only those with particularly strong pineal glands could use some magic. Although some ordinary people can still become low-level arcanists through hard training, the low-level arcanists at that time were reduced to ordinary hypnotists or street jugglers.

In this way, the ancient arcanists gradually faded out of people's sight because of the change of rules, like a flash in the pan, and the warrior profession of the Terran became the main profession of the Terran to resist foreign slavery.

It's just that this kind of thing happened too long ago, and this part of the record has long been lost in history, and the people who can still know these inside stories are all old monsters who have survived from the age of mythology. It was undoubtedly at that time that John Ray woke up to the truth of the gods and rebelled against the survivors of the Cult of Deity.

It's just that he was relatively lucky, hiding fast enough and hiding deep enough, and later, he had the opportunity to make an "artificial god" plan, make trouble, and even secretly assisted "Nikola Tesla" to overthrow the kingdom of gods composed of alien races.

Of course, the one who stayed in Teacher Lilith's body, the original female priest of the Night Cult, was the model of most human sacrifices at that time, but when she left, she was a little more "cheap" and took away a dagger with a hint of divinity.

As a result, the god who was chased and killed was almost destroyed, if it weren't for John Ray who was passing by to see this scene, and the "artificial god" was lacking a trace of divinity as a sample at that time, this [Lilith] with the same name as Lilith's teacher would really be dead scum.

As for why [Lilith] stayed in Teacher Lilith's body, John Ray was vague, only said that Teacher Lilith at that time was short of life, and only by merging with this [Lilith] could he survive or something......

Edison believed his words, after all, so many ancient secrets have been said, there is no need to lie to him in such a place, right?

And the content of this statement also explains some of Edison's doubts when reading books and practicing, but he never expected that the truth would be more cruel than he imagined.

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(PS1: To explain a little here, in my setting, Arcanist is undoubtedly better suited to spellcasting in a magical block before being sealed by the gods, while Mage is better suited to spellcasting in a rule-changing environment.) Just like different mobile phones need to be powered by different boards, there is no essential difference between the two, and in the end, they are all competing for the control and application of rules. ）

(PS2: Two more are complete.,I'm tired.,Ask for a recommendation ticket to comfort.,I can only ask for this more before it's on the shelf.,Anyway, the recommendation ticket doesn't cost money.,Just give it to me!