It was getting dark.

After a day of killing, the land was quiet again.

A bonfire rises on the cliff.

It's been a busy day, and everyone hasn't eaten yet.

Although with the current constitution of adventurers, there is nothing wrong with not eating for ten days, but sometimes eating is not only a need for energy supply, but also a kind of enjoyment - a kind of relaxation of the mind and spirit.

As the night fell, the bonfire crackled, and Zhang Jianjun and the little nurse were roasting a pheasant with great interest. Although the ant hills are dangerous, they have the advantage that there are few other fierce beasts in the vicinity, so they do not have to worry about possible dangers as they did when they first entered the wilderness, so they do not have to worry about the bonfires to attract fierce beasts. As for the pheasants, they were brought out of the city, but they were not to be found in the wilderness - and even if they did, they were mostly terrifying beasts. Creatures without strength cannot survive here.

Zhang Jianjun used to be a special soldier, and the level of roasting pheasants was quite good, on the other hand, the little nurse's ability to roast pheasants was a little worse, and she was inattentive and made a big mess, she was angry about it, and threw it directly to Zhang Jianjun, and then snatched the one that Zhang Jianjun had roasted, and Zhang Jianjun shook his head.

The little nurse came to Shen Yi with a pheasant in her arms: "Brother Shen Yi, this is just for you." ”

Shen Yi reluctantly shifted his gaze from the screen and smiled at the nurse: "One thigh is enough." ”

"Eat more, you're tired enough today. The nurse stuffed the whole pheasant into Shen Yi's hand, and then sat down next to him: "I've seen it a hundred and one times, how can I still watch it." Over and over again, it's these big bugs crawling around. ”

"I'm watching their behavior. Shen Yi replied: "The biggest difference between fierce beasts and humans is that they have fixed behavior patterns, including territory, response methods, and attack methods. Especially this kind of group existence, as long as I master the rhythm of their attacks, it will help me a lot. ”

"I see...... I heard that you had a fight with Brother Zhang before we came. It took you two hours to master the frequency of his shots, easily unload his strength, and interrupt his skills. ”

"Except for the easy one, everything else is true. Shen Yi said with a smile.

Not far away, Zhang Jianjun shouted: "I promise, if I fight with him for another two hours now, he won't want to interrupt my skills easily!"

Shen Yi replied in a loud voice: "I also promise, give me another two months, and I can still interrupt your skills again!"

Zhang Jianjun raised the roasted pheasant and placed his middle finger in contempt.

Shen Yi continued to immerse himself in studying the rhythm of the black ants' attacks, as long as he could master the details of the attacks of these soldier ants, then he would have a greater chance of success in the next breakthrough.

The little nurse tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly touched Shen Yi with her shoulder: "Hey, do you have a girlfriend?"

Shen Yi didn't raise his head: "Why do you ask this?"

"If not, I'll be your girlfriend. ”

"You're still young. ”

The nurse puffed up her chest: "Where is it small?"

"......" Everyone was speechless, and the gardener held his head and moaned: "Here we ...... again"

Shen Yi also laughed, he finally understood why the lord had such a headache when he saw the little nurse.

A typical young girl, dare to think and do, have no scruples, even in the land of killing, she does not change her wanton nature, her personality is flamboyant and jumpy, she dares to hate and love, and she dares to show off all her preciousness.

After thinking about it, Shen Yi said: "Do you know that people's aesthetics actually have a lot to do with life? In the past, cloth was a very precious resource, and those who could afford it were all wealthy and wealthy. Therefore, people like to wear wide clothes and long sleeves, because this type of clothing consumes the most fabric and can best reflect their wealth and strength. As the days go by, people regard wide clothes as beauty. The same is true for the chest, in the era of not eating the belly, being able to have a pair of plump breasts/room means that this woman comes from a rich family, and will not sagg due to lack of nutrition, it is a manifestation of wealth and strength, and it has not gradually evolved into a symbol of women's beauty until the later period. ”

The nurse didn't understand for a moment: "So what?"

Shen Yi replied lightly: "If the chest is too large, it will lead to more weight in front of the body, which can easily lead to an imbalance in the center of gravity when exercising, and it is a meaningless burden in an environment that requires strenuous exercise and high-intensity confrontation." If you give the bloody city thousands of years to develop, maybe the women here will be beautiful with small breasts...... You don't have to be proud of that. ”

The nurse was dumbfounded, and not far away, the gardeners were already covering their mouths and laughing.

After a while, the nurse finally reacted, screamed, and slapped Shen Yi desperately: "Brother Shen Yi, you tease me!"

Shen Yi smiled and dodged: "Just kidding you, don't mind." Little girls still don't compare their breasts with people all day long. ”

The nurse stopped moving her hands, she chewed her mouth, and looked at Shen Yi with some anger: "You must have a good match." ”

Before Shen Yi could answer, Zhang Jianjun interjected in the distance: "Actually, even if you have it, it doesn't matter, you can grab it." Anyway, it is impossible to get married here, and there is no marriage registration in the bloody city, and there is no legal protection...... Even if there is registration, it is useless, and it is not illegal to kill people, let alone bigamy. If you can't break them up, you can just plug in them. ”

The nurse was very angry and crossed her hands on her hips: "You are not allowed to interject!"

Zhang Jianjun spread his hands: "I'm giving you an idea." ”

Shen Yi said casually: "It's all a bad idea, in the world of death and life, let's think more about survival." ”

"It's because it's such a world that you should indulge yourself, isn't it? Traditional moral constraints don't apply so much here, right?" Zhang Jianjun asked rhetorically.

Shen Yi was about to answer, but a voice suddenly sounded: "Self-indulgence will make life erosive, will be depressed, make people no longer strong, and make people afraid of pain." But those who can achieve success must know how to exercise restraint and be good at self-restraint. ”

When everyone turned around, they saw a young man in a black robe walking out of the forest.

Zhang Jianjun's instinctive reaction was to draw his gun, but he was held down by the lord: "My own person, his name is the priest, and he is our team member." ”

It turned out to be the last member of the M7 team to finally arrive at the designated place.

Zhang Jianjun breathed a sigh of relief: "Priest, no wonder he speaks like a god." ”

The priest's face was straight: "The priest is not a god......

Zhang Jianjun raised his hand: "Don't, don't tell me handouts." I hate Christians, especially fanatics. ”

"You may not believe in God, but where we are, there are miracles!" said Father Masa.

Shen Yi asked rhetorically, "Are you sure this is a miracle?"

The priest replied, "Of course, this is a miracle, only the power of God can create such a great city!"

Shen Yi looked at the lord and then at the nurse: "What about you?

Several teenagers in M7 looked at each other, and finally got their heads up.

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and thought for a while before saying, "In the bloody city, there are many people who believe that this is a miracle, right?"

"Many, only this reason can explain all this. The gardener replied.

The sapper also said: "People do not believe in God because the gods have never appeared." But when the gods appear, you have no reason to doubt them. ”

The priest even shouted: "Therefore, those who do not believe in God will be punished! God's will cannot be violated." God has come to us in this world to sharpen us, to strengthen us, to bless us, and to test us. We should accept it gladly and face it with joy!"

"Wrong!" Shen Yi said suddenly, "The reason why the god is great is because he has never appeared. Because He never appears, He is mysterious, He is omnipotent, He illuminates all things! But when He does appear, He is no longer mysterious, and he is no longer worthy of worship. ”

He looked back at the priest: "Maybe this is really a miracle, maybe there are gods in this world." But he really doesn't deserve to be feared, not worthy of being worshipped. ”

"But God is the most powerful, He is omnipotent, He knows everything!

"Really?" Shen Yi looked at the priest, and a smile suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye.

He suddenly pulled out the moon shot and pointed it at the priest's head, which startled everyone, and then he said, "If I want to kill you, it will only take four seconds." I am stronger than you, so is everything I say a metaphor? You tell me that God is omnipotent, and what is the necessary connection between us having to listen to Him? You tell me again that being ten times stronger can kill you, and twice as strong can kill you, what is the difference between the two? Finally, you answer me, if I, an unbeliever, kill you as a believer, how will God punish me?"

The priest was stunned and speechless.

Shen Yi put the gun back: "I don't have an aversion to religion, but I am very disgusted with one thing: that is, to regard the will of God as a divine will, and to regard all actions that go against the will of God as blasphemy. God has not spoken, and even in this so-called miraculous world, God has not let go of a single fart. The so-called will of God, you have to ask him to tell me personally. Even if he did, I wouldn't have listened. He is certainly stronger than me, but in this bloody city, there are many people who are stronger than me, but none of them are gods. God may be omnipotent, or omniscient, or incomparably powerful, or perceptive, or able to create and destroy the world, but there is one thing He can never do, and that is ...... He is not the truth. ”

After a slight pause, Shen Yi continued: "There can be a god in this world, but he can only kill me, don't want to submit to me, don't want me to believe in him." If I have blasphemed him, if he is capable, he will strike me with a thunderbolt now. He can prove his strength with my life, but he can never prove that it is the truth! Even if he is...... It doesn't mean I have to listen. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his arms towards the sky, as if waiting for the so-called heavenly punishment.

Half loud, no movement.

Shen Yi winked at the priest: "I'm sorry, it seems that even in this miraculous world, your god is not so effective. ”

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The atmosphere fell silent.

Somewhat serious.

I don't know how long it took, the lord walked to Shen Yi's side. He patted the nurse's shoulder and motioned for her to get out of the way, but the little girl stubbornly turned her head and just wouldn't let her.

The lord smiled bitterly, could only sit in the back row, and whispered to Shen Yi: "...... just now"

"I apologize for what just happened. Contrary to the lord's expectations, Shen Yi said suddenly.

The lord was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "You don't need to apologize, I'm just ......"

"No, this should be apologized. The priest is one of your team, and you are my friend, so is he, and I was very rude to speak just now...... That's not good. ”

"In that case, why do you ......?"

Shen Yi thought for a while before answering: "After all, it takes time for people to get to know each other. In many cases, people with different personalities may not be able to be friends, but with different positions, problems are very likely to occur. ”

Speaking of which, he looked back at the lord: "You know that the better the university, the stronger the atmosphere of political discussion. When we were in college, we college students often expressed our opinions on various political environments. The result is often two factions, one in favor of the current Chinese political system, and the other in opposition, hoping to follow the line of radical Western democracy. The two factions often quarrel with each other...... And even a big fight. ”

The lord shook his head, incomprehensible.

Shen Yi smiled: "I can tell you very clearly that different political positions directly affect the friendship between each other." Even if they have been friends for more than ten years, once they have different political positions, it may lead to a huge rift in the relationship. Religious beliefs, like political positions, are both difficult to accept dissent. The unbelievers look down on believers, thinking that they are nervous and believe in an ethereal future. Believers sympathize with the unbelievers, believing that they will be punished by God...... Therefore, believers and believers are inherently opposed, and the contradictions are irreconcilable. ”

The lord's mouth opened wide in surprise, he didn't expect that in Shen Yi's mouth, this kind of thing about faith would be so important.

Shen Yi already laughed: "I'm not evaluating who is right and who is wrong, I'm just saying that different beliefs will inevitably lead to huge friction, which is completely the opposite of beliefs and has nothing to do with feelings." I'm sorry for being rude to the priest, but I'm sure he understands. ”

Of course, he understands perfectly. It's just that after coming to the bloody city, his faith is being accepted by more and more people, Christianity is re-dominating the world, and there are a large number of believers in any district, so he has encountered this situation a lot less. You're just reawakening his past experiences. ”

"Then I have to be glad that he is Chinese, after all, believers are still a minority, they are used to walking alone in the dark. ”

Saying that, Shen Yi jumped out of the car and walked to the priest, and stretched out his hand to him: "I apologize to you for what I just said, I hope you won't mind." ”

"It doesn't matter, God will forgive you. The priest shook back.

Shen Yi's eyebrows raised, and he finally held back the sentence "Lao Tzu is not rare, he forgives". He smiled and patted the priest: "Even if the beliefs are different, at least the pursuit is the same." In the future, talk more about dreams and less about faith, OK?"

“OK。 The priest replied with a smile.

As we walked back, the priest suddenly asked, "Which side were you on in college? I mean, I already know your religious position, but what about your political position?"

"Me?" Shen Yi looked up at the sky, thought for a while and replied: "There is an old saying in politics, called: dictatorship is more efficient, democracy is more dynamic. I don't want to judge the world again, but at least here, I'm a staunch dictator......"

"My team, only I can have the final say!"

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It's dark at night.

Most of them had already fallen asleep, but Shen Yi was still studying the black ants in front of the computer.

"Brother Shen Yi. Someone called him softly.

Looking back, it turned out to be a staff officer.

He was sitting on his own doll soldier.

"Hey, why haven't you slept yet?"

"I'm thinking about something, I can't sleep, so I want to ask you. ”

Shen Yi hugged the staff officer, put him in the car, and casually opened a bottle of beer and handed it to him: "What's the matter?"

"You say...... Gods are great because they are mysterious, not because they are omnipotent?"

Shen Yi nodded: "This is just my opinion." I'm not a psychologist and can't describe human mental activity in scientific and professional terms, but I do know that idols are idols because you are far away from them. The child does not worship his parents because he is close to them. All greatness arises from distance, and it is only because we do not understand that we are sacred. God is worthy of worship because he is more distant than all idols, and exists only in the heart......"

As he spoke, he pointed to his heart: "So the worship of the gods, in my opinion, is nothing more than a worship of the unknown. ”

The staff officer's face showed a look of sudden realization: "So that's ......"

Shen Yi was a little surprised: "What's wrong?, is there any problem?"

The staff officer thought for a while and said, "Remember when I told you that the Bloody City wasn't called the Bloody City before?"

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes, I know." ”

"In the West End, there is a rumor. Saying that the bloody city is not without a master. In fact, it has an owner, but the owner here is very mysterious and never appears. ”

Shen Yi was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the space manager.

The staff officer continued, "I used to be curious, if Bloody City really has a master, then he must be a god. For only God could create such a great world. But why don't the gods ever show up?"

He looked at Shen Yi: "You gave me the answer." ”

Shen Yi only felt a chill rise in his heart: "What do you mean......"

"That's a means of control. As you said, because of the mystery arises awe, and we worship it. Mere strength does not make us afraid, let alone bow down. Thousands of years of war* in the history of the world have never stopped, and mankind has never lacked the courage to resist the great powers in the dark......"

Shen Yi nodded: "So simple oppression is meaningless, it is more important to create a suitable atmosphere...... There used to be no bloody cities, only death camps. ”

The staff officer also continued: "Later, the city appeared, but the person who created it never appeared. ”

Shen Yi interface: "Maybe it's not that he doesn't exist." ”

The staff officer continued: "It's because it's better for him not to show up than to show up." ”

"He gave us a suitable environment to live in...... Bloody City. ”

"He gave us a hope of freedom...... Mt. Babel. ”

"Then we obey like dogs, obey ......"

"Until it becomes an inertial ......"

"I don't know ...... resisting anymore"

"Even though we have a lot of power......"

"We still know only ...... obedience"

Both men said at the same time: "Great because of its mystery, and great because of its greatness that makes us religious." ”

They looked at each other, and at the same time a sense of horror rose in their hearts.

After a while, the staff officer whispered: "The name of that historical monument is called the Tertiary Period." If you have time, please Brother Shen Yi, you must go over and have a look. ”

Shen Yi looked up at the sky and was speechless.