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Leonard visited Klein once during his regular patrols, and then returned home as normal.

He opened his eyes on the couch, yawned, and began to wobbly between getting up to a glass of water and lying down a little longer.

"Finished talking to your ex-colleague?" In his head, the old voice sounded casually.

"We're done."

After swaying for half a minute, Leonard lifted the thin quilt covering his body and got up to boil water.

It was the middle of the night, a few hours before dawn, and in order not to add length to the gas bill or attract the attention of passers-by, Leonard lit the candlestick, walked back and forth in the dim candlelight, and prepared some supper for himself.

"Old man, does God spread faith to stabilize his own state?"

While lifting the brass kettle above the stove and waiting for the furnace to boil the water, Leonard couldn't help but ask, "Old man, what was the world like in the Quaternary Age?" How do people live? Is it the same with gods and emperors, who have absolute authority? ”

"Your former colleague told you about 'anchors'?"

Parles was a little surprised.

"I think it's weird too...... It stands to reason that if it were an ancient figure of the Quaternary period like Dawn Dantès, I would take the mention of 'anchor' for granted, because you often say something like that. But wouldn't Klein, as the god of the 'fools', feel rebellious to discuss such things? Could it be that the gods 'fools' can really be so merciful? ”

Pales remained silent, diligently remembering the deeds of the "half-fool", but in reality the angels who were adjoining paths had limited communication with each other, even in the Solomonic Empire of the Quaternary Age.

What's more, at that time, Pales was still a young man, growing up under the pressure of Amun, and had a natural fear of ancient existence.

What kind of existence was the former Duke of Antigonus? Pales wasn't much impressed, but he thought that this angel who was a demon wolf but wanted to incarnate into a human was very strange.

Demon wolves are different from the Blood Clan, which has a similar face and culture to humans, as long as they control the urge to hurt people and have more respect for their food, they can integrate into human society without barriers...... But in the final analysis, mythical creatures that have more respect for human beings, are willing to shelter human beings, and can also incarnate into humans should indeed be the more benevolent and kind kind.

"Perhaps." That's all He had to say.

"Quaternary, when I heard you say that if you are disrespectful to the strong, you will be sacrificed with blood, I still think you are really cruel and terrifying."

Leonard waited for the water to boil, and the white steam kept rushing through the iron sheet covering the spout, making a "poof" sound: "But I think now that this rule actually still exists, the gods are indeed kinder than the Quaternary, and people live better than the Quaternary, uh......"

Leonard meditated, never knowing how to express his thoughts.

When he had some questions, the orthodox standard answer would naturally appear in his mind, such as he felt that "there seems to be no difference between a blood sacrifice and a goddess sacrifice to believers?" At that time, a rebuttal immediately appeared in his mind, "No, this is different, the blood sacrifice is the cruelty of the superiors, and it is the capital punishment that appeared in the backwardness of the social system, and the transaction of the goddess must have another hidden meaning." ”

- So what's the secret?

Klein said that if Adam can get 0-08, he will make up for his shortcomings and take a step closer to the godhood, so is the purpose of the goddess to have an ally of the true god?

Even if that were the case, Leonard couldn't feel that sending away 0-08 would become acceptable.

“…… Old man, let's talk about 'anchors'. ”

Leonard pinched his eyebrows in distress and changed the subject:

"Do you think the 'fool' would really be so merciful? Piety is the noblest virtue of the gods, and if the gods do not follow the gods as devout as they do in myths and legends, then why should the gods favor them? If the 'fool' does not proclaim his holiness and allows his dependents not to believe in Him, how does He keep Klein firmly following Him? Because of interests and power? I may not be a very devout believer, but I still feel chills when I hear this, and I want to forget about this blasphemous word......"

"And Klein Moretti's life is normal, his family has been a believer in the goddess for several generations, when was he chosen?"

"I always feel that something is wrong with the relationship between Crane and the 'Fool', old man."

Parles Zoroaster fell silent and did not speak.

……

The next morning, Klein kept the appearance of Dawn Dantès and went to the "Rune Veterans Club" with a somewhat heavy heart.

His heart was not heavy, for he had learned through his own channels and some information circulated by the secret organization that the ship he had seen in Pritz Harbor had come from Behrens, and that it was carrying desperate officers and soldiers of Rune.

Similarly, the Predators of the Predator Cross have been severely injured and have temporarily retreated, but no concrete information has yet been communicated.

Judging by the ship's final appearance, all of the people in Behrens were already unlucky.

He took his personal servant, Enyuni, and got out of the carriage, and the Makht councillor was already waiting outside the door, his expression equally ugly.

"They shouldn't be angry with you."

Councillor Mahert greeted Dawn, and after a few pleasantries, he lowered his voice and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to be so dangerous. ”

"That's my problem as well."

Dawn comforted him: "I also misjudged the intensity of the war. ”

Councillor Makht smiled reluctantly: "Thank you for your tolerance. ”

Either way, the billionaire Mr. Dawn Dantès fulfilled their commission. For some nobles and bigwigs who have lost their juniors, even if they intellectually know that they have nothing to do with Daun Dantès, they are actually inevitably affected by their personal emotions and are prejudiced against Daun who came back intact.

Just as they were about to enter the club, another carriage drove up.

The carriage stopped on the side of the road, and the coachman got down and opened the door for the master. A middle-aged man in a black suit, with two beautiful mustaches, and some fat walked down.

The middle-aged man saw Dawn, and Dawn saw him, and both of them were a little silent.

Councillor Macht looked left and right, and took the initiative to break the silence: "Good morning, honorable Earl Hall. ”

It is quite a rare occurrence that important members of the New Party appear outside the door of the Conservative Club. But Earl Hall was also one of the principals, and even the leader, so it was not too strange to know more about what happened in Behrens.

Earl Hall's expression was a little haggard, and he nodded lightly, which was quite a face-saving for Mr. Councillor, who did not have a knighthood.

"Good morning, dear earl."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Klein chose to say hello, took the initiative to step forward, and took out the well-packed officer badge in his pocket - he thought that the Earl of the New Party position would not come here, and had planned to give it to Miss Audrey when he went to the "Rune Scholarship Foundation" in the afternoon - solemnly handed it to the Earl.

"Ling Lang gave me some help in Behrens."

Klein tried not to bring any personal feelings, but he spoke sincerely: "I am sorry for the loss of a young man. ”

Count Hall was no longer enthusiastic about Dawn that day, and Klein was not surprised. He looked at the badge in silence for a long time before slowly reaching out and picking it up.

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"In the change of divine authority, the true creator seized the 'sun' and became the true god of the 'sun' and the 'hanged man', and successfully took over the Church of the Eternal Sun."

"Under the influence of the path at the top of the sequence, most of the Church of the Eternal Sun doesn't feel any different from the past. The replacement of the emblem has caused many people to feel trepidation, but since the warm and bright sun still exists, it is enough to reassure the people and the believers at the bottom. ”

"It is natural that the devout followers of the Eternal Sun cannot accept it, so they need more rest and reflection."

"Intis needs to be put in order, temporarily in a neutral position, and not to intervene in the disputes between Fursack and Rune, and between Rune and the Southern Continent."

"Kingdoms such as Segall and Lemburg, which believe in the gods of knowledge and wisdom, also remain neutral for the time being."

"In this way, we have entered a period of gentle faith transition."

Edward took 0-08 and wrote quickly on a scroll of paper, with the True Creator overseeing him and preventing him from letting himself go.

"The internal security of Intis has not been greatly affected, and the impact of the divine war has been minimized."

After solemnly drawing a full stop, Edward looked at the real Creator.

The True Creator nodded.

"Don't worry about the affairs of the Mother of Heaven, right? He doesn't dare to appear in the Northern Continent now, nor does he dare to approach the Southern Continent, he can't enter the hidden place, and he can only hide in the current neutral countries of Fenerport and Lemburg, and he shouldn't have the courage to come to you for refuge. ”

"Hmm." The True Creator spoke, "With you like this, it is estimated that the gods will no longer use the Divine Descent Vessel." ”

"Passing the prize."

So Edward went on to write:

"After discussion, the Council of Intis decided to submit to the arrangements of the Church of the Creator, and a new social bill will be introduced in the near future."

"The rules on the application and management of extraordinary abilities are being developed in an orderly manner."

Edward stopped writing: "Do you plan to let me make up the rules?" Don't steal this laziness, 0-08 governance must also have a limit. ”

The True Creator thinks a little:

"I'll leave this to the Iron Cross. Their creed is to make the extraordinary the mainstream of the world, and there are already relevant rules and regulations, but the premise is not to abuse their extraordinary abilities and affect normal production activities. ”

"You can learn from the Byron Empire in this regard."

Edward set 0-08 aside and rolled up the paper roll in the storage box.

"Byron, or the entire Southern Continent, whether it is a commoner or a wealthy person, has a relatively basic understanding of extraordinary abilities. They are often vaguely aware of the existence of 'sequences' and 'paths', after all, the abilities shown by the Rose School and the Church of the Grim Reaper are definitely different, and the abilities shown by the low-level and high-level personnel are different. ”

"Ah, the current Archon Azik Eggers...... Retirement and rehiring? The handling of people's livelihood issues is not bad. ”

Edward touched his chin and gestured casually:

"You can now see the living corpses policing the streets just like the living, the spirit creatures and the necromancers overseeing the safety of the city, the skeletons working with the peasants to clear the land, and over the course of a few months, people have come to a clearer understanding of the extraordinary existence, accepted its existence, and most of them have joined the church because of their desire for power. The Grim Reaper made a huge concession, after all, he didn't really need an anchor. ”

"However, this depends on the absolute influence of the 'Grim Reaper' on the upper and lower levels, and the Grim Reaper has a transcendent status, as long as the two consuls in charge of religion and the secular have the intention of restraining the extraordinary, the extraordinaries at the bottom will not be powerful."

"You can't whisper the law in your disciples' ears, can you?"

If you think about it, it doesn't seem impossible.

It just so happens that both the "hanged man" and the "sun" are ways to exert absolute influence on believers from the top down, in addition to making people praise the sun, they can also listen to the whispers to the point of madness. As long as the true Creator has this intention, the fanatical followers of the Aurora Society will definitely fulfill it regardless of it, and the new believers of the "Sun" path will certainly not have any problem with maintaining social order.

"I will restrain my believers." The true Creator is clearly a believer who has become accustomed to managing extremes.

Edward spread his hands and began to try to pluck out a few of 0-08's hairs, but 0-08 did not dare to move in God's hands:

"Anyway, you can't expect me to solve it with a pen."

"It doesn't matter, you just need to maintain stability. Extraordinary people who think highly of themselves are often just prey. Careerists will wait for opportunities, but extraordinary activity does not mean that their opportunity has come, but that the competition in the extraordinary world will be more intense. ”

The True Creator nodded casually: "You have intervened in my dispute with the Eternal Sun, and there is a high probability that you will be present in the new holy scriptures, and you can choose to find a suitable job in Intis." ”

Edward's eyes lit up, "You don't want me to help you keep the law, do you?" ”

"I still have a lot of things to do, such as going to the Southern Continent to recover the extraordinary characteristics of the adjacent pathways, recovering the uniqueness of the adjacent pathways, and then going to the Eastern Continent to recover essentia or something."

"I think you'd be happy."

"More than willingness? It's a genius idea. ”

The demon changed his words: "But your request must be for me to only toss the wicked, right?" It's not good for the devil to play it, but don't think about turning me into some demon who punishes the wicked and distorts my image, then I won't be an angel. ”

In the mythology of the old days, hell was nothing more than a place to reclaim heaven and earthly scraps, where unwanted scum, pre-Lord, and unbaptized sinners were exiled to wait for the "Day of Judgment," to die again, and then to be saved. Those who live richly are blessed before they die, and they suffer the same after death, because they have enjoyed all their blessings while they are alive.

As for "sinners will suffer eternal suffering in hell", it is a lie, because only heaven can have eternity.

To have eternal life in hell despite suffering is a blasphemy against Heaven and the Lord.

"I am a demon in the new era, I have a good eye for the wicked, I will choose smart people to become demons, and make the world a hell."

Edward said with a smile: "In addition, the astral realm already has my symbol, and the 'abyss' has been integrated into a corner of reality, as long as you have malice and hurt others, you can see the demons and abysses in your heart, and gain strength from them." ”

"It's good if you can really bring all the wicked together."

The True Creator was not impressed: "When the time comes, it will be convenient to serve a pot." ”

"Courage is commendable, but the devil won't be a hyena."

"Let the demons help you keep the law and order, you better protect Crane. But out of respect for the Creator, I will help you maintain order in the country within the scope of my personal interest. When you're ready, head to the Eastern Continent. ”

Edward straightened his coat, put 0-08 back in the box, tossed it into his collection case, and stood up with his cane in hand.

"Fersak is in good shape, and death and sin draw me over."

"Self-destruction may be the best future for the planet, and to this day I still have no expectations for this world."

The demon puts on his hat, smiles and waves goodbye to the true Creator, and walks into the open gates of hell.

"I'll be waiting for you below."

TBC

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I'm in good health, it's not my problem.

It's one of my uncles who has cancer, and it feels like the world is unpredictable.

(End of chapter)