Chapter 13: The Coming Oracle
In the church, Yunia stuffed her little hand into her father's palm, and Ma Wei immediately felt a hot current flow along his palm into his body, like a rushing river, instantly filling his limbs.
He closed his eyes and opened them again, the dark blue glow surging at the bottom of his pupils, the invisible black wings stretching behind him, and he could clearly hear the sound of every bone in his body. Everything changed, the mood that had been a little apprehensive slowly fell silent, the noise in the street sounded so distant, the moonlight was so bright, he twisted his neck, as if he could feel the stretching of his muscles, and his heart beating strongly.
"Help me.... O God.... Present your gifts to your most devout believers...."
"It hurts... It hurts...."
"This human is so strange that he suddenly just stood there and didn't move.... I really want to eat small dried fish. ”
The calm lasted only a few seconds, and countless different voices swept in, the screams of pain before death, the humble and earnest prayers, and the mixture of hundreds of feelings, several times maddening.
Ma Wei covered his head, cold sweat dripping, he knew that it was the voice of the believer, but he couldn't stop it, even if he held the authority of the gods, he still had a feeling of insignificance.
He....
It is not possible to fulfill everyone's wishes.
Not even God.
He couldn't even imagine how God could live in this state every day and every night.
Is this God?
It doesn't look so rosy either....
If only I could shut them up.
"Dad, it hurts..."
The mixed thoughts receded like a tide, and Ma Wei woke up violently, looked at Yunia, and found her wrinkled nose, pouted mouth, and aggrieved face, only then did he realize that he was clutching her little hand, and with all his strength, as if he wanted to crush everything he could touch.
"I'm sorry...."
He quickly let go of his hand, took a few steps back, and said with a complicated face: "Yunia, do you spend every day in this environment?" ”
"Environment?"
Yunia blinked, dazed: "What is this environment?" ”
She couldn't understand it, because she didn't understand the world as others saw it, and for her, the world was the way it was.
"You... Doesn't it feel noisy? ”
Yunia shook her head and said, "Yunia wants to fulfill the wishes of the believers, but she doesn't know how to do it, they always ask Yunia for something very troublesome..."
"It's not your fault, God is not omnipotent."
Taking a deep breath, Ma Wei shook his somewhat dizzy head: "I can't adapt to your strength yet, it's up to you to bless the holy water." ”
"Hmm."
Yunia walked up to the copper pot filled with holy water, stretched out her palm, and whispered, "In the name of Yunia, the goddess of truth, I give a gift. ”
The red glow flashed away and melted into the clear holy water, the process was short and unpretentious, and there were no special visions at all.
With the help of a funnel, Ma Wei successfully poured holy water into the cleaned glass bottle, and then wrapped a thin string around the mouth of the bottle and tied it to the neck of one cat after another.
Each cat raised its head and waited quietly for the priest to work, and when Mavi was done, he would definitely pet their head as a sign of encouragement.
In the end, Ma Wei felt that he should not pet the cat in the short term.
"Let's go!"
At the sound of Fat Orange's order, the cats rushed out like sharp arrows, coming and scattering faster, like a well-trained army in the dark, rushing to all corners of the city.
At the same time, Mavi also opened the door of the church, and people wandering the streets immediately flocked to the church when they saw that the church was open.
"Father! Father! Give me some holy water!! ”
"Please, my son has been bitten by a rat, as long as you are willing to save him, I am willing to do anything!"
"Don't squeeze! Don't squeeze! Don't you understand the principle of first come, first served?! ”
Fear, anticipation, nervousness.... All kinds of complex expressions were condensed together, and the huge pressure was like a mountain that was overwhelming.
But these....
Compared to the despair that Ma Wei had just felt, it paled in comparison.
He straightened up the priest's robes, walked out of the church, stood on the stone steps at the door, swept his gaze over the faces below, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone, go home and see!" The Divine Messenger has arrived! ”
"The good goddess of truth will not abandon her followers, the calamity will eventually be a thing of the past, and the sun will rise as usual!"
"We just want to ask for a little holy water!" Someone shouted.
"There will be, everything will be there! Whoever has the truth in their hearts, the goddess Yunia will surely bless them! Whoever rebels against the truth will be punished! ”
The noise died down, and the people looked at Ma Wei suspiciously, and after a while, not only did someone take the lead in shouting, but everyone rushed to the next church.
In the darkness of the street corner, a man in a monk's uniform saw this scene, quietly retreated into the darkness, and disappeared.
The same situation occurred in several other alleys.
Closing the church door, Ma Wei didn't have time to rest, so he hurried into the kitchen, took a pot of cold water, and put it on the stove.
The holy water will continue to boil, and do everything in its power to save more civilians, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
"Dad, is that okay?"
Yunia followed behind and asked curiously, "Didn't Fat Tangerine say that if the holy water is not given to the believers, they will no longer believe in the truth?" ”
"The truth needs to be followed, Yunia...."
Sitting at the table, Ma Wei picked up his daughter and said: "It's around us, as long as we work hard, we can always find clues, as for Fat Orange's worries.... It's been solved. ”
"Solved?"
"Yes." Ma Wei sighed: "The Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny judges whether there are gods in other churches based on whether the holy water has a role or not, that is, they will closely track the whereabouts of the holy water of all churches. But in the process, they made a very serious mistake. ”
"What's wrong?"
"That's who they are."
Ma Wei explained with a smile: "In the entire city of New Russia, there are four large churches, namely the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny in the Kingdom of Windsor, the Cult of the God of Wisdom in the Kingdom of Popon, the Cult of the God of Judgment in the Kingdom of Frederick, and the Cult of the God of Abundance in the Kingdom of Sardinia. ”
"In the territory of the Kingdom of Windsor, the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny is undoubtedly the most powerful, but the other three major churches have their own believers and kingdom support, although their influence is not as good as that of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, but they are also powerful."
"The trap of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny can only affect the small church, and the other three big churches will not be of the same mind with him at all, after I make tonight's statement, they will definitely distribute a large amount of holy water and take the opportunity to make trouble...."
Yunia tilted her head, her eyes full of puzzlement: "Why are they making trouble?" ”
"It's simple."
Ma Wei said calmly: "Because this is the Kingdom of Windsor, the rights must be unified, in the past, each church was just an accessory to the rule, and many churches were harmless, but after the arrival of the gods, the times have changed, and believers have become fundamental, so in order to prevent other big churches from competing with themselves for believers, the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate will definitely try every means to drive other big churches out of their own territory." ”
"This day is not too far away, and the other three big churches are certainly aware of this, so.... They will cause some trouble for the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny before they have to leave. ”
"Nothing makes them happier than the rivalry between the two churches, so they will try their best to disrupt the plans of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, once the holy water is distributed in large quantities, so much that it overflows people's needs, who knows if there are other gods?"
"And the statement I just made is to steal the fruits of their victory, those people come home and find that the sick in the house have been healed, excuse me..."
"Are they grateful to you, the goddess of truth, or are they some of the other great churches that distribute holy water infinitely?"
"Hmm...."
Yunia thought about it and felt a little pain in her head: "I shouldn't be grateful, it's too difficult to judge..."
"Under normal circumstances, it's true that no one will be grateful, but..."
Ma Wei lowered his voice and said in her ear: "Don't ignore other small churches without gods, you must know that the holy water they distribute is ineffective, so there will definitely be many people who refute the 'holy water is useful' of the priest of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, at that time..."
"The Church of Truth will be the biggest beneficiary!"