Chapter 901: The Devil's Invitation
Song Lan is an out-and-out fraudster, but you have nothing to do with him.
Because he really knows the God of life.
The cultists couldn't ask for the guidance of the God of Life, but he could do it with a phone call, and Nothingness believed that Song Lan could still influence the decision of the God of Life to a certain extent.
He faltered as the questions were thrown at the instructor one after another.
Song Lan easily grasped the instructor's thoughts.
Staunch believers are willing to give up their desires and even their lives for the sake of their faith, but if they can be watched by the gods without having to pay for their lives, no one will be stupid enough to resort to self-harm.
What's more, Song Lan also vaguely mentioned something that is difficult for any believer to refuse—perhaps this is God's test for him alone.
It takes not only courage and unwavering faith but more importantly wisdom to pass this test.
Only wisdom can turn them into good fortune in the following calamities.
But in a sense, the instructor was lucky enough, he may never know that in this bar in the city of Root, he not only received the gaze of two "gods", but also had a pleasant conversation, if it had been placed before, an ordinary person like him would never have won such an honor.
And this fraud continues, and this is also the first time that Nothingness has seen how Song Lan stole other people's believers.
For this professional fraudster, this is really not a difficult task.
In the past, many ascetics who were more determined than the instructors had been so enchanted by the devil that his colleagues were so angry that they criticized such behavior in the church's canons and portrayed Song Lan as the most cunning and dangerous devil of all time.
One of the devil's hobbies is to play with the human soul and feed on it.
"What do you think is the true meaning of this trial?"
If we use the narrative in the classics, the poor instructor has fallen into the trap of the devil and has fallen into this subject carefully woven by the devil.
"First of all, I think a vigilant believer must figure out the essence of this war."
"The essence of war...... Please sir make it clear. ”
The instructor's address to Song Lan has invisibly changed from a recruit to a sir, and his demeanor is closer to a Protestant's advice to his seniors.
And Song Lan had been prepared for this, he took out his mobile phone and opened the news report he had collected while queuing up today.
The war began when the forces led by the Immortal declared war on the Brotherhood and captured the capital of Oasis City, Rila, and then other rebels responded to the mutiny, so that the major cities of the Oasis fell one after another in less than a day, and the regular army of the Oasis failed to make any waves in the face of the long-planned rebels.
If you only look at these superficial news reports, you will subconsciously think that the oasis is raging at this moment and the people are struggling to make a living, which will awaken the desire of people with lofty ideals to defend their homeland.
The Oasis has always had no shortage of people with lofty ideals, and the encirclement war with the Brotherhood was a spontaneous movement set off by local residents and public officials, and although the change ended in failure, the people who really cared for the Oasis never disappeared, they had to succumb to the power of the Brotherhood and transformed into an underground organization that operated secretly.
This can be seen from what happened to Captain Doug after he came to the Oasis.
When members of these civil society organizations heard about the rescue operation prepared by the law enforcers, they came to their aid, and by now, Captain Doug had full knowledge of the inside of the "pigsty", where a large number of people who had fallen into the hands of the Brotherhood in various ways were still held.
Immediately afterward, Song Lan clicked on other video clips in front of the instructor, including videos recorded by some Internet celebrities for social media after the outbreak of the war.
Looking at the orderly life of the people in the video, the instructor was stunned for a long time.
But even if he looked closely, he couldn't see the traces of these big cities being war-torn.
Lira is the main check-in gathering place for Internet celebrities, but in all the videos, Lira is business as usual everywhere, people should go to work, travel to this tourist destination, those venues that are mainly aimed at the rich are still operating as usual, and even some particularly bold Internet celebrities have interviewed rebel soldiers in order to gain traffic.
An unexpected answer pops up in front of you.
The real enemy of the rebels is not the Oasis government and the regular army, but the long-standing cancer of the Brotherhood.
The instructor said uncertainly, "Maybe it's just their words." ”
After all, the evaluation of the rebels over the years has almost always been negative.
"But so far, they haven't taken action against the regular army and civilians, by the way, have you heard of the Twelfth Neutral?"
"The Twelfth Neutral? I know that they withdrew from the Allied regulations. ”
However, for a soldier who has lived in the border city of the oasis all year round and has never left, the biggest impact of this incident on them is that trade with the Twelfth Neutral has decreased significantly, and many of the Twelfth Neutral Nation's specialties have increased in price.
"I've been there, and the Eschinweg army has staged a mutiny there."
"This is indeed a method of the Resistance."
"How many people do you think died in that mutiny?"
"There should be many, hundreds of people."
The instructor gave a number, which was the number of the original regular army in the city of Lut, and from the first day of the war, the commander prepared everyone to sacrifice.
"The answer is less than ten."
"Less than ten?"
"After the Prime Minister was reinstated, he executed the remnants of the party that had conspired with the Barossa Group to carry out a coup d'état, and there were no casualties among the regular army and civilians, and if you travel to the Twelfth Neutral Country one day, you will know that what I said is true."
"Suppose ......," the instructor said, taking a deep breath, "I mean, what does that mean if everything you say is true?" ”
"It means that the garrison and the recruits here don't need to die, but there is a group of people with ulterior motives who are trying to turn this war into a conflict between the rebels and the government forces in the oasis."
The instructor's vision was a little hazy, and he drank the liquor from his glass.
When night falls, it's time when the bar business is at its highest.
For many in the city of Root, it's their last revelry, a night out in the bars before leaving the war-torn city.
The noisy voices blended together, making every word Song Lan say sound extremely ethereal.
"Instructors, the most dangerous enemies, often appear as friends."
The two looked at each other like this, Song Lan chuckled lightly and toasted him with apple juice, "Of course, I am no exception, if you want to distinguish who is the real enemy, you need to have enough wisdom, I believe that the God of Life wants every believer of her to have a pair of discerning eyes." ”
It was late at night.
The instructor unknowingly drank a whole bottle of spirits.
He didn't respond, but Song Lan mentioned that the problem had taken root in his heart, and he couldn't help but think of another possibility.
An all-out war with the rebels is what the commander means.
But before this change came, there were already many rumors in the city of Root.
The Commander was said to be in close proximity to the Skeletons and the "garbage plant", and many people saw them send back civilians who had managed to escape from the clutches of the Brotherhood.
Over time, the local garrison and the Brotherhood became a raccoon dog.
The effects of alcohol reminded the instructor of many things, including his belief in the god of life.
He is one of the "raccoon dogs" in the eyes of the people, but he knows that these rumors are true, and he has seen more than once that commanders have exchanged the heads of fugitives for huge rewards, for which they have cleverly named it "public security fines".
This seems to be a personal deal between the Commander and the Skeleton Gang, and this "security fine" will end up in the Commander's pocket.
The instructors had seen firsthand what happened to those who had been sent back to the Skull Gang, and they had pinned their hopes on the local garrison, but they were never able to respond to the trust of the refugees.
When the status quo cannot be changed, either they will go along with it, or they will have to find another pure land to live peacefully.
Such is the belief in the God of life.
Collecting records of the god of life from all over the world became his interest, and in all the literature he is described as a merciful and loving deity.
At this point, the instructor suddenly figured out one thing.
If there's anyone in Root who least wants the Brotherhood to fall, it's their commander.
In fact, after the collapse of the Skeletons and the "garbage disposal plant", the commander became a chatter.
If the Brotherhood were to lose the war and the Oasis was truly returned to the people here, the Commander's perennial dealings with the Skeletons would be exposed, and reckoning would fall upon him.
Thinking of this, an even more terrible conjecture quickly spread in the instructor's mind.
Because he knew very well that the strength of the commander alone would not be enough for the course of this war to turn into a full-scale conflict between the government army and the rebel army.
There must be people with much higher authority than the commander who are behind the scenes, who have the same mentality as the commander, and know full well that the moment the reckoning comes, they will not escape the sanctions.
And their dying throes are to draw more people into the war.
Maybe he knew this for a long time, but he was forced by all kinds of pressure, so he didn't have the courage to face it until he ......
The god of life chose him.
Despite being close to confusion, the instructor clearly recognized one thing.
If he wants to pass this test, he needs a trusted ally, and these two recruits are undoubtedly the best candidates.
"Mr. ......"
When the words came to an abrupt end, the instructor was in a strong spirit, but found that he was the only one left on the wine table.
Time seemed to jump again, just like when I was in the barracks.
The electronic cashier assistant on the table reminded that the wine money and barbecue money had already been settled.
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"I think you're committing a foul play, how do you say that? Oh yes, illegal business competition! ”
Walking through the streets of the city of Root, Nothingness summed up the conversation just now.
He felt that Song Lan was so proficient that he seemed to have practiced countless times.
This made him suspicious of Song Lan's suspicious behavior in the past.
Most of the time he saw each other, he was comfortably lying in his own home, but was that really the case?
You know, they don't need any complicated ritual to spread whispers to their followers, they can actually be done by lying at home, and for those believers who dream of being watched by the gods, who can withstand such a heart-to-heart conversation?
Nothingness admitted that for a moment at the wine table just now, he almost believed Song Lan's nonsense.
"The most dangerous enemy often appears as a friend? How the hell did you kid come up with this? ”
"What, you want to learn?"
"It's just pure curiosity."
"It doesn't hurt to tell you, sincerity is nirvana, and I moved him with sincerity."
"It's a bad taste, no wonder they describe you like that."
The cunning, dangerous, demagogic devil "If you want, you can make the Brotherhood disappear with a snap of your fingers, but you have to choose such a complicated method." ”
Song Lan just chuckled and didn't refute.
This trip to the oasis was not worth it, at least he figured out the origin of so many little sunspots.
The devil who eats people, the tyrant with a ruthless heart.
This stems from the description of him in the canons of the Church, and from the attacks of the "gods" who lack charisma and lose believers.
But for him, the evaluation of outsiders has never mattered.
"But I still don't understand."
Song Lan walked in front, but instead followed the 'nothingness' behind her.
He also wanted to devote himself to the game, but until now he had not been able to find the game fun.
According to the filming method of Chloe Films, a real hero should stand up at this moment, knock over the fraternity, step on the Oasis Peace Company, and let people remember the hero's name forever.
"Then you should look at the history more."
"Do you think I'll still believe your nonsense?"
"Nothingness" said angrily, he could only guess that Song Lan had not forgotten his original intention, and he had been a strong lover of fighting crickets from beginning to end, so he needed a cricket like an instructor to join him in the next war.
Song Lan continued walking.
The cool evening breeze reminded him of when he first arrived in the city of Root, and it was then that he read about the history of the country.
The encirclement and suppression war is an eternal scar in the hearts of the people of the oasis.
It was that war that established the Brotherhood where it is today and the beginning of a change in the country.
In his view, the most far-reaching effect of that war on the country was the final victory of evil over good.
And some of the things that were lost could only be regained by the Oasis people themselves.
"You say, will the instructor listen to your advice?"
"Yes."
"Are you so sure?"
"He's a man of integrity."
"That's the only way?"
"Nothingness" didn't expect a veteran fraudster to give such an answer.
"Of course it's not all."
Song Lan shook his head, everything must keep pace with the times, even they have to believe in science, "The operating chip he uses is the 'Iron Guard III.', and this model of operating chip has long been outdated in the coalition government. ”
"Huh?"
"Lao Lu can easily hack into this type of operating system."
As Song Lan spoke, Nothingness's eyes widened in surprise, and he stretched out his hand to point at his distant back, unable to speak for a long time.
- "If it goes well, he will be able to hear the whispers of the God of Life tonight." ”
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The small theater of its two hundred and seventy-eight:
Saturday, morning, month, year
When Lu Xiang was entangled like an octopus, Song Lan realized that he had landed.
In fact, neither she nor the baby had much interest in drawing lots, and she just took the opportunity to launch another surprise attack on herself.
The unguardable old Lu - this is his most pertinent evaluation of Lu Xiang in life.
"Don't you care about her future career choices?"
Song Lan tried to awaken Lu Xiang's sense of responsibility.
"Of course I do, but I don't believe that such an important decision can be made by drawing lots, and that's what she was taught."
"Teaching? What teaches? ”
"For the things you like, you have to rely on your own efforts to get it!"
For example, now, as long as she continues to pester Song Lan, this stupid bird will not be able to go anywhere.
The baby's eyes sparkled with wisdom, and she took her mother's teachings to heart.
Night.
Lu Xiang's apartment suffered a major theft.
Nightheron's treasure trove of delicious snacks was ransacked, and the prisoners stole all the snacks she had carefully selected.
(End of chapter)