Chapter 899: Justification by Faith, Re-Mention and Propagation
Back in the study, Chateau woke up Atwood, who was still immersed in interacting with nature, and when he returned to his seat, he continued:
"I already know something about nature's response. Now, then, Elder Atwood, can you tell me when you will be able to perceive the power of nature? ”
Under the expectant gaze of Xia Duo, Atwood showed a wry smile: "Lord Lord, this question is difficult for me to answer.
"Although I have received a natural response, I am not sure at all whether I can perceive the holy power, maybe I can perceive it in the next moment, maybe I can't feel it in this life."
Hearing this answer, Xia Duo couldn't help frowning, this was not the answer he wanted, so he asked, "Then what do you feel is missing?" ”
Atwood thought for a moment and replied thoughtfully, "Maybe there's still some ritual missing." ”
"Ritual?"
At the mention of this, Xia Duo immediately remembered the scene where Atwood knelt down in front of him and prayed just now, which was the ritual and norm that Atwood had brought from the Golden Oak Branch, and even had turned into his instinct.
Naturally, the priests of the Lord of Radiance also had many rituals and norms, which Xia Duo knew about, but in his opinion, the role of these rituals and norms was quite limited.
There is a saying on the earth called "justification by faith", which was originally a slogan put forward by a certain religion on the earth during the reform, saying that only true faith can be enlightened and redeemed, and all other external forms are not important.
Of course, Xia Duo himself did not believe in this, after all, in his concept, the kind of god that could neither be verified nor falsified could be regarded as non-existent.
Here, however, the objective entity formed by the new idea of nature seems to exist, whether it is God or something else, Chado is not sure.
But obviously, what is the significance of the external form for such an existence?
Whether it is the ritual that creates the holy power, or the ritual that assists the faith in perceiving the holy power, Xia Duo is undoubtedly more inclined to the latter.
Therefore, when he heard Atwood mention the ceremony, he instinctively thought of objecting, but since Atwood mentioned it, Xia Duo did not want to be too direct, so he proposed:
"Rituals can be had, but they should be as simple as possible, those related to the Golden Oak Branch, those related to the elves, should not be brought in at all, and the rituals related to other gods should also be cautious, it is best not to involve them."
"Yes, sir." Atwood, though puzzled, agreed.
Seeing this, Xia Duo nodded with satisfaction, and hastily canceling all the rituals may not be a good thing, at least it will make Atwood, who was used to all kinds of rituals and norms, at a loss.
As for the others, the literacy education in the Great Xia Collar has only been carried out for less than half a year, and the continuous influx of new collars has greatly reduced the literacy rate.
I don't even know a few words, how can I talk about understanding the world? What do we want to talk about understanding the new concept of nature?
Chadora could almost guess what his people were like when they listened to Atwood's preaching on the new idea of nature, and most of them were at a loss, except for a few who might have understood.
But in the same way, as long as you say it hundreds or thousands of times, it can at least bring them a relatively common basic cognition, that is, "nature gives birth to all things, and all things are natural"!
This has no effect on normal production, life, or study, but once they encounter the elves' arguments about nature, they will instinctively develop a resistance mentality.
This is the battle of ideologies.
It may seem invisible, but it has a profound impact.
As for the "natural druid" that was born on the basis of the new concept of nature, it can only be said to be a kind of bonus.
Of course, yes, if not, forbearance has passed, but the spread of the new natural concept cannot be stopped, because this is an important policy to resist the colonization of the elven spirit.
It's just that without the evidence of the natural druid, the [New Nature Idea] is naturally a head shorter than the [Elven Nature Theory].
As long as the elf says, "My theory is the truth, because I have druids in my family", Xia Duo doesn't know how to refute it.
Therefore, whether it is the spread of the new concept of nature or the birth of natural druids, Chateau attaches great importance to it.
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After continuing to talk to Atwood for a while about the new concept of nature, Chateau was already thinking of sending him off, but at this moment, Atwood again mentioned a question that had been asked several times before:
"My lord, after sensing the holy power of nature, I want to go to Severton to spread the new concept of nature!"
As soon as he heard this question, Xia Duo was a little big, and Atwood had mentioned it several times before, but each time he used the excuse that the other party had not yet sensed the holy power, and fooled him.
But now, now that a natural response had been received and the perception of the Holy Force had become possible, Atwood had rekindled the idea of going to Severington.
However, this time, Xia Duo could no longer use the Divine Power to let him leave and reply to him, because this time it was really possible for Atwood to perceive the Holy Power soon.
Will you let him go when the time comes?
Not to mention that Xia Duo had long regarded Atwood as a trainer for the new natural druids of the territory, how could he be willing to let him go in this situation!
Moreover, we must also take into account the attitude of the elves, the emergence of the new natural druids represents that human beings have begun to get rid of the spiritual colonization of the elves, at least it also means that the druid profession is no longer monopolized by the elves.
Will the elves be indifferent?
It's impossible to think about it.
After thinking about it, Xia Duo put on a serious face and said solemnly: "Elder Atwood, I can understand your current mood, and at the same time, I also want to spread the idea of the new natural concept to Severton, and even the entire Nessryl, and even the elven world, but—
"A new idea, a new force, no matter how great, is very fragile at the beginning of its birth, like the seed of a big tree, and only when it grows can it resist the storms of the outside world.
"I don't think it's time to be exposed!"
Xia Duo said very seriously, Atwood listened silently, his eyes were a little dim, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that it was unrealistic to go to Severynton in a short time, but he was just unwilling.
He thought of the disgusted eyes of his former companions of the Golden Oak Branch, and the arrogant gesture of the elven messenger who had come to deliver the message.
He would love to show them the new powers of nature in front of those people and tell them - you are wrong!
After a long time, Atwood asked again, "My lord, when is the best time?" ”
Xia Duo knew that he had to give the other party a clearer opportunity, otherwise the person who could keep him would not be able to keep his heart, so he said:
"Elder Atwood, as long as you can sense the holy power of nature, within ten years, I will definitely arrange everything so that the new natural concept will appear on the main plane in the open."