Chapter 3: Blasphemy
"Are you a god?"
Hearing Josh's words, Giovanni's whole body trembled. This answer was nothing short of despair for him!
Think about it, who can know the past and the future, who can blind everyone to save themselves, and who can use such terrible abilities?
Giovanni could not have imagined this answer.
Josh smiled slightly, though he didn't want to admit it, but considering that he seemed to be engaged in faith.
And now 90% of faith is monopolized by religion, and Josh wants to get a piece of the pie or completely destroy them, so Josh can only vaguely talk about this concept.
If you think I'm God, that's okay. Because to us magicians, God is nothing more than a magician who has cultivated to a higher level! ”
This statement is a true statement in the Muya Continent, but it is simply blasphemy here!
But Josh doesn't care at all, what he wants to do in this world is to desecrate the faith of this world and replace it. And there are no gods in this world, it doesn't matter what he says.
"Then God ....."
"Jehovah? He's just a magician, do you really think he's amazing? Okay, it's remarkable, but it's a shame he's out of this world now. ”
"Is that so?"
Giovanni's expression was a little blank, he never thought that the 'truth' of the world was actually like this, which was simply beyond his imagination.
Giovanni wasn't unsuspicious of what Josh said, but it was all too bizarre, and there didn't seem to be any doubt about it.
"Even God, are all magicians?"
"You can think so, Giovanni."
Josh nodded, that's what he meant anyway.
And Josh doesn't think that God will really run out to confront him, if it really comes out, Josh is not very worried, the limit of this world is very low, probably about the third order, which can surpass the existence of ordinary humans.
And Josh, a fifth-order guy, running into this, is simply equivalent to blowing up a fish pond.
Although he learned from the inheritance that this world could actually reach the fifth order if the previous civilization was counted, Josh knew that the previous civilization had died out, leaving some bloodlines at most, but could those bloodlines really pose any threat to Josh?
"Anyway, in this era, the inheritors of those bloodlines have not appeared. It was Edward's guy who really came out, if I'm not mistaken. ”
In that case, Josh has nothing to worry about.
And the guy with heterochromic iris syndrome seems to be able to move the knife, move quickly, and have the ability to be reincarnated, and nothing else is special.
"Your Excellency the Magician, can you also create all things like God? Or can we be like Jesus, turning wine into water, or feeding all people with endless food? ”
At this time, perhaps seeing his father's embarrassment, Pedruzio suddenly asked Josh.
Pedricio was Giovanni's youngest son, which meant that the little guy was Ezio's younger brother, and his question also startled his brother and father, but the two of them still looked at Josh with some curiosity.
"That's a nice question, little one. My answer to you is, I can't. ”
Josh didn't get angry, but squatted down and touched the little guy's head.
However, his action made Giovanni even more worried, because he was afraid that his child would anger Josh the magician, although the magician seemed very kind.
Josh didn't have a bad idea, because the question that this little guy asked was really worth thinking about Josh.
However, Josh only thought about it for a few seconds before he figured out how to answer, and Josh felt that there was nothing bad to answer.
"Not all magicians are good at that, you know? Maybe you're talking about two people who are accomplished in this area, but that's not the direction of my accomplishments. To use an analogy, these two guys are good at taking people to heaven, and what I'm best at is sending them to heaven, or going to hell. ”
Pedruzio nodded in understanding, but his father, Giovanni, understood what Josh meant.
Quite simply, Josh means that maybe God and Jesus are good at keeping others alive, but Josh is not good at that, Josh is a magician who is better at fighting!
Very straightforward, but Giovanni was very understanding.
It's as if he was like Lorenzo of the Medici, who was better at ruling and leading a country, while he was better at being a banker and an assassin, but in different ways.
"A god who is primarily engaged in combat, oh not a magician. It seems that the world is not at peace again. ”
Giovanni shook his head, the problems faced by Florence were already messy enough, and now a magician like a god suddenly appeared, which made him unable to calm down.
Especially this magician is still staring at his son, although in a way it is a kind of affirmation of his own son.
And now it seems that he can't leave, because the magician has said that he doesn't want to disturb Ezio's growth path, and I'm afraid he won't be able to meet his wife and children.
Not to mention them, even Lorenzo himself couldn't see them.
"Excuse me, do you need me to do anything?"
Giovanni wasn't stupid at all, he knew that he was saved by Josh, probably to recruit Ezio to be the little girl's teacher in the future.
He couldn't do anything now, because he knew that what he did was useless, and he might as well get closer to these amazing people and see what they wanted.
"Huh? You're very smart, Mr. Giovanni, though I only intended you to be a bargaining chip when I saved you. But after I reminisced about your life, I realized that you are also the person I need. ”
Josh was a little surprised that Giovanni was so good, but he soon laughed. Although he could see that Giovanni had some ideas, or wanted to figure out what his ultimate goal was, but so what?
"Actually, I wasn't targeting your son Ezio in the first place. It was your ancestor Altai, but then things changed. One of my slacker partners told me that if I want to improve myself quickly, then I need a lot of strength. ”
"Boost your strength quickly?" Giovanni quickly got to the point, but instead of speaking, he continued to listen to Josh.
But what Giovanni didn't expect was that at this time, a burst of silver light suddenly appeared on Josh's body, a very small-looking .... Dragon?
Suddenly came out, and then yelled at Josh angrily, Giovanni guessed that it should be Josh's very lazy partner, right?
"You bastard is speaking ill of me again? I told you weren't asleep! ”
"Please, you're lazy, I'm not wrong about that. And I'm talking to someone else, man. ”
Josh touched the cold sweat that existed on his forehead, Akatosh is really this guy. Why did he say a little bad about him, this thing came out, this is simply not giving Josh face.
It took some time for Josh to calm this guy, but this guy didn't mean to go back, but lazily lay on Josh's shoulder.
"Don't care about this guy, uh, where did we just go?"
"You say you need a power to boost yourself quickly." Giovanni couldn't help but look at Akatosh a few more times before answering Josh's words.
"Well, yes. I need this power, you know what power it is? ”
"Sorry, I don't know."
"Actually, this thing is very simple, and that is the power of faith."
With that, Josh pursed his lips and took a deep look at the statue standing in the church. Gorgeous, magnificent, and with a unique sense of pity for the world, he wondered what it would be like if his statue stood there.
"The power of faith?"
Giovanni quickly understood what Josh meant, especially as Josh stared at the statue. If he didn't know what Josh was talking about, then he really didn't deserve Josh's attention, but his feeling at this moment was really terrifying.
One deity to compete for the faith of another deity?
Although the teachings and ideas of religion have always been resisted by them, and they have always been resisting. But these are mortal wars, and once a god appears in a mortal war, Giovanni can't imagine what it will become.
To put it simply, a group of people wearing armor and holding swords unilaterally slaughter a large group of ragged and unarmed people!
Especially Josh himself said that he is a battle magician, he is not like the previous one who can save people, he is better at killing!
"What are you going to do?"
Giovanni swallowed and asked, he was now very afraid that Josh would suddenly come and say something about it. Although they are also fighting against the Holy See, if this god destroys all the people who have faith, then it will be a great disaster.
"Well, do what your organization is doing, but in a deeper way." Josh thought for a moment and said, but by this moment his expression had become more familiar.
"I hope to overthrow it and replace it, understand?"
"I think, I see."
Giovanni nodded, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily, things weren't as bad as I thought they would. As for how far Josh planned to develop his faith, Giovanni didn't know and didn't want to know, he had already roughly guessed the general purpose of Josh's rescue of himself.
Just as he had thought, Josh spoke, "So I need your help, Mr. Giovanni." I know you used to be a good banker and at the same time an administrator of the Florentine Brotherhood, so I think you would be a very good manager, wouldn't you? ”
Giovanni smiled wryly, and sure enough, it was the same as he thought.
And no matter what aspect he is not qualified to refuse Josh, first Josh saved his family from death, which is already a great kindness, and then the natural status gap between Josh and himself also makes Giovanni have no reason to refuse.
Just as Giovanni was about to nod his head in acceptance, Josh spoke: "Of course, I won't treat you badly." Let me ask you a question, what do you think of us? In terms of strength? ”
"It's so powerful, it's unimaginable."
Giovanni hesitated, though he hadn't seen how Josh killed. But the mere concealment of everyone shows that it is too easy for Josh to kill whomever he wants.
And his teleportation magic is simply a good guarantee for killing people and then calmly leaving!
"And do you, and your sons, want to be like us?"