Game of the World Tree Chapter 873: Martyrdom
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The falling snowflakes gradually became smaller, and the biting wind blew loudly.
Old John's eyes swept over the dignitaries on the high platform and the people watching, and finally stopped at the trial bishop who was arguing with him.
He sighed softly and said:
"Order does have hierarchies, but the creatures that make up the order should be equal in personality."
“Absolute fairness is indeed difficult, but we should not give up the pursuit of justice because of difficulty.”
"Fairness means opportunity. Every life has a bright future, and every life has hope."
"There is no nobility, no privileges. All beings, whether extraordinary or ordinary, long-lived or short-lived, can respect each other and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results."
“And this is the true pursuit of our Life Church.”
"Sophistry! Ridiculous! How can extraordinary beings be the same as ordinary people? How can long-lived species coexist with short-lived species? These confusing words are just an excuse for you to bring trouble to the empire and realize your ambitions!"
The Trial Bishop scolded.
"But what if it can be done?"
Old John asked rhetorically.
"Impossible!"
The trial bishop subconsciously denied it.
Old John smiled slightly:
"It seems that you have not been to Maple Moon Free Territory."
"Maple Moon Free Territory? It's just a lie fabricated by the elves. It's just a colony oppressed by the elves. Only the ignorant and the deceived will flock to it."
The Trial Bishop sneered.
Old John shook his head:
"How can you know everything there if you haven't been there?"
After speaking, his expression suddenly became pious:
"Maple Moon Free Territory, that is a real paradise on earth, that is the future of the human world!"
"The future? Ridiculous! That is just an illusion created by the Church of Life to confuse believers!"
The Trial Bishop refuted.
Old John sighed:
"However, even if it is an illusion, compared to the Life Church that created this illusion, what has the Eternal Church, which has always used the beauty after death to describe the illusory future, done for the people at the bottom in reality? ”
The Trial Bishop was slightly startled.
He was about to continue to refute, but suddenly he didn't know where to start.
Speaking of which, as a church that is highly tied to the ruling class, a church whose main source of faith relies on professionals, and a church with believers all over the universe, for the vast majority of ordinary believers who do not even have any extraordinary power, The Eternal Church has indeed been separated from them for too long...
Intelligent creatures can all provide the power of faith. The level of the power of faith is directly proportional to the strength of the soul. Maybe the power of faith of a hundred mortals cannot compare with the power of faith of a devout extraordinary person.
In the course of thousands of years of expansion, the interests of the Eternal Church have long been deeply tied to the nobility and professionals.
As Old John said, they...have indeed not paid attention to ordinary people for a long time.
Perhaps in peaceful times, they can rely on the oppression of the ruling class to maintain the unity of their faith. However, when magic revives and the world is in turmoil, this former way of rule will inevitably be impacted.
Old John’s rhetorical question left the trial bishop at a loss for words. Seeing the trial bishop’s flaw, Old John continued:
"I used to be a devout eternal believer. It wasn't until I went to the Maple Moon Free Territory that I realized what true equality is for the people, and what the real hope is for the people..."
"I saw with my own eyes that each and every insensitive refugee found the meaning of life and hope for the future in Maple Moon Free Territory."
"There, there is no nobility, no oppression, everyone is equal, and everyone can fight for their own future."
"Under the reforms of the Church of Life, no nobles have a monopoly on extraordinary knowledge, all people share knowledge, and everyone has the opportunity to find their own path."
"Under the guidance of life believers, different races live in harmony, complement each other's abilities, respect each other, and achieve win-win results. In the streets and alleys of Maple Moon's free collar, you can always see the happy smiles of the people."
"Lies can deceive people, but happy smiles cannot deceive people... Mr. Judge Bishop."
"While Life Church is doing these things, what is Eternal Church doing for the people?"
Old John talked about the beauty of Maple Moon Free Territory word by word. Listening to his story, the people watching became more and more serious, and many people showed a look of yearning.
Some church clergy were thoughtful, but most of the nobles on the high platform frowned.
Noting the changes on and off the stage, the Trial Bishop's expression changed slightly.
He snorted and sneered:
"You are worthy of being a preacher of the Church of Life. Even now, you still want to incite the people and let them become a stepping stone for you to realize your ambitions!"
"Ambition? Stepping stone? No, Mr. Trial Bishop, you are wrong, we just want to make this world a better place."
Old John shook his head.
As he spoke, he looked solemn:
"If we are really ambitious, then...the ambition is to allow everyone to have personal equality and let everyone have a bright future."
"If there really is a stepping stone, then we believers in life are willing to be the first stepping stone on this difficult road!"
"Crazy, you are already crazy, you have been completely bewitched and crazy by the hypocritical teachings of the goddess of life!"
Looking at the fanatical old John, the trial bishop scolded in disbelief.
Old John sneered:
"Crazy? No...it's not me who's crazy, it's you."
"Mr. Trial Bishop, you are so high up there that you will never understand the struggles of the people at the bottom..."
As he spoke, Old John's expression gradually became excited, and his voice also had a hint of anger:
"Have you ever experienced the days when you worked hard all day and the harvest was not enough to fill your stomach?"
"Have you ever experienced the days of constantly struggling for a living while enduring bullying and oppression from nobles?"
"Have you ever experienced the tragic experience of giving birth to a child but being unable to bear the pressure of raising it, and ultimately had to endure the pain of infanticide?!"
“Have you ever seen the horror of demons invading and ravaging the village, with the nobles fleeing early, abandoning their people, and allowing the demons to kill?!”
"No, you didn't! You don't even know some of these things!"
"Your communication is only between the nobility and the church. You are used to judging and punishing, but you have never thought about why people resist."
"In your eyes, you only have yourself!"
As he spoke, Old John seemed to awaken the sadness in his heart, and Old John gradually became angry.
His eyes were red and his voice was trembling:
"These things happen almost every moment in the entire human kingdom. People are helpless, people are in hardship, people are confused, and people want help. But where are the eternal church and the nobility?"
"They are having banquets, they are competing, they are enjoying themselves with peace of mind, and everything they enjoy is obtained by exploiting ordinary people!"
At the end, Old John shouted angrily, and the loud voice spread to almost every corner of the square.
Hearing the anger in his words and recalling the things they encountered in daily life, the people seemed to resonate with it. The commotion began to appear faintly. Many people looked at the nobles and the Eternal Church with a subtle look. .
And Old John became more and more excited as he spoke:
"You believers of the Eternal Church are like fireflies in the forest in summer, living in your own world and never knowing the coldness of ice and snow in winter..."
"You are protecting your own interests and will never consider the broad masses of the people!"
"You control the channel of advancement, you stifle progressive ideas, you oppress, you exploit, you are the enemies of the people!"
"It is precisely because of your existence that ordinary people cannot be liberated. It is precisely because of your existence that ordinary people can only struggle on the line of food and clothing!"
"Such a corrupt country! Such a corrupt church. Only by being overthrown can people be liberated from oppression and have a better future!"
Old John’s words were astonishing.
After hearing his words, the nobles on the high platform suddenly changed their expressions, and the expressions of the clergy also changed drastically.
The Duke of Corens snorted coldly and scolded:
"What nonsense are you asking him to talk about? Stop his mouth!"
"He has gone crazy! Let him be burned at the stake!"
The archbishops sitting high above also scolded.
The trial bishop was even more panicked.
Speaking of it, this was just his first time as a judge, and he was promoted from a priest to a bishop. He thought it was a good job that would bring good luck, but he never expected that he would encounter something like this.
At this moment, he seemed to feel the pity looks from his colleagues.
The face of the trial bishop was a little pale. He looked at the angry nobles, then at the ugly-faced church bishops, and finally his eyes rested on Pope Benedict II.
Benedict II did not have any mood swings because of Old John's blasphemous words. Even the vague commotion of the people in the audience did not seem to make him feel disturbed.
He was like a bystander who had nothing to do with him, watching all this indifferently.
It wasn't until he felt the pleading look of the head coach on trial that he lowered his eyelids and nodded slightly.
The Trial Bishop understood immediately.
He took a deep breath and ordered some of the knights around him:
"What are you still doing? He has gone crazy! Execution! Burn him to death!"
I saw him take a deep breath and suddenly shouted:
"People of the Empire! Look, this is the Eternal Church! The fallen Eternal Church! Once their sore feet are touched, they will not consider solving the problem, but will solve the person who raised the problem. !"
"The aristocracy has become corrupt, the church has fallen, people, don't be numb, wake up! Unite! Stand up again!"
"Don't endure oppression anymore! Join the Church of Life and fight together! Overthrow this decadent country, expel this fallen church, and truly establish our own new order of fairness and justice!"
"Shut up! Shut this bastard's mouth!"
The nobles sitting on the high platform were furious and stood up one after another and yelled and cursed.
The ferocious look frightened the young Princess Teresa.
The Judgment Knights swarmed forward and quickly blocked Old John's mouth with a piece of cloth, but his high voice still echoed in everyone's heart.
That is one of the high-level magical arts of the Church of Life [Soul Resonance]...
“Don’t you want to live in an era without nobility, without oppression, full of hope and light, where everyone can enjoy the benefits of magic, and where everyone can have a bright future?”
"Everyone, join us! Life Church can guide everyone to a better future, and every village, town, and city can become a rich and beautiful Zeroland!"
Under the resonance of the soul, Old John's voice seemed to be more infectious, and this infection soon spread. The people under the high platform became more restless, and even the soldiers maintaining order felt it. Extreme pressure.
"Burn him! Burn him quickly! Burn this abominable infidel!"
The nobles and bishops cursed.
The trial knights quickly ignited the flames under Old John, and the white-gold flames burned instantly.
That is not an ordinary flame, but a "purifying fire" that is specially blessed by divine power.
The flames burned fiercely and soon engulfed old John, but his voice still echoed in people's hearts:
"Hahahahaha...the Eternal Church is nothing more than this! Nothing more than this!"
"A single spark can start a prairie fire. When one old John falls, thousands of old Johns will stand up!"
"You can destroy my body, but you cannot destroy my soul!"
"You can persecute the revolutionaries, but you cannot stop the progress of the times!"
“The future belongs to the people, and the future belongs to the Life Church!”
"People of the empire! Stand up! Join the Church of Life, overthrow this decadent country, expel this fallen church, and establish a new order of our own! Establish a world where everyone will no longer Starving and freezing, everyone will have a new order of endless bread and ale!"
"The Church of Life is immortal, and the great goddess Eve is immortal!"
"The Church of Life is immortal, the great goddess Eve is immortal..."
Old John’s voice became weaker and weaker.
The raging flames swallowed him up completely, and his voice finally stopped abruptly.
However, the loud laughter and curses echoed in the minds of the people and could not be dissipated for a long time...
Old John's figure turned into nothingness in the "purifying fire", but the great nobles and archbishops sitting there had no joy of victory at all.
The crowd of onlookers became even more commotion, and the city guards began violent suppression.
Looking at the frightened and angry people under the brutal suppression of the guards, Princess Teresa on the high platform could not bear it:
"Lord Bishop Winster, the common people... don't they have bread and ale?"
"Your Highness, life is inherently unequal. Everyone has his or her own destiny. While some are rich, others must be poor."
Bishop Winster said.
Teresa nodded slightly and couldn’t help but ask:
"There is no bread and ale, so can they buy cakes and goat's milk?"
Bishop Winster was slightly startled.