Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 147:
Before the outbreak of the war, Sui Xiong sent a pastor and met with a pastor of a noble god.
He didn't want to put on some disgusting drama of "the blood flowing from the lower layer, and the chips on the upper layer", but he wanted to inquire about something before he turned his face completely.
Some...something that happened more than 40 years ago.
The place where the two pastors met was a restaurant, which was quite high-end. Inside, there were boxes of rooms, not big, suitable for five or six friends to eat and drink, or two or three people to talk about something in private.
The pastor of Sui Xiong came first. After he entered the door, he cut the stool legs one by one in the house without saying a word/pig/pig/island/novel www.huuo., leaving only one not cut short. Moved to the northwest corner of the room, took out a wood-carved jellyfish statue dyed green, and placed it on the table respectfully, and then worshipped the statue reverently before pouring some drinks on the dining table casually, and then stood solemnly On the front side of the statue, like a waiter, waiting for the arrival of the other party.
After a while, the priest of the noble **** also came.
The style of this priest is completely different from that of the priest in Masked Void. He wears an embroidered brocade robe that is gorgeous enough to make people dare not approach. The robe is densely packed with magic runes. If someone unconsciously uses magical vision to see , Dizziness is mild, and it is possible to be blinded directly. And he himself has a fat head and big ears. At a glance, he knows that he is pampered, with at least four to five layers of chin, and his plump belly. He doesn't know how many people's creams are installed.
In contrast, the priest of Masked Void is much simpler, dressed in linen clothes, light armor, a long staff, and carrying a small backpack, he looks like a traveler. Compared with the priest of the **** of nobility, he was really shabby to the extreme.
But in fact these are all illusions. The pastor of the **** of nobility is not a pampering obese, and the pastor of Masked Void is not a poor traveler. If necessary, any of them can match the hundreds of regular soldiers. The team's ability to not lose out, you can fight if you want to fight, and you can leave if you want to go.
High priests have this ability.
As soon as the pastor of the noble **** came in, he saw the Void Masked Pastor standing solemnly in front of the idol, and then noticed the stools with a few cut off legs and the tables filled with wine, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
According to the rules, in a negotiation situation like theirs, the gods and gods of both sides should be invited out to worship, to show that this is a sacred negotiation under the watch of the gods. But at this moment, apart from the sawed stools, there were only tables filled with drinks. No matter which one was not suitable for enshrining the gods, it made him a little embarrassed.
But this pastor is also a high-ranking priest after all, with a very clever mind, and after a little thought, he came up with a way.
I saw him take out a silver seed from the storage belt, then took out the container of holy water, chose a clean empty bowl, filled it with holy water, put the seed in, and chanted the mantra , So that kind of seed took root and sprouts and grew leaves in an instant. After a while, it turned into a small silver tree. Somehow there was a depression in the canopy, just enough for him to put the idol of the **** of nobility inside. , And then prayed and stood by.
However, during this moment, he used the magic weapon and holy water to temporarily create a shrine.
At this time, it can be seen that the two churches have different backgrounds. The Masked Void Church is a new one. It has talents but lacks resources. The Church of the Noble Gods relies on the human divine system and has deep backgrounds, but relatively little talents. Inferior.
The negotiation has not yet started, and the two pastors have already dealt with each other through the trivial matter of worshipping the gods. Each has its own strengths and it is difficult to distinguish the outcome.
The gods of both sides were enshrined, and the two priests did not speak, but there was a confrontation of gods in the void.
This is the two gods each descending a trace of divine thoughts, attaching to their respective idols, and starting negotiations.
Like this kind of negotiation between senior pastors, most of them are like this. They are just a testimony, which will be relayed to church members and believers in the future. The real negotiation is the deity believed by both parties.
The one who spoke first was the **** of the nobility. He was too lazy to greet him and asked Sui Xiong what exactly he meant? Why do you want to secretly contact yourself when you see the two sides fighting each other?
Sui Xiong didn't play with spears, and really explained his intentions.
"About forty years ago, there was a golden tower city in the Secret Tower Federation. There were both your followers and the knight **** in the city. The two sides were fighting endlessly. Because the knight **** believers were relatively short of money. , Gradually fell to the wind. At this time, a big businessman contacted Yuanhai Commercial Road, so the two sides set off together, but met the legendary sea monster'Undertide' Timsar on the sea, and died in the sea together. Their family members Because I owed money for buying goods, I was forced by your church to be very miserable..." Sui Xiong briefly said the past, and then asked, "I always think that there is something weird behind it, what do you think?"
The **** of nobility smiled indifferently: "There is nothing weird, that sea monster was managed to lure over by my priest. In fact, even the voyage and the time of borrowing were planned by my priest. Of."
"But didn't he die too?"
"Dying for the sake of preaching is a glorious death." The **** of nobility said, "His soul has been taken to the kingdom of God by me. For priests, what is wrong with this way of death?"
Sui Xiong was completely sure, nodded, and asked: "I want to ask another question. Back then, Prince Woods launched a rebellion in the Eagle Kingdom and killed the king..."
"This thing is also promoted by my believers." The **** of nobility did not wait for him to finish, "but it is different from the thing you said before. It was approved. I personally planned and promoted this matter, and for this I sent a legendary envoy."
"Then why did you suddenly retreat after you're done, and didn't get any benefits?" Sui Xiong was not surprised by his answer, but he was very curious about the subsequent development.
The noble **** was silent for a while, then sighed deeply without saying anything.
Sui Xiong waited for a long time, but couldn't wait for an answer. He was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you? Is this kind of thing worth keeping a secret?"
"There is nothing to keep secret."
"Then why don't you tell me?"
"Why do you have to ask?" the noble **** asked back, "Knowing this, what use is it for you?"
Sui Xiong smiled, but did not answer.
What else can I do? It's nothing more than curiosity.
It's just that he is really wondering now, why does the **** of nobility refuse to say?
Could it be... he can't say? Or is it... dare not to say?
Thinking of this, he moved in his heart and asked: "Did someone order you to quit?"
The **** of nobility pretended to be dumb again.
Sui Xiong immediately confirmed his conjecture. Sure enough, after the **** of nobility successfully pushed Woods Igor to usurp the throne, he immediately launched a great purge, originally wanting his church to occupy the eagle in one fell swoop. Kingdom. Unexpectedly, the great purge was completed. Before the fruit of victory could be harvested, he was ordered to push it out by the Lord of Radiance. As a result, it was wasted effort and nothing.
So, why does the Lord of Radiance order him to withdraw? Is it because of a good relationship with the Knight God? Is it because of something else?
Sui Xiong is not sure, but he knows that he won't be able to ask any more information.
Being silent for a while, he said: "I have something else and want to talk to you."
"What's the matter?"
"Don't you think that your doctrine is not perfect?" Sui Xiong hesitated for a moment, and he gave out his own suggestions. "Aristocratic status should be able to go up and down, and the glory of ancestors cannot be let The capital enjoyed by descendants for generations. If the descendants are not useful, they should lose their aristocratic status."
"Like the one you did in the Northwest Republic?" The **** of nobility apparently studied the aristocracy system of the Northwest Republic, and asked with a sneer, "Just turn the ancestors' struggles into mere honors? The people shed blood and struggle," What's the point?"
"The struggle of ancestors is not to make future generations the object of struggle!"
"If you don't want to be a master, who will work so hard! If you don't be a master for generations, who will be so caring about the country and the church! Why don't you read history!"
"People cannot always live in the past. We must look forward and promote historical progress." Sui Xiong persuaded, "Look at the late Emia Lamperus, he promoted historical progress. . Is anyone still following the practices of the wizarding era?"
"After so many years, there has been a Lamperus." The noble **** sneered, "Do you want everyone to be Lamperus? That's not realistic."
"The land of the main plane is limited, but the greed of the nobles is unlimited. If this continues, no family can last. It is nothing more than the people who have been suppressed by greed after decades and hundreds of years. Rise up to resist and eliminate the nobles once-by then, any family will perish." Sui Xiong said, "I have studied history. Throughout the ages, there are very few families over 200 years old, and most families will be fourth. The death of IndoMTL.com during the first or fifth generation is mainly because the descendants have completely degenerated and deteriorated, oppressing the leaders to the point where they have to resist."
"Is it enough for four to five generations to be passed on?" the **** of nobility asked, "The life span of mortals is so short that they can inherit the glory of the family for four or five generations. Isn't it enough for them to fight for it?"
"But why not change to a more gentle method? More progressive, more propelling future generations to continue to work hard..."
"No!" said the aristocratic **** insistently, "in order to distinguish the so-called progress and destroy the long-standing tradition, this is stupid. I will not destroy the interests of my core believers. That is My root lies."
"...Then, only I will do it myself." Sui Xiong sighed deeply, "When the time comes, don't blame me."
"If you can really promote the change of the entire noble system, I must have fallen by then." The noble **** said lightly, "When the time comes, you will tell the new generation of noble gods what we have said today. ."
After finishing speaking, the idol in the temporary shrine shook slightly, and he had already withdrawn that trace of divine thought. (To be continued.)