Monsters Will Die if They Are Killed

"What's going on? Why is that team still approaching the central church? Haven't you sent someone to stop that team?"

It is the evening of July 5th, Year 307 of the Elemental Calendar.

In the center of the Holy Fire Continent, the holy light from the Holy Fire Tower penetrated into the sky, lighting up the already darkened city.

On the streets of the central church, the clergymen walking back and forth looked in a hurry. Some of them raised their heads from time to time and looked towards the east of the city, with worried faces.

In the core area of ​​the church, in a rather simple office, a blessed man with long purple hair sat at the table. He looked at the other two blessed men in front of him with an unhappy expression, and his tone was slightly Ridiculing: "I didn't expect you to be so lazy."

There are two other God Blessed Ones sitting at the table. One is wearing a hooded robe and is silent. He just takes a sip of tea from time to time. The other Blessed One has a crown of thorns on his head and has obvious blood of the people of the wind. Then he sneered and retorted: "Don't tell me that you didn't plan to send someone to intercept before - Lum, I saw you leading a group of priests out to intercept last time. All our people have gone and never returned, don't pretend It’s irrelevant.”

After his bluff was exposed, the purple-haired God-blessed One named Lum remained unchanged: "In that case, Gale, Matthew, do you know why they couldn't come back to report? According to the results of previous observations, that team was full of sinners. Among them, the leading priest has the strength to enter the Chosen One level for the first time, and he is not young, so his potential is not high."

"If we only have this little strength, our team can arrest them in accordance with the regulations in the religious covenant, 'No large-scale team activities can be carried out without the organization or permission of the central church' - but in fact, As soon as they encountered that team, all the people who went to execute it disappeared."

The Crown of Thorns God Blesser named Matthew shook his head slightly: "To be precise, they cut off contact midway through the approach and could not be contacted. I personally suspect that there is a God Blesser in that team... …But which old friend did this? What did he want to do? I can’t guess.”

When he said this, he was really confused. The God-blessed One said with some difficulty: "More than 10,000 sinners who have been judged as guilty hold high the banner of the Lord of Judgment and shout slogans of justice. Approaching the central church...could it be said that they want to say that they are unjustly accused?"

"Absurd! Our judgment has the promise of the Lord of Judgment. There is absolutely no way it is unjust!"

"Don't you think so, Gail?"

At this time, they all turned their heads and looked at the hooded God Blesser named Gale who was still drinking tea.

The purple-haired God Blesser named Rum is the current administrative chief priest of the Central Church of the Holy Fire Continent, that is, the chief priest of the Lord of Fire, while the thorn-crown God Blesser named Matthew is the God of Wind. Chief officiant.

"Amon. The leading priest."

And Gale, who was wearing a hooded robe, the patron and chief priest of the Lord of Judgment, whispered this name. His voice was a bit young, but his tone was full of vicissitudes: "I know that kid. Thirty years ago, I was the one who sealed his position as wandering adjudicator."

"I don't know if those charges are innocent, but Amon is indeed a devout believer in the Lord of Judgment. There are only a few people who are more devout than him, and he was sent to Twilight City a few days ago to examine possible pirates. Traitor."

With that said, Gale put down the tea cup in his hand, and could vaguely see a pair of cyan eyes from the shadow of the hood. He said in a calm tone: "As far as I know, the Lord of Judgment appeared in Twilight City a few days ago. Surrender, that was a fact proven by hundreds of thousands of people, and not long after that, something like this happened again..."

At this point, Gale did not continue, but his meaning was already obvious.

Rum, whose expression did not change even after hearing about the pirate traitor, could not help but inhale slightly after hearing the word Oracle. He and Matthew looked at each other, and then said cautiously: "You mean, this time , most likely Operation Oracle?”

The chief priest of the Lord of Judgment did not speak. He just drank tea silently to express his attitude. The simple conference room fell into silence.

But the silence will eventually end. Soon, as Lum made up his mind, as the chief administrative priest, he solemnly said: "No matter what, we must not let this group of sinners approach the central church at will - there are obviously corresponding measures in various places. I really feel that I have been wronged, so I can just go there, why do I have to come to the church?"

"This time, I will lead the team myself."

He did what he said, and once Lum took action, he acted vigorously, and Matthew and Gale also followed suit and left the meeting room.

As a Divine Blesser, or as a Divine Blesser who can become the chief priest of the Three Gods, how can he not have his own team? Soon, under the call of Lum, twelve heavenly chosen priests formed a small team. Although they could not equip weapons, they were fully prepared in terms of religious covenants and armors.

However, before Rum, Matthew and Gale could lead the team, they heard a notification coming from the wall of the temple not far away.

"That team is coming!"

A priest who was walking on the city wall noticed this scene, and he exclaimed: "So fast! They have reached the middle of the Dawn Plain... That is not the speed that ordinary people's teams can achieve!"

After hearing this, Rumden immediately climbed onto the city wall. He frowned, stood at the top, and looked into the distance.

Then, he saw that the sky to the east of the church was filled with clouds.

The moist wind blew toward the city wall, carrying the fresh smell after the rain, which made the God-blessed One feel a little dazed.

——Boom!

Roaring thunder sounded from the distant clouds, and the dazzling thunder snake flashed in the rolling clouds and fierce winds. Although it was already evening at this time, the sun had not yet set below the horizon. The light of the setting sun still occupied the entire sky, and the gloomy black clouds continued to eat away at the light, bringing wind and thunder and heavy rain.

"So, what's going on?"

The eyes of God's Blessed Ones can penetrate the clouds and reach straight into the sky, and Lum is no exception. His eyes can pass through the extremely thick water vapor, pass through the brilliance of thunder, and see under the dark clouds, there is a mighty force. The team is moving forward in heavy rain.

This is a team of sinners. Most of them have disabilities and should not move so quickly. However, it can be seen that where the sinners who should have no legs have broken limbs, there are new limbs, and around these limbs , with dense white scales growing.

That is a symbol of the blood of judgment - the activated blood of judgment may be the reason why they can regenerate their limbs, and also the reason why they can get close to the rain and move forward in thunderstorms.

Unlike Matthew, who was just amazed, and Gale, who had begun to praise the power of the Lord of Judgment, Lum began to feel uneasy at this time.

——Such a thick water element, such a thick cloud and rain... What's going on? Didn't those rebels on the sea say that the balance of the elements has been broken? Their rituals have obviously been completed...

"We can't let them get close to the church!"

Making a decision in his heart, Lum, who originally just wanted to instruct his team to intercept, decided to be safer by doing it himself. He immediately got up and flew to the place where the clouds were. Before leaving, he did not forget to shout a slogan: "The Central Temple will not allow it." Attack those with ulterior motives!"

The speed of the Blessed One was very fast, even if it was not at full speed, it could easily exceed the sound. Soon, he crossed more than ten kilometers and arrived in front of the team of sinners under the clouds.

As the Divine Blesser and Chief Priest of the Lord of Fire, Lum, at the peak of the Divine Blesser, has all the power of the elements, not just the fire element. He is worried at this time, so he does not plan to say a word, and prepares Directly control the earth element to raise the earth wall, cut off the team's path, and force them to stop.

Huge elemental magic power gathered in mid-air. As Lum stretched out his hand, brown light flashed in mid-air, forming a rotating circular array. The soil on the earth immediately obeyed the command and began to rumble and lift, forming A rock and soil barrier stretching several kilometers long and about five meters high was formed.

However, the team did not stop.

Lum, who was high up in the sky and had shown his strength, was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the gray-haired priest at the head raised his head and glanced at him.

All the people in the team of sinners also raised their heads and looked at the purple-haired Blessed One.

Then, the officiant was stunned.

At that moment, he seemed to be hallucinating.

In front of him was a team walking in the thunderstorm, a team protesting against the unfairness of the ruling, denying the justice of the trial, and coming for true justice and reform. This team was composed of tens of thousands of people, a long stream of people. , in his eyes, suddenly turned into a crawling dragon snake.

And just now, the cold dragon eyes of the dragon snake locked onto him, making Rum freeze.

"Judge, the Lord of Judgement..."

Surprisingly, it is actually an oracle...

In more than three hundred years, there has never been any oracle coming down from the Lord of Judgment. Is there really an oracle coming down this time? Until now, Lum still couldn't believe it.

The team of sinners did not pay attention to Lum's reaction and continued to move forward - it can be seen that the leader Amon just stepped on it and directly knocked out a big hole in the rock and earth barrier used to block it, and then the entire earth wall looked like Dominos fell one after another, completely collapsing.

At this time, Matthew and Gale also came, and they both apparently had hallucinations like that of a crawling dragon and snake. The former was just simply surprised, while the latter, the chief priest of the trial, Gale, was even surprised with a hint of surprise. : "It's really my lord's team!"

For a moment, the three of them didn't know whether they should continue to block it or just watch - Matthew and Gale didn't care about this. Anyway, the current administrative chief priest who manages the church is not them, and Rum also Not knowing what to do, he vaguely felt something was wrong, but he neither dared to take action nor retreat.

Thunder flashed in front of his eyes, and the blazing light illuminated the dim sky and earth. The purple-haired God Blessed stayed in place hesitantly.

And just when he was unable to make a decision.

Suddenly, there was an extremely bright light, like the sun, rising from behind Lum. The dazzling light shone behind him, stretching his shadow forward very long.

A warm breath emerged.

"What!?"

When he noticed the extremely familiar aura, Lum turned his head in shock. He looked behind him, then slowly opened his mouth wide, his eyes blank.

Because he saw that a red-golden sun was rising from the Holy Mountain of Dawn, blooming with holy light, just like the divine light that God descended here hundreds of years ago.

"Boom!"

At this moment, in the dark clouds and above the rolling rain, purple thunder suddenly exploded, and lightning pierced the sky.

Immediately, the brilliance of lightning and the brilliance of the sun lit up at the same time. They slowly approached high in the sky, and the three Gods and the team of sinners were caught in the middle, watching them approach each other.

You can vaguely see the huge dragon and snake phantom rolling in the clouds, and lightning outlines its shape.

"Thunder and fire!"

"It is the Lord! The Lord of Judgement!"

"Lord...my lord?!"

Immediately, Matthew and Gale shouted excitedly, while Rum's tone was completely different from the two divine benefactors. His voice was a little fearful and full of disbelief: "You, wake up." Already?!"

The Lord of Fire, who had been silent for more than two hundred years, actually reappeared because of this small team of sinners? !

Immediately, Rum shuddered. Whether the team of sinners came to redress their grievances was simply a trivial matter. Facing that round of sacred light, his heart was full of fear.

If all the things he did were discovered by the Lord, then he...

Just as the majestic red-gold light swept across the sky and the earth, Lum felt an obviously warm gaze. It was the gaze of the Lord of Fire. This made him feel like he was being seen through, both physically and mentally. At the same time, it also made his mouth dry.

However, the Lord of Fire glanced at Lum and then sighed.

Then, a voice filled with disappointment sounded in the heart of the chief priest of the Lord of Fire.

[You neither dare to show your courage in front of the Lord of Judgement's team, nor do you dare to retreat and admit your mistake to me. 】

[Rum, my blessed one, you have been coveting power and power for these two hundred years - but where is your practice? Where is your path? Where is your heart? 】

[I don’t care at all if you want my power. As long as you have the courage, even if you give up my path, you will still be a hero. As long as you have the determination to ascend to the throne of God and maintain order in the end, everything will be nothing... But you don't have the courage. 】

"My Lord..."

Feeling that all his disguises had been seen through in an instant, Lum's legs softened and he dropped directly from the sky, kneeling on the ground - but the Lord of Fire did not respond.

Because there are more important things to do.

At this moment, in the center of the Holy Fire Continent, on the morning plain in the evening, black clouds and red-gold sunset each occupy half of the sky. Thunder and fire face each other far away in the high sky. Clouds and strong winds roll between the sky and the earth. In the evening, The glow of the setting sun renders the edge of the horizon golden.

The wind is like a knife, passing over the earth, and the clouds and mist are passing through the earth and the sky at the same time. Two figures face each other far above the clouds. The young man wearing the sun crown and the black-haired young man meet again after hundreds of years, just like in the past. Farewell at dawn on the Holy Mountain.

The light on the horizon is gradually dimming, and the setting sun is burning, exuding the last remaining heat before night falls.

Huge spiritual power and elemental power surged around both sides, forming large areas of light flow and phantom shadows of the magic circle. The blue-purple spiritual light and the red-gold magic power were connected at the intersection of clouds and light, forming a clear and distinct image. light flow.

As the setting sun was about to set, two more suns seemed to appear in the gradually darkening sky and earth.

The clouds and mist passed beside the gods. On the ground, led by Ammon, the entire team of sinners raised their heads and stared at the top of the sky in surprise. The same is true for the three Blessed Ones and the central church not far away. Although all the priests are still doing their own work, they all cast their eyes in one direction.

Ishar came to the city wall. He looked at his Lord from a distance and the figure emerging from the thunder in the distance. The God-blessed One couldn't help but look stunned.

"That is...the Lord's teacher?"

Su Zhou stared at the gray-haired god in the distance. The young man who followed him through reincarnation and tribulation in the past was now wearing a crown and classical robes. Although his appearance was exactly the same as before, both his temperament and his heart were the same. They are all very different, looking sacred and solemn.

And Elias stared at the teacher who had left him for hundreds of years and returned from a distance. He was as young as he was hundreds of years ago, but compared to the coolness of the past, the youth at this time was even grander and more towering. In the past, it was like a solitary peak. Although it was so tall and steep that it could touch the ceiling, it was far less like a mountain range than it is now, continuous and strong enough to hold up a world and the sky.

Three hundred and sixty-two years ago, right here, the Lord of Fire and the Lord of Wind established the original central church based on the city of Nessel left over from the previous era.

Here a young god made an oath to all the people. He wore a crown and his eyes were bright.

【I will make an oath with you. The people of Wind and Fire will enjoy peace and happiness here. As long as you keep my promise, I can make everyone in this world equal and there will be no more oppression. 】

[My people, I make a covenant with all of you here. I will lead you wholeheartedly on the road to happiness, and you should obey my ways. 】

Three hundred and seven years ago, at the end of the Farewell, the first holy fire tower stood above the earth, competing with the sun for its brilliance, and the holy light shone on the heaven and earth.

Under the Holy Fire Tower, the two gods talked about the future path of this world.

[Covenants are all things that should be done. As long as they are observed, everyone is a good person. In this way, even if you leave the world and explore the way forward, I will be stationed outside the country to maintain the world. Even if the 'god' no longer appears, the world can still maintain order. 】

[The Dragon of Judgment, condensed from the soul of the earth, can act as an arbiter on our behalf. He is a symbol of the human heart and will lead everyone towards justice. 】The young god said this. Although he was a little tired at this time, he was full of confidence.

[But can people’s hearts really be trusted? ] Another tall god said this, he was a little confused.

[It is precisely because we are not trustworthy that we make religious covenants, isn’t it? 】

Under the light of the holy fire tower, the two gods parted, the people of wind and fire parted in the farewell song, and the elemental calendar was determined.

The young god stood on the holy mountain, looking down at the land, he was full of ambition.

A strong wind swept across, and now, the purple-green dragon eyes and the gray divine eyes looked at each other.

Young people can see hundreds of years of persistence and determination in each other. It is a choice that has been verified countless times and will never be replaced after countless sacrifices.

And the gods can see the blazing fire in the young man's eyes, which is the unquenchable desire and fighting spirit. Even he is not immune to the blazing flames of doubt.

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, in the Central Temple, the thunder of judgment suddenly struck down. It was the first time He failed. Instead of punishing the 'sinner', he lit up the flames of rebellion.

"Lord, Lord, why?! Why did you turn your back on me?!"

Sounds of shock, pain, mixed with endless sorrow and despair sounded in the church.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, when the awakened gods returned from outside the world, what they saw was the betrayal of the calamity fire, the devastated holy city, and countless confused and overwhelmed priests.

Trust was shattered and suspicion grew in the cracks of order.

[Can it be said that the human heart is really untrustworthy? 】

Questions that have not been answered for a long time are still lingering in my mind.

At this moment, the wills of the two gods met on top of the clouds.

"My Lord, forgive me, please forgive me..."

The purple-haired Blessed One shivered under the huge impact, and Lum trembled and prostrated on the ground, regardless of the muddy rain all around him.

He originally thought that as the God's Blesser, he might be just a hair away from the gods at his peak - maybe that was true, but Lum found that he had forgotten that his god had been a god for hundreds of years, and had even started in the Elemental Calendar. He was God before. How could His power be glimpsed by people like me who can't even find the way to God?

After realizing this, he was so filled with shame and fear that he could not lift his head.

——Elias.

——Mr. Su Zhou.

After looking at each other for a long time, Su Zhou, who had clearly understood Elias' current situation from the other's eyes, chuckled. One person and one god slowly descended from the clouds, and they concentrated their spiritual power on the divine light. , landing on the ground just like a mortal.

"Elias, long time no see."

Su Zhou smiled and stared at the god who still looked like a boy in front of him - after merging with the soul of fire, Elias's essence was no longer an ordinary human being, but sublimated into a substantial elemental spirit, in charge of Tal. The power of the fire element in the TARDIS world, so even time cannot leave any traces on him.

But even when he saw a familiar person, the young man did not forget his purpose. Even with a smile, Su Zhou still spoke without hesitation: "Originally, we should have a good time catching up on the past. I also want to know what happened to you during these hundreds of years." How you spent it - but I see determination and firmness in your eyes, which is completely different from what you were hundreds of years ago."

"And I also know that you are curious about why I came with such a team - so let's put those gentle topics aside for now and let's get straight to the point."

[Okay, Mr. Su, my teacher. 】

The God of Fire smiled gently. He looked at the group of sinners not far away, and then sighed softly: "You brought such a group of people here, I knew it. You must be here to blame me." 】

However, under Elias's somewhat surprised gaze, Su Zhou shook his head.

"Blame? No, Elias, what you did was not that bad."

Su Zhou said this with a calm tone: "Actually, you have done a very good job - and based on what I have seen in the current world of Tartadis, I even want to praise you, because you have indeed made Jue Most people have enough to eat and live a happy life, and it only took more than three hundred years to start from scratch."

[Then, teacher, what are you...]

Although he did not hear the reproach he expected, Elias did not feel happy. Instead, he was a little confused and couldn't help asking: "Why did you come back this time?" 】

"For innovation."

The young man replied.

【innovation? 】

And the god asked back.

Turning his head, Su Zhou looked around at all the 'sinners'. He could see faces that longed for justice and hoped for justice. Among them were gray-haired old men and teenagers.

Staring at these faces, Su Zhou turned his head again and looked at Elias. He said calmly: "The movement of the world has its own laws, and existence itself is reasonable. If I want to blame a kind of rationality, blame yours The commandments mean that I have the right answer.”

"I'm not here to blame you, because I don't have a perfect model in my heart. I know very well that I can't do this - Elias, I won't lie, since you think I am Your teacher, then I will tell you frankly."

After saying this, Su Zhou's tone became solemn and cold, and he said in a deep voice: "I came to destroy something."

"Of course, I don't want to destroy your order - what I want to destroy are all the old systems in this society of the people of fire and the people of wind that hinder people from developing towards 'better'."

"My purpose is to enable everyone to live a better life than before and have a broader future than before!"

[Teacher, what do you mean...]

Hearing this, Elias was slightly startled. He glanced at the criminals behind Su Zhou and vaguely understood what Su Zhou meant. However, he was still a little confused: [What you said you wanted to destroy, could it be? ...]

Su Zhou nodded.

"Yes, it is your teachings and judgment."

At this time, the young man put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Elias, your teachings are so strict that people blur the boundaries between morality and law."

"The law is the lowest morality, and morality is the lowest bottom line - but you use the law to force and standardize morality, so that morality in turn becomes the law itself, which also leads to the vast majority of ordinary people who are just morally reprehensible to be punished. Mandatory legal punishment.”

"The most terrifying thing is that the God of Judgment you use to punish and judge is essentially a tool of multi-person tyranny... This is what I must destroy."

Facing the Lord of Fire who still looked confused, Su Zhou shook his head slightly and sighed - even though many ordinary people behind him began to whisper after hearing this sentence, they did not understand why the Lord of Judgement wanted to belittle himself, but he Hun doesn't care.

Stretching out his hand, Su Zhou pointed at the team of criminals.

"Don't you understand? Then listen - these are the victims of your teachings and judgments. No one even wants to speak for them, but they are clearly guilty of crimes they should not bear."

"Elias, listen to the people."

【good. 】

Without hesitation, Elias, who was already wondering what was going on with the team of criminals, turned his head and looked at them.

People did not speak, they just looked at God with eyes that were either longing or numb,

The lines of wishing power were turbulent, and the powerful soul fluctuations made him hear everyone's voices.

——The boy who was displaced due to drought and lost his home came to the deserted farm when he was about to starve to death and ate part of the food he had saved.

Later, he was caught by the farmers who returned and was convicted of theft without complaint. He was too frightened and tried to escape. He was regarded as resisting law enforcement and had his legs amputated.

——An old man who is good at wine, lives in a mountain village. He brews local wine and drinks it alone. The strong wine attracts several adventurers who are good at wine. They exchange drinks with each other and drink together, but the others all get poisoned and fall down. .

During the test, the old man's local wine was judged to be toxic because it contained some herbs from the mountains. People who are not used to it will indeed be poisoned. Therefore, it was judged to be "deliberately creating poison and causing losses." He did so in confusion. He was imprisoned and branded with shame.

——A woman who cleans clothes for others. Because of her beautiful appearance, she arouses jealousy and worry among the women in the same city. Once, someone claimed that some property was stolen from the clothes they sent for cleaning. There was no way to judge whether this was true. The temple general She was put on trial.

In the absence of evidence, unreasonable suspicion and jealousy turned into malice. The Lord of Judgment responded to the dark wish and made a judgment. The priests who found her guilty rashly determined it to be theft and cut off her hands. .

——An old hunter...

Every true and true voice lingers in the ears of the gods.

Why? Why? Why can this be considered a sin? Even if it is a sin, why is it so serious that one has to cut off both hands and feet?

Listen to the voices of unwillingness and confusion in everyone's hearts, and listen to the silent roars and cries in their souls.

God is silent.

【It's actually... like this. 】

He lowered his head and murmured to himself. Elias shook his head slightly, his tone full of disbelief and pain: [I originally thought that it wouldn't be so perfect... but I didn't expect...]

[This, this is indeed wrong. 】

And Su Zhou looked at each other.

"I'm not qualified to say anything, Elias, if nothing else, it's like old Chuck."

"What did he do wrong that was deliberately concealed? If it is true that he did something wrong, what unforgivable felony did he commit that was concealed, and did he have to cut off his hand? Why did you make such a serious decision? Where’s the punishment?”

"Your teachings are wrong."

[...Because severe punishment can make people abide by religious covenants as quickly as possible, and...I don't think anyone will commit a crime at all, so no matter how harsh the punishment or conviction is, it has nothing to do with ordinary people who abide by the commandments. 】

The God of Fire sighed and escaped from the voices of many people. He already knew that his teacher was right. These sinners were indeed innocent. The suffering they suffered was entirely caused by the problems in his doctrine and judgment. Mechanical errors.

However, when he heard Su Zhou's question, he couldn't help but shook his head: [But teacher, human beings are originally such creatures. Most human beings are free. They eat when they are hungry. The more delicious they are, the more they eat. many. Drink when you are thirsty, and the better you drink, the more you drink. Men like beautiful women, women like handsome men, and people will get angry when they encounter ideas that are different from their own. These are all instinctive desires—the root of most sins. 】

[In order to resist these things that would lead people to evil and take the wrong path, I established religious covenants and bound them with laws and the God of Judgment. In this way, most people do love each other - there may be problems with my religious covenant, but it is definitely not called 'wrong', it can only be said to have loopholes. 】

After finishing speaking, Elias did not expect that Su Zhou nodded directly, and he agreed: "You are indeed right, Elias, through laws and precepts, people learn morality. This is something from scratch. It’s really a good way to be first-rate.”

"At the beginning of the new era, your teachings are indeed correct, and I agree with you on this point - but the system also needs to be reformed. The code of a hundred years ago will not be suitable for a hundred years later, and the code of the feudal era will not be suitable for the prosperous society. Modern."

"The future must not be a simple repetition of the past, but more than three hundred years have passed. Elias, your code is still exactly the same as before. Your progress is just a simple repetition."

The wind blew through the flowing clouds, the thunder stopped, and except for the scattered sounds of rain, all sounds were silent.

The three Blessed Ones, as well as Ishar who had arrived not far away, all heard the conversation between the two 'gods' and were shocked by it - whether Su Zhou called the Lord of Fire by his name, 'Eli' Yasi', or the fact that the Lord of Fire calls the Lord of Judgment 'teacher', this is news that has never been heard before.

No one could have imagined that the Lord of Judgment was actually the teacher of the Lord of Fire.

Moreover, what they communicated was actually the foundation of the church, the covenant that all priests must recite!

[But teacher, I have development and progress! 】

Regarding Su Zhou's accusation on this point, Elias obviously had different opinions. He raised his head and seemed to want to refute, but was interrupted by Su Zhou: "Yes, that's right, from the original version of the Doctrine So far, you have updated a total of seventeen books and seventeen commandments - I have read them all."

"But, my student, you are still just asking people to learn more precepts based on the already many precepts. You have not really revolutionized people's thinking."

【Innovation...human thought? 】The voice of the Lord of Fire was a little confused.

"Yes. Innovative thinking."

Su Zhou said calmly. At some point, a religious treaty appeared in his hand. He opened the thick iron book, flipped the pages, and said in an indifferent tone: "People in this world do not steal or rob, because the law does not Permit—your commandments have always been on it, and you have written almost all your sins on it.”

"Leave aside the fact that as society progresses in the future, you will definitely add new commandments... If from now on, the religious covenant no longer restricts crime, does this mean that all your people will immediately steal Are you going to rob it?"

【……】

Hearing this, Elias fell silent, and he somewhat understood what Su Zhou meant.

"Right, you also know that there are still a large number of people who won't do this because they don't need it, have no need, and don't want it."

Seeing that the other party had begun to understand, Su Zhou smiled, then closed the teaching contract and sent it back to his personal space. He said lightly: "In their hearts, because of precepts, education, and human thinking, they have gained more and better things - that is something called morality. This kind of noble thing is what you should do next. Something that’s universal.”

"If you don't try to fill more people's hearts with morality, to the point where they will not commit crimes even if the law does not prohibit it, your religious covenant cannot be called an 'innovation'. No matter how you add new precepts, the teachings will be The thickness of the book has changed from seventeen books to twenty-seven to one hundred and twenty-seven books, which is not considered progress, but can only be regarded as a simple repetition."

"Real progress cannot be a simple repetition of the past." Repeating this sentence again, Su Zhou's eyes seemed to be burning with light, and he stated word by word: "It is precisely because of this, Only then would Old Chuck be sentenced like that, and only then would no one stop the officiant Edmund from his wanton behavior!"

"As long as there is a priest who has morality in his heart, not just the law, he will question such a sentence!"

Su Zhou's voice shook the world, and even the many priests in the church could hear it clearly. They complained at first, thinking that the Lord of Judgement's accusation was quite arbitrary... But in the end, everyone fell silent.

【gentlemen……】

At this time, Elias seemed to want to say something, but Su Zhou, who was able to listen to the other party's thoughts with his indifferent mind, answered directly before the other party spoke: "You thought wrong again, Elias." Lias, innovation is not that simple.”

"For example, if your teachings not only do not restrict crime, but encourage everyone to rob, steal, and kill at will - how many of your people do you think will respect the law?" Killing in the name of God?”

Seeing the Fire Lord's expression completely lost in thought, Su Zhou laughed.

"I tell you the truth, some people will really do this - but at the same time, there will be people who will not only not do it, but also a small group of people who will strongly oppose it. They will resist your wrong law and overthrow you. , innovate you, and build a new, truly just law on the ruins of the old!"

- Passive compliance. Active compliance. Active resistance.

-Accept the mandatory law to do good deeds. Do good without coercion. Question the bad ones.

——that is, discipline, morality and doubt.

“Real progress requires questioning, destroying some old things and re-establishing new ones, not just adding more laws and more doctrines.”

“This is true progress and innovation—that’s what I’m going to bring to you.”

Elias was silent for a long time.

Then, He let out a long sigh, then smiled and laughed at himself: "Indeed, that's true. 】

[The me in the past... really just kept repeating the same things. 】

"Beyond that, the world has a lot of problems."

At this time, Su Zhou had no intention of showing mercy. He looked at the Fire Lord who had begun to admit his mistakes. Although his heart was full of appreciation, his mouth did not stop.

"Elias, a person's blood can inherit many things, but only acquired morality cannot be inherited. Education, training, practical work and experience are so important to a person, but I am here for you. But there are no universal schools here. People are materially satisfied, but spiritually empty. Build more schools, popularize knowledge, and develop people's wisdom. This is the way you want to go."

"In addition, prejudice must also be reduced, just like the people of the sea are not evil, some of them are just chasing freedom!"

With that said, Su Zhou opened his personal space and took out Sara, who was holding gardening shears, from the wisdom tree. He hugged the dazed girl from the Wind People and used her seriously to speak to Elias: "You Do you think this four-year-old Wind Folk girl is guilty of anything? Just because she is a Sea Folk?"

"I'm not a girl! I'm an adult!"

After Elias shook his head, Su Zhou sent Sarah back who subconsciously retorted, causing a burst of wisdom tree spirits to say, "Bad!" ''Taking away from friends! ’ He reprimanded angrily. He said without changing his expression: "This was originally because of what the God of Wind said, but he is probably in the New World. You should tell him when the time comes."

[Ah, this, He just left a trace of will...]

Elias subconsciously said it, but realizing that he and Su Zhou were not alone here, he shook his head slightly and said nothing.

And Su Zhou immediately understood that the God of Wind might have had an accident, and this topic could not be brought up in public.

Therefore, he directly changed it to the next sentence: "In short, human beings have gone from primitive animal nature, to religious precepts, to authoritarian rule, to the pursuit of freedom, and then to universal unity. These are different stages of development."

"Now that the people are pursuing freedom, you must respond to the people's voice and create a free society for them - instead of forcing people away and to the sea!"

However, when he said this, Su Zhou frowned again and changed his words again:

"No, not for them, but for the people to create a free society themselves. You and I, the 'gods', just need to ensure their safety."

[Why let the people create it themselves? 】

After hearing this, the God of Fire suddenly didn't quite understand, and even all the ordinary people and priests who were listening to the god's conversation didn't quite understand either.

Without God's guidance, what else could they do?

And just a moment ago, wasn't the Lord of Judgment still saying that the people of this world are immature and in need of education? Why is it now that they are being asked to create such a society on their own?

Confusion is spreading.

At this time, Elias also knew very well that without his guidance, let alone taking more than three hundred years to develop into what it is now, it would probably take ten times as long for the people of fire to have enough food and clothing. A slave society is not impossible.

"It's not that you let ordinary people do whatever they want - you are also part of the people, so don't not count God as a member of society."

And Su Zhou is very clear about the misunderstandings of Elias and even many ordinary people, because in fact, he had the same idea some time ago, but just before, when it rained heavily around Qixin City, he had already Understand this.

Therefore, he said with some emotion: "Elias, I know your thoughts very well. You think you can designate all orders and let everything, including the people, act according to your will."

"Of course there is no problem. The current central church is an unimaginably huge government. It governs laws, religions, codes of conduct, emergency disaster response, administrative management, scientific and technological research and development...etc., etc., all aspects are covered. "

"The priests are responsible for force, exploration, economic management, religion, and daily administration. They occasionally work part-time as the Master of Everything. They do everything. Moreover, all priests have good education and have extraordinary power. They can indeed do everything and have great morals. Partially passable.”

Speaking of this, the young man's tone was a little playful: "This big official is so powerful and has the endorsement of the true God. It couldn't be better."

"The only question is, in this ordered world, where do the people fit in?"

"Is the purpose of people's birth just to obey your order? Is the future of people just to produce more priests, extraordinary people and blessed ones? What are the criteria for success? Only by becoming a blessed one can we be considered successful. ?"

"If there is only one standard of success, can this be considered perfect? ​​Can this be considered a good society with multiple possibilities, diversification, and continuous innovation? For another example, if the world loses you, people can still find themselves The way forward?”

"If we don't leave it to the people to develop themselves, do we have to define an 'absolute correctness'?!"

At the end, Su Zhou's tone was solemn.

【this……】

Questions came out one after another, which made Elias stunned. When had he been asked and questioned like this after he became a god? Every question Su Zhou asked was so serious that he had to think about it seriously, and the questions piled up one after another, as if a high mountain was erected in front of him.

Not only that, many ordinary people and clergymen were also stunned.

"Our... possibilities?"

"We, our own choice?"

"What is success...where is our place..."

They murmured to themselves, and some sparks ignited in their eyes - even the priests began to ask themselves: "What I really want to do when I become a priest is not just to become a great priest, not just that. That’s right…”

"Yeah, what exactly do I want to do?"

Su Zhou didn't care about this. He raised his head and looked at the sky that was already dark and revealed the stars.

"Remember the end of the last era? Elias. That, to me, was like a few years ago."

The young man was not exaggerating at all, but the young god looked nostalgic. He recalled, and then nodded slowly: [Yes, I remember clearly. 】

Su Zhou exhaled and smiled peacefully: "Just like ordinary people in the reincarnation world, whether they are people of earth, water, or wind... In the previous era, all ordinary people could only Live and die with God.”

"In this era, reincarnation is still repeating - God's progress feeds back to the people, and God's stagnation also stagnates the people."

"You are probably too busy because of something and have stopped thinking in this area, so the development of the world has stopped here. This is what is missing in your order."

"You lack innovation." The young man asserted.

But the Lord of Fire remained silent.

But at this time, Su Zhou laughed. He did not continue to say more, but strode forward and came to Elias in front of him with some surprise in his eyes.

"I'm sorry. My political level is actually not high, and I am also very young. There is room for improvement in both thinking and theory - and to be honest, it is better than designing a perfect blueprint and then discovering its imperfections in the end. , I prefer to admit that it is imperfect from the beginning, and then slowly repair it later. If it can’t be repaired, just replace it with a new one.”

"As an outsider who hasn't been in contact with the world of Tartadis for long, I can't design a complete solution to these problems for you, so I can only question. I'm afraid the real solution is only here. You can do it only if you have lived for hundreds of years."

"So, if you don't mind, let me help you, my student."

Saying this, Su Zhou opened his hand and hugged Elias, who was a little stiff. After the young man was surprised at the beginning, he also stretched out his hand, smiled and hugged his teacher again after a long separation: [... …My pleasure, sir. 】

After the hug, the young man put his hands behind his back. He turned his head and looked at the group of sinners. In his purple dragon pupils, bright light was gestating. He smiled and said: “I’m back, Elias.

"This time, I still want to break the cycle."

The Lord of Fire came to Su Zhou's side. He also stared at the team not far away, still walking towards the central church under the guidance of Ammon, and said softly: [You are back, teacher. 】

【This time, I will still stand by your side. 】

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