Faith was a very serious thing, and it was not something that could be taken just by saying "I believe" or "I don't believe". Only the recognition from the bottom of one's heart could be converted into faith.
For an extreme example, Josh, a subordinate of Sui Xiong, used to be the chief of a barbarian tribe in the Northern Ice Field. Now, he had turned into a half-dragon and was working hard to produce enough offspring to form a tribe. He hated the Goddess of the Northern Ice Field and Blizzard very much, but at the same time, he also piously believed in the Goddess. Strong faith and strong hatred fused together to form a deep curse.
This was faith. Even if you hated a god, it did not mean that you couldn't believe in her. The two did not conflict with each other.
Similarly, although the believers of the Goddess of Harvest respected and appreciated Sui Xiong who saved them and was willing to give them eternal opportunities again, it was far from enough to convert their faith.
The key to the problem was "recognition."
Generally speaking, to recognize a god, one must first understand the doctrine and idea of the god, and then compare it with one's own idea. If one could find a point of agreement between the two, then one could preliminarily achieve faith. The more points of agreement, the stronger the faith. If one believed that everything the god said was right and completely gave up his own idea, then he would be a so-called "devout believer." And if one went further and thought that only the idea of one's own god was right, and all other ideas that conflicted with it were wrong, then he would be a "fanatic."
Of course, Sui Xiong did not expect to convert the fanatics of the Goddess of Harvest into his own believers. In fact, it was impossible. Those fanatics still gathered together every day and kept praying, as if the Goddess of Harvest had not fallen. Seeing that they knew that there was no hope, but they did not give up, Sui Xiong did not think that they would change their faith.
Imagining that they would change their faith was an insult to their piety and his own intelligence.
Devout believers were a little better than fanatics. Although they completely accepted the idea of the Goddess of Harvest, at least they could still admit the fact that the Goddess of Harvest had fallen. Facing a hopeless situation, many people began to reflect on whether there was any room for improvement in their own ideas.
Of course, most of them were still the same. They either accompanied the fanatics in praying, or silently mourned, and quietly waited for the arrival of death. Sui Xiong did not want to disturb their rest, so he let them be.
As for those who were willing to reflect and change, they began to learn the doctrine from Sui Xiong's priests, just like those ordinary believers. However, the level of Sui Xiong's teachings was really not that good. These professionals began to put forward their opinions as they learned, and many of their opinions were actually very pertinent and valuable.
Sui Xiong was overjoyed and held a special seminar. In the seminar, he personally introduced his ideas of "development" and "progress", hoping that everyone would start from these two fundamentals and come up with a complete set of feasible doctrines.
The seminar had been held for almost two months. At the beginning, everyone was very polite. Sui Xiong's priest was very polite when he talked, and the followers of the Goddess of Harvest were somewhat restrained. Later, as the exchange of opinions became more and more direct and in-depth, everyone's voices became louder and louder, and they became less and less reserved. In the end, they even started to fight with each other.
If it weren't for Sui Xiong's presence, the two sides would have long fought each other, and no one knew how tragic it would have been!
However, such intense exchanges were also very helpful for the advancement of one's thinking. Not only was it beneficial to the improvement of the doctrine, but even Sui Xiong himself felt that he had benefited a lot.
The followers of the Goddess of Harvest who had lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years had a very high level of understanding and mastery of this world. Although compared with the Gods, their knowledge and talents were far less, who could gather such a luxurious lineup of thousands of Gods to help them discuss and improve the doctrine? Even the Master of Order couldn't do it!
With such a powerful and unprecedentedly large discussion group, Sui Xiong's doctrine was quickly adjusted and perfected. When the discussion was over and the new doctrine was compiled, not only were both sides very satisfied, but even Sui Xiong himself was shocked.
"The 21st century is the century of talents … Damn it, I didn't really understand this until now!"
Soon, the new doctrine was organized and distributed. Everyone who saw the new doctrine, from the God of Justice to the students of the literacy class of Lanxiang Technical School, expressed their deep appreciation for it.
Oh, there were also some who were not satisfied with it. For example, an old black dragon who was hiding in an underground cave and studying the doctrine.
"All the creatures in the world, no matter where they come from or what they look like, have the desire to make their lives conform to their preferences. If this desire can be achieved, they will be happy, and if not, they will be miserable. My Lord's concept of 'progress' is to make our world more and more pleasing to more and more creatures. Therefore, my Lord is a natural God of Kindness, and he represents the most practical direction of kindness, "the old black dragon muttered.
His eyebrows, which were like big pine trees, wrinkled in dissatisfaction. "What do you mean by 'practical direction of kindness'? Isn't it just 'those who go against me are evil'? "
After thinking for a while, he sneered. "Yes, I am evil. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"
"The resources in the world are infinite, but in the same era, the resources that a society can control are limited. One of the most important causes of all kinds of contradictions and conflicts is the competition for resources. My Lord believes that instead of thinking about competing for resources, it is better to work hard to develop new resources or improve the utilization of existing resources. This is the essence of the concept of 'development'. "
"This sounds interesting … For me, instead of competing with others for underground caves, why don't I dig them myself?" The old black dragon pondered for a while and shook his head. "That's too troublesome! If others have ready-made caves, it will be much easier for me to take them! "
After saying that, he breathed out flames and burned the book into ashes. Then, with a flash of light, he split into an incarnation of a half-human and half-dragon, and hid in the void.
After a while, a cold and quiet world hidden in the darkness, as if never seeing the light of day, welcomed a visitor.
"Welcome," said a shockingly tall figure in heavy armor. An astonishingly tall figure dressed in heavy armor said. Even though he stood out to welcome the guests, he did not reveal his true appearance. He was still a dark shadow.
The incarnation of the God of Caves squeezed out a smile and asked, "Is His Majesty here? I have something important to discuss with him. "
"If it's about going against the Void Mask, then there's no need to discuss it." A short, old figure slowly walked over, followed by a shadow that was clearly approaching but could not be sensed at all.
"… What does this mean?" The God of Caves frowned. "Have you made His Majesty the Night King a figurehead?"
"Not a figurehead. This is what His Majesty wants," the figure in heavy armor replied. "His Majesty believes that there is no substantial conflict between us and the Void Mask. On the contrary, there is room for cooperation. So he doesn't want to participate in any action against the Void Mask. "
"… So, if we want to be enemies with him, will you help him instead?" the God of Caves asked coldly.
"That is our secret." The old figure smiled, tacitly agreeing to this statement.
After the God of Caves left in anger, a majestic figure appeared beside the three followers.
"It seems that many people can't sit still anymore," he said. "Our old acquaintance has made a big move this time!"
"But his doctrine is very good, and I think it's worth a reference," the old figure said.
"Yes! If we could meet him before the apotheosis, maybe the Night Gods would be much stronger than now! " The majestic figure smiled. "But it's not too late now. Isn't he on good terms with the young man in the celebration? Let's use this relationship."
He turned to the tall figure and said, "I'll leave this matter to you, OK?"
The tall figure looked a little uncomfortable, but finally lowered his head and accepted the order.
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