The falling snowflakes gradually became smaller, and the biting wind whistled.
John Senior's gaze swept across the dignitaries on the high platform, the onlookers, and finally stopped on the magistrate bishop who was debating with him.
He sighed softly and said, "There is indeed a hierarchy.
"Order is indeed divided into levels, but the living beings that make up Order should be equal in terms of personality."
"Absolute fairness is indeed difficult, but we shouldn't give up the pursuit of fairness because of difficulties.
"Fairness means opportunity. Every life has a beautiful future, and every life has hope.
"No aristocrats, no privileges. All existences, whether Transcendents or ordinary people, whether long-lived or short-lived, can respect each other and benefit each other.
"And this is the true pursuit of our Life Church."
"Sophistry! Ridiculous! How can Transcendents be the same as ordinary people? How can long-lived species coexist with short-lived species? These words to confuse the public are just excuses for you to bring chaos to the empire and realize your ambitions! "
The magistrate bishop berated.
"But what if it can be done?"
John Senior asked rhetorically.
"Impossible!"
The magistrate bishop subconsciously denied.
John Senior smiled slightly.
"It seems that you haven't been to Maple Moon Free Territory."
"Maple Moon Free Territory? It's just a lie made up by the elves. It's just a colony oppressed by the elves. Only those fools and the bewitched would flock there. "
The magistrate bishop sneered.
John Senior shook his head.
"You haven't been there, so how do you know everything there?"
After saying that, his expression suddenly became pious.
"Maple Moon Free Territory is a real paradise on earth. It's the future of the human world!"
"The future? Ridiculous! That's just an illusion created by the Life Church to bewitch believers! "
The magistrate bishop refuted.
John Senior sighed.
"However, even if it's an illusion, compared to the Life Church that created this illusion, what has the Eternal Church, which has always used the beauty of the afterlife to describe the illusory future, done for the people at the bottom in reality?"
The magistrate bishop was slightly taken aback.
He was about to continue refuting, but he suddenly didn't know where to start.
Come to think of it, as a church that was highly tied to the ruling class, a church whose main source of faith was adepts, and a church whose believers spread across the universe, the Eternal Church had certainly been separated from most ordinary believers who did not possess any supernatural ability for far too long …
Intelligent creatures could provide the power of faith, and the level of the power of faith was directly proportional to the strength of the soul. Perhaps the power of faith of a hundred mortals could not compare to the power of faith of a devout Extraordinary.
In the thousand years of expansion, the Eternal Church's interests had long been deeply tied to the nobles and professionals.
Just as John Senior said, they … had indeed not paid attention to ordinary people for a long time.
Perhaps in times of peace, they could rely on the oppression of the ruling class to maintain the unity of their beliefs. However, when magic power was restored and the world was in turmoil, this way of ruling would inevitably be impacted.
John Senior's rhetorical question left the magistrate bishop at a loss for words. Seeing the magistrate bishop reveal a flaw, John Senior continued.
"I used to be a devout Eternal believer, but it wasn't until I went to the Maple Moon Free Territory that I realized what true equality was and what true hope was for the people …"
"I saw with my own eyes the numb refugees find the meaning of life and hope for the future in the Maple Moon Free Territory."
"There, there are no nobles, no oppression, everyone is equal, and everyone can fight for their own future."
"Under the reform of the Life Church, nobles no longer monopolize supernatural knowledge. All people share knowledge, and everyone has the opportunity to walk their own path."
"Under the guidance of the Life Church believers, different races live in harmony, complement each other, respect each other, and achieve a win-win situation. In the streets and alleys of the Maple Moon Free Territory, the happy smiles of the people can often be seen."
"Lies can deceive people, but happy smiles can't deceive people … Mr. Magistrate Bishop."
"While the Life Church is doing these things, what is the Eternal Church doing for the people?"
John Senior narrated the beauty of the Maple Moon Free Territory word by word. Listening to his narration, the onlookers became more and more serious, and many people showed a hint of yearning.
Some of the church's clergy were thoughtful, but most of the nobles on the high platform frowned.
Noticing the changes on and off the platform, the magistrate bishop's expression changed slightly.
He snorted and sneered.
"As expected of the preachers of the Life Church. Even now, you still want to incite the people and make them a stepping stone for you to realize your ambitions!"
"Ambitions? Stepping stone? No, Mr. Magistrate Bishop, you're wrong. We just want to make this world better. "
John Senior shook his head.
As he spoke, his expression turned solemn.
"If we really have ambition, then … ambition is for everyone to have equality in personality, for everyone to have a beautiful future."
"If there really is a stepping stone, then we, the Life Church believers, are willing to be the first stepping stone on this difficult road!"
"Crazy, you've all gone crazy. You've all been completely bewitched by the Life Church's hypocritical teachings!"
Looking at the fanatical John Senior, the magistrate bishop berated him in disbelief.
John Senior sneered.
"Crazy? No … the crazy one isn't me, but you. "
"Mr. Magistrate Bishop, you're high above. You can never understand the struggles of the people at the bottom …"
As he spoke, John Senior's expression gradually became agitated, and there was a hint of anger in his voice.
"Have you ever experienced the days of working hard for a day, but the harvest isn't enough to fill your stomach?
"Have you ever experienced the days of constantly struggling to make a living while enduring the bullying and oppression of the nobles?
"Have you ever experienced the tragic experience of having a child but being unable to bear the pressure of raising the child, and finally having to bear the pain of killing the baby?!
"Have you ever seen the tragic situation of the nobles fleeing early after the demons invaded and ravaged the villages, abandoning their people and letting the demons slaughter them?!
"No, you haven't! You don't even know about some of these things!
"You only communicate with the nobles and the church. You're used to judgment and punishment, but you've never thought about why people resist.
"You only have eyes for yourself!"
As he spoke, he seemed to awaken the sadness in his heart, and John Senior gradually became angry.
His eyes were red, and his voice trembled.
"These things happen almost all the time in the entire human kingdom. People are helpless, people are poor, people are confused, and people want help. But where are the Eternal Church and the nobles?
"They're at the banquet, they're comparing, they're enjoying themselves with a clear conscience, and everything they enjoy is obtained by exploiting ordinary people!"
At the end of his speech, John Senior shouted angrily, and his loud voice spread to almost every corner of the square.
Hearing the anger in his words and recalling what they had encountered on a daily basis, the people seemed to resonate with him. A commotion began to appear, and many people looked at the nobles and the Eternal Church with a subtle look in their eyes.
The more John Senior spoke, the more agitated he became.
"You believers of the Eternal Church are like fireflies in the forest in summer. You live in your own world and never know the coldness of the ice and snow in winter …
"You are only protecting your own interests, and you will never consider the people!"
"You control the passage to ascension, you stifle the idea of progress, you oppress, you exploit, you are the enemy of the people!
"It's because of your existence that ordinary people can't be liberated. It's because of your existence that ordinary people can only struggle on the food line!
"Such a decadent kingdom! Only when such a decadent church is overthrown can people be liberated from oppression and have a better future! "
John Senior's words were shocking.
Hearing his words, the expressions of the nobles on the high platform changed abruptly, and the expressions of the clergymen changed drastically.
Duke Corlens snorted coldly and scolded.
"What nonsense are you still letting him talk about? Hurry up and shut his mouth! "
"He's crazy! Burn him at the stake! "
The archbishops sitting high above also scolded.
The bishop of justice was even more flustered.
Speaking of which, this was only his first time as a judge, and because of this, he was promoted from a priest to a bishop. He thought it was a good job to try his luck, but he did not expect to encounter such a situation.
At this moment, he seemed to be able to feel the sympathetic gazes of his colleagues.
The bishop of justice's face was a little pale. He looked at the angry nobles, then looked at the church bishops with ugly expressions, and finally stopped his gaze on Pope Benedict II.
Benedict II did not have the slightest emotional fluctuation because of John Senior's blasphemous words. Even the faint commotion of the people below the stage did not seem to affect him at all.
He was like a bystander who had nothing to do with himself, coldly watching all of this.
It was not until he felt the eyes of the head coach of justice that he lowered his eyelids and nodded gently.
The bishop of justice immediately understood.
He took a deep breath and ordered some knights around him:
"What are you waiting for? He's crazy! Execute him! Burn him! "
He took a deep breath and suddenly shouted, "You're right.
"People of the Empire! Look, this is the Eternal Church! The decadent Eternal Church! Once they are touched, they will not consider solving the problem, but will deal with the person who raised the problem! " "The nobles are decadent, the church has fallen, people, don't be numb, wake up! Let's unite! Stand up again! "
"Don't endure oppression anymore! Join the Church of Life and fight together! Overthrow this decadent kingdom, expel this decadent church, and truly establish a new order of fairness and justice that belongs to us! "
"Shut up! Quickly seal this bastard's mouth! "
The great nobles sitting on the high platform were flustered and exasperated as they stood up and cursed.
That ferocious look gave the young Princess Theresa a fright.
The knights of justice swarmed forward and quickly covered John Senior's mouth with strips of cloth, but his loud voice still echoed in everyone's heart.
That was one of the high-level divine spells of the Church of Life, [Mind Resonance] …
"Don't you want to live in an era where there are no nobles, no oppression, full of hope and light, where everyone can enjoy the dividends of magic, where everyone can have a better future?"
"Everyone, join us! The Church of Life can guide everyone to a better future. Every village, every city, can become a rich and beautiful Zeloran! "
Under Mind Resonance, John Senior's voice seemed to be more infectious, and this infection quickly spread. The people below the high platform became more restless, and even the soldiers who maintained order felt great pressure.
"Burn him! Quickly burn him! Burn this abominable heretic! "
The nobles and bishops cursed.
The knights of justice quickly ignited the flames under John Senior, and the platinum-colored flames instantly burned.
That was not an ordinary flame, but the "Fire of Purification" that had been blessed by divine power.
The flames burned fiercely and soon engulfed John Senior, 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. If one John Senior falls, thousands of others will stand up!"
"You can destroy my body, but you can't destroy my soul!"
"You can persecute the revolutionaries, but you can't stop the progress of the times!"
"The future belongs to the people, the future belongs to the Church of Life!"
"Citizens of the Empire! Stand up! Join the Church of Life, overthrow this decadent kingdom, expel this fallen church, and establish a new order of our own! Build a new order where no one will starve or freeze again, where everyone will have endless bread to eat and endless ale to drink! "
"The Church of Life is immortal, the great Goddess Eve is immortal!"
"The Church of Life is immortal, the great Goddess Eve is immortal …"
John Senior's voice became weaker and weaker.
The raging flames completely engulfed him, and his voice finally came to an abrupt end.
However, the powerful laughter and angry curses echoed in the minds of the people and did not dissipate for a long time …
John Senior's figure turned into nothingness in the "Fire of Purification," but the great nobles and archbishops sitting there did not have the slightest joy of victory.
The commotion among the onlookers became even greater, and the city guards had already begun to violently suppress them.
Looking at the terrified and angry people under the violent suppression of the guards, Princess Theresa on the high platform could not bear to see it.
"Bishop Winst, the civilians … don't they have bread and ale?"
"Your Highness, people are born unequal. Everyone has their own destiny. While some people are rich, there must be others who are poor."
Bishop Winst said.
Theresa nodded slightly and could not help but ask:
"If they don't have bread and ale, can they buy cake and milk?"
Bishop Winst was slightly stunned.
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