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GOR Chapter 286: Will There Be An Answer?
Naturally, Du Wei was no stranger to the word 'angel'. However, the angels of this world should be different from the ones with wings on their backs that he had seen in his past life.
What QQ said next caused a chill to run down Chen Xiaolian's spine.
"It was from that day onwards that I gave up on the last bit of hope I had for the so-called Gods. Before that, although I did not believe in Gods, I would not maliciously attack those holy existences … but after that day, I came to understand that the so-called Gods have no mercy when it comes to humans! The worship and reverence that humans have for Gods is nothing more than a one-sided subjective assumption. For Gods, humans are nothing more than cattle and sheep to be herded or ants to be trampled upon. Herders are herding cattle and sheep for the sake of harvesting. What kind of mercy is there for them? "
"This angel you are talking about, what is it like? What is it? "Du Wei smiled." Could it be one of those with wings on their back … "
QQ suddenly smiled. "What you are saying is the same as what Aragon's Master had said back then. En, something with wings on their back. That is what he said as well. However … that is not the case. "
"That night, after I woke up from the dream, I saw the stone beside my pillow. That was when I understood the seriousness of the matter. The God Usurping Plan was just to make use of the Church of Light. However, it would appear that the God behind the Church has made an appearance. No matter how you look at it, this is not a good thing for Aragon's Master. If we really have the support of God, I fear that we will no longer be able to make use of the Church in the future. Weakening it would become even more difficult. "Thus, I did not immediately tell anyone about this matter. Instead, I secretly went to meet up with Aragon's Master. "After discussing it for half a day, we decided not to announce this matter to the public for the time being. Instead, he would personally go with me to the mountaintop to receive the Goddess' miracle … to see what the God was up to.
"Thus, we went and hid the news from everyone. As you can imagine, he was already the Emperor of the Empire at that time, and I was the main leader of the Church. Our secret trip could only be concealed for a short period of time, but not for long.
We went to the top of the mountain according to the time in the dream … Hmm, what did the Church's scriptures say? I was bathing and fasting, barefooted, cut by the rocks, and went on a pilgrimage to the top of the mountain … Of course, this was bullshit. The truth was that the owner of Aragon was holding a sharp sword! Aragon seemed to have a bad feeling about the Goddess' miracle. I felt that he was ready to fight.
At noon that day, I saw a Magic Formation on the ground of the mountain top. When I was at the foot of the mountain, I had already asked about it. Last night, when I was dreaming, there was thunder in the sky and lightning struck the top of the mountain. This magic array was obviously the work of lightning.
I placed the stone in the middle of the magic formation, and it immediately caused the scene described in the scriptures to 'burst out with a red light and ten thousand miles of red clouds'.
I thought that when the Goddess showed a miracle, she would send down something like a decree or a revelation. At most, she would send down some kind of artifact. According to the legends, that was most likely the case. But I didn't expect that this time, the Goddess would send down an angel!
At that time, I was standing on the top of the mountain, and I saw with my own eyes that a ray of light struck down from the sky. The space was distorted, and I could faintly see a beam of light falling from the sky. Then, from the beam of light, a golden figure walked out.
This figure wasn't human. It didn't have a human body. It was just a light shadow. The golden light shadow had the outline of a human.
At that time, I was standing in front of it, but I could instinctively feel a kind of fear in my heart. This shadow had an oppressive force that I couldn't resist. That scene, those who haven't experienced it personally would never be able to understand. The sky was full of light, and it walked out from the beam of light. When I looked at it, I almost had the urge to crawl on the ground. Fortunately, I resisted in the end.
Then, it spoke to me. It said, 'You are the servant chosen by the Goddess?'
I said that I was.
It seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with me. Its voice was very angry. It said, 'Why didn't you kneel down when you saw the messenger of the Goddess? Could it be that you lowly creatures have forgotten how to respect the gods? "
After hearing this, of course, I was very angry. But, I still restrained myself from asking who it was.
I remember it told me that it was the messenger sent by the Goddess. It was in charge of all the Goddess' power in the human world. It was to guide you lost lambs.
When it said that, I instinctively felt that this was bad!
It seemed to be a little impatient. It said something like, 'There's no time to talk nonsense. Let me quickly go up and obediently offer my everything to the Goddess.'
At first, I didn't understand what it meant. But then, I understood!
When that golden arm of light reached for me, I felt a kind of power quickly invading my body and fiercely swallowing my consciousness! I was scared out of my wits. But, I couldn't move my body. I could only watch as that arm reached for my head, little by little.
When that illusory hand pressed on my head, I immediately felt my vision turn black. Countless memory fragments suddenly appeared in my mind. From when I was young to now, those memories flashed before me bit by bit. They were so dense that I felt like my head was going to explode. Then … I suddenly felt very tired. It was like a person who was about to fall asleep. My consciousness disappeared little by little. My control over my body also disappeared little by little.
I remember that the last thing I heard from this angel was that it seemed to be very dissatisfied. It said, 'This body is too weak …' Well, that's about it. "
After saying that, QQ raised its head and looked at Du Wei. "Do you understand what it means?"
Duwei swallowed a mouthful of saliva and nodded, "It … It wants to take over your body? This angel of light should be a soul-like existence. It doesn't have a body of its own. So, it wants to seize … seize your body? "
"Yes." QQ laughed. "You are right! Look, this is God! God has chosen me, his servant. But, in order to take over the human world, the first thing the angel did was to kill me and seize my body! "
"And then?"
"And then … I finally realized the danger. At the last moment before I fainted, I shouted 'Aragon'. Then, I really fainted. I don't know anything anymore.
When I woke up, it was already night time. Aragon was sitting beside me. When I woke up, the sky was filled with stars. He was sitting beside me with one hand gently pressed on my forehead. When he saw me wake up, he smiled at me and said, 'My dear brother, I almost lost you.'
I asked him, 'Where is that angel?'
He took out a crystal ball from his bosom … mm, let me tell you, it is not an ordinary crystal ball. It is a crystal ball made of multicolored stone! Hehe, Master Du Wei, I know you have a multicolored stone that is not small. However, compared to Master Aragon's crystal ball, it is much smaller.
He took out the multicolored stone crystal ball and said to me, 'I killed this guy. I subdued the last remnants of it inside this crystal ball.'
Only then did I know that when I was unconscious, Aragon, who had been lying in ambush after going up the mountain with me, killed the angel. "
Du Wei's mouth twitched and he forced out a bitter smile. "Killed … … the angel?"
QQ's voice became very low. "Yes … … although I was unconscious and did not see the battle. However, when I woke up, I could clearly feel that Aragon was very tired. He was such a strong person. At that time, there was not even half a person on the continent who could contend against him. He was almost an invincible existence. However, that day, he sat beside me … … I found out that he did not want to sit like that. It was because he was so tired that he could not stand up!
As for what the scriptures said about when a miracle happened, the earth trembled and so on … … it was actually because of the battle between Aragon and that angel. That mountain was originally a mountain peak. However, during the battle, the middle section was completely flattened. This caused the mountain peak to become two opposite hillsides. The middle section became a canyon. Hehe … … Du Wei, speaking of which, you have also been to that place. "
QQ's words immediately reminded Du Wei. Du Wei's expression changed. "You … … You are not talking about that Flying Horse Stream … … the place where I met Green Robed Gandorf … … that is, that is … …"
"The place where Miss Vivian was waiting for you! The place that has now changed its name to 'Brokeback Mountain'. It is just a few dozen miles away from the Imperial Capital. "
Seeing Du Wei's speechless expression, QQ seemed to be very proud. It then continued, "The incident that day was too big. At that time, the two of us were still on the mountain. We did not know that in the Imperial Capital, the goddess had once again descended a stone full of divine spells.
However, we knew that with such a big commotion, there was no way to hide it.
Especially when we returned to the Imperial Capital. Outside the Imperial Capital, we heard the passersby talking about today's' divine mark '. At that time, I was very surprised. Because the goddess had appeared in my dream and asked me to go to the mountain peak, I only told Aragon. It was impossible for outsiders to know. Later, I found out that the goddess had descended a divine spell in the Church of Light.
I finally understood that the goddess had summoned me to the mountain peak to kill me. She wanted an angel to secretly take my body and replace me as the head of the Church. After all, this kind of thing was disgraceful and even somewhat despicable. Of course, she could not do it in the Church. Instead, she led me to the mountain outside. Otherwise, she could have directly descended into the Church. "
"I don't understand." Du Wei shook his head and frowned, "But even if the goddess wanted to send an angel, this kind of angel is a pure soul creature. It does not have a physical body. It needs a body to stay in the human world. Then, with the Church's belief in the gods, of course they could find some fanatical believers who would take the initiative to sacrifice their lives for the angel to possess them. Why would they want to secretly harm you? This kind of thing could be done openly. "
"This is the key point." QQ laughed, "Master Du Wei, you have to understand that it was a different era! When this happened, the Roland Empire had just been established and the continent had just been unified. The Church of Light had also just obtained the dominant position on the continent, and this position was far from stable! At that time, there were many religions, and the gods they believed in were different! Especially in the process of unification, the Church of Light used the power of the Roland Empire to annex many other religions. They eradicated dissidents and at the same time, they conquered many people. In the process of annexation, it was impossible to kill everyone! After all, almost everyone in that era believed in all kinds of gods. If anyone who did not believe in the Goddess of Light was killed, then there would not be many people left on the continent!
Therefore, in the process of annexation, except for a few stubborn people who were killed, most people were forced to change their religion and believe in the Goddess of Light. You can imagine, after all, this kind of thing was done by coercion. Most people had to change their religion in front of the butcher's knife, but they were not really convinced in their hearts.
Therefore, at that time, the position of the Church was far from stable. Although there were millions of believers, more than half of them changed their religion.
At this time, if there was an outbreak of the Goddess descending into the human world and killing her believers to sacrifice their bodies … Hehe! For those who were not firm in their beliefs, who would be willing to do that? Perhaps if this kind of thing were to be exposed, it would cause panic among the people and cause a big mess.
Besides, after Aragon and I analyzed this matter, he told me that the Goddess may not have any good intentions! I was not a true believer in the first place, I was lurking in the Church to use the power of the Church. Since the Goddess can appear in my dreams, she probably knows what I'm thinking! Otherwise, why didn't she choose to kill others, but chose to kill me?
It was only after that incident that I truly believed in the existence of Gods.
It's just that these Gods are not as benevolent as we thought. "
As for QQ's last few sentences, Duwei completely agreed with it.
"When we returned to the Imperial City, we found that the whole city already knew about the miracle. At this time, it was impossible to hide it. I simply went back to the Church and directly announced the miracle. I publicly told everyone that I went to the top of the mountain to receive the miracle of the Goddess during the day. What happened on the mountain and the strange scene was also seen and heard by everyone, so my statement did not arouse any suspicion. As for people asking me what instructions the Goddess gave me at the top of the mountain … Hehe, with my position at that time, who would dare to ask me?
Even if there were some ambitious people who coveted the Pope's position, after all, the Goddess had just performed a miracle, and I was regarded as the one chosen by the Goddess. Whether they believed it or not, they would not dare to jump out to oppose and question me.
So, because of this, my position as the head of the Church was established.
However, the plan to use the Church of Light smoothly, because of the Goddess' intervention, there were many variables! What the future would be like, I was very uneasy. Although I obtained the position of the head of the Church this time, after all, the Goddess had shown herself. Since she could show herself once, she could show herself a second time! If we wanted to do anything harmful to the Church of Light, the Goddess would definitely not agree!
It's not difficult to deal with any enemy. But to deal with Gods, it's not a simple matter! "
Du Wei nodded in agreement.
"After that incident, the Church's momentum was great! There were many people in the Church who were not devout, but because of the shock of this incident, they strengthened their faith. The Church of the Goddess of Light received the Goddess's protection and manifestation. Such a major event immediately spread throughout the continent. At that time, all the voices asked to establish a real religious organization. So, the Light Shrines were born. Under such a fanatical atmosphere, I could not stop it! But fortunately, after the Shrines were established, I became the first Pope. After that, most of my energy was spent on how to settle the internal forces of the Church. Hehe … "
QQ said until here, and suddenly stopped, letting out a burst of strange laughter.
How smart was Du Wei? He thought for a moment, and combined with this guy's and Aragon's plan to plot against the Church, he immediately figured everything out and shouted: "Ah! You did not work hard to appease the internal strife of the Church … You, you are simply intensifying the conflict!! "
"Of course!" QQ did not hide: "For the Empire, for Master Aragon, for the Empire. A united church was bound to be even more powerful! The Empire cannot have such a united and powerful force! So, in order to limit the power of the Church, it must always be in a state of division and internal strife! "
Du Wei sighed: "So, during your tenure, you never publicly admitted that you are a member of any sect! Hehe! I should have thought of it! If the Mayuba in history is really a believer, then he is a great leader of the Church! Then from the leader's point of view, in order to quell the internal strife, the best way is to cut the Gordian knot! The smart way is not to be a fence-sitter and blindly appease the disputes of the sects. The smart way is to simply stand firmly on one side, and then work hard to suppress the other! Beat the other side down, or even destroy them! At that time, the Light Shrines had just been established, it was the best time to destroy and then establish!! Only then can the disputes of the sects be eradicated! But like you, every time you try to appease them, it looks like you are resolving the conflicts, but in fact, you are burying the roots of the disaster deeper!! You look like you are appeasing the sects, but in fact, you are conniving!! "
QQ nodded: "You are right."
If these words were to spread out, I am afraid that many devout believers would have their faith destroyed!
The greatest prophet, saint, the first Pope described in the Church's scriptures, dedicated his life to the construction of the Church, a leader who painstakingly appeased the sects … in fact, he is conniving at the sects with evil intentions!
Such a fact, if it were to be told, no one would believe it.
"But … what happened after that?" Du Wei asked: "After you died, how did you become, become … a Penguin?"
QQ pondered for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth: "This begins with the angel that was defeated by Aragon's master."
"Aragon's master and the angel fought a great battle. No one saw the process, but I know that it was not easy for him to win. This result made him very worried. He is already invincible in the human world. But he felt that with this kind of strength, defeating a messenger sent by God was already so difficult. Then … if there comes a day when he really has to face God, how can he fight?
So, after defeating the angel and sealing a part of its soul in the crystal ball, Aragon's master managed to pry out some valuable information from the angel's mouth.
For example … the transfer of souls!
Since the angel can use its own soul to seize the body of a human, then naturally there is a way to transfer souls in the divine arts.
Although I died later, it was only my body that aged and died. My soul did not perish … Or, in a sense, my soul was immortal.
But the answer that Aragon obtained from the angel was: The soul is a pure spiritual body. Only when it was attached to a physical body could it exist safely. Otherwise, without a physical body, if the soul simply exists, then the spiritual power will quickly dissipate, and then the soul will die, vanishing into thin air!
So, in other words, if a suitable body can be found, and every time the body is damaged, the soul can be transferred to a new body … Then, it is almost possible to achieve immortality!!
After Aragon captured the angel, he did not go out for a long time, carefully studying the various information that he obtained from the angel in the palace.
As for what happened after that, what Maximos said was basically the truth.
Before I died of illness, the two factions fought and put me under house arrest in the Shrines. Aragon rushed in, and I saw him for the last time. At that time, I thought I was going to die. Before I died, I held his hand and told him that I died too early, and that I did not have time to help him complete his plan to weaken the Church.
Then, he publicly betrayed me out of the Shrines, and completely turned against the Shrines, is also true.
At that time, I should have been 'dead'. But later, when I woke up again … I found that I was actually still alive!
But, at that time, it had been a long time since I died. At that time … hmm … "
"At that time, what happened?" Du Wei asked anxiously.
"Master Du Wei … You should be able to understand, when a person thinks they are dead, but then wakes up by themselves, what kind of feeling would that be! It is not wrong to say that it is surprising. But it is not completely surprising, especially when you wake up and find that you have turned into a bird. "
Du Wei understood QQ's feelings very well.
"So, when I woke up, my feelings were very excited and strange, and even a little irritable and happy. In short, it was very complicated. Then, to my relief, I saw Master Aragon beside me. He told me that it was he who found a way to revive me.
Since that day when he carried my body out of the Shrines, he immediately found a crystal ball to imprison my soul. It is reasonable to say that this method of imprison the soul is found in magic, especially necromancy black magic. It can temporarily imprison a person's soul, giving the black magician time to refine it into an undead creature.
But black magic can only preserve a person's soul for a short period of time, not for a long time.
So, there was not much time left for Aragon to research the divine arts. He told me that he had exhausted all his efforts and finally made some progress. It's just that … it's just that … he's still unable to transfer a human's soul to a human's body. The time is too short. In order to rush over before my soul dissipates, he can only temporarily transfer my soul to an animal's body. That was a much simpler process.
But … what made him despair was that, according to the information he received from the angel, he could only transfer the soul once! That's right, the method given by the angel could only be used once! Perhaps the Gods can transfer souls many times, but the angel does not know the profound divine arts of the Gods. The method the angel grasped could only be used once. In other words, although I am alive, I can only be a bird! "
Du Wei's eyes suddenly lit up. "Perhaps there is a way … you can learn magic, learn the Transformation Spell! Then you can transform into a human … "
"That is a good idea." QQ curled his lips. "Unfortunately, did you forget? Not everyone has the talent for magic! If you could learn magic, then everyone in the continent could become a magician! Unfortunately, I do not have the talent for magic. The method you mentioned, we thought of it back then. But no matter how powerful Aragon's master is, he could not let me learn magic. "
Du Wei's excitement immediately disappeared and he sighed. "But … but this is too cruel to you."
"I think it is not bad." At this point, QQ suddenly jumped down from the chair. Twisting his body, he walked a few steps in front of Du Wei. Then he said, "Although I do not have the identity of a human, I feel more and more that being a bird is not bad. Although I am loyal to my master, I am willing to do anything for my master. But those years of scheming and scheming in the Church, I am also tired. Being a bird, I don't have to worry about anything every day. This kind of life makes me feel very happy. "
Without waiting for Du Wei to say anything, QQ continued.
"After that, I stayed by the side of Aragon's master as a bird … I can even say that, apart from our beautiful youth, although I became a bird, I could stay by my master's side without any worries. This period of time is one of my best memories. Unfortunately … that period of time was too short!
Aragon's master became very busy. He forced out a lot of secrets from the angel. Among them, the biggest secret was about the north … So, he took me and we left the capital together. We went north to the Frozen Forest. In the canyon in the Frozen Forest, we saw the Treants, those cute and clumsy guys. We stayed there for a while because Aragon's master heard from the Treants that there was the fountain of youth. This kind of spring water can't make humans live longer, it can only solidify the human form. But for animals, it can make them live longer. So, I drank the fountain of youth … So, dear Du Wei, when you woke me up, I was still alive! Otherwise, how could a bird live for a thousand years?
After leaving the Frozen Forest, we continued to go north. Aragon's master's goal was to find the races that the angel said were exiled by the gods. I don't know why he was looking for those things …
But Aragon's master seemed to have mentioned to me that he had made a deal with someone to help him do this. But later on, when we reached the Sacred Mountain of the Dragons, he decided to leave me there.
Because, he told me that this time, he wasn't sure if he could come back alive! So, for my safety, and also, he made some kind of plan to let me stay in the Sacred Mountain.
He defeated the leader of the Dragons and made a bet with him. He used powerful magic to seal me there and let me sleep for a thousand years. Until … you woke me up. "
Du Wei's heart began to beat faster. He asked the biggest question in his heart:
"Aragon, he already knew that there would be another me after a thousand years? That there would be a person like me, Du Wei? He left you on the Sacred Mountain of the Dragons, did he already know that I would wake you up? "
"Yes … He did know." QQ nodded.
"Why!" Du Wei clenched his fist: "Why did he know of my existence?!"
This matter had been troubling Du Wei for a long time! Now, he looked at QQ expectantly!
If there was one person in this world who could answer Du Wei's question, then it was undoubtedly this guy in front of him! After all, other than the Old dragon, he was the only one who had survived from the Aragon era to the present!
Du Wei looked at QQ expectantly …
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