"Distance brings the unknown, the unknown brings fear, and fear brings obedience. Although it's quite ironic, in the Aishi's history, the number of devout believers of evil and evil Gods far exceeds the number of good Gods. But let me put it this way: no matter if it's evil or good Gods, they're essentially the same thing. "
Because its ability was far too unique, Rorschach had always kept the Book of Ten Thousand Spells hidden in his backups as a threatening trump card that he rarely had the chance to use.
But as previously discussed, in Rorschach's eyes, the Book of Ten Thousand Spells' true selling point was the infinite knowledge it contained. And, within the infinite knowledge brought by the infinite souls, there were absolute taboos and secrets.
Just as Rorschach saw, the Gods had already become entertainment in this era of information explosion.
Everyone could talk about the Oak Gods' taboo about the love of wild beasts, or even slander the Dwarf Gods for their great failure in the magical age.
Once the unknown and distance between mortals and Gods was fixed, the original respect and reverence for the Gods changed eighty degrees, becoming an entertainment industry filled with rumors and artificial traffic.
And, the new generation of Gods was happy to see all this happen … Or perhaps not happy, but rather helplessly accepting it. After all, fame represented the beginning of being recognized, and shallow belief was still belief. News of new Gods with too few believers falling into a long slumber would appear every year. They wouldn't even be able to appear on the third page of the entertainment section. Creating some gossip and rumors would increase their fame, which was such a good thing.
"The original Gods who have complete physical bodies and don't rely on belief are still fine. They control their divine power and Divine Concepts instead of being held hostage by the God system. Belief Gods who rely solely on the God system are actually quite pitiful creatures, especially Belief Gods who exist purely in their souls. For the sake of immortality, they meld themselves into their Concepts and Divine Concepts, becoming a part of their Divine Concepts."
In the Book of Ten Thousand Spells, the true secrets of the gods were explained in great detail and in great detail. In the modern world where information was so complicated, this source of information was actually a secret that the gods had purposely hidden … They didn't want to be entertained to death, nor did they want more than 95% of their believers to be shallow believers who only made a small profit. They also didn't want their Holy Sons and Holy Daughters to put on dresses and act as idols to attract believers.
"… There's nothing we can do about it. This is the changing of the times. If we don't adapt and change, we'll just have to wait for death."
In a sense, Ansorenne was their lifesaver. After all, most of the natives here were ignorant and down-to-earth. They were the best leeks that could be harvested with just a small favor. For example, in Aishi, if you wanted to nurture a devout believer, you would need to arrange a career for them and their children's education. Their insurance and benefits would also need to be renewed every year. It was more like a large company than a church.
In the current Ansorenne, digging up a spring could be considered a miracle, and the other party would thank them for decades or even generations.
In this book, it was possible for devout believers and shallow believers to provide a hundred times or even a thousand times the amount of faith. If given a choice, the God of Faith would rather exchange a thousand shallow believers for a single fanatic. Not to mention, in addition to providing faith, the God of Faith could also choose to provide labor, social influence, combat strength, and divine power bearers.
Logically speaking, there should be a large number of potential leeks here. But why were the Aishi Gods so … restrained?
It wasn't that they didn't invest or invest. It was just that the first batch of main forces were mostly new Gods of the new generation. The old Gods didn't even personally participate.
Did they think it didn't matter? That thick magic book said that the Gods of Faith were kidnapped by their faith and assimilated into their Divine Roles. There were many who betrayed their loved ones for the sake of their faith. Murder and arson were just normal methods. There were even more Gods of Faith who dressed as women on stage. No matter how many Gods there were, they definitely wouldn't mind.
Even if their own status was high enough and their source of faith was stable … with the speed at which the Aishi "Fire Gods" were changing, they still had to think about the future.
Even if the Gods themselves didn't need to, they could still benefit from having their Follower Gods or child Gods. Those low-level Gods would even dream of ascending to the top. And, Eich currently had a limited number of believers, which directly restricted the upper limit of the number of Gods that could be believed in.
Were they restricted by the rules of the plane? The more Rorschach understood about the dimensional laws and the Gods, the more he believed that their thirst for faith was bottomless.
"If they really unite and force the Gods to abdicate, nobody will be able to stop them."
Besides, it wasn't rare for the Gods of Faith to trample on the dimensional laws in private. Rorschach himself found a large number of gaps and loopholes in the dimensional laws of the New Gods. It was obvious that the Gods of Faith didn't follow the rules when they were creating them. They had other ideas, but they never interfered. They were all as clean as saints.
Rorschach didn't understand at first. He also had some doubts about Ansorenne's Divine Role system. In the ancient secrets of the Book of Ten Thousand Spells, there was no mention of Ansorenne's knowledge. But as time passed, he understood.
"… So, this is also a trap."
It was only when he grew up in Vila Nova Dônia that he gradually noticed that something was wrong.
Indeed, at first, the local Ximores were devout and honest. Not only were they excellent laborers, they were also the best source of faith. The rapid development of the New Gods' churches, including the Game Church, undoubtedly proved that these resources were of high quality.
But soon, the situation changed.
"As long as the temptation is right, even honest people will change. No, more accurately speaking, it's because they haven't been tempted or bombarded with information that they don't know anything. That's why they seem so honest. "
As a modern city, Eich used advanced magical products and modern lifestyles to attract locals to live here. However, cultural invasion was also unavoidable. All sorts of local news and periodicals were unavoidably transmitted to the new population. This was especially so for the sake of increasing the friendliness between Eich and Eich. After careful selection, it was unavoidable that local news and periodicals would be glorified and spread to the new population.
The most direct difference between a peaceful era and a primitive society was probably the so-called human rights and freedom. Or, to put it more broadly, the importance placed on the individual and the self.
While the people of Anzorion were still fighting for survival, those cultural pursuits that emphasized personal pursuits, including love, friendship, and enjoyment of life, could not be stopped.
This was another result of colonial culture. In areas occupied by the Aishi People, the locals would naturally become spiritually influenced by the Aishi People.
And as the Aishi People became more realistic, they naturally became picky. This was especially so in large areas where the Aishi People lived, there would often be several or even several dozen New Gods' churches competing with each other. The New Gods' churches would constantly offer employment and recruitment conditions, which naturally brought about drastic changes in various aspects.
If you worked for the Aishi People, you would eat the food produced by the Aishi People's factories, you would watch their television, and you would like their sports stars. The history of the tribe had long been forgotten, but the faces of the stars in their historical dramas were more and more familiar.
In fact, someone had done a social experiment. Unless both parties lived in isolation without any contact, as long as they were placed in a social chain, it was only a matter of time before they interacted with each other. Compared to the Ansorenne, who had a relatively poor spiritual culture, the Aishi people of the Universal Era easily completed all sorts of spiritual assimilation.
But if one were to simply use them as slaves of faith … First of all, this would be extremely inhumane and would bring about endless troubles. In the current situation where the people of Eich had already split into countless factions, it would definitely turn into an extremely ugly war between slave owners.
In the history of evolution in Vila Nova Dônia and the Halet Federation, Rorschach had personally witnessed the transformation of many Ximores from simple and dutiful citizens to "pragmatic" modern citizens who didn't need to make empty promises.
Among them, many people's attitude towards the Gods also changed from the initial devout worship to the stars of their faith. Now, after more than ten years, they saw the results every day. Not only did they not worship the Gods, they even thought about the difference between a nice company boss and a stingy bastard boss and so on.
Perhaps the purity of the Gods' faith was still more than ten times that of the Aishi, and the increase in devout believers was still significant. Based on the current progress, as long as Lori became the King of the Gods in the Halet Wastelands, it would only be a matter of time before she became a powerful God. It was also expected that she would become a Main God in a hundred years, but …
"… This trend is very dangerous. The fixed increase in GDP (G Faith) every year doesn't seem reliable no matter how you look at it. It'll be fine in ten years, but in a hundred years … if they're like the Aishi, all believers, it'll be dangerous, especially since most of the Ansorenne are long-lived species. Population growth will also be a problem."
The high Elemental Tide in the Ansorenne caused the average bloodline of the species here to be rather high. It was an iron law of the elements that made it difficult for powerful bloodlines to reproduce. Researchers said that "this is a basic natural law related to the total amount of elemental energy in the world." However, as expected, as the Elemental Tide changed, it would only become harder and harder for long-lived species to reproduce.
"… If we don't wildly expand and only defend our territory, the number of believers will greatly decrease as time passes. Isn't that the same as a noose constantly tightening around the Gods' necks?"
There were some things that even if you were in the situation, you wouldn't be told. Although such a change might only happen in a few decades or even a hundred years, and most human Descended individuals wouldn't be able to see that day in their entire lives, Rorschach knew that he would most likely see it. He felt that such a future was right in front of him.
"When that time comes, it's not like there's no way out. The territory that originally had ten Main Gods would only have five left. In that case, seven of the weaker ones would be eliminated, and the remaining three would be just enough to form the Ansorenne Divine King system. There would be enough Divine Concepts for Order, Chaos, Death, and Light to be distributed. "
Rorschach had already seen the entire blueprint clearly. After the initial widespread sowing of seeds, the next step would be for everyone to rely on their own abilities to grow wildly. Then, there would be a bloody Dimensional War. If they won in the end, there would probably be the cruelest and most bloody civil war. Compared to the Aishi's situation, it was likely that in the end, there wouldn't be more than ten God Systems that would each occupy a piece of land and establish their own Divine Kingdoms.
This was a path of supremacy, but also a path of slaughter filled with the stench of blood …
"… No wonder the God of War's serial number was already four digits. It seems that the only foolish ones are us newcomers."
Don't say that you don't want to fight. When the time comes, the decreasing number of believers would be the countdown to eternal slumber. It was destined to force the kindest God to become the God of War.
This was destined to be a long and difficult battle. Lori's Divine Concept wasn't good enough, her will to fight wasn't good enough, and her foundation wasn't good enough … Considering that the opponents in the final circle would most likely be the aces of the Nature Faction, the Human Faction, and the Underground Alliance, Rorschach's chances of winning weren't high.
Perhaps, this was just a proxy war between the various major factions.
After seeing through all of this, Rorschach didn't think too much about the Dimensional War where the Evil Gods invaded. He had worked so hard for so many years just so that his family could have a better life. At this time, it wasn't as if he would stupidly act as cannon fodder and contribute to the Dimensional War that he would be rewarded for.
"I reckon that the Churches that have been severely damaged in the Dimensional War will be invaded and merged with the Churches that are close to them."
In this meat-grinder Beast Arena filled with the stench of blood, those old Gods wouldn't consider investing unless they had nowhere else to go. Only these newcomers who had nothing would risk their lives for a chance to stand out.
Perhaps Rorschach was overthinking things. Perhaps this was something that would only happen a hundred years later. Perhaps the Game Church wouldn't even be able to survive the Dimensional War by then. Perhaps the Aishi Faction would lose the Dimensional War directly and retreat to their homeland … Er, it seemed that the more hypothetical it was, the more ridiculous it was.
"Yep, the God's Descent channel is going smoothly. Try to use your body to control my Life God Power … Lori, I need to find a way out for you."
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