In the living room, the final winner of the battle for the TV remote control had been decided. Lil Pea was the final winner. At this time, she was holding the TV remote control on the coffee table and watching Finding Nemo. The little mermaid's victory was reasonable. Y 'lisabet was asked to read The Emperor by her father, and Rollie simply became the little mermaid's attendant. Lily was left to fight alone against two naughty children. Even with the husky's brain circuit, it was a little embarrassing. Lily waved her hand generously, indicating that she had to go back to work on the script. She then handed the remote control to Lil Pea.
The "war" in the center of the living room had come to an end. Next to the window sill in the corner of the living room, Hao Ren and Lorissa's conversation had just begun.
The elven queen was not surprised when she heard what Hao Ren said. "Sure enough, you are interested in these things."
"After all, I am investigating the Plane of Dreams. The religious activities on Holletta 10,000 years ago will obviously help me understand the operation of the divine power in your universe before the fall of the goddess of creation." Hao Ren laughed. "More importantly, I am also very interested in the goddess of creation herself, especially the changes in her words and deeds in the period before the outbreak of the deicidal war. This probably reveals her mental journey at that time."
Lorissa glanced at Hao Ren. "You know, if your words were heard by the priests in our world 10,000 years ago, they would probably fight you to the death. It is simply disrespectful."
Hao Ren spread out his hand. "Whatever. My title is pope. What's wrong with talking about the gods? The goddess here has never been so particular with me. By the way, is the goddess of creation in the Plane of Dreams a goddess who attaches great importance to her authority? "
Lorissa immediately shook her head. "No, the goddess herself does not care what the secular world thinks of her. She operates in the universe like the sun, the moon, and the stars. She is not affected by any worldly honor or disgrace, just like the words and cognition of mortals cannot affect the existence of the truth itself. But the goddess can be so magnanimous, but we mortals can't. In ancient times, Holletta developed under the guidance of the church. The influence of the goddess has been instilled into the veins of every creature since the lifeblood flowed from the Seed of Origin. Religion and faith have accompanied our society from beginning to end. It has become an important tool for us to maintain social stability and orderly production. Even if the doctrine keeps pace with the times, and the church has moved from being closed and conservative to being open and inclusive, the authority of the theocracy is absolutely unshakeable, at least in our era. "
Lorissa had now followed Hao Ren's habit of calling her planet Holletta. But she still stumbled when she mentioned the name. Apparently, it was still a foreign word to her.
Hao Ren was curious. Hao Ren asked, "How much influence did the leader of the goddess have in the secular society at that time? Compared to the mage-emperors? "
"In fact, the mage-emperors themselves were the supreme leaders of the goddess's denomination in a country," Lorissa said with a smile. "We have implemented a dual bishop system. Each country has two supreme bishops. One is the 'governor' who presides over the church. He is responsible for all matters limited to religious activities. The other 'bishop' is held by the mage-emperors of each country. We manage the secular world and also have the same voice as the governor in the church. In addition to the national bishops, there is also the supreme pope. This pope is the only and the closest person to the goddess. He can usually talk directly to the goddess. At the same time, the pope's thoughts are immersed in the thoughts of the goddess. He often looks at the thoughts of the goddess and is influenced. So he does not care about the power struggle in the secular world. He just devotes himself to maintaining the connection between the goddess and the world. This is the form of the church in Holletta 10,000 years ago. Of course, there are more details, but it can't be finished in a short time. "
Hao Ren asked out of curiosity. Of course, he did not intend to really study how the church in Holletta operated 10,000 years ago. If he really wanted to do this, he could just borrow a few working notes from two colleagues. So after getting a general understanding of the structure of the ancient Holletta Goddess's denomination, Hao Ren changed the topic. "How do you communicate with the goddess? Is it difficult to communicate? Can you hear her voice directly, or can you only sense her breath? "
"Every person created by the goddess can sense the sense of belonging in their blood. We know who created us from the beginning, so we can pray without distractions. And we can communicate with the goddess in the process of praying. It is not difficult for us. But we can't hear the voice of the goddess directly because she has to pay attention to the operation of the entire universe. It is impossible for her to listen carefully to the voice of every child. So most of the time, we can only sense her breath, or get a fixed answer when we ask a question. "
Hao Ren understood immediately. "Oh, I know this. Automatic response is very convenient. Our goddess also uses it. She just needs to set the automatic response in advance. Once the believer has any questions, they will get an immediate response. It is convenient for both sides. But our goddess uses this thing mainly because she is too lazy to listen to complaints. "
Lorissa automatically filtered out the last sentence of Hao Ren's disrespectful words. She was only interested in the first part. "Oh? Are other gods like this too? How does the Raven Goddess usually respond to prayers? "
"The goddess you are calling is not in the service area. Or don't be a coward and just do it. If you have time to look for your mother, you might as well beat her up. If you can't beat her, I will stand up for you. To be honest, I think the first automatic response is more elegant."
"With all due respect, do people in your universe really believe in her?" Lorissa asked.
Hao Ren spread out his hand. "Anyway, it's free. Believe a little."
Lorissa was speechless.
"Ahem, let's get back to business." Hao Ren felt that his goddess' work style would be a weirdo in the eyes of people with a normal worldview. Hao Ren quickly pulled Lorissa's attention back. "Have you ever had a direct conversation with the goddess of creation? Who can do this? What is a direct conversation like? You'd better tell me the process in detail. "
"The goddess occasionally talks to her children. This process is not limited to a certain race or individual. It is often random. This kind of conversation is called 'revelation.' It usually takes place in a dream. The dreamer will see a blurry light, and the goddess's thoughts will be directly conveyed to their spiritual world. Since the goddess has sown life on countless planets, those who receive this kind of revelation are extremely lucky. In our records, there are only a few lucky people who received this kind of revelation in the entire history. They later became great priests or extremely knowledgeable pioneers, "Lorissa explained." In addition to this kind of revelation, devout believers in the church can also communicate directly with the goddess through a special ceremony. Of course, this is very demanding. Basically, only bishops can get this opportunity. Through the agreed ceremony with the goddess, we can directly call the divine kingdom, and then the goddess will come through a grand illusion. "
Hao Ren was immediately attracted by this key point. "Illusion? What kind of illusion? "
"Not necessarily. It depends on the prayer's understanding and the specific way the ritual is carried out. But it's usually an unrecognizable, glowing female figure, or an amorphous mass of light. However, there are also records of a crystal-like towering tower, a mysterious and vast palace, an endless red ocean, or an unknown starry sky. The latter few illusions basically appear during a rather special ritual. There are many participants, and perhaps the different mental agitation of the large number of participants results in different illusions. Only those who participate in the ceremony can see the illusion. In their eyes, the illusion is as real as the real world. However, those who don't participate in the ceremony can't see anything even if they stand next to the altar. They can only feel a huge amount of energy and boundless will sweeping across the sky. "
"Well, what you see should be the scene on the Star of Creation. It seems that the goddess of creation directly transmitted the image of the Star of Creation to your ritual site through the mind network of the First Born. It is essentially a kind of ultra-long-range brainwave communication. Your spirit is connected with the brainwaves of the First Born, and then with the control center on the Star of Creation. That is the process." Hao Ren nodded slightly as he spoke, perfecting the model of the First Born's mind network in his mind.
Lorissa nodded in agreement and then continued. "We have been in contact with the divine kingdom since ancient times. But in the years before the arrival of the oracle, which is the eve of the deicidal war, we saw something different. There were scenes in the illusion that had never appeared in the historical records."
"What kind of scenes?"
"In the past, the illusions we saw were all bright and radiant, filled with an uplifting and reassuring aura, but in those few years … the bishops frequently saw patterns filled with darkness and strange lines during the large-scale rituals. All sorts of sceneries appeared to be distorted as if they were being interfered with, and the image of the Goddess never appeared again. And in all the illusions, there was one thing that kept appearing. It was a scarlet moon. "
Hao Ren felt his breath stopped. "A scarlet moon?! Are you sure it is the moon? Not the Star of Creation? As far as I know, the Star of Creation is also red. "
"No, I am sure because I have seen that thing before. It is definitely not the Star of Creation. It is a scarlet moon."
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