While the MDT's mouth was always asking for a beating, one had to admit that it could always sum things up to the point. The shocking conspiracy of the Plane of Dreams ten thousand years ago and the subsequent catastrophe could really be summed up in one sentence: the crime of matricide.
The giant was probably not lying. Of course, even if he was not lying, what he knew might not be the whole truth. But this did not affect the clarity and reliability of the whole incident. At least for now, no one could be more authoritative than the guardians. Hao Ren looked at the silent crowd and felt that there was a strange and dull atmosphere in the air. Although the entire hall was quiet, there was an invisible turbulence brewing in the silence.
Before the turbulence broke out, he stood up and said, "I know most of you can't believe this, so feel free to ask questions about the details. But other than that, if you want to verify the authenticity of this information, forget it. Anyway, I'm just telling you, believe it or not, it's up to you. "
Cardinal Orben raised his eyelids, the runes on his face floated faintly, and his voice was calm. "Do you know what these truths mean?"
"God is dead. For a sect, this is the most devastating blow." Hao Ren sighed. "I can also guess the other implications. For example, the Cult of Origination is the true believer, the sins of the mortals are far from being settled, and the Disciples of Glory is distorted and untrue … Tsk, if you really want to talk about it, this time, we have to admit the accusations of the cultists."
The Cult of Origination's belief was closer to the truth than the Disciples of Glory — this was a great irony. Cardinal Orben still kept a straight face, and as usual, it was hard to read his mind from his expression. He just said slowly, "If the guardians come again to carry out divine punishment, what should we do?"
Lily scratched her face. "Oh yes, this is also a problem … If it's really according to the doctrine, you should lower your heads and accept your fate."
If it was really according to the doctrine, the brain monsters and the First Borns were the guardians of the goddess, and were the 'divine messengers' mentioned in the Holy Bible. What they did was the will of God, and from the truth of history, their cleansing of the mortal species was completely reasonable punishment. So now these church spokespeople were in a huge dilemma. Lily drew out the relationship between them in her mind for a long time. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh. "How can such a serious matter be made into an 80-episode family drama …"
"Wasn't it just a family dispute from the start?" Hao Ren scratched his head and looked at the archbishop. "As an outsider, I shouldn't criticize your doctrine, but I'll still say what I think. Although it was your ancestors who did nothing to save the Goddess, their descendants shouldn't be implicated. Didn't the sane Guardian give up on settling the score with you? I think this can be seen as a form of forgiveness. You guys should live your lives as you should. As for those crazy brain monsters or First Borns coming to this place in the future … don't treat them as guardians anymore. After all, they are crazy. "
"Cardinal Orben, can these things really be taken seriously?" At this time, an archbishop who was sitting in the corner stood up. Obviously, he still couldn't believe the shocking news brought by the foreigners. His reaction was naturally reasonable. In fact, he was not the only one. No one at the scene would so easily believe Hao Ren's statement. Several other bishops also stood up and expressed their doubts or opinions. But from their questions, Hao Ren and the rest could see that the factor of wavering had been planted in their minds.
Hao Ren answered a few questions, and finally Cardinal Orben interrupted the meaningless debate. "Enough, this argument is a waste of time. Foreigner, I believe you have no reason to lie to us, but I have a question: if God is really dead as you said, then who is the voice that we believers hear in our meditation? "
Hao Ren's heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, he mentioned this question!
After the conversation with the giant, he could not help but think of this: the reason why the Disciples of Glory could spread across the entire planet and become the pillar of faith of the entire civilization was not because of the efforts of the missionaries, but because they had real magical powers. Devout believers could communicate with a high-level consciousness that was suspected to be the goddess in the state of meditation. They could obtain some unexplainable supernatural abilities out of thin air through prayer and faith. High-level believers could even learn knowledge that did not belong to this planet or this era in meditation. The application of that knowledge in reality had made the Disciples of Glory not just a religious organization, but one of the most advanced representatives of productivity in the world. These things could not be achieved by tricks and public opinion.
If God was dead, where did these 'gifts' in their hands come from?
"There's a difference between the fall of a true god and the death of a human." Hao Ren scratched his chin and tried to explain the phenomenon of the death of God with his own understanding. "The true god is entangled with the laws of the world. After their death, it is enough to leave a long-lasting impact on the fundamental laws of the universe. I call this' echo '. Perhaps what responds to you is not the goddess herself, but a trace of power or a trace of will that she left behind after her death. After all, from the establishment of the Disciples of Glory until now, none of you could really hear what the goddess said clearly, right? "
As he said this, he glanced at Big Beardy. The others might not understand, but this person had met Raven 12345 before, and naturally knew how the true god responded to the prayers of the believers … Well, the tone was probably different, but at least the clarity was guaranteed.
Big Beardy nodded at Cardinal Orben. The latter saw that even a devout ascetic had expressed his opinion, and pondered. "Perhaps so."
"Can non-believers really understand what faith in the goddess is all about?" A bishop looked at Hao Ren suspiciously. This question was not necessarily malicious, but an expert would definitely ask when a group of laymen came over to give them advice.
Hao Ren wanted to use his position as the pope to discuss who was the real expert, but after replaying the image of Raven 12345's face in his mind twice, he felt guilty and did not say anything …
He really could not shamelessly say, "Actually, I also believe in a great god" — even a dog would not believe that.
But to everyone's surprise, Cardinal Orben spoke up for them. "I think the information brought by the outlanders is trustworthy."
The other bishops immediately voiced their doubts, but Cardinal Orben waved his hand imposingly. "According to the Church's canon, in the case of the Pope's martyrdom, I can temporarily take over as the Pope. So, this debate shall end here. I will explain the details to you later. But before that, foreigners, I wonder if you can follow me somewhere. "
Hao Ren did not know what the Cardinal, whose face was filled with comments, wanted to see him, but he knew that the man was not one to engage in small talk, so he stood up and followed. "Alright. By the way, shall we all follow? "
Cardinal Orben looked at Hao Ren and his companions, and nodded slightly. "Come on."
Hao Ren and the rest followed the Cardinal out of the meeting hall in confusion, leaving the group of generals, ministers, and bishops looking at each other. After a moment of silence, Prince Hoffman said to Ophra, "Shall we continue the discussion?"
Ophra sat on the chair, looking exhausted, and waved her hand. "Let's stop all the previous topics. Let's talk about how to guide public opinion. Let's have a general consensus … I suddenly regret smashing the table with my sword just now."
Hoffman did not react for a moment. "Huh?"
"I want to find a place to lie down for a while." Ophra rubbed her forehead. "Or you guys can discuss first, and I'll find a place to play dead."
Hoffman: "… Marshal, please be serious!"
At this time, Hao Ren and the rest had followed Cardinal Orben out of the meeting hall, and followed a secret passage into the depths of the floating fortress.
Finally, they came to a plain dark room.
"This is …" Nangong Wuyue looked around, and found some religious emblems of the Disciples of Glory hanging on the wall. "A prayer room?"
"Before the pope's martyrdom, he had been meditating here." Cardinal Orben nodded slightly, and raised his hand to point at the icon in the middle of the dark room. "He meditated in front of the icon for a few hours."
Hao Ren immediately reacted. "What did he leave behind?!"
(The last shiver at the end of the month, let's ask for a monthly vote. I have nothing to do anyway =) =)
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