Chapter 1,187 The Role of the Gods

"It's like the World Tree uses beacons to find other worlds and establish connections. Then it can use the energy tidal gap between the two worlds to convert it into nutrients for the World Tree." Because of the comparison, Fen naturally made an association. But such a statement is incomplete, and everything has its purpose. She asked: "What did the gods do in this process? What did they gain?"

"Well, we have been to many worlds other than Mystery. Every world, no matter how similar it is to Mystery, will have some differences. Some things that may be difficult in Mystery are difficult in other worlds. Quite commonplace. Things that may require a lot of effort here can be done effortlessly in other worlds. I was thinking..."

Faced with someone's tantalizing words, because the content aroused interest, Fen couldn't help but take the bait and asked: "What are you thinking about?"

"You see, the characteristics of a spirit son is that while maintaining its own characteristics, it will also adjust its shape according to the different worlds it is in, so that it can integrate itself into this world. And these spirits composed of... well, existence, They will have a tendency to be close to the world, which means that when they use certain abilities, it will be easier than the natives of Midland. So what they are doing, does it seem like they are using the specialties of the world they are close to? The characteristics of the spirit child are brought to the Lost Land and sold at a high price."

Fen felt dumbfounded at first hearing this description of someone. But if you think about it seriously, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

Lin continued: "As for what the being who lends power gets in this process, it's hard to say. The gods who usually do this are advocating that they will lead the souls of the devout to her. In the kingdom of God, live a good life forever. The devil, on the other hand, directly uses the soul as a bargaining chip, unless a better sacrifice than the soul can be proposed today. Isn’t that the case?”

"That's right." Fen scratched his face and said, "I just heard you compare gods and demons to businessmen, which seems a bit nondescript."

"There's nothing wrong with this. Get close to worlds with specific attributes, and rule at least one of them. Otherwise, you can open up an exclusive one for yourself to rule, euphemistically calling it the Kingdom of God. Then take the common commodities or products in those worlds Ability is sold to other relatively precious worlds in exchange for souls or other valuable currencies. This is a transaction that only the height of the gods can enter and carry out. And... …”

Someone seemed to be appetizing and only spoke half of his words. Fen had to ask aloud: "And what?"

After thinking for a moment, but unable to come up with an answer, Lin simply stated the question in his mind. "You see, the gods also have two contradictory qualities. One is the immortality of faith and the immortality of the gods. But the other is an iron-clad concept, the gods of flowing water.

"You are very familiar with the former. No matter how many times those old gods are killed, as long as worship and belief still exist, the gods will suddenly revive one day after their death. And according to you, even if other mortals try to steal them The power of the old god that has fallen and been left vacant will ultimately only allow the old god to resurrect through his body, lose his will, and become the same old god as the one he killed before. But I have always had a question, this Is the old god who revives again and again really still the same one as before?"

Fin replied: "Every time an old god dies, I will destroy it until its spirit and soul are gone, and it will never die again. Otherwise, I will throw its soul into the eternal fire and become the fuel of the oil lamp. But even so, The old gods will still be resurrected again and again because of faith, with the same appearance and the same abomination.

"From the perspective of the soul, the former god and the latter one should be different souls. But they are gods after all. I can't guarantee whether they have the same level of resurrection mechanism as the Lich's phylactery. At least for them. As far as the lich is concerned, the soul is hidden in the phylactery; as long as the phylactery is not destroyed, the lich can be resurrected indefinitely. In the past, I would have thought that the Kingdom of God had the same function. But from what you said, it seems Isn’t that so?”

Lin nodded and said: "Yes, and this involves the second characteristic of the contradiction."

Fen asked in confusion: "What is the concept of iron and water gods? I don't understand."

"That sentence has a historical allusion in my hometown. To put it simply, in order to prevent the generals from getting too familiar with the soldiers, the emperor united to rebel. So he changed the troops from time to time, but the camps defended by the generals remained unchanged, leaving the generals with no Opportunities get familiar with soldiers, then bribe them, and then rebel. By using this term, I just want to emphasize that the concept of achieving gods will not waver in any way, but the gods achieved by this concept may not always be the same."

The hatred for the gods made Fen not understand the new god system after his resurrection. Even among the eight powers a magician would use, she was indifferent to who their respective gods corresponded to. Of course, not to mention performing any meditation rituals, she still uses the same old methods for practicing magic, the same methods from thousands of years ago. Lin understood this and explained:

"You see, after the end of the old gods, the rise of the new gods is no longer the worship of nature in the past, but the creation of godheads based on concepts that everyone agrees with, and the ignition of divine fires. Do you know that there is actually a goddess of magic in the Lost Land? Because There are eight powerful gods in front of her, and the magicians are all lawless and unbelievers, so she chooses a god based on the concept of 'magic'. She can't draw much faith from the magicians, so she is a sadly weak god."

"There is such a thing." Fen said in surprise. If you don't regard God as a 'god', these gossips that you like to hear and see are quite interesting.

"Yes. And the history of the New God is only a short seven or eight hundred years. In such a short period of time, the goddess of magic has been replaced five times. Do you dare to believe it?"

"Fifth term!" Fen's beautiful eyes widened, and he raised his right hand in surprise, with his fingers spread out. "Are you sure you're not in the form of someone who dies and then comes back to life?"

"No, it's just a substitution. It seems that as long as magic is studied to a certain level, someone will want to take over, kill the gods and replace them. This happened five times. These are clearly recorded in the inheritance records of the Magicians Association. . Even though the reality may not be as stated in the record, it is certain that someone will be replaced.”

"This is really..."

"In short, I think the identification of the spirit son can explain these problems related to the gods. Although there are still several pieces of the puzzle missing to have a complete answer, it has also made a big step forward."

Regarding the previous third question: What is God? In fact, Lin still has a lot of doubts. Of course, the question here is not of philosophical significance. Since there is a saying that it is 'another level of life', what are the characteristics of this level?

But there is another problem at hand that can be solved with today's discovery. Lin said: "But the most important gain is the discovery of Lingzi, which is helpful for tracking our new friend who comes and goes without a trace. Next time, we don't have to wait for the other party to leave traces before we can follow him slowly." .”

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"Well, tell me, if we completely destroy those worlds, is it possible to completely eliminate a god." Fen still asked about the topic she was concerned about.

"That's true in theory, but in practice it can't be done." Lin shrugged and replied, "As long as there is demand, there will be supply. You can shift the demand, but it's just filling the vacancy with other things. It doesn’t mean there is no need for it. Therefore, if people are not dead, gods will not be destroyed.”

Someone came to a conclusion for Fen's question.

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