Chapter 935 Atheism and Theism

"Without the control of the leader, sooner or later rebellions will break out everywhere!"

In the tavern, a middle-aged man named Panda told the people around him that there are many illiterate people these days, and there are too few people who really have the ability to think independently, so most people are in a state of blind obedience of "believe what they say". Panda's words were baseless, but they still won applause from all around.

This kind of "reactionary speech" has been said a lot, and people think that Sally I will be overthrown tomorrow. But pushing the door out, not only did Sally I's rule not shake, but it became more and more stable.

"Just watch... without Luna to save us, everything will be in chaos."

Panda raised his glass and drank the remaining ale, muttering something in a low voice. Someone nearby asked strangely: "Moon God? What kind of god is that? Is it another name for Goddess Siqi?"

"Goddess Siqi? That's just a false god. Only the Moon Goddess is the only god—she shines all over the earth and is the only ancient god in the world!"

The Moon God that Panda was talking about made everyone interested, but he seemed displeased with so many people inquiring about it, so he shook his head: "When you see the Moon God, you will know how great he is... Everything you say now is false."

"See? Luna can still see?"

The people around were amazed by this, and Panda looked confident: "Tonight is the day of the full moon, as long as you stare at the moon, you will know the answer!"

After finishing speaking, he paid for the drink and left the tavern, leaving behind a crowd of skeptical people.

After Panda left the tavern, he wandered drunkenly on the street, but after turning a street corner, his face quickly returned to calm. The original blush and drunkenness seemed to have never appeared before. Passing through the alley, he took off his dirty coat and tied up his messy hair. When he walked out of the street again, he was completely different from the previous Panda. The alcoholic of "Luna".

He came to the predetermined place and rode his horse. He left Pukali Town, and after confirming that no one was following him, he marched for nearly two hours. After entering a nearby forest, he walked left and right according to the inconspicuous marks in the forest, and finally came to In front of a low magic tower.

This magic tower is fixed and cannot be moved like Herchino's magic tower. However, its defensive measures are among the strongest, because when Panda approached the magic tower, he could see more than a hundred corpses of various kinds on the ground next to it. Among them are all kinds of monsters or passing wild beasts, as well as mercenaries or caravan members wearing leather armor, but their bodies have become bones, and they look like they have been dead for many years.

Panda turned a blind eye to this. After detouring several times according to the established route, he finally entered the hidden entrance of the magic tower. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a servant in a robe saying hello to him: "Panda Arcanist."

"Where is Lord Holy Master?"

"At the top of the tower."

He nodded and walked towards the tower.

At this time, the people in Panda's field of vision were all wearing robes that were very different from those of human mages—if Edith were here, she would definitely be able to recognize that the style of their robes was inherited from the high elves. And these people are all members of the "holy congregation".

Compared with the past, the structure of the "holy meeting" has undergone drastic changes. A year ago, there were six elders in the congregation who each commanded the arcanists and arcane warriors under their command. These self-proclaimed "descendants of the high elves" lived in the Kingdom of Karen in a secret way. However, due to a series of accidents, Elder Dominic who tried to take down the city of "Elson" died, and Elders Crawford, Kyle and Aubrey who wanted to take the magic tower of Herchino all disappeared.

When the Helchino Demon Tower reappeared in the imperial city and witnessed the unification of the Karen Kingdom, the only remaining elders, Black and Musta, knew... most of the main force of the "Holy Council" had been completely defeated in this operation. funeral.

As the only two remaining elders, their only choice is to gather the resources and personnel left by other elders to ensure that the descendants of the high elves will not suffer greater losses in strength.

During this time, Everta and the Karen royal family officially declared war,

The kingdom was plunged into civil war, and the "Holy Congregation" got enough respite. The two elders also quickly implemented the "rescue" plan.

However, just two months ago, when the war ended, the "Holy Society" also completed a preliminary integration. The accident happened at this time: when Elder Black met with Elder Musta, he suddenly declared that the other party was a traitor in the "Holy Church", and produced a piece of evidence of the correspondence between the other party and Elson. Imprisoned Musta.

The latter died in prison a week later, and the entire "holy congregation" changed from "co-governance by the elders" to "one-man dictatorship" by Elder Black.

Panda walked all the way to the top of the magic tower. During the process, he saw many members who were originally subordinate to other elders, but now everyone no longer has the label of "a certain elder", but united as one. Blake's disciples.

"May the moon god bless all things."

When he came to the last door, Panda pretended to make a gesture of prostration, and the guard in front of the door opened the door for him. After entering, the conspicuous white high-back seat in the middle was very conspicuous.

Arcanists have never believed in God, and Panda himself, as a mid-level arcanist, would not be a believer. However, "Lord Holy Lord"—that is, the original Elder Black—believes that the only way to preserve the holy church at present is to follow the example of those religions in history and rely on "miracles" and "doctrines" to win over enough people. Based on the huge number of believers, qualified elites are selected to provide fresh blood for the backbone of the holy congregation.

"Theory of bloodlines" was the hallmark of the Holy Church before. But after experiencing a loss of more than 70%, if the "blood lineage theory" continues to be maintained, it will definitely be a long way off for the Holy Society to restore its previous glory.

Hence the funny scene: Arcanists who don't believe in gods verbally call the name "Moon God", but in fact they use this set of theories to fool ignorant human beings.

"Panda, you're back."

The so-called "Holy Lord" Black is a gray-haired middle-aged arcanist. As the last remaining elder of the congregation, he seemed to be in good spirits, but his eyes were sunken and his head was a little bald. The white magic robe on his body is a little different from the previous arcanist robes, with several moon symbols on it, obviously this is the outfit of the "Pope".

Panda bowed and saluted, and the latter helped him up: "The news that has been spread during this period should be enough. Do you have any new discoveries?"

"Long-er, Lord Holy Master, to be honest...most people are as stupid as pigs and dogs. Although they are easy to become religious, how can such a group of people...have the qualifications to continue this noble inheritance?"

In fact, Panda looked down on these ordinary humans. In the eyes of the arcanists, the heads of ordinary people were really stupid. Now the "Luna Cult" that Blake created outside has already had more than 3,000 believers in just a few months, but 99% of them are illiterate. How can they learn arcane arts?

"When there is a sufficient base, quantitative changes will produce qualitative changes, and we need to be patient."

Black said inscrutablely, and then changed the topic: "I heard that the ruins of the high elves have been found somewhere?"

"In the Silent Whispering Forest, Holy Master, but I suspect this is a conspiracy..."

Panda immediately stated his judgment: "The Silent Whispering Forest is so close to Houlier City, and there are wood elves who have opened up trade with humans long ago. I don't believe it if there is no Efta's influence behind it." .Other elders sent people to search Wagla City before, but no one came back alive. This time the news came out suddenly, and it was too strange.”

"That's right, I don't think there's much truth in this news, unless there is tangible evidence that someone came out alive from there. Otherwise, I won't believe it."

When Black talked to Panda, he didn't have much airs, because Panda was regarded as the most capable and trusted officer under him. However, he did not give up the idea immediately, but continued: "But if there is a one in ten thousand possibility, we should also investigate."

"Master Holy Master?"