Chapter 346 [0343] Keeping Pace with the Times
"You mean, because there was a dispute between the Noxians and the followers of the Titan in Uzeris, the sale of strategic materials was temporarily banned here." Lux blinked twice and said with some surprise, "When the tax revenue is lost, the sect of the followers of the Titan will make up for it to the governor?"
"That's it!" The owner of the livestock shop seemed to be quite dissatisfied with his colleagues who converted to the Titan faith. Seeing that Lux understood what he meant, he nodded with a smile, "In addition to the exemption money and the regular money, those guys will have to pay a lot of money this time!"
"Exemption money and regular money... From what you said, these followers of the Titan have additional taxes?" Lux Quite unexpectedly, "If they have to pay extra money, is there anyone willing to believe in the Titans?"
"Don't think they have to pay, but this money is not in vain!" Hearing this, the boss licked his lips with some envy, and curled his lips with a little disdain, "The exemption money can save them from military service and corvée labor, and the regular money is the activity fund for mutual assistance among the families. After paying these two amounts of money, plus going to listen to the preaching when they have nothing to do, a group of outsiders are hooked together, a group of bastards..."
It seems to be gloating, and it seems to be a long-standing grudge. Anyway, the owner of the livestock business who has no business now has nothing to do, so he just chatted with Lux at the door.
And through his narration, Lux had a new understanding of the Shurima people's "not pious, but absolutely true" Titan belief, and even Kalya was stunned.
This "Titan belief" is completely different from the Titan belief that Kalya knows.
You know, in the Shurima Empire, those who believed in the Titans were generally high-ranking officials who were not qualified to ascend to heaven. Believing in the Titans could really prolong one's life, and the ascension ceremony was originally related to the Titans. So even though Setaka and Kalya were bothered by the Titans' belief, they still couldn't ban it.
Since the ascension ceremony borrowed the power of the Titans, it was difficult to kick it away after the rise of the empire. For the Shurima Empire, this was the price.
And now, the swallows in front of the halls of the rich and powerful have flown into the homes of ordinary people.
After the collapse of the Empire and the Darkin War, the governors of various places who were once the main force of the Titan faith began to raise the banner of orthodox Shurima one after another for their own rule; and the civilians who were once completely indifferent to the faith took the initiative to put on the cloak of the Titan faith for the folk mutual aid organizations...
When he heard that there were Titan believers all over Western Shurima, Kalja thought that the power of the Titan had made a comeback, but as the boss told him, he was finally surprised to find that these "Titan faiths" and the formal "Titan faith" he knew were not the same thing at all.
For these believers, doctrines are actually not important. What is the difference between the Protoss and the Titans, and whether they are gods or celestial creatures is not important.
Most of the Titan faith groups are essentially just worshipping some great forces of nature.
They worship the sun, the moon, the stars... and then metaphysically and naturally summarize some similar good qualities together, forming the Titan faith that is now flourishing everywhere.
Unlike the Rakkor people who live in the Targon Peak and are willing to sacrifice their lives for the reputation of the gods, the Targon Cult believers in Shurima have little to do with the real Targon Star Spirits. For them, the cult is more like a spiritual home and a grassroots autonomous organization.
If we must use a more precise term, it may be more reliable to call them "earth giant faith".
The Titan is just a pretext - the most important thing is to use the Titan as a pretext to organize everyone together.
For these believers who converted to the "earth giant faith", the Titan is the father and brother in the sky in Hong Xiuquan's mouth - but these believers did not rebel under this banner, but formed a grassroots mutual aid association like a gang under this name to fight against the authority of "Shurima orthodoxy" in the hands of the city lords or governors of various cities.
After figuring this out, not to mention Lux, even Kalya was dumbfounded.
He really never dreamed that after the collapse of the Shurima Empire, the belief in the Titans would actually develop so "down-to-earth".
However, after a moment of confusion, Kalya quickly realized the seriousness of the problem.
According to the boss, these "earth Titan believers" not only have their own organizations, but also establish their own religious schools, their own religious charities, and religious associations. Moreover, judging from the fact that these believers come from foreign countries and continue to "conquer cities and expand their power", they are doing quite well!
If this is the case... Even if these cults have nothing to do with the real Titans, if one day the Titans really come to these cults, wouldn't these cults instantly become part of the real Titans?
Realizing this, Kalya was anxious at the time. Although he was not interested in the orthodox Shurimaism that the city lords and governors of various cities hypocritically insisted on, no matter how he looked at it, this kind of grassroots and vibrant belief in the Earth Titans was more threatening.
Once they transform collectively, I'm afraid the giants will really build the paradise on earth that they have been expecting but has never appeared due to the resistance of Kalya and Setaka!
This is not a good thing - look at the Rakkor people, they are the best example. The Rakkor people who have dedicated everything to the Titans are simply the most standard believers. They have been fighting against the "enemies of God" for thousands of years. Even if they occupy the areas with the most favorable natural conditions in Shurima, their lives have always been miserable.
Although Kalya looks like "all things in the past", he will still feel distressed when it comes to the future of Shurima.
So, after Lux finished chatting with the boss, Kalya immediately urged her to go to the community that believes in the Titans to see what is going on there.
"Will this also help climb the Targon Peak?"
"It may not be helpful to climb the Targon Peak, but at least it can help you understand the Titans."
"But you said that their beliefs have nothing to do with the Titans?"
"If they merge, it will be really troublesome!"
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At Kalya's urging, Lux and Ino took Skarash and said goodbye to the boss who was bored, and rushed to the nearby community that believed in the Earth Titans.
Unlike the magnificent religious buildings that Karya had expected, this area looked very ordinary.
In this large community, except for a "chapel" in the center that looked more like a lecture hall, the rest of the area looked like an ordinary residential area - and it was a residential area with the characteristics of the Shurima Empire!
When Lux and Ino arrived here, it was just after school. Many children cheered and rushed out of the school, chasing each other to run home. They did not seem to have received military training, and each of them carried a small wooden box.
One child seemed to be in a hurry and accidentally fell to the ground. The box in his hand was broken open, and various small tools and books inside were scattered all over the floor.
Lux and Ino carefully approached, and then were surprised to find that from the various things in this small box, it seemed that the main content of these children's learning in the religious school was actually accounting, handicrafts, reading and geography!
Except for a booklet of "Praise the Sun", there seemed to be no content related to the belief in the Titan in the small wooden box that the child carried with him - and according to Kalya's understanding of the Fiery Sun Star Spirit, if it was in accordance with the requirements of the Fiery Sun Cult, even this booklet of "Praise the Sun" would definitely be considered heresy.
Now Kalya was really interested.
"Do you remember what the boss said just now?" He urged Lux, "He said that these earth giants are very willing to preach - maybe we can go to their chapel to have a look?"
"But when we passed by just now, it seemed to be locked." Lux was stunned for a moment, "And what about this Skarash?"
"Then find a cattle store that believes in earth giants and talk to them." Kalya laughed, "I am very interested in this wonderful 'Giant Cult' now. I have noticed some subtle and extremely familiar things in them."
"Familiar?"
"Yes, but the specific situation will be known later."
"Okay, since you said so, then Ino and I will take this opportunity to rest."
In this way, Lux and Ino returned to the cattle market and chose a cattle store with a sun emblem hanging on the door.
Coincidentally, the kid in this house was the same rascal who had fallen flat on the ground after school. Just when Lux asked if there were any camels for sale, the kid rushed back in a dirty state, waving a test paper as he ran.
"I passed the spellcasting test! I passed the spellcasting test!"
The owner of the livestock shop strode out happily. After noticing the customer, he touched his son's head, turned around and called his wife, and finally looked at Lux.
"Miss, are you here to buy or sell livestock?"
"I want to buy two camels."
"That's unfortunate. Recently, our Bumang camel trading has been closed."
"Closed?" Lux blinked, put on a confused look, and asked knowingly, "What's going on?"
"The despicable Noxians want us to fight for their ambitions." Hearing this, the boss showed an expression mixed with dissatisfaction and disdain. "We have all paid the exemption money, and they still want to send us to the battlefield to fight for their ambitions. It's really wishful thinking."
"But... there are no Noxians here!"
"It's the Noxians of Uzeris." The boss shook his head, "We are here to support our compatriots."
"So, Bu Mang, thousands of miles away, stopped the camel market?"
"That's right!" The boss put on a proud look, "The Pope said that this involves the question of whether our exemption money will count in the future. We must make those bastards realize the unity of our sect!"
"Exemption money?"
"You don't even know about exemption money?" Seeing Lux's curious expression, the other party instantly became interested, "This is the feature of our Sun God Church. As long as you pay the exemption money in full under the witness of the Pope and the Governor at the beginning of spring every year, you don't have to serve in the military and labor service for the city lord and the Governor!"
"Doesn't that mean you don't have to go to war?!" Lux showed a look of surprise at the right time, "Can it be like this?"
"Of course!" Satisfied with Lux's performance, the boss also started chatting. While he began to talk about his understanding of his own Sun God Cult, he also pulled out a simple printed small book from under the counter. Booklet, handed it to Lux, "Praise the sun, as long as you join our Sun God Cult, you will have someone to rely on when you are young, and someone to support you when you are old..."
"Have nothing to rely on?"
"I'm going to school in a while to sign up that bastard of mine for a mage training class!" The boss tried hard to suppress the excitement on his face, but he still accidentally exposed his eight teeth, "You can come with me to have a look, Sun God The teachers in the school where I teach are all highly respected seniors, and our community does not have those criminal gangsters outside..."
"So you have something to support your old age?"
"It's a church nursing home!" When the topic came up, the boss finally calmed down. "Although it's not as good as his own children, there are fire workers to take care of him. At least he won't die on the bedside without anyone knowing, and there are more elderly people. It can relieve boredom..."
"Hey, are you a sect that believes in giant gods?" Lux nodded and asked, "I have met the Rakkor before, but you seem to be completely different from them?"
"We are not Rakor people!" When the boss heard this, he frowned and showed a look of disgust, "The Rakor people are slaves of God. We are different. We are God's chosen people - they serve God. Yes, but God is here to serve us!”
God is here to serve us!
After hearing these words, Lux barely maintained her curiosity on the surface, but in fact, her whole body was completely numb.
You know, although Demacia is a royal country, with the existence of the Illuminati, even the king cannot say such words as "God serves us".
A person as virtuous and respected as Jarvan III dared to say these words in public one day, and the next day the Illuminati dared to directly raise troops and establish a new emperor.
But in Bumang, in a family that believes in the "Sun God Religion", the male host actually said directly and carelessly that "the gods serve us", and in his words he was full of praise for the extremely pious believers of the gods of the Rakor people. Contempt...
This is simply unimaginable.
Lux was confused, and so was Ino.
But at the same time, Kalya couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
"Quick, Lacus, ask him who the first pope of the Sun God Religion was." Kalya urged while laughing out of breath, "Is it Varieva?"
Lux, who was in a dazed state, subconsciously asked this question.
"Huh?" Hearing Lux's question, the boss raised his eyebrows strangely, "How do you know the name of our first pope?"
Kalya’s Little Class·Butterfly Wings:
Although the Shurima empire that Kalya once worked hard to build was eventually submerged in the sand, this does not mean that all his efforts were in vain - in fact, because of Kalya, the current Shurima empire In fact, it is a quite "surprising" country.
PS. The amount of information in the chapters these days is a bit large, and writing is slow. Today there is only this chapter. I am very sorry...