Chapter 731 582 Tradition and Change (a Bit Abstract)

Darkius woke up, thinking and thinking, and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, Alisa was squatting beside him, hugging her calves. Farther away, Wettier and Franais were whispering to each other, and even though he was downwind, he couldn't hear what they were saying.

"Sorry, I fell asleep." He sat up slowly, supporting the ground with his left elbow, rubbing his dizzy head with his right hand, and whispered after barely suppressing his sleepiness.

"This moment of rest is just right for you." After hearing this, Alisa turned her head, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, smiled and shook her head, as if to say that this was not a big deal at all. She lifted her chin slightly, and a look of peace and self-confidence appeared in her eyes. Then, she answered softly, her tone full of tenderness and concern.

"It's so beautiful..."

"Yes..." Alisa wanted to say something, but she saw that Darkius was looking into the distance when he said it.

"What do you think of Yilanya?" Then, Dacus changed the subject and asked a strange question.

"Ylanya... She is very smart and talented, whether it is her talent in casting spells or her ability to navigate in power struggles. Her mind... is too complicated, even cold." Alyssa was stunned. This question was beyond her scope. She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then spoke slowly, with a cautious tone.

Dacus nodded, and continued to look thoughtfully, then smiled at the corners of his mouth, and a hint of playfulness appeared in his eyes.

If the entire team is compared to a harem, Yilanya seems more like the taciturn concubine. She has been hiding in the shadows of other strong men for many years and has almost no place to stand.

He knew that Yilanya was indeed smart and had extraordinary talents, but she was not supermodel. Facing those similar protagonists in the team, there was no room for her to display her talents. There were a lot of such players in Gorond, and his lover was best at dealing with such players.

The diversion began, officials were appointed and wishes were made.

Malagos chose to stay in Asherel to do education, while Ilanya became an Asati priest and started the Asati sect in Asherel. He cut off ties with the original sects of pleasure, indulgence and luxury, and rebuilt a set of sect systems.

In addition to matchmaking and the Women's Federation, he handed over the frankincense industry to Ilanya, or rather, the sect established by Ilanya.

Frankincense is similar to rubber and is a plant resin from the frankincense tree. Frankincense is mainly used in religion. It has a strong fragrance and produces fresh smoke when burned, symbolizing purification, blessing and divine protection. The polytheism of the elves is here, and the demand for frankincense is destined to be huge. Every family needs it, and when religion flourishes in the future, the demand will be even greater.

Originally, there was a snail field in Rosario Province, but it has been cut down now, and the coffee trees have also been cut down.

Maybe something was missing when the elves were created. The elves are allergic to coffee... He was speechless. After drinking it, not only did it not refresh him, but he became sleepy, and the more he drank, the sleepier he became. Then came heartburn, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat. At first, he thought that he was doing it wrong and missing some necessary steps, but it turned out that it was not... it was really an allergy.

In addition, no matter where the elves came from, they were unwilling to drink this bitter thing, but because he was doing a compliance test, he had to bite the bullet and drink it, and he started to feel uncomfortable after drinking it...

Adhering to the principle of solving current needs, he directly chopped it off.

As for trading and selling it to humans in the Old World in the future, that is a matter for the future, and there is no need to grow it specifically for humans. In his expectation, the elves will lead the fashion trend of humans in the Old World in terms of diet and clothing. There are so many options, so there is no need to worry about coffee and wine.

The murex field is used to produce purple pigment. Before the chemical industry in his previous world developed, purple was a very rare pigment. There are so many countries, so many flags and emblems of various colors, but only purple is missing.

At first, purple dye could only be extracted from fragrant snails and purple snails, that is, imperial purple and murex purple. Because each snail can only provide a very small amount of pigment, the process is also extremely complicated and expensive. It is a color exclusively used by the royal family, oysters and nobles, and is born in the Purple Room.

Thanks to advanced alchemy, murex is spared from the extraction of pigments. Under the guidance of Master Wu, the sorceresses synthesized purple dyes through alchemy. He didn't understand the specific operation and composition, but it was not aniline anyway. He only knew that this pigment formed by alchemy was bright, durable and low-cost. If necessary, Asheril's textile factory can now mass-produce it.

It's all Slaanesh stuff, but there's no way. The situation is like this, and it still needs to be fixed. Just like fighting with Khorne and educating with Tzeentch.

"I know a little about her past deeds. She achieved her goals through... multiple betrayals and temptations. She seems powerful, but she has no home after all. She recently became a priest of Asati, but I'm not sure whether it's because of her faith or her own need for power. You know, for many Duruchi, faith is not a guide, but a means of exploitation." Alyssa's voice at this moment carried a bit of helplessness and complex emotions, as if narrating an inescapable cycle.

"Faith, religion, rights, interests..." Daquus nodded slightly after listening to Alyssa's evaluation, with a flash of approval in his eyes, but more of a thought. He paused and looked into the distance, "What about you?"

"Me? The current situation is not quite the same as before. To be honest, I don't know." Alyssa shook her head first, then looked at Daquus.

"A complex, a huge complex, the path you take has a high ceiling, far higher than your brothers, but it is also difficult to walk..."

After speaking, Dacus looked into the distance again. He thought Alyssa was right. Before going to Elsin Alvin, he had talked to Alyssa about the Emerald Garden in the place where he was now. Although the place was the same, the topic was completely different from now. It was purely planned according to the organization, and the main topics were the storage of seeds and crops, food processing and disease prevention, etc., pure agricultural matters, not religion or belief.

Now... Alyssa has become Aisha's elect, and because of various needs, he has transformed the Emerald Garden from an institution into the core of Aisha's religious beliefs, and will become the spiritual sustenance of countless elves in the future. This change is slow and far-reaching. Gradually, La Plata is no longer just a place, the capital of Cordoba and Rosario Provinces.

Just like the five major patriarchates of Ma, Da, Fort, Ke, and Leng, just like those mountains that have been given certain meanings.

La Plata will become a symbol, a sacred place of worship of Aisha, and unmarried women in Asheril will come to La Plata for pilgrimage before getting married. Just like unmarried women in Ulthuan who have the conditions will choose to go to Eden Valley in the Kingdom of Avalon for pilgrimage, if they don't have the conditions, they can only go to nearby places.

"The will of the gods is real. They affect everything in the mortal world, either through fanatical sacrifices or the roar of warriors, but what we pursue is to be controlled by this power or to find ourselves in it?" Alyssa whispered, with a little more contemplation and expectation in her eyes.

Dacuus turned his eyes back from a distance and looked at Alyssa. He did not show any inexplicable or unbelievable expressions, thinking that Alyssa's words were so disrespectful. First of all, he is not a fanatic, he is not even a believer. He is the chosen one of God and the champion, but he is more like Ilanya in Alyssa's previous words? And, most importantly, he knows that the reason why Alyssa said these words is because his behavior has affected Alyssa.

The world he was in was real, and his companions were not NPCs who could only accept orders. Everyone had different views and feelings about the same thing. Everyone had their own ideas and calculations, which was normal, and this was why he talked to Alyssa.

"It's hard to say. You also know that some people have received God's grace, have unparalleled power or other gifts, but are also locked in God's will. Faith is both dependence and bondage..." Dacus answered slowly.

"I have thought about this question more than once. The existence of God makes mortals seem insignificant, but because of their faith in them, mortals can feel a power that transcends themselves? But this transcendence... true faith, perhaps with a self-sacrificing component? Let people transcend themselves for higher ideals. I used to think that faith was pure attachment, but now it is more like a desire to constantly break through oneself and transcend limitations."

"The divinity and nature pursued by Feibo Garden are no longer just Aisha's gifts, but also a kind of worship of self-transcendence?" Dacus was silent for a long time after listening. After a long time, he slowly said.

He knew what the second half of Alyssa's words were expressing. Self-transcendence means that what people really pursue is not self-realization, but the meaning of life that transcends themselves. This pursuit includes the exploration and understanding of nature, society and culture, as well as people's position in them, in order to better grasp life and live more meaningfully.

Alyssa's eyes became deep, and then nodded.

"Are you going to compete with the Eternal Queen?" Dacus did not change the subject, but substantiated the content.

"Compete with the Eternal Queen? I didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"But you have already thought so, and your outstretched hand touched the boundary."

"Me? Is this a bit difficult for me?" Alyssa smiled bitterly.

Hearing this, Dacus did not respond directly, but pointed at Alyssa with his hand that was not supporting the ground, and then laughed. Then there was silence, because he couldn't say it well. It was said that there was a system, but there was actually no system? In a world with gods, religion is very pure and does not need this or that.

The queens of Ulthuan and Athel Loren are serious spokesmen, extensions of Aisha's will. Just listen to what the spokesmen say, and there is no need for this doctrine, that philosophy, to define religion. The queen of Lauren Loren is relatively poor, but Anil recognizes it. These two major lines and one minor line run independently and in parallel, just as Xin, Tian, ​​and Dong saw.

But the Emerald Garden is a bit special. First of all, Alyssa's secular identity, that is, bloodline. But in fact, it can also be operated, the whole bloodline is consecrated, but he feels that Alyssa doesn't seem to have this idea?

He didn't want to ask whether Alyssa was influenced by Aisha, or whether she had gained insights from a series of things she experienced. He didn't want to ask whether the three brothers and sisters of Takia had talked about this privately.

There is no need for this at all. Such inquiries are meaningless in his opinion. He knew that Alyssa was a sharp and independent thinker. Even if her growth and enlightenment were influenced by others, they must have been the result of her own careful consideration and independent exploration. This was why he was still prepared to hand over the Emerald Garden to Alyssa.

"Did I make it difficult for you? No, did I? I just... summarized your words and expanded them into the future. Emerald Garden does not oppose the existence of the Eternal Queen, but creates a new belief system outside the Queen, so that people can find themselves in faith, rather than being completely controlled by God's will. You hope to provide believers with choices so that they can find their own position outside of their predetermined fate."

"Yes, outside of predetermined fate... I understood it when I first met Molaig. At that moment, I should have died. I heard Molaig's call, but I didn't... It was you, self-transcendence, you who created me now and in the future!" Alyssa turned her head and looked at Dacus seriously.

Dacus did not respond, but fell into contemplation again, because he knew that he had to make a decision next.

It is inevitable to develop the Aisha Sect, and to develop the Aisha Sect into one of the best. Only in this way can Aisha enter a strong period, thereby resurrecting the two first-generation Shilan and returning the ancient power to the world. This is his ultimate goal and ultimate main task.

He hated the lineage of the Everqueen, a natural, instinctive hatred, a hatred without any reason or logic. But due to his relationship with Aisha, he couldn't do anything to the Everqueen, and he wouldn't send Ren to assassinate her. Aisha had already given him a lot of face, and the one in Athel Loren was actually abandoned by Aisha, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly at that time.

He also didn't want the lineage of the Everqueen to grow bigger and stronger. If the Aisha sect grew bigger, the Everqueen, who was bound to Aisha, would be destined to enter a period of strength, which he didn't want to see. He wanted to weaken it through politics and religion, making the Everqueen a real mascot, not the kind of Pope.

Of course, all this only stayed in his thinking... There was no specific solution yet, and it was hard to say what would happen at that time.

As for heresy, religious war, etc., it was a bit nonsense. The Everqueen was Aisha's choice and Aisha's spokesperson, but so was Alyssa. If the Everqueen accused Alyssa, wouldn't that be a slap in Aisha's face, and let other gods and believers eat melons and have fun.

"Aisha's tolerance is the key. If we can penetrate the social structure and show a new model through it, then the entire elven society will present an unprecedented and strange scene, worshipping gods and pursuing self-transcendence."

"That is to say... the meaning of the existence of this sect is not limited to a simple obedience. On the contrary, it will encourage believers to transcend themselves in the light of faith." Alyssa was fascinated and she continued softly.

"Yes, in this way, the Emerald Garden will exist in a unique way, retaining the conservative elements in the elven culture and injecting reform factors into it. While worshiping Aisha, believers will find that the glory of the gods does not mean the imprisonment of personal will, but a force that stimulates inner potential." Dacuus nodded and continued to analyze.

He has seriously thought about the path next door more than once.

The strict norms of the path provide a layer of protection for the Eldar, preventing them from sinking into sensory stimulation and preventing them from being deeply corrupted by Slaanesh. But it gradually became another kind of shackle for them, hindering them from exploring and expanding the depth of their souls, and subtly inhibiting the possibility of self-transcendence.

In his opinion, although the Tao ensured the lower limit, it also locked the upper limit firmly. The Eldar became a race destined to decline, unless Slaanesh was killed.

However, there was no way... The actual situation was there, and this might be the best way. Fortunately, his world was completely different from the Slaanesh next door, which was extremely terrifying.

Therefore, he had a bolder point of view. Perhaps he could reflect on the meaning of the Tao without abandoning the Tao, and truly transcend the shackles of dogma through the awakening of the soul and the exploration of the origin. He believed that true power came from a breakthrough in one's inner self, rather than obedience to external discipline. The Tao, as a means and path, should inspire, rather than imprison.

To put it bluntly, apart from politics and so on, such an Aisha sect would become a big basket, a bit like a universal religion. Religion is a safety rope tied around the waist. The person tied can start exploring, but it cannot stop those who are determined to die.

More specifically, a captain fell into deep thought after a storm. He no longer simply believed that the storm of Matheran was a punishment for believers, but wondered whether he could draw a kind of courage and adaptability from it. He proposed a new idea: we pray to Matheran not only for shelter, but also for us to learn to change freely like the tide, adapt to all environments, transcend fear, and find harmony with the sea.

In his admiration for Aisha, he went beyond simple prayer. During a long voyage, he found that his connection with Aisha was not just in the ritual of prayer, but regarded the harmony of nature as a philosophy. As an elf, he can get inspiration from nature and contribute to the balance of nature. Therefore, he is no longer limited to praying for protection, but explores how to make life grow more tenaciously in hardships.

In these thoughts, he gradually formed a new concept of faith. Faith is both dependence and enlightenment. It contains both traditional awe and encourages personal exploration. His soul gradually became enriched, and he felt that he was gradually transcending the boundaries given by the gods and entering a broader inner world, respecting God while transcending God's absolute authority.

He began to guide his companions with peaceful words and wise judgments, instead of just relying on the gods for comfort and guidance. This is his self-transcendence, finding a balance between faith and self.

Although this example is not very good, it is the coexistence of tradition and change, and the deep understanding and breakthrough of spirit and thought. This guy is likely to be a philosopher and thinker. Not to mention being a patron saint, it is still okay to be a celebrity in a sect.

There is a saying that many scientific creations were laid by monks with excess time in the monastery, such as Roger Bacon, Bede, Mendel, Kepler, etc.

To be more straightforward, it is to increase the UP rate and produce more outstanding people. These people no longer rely on blood, but through self-transcendence. These outstanding people promote the development of all aspects of the elf society through continuous iteration and innovation, rather than relying on Dacus's nerve knife, thinking one thing at a time.

"This belief structure will break the barriers of traditional beliefs and push believers to find a balance between spirituality and personal growth." After thinking for a long time, Alyssa's eyes flashed with excitement and rationality.

"Perhaps, this is exactly the vision we want to achieve? Tradition and change go hand in hand? Yes, tradition and change go hand in hand!" Dacus smiled, and then he said solemnly, "Go ahead and do it! I support you."

Alyssa nodded slightly, with a new determination flashing in her eyes.

Dacus stood up, waved gently to Genevieve who appeared in the distance, and then reached out to pull Alyssa up who was still sitting on the ground. When his eyes turned to other directions, he did not notice the complex expression that flashed across Alyssa's eyes. Alyssa was silent for a moment, as if she had something to say but stopped, but in the end she just stood silently beside him.

Farther away, Maranul was slowly returning with a team of riders. He was tall and straight, wearing a black Attila jacket, dusty solid woolen trousers and long riding boots, which looked out of place, but also heroic.

"It's time to cook." (End of this chapter)