Chapter 181 Faith

"So that's it. Believing in the evil god is essentially a transaction..." Ash Rufate thought for a moment. "Do what God likes, and then God will reward you..." He thought for a moment. From this perspective, no wonder the faith of the evil god is so deeply rooted. No wonder, although the church is strictly guarding the death, cultists are still like endless weeds that can't be killed. This is a very realistic problem. No matter how hard the church works, it just presses the gourd and floats up.

"This is a very correct example." James replied with a smile. "Sir, you know that faith is a secret that only one knows. No one can find out the secrets deep in others' hearts. Don't say that people like us, even the priests of the church may believe in ungodly - although we have never heard of such things, we can imagine it. But no one can betrayal. Believing in the evil god is definitely a profitable thing, or even a by the way."

"Think about it, an ordinary soldier, his original duty is to kill the enemy. If he believes in the Blood God, then he does not need to do anything unnecessary. He just needs to silently recite the "Blood Sacrifice Blood God" in his heart before the battle begins. Then he can enjoy an additional benefit safely. Are you right?"

"It's true." Ashu Rufate had to admit this. "But if it was just such a deal, it would be very simple to buy ordinary lower-class people. However, it would not affect the upper-class people, especially those real strong people... For example, a noble would not care about such a magic weapon and magic armor."

"Ah, Lord Earl, you are wrong. Among all the rewards given by evil gods, there is something that everyone dreams of. It can even be said that as long as it is human beings, they cannot resist the temptation of this reward." James said.

"Oh?" Ashu Rufate couldn't help looking at James' face. "What reward is it?"

"They can give eternal life to mortals." James said with a smile.

"How is it possible..." Ashu Rufate was about to say this, but the next moment realized that it was indeed possible. At least within the scope of the seven central countries, there is indeed such an example. It is the archbishop of the church's former archbishop. The archbishop was favored and obtained the power of eternal life, and could always remain young and energetic.

This is not a special secret. The church has made full use of this miracle and used this incident as an example to promote the great power of the gods in the star field.

Unfortunately, the church people still don’t know why the Archbishop has obtained this power. The relevant secrets may never be solved, because the immortal Archbishop has died under the blade of green skin.

From this perspective, since the gods in the star field can grant eternal life to mortals, the four evil gods who are also "gods" can do this.

"If you can get the true favor of any of the four great gods, then mortals will be promoted to immortal beings." James continued. "For many people, this is the ultimate goal of embarking on the road of chaos. This is also a reward for those who sincerely believe in the gods of chaos, who will give them immortal life, as well as unimaginable power and power."

"..." Ash Rufate didn't say anything. It seemed that he finally understood why his belief in the evil gods continued to flow. The temptation of eternal life. It was really an irresistible temptation for mortals who were destined to die.

"But...the evil gods should be dangerous, right?" After a while, Ashu Rufate finally asked. "If you don't say anything else, their teachings alone are dangerous enough. I remember reading a book to introduce this matter." He paused, "The evil god of Chaos usually has no patience with his subordinates. He can be easily pleased by you, and can't let go of you at this time and reward you with great rewards. But if you let them down, they can also destroy you in the next second. Immortality is only a line between the walking dead. For example, a mortal has won the favor of terror through repeated bloody massacres, and is given the status of the Chaos Lord and countless rewards. But as long as you lose in one battle, everything is over."

"You are right." James replied immediately. "Once you fail to fulfill God's expectations... God may make a small joke on you and turn you into a Chaos Egg. You may not know what Chaos Egg is. That is a punishment for the failed subordinates - the human body and mind will dissolve like a candle, and then the magic energy will shape him into a terrible monster with sharp teeth. His mind has long been run out of the sky, leaving behind a spiritual vortex full of anger and pain. These "pre-' humans are called Chaos Eggs. They are completely unable to communicate and will only be controlled by the people loved by the evil god. On the battlefield, this monster is quite terrible, and it is rumored that the combat power is enough to fight a thousand."

"But," James changed his mind. "Things can be looked at the opposite direction. Although the evil gods are merciless to the losers, they are equally generous to the winners. As long as they can continue to win, any reward can come at will. After all, just keep winning, right? Having said that, Lord Earl, I have heard of a rumor related to you."

"What kind of rumor?"

"I heard that you had duel with a certain evil god believer in Eagle City before. And he was also a Blood God believer." James said. Although Ashu Rufate didn't speak, his expression clearly admitted this matter.

"I heard about this by chance... Later, according to the detailed investigation of the church, the evil god believer was not a new believer developed by an underground sect, and he had nothing to do with his family and relatives. In fact, he had only one person. Or should I say that he learned about the evil god from books or other sources, so he set up an altar and prayed to God, thus becoming a terrorized believer."

Ashu Rufate really didn't know about this. Because after the incident was over, he threw everything behind his head and never asked about it again. As for the church's investigation, he naturally did not have the obligation to notify him.

"I heard that one was originally a mediocre player. But since he worshiped the terror, he received rewards and became stronger and stronger. Both his physical fitness and reaction speed have become very strong. Although he was defeated by you, he must have left a deep impression on you, right?"

To be honest, Ashu Rufat had no special impression of the fighting skills of that person at all. He even forgot the name of that person. But this did not affect Ashu Rufa's characteristics and nodded.

"He is really amazing, almost... it was a complete surprise for me to beat him."

"That's right, God's gift is not that simple. As long as someone who pursues something in his heart will try it easily and become addicted immediately. Power is more fascinating than anything."

Ashu Rufate wanted to answer, but before he could speak, he saw a guard coming back with a magician. This magician was one of the two magicians who were captured (or surrendered) in the city of Fornoros. According to the rules of the civil war, after he clearly showed sincerity, he was taken in by Ashu Rufate.

"Is this...the altar of the evil god?" The magician learned this fact in a few seconds. "How is it possible? This is the center of the city! How can there be an altar of the evil god here? Could it be that Byron... Byron has colluded with the evil god?"

"Sir, take a look, is this altar in danger?" the soldier asked tremblingly.

"Ah..." The magician carefully observed the entire altar, and his eyes stayed on various blasphemous symbols and patterns for a long time. "There is no danger, this is not a curse altar. This is an altar for... to develop new believers."

"Develop an altar for new believers." Ashu Rufate repeated. There was no doubt anymore. This altar must have something to do with Byron. Unfortunately, Byron is dead. "Tseich's believers?"

"It should be." The magician's eyes had noticed the emblem on obsidian. "I suggest that we close this place and let the church people come over to deal with it. Lord Earl, wait until the church people see this thing..." he said with a slight flattery. "Then they will immediately change their current neutral position."

Ashrufa nodded. Although it was a little late, it was somewhat beneficial, at least in terms of the finale.

"Just do what you said, let's go."

A few minutes later, the group had left the cellar and some soldiers sealed the doors of the cellar. The church has always been very sensitive to such things and usually reacts within three to five days.

"By the way, James, you're making a contribution." Ashu Rufate turned to look at James beside him, "What reward do you want?"

"I am just a servant, and there is no other means of living," said James. "If the Count allows me, please let me serve you."

"Okay, come and be my follower." Ash Rufate said. He stepped forward and wanted to leave, but seemed to remember something again. "By the way, I ask, will the believers of Chaos... change their faith? Of course, I mean not to change between evil gods, but to give up the four evil gods, believe in... the gods of the star field or other gods."

His words were not made with purpose, but seemed more like asking everyone present.

"It should... be there." The magician replied first. "Sir Earl, we have captured quite a lot of barbarians in the war before. Although I am not clear about the details, the church tried its best to influence these people, and it is said that it has achieved good results."

"Is that true? That means... the belief of the evil god can be abandoned?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"Of course." The magician looked a little confused. "Once they accept the inspiration of the true gods, they will naturally abandon the evil and twisted beliefs of the evil gods. You should have heard that many people have collectively converted to the gods of the Star Realm. Of course, there are also a few stubborn people, but this is always inevitable."

"Faith is a few things that can be disguised." James suddenly interrupted. "Everyone can listen to the priest's mission, kneel down and pray in the temple, or even be moved to tears - but who can say whether he is a true believer? A person can recite the church's scriptures with his mouth and pray to something else in his heart."

"this……"

"Sir, it is completely meaningless to pursue faith or something. We can only say that the priests of the church taught the barbarians on the surface. As for the actual effect, I really can't praise it. You know an objective fact: that is, neither the king nor the church has ever conscripted soldiers among those repentant barbarians. What do you think this means? According to a philosophical point of view, faith is extremely difficult to change, no matter what kind of faith it is."
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