Xiao Chen understood something from Roland's words, "So there are priests who are not like you?"
"Of course, the God of Nature did not leave us any classics, and the understanding of the way of nature must vary from person to person." Roland said, "For example, I can appreciate some of your ideas, but in the eyes of some priests, what you said is blasphemous nonsense."
Xiao Chen said: "Priest Roland, I always believe that any two rational people will have the possibility of cooperation as long as there is interest, even if they have different opinions. Although the Temple of Nature worships gods, it is composed of people after all, isn't it?"
"This is a typical magician's idea. It is rational and practical, but they don't understand the power of faith." Roland raised his eyebrows slightly with a faint smile. "In the eyes of the God's Advent Sect, nothing is more important than the God of Nature. The view that 'Gods will fall, but mortals will live forever' means standing on the opposite side of the God of Nature. They are irreconcilable enemies."
"The Divine Advent Sect?"
"Since the Alonso family acted as a matchmaker for you, didn't they tell you about the situation in the Temple of Nature?"
"I only know that they call you the Present World Sect. As for the God's Coming Sect, this is the first time I've heard of it."
"The present-world faction? Haha. In the eyes of most people and believers, the Temple of Nature is naturally a whole. But people in the core circle naturally know that the priests of the temple also have differences. The God-appearing faction and the present-world faction are just a very rough division of the priests' positions."
Xiao Chen did not interrupt and waited for Roland to continue.
"Humans only have two eyes. If we spend more time looking up at the sky, we will have less time to lower our heads and do things. The priests of the God's Advent sect put most of their energy into worshiping the God of Nature himself and preparing for his reawakening."
Xiao Chen was secretly shocked when he heard this. He clearly heard the disdain in Roland's tone, which was not only directed at those priests, but also seemed to be directed at the God of Nature.
“So in their eyes, the followers of the ancient gods were to be exterminated, because their gods had fought a war with the gods of nature, which was naturally a heinous crime;
The magicians are guilty because they started the war of killing gods. Although the seven towers have been destroyed, the remaining magic towers are inextricably linked to them, so the magicians are potential enemies.
The king and nobles respect the gods of nature on the surface, but when it comes to specific interests, they haggle over every penny with the temple and are totally untrustworthy.
As for us secularists, we have taken the wrong path, focusing our energy on practical and trivial affairs and being indifferent to the return of God. "
“It’s hard for me to imagine that one group of priests would accuse another group of priests of not caring about the faith.”
Roland took a sip of the Moka wine in the cup. This was a low-grade liquor brewed from wheat and beans. He smacked his lips like an old farmer and said, "Tell me, Mr. Xiao Chen, what do you think of God?"
This question made Xiao Chen hesitate. It was not an easy task to discuss a god in front of a clergyman. But Xiao Chen knew that this was a test. Only by getting the other party's approval could there be a possibility of cooperation.
But Roland gave him a very strange feeling today. He always felt that he could speak his true thoughts in front of him.
"Gods are imagined beings. No matter how much power those gods possess, from the records I have seen, I have not seen their inhuman side. It may also be that we are unable to understand and imagine life other than humans or humanoids." Xiao Chen chose his words carefully and spoke very slowly.
"Why do you say it's imagination? The existence of the God of Nature is beyond doubt."
"Because the gods are not here, they have fallen and slept for a long time. No one in our generation has ever seen them. Just like our ancestors, we can only rely on our imagination to construct their images. And with our limited imagination, what we come up with is naturally a replica of humans."
Roland smiled noncommittally and asked, "Then what do you think the meaning of God is to humans?"
"God means something different to each person:
For some people, God is desire, the farmer desires the harvest, the merchant desires gold, the warrior desires victory, and the king desires land.
For some people, God is their sustenance. Good people expect rewards, wicked people expect salvation, devout believers expect sublimation, and apostates expect forgiveness.
For the Adventists, God may be everything, but for me, God has nothing to do with me.”
Seeing Roland looking at him without saying anything, he asked, "What does God mean to you?"
"Me? You'll know later." Roland smiled meaningfully and said, "But compared to those guys from the God's Coming Sect, perhaps my views are closer to yours."
As if he saw the surprise in Xiao Chen's eyes, he said, "Very good, it seems that you have understood what the God's Advent Sect is. Unfortunately, Artur, the chief priest of the Temple of Nature in the capital, and Yepes, the leader of the Shadow Group's capital branch, are both members of the God's Advent Sect. These people don't need any special reason to target you, as long as you are an unusual magician.
The magicians are either executing a conspiracy or planning one, so they need to hide in the shadow of the tower. This is what Artur often says.
"I heard from Master Luo Ling that you have cooperation with many mages?" Xiao Chen asked.
Roland tapped the plate in front of him with his fingers. "The people in the temple also need to eat. The Temple of Nature is powerful, but it doesn't come out of thin air. Without people like us working day and night, the Temple would not be able to maintain its current size. The mages control a lot of resources. If we don't trade and cooperate with them, who else can we turn to? As long as they are not our enemies, it's fine."
"I think it would be a good thing for many people if you were to take charge of the temple in the royal capital."
"Sir Xiao Chen, do you think this is something that can be done easily?" Roland shook his head and said, "Arthur has been operating here for many years, and Yepes is his most capable assistant and ally. The two of them support each other, so it is not easy to overthrow them. The location of the capital is too important. Not only our people, but also many people in the Shenlin Sect are eyeing it. If Arthur did not have enough strength, he would have been driven away long ago."
“What if Yepes makes a big mistake?”
Roland slowly looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "It seems you have some suggestions?"
"I have something interesting here. It's a map leading to the secret base of the Temple of Wisdom. If you arrange some channel so that it appears in front of Yepes inadvertently, I wonder if Artur and Yepes can resist its temptation? As long as they move and their forces begin to disperse, we will have a chance."