Queen Laura had obviously never heard of what a divine city was. She looked at Saint Fahs blankly and said, "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Are you talking about the place where the saints who serve the god of nature are in the legend?" asked Salmeron.
Fahs said, “Yes.”
Salmeron explained to Queen Laura, "Legend has it that the City of Gods is inhabited by saints who have served the God of Nature since the mythological era. They were the most powerful and loyal believers of the God of Nature at that time. In history, the City of Gods only descended once during the Seven Towers God-killing War, and it never appeared again after defeating the mages' conspiracy. I don't know what happened to the City of Gods that descended here again this time."
"What you know is nothing but legends from the outside world," said Fahs. "In fact, the origin of the City of Gods is that after the War of the Gods, God sealed those servants who were loyal to him before he fell into a deep sleep. This was a preparation for his future rule over the world. Although God's power is extremely strong, there are always some menial things that God cannot do. At this time, some servants with sufficient abilities are needed to serve God. When God is about to wake up, the City of God will open first, allowing God's servants to descend into this world."
Queen Laura asked, "Now that you've explained it, I understand the origin of the City of God, but I still don't quite understand why you asked me for a piece of land and some people. It's not that I don't want to contribute that piece of land to the City of God, but I don't understand why you chose a piece of land in the kingdom when the Temple of Nature itself controls many places, many of which are sacred relics or magical secrets?"
Fahs said, "This involves an important secret of the God City. Next, I will tell you something. Once you listen, you will never have a chance to regret it. Anyone who knows this secret and does not cooperate with us will only have one ending, and that is to be completely wiped out by the Temple of Nature. Any outsider who knows this secret must die."
Laura and Salmeron both heard something very different from the words of the Golden Branch Priest. The thing that made this saint warn so solemnly must be a shocking secret, but at this point, even a fool would know that they had no way out. Either continue or accept the fate of being destroyed.
Laura swallowed unconsciously and said to Fahs: “Lord Fahs, I’m ready, please speak.”
Fahs put away his smile and said in a pious tone: "When I say I want a piece of land, I don't mean the land itself, but the people on the land. All outsiders think that the so-called City of God is a city in the kingdom of the God of Nature or some other space, and then it descended into this world in some way. Even in the era of the Seven Towers War, the magicians of the Seven Towers believed so. But in fact, it is not the case at all. The so-called City of God is actually a divine weapon bestowed by God, and the warriors in the City of God do not exist in the form of flesh, but are preserved in the form of energy.
The only immortal beings in this world are gods. Even saints who believe in gods are still human. No matter how well they are preserved, no human body can survive ten thousand years. But gods still have mercy on the humans who follow them, so they use their might to separate the souls and energy bodies of the strong, giving them near-eternal life in another way. "
Queen Laura had a bad feeling. These so-called Saints of the City of God were actually such beings. They even sounded a bit like the undead soldiers under the command of the Necromancer. She thought of a terrible possibility and couldn't help asking, "Do these Saints need a body to attach to?"
"Of course not. How can a weak mortal body support the power of these saints? A body that has not been trained to a sufficient strength is completely useless." Fahs continued, "Of course God will not simply extract the soul, otherwise how is it different from the methods of some necromancers? He has given these saints a special ability called resurrection. With this ability, as long as the conditions are right, they can reshape their bodies according to the records of souls and energy.
But these reconstructions require sufficient nutrients, and the people gathered on the land will be the materials for the revival of these saints. "
“Material?” Queen Laura covered her mouth in shock. “Will they die?”
Fahs said calmly: “This method will turn their bodies into tiny elements, and then these people will naturally cease to exist.
But you have to know that this is not an ordinary death, but a sacrifice for God's warriors. For an ordinary person, to become a part of the saint in this way and to complete God's mission, isn't it a very glorious thing?"
"How many people do you need?" Queen Laura asked, "and where do you plan to do this?"
"You should know that there is a huge gap between the physical strength of ordinary people and that of saints. That is because during the long period of cultivation, the bodies of saints have a lot more things than ordinary people, which makes them stronger. Therefore, a lot of materials are needed to reshape the body. Maybe in order for a saint to reshape his body, it will require the sacrifice of dozens of ordinary people.
As for the place, the more hidden it is, the better. Although I think God's approach is completely perfect, there will definitely be some ignorant or hostile people who will criticize the approach of the God of Nature. This is not what we want to see.
Moreover, once the origin of the sacred city is known, it will be equivalent to exposing our weaknesses to our enemies, and then the enemies will also specifically attack the place where our sacred city is located. "
"So how many saints need to wake up?" asked Princess Laura.
"In the beginning, there were more than a hundred saints in the City of God, but most of them died in the war against the rebels of the Seven Towers. The current situation... I don't know, but I think there are still dozens of saints." Fahs said.
"According to your calculation, we need to contribute more than 2,000 people as materials?" Queen Laura's voice was a little distorted. "That's the population of an entire town."
"It's different. There are old and young people in a village, but the people who can be favored by the God of Nature and serve him this time should at least be strong young people. Only such people can provide the best quality materials." Fahs said, "How about it, Queen Laura, now that you know this secret, are you ready to start cooperating with us?" (To be continued)