"There were humans and elves, but that's all in the past. Dwarves now have no prejudice or hostility towards humans and elves," said Priest Borat.
"So what eras were these wars in?"
Priest Borat was stunned and said, "Of course it happened a long time ago. It was not just one era, but a long time ago. We have fought wars with other races."
"Oh? Is that so?" Xiao Chen said, touching his chin.
Glade said in the Soul Bridge: "As far as I can remember, the Dwarf Kingdom and the God of Forge already existed in the Seven Towers era. Because there were several holy forge masters in the Forge Tower who were from the Dwarf Kingdom, they would often worship the God of Forge even in the Forge Tower. So these reliefs should be about things from an even more distant era."
"Do they believe that the God of Forging exists? What kind of person is he?" Xiao Chen asked.
Glade said: "I don't know about that. As a book spirit raised by humans, I am not interested in the gods of the dwarves."
Xiao Chen asked Borat again: "I have another question. What kind of image does the God of Forging have? In all the reliefs, his appearance is very vague. Unlike the God of Nature, there are always some places that record his appearance."
"Please do not mention the name of the God of Nature in this temple. It is a false god. It is disrespectful to mention the name of a false god in the temple of the true God." Borat's expression immediately became serious. "The appearance of the gods is not something that mortals can discuss. He can appear in front of us in various forms, but that is only for us to listen to his teachings. The essence of gods is different from that of mortals. It is disrespectful to speculate about gods by using any description of humans or dwarves, such as male or female, old or young."
"Do you think the God of Nature is a false god? There are many clear records of his existence." Xiao Chen said.
"That only means he exists, not that he is really a god. The so-called gods of nature, **, and wisdom are just beings with extremely strong powers. It is very problematic that there would be a war between them and they would perish in the war. Gods should be immortal, how could they perish
Those who fall are definitely not true gods. If there is a person who can surpass the power of a saint, it may not be impossible for him to do the same thing as him.
But the God of Forge is different. As long as dwarves exist and are willing to worship him, he is immortal."
Xiao Chen nodded, said nothing more, and continued to follow Borat into the inner hall. If he wasn't here to cause trouble, it would be a stupid act to debate about God's affairs with the priests in a temple.
However, Xiao Chen later said to Luo Ling and Mei Tiantian in the Soul Bridge: "These dwarves are really confident."
"I think what they said is very interesting and not without reason. The key lies in how to define the concept of God," said Luo Ling.
Umeda said, "I think a non-existent god like the God of Forging is much better than a god like the God of Nature who could affect the human world at any time."
"That's right." Xiao Chen continued, "It's also interesting that the God of Forging has no image. Even if he doesn't exist, wouldn't it be easier for the dwarves to accept him if he has a fixed appearance? The other true gods all have clear images that have been recorded and passed down."
Luo Ling said: "This is not surprising. In some monotheistic religions on Earth, the images of gods are also vague, because the image itself is used to distinguish. In polytheistic religions, it is necessary to distinguish this god from that god, so there are separations such as Zeus and Hera, Odin and Thor. In the creation myths of monotheistic religions, the gods themselves are the founders of the world and do not need to be distinguished from other gods. Of course, the more mysterious the better, so that his greatness and difference can be revealed."
"Your statement makes sense. You mean that the gods of nature, time and ** are actually a broken polytheistic pantheon. And the dwarves, as the gods of forging, are a monotheistic religion?"
"Isn't it similar?" Luo Ling asked back.
The halls inside the Forge Temple were taller than the other. These rooms were embedded in the rocks, getting deeper and higher as you walked.
After passing through four halls, Xiao Chen and his companions finally arrived at a spacious hall with a high platform. On the platform stood a short but solid figure. He was wearing the same priest robe as Borat, and watched Xiao Chen and his companions walk onto the platform from a distance.
Borat said: "That is the high priest of the Forge Temple. Once a priest becomes a high priest, he no longer has a taboo name. You can just call him the high priest."
After saying this, he left the hall, leaving Xiao Chen and the other two behind.
Xiao Chen looked up at the hall and found that in addition to the platform with more than 20 steps in the center of the room, there were more than ten different weapons suspended around the roof.
These things all emit powerful magical fluctuations and seem to be very powerful holy artifacts.
"These are the finest holy artifacts that the dwarves have made over the years. The God of Forging has endowed us with the talent for forging, so we naturally want to dedicate our most satisfactory works to him." At the end of the platform, the high priest spoke, "Please come up, human guests. I already know why you are here, and we can have a good talk."
Xiao Chen took the lead and climbed the stairs. Less than a minute later, he stood in front of the high priest.
The high priest was unexpectedly young, looking even younger than Borat who brought them in. According to human standards, he was probably only in his forties, and for a dwarf, he was probably only a hundred years old.
On the platform is an altar with a complicated magic circle painted on it. Above the magic circle is a red ball of light floating there with flames flowing inside it.
The high priest saw the gazes of several humans, looked at the ball of light and said, "The will of the God of Forging is watching us. Here, he will know what we are talking about."
Glade whispered, "It's the breath of the Forging Tower! I felt the breath of the Forging Tower in that ball of light. The feeling is different from before. Maybe it's because too much time has passed. The Forging Tower feels a little broken, a little old, and even a little weak. It seems to be in a much worse condition than the Spirit Tower! I really don't know what it has been through in the past few thousand years."
After hearing what Glade said, everyone else became excited. As long as they found the location of the Forging Tower, it would be a matter of negotiating terms.
Xiao Chen said: "High Priest, let's talk about the Forging Tower under the watchful eyes of the God of Forging." (To be continued)