Before the war broke out, Sui Xiong sent a priest to meet with a priest of the Noble God.
It's not that he wants to stage some disgusting drama of "blood flowing from the lower level, drinking and drinking from the upper level", but he wants to inquire about some things before he completely falls out.
Something... that happened over forty years ago.
The place where the two pastors met was a rather high-end hotel. There were private rooms inside, which were not large and suitable for five or six friends to eat and drink, or for two or three people to talk about something privately.
Sui Xiong's pastor arrived first. After he entered the door, he cut off the legs of all the stools in the room without saying a word, leaving only one unshortened one. He moved it to the northwest corner of the room and took out a wooden sculpture dyed green. The jellyfish statue was placed on the table respectfully, and then he worshiped the statue devoutly, then poured some wine on the table, and then stood solemnly in front of the statue, like a waiter, waiting for the other party's arrival.
After a while, the priest of the Noble God also came.
This priest's style is completely different from that of the priest of Mask of the Void. He wears an embroidered brocade robe that is so gorgeous that people dare not approach it. The robe is densely covered with magic runes. If someone desperately uses magic vision to look at it, they will be dizzy. It's light, and it could even be blinded by the light. And he himself is even more fat-headed and big-eared, and you can tell at a glance that he is pampered. That chin that is stacked at least four or five times, and that round and protruding fat belly contains no one knows how much people's fat is.
In comparison, the priest of Mask of the Void is much simpler, wearing linen clothes, a light armor, a long staff, and carrying a small backpack. He looks like a traveler. Compared with this priest of the God of Nobles, he is really shabby to the extreme.
But in fact, these are all illusions. The priest of the God of Nobles is not a pampered fat loser at all, and the priest of Mask of the Void is not a poor traveler. If necessary, any one of them has the ability to match the regular army centurions without a hitch. The ability not to suffer losses, to fight when you want, and to leave when you want.
High-level clergymen already have such abilities.
As soon as the Priest of the Noble God came in, he saw the Void Mask Priest standing solemnly in front of the statue. Then he noticed the stools with some of the legs cut off and the table covered with wine, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
According to the rules, in a negotiation like theirs, the statues of the gods believed by both parties should be invited to worship, to show that this is a sacred negotiation under the gaze of the gods. But at this moment, apart from the stools that had been sawed off, there were only tables covered with wine. None of them were suitable for worshiping the gods, which made him a little embarrassed.
But after all, this pastor is also a high-ranking person with a very smart mind, and he came up with a solution after a little thought.
I saw him take out a silver seed from the storage belt, and then take out the container of holy water, choose a clean empty bowl, fill it with holy water, put the seed in, recite the incantation, and then The seeds took root in an instant, sprouted branches and grew leaves. In just a moment, it turned into a small silver tree. There was a depression in the crown of the tree, just big enough for him to place the statue of the noble god in it, and then prayed. After a while, he also stood aside.
But in this short period of time, he used magic weapons and holy water to temporarily build a shrine.
At this time, it can be seen that the foundations of the two churches are different. The Church of Mask of the Void is new and has talents, but lacks resources; the Church of Noble God relies on the human pantheon and has a profound foundation, but its talents are relatively inferior.
Before the negotiation even started, the two priests had already exchanged blows over the trivial matter of enshrining statues of gods. Each had its own strengths and it was difficult to tell the winner.
After the statues of both sides were enshrined, the two priests did not speak, but there was a confrontation of spiritual thoughts in the void.
This is when the two gods each sent down a trace of their spiritual thoughts, attached to their respective statues, and started negotiations.
Negotiations between senior pastors like this are mostly like this. They are just giving a testimony and relaying it to the church members and believers in the future. The real negotiation is the gods believed in by both parties.
The one who spoke first was the God of Nobles. He didn't bother to say anything and just asked Sui Xiong what he meant. Why do you want to contact yourself secretly when the two sides are about to fight
Sui Xiong didn't play tricks and explained his intention in a down-to-earth manner.
"About forty years ago, there was a Golden Tower City in the Mystic Tower Federation. There were both your believers and the believers of the God of Knights in the city, and the two sides were fighting endlessly. Because the believers of the God of Knights were relatively short of money, they gradually declined. Downwind. At this time, a big businessman contacted the distant sea trade route, so the two parties set out together. However, they encountered the legendary sea monster "Undertide" Timsar at sea, and they died in the sea together. And their family members were killed because of the purchase of goods. I owed money and was forced by your church..." Sui Xiong briefly talked about that past incident, and then asked, "I always feel that there is something weird behind this matter, what do you think?"
The God of Nobles smiled calmly: "There is nothing strange. That sea monster was lured over by my priest. In fact, even that voyage and the loan were planned by my priest."
"But isn't he dead too?"
"He died for preaching and died gloriously." said the God of Nobles. "His soul has been taken to the Kingdom of God by me. For a priest, what's wrong with this kind of death?"
Sui Xiong was now completely sure, nodded, and asked: "I also want to ask about another thing. When the Eagle Kingdom was in civil strife, Prince Woods launched a rebellion and killed the king..."
"This matter was also promoted by my believers." The God of Nobles did not wait for him to finish, "But it is different from the matter you mentioned before. That matter was a plan drawn up by them and implemented by themselves. It was nothing more than submitted to me for approval. . But I personally planned and promoted this matter, and even sent a legendary envoy for this purpose."
"Then why did you suddenly retreat after you were done, without getting any benefits?" Sui Xiong was not surprised by his answer, but he was very curious about the subsequent development.
The Noble God was silent for a while, sighed deeply, and said nothing.
Sui Xiong waited for a long time, but still couldn't wait for an answer. He was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you? Is this kind of thing worth keeping secret?"
"Nothing to keep secret."
"Then why don't you say it?"
"Why do you have to ask?" The God of Nobility asked, "What use does knowing this do to you?"
Sui Xiong smiled and didn't answer.
What else could it be used for? It's nothing more than curiosity.
However, he is really a little confused now, why does the God of Nobles refuse to say anything
Could it be that... He couldn't say? Or... don't dare to say
Thinking of this, he felt something in his heart and asked, "Did someone order you to quit?"
The god of nobility is playing dumb again.
Sui Xiong immediately confirmed his suspicion - indeed, after the God of Nobles successfully promoted Woods Igor to usurp the throne, he immediately launched a great purge impatiently, originally hoping to allow his church to occupy the Eagle Kingdom in one fell swoop. Unexpectedly, the great purge had just been completed, and before he could reap the fruits of victory, he was ordered to be pushed out by the Lord of Glory. As a result, his efforts were in vain and he gained nothing.
So why did the Lord of Glory order him to withdraw? Is it because he has a good relationship with the God of Knights? Or is it because of something else
Sui Xiong was not sure, but he knew that if he continued to ask, he would not get any information.
After another moment of silence, he said, "I have something else I want to talk to you about."
"What's up?"
"Don't you think that your teachings are not perfect enough?" Sui Xiong hesitated for a moment, but still said his suggestion, "Noble status should be promoted and demoted. The glory of ancestors cannot be used by descendants for generations to come. Capital that can be enjoyed by generations. If the descendants are useless, they should lose their noble status."
"Is it like what you did in the Northwest Republic?" The God of Nobles had obviously studied the aristocratic system of the Northwest Republic and asked with a sneer, "Is it enough to turn the struggle of the ancestors into mere honor? Then what else is there for people to shed blood and struggle? significance?"
"The struggle of our ancestors is not to make future generations the objects of struggle!"
"Who would work so hard if not for the sake of being a master! If not for the sake of being a master for generations to come, who would care so much about the country and the church! Why don't you read history!"
"People can't always live in the past, they have to look forward and promote historical progress." Sui Xiong advised, "Look at the late Imia Lamperus, he promoted historical progress. Now he is still Does anyone follow the practices of the wizarding era?"
"After all these years, there is only one Lampelus." The God of Nobles sneered, "Do you want everyone to be Lampelus? That is not realistic."
"The land on the main plane is limited, but the greed of the nobles is unlimited. If this continues, no family can last long. It's just that every few decades or hundreds of years, people who are suppressed by greed and have no way out will rise up and resist. , wipe out the nobles once - by then, all kinds of families will perish." Sui Xiong said, "I have studied history. Throughout the ages, there are very few families that have been more than two hundred years old. Most families will be in the fourth or fifth generation. The main reason why it perished in this generation is because the descendants have completely degenerated and degenerated, oppressing the people in the territory to the point where they have no choice but to resist."
"Isn't it enough that it can be passed down to four to five generations?" The God of Nobles asked, "Mortal life is only so short. Isn't it enough that they can inherit the glory of the family for four or five generations?"
"But why not change to a gentler method? It is more progressive and can encourage future generations to continue to work hard..."
"No!" the God of Nobles said firmly, "It is stupid to destroy long-standing traditions just for the sake of a little so-called progress. I will not destroy the interests of my core believers, that is my fundamental purpose. "
"...Then, I will be the only one to do it myself." Sui Xiong sighed deeply, "When the time comes, don't blame me."
"If you can really promote changes in the entire aristocratic system, I will definitely have fallen by then." The God of Nobles said lightly, "When the time comes, tell the new generation of God of Nobles what we said today."
After saying that, the statue in the temporary shrine shook slightly, and he had withdrawn that trace of spiritual thought.