"Why are you interested in this organization? If you want to join an interest club, the drama club is more suitable for you, right?"
Sonia saw Felix sitting in the main driver's seat. She thought for a moment and chose to sit in the back seat. She stretched out comfortably on the leather sofa and answered casually, "I joined the drama club last semester. It was a playground for several medium-quality women to intrigue against each other. The service staff were a dozen low-quality men who surrounded them, and the prizes were one or two high-quality men... But last year's prizes were not to my liking. I felt it was meaningless, so I quit the drama club."
"You quit the drama club because it got boring..."
"Since you know about the Four Pillars God Cult, you must also know that it is not a boring club for boys and girls to find excuses to mate." Sonia took out a wet towel and wiped the sweat from her neck, saying, "In other words, it is much more dangerous than that boring club."
Felix tapped his fingers on the steering wheel. "In theory, there shouldn't be any information about the Four Pillars Cult in the Starry Kingdom... Do you mind telling me where you got this name?"
"The Magician's Manual in the Void Realm."
"… If you mind, just say so." Felix said calmly, "There's no need to provide such completely unfalsifiable evidence. The information obtained from the magician's manual has no legal effect and is even less credible. You should have read The Legendary Treasure, right?"
"Of course, I've seen the version starring Deda Rose five times!" Sonia was no longer sleepy when she talked about this, "But I really saw it in the magician's manual."
"Legendary Treasure" is a well-known fable in the Star Kingdom. It has been adapted into the light screen many times. The story is not complicated. To put it simply, there is a legendary treasure in the virtual world, but no one knows where it is. The protagonist is a novice magician. During the adventure in the virtual world, he got a golden magician manual, which tells the correct ritual to obtain the legendary treasure. However, in order to perform the ritual, the protagonist needs to delve into the magic faction and summon the required magic spirit.
When the protagonist arranged the ritual and activated the miracle, the legendary treasure door appeared, but behind the door was not the treasure, but tens of thousands of tentacles and endless darkness. The protagonist wanted to resist, but he didn't expect that his own magic spirits would surrender and run towards the embrace of the treasure door.
It turns out that the magic factions and magic spirits required to complete the ritual are just to make the summoner more "delicious". The Treasure Gate is not that powerful, but for every summoner who studies the ritual, it is just the right natural enemy, making the summoner completely become food that can be taken at will!
The ending of the story is that a young magician who has just entered the virtual world finally defeated the magician projection and a golden magician manual appeared...
This fable is of course a lesson for everyone to work hard and not expect unexpected wealth. But for magicians, this story also has another layer of warning - the intelligence knowledge in the magician manual is very dangerous.
"If you only knew about this organization from the magician manual, there would be no need to investigate it in such detail, right? Since you found me, it means you have already searched the library, right? How come I didn't know you had such a strong curiosity, or was the sword training arranged by Professor Trozan not sufficient for you?"
"Tsk, if you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it. Just drive me back to the dormitory."
"Questioning is not the same as rejecting. I hate your self-righteous way of thinking." Felix stepped on the accelerator and backed out. "But I don't know much about the Four Pillars Cult. After all, as I said, you can't learn about this organization from any written materials. The Empire has thoroughly destroyed all information."
"I also occasionally heard about this sect when I was hanging out in the aristocratic circle, but it was mostly for curiosity. According to my understanding, the four pillars of the Four Pillars Divine Religion represent four codes of conduct: a tyrant who rules with violence, a treacherous prime minister who plays tricks, a loving father who tortures with despair, and a prince who sinks into despair... I'm sure you can guess that the only one favored by the nobles is the Prince of Pleasure, who symbolizes pleasure."
Sonia put her hands on the front driver's seat and asked, "So... does the Four Pillars Cult exist in the Starry Kingdom?"
"No." Felix shook his head. "The premise for the existence of all sects is that people have a need for spiritual sustenance, or that reality makes people dissatisfied, so they choose to pray for salvation from a great being. The stars are a great country, and there is no soil for the growth of heretical sects."
"Didn't you just say that there are nobles who seek excitement and believe in the Four Pillars?"
"Everyone has their own ideas at different times. Childishness is a stage that everyone must go through, and nobles are no exception." Felix said, "But the reason why nobles are nobles is because the glory brought by the title will protect them from childishness and evil."
"You can't become a minister without a title, and you can't govern a county without being a noble." You should have memorized the "Nobility Act" and know why nobles have status and rights that are superior to ordinary people, right? "
"Blessings from the stars." Sonia said, "It is said that every noble who is officially granted a title will be blessed by Her Majesty the Queen, and will become wise, brave, just and strict from then on... In fact, this is indeed the case."
The class barriers in the Stars are very strict. If you are not a noble, no matter how talented a magician you are, you will never be able to hold real power in the empire.
However, the restriction is only to 'nobility'. If you can inherit the noble title through marriage, or make great contributions and have Her Majesty the Queen personally confer the title on you, no matter how you become a member of the nobility, you have obtained a ticket to the ruling class. As for whether you can become an important official of the country, it depends on your ability.
In this era of highly developed information exchange, Sonia was criticized by her classmates for more than ten pages on the Curtain Forum for being a little arrogant. However, such obvious class discrimination did not cause any waves in the Starry Kingdom.
Even Sonia, who has always felt that society owes her a throne, thinks that the aristocracy is very good.
Because the nobility is really good.
Being fair and strict, fearless of difficulties, studious, and devoted to one's work, this is the impression that the world has of the nobility. Whether it is a playboy who lingers in the flowers or a greenhouse flower that has never seen a mosquito, the moment they inherit the title and become a noble, they will become stable and mature, and become a pillar of society who can contribute to the Starry Kingdom, and do their best to safeguard the interests of the masses, without favoritism, selfishness, promiscuity, or laziness.
The reason for all this is because of the "blessings from the stars".
The textbook describes the Blessing of the Stars in one sentence: "Let the nobles awaken to their responsibilities." Sonya used to think it was just empty talk, but when she came to Galaxie and learned about the perfect integration of the aristocratic system and the bureaucratic system in detail, she realized that this sentence was actually true.
"What you said are just minor details. The most important effect of the Blessing of the Stars is only one," Felix glanced at the stars in the night sky in the distance: "It makes the nobles remain absolutely loyal to the stars."
"Absolute loyalty?" Sonia was startled. "Brainwashing?"
"It can't be considered brainwashing." Felix thought for a moment and said, "For example, Sonia, you value your mother very much, you like making money, and you are willing to make some contributions to the Starry Kingdom. But if you want to rank them, your mother should be more important than making money, and making money is more important than benefiting the Starry Kingdom, right?"
"Of course." Sonia paused: "In fact, making money is not much more important than benefiting the stars... Unless you make a lot of money."
"So in your heart, your mother is your highest priority, followed by making money, and then the stars. The so-called absolute loyalty is to make the concept of 'benefiting the stars' the highest priority, that's all." Felix said: "If it was a complete brainwashing, the nobles would have rebelled long ago. No one wants to become a puppet who has lost himself."
"The power of the blessing of the stars lies in that it only makes the nobles regard the stars as the most important object of protection, but it does not take away the nobles' other spiritual sustenance, such as family, lovers, children, and hobbies. During the statutory holidays, the nobles are almost no different from normal people, and they can also enjoy entertainment and social status that ordinary people cannot achieve."
Felix glanced at the village girl in the rearview mirror: "Even if you know this secret, if you have the chance, would you be willing to become a member of the nobility?"
Sonia thought about it and said, "I think she is willing."
Although the blessing of the stars involves brainwashing, Sonia feels that she can accept it if she only raises the priority of "benefiting the stars" to the highest level. After all, it is the country where she was born and the land where she grew up. If possible, Sonia definitely hopes that the stars will get better and better.
Or most people would definitely be willing to do so. After all, benefiting the stars is an admirable life goal. This question is like 'If you want to be a good person, the price is that you become very rich' - who wouldn't want that!
“So you should understand why the Four Pillars Religion does not exist in the Starry Kingdom.” Felix said, “Under the fair and selfless rule of the nobles, the people of the country live and work in peace and contentment, and their living standards are improving year by year. The Four Pillars Religion cannot influence any social class at all.”
"You can't find any information about the Four Pillars Gods. On the one hand, the Empire destroyed them, and on the other hand, no one needs the Four Pillars Gods."
"A sect that is not needed by the people will naturally be swept into the trash heap."
The car stopped on the main road in front of the dormitory area. Felix pressed a button to open the back door and said, "That's all I know about the Four Pillars Cult. Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
"No." Sonia shook her head: "I'm just curious."
"I don't care where you heard this name from, but as a friend, I'm giving you a piece of advice - don't pursue the Four Pillars Cult anymore."
"Why?"
Felix turned around and looked at Sonia.
"Because it's a waste of time." She said, "You are a talented swordsman. You don't have the free time to waste on such boring things. I think you are not training enough. It seems that I need to report to Professor Trozan tomorrow that you are not doing your job properly..."
"I feel like you've become very arrogant today," Sonia said without a word of fear: "Is it because you don't have to duel with me tomorrow? How about I ask the professor to check your learning progress during the day, and I can fight you with a newspaper..."
"You're so annoying! I hate you!"
Sonia got out of the car with a giggle, leaned over to the window and said, "Thank you, see you tomorrow."
Watching Sonia skipping into the girls' dormitory building, Felix breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that his brain would boil if he continued chatting with this country girl for a while.
"Um?"
The steering wheel was stained with blood, and when she looked closely, she saw blood seeping from her left glove.
Felix's palm was scratched by Sonia just now, but she didn't dare to take off her gloves to treat it. Now that the village girl left, she could finally take off her gloves. However, she didn't rush to treat the injury, but put her left hand in front of her eyes.
On the palm of her left hand, there is a very round hole that is just big enough to accommodate an eye.
The already beautiful lavender eyes, decorated with round holes, glow like a kaleidoscope.
Felix looked through the round hole and watched Sonia walking into the dormitory building in the distance.
"Who on earth talked to her about the Four Pillars?" She murmured softly, "I hate this kind of instability."