Just before Joshua was ready to leave.
Along with the vague fluctuations of divine power, a hazy white mist suddenly appeared in the void around the silver stars. Silently, the divine power light points condensed, and a slender silhouette emerged in the white mist.
The next moment, the silhouette walked out of the fog and came to Joshua.
Wearing a veil and embracing a skull, the most mysterious god of life among the seven gods walks barefoot and appears in front of the warrior's body.
The God of Life has long hair that hangs down to his ankles. The soft white hair is as smooth as snow and moves slowly in the void with the fluctuation of divine power. Coupled with the fair skin and white clothes, at a glance , He seems to have walked out of a world without color, only a white background and black lines outline.
Because of the veil, Joshua could not see the face of the God of Life, and with the almost motionless movements and posture of the other person, it was naturally impossible to tell the gender... But to the god, this may be the least important thing.
"The God of Life..."
Joshua was not surprised that the gods would appear - after all, Mycroft's world civilization may now be on the verge of civil war because of the evil god. As the guardian of civilization, it is normal for the Seven Gods to send one to communicate with him, but when the warrior When he was about to ask the God of Life why he came here, he discovered that he actually or did not know the 'other name' of the God of Life.
The seven gods, in addition to their own priestly names, also have nicknames of convenience and title - for example, the god of power and justice, the nickname is 'Xing Zheng' (SINZIN), and the god of love and decay, the nickname is ' YOLANDA. Basically, apart from the formal sacrifices, believers of the Seven Gods use nicknames in their daily prayers and pronouns. This is convenient for them to call them, but it does not affect the characteristics of their priesthood.
But the God of Life is a little different... Although the God of Life is called the Great Source, it is only a supplement to the priesthood of the Great Source of Life, not another name for Him.
The God of Life is also the only one among the seven gods who does not have a relative priesthood, but only a single life priesthood.
"Joshua Van Radcliffe."
An extremely ethereal sound, like a wind chime, sounded. The incarnation of the God of Life stood in front of the silver star. He raised his head slightly and looked at the ecliptic of the silver star: "You plan to go to the world of the Shart people and help them find out what causes civil strife. The real reason, and then settle the disputes in that world?”
The God of Life's tone was flat and emotionless. Even the question was as smooth as a statement. He slightly raised his snow-white neck and whispered: "You plan to help them, don't you?"
"Indeed, helping this group of alien creatures who are in civil strife but have not yet destroyed themselves is a good opportunity to collect information about the evil god."
Joshua did not deny his thoughts. Faced with the God of Life who spoke directly, he replied straightforwardly: "I think there is an evil god gestating at the bottom of the abyss. Before facing it head-on, I need to collect some interesting information." To get information about the nature of its power, at least I need to know its 'name'. This is a good opportunity, I might be able to directly see the moment when the evil god's power is unleashed."
After hearing Joshua's answer, the God of Life nodded slightly, seeming to acknowledge it.
But what He said next was completely questioning.
"In this case, it means that you would rather help other civilizations settle their disputes than use your own power to restore peace to Mycroft's world?"
The God of Life's tone did not accuse or emphasize, but simply stated the facts calmly: "You plan to help outsiders, but you turn a blind eye to the disputes in your own civilization?"
This is a very heart-wrenching question. If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely think about how to get rid of this high hat that the God of Life has inadvertently put on you, and explain your views, not to turn a blind eye to Mycroft's civilization.
But for Joshua, this kind of question makes no sense.
"Yeah, that's pretty much it."
On the surface of the silver star, light spots of 'agree' flashed, and he replied: "Actually, that's it. I would rather help other civilizations than make random moves in Mycroft's world and interrupt the history of brewing disputes. process."
Joshua said to the God of Life in an inexplicable tone: "In the final analysis, that is the world I live in, the civilization I belong to, and I hope it can have the ability to cope with, bear and survive this disaster on its own... And Not like this group of weaklings.”
Having said this, Joshua looked at Selma who fainted because of the appearance of the true god. He then turned to look at the fortress not far away, looking directly at the Sharts. The soldier said in a deep voice: "Look at these people. Look at these weaklings."
"In the face of the civil strife of civilization and the collapse of society, their military strength, individual strength, and even the strength of the strong are powerless. Therefore, these weak people can only pray to me and others for help to support their civilization." Use the gods to forcefully solve this problem."
The God of Life did not express any opinion on this reply. He just continued to nod and said nothing. On the contrary, it was Joshua who moved his eyes and looked up at the Pioneer Fortress community with a plain but confident expression. He even said in a somewhat arrogant tone: What's more, this is the civilization I live in, it is the Mycroft civilization. "
-So, it stands to reason that they should be stronger than others
- They deserve it, and there is a possibility that they can successfully end this internal conflict not through strong intervention, but only through political means or social system reform.
Compared with the ordinary approach of being helped by strong people and then stepping out of trouble, which is almost giving up, the Mycrof civilization has potential and strength, and has a better future. They do not need help, because they will grow up enough to solve the problem themselves. To the point where you can achieve your own sublimation without the help of others.
Because of this, Joshua is unwilling to take action at will and affect the growth of civilization itself... As for the Shart people, they are not Mrs. Mike Rowe. The warrior does not care about their future.
What's more, the other party is not a problem that is trying to destabilize the situation. The fires of civil strife are about to burn the farmland to ashes. At this time, it is meaningless to worry about the future. If we don't take action, the Shart people may be like Those abyss demons are also extinct.
"A good explanation." Hearing Joshua's words, he thought for a while, and even the God of Life couldn't help but nodded, but soon, he said softly: "But even so, there will be some people He lost his life because of this, right? If you can stay in Mycroft, then all the losses will be reduced to nothing, and even the possibility will no longer exist."
"Your departure may cause the avoidable death of a large number of people." He said this, his tone remained calm without any fluctuation.
And Joshua sneered, shook his head and replied: "Me?"
"I have done a lot since Starfall 831. What's more, Moldavia also has an incarnation of me that can be dispatched in real crises, so it's not that I don't take action at all, I just act as a fuse - said To be honest, I can even say that without me, the future of Mycroft civilization would definitely be worse than it is now."
Regarding things that have not yet happened in the future, Joshua has always disdained or even dismissed them. He laughed softly: "What's more, if I really use my own strength to build houses for refugees, clean up pollution, and conquer the north, Conflicts between the imperial nobles... If I just go through with it so straightforwardly and arrogantly solve all problems alone."
"If I really do this, wouldn't it be equivalent to putting civilization in the palm of my hand, like caring for a baby, caring for it in every possible way?"
Being able to save means being able to destroy. When a civilization itself can be rescued and destroyed at will by extraordinary strong people, can civilization be equal to the strong
Of course that's not possible.
If it reaches this point, no matter how great a civilization is, it is just in the hands of the strong, who can play with it and cut it at will, just like cutting branches and leaves in a garden, a 'potted plant in the palm of the hand'.
This is the answer that Joshua came to from his heart long ago when he was cleaning the Black Forest Fortress. And when he can theoretically create a 'happy paradise' that truly puts the world under his control, it will be even more... Clearly aware of how terrifying a threat to civilization an extraordinary strong man is.
That is a threat that can easily wipe out countless possibilities with just one thought... Whether it is a legendary powerhouse or a god, as long as it is too involved in the process of transforming the world, the result will be the same.
The Seven Gods have been watching the reincarnation of the world for thousands of years. This is actually the most rational and long-term approach. But I don’t know why the God of Life would come alone to ask such a question.
"God of life, it may be difficult for you gods who avoid the world, watch reincarnation, and have no desires to understand."
Joshua probably knew the purpose of the God of Life coming here to meet him, so he flashed his light spot, shook his head and said: "This kind of arrogance that replaces civilization and solves everything cannot corrupt us now. , but what about the future?”
"If civilization itself is accustomed to being cared for by strong people, so it doesn't care about any related issues, and even takes it for granted, then is it possible for strong people to be born in such a civilization? If a civilization is led by a leader, civilization can be potted The strong man in his hand suddenly acted stupidly and decided to go his own way, heading towards a dead end path that he knew was wrong. At that time, would civilization and ordinary people in civilization be able to break away from this strong man and move forward alone?"
The third update and the fourth update seem a bit mysterious because I am sleepy...
(End of chapter)