Zach, who went to the basement alone to replenish food, found a moment of peace. Literally alone, since Sam didn't go back to Zach and stayed in the office.
"You want to leave?" Seeming that Annabelle was about to get up and leave after Zach left, Sam said directly, "You should be able to realize that if you want to communicate with Zach, through me, I am the only one you have right now. means."
Annabell raised her eyebrows, sat back, and looked at Sam, who had deliberately gathered entities and was leaning against the desk, "Are you suggesting that I should please you, wizard?"
"Maybe." Sam actually didn't deny that this could easily be misinterpreted as harassment.
Annabel raised her eyebrows again, lowered them, and turned into a smile, "I heard about you from Zagel. It is said that you first appeared in Barton to find the Alpha next to Zach, Benjamin, right? ." This is obviously the most basic means of negotiation, using the other party's details to get into the topic.
"Yes." Sam probably had some private purpose and wanted to discuss something with Annabel, so he directly advanced the topic, "But in Barton, I lost the wolves I was trying to protect." You can recall Sam’s experience was that he was a wizard who brought a group of werewolves who had lost their Alphas to Barton. However, he was not very lucky and encountered the wolves that controlled Moon. The werewolves around Sam were bewitched by the opponent’s Alpha and joined him. The wolf pack that invaded Barton was instantly killed by Benjamin, Mokavi and Nofeile as soon as they arrived. "The Alpha I was looking for didn't have the slightest interest in me. Then, at this moment, a person gave me the meaning of my existence. The plot of this story sounds familiar, don't you think?"
Annabel's smile became even wider and she looked at Sam again. "It's a bit far-fetched, but you're right. This routine does sound a bit familiar. They are all people who have nowhere to go. I don't know who they are when I see them." Right or wrong, I decided to go there without any hesitation~"
Well, that sums it up pretty well.
"So I think we can be friends." Sam didn't deny the interpretation that could easily be misunderstood, and here's the reason. That's not a hint, that's an explicit statement.
"Hmm~" But Annabell did not agree directly, "It sounds like this friendship is a bit cheap." The friendship has not even begun yet, but she has already started complaining. As expected of a woman who once wanted to eat a werewolf, her idea is very unique, "I use you to communicate with Zach, and you use me to better understand the meaning of your current republican ghost life form~" But the words are extremely realistic, "Mutual Taking advantage of friendship is the most vulnerable kind~"
"Of course it's fragile." Sam seemed to be more realistic than Annabelle. After all, he kept Annabel to start this conversation. He was prepared, "The way a vampire avoids conflict with the creatures that believe in the Holy Lord, you, as Fan Zhuo, are doing The complete downgrade technology used, and the combined form of me and Zach. One day, there will be a comparison of the pros and cons, and one method will replace the other and become the mainstream." That's right, it's the world we know Progress, "So strictly speaking, as representatives of the two methods, we are now in a competitive relationship and are opponents."
Annabel's smile became even brighter, "Then there's even less possibility of us becoming friends~"
"Of course you can think so," Sam said with certainty, "We will all become opponents in the end anyway, so why not start fighting now? Or should we first use each other in peace and explore all the opponents of each other? When the remaining value that is beneficial to you is inevitable in the final confrontation, will you let the times decide the outcome?"
Well…
The smile on Annabel's face slowly disappeared. This was actually a good thing that she was thinking carefully about Sam's words. The result of thinking is, "You are very persuasive~"
"You don't even know who I have been influenced by for so long."
Annabel gave Sam a smile again, "Okay, I agree with you."
Sam held out a hand.
Annabel didn't shake it and waved her hand, "Forget it is a boring formality." She said directly, "What do you want? The way the Republican Ghost practices?"
"There's no need for this. West has already told me about Barton's Republican God for Zach's sake. Worship it, practice it on your own, or compete with the Federation's Holy Lord Faith for souls." He curled his lips, because the last one It was the first thing that he and Zach ruled out, and it was impossible to achieve. Sam may really have some inexplicable affection for Annabelle. In the direct situation of the other party, he would not hide anything at all, "But I still have things I don't understand, and West is not so kind to answer my questions." Doubt, if you tell me, I will sincerely thank you, and even if we become opponents one day, I will remember your help."
Annabel did not respond to this favorable impression, and was very matter-of-fact. "Whatever doubts you have, I will tell you what I know. If you don't know~~" she shrugged.
"Enshrinement, what on earth is it?" Sam didn't care about the loss of his favor. "As a wizard, I don't understand the mechanism of why the foreign races in the Republic can grow if they are enshrined by humans." Sam frowned. Xiamei, he had another reason to care about this matter, and told Annabel directly, "Zac's descendants have already opened a republic in the southeast to worship Barton in order to cooperate with Sibella, who is allied with Nophele. The door to wizards and ghosts." The corners of Sam's mouth pursed slightly, as if there was something unknown in his mind, "I understand that Sibella wanted to gain some initiative under Rimel's suppression, but, we We are wizards after all, and our belief system is not the belief system of the Republic. If wizards and ghosts accept the ways of the Republic in order to grow up, who are we?"
This conversation took a few seconds.
It is very obvious that what Seim is expressing is his exploration and doubts about his own position as an interfaith life form, which is very... philosophy.
And the person who listened to these words, Annabell, "Wow, the descendants of Zach, the Toledos, Nofele, and Rimel~" Hey, she has already fallen into the memories of the 'good old days'," The Federation is indeed our (vampires) home~~"
Sam twisted his mouth, and if it wasn't a male habit, he would have rolled his eyes, "You should focus more, I don't want to talk to you about the old things about the Secret Alliance, and you don't want to talk to me about this, you would rather talk to Zach about this." Kind of a thing, right?"
Annabell glanced at Sam and said, "You're right~" It was undeniable that Annabell liked Sam a little more, after all, Sam was very considerate of his repeated reminders.
Sam continued, "Don't get me wrong. I personally want to become stronger. It's just that I'm a wizard. I'm used to becoming stronger in the wizard's way. Now it's just the change in life form that forces me to accept the Republican Ghost's becoming stronger." Way. I have questions about this, and I want to know more about what I am doing. I don’t ask you to tell me what I am. This is a problem that I should deal with myself. I just want you to answer some of my doubts."
"Okay, that sounds reasonable." Annabelle gave Sam a positive evaluation, and then began to answer the question, "Consecration, how should I say it." Annabelle tilted her head slightly, thinking, and then, "You It is clear that the republicans worshiping 'gods' is an act similar to the Holy Lord's faith and prayer."
Sam nodded, and at the same time, he glanced at Zak who came up from the basement after replenishing food. Zak passed by the office, looked at the exchange between the two people inside, didn't say anything, and went to the master bedroom to see the baby.
Sam snapped his fingers at Annabel's eyes, which had already caught up with Zach, and said, "Focus." Annabell looked back, and Sam continued, "I'm going to tell you my opinion. You can correct me if I'm wrong." Adjust it. The posture, "rather than being similar to the prayers of the Holy Lord Faith, is more like the support of the wizard in the Indian faith. The history of the Indians was that the entire tribe supported a wizard, and if they had any needs, they petitioned the wizard, and then obtained all the tribal rights." Resource wizards come to fulfill this petition. If the tribal people's wish cannot be fulfilled by the wizard, the wizard will personally petition our god, Papa Midnight. Papa Midnight will come to fulfill this wish, and at the same time, Papa Midnight will also Asking for a reward for fulfilling his wish (the reason why Papa Midnight is not popular is that the rewards he asks for are all...weird, such as allowing your daughter to see your death)."
Annabell raised both eyebrows, "I don't have anything to correct. Your statement is more correct."
Sam was stunned for a moment, "Really?" He scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed for a moment, "I just grasped that the Republic God will really fulfill the wishes of the worshipers, which is the same as my wizard belief. After all, you and I Everyone knows that the Holy Lord’s faith does not actually fulfill any human wishes, he only wants the last soul.”
Annabell smiled and said, "What you have grasped is very important. I am a vampire and Fanzhuo. If you didn't say it so straightforwardly, I would never have taken the initiative to think of analogies to the Republic and India~" Annabell tilted her head and reasoned. I have already said that, who makes analogies without subconsciously comparing them with their own beliefs? Sam helped Annabel broaden her horizons, "Now that I know it, your analogy is better."
Then, "You can understand that there is a good reason for the republican humans to worship the 'gods'." Annabel continued to answer the question, "In order for the wish to be fulfilled. But your real doubt should be that this is only a benefit to humans, not to the republican gods. ', what are the benefits of those alien races, right?"
"kindness."
"I will continue to use the analogy of Holy Lord Faith. If you have better supplements, feel free to insert them~" Annabel, the answerer, gave Sam a lot of freedom. "People in Holy Lord Faith pray to Faith shows its own desires, do you agree with this?"
"I agree. There was also an incident in the southeast of Barton where the desire for faith in the Holy Lord led the priest to kill someone."
Annabel chuckled lightly, as if she was mocking something, but she did not lose her focus, "The desires of the Holy Lord's faith change with human desires. The holy scriptures of the Holy Lord's faith have been revised countless times, and the teachings continue to adapt to the times of mankind. Changes are not about changes in the Holy Lord’s faith, but changes in the people who believe in the Holy Lord’s faith. In the end, the Holy Lord’s faith can only change accordingly. Do you have any doubts?”
Sam was real, "No, because I don't care."
Annabel smiled, which was pretty good-looking, "Human prayers, or the desire to give to faith, add something to the faith of the Holy Lord."
Sam nodded expressionlessly, indicating that he understood.
"The way Holy Lord Faith accepts these things given by humans is the continuous change of the entire faith. It will continue to satisfy the prayers of more believers with an appearance that is more suitable for the current era."
Something clicked in Sam's mind, and he looked at Annabel, "The adaptability of Holy Lord's faith is getting stronger!"
Annabel smiled and nodded, "Can you imagine how simple human beings' requirements for faith were in that era of material scarcity for thousands of years? Let's look at the requirements for faith today."
Sam frowned, "If I were to use the Indian witchcraft belief as an analogy, it would be that today's wizards are definitely more powerful than those from thousands of years ago..."
"If there is growing demand, there will be growing supply to meet the demand." Annabel used a very modern way of thinking to summarize the relationship between faith and human beings, and then, "This is the principle of republican worship. At the same time, republican culture is very... focused , a need corresponds to a god, a kind of prayer, and a kind of offering.”
"This is the reason why they can become gods who represent a certain truth in the world!" Sam suddenly realized, "When the faith of the Holy Lord and the faith of witchcraft become stronger in a broad sense as they satisfy the complex wishes, the republic's Faith only focuses on one 'truth' and constantly improves its own abilities! The growth of faith in republican culture is never the improvement of the entire faith. It is an individual, a foreign race that only represents one world's 'truth', and gains a lot on a dedicated path. Believers pray and gain the power to grow!”
Annabell kept smiling and said nothing. Sam had already understood his doubts.
Suddenly, Sam cursed in the air, "*! Sibella's approach of hoping that being worshiped will make her stronger is doomed to failure! She didn't know that she had to choose a 'world truth' in order to become stronger through worship. She We must also choose the correct 'world truth' and not realize the wishes of those republicans indiscriminately, otherwise we will be like Maitreya, who will take the wrong path of spiritual practice and become a demon and be punished by the laws of the world!"
Annabell was still smiling, but Sam had already removed his entity and floated in front of Zach.
"Did you hear that?"
Nonsense, of course Zach heard it clearly. He shook the crib and glanced at Sam, "Then?"
“Shouldn’t we remind Sibella??”
"Sibella should be reminded." Zach continued to shake the crib, "But not me, you are the guy who got the information from the 'Intelligence Resource (Annabelle)', and I will not steal your limelight. "
"Uh, then I went??"
"Go ahead." Zach waved his hand.
Sam disappeared.
After a while, Annabell passed by the master bedroom and stayed at the door for a while, "Sem is not my type. I can get along with him on a friendly basis because he seems to be a nice guy, but you encourage him like this." Behavior that takes up too much of my attention will not lead to any results~~ Well, I just want to tell you~~"
Annabelle, smart. It exposed Zach's little thoughts.
Zach looked up at Annabelle, said nothing, looked away, and continued to rock the crib. Feeling a little hungry again.