HBWnovel Chapter 70
Chapter 70
For a while, no one could speak anymore.Although many people abused loudly in their virtual space or in front of their computers, the only sound they could hear in the live broadcast was the beeping and beeping of the machinery next to them, the rushing of the river outside the prison, and the heavy breathing of the "Fried Eggs with Rice".
That breath was brewing with heavy anger and killing intent.
After a while, 'Fan Chaodan' stood up abruptly, strode anxiously around the cell that was completely sealed except for one iron railing, and finally stopped suddenly, trampling heavily on the mud on the ground.
Spots of mud flew up and splashed on the hard shell of his trouser legs that had been covered with muddy water and dried up layer after layer—"Damn...that's how it is! This world! Trash world!! Let virtue set A world where all people are going to die, and no matter how bright the sun is, it can only be extinguished!!!" He roared, "Rubbish! It's all rubbish!!! Disgusting! Disgusting!!!"
[I can't play any tricks]
【Thinking of my wife, I cry very loudly】
[Usually, I should say why are you yelling so loudly, but now. . . 】
【Right now, I just want to bomb the Theocracy】
[Blow up the teaching country!Explode the teaching country! ! 】
The cries of 'scrambled eggs with rice' did not provoke revenge from who knows where the prison guards were.Maybe it's because I'm used to it.These two have disappeared for a period of time every day since they were imprisoned, and then suddenly reappeared, and then gave a live performance of Yuyin broadcast...
However, considering that if they leave this cell, every meter away from the hostages will automatically kill one hostage by the remote resonance spell, so no one is worried about them escaping.
A gentleman can be deceived.
Although the player is not a gentleman, as long as the pain point is caught firmly, anyone can bully him.
So, the only one who responded to the growl of 'rice scrambled eggs', apart from the health reminder in the game cabin, was 'scallion rolls'.
"Take it easy," 'Green Onion Roll' lowered his head, finished rubbing the simple alchemy items in his hand, and said slowly, "When I finish rubbing this wave of bombs and calculate the load-bearing position, they will all die..."
"We can't get out of this cell at all..." 'Fan Chaodan' sat back dejectedly, "If we go out, they will really be gone. This game doesn't automatically respawn NPCs."
'Green Onion Roll' fell silent again.The movement of his hands also stopped.
After a while, the 'Fan Chaodan' who calmed down said: "The only thing that is really used for sacrifice is the 'Son of Pain', and for a sacrificed child in pain, ten ordinary children are needed to set it off..."
"I don't know where all the normal kids went after the ceremony."
"Because I was hunted down so closely, when I first found the location of the sacrificial ceremony, I was only level [-], and it was impossible to even get close. At that time, I was still too weak... and the third test was about to end, the whole There are only me and Juan in Theocracy, we can't do anything."
"I couldn't even get close to the ritual field. Its defenses are too strict, and any guard mob is a professional above level [-]. Professionals from all countries have their own methods of defending against stalkers."
"But after the ceremony, I overheard a conversation."
'Scrambled eggs with rice' pulled the progress bar and played a video with the angle of view only facing a clean white stone wall.
Of course, the focus here is on the content of the background recording——
It was the sound of closing the door, the rustling of robes, and the sound of two footsteps of different weights.
It seemed that two priests, one adult and one young, walked into the same room.
A moment later, a hesitant, dazed, fearful and uncertain teenager asked softly, "Father, why did we do this...?"
A mature, gentle and reassuring voice laughed: "For the peace of the world."
"But...but those are all people around my age...!!"
"We made amends to their families, my son."
"But can the so-called 'compensation' be exchanged for everything...? This is all human life... Doesn't the doctrine say that human life is more precious than the most precious gem?"
"It's all fake, kid, it's just to make people believe that they are the one to be protected. What's more... In this world, human life is not worth much. We gave them so much, enough for them to enjoy 1000 years of wealth, but Take away a few by-products of life, that's all."
"...Are you trying to tell me that our lives are more precious than those 'offerings'? If children must die, why not me, but them?"
"No, good boy. The only difference between us and them is that we have power. And why wasn't you the victim..." The adult priest smiled: "Unless it is an accident, the descendants of the priests will not be killed. Chosen to be sacrificed."
"……why?"
"Because of power. The power that makes Kesselpod II also submit to softness."
[Knock, what a good child, how come there is such a father]
【Absolutely, this father is quite clear about what he is doing...】
[Who is Kosselbord II? ? 】
After that, the two talked a few more words, and the father, who did not know what to say, sent the child who still had a precious conscience to read scriptures.
When the audience just wanted to relax and the 'Fried Eggs with Rice' squatting in the corner was about to leave, there was another 'squeak—', and the adult seemed to come out from the other side.
"As you'd expect—my boy is facing a crisis of faith, Bishop," he whispered somewhere.
[? ? ?informer? ? 】
[?A loving father and a filial son belong to it]
【I'm really not a human being. After harming other people's children, I harm my own children】
The 'rice scrambled eggs' in the video was visibly refreshed, and he sneaked a peek at it desperately. He was surprised to find that the man wearing a priest's uniform and a higher-level cloak than the priests of ordinary regional churches was facing him. A palm-sized stone plate speaks.
The whole body of the stone plate was snow-white, wrapped in a strange magic mechanism, and there seemed to be something embedded in the center that could emit a blue cold light, and it was always glowing faintly when he was speaking.
——It might be a magical mechanical walkie-talkie or something... But before that, 'Fried Fried Eggs' had never seen it in other people's hands.
【Caosheng, no wonder Mr. Dan said before that "The magic machinery of the teaching country is very developed"】
[This shape is pretty cool...]
"Now, I sent him to study in the quiet room. When should I send him there?" the 'father' asked.
When he finished speaking, the fluorescent stone plate was silent for a moment, and the blue light flickered again, following the syllables of the other party: "Tomorrow at noon."
"...What noon?" A childish and confused voice came.It's that kid.
Holding a book, he stood at the door of his house, looked at his father blankly, and asked, "What noon...? Father, where are you taking me?"
[? ? ?Don't come out, idiot! !Run, silly boy! ! ! 】
[Is this tm going to brainwash? ? ? 】
[Quick-escape-! ! ! 】
His father was stunned for a moment, and Bai Shipan suddenly flashed: "Tonight is fine."
"..." The priest wearing the cloak took a deep breath, "Yes, my lord bishop."
Immediately, he put away the stone plate and turned to look at his child.
"You're thinking something you shouldn't be thinking... child," he said, "so, I need to take you somewhere... don't worry, it'll be over soon."
[? ? ?Can't even think about it! 】
[What is this tm... Zhuo...]
[It will end soon, what he wants to take this cub to do is an 'progressive' thing? 】
【Run away, idiot, woo woo woo】
The angle of view of 'Rice and Scrambled Eggs' obviously moved forward. He seemed to want to rush forward to do something, but now that things are unclear, he can't act rashly.
And the kid—the bright, quiet kid—didn't move when his father approached.
He just raised his head and said: "Father, I am 14 years old, and I have my own thinking. You know that. You have always respected my right to know and myself... Don't you? Now, I want to talk to you... "
As a 'person', he sent an application to his father.
"...just for a while," he said, "I promise you, whatever you want me to do, I'll do after that. It's okay to lose something, a mind or a life or whatever. I know, You may have experienced it too.”
he said seriously.
"Before that moment comes, Daddy, let's go inside and talk, shall we?"
【………so smart kid】
[Good guy, you are really smart, you can't tell that you are a teenager just by looking at the content of the lines]
【woo woo woo woo】
After a moment of silent stalemate, the two finally entered the room together.
The angle of view of 'rice scrambled eggs' was also silent for a moment, and retracted like a camera recorder with no emotions.
"Why...we know they are good people, but we want to fight against them?" the child asked.
"Because the meanness allows us to live and the world to exist stably. And the noble ones are all dead." Father replied.
"Like every 'virtuous person' ever?"
"Yes."
"Such as Kosselbord II?"
"……Yes."
[?Is this Kosselbord also a 'virtuous person'? ? 】
【Good guy...】
"Father, according to your age, you were also a child under the protection of His Majesty Kesselbod..."
"..."
[Good guy, you are indeed a virtuous person like my eldest wife, protecting children under such a tradition]
[Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Why do these virtuous people do this kind of self-burning thing every day...]
"What's the point of doing these things?"
"All I can say is, it means a lot."
"Even if you want to put yourself out of the position of 'people'?"
"Yes."
[Knock, what is the meaning of letting people abandon their own identity and conscience? ! 】
【Maybe they still think they are doing the right thing...】
【It is strongly recommended that beta players go to the Theocracy and forget it】
【Today, have you rebelled? 】
【I made it, I will continue tomorrow】
"Even if this may attract hunters?"
"It's not what it used to be, boy... There's not a single hunter in the world to fight us anymore. Garland Onsis is like Garland Rosedale, Vislin Kirthelpoord and others, They are all precious and cannot be copied.”
【Um? ?What does this have to do with my second wife...]
['Hunter', are you referring to my second wife? 】
【Me: Gradually showing wisdom eyes】
[By the way, have you noticed the title given to me as the second wife by the government before? Damn, it's really scary]
【what? What?I did not notice】
[[Enemy of Darkness][Hunter][Death Walker]← I pulled the previous recording and saw it, it came from a previous mission]
【knock!wild! ! 】
[Oh, oh, I've seen this before, but this matter didn't spread, and the heat was quickly overwhelmed by other things, only some big fans were carnival]
[This title is really fierce... Any one of them is at the level of a fierce man from heaven...]
[As expected of my wife!Wude is abundant! ! 】
"...You clearly know that they are precious."
"In this world, preciousness is fragile."
"His Majesty Kessel Pod has a mirror-like soul. As the pope, he is perfect enough."
"He's perfect only for the 'teaching' part."
"After I became sensible, what is the influence of your open-minded attitude towards me?"
"...Vislin."
"In this world, who is the only one who has recognized the five virtues?"
"Vislin."
"Who is it that keeps you alive and has a future?"
"...Wesling! It's Wesling Kesselbold! It's him! But... boy, you don't understand!!"
The 'father' who was being questioned staggered and paced the room.
"Yes, Vislin is great. So great that I have thought so far that he is the greatest hope in my life. But so what? Do you know how he died? He died on Mount Yaori and was protected by him Yes, my brothers and sisters killed from behind! He didn't even resist...you know what? A high-level professional can kill everyone and survive with just one move! But he didn't resist! Didn't resist!! "
'Father' hissed like a trapped animal piercing his heart.
"Because it wasn't them, us, or the crusaders who killed him, it was this world! Child!"
"Can we fight against the world? My child, I only want you to live. As long as you live, live a good life and have your own future, I can pay for you. I have everything ready, everything! I am not guilty Pardon, but you are different, you are a good boy, just like Vislin..."
He staggered and fell into a chair, muttering, "Who would want to, if given a choice? Vislin almost succeeded, but when the moment came when he failed, the giant fell, and there was no way for us." You can escape."
【Uh...my heart is already hurting】
[Inexplicably feeling that there is something crisp and sharp waiting for me in front of me]
【(Tearing Cat Head)】
"..." The child also seemed very sad.A good boy who is loved and loved, he naturally can't see his parents being sad.So he went forward and hugged his father. The shadows of the two fell on the still curtain, but they were trembling and shaking under the agitation of the candlelight and the winter wind.
After a while, 'Father' raised his head, his voice returned to normal, and he said, "Sit down, West, I want to tell you something...something you can't hear anywhere else."
"..." The child sat down as promised.
"...The target of those sacrifices is the 'Supreme One'." He said, "I can't directly mention His name, you know. Moreover, I don't know what kind of great God He is, but I'm pretty sure that his divine power does exist—"
"——Because, 20 years ago, the great pope who was dubbed the title of 'Lead Crown', the real good man, Mr. Vislin Kesselpod, was lowered by him to deny the will to welcome Here comes the ending that shouldn’t belong to a high-ranking professional.”
At this point, 'Fan Chaodan' suddenly paused the video, looked at the barrage of discussions and said: "Before watching the following video, you may need to know some old information that can only be found in a classic library in the Holy Radiance Mountains... "
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Although the Shenghui Church has been established for thousands of years and nearly ten thousand years, the blood sacrifice to the "Supreme God" has actually only appeared in the past 200 years.
The cause was that the Holy Pope 300 years ago realized the weakening of the power of the Great God in a disaster, and he naturally thought it was a chain reaction caused by the intermittent events of the fall of the gods over thousands of years, but the need to replenish power and adjust the balance The orthodox method was only useful at the beginning, but its effect faded rapidly, and it would not be effective after less than a hundred years.
In order to reawaken the power feedback of the "Supreme God" and continue to radiate power to the entire continent to protect people in the great danger that ordinary people don't know, the pope 200 years ago chose to go on the wrong path under some kind of huge and terrifying pressure ——
"Fried eggs with rice" was talking, but he was stunned for a moment.Because he suddenly completed a project called [Record!Holy Hui Church History IV! 】 Achievements.
He searched blankly, and found that his character resume had been updated with a new part, and he had also obtained one of the new currencies, 'Legendary Points'.
And the following content is also automatically updated in the 'Library' function and the official website database...
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...the pope asked a wandering powerful dark wizard how to do it.
And the dark wizards are happy to see the church's corruption.
So, he 'helped' the Pope and designed a terrible blood sacrifice ceremony.
The operation of this ritual needs to extract the concepts of 'growth', 'vigor', 'undetermined', 'purity' and 'future', and sacrifice all of them in God, let God replenish your vitality.
At first, the Pope was actually a little hesitant.Because he knew that if he did such a thing, not to mention whether the Great God could recover and the order could be stabilized, if the Great God hated it, he would definitely be burned at the stake.
But the black wizard dispelled his thoughts with one sentence: "Oh, please, sir." He said, "Just think about it, the great gods from the ancient barbaric era will be like you worms... cough, like you people Is it as benevolent, kind, and full of etiquette as you imagined? Maybe if you do this, He will be happier."
Therefore, the new Pope, who was not very firm in the face of more terrifying threats year by year, chose to kick the accelerator and go astray.
To say that this black wizard is actually not lying.After this ceremony began, the power that the supreme god could project from him began to slowly return to its previous level.
This matter is really important, because if it weren't for the power of the Supreme God's "Holy Day" to protect the planet where Tyne Continent is located, it would be too early for this to happen.
In the 100 years of gradually losing the protection of the sun, Tyne Continent was invaded by the quietly born darkness and monsters, and life was worse than death...
The perfectly circular 'Holy Brilliance Mountains' itself is actually a huge, natural device for spreading secret energy. If they want to, they can really emit a bigger sun like a crown worn on a planet. The crown ring, which shelters the entire planet.
But at that time, it was really a matter of life and death, and other continents... The Theocracy had nothing to do with it.Without saying a word, they directly activated the external power radiation of the Holy Brilliance Mountain Range, and only protected the Tyne Continent.
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It stands to reason that this ceremony can actually be stopped after 100 years.
But 100 years later, the still young and handsome black wizard came again and told that generation of Pope: If you want, the Church can continue this ceremony indefinitely, it can prolong your life, strengthen your strength, etc. etc……
Anyone can see that this is most likely a trap that will be tied up suddenly after the Theocracy enjoys it for 100 years.
But it's not even a multiple-choice question...Because the 100-year blood sacrifice has passed, the nature of the 'Holy Day' has undergone inevitable changes, and those who are also directly radiated by the power of the 'Holy Day' and have been in the inner side of the Holy Radiance Mountain Range for a long time The nature of life of the people of The Church has also undergone serious changes...
They have been unable to leave the 'Holy Day' and this cruel blood sacrifice ceremony.
If you want to break away from its influence, unless someone feels that compared with all the good things in this world, one's self and life are the least important ones.
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And more than 20 years ago, such a person appeared.
——Wesling Kesselbold II, a young pope who was only 42 years old when he took office.
By the way, when he came to the throne, the word people called him was not 'leaden crown', but 'golden book'.
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Weissling's ascendancy did not come from the traditional alternating succession of power.
The reason for his superiority is: he is a 'man of five virtues'.
In fact, what happened to him almost caused the Theocracy to initiate a resolution to revise the laws related to 'virtue', but in the end the Theocracy decided to cover up all the stories and destroy all the records, as if Keselpod II had never existed.
During his first two years on the throne, Kesselbord was known as 'Saint Kesselbord'.
'Justice', 'honesty', 'humility', 'diligence', 'generosity', 'compassion', 'sacrifice', these seven virtues, at that time he had all the other virtues except 'honesty' and 'sacrifice' five items.
After all... To be honest, if you want to climb up in Theocracy after the blood sacrifice, do you still want to keep these two items?What are you dreaming of here? ?
But what is shocking is that the two items of 'justice' and 'compassion' actually do exist in him.Maybe it's just because he was actually a clerk who studied magic, and he never really encountered a situation that required him to test himself in these two questions...
But in any case, Kesselpod II is still a good man.
The biggest example is that after he learned about the blood sacrifice ceremony that only the absolute high-level and some directly related middle and low-level people could know, he directly stopped it.
At that time, the blood sacrifice still needed living people, so when he stopped it, he saved more than 100 innocent children at once...
Under the crusade of almost all insiders who are like-minded and righteous, he did not flinch, claiming that this is a despicable, vicious, long-term, large-scale murder and serious anti-civilization progress involving a wide range of people and causing extremely bad impact The evil deeds, and even directly fought with nearly [-] players of the same level in Yaori Mountain.
... Relying on the protection of the Pope he inherited, he actually won the f*cking victory.
Before the battle, he hid the children, and after that, he fought those people alone and taught the children knowledge.
He was a man of integrity and simplicity, as everyone who came into contact with him knew.But innocence does not mean lack of heart, he is actually very smart as a scholar... So, he never lost a child.
Of course, there will also be children whose parents near the Holy Radiance Mountains come to meet their children, and he never stops them from doing so.Because he believes that children are smart, they know what they have to do, and they also know how to choose to protect themselves in this situation.
...But he never thought that some children cannot be judged by common sense at all.
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Four years passed by.
The diplomacy and ceremonies of the Theocracy were completely suspended. Every time Kesselbold showed up, he would fight with his bishops, and threatened that if they dared to catch the children from outside again, he would directly smash Mount Yaori.
For a while, the situation was deadlocked like this.
But the power of the Pope's protection is not unlimited... Although the others are slowly weakening, he is getting more and more injuries faster than that.
It is impossible for his will to spread to Yaori Mountain, let alone summon the people in the church.He is completely alone.No matter how strong his strength and will are, the existence of the phrase 'two fists are no match for four hands' still has its meaning after all.
Finally, the time has come to decide everything.
It was an ordinary night.
When Kirsel Pod returned wounded, the children poured out to meet him.He relaxed, and then... three children from fanatic families, brainwashed by their parents, assassinated the great pioneer.
Everyone was screaming.The oldest grown-up children at that time screamed and wanted to rush over to save him, but the pursuers attracted by those three rushed forward, stabbed with sharp knives, and scorching blood poured out like a rain of blood.
...and he didn't resist.
From being assassinated with a dagger, to pushing away the pursuers with explosive power, to threatening the enemy with forbidden techniques and making a contract with conditions, to finally dying forever......
He didn't turn his hostility towards the child for a moment.
After his death, in the midst of the appeal of the crowd, the great Pope Vislin Kesselpod II, who possessed the five virtues, was put on a humiliating lead crown and thrown into the magma pool in Mount Yaori.
This scholar Pope who has been ignorant for half his life and resisted for several years, his life of less than 50 years is over.
Everything just melted into the billowing magma, vanished into ashes, and became part of the power of Holy Sunday.
Perhaps there is still a phantom of nothingness floating on the continent of Tyne, watching the sun and the moon go, and life comes and goes.
It's ridiculous that those who claim to be the most powerful light in the world fear a dead man.
They even fear a dead man.
Sometimes, the difference between a mirror and steel is just power and strength.
What was Kirsel Pod thinking when he chose to stop the ceremony?It is impossible for him not to know that if he can only be a mirror after leaving the Holy Radiance Mountain Range, then sooner or later, he will be shattered by his choice at that moment...
It's like the end of a morality test.In short, Kessel Pod failed. On the day of his death, it was raining on Mount Sanhui, harmless and silent, like magma pouring down, sucking away the last hot soul.
Kosselbord II is dead.Wearing the black and dirty leaden crown.
In this glorious hall of splendor and sanctity, where he fought for justice and all that he did not have, he is not missed.