It turns out that the duke is not human

Chapter 115 Chapter 115

"Because I made the decision." Shu Shu gave the Great Demon King a sideways glance, "Do you have an opinion?"

The Great Demon King immediately faltered. He shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, I have no objection. How could I object to your decision?"

In order to show that he absolutely agrees with Shu Shu's words, the Great Demon King raised his fist and shouted loudly: "The Chosen One's decision is absolutely right!"

Shu Shu: "..."

Can she pretend not to know this guy?
"Hahaha." Simon couldn't help laughing out loud, this big devil is so interesting.

Urging the big devil to check the position of a red dot quickly, Shu Shu and Simon went to the direction of another red dot together.

This red dot is located at the end of the town's main road and is the tallest building in the town, a small church with a bell tower.

Looking at the towering bell tower in front of her, Shu Shu raised her head and said to herself in doubt: "What kind of building is this?"

SPQR seems to have a similar building, which is a famous tourist attraction, but Shu Shu has never visited it, so she doesn't know the significance of this kind of building.

She didn't expect a building like this to appear here.

"This kind of building is called a church." Simon said like Shu Shu, looking up at the bell tower.

Shu Shu looked at Simon suspiciously and asked, "Why is there a church here?"

It is mentioned in the history books that the church is a kind of religious building.

Because the ancient people did not have a clear understanding of the world, they attributed many natural phenomena to gods and built various religious buildings for various gods.

In ancient times, people believed in various religions and believed that gods could fulfill their wishes.

But there is no such good thing in this world. If you don't work hard to get it, it's useless to ask anyone.

After the empire was formed, the first emperors abolished all forms of religion.At that time, this decision brought a lot of trouble to the fledgling empire and caused a century-long civil war.

In the end, all religions disappeared from the blue star, and the descriptions of religion in history textbooks are only a few words, and they will not be explained in depth at all.

The cities on Luna are all restored according to ancient buildings. Although many of them are religious buildings, the religious nature will be deliberately erased during publicity, and the artistic value will be emphasized instead.

"Maybe the creator here likes it." Simon shrugged.

Elizabeth seems to like this kind of small church with a simple appearance, so it is expected to see it here.

Shu Shu nodded and walked into the church.

During the day, the churches in the small town are open to the public, and residents of the small town come in and out of the church from time to time.

Shu Shu didn't feel anything outside, but after entering the church, she felt something was wrong.

It stands to reason that AI should have no faith, but the AIs that entered this church were scattered in every corner of the church with their eyes closed, their fingers interlocked in front of their chests, and they muttered something.

Shu Shu didn't know what they were doing, but it looked weird.

Simon, who was standing aside, saw Shu Shu's doubts, and he said to Shu Shu in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "They are praying."

Shu Shu tilted her head and asked doubtfully, "Pray?"

"In ancient times people would pray to the gods in this way to ask for what they wanted," Simon explained.

Although Shu Shu didn't understand why she did this, she didn't ask further.

Sounds like a religious ritual.

She turned on the light curtain and scanned around the church, but found no trace of the virus.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a black cannon came over. He was of medium build.

His appearance is not particularly outstanding, but it will give people an approachable feeling, and people can't help but want to get close to him.

Simon frowned when he saw the man, and then he glanced at the people around him.

When they saw the middle-aged man, they all stood up and surrounded him.

"My lord, can you pray for me?"

"I also need."

"Me too."

The man in the black robe seemed to be accustomed to such encounters, and he said calmly, "Come one by one, as long as you have faith, our mighty God will surely satisfy all your requests."

After speaking, he put his hand on the forehead of the AI ​​closest to him. The AI ​​immediately knelt down on his knees, lowered his head, and clasped his fingers together to his chin.

The man in the black robe seemed to have been prepared. He knelt down with the man and put his hand on the AI's head. He closed his eyes and muttered.

A few minutes later, the man in black opened his eyes and said kindly to the kneeling man, "May God bless you."

The kneeling AI immediately bowed to the man in black a few times, said thanks, and then left under the urging of other AIs around.

During the whole process, the man in black had a gentle smile on his face, and then he did the same thing to the next AI.

Shu Shu looked curiously, she had never seen such a 'ceremony' scene.

Simon, who was standing beside Shu Shu, put away the faint smile on his face, and stared deeply at the man in black.

"Check out that man in black." Simon said to Shu Shu.

Shu Shu nodded, opened the light curtain, and scanned the black-robed man, but found no problems.

Simon also glanced at Shu Shu's light curtain, seeing that there was no problem, he glanced at the person thoughtfully.

"Let's ask that person later." Shu Shu pointed to the man in black.

Although the man looked a bit strange, she still wanted to ask.

Simon nodded and sat down on the bench beside Shu Shu with Shu Shu. After Shu Shu sat down, he was restless.

Looking left and right, Shu Shu looked around curiously.

It was the first time for her to enter this kind of building, and she found it very strange.

"My lord, do churches in SPQR look like this?" Shu Shu asked curiously.

Simon shook his head lightly and said, "This small church is too simple, and it cannot compare with SPQR in terms of decoration or scale."

SPQR is a replica of the former holy capital, with a particularly strong religious atmosphere, and you can see a church almost every few streets.

Churches of different periods have architectural styles of different periods.

And the church in front of me belongs to the simplest kind of building without a special style.

"They're both called churches, so they belong to the same type of religion?" Shu Shu blinked her eyes and asked.

According to historical data, buildings of different religions have different names, and the appearance of buildings is very different.

Simon pointed his chin at the middle-aged man in a black robe surrounded by several AIs and said: "He is dressed like a priest, and his behavior is also very similar, but I don't know what religion he preaches."

"But the 'mirror' does not allow any form of religious transmission." Shu Shu tilted her head and said.

At first she thought it was just an AI performance, because these absconding AIs especially like to simulate humans.

Perhaps because of the ability to think independently, they know how they were born, and they aspire to become like their creators.

And in some dungeons in the 'mirror', you can occasionally see some NPCs engraving some ancient human life scenes on different occasions, mainly to give tourists a better sense of substitution.

But the situation here is completely different, and the more Shu Shu looks at it, the more she feels something is wrong.

The AI ​​gathered here seems to be really
The AIs here already have the ability to think independently. With their natural computing advantages, why do they still believe in a religion that humans have not believed in for a long time?
Shu Shu has never seen the real form of religion, and the madness of those fanatical believers, and she doesn't understand the real 'terrifying' aspect of religion.

What she knows is limited to what is written in history books, and there are very few media materials that have survived to this day.

"Wait a while and let the big devil come over." Simon suggested.

The big devil is the guardian here, and the situation here should be managed by him.

At this time, the black-robed man gave a simple blessing to the several AIs present, and then walked slowly towards Shu Shu and Simon.

"You two are new here." The man in black smiled slightly.

The gentle smile made people feel inexplicably at ease. Shu Shu smiled back and said, "Yes, what were you doing just now? I didn't understand at all."

"It's a kind of blessing." The black-robed man explained calmly, "These people who come here will have all kinds of troubles, and they don't know what to do, so they come here to ask for blessings and peace of mind."

Shu Shu asked suspiciously: "Will receiving blessings really make you feel at peace?"

"Of course, as long as you believe it." The black-robed man nodded and explained.

The more Shu Shu listened, the more she felt that the AI ​​in front of her was a liar, and a very good one at that.

There is no mention of religious beliefs, and everything is attributed to the individual's own faith.

If you can feel peace of mind as long as you believe in it, then those heart doctors will lose their jobs.

And most of the time, a person's uneasiness is due to external factors, such as encountering a difficult problem, people will bear different degrees of pressure.

Because everyone's tolerance is different, and their ability to withstand stress is also different.

Some people can take it well, some people can't.

For example, Shu Yue is often smeared by Heizi on the Internet, but she is already able to live freely, but it is not enough for someone who is less able to withstand stress.

Shu Shu knows that psychological diagnosis and treatment are quite complicated, and this is not something that can be solved by a flirtatious 'let you get peace of mind'.

After asking a few more questions, the black-robed man avoided the most important and trivial every time, and described everything in the church as a simple psychological counseling room.

"Can we visit the church?" Shu Shu asked innocently, blinking her big eyes.

The man in black nodded: "Of course, do you want me to show you around?"

"Okay." Shu Shu replied with a smile.

At this time, Simon, who had not spoken all the time, suddenly asked, "Can you take us to the clock tower?"

Shu Shu looked at Simon, wondering why he suddenly mentioned the clock tower.

The man in black froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal. He said apologetically, "The clock tower is under repair, so I'm afraid we won't be able to let you visit it."

"That's really a pity." Simon regretted.

The man in black said with a smile, "After a month, the bell tower will be repaired. You can come and visit."

"That's really great." Simon nodded with a smile.

The man in black took Shu Shu and Simon around the small church. The church was not big, so they finished shopping quickly.

When saying goodbye, the man in black said: "The church is open to the public from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm every day. You can come anytime."

Shu Shu thanked Simon politely and left with Simon. The two walked for a while in tacit understanding, and only spoke when they reached a relatively hidden alley.

"Have you found anything?" Simon asked.

Shu Shu shook her head and said, "The church is very 'clean', there is nothing there."

When they were visiting the church, Shu Shu opened a hidden light curtain and followed them to scan the places they passed by 360 degrees without blind spots.

But even so, nothing was found, as if there was no virus in the church.

The more this happened, the more Shu Shu felt something was wrong.

It stands to reason that the church, as the only place where the two infected AIs have almost visited, should leave some traces of the virus.

Being so 'clean' made Shu Shu feel abnormal.

"Let's go to the Great Demon King and ask him to look at the clock tower." Simon suggested.

Shu Shu opened the light curtain to check the position of the big devil and said, "He's still at the other red dot."

Before the two of them reached another red spot, they heard a few loud noises from a distance, like the sound of a giant falling to the ground.

Rumbling--

Followed by AI running out from that direction, they all ran out in a panic.

The small roads that were originally not spacious were blocked by these AIs, making it impossible to move forward at all.

Seeing those AIs coming towards them, Shu Shu immediately took out a hoverboard from the space, jumped on it, and dragged Simon up together.

The hoverboard rose straight into the air before the swarm of AI hit them.

In the sky, Shu Shu and Simon saw thick smoke and dust in the distance, as well as half of the collapsed buildings.

The hoverboard flew in that direction, and above the collapsed building, they saw the Great Demon King confronting an 'unidentified object' in the ruins.

Shu Shu didn't know what to call that thing, so she could only call it 'unknown object'.

Like a huge yellow pudding, the whole body is translucent, three or four meters high and five or six meters wide.

The lower part is wider and the upper part is a little narrower, and an AI that looks like an adult is trapped in its body, struggling desperately inside.

But the soft 'unidentified object' is like a liquid but not like a liquid, and it is impossible to get out if it is trapped inside.

Moreover, the 'unidentified object' seemed to be able to change the density of its body at will. After the big devil's fist hit it, the whole person was bounced far away.

The elastic force was not as strong as usual. The big devil was hit by a building not far away, and a big hole was also knocked out.

The building was on the verge of falling, as if it was about to collapse in the next second.

Shu Shu somewhat understood why there were ruins all around her. According to the violent style of the Great Demon King, it's no wonder that the buildings didn't collapse.

The hoverboard flew to the entrance of the cave, and Shu Shu probed and found that the big devil was getting up from the ruins.

"What did you do? If this continues, the whole town will be destroyed by you." Shu Shu blamed with a puffy face.

That 'unidentified object' can't be solved by violence at first glance.

The Great Demon King patted the dust on his body, and said with an aggrieved face: "That thing swallowed all my weapons. If I don't fight like this, how should I fight?"

"Weapons? Swallowed?"

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