dark moon

Chapter 455: Xiuer-style Preaching

"Do you believe?" Ryan said with a confused face, "Mr. Seure, the Brown Star civilization has not mentioned this word for a long time. I really don't know how to reply to you. In fact, it is unlikely that we believe Gods, after all, our current technological level is relatively high, it is really difficult for us to believe in the existence of gods."

"Ah……"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Seure, this old guy really can't speak." The old woman glared at Ryan fiercely and apologized to Seure in a low voice. Old Ryan looked aggrieved and couldn't figure out what mistake he had made. But he didn't dare to refute, "We have no intention of questioning your belief, nor do we deny the existence of the true God. It's just that there are no gods in this world, at least not yet, so it is difficult for us to accept belief in gods."

"Uh..." Old Ryan scratched his head, and seemed to realize that what he said just now was really wrong, so he smiled apologetically.

"Yes, uncle, dad didn't mean it." After a night, Delia's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that she had been talking to her parents all night long yesterday and didn't sleep for long. However, the little guy was in good condition. Yes, it is still as full of vitality as in the virtual world in the past. The girl sat next to Shuer and said energetically, "And uncle, didn't you say before that even if we believe in the central computer very devoutly, we don't have the power of faith?" I think maybe we are not born with faith."

"As long as they are intelligent creatures, they will have the power of faith. This is a rule within the twisted void. There is a reason why you don't have the power of faith. I didn't understand the situation at the time, so I didn't understand it, but now I know it. What's going on?" Shuer was not angry and explained patiently, "Actually, I didn't feel the power of faith at that time, which is very reasonable. It was a virtual space."

"Boss, the virtual space should also have the power of faith." Macajerun interjected very uninterestingly, "Although when we were down there, we were far away from their bodies and it was normal that you couldn't sense it, but After we came up, we visited their cemeteries and had close contact with their bodies. Didn't you also wonder at that time why you couldn't sense the power of faith here... Huh? Boss, look at me. What are you doing, I...I won’t interrupt, okay.”

"Are you a priest or am I a priest?" Soul glared at the halfling. This bastard actually dared to expose his shortcomings. Wasn't it because his brain didn't react for a while that he actually dared to say it openly? Why don't you? I am waiting.After suppressing the poor halfling with his eyes, Shuuer smiled wisely and explained softly, "As a professional cleric, this problem is actually easy to explain. It stands to reason that some people are facing the central government in their dreams. The computer's faith is very devout, and it should indeed be reflected in the ontology, which generates the power of faith. However, we have overlooked a problem. They are just dreaming. In their true consciousness, they actually know what kind of existence the central computer is. This conflicts with the cognition of dreams, so that it is impossible for them to really offer their faith to the central computer."

"For example, if you keep dreaming about a tentacle monster that makes you crazy when you see it in your dreams, or someone always tells you in your dreams that you should believe in tentacle monsters, then you are very likely to believe in tentacle monsters even after you wake up. You will be doubtful about this thing that does not exist, but if you know clearly that this tentacle monster is actually just the octopus in your bathtub even when you are dreaming, then you will not be able to live with nightmares about tentacle monsters for the rest of your life. It’s impossible to make it your religion.”

"Boss, you are so vicious. Why do I have to dream about a tentacle monster? And it is a monster that will go crazy when I see it."

"Then who knows, maybe you offended someone you shouldn't have offended." Shuer shrugged, ignored Macajerun who continued to protest, and persuaded the two old men sternly, "So, It’s not that you can’t generate the power of faith, nor that you don’t have faith, it’s just that the way and goal of shaping faith is wrong. Changing the goal can solve this problem.”

"So, you mean, let us believe in your gods?" The two old men looked at each other and frowned at the same time, obviously hesitating.

"Yes, that's what I mean." Shuer nodded without any shame, "I hope you can make some subtle adjustments to the dreams of the entire fleet and add the images of gods I provided. It should be fine. Difficulty."

"But Mr. Seure, after all, those sleeping people are not like us. They have met you directly and already believe in the existence of true gods. They themselves do not believe in gods. Even if they are allowed to believe in the existence of gods in their dreams, just like As you said, it is difficult for the main body to regard gods as true beliefs. Even if they don’t have daily contact with gods like a central computer and don’t have a clear understanding of what they are, they can still be doubtful at best.”

"It's enough to have doubts." Shuer didn't mind at all. "The so-called faith is actually the power brought by thoughts. As long as there is the idea of ​​'faith', the power of faith will be generated endlessly, whether it is pious or not. , it’s just the difference between more and less.”

"Okay, if you must ask us to do this, then we can agree to it, but only for our Jackdaw." Ryan sighed and said, "We can give the dream adjustment as a gift because of our personal relationship. You guys, I still have this authority, but for other spaceships, we can’t make decisions on their behalf because we don’t know how to convince them.”

"No, no, no, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Nina, this is not a gift to us. If you really think so, then it is better to shelve this cooperation temporarily." Shuer shook his head and explained, "Actually, This will be beneficial to both of us." Here comes the Parvatiga Evangelistic Meeting.The Shadow Chasers were calm on the surface, but they were suppressing smiles in their hearts. They knew their captain very well, and they already understood as soon as they heard the beginning. This was a standard Xiuer-style sermon, and others must take the initiative to participate. When I came in, I felt like I was getting an advantage.

"Parvati adds billions of intelligent creatures (the captain is bragging again). Although the power of faith is shared by hundreds of gods, the faith received by each god is still sufficient. To be honest, your fleet has more than 1000 There are only one to two hundred million intelligent creatures in a spaceship at most, and they are just pan-believers. They will not be able to generate much power of faith. Coupled with the barrier of the world, most of the power of faith will dissipate, so it can be The part that the gods accept is even less. Calculated in this way, the gods of Parvatiga actually don’t care too much about whether they have this part of the power of faith.”

This is the truth, everyone can hear it, and it is precisely because of this that the two old people listened very carefully.It's a pity that they don't know Xiu Er like other shadow chasers. They don't know that Xiu Er's greatest ability is to use [-]% truth to distort other people's thinking and hide their true purpose.

"Then we don't understand." Ryan frowned and said, "Since your gods don't care, why do you still propose this cooperation project?"

"Because you need it." Shuer said seriously. "When a group encounters crisis, it is the time when they are most likely to have faith, and it is also the time when they need faith the most. Faith can be used as spiritual sustenance to soothe their panicked hearts. It can also form a special cohesion and make the social structure more stable. Now adding the content of faith into the dream is to prepare them mentally in advance. If things really develop in the worst direction, you can escape all the way to the universe. At the end, there is no way out and you are swallowed by the big rift. Then consider your preparations in vain. But if a miracle occurs and you find a way to rebuild civilization, then in the process of rebuilding civilization, this preparation will have an effect. It can make your process of rebuilding civilization smoother. As acting captains, you two must have rich historical knowledge, and you should know that what I said is not an exaggeration at all."

The two old men were silent. Although Xiuer did not reveal the worst outcome in the future in any subtle way, it did make some sense, but...

"Ha, of course, when it comes time to rebuild civilization, you can completely establish a belief on your own, just like the Mechanical Church in the virtual world. You don't have to believe in the gods of our Parvatija, but I must remind you one thing ." Shuer casually released the simplest magic spell, Dark Moon Light, "The true god can cast miracles, but the fake ones are just fake after all. Although miracles can be faked, they are too easy to be seen through and are far inferior to the real ones. The miracles are credible. Once the forged miracles are exposed, the road to rebuilding civilization will become even longer."

"Moreover, rebuilding civilization is a road full of difficulties and will encounter various problems. But with the magic given by the gods, you will find that you can do many things that simple technology cannot."

The silence continued, with Ryan and Nina's eyes flickering, obviously thinking over and over Xiure's proposal.

"Of course, there is a greater benefit. I didn't want to mention it at first, but it's better to remind you." Shuer narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Have you... thought about what happens after death?"

"Huh?" The two old men were stunned and suddenly looked up at Xiuer with expressions that seemed to understand.

"Oh, it seems that I haven't thought about it." Well, then I feel relieved and can say it casually, "All intelligent creatures have souls. In a world without gods, the soul will continue to bear the pain of death after death. , until it completely dissipates without leaving any traces in the world, well, even in a world with gods, unbelievers without faith will suffer the same fate."

"However, people with faith are different. Using the power of faith as a bridge, pan-believers will cross the River Styx after death, step into the eternal resting place, and enjoy the sleep after death. If the faith is pious enough, There is even a chance of being introduced into the Kingdom of God, standing beside the gods, and sharing the divine glory. Of course, such opportunities are rare, but after all, they are not zero. Once the base is large enough, there will always be a chance."

"Oh, don't you hope that someone will remember your civilization so that you will not be forgotten by the world? Instead of hoping to be remembered by others, how can you compare to becoming a saint in the Kingdom of God and remembering your own civilization by yourself? Where is civilization?”

　Yesterday, someone actually questioned my Lord’s body shape and weight in this chapter. This is blasphemous!I will send down divine punishment in the name of the Lord! ! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)