dark moon

Chapter 77 Who Are You?
This is the first time Shuur has entered the sacred hall of other gods, and it is also the first time he has seen the image of the forest goddess Anika with his own eyes.

In a broad sense, the sacred hall refers to the building that represents the gods in the pantheon of gods, but in a pure sense, the sacred hall is actually the narrow room at the deepest part of the special building.

If it is just the building of the Holy Hall, as long as they have devout faith in this god and are allowed by the priests who manage the Holy Hall, then any believer can enter, even if they are directly entering the city from outside the city for pilgrimage instead of from the pilgrimage If it is transmitted through the gate, it does not need to be approved by the core people in the main hall.

However, it is different if you want to enter the real sacred hall, that is, that small room. Only the church's senior figures who have the deepest ties to the gods, as well as mortals who have been summoned by the gods, can enter there with the permission of the gods. Qualifications, otherwise, if anyone wants to break in rashly, the real divine punishment will not be merciful.

Therefore, even the real Dark Moon Hall, Shuer and Lisa only entered it twice.Although both of them are qualified to come and go at will, and divine punishment will not come for this, rashly disturbing the peace of the gods and crossing the gap between mortals and gods for no reason is not what a devout believer should do.

The so-called sacred hall is not actually a place that really exists in this world. Although it looks like a small room from the outside, once you walk in, you will find that it is not a room at all, but another space.

An illusory space between the Kingdom of God and reality.

The sky is dark, with no sun, moon or stars, but this does not affect vision. Light has lost its meaning here. Even if the environment is completely dark, everything around you can be seen clearly.

Or, who can be sure that everything seen in front of them is really seen with the eyes, rather than being directly projected into the consciousness by some kind of power?After all, with the power of gods, anything is possible.

What Shuer saw was a forest, or rather, a corner of the forest.As soon as you walk into the forest hall, you are among the trees. What you see in your eyes are trees with lush branches and leaves, what you smell in your nose is the fragrance of green leaves mixed with the earthy smell, and what you hear in your ears is the gentle breeze. The rustling sound when the leaves blow through, and what you feel on your skin is the unique moist smell of the forest.

There are thick trees, and you can't see the edge. The only special thing is that there is a statue standing among the trees.

The stone sculptures are not human-shaped. To be precise, they are not all human-shaped.

The lower half of the statue is a tree, which is beautifully carved and every texture of the bark is clearly discernible.The upper body of the stone sculpture is an image of a wood elf. The wood elf stone sculpture looks up to the sky, and stretches its hands towards the sky as much as possible, as if embracing the non-existent sun.

There is no doubt that the stone sculpture that appears here must be the image of the forest goddess, but it is still different from the wood elf image in the forest temple. Is this one here the real image of the forest goddess?

No, Shuer shook his head secretly. Mortals can never look directly at the gods, let alone know the true image of the gods. Even the priests who serve the gods, even the archbishops of the church who are closest to the holy seat of the gods, can never After learning what the gods look like, all the images they see are actually false.

It's not that the gods don't want to be seen, but that the understanding of mortals simply cannot understand the image of the gods, just like insects that only live in summer can never understand the concept of ice and snow.

Of course, the sacred hall is the place closest to the gods, and what is perceived here should be the closest to the real image.

Shuer thought so, or at least that was how he comforted himself.Otherwise, the figure in the Hall of Dark Moon, wearing a long black dress, with waterfall-like black hair reaching to the ground, and standing with her head bowed under the black full moon, may not really be that image. ,maybe……

Silently, he imagined the back figure as a black ball rolling around on the ground. Hmm, do you want to add a few more tentacles?Xiuer felt that he was one step closer to divine punishment, which was gratifying and gratifying.

"Hello, Dark Moon's darling." The peaceful voice came from the forest before, and a forest elf parted the branches and leaves and walked out of the bushes.It can be seen at a glance that this Lin Jing is very old, and fine wrinkles have appeared on his forehead. For the Lin Jing, this is a sign of entering old age.

"Sir Anika doesn't like red tape, and forest elves and wood elves don't like it either. Although in order to communicate harmoniously with you, we have to learn these polite greetings and etiquette, and we won't be dissatisfied with it, but in In front of the goddess, I still hope you don’t mind..."

"No one likes red tape, Your Excellency the Archbishop, but when two unfamiliar forces come into contact, they should show etiquette to the maximum extent, and respond with equal standards when the other party shows etiquette. This is the minimum expression of mutual respect. Single-sided neglect Etiquette means nothing except condescending disrespect and unequal arrogance."

"I understand that although the forest elves are not familiar with worldly affairs, as the archbishop of the Forest Temple, I still understand the ways of the world, so I made a request to the priest in advance and expressed my apology." "The archbishop does not need to apologize, from the archbishop In terms of attitude, I have gained the etiquette and respect that I deserve, and I have reciprocated, which is enough. As for being in front of Master Anika, haha, gods and mortals are not equal in the first place, so naturally we should obey the gods If you want to be equal to the gods, unless you become a god yourself, you will only show arrogance and ignorance."

Living in two different worlds, Shuer has already seen through many truths and will not be offended by this.

"Thank you for your understanding." Archbishop Lin Jing showed a very happy Lin Jing-like smile, but it disappeared immediately.Obviously carrying the entire Forest Temple on his back, His Excellency the Archbishop had to forcibly distort his personality to deal with negotiations with other churches.

"Your Excellency Shuer, although my mother did not explain the reason, she explained in the oracle that she hopes to communicate with you directly, so she asked Moria to invite you over. I think Moria must have told you . However, as a high-ranking priest, you should also know that even if you go to the Sacred Hall, the place closest to God, it is impossible to communicate directly with your mother."

"I understand." Xiu Er nodded, he did understand.

The gap between mortals and gods is really too big. If you have direct contact with gods, even if you just hear the voices of gods directly, you will be greatly affected. In severe cases, your cognition may even change, unless you have someone as extraordinary as a demigod. Only with the power of God, or devout belief in other gods, can this result be avoided.

As for those believers who can listen to the voice of the gods, it is because they have the power of faith as a buffer, but Shuer does not believe in Anika. If Anika really transmits the voice directly into Shuer’s ears, it will inevitably activate Shuer. The imprint of faith in the dark moon goddess Luna in your soul causes a collision of divine powers, which is tantamount to a direct declaration of war.

Therefore, for the sake of both parties, the gods will never reveal themselves directly to non-believers.

"It's impossible for Sir Anika to talk to me directly, so I have to use you as a medium, which is why you have to come." Instead of using the title "His Excellency the Archbishop", he used you instead. Shuer's address was quiet. The change made Archbishop Minnie very happy, "You don't need to be too cautious, and you don't need to explain so much. Under Lord Anika's Holy See, it is impossible for me to think that the subsequent conversation was that you used Lord Anika's name. It’s made up, so please don’t worry.”

"It's not without precedent, but it seems I'm overthinking it. Thank you, Shuer..." After a moment's hesitation, he swallowed the honorific before his name. Archbishop Minnie smiled at Moria, who was bored to the point of chewing leaves. He smiled and said, "Little Moriah, you have a very good sense and you have found the most considerate partner."

"Eh? Do you think so too? Let me just say, Shuuer is a very interesting human being. Hehe, I didn't let him sleep on me in vain."

"Hey." The veins in Shuer's forehead were beating fast. Although there were indeed a few times when they spent the night in the wild, because they were alone, they were too lazy to set up a camp. Moria simply turned into a tree, and Shuer climbed up and slept on the branches, but When Moria said it, it would always be misunderstood.

Fortunately, Archbishop Minnie did not delve into this issue. She turned around and walked to the statue of the goddess and bowed slowly. The moment she turned around, a huge pressure suddenly came.Obviously her appearance has not changed at all, but at this moment, her body is full of pressure. Just standing casually, without even opening her eyes, makes people unable to help but surrender in front of her.

"Ah, mother, you are here." Faced with the true God for the first time, even Xiuer was shocked. His body froze in place and he was unable to react for a long time.On the contrary, Moria was not affected at all. She jumped up to the opponent, rubbed her deer body against the opponent's body, and shook her hair comfortably.

"Hey, your kid has indeed grown taller again. You told me last time when you prayed, but I still don't quite believe it."

"Hehe, because I eat well and sleep well, I have grown again. And mother, you see, I have grown up here too."

"Really? Let me see, it's a lie. I can't hold it anymore. What have you eaten? Is there really such food in the world?"

Chirping, chirping, the unique atmosphere of the forest elves appeared again. The problem was that although they looked like two forest elves, they were not real forest elves.

"Tsk, it seems to have been ignored." Touching his nose, Xiuer could only smile bitterly to himself. The personality of this forest goddess seemed to be quite different from that in the forest church canon.No wonder the forest elves are so unique. It is indeed a matter of blood, but will my plan really go smoothly if I come into contact with such a goddess?
He thought about all kinds of boring questions for 10 minutes, but the two noisy forest spirits in front of him showed no intention of stopping, forcing Xiure to cough dryly to remind him of his presence.

"Huh? Who are you?" This was the first sentence spoken by the great and sacred goddess Anika, one of the four main gods of the forest pantheon, the ancient lord of plants and forests, to Shuur.

(End of this chapter)