Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 486: Does the trajectory of fate connect here?

"In fact, she invited you before." Fei Er raised her eyebrows: "But you refused because the Eden Project was bound to bring many sacrifices, and you could not accept such sacrifices. But in the final analysis, there is no ideal in the world that can be achieved without paying a price. So at that time, I felt that even after experiencing deception and betrayal, your characters were still so naive. This is really not a good thing for the environment we are in now, my dear sisters."

In the past, they lived in heaven, and the holy temple left by their mother protected these kind chicks like a solid eggshell; but now, they have come to the earth and fallen into the entanglement of the mortal world. It is really an extravagant wish to hope to retain their original innocence.

Saint Shalia opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

Olvera said unhappily, "I feel the same way now."

Because in that dark castle, she was tired of hearing those guardians talk about "great deeds", "inevitable choices", "necessary sacrifices"... She still had the same attitude as before: there is no cause in the world that requires sacrifices without the parties knowing anything, otherwise, it is not comfort, but pity.

Fei Er gave her a helpless smile: "That only proves that you are still so naive now."

Necessary sacrifices are never as simple as words. Are ordinary people who were innocently implicated in the Hundred Years' War necessary sacrifices? Are the peasants who lost their land in the revolution brought about by the steam engine necessary sacrifices? In today's era, are the drunkards and beggars wandering the streets and the workers who collapsed on the factory production line necessary sacrifices? Who defines what is necessary and who defines how to die as a sacrifice? The naive can question this, but those who have made up their minds will not waver.

"So," Alice asked hesitantly, "the conflict between the Chaos Kingship and the Order Kingship is essentially a disagreement over whether to support the Eden Project you mentioned?"

"Yes."

Fei Er readily admitted it, and then said, "But this disagreement involves opposing ideas, not just a simple verbal quarrel. In fact, we have fought each other several times. The natural disaster was the first time, the second time in the Bethnard Wilderness, and the third time in the Sosen Mountains."

Sosen Mountains...Olvera felt dazed when she heard this familiar place name.

Alice asked, "And every time you win? Does that make sense?"

As they both master the fourteen supreme laws of the universe, it is impossible for the girls of order to be outclassed by the girls of chaos every time, right? Where is the balance?

"That makes sense." Fei'er said seriously, "Because the girl royal powers once divided part of their power into fourteen holy artifacts, but those holy artifacts were detonated by that man in the natural disaster, and the broken laws returned to the universe. This means that the girl royal powers no longer have the unique status they had in the past, and they can be defeated." "But," Alice was suspicious, "If I remember correctly, didn't all the girl royal powers divide part of their power? If everyone becomes weaker, doesn't that mean no one becomes weaker?"

"You have a good memory, but your memory is very poor." Fei Er smiled and said, "Don't forget, only thirteen holy artifacts were detonated at that time, and the last holy artifact [Crimson Sword] was not affected by the catastrophe of the change of the sky because it was fused with Mecanthus. Later, we killed Mecanthus, who had been wandering around the three seas of Chaos Sea, End Sea and North Sea since he fell into madness, and retrieved her holy artifact for Favrona. This means that she has recovered her complete state, and her strength has surpassed all lives in this world, including other young royal powers."

When she mentioned killing Mecanthus, her expression and tone did not waver at all, as calm as if she had crushed an ant. As she herself said, when these innocent and kind girls first killed someone, they felt guilty and uneasy, but gradually they got used to it. What changed them was neither the world nor fate, but a far more mysterious force that dominated everyone's future.

"In addition, under our management and layout, the power of the Witch Society is growing day by day. We have countless elite members with firm wills and lofty ideals, a complete and strict organizational structure, and a leader who always makes the right decisions... In comparison, all you have is your own naivety, which will not help you on the battlefield, but may even cost you your life."

Fei Er said: "So, in the battle of Bethnard Wilderness, we won, but you suffered defeat, and once again exhausted your strength and fell into a deep sleep. But the young queen will not die, she will only reincarnate and have another identity, so what we wanted at the time was just to put you to sleep temporarily to buy time for us to implement the Eden Project. When you open your eyes and wake up again, you may have seen the beautiful world we created, and perhaps, you will be able to agree with our ideas."

At this point, Fei Er sighed softly: "Unfortunately, even such a simple wish cannot be realized. After only a hundred years, you woke up again and stood on the opposite side of us again, trying to stop us from continuing to implement the Eden Project. This is why the battle in the Sosen Mountains took place. This battle is still our victory, but the leader is puzzled by the fact that the sleeping girl royal power can recover her memory and strength so quickly without external interference, so he ordered the theological research department headed by the philosopher Martha to study the relevant phenomenon, and finally discovered an interesting theorem-"

She turned her gaze to Lingge, and the young man frowned slightly, not knowing what this had to do with him.

"Anchor effect." Fei'er said slowly, "The devout prayers of believers will lead to changes in the spiritual level, inducing a spiritual energy called 'power of faith' to help gods fight against the erosion of royal power. According to the listed data, it can be found that any god who has established a religion and has stable believers is less likely to lose control than other extraordinary people of the same level. It is like an anchor that firmly locks the ship in the port to resist the attack of the storm, so Marda named it this way. She also believes that the reason why the seven girls who hold the royal power of order can recover their past memories and powers so quickly is probably due to the influence of the anchor effect, because the girls of order are not fighting against the Eden Plan of the association alone, they also have their own followers, that is, they believe in their mother's religion - the Goddess of Creation."

This name... Lingge's pupils shrank slightly, and he seemed to realize something at this moment.

"The seven girls of order held different positions in the Goddess of Creation Church. They were also called the Seven Saints and were respected and supported. The followers of the Goddess of Creation Church also participated in the battle of the Thorsen Mountains, but they were defeated by the army of the Society and ultimately suffered a tragic defeat. Most of them died, while a few fled from the Thorsen Mountains and left the Kingdom of Great Britta, where the power of the Society was deeply rooted, and fled to the White City-State Republic before settling down. After realizing that the anchor effect would help the girls of order return to the world faster, the Society began to suppress the related beliefs of the Goddess of Creation. In order to conceal their tracks, the survivors decided to change the name of the sect and hide in the dust. As time passed, the power of this church gradually declined due to the squeeze of other churches and the restrictions of the "Religious Decree". In today's era, there is only one priest left, guarding its last church. The church that changed its name is the Holy Goddess Church. The priest who kept his faith alone is named Yang Ke, and the church is called-"

"Tianxin Church."

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(End of this chapter)