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Rafina's heart darkened, these words coincided with her long-standing suspicion.Some civilians who have been pious all their lives did not gain a single magic spell even after they died.However, the descendants or relatives of those nobles can be sent down auspicious visions from time to time.The nobles claim that this is due to their noble blood. Hmph, check their ancestors for eight lifetimes, and they are not all refugees and thugs who took advantage of the situation and mixed into the noble ranks. After two or three generations, they pretended to be blood-related and noble .Why do gods favor one another?In the past, I only dared to make a little guess, and didn't dare to have too many thoughts about the gods.Today, when this real "pastor" said it, the psychological barrier was gone, and I felt relieved.So he sighed and said, "I'm just a little mage who was born as a peasant girl. What kind of power do I have there? You see, they are all bereaved dogs now, and they have nothing but an empty baroness title. It is impossible for other nobles to take them Give us the territory. So it’s not bad to be able to survive, how can we use this method to obtain the power bestowed by the gods?”

Dongzi smiled and said: "The second is to be a pious believer. It's not easy to be a pious believer. You must follow the teachings when you walk, sit, and lie down, and you must not violate the gods in your heart. Oh, ah! You see, it’s really uncomfortable to hone yourself for so long and lose yourself in the end!” Seeing Rafinner looking at him in shock, Dongzi continued to laugh and talk: “But Don’t think that if you turn yourself into a human-shaped golem, the gods will lower their power! Think about it, how many old women and old men in this world are so devout to the gods that they almost call the gods to bless and close their eyes when they open their eyes Just say thank you to the gods. Even before eating and shitting, you have to say it for a long time and be grateful for a long time before starting. But when death is imminent, you haven’t even gotten a 0-level light spell! So, piety is a necessary condition on this road, but It’s not enough. You need another ability!”

Rafenner was already frightened by his disrespectful words. The priest of a mighty god actually referred to devout believers as "human golems"!Isn't he afraid of offending his own gods?So he only dared to stammer and ask: "Then what ability do you need?"

Dongzi looked at her frightened look with flickering eyes and stiff expression.He laughed even more happily, and he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, while pretending to be mysterious, he raised his hand as a loudspeaker, and said in a low voice: "You must know how to brag!"

This time, Rafina was really frightened: this pastor must be too courageous!How could the God of Air Elements allow such a person to sneak into the church, and even grant him powerful divine arts? !Could it be that he is a legendary "blasphemy priest"? !

Now she even has the thought of running away!But I heard that the blasphemy priest has great powers and is so bold that he even dares to steal the power of the gods, so what else can he not dare to do?Regardless of whether he is or not, it's better not to show his flaws.

So she pretended to be surprised and continued to ask: "Why bragging?" But seeing this powerful figure suspected of being a "blasphemy priest" hehe chuckled and said: "It is usually priests who gain power, so why does God give power to priests?" ? Or, what is the vocation of a pastor?"

Rafenner really didn't think about this question. When he was at a loss for words, the other party continued: "The priest's bounden duty is to preach! To preach the teachings of the gods to all living beings, so that they worship the gods and live according to the wishes of the gods. Even for Gods and dedicate wealth, body, and even soul, etc. So the most important thing for a pastor is a pair of lips and a pair of political eyes! He must be able to brag. Blowing small successes into big successes, and big failures into small failures, in order to Establish the majesty of God; he also blows up the things that are beneficial to the believers infinitely, and the things that are not good for the believers are infinitely small.@@In order to increase the popularity of the church and increase the income of the church. He also has to walk among the big and small lords To obtain their political support; he also has to shuttle among the rich and the like in the chamber of commerce to obtain their financial support; he also has to lobby close churches for help, and even lobby hostile churches to reduce losses. Always, these things can’t be done without an extraordinary mouth! If you look at the popes and high priests of the big churches recorded in the history books, which one is not perceptive and eloquent? They can brag He made great contributions to the expansion of his god's power on the earth. That's why he got the highest magic spell!"

Seeing that Rafina realized something, he went on to say: "On the contrary. If you don't have a strong mouth, then no matter how pious your heart is and how respectful your words and deeds are, it will be difficult to get extraordinary favor! When the time comes, you will be rewarded." Your level 1 and level 2 magic spells can be regarded as consolation, and giving you level 3 magic spells is just right for you! Want to go higher? There is no way! Unless, ah, you set up a magic spell in a key area The temple, develop believers, otherwise the gods will not bother to care about you. Look at the old priest of the mother god of the earth in your territory. He has dedicated his life to serving the mother god, and he always acts according to the scriptures until he dies. That’s a level three! Why? Because he doesn’t have the ability to win more believers for the Mother Goddess!”

Seeing that Rafina was deep in thought, he said incessantly, "Look at that priest in Rodriguez. He's just in his 20s. He needs experience or no experience, merit or merit. The young priests are all at the third level! Why! Isn’t it because the city is located in an important place and is a place with extremely developed agriculture, so it needs higher magic to deal with daily affairs. To deal with hostile forces?! But it must be as advanced That kind of church is very difficult, and it won’t work without background influence and the ability to play tricks.”

Rafenna's expression became more and more gloomy, and she whispered: "I don't want to gain power by playing tricks. As for entering the Great Temple, that is also impossible

Dongzi smiled and said: "Then you have to become a fanatic. Maybe the gods will reward you with a little power when they are happy." Aren’t believers just very pious believers? Is there any essential difference between them?”

Dongzi laughed loudly and said: "These two seem similar, but they are actually completely different! Just like human beings and sub-giants, they seem to be of the same kind, but in fact they have nothing to do with each other! Even if you eat me and I eat you, we will never be different. Stand up!" Seeing that she was getting more and more puzzled, he patiently explained: "Pious believers either feel that the teachings of certain gods are close to them, and hope that they or others can also live according to the teachings, so they believe in them; I grew up in a certain church environment, and I feel that such a life is very comfortable, so I continue to believe in it. No matter which one is, I put myself in a favorite environment to obtain some kind of satisfaction. You see those who are not interested in the teachings Why do ignorant fools and fools defend this religion, even more fiercely than some priests? For example, I remember a history book records that 800 years ago, the goddess of the earth, Yatri, and the god of nature, Sivanna His church once held a big debate outside Woolworth City. The Church of the Mother Earth obviously couldn’t argue with the opponent, and even the high priest of the church voluntarily conceded defeat. He was about to leave in embarrassment. But the farmers nearby gathered Get up, rush into the meeting place with farming tools and hunting tools, and even find a team of mercenaries to join the confrontation. They will not hesitate to fight to the death to maintain the reputation of the Mother Earth Church. In the end, the local lord came forward to mediate. But he also found an excuse Forcibly judged that Sivanus lost the church debate! Everyone in the world knows this, but only the Church of the Mother Earth still claims that this debate has been won by its own side....Have you ever thought about it? Why? Why are those farmers more impatient than priests? If they are sincere, why didn’t the Mother Earth bestow divine spells on them?” Seeing that Rafinna was speechless, he said leisurely: “Because they are not defending God. It’s just protecting some kind of desire in my heart!! The Church of the Mother Earth represents the interests of agriculture, farmers and even lords, so they naturally stand by her side. As for the real right or wrong, they don’t really care about winning or losing Yes. After all, they are just using the gods to satisfy their desires! It’s just that they don’t even understand this kind of mentality, or even though they understand it, they deliberately pretend to be confused!”

Rafina's head was in a mess, she hadn't done much research on faith.Listening to the other party's categorical statement now, I feel that it makes sense.His expression became even more confused.So he stammered and asked, "Then what's the difference between a fanatic?"

Dongzi Ning said: "There is an essential difference between fanatics and pious believers! Although pious believers believe in gods and believe that actions should be carried out in accordance with the scriptures, they may not be willing to overthrow the previous system and establish a so-called kingdom of gods on earth. .Because firstly, the risk is too great, otherwise they will be mobilized and attacked; secondly, they also know that this kind of thing is extremely difficult to do. So they tend not to resist the existing system, laws and forces, just Change slowly and imperceptibly. It’s okay if you can’t change it. But fanatics are different! They can ignore the law, other interpersonal relationships, and even all good things for their beliefs. For the ideals in their hearts, they continue to use the most brutal Power and the most despicable means to achieve it. Isn’t it true that some senior pastors of good churches still openly declare in their treatises: If lying can bring glory to my God, then we don’t have to reject lies. This is a typical example, for ideals Disregarding the most basic principles of worldly affairs. Shouting: Everything is for God. Doing any dirty things with your hands, you still feel that you have a clear conscience. This is very difficult for devout believers! At least those devout believers don’t intend to Destroy the basic principles. So those peaceful gods like devout believers but not fanatics, and those tyrannical gods like fanatics and not like devout believers. Of course, this is another topic. In short, fanatics ignore the rules of the world and even want to Change. But devout believers may not be willing. There is a contradiction between the two."

See Rafenna nodded to indicate that he understood the difference.Dongzi went on to say: "But don't think that if you are crazy, the gods will give you power. I have seen many such cases in history books: Someone occasionally got the magical ability bestowed by the gods. He thought he was a god." Fate is at stake, and he clings to some points of view in the scriptures to death, insisting that everyone can live in peace according to this scripture. Then he behaves perversely, disregards laws and customs, and even tries to overthrow the scriptures completely. The existing system. As a result, even though they have exhausted their energy, money, and body, they have not obtained higher magical powers until they die. However, if you read carefully, you will find that only those very few successful people Or those who are almost successful are given higher-level divine arts. Have you ever wondered why this is?"

Rafina shook her head blankly, she hadn't noticed this kind of thing at all.

But the other party sighed and said: "Because these fanatics are shouting for a certain god, but they are actually for themselves! They are extremely dissatisfied with the reality and want to use the power of the gods to gather accomplices to change the reality. The higher the degree of dissatisfaction with reality, the higher the degree of fanaticism. But the problem is that the gods themselves may not intend to directly confront the current system, laws, and customs! Or they want to fight, but the time has not yet come, and they don’t want to go to war. Or The time has come, but this mad believer is useless. In short, due to many reasons, the plans of gods and men are different, so higher magic spells are not granted, otherwise the fanatic believer will not only not be helpful, but also because of wanton Arbitrarily attracting the hostility of other forces and messing up your own position. Only those fanatics who rise up at the right time and at the right place will be given magic spells. Because at this time, the plans of both gods and men are It's basically the same, you need to give this fanatic a magic spell to fulfill your wish."

After hearing this, Rafina couldn't help but feel fear in his heart, and his legs and feet trembled slightly: what kind of tone is there for such an open discussion of the gods.Normally, that would be deviant blasphemy!Even a high-ranking mage wouldn't openly tell the truth!

Why did he dare? !

With fear mixed with questions, she tried her best to pretend to be indifferent, forced a smile and asked, "Then what about the fourth type?"

Dongzi said leisurely: "This fourth type is relatively rare. I call it an orthodox believer."

Rafenner was astonished and questioned: "Orthodoxy? Isn't it true that the previous ones are not orthodox? Both pious believers and fanatics are true believers. Only general believers are not orthodoxy."

But Dongzi waved his hands again and again and said: "No, no, no, pious believers and fanatics can only be regarded as true beliefs, not orthodox beliefs. The two seem to be the same but there are fundamental differences, just like fish and whales seem to be the same. The same thing is actually completely different! Just because devout believers and fanatics believe in what they want and get what they want. Orthodox believers believe in what they don’t want and get nothing.” Seeing that Rafenna was even more confused, his eyes were full of confusion. .He said directly: "When the former two believe in, I have this thought hidden in my heart: this teaching is in line with my heart, joining this teaching is of great help to me, this god can be relied on, etc. All of them have something to ask for, and they also want to get something. .For the teachings, they only know this and agree with it, but they don’t know why it is so, or they know a little, but it’s not deep. Orthodox believers don’t think this way. Proclaim this kind of doctrine? Where does the idea of ​​gods come from? Because of this kind of thinking. When acting according to the scriptures, he observes the changes and connections of all things externally. Internally investigates the various changes and choices in his heart, and finally grasps a trace The opportunity to fully understand why the gods are like this. This kind of person is the holy spirit that ordinary people see."

Rafina suddenly realized something.Sometimes in history, there are such characters who did not have great abilities or great reputations when they were alive.I haven't seen him making great contributions to the church, but before he died, the gods personally sent down his power and vision, directly uplifting the kingdom of God with the power of the earth, without going through the underworld, and not being judged by various gods and gods of death .The treatment directly catches up with those popes and the highest priests.Moreover, it is said that after the soul of this kind of person ascends to the Kingdom of God, he will be directly promoted to be the leader of many angels, and his honor and status even surpass those of the pope and the highest priest!This is the Holy Spirit known to ordinary people. This kind of person may be a priest or a paladin, or it may be an unknown ordinary believer.Of course, there are also many holy spirits who are dead popes or the highest priests.

So Rafina questioned again: "But the gods didn't give these holy spirits higher magic powers."

Dongzi smiled and said: "You believe in what you ask for, so you don't understand the key. Orthodox believers do not believe in a certain god for power or benefit. For them, gods are not worshipers or givers. It’s parents, teachers, friends! Even themselves!”

This language is even more deviant!How can anyone compare himself to a god?But Rafina suddenly understood something: Could it be that this person is

But the other party explained calmly and calmly: "Orthodox believers need gods, but what they need is not the power of the gods, but the guidance of the gods! They have dreams, but they are lost and helpless in the world, unable to find their own. The direction of action; they have ideas, but they are hit hard by secular disputes, and their hearts are shaken. They don’t know whether to persist or give up. So they turn to the gods for help, but they don’t ask the gods to give them strength, because they want the gods to give them spiritual support. Give them guidance, so that they can still uphold their beliefs and never give up under any difficult conditions, this kind of belief is the purest! It is also the closest to the essence of the gods!"

Rafina became confused: "Still upholding your beliefs under any difficult conditions? It seems that some fanatics are also like this."

Dongzi shook his head and laughed, "It looks the same, but it's actually completely different! Didn't I say that? The most important foundation of a fanatic's determination is dissatisfaction with reality or a strong desire, which is rooted in external The most important foundation of the firmness of orthodox believers is self-knowledge and choice, which is rooted in one's own heart! External things change from time to time, and a fanatic today may become a pan-believer tomorrow. Believers are more likely to vote for the hostile camp in the future. Look at how many fanatical paladins have turned into black warriors in the long history, and how many black warriors have turned into paladins in the end. This is what faith is built on In the performance of things. With the changes of external things, one's own experience also changes, thus changing the understanding, and then changing the belief. Therefore, whether it is a devout believer or a fanatic, to the gods, it is like a fiery flame. Wine, although very stimulating, has too many impurities and has quantity but no quality, so it may not be refreshing and healthy. On the contrary, for orthodox believers, it is like the mellowest and most luscious top-grade wine, which is the one that really suits your taste. "

He has already begun to publicize some of his views on the gods, but Rafina, a rookie, didn't notice it, and still asked curiously: "Then why don't the gods help the orthodox believers, or let the orthodox believers lead the church? In that case God’s ideas can be spread correctly.”

Dongzi laughed and said: "It seems that your understanding of world affairs is still insufficient. Some things are not as simple as they seem. Orthodox believers may not be a good manager and communicator. What can an ordinary person understand? Forcibly promoting it may be harmful to the church. As for whether to give strength to orthodox believers, it depends on the situation. For example, the viscount lord named Mahadan 300 years ago, he believed in God of nobles and guardians, but the gods did not answer any of his prayers. In the end, his territory was breached by the enemy, and he persisted in resisting until he died in battle. From the beginning to the end, Seanworth, the god of nobles and guardians, did not give him any Help, not even the lowest-level priest apprentice was assigned to him! But as soon as he died, a mountain-like colorful cloud immediately appeared above his castle, revealing a giant gate of the kingdom of God that was taller and more magnificent than the castle, When the giant black iron gate was opened, thunder rolled in the sky as if the mountains had collapsed, and then countless green-skinned mastiff-headed envoys came out in a file, riding four-colored clouds and flying down on his body like no one Next to him, he just said a few words to the corpse that others could not understand, and then his soul rose from the corpse, and the four colors of light bloomed from head to toe like a rainstorm, and he became the holy spirit directly. He didn't kill the enemy next to him to take revenge, and followed a group of mastiff gods to fly into the giant gate. Then the vision in the sky suddenly dissipated, like a fading illusion. Later, according to someone's records, this person has died Become the archangel second only to the god Seanworth. Haven't you thought about the mystery of it?"