wandering fairy

Unknowingly, they walked to a small port on the river, perhaps because the most terrifying fear, the undead master, retreated to the mountains overnight, and merchants from other places rushed into this important commercial city like flies. , everyone wants to take the slightest chance.

As a result, boats of various shapes and sizes congested half of the river.The merchant ships decorated with colorful patterns were full of foreign businessmen in fancy clothes.They can hang all kinds of colorful and unique trinkets on their clothes, and yell loudly with strong local accents:

"All kinds of scrolls produced by the Three Towers Federation! The quality is absolutely guaranteed." A short businessman in gold silk clothes yelled loudly.It's a pity that not many people pay attention to it. After all, the things from the Three Towers Federation are good, but they are too expensive.

"The magic wand produced by the Arcane Research Society! It's cheap and beautiful, buy more and get more!" Another businessman who was about 40 years old and looked like a low-level mage called out even more vigorously.And "cheap and beautiful things" are things that individual family members love, so people gather more and more.

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" The short businessman who sold the scrolls of the Three Towers Association yelled: "His things are all things that are about to expire, otherwise how could they be ridiculously cheap? There must be fraud in it! Look at the magic Great, the edges are not even smoothed! I don’t know which poor little mage did it!”

"You're talking nonsense!" The low-level mage merchant who sold magic wands immediately countered angrily: "I have a special badge from the Arcane Research and Sharing Association!" He took out a lavender badge with a half-slap and laughed : "Don't just look at the appearance, the key is the connotation! My magic wand is absolutely qualified, and it is worthy of its price. Low price and high efficiency! There is no lower price than mine!"

The short businessman continued to sarcastically: "The Arcane Federation is far away on the territory of the Aida people in the Eastern Continent. In the Western Continent, it only controls a large natural portal connecting the two continents. And it is still in the territory of the Golden Mageweave Society." Come on. What ability do you have to get past the control of the Austrian Law Federation and contact them? You have deceived others, and you want to deceive me?"

The middle-aged mage businessman sneered: "You are ignorant, so don't spout nonsense if you don't know much about it! A new route has appeared on the eastern coast, and you can transport the items of the Arcane Research and Sharing Conference all the way here through the rivers and seas."

The short businessman also sneered: "You're kidding again.. fart. There are routes along the eastern coast? Even if the boat is not wiped out by continuous storms and pirates, it will be stopped by the murloc robbers on the road. Money. The freight is even more expensive than the land route! How can the goods shipped be so cheap?"

The mage businessman said impatiently: "Don't worry about this, anyway, it's so cheap to ship goods here! As for what's in it, only the gods know. You just need to see it clearly. This is a real mystery. The authorized emblem of the Art Research Sharing Association."

Not far away, Dongzi laughed and said to Le Lin and the others: "It seems that the Arcane Union is in trouble. It seems that the forces behind are manipulating this sea caravan."

Daniela asked curiously: "Why manipulate it? This kind of route will lose money in all likelihood. Only when there is too much money and nowhere to use it will it be manipulated like this."

Dongzi smiled and said: "It's a loss now, but it can destroy the source of income of the Austrian Law Federation, which is more beneficial and harder to deal with than fighting it head-on."

Rafenna asked suspiciously: "Could it be that the Three Towers Federation did a good job? They have always been at odds with the Austrian and French Federation."

Dongzi said lightly: "Who knows? Anyway, don't care about our business, let's go look elsewhere."

After walking along the river bank of the port for a long time, I heard a voice amidst the noise of people's ears and eyes: "The black iron statue of the Mahapasi Empire. There is Hathor, the goddess of love, and bless your children to grow up healthily; There is a statue of Sebek, the god of rivers, which can bless you to travel safely on the river. You will not be harmed by wind, waves and bandits; there is also a statue of Hazel, the goddess of joy, to bless your husband and wife relationship more harmoniously."

The bearded businessman was shouting when he saw several men and women wearing spellcaster robes approaching.One of the women with a delicate face asked expectantly: "Is there a statue of Si Suo, the god of learning and wisdom?"

He froze for a moment, looked suspiciously, and then said, "Generally, people rarely ask about that god. Do you really respect him?"

Seeing that Rafina nodded seriously, he suddenly recruited enthusiastically with a smile on his face: "Ah, come up and talk about it." After speaking, he winked at the female mage.Then he turned around and walked into the cabin first.

Dongzi quietly said to Rafina: "He seems to have used a spell similar to the field of honesty just now, and it seems to be identifying your intentions. Why is it so mysterious? It seems like a spy meeting." Nila explained: "The Western Continent is the jurisdiction of Hulsa, the patron saint of mages."

Immediately understood: So that's the case. I heard that Si Suo also has the arcane domain. If he peddles it openly here, he will definitely bump into the local snake--the patron saint of mages, Hulsa.

Suddenly he asked again: "But why did he openly sell the statues of the Goddess of Mercy and the God of the River? Don't be afraid of being caught, I understand." It was only then that he remembered: there are no gods related to maternal love or rivers in the Western Continent. gods.So the gods who govern this area can also tolerate their existence.

The three of them followed into the narrow and damp cabin, and on the opposite wall hung a golden image of a god.On the sturdy human body is the head of a falcon or the like, and the shape of a round of faint sunlight behind the head is extremely realistic.Below it is the tiny blue sea, the orange-yellow boundless desert, and the pleasing patches of oasis.There is also a shining clear river running through it, which divides into more than a dozen streams near the sea to form a lotus-like pattern.It seems that the mountains, rivers and the earth are all under the radiance of the God Horus, and there is a kind of supreme power and radiance hidden.

Dongzi even clearly felt that the bird-headed Horus statue in the picture even radiated a mixed magical effect!It was composed of spells such as "Divine Protection", "Divine Favor", and "Respect", and the cabin was full of strong positive energy.If an ordinary undead enters this cabin, they will be burned on the spot, or burned on the spot!It's like a pocket temple.The identity of this businessman is really suspicious!

The businessman walked to several tightly sealed cabinets, opened the strong cabinet locks, and carefully took out an oak statue of Sisuo, the size of a fist, and said: "This statue is made of specially treated old oak. Not only is it as hard as iron. ^^, but also has excellent corrosion resistance. Even if it is soaked in sea water for three years, it will not rot at all. For the sake of your piousness, I will only charge you half the price."

While Rafenner and the others were chirping with the businessman.Dongzi took a peek inside the cabinet.Filled with statues of Hathor, the goddess of mercy, Sebek, the river god, and Hazel, the goddess of pleasure, this is nothing short of an idol salesman.

After Rafenner paid a few silver coins and happily took the small statue with the head of the ibis, Dongzi suddenly asked the businessman by surprise, "Your accent doesn't seem to be a local, do you come from the Southern Continent?" Did the Mahapasi Empire come here? It’s just that the sea route is difficult, so why don’t you see any precious living creatures, instead they are all ordinary products?”

The businessman was slightly taken aback.He responded immediately: "No, you misunderstood. I am not from the Mahapasi Empire, but grew up on the eastern island of the Western Continent. Because my family has business contacts with the Mahapasi Empire, I believe in the great truth. God Horus. I often travel to the coastal areas and the northern countries to do some small business. Alas, business is difficult these days. It takes more than half a year to go back and forth each time, and the money I can make is enough to make ends meet.”

Dongzi pretended to be casual and asked again: "Then you must have come here last winter."

The businessman was so unprepared, he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, so he hesitated and said "Yes".But Dongzi nodded with a smile, and took a few women out of the cabin and disembarked without saying a word.

After walking far, Dongzi grunted in a low voice: "It was last winter again! The god of water elements was last winter, and the eternal lord was also last winter. Last winter was really a lot of trouble." What he said It was spoken in Chinese, but Rafenner next to him listened.Then he asked with great interest: "What were you talking about just now? Is it some kind of ancient prayer?"

Rafina nodded but then asked again: "Last time you told me the difference between pious belief, fanaticism and orthodox belief, I also want to understand the truth, but now I have no chance to go to sea to realize my dream. Orthodox believers have no chance. How can we be in harmony with the gods?"

And Dongzi on the opposite side did not disappoint her, and said leisurely: "It doesn't matter, I also know a little bit about the teachings of your god Na Sisuo. You must know that all gods will affirm a certain best way of life in their teachings , and the attitude towards life that matches this way. But the way of life is not what you can achieve if you want to. Play in the world. Another example is that the aristocrat and guardian god Seanworth generally affirmed and blessed the interpretation of the aristocratic class, because only the aristocratic class is closest to the way of life he expects. It is very difficult for other classes to do this. But it’s not that if you don’t have a way of life, you can’t act in accordance with his attitude towards life! For example, you are not an aristocrat. Naturally, you can’t act in the manner of an aristocrat in any words and deeds. But some spirits of the aristocracy can be used for reference and even extended. West God Enworth emphasized that a noble has the obligation to be an example and model for the people. Naturally, you, a commoner, cannot be such a great example, but you can be a model for a family, or even a model among several people; God Seanworth emphasized Nobles have the supreme doctrine of protecting one territory and ensuring the long-term peace of the territory. You are not a lord, so naturally you cannot do things to protect the territory, but you can extend it to protect a village or a family. The things you do are small. , but it is connected with Seanworth God! More importantly, you will continue to find yourself shrinking, fearful, and even tired of lazy emotions and thoughts in your heart during your actions. When a foolish person encounters This kind of phenomenon is either following the trend and changing the original mind; or repenting and atonement in fear and fear, trying to suppress such thoughts in various ways, thinking that in this way they can please the gods. Oh, of course. , this method can indeed please the gods, but it is destined to only become a standard devout believer, and no matter how hard he tries, he will never be able to become an orthodox believer!"

Rafenner was listening with great enthusiasm, but Lelin beside her couldn't help but asked anxiously: "How to become an orthodox believer?" The word "orthodox believer" seemed to be no stranger to the word "orthodox believer" in his words, obviously it was Rafen When Na was chatting with her, he also gave her Dongzi's analysis of the relationship between gods and believers.

Dongzi smiled and said, "You are the one who is most concerned about this matter. It doesn't matter, today I will tell you what I have been thinking about for many years." They walked to a secluded public garden in the city.Stepping on the fresh and fragrant green grass, leaning against a beautifully carved artificial water spring, he said slowly: "There is a saying that is called the same Qi seeks each other, and the same voice responds. If you want to get close to the gods, you must understand why the gods have various It is different, what kind of core thought does the god you worship have, how does this thought deal with other ideological challenges, and why does the god respond in this way. This involves the inner choice of the god. Every Each of the different gods has their innate inner preferences. For example, the Mother Earth prefers to protect the land and crops; The god Kuspot obviously cares about things that follow the order. But he is not a stubborn person who is obsessed with the old order. The basic teaching he advocates is that order is necessary and must be powerful. Order without power is just hypocrisy, Force without order is just madness."

Lelin couldn't bear this kind of lengthy confession.Asked impatiently, "We all know this, the key is how to become an orthodox believer!"

Dongzi laughed and said, "You know they are like this. But do you know why they are like this? Why do they lower or even give up other ideas and promote certain ideas specifically? Why are these ideas so important to them? If you can find out the reason, then you will be able to approach the gods on your own."

Le Lin hurriedly asked again: "The concept of the gods is clear at a glance. What else can be explored? Even if you want to explore, where should you start?"

Dongzi smiled lightly and said, "I mentioned this question to Rafina last time. The idea of ​​the gods is not difficult to say, but the difficulty lies in why you can't do it yourself. The reasons are nothing more than two It is external and internal. Externally, you do not understand the significance of the ideas and behaviors advocated by the gods in many external affairs. You only know that it is like this, but you don’t know why it is like this. The understanding is superficial; It means that although you have a preference for the gods in your heart, you also hope to act in accordance with the beautiful teachings described by the gods. But when you encounter some obstacles, big or small, you will have a lot of thoughts that interfere with your ideas. But you don’t know how to deal with them These thoughts, therefore, either go with the mind, or close the heart, thinking that they are pleasing the gods, but they have blocked an important way to get close to the heart of the gods!"

Seeing that Lelin and Rafina were waiting for the next sentence with piercing eyes, Dongzi said seriously: "You also know that gods will fight against other gods who oppose themselves. The emotions of belief are the same as thoughts, you must constantly struggle with these things, only by defeating them can your soul be purified more and more towards the kingdom of God, and in the end your soul will become a part of the kingdom of God in this world !"

Rafenner trembled slightly excitedly and asked: "Is that really the case?" Le Lin who was next to him immediately chuckled and said, "He guessed it himself. Hehehe, it sounds like that." Woolen cloth."

Dongzi wasn't angry either, because they didn't know.Sensing gods on earth is a very difficult thing.Therefore, the method of invoking ghosts and gods is much stricter than here, and the research is much more in-depth.And these methods need to be supported by rigorous, long-term and lasting psychological methods, otherwise they would have been drowned in long-term unanswered prayers.Since these methods can be implemented on the earth with harsh conditions, they can naturally be implemented in this world.

Thinking of this, Dongzi suddenly secretly suspected: "Since the power of gods and spirits in this world is relatively simple to communicate and operate, in more cases, the religious order will be used to solving problems by violent or political means. I am afraid that its theoretical system is far away. It’s not as perfect as the earth. Because they don’t need to be like the earth. When it’s hard to get support from the gods, they can only win by talking and wit. And the basic gods they read are also relatively Rough, is it too extravagant to expect them to have such a profound theoretical guidance system? Hehe, maybe I haven’t met someone with advanced theory.”He just said: "It is true that some of them are guesses, but they are not blind guesses. But they have read a lot of historical documents, and experienced and compared them in actual combat. Rafinna, everyone has a variety of emotions and emotions. Whether it is firm or weak, gentle or irritable, united or selfish, all these thoughts will appear in specific situations, which is human nature. An orthodox believer does not deny these things, but he has gained effective The way to fight against these things. In fact, I also talked about these contents last time. It is nothing more than to understand the great significance of the spirit of the doctrine to the external world. Follow your own thinking and make your way of thinking closer and closer to the understanding of the gods. Only in this way can you surpass ordinary devout people and fanatics, and become an orthodox believer who can naturally resonate with the kingdom of God! Of course, this process is also very difficult , you must first find out in the teachings the state of thinking and heart that the gods are pleasing to. Then keep your mind in the state required by the teachings, and let the gods call your way of thinking a habit. So for an aspiring For those who are orthodox believers, how to choose a god on the basis of understanding themselves is the first important thing! Once you choose a god whose philosophy is not suitable for you, it will be impossible to maintain the desired state of mind, and you will not be able to It is possible to purify one's own way of thinking and become a special branch of the Kingdom of God."

Dongzi paused, and let them think for a while before saying: "So the first thing to do is to understand yourself! Only by understanding your own interests and abilities can you choose a suitable god. Rafenna, I still want to advise you once again: Have you carefully understood yourself? Have you ruled out your own assumptions and prepared yourself for not giving in to suffering in the future? You can only do it if you understand your desires and abilities in advance.”

Rafenna hesitated for a while with a solemn expression before slowly opening his mouth and said: "I have made some preparations, but I am afraid that if I encounter too many difficulties, I may not be able to support it." She was originally afraid to see "Zhengxin" "Pastor Aililu" would show a disappointed expression, but unexpectedly "Priest Aililu" chuckled softly and said, "Didn't I say that? In fact, those obstacles and even the movement of one's heart are the way to The ladder of orthodox believers! There is a saying: afflictions are sacred, and since afflictions are sacred, if there are no various adversities, they will not be able to achieve the path of orthodox believers. This is like a ore that cannot be Huawei without being washed by great water and scorched by fire. Shining gold, it is impossible for a person to show his divine potential without being tempered by adversity. In other words, sanctity itself needs to be tempered to produce it! Just like a warrior needs constant exercise to make his body violent , Orthodox believers must also temper their minds and cognitive abilities in order to discover the same sanctity as the gods. So the most important thing is not what difficulties you will encounter, the most important thing is that if you really encounter big Adversity, and this kind of adversity is too strong for you to overcome, how do you choose? How do you deal with your own wavering and retreat?"