Enforcer's Handbook

Many years ago, Song Lan realized the shortcomings of the model created by the upper world. This trip to the oasis just helped him clarify his thoughts.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there is strife.

Even for the most staunch believers, true clarity and tranquility are elusive.

"Assuming that believing in the God of Life can really bring the dead back to life and cure disabilities, what price do you think a person needs to pay to make the God of Life favor him?"

"Void" rarely heard Song Lan talk about matters related to faith, because as far as he knew, the other party never appreciated the model created by the upper world, and therefore became a thorn in the side of many people.

If it weren't for this kid's ability and psychic strength to be strong enough, "Nothingness" would have no doubt that those "old-fashioned" colleagues would do everything possible to get rid of him.

Stealing believers is a gray area and can be tolerated, but if it touches the belief system, it is tantamount to disturbing the foundation of the upper world.

Thinking about it now, perhaps the scourge of the war had been planted the moment he brought Song Lan to the upper world.

He carefully thought about the questions raised by Song Lan, and tried his best to bring himself back to the past, the glorious era when the church flourished in this land and controlled the lifeblood of the world.

Fame, power, wealth?

This may be what most people want in their lives, but for the residents of the upper world, these extraneous things are meaningless. The channel for promotion makes people reborn, and it also means that they must abandon all extraneous things.

This is the price you pay to move to a higher level.

“Strongness of faith.”

After a long time, "Nothingness" gave what he thought was a smooth answer.

Every year, the church honors those who are the staunchest believers, and as far as he knows, in order to increase the connection between believers and themselves, their whispers tend to fall more frequently on the devout.

"Nothingness" has to admit that all of this has fascinating magic.

Their words can influence a person's thinking, change their life, and even influence the future of a city or even a country.

The closer this connection is, the more addictive it becomes.

"Yes, but what kind of faith is considered firm?"

Song Lan asked further.

This was also the doubt that lingered in the hearts of all believers at that time. Many people spent their lives trying to prove that their faith was stronger than anything else.

This time, thinking about "nothingness" did not yield an answer.

Seeing that his old friend was silent for a long time, Song Lan asked again, "If there is a person who is willing to give up everything outside his body, follow the rules and precepts, and pray to the gods all the time, do you think his faith is strong?"

"It counts."

“Then the church had its commandments.”

When Song Lan came to the Fourth District, the church's commandments had basically taken shape. There were more than hundreds of densely packed rules, and they were refined into almost every detail of life. The makers of the commandments believed that only by following all the commandments Only believers can be called firm.

This is a screening channel established by people to evaluate who is more likely to hear whispers from the upper world.

However, the effect of the commandments did not last long.

When everyone follows the commandments, the screening mechanism becomes ineffective, so in order to prove themselves, believers have to find other ways.

“If someone is willing to endure hunger and suffer the ravages of pain without wavering, is he more worthy of God’s favor than others?”

"worth."

"Nothingness" naturally knows why Song Lan asked.

This is the origin of the ascetics in the church. Observing the precepts can no longer prove that their faith is stronger than others. Therefore, some people have proposed that suffering is an important criterion for recommending faith. The ascetics must cut off all personal desires and even They do not hesitate to use hunger and pain to prove their unwavering faith.

In the eyes of the ascetics, these are all tests given to them by the gods.

As long as it can withstand these tests, it will be able to eliminate those superficial competitors.

"But this is still not the limit. There are also superiors and inferiors among ascetics. Some people think that the deepest bond is with family members and flesh and blood. If you can let go of all these, it will be a great perseverance. He will become An example that everyone admires.”

"Nothing" didn't reply.

Such stories do exist in church scriptures.

This originated from a small joke in the upper world. Someone bet the ascetics, guessing how strong a blow would shake their faith.

So the bettors selected the most upright and pious believers among the ascetics.

Then came bad luck.

A sudden epidemic killed his wife and children.

But the pain did not take away the ascetic's faith. He still went to and from the church every day and stayed in the prayer room until late at night. However, his devout prayers failed to bring good luck. A fire took away his faith. Both eyes, after luckily surviving, his face became ugly and hateful due to burns.

The ascetic remained unwavering. He believed that all suffering came from the test of the gods.

At this moment, the gods were watching him.

After being disfigured and blinded, the ascetic finally heard the whisper from the upper world, but the whisper was not holy, but tempted him like a devil to betray the church and faith all day long. It even told the ascetic that all the suffering was meaningless. It's just a way to have fun after dinner "among the gods".

If he had not become an ascetic, he should have had a better life.

The ascetics finally experienced the temptation of the devil.

After all, he failed to survive that winter, but at the end of his life, the ascetic who suffered from hunger and pain was still sitting on his knees in the prayer room.

His heart was strong and pure, and even his potential rivals had to admit that he did have a noble soul.

The ascetic finally gained recognition from the gods.

On the night he buried the ascetic, Archbishop Dargon-Vida heard whispers from the upper world.

The gods noticed the ascetic's presence and said that his soul would find rest in the upper world.

According to the guidance of whispers, the archbishop recorded this story in the church's classics to inspire everyone and let the latecomers know that there was once a determined believer who withstood all the tests until his life was extinguished. His will never wavered, so he was recalled to the upper world by the gods.

"But in fact, the ascetic soul never got there."

Song Lan told the true ending of this story.

Because the path to the upper world has never been related to the firmness of faith, psychic strength is the only criterion for measuring this limit.

"I didn't expect that after such a long time, you are still brooding about this matter."

"Nothingness" naturally also read this story from the classics of the church, but his original intention of reading had nothing to do with gambling, it was purely because his precious disciple also appeared in the classics.

In any belief system, there is a counterpart to a loving and holy deity.

Among them, the one who best fits this definition is Song Lan.

The devil who deceives people's hearts.

When the ascetic was going through a test, he was tempted in his ears to persuade him to give up, trying to shake his faith.

This is the first time Song Lan's notoriety has been recorded in classics, but it is not the last time.

For a long time afterwards, he played the role of a bewitching devil.

Colleagues call it necessary propaganda, but "Nihility" knows that this is how many people actually view Song Lan secretly.

"And you want to free them from this pointless consumption."

It's difficult.

The feeling of controlling destiny is so wonderful, it represents the supreme power they possess, and no one is willing to give it up.

Even though they all know that suffering and testing have no practical significance, the passage to the upper world is firmly in their hands.

All the rules and precepts they set, even if they have no practical meaning, must be followed by believers.

"Nothingness" can only say that Song Lan's original wish was unrealistic, and some people always thought that Song Lan would compromise sooner or later, but no one expected that before that day came, he would turn around and "drive away" everyone Out of the upper world.

"No, she and I were just doing science."

Song Lan said.

Even after reaching the upper world, he has never had the idea of ​​hanging a pot to help the world. That is not consistent with the life of a salted fish.

However, he understands that mastering the passage to the upper world is equivalent to truly mastering the right to speak. At that time, no matter whether he lies down every day, sleeps deeply, or steals other people's believers, others will have nothing to do.

"Nothingness" was stunned, "Scientific research?"

"God of life."

Song Lan mentioned Lu Xiang's title among the believers. He created life and gave birth to all things, and he was also the one with the mildest ability among the gods.

But what he really likes is the other person's other identity.

She is the one closest to the passage to the upper world. Whenever the conscious body is powerful enough to complete the promotion ceremony, she is the first to know, so she is often the guide for the conscious body.

"Then a new question comes. If the promotion ceremony has no connection with the existing framework of the upper world, then how did the original consciousness come here without anyone's guidance?"

They all agreed that as long as they figured this out, they could understand the true mystery of the promotion ceremony.

It turns out he was right.

Lu Xiang is extremely smart. After careful research, although she has not completely cracked the secret of the connection between the upper world and the "lower world", she has an important research result. "Old Lu, she has found a way to reverse the upper world to human beings." Although the open method cannot help them complete their ascension, it can allow them to briefly borrow the spiritual energy that is everywhere there.”

Song Lan vaguely remembered that Lu Xiang was a trustworthy and good teammate as early as in the upper world.

So good that even if he fished for three days and dried nets for two days, the other party could complete the scientific research work independently.

"Why have you never told me such an important thing? Aren't we best friends?"

"Nothingness" looked at Song Lan in surprise.

He knew nothing about the two men's research, and even missed the war that subverted the upper world.

"Although I haven't told you directly, I have hinted to you countless times."

"When? Why don't I remember?"

"Later, Lao Lu demonstrated it to you once in the 35th Cricket Fighting Competition and the last one."

"No wonder, no wonder!"

"Nothingness" suddenly realized, "No wonder you can win the championship no matter what cricket you draw!"

When the door to the upper world opens to independent individuals, they no longer belong to the category of crickets.

This belated truth gave him mixed feelings.

The unhappiness of being kept in the dark, but also some indescribable joy - this at least proves that Song Lan and Lu Xiang won the cricket fight by cheating before, and he, a conscientious contestant, , it is not easy for an honest person who never makes any extra moves to win second or third place.

"What a boy, you two actually joined forces to cheat!"

"Don't spit on people, this is not cheating."

"Then tell me what this is called?"

"This is called mastering core technology."

"screw you!"

"Void" quickly adjusted his mood. After all, the upper world has already become history, and he has long passed the age of fighting Song Lan because he cares about the past.

"But there's one thing I don't understand."

He thought for a while and then said, "Why did she help you to this extent? What kind of ecstasy soup did you pour into her?"

This makes "Nothingness" puzzled.

On the surface, Lu Xiang was the one least influenced by Song Lan when he was in the upper world.

Everyone including him will inevitably be affected by it and become less subjective. Only Lu Xiang can maintain himself. He even once thought that Lu Xiang and Song Lan were diametrically opposed existences.

But now it seems that Lu Xiang may be affected more deeply than anyone else.

Deep enough to point the finger at the entire upper world for Song Lan and their research.

"Am I that kind of person? What's more, the ecstasy soup is ineffective on her."

Both Lu Xiang from the upper world and Lu Xiang, the director of law enforcement, have rich experience in dealing with ecstasy drugs. Unless she wants to, no one's ecstasy soup will work on her.

Song Lan must emphasize, “We were a very serious scientific research group at the time.”

"Then you should explain why she burned down the entire upper world for your research results."

"Because of fate."

When Song Lan said these four words, the two of them fell into silence, which lasted for tens of seconds.

"Aren't you trying to tell me that you are destined to be lovers, so you must fight against the enemy? The old man advises you to think twice before acting. Although I have never been in a relationship, I will not be fooled by such rhetoric."

"What are you talking about?"

Song Lan wondered if the old man was crazy about falling in love, "I'm referring to the question I just raised—how did the first conscious body come to the upper world without guidance from anyone?"

"Nothingness" looked at Song Lan blankly.

This question is distant and elusive, and even if it has been asked, no one has ever had a definite answer to it.

All this is like asking church believers how human beings were born?

They will tell you that God created mankind and gave them the fire of civilization.

But virtually everyone knows this theory doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

"It's fate."

This is the final result pointed to by the research, "Destiny guided the arrival of the first consciousness and gave him the hope of controlling his destiny."

Just like the prophecy widely circulated in the upper world.

The birth of the Son will help them achieve this great cause.

The two hundred and seventy-six of the small theater:

A certain day of a certain year, a certain day, a Wednesday, in the evening

It was really a long day for Lu Xiang. It was not easy to correct Ye Lu’s outlook on life. She was thrown into the mine pit as the death angel of the church in her childhood, and she was struggling with other children of the same age to deform monsters. After surviving an attack, it is unrealistic to expect her to develop a healthy and positive outlook on life.

On this issue, she had to praise Song Lan a few words.

After getting along with Song Lan for a long time, Yelu finally stopped talking about blackening such as "killing" and "eating chicken legs". After staying in the apartment for a long time, she successfully evolved into a lazy angel of death.

It has been a while since Ye Lun has carried out an assassination mission. The closest thing she has to the title of "Angel of Death" is a call to warn the thief who stole her snacks. If he doesn't return the snacks tonight, he will die. .

This is a fine tradition brought by Song Lan.

Before confirming the move, first seek the other party's opinion over the phone.

"What about you? Ye Lu said that she only sees delicious, edible and inedible things. What do other people look like to you?"

Lu Xiang asked curiously as he lay in Song Lan's arms.

"good friend."

Well, the cognitive system of the Slowbird seems to be simpler than that of the Night Heron.

Everyone you meet can be inexplicably included in the ranks of good friends.

She suddenly thought of something again and pointed at herself, her eyes full of expectation, "What about me?"

"Good old Lu."

"Give you another chance."

"……Good wife."