Chapter 292 The End of Peace

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"By one man's disobedience, many were made sinners."

The star realm is the kingdom of the eternal sun.

This is the source of the disaster, the core of endless flames and sin. Like a constantly collapsing vortex, it drags countless lives into its dark and deep abyss.

The mythical creature whose feathers were like flames and gold was caught off guard. The cooperation between the real creator and the devil was perfect. The devil's shadow isolated the prayers of the people of Intis and prevented His oracles from reaching the ears of believers.

However, the True God of the neighboring path was dragged by the abyss of the sea and had to protect the kingdom of his believers to prevent the filthy sea of ​​blood from further devouring the arable farmland and the normal ocean. Otherwise, their land would not be able to grow food in the future, and the ocean would not be suitable for the reproduction of marine life and fish for a long time. All the gods of the northern continent would be inferior to the Mother Goddess of the Earth!
The foreign gods don’t even hide in the kingdom of God when they fight against other gods!

He so calmly placed his kingdom of sin on the sea, disregarding the souls in it and the existence of the kingdom of God itself, allowing it to continue to erode reality and expand its influence, bringing about malice and tides, thereby slowing down the pace of all true Gods who have anchors that need protection!
A feather of the Eternal Sun was torn by the demon, and His symbol and power were damaged. The Decayed King threw these things down casually, and the golden blood rain and wings fell into the swirling shadows, as if another sun had already shone on the dark sea and was about to rise.

He shouted with all his might, but received no response. As his own strength continued to be consumed and exploded, he could feel as if another pair of eyes were gradually opening in his mind - his eyes were open, but he seemed to feel another perspective!
In an instant, the flames and light on His body became several times brighter than before, and the sky in the north of the world welcomed a day with equally astonishing temperature and heat. The gods in the star realm cast their gazes over at the same time, the sea roared angrily, and the brass eyes closed one after another.

But the next second, the Eternal Blazing Sun suddenly fell into strange silence. The eyes of the eternal will that came from the path lost focus, and the terrifying erosion process reached a peak and then quieted down.

Silence, absolute dead silence.

Under this immeasurable erosion, all life will wither, and what will be left is a quiet desolation, just like a storm roaring on the sea, and this is the eye of the storm. The terrifying silence permeates this land.

In just less than a second, the devil suddenly stretched out his hand and tore apart this kingdom of endless brilliance, flowers, and golden temples. The flames of hell burned everything to ashes. His sharp claws like hooks grabbed the remaining wings and neck of the Sun Bird and tore them apart with force!
This seemed to be the final word in the war between gods. The Eternal Sun was torn into pieces after several rounds of resistance. The devil carried Him like a human carrying a dead bird. He let go, and his broken body fell into the shadows with its uniqueness.

Suddenly, the sun shines brightly.

The layers of dark clouds were pushed away by the air waves, and when the sun rose, the entire sky was painted in an indescribable brilliant golden color.

The demon wiped the sizzling blood from his hands and scales in a very humane manner, and his body quickly shrank into the size of a human.

He put a mask on his face, and the blurry figure quickly became clear.

The abyss rumbled, sin and sea of ​​blood stopped spreading, the declaration of the end of the world ended, and the dark and gloomy country of sin sank silently into the spiritual world, establishing its coordinates on a small island extremely far away from the land.

Edward Vaughn looked at everything in the sky, and a warm smile once again appeared on his expressionless face.

The demon placed one hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and raised the other hand to take his leave of the gods.

God's Farewell.

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On the Importance of Anchors on Earth and Their Impact on Social Systems and the Behavior of Gods

The Decline of the King
“When the gods of Earth (i.e. Blue Planet) chose the ‘anchor’, they had natural weaknesses and established a completely new system.

Most notably, the "anchor" thing began in the Third Age. It is still unclear what caused the gods to take this path (Note: I insist that it was the shepherd god who led them astray, but the Creator seems to be somewhat dissatisfied with my opinion 1359.6.25). They are like rich people with property, and they began to care about their farmland, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the reproduction of their livestock. The time they spent on missionary work gradually exceeded the time spent on digging and fighting for their own authority, which led the world into a period of relative peace.

The "royal/imperial-church" system was thus established, and the extraordinary became a kept mystery. Even though it did occur from time to time, it was often explained with relatively scientific reasons. Victims were often absorbed into the church in various ways and became part of the "church system."

The author tentatively believes that the existence of the "royal family/imperial family" is the highest form of the privileged class in the secular world under the premise of "needing the church system to distinguish between the extraordinary and the secular." Although they are just puppets in most cases, they still have the mission of "maintaining social stability."

In the long run, the "church system" has reduced the spread of extraordinary knowledge to the extreme, thereby reducing the competitiveness of the extraordinary world. Believers who have been taught by the church for a long time will also become loyal supporters of the gods they believe in. At the same time, the church's extraordinary people will obtain basic anchor points with the help of the church. Even if they are promoted to high-sequence and angels in the future, they will still maintain their faith in the gods.

(A discussion on the significance of the different classes of nobility and church)
In addition, in terms of combat, since all gods have a common weakness called "anchor", they have a new tacit understanding.

For example, "do not use God's descent first" and "true gods do not fight without authorization", etc., let the anchors of both sides fight first, and then the gods decide the winner and loser to decide the outcome of the war, so it is very likely that a "Jedi counterattack" will occur. This behavior is not beneficial to victory, and a large number of anchors will be lost in vain. Most anchors cannot provide much help to the behavior of gods or churches. Excessive deaths will also cause the secular and grassroots small churches to collapse, and social unrest... There are many defects but they still exist. This is a strange situation jointly constructed by the "church system" and the "anchor system".

At the same time, because of the existence of the "anchor", the gods themselves also produced other new behaviors.

For example, “Try not to be too good at managing anchors.”

The specific research example is the country "Intis" that believes in the "Eternal Sun". According to the author's speculation and research on history, the "Eternal Sun" could have given sunlight only to the people of Intis, so that it could gain more believers as quickly as possible, but He did not do so.

The speculation is that this behavior harms the interests of the other five gods and will cause the "Eternal Sun" to be attacked by everyone.

From a historical perspective, the gods have collaborated twice, one was the "Redemption of the Rose" at the end of the Third Age, and the other was the "Death of the Black Emperor" in the middle and late Fourth Age in the First Empire of Solomon.

The former was caused by the awakening of the original, which threatened the lives of the gods, and the latter was caused by Solomon and the true creator occupying a large number of anchors, which also threatened the interests and lives of the gods. The reasons for the fall of the Second Empire were similar to those of the First Empire.

The conclusion is that the gods can tolerate a certain degree of division of interests, but will cooperate when faced with a consistent threat to life.

This is an important means to divide and attack them.

The second is the impact of the division of the effects of the “anchor” on God’s behavior.

The specific research example is the country "Fenepoteur" that believes in the "Mother Earth Goddess".

According to the author's research and comparison, the conclusion is: Under the same faith and piety, the effect of "anchor" will be different depending on the ability of the believers. It is known that mortals < Extraordinary < High-Sequence Extraordinary, and the effect of the faith of 10,000 mortals on God is basically comparable to that of a stable demigod. And more mortals (the author has not been able to come up with an accurate number) can be on par with devout angels... Through the study of the primitive gods with a limited number of believers in the Rorsted Islands, it is concluded that tens of thousands of people are enough to maintain the balance between the "humanity" and "divinity" of a divine being, and the extra "anchor" symbolizes the maximum range of the power of the gods to be released when a war of gods occurs (the author has not been able to come up with an accurate data conclusion).

But humanity cannot grow without restraint due to divinity. The essence of the "anchor" is to constantly help the divine to comprehend the world of mortals and establish connections with mortals. This is another argument, which is the number of people required to maintain the "maximum sanity" proposed by the author.

Based on this premise, the author has many doubts:

"If 50 people are enough to maintain the maximum sanity of Mother Earth, then what is the meaning of the existence of the rest of Feynaporte?"

When a war between gods breaks out, do we only need to take care of 500,000 people?

Or, if one saint is equal to ten thousand people, who is more important in the choice?
The author has a hunch that this is a rather subtle and obscure research direction, because as a country that believes in the "Mother Earth Goddess", Feynaporte still has not solved the problem of food and clothing for the lower-class people. When the northern continent was in turmoil, there were almost no rumors or refugee waves such as "the fleeing people rushed to Feynaporte"... In addition to encouraging childbirth (all gods encourage it), their food prices are not much different from those in foreign countries. On the contrary, sometimes they will increase their value under the banner of "harvest blessing", becoming a treasure for domestic and foreign nobles and a symbol of status. The church does not object, but this is contrary to the essential purpose of human belief in the "Mother Earth Goddess" and "Planting God"...

This is an extremely strange and suspicious point, but it can be explained by the same reason as "Eternal Sun".

The gods don't need to do well, they just need to be not the worst, because the number of anchors they have is enough to maintain a stable "maximum sanity". Privileges and preferential treatment are compared, and when hard work cannot change class and destiny, the kingdom of God plays its role in stabilizing reality.

The author believes that although there are seven gods in the Northern Continent at the same time, it is still a monotheistic world in essence.

Each country basically has only one god, and a believer will usually only believe in one god... In countries with polytheistic beliefs, such as Loen and Feynaport, although there are minor differences, the two countries' tolerance and freedom of belief are often reflected in "no discrimination against pagans" and "freedom to convert." Relatively speaking, converting in the two countries will not lose the previous connections and social status... This is a slightly progressive and enlightened aspect.

The research on the topic of "one anchor for multiple uses" is temporarily on hold, as this world lacks high-sequence believers who can believe in multiple gods at the same time.

From the perspective of the development of human history, "monotheism" is the inevitable evolution of "polytheism". "Monotheism" has the strongest cohesion, the strongest execution, and the strongest appeal. It can bring the greatest benefits to God and the church. Human beings are a socialized group.

(A guess about the inference and realization of "one anchor for multiple uses")

This topic comes to an end here. The author will clarify the similarities and differences with the concept of "family" in the starry sky in the following research.

1301/1/12

Feysac, Insatu, heavy snow"

……

Trier, Cathedral of Light.

When the rain of fire and sulfur stopped falling, the shadows in the sky disappeared and turned into a young man wearing a long robe and with dark blond hair.

He walked along the burning street, pressed down his palms, and the golden flames disappeared.

He has begun to accept prayers on behalf of the Eternal Sun and comfort the panicked believers. The best way is to calm the disaster.

Trier was basically protected at His request, and the number of disasters that occurred in Intis was very small, with a total of about 10,000 people affected. The devil was indeed very reassuring in this regard. The real Creator asked Him to preserve Intis as much as possible, so He really did not let any power escape from the Kingdom of God. As long as there was power and status for cooperation, basically everything could be obtained.

The True Creator looked at the cathedral being burned by flames. In the blazing sun and flames, it still stood tall and even shone brighter. Apart from the religious factors, the church art of Intis had already developed to the pinnacle. They were extravagant and wasteful. They used gold to buy a large amount of fine building materials, hired artists to paint the ceiling, and even used gold as one of the building materials. Rather than symbolizing the greatness of the gods, it was more like a symbol of human pursuit of sacred and noble art.

This is a work of art created by religion and humanity.

As he gazed at this great church, the True Creator's mind flashed back to the first church he had seen after waking up. It was a church that was temporarily rebuilt in Backlund's Aurora Society underground base. It was more than five meters high, not noble, and exuded the aura of a nouveau riche.

"What a pity it's all destroyed."

Just as He was trying hard to recall the contents of the smashed gemstone mural, a voice with a nostalgic tone sounded behind Him, strangely expressing His thoughts. He did not turn around, and soon, a figure in black came to His side.

Edward, wearing human appearance again, walked up slowly, holding a broken sculpture's head in his hand.

The devil smiled and asked Him: "Are you happy?"

"I can't say I'm happy, nor can I say I'm sad." The True Creator said calmly, "I just feel that history has returned to the starting point again. What's wrong with your face? You don't need to pretend anymore."

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Edward looked around, smiled, and tapped the ground with his ruby-encrusted cane. "I think this identity is very convenient to use. What are you going to say next, 'The Creator opened His right eye'? The right eye or the left eye? Who became the sun?"

Without waiting for the True Creator to answer, He pulled out a booklet filled with annotations from His pocket and flipped through it:
"The Creator awoke from the chaos, broke the darkness, created the first ray of light, and completely merged into the universe, becoming all things. His body became the earth and the stars. One of His eyes became the sun and the other became the red moon. Part of His blood flowed into the sea and rivers, nourishing and nurturing life..."

"His spirit became the Eternal Sun, the Lord of Storms, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom..."

The demon clicked his tongue: "No."

The real creator curled his lips at this content and declined to comment.

He raised his head and asked again:
"So are you planning to break the extraordinary concealment now? Such a big thing can only be explained by the continuous eruption of underground volcanoes, the violent impact on the coastal areas of the continent, the rupture and sinking of the plate, the solar eclipse, the cult members taking advantage of the chaos, the gas explosion, the collective hallucination..."

The True Creator withdrew his gaze from the newly born sun in the sky and said casually:

“It’s to break.”

“But the specific language still needs to be considered.”

"Then I'll come back to bother you later." Edward said, "I have a cake shop that I really like, but I haven't been there for fifty years. I wonder if the grandson of the owner I know has taken over now. See you later."

"See you."

"What flavor would you like to eat?"

"See you."

Edward smiled, turned and left, bidding farewell to the real Creator who was walking in another direction.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly felt as if he was holding a useless object in his hand, so he kicked the head of someone he didn't know and it flew out and smashed into the ruins in the distance.

He hummed a song and walked briskly as he left the city where the flames were slowly dying out.

TBC
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Stop fighting the demons in your heart

Give up resistance and let your body and mind be invaded by it

(End of this chapter)

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