Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 393: Shadowy
The Mother Goddess is the Ancestor... The Ancestor is the Mother Goddess... It turns out that I have never changed my faith... No wonder I still habitually go to the Harvest Church without the corresponding psychological hint from the priest... That's because my intuition tells me that the Mother Goddess is the Ancestor! Therefore, the Ancestor favored me and made me the savior of the blood race... Emlyn's mind flashed one thought after another, and he found a reasonable explanation for all the things that made him feel guilty before.

He began to believe that he was the most pious vampire, and at the same time he thought of scenes:

His fellow tribesmen who had previously mocked his belief in the 'Mother Earth Goddess' will now line up in front of him and receive his baptism.

Thinking of this, Emlyn felt extremely happy and couldn't help but raise his chin slightly.

"Everyone."

'Sun' Derrick raised his hand and said:
"Two days ago, I went to St. Samuel's Church and met with Archbishop St. Anthony."

"Hmm?" The expressions of 'The Hanged Man' and others changed slightly, and they all looked towards 'The Sun', wanting to know what happened next.

The Hermit Cattleya asked directly:
"What did you talk about?"

Since 'Sun' mentioned it on his own initiative, it means that this matter does not need to be kept secret.

Derrick considered it for a moment and explained:

"It's like this. The Church of Night hopes to reach a cooperation with the Church of Fools. The Church of Fools can take over the church left behind by the Church of Steam and be officially recognized. But at the same time, it also has to bear certain responsibilities, such as changing the beliefs of the original Steam believers and forming a certain team of Beyonders to help maintain order..."

The Hanged Man's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had realized something.

Not long ago, the Church of Fools had reached a cooperation agreement with the Church of Storms. Both parties had a tacit understanding about the missionary work of the Church of Fools. In fact, they had already tacitly acknowledged that the Church of Fools had the same rights as the Church of Gods. However, because they had not yet obtained the consent of the Church of Night, the Church of Storms was not convenient to publicly recognize the Church of Fools.

And now that even the Church of Evernight has acknowledged it, the Church of Fools has been officially recognized and truly stepped onto the stage of history!
The Hermit Cattleya thought for a moment and slowly spoke:

"This is a good thing. Do you have any concerns?"

Derrick the Sun shook his head.
"No, it's not because of concerns."

Mr. Lover personally helped to make the connection, the Church of the Night also showed enough sincerity, and they really needed an opportunity to officially preach in the Kingdom of Loen. How could he still have any concerns?

Derrick hesitated for a long time and said:

"I'm just a little worried that I won't be able to do it well. I have no experience in this area."

After a pause, Derrick continued:

“So, I hope I can get your help in this regard.”

The Hanged Man Alger frowned slightly. The Sun was still a little unconfident.

No, it cannot be said that I am not confident, but rather that I am a little worried about gains and losses.

Although the little 'sun' in the past was immature, he was not as timid as he is now.

In the final analysis, it was actually because of the change of identity. The previous 'Sun' was just 'Sun', but now 'Sun' is also the Archbishop of the Fool Church, shouldering the important task of preaching for Mr. Fool!

Prior to this, Sun had never held a similar position in Silver City, and even serving as an elder was a recent event. As a result, he was given such a heavy responsibility right after leaving the God-Forsaken Land, which caused him to worry about whether he would make a mistake no matter what he did.

Ultimately, it’s caused by too much pressure.

But objectively speaking, at least from Alger's own perspective, Derrick's performance was actually very good. At least during his missionary work in the Rhoside Archipelago, Derrick had never made any fatal mistakes.

Although there were contributions from the elders of Silver City such as Lovia, the final decision was made by Derrick.

Of course, Derrick's timidity might not necessarily be a bad thing.

It was precisely because Derrick was always worried that he would make mistakes and disappoint Mr. Fool's expectations that he would actively listen to others' advice to avoid making mistakes. Therefore, the Hanged Man did not intend to correct Derrick all at once, as that would not be a good thing.

What's more, Mr. Fool is still here.

The Hanged Man thought for two seconds and then spoke slowly:

“You don’t have to worry too much. The Church of Fools is now on the right track, and you don’t need to handle many things yourself. If it is a major decision related to the direction of the church’s development, it won’t be too late for you to seek our help then.”

The words of The Hanged Man comforted Derrick a little, but he still felt hesitant to speak.

Klein couldn't help but sigh when he saw this:
"Little Sun is a little too unconfident."

It was also his fault, as he put too much pressure on the little 'sun' all at once.

But there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, he really has no one else under his command!

Although the residents of Silver City are his believers, they are almost all passive believers, including Chief Colin Iliad. The reason why he believes in the Fool and treats him as an enemy is just to lead Silver City out of the God-forsaken Land.

This is not to say that Colin Iliad's faith is not devout enough, because judging from Klein's own perception, the most devout believers are undoubtedly the residents of Moon City.

The reason why Moon City believed in the Fool devoutly was because the Fool guided and led them out of the magical land. The reason why the former believed more devoutly was that most of the residents of Moon City had physical mutations, and the angels of the Fool helped them solve this mutation.

But this does not mean that the residents of Silver City are not devout enough, because The Fool also has the grace of salvation for Silver City, so their devout belief in The Fool is second only to the residents of Moon City.

If we were to rank the level of faith of the Fool's followers, it would be:

Moon City>Silver City>Abraham Family>Rorsted Islands Natives>Others. But Klein couldn't hand over the missionary work of the Church of Fools to the priests of Moon City, nor to the other elders of the six-member council of Silver City. Because in the final analysis, these people didn't know enough about the Fool. Even if Klein wanted them to preach, how could they introduce the Fool to others?
Should I say to everyone I meet, 'Sir, can I have a moment of your time? I'd like to talk to you about our Heavenly Father and Savior, fool.'?
This is definitely not okay, as others will just think you are a psychopath or a member of some unknown cult.

Because if you want to develop the church, you must first have a complete set of scriptures of your own.

In order to compile a book for the Fool, one must have sufficient knowledge of the Fool. This can only be satisfied by members of the Tarot Club, so the "Words of the Fool" can only be compiled by the Magician, the Sun, the Hanged Man, and the Hermit.

Among the four 'authors' of "The Words of Fools",

The 'magician' is more of an atheist, she fears and fears gods, but she lacks faith;

The Hanged Man openly believed in the Lord of Storms, and it was impossible for him to serve in the Church of Fools before he completely betrayed the Church of Storms.
'The Hermit' is similar to the 'Magician', she respects the 'Fool' but does not believe in him;
Among these four people, only Little Sun can be called a true follower of The Fool.

As the only Fool believer among the compilers of "The Words of Fools", the position of Archbishop naturally belongs to Little 'Sun'!
Fortunately, the Words of Fools has spread among the residents of Moon City and Silver City. When these believers have a deep enough understanding of the Words of Fools, they can actually share some of the pressure and responsibility for the Sun.

As for now, I can only suffer as the little 'sun' and bear the infamy of being 'the hanged man'.

'Fool' Klein thought silently.

The 'Sun' lowered its head, looking somewhat sad.

In fact, he didn't want to shirk responsibility, because he felt from the bottom of his heart that it was natural for him to preach to the Fool. He was just simply afraid of making mistakes, afraid of messing up these things and disappointing Mr. Fool's expectations. Such guilt was enough to crush him.

Even if these things didn't happen, the pressure he accumulated was getting greater and greater.

After discussing this matter, the members of the Tarot Club fell into silence for a short time, not knowing what to say.

A few seconds later, Leonard the Star broke this state and said:

"There is one thing you may not know yet."

"The Church of Darkness recently distributed a new version of The Revelation of Night to its members, which included some changes to the section on creation."

The Magician's eyes flickered and he asked:

"The first fire created the world?"

"Yes."

Leonard Star had also read the Fool's Words of the Church of Fools, and nodded solemnly:
"In terms of the creation legend, the content of the Book of Revelation of Night is almost completely consistent with the Words of Fools! Archbishop Saint Anthony also gave instructions, requiring the bishops of each city and church to teach the new version of the Book of Revelation of Night to the believers in the shortest possible time. And because the war has caused a serious shortage of manpower in the Church of Night, even we, the Night Watchmen, have to get involved."

The magician Fors was amazed and felt a little weird.

When she wrote "The Words of Fools", she "referenced" the holy books of the Orthodox Church, such as "The Revelation of Night". And now the Church of Darkness is turning back to "reference" her "The Words of Fools"... Well, it should be said that what Emperor Roselle said, "All articles in the world are plagiarized", does make some sense.

Hearing what Leonard the Star said, Emlyn the Moon's expression also changed slightly, and he spoke:

"It's the same with the vampires. Duke Olmer came to me personally not long ago and asked me to compile a book praising the ancestors for the vampires based on the Words of Fools. Recently, this book has begun to circulate among the vampires."

After a pause, Emlyn continued:
"If nothing unexpected happens, the sacred text of the Church of Mother Earth should also undergo similar changes."

The Hanged Man frowned slightly and said slowly:
"I submitted a new version of the Book of Storms to Storm Abyss, but I haven't received a response yet. They are probably still hesitating whether to fully promote this version of the Book of Storms."

'Justice', 'Hermit' and the others looked at each other and basically saw the problem.

Whether to use the new version of the Holy Scripture that records the "First Fire Creation Theory" is undoubtedly a reflection of whether the Orthodox Church will stand on the side. From the current point of view, the Church of Night and the Church of Mother Earth have clearly stood on the side of the Church of Fools, while the Church of Storms is still watching and hesitating.

This is most likely because the gods have not yet reached a consensus. It may be that the benefits offered are not enough, or the Lord of Storms may have other concerns.

But no matter what, the leader of this change is undoubtedly Mr. Fool.

Of course, it's more likely to be Mr. 'lover'.

The Hanged Man Alger glanced at his Lover beside him. He was actually almost certain that his Lover was also a god.

On the one hand, in the list of Subordinate Gods announced by Mr. Fool, even the World Gehrman Sparrow was on the list, but Mr. Lover was nowhere to be found. This actually gave the answer. Mr. Fool never thought that Lover was just a Subordinate God, but a being of equal status with himself!
The content about the creation of the First Fire was originally proposed by the Lover. In addition, the authority over the First Fire is in the hands of the Lover rather than the Fool.

Every god needs believers, because they need enough anchors to fight against divinity, even angels need certain anchors to stabilize themselves. Mr. Fool is no exception, so there are followers like The World and the Church of Fool.

But 'lover' is an exception.

Alger has never heard of any church or secret organization about the 'First Fire', nor has he ever heard of anyone believing in a similar existence. This shows that the 'lovers' who hold the authority of the 'First Fire' do not need faith to fight against God. sex!
This is not a guess, but a conclusion drawn by the 'Hanged Man' based on his own feelings - in order to obtain a higher-level potion formula, he accepted the gift of the 'lover' very early, and his body is burning with embers. .

Therefore, he could clearly realize that the remaining fire was gradually eroding the spiritual imprint brought by the extraordinary characteristics, making him less affected by the extraordinary characteristics!

Such a special power undoubtedly violates the basic principles of the twenty-two paths. The Hanged Man even suspected that with the help of the Remnant, the Extraordinary could even directly switch to a non-adjacent path without worrying about the risk of losing control.

Now all the major orthodox churches, including The Fool, are promoting the First Fire Creation Theory. Is it because they have all felt the benefits brought by the First Fire?
Since the 'remnant fire' can help him eliminate the spiritual imprint in the extraordinary characteristics, then the 'primary fire' can naturally help the gods eliminate or even devour the divinity! Without the shackles of divinity, the strength of the gods will undoubtedly be even stronger.

Perhaps it is under such circumstances that the current change has taken place!
The body of 'The Hanged Man' trembled slightly, with excitement and fear at the same time, as if he had vaguely touched the truth of the world!

(End of this chapter)