Original God, but the real world

Chapter 199 198- Chips
The desert's weakness is not due to the blockade of the House of the Decrees.

This is the trouble that the Red King himself left behind.

Thousands of years ago, he chose to summon the [Forbidden Knowledge] because of his contract with the Goddess of Flowers. As a result, not only did he fail to achieve his goal, he also almost turned the desert area of ​​​​Xumi into a deserted no-man's land.

Because of the existence of gods, even the desert can actually provide space for the development of civilization.

Just like when Diekarapian was in power, the land of Mondstadt was covered with frost and snow, so this [Demon of Tornado] erected a barrier of strong winds and created a warm kingdom on the earth.

Later, Barbatos blew away the ice and snow, split the mountains, and turned Mondstadt into the warm environment it is today.

The environment is not an absolute problem for the demon.

The desert back then was not barren and provided fertile soil for the development of civilization.

The only problem is that the people of the desert are being backstabbed by their gods.

The Daci Tree King, who was far away in the rainforest, noticed something was wrong and spared no effort to help the Red King suppress the pollution. In the end, he changed from the form of a Tree King to that of a Grass King.

This catastrophe that occurred thousands of years ago almost buried the desert civilization under the yellow sand.

The later people of the desert will have to pay for the mistakes of their predecessors.

The great sage said that the desert people were very similar to the people of the Sea Island, both believed in alien gods, and were similarly not welcomed.

Everyone's starting point is indeed similar, but the people of Haizhi Island originated from the Abyss Palace, whose civilization was actually quite prosperous. When Oropus brought them to the land, they also took away the civilization and knowledge accumulated by the Abyss Palace.

However, the inheritance of the desert was interrupted by a disaster thousands of years ago.

Even though the people of Kaijima were not accepted by the shogunate, they were still able to develop their own civilization.

But after the disaster, the desert lost the opportunity to stand on its own and had to rely on the help from the Great Compassionate Tree King.

The inheritance of civilization is related to education, and the interrupted inheritance needs to be made up by education.

Unfortunately, the House of Fatwas forbade scholars from imparting knowledge to the desert people.

Even scholars who were born into the desert were required to abide by this prohibition.

The educational work in the desert cannot be said to be arduous, it can only be said that it has not been carried out at all.

But things changed.

The woman with heterochromatic eyes holding a spear in her hand casually stuck the spear into the sand.

Walking on the sand for a long time made the guardian look a little tired.

However, her eyes sparkled with a special glow.

"Can the House of Religion be so friendly sometimes?" Candice shook her head, totally unable to believe it.

She tried to think about the cooperation with the Ministry of Education countless times, and in the end her only conclusion was that the Ministry of Education was sick.

An unbelievable surprise.

The Council of Churches appointed scholars to inspect the environment of Aru Village and then establish the first school in Aru Village.

In the desert land, Aru Village is the core of the surrounding area.

Only here will it never be buried by sandstorms, providing all travelers with a peaceful night and enough supplies to leave the desert.

Supply and demand determine status. If Aru Village can provide a peaceful night, then it is the core of the surrounding area.

If a college is built here, the news will soon spread throughout the desert, and the seeds of knowledge will bring more people and vitality.

Most importantly, with the first sapling, the future of the desert has changed.

This is a sign that the Fatma's Council has relaxed the ban.

And Candice couldn't understand it at all.

In the past, this group of people would restrict even the learned desert people, prohibiting them from returning to the desert to spread their knowledge, and even the recorded books were kept under strict surveillance.

Then this group of people said they were going to build a college in Aru Village?
She didn't believe a word the Decree House said, but this matter could not be rejected.

Because it's a good thing, or at least it sounds like a good thing.

Candice knew that the Order of the Immaculate Conceptions were not good people. It was impossible for them to suddenly come to their senses and feel that they were a family and could help support each other after doing something they had not done for the past five hundred years.

This is not the style of the House of Representatives.

Candice is the guardian of [Aru Village].

For today's desert, a safe place for supply and trade will naturally attract a lot of attention.

The guardians are responsible for sending these malicious peepers and their masters under the sand, never to crawl out again.

Might is truth. Relying on guns and shields, guardians of all generations have extremely high say, and their words are even more useful than those of the village chief.

Before Candice, [Aru Village] was not open to the public. Even if there were passing caravans, the guardians would take the initiative to drive them away.

However, Candice and the current village chief Uncle Anpu changed this tradition. They took the initiative to welcome the caravan from Xumi, traded with them on an equal footing, and let them bring back the idea that "deser trade can earn Mora" to Xumi City.

The first caravan ate the crabs and earned some Mora to take away, and then the second and third caravans came.

Trade brought vitality and allowed villagers to see the world outside Aru Village.

The conservatives expressed dissatisfaction with this, but Candice suppressed their dissatisfaction with her gun and shield.

She and Uncle Anpu believed that the closed Aru Village had no future, so they released the shackles of Aru Village.

But trade alone, and the efforts of Aru Village alone, are far from enough.

Candice thought of many options.

Unfortunately, she can protect the vitality of the desert and avoid malicious prying eyes, but she is powerless to promote development and trade.

"I once thought that the best option is to ask caravans from other countries to bring the seeds of knowledge."

she said softly.

I would rather expect foreigners than have any expectations of the House of Lords.

"Coincidentally, I also have no expectations for the House of Religious Orders."

Rahman folded his arms.

Of course they knew each other.

Aru Village welcomed the caravan from Xumi City, and the supplies were the most abundant in the desert.

The prey in the desert needs to be transformed into Mora by caravans.

And Mora has to transform it into what he needs through the caravan.

The Gilded Brigade led by Rahman is actually quite large, enough to build its own stronghold in the desert.

Of course there is cooperation between the two of them.

Today's desert people can be roughly divided into radicals and conservatives.

The conservatives are probably like Candice and Uncle Amp, who know that the power of the desert alone is not enough to resist the House of the Decrees, so they keep to themselves.

The radicals realized that they had no chance of survival under the blockade of the House of Decrees, so they wanted to rebel.

The radicals are not a group that has just emerged. Due to their pursuit of interests, they began to spread in the yellow sand a long time ago.

The methods used by the Decree House only stimulated the desires of the radicals.

"So you have high hopes for the Red King's revival?" Candice said calmly, "People say that the Guardian inherited Achmar's divine power, but this is false."

"I know." Rahman raised his hand. "Anyone who has seen you in combat will know that your strength comes from your hands, not the so-called divine power that can stir up a sandstorm."

The guardian who crushed wild beasts and pretenders with his spear and shield, but according to legend, he was the one who raised his shield and awakened the sandstorm.

There is always a difference between rumors and reality.

This is a secret passed down among the Guardians - [Guardians have never been favored by God].

Candice doesn't advertise it, but she never hides it either.

"But in this situation in the desert, hatred is needed to unite everyone, and faith is also needed to keep people from enduring this life without a future." Rahman clenched his fists, "I must make everyone believe that the Red King will be resurrected."

"I must make all the people of the desert realize that there is no future in submitting to the House of Decrees."

Not belief in a dead god.

But apart from this dead god, there is nothing left in the desert.

After years of hard work, Rahman himself believed in his hatred and his faith in the Red King.

Faith is often the last struggle of desperate people, and it is also a future that noble souls are willing to trust.

Rahman is the former.

Apart from the resurrection of the Red King, he didn't know what means to use to deal with the Church of the Lord.

Most of the suffering is often caused by wanting to do something but clearly realizing that you can't do it.

The collision between reality and ideals makes these lofty-minded people extremely painful.

“If a person works hard for a long time but still cannot see any hope, it is either because he is wrong or because of the environment around him.”

Rahman looked at Candice, "The desert people can't have been wrong for five hundred years, right?"

Then the only problem could be the environment of Sumeru.

"Do you believe that the House of the Decrees will lift the ban on knowledge and impart knowledge to the desert?" Candice asked softly.

She did not answer the pointed question.

The desert needs two kinds of people.

One kind takes everyone on an adventure, trying to fight for the future; the other kind guards the hope of the desert.

The so-called hope is to be alive first.

"Do you believe it?" Rahman sneered.

"I'm just worried." Candice narrowed her eyes. "Maybe this is a false hope."

Cutting off the spread of knowledge is actually the most brutal method. It’s not that the House of Lords cannot come up with a better solution, but they just don’t bother to do so.

"Suppose they were promoting the help of the House of Lords for the desert, but the team of scholars from the House of Lords was killed by the 'evil men' of the Gilded Brigade on the way."

"Or use some other method. Anyway, these scholars with good intentions are dead... This method is actually easier to operate."

"And in this way, all the mistakes are taken by the desert people. The desert's barrenness and lack of future are also the consequences that the desert people brought upon themselves."

Candice sighed, "Just like the cooperation between Aru Village and the Xumi Caravan, the desert is so dangerous, it's hard to say which caravan will disappear in the desert."

"But if a caravan that is fully loaded with goods suddenly disappears, the trade volume of the caravans from Xumi will decrease."

"Ha." Rahman didn't say anything, but his smile was a little sarcastic.

The desert is certainly dangerous.

These desert people who have lived here all year round often need to face crises with caution.

What's more, in addition to wild beasts and sandstorms, the attention from the Gilded Brigade or the Treasure Stealing Group is also a major crisis in the desert.

Some people abide by the agreement, and naturally there are also people who want to break the rules.

Candice is the guardian of Aru Village. She can ensure peace and stability within the village, but she can't chase the caravan and send them all back to Xumi City safely.

It is normal for the caravan to fail here.

If you want to make a profit in the sea of ​​sand, you will naturally have to face the hidden dangers of the desert.

But Candice's meaning was very simple. This group of people knew that business involves risks. They just thought that these risks actually came from the arrangements of Aru Village.

In short, they believed that this group of desert businessmen made money in the first transaction, and in the second transaction they also got the goods back in a remote place.

"It can't be said that it's all slander," Candice said without getting angry. "Before Aru Village, most of the active Gilded Brigades in the desert actually did this, didn't they?"

She couldn't get angry at this level of suspicion and unreasonable slander.

Because this is a slander to the Aru Village controlled by Candice.

But for the desert as a whole, this is the truth.

In the past, if the Gilded Brigade, which was active in the sea of ​​sand, saw merchants or travelers, they would not only take away their goods, but also human resources as a resource that could be utilized.

Rahman said nothing.

There is no room for discussion on this issue. He is the leader of one of the many gilded brigades in the sea of ​​sand, and the gilded brigade he leads is relatively outstanding in strength.

Rahman knew very well how the Gilded Brigade made a living.

"We have to go pick up the scholars who are coming to investigate." Candice held the spear again, "I don't want to see the corpses of a group of scholars arriving at [Aru Village]."

"Does this make sense?" Rahman said calmly, "I received your letter and hope to see some hope."

"But you told me that these hopes were false."

"Even if you can save them this time, what does it matter? As long as the Order of the Holy Orders is determined, they will kill them at the hands of the Desert People sooner or later."

It doesn’t matter whether they are desert people or not. What matters is that the House of the Orders needs them to die at the hands of desert people.

So the final result was that the friendly scholars who came to support the desert were killed by a group of thugs.

We can add one more point, for example, the reason why this group of thugs attacked was because they thought the scholar was carrying precious supplies in his carriage, but they found out that they were just some ordinary books and seeds.

For the sake of seeds and books, thinking that they are wealth, killing kind people who want to spread knowledge is a good life.

If we make up another story, for example, the House of the Decrees spent a little Mulla to buy these things from somewhere, and the great sage held up the books and seeds with a sad and indignant look on his face and gave a speech in front of the Palace of Purity, this group of desert thugs trampled on the kindness of the scholars just because of this insignificant Mulla.

The humor and drama will reach a small peak, which is a unique skill.

This unique skill could dispel all scholars' feelings towards the desert within a few decades, leaving them with only disgust and gloating over the desert's barrenness.

Rahman is still very concerned about the education in the desert.

It was for this reason that Candice delivered the letter and he naturally came to Aru Village.

But like Candice, his first reaction to the good intentions of the House of Lords was that these bastards were up to something big again.

kindness?

The House of Lords has such a thing for the desert?

The unfortunate thing is that they come with the same expectations.

Fortunately, they didn't expect much.

"It's just speculation." Candice pursed her lips.

"So, do you think there is a possibility that the Order of the Holy Fathers is pure and kind-hearted?" Rahman asked in surprise, "Candice, you shouldn't be that kind of person."

I can't talk any more.

Candice was speechless for a moment.

In a collaboration, speculating on a person's ill intentions can only be considered as an alternative.

But in the minds of both of them, cooperation is an alternative and malice is the main course.

Candice couldn't tell Rahman that she believed in the Fatma's Order, so she was speechless.

"Don't worry."

"This desert has been silent for so long. When has the Order ever really cared about us?"

"He wants to use us, which means we already have value."

Candice quickly regained her senses, "As long as it's valuable, we have a chance to negotiate, or ask for more."

"The sandstorm has gone beyond the rules. A disaster that we don't even know about has happened in this desert."

Candice couldn't help but be anxious.

According to the guardian's records, sandstorms near Aru Village are becoming more frequent and more severe.

There are no rules for any natural disaster, but they shouldn't be as unreasonable as they are now.

Natural disasters like sandstorms require certain conditions to occur. It is impossible for them to occur multiple times in a short period of time.

Of course, Candice didn't know when the sandstorm would come or how large its range would be.

But Aru Village is the settlement of the descendants of the Red King, and the few words recorded are enough for the guardian to realize the current problems in the desert.

If she continued like this, there might not be a need for the next generation of guardians, and Aru Village might be buried under the sand in her generation.

The sandstorm itself is a disaster, but the monsters that become active with the sandstorm are actually troubles that can be dealt with... they are just a little tricky.

But this kind of opponent can be killed.

What about the sandstorm? She didn't have the power to change the weather.

Rahman remained silent.

Of course, Candice was not the only one who noticed the sandstorm problem. The mercenaries who lived in the desert and relied on the desert for their livelihood were also very sensitive to the desert problem.

The House of the Decrees obviously would not accept them, and if the sandstorm continued to rage, this land would become completely unsuitable for people to settle down.

At that time, apart from declaring war on the House of the Church and seizing the rainforest land for recuperation, is there any other solution?

They are not just a few people.

If one of them wanted to leave, with their abilities, they could live a more relaxed and prosperous life anywhere than they do now.

It is because they have too much responsibility towards a tribe that they can only stay in the desert and cannot break free.

“The Fatwa House has no attitude to solve the problem,” Rahman could only emphasize.

"We don't have the ability to solve the problem." Candice's answer was simpler.

They knew there was something wrong with the desert, but they couldn't even find where the problem was.

As a direct victim of the desert problem, Candice couldn't afford to drag it on any longer.

The House of the Faith can wait and see, they must resolve the issue.

Therefore, even though we know that the Council of Churches is up to something, we can only follow the arrangements of the Council of Churches in this matter.

Because when you are powerless, you actually have no choice.

"Have you found any intelligence?" Candice raised her eyes. "The Order of the Lords will not suddenly arrange anything in the desert. If it is an experiment, they will not use the fraudulent behavior of notifying Aru Village, which is biased towards cooperation."

Unless their experiments required the use of lives, and they had to be human lives, Candice didn't think the plans of the House of the Decree would involve so-called education.

The medical system of the Church of God is free. Although education cannot be completely free, it is not like the desert people, where they will have to borrow teachers from the Church of God in the future.

Only desert people would value such things.

When your opponent comes to you with something you value, it is obvious that he is planning to make a big move rather than showing mercy.

"The fact that they want to use us means we are valuable."

“Since there is value, we can consider more things.”

That's why Candice and Rahman are working together.

She is the protector of Aru Village. The problems are the disaster in the desert and the problem of the House of the Lords, which are not something she can solve.

But Rahman is different.

He has always harbored hatred and has built a useful intelligence network at the Institute of the Church.

For now, the actions of the House of the Order only prove that they need the Desert People to do something.

It could be to help fight for it, or it could be to create trouble for Aru Village.

Whatever the case, since they took the time to make a plan and execute it, the desert was useful.

Only by knowing your opponent's desires can you be better prepared.

"The Fatwa House has indeed made some big moves," Rahman did not hide it.

As a descendant of the Red King, Candice's identity is much purer than his.

"Ordinary people may not be able to see it, but I run a gilded brigade... The Order of the Lords is depriving me of the right to watch over the Thirty-Man Group."

There are many ways to deprive a person of his power.

Especially the armed forces such as the Thirty-Man Group that follow the Court of Eminence.

They did have the force to resist, but they were not prepared to resist.

There are some in the [Group of Thirty] who are dissatisfied with the orders of the sages, but there are also some who think that the current situation is good and acceptable.

In theory, this kind of internal power struggle should not be very obvious, but this time the House of Lords took big action.

"Even an outsider like me can see that Asfard has no intention of fighting back, but allows the Council of the Order to take back the military power of the Thirty-Man Group."

Rahman paused.

This is a prerequisite for cooperation.

He would not empathize with the [Group of Thirty].

This group of people were the first to abandon the desert. They defected to the House of the Order and then used the House of the Order's resources to recruit mercenaries in the desert.

These people left the desert, joined the Order of the Holy Fathers, and from then on almost severed ties with the desert.

Rahman does not look down on these desert people who are looking for a way out, but he generally does not interact with them.

For the current [Group of Thirty], apart from their past origins, they are pure Sumeru people.

But the sages don't seem to think so.

Their attitude towards the [Group of Thirty] was very casual... In fact, this was a misunderstanding of Asfard and the others.

Judging from Hazard's performance, he should have the same attitude towards anyone who is not a sage.

Several senior members of the Thirty-Man Group discovered this and were naturally quite dissatisfied.

They felt that they were working diligently, but the House of Lords and the Sages did not continue to show them the corresponding respect, and the rewards were clearly not as good as their efforts.

If there is dissatisfaction, conflicts will naturally accumulate.

Rahman knew very well that one side would have to compromise between the Group of Thirty and the sages of the House of the Decrees.

But what he didn't expect was that the [Thirty-Man Group] would lose so quickly.

"So, Asfard betrayed the Group of Thirty?" Candice thought.

The Thirty-Man Group was responsible for guarding the city defenses of Xumi City and Omos Port. Even among the guards of Jingshan Palace, many were mercenaries from the Thirty-Man Group.

The mercenaries of the Gilded Brigade who are responsible for operating the anti-sand wall and guarding Kawan Post, and who will cooperate with Senor in capturing Rahman alive in the future, are also from the [Thirty-Man Group].

I can't say I don't trust you.

The city defense and border defense were handed over to the thirty-man group, and the level of trust had actually been maximized.

But generally speaking, with such a huge workload, it should be the confidant.

Since he is your confidant, it is normal for you to give him the highest salary.

But the House of the Decrees is different.

The consultant of the [Thirty-Man Group] later made it clear that we were very dissatisfied with the sage's bargaining chips, and then we did nothing and watched Dixia and others defeat the guards of Jingshan Palace and then take control of Xumi City.

Either these people are too greedy, or the trust given by the Institute of Religious Affairs is just a full utilization of corporate slaves.

Candice didn't know what the conflict between the two parties was, but since the [Group of Thirty] had already occupied such a huge amount of resources, they certainly didn't want to give up power.

The news Rahman brought was that the Thirty-Man Group had given up power.

This shows that some of the top leaders of the Thirty-Man Group have betrayed the interests of the group for their own benefit.

“That’s where the problem arises.”

Rahman looked serious, "I have met with Asfard, and they still believe that their choice is in the interests of the Thirty-Man Group."

“Giving up power, without any struggle, is for the good of the group?”

Candice repeated, her expression growing more odd.

How much fear one must have for the House of Eminence.

"Asfard is not a coward, but even he finally believes that surrendering to the House of Lords and handing over power is the best option to preserve the interests of the Thirty."

This realization left Candice at a loss for words.

"The development conditions of the Thirty-Man Group are much better than ours. If they think this is the best option, I'm afraid..."

Rahman looked dejected.

He doesn't admit some of the problems, but the objective advantages are there.

If the House of Ecclesiastical Orders could offer a bargaining chip that even the Thirty-Man Group could not refuse, then it would be difficult for them to refuse.

"God of Grass, has he recovered his power?"

Rahman whispered softly.

(End of this chapter)