Devil's Bible

Chapter 321 Path Dependency
Nems listened to the old pastor's words and didn't care that they were making a scene.

In the church, personal relationships are indeed very important. Under normal circumstances, in a society where personal relationships matter, even an old pastor who causes trouble will naturally receive 'help'.

Because there are quite a few senior clergy members like this in the church.

They have spent most of their lives in the church and have worked with many clergy members.

Basically, many clergy members see these older clergy members as their 'future'.

He would take a position in the church, work steadily, and get the opportunity to be promoted to a Steel Seed, and then serve as a captain, minister, or other special department head.

Live to be over a hundred, then retire and enjoy life.

Therefore, everyone will instinctively lean towards these kinds of old clergy.

However, their problem was that they underestimated the seriousness of the situation and the anger that Killieman was now building up.

The Great Knight Nemus escaped his observation and caused a great deal of trouble in Tailwind Town, which greatly angered him.

The death of Rhine, his trusted confidant, further solidified his determination to investigate the problems behind the Holy Son Project.

First there was the bone monster of the Dartmenley family, and now there's this flesh and blood monster.

While the Holy Son Project has produced several talented individuals, it has also brought about significant problems.

Over the past few decades, various problems have emerged one after another.

Killieman had long wanted to get rid of it completely.

In this situation, any attempt to cause trouble or obstruct the investigation is a provocation against Guilliman himself.

Furthermore, the one targeting them now is not anyone else, but Nems.

Nemus is now known as the Holy Son, serving as an 'experimental subject' for the Holy Son Project.

His targeting of them is seen as reasonable by the public.

Another reason is the 'interests' that Nemes represents.

Compared to the potential problems in the future, the current benefits are undoubtedly more tempting.

Most people don't have such a long-term vision. They may not necessarily face difficulties in the future, and the favor they do for others now may not be useful in the future.

If that's the case, then why not stand on the side of 'justice' now?

Nemus is a half-saint, half-legendary being, and is basically a guaranteed big shot.

Faced with such an individual, many clever people prepared to curry favor with Nems from the very beginning. Back in Tailwind Town, many noble members went to 'greet' him, just to get closer to Nems.

In this situation, others don't have the same 'filter' as these veteran clergy members.

They viewed Nemes through the lens of his being an 'experimental subject'.

They created so many experimental subjects, and then they killed them at will.

Instinctively, they looked down on the experimental subjects.

They even believed that those experimental subjects were unworthy of being human, so that they wouldn't feel guilty on a moral level.

In this situation, since Nemes, an experimental subject, became their temporary leader, this filter was naturally still in effect.

They ignored Naimus's power and status, focusing instead on his status as an experimental subject, and naturally belittled him.

And this kind of belittling is also their instinctive thought.

Sanwu expressed his complete incomprehension, saying that it had already been clearly stated that it was only an investigation into the follow-up issues of the Holy Son Project, and if they really had not participated, then why were they so resistant?

"Often, once people get older, their thinking becomes fixed."

"This is a path dependence. When people rely on a certain method to gain benefits in the long run and succeed in most cases, they will have a natural trust and dependence on that method." "It's like street vendors. If they can get good results by throwing a tantrum when competing with other vendors for benefits such as stalls and customers, then they will choose to throw a tantrum in many subsequent competitions for benefits."

"For example, I have seen street vendors and church law enforcement sergeants throw tantrums more than once."

"From any perspective, street vendors have no advantage in confronting law enforcement escorts; the best solution is to obediently follow orders."

"But there will always be people who make the wrong choice."

"The reason for this is that people get carried away by interests and become dependent on their own methods and paths."

“The other party is in the same situation now. In the past, he was able to solve most problems through his connections, but my actions this time have affected his interests.”

“That’s why he resisted so irrationally.” Nemus flipped through the old clergyman’s file.

That's right, Killieman had already given Nemes the personal files of all his subordinates on the very first day he arrived in Airspring City.

Don't really treat the church as an organization that respects individual rights.

This is an organization that prioritizes divine authority and where everything serves divine authority.

The higher the number of beings, the closer one is to God, the stronger one becomes, and the more likely one is to stand on the side of divine authority.

On the contrary, human rights are only taken care of when they can be balanced.

Because human rights can also foster the growth of leeks (a metaphor for exploitation or opportunism).

Based on information from some networks, the other party seems to enjoy casting divine spells in their own home and in some noble districts.

This frequency is far higher than the normal frequency.

This alone is enough to determine that the old clergyman committed a serious dereliction of duty.

When a priest performs divine magic, it requires the participation and response of faith.

Although there are no major restrictions, there is a rule against its abuse.

The fact that the other party is using divine magic so frequently clearly means that they are either profiting from it or researching something.

After all, divine magic is often needed to react during the research process.

Judging from the information released by his divine magic in other places, he also seemed to be acting strangely outside of Qiquan City.

He has been practicing his magic in a certain suburb for a long time, and Nemus has already sent people to investigate.

There was a 'manor' in that suburb, which was obviously used to produce whale products.

Naims did some research and found that some of them produce whale wax.

Of course, the main product is whale blood diamond.

Whale wax is a byproduct of the process of boiling blood.

From this perspective, suspicion surrounding the old clergyman began to rise sharply.

The other party's attitude was too firm, making them seem too guilty.

"But, is it really that simple?" Nemus wasn't entirely convinced.

The other party is too stupid.

They were able to secretly research the Holy Son Project and abduct test subjects without being discovered for over a decade.

If it weren't for the recent series of setbacks in the Holy Son Project, coupled with the sudden appearance of that flesh-and-blood monster, probably no one would have discovered the mastermind behind it all.

Such a mastermind would be foolish enough not to conceal the information on the grid and fall into path dependence, resisting recklessly when the tide is pressing down on them.
Not too possible.

(End of this chapter)