“So He instructed Noah to build an ark to escape the great flood.”
When thinking about how to gather the remaining survivors, Patchouli first thought of the story recorded in Genesis.
Because what Lingyi is doing now is so similar to the story of "Noah's Ark".
"In mythology, humanity should have been completely destroyed, but because of this ark, humanity was able to survive."
“So people later feared God and were grateful for His mercy.”
"What do you think of this? Discipline based on pure fear isn't as stable as a combination of kindness and force. And isn't this also a reflection of your inner self?"
"You don't hate humans, nor are you a world-destroying demon king. You just hate the evil ones and love the kind ones. You don't want to be hated by the people you approve of, right?"
"This can also more intuitively tell people that your aversion to evil and admiration for good can better promote good deeds, right?"
85. It is Mother Lingyi who saves us!
Lingyi had no reason to refuse Patchouli's proposal.
In the world of Highschool of the Dead, she did not explain her actions, nor did she ever try to make others understand her.
But that's not because she was unwilling to explain. If saying a few more words could avoid meaningless death, she would actually be willing to explain.
If she finds it so troublesome, then her personality must be extremely cold and she would not be willing to save and protect beautiful things at all.
But in fact, she actually hates playing the villain and pretending to be indifferent.
It’s just that the circumstances of the college-mode admissions are too special.
She only had fourteen days, and with her strength at the time, she couldn't save everyone even if she worked day and night.
What's more, in that situation, it is too difficult to make others trust you.
If she had slowly explained her actions and gained the trust of others, the time she spent would have been enough for her to do many things and save many people.
She didn't have time to explain or care about people's feelings, not that she didn't want to.
Furthermore, regardless of whether she explains her behavior or gains the trust of others, the final result will not change significantly.
Gain people's trust, people will listen to her obediently, and then they will live well.
Without gaining people's trust, they will behave themselves for a short period of time under her force and will eventually survive.
But the situation here is different.
The danger has been completely resolved by her. If anything, she is the danger that people are worried about.
If people always maintain extreme fear of her, they will indeed behave themselves at first, but long-term high-pressure fear will cause their spirit and heart to collapse.
By then, the whole world will have gone crazy, so what exactly has she been protecting?
Not to mention protecting her, she was the one who forced him into that state, and only because she thought it was too much trouble to clear up the misunderstanding by saying a few more words.
The world will end up worse off than it was before.
The fear brought by the gastrula oppressed humans for ten years, and during these ten years, humans were highly distorted and turned into a bunch of pests.
So, after the protostomes disappeared, they became monsters that brought fear and oppression to people, and brought even more despair and deeper fear. What would people become then?
Simple fear cannot maintain stability in the long run. While people are afraid, they must at least see hope. Only in this way can she get what she wants - kill all pests and create a beautiful new world for kind people.
And Patchouli's plan is also very simple to implement -
All you need to do is use Patchouli's magical magic to implant a dream in people while they are sleeping.
In their dreams, they would see Ling Yi, who was so pure white that their face could not be seen, only a vague outline.
They will learn about the current situation. There are only 40 million people left in the world. The protostomes and others have all been killed by the angels (Zero and Patchouli). They will die because they have committed unforgivable crimes.
Those who are still alive are innocent. They did not do evil, so they survived.
In the dream, Lingyi warned them not to do evil, otherwise they would end up like those evil people.
In the end, these people will see a magic circle in their dreams, and a voice from the unknown will tell them that they need to find and go to that magic circle. They will go to the promised land through the magic circle and start a new life.
Sometimes, doing something fancy can save you a lot of trouble.
Lingyi doesn't need to consider the words or make up stories to create a character. It is even simpler than pretending to be indifferent. She only needs to tell people the truth of the matter.
Doing this doesn't even require Lingyi to drive people into the magic circle.
The next day, the people who woke up really found the magic circle. The magical magic circle made them believe that the god in their dreams was real, and then they all obediently entered the magic circle.
Even if a very small number of individuals are still afraid, the others can simply enter the magic circle and then come back to tell them that the other side of the magic circle is safe.
They had no complaints about Lingyi.
Not only did he not complain, he even immediately developed faith in Lingyi.
After all, Lingyi borrowed the name of God, and the belief in God has long been spread throughout the world.
Even if people do not believe in God, they have heard of God.
Then, what is happening now is no longer an unknown monster destroying the world, but God punishing the world, which is more acceptable.
And with the help of God's name, everyone also got to know Ling Yi.
Knowing what kind of people will die, and knowing that they don't have to worry about their own safety.
They are no longer in a state of panic, but instead maintain the necessary awe and set about starting a new life.
At the same time, it is natural to believe in and worship powerful beings, not to mention that this being is a god in mythology.
Not an evil god, but a loving father who saves the world, no—a loving mother.
As for those who died – those who had close relationships with them will definitely have some complicated emotions.
But this is God’s judgment, this is their retribution, so it is not enough for others to resent God for it.
For those who have no connection with these people, their thinking is even simpler - who made them do evil? They deserve it!
God did not destroy the entire world in anger, which was already very kind and gentle like a loving mother.
After all, that was God, yet he was still willing to watch over them and care about them.
"loving mother......"
Lingyi was sitting in the room drinking tea with Patchouli, Sheng Tianzi, and Tendo Mugen. They were discussing the future management and operation of the city.
Then she suddenly paused and a subtle expression appeared on her face.
"What kind mother?"
Patchouli looked at Lingyi in confusion, and the others in the room also looked over.
"Hmm... I just felt it, it seems to be the power of faith? And then I heard the name of the loving mother from those beliefs..."
"Uh...Mother..."
Looking at the embarrassed girl with blushing cheeks, Patchouli's eyes became subtle, and her gaze unconsciously looked at Lingyi's flat belly.
"Patch?! What are you looking at?"
Lingyi quickly covered her lower abdomen.
"......nothing."
Patchouli looked away.
Well, I can’t really imagine what she’d be like as a mother.
The main reason is that she is too girly, too lively and active.
"But it seems that many people do mistake you for the one in the Bible. That's good, isn't it? It saves a lot of trouble."
“It really saves a lot of trouble…”
They just need to set up the transmission nodes and then give everyone a group dream.
And she didn't need to say much to these people in her dreams. She didn't need them to understand her, she didn't need them to know themselves, and she didn't need to explain anything.
Simply use God's name and explain the cause and effect of the matter, and these people will understand and accept everything.
"But mother... even those lovely children, I would rather them call me sister than mother..."
Ling Yi muttered a little depressedly.
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Lingyi: If I kill them, they will thank me!
86. The Power of Faith and Exclusive Statue
"You need to be careful about the power of belief."
Patchouli got back to business.
"Faith can help you become stronger, but if you rely too much on it, once your faith becomes problematic, you might even perish. At worst, your strength will be damaged."
Patchouli thought of the two gods in a shrine in Gensokyo.
They had to hide in Gensokyo because the outside world had too little faith in them and they almost disappeared.
But they were lucky, at least they survived.
The vast majority of gods have completely disappeared due to the loss of faith.
"But now I can't even control the power of faith."
Lingyi spread her hands helplessly, as the invisible power of faith was converging towards her from all directions.
She tried to control the power of faith, but it was completely out of her control.
It's like an ordinary person looking at a tree in the distance, hoping to make the tree shake a few times - the result is that no matter how long he stares at it, the tree will not pay any attention to him.
It's not that these beliefs don't belong to her, but that she doesn't know how to use them.
"Um....."
Patchouli suggested after thinking about it.
"See if there are any ownerless statues in the system mall and buy a smaller one."
Although the dungeon mission has ended, it still belongs to the dungeon world, and she cannot use the system mall like Lingyi.
Lingyi took a look and actually found it.
[Unowned Statue (Small):
White: 100 points
Blue: 500 points
Purple: 2000 points
Gold: 10000 points]
Statues of different qualities can accommodate different amounts of faith.
Lingyi thought about it and bought three purple ownerless statues.
Taking one of them out, Lingyi injected his magic power and life breath into it according to the instructions.
The soda bottle-sized statue was originally a vague human figure with no discernible features.
But after Lingyi injected her own aura into the statue, it turned into an unpainted figurine of her wearing a military uniform.
Before Lingyi could express dissatisfaction with the appearance of the statue, the surrounding faith immediately poured into it.
When exposed to the power of faith, the statue changed again.
The statue was still her, but she was wearing a white robe and a soft hood. She was praying, and two feather wings behind her were wrapped around her body.
One wing is forged of blade and fire, while the other is made of soft feathers.
"Hey, this is much better looking."
And with the help of the statue, Lingyi can also control and use the power of faith.
"Once you can control the power of faith yourself, you can consider how to use it."
"it is good."
Lingyi nodded.
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