Lord God Envoy, do you want to hear about our past?"
In the simple tent, Old Put asked Lin An carefully, wiping his rough hands all over his body.
Different from the first time he met Lin An, this time he put on his cleanest set of clothes and even washed his hands and face.
After only one day without seeing the tent put up, he and his companions were like ants on a hot pot, unable to sleep all night.
They were afraid, afraid that the miracle the day before yesterday was just a dream for them and others.
"Yes, you can pray to the gods and God will hear your voice."
Lin An nodded slightly and spoke calmly.
After the words fell, Anduin, who was playing the role of assistant, brought over a tire and placed it in front of everyone with a solemn expression.
Well, it was indeed a tire, a black tire that had been removed from a truck and cleaned.
"This is the image of God!?"
"A circle?"
Angus, a former Marine colonel and the most violent scavenger before, acted like a frightened child at this time, catching the tire that Anduin almost let go of.
Without explaining much, Anduin secretly glanced at everyone's expressions and coughed twice.
"The image of God is not something you and I can see! Or it cannot be understood!"
"The symbol of the God of Ling'an is the sun of hope!"
"Round! That's it"
"The circle is the sun!? The black sun represents the darkness before hope!?"
Before Anduin could make up a lame excuse, Old Put, who was staring at the tires in awe, this former professor actually helped Anduin figure out the meaning.
As if he had realized something, he knelt down towards the tire with excitement on his face.
That’s right! I and others are too unconventional and always think that the image of God should be human!
How can a real god be understood by mortals!?
For some reason, looking at the black tire in front of him, Old Put felt that this thing was so sacred. It was somewhat similar to the blocked eye he saw in the miracle, at the very beginning!
Seeing that the others didn't seem to understand what it meant, they were still looking at the tires with strange expressions. He suddenly turned his head, looked at his partner, and said word by word:
"The circle represents reincarnation! The circle represents the eyes! The circle represents the sun!"
"Black represents the eyes of God watching! Black represents the darkness before dawn! Black represents death!"
"The hollow circle looks like a tire, but this big inner circle, this big void, is actually all we see!"
"To see hope in darkness is to be saved!"
Jiliguala, Old Put seemed to be fascinated, and the more he spoke, the smoother he became.
After a series of brainstorming teachings, even Lin An, who just randomly found a tire as a statue, couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
This old professor seems to know "Ling'an" better than he does
What Lin An didn't know was that that night he was thinking about how to "cheat" more food and test the power of faith. Old Putt cried all night in front of his wife's grave with tears streaming down his face.
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He cried loudly, hating that he had no power. He hated that he was afraid that his wife's body would be sparks in the safe area, so he didn't even dare to erect a tombstone.
In fact, he also hated why "God" didn't appear earlier and why he didn't let him become an awakened person earlier.
On that night of scolding, scolding, and crying, he seemed to be under self-hypnosis, giving himself a new explanation.
Perhaps, there must be someone in this world who has to endure and understand some kind of suffering, so that he can realize the value of hope. Unfortunately, or fortunately. Maybe he is that person, or that group of people.
Looking at everyone who seemed to be shocked by Old Put's explanation, Lin An coughed twice and stopped wasting time.
He thought for a long time and decided to start with traditional religious methods.
He could tell that except for Old Put, the others in this group were a little confused. Rather than believing in the existence of God, the others were more afraid of the absence of God. They were afraid that their only hope of becoming an awakened person was gone.
They are afraid of themselves, not in awe.
"What you said makes sense."
After Lin An appropriately praised Old Put, he turned to look at Angus calmly.
"You really want to gain power, right?"
"Then tell your sufferings before God."
"God listens. He knows what you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, Angus, the strongest among the scavengers, was suddenly startled and looked at Lin An blankly.
explain
Your own past?
How did he survive from this damn apocalypse to now!?
Although he didn't quite understand why Lin An did what he did, he just did what the divine envoy said. He couldn't give up the opportunity to become stronger.
He slowly knelt down in front of the tire. Although he could barely accept this thing, after all, he also saw how poor "Ling'an" really was.
But looking at the scavengers surrounding him, Angus opened his mouth, and finally choked out a sentence with a red face.
"you"
"I"
"Can I speak alone?"
"Before the apocalypse, I was a colonel in the Marine Corps."
"Well, it's not surprising. The Houston Rocket Launch Center also needs security personnel. As a retired military officer, I was naturally transferred here."
Intermittently, Angus looked at Lin An who was calmly listening to what he said, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
He's not as fragile as Old Put.
He is a soldier, a solid soldier who is a tough guy before the end!
"Then the apocalypse broke out, and my daughter and wife turned into zombies first."
"Then I was alone, and this is what I became."
Angus spread his hands pretending to be indifferent, and his strong body swayed a little unaccustomedly.
As a soldier, he doesn't really believe in God.
Although the experience the day before yesterday gave him a great shock and made him realize that this was the only chance for him and others, he was willing to "obey".
More like what Lin An thought, he was just afraid and scared.
Silence, depression.
Looking at Lin An who was still silent and just looking at him calmly, Angus carefully raised his head and spoke again.
"That, Lord God Envoy."
“Can I hear God’s voice again?”
"My experience is actually like this."
Looking at the stone behind Lin An with burning eyes, he cared more about when he could lie in it than telling his experience in front of others.
However, a few seconds later, just when Angus couldn't wait any longer, Lin An's voice suddenly sounded.
"Your eyes tell me."
“More than that”
"How did they become zombies?"
Suddenly stunned.
Angus looked at Lin An in astonishment.
Suddenly, he felt that those ordinary eyes hidden under the black robe suddenly seemed as deep as darkness.