Four itself is the holy number of the path of wisdom, just as the Tantra of the Foolish Psalm is itself a tantra book of the path of wisdom.
This is the day when the elves commemorate the death of Dionysus the Fool before the arrival of the Age of Eternity.
Not many humans today still remember this.
At the beginning, Hengga had not ascended to the position of Pillar God, and Xi Tiansi had not yet been born; the era of "beasts" had not yet ended, and the rule of "power" still existed - in the world of endless darkness, everything was so primitive and
Barbaric. The winner takes all, the weak eat the strong.
Fools walk on the earth, as if they are crazy, and they flatter those big figures as "sages" in a strange way, but point out their selfishness, ignorance, stubbornness, madness and greed with harsh words. Even the church and the pope often appear.
in his criticism.
He sympathized with those mortals who were helpless and precarious in the war of gods, and called them "fools". He scolded them, sympathized with them, and praised them at the same time.
Naturally, he offended many people.
However, the Fool also has many friends, and he can indeed fight, so it will only make people feel helpless. When the big shots in many places see the Fool coming, they treat him respectfully, just because they are afraid that he will say something else.
If a person has a headache, he may record the words he cursed at himself in a poem that will be passed down through the ages.
He himself is a strong man, but he stands on the side of the weak.
The sun had not yet risen at that time, and the Fool was the only fire in the dark night.
Fools dare to deny even the gods - in the past, Tiansi was called "god", while apostles were called "gods". Transcendents and phantoms of the fifth level can also be called "demigods" or "demigods".
"False God".
People look up at the sky and see that all the stars in the sky are gods.
When people see the gods on earth, they must bow and bow.
Although the Fool himself did not become a god in the end, his will remained. In order to commemorate the Fool, April 1st became the "Fool's Day", just like the holy days of other pillar gods.
...Although the Fool himself may not agree with this matter.
However, on this day, people's crazy actions and arrogant words are usually forgiven, because they can be called "commemorating fools and imitating fools' speeches". And many people will also be mixed in lies on this day.
If he speaks the truth, his speech that seems to be true or false is more like a fool.
At first, people set the "time when you can lie" as "before the sun rises." Later, because normal people's work and rest schedules were inconsistent, it was gradually changed to before noon, that is, before the sun that illuminates the sky and the earth reaches its peak.
But later, people gradually forgot the name of the Fool.
Nowadays, the name "Fool" only exists in occult books and exists as a piece of mysterious knowledge. Only the inheritance of April Fool's Day is left in the world, but people have long forgotten who the lie was for.
However, the church was stuck in announcing the lifting of permanent neutrality in the morning of this day - if it had been another day, perhaps the controversy would not have been so big.
People were arguing fiercely, but they didn't know whether what they said was true or false.
——Or maybe people already knew the truth from the beginning, but some people wanted it to be false.
In Avalon, people are not too worried about this. On the contrary, many people regard it as a talking point - after all, everyone knows that the pope of this generation is an Avalonian, or their minister.
He is about to become their prince!
This is one of our own!
When the shackles are taken off and the chains are removed, isn't that a happy event?
But in Star Antimony today, this news has caused intense confusion——
At this moment, the Children of the Moon in the Red Keep gathered together.
The first Red Chancellor Peng Bonazzi is dead, and now the leader of the Children of the Moon naturally becomes Queen Louise.
She is a powerful enough Moon Child, and now she is the power agent of the orthodox royal family - Valentine VII is her husband, Valentine VIII is her child, and no one from other royal families has jumped out to inherit the throne.
Under such circumstances, it was natural for her to come to help the "bedridden" Valentine VIII act as an acting official.
When they heard that the Theocracy had lifted its neutrality, their first reaction was—could this be aimed at them?
"Don't worry."
Louise's face was gloomy, but her mood was quite stable: "According to the rules of the Theocracy, ours is a power change within the country... Our father is Pomponazzi. He himself is one of the founders of Star Antimony.
He is not an outsider in any sense."
"...But the problem is," a young Moon Child asked cautiously, "The current Pope is Aiwass Moriarty, right? As a human being, will he really follow the traditions of the Theocracy?"
"—He must follow."
A middle-aged man who looked to be about forty or fifty years old spoke with a strong tone - he was General Lister, who was also the Minister of the Navy of Star Antimony.
Because of the special characteristics of the Children of the Moon, when they control the upper echelons of a country, they often try to give priority to controlling their navy. If the navy is not firmly in their hands, they will easily be vulnerable to the weakness of "moving water"
Trapped somewhere, or drowned in the sea. Therefore, the person controlling the ship must be one of their own.
Before Minister List became a Son of the Moon, he had been sent to the Theocracy for more than ten years. He could be said to be an expert in the Theocracy among them among the Children of the Moon.
"The elves in the Theocracy are not saints without desires. Their cardinals are also divided into several factions, and one of them rigidly follows all traditions, and this faction is almost the loudest.
"And Aiwass is just a substitute pope. He is not the real pope... According to the Pure White Saint, she will succeed the pope before the end of the year. In other words, he is just a transitional one. In this case,
The Theocracy will not let him have too much power."
"Is it possible," Louise modestly asked General Lister, "that the founding of the Eternal Theocracy was not led by Pope Moriarty?"
"This possibility exists, but it is not very likely."
The Minister of the Navy shook his head and said seriously: "It's just like what I said - because the opinions within the Theocracy are always divided, so if it is a 'unanimous' resolution, there must be external forces involved to interfere with those cardinals
their thoughts.
"The cardinals of the Theocracy are all stubborn freaks. Everyone is as weird as a dark figure. There is no possibility of compromise on issues of principle. Even the Pope's orders may not be implemented. So.
If they can pass collectively, something must have happened.
"I think that first of all, we can rule out the possibility that they founded the country to interfere with the situation in Star Antimony. In the final analysis, the situation in Star Antimony is just a small fight... We have not even started a civil war. Although the Ministry of War has surrendered to the Academy
, but they didn’t attack us either, right?
"In the long lives of the elves, there have been many more serious things than this. For the elves, the current chaos in Star Antimony is not even worth sending out paladins for mediation - otherwise, if the Theocracy has clearly expressed
"I don't want you to keep fighting", do you think we will continue to fight like this?"
"...That's definitely not the case."
Louise was a little embarrassed, but she still nodded and admitted.
I have to say that if the Theocracy really put pressure on them... they might be really cowardly.
They have always believed that Pomponazzi was the first person under the Pope. But after all, he was the first person "under the Pope". Not to mention, Pomponazzi is no longer here.
And the person who killed Pomponazzi is in Star Antimony - if the Theocracy puts pressure, they can really take advantage of it.
That way, at least they can retain their influence and power.
Because they never failed, they just succumbed to the pressure of the Theocracy...
But who can withstand the pressure of the Theocracy?
Then people will understand them.
But if they were really run over by the Theocracy, the situation would be completely different.
Fortunately, after General List's analysis, he has basically been able to rule out this situation...
Louise also breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the worst case scenario of "The Theocracy intends to directly intervene in the Star Antimony situation" can be ruled out, then other scenarios are actually acceptable.
The other side.
The War Department's attitude towards this is quite serious.
They have a completely different understanding of this than the Children of the Moon.
——The Theocracy is here for them!
And they also gave the reason——
"Tell me," Master Walter said with a serious face, "who leaked it.
"About...the secret of the Ring of Ouronomy ritual."