After the two eldest princesses sat down, Cohen also sat down, glanced at her, and said softly: "Get up."
He did not declare to whom he was speaking, but everyone watching the ceremony knew it and responded loudly: "We are terrified! I obey the order!"
Then he got up cautiously and sat down quietly, for fear of making any noise and being criticized.
Nizam on the side also stood up and walked a few steps to Cohen. After saluting, he stood in front of a small platform and reopened the sterling silver book. By this time, everyone understood what Nizam was talking about.
In the role he plays, he is the spokesperson of the Supreme Being, and everything he expresses has been approved by the Supreme Being.
"I, Cohen Keda, was born in June of the year 2215 in the Holy Calendar, in the capital of the Dark Moon Province..." Nizam raised his eyes from the book, his tone became calmer, and his temperament became much more refined: "
Keda, my last name, like all young people, I swear not to bring shame to it; Cohen, my name, I love it like life, I give it unique charm and meaning..."
This is probably the most unusual faith experience. In the past, anyone who had anything to do with faith would try their best to get rid of secular relationships, because it was a kind of bondage.
His voice carried the thoughts of hundreds of thousands of people in the audience, flashing back to the ups and downs of the past: "Time flies by, and time is long. The former noble candidate has become a governor, an emperor, and is in charge of the most powerful and powerful society.
Empire, Sbia!"
There was silence in the square. Everyone was watching, listening, thinking, and looking back together at that magnificent history of imperial struggle!
"War, misery, victory, parting. I saw, I experienced, I wondered... I once thought that when the Dark Province and the Sibia Empire were strong enough, my people would no longer be accompanied by misfortune.
But it backfired and I finally realized it was a delusion."
Nizam continued: "Who is born as a human and has never had doubts? And what is special about me is that as long as I have doubts, I have to find the answer! No matter who it is, as long as he blocks my way to seek the truth, I will bear it.
The anger - many people and empires were destroyed because of this reason. Neither I nor they were aware of this reason at the time, and when we woke up, everything was history."
"I have not apologized to them so far, and I never will in the future. This is not a situation caused by personal love and hate, but the result of the accumulation of love and hate by millions of people. I am not fundamentally different from them. Even if the roles are reversed, we still have nothing to say.
It doesn't matter who is righteous or evil - fighting for survival always seems justified. I am the emperor, I am the most powerful emperor! But I can't stop this kind of thing!"
"Are humans born to kill?"
"I understand that any human being is heading towards death step by step from the time he is born. For the sake of his own continuation, human beings greedily devour everything around them and even kill each other. When the grassland is broad enough, the sheep can
Live leisurely, but no matter how rich humans are, they will always be hungry. No race is like humans, which builds itself on large tracts of death." Nizam asked again: "But are humans born to kill?"
"If it is, human beings should not have grief and tears; if not, human beings should not have bloodthirsty desires; we can evade it and say that human beings are a race with complex personalities and all this is a coincidence. But this reason is not convincing in any way.
As long as you have integrity, you will know that this is not the final answer." At this point, Nizam paused briefly: "But what is the answer?"
People were waiting quietly, waiting for Nizam to tell the answer. Because this kind of question is not something ordinary people are qualified to think about or answer, and it is probably closely related to the establishment of new beliefs.
"If killing and strife are not the ultimate goal, then why do we kill? Is it justice?"
"Those who fight for survival are justified. Why? Because he believes that he is just!" Nizam said slowly: "We can agree that survival is indeed the most fundamental justice; survival is the basic principle that cannot be violated by everyone.
Rights. But when you pick up a sword to gain survival, isn't it an offense to the survival of others? What's more, there are very few such simple justices. Greed and nastiness are hidden under the shield of survival, allowing the reasons for justice to overflow.
.”
"Some people say that strength is justice - from this perspective, Sibia is lucky because he is strong enough. The winner will always be the judge in the judgment of justice and evil. But the world is in motion. Ten years later, twenty
Years from now, when the powerful become decayed and the more powerful are about to take their place, can you turn to believe in the latecomers as justice? Look at your history, justice is taken off at any time like a prostitute's underwear and then replaced at any time.
Put it back on!"
“Who points to justice?”
"Who preserves humanity?"
Leaving behind the shocking question, Nizam closed the book again with a "pop" sound, lowered his eyes, and fell silent.
Leiden, who was in the audience seat, began to panic at this time, because he knew very well that this scene did not exist in the ceremony process. In other words, from this point on, the ceremony no longer followed the plan approved by the gods and demons - caused by
As a result, everyone including Cohen may die without a burial!
But while he was mourning in his heart, Layton was looking forward to it. What would Cohen say next?
Nitzan's silence focused the attention of the audience on Cohen. Of course, this included the eldest princess of the gods and demons, but the eldest princesses of the two clans did not look at Cohen with that "natural" look, but with other eyes.
A look that contains surprise and sullenness, which is clearly warning the person involved: "If you go back on your word, give me a satisfactory explanation!"
Cohen stood up, took two more steps forward, then looked at the closed book and smiled lightly: "Does this book have a name?"
"Back to the top, yes!" Nizam raised his head and replied: "The diary written by the seventeenth emperor of the Sibia Empire! Also known as 'Xinlu'!"
"It turns out to be a diary." Cohen's eyes swept over the two eldest princesses, and the meaning was self-evident. Although this can be regarded as an explanation, it is fair to say that this is too rogue. Fortunately, the other party refused to lower himself, otherwise this
It was enough to cause enough noise for two days.
"These two questions are interesting. What are the answers? Read on."
"Back to the top, there are no answers to these questions." Nitzan answered seriously, as if he really didn't know that the seventeenth emperor of the Sbia Empire was the man in front of him: "This is the end of the diary, there is no more word.
.”
"There is no answer in the diary?" Cohen pondered for a moment: "It doesn't matter, there are so many people in the square, there must be someone who can answer and ask questions."
"Yes!" Nizam turned around and shouted: "Of all of you present, who can answer these two questions?"
Amid the rumbling echoes, all the spectators remained silent, pretending to be holding their breath and concentrating. No one sitting here is a fool. How could they come forward to answer such self-asking questions? Even if someone is sitting here, they are not fools.
If you want to be in the limelight, you have to consider whether you have the qualifications in this situation. Otherwise, if you don't grab the limelight, you may be beaten to ashes!
"It's a pity that no one knows how to do it." Before Nitzan could convey it, Cohen sighed softly and turned his attention to the two eldest princesses: "Your Highnesses, can you help me clear up my doubts?"
"Simple." The eldest princess of the God Clan met Cohen's gaze and said coldly: "I am justice."
Her Royal Highness Liruta's answer cannot be considered wrong, nor can it be considered arrogant. If we really want to investigate, this answer is relatively conservative. After all, no one can ignore the ability of the Light God Clan. But after she said these words, everyone
At least one-tenth of the people watching the ceremony snorted in their hearts, and there were also quite a few people with pouty lips. Strength is justice. This argument was ridiculed just now. I don’t know if the eldest princess expressed disdain or was too lazy to pay attention.
.
"It can be seen that the righteousness of the superior tribe is young, beautiful and full of vitality." Without leaving Princess Liretta a chance to get angry, Cohen turned to look at the demon princess: "So, regarding this issue, what does Your Highness Emine have to say?
Advice?"
His attitude was very sincere and persistent, and it was almost impossible to refuse. But Princess Emine clearly remembered that when she was not the eldest princess, in the ruins of the palace in the capital of a certain country, Cohen also asked with a similar attitude.
Question. Any careless and perfunctory answer will have serious consequences.
Although Cohen is not in that abnormal state now, the reason why the lesson is a lesson is that it can serve as a warning to others.
"Such a question is not suitable for me to answer, because I am a member of the Dark Demon Clan and have an established position, so the answer I give will not be enlightening for you." Emine smiled: "However, I can
Relay your questions to the Dark Lord."
"Don't bother. As His Highness said, answers from different standpoints are not enlightening." Cohen nodded: "It's better to leave your own problems to yourself."
While speaking, Cohen took a few steps forward and looked around the seating area.
The spectators looked at the Supreme Being excitedly. This was obviously not just for worship, they were also looking forward to the truth that the Supreme Being would preach. Of course, the truth is eternal, but the one who is willing to explain the truth in such an easy-to-understand manner is the Supreme Being, and only today.
!
Then, Cohen slowly spoke.
"As you have heard, I have already got the answers to some questions; but some questions are still confusing me." Facing the audience, Cohen looked as relaxed as if he was reminiscing with friends: "Throw it aside.
The wishes of the gods do not talk about their views on human beings. I am only talking about human beings now. Human beings pay a lot of things in exchange for faith. Why is this?"
"You are willing to travel across mountains and rivers to worship in temples; you are willing to give money and food rations to make offerings; you are even willing to give everything you have to be trampled by unscrupulous priests... Why is all this?" Cohen paused before answering: "Because
You are pursuing something that is missing in your body and even in your life! Without this thing, you would be like duckweeds even if you were alive. You don’t know where you came from, what you are doing, and where you are going!”
Scholars' pens fly because Cohen points out what humanity lacks, which is the first step in claiming a new faith.
"I know that you will have dissatisfaction and doubts in your heart, because I will not give you wealth, nor will I give you cheap security. It doesn't matter, I have no shortage of believers, and the new faith I want to establish is free to come and go. But, faith
It’s not authority, it’s not interest. What you believe in and what you don’t agree with will become the road sign of your life. It will guide your every behavior and every belief. When you choose it, it will become the imprint of your soul.
For the country and the regime, you can choose to betray it and then surrender to it. But for faith, you only have one chance to choose. Those who want to speculate on faith should get as far away as possible."
His voice was generally gentle, but when he said "get out", his intimidating power was many times more powerful than Nizam's.
"Some faiths allow you to repent and spend a sum of money to restore your membership. You can claim that you have been deceived and get the opportunity to change the people you serve. But I! I tell you clearly what your new faith is. When you
When I choose to refuse, I choose to break up forever." Cohen smiled: "Compared to the compassionate superiors, I am very cruel. A cruel guy has to establish a new belief now, but this is another characteristic of me.
, that means I am more generous than others!"
"My generosity does not consist in giving you bread, nor does it consist in giving you a house, but in giving you the most basic and at the same time the most noble things. For this reason, I can share my thoughts with you and teach you my experience.
.But this is not the point, but only a means to achieve the ultimate goal. Just like human killing, this behavior is not the goal, why killing is."
Although this statement is still a bit specious, it is quite straightforward compared to the declaration of gods and demons. At least Cohen explained what he will not give - but no one has ever seen such an opening statement that starts with "no"!
"But when it comes to means, I found an interesting and terrible phenomenon." At this point, Cohen nodded to Nitzan, who trotted to a huge sculpture covered with cloth, pulled the hanging rope, and the curtain slowly fell, mysteriously
The statue revealed its true appearance - a golden full-length human figure, holding a staff in his right hand and a scroll in his left hand, with angry eyes and head raised.
This is the statue of the God of Dharma! He is a rare god who is independent of gods and demons but is universally recognized by the entire continent.
The God of Magic has no unique attributes, no palace, no servants, no inheritance, and no miracles... His appearance was originally to fill in the origin of magic, but with the popularity of magic, this low-end god who originally had many images
It has expanded its influence and has even become a legal existence that is accepted by gods and demons, but it has not given a specific positioning and level.
Currently, both the temple and the demon temple swear that the Dharma God belongs to their camp.
But in fact, the God of Magic is a completely fabricated god. There is no such god in history who teaches the secrets of magic to humans. Regarding this, interested people can find ironclad evidence in many classics. Because in the ancient books of elves, dwarves and other foreign races,
, not only recorded the birth of the Dharma God, but also recorded the process of his sublimation by people... Because foreign races have their own traditional beliefs, it is difficult for foreign gods to have a market, and there is no suspicion of blasphemy in such a record.
But the influence of magic is everywhere. Over time, the influence of the God of Law has offset the doubts. Coupled with the acquiescence of the gods, demons and the two temples, people intentionally or unintentionally ignore the facts. Even among the magician class, they swore in the name of the God of Law for a time.
Very popular...Now, the statue of Dharma God appears in the third faith ceremony, and appears in the first position. What does this mean?
While everyone was racking their brains, Cohen calmly sat back on his chair, and another book made of gold came into view - in just a blink of an eye, it appeared in Nizam's hand. So everyone knew
, Priest Rongguang has to read the diary on behalf of the Supreme again, uh, or that should be called a code!
"What is magic? Maybe a thousand people have a thousand explanations. It can be a ladder for promotion, it can be a sword in battle, scholars even say it is a catalyst for thoughts, a rainbow bridge in dreams..." Hold your head high
Looking at the splendid statues in the square, Nizam said in a sighing tone: "These statements are actually correct. And the interesting thing is this. Human beings do not worship or believe in promotion, struggle, thoughts, and the essence of dreams.
Worship and believe in magic."
"Means, methods - human beings can like it, study and explore it, but if they regard it as faith, what is the difference between worshiping a hoe, a pen, and a copper plate? You really have to pray to these things
, repent? Yes, you may do it, but I never believe that you have piety in your heart!"
"The God of Dharma is in trouble!" This is the subconscious thought of many people. (To be continued)