"Is the judgment of the soul real?" Deirdre looked at the small stone in her hand and asked with dazed eyes: "Is there really a scale of good and evil after death to measure everything done in life?"
Todd and Rachel looked at each other and smiled in unison.
Todd said to Deirdre: "Those things you see in the soul space are all made up by me."
"But Sandra is indeed dead."
"That's the effect of the soul link ability. I used forced invasion to obliterate the consciousness of the linked person, that is, Sandra, but only if the other party's willpower is weak or is under a huge mental blow.
"
After explaining the cause of Sandra's death, Todd was absent-minded for a moment and said no more.
Rachel glanced at Todd, walked to him, leaned down gently, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Are you still obsessed with that dead person?"
"Sandra deserves it and should be deprived of the right to live." Todd looked at the woman in front of him and sighed: "But his death reminded me of two things."
"What two things?"
Todd raised his head slightly and looked at the roof: "First, he is not a born evil person. As a child and a teenager, he had the same conscience and justice. I have been thinking about what will change him after this."
Turned into a complete murderer?"
Rachel tilted her head and thought for a while, then gave her answer: "The devastation of war? The tragic death of relatives? The desire for revenge?"
After Todd heard this, he shook his head: "At first, I attributed his depravity to these reasons. But, if you think about it carefully, there is something hidden deeper that is the root cause of his falling into the abyss?"
Rachel asked in confusion: "What is hidden deeper?"
Todd frowned and thought for a while, but still didn't have a specific answer. Finally, he simply said: "I can't give a definite answer now..."
Rachel gently held Todd's hand: "In that case, why don't you think about it..."
Todd shook his head: "I can't help but pursue the answer behind it, because it involves the second thing."
Deirdre put down the stone in her hand and sat next to Todd. She looked at the latter with bright eyes: "What is the second thing?"
"You also saw the so-called soul trial in the soul space yesterday." Todd looked a little troubled and hesitant: "Do you think that trial was fair?"
Deirdre's eyes widened: "I think it's fair from beginning to end! This morning, people were still saying that the soul trial in the New God Realm has redressed all the injustices in the world, and they no longer have to worry about themselves.
His life may have been wrongly judged after his death!"
Rachel listened to Todd's words without saying anything, just quietly waiting for what the other person would say next.
"There is no absolute justice in this world."
Todd's words stunned the two women in front of him.
"Any judgment of others, or classification of good and evil behavior, is extremely subjective, even if the judge is God." Todd said while recalling last night's soul gathering: "
When I saw Sandra plunge the knife into the slaver's chest, for a moment I wanted to judge this action as evil. But after learning about the Ulster man's crime, I judged this action as good.
.”
Todd's words gave Deirdre and Rachel completely different expressions.
Deirdre was completely confused, but Rachel looked thoughtful.
"Sandra is indeed worthy of her death, but I am worried that if one day I use supernatural powers to judge whether a human being is guilty or not, errors and biases that should not occur will occur."
Rachel still didn't speak, but there were some indescribable emotions in her eyes when she looked at Todd; Deirdre was much more direct. She shook her head and said: "Why do you want to make things so complicated?
Bad people are bad people, and good people are good people. No matter what, that Sandroer did kill someone!"
Todd smiled and touched Deirdre's head, and said with a pun: "So, it is difficult to be a human being, but even more difficult to be a god."
Looking at Deirdre who looked unhappy, Rachel suddenly said: "We have already contacted the Holy Acropolis regarding matters there."
Todd raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Found the contact person?"
"Several people from the Alien Association have sent news that there are indeed traces of the Presbyterian Church's actions in the Holy Acropolis." Rachel glanced at Todd: "Although I want to advise you to give up the trip to the Holy Acropolis, but look
Get up and you won’t change your mind.”
Todd didn't say a word, just nodded slightly.
Rachel pursed her lips and took out a packet of paperwork from her pocket: "Here is an introduction to Fairchild, as well as some evidence of his slave trade. Before setting off, you'd better read it carefully. Also
, I have found a contact for you in the church, who will be responsible for covering you and assisting you in your actions."
"Connector? Who is it?"
"This man should not be unfamiliar to you. He is the messenger who issues the holy text of the Knights of Muxi, and he is also the chief deacon under Cardinal Yarborough - Tristan."
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Three days later in the evening, Todd, riding a griffon, landed in an uninhabited village about ten kilometers northwest of the Holy Acropolis.
Todd originally intended to fly with Rachel, but was severely rejected by the former. The reason given by the other party was that there were unfinished matters, but Todd felt that Rachel was just afraid of heights.
Todd, who watched Henry fly high into the sky at night and shape himself into the church deacon Fairchild, found the pre-arranged luggage and mount from a nearby abandoned warehouse.
He put on a loose black robe, put the string of Fairchild's silver crosses in his pocket around his neck, then mounted his horse and galloped away towards the gate of the Holy Acropolis.
Along the way, the road was overgrown with weeds on both sides, and sparkling white bones and ownerless debris could be seen everywhere.
Less than one kilometer away from the Holy Acropolis, Todd saw hundreds of people gathered around a huge bonfire outside the city wall, chanting prayers loudly.
A priest stood on the crate, holding a Bible in one hand and a cross in the other, shouting loudly: "Almighty and merciful Father! We humble servants, using your holy word as a precept, hunt and kill the world.
All the devils!"
Several wooden crosses were erected at the foot of the city wall. Following the priest's command, dozens of torches were thrown from the hands of onlookers, lighting the pyre beneath the crosses.
Not only adult men, but also the screams of several women and children could be heard coming from the raging fire.
"Alien species are the reason why the Father is angry with believers! They are the source of all misfortunes and disasters!" The priest raised his hands toward the sky: "Only by burning all the alien species, can the crops in the fields grow again, and will rain fall from the sky to irrigate the dry earth.
!”
Todd frowned and rode through the crowd.
These people from the Holy Acropolis had sunken eyes and were skinny. The long-term food shortage made it extremely difficult for them to walk. But in this scene, the priest's simple words of persuasion made these people's eyes...
There is no reason anymore, only religious fanaticism and paranoia.
"Burn the aliens!"
"Burn the aliens."
"Burn the alien species..."
Todd, with a serious look on his face, rode away far away. He could still smell the smell of burning flesh and blood in the air, and heard the crazy roars of those behind him.