It's neither hoarse nor crisp...it's a voice that matches the impression given by St. Peter and gives people a sense of calmness.
But the moment the sound sounded.
Those words were like sharp blades and speeding magic bullets, shooting into the hearts of everyone present.
And they have carved a deep track on the road of "destiny" that they have not yet experienced. If there is no other influence, they will naturally fall into this changed future.
Executives and dignitaries from various countries, saints and gods, as well as the group of players who have the best relationship with Annan——
And destiny is a treacherous road.
As the controller of the Book of Heavenly Chariots, Annan clearly felt that the fate of all those who heard St. Peter's words had an extra line between them and himself.
The newly condensed threads of fate are linked to each other, forming a dense spider web.
Of course, this power is not used to affect Annan's own destiny.
——Even the power of a saint cannot change Annan's "destiny". Because destiny is a treacherous wheel, Annan has absolute suppression and priority in this field.
In fact, although St. Peter's words were spoken to Annan...but in fact, the fate of all the guests who heard these words and came to the wedding were changed. The overflowing power of truth will also be borrowed from
This spreads out, along the network of relationships between people, until it changes the entire world.
Just saying one word changed the future of the entire world in an instant.
Even by the standards of a saint, this power is too powerful...
"...Is this the reason why you haven't spoken for more than one hundred and twenty years?"
Annan's tone subconsciously became more respectful.
But this "silent man" just returned to silence again, lowering his eyes without saying a word.
His appearance began to age at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His appearance, which was originally in his early twenties, turned twenty or thirty years older in the blink of an eye. Clear crow's feet appeared at the corners of his eyes, and shallow nasolabial folds appeared on his face. His originally clear pupils also began to become cloudy.
He didn't express his position, argue, or explain. He just nodded slightly to Annan, then silently retreated to a corner and sat down. It was as if the scene where he was talking just now was just an illusion.
"You guessed it right, Annan."
What Annan didn't expect was that the person who answered his question was actually the old grandmother standing aside.
She sighed softly: "This is the reason why Peter has been silent for a whole hundred and twenty years.
"He is accumulating his own strength - using the power of 'honesty' that has lasted for one hundred and twenty years for the most critical moment."
"What does 'Honest Skull' really mean?"
Annan asked in a low voice.
He also knew the experience of this "silent man".
Ever since Pope Peter received the Holy Relics one hundred and twenty years ago, he has fallen into silence.
During these more than a hundred years, he never spoke, never expressed his views, and never entertained. He never prayed in front of others, and he never held any religious activities. No one even saw him celebrating festivals and his own birthday.
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"He is not completely 'silent', he has become a pure mute."
The old grandmother explained: "In the Purity Hall and at the Cardinals' meeting in Bode, he would still express his position - for example, when his clerk summarized the meeting and asked him 'Do you agree?'
, he would always give a brief answer of 'good' or 'not yet'.
"He can still listen and express his opinion on the matter - not what to think about it, but what they should do about it. Other than that, he doesn't jump to conclusions about anything.
"This is precisely because the power of [honesty] contained in the Honest Skull can easily reverse the past and the future.
"However, there is no second option to 'honesty'. Even if there is the slightest falsehood or the slightest malice, it cannot be called honesty - the so-called [honesty], under the requirements of the Holy Skeleton, means that his behavior must be
It is to truly express one's heart on the premise of being loyal to a good heart.
"The sacred contract he announced is [I will never speak untruths]. This is why those ignorant people ridiculed him as the 'Silent Saint'..."
The old grandmother said softly: "But in fact, anything he said can only be regarded as the truth.
"Because for him, there is only one possibility for everything he says, and that is [the truth]. Even lies can come true...the price is his own soul.
"The 'skull' is the part related to the eyes, expression, tongue, teeth, and brain. This holy skeleton can be activated at the cost of igniting his soul, continuously consuming the power of liquid truth accumulated in his brain, and changing the past.
The fate of history and the future. As long as it is not the reality 'in front of you', but the 'past' and 'future' that have not yet been noticed, everything can become reality as he wishes.
"It can be said that this is a similar ability to the 'Fourth History Theory'. But the Fourth History Theory describes the history of imaginary numbers - the Fourth History, and he can directly enter the Fourth History to modify the previous paragraphs of the First History
with the backend.
"This seems to be omnipotent and can modify everything. If you accumulate enough power, you can even use it to obliterate younger gods - gods are creatures that exist in the second history. Even if you use the time paradox, you can
It cannot be erased. But [Honest Skull] can do it.
"This is also the reason why the first generation of honest saints realized that they would never become gods. But the skull of honesty also has a huge limit - that is the restriction imposed by the honest saint himself. That is the reason why this generation of saints, every time
When using this ability, you don't know whether you can successfully complete the reversal, nor do you know what the past and future will look like after you have reversed it.
"If the reversal is successful, people will not realize that he has lied at all. But if the truth and soul he has stored are not enough to complete the reversal, then this act of distorting history and the future will fail.
"But this failure will not cause him to die immediately. It will cause the part of the past and future that he reversed to make an irreconcilable mistake.
"If he said, 'The Elf Empire does not exist,' then people would no longer be able to dig up any evidence to prove the existence of the Elf Empire, and everyone who remembers the Elf Empire would forget it.
"But if people realize through logical means, without relying on direct evidence, that there are any errors in this blank history...then his words will become exposed lies. There is no need to make it public, as long as someone has a clear awareness
If what he said was a lie and there was evidence, then Peter would die for violating the holy covenant.
"Similarly, if the power he has accumulated is not enough to complete this lie, then there will still be some people whose memories cannot be erased, and some records and relics cannot be erased. If this lie is discovered, it will be more likely to be exposed.
.He will also be more likely to die for violating the sacred covenant."
——The moment when Saint Peter obtained the [Skull of Honesty].
Peter realized the horror of this power.
He must not use this power at will, because it will bring huge chaos. A bad lie will be covered up with more lies... Either tell a big lie that cannot be falsified, or never lie at all.
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But Peter believed that using this power to modify the past would require more effort than changing the future.
So, if he wants to use this power to do something, it is to erase a certain mistake or lead to a certain future at an important node related to the survival of the world.
Even if the power he has accumulated is not enough to completely and completely complete this lie... but as long as he completes part of it, it will be relieved.
——That's something only he can do.
Because of this, he made up his mind to never use the holy bones unless necessary.
Not only that... he must also ensure his own survival. Because he doesn't know what kind of tatters the world will become if this holy skeleton falls into the hands of evil people.
It can even be said that as long as this holy skeleton is not used for evil, he is already protecting the world.
Therefore, even though he was insulted and ridiculed by people, Peter never thought of defending himself.
He never thought about proving anything for himself, nor did he give any explanation for it... Only a very small number of ancients knew what he was carrying.
Even as a righteous god, the old grandmother had respect for St. Peter's perseverance.
"Speechless" does not just mean being mute. It is different from the result of the "vow of silence" of the monk.
Woo woo ya ya, gesticulating, using some code or simply writing words, it is actually no different from speaking.
If you want to truly ensure that you "never say anything untrue" to store the power of the law of cause and effect, you must not even have any "polite" greetings, wishes, or remembrances.
This means that he is completely isolated from human society.
For this moment, to say such a sentence here, Peter had been waiting for a full one hundred and twenty years.
One hundred and twenty years of loneliness.
It's not just being in a deserted place.
But living in a busy city, high above the parliament... Even though everyone is looking at him, everyone can contact him, and he can see everything, hear everything, and feel everything, he still has to
Choose silence that has no reason and can never be explained.
He has no relatives, no friends, no lover, no children, and no reliable successor who can shoulder this mission.
The grandsons of his old friends have all aged and died. This world is no longer familiar to him——
But he is still guarding the world, even if no one can understand him.
Even if no one will ever "overturn the verdict" for him...because the next generation of honest saints will still keep the secret for this reason.
The ability of this nearly omnipotent wish machine must never be known to mortals.
Because in this world, almost everyone has "regret". Everyone hopes that something in the past "will not happen", but even if the soul of an honest saint is burned out, he cannot change all "personal tragedies".
He simply doesn't have that kind of power.
He also has no idea whether erasing a certain nail from a certain time in the past will lead to the demise of a certain empire. Even the best prophets and wizards cannot bet that they can grasp the mystery of time with incomparable clarity.
Therefore, the best way...is to change nothing until a real, irreversible disaster strikes.
It's like a complex machine that no one fully understands.
If it still works, don't try to repair it. Because no one knows whether it will become worse after repair.
And destiny is the most complex machine.
As long as he doesn't change anything or say anything, he is already protecting the world.
At this moment, Annan raised his head and looked at the aging Peter.
Peter happened to sit down and raised his head. He saw Annan looking over.
The two saints looked at each other, without even nodding, and politely parted their gazes.
But the corners of their mouths were slightly raised.
They also realized that the other party had understood their thoughts:
——I have done my best, and the rest will be left to you.
--as you wish.
I will bring back real hope.
Annan was stunned for a while.
Then he clapped his hands to draw people's attention from the "silent man" to himself.
"Everyone, Kafni and I's wedding is about to begin."
Annan made a gentle voice: "Dear distinguished guests, you may wish to take your seats."