quicksilver blood

Chapter 478 The So-Called Enemy

Xi La opened her mouth and was speechless for a moment.

Cold fear stuck in his throat, and Xi La rarely felt the disgusting feeling of malice entangled in his body.

"Why do you want to do this?"

He blinked in disbelief and asked, "The Kalar people didn't do anything wrong - no matter what the druids did, it had nothing to do with them?"

"It's time to ask those gods."

Claudia sneered and shrugged: "The reason they gave was to prevent problems before they happen."

"...prevention? Okay. Precautions..."

Xi La repeated the word slowly, twitching the corner of her mouth, almost laughing out loud.

"In fact, the reasons given by the gods are quite reasonable."

Claudia stared at Sira with her pure blue pupils: "According to the 'credible' news from Titan's intelligence department, and the personal confirmation of the two gods Connie and Nix...we can be sure , Karal's Southern Wind Ring School, all members are demon believers."

In an instant, Xila's pupils shrank to the limit.

Demon—the last time he heard the word used as a noun was when he was a teenager in seminary.

This world has been without demons for a long time.Nowadays, quite a few people confuse demons with demons, but Sira believes that Claudia will not make such a simple and childish mistake.

"Demon...? No, wait, how did they confirm?"

But after a brief moment of surprise, Xila immediately realized the problem: "Whether it's Keni or Nix, neither of them has a field related to truth and true knowledge."

"And," Xi La snorted coldly, "When will mortals be able to recognize demons? If Titan's intelligence department can identify demons, what do we priests do?"

"That's the problem."

Claudia sighed and threw a black linen cloak to Xiela: "You put it on first...and continue the topic. The two gods declared in the council that the power of the druid is actually From the demon god below the wall of Gaia, and the druids are trying to subvert the whole world—"

"So, they all believed it?"

"They can't help but believe it. Because they can't cure the plague of Karar no matter what - not even the Pope of Kelanvor or the Supreme Bishop of Tire can take action."

"... Guderian?!"

Xila's voice suddenly caught in her throat.

After getting Claudia's affirmation, Xi La suddenly understood why the gods wanted to frame Karal at all costs.

As the cardinal of Tire, he had a better understanding of the seriousness of this kind of thing - he knew very well what it meant to be plagued by a plague that even a god could not remove.

——That was a shake of the authority of the gods.

Before he came into contact with the great power of his mentor, he also wholeheartedly believed in Tire's greatness and omnipotence.Almost all priests and templars are like this, they may also do a little bit of corruption, but they also respect the gods.

Because they all know that God is real.Blasphemy is something that only a lunatic like Marco would do.

That is far more serious than disobedience to the king, it can be said that it can only bring death.

And if people know that gods are not omnipotent and that gods' power has limits, and they truly see and come into contact with that fact, the reputation of gods will collapse instantly.

At that time, Xi La can almost predict that the whole world will fall into unprecedented chaos.

All kinds of cultists will appear.Doomsdayists and atheists will spring up and preach their fallacies in cities everywhere.All kinds of artificially created false gods will also appear and claim the throne as kings.

And wizards and witches will undoubtedly become the most superior existence in this chaotic world—since the gods are belittled and priests become low-spirited liars, as the greatest enemies of God, they will become brave men who overthrow the old and corrupt rule And be believed by people.

Just thinking about it, Xi La can imagine how terrible and dark the world will be when people's beliefs are broken.

To avoid such a catastrophe, the gods need a reason, a target, an enemy.

A reason to explain why divine power is useless, a target that bears all the infamy and crimes and gathers the hatred of all those who don’t know the truth, an enemy that all believers must concentrate on fighting, and have no time to think about it.

Sure enough, Claudia continued: "It is mentioned in the decree of the gods that the druids are behind the catastrophe of Falaro and the terrible plague that started from Caral and spread rapidly." Mischief."

"Even at the meeting, the Pope of Kelanvor stated that the reason why the priests of the gods could not drive away these plagues was because the druids had stolen their divine power through mysterious sacrilegious rituals. Only by removing all those who participated in the sacrilegious rituals Only by purifying all the druids can the plague be lifted."

Claudia sighed.

Xila's hand immediately clenched, and her nails almost pierced into the flesh.

His face was gloomy, and a thick haze was cast in his emerald green pupils.

"Nonsense! There is no such ceremony!"

Xi La replied firmly: "If you don't believe in the gods, you can't hold any rituals related to divine power. Because their souls are completely different from the gods, even if the gods want to inject divine power, they can't do it at all."

"However, ordinary cardinals have not been exposed to divine power. Naturally, they do not know the truth - and those who know the truth have been warned by their own gods not to cause trouble for the sake of the overall situation. If you do not want to participate in the deception, just remain silent. After all, the final result of the meeting has already been decided long ago, and what is missing is only a process. If you can achieve the cardinal's goal, you can't even see this clearly..."

As Claudia spoke, she stood up and walked to the door, opened the door, and invited in the old lady who was staring at Sira.

She said meaningfully to Xila: "As for what you want to know about the 'crow' and the residents here, just ask her alone... I have to treat those poor children, so I won't accompany you. is you."

Meanwhile, Roland and Gaharad had returned to the Dome Cathedral.

When Roland pushed open the top door, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"Why are you here, Guderian?"

Roland had a solemn expression and a dignified voice: "I should have said that no matter what happens, you are not allowed to enter the top floor."

"But you also said that you are going to retreat here..."

Guderian lowered his head and said in a low voice while praying like the icon of Tyre, which had lost its light.

Roland ignored him.He just walked forward on his own, knelt side by side with Guderian, closed his eyes and prayed silently to the icon.Behind Roland, the shadow of the heroic spirit in silver armor was looming, staring closely at Guderian.

After finishing a long prayer, Roland said slowly, "I don't think the Pope needs a supreme bishop who is his enemy."

Guderian also did not turn his head to look at Roland.

"And I think... we might need a pope who doesn't believe in Tyre."

He stared straight at the icon of Tyre, who had lost its light, and said softly.

(End of this chapter)