Chapter 1138 (1/2)
”Who are we?”
When the little priest lectured for Loren, his mind always echoed the voice of aging, fatigue, but incomparably persistent.
That's... The voice of Archbishop innocent.
”Loren, this is a question that every church member will be asked by the Archbishop when he comes into contact with the old Sutra, and most of the answers can't satisfy Lord innocent.” Weber whispered. His crooning voice and slightly empty eyes even mistook the dark haired wizard for saying to himself:
”Man? Creature? Missionary? Leader? Shepherd? Humble servant, church member? Noble? Noble... For so many years, Archbishop innocent has never heard an answer that makes him happy.”
”Well, then finally one day, a young man stood up and said the answer he wanted when he was most disappointed.”
Shaking his head, Isaac pointed his index finger at the little priest: ”and that young man is you, right... The standard opening of genius, such as me.”
Facing the ridicule of his friends, the little priest just smiled modestly.
”No, it's not me,” Webb whispered, scratching his head with embarrassment. ”Because as his personal deacon, I've been serving him all the time... He knows I know what he thinks, so he'll never ask me this question.”
”In the heart of bishop innocent, we are executors - the Holy Cross Church is a prop, and we are an integral part of this prop. Let it play its due effect and role, implement the proverbs left by each Holy Cross in the old Sutra, and make the proverbs become a 'prophecy' that will become a reality.”
”Prophecy?” the dark haired wizard raised his eyebrows.
”Yes, prophecy... In fact, this is basically most of the content recorded in the old scripture - the church has been trying to do this for 13 generations, although there are still differences.” Weber nodded:
”For example, in the old Sutra, there are records about the fall of evil gods and the establishment of similar empires. It is mentioned that the church will become the pillar of faith of the empire by killing evil gods and expelling evil objects. It is mentioned that it will encounter rebels and resist the counterattack of evil gods...”
”But in the end, the Holy Cross will save the world and make everyone's sincere and humble prayer a reality - to be honest, the content of the old Sutra is indeed something like a prophecy... No, it is more like a plan or plan, which lists in detail how to save the world.”
”The Archbishop thinks that the church is the executor of this' plan 'and has the obligation to carry out this plan?” the black haired wizard asked thoughtfully:
”Well... It's a little different from the church in my impression.”
”Indeed... In fact, I don't quite agree with the archbishop.” the little priest nodded to the point: ”although I once told the believers that as long as we are pious enough, the Holy Cross will bless our words, but...”
”Those who are saved should save themselves first; relying on the gods falling from the sky to turn the world into another shape, or forcibly let everyone accept the faith of the Holy Cross without hesitation and doubt... I don't think it will be saved.”
”Spreading doctrines, leading people to good, helping people around them as much as possible while improving their thoughts, so that they can be free from disease, hunger, greed and delusion, which is what a follower of the Holy Cross should do; if not, I also...”
With a slight meal, the little priest wanted to stop talking.
But Loren had guessed what he wanted to say... If not, he would not ”betray” the Archbishop who was kind to him and carry out what he thought was the right doctrine in Bain.
Isaac, who was also silent, winked at the dark haired wizard, saying that he had guessed that the genius ”educated” by Lina desallion had made remarkable progress in empathy.
Of course, that must be measured by Isaac, not the world average.
”In a word, as Isaac said, we must understand the content of the old Sutra with your understanding - it is like a document or plan, which lists a very detailed plan to 'save the world', which has been implemented by the Holy Cross Church so far.”
”The 13th generation, even the years before the era of the ancient Saxophone Kingdom, are not like this.” looking at Loren solemnly, the little priest's expression pondered: ”as for what the Holy Cross is... That's the Holy Cross.”
”There is no metaphor, no description - he is not omniscient, not the creator, not another existence, no higher or lower than us, not a conspirator who secretly observes the world, not a preacher who saves the world, he... Is the Holy Cross.”
”I know that many believers regard the Holy Cross as an omnipotent God, and even many priests think so, but...” close the corners of his mouth, Weber shook his head: ”he is not. Even one of the 76 letters is used to express the Holy Cross, which is enough to explain everything.”
”He is the Holy Cross, and only the Holy Cross. In addition, there are no nouns and adjectives to express his existence.”
”So before you begin to master the old Sutra, Loren, you must first understand this, which is very important. In addition... I know that many wizards have certain prejudices against the Holy Cross, so if you have any questions, just reserve your opinions. Don't worry, I won't ask you to change your point of view in order to make you believe in religion.”
The earnest little priest was completely unaware of the embarrassing expression of the black haired wizard looking at Isaac.
They knew what the Holy Cross was... A long time ago.
”... he is brand-new, can contain other evil gods into himself, and achieve the level of 'omniscient and omnipotent' through continuous compatibility with other 'existence'...”
”... it is both 'order' and 'chaos' - it does not need an image. The nameless king governs the non-existent country and is above all sentient beings...”
”... no matter how it changes, obedience and awe always lurk in the soul of intelligent life; it was born in the depths of the soul from the beginning and will invade its heart at any time - all we have to do is wake it up through such a 'supreme and sacred' image...”
”... after deduction, we finally found the most appropriate way and gradually completed the research - according to our deduction, the 'civilian class' can completely give up resistance and even rule the world through systematic and procedural communication...”
”... the final code name of this study is called the Holy Cross...”
Really, it's been a long time.
The two who looked at each other moved their eyes to other directions.
”In the next few days of marching, I will teach you the proverbs I know about the old Sutra bit by bit; as for the meaning of each letter and the spelling of words and sentences, I will leave it to Isaac.”
As he picked up the parchment and water pipe pen and wrote something, the little priest said seriously: ”and we were almost just a second. Weber's expression suddenly became very solemn, like a noisy camp outside the tent
”Holy cross
My sword is your Scripture, and my blood is your praise
Please listen to my prayer
To blasphemers who do not believe in God
Lower the punishment... ”