Banner of the Evil God

Before the war broke out, Sui Xiong sent a priest to meet with a priest of the God of Nobility.

He didn't want to stage a bloody "blood flowing in the lower class, and wine clinking in the upper class" disgusting drama, but wanted to find out some things before they completely fell out.

Some... things that happened more than 40 years ago.

The place where the two priests met was a restaurant, which was quite high-end. There were private rooms inside, which were not big, suitable for five or six friends to eat and drink, or two or three people to talk about something in private.

Sui Xiong's priest arrived first. After he entered the door, he cut the legs of the stools in the room one by one without saying a word, leaving only one that was not cut short and moved it to the northwest corner of the room, took out a wooden sculpture of a jellyfish dyed green, and respectfully placed it on the table, then worshiped the statue devoutly, and then poured some wine on the table, and then stood solemnly in front of the statue, like a waiter, waiting for the other party to come.

After a while, the priest of the God of Nobility also came.

The style of this priest is completely different from that of the priest of the Void Mask. He wears a gorgeous embroidered brocade robe that is so gorgeous that people dare not approach him. The robe is densely covered with magic runes. If someone uses magic vision to look at it without knowing the consequences, dizziness is the least of it, and it is possible that he will be blinded directly. And he himself is fat and big-eared. You can tell at a glance that he lives a life of luxury. The chin with at least four or five layers of layers and the round and fat belly are filled with no one knows how much of the people's fat.

In comparison, the priest of the Void Mask is much simpler, wearing a linen shirt, a light armor, a long staff, and a small backpack. He looks like a traveler. Compared with the priest of the God of Nobility, he is really shabby to the extreme.

But in fact, these are all illusions. The priest of the God of Nobility is not a fat and useless person who lives a life of luxury, and the priest of the Void Mask is not a poor traveler. If necessary, any of them has the ability to match the regular army of 100 people without any loss. They can fight if they want to fight and leave if they want to leave.

High-level clergymen have such abilities.

As soon as the priest of the God of Nobility came in, he saw the priest of the Void Mask standing solemnly in front of the statue, and then noticed the stools with some legs cut off and the table spilled with wine, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

According to the rules, in a negotiation like theirs, the statues of the gods believed by both parties should be brought out for worship, to show that this is a sacred negotiation under the watchful eyes of the gods. But at this moment, in the whole room, except for the stools that were sawed off, there was only a table spilled with wine. No matter which one was suitable for worshipping the statue, it made him a little embarrassed.

But this priest was a high-level priest after all, and his brain was very smart. He thought of a way after a little thought.

He took out a silver seed from his storage belt, and then took out a container of holy water. He chose a clean empty bowl, filled it with holy water, put the seed in it, and chanted a spell. Then the seed took root, sprouted, and grew leaves in an instant. In just a moment, it had turned into a small silver tree. There was a depression in the crown of the tree, which was just enough for him to put the statue of the God of Nobility in it, and then prayed, and stood by.

But in this moment, he used magic tools and holy water to temporarily build a shrine.

At this time, it can be seen that the two churches have different backgrounds. The Void Mask Church is new and has talents, but lacks resources; the Noble God Church relies on the human pantheon and has a deep background, but its talents are relatively inferior.

Before the negotiation began, the two priests had already fought over the trivial matter of offering statues. Each had his own strengths and it was difficult to tell who would win.

After the statues of both sides were offered, the two priests did not speak, but there was a battle of divine thoughts in the void.

This is the two gods each sending down a trace of divine thoughts, attached to their respective statues, and starting negotiations.

Negotiations between high-level priests like this are mostly like this. They are just bearing witness and relaying it to church members and believers in the future. The real negotiators are the gods believed in by both parties.

The first to speak was the God of Nobles. He was too lazy to exchange pleasantries and asked Sui Xiong directly what he meant? Why did he contact him secretly when the two sides were about to fight?

Sui Xiong did not play tricks and explained his intentions honestly.

"About forty years ago, there was a Golden Tower City in the Mystic Tower Federation. There were both your followers and followers of the Knight God in the city, and the two sides were fighting endlessly. Because the followers of the Knight God were short of money, they gradually lost the upper hand. At this time, a big businessman contacted the Far Sea Trade Route, so the two sides set out together, but encountered the legendary sea monster 'Dark Tide' Timsar on the sea, and died in the sea together. And their families were persecuted by your church because they owed money for buying goods..." Sui Xiong briefly recounted that past event, and then asked, "I always feel that there is something strange behind this, what do you think?"

The God of Nobility smiled calmly: "There is nothing strange. The sea monster was lured here by my priest. In fact, even the voyage and the loan were planned by my priest."

"But didn't he die?"

"He died for preaching, and died gloriously." The God of Nobility said, "I have taken his soul to the Kingdom of God. For a priest, what's wrong with this way of death?"

Sui Xiong was completely sure at this point, nodded, and asked: "I want to ask another question. When the Eagle Kingdom was in civil strife, Prince Woods launched a rebellion and killed the king..."

"This matter was also promoted by my believers." The God of Nobility did not wait for him to finish, "But it is different from the matter you mentioned before. That matter was a plan they drew up and implemented by themselves, and they just reported it to me for approval. This matter was planned and promoted by me personally, and a legendary envoy was sent for it."

"Then why did you suddenly retreat after the great success and didn't get any benefits?" Sui Xiong was not surprised by his answer, but he was very curious about the subsequent development.

The God of Nobility was silent for a while, sighed deeply, and said nothing.

Sui Xiong waited for a long time, but still couldn't get an answer. He was puzzled and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you? Is this kind of thing worth keeping secret?"

"There's nothing to keep secret."

"Then why don't you say it?"

"Why do you have to ask?" The God of Nobility asked back, "What's the use of knowing this?"

Sui Xiong smiled and didn't answer.

What else can it be useful? It's nothing more than curiosity.

But now he is really a little puzzled, why the God of Nobility is unwilling to say it?

Could it be that... He can't say it? Or... He dare not say it?

Thinking of this, he was moved and asked: "Did someone order you to withdraw?"

The God of Nobles pretended to be dumb again.

Sui Xiong immediately confirmed his guess-as expected, when the God of Nobles successfully pushed Woods Igor to usurp the throne, he immediately launched a purge, originally wanting his church to occupy the Eagle Kingdom in one fell swoop. However, before the purge was completed and before he had time to reap the fruits of victory, he was ordered to withdraw by the Lord of Glory, and the result was a waste of effort and nothing was gained.

So, why did the Lord of Glory order Him to withdraw? Was it because he had a good relationship with the God of Knights? Or was it because of something else?

Sui Xiong was not sure, but he knew that he would not get any more information if he asked further.

After another silence, he said, "I have something else I want to talk to you about."

"What is it?"

"Don't you think your teachings are not perfect enough?" Sui Xiong hesitated, but still expressed his suggestion, "Noble status should be up and down, and the glory of ancestors cannot be used as capital for descendants to enjoy from generation to generation. If descendants are not capable, they should lose their noble status."

"Is it like what you did in the Northwest Republic?" The God of Nobility had obviously studied the aristocratic system of the Northwest Republic, and sneered and asked, "Turning the struggle of ancestors into mere honor? Then what is the meaning of people's bloodshed and struggle?"

"The struggle of ancestors is not for the success of descendants. Being the object of struggle!"

"Who would work so hard if not for being the superior? Who would care so much about the country and the church if not for being the superior for generations? Why don't you read some history!"

"People can't always live in the past. They have to look forward and promote the progress of history." Sui Xiong advised, "Look at the late Imia Lamperus, he promoted the progress of history. Is there anyone who still follows the practices of the wizard era?"

"After so many years, there is only one Lamperus." The God of Nobility sneered, "Do you want everyone to be Lamperus? That's unrealistic."

"The land of the main plane is limited, but the greed of the nobles is unlimited. If this continues, no family can Long-term, only a few decades or hundreds of years, people who are oppressed by greed and have no way out will rise up in rebellion and eliminate the nobles once - at that time, all families will perish. "Sui Xiong said, "I have studied history. From ancient times to the present, there are very few families that have lasted more than 200 years. Most families will perish in the fourth or fifth generation, mainly because their descendants have completely degenerated and oppressed the people to the point where they have to resist. "

"Isn't it enough to pass on four or five generations?" The God of Nobles asked back, "The lifespan of mortals is so short. Isn't it enough for them to fight for the glory of the family for four or five generations?"

"But why not change to a more gentle method? More progressive, more It can promote the continuous efforts of future generations..."

"No!" The God of Nobility said sternly, "It is foolish to destroy the long-standing tradition for the sake of a little so-called progress. I will not destroy the interests of my core believers, which is my foundation."

"...Then, I will have to do it myself." Sui Xiong sighed deeply, "Don't blame me when the time comes."

"If you can really promote the changes in the entire aristocratic system, I will definitely have fallen by then." The God of Nobility said lightly, "When the time comes, you can tell the new generation of God of Nobility what we said today."

After speaking, the statue in the temporary shrine shook slightly, and He had retracted that trace of divine thought.