Black sails

Chapter 523 CLVII. Maze

Eastern section of Mulung Railway, Black Rock City.

The reason why religious organizations are keen on building spectacles is because you can't explain the true meaning of their teachings to a group of illiterate villagers.

During the cultural gap, one's own unique and logically consistent way of explaining the world's operations would only work for people who had read books and had good understanding.

But this is obviously not enough.

When the Eternal Sect built the majestic Eternal Clock Tower that broke through the clouds in the imperial capital of Alanya centuries ago, people who had not studied prenatal education only thought it was a miracle from the first moment they saw it and worshiped it.

And today.

For the first church built by the Eternal Sect in Mulon, the foundation and keel frame have been completed. As for the granite-cut special-shaped outer wall, the light-transmitting dome ceiling, the painted gospel windows, the exquisite wall towers, and various aesthetically pleasing appearance details And the interior decoration, that's something that takes years to complete.

Although it is now just a beam and column frame that cannot even protect from wind and rain, as a symbolic church, it can be used for charity and preaching outside, and it can be considered to be initially put into use.

Because the masters from the imperial capital have already sculpted a bronze statue of the Dragon Lord and set it up at the door of the church.

There is a completion ceremony today.

And in a wooden house.

Zote decided to let a native of Mulon complete the ceremony.

"We will build churches in the cities that Crocodile Island has already captured, Black Rock City, Salt Lake City, Silver Moon City, and then... Uporio's land, the Drifting City that will be captured by Crocodile Island.

Speaking of which, Drift City was the second largest slave trading center in the world a long time ago.

Do you know why slavery was abolished? "

Zote said to Banu, the only remaining survivor among the resistance members he killed when he first came to Mulon that day.

He believes that young people have unlimited possibilities.

Although these days the Aramaic Army comes to find trouble every day, saying that the Eternal Sect does not have the right to issue currency and violates the laws of Aram.

But in word play.

The people of the sect will not lose, and Zote also brought the sect's master debaters. In today's constitution, the royal court recognizes the legitimacy of the Eternal Sect and its teachings, and religious coins are also part of its teachings.

final.

This method of assimilation has begun to bear fruit. Many Mulon people in Black Rock City can purchase materials from the Eternal Sect that are even better than their previous living conditions with the religious coins exchanged for their labor.

It also made Banu slowly waver and began to doubt the existence of the Holy God, and whether Uporio was right to let everyone die for the dignity of the country.

"I don't know these things."

Banu is at a loss not only about the history of Mulon, but also about what is going on in the country now.

However, Zote happens to have a way of explaining how the entire world works, and it does not require a high threshold of understanding.

“It seems that only one person needs to rule all the slaves to maximize labor efficiency.

The truth is counter-intuitive.

The reason why slavery was abolished was not because of the rise of nationalism. This may be a secondary reason. In fact, not many people care about their fellow citizens, and no one cares about human rights and morality. They only rely on the action programs of interest groups. , these terms will be effective.

There is only one reason for elimination, and that is too inefficient.

They have no property rights and no free will. They have no motivation to work at all. Moreover, under this system, producers and buyers cannot choose each other and cannot flow into the market.

Disobeying...the power of nature. "

After many years of imprisonment and many years of escape, Zote has understood that some things are beyond the reach of human beings.

"A force of nature?"

Banu didn’t know why.

"Yes, you will find that today's tenant farmers in Bema, Mulon, and many second-rate or lower-rate countries are no different from the slaves in the past in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. They may be even more miserable. At least the slave owners will protect the safety of their property. .

And once slavery is abolished, they will kill each other and compete to be the best dog. That motivation is stronger than ever.

It is the stubborn nature of social animals that is engraved into their instincts. It is something that cannot be controlled by humans and can only be controlled by God.

It's like the experiment done by Pedan National Arcane Academy.

Trapping a mouse in a clear glass vessel can breed despair and give up on escaping.

And set up a maze, it will never end to explore.

so……

I finally understood one thing, it’s useless no matter how many people you kill, they will still not succumb to you. This is a problem that cannot be solved at all. They are still extremely despicable and secretly follow their own will.

You cannot stand on the top of power this way, you must set up a mental maze.

Intangible horrors that are comparable to nature and more terrible than the darkness before the creation of the universe, so that they can surrender to you.

The Marquis of Golden Palm Harbor, Uporio, and Crocodile Island all did this.

But what I can guarantee is that these people are just small characters.

They do not understand that there is a power that can override nature and order all mortal things. "

Zote touched the blade in her hand and recalled the past. Mulon's saber was indeed worthy of its reputation.

Yes.

Today's completion ceremony was very simple. Zote just repeated what he had done before.

In the later period of the suppression movement in Old Aram, gradually, killing more people was useless, and the rebels and the nobles who resisted were still everywhere.

For the sake of long-term stability, Old Aram would not be left without anyone.

Just like when a lion expands its territory, it must kill the lion and all his children, so that it can dominate all the female relatives of the predecessor.

But humans are different.

For a large interest group, it is useless to kill only the leader and his direct descendants.

But there is still something to gain spiritually.

That is to make those people proud of it, and to publicly execute those who worship it, like treating a donkey, cutting off the male symbol and placing it on the chopping board, and then smashing it to pieces with a sledgehammer.

It is very embarrassing, but it is extremely effective.

The majesty and will to resist that only exist in imagination are completely annihilated with that hammer.

And the Holy True Bishop is deeply rooted in Mulong. There are temples not only in every big city, but also in villages and towns. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the state religion of Mulong.

The believers can never be killed unless the country is completely destroyed.

Zote had no choice but to castrate the gods.

The priests of the Holy True Bishop in Black Rock City have been searched out and are now tied up outside the church for public display, waiting for a suitable person to crush the male symbol of the Holy True Bishop.

And make the people of Mulong give up their illusory fantasy.

Zote thinks Banu is very suitable, he will be his... new sergeant.

"But you failed! Old Aram is finished!"

Banu would never do such a thing, because a foreigner's instructions, to kill his own people.

"I said that the truth is the opposite, isn't it? The Emperor actually feared Ogné and made him into a specimen, crushing his will and his influence. A country that should have fallen apart immediately has been continued for nearly twenty years. This is a great feat that only the Witch Hunting Secret Service can achieve.

You are still in the mental maze set up by Uporio.

Look at the people in Black Rock City, what the church coins earned from their labor can buy, you are close to the exit of this maze."

Zot handed the saber in Banu's hand. He already knew what to do.

If his blind loyalty to the Holy God exceeds the fear of the biological instinct.

Then Zot has no choice but to hand it over to the heavy-armored priest.

Power is an illusion, but it really exists. People themselves are not bound by heaven and earth, but are limited by the terror imposed by others.

Violence cannot solve problems. Zot dare not imagine how ignorant people would say this.

The problem is that violence is a sub-subordinate of violence and is extended by violence.

How can a father solve his son?

There is nothing in the world that cannot be solved by a knife.

The only thing to consider is.

Is the knife fast enough.

Banu walked out of the wooden house. The sunlight outside was a bit dazzling, and he subconsciously covered his eyes.

The square outside the church, which was taking shape, was full of people, citizens, army, Allah believers, priests who were hung up, and the lord of Black Rock City who came to watch the ceremony.

See the executioner walk out of the wooden house.

The atmosphere of the whole square became more and more gloomy. The heavy-armored priests were alert to any disturbance and had deployed defenses throughout the city to ensure the smooth execution of today.

Of course, now in a foreign country, the old Alan's method is obviously inappropriate. There is no need to remove the armor and cut it off. Just use a wooden hammer to smash the bottom and then smash the head. Two hammers can do it.

Sharon dared not stay in this terrifying place any longer, just like when she was in Yunxi City, Li Site did not take her back to the Port of Heaven.

The undercurrent hidden under the prosperity of Alan is too outrageous.