Demon Royal Family

The Pope continued: "After the eternal night, the world gradually returns to normal. The second sentence, 'Those who steal the fruit will never be forgiven', after speculation, should not have happened yet, which means we still have time."

Ivo asked: "What does this sentence mean?"

The Pope shook his head, "Everything is unknown, maybe a betrayer, a snake, a simple thief. There are too many meanings to 'stealing the fruit', and no one knows what the 'fruit' means."

"'The three crows of destiny have kicked off the decadent era, and the forgotten will reappear in the world.' This sentence is the key point, and there are already conjectured results," the Patriarch said: "Three crows, the forgotten, each Representing four different positions, it can also be said to be forces, 'opening the prelude to the Fallen Age'. The force representing the crow is the main force that provokes the catastrophe, and the forgotten people who "reappear in the world" add fuel to the fire. , driving the catastrophe to sweep the world."

Ivo had a flash of idea and blurted out, "The three-eyed crow?"

The Pope nodded, "Yes, the news that Augusta asked you to bring to me has confirmed the identity of one of the crows. This is also the most reliable guess in comparison."

Ivo's curiosity aroused, "What is one of the crows?"

The Pope glanced at him and said in an indifferent tone, "God."

Ivo was shocked. Piety to the gods was the foundation for the establishment of the Holy See. The Pope actually believed that the gods were the source of unrest. The Patriarch next to him looked like it was commonplace. Ivo realized that the Holy See seemed to be worse than he thought. Deeper.

The Pope smiled lightly, "Do you think the mission of the Holy See is to safeguard the glory and supremacy of the gods?"

"Isn't it?" Ivo swallowed, his tone dry, "The whole world thinks that the Holy Court is the messenger of God."

The Pope and the Patriarch looked at each other and laughed inexplicably.

"All the priests in the Holy See think so," the Patriarch said with complicated eyes, "However, only two people know the true mission of the Holy See, and that is me and the Pope."

"The true mission will only be passed down to the next generation of popes and patriarchs. The real purpose of the existence of the Holy See is not at all to spread faith and spread divine light. 'Messengers of God' are just the appearance of the Holy See to the world and to gods. We are not the messengers of God,” the Pope said coldly: “The true position of the Holy See is to stand on the opposite side of God!”

Ivo was stunned.

This completely overturned his impression of the church!

"The gods are never without desires. Faith is their need and the foundation of their divine power and divine fire. Throughout their long history, they have been fighting endlessly in order to snatch believers. The aftermath of the battle between the gods has left the main world devastated. ," the Pope said in a calm tone the truth that subverted Ivo's three views, "The original intention of the establishment of the first generation of the Holy See was to prevent battles between gods. If they want faith, then we will use gentle means to spread the doctrine. , dedicated to the gods, and the church reached cooperation with the gods to prevent the war."

"But the creatures in the main world are limited, but we tolerate gods of all faiths, and in disguise limit the number of believers of each god. The cake is so big, and the more people share it, the smaller each portion becomes. As time goes by, , even if a certain pantheon is dissatisfied with his/her share of faith, it would not dare to rob believers like in the original era, because in the system we have constructed, robbing believers will anger all other pantheons. This fragile balance has always been guarded Peace in the main world.”

"Externally, we use the appearance of piety to gain the recognition of the people. The people not only believe in gods, but also are loyal to the church. We use lies of faith to gain the supreme status and power!"

Ivo's outlook was shattered and he was dumbfounded. He murmured, "Didn't the gods notice?"

"Getting something for nothing is an addictive poison," the Patriarch shook his head. "The gods are just stronger people. As long as they can't get rid of their needs, they can't get rid of the temptation of 'getting something for nothing'. Even if they find it, the church and the gods They are already tied together, and if they destroy the church with their own hands, they will only lose countless believers."

Ivo looked shocked and asked: "What if the next pope and patriarch cannot accept the subversion of their faith?"

The Pope said: "They will receive the soul teachings of past popes and patriarchs in a secondary space where time flows at an abnormal speed. They will not become the next masters of the Holy See until they accept their true mission."

"Your goal in doing this should be more than this?" Ivo didn't completely believe what the Pope said. The dangers of the gods were definitely not as alarmist as what the Pope said. He had a faint feeling that the Holy See had other intentions.

The Pope was silent for a while and then said slowly: "The world does not need real gods. If you have the mentality of waiting for gods to rescue the suffering, all humans and aliens will lose their will to fight. True faith should be illusory, it It cannot give you actual help, but its existence can inspire your will and push you to work hard. This is the effect that faith should have. Faith should not be a tool for high-ranking beings to control human beings. The true purpose of the church is We want to destroy the 'true faith' and lift the gods' control over the world's beliefs. For this mission, we can sacrifice the entire church. We always stand on the stand of humans, never on the stand of gods."

Ivo was stunned and silent. Although his ideas conflicted with the Holy See, he felt that he was not qualified to deny other people's ideas. The Pope told such secrets frankly, and Ivo felt a lot of pressure.

Although such a secret is exciting, it is almost beyond my tolerance, Hun Dan!

The Pope and the Patriarch said so much in order to forcefully place the responsibility on Ivo's shoulders and force Ivo to take up the responsibility of the so-called "key figure in the Dusk Prophecy" - even if he did not know his role, Ivo resisted this in his heart. He did not want to get involved in such a big matter, so he changed the subject and said: "Ahem, why does the three-eyed crow represent gods?"

"The three eyes are an image. In many mythological classics, the three eyes represent divinity," the Patriarch explained.

Ivo scratched his head, "We have confirmed the gods, but what about the other three forces?"

The Pope stared closely at Ivo, "We don't know, but your fate tells me that you have been in contact with these four forces, and only you can guess their identities."

Ivo looked confused. Did he come into contact with the Three Crows and the Forgotten One? The god did once have an unfriendly "communication" with the frost goddess Meserys in the ruined temple of the Cold Night Mountains. The other three forces had no clue at all. He had come into contact with so many big forces that it was impossible to filter them.

"I can't remember."

The Pope sighed, "Forget it, the time has not come yet. We have no clue about the last two sentences of the Twilight Prophecy. Don't tell anyone else what we tell you today."

Ivo nodded solemnly. The secret he learned today was too terrible. If he told it, he would get burned. For safety reasons, he would not tell anyone.

The Patriarch said: "From today on, if you have any request, you can ask us. We will provide it to you unconditionally for resources, combat skills, wealth, etc. I have a hunch that the catastrophe is slowly approaching. You'd better Grow up quickly.”

"You are my chief deacon. You don't have to do anything. You just need to concentrate on your practice." The pope hesitated, "It's a pity that you are not a mage... Oh, forget it. If a warrior can reach the legendary level, his combat effectiveness will be almost as high as Crush everything, I hope your physical talent is high enough and there is still a lot of [Abel’s boiling blood] in the church’s treasury.”

The Holy See was going to spare no effort to cultivate him. Ivo was pleasantly surprised. He got the token for mobilizing the treasury from the Pope. He was secretly surprised that the two of them were really too concerned about the twilight prophecy.

After Ivo left, the Pope and Patriarch looked at each other.

"Is it really okay to tell him so many secrets?"

"Because there is no time... I can feel that there is a huge shadow gradually spreading throughout the world."

"Don't you need to tell him about the secret room in the Courtyard of the Gods?"

"There is no need for him to know about that thing."

"The hour hand is gradually moving towards the end. When necessary, we must slow down the speed of the hour hand."

"I hope that day will come later. Although I have lived for more than a hundred years, I am still very attached to this world."

"Yes, if the situation does not turn out to be the worst as expected, I am not willing to sacrifice myself and go to the unconceptual beginning space."