Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Here, Lux and Sarah had just reached an agreement on the integration of Bilgewater, and over there Okao had directly announced that he was the chosen one.

Obviously, Tam's trick successfully deceived Okao, making him mistakenly believe that the snake mother was giving him feedback after all - Okao had personally seen the power of the snake mother blossom in the darkness of the Soul-Eating Night. From that time From the beginning, he longed to have such a power.

Oko's obsession with this power turned him into a fanatical believer, but it also cost him the opportunity to truly understand the ways of Naga Kapoulos.

Yes, Okao has kept in mind the Snake Mother's mottos and etiquette, and every word and deed is in line with the Snake Mother's teachings.

But the actual situation is as Lux said, don't increase the entity unless necessary - Nagakapoulos is not a sea monster, he is a conceptual god.

The Baru people believe that He is a sea monster and make idols and temples for it. That is because for most Baru people, the "sea monster" is far more important than "the concept itself representing power and movement." Easy to understand.

The prescribed mottos and etiquette are to help believers understand the rules and philosophy represented by Nagakapoulos; the image of the sea monster is to facilitate the dissemination of teachings to the Baru people.

But Okao regards these mottos and etiquette as the faith itself, and regards the sea monster as the essence of Nagakapoulos. The more fanatical his behavior is, the more he deviates from Nagakapoulos.

When people worship the statues of gods, some are expressing respect for the gods, and some are asking about their own hearts. However, Okao, because of his excessive fanaticism, regards this harmless statue and the precepts to exhort believers as the body of faith.

Tam saw the desire deep in his heart. This seemingly fanatical belief was actually a desire for power, rather than an identification with Nagakapoulos' teachings.

Therefore, Okao accepted this power with joy, and then strode into the trap that Tam had carefully prepared for him.

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The next day, as soon as Sarah got up, she learned from Raven that Okao, who had always been low-key and honest before, suddenly summoned his Baru people and started a war, intending to spread the snake. Mother's glory.

Sarah was stunned when she heard the news, and her whole body was in doubt - she couldn't understand what was going on.

Bilgewater has always been a pirate kingdom.

The pirates maintain basic respect for the Snake Mother, but it is impossible for you to expect a group of pirates to abide by the beliefs and precepts of the order.

Nagakapoulos' teachings require believers to face their desires, but they never say to indulge them. In Sarah's view, even the Snake Mother cannot quickly transform lawless pirates like Bilgewater into A group of priests who know the rules.

Therefore, Okao's initiative to start a war was like a sudden convulsion.

However, the detailed information provided by Raven made Sarah realize the seriousness of the problem.

Okao obviously had someone to rely on. Next door to his camp, the Green Algae Gang, who was in charge of the seafood business, disdained his "enlightenment". As a result, the drainage ditch of their gang's camp swelled up without warning.

The exaggerated and completely unreasonable waves rolled up in the small drainage channel, involving those who opposed Okao's education, and stirred them to pieces. When the water calmed down, the channel was blocked by all kinds of twisted flesh and blood. Strictly speaking, the survivors of the Green Algae Gang finally fell silent when facing Okao.

Okao gains the power to control the waves!

After realizing this, Sarah finally became serious. At this moment, he finally had to consider a question-could it be that Okao had really been recognized by Nagakapoulos and became the snake mother walking in Bill? Spokesperson for Givaud?

Sarah didn't want to believe this conclusion, but judging from the current situation, Okao's changes were indeed in line with the people of Bilgewater's understanding of the choice of the Snake Mother God.

If this guy becomes the chosen one of the Snake Mother and wants to teach Bilgewater... Sarah won't think she can fight against him.

The situation is not good!

After thinking about it, Sarah decided to go directly to see Lux - the previous tactful way of delivering messages through Drizzt could no longer meet her communication needs. She needed to see Lux directly and talk to her about snakes. Mother's problem.

After all... Lux has also been to the temple where Illaoi is, and has been persuading herself to participate in Nagakapoulos' trial.

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"Good morning, Sarah." Lux was somewhat surprised when she saw Sarah, "You look very anxious. Did something happen?"

"Something big happened." Sarah nodded, "Okao seems to have become the snake mother's divine choice."

As she spoke, she briefly told Lux ​​what happened in the Green Algae Gang yesterday, and Raven, who followed Sarah, also added some details.

Lux was also a little confused when she heard the news, but she maintained her expression very well, looking just calm, and her hand seemed to be subconsciously rubbing the hilt of the sword - but in fact, she was already for the first time. For a moment, he asked Kalya for help.

"What is going on? Why did Naga Kapoulos suddenly perform the divine selection? Could it be that your actions during the trial were discovered?"

"Don't be nervous." Kalya reassured, "Relax, although I don't know Okao, but I believe that he is definitely not Nagakapoulos's divine choice!"

"Not the Chosen God?" Lux blinked, "I gained the ability to control waves and tides overnight... Isn't this a manifestation of the Chosen God?"

"The only way to obtain the power of Nagakapoulos is to pass the trial of the Snake Mother." Kalya said firmly, "And the main manifestation of those who have passed the trial is to obtain the protection of divine power and an extremely firm determination. Personal will - directly granting divine power is normal for other gods, but it is absolutely impossible here with Nagakapoulos."

"You mean, this Okao has gained the power of some other god?" Lux asked doubtfully, "How is this possible? He is obviously a believer of Nagakapoulos. According to Sarah, he should be special. The pious and fanatical kind.”

"It is precisely because Okao is usually very pious and fanatical that this trick can deceive others." Kalya laughed, "This is the 'thinking inertia' brought by the usual identity label, because it is Nagakapoulos's A fanatical believer, so the power he suddenly gained should come from the Snake Mother - but if you think about it carefully, is there an inevitable connection between the two?"

"Since he passionately believes in the Snake Mother, why would he accept the power of other gods?" Lux was still confused, "Isn't this very contradictory?"

"It's not contradictory at all." Kalya said in a tone that I have seen this kind of thing many times. "Pretending to believe in something like this existed thousands of years ago. When Shurima destroyed the false idols, to a large extent It’s because everything is disguised as a god... Ancient dragons, powerful beasts, elemental creatures, and even demons and voids can all claim to be gods or imitate other gods. This has led to Shurima’s one-size-fits-all approach to belief."

Lux blinked and did not continue speaking.

At this moment, she suddenly had a deeper understanding of the phrase "history is an upward spiral" that Kalya often said.

Kalya’s Little Classroom·God’s Choice:

Although the beliefs in Runeterra are messy, what is interesting is that the concept plan of God's Choice will appear in every belief. It seems that everyone believes that piety will bring strength/protection/blessings/gifts/feedback, etc. wait.

In a sense, this can be regarded as the most primitive pursuit of the concept of "fairness" by everyone in Rune Land.

PS. Complement the previous chapter.