chsdbacks Chapter 379 Where Does God Come From?
Chapter 379 Where Does God Come From?
Two hundred years ago, the land beneath our feet was empty. Two hundred years later, it became the capital of the human kingdom.
The royal family who built the capital was great, and the ancestors who opened up a new home were worthy of admiration.
But the king who concealed the underground ruins would be despised!
"Lee, could you please stop looking at me like that? I really didn't know that a vampire would go and dig up that horrible relic."
"A terrible relic?"
Lee personally went around the ruins, and aside from the various evil deeds committed by vampires, Lee encountered no danger underground.
Li was not sure where the word "terrible" came from the king's mouth.
"Ruins were discovered in various places a long time ago. In the beginning, people were very obsessed with the things they dug out from the ruins. The earliest adventurers were the ones who dug up the ruins."
The king restrained his arrogance and spoke like an old man telling a story.
Li knew the story would be long, so he used magic to make a chair.
"No one knows who built the ruins and when. The wizards gave a hypothetical name..."
"Ancient people?"
"Yes, everything is a masterpiece of the ancients. In these ruins, there are items and technologies of the ancients."
In the king's narration, ancient relics became an important basis for the development of human civilization.
The adventurers took items out of the ruins and sold them to the mages for research, and the mages then handed over the research results to the king.
"The kingdom's culture and magic have undergone a leapfrog transformation because of the finds in the ruins. However, the easily accessible ruins were quickly excavated, and the only things left on human land are dangerous ruins!"
The larger the ruins left behind by the ancients, the more difficult it is to resist the dangers inside.
"Some ruins contain ancient people's traps and defensive measures, while some are so harsh that humans cannot even enter. The most terrifying thing about these ruins is the curse!"
Some curses can drive people crazy, while others can kill people within ten steps.
"The kingdom once summoned the best adventurers to retrieve the artifact from the ruins. The price they paid was too high, and the ruins gradually became synonymous with horror."
Li had already known that the ruins would produce divine artifacts.
Li just felt a little surprised. From the king's tone, it seemed that the artifacts now in the hands of the human kingdom were all excavated from the ruins.
"That's right. Not only the artifacts held by the royal family, but also the artifacts held by the Holy Temple were taken out from the ruins."
"The Holy Temple too? What about the Holy Scripture?"
“…without exception.”
Was the holy book also excavated from the ruins?
Lee couldn't believe it!
If the holy scriptures and holy light are things left behind by ancient people, then what exactly does the temple believe in?
Is the human kingdom's faith really directed towards the legendary goddess?
Or is it that what humans believe in is some unknown, meaningless and terrifying existence!
If gods are just fictional creations, then who is responding to the believers' prayers and bestowing those divine arts of light?
If God really exists, where is He hiding, silently watching over the world?
The moment he learned the truth, Li once again refreshed his understanding of the world.
This world is so scary, mom, I want to go home!
"No, such a dangerous thing has become the belief of the people of the entire kingdom. Your Majesty, who allowed this?"
When the king heard Li's question, he looked much older.
"There is no other way. In the era of promoting Holy Light and the Goddess, humans urgently need external forces to fight against the demons."
Therefore, the belief in holy light and the goddess is completely foreign, but in just a few hundred years, it has penetrated into everyone's heart.
At this moment, Li thought of many conspiracy theories.
Having experienced the destruction of various literary and artistic works on Earth, Li has no good feelings towards this kind of god who hides behind the scenes and controls people's hearts.
Li thus thought that those vampires might have turned to this god who hid in the dark corners and spied on the world!
"Those vampires are digging up the ruins and teaming up with the devil. Could it be that God is behind this?"
“…I think you’re overthinking it.”
After listening to Li's conspiracy theories about gods, the old king broke out in a cold sweat.
However, the king did not think that the gods were as terrible as Li described. If that were the case, humans would have ceased to exist long ago.
"No, Your Majesty, you don't understand anything about the gods. Those gods look at us just like we look at cattle and sheep. Exterminating us is not their goal. Making us produce faith that is beneficial to the gods is what the gods like to do the most!"
What Li said made the king silent.
Li, a soul from another world, can always inflict critical damage to the king's mind from a special angle.
The king didn't know how to respond to Li's words, nor did he know how to fight against such a powerful being as the god.
Moreover, the king still had many doubts in his mind.
"Li, you keep talking about those gods and "them". Are there many gods?"
The holy scriptures say that there is only one god, and that is the omniscient and omnipotent Goddess of Light.
The earth, the sky, the sun, and everything in it were created by the goddess.
If gods are plural, doesn't that mean that there are many gods as powerful as the goddess?
"…Your Majesty, as far as I know, only the human kingdom believes in the goddess. Other races believe in something else!"
The king's head buzzed and he almost had a cerebral congestion on the spot.
For a long time, the king has been accustomed to looking at things from the perspective of humans, and the Northern Continent has not had contact with foreign races for a long time.
Now that Li had broken through that layer of window paper, the king realized that there were many incomprehensible aspects of this world's beliefs and gods.
There was a long silence in the room.
Both Lee and the king were thinking hard about the gods.
After a long time, the king was the first to lose his patience. He pressed his temples and scolded Li.
"Weize Li! It's all your fault, you bastard. Why did you bring up the gods? The kingdom itself is difficult enough, and now you've brought out an existence that is difficult to contend with. I think you really want me to die soon!"
After being scolded by the king, Li Mengquan said in a daze, "What does it have to do with me?"
"You have been ignoring the most crucial issue all along! What's the point of blaming me?"
After retorting to the king's words, Li made a new request.
"I need to investigate the ruins carefully. I think you also need to know what is inside the ruins. Send me more people!"
"Lei and the Secret Society will support your investigation. As for Lady Lilith, she will also lead the Kingdom Army to support you, Vizar Li! Remember to write the investigation report neatly!"
"I don't have time to write some useless investigative report. If you want to know the details, go ask the soldiers you sent!"
"Oh Li you little bastard! Believe it or not, I'll let Lilith-sama go to the palace party and meet more young talents!"
Lilith came in from outside and wanted to report the situation to the bishops, but as soon as she came in, she heard the king say this.
Lilith's eyes immediately lit up.
"There is such a good thing!"