"What's going on, why is that team still moving towards the Central Sanctuary? Haven't you sent someone to stop that team? ”

Elemental 307, evening of July 5.

In the center of the Sacred Flame Continent, the holy light of the Sacred Flame Tower reached into the sky, lighting up the already dim city.

The streets of the Central Sanctuary were crowded with hurried expressions, some of them looking up from time to time to look in the direction of the eastern part of the city, their faces worried.

In the heart of the Templar, in a rather humble office, a long-haired Divine Blessed One sat at a table, looking at the other two Divine Blessed Ones in front of him with an unhappy expression, and his tone was slightly mocking: "I didn't expect you to be so lazy. ”

The other two Divine Blessed Ones sitting at the table, one wearing a hooded robe, was silent, just taking a sip of tea from time to time, while the other Divine Blessed One with a crown of thorns on his head and obvious Wind People blood sneered and sneered: "Don't tell me you didn't plan to send someone to intercept you before—Rum, I just saw your men go out with a team of priests last time to stop us, and our people are gone, don't pretend that you don't have anything to do." ”

Exposed to the bluff, the purple-haired divine bless named Rum had no change in his face: "In that case, Gail, Matthew, do you know why they can't come back and report?" According to the results of previous observations, the leading priest in the team full of sinners has the strength to enter the Chosen One Rank, and he is not young, and his potential is not high. ”

"With that little strength, our team could have arrested them in accordance with the Covenant's statute that 'no large-scale team activities may be carried out without the permission of the Central Templar organization' - but in fact, as soon as they touched that team, all the people who went to carry it out disappeared."

The Thorn Crown Divine Bless named Matthew shook his head slightly: "To be precise, they cut off contact in the middle of the approach, and they can't be contacted." Personally, I suspect that there is a Divine Protector in that team...... But which old friend did this happen? What exactly does he want to do? I can't guess that. ”

At this point, he was genuinely confused, and the blessed one was a little puzzled: "More than 10,000 sinners who have been judged and guilty have approached the Central Church with the banner of the Lord of Judgment and chanting the slogan of righteousness...... Are they trying to say that they are wronged? ”

"Ridiculous! Our judgment has the promise of the Lord of Judgment, and it can never be unjust! ”

"Did you say, Gail?"

At this point, they all turned their heads to look at the hooded divine bless named Gail who was still drinking tea.

The purple-haired Divine Protector named Lum is the Sacred Fire Continent, the current Executive High Priest of the Central Sanctuary is also the High Priest of the Fire Lord, and the Thorn Crown Divine Blessed One named Matthew is the High Priest of the Wind God.

"Ammon. The leading priest. ”

Gael, dressed in a hooded robe, the Divine Protector and High Priest of the Lord of Judgment, whispered the name. His voice was a little young, but his tone was vicissitudes: "I knew that child, thirty years ago, I still stamped his position as a wandering judge. ”

"I don't know if those charges are innocent or not, but Ammon is a devout disciple of the Lord of Judgment, and there are few people who can be more devout than him, and he was sent to Sunset City the other day to examine possible pirate moles."

Saying this, Gail put down the teacup in his hand, and could vaguely see a pair of cyan eyes from the shadow in the hood, and his tone was flat: "As far as I know, a few days ago, the Lord of Judgment God descended in Sunset City, which was a fact proved by hundreds of thousands of people, and it didn't take long after that, this kind of thing happened again......"

At this point, Gale didn't go on, but his meaning was already obvious.

Even when he heard the pirate traitor, Rum's expression did not change at all, after hearing the word oracle, he couldn't help but inhale slightly, he and Matthew looked at each other, and then said cautiously: "You mean, this time, it is likely to be an oracle operation?" ”

The High Priest of the Lord of Judgment did not speak, but silently drank tea to show his attitude, and the humble conference room fell silent.

But the silence was going to end in the final analysis, and soon, as Rum made up his mind, he, as the chief priest, said solemnly: "In any case, this group of sinners must not be allowed to approach the Central Sanctuary at will—there are obviously corresponding judgment offices in various places, and I really feel that there is a grievance, why don't you go there, why do you have to come to the Holy Church?" ”

"This time, I'm leading the team myself."

As soon as he did, Router went on a relentless role, and Matthew and Gail followed suit and left the room.

As a divine blessing, or a divine blessing who can become the chief priest of the three gods, how can he not have his own team? Soon, under the convening of Rum, the twelve Chosen Rank priests formed a small team, and although they could not be equipped with weapons, they were fully prepared for both the Church and the armor.

However, before Rum could lead the group out with Matthew and Gail, they heard a notification from the walls of the Sanctuary not far away.

"The team is coming!"

A clergyman who was walking on the city wall noticed this scene and exclaimed, "So fast! They had reached the middle of the Dawn Plains...... That's not the speed that an ordinary person's team can have! ”

Hearing this, Rumden climbed the city wall, and he frowned, stood at the top, looking into the distance.

Then he saw that the sky east of the church was overcast.

The damp wind blew towards the walls, and the smell of freshness after rain made the blessed one a little stunned.

- Boom!

Thunder roared from the distant clouds, and dazzling thunder snakes flashed in the rolling clouds and winds. Although it was already evening, the sun had not yet set the horizon, and the light of the setting sun still occupied the entire sky, and the dark black clouds continued to eat away at the light, bringing wind and thunder and heavy rain.

"So, what's going on?"

The gaze of the Divine Protector could penetrate the clouds and into the firmament, and Rum was no exception, his eyes could pass through the thick vapor and through the light of the thunder, and beneath the clouds, there was a mighty procession marching in the rain.

This is a team of sinners, most of whom are disabled, and should not have moved so quickly, but they can see that the severed limbs of sinners who should have no feet have new limbs, and around these limbs, there are dense white scales growing.

It was a symbol of the blood of judgment - the blood of judgment that was activated may be the reason why they were able to regenerate limbs, and why they could be close to the rain and move forward in the thunderstorm.

Unlike Matthew, who was only amazed, and Gail, who had already begun to praise the divine power of the Lord of Judgment, Rum's heart began to feel uneasy at this time.

——How can such a strong water element be thick**...... What's going on, didn't those rebels at sea say that the balance of the elements had been broken? Their rituals have already been completed......

"Can't let them near the Templar!"

Making a decision in his heart, Rum, who was just thinking about instructing his team to intercept it, decided to take it upon himself to take the risk, he immediately got up and flew to the place where the clouds were, and before leaving, he did not forget to chant the slogan: "The Central Templar will not be attacked by people with ulterior motives!" ”

The speed of the Divine Bless was very fast, even if it was not at full speed, it could easily outpace the sound, and soon, he had crossed more than a dozen kilometers and came to the front of the sinners under the clouds.

As the God Bless and High Priest of the Lord of Fire, Rum, who is at the peak of the God Blesser, has all the elemental power, not just the fire element, and he is worried at this time, so he does not plan to say a word, and is ready to directly control the earth elemental to raise the earth wall, cut off the path of the team, and force them to stop.

The huge elemental magic power gathered in mid-air, and as Rum stretched out his hand, brown light flashed in the air, forming a rotating circular circle, and the soil on the earth immediately obeyed the order and began to rumble up, forming a rock and soil barrier that stretched for several kilometers long and was about five meters high.

However, the team did not stop.

Rum, who was high in the air, showing his strength and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, saw the gray-haired priest at the head raise his head and glance at him.

All the sinners looked up in unison at the purple-haired Divine Blesser.

Then the priest was stunned.

At that moment, he seemed to be hallucinating.

The team in front of him walking in the thunderstorm, this team protesting against the injustice of the verdict, denying the justice of the judgment, the team coming for true justice and innovation, this long stream of people composed of tens of thousands of people, in his eyes, suddenly became a dragon snake crawling on the ground.

And just now, the cold dragon eyes of the dragon snake locked onto him, causing Rum to freeze.

"Judge, Lord of Judgment......"

Actually, it's really an oracle......

For more than 300 years, there has never been a Lord of Judgment who has been sent down by any oracle, but is there really an oracle this time? Until now, Rum couldn't believe it.

The team of sinners didn't care about Rum's reaction, but continued to move forward - it could be seen that Ammon at the head was just an ordinary step, and directly knocked out a large hole in the rock and soil barrier used to block it, and then the entire earth wall fell one after another like dominoes, completely collapsing.

At this time, Matthew and Gail also followed, and they obviously also had the hallucination of the creeping dragon and snake, the former was just pure surprise, and the latter, the High Priest of the Trial, Gail even had a hint of surprise in his consternation: "It's really my lord's team!" ”

For a moment, the three of them didn't know whether to continue to stop or just watch - Matthew and Gail didn't care about this, anyway, it wasn't them who were the current executive priest who ran the Templar, and Rum didn't know how to do it, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to make a move, nor did he dare to retreat.

Thunder flashed before his eyes, blazing light illuminated the dim heaven and earth, and the purple-haired divine blessed one hesitated to stay in place.

And just when he was unable to make a decision.

Suddenly, a bright, sun-like light rose from behind Rum, shining behind him and stretching his shadow forward for a long, long time.

A warm breath emerges.

"What!?"

Sensing the familiar aura, Rum turned his head in shock, he looked behind him, and then slowly opened his mouth wide, his eyes blank.

For he saw that a red golden sun was rising from the holy mountain of the morning light, shining with holy light, just as God had descended here hundreds of years ago.

"Boom!"

At this moment, in the clouds, above the tumbling rain, blue-purple thunder suddenly exploded, and lightning pierced the sky.

The light of the lightning and the light of the sun lit up at the same time, and they slowly approached high in the sky, and the three teams of gods and sinners were sandwiched in the middle, watching them approach each other.

Faintly visible, a huge dragon and snake phantom churned among the clouds, and lightning outlined its shape.

"Thunder and fire!"

"It's the Lord! Lord of Judgment! ”

"Lord...... My lord?! ”

Matthew and Gail shouted excitedly, and Rum's tone was very different from that of the two Divine Blessings, his voice tinged with a hint of fear and a thick sense of incredulity: "You, you're awake?!" ”

The Lord of Fire, who had been silent for more than two hundred years, actually reappeared again at this time because of this small team of sinners?!

When he arrived, Rum shuddered, whether the sinners had come to avenge or not was a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning, and his heart was full of fear in the face of that round of divine light.

If all the things he did were discovered by the Lord, then he ......

As the vast crimson glow swept across the heavens and the earth, Rum felt a palpably warm gaze that was the gaze of the Lord of Fire, which made him feel like he had been seen through both physically and mentally, and his mouth was dry.

However, the Lord of Fire glanced at Rum, and then sighed.

Then, a voice of disappointment sounded in the heart of the High Priest of the Lord of Fire.

You did not dare to show your courage in the face of the ranks of the Lord of Judgment, nor did you dare to retreat and admit your mistake to me. 】

[Rum, my divine blessing, you have been coveting power and power for two hundred years—but where is your practice? What about your path? What about your heart? 】

[You want my strength, I don't care at all. As long as you have the courage, even if you give up my path, you are a hero, as long as you have the determination to ascend to the throne of God and maintain order in the end, everything is nothing...... But you don't have that courage. 】

"My Lord ......"

Feeling that he had been seen through all his disguises in an instant, Rum gave up his legs and descended directly from the sky, kneeling on the ground - but the Lord of Fire did not respond to this.

Because, there are more important things to do.

At this moment, in the center of the Sacred Fire Continent, on the Dawn Plains in the evening, the black clouds and the red-gold sunset each occupy half of the sky, the thunder and fire are far away above the high sky, the clouds and the wind are rolling between the heavens and the earth, and the light of the evening sunset renders the edge of the horizon into a piece of gold.

The wind swept across the earth like a knife, the clouds and mist streaked across the earth and the sky at the same time, two figures facing each other above the clouds, the young man wearing the crown of the sun and the young man with black hair met again after hundreds of years, just as they had said goodbye on the holy mountain of the morning sun in the past.

The light on the horizon was fading, and the setting sun was burning, giving off the last rays of heat before darkness set.

Huge spiritual power and elemental power surged around the two sides, forming a large area of light flow and magic circle phantom, and the blue-purple spiritual light and the crimson golden magic power were connected at the intersection of the cloud and the light, forming a clear and distinct light flow.

When the sun was about to set, there seemed to be two more suns between the gradually darkening heaven and earth.

The clouds passed by the gods, and on the ground, led by Ammon, the entire ranks of sinners raised their heads and gazed in amazement at the top of the sky. The same is true of the three Divine Protectors, as well as in the Central Sanctuary not far away, all of whom are still doing their work, but they all look in one direction.

When Ishal came to the wall, he looked at his Lord from afar, and the figure that appeared in the thunder in the distance, and the blessed one could not help but be stunned.

"That's it...... The Lord's teacher? ”

Su Yan looked at the gray-haired god in the distance, the young man who followed him in the past and experienced the eternal tribulation of reincarnation, now he wears a crown on his head and a classical robe, although his appearance is exactly the same as in the past, but his temperament and heart are very different, and he looks holy and solemn.

And Elias stared at the teacher who had been gone for hundreds of years, and now returned, he was as young as he was hundreds of years ago, but compared to the fierceness of the past, the youth at this time was more grandiose, more towering, he used to be like a lonely peak, although it was high and steep, it could touch the zenith, but it was far less like a mountain now, continuous, enough to hold up a world and the sky.

Three hundred and sixty-two years ago, it was here that the Lord of Fire and the Lord of Wind founded the original Central Sanctuary based on the city of Nether, a remnant of the previous era.

Here a young god swore an oath to the nations, wearing a crown on his head and his eyes bright.

I will make a covenant with you. The people of wind and fire will enjoy peace and happiness here, and as long as you keep my covenant, I will make all men equal in this world, and there will be no more oppression. 】

My people, I am here to make a covenant with all of you, and I will lead you wholeheartedly on the path to happiness, and you should obey my ways. 】

Three hundred and seven years ago, at the end of the Parting Chronicles, the first tower of the Holy Fire towered over the earth, competing with the sun for brilliance, and the holy light shone on the heavens and the earth.

And beneath the Tower of the Sacred Flame, two gods talk about the future of this world.

The Covenant is all that should be done, and as long as it is kept, everyone is good. In this way, even if you leave the world and explore the way forward, and I am stationed outside the country to maintain the world, even if the 'God' no longer appears, the human world can still maintain order. 】

[The dragon of judgment condensed by the soul of the earth, can act as the arbiter in our place, he is the symbol of the human heart, and will lead all people to righteousness. Said the young god, who was a little tired but full of confidence.

But is the human heart really credible? But another tall god said, and he was a little puzzled.

[It's because we can't be trusted, that's why we make a covenant, don't we?] 】

In the light of the tower of fire, the two gods parted, the people of wind and fire parted in the farewell song, and the elemental calendar was determined.

The young god stood on top of the sacred mountain, looking down on the land, and he was full of ambition.

The wind swept through, and now, the purple-blue dragon pupils and the gray god eyes looked at each other.

Young people can see from each other that hundreds of years of perseverance and determination are a choice that has been verified countless times and will never be replaced after countless efforts.

And the gods can see the blazing fire in the eyes of the young man, it is the inextinguishable ** and fighting spirit, even he is not immune, the blazing flame of doubt.

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, the Central Templar, the thunder of judgment struck suddenly, and it was the first time that He had missed, and instead of dispromising the 'sinners,' he kindled the flames of rebellion.

"Lord, Lord, why?! Why did you turn your back on me?! ”

Shock, pain, voices mixed with endless grief and despair rang out in the sanctuary.

In the midst of the thunder, when the awakened gods returned from the outside of the world, they saw the abandoned fire, the devastated holy city, and countless dazed and overwhelmed priests.

Trust is shattered, and suspicion grows in the cracks of order.

[Is it true that the human heart cannot be trusted? 】

Questions that have not been answered for a long time still linger in my mind.

And at this moment, the will of the two gods met above the clouds.

"Forgive me, my lord, please forgive me......"

The purple-haired Divine Bless trembled at the massive impact, and Rum trembled and crawled to the ground, despite the muddy rain all around him.

He had thought that he might be only a thin line away from the gods as the pinnacle of the divine blessing - maybe it was, but Rum found himself forgetting that his god had been a god for hundreds of years, even before the creation of the Elemental Calendar, and that his power could not be seen by someone like himself who could not even find the path of God?

Aware of this, his heart was so filled with shame and fear that he could not lift his head.

- Elias.

- Mr. Su Day.

And after looking at each other for a long time, Su Sun, who had clearly understood the situation of Elias from the other party's gaze, chuckled, and one person and one god slowly descended from the clouds, and they gathered their spiritual power into the divine light, and landed on the ground like mortals.

"Elias, long time no see."

Su Sun smiled and stared at the god in front of him who still looked like a teenager - after merging with the soul of fire, Elias's essence was no longer an ordinary human, but sublimated into an elemental spirit with a substance, and the power of the fire element in the world of Tartadis was in charge, so even time could not leave any trace on him.

But even when he saw a familiar person, the young man did not forget his purpose, even if he smiled, Su Sun still spoke without hesitation: "Originally, we should have a good time reminiscing, and I would also like to know how you have spent these hundreds of years - but I can see the determination and firmness in your eyes, which is completely different from you hundreds of years ago. ”

"And, I know, you're curious as to why I'm here with such a team - so put those mild topics out for now, and we'll get straight to the point."

[Okay, Mr. Su, my teacher.] 】

And the god of fire smiled gently, he looked at the ranks of sinners not far away, and then sighed lightly: "I know that you have brought such a group of people here, and you must have come to reproach me. 】

However, in Elias's somewhat surprised gaze, Su Sun shook his head.

"Blame? No, Elias, you're not doing that badly. ”

Su Sun said, his tone calm: "Actually, you have done a good job - and based on what I have seen and heard in the current world of Tartadis, I even have to praise you, because you have indeed fed the vast majority of people and lived happily ever after, from nothing to nothing, in just over three hundred years." ”

[That, teacher, what are you ......]

Although he didn't hear the reproach he expected, Elias was not happy, but he was a little puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "Why did you come back this time? 】

"For innovation."

The youth replied.

[Innovation? 】

And the god asked rhetorically.

Turning his head, Su Sun looked around at all the 'sinners', and he could see faces that longed for justice and hoped for justice to come, including gray-haired old men and teenage young people.

Staring at these faces, Su Sun turned his head again and looked at Elias, and he said calmly: "The operation of the world has its own laws, and existence itself is reasonable. If I want to rebuke a precept that is reasonable, rebuke yours, it means I have a right answer. ”

"I'm not here to reproach you, because I don't have a perfect blueprint in my heart, and I know very well that I can't do this - Elias, I won't lie, since you think I'm your teacher, then I'll be open and honest with you."

Saying this, Su Sun's tone became solemn and cold, and he said in a deep voice: "I came to destroy something. ”

"Of course, I'm not trying to destroy your order – I'm trying to destroy all the old systems that stand in the way of people moving towards the 'better' in this society of the people of fire and wind."

"My goal is to let everyone live a better life than before, and get a broader future than before!"

[Teacher, what do you mean ......]

Hearing this, Elias was slightly stunned, he glanced at the sinners behind Su Sun, and vaguely knew what Su Sun meant, but he was still a little confused: [What you said you wanted to destroy, is it ......]

And Su Sun nodded.

"Yes, it's your covenant, and judgment."

At this time, the young man put his hands behind his back, and he said calmly: "Elias, your covenant is so strict that people blur the boundaries between morality and law. ”

"The law is the lowest morality, and morality is the lowest bottom line - but you use the law to enforce morality, so that morality becomes the law itself, and it also leads to the vast majority of ordinary people who are only morally reprehensible, and are subject to mandatory legal punishment."

"And the most terrifying thing is that the God of Judgment that you use to punish the judgment is essentially nothing more than a tool of the tyranny of many...... That's what I had to destroy. ”

Facing the Fire Lord who was still puzzled, Su Sun shook his head slightly and sighed - even though many ordinary people behind him began to whisper after hearing this, they didn't understand why the Lord of the Judge belittled him, but he didn't care.

Stretching out his hand, Su Sun pointed to the ranks of the sinners.

"Don't understand? Then listen—these are victims of your covenant and judgment, and no one even wants to speak for them, but they are clearly guilty of undeserved guilt. ”

"Elias, listen to the people."

[Okay.] 】

Without hesitation, Elias, who was already wondering what was going on with the sinners, turned his head and looked at them.

People didn't speak, they just looked at God with longing or numbness.

The lines of the power of the may were disturbed, and the powerful soul fluctuated, so that he could hear the voices of all.

- Displaced by the drought, the teenager who lost his home went to a deserted farm when he was about to starve to death, and ate part of the food he had saved.

Later, he was caught by the returning farmer and convicted of theft without prosecution, and he was too frightened to try to escape, and was seen as resisting law enforcement and had his legs cut off.

- The old man who was a good drinker, who lived in a mountain village, brewed his own local wine and drank it alone, which attracted several adventurers who were good wine, and they exchanged drinks with each other, but all the others were poisoned and collapsed.

During the test, the old man's local wine was judged to be toxic because it contained some herbs in the mountains, and people who did not adapt to it would indeed cause poisoning, so he was judged to have 'deliberately made poison and caused losses', and he was put in prison in a daze, and was branded with shame.

A woman who lives for the laundry of others, because of her good looks, arouses the jealousy and anxiety of the women of the same city, and on one occasion it was claimed that the clothes she had sent for washing had been stolen, and there was no way to tell whether it was true or not, and the temple sent her to the judgment seat.

In the absence of evidence, unwarranted suspicion and jealousy turned into malice, and the Lord of Judgment responded to the darkness of the will, and the priests who found her guilty rashly determined that it was theft and cut off her hands.

- An old hunter......

The true voices of the gods linger in the ears of the gods.

Why? Why? Why is this also considered a sin? Even if it is a sin, why is it so serious that it is necessary to cut off both hands and feet?

Listen to the unwilling and confused hearts of the people, and listen to the silent roars and weepings that come out of the souls.

God, silently.

[Actually...... So. 】

He lowered his head and muttered to himself, Elias shook his head slightly, his tone full of wonder and pain: "I thought it wouldn't be that perfect...... But I didn't expect ......]

[This, this is indeed wrong. 】

And Su Sun stared at each other.

"I'm not qualified to say anything, Elias, anything else, like old Chuck."

"What did he do wrong when he was deliberately concealed? If it is really wrong, what unforgivable felony has he committed when he is concealed, and he will cut off his hand? Why do you have to set such a heavy punishment? ”

"Your covenant is wrong."

【…… For severe discipline can make people obey the covenant as quickly as possible, and ...... I don't think anyone would commit a crime at all, so no matter how severe the punishment and conviction is, it has nothing to do with ordinary people who keep the precepts. 】

The god of fire sighed, and he came out of the hearts of many people, and he already knew that his teacher was right, that these sinners were indeed innocent, and that their suffering was entirely due to a problem in their own covenant and a mistake in the judgment mechanism.

However, hearing Su Sun's questioning, he couldn't help but shake his head: [But teacher, human beings are such creatures, the vast majority of human beings are free, they have to eat when they are hungry, and the more delicious they are, the more they eat. If you are thirsty, drink it, and the better it is, the more you will drink. Men like beautiful women, women like handsome men, and people get angry and angry when they encounter ideas that are different from their own, these are instinctive ** - that is, the root of most evils. 】

[In order to resist these things that will lead people into evil and go down the wrong path, I have established a covenant to bind them with the Code of Law and the God of Judgment. In this way, the vast majority of people do love each other—there may be something wrong with my covenant, but it's definitely not 'wrong,' it can only be said to be flawed. 】

After finishing speaking, Elias didn't expect that Su Sun nodded directly, and he agreed: "What you said is indeed right, Elias, through laws and precepts, people can learn morality, this is a good way to start from scratch." ”

"At the beginning of the new era, your covenant is indeed correct, and I agree with you—but the system also needs to be reformed, and the laws of a hundred years ago do not apply to a hundred years later, and the laws of the feudal era do not apply to the prosperous modern age."

"The future must not be a simple repetition of the past, but more than three hundred years have passed, Elias, your legal code, is still exactly the same as before, and your progress is just a simple repetition."

The wind swept through the clouds, the thunder ceased, and all sounds were silent except for the scattered sound of rain.

The three Divine Blessings, as well as Ishal, who had arrived not far away, heard the conversation between the two 'gods' and were shocked by it—whether Su Sun called the Lord of Fire 'Elias' by his name, or the Lord of Fire calling the Lord of Judgment 'Teacher', all of which had never been heard before.

No one could have imagined that the Lord of Judgment would be the teacher of the Lord of Fire.

Moreover, they communicated with the foundation of the Templar, the covenant that all the priests had to recite!

[But teacher, I have developed and improved!] 】

Elias obviously had a different opinion on Su Sun's accusation on this point, and he raised his head, as if he wanted to refute it, but was interrupted by Su Sun: "Yes, that's right, from the original version of the Covenant to the present, you have updated a total of seventeen books and seventeen precepts—I have read them all. ”

"But, my student, you're still just letting people know more about the precepts on top of the many precepts they already have, and you're not really revolutionizing people's minds."

【Innovation...... The human mind? The voice of the Lord of Fire was a little dazed.

"Yes. Innovative thinking. ”

Su Yan said calmly, I don't know when, a book of teachings has appeared in his hand, he opened the thick iron book, turned the pages, and said in an indifferent tone: "People in this world don't steal or rob, because the law doesn't allow it - your precepts have always been on this, and you have written almost all your crimes on it." ”

"Not to mention the fact that in the future, as society progresses, you will definitely add new precepts...... If from now on the Covenant no longer restricts sin, does that mean that all your people will immediately steal and rob? ”

【……】

Hearing this, Elias fell silent, and he somewhat understood what Su Sun meant.

"Right, you know, there's still a huge percentage of people who don't do it because they don't need it, they don't need it, they don't want it."

Seeing that the other party had begun to understand, Su Yan smiled, then closed the teaching covenant and sent it back to his personal space. He said lightly: "In their hearts, because of the precepts, education, and human thoughts, they have received more and better things—that is, things called morality." This sublime thing is what you should popularize next. ”

"If you don't try to fill the hearts of more people with morality, to the point where they don't sin even if the law doesn't prohibit it, your covenant can't be called 'reform', and no matter how much you add new precepts, and change the thickness of the covenant from seventeen books to twenty-seven or one hundred and twenty-seven books, it is not progress, it can only be regarded as a simple repetition."

"Real progress must not be a simple repetition of the past." Repeating this sentence again, Su Sun's eyes seemed to be burning, and he affirmed word by word: "It is precisely because of this that there will be a conviction like Old Chuck, and no one will stop the reckless behavior of the main priest Edmund!" ”

"But as long as there is a priest who has morality in his heart, and not just the law, then he will question such a sentence!"

Su Sun's voice shook the heavens and the earth, and even the many clergy in the Holy Hall could hear it clearly, and they were quite skewful at first, thinking that the accusation of the Lord of Judgment was quite arbitrary...... But in the end, everyone was silent.

【Mr. ......】

At this time, Elias seemed to want to say something, but with his unthinking heart, Su Sun, who could roughly listen to the other party's heart, replied directly before the other party opened his mouth: "You are wrong again, Elias, innovation is not such a simple thing." ”

"If, for example, your covenant not only does not restrict sin, but encourages everyone to rob, to steal, to kill at will—how many of your people do you think will kill in the name of God?"

Seeing the Fire Lord's completely pensive expression, Su Sun laughed.

"I'm telling you, there are some people who will do it – but likewise, there will be people who will not only not do it, but there will be a small group of people who will strongly oppose it, who will resist your wrong law, who will overthrow you, who will reform you, and build a new, truly just law from the ruins of the old!"

- Passive compliance. Proactive compliance. Active resistance.

- Accept mandatory laws and do good deeds. Do good without coercion. Question the bad.

— that is, precepts, morality and questioning.

"What is needed for real progress is questioning, what is needed is to destroy something old and re-establish a new one, not just to add more laws, to add more covenants."

"That's real progress and innovation – and that's what I'm going to bring to you."

Elias was silent for a long time.

Then He let out a long sigh, then laughed and laughed at himself, "Indeed, it is so. 】

[My Past Me...... It's really just the same thing all the time. 】

"In addition to that, there are many problems in the world."

At this time, Su Sun had no intention of showing mercy, he looked at the Lord of Fire who had begun to admit his mistakes, although his heart was full of appreciation, but his mouth did not stop.

"Elias, there are many things that can be inherited by human blood, but only acquired morality cannot be inherited. Education, training, practical work and experience are so important to a person, but I do not see in you the universal schools, where people are materially satisfied, but spiritually empty. Building more schools, popularizing knowledge, and developing people's wisdom is also the way you have to go. ”

"In addition to this, prejudice should also be reduced, just as the people of the sea are not evil, some of them are just chasing freedom!"

Saying this, Su Sun opened his personal space and took out Sara, who was holding gardening scissors, from the Wisdom Tree, he held the Windfolk girl in a daze, and used her to show up with Elias seriously: "Do you think this four-year-old Windfolk girl is guilty of anything?" Just because she's a citizen of the sea? ”

"I'm not a girl! I'm an adult! ”

After Elias shook his head, Su Sun sent Sara, who had subconsciously retorted, back, causing a burst of wisdom tree spirits to 'bad!' ''Mess with friends!'' He rebuked him angrily. He said without changing his face: "This was originally because of what the God of the Wind said, but he estimates that in the New World, you will talk to him when the time comes." ”

[Ah, this, he just left a trace of will......]

Elias subconsciously said it, but when he realized that he and Su Sun were not the only ones here, he shook his head slightly and said no more.

And Su Yan immediately understood that the God of Wind estimated that there was some accident, and this topic could not be said in the public situation.

Therefore, he directly changed it to the next sentence: "In short, human beings have developed from primitive bestiality, to religious precepts, to authoritarian rule, to the pursuit of freedom, and then to the great unity of all people in the future." ”

"Now that people are seeking freedom, you have to respond to the people's call and create a society of freedom for them – not to force people away and into the sea!"

However, when he said this, Su Yan frowned again, and he changed his words again:

"No, not to create for them, but for the people themselves to create a free society. You and I, the 'gods', just need to keep them safe. ”

[Why let the people create it themselves?] 】

Hearing this, the God of Fire suddenly didn't quite understand, and even all the ordinary people and priests who were listening to the god's conversation didn't quite understand.

What else could they do without God's guidance?

And a moment ago, didn't the Lord of Judgment still say that the people of this world are not enlightened and need education, why is it now that they are allowed to create such a society by themselves?

Confusion is spreading.

At this time, Elias also knew very well that if there was no guidance from himself, the people of fire would not be able to develop into what they are now in more than three hundred years, and it would take ten times as long as it took them to become a slave society.

"It's not that ordinary people are allowed to do nonsense—you are also part of the people, so don't count God as a member of society."

And Su Yan was very aware of Elias's and even many ordinary people's thinking misunderstandings, because in fact, he also thought the same way some time ago, but just before, when heavy rain fell around Prayer Heart City, he already understood this.

So, he said with some emotion: "Elias, I know very well what you think, you think you can designate all the order, and let everything, including the people, act according to your will. ”

"Of course, this is no problem, the Central Templar is now an unimaginably large government, which governs the law, religion, code of conduct, emergency response, administration, scientific research and development...... And so on and so forth, all at once. ”

"The priests are in charge of the armed forces, exploration, economic management, religion, administrative routines, and occasionally part-time jobs, they do everything, and all the priests are very well educated, with extraordinary powers, and they can indeed do everything, and most of the morals are passable."

Speaking of this, the young man's tone was a little playful: "This big official is so powerful, and with the endorsement of the true God, it can't be better." ”

"The only question is, where is the position of the people in this world of order?"

"Are people born for the purpose of following your order? Is the future of people just to produce more priests, transcendents and divine blessings? What are the criteria for success? Is it only possible to be a blessed one to be successful? ”

"If there is only one criterion for success, can that be considered perfect? Is this a good society with many possibilities, diversity, and continuous innovation? For example, if the world loses you, will people still be able to find their way forward? ”

"If we don't leave it to the people to develop themselves, do we have to define an 'absolute right'?!"

In the end, Su Sun's tone could be called solemn.

[This ......]

Eliaston was stunned when he became a god, when had he ever been questioned like this? And every question Su Sun asked was so serious that he had to think about it seriously, and one question after another piled up, as if a high mountain had been erected in front of him.

Not only that, but many ordinary people and clergy were also stunned.

"Our ...... Possibility? ”

"We, our own choice?"

"What does success ...... Where are we located......"

They muttered to themselves, and a slight spark ignited in their eyes—even the priests began to ask themselves, "What I really want to do to become a priest should be more than just a high priest, more than that......"

"yes, what the hell do I want to do?"

Su Tian didn't care about this, he raised his head and looked at the sky that was already pitch black, revealing starlight.

"Remember the last epoch at the end? Elias. That to me, it was like a few years ago. ”

The young man was not exaggerating at all, but the young god looked nostalgic, he remembered, and then nodded slowly: "Yes, I remember clearly. 】

Su Yan exhaled, and he laughed peacefully: "It's like an ordinary person in the reincarnation world, whether it's the people of the earth, the people of water, or the people of the wind...... In the last era, all ordinary people could only be born and die with God. ”

"In this epoch, the cycle of reincarnation is still repeating itself - God's progress feeds back to the people, and God's stagnation also stagnates the people."

"You are probably too busy because of something and have stopped thinking about this, so the development of the world has also stalled from here, and this is what is missing in your order."

"You're lacking in innovation." So the youth asserted.

And the Lord of Fire was silent.

But at this time, Su Sun laughed, he didn't continue to talk, but strode forward, and came to him in front of Elias with some surprise.

"I'm sorry. I'm not very political, and I'm young, so there's room for improvement in both thought and theory – and to be honest, rather than designing a perfect blueprint and then discovering that it's imperfect, I prefer to admit it's imperfect at the beginning, and then slowly tinker with it, and then make up for it, and then change to a new one. ”

"As an outsider who hasn't been in contact with the world of Tartadis for a long time, I can't design a complete solution for you to solve these problems, so I can only question. The real solution is probably only possible if you have lived here for hundreds of years. ”

"So, if you don't mind, let me help you, my student."

Saying this, Su Sun opened his hand and hugged Elias, who was a little stiff, and after the initial surprise, the young man also stretched out his hand, smiled and hugged his teacher for a long absence: [...... My pleasure, sir. 】

After the hug, the young man put his hands behind his back, he turned his head and looked at the ranks of sinners, the purple and cyan dragon pupils, a bright light was being born. He smiled and said, "I'm back, Elias."

"This time, I still have to break the cycle of reincarnation."

And the Lord of Fire came to Su Sun's side, and he also stared at the team not far away, still under the guidance of Ammon, who was constantly walking towards the Central Sanctuary, and said softly, "You are back, teacher. 】

[This time, I will still stand by your side.] 】

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