Chapter 7 Love is an Obligation! (8400, 2nd Update)
Sunset City is a very peaceful city, to be exact, the cities of all the Fire People are very peaceful, but this is especially the place.
Its name comes from the 'place where the sun sets' β the Fire People used to chase the sunset to the end of the continent, to the edge of the sea, where they stopped where the current Sunset City is located, and watched the sun sink into the sea, and then glow with an incomparably beautiful sunset glow.
So these explorers decided to build a city here to commemorate this great quest and the glow of the sunset that was etched in their souls.
The structure of Sunset City is simple, it has no walls on the outermost side, and the city is full of dense canals and canals, and around the coastal concave deep-water port, the Fire People have built a ring of dikes to block the sea. The Sunset Temple, Civic Center and Commercial Center are also located around the port, while the residential area is located on a high ground far from the coast.
As for the Holy Flame Tower in the center of the town, it is next to the square, a high and raised artificial hill, overlooking the whole city, and around the square, there are several strange statues, respectively, several people stepping on crabs, sea urchins and octopuses and other strange creatures, which seem to be in high spirits.
There are about 400,000 people living in the entire city of Sunset for a long time, and this is only the main urban area, and there are a large number of farmers and estates in the affiliated towns and suburbs outside the main urban area, and they are quite numerous, but they are relatively scattered.
Despite being a trading city, Sunset City is completely self-sufficient in food and even exported for export β in addition to the catch, the bread workshops here are also a must, with croissants, salted fish and dried seafood all of the best sellers in the Land of the Flame, and even the most discerning gourmets will rave about the local produce.
Under Ammon's leadership, Su Sun walked out of the harbor and learned little by little about the life of the Fire People.
"My lord, I don't know if you're interested, but I have to say that the food in Sunset City is praised by all the people of fire."
When he said this, the gray-haired priest was a little apprehensive, and he himself liked it very much, so he immediately thought of this point that he could dedicate to God.
But he was a little unsure whether God's Lord of Judgment would like human food.
"Oh, that's good!"
But he didn't expect that Su Tian was unexpectedly interested in this, the young man's eyes lit up, and he even opened his mouth to praise: "It is worthy of being my devout believer, it seems that you know very well the point of 'the people take food as the sky', which is very good!" β
- The Lord said: Food is the highest demand of the people.
How reasonable! Indeed, if they can't eat enough, how can the people have the strength to believe, to work, to invent and create, to explore and explore?
Nodding vigorously, Ammon silently wrote down what Su Sun said in his heart, and put it into the 'Holy Sayings' series, preparing to compile a new 'New Book of the Covenant' in the future.
At that time, even if his strength still can't go any further, staying at the Revelation Level, I'm afraid he will be able to get the status of a 'Divine Blesser' with this!
And just as Ammon led the way to tour the town and walked towards the restaurant street, Su Ri's heart suddenly moved, and then opened his personal space.
"Sonorous!"
Immediately after, with a knife roar, a black-red streamer flickered, and the Extinction Blade jumped out of it, revolving around Su Sun excitedly, as if trying to let the young man hold it.
In the personal space, the Tree of Wisdom shook its branches and leaves slightly, as if it was taking a long breath.
- The bad knife is gone! This old guy who grabs the place on his own!
Shenmu's mood was obviously a little indignant - after all, according to the habit of the Wisdom Tree, the character of always tidying up his personal space must not match the character of the Blade of Annihilation, who is too enthusiastic and always flying around and chopping around, and there will be conflicts.
Before, the personal space had not become larger, and everyone could only squeeze in and live...... But now, the personal space is several times larger than before, and it can be completely separated!
The Wisdom Tree made up his mind at this moment, and next time he must suggest to the fertilizer that the bad knife be separated and live in a place for each of them, so that it can get into trouble on its own and stay away from its own territory!
In response, the World Tree Spear remained motionless.
"I see......"
At this time, Su Yan stretched out his hand, he held the handle of the Blade of Annihilation, felt the current situation of the Divine Knife, and then nodded with understanding.
"You've also been blessed with the power of will, so it's no wonder you're as active as a doping."
Su Sun could sense that in this world, there is also a legend of the Blade of Extinction - after all, the original Blade of Extinction was beaten to the point of only the blade when it fought with the God of Water, and it was indeed praised as a god-killing soldier who killed the God of Water, and was even regarded as a spiritual sustenance by all the residents of Nether City.
Therefore, since coming to this world, there has always been a long stream of wishing power, like a river, which has been continuously channeled to the Blade of Annihilation, strengthening its power.
This power of willingness, unlike those that were invested in Su Sun's body, would bind him to this world, but according to myths and legends, it simply gave the Blade of Extinction the ability to kill the gods in related aspects.
Today's divine sword, in terms of 'killing immortals', 'killing gods' and 'killing souls', is so powerful that it can be regarded as a leader even among the divine soldiers of the same level, the only thing that is not perfect is that the essence of the divine knife is still weak, and it needs to be strengthened by some more advanced materials, otherwise, it may suffer a loss.
It's like the last time in Qingqiu Xing, he slashed against the bone blade of the Earth Immortal Heavenly Demon, it was obviously a divine knife, but even the bone blade of the Heavenly Demon had to be cut for half a day before it could be smashed, which was really insulting!
However, this doesn't affect the fact that the Blade of Annihilation is now full of power, so I want to go out and take a look.
"Okay, be nice, don't run around, I'll cover up your existence."
After confirming the situation, Su Sun smiled and let go of the hand holding the divine sword, allowing the Blade of Extinction to rotate around his body.
And Ammon, who was following Su Day, was naturally not in the crowd that was obscuring the information, he sensed the existence of the Blade of Annihilation, and then he looked at the Divine Sword with a look of astonishment, and almost raised his hand extremely impolitely and pointed at the other party.
"This, is this the legendary holy sword?"
The gray-haired priest muttered to himself in shock, he carefully discerned the shape and details of the Blade of Annihilation, and finally said firmly, "The 'Blazing Sword' that is said to have spat out of the Lord's mouth, slashed the demon god before the era, and laid the foundation for a new era?!" β
"Legend has it that after the gods of the past opened a new era, this holy sword that slayed the demon god also ascended to heaven with the gods."
"There is even a passage in the Covenant that praises this sword, calling it the king of the sword, the perfect creation, the holy sword made by God!"
Extinction Blade: "Sonorous? β
- Please wait, stop...... Isn't it a knife?
When did it turn into a sword in the legend?
And, most importantly, what about the specifics of the chapter that you praise yourself?!
"Holy Sword? Interesting. β
In this regard, Su Sun just chuckled lightly, not surprised. After all, there is no distinction between swords, and it is common in all worlds of the multiverse.
It's like himself - Su Sun is good at using guns, knives, and can also use compound elemental breath, Lan Seed Fire Gatling, and even incarnate a rocket...... However, if he went to some world, it was not uncommon for him to be called a sword master.
Reluctantly retracting his attention from the Blade of Annihilation, Ammon was also a man after all, he grew up listening to the myth of the Blazing Sword, and dreamed that one day he could become a heroic powerhouse with the Holy Sword in his hand to defeat heresy.
But the reality is always cruel, decades have passed, and Ammon's strength is only at the level of revelation, and when he thinks of this, he can't help but feel a little gloomy: "Or my faith is not firm and pure......"
Although he was a little unwilling in his heart, in reality, Amon was still very competent to introduce the current situation of Sunset City to Su Day.
"Some time ago, there was a rare snow disaster around Sunset City, and even on the entire East Coast, that many farmers lost their harvest this season...... However, for now, relying on food and catches, at least the local residents around Sunset City are still free of food and clothing. β
"I can see it." The young man nodded slightly, and he looked down the street, certain that his priest was not lying.
Nowadays, you can see that on the streets of Sunset City, there are many children running around, playing games such as catching ghosts or playing hide and seek, and the adults on the side of the road are smiling and watching this scene.
Even on the side of the street, a midshipman dressed in a priest's robe about the same as Ammon was standing by, seemingly trying to keep the children safe when they were playing - whenever the children were running to the canal, he would give them a hint to stay away from the water.
The fact that this is happening is a testament to the fact that the city's residents are not only fed and clothed, but also have a strong sense of security, otherwise parents would never have been able to release their children and let them play in the streets without worrying about their children being trafficked and missing.
At this time, Su Sun and Ammon had already come to the vicinity of the square in the city center.
At the foot of the man-made hill where the tower is located is the square of Sunset City, and in the center of it is a very complete execution table with burning pillars, crosses and beheading tables, which are very clean.
In addition, there are many vendors selling various goods around the square, including butchers selling smoked products, fish shops and bakeries.
It is estimated that because of the 'snow disaster' in Ammon's mouth, there should have been a problem, but there were not many fruit merchants and farmers who sold all kinds of fruits and vegetables, and there were only a few vendors selling dry goods such as raisins and nuts.
But other than that, industries such as selling sugar and alcohol are still operating normally.
Su Yan knew very well that being able to sell sugar and wine normally was enough to show that the country's society was very stable and harmonious from beginning to end, and that they lived a prosperous life, because they had enough food to make sugar and wine.
The fact that children can play in the streets, and the fact that he has not seen even a single beggar thief so far, is enough to prove that Ammon is right, and that the life of the people of fire is so peaceful and stable.
Su Sun could also see that when he concealed his sense of existence, Ammon, as a priest, often greeted ordinary people passing by around him and saluted each other.
Their communication was extremely equal, a farmer did not cringe because Ammon was a priest, and Ammon did not show the slightest arrogance because he was a priest, and the two sides naturally exchanged pleasantries, even calling each other 'compatriots', as close as family.
This is actually very anomalous.
Su Yan knew very well that in any social form before modern society, the superficial relationship between different classes was very unequal, and each class could discriminate against the lower class than itself for no reason.
But in Sunset City, Su Sun saw a situation of 'equality and no discrimination' that is difficult to see even on the earth.
There is no class discrimination, there is no professional discrimination, everyone treats each other very sincerely, even in the face of the priest, everyone's attitude is nothing more than 'respect', and this is basically based on the fact that this person is a servant of God, and has nothing to do with the profession of the priest itself.
Farmers farm in the suburbs, merchants set up shop in the city, priests serve in the temples β every Fire Folk has a bright future ahead of them.
"Everyone is really equal here!"
Stroking the spine of the Extinction Blade on the side, making a pleasant knife sound, Su Tian's face was faintly solemn, and he was a little incredulous: "How did this happen?" β
You must know that even the earth is only a superficial equality of personality, and there has never been less discrimination in occupation, region, religion, race and education.
No matter how much the officials of various countries appeal, it is useless, because this is the instinct of people's 'superiority', and it is almost impossible to eliminate it.
And in the world of reincarnation...... Even if it's because everyone is religious and all of them are of the same race, there is no discrimination between these two ...... But occupational discrimination, academic discrimination and hell should always be indispensable, right? He didn't believe it anymore, this kind of bad instinct is not in the reincarnation world!
But in fact, it is useless for him to believe it or not, and there is indeed no such thing in this land.
Even some of the people of fire who looked like scholars were not the slightest bit arrogant of ancient intellectuals, but were very elegant, easy-going, and approachable.
"Incredible, unbelievable......"
With this confusion in mind, Su Sun was led by Ammon from the port through the square to the shore at the other end of the city.
"My lord, this is the famous restaurant street in Sunset City, and it is also the place where I live temporarily."
The gray-haired priest knew that no one else could see Su Sun, so he didn't make any exaggerated moves, but just raised his hand implicitly and whispered to the young man: "Every tourist and merchant who comes to Sunset City will come here once and taste the local food. β
"Okay."
Since there are local delicacies to taste, Su Yan temporarily put down his doubts and turned to pay attention to this well-known restaurant street.
At a glance, it is true that what Ammon said is true, the prosperity of this place is really more prosperous than the surrounding area of the square of Sunset City, more than a dozen restaurants with different facades have all opened, and people come and go, even giving him the illusion of a modern pedestrian street.
The aroma of seafood wafts in the wind, making you feel calm and appetize.
At Ammon's suggestion, Su Yan chose an old store called 'Shark Whirlwind', which has been open for more than 70 years, and the two entered the store under the guidance of the service staff and chose a table to sit down.
It's noon, there are a lot of customers, and the shop is noisy.
Su Tian could roughly hear clearly, most of the people were excitedly exchanging the miracle that the clouds suddenly subsided not long ago, and the storm disappeared in an instant, but the content was similar to what he heard in the port, whether it was boasting or emotion, there was nothing new.
In addition, he could hear a farmer at the dinner table complaining while drinking with his friends.
"The weather on the mainland has been very strange recently, not to mention anything else, the heavy snowfall at the beginning of this year is very abnormal!"
"No, have any of you ever seen two months of heavy snow in Sunset City? This is not Wintercastle, it is winters six months a year...... In the past winter, there was not a single snow around Sunset City! β
At this point, the guest dressed as a farmer had a bitter face, and he folded his hands together and made a prayer gesture: "Fortunately, the Lord blesses, today's rainstorm has been dispelled by a miracle, otherwise, if there is another flood, it will not only be a matter of frost and poor harvest - without the vegetable seedlings to take root, even the soil will be washed away when that rain comes, and the surrounding area of Sunset City will really become a mud swamp!" β
"Not to mention, a few days ago, there was a flood on the other side of Yanliu Fort, and the river was diverted, washing away the wheat fields of more than a dozen villages over there, eroding for hundreds of miles, and the local high priests all turned to the central templar players."
And his friends, the two men who seemed to be dressed as merchants were also quite puzzled, and one of them shook his head vigorously and sighed: "Hey, not only that, but the inland side seems to be suffering from a drought, and there has been no rain for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that the Templars sent a lot of paladins and priests to help with the rain and reclaim the canals and canals, the crops would have died long ago." β
"It's all bad news, it's just that, don't talk about it, eat and eat."
Farmers and merchants alike were a little worried, after all, they all depended on food and trade for their livelihoods, and this year's weather was clearly not right, and they were worried about whether they would suffer from food disasters.
But apparently, worrying about it was useless, and when the restaurant's specialty seafood and fish soup was served, they stopped talking about it.
"Is the weather out of ......?"
Hearing this, Su Yan couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart.
This reminded him of some strange storms that had occurred before - if snowstorms, floods, and droughts were all abnormal, then storms and typhoons should be one of them, right?
Moreover, if Elias, the Lord of Fire, was still in a normal situation, then he would not sit idly by and watch the disaster that the country that believed in him suffered.
"When I came to this world, I didn't actually hide my breath, ordinary people think it's just a miracle, they just don't understand, but if there are strong people at the overlord level, especially my two old acquaintances, it should be easy to recognize me."
Thinking like this, a guess surged in Su Day's heart: "Is it possible, Elias, can they have a problem?" β
"Ah, Mr. Ammon, are you back? Is this exploration okay? β
At this time, the shopkeeper of the shark whirlwind, a middle-aged man with the Mediterranean Sea on his head, noticed the gray-haired priest sitting on the side, he walked over enthusiastically, and then noticed Su Sun, who had let go of his breath a little, and said strangely: "This is your friend?" Fresh face, is this your first time in Sunset City? β
"Yes, it's a nice city, the atmosphere is very harmonious, I like it."
And Su Sun smiled and answered the other party's question - under the influence of soul power, in the eyes of the shopkeeper, he was just an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance, and there was nothing out of the ordinary-looking thing.
"Hahaha, well said! Sunset City is the most livable and harmonious city in the entire continent except for the City of Sacred Fire! β
But who knows, even so, as soon as the shopkeeper heard Su Sun praising his hometown, he immediately became energetic - he laughed, touched his Mediterranean head, and then said heroically: "Since you are a foreigner, it is the first time to come to our store in Sunset City, then please have a pot of our local specialty fish soup!" β
"Priest Ammon, I won't ask for your share, it's still the same, right?"
"It's okay, yes, it's still the same."
Greeting the shopkeeper with a smile, the gray-haired priest at this time couldn't help but look at Su Sun, with a hint of surprise in his heart: "Sure enough, the shopkeeper, can't he see the lord's face clearly...... Wrong? Lord, what is the Lord like......"
At this time, Ammon was stunned to find that not only the shopkeeper, but even him, had no way to see clearly, or even recall Su Sun's true face!
At most, he could remember his long black hair and purple dragon eyes...... Other than that, there is only the majesty of the Lord of Judgment...... Other than that, he doesn't remember anything anymore.
For Su Day, it's just a simple cognitive confusion, after all, the process of the human eye observing information and then feeding it back to the brain has enough time to influence.
It's not that he doesn't want to reveal his true face, the main thing is that Su Yan himself doesn't know if the Lord of Judgment in this world has a human form, and if so, then it's best not to show too many differences.
Soon, the fish soup came up - the shopkeeper lifted the lid of the cauldron at the entrance of the store, scooped out a small pot of fish soup stewed and returned to the back kitchen, prepared the condiments, sprinkled with freshly ground spices and rock salt, and brought it to the table of Su Sun and Ammon at the door of the store.
The pot is an ordinary black casserole, although not very delicate, but it is very cleanly washed. In the milky white fish soup, there are floating pieces of shrimp meat, minced pepper and seaweed, and the black and white soup, not to mention the aroma, just looking at it makes people can't hold back.
"Hmm...... The taste is very good. β
Su Yan was not polite, he didn't wait for Ammon on the side to explain the origin and allusion of this pot of soup for him, he directly served the bowl, scooped a spoonful and tasted it, and then nodded with satisfaction - joke, do you have to know the allusion when eating? It's never too late to eat and listen.
As for the transcendent people around, how to appreciate the food of ordinary people...... Isn't that easy? Isn't it enough to suppress the taste that is a little higher than that of ordinary people? Whatever kind of food you eat, you can use whatever grade of taste, you can't even do this, what kind of food lover!
"My lord, if you like it......"
Seeing that Su Sun also liked human food, for some reason, the tense string that had been hanging in Ammon's heart slowly loosened.
This is not to say that it is a good thing that the Lord is so approachable, but that Ammon understood that since the Lord loves human food, it means that He also loves human beings...... The Lord is indeed God, and the Lord of Judgment is the God of Heavenly Punishment who shoulders the responsibilities of judgment, judgment, and punishment.
However, even the God of Heavenly Punishment loves human beings.
Perhaps, it seems somewhat, even very arbitrary, to draw conclusions based on this alone, but it is precisely because of this that the stone in Ammon's heart has fallen.
But at the same time, a new set of doubts has arisen.
With his unthinking heart, Su Sun sensed the doubts in Ammon's heart, and he didn't care about it - because Su Sun didn't want to play a god at all, he just moved naturally and with the situation. If you can act like, that's like, if you don't act like it, then don't pretend, he confessed.
ββ¦β¦ The development of the people of fire was indeed somewhat unexpected by me. β
Soon, Su Sun solved the messy stewed fish soup, and Ammon was eating the shrimp fried rice he usually ate at this time - the priest ate extremely seriously and did not say a word, obviously the kind of person who cherished food very much.
So, during this time, Su Sun turned his head and swept his gaze over a total of thirteen well-known restaurants and hotels on this street.
Although in Ammon's introduction, the signature dish of all the shops in this street is 'fish soup', a traditional old dish that originated from the earliest fishermen's cuisine.
However, after 200 years of development, the style of fish soup in each shop here is very different.
In some shops, the fish soup is still soup, while in others the fish soup has been turned into fish soup.
Some shops serve steamed fish fillets, while others serve seafood porridge.
Su Day's shop is mainly shrimp meat, and fish, mainly using fish bones to boil broth to enhance freshness.
Seemingly, it seems unremarkable?
But in fact, when a civilization's diet begins to gradually refine and differentiate, and a dish evolves into many different dishes, it proves that the development of a civilization has entered its peak, and its people are no longer limited to 'eating enough', but beginning to care about 'eating well', 'eating strange' and eating 'fresh'.
"In other words, if the per capita morality of the Fire People is really as high as what I have seen, then I am afraid that it is only technology that restricts them."
Sitting in his seat, Su Tian looked around at the life of the entire restaurant street - here, there are farmers, fishermen, merchants, and herdsmen; There were priests, officials, pharmacists, and alchemists; The butcher who still smells of blood is here, covered in the smell of ink, and it is estimated that a scholar lady is also here, both in gender and occupation, there is no special area, not even a private room.
Although it is said that his pot of stewed fish soup is an invitation from the old shopkeeper, since even ordinary people are willing to come and eat, and they do not show distress, and the shopkeeper invites guests so easily, it means that the price of the store here is not high.
"Elias...... Well done! Terrible! It is incredible to be able to raise a race that has survived the apocalypse, is extremely decadent, and even wants to fend for itself, to this point! β
Taking a deep breath, Su Sun really smiled this time: "It's worthy of the world that I also have a share, this seafood soup tastes really good, fragrant and tender, without the slightest fishy and seay smell, only pure deliciousness!" β
Even, in his heart, he was a little ashamed.
Although he is worshipped as the god of judgment in the reincarnation world, in reality, he has not done anything for the people of fire...... The matter of killing the God of Water doesn't count, that matter Su Sun is for his own pleasure, and it has nothing to do with the people of fire: "If I meet Elias later, I must praise his achievements!" β
However, at this moment, there was a small episode in the store.
A little boy of about seven or eight years old, who was probably a guest's child, was stumbling through the crowd with the fish soup in his hand, as if he wanted to go out to drink.
Naturally, where does the child have any stabilizing ability? He had barely taken two steps before he stumbled, and with a shake of his hand, the soup from the bowl splashed out and fell onto the trousers of a man who looked to be a merchant.
"Hey, you little ghost!"
The merchant felt a damp burning sensation in his legs, and suddenly his complexion changed and became hideous, and he stretched out his hand, as if trying to grab the little boy's collar: "Do you know how much these pants cost?!" β
"I'm sorry, I was wrong, uncle, I'm very sorry!"
And it seemed to be fear, and it seemed to be some kind of instinct, the little boy who accidentally knocked the soup off immediately squatted down, and admitted his mistake very loudly and sincerely: "I shouldn't have walked around with the soup, I will definitely not do it again next time!" β
Suddenly, the merchant's expression and movements froze for a moment.
And in the next second, his expression softened, and he said with a smile: "Ah, it's okay, change it when you know your mistakes, it's a virtue taught by the Lord, I forgive you, but you must not do it again next time." β
The merchant stretched out his hand and gently touched the child's head: "Otherwise, the Lord of Judgment will come to you." β
At this time, the child's parents also appeared, they apologized to the merchant in great panic, and then took out money to compensate the merchant for his loss, and the merchant waved his hand, indicating that he did not mind, but the parents still forcibly stuffed a sum of money to the merchant, and then they did not have time to eat, so they left the restaurant.
This scene made Su Sun breathtaking.
"Ammon, this world is indeed very friendly."
When leaving the restaurant called Sharkwhirlwind with the gray-haired priest, Su Yan said to the middle-aged man beside him quite seriously: "This incident was even beyond my expectations, and I was very pleasantly surprisedβI thought that the child would die and not admit his mistakes, and his parents would cover up, and even threatened that 'the child is not sensible' in an attempt to fool him and take responsibility." β
"But in reality, this kind of thing didn't happen β both the children and the parents made the right choice the first time."
Although the merchant was momentarily angry, he quickly calmed down, and the child quickly apologized...... In this way, even children, businessmen, and parents have such a moral world, which is really better than I imagined. β
"Oh, no, my lord, we are far from perfect! There's nothing to praise about that. β
In the face of such a high level of praise from Su Sun, Amon was a little sincerely frightened, not too embarrassed, he bowed slightly, and said humbly: "Everything is the teachings of the lords - if you make a mistake, you should admit it and correct it, this is the only way to undo it!" β
"Moreover, the word of the Lord of Fire says: 'Love everyone, for everyone is related to you.'" Since the other person apologizes and promises never to do it again, isn't forgiving him a form of tolerance and love? β
"Just like the rotation of the elements, the cycle of heaven and earth, each person is extremely important to others. All can love all if everyone loves all peopleβand when all love all people, the kingdom of heaven on earth will be complete! β
"Love is an obligation!"
Repeating the words of the Covenant so reverently, Ammon closed his eyes and said with great seriousness: "But in this world, there is still a long way to go before consummation, and that is why it is up to you, my lord, to punish those wicked who do not want to love others!" β
"This is true both for people who are unwilling to apologize and for those who are unwilling to forgive."
"This is the 'oath' that the Lord made with the people of fire and wind in the past!"
(End of chapter)