Chapter 5 The Cycle of Order
At the beginning of creation, the fire ignited the void, ruling existence and nothingness, life and death and light and darkness, and the original 'one' fire was divided into other existences, and the complex multiverse was born. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Since then, anything, even a mere concept, has been supported by a real force as long as it has existed and its name has been recited.
It's like there was no thunder and rain, wind and waves in this world, but one day, the friction of the atmosphere in a certain world produced electric fire and water droplets, and the air pressure on the ocean of a certain world surged. Typhoons and waves are generated, and at the root of the pluralistic world, 'thunder', 'rain', 'wind' and 'waves' appear and are recorded. The mages were then able to use magic, the power of the beginning, to connect these concepts, turning the elements and magic into new thunder and rain.
The primordial power of existence has become more and more complex and diverse, especially since the emergence of life, and in addition to the various natural phenomena that actually exist, countless 'symbolic powers' have also appeared one after another, such as healing, power, wisdom...... These disembodied concepts are also supported by forces from the source.
Divinity is actually an unexpectedly complex thing, and it takes a lot of time to explain it, so to make a long story short, it is a gateway to the source of existence, through which the holder can attract the power represented behind it, but this power is too pure, and it is easy to assimilate the soul of intelligent life - you know, the holder of divinity itself is quite pure, and this can resonate with the source power, so it is easier to assimilate.
The way to control the divinity, the Pope gives two options.
The first one was not unexpected, just as Ogner, the god of luck and despair, said, by constructing two completely different minds in his mind, and using the decisive method of opposing the divinity, to balance the torrent of source power that was enough to drown the soul.
The second is to use divinity to weave a cycle of order.
The first option is simply to suppress the power through self-control, and to suppress the output method, narrowing the gateway to the source to the point where the soul can bear it. This method is not difficult, but it is easy to schizophrenia, after all, ordinary people do not have two brains like the two-headed Ogel, if the autosuggestion is too much, maybe they will really go crazy, or even close the door.
The second method is more interesting.
According to the old pope, the first method is only a part of the second, and the second is to 'control' the divinity in the true sense of the word, not to suppress it.
The entire multiverse is constructed by the forces of existence, and the so-called divinity is just a tiny hole leading to these forces, but such a huge intertwined power not only does not destroy due to conflict, but forms a solid and stable universe - which is why they form a cycle of order.
Power is uncontrollable because it is pure, but as long as it is established with divine nature, it can be controlled, whether it is the seven gods of the human race or the ancient gods, they use their own divinity as the foundation, compile all kinds of doctrines, expound the order of the world, and form their own cycle.
Back in the central temple area, in the room that the Church had arranged for itself, Joshua sat in a chair and recalled what Pope Eagle had said to him.
"Would I prefer to choose the first method?"
Looking down at his hand, the warrior whispered to himself, "Power and justice, love and death, wisdom and intrigue...... These divinities form a small cycle of the Seven Gods' own order, allowing their own logic to justify themselves, and then control this power with their own spirits. ”
"But what kind of cycle should be constructed of fighting, destruction and killing?"
After thinking for about two seconds, Joshua gave up thinking, closed his eyes and sat in his chair to pretend to sleep.
I can't think of such a complicated thing now, no matter how much I think about it in such a short time, he has worked hard enough for the Abyss of Anos, and now is the time to rest, he will not be distressed by such a trivial matter.
The room arranged by the Church of the Seven for Joshua and the others is located inside a temple, which is called the Temple of Justice and is usually a high-level warehouse for storing magic puppets, but now that it is a time of war, most of the puppets have been transferred, and the original warehouse has been converted into a residence for the priests.
Temples made of steel and rock give a sense of coolness, but in fact the internal temperature is suitable, and the Circle of Light will adjust the temperature of the room to the point where it is most suitable for living creatures, which is the benefit of supernatural power. In addition to being extremely spacious, the room where Joshua and the others lived was actually not decorated, after all, this was just a warehouse before, and even the steel bracket and ritual circle where the magic puppet was placed could be seen in the corner, and the first number was standing there now, and the huge steel element seemed to regard himself as a puppet, standing in the steel bracket, looking in a good mood.
Not far from Joshua's seat was a large bed, lying lazily on the bed, allowing the silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy to poke her horns and face curiously, and the table next to her was full of delicacies that had just been delivered, and even cherished specialties from the far sea, carheart roe and cyan holy white tree fruit.
Unlike Lolanda and the others, in the final analysis, the warriors were invited guests, so after the mission was over, Joshua could rest comfortably for a while, and the three of them were quickly transferred to various posts not long after they left the ark and received treatment, and worked hard to deal with various matters.
This kind of thing is not uncommon, according to the words of the previous life, the vast majority of the clergy are social animals, and they are all the kind of willing, hiring several mercenaries on top of a clergyman, they will work day and night for the task, and they will never be lazy - provided that they are paid enough.
The Shenji siblings had a good relationship with Hei before, and it was the same after the black dragon turned into a human form, especially Hotaru, she moved her hands and feet against Hei on the bed, touching everywhere, and muttering while touching: "This should be the bone spur on the back, right?" And then the bulge here is the dorsal armor? It's a peculiar ......."
The silver-haired girl was amazed at the black humanoid, she used to be responsible for scrubbing the carapace of the half-dragon, but now that there is nothing to do, Hotaru began to distinguish which part of the dragon shape on it was based on the armor worn by the black dragon girl.
In this regard, Hei muttered weakly: "...... Itchy, don't scratch, don't touch my tail.
But Rin was not in this interest, after he touched the black and sharp dragon horns, he turned into a prototype with some boredom, and put himself on the bed, and the black giant axe of more than two meters pressed the entire mattress down by at least ten centimeters, pressing out a deep depression.
Since the god machine siblings were strengthened, they were able to freely transform human and weapon forms, and the weapon forms were also able to move, only to see that Rin was probably annoyed by the silver-haired girl and black tossing around him, and the huge black axe slowly moved towards the other side of the bed for a distance, and the white sheets were torn with a sound, and a large crack suddenly opened.
After playing with the black whose head was still a little dizzy because of the brain-eating worm until he fell asleep, Hotaru turned his head to look at the warrior sitting in a chair with his eyes closed, and asked curiously, "Master, why don't you come to bed to rest?" ”
"Excuse me." Shaking his head, Joshua glanced at the unshapedly bed that had been tossed out of the corner of his eye, and sighed, "I'd rather sit." ”
Such a leisurely day lasted for a long time, although every few days there would be a wild dragon to harass, but the five-colored dragon clan has not launched a general attack, they seem to be waiting for the storm on the far sea to form, and then use the power of the typhoon to suppress the defensive magic around the holy mountain, taking this opportunity to attack.
According to the Pope's words, Joshua has completed the task, and he can return to the empire after the decisive battle between the Church of the Seven and the Dragon, but with the character of a warrior, he naturally can't be idle, every time the Flying Dragons come to harass, he will try to make a move, and then frighten back batch after batch of Flying Dragons in vain.
After repeating this a few times, even Black's record was better than Joshua's. However, there was probably a time when the opposite side did not believe in evil, and several dragons who were not afraid of the pressure of the warriors mixed in the group of flying dragons with the intention of raiding, trying to solve this big trouble, but needless to say, the result was naturally harvested by Joshua.
That battle, to be honest, was indeed a bit risky, a few Extreme Intention level blue dragon leaders plus a few gold-level old dragons cooperated, enough to kill any ordinary Extreme Intention warrior in an instant, but unfortunately Joshua had already smelled something wrong a few kilometers away, he would calculate it, and then cooperate with several other powerhouses of the church to leave them all.
The death of a Extreme Will-level dragon and several golden dragons was a heavy loss even for the Five-Colored Dragon Clan, and since then, the harassment of the mad dragon has become much more cautious, and both sides are waiting for the time of the final battle, and Joshua has also gained considerable prestige among the priests of the Holy Mountain.
"Good day, Lord Count."
Below the central temple area, in the complex and vast underground facility, a middle-aged paladin wearing full body armor gave Joshua a knightly salute, and he said politely, "Are you going to warehouse three?" Then let me show you the way. ”
"I'm sorry for you." Dressed in a white coat for the church, Joshua nodded slightly, and then asked the other party to lead the way.
On the ground of Eda Gray Island, there are all kinds of temples and living quarters, but just as all the churches on the continent have dungeons at the bottom, there is also a large underground fortress directly below the Sacred Mountain in the far sea, where most of the time it is vacant as a warehouse and experimental area, except for some cultists and punished clergy, which will only be activated in wartime, allowing ordinary clergy who have no combat effectiveness to take refuge.
Joshua came here, naturally, not to visit, but to receive his own payment.
Whether it's traveling to the Abyss of Anos or helping the Church of the Seven, the warriors have made many contributions, especially if you count the anti-dragon potions that the Empire has provided to the Church and the Far South Kingdom. So, at the suggestion of a bishop, Joshua could go to the church's storehouse and take whatever he wanted.
Originally, the warrior was too lazy to get this kind of reward, he was already a very strong man, and most of the magic items in this world were of little use to him, but Rin reminded him that even if he didn't need it, Joshua could bring it back to the territory for others to use, especially the group of students at Wintercastle Academy.
Led by a middle-aged paladin, Joshua walked along the wide rocky path and in a few minutes came to the warehouse area of the underground fortress. The warrior could see a wide corridor stretching forward, flanked by numerous forks in the road and a huge warehouse gate. At the top of the corridor were huge pyroxenes, illuminated by a white glow that was even brighter than the surface temple covered by clouds.
There were many guards patrolling the perimeter of the warehouse, all of them looking calm and confident, and the dragon blockaded the sea and besieged the holy mountain without the slightest look of panic and anxiety on the part of these clergymen, because no matter who they were, they were convinced that the Church would win a great victory in this battle.
It's not like they're blindly confident.
Unlike in the previous life, the Church of the Seven Gods, which had received the Dragon Project very early, had now gathered all the elite forces, and the elite priests who were wandering on the continent were not stopped by the Dragon, but returned to the Holy Mountain long before the other party blocked the sea.
Although the power of the Wild Dragon is much stronger than in the previous life due to the lack of obstacles from the player, compared to the two, in terms of basic combat power, the Holy Mountain still has the advantage.
The guards in front of Joshua are all silver pinnacle-level strength, and a leader not far away even has gold-level strength, placed on the continent, that is, the head of a church or a knight order, but in the Holy Mountain, they are all ordinary patrol members.
After seeing the warrior's arrival, the knights of the guard, who had already received the news, smiled respectfully at Joshua, bowed, and opened the door to the warehouse.