"Everyone has their own path to follow."

Walking on the flat stone paved road, Jenn smiled and spoke, he turned and made an inviting gesture to the girl beside him. Seeing Jenn's movements, Ellie hesitated for a moment, and then followed him to the front. The saint was not wearing the coarse cloth robe she wore most often, but a gorgeous, pure white gown. It makes her look more like the eldest lady of some aristocracy than a saint.

"Ellie, what do you think faith is?"

"Faith?"

Hearing Jenn inexplicably ask this question, Ellie couldn't help but be stunned, she instinctively wanted to answer, but for some reason looked at Jenn, Ellie closed her mouth again and was silent. And Jenn didn't seem to care, he just continued to walk forward slowly with Ellie, as if talking to himself.

"Faith, it's not something humans are born with, but it's something they are essential......... In other words, as long as they are creatures that can use their brains to think, they all have faith. Even all things in nature, their very existence is a cycle of faith, which is like a cage that imprisons all of us -- believers, gods, without exception. We need it, but we are bound by it, this is the pain of wisdom, to put it bluntly......... You know too much. ”

“……………”

Hearing this, Ellie was stunned for a moment, but before she could ask, Jenn continued.

"The more you know, the more painful it becomes, that's why people need faith. Do you know why after so many years of crackdown, all kinds of cults are still not dead? If it's a dog on the street, then would it care what the difference between your Templar Order and the Cult of Doom is? No, the dog just wanted to be able to dig up a bone from the garbage heap to feed his stomach. For it, that's enough. But people are different, they think, why can someone eat whatever they want, while they can only go to the garbage heap and grab bones with wild dogs? No one can give him this answer, but the gods can. For better or worse, they gave an answer, an answer that they could accept. That's why they become cult believers, because they think, they make choices. ”

At this point, Jenn stopped, and now they were standing at the top of a circular square, and from above, they could clearly see the new city of Passus below. Although it looks like chaos on the outside. But at least in the city of Passus, it is still in order.

"You know what? Ellie, there is no church in Passus, and there are no clergy. And most of the people here are not devout believers. There used to be idiots who called me a depraved place, thinking that the people here were greedy, selfish, unsympathetic scum. But what about the facts? My territory is safer than anywhere else around. It's even better than the location of the church in some of the Templar Orders, do you know why? ”

“……………”

In the face of Jenn's inquiry. Ellie shook her head again. She really didn't know why, as there had been a long-standing argument within the Templar that they, as followers of the Nine Saints, had an obligation to spread the glory of the Nine Saints to all regions. And this is to fill the world with light and hope. Without the brilliance of the Nine Saints, then those who have lost their faith will be wrapped in darkness and evil, and become depraved and chaotic. Although Ellie admits that there is an element of exaggeration, she also admits. I never doubted it. That is, people need good faith to bind their behavior. Otherwise, the whole society will become chaotic and eventually collapse.

But in Passus, what Ellie saw. But it's a completely different order. Especially after having an "in-depth communication" with Jenn and realizing his true identity, Ellie became more and more confused and confused. In her opinion, a terrible demon king from the lower realms like Jenn should bring as much death and destruction and fear as possible to the inhabitants of his realm, but why is it that the city under his rule is better than the city under the Templar Order?

It's funny.

Seeing Ellie's frowning and thinking hard, the corners of Jenn's mouth curled slightly, and a hint of a smile appeared.

Although Jenn had used his magic to erode Ellie's spirit with the help of direct assistance, he had not completely transformed it. The most important thing about the Demon Seal is that it must be an active desire to seek change from the heart, which is something that Jenn has always paid attention to when transforming. Although he could also completely transform Ellie by forcibly distorting the mental plane, Jenn did not choose to do so. Because Ellie is not one of those passers-by everywhere, but a saint.

As a saint, Ellie is naturally very resistant on the spiritual level, and her divine bloodline also brings considerable bonuses. In this case, if Jenn forcibly converts Ellie into his dependents, it is difficult to ensure that there will be some imprint of "belonging to her original self" in her heart. Although, in general, these fragments are not harmful at all. But Jenn is not willing to take this risk, and there are countless examples of recovering from various reasons throughout the ages, and as a result, he stabbed the demon king in the back, resulting in a failure. Therefore, Jenn would rather spend a little more and let Ellie choose to degenerate on her own initiative than forcibly twist it in a hurry.

This is another reason why Jenn has been looking at Klein unpleasantly, because Klein was "forcibly transformed" by his cheap father after dying in the lower realm, although there are also aspects of Klein's willingness to choose revenge, but Jenn feels unreliable no matter how he looks at it, he looks at Klein as if Zhuge Liang looked at Wei Yan during the Three Kingdoms period, that is, there is a backbone in the back of his head, and sooner or later he will rebel. By that time, Jenn could be sure that with Klein's character, none of the other four siblings, including himself, would be able to escape.

Of course, those old guys in the lower realms will also be unlucky, but Jenn can't control such things, but he can prevent himself from making the same mistake. The so-called teacher of the past does not forget the future, and it is still necessary to sum up and accept the lessons learned.

Now Ellie is on the verge of acceptance or not, and her faith in the Templar Order is indeed broken, but brokenness does not mean complete abandonment. She also needed a reason to convince herself to give up everything she believed in. Embrace a fresh start. This is a very difficult thing for ordinary people, not to mention that Ellie is still a saint, so she is naturally more stubborn in this regard. And it is naturally not easy to convince her.

Thinking of this, Jenn pursed his lips. And then he continued.

"Because of order."

“……… Order? ”

"That's right, strict order. Here, I say the same, and those who break the law, regardless of status, will be punished. This is my territory, they are my people, and they are naturally obliged to obey the laws I have promulgated. I prescribed, I forbidden. I allowed it. They know what to do and how to do it. That's enough, if someone breaks the ordinance, then there is only a dead end. ”

"But......... That's too overbearing........."

Hearing Jenn's words, Ellie frowned, and then spoke. Hearing Ellie's words, Jenn snorted softly.

"That's right, but they have to comply. Because that's the rule I made, and I ......... It is their God. ”

"This ..............."

"God is mighty. Divine grace is like the sea. Ellie, do you know why people fear the gods? Because the gods don't talk to them, we don't care what mortals think, we just do what we want. And no matter what we do, they have no way to resist. If the gods have given you great power, but there is a time limit. Do you dare to negotiate with your gods and ask them to extend their time? ”

Hearing Jenn's inquiry, Ellie didn't answer, in fact it didn't need to be answered, because she knew it very well. This is simply not possible.

That's right, that's why people fear the gods, whether the gods punish them or reward them, they can only passively accept them. The gods don't negotiate terms with them, they don't appease them, they don't care what they think. I don't bother to care what reasons and excuses they have. And whether those people are happy with what the gods are doing, hate, complain, or get angry, it makes no sense. Because whatever they think, they can't affect the gods who are high above. ”

With that, Jenn raised his hand and looked down at the city below.

"Just like me, whatever decision I make, my people must choose to accept it. It doesn't matter what they think, and whether they understand it or not. ”

As he spoke, Jenn turned his head to look at Ellie.

"Do you know why the Templar Order is stuck in the mire and on the path of ultimate self-destruction? The reason is simple, the gods don't compromise -- but you choose to compromise. ”

Hearing this, Ellie's face suddenly turned pale.

As Jenn said, the gods do not compromise, but as the spokesmen of the gods, the Templar Order has chosen to compromise, whether it is the archbishop, the supreme bishop, or even the Sage Nora, before making a decision, they will worry and scruples. And in order to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, they had to make concessions. So that what should be done 100% can only be done 80 or 90 percent in the end. But in the eyes of the Templars, this was sufficient. What's wrong with the fact that they have achieved their goal, even if they are lacking?

Before, Ellie didn't think it was a problem, but now, she finally realized that it wasn't just a problem. The retreat of the Templar Order has shown their weakness. They began to try to influence, to force the Templar to make concessions and choices. And this is the root cause of the weakening of the Templar's influence.

Are we really doing something wrong?

Prior to this, Ellie had already accepted the destruction of the Templar. But deep down in her heart, she didn't let go, and the main reason was that Ellie couldn't find the answer to this question at all. Why was the Templar destroyed, why was the Holy Nora judged, and did we say that we had done something wrong? But what are we doing wrong? To be punished like this?

This is the part of Ellie's heart that she can't let go, and this is also the reason why Jenn did not further mentally erode Ellie, because the answer to this question must be thought about and made by Ellie herself. If Ellie was a little dazed about this before, then now, after hearing Jenn's words, Ellie suddenly found out. I have been thinking about it all along, and it seems that I have entered a misunderstanding.

That's right, if you think about it, you are a believer in the gods, and the gods guide humanity, and they will reject her guidance because of those humans. And accommodate those humans? No, the Templar's Genesis records that in the primordial times, the gods made choices for humanity, and those who did not want to be guided by the gods were simply abandoned. In the end, those who were guided by the gods survived, while those who chose to resist were largely dead.

Strictly speaking, as a believer in the gods. Naturally, the teachings of the gods should be proclaimed. So are they doing the right thing? Even Ellie herself is the same, no matter what she does, she always thinks about other people's ideas before she takes action.

But when you think about it, is this really a choice that believers in a god should make?

As a believer in the gods, shouldn't she go to great lengths to convey the will of the gods?

And her compromise, in the eyes of others. Is it a compromise of the will of the gods?

If that's the case, then ...............

We were all wrong......... All the time. We are all on the wrong path.........

Thinking of this, Ellie clenched her fists and lowered her head. Seeing her reaction, Jenn smiled slightly.

"However, mistakes can be corrected, and. Let go of the past and you can discover a better future. ”

"......... future?"

"That's right..............."

As he spoke, Jenn snapped his fingers. And with his movements, I saw that the surrounding environment suddenly changed, and the next moment. The two of them, who were originally located on the floating fortress, came to the depths of a dense jungle. Seeing this scene, Ellie couldn't help but be taken aback.

"This is ............"

"This is a gathering place for elves, who have migrated here and are working hard to build their home."

Looking at the elves around him, Jenn replied. As Jenn spoke, Ellie also looked around, and saw that those elves were building their own homes in full swing, and each of them was smiling and looking vibrant. This was in stark contrast to the sad, desperate, and lifeless sights that Ellie had seen in the Elven Forest before.

Why is there such a big change?

Ellie was puzzled, and of course she already knew that the elves had abandoned the forest goddess and become Jenn's dependents. But that's what Ellie couldn't figure out, she thought the elves would be tormented by being forced to leave their homeland and abandon their gods. But right now, each of them shows joy and vitality from the bottom of their hearts, which cannot be done simply by relying on high pressure and fear, or brainwashing.

But why is that? Could it be that believing in the goddess of the forest in the past was such a painful thing for the elves?

"Adult ..............."

While Ellie was thinking, Jenn had already led her to a large gate, and when he saw Jenn, the two elves in charge of guarding him hurriedly saluted.

"Is Orphen there?"

"Yes, Lord Orphin is busy inside."

Speaking of this, the two elves smiled and exchanged an inexplicable look with each other. Ellie, on the other hand, looked at this scene suspiciously, completely unaware of what they were doing. After receiving the answer, Jenn led Ellie into the door and walked down the hallway into the depths.

"Smack............ Syllable......... Syllable............!! ”

As she went deeper, she could faintly hear the sound of intense thrashing and muffled, which made Ellie nervous. She felt her heart begin to beat uncontrollably, as if she knew exactly what she was about to see.

And when Jenn led her into the hall, the scene in front of her made Ellie stunned.

"Ah, master, here you are!!"

Standing in front of the two of them was Orphen, who had completely regained her succubus form, and at this moment she was showing an innocent smile and waving at Jenn. On the girl's right hand, there is a rope-like thing formed by a vine. On the other side of the vine, it was confined like a collar around the neck of an elven woman.

That's the Elven Queen.

At this moment, the elven queen has completely lost her former gentleness and lofty temperament, on the contrary, she is not an inch, and the whole person is like a dog, crawling on the ground, following behind Orphen.

"How's it going? Orfin? ”

"All the best, huh? Master. ”

In response to Jenn's inquiry, Orphin replied with a grin.

"No one thought that my mother would have such a perverted hobby............"

As she spoke, Orphin swung her whip and slammed it into the Elven Queen's body, and with a "snap", the Elven Queen let out a moan of satisfaction and pain, and then collapsed to the ground.

"What a shameless mother, do you say? Mother? ”

"Yes, yes......... I'm a ......... Shameless ......... The Perverted Queen ........."

Hearing Orphen's grinning inquiry, the Elven Queen gasped and spoke, but there was no trace of sadness or pain in the voice, but a strange kind of frenzy and joy in the voice.

"It's just that being whipped by my own daughter, I actually feel like this......... Ahh.........hh

"Huhuhu, Mother is really perverted..............."

As she spoke, Orphin crouched down, cupped the elven queen's cheek, and said with a smile.

"So, Mother, tell me honestly, you want me now............ What does your daughter do to you? ”

"Please ..............."

"Huh?"

"Please whip me......... My dear daughter, whip me hard! It hurts me, and I want more, more............... Just like before, let's go harder and brutally ravage my body!! ”

"Huhuhu...... So you're going to have to make me satisfied, right? ”

"Smack!!"

Another whip sounded, and the Elven Queen writhed her body, moaning in satisfaction as if crying. Looking at the scene in front of her, Ellie stood there motionless as if she had been magical.

Is that the Elf Queen? Is that what the Elven Queen really thinks?

"It's not a bad thing to face your desires."

And at this time, Jenn's voice sounded in Ellie's ears again.

Although this may not be accepted by others, it ......... Originally, isn't this kind of thing just for yourself? And why care about what others think? ”

Hearing this, Ellie suddenly felt that something suddenly jumped out of her heart.

Oh, yes......... As a saint before, she seemed to care too much about other people's opinions. The Templar Order, too, has always taken other people's opinions too seriously and neglected what they need............ Now, the Templar Order has failed, and it ............ itself Do you need to continue to hide your true thoughts?

Thinking of this, Ellie couldn't help but raise her head and look at Jenn, and at this moment, in Ellie's eyes, the bright red light began to flicker again.

"Alright, Ellie."

Looking at the saintess in front of him, Jenn smiled slightly and asked.

"Tell me, what do you want to do now?"

Hearing Jenn's inquiry, Ellie hesitated for a moment, and then she slowly knelt in front of Jenn, just like that, looking at him.

"Please let me serve you, my lord..............."

As she spoke, Ellie opened her mouth, bit the zipper in front of her, and slowly pulled it down...............

"Your happiness is my happiness ..............." (To be continued.) )