Chapter 1344 Thunder Stone Church
“Huh?”
Soshiyang was still fighting one second, but the next second, he found himself in a strange space.
He touched his chest first and found nothing wrong, but the sword strike just now was so real.
Suddenly, Soshiyang realized that his face was wet, and when he raised his head, In an instant, all I could see was the endless darkness suddenly torn apart by lightning bolts, and torrential rain rushing towards my face.
Soshyan was a little confused about the situation, but a building in front attracted his attention.
It was a church with almost no decoration except for the high roof. It looked quite simple, and there were no signs common to imperial churches.
With some curiosity, Soshyan stepped forward and pushed open the cathedral door.
The moment I opened the door, the strong wind swept the originally dry ground with raindrops, and also stirred up the curtains.
There is nothing out of the ordinary inside the church. There are benches on both sides of the main hall. The transept next to it is an altar covered by broken curtains. The stairs in the north and south transepts can reach the cloisters and corridors. The seats form a wide corridor, which is also the first part Soshyan passes when entering the church.
"Is anyone there?"
Soshiyang greeted gently, but there was no response, only the occasional crackling sound when the candle burned and the roar of the storm outside.
He turned around and closed the door, and then the crazy world became silent again.
Looking around carefully, Soshyan saw some old objects and some symbols he didn’t recognize. Perhaps they were some local sects of the state religion, such as the man who was crucified on it. Probably the symbol of a certain sect that believes in martyred saints.
When he raised his head, Soshyan saw that the roof was filled with a series of wide panels, each depicting a different scene. The one that attracted him the most was the battle between a golden knight and a silver dragon. The scene, regardless of the influence of time and unstable light sources, the vivid tones and smart structure in the painting really amazed Soshyan.
At this time, Soshyan noticed that there seemed to be a line of words engraved on the main beam, but it was not the Gothic language he was familiar with, but it was just very similar.
"Thunder Stone."
"Do you go to church often, Soshyan."
A voice made Soshyan put his head down suddenly.
The man who called himself the Beguiler was standing in front of the altar of the church. On the altar were a bronze timepiece with a broken glass surface and a thick leather book, surrounded by six unlit candles. .
"What does faith mean to you?"
He asked softly as he lit each candle, bringing a warm light.
“I will only go when I meditate.”
“So what will you meditate on?”
“The oath.”
“The oath is the value of my life.”
“Then what can you get from it?”
“Peace and courage.”
“Why can the oath make me happy? Have you gained peace and courage?”
Soshiyang was stunned and speechless.
After the other party put out the match in his hand, he turned to look at him. The golden mask showed a little warmth in the candlelight, not as cold as before.
“So, you just want to get a moment of peace. Faith and vows are just means, and your courage is only supported by these.”
“No, they are what I fought for. Goal."
"Can your goal bring you peace?"
"This——"
"Then it's my turn to ask this question now. Why is your voice always full of confusion?"
Soshiyang was stunned, then shook his head and said:
"I didn't. Maybe Yes.”
For some reason, when talking to the other party, Soshyan always felt like he was an insect specimen nailed to a wooden board and was being dissected and studied. In order to regain the initiative, he took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"Confused, are you related to the emperor?"
"The Emperor."
The man shrugged.
"Who is the Emperor?"
"What?"
"You said you believe in the Emperor, right?"
"That is the belief of all mankind."
"Then who is the Emperor?"
"The Emperor The emperor is."
The first time Soshiyang encountered this question, he hesitated for a long time, but could not answer the other party.
Then, the other person answered on his behalf.
"It's your faith."
"My faith"
Soshiyang blinked, his thoughts were a little confused for a while, and he felt like something Things were leaving him unconsciously.
“So there are two completely different levels in your heart. One is you, the awareness, the witness, and the other is the part observed by others, the imagination, the shaper, the problem The thing is, now you can no longer prove both of them.”
"You, are you still you?"
Soshiyang blinked, his consciousness was very blurry now, and even his vision became a little blurry.
"Why not?"
"But you can't understand, is the you I'm talking about the real "you" discussed in this question? Is it you today? The you one year ago? Or the you one year later? And what time period do you mean by "yes"? Does it mean the you of this hour? This second? And which part of you is the real you? Your thoughts and emotions? "
"I am not. A philosopher cannot answer."
What is he doing here?
Suddenly, the thunder that had disappeared for a long time suddenly sounded, and Suoshiyang was shocked and broke away from the whirlpool of his thoughts.
The confused man looked up and looked out the window, and then sighed:
"That's it, the time has not come yet."
As he said that, he turned back.
"Since you don't even know who he is, why do you believe in him? And you think I am related to him."
But Soshyan decided not to follow the other person's words and continue.
"Whether you are related to the Emperor or not, what is the purpose of bringing me here! I have no interest in debating with you."
"If you are interested, I hope you will listen to one After the story, making a decision."
"What story?"
"A long time ago, people on the earth were plagued by floods and wild beasts. In order to survive, they prayed to the gods and offered their livestock and children regularly in exchange for peace. But there was a man who saw no reason to worry about the future and the future. The fate of future generations rests on the elusive gods, so people are called on to use bricks as stones and stone paint as mortar to build an eternal city and a giant tower that reaches the sky, so that mankind can have a common but safe home. "< br>
“.Because everyone speaks the same language and works together, the built city is prosperous and beautiful, and the towers reach into the sky. People live very well, and no longer have to worry about floods, wild beasts, and impermanent gods. But the gods They did not give up. They changed people's original common language, causing them to become alienated and fight due to language barriers. In the end, their homes were burned to the ground in the war, and the towers collapsed. People could only live like wild beasts on the ruins of their former homes. Living on his last breath, he continued to sacrifice livestock and children to the gods. "
". The man who made the original proposal finally realized the problem after seeing how far people had fallen. He gathered people who believed in him and began to change the world. First, he reunified people's language, and then culture. When a group without barriers appeared again, he started grand construction again. This time, the giant tower he wanted to build was even grander and bigger than before, and he had to reach all the way. Where the gods live, he wants to wrench the gods from the heavens so that they can no longer invade the human world. "
". His plan went smoothly. People built the giant tower brick by brick and left. The realm of the gods was getting closer and closer. At this time, they had a new plan. They began to spread faith in the world, giving part of their power to mortals, and many miracles were born. When the first believer was born, they told him , this giant tower is the source of evil and the devil's plan. We must try every means to destroy it. The number of believers turned from one to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand. The believers began to use inferior materials to replace the original materials. They began to dig holes in the foundation of the giant tower. At first, it was not impressive, but when the giant tower was on the verge of completion, its riddled foundation could no longer hold up and collapsed."
". God's Plan It succeeded, and the collapsed tower almost destroyed the city. The surviving people became believers, digging holes in the ruins and living a primitive life, forgetting the prosperity and progress of the past, and still placing their future on the empty gods.”
(End of this chapter)