owlsbooks Chapter 598: Very close to God, but very far from man
Chapter 598: Very close to God, but very far from man
"We shouldn't interfere with their customs." Perhaps it was the common language that made old man Miguel more inclined to be considerate of the people in this village, especially with the previous experience of those federal people.
"Although we really can't say much, the customs and habits here are indeed worrying."
Shakespeare shook his head. Although Iconar was strong, this kind of pain was not something she should endure.
"......Also, I'm suddenly a little worried now. I wonder if one of the little sisters will do something stupid." Shang Boliang thought that judging from her performance in Alexandria, Miss Atagina was simply the definition of recklessness.
"...silly things?" Shakespeare looked at him with some confusion.
"Although their rituals are kept secret, they probably involve the use of some hallucinogenic drugs. When one is conscious, one cannot eliminate the pain and pursue fanaticism." Shang Boliang looked back at the cave used by the village to worship gods. "... Seeing how hard she tries, God knows what she will become in the end."
Miguel, who is older and comes from an older era, naturally doesn't find it strange. "In order to maintain the so-called mystery and sanctity, she must do that. However, from a rational point of view, as a child of God, I have always felt that this heresy is terrible."
Miguel's words made Shakespeare burst into laughter. "Old man, you really have a Spanish flavor. Maybe we can let you infiltrate those federal sects and become a priest!"
"Hmm?" Miguel thought seriously for a moment, holding his chin, "...That's hard to say, ok?"
"Oh?" Miguel said with a sad tone when Shakespeare was looking at Miguel's opinion. "I'm afraid those pagans in the Federation don't have any respect for God. They may also look at us Spaniards with the same pitying eyes!" Although old man Miguel was a soldier, he was surprisingly familiar with the sects. "What is Christ? Christ is the incarnation of God and a component of the "Trinity". Regardless of whether it is true or not, it is not much different from the identity of the child just now. So what did Christ do? Christ sacrificed himself to cleanse the original sin of all of us mortals. Regardless of whether God is real or not, it is not much different from them piercing themselves and bleeding to sacrifice to God. Believers will not doubt it. Only in front of non-believers will they feel that all this is so pedantic, bloody, and stubborn. "
"...Wow!" Shakespeare looked at the old man in surprise, "The old man's ideas are really unique!"
"Oh my, if it was in Spain where I used to live, it would be impossible to make such a statement." Miguel just hugged his chest and laughed, "--But in this world, not only us, most people in the Old World don't seem to have such fanatical beliefs, right?"
"After all, the Wall of Asgard has existed for more than 100 years, and all kinds of fanatics have been consumed by it. Even so, the Wall of Asgard still stands there, surrounding the entire Europe, and is even continuing to expand." As a historian, Champollion not only studies the history of Egypt, she is also very interested in the history of this world.
Besides, before coming here, Shakespeare had made such a declaration, so it would be hard not to know the history of this place.
"......People in remote areas may not be sure, but we can't decide for them." Shakespeare spread his hands. "Compared to this, it seems that the Valkyries seem to be reading fairy tales more about those gods. What's going on?"
"I don't understand. Perhaps it's because their world is special, or perhaps it's because of developments that we didn't expect after the 21st century. Perhaps all the so-called gods have disappeared."
Shangboliang looked back at the statues used for village worship. The ancient traces showed that these gods had existed for a long time.
Will such faith disappear?
"How powerful do you think those so-called gods are to them?" Li Ming suddenly appeared and answered the question. After seeing Li Ming, Shang Boliang crossed his arms and said, "Actually, I think Mr. Li Ming's attitude is also very strange. Doesn't Mr. Li Ming have any opinion on gods?"
"After you have seen the existence of being able to create things out of thin air and move around in space at will, you will also feel that the so-called gods are nothing more than that. Honkai is such a thing. A huge amount of rich Honkai energy is enough to give birth to a pseudo-herrscher or a powerful Honkai beast. They have power comparable to that of gods, or even power that surpasses that of gods. We have been fighting these beings all along. In other words, we are no less than killing gods. They are called Valkyries. In mythology, who are called Valkyries? I'm sure you should know!"
"Valkyrie?" Shang Boliang nodded, his face suddenly understanding, "Is that so?"
"After all, there are only three of us who can directly hunt down the nearly 100-meter-long behemoth Leviathan. In a sense, we are very close to God and the others, but very far from humans."
"Okay, but we have more important things to do now. What are you doing here, Mr. Li Ming?"
Shakespeare interrupted the conversation, she had no idea what had led to this situation, there was no such thing in her world anyway.
"Oh, the woman is awake, but I don't know whether I should bring her on board, so I came to ask you, Captain, and Bianca and the others also have some ideas."
Li Ming, who was wearing heavy armor, laughed so loudly that Shakespeare couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "Aren't you their superior? Why do you need to ask me about this?"
"You are the captain, I am the boatswain, and she is the Valkyrie. May I ask, are my former subordinates and my current colleagues affiliated with each other?"
"I..." Shakespeare couldn't help covering his face. Actually, he said that because it was difficult to speak, but you probably wanted to have fun too.
"It's up to you. Keep an eye on that woman and don't let her run around. As for Miss Bianca, there shouldn't be anyone here who can bully them!"
"That's it!" If anyone here can bully Bianca, he will eat her!
"That's fine. The cornmeal here is very good. We can buy more!" After saying that, Shakespeare ignored Li Ming. There was nothing he could do. Since the captain had said so, Li Ming could only do as he was told.