"If he only killed a few people, what do you mean by what you said before? Could it be that he can absorb the lives of others unconsciously, like some kind of secret method?"
Listening to the words of the lustful king, Rhodes also showed some doubts.
Cecilia blinked, did not answer Rhode's question directly, but changed the subject: "In Ancient Erasia, there are such people, they never fear suffering, but regard suffering as a blessing of God. The trials given, and only through the trials and tribulations will they be able to follow in the footsteps of God."
"I've heard of these things." Rhode said slowly, from what he knew, those people were made righteous, they were determined, and even surpassed the boundaries of being heroes, but they couldn't be heroes. With the fall of the stigmata centuries ago, the righteous also fell silent. Today, their legends can no longer be heard on the mainland, "But what does this have to do with the gods? Is he righteous? ?"
"He has all the qualities of a righteous man. I have seen him bruised and bruised all over his body just because of a small mistake, but his faith is firm and never changed. Cut off, his piety will not change." Cecilia added.
From the narration of the lustful king, Rhode also vaguely knew the deeds of the goddess, and more doubts appeared in his heart. If the goddess was really so pious, why would he kill the incarnation of the god of Erasia? Caused the centuries-long decline of the Holy See?
"Since he is so devout, why did he kill the stigmata in the end?" Rhode asked again.
"Religion doesn't mean it's a good thing."
Speaking of this, Cecilia let out a deep sigh. Her sigh was like a breeze touching her heart. Even Rhodes, who had mastered the field of love, seemed to be lost with her in this sigh.
"The god who shaped this world, she hangs high in the sky, overlooking all living beings, without sorrow, without joy, without love and hatred, magnanimous, but also cruel and ruthless. She will forgive any creature who slanders and disrespects her, and has never prayed to the most devout person. Pity is half, but those angels are doing their duty. The only thing God gives to other creatures is endless trials, especially for those who are devout."
Rhode frowned, thinking about the meaning of the words of the King of Lust in his heart, but Cecilia stretched out her hand and placed her weak and boneless palm in front of Rhode's body: "Rod, I want to ask you a question that troubles you. All men in the world, even ancient kings, have questions that are inevitable, you have to answer honestly~”
Looking at Cecilia's squinted eyes and the attractive slender eyelashes, Rhode took a deep breath. With the blessing of the realm of love, he could appreciate the girl in front of him without any distractions, and would not fall into sin. :"go ahead."
"Have you ever doubted your lover? I'm not referring to the hero Moriel, but your true lover? Have you ever wondered how much they love you? Are they willing to give themselves to you? In the face of the greater interests, will they abandon you mercilessly? When you lose everything, will they still stay by your side?" Cecilia whispered.
"Why should I doubt these?" Rhode scratched his head, he didn't have time to think about these issues.
"Because this is a part of sin, although this kind of simple doubt is not a sin of lust, but a sin that is more inclined to greed, jealousy and arrogance, but this is a problem that plagues all living beings after all. Knowing that the sin of lust is a beautiful sin that soothes people's hearts, it can give people a wonderful experience, but it is not as offensive as other sins... It's a bit far, tell me now, do you want to Have you dealt with these questions?" The King of Lust asked.
"No." Rhodes thought for a while, and finally changed his mind, "Well, maybe I sometimes think about it, but I won't go into the answer to this question."
"I can't see that you are more generous than I thought in this sort of thing. I always thought you were the kind of person who would turn them into undead and keep them locked up forever for the sake of your lover's loyalty. ." Cecilia put her hand to her mouth and covered her mouth with a chuckle.
Rhode's mouth twitched. He didn't know where Cecilia came from, but he was not the kind of narrow-minded person.
"I really think so." Seemingly seeing the doubt in Rhodes' eyes, Cecilia hurriedly added, to prove that it was all her thoughts, instead of just saying, "You know. , When in a relationship, the power of two people is not equal, and one party is even powerful to an unimaginable level, they can always use various means to test the other party, just like between lovers or gods. like people."
Seeing Cecilia talking about the main topic, Rhodes looked straight and listened attentively.
"The power disparity between God and man is unimaginable. In a relationship, two parties with unequal powers will still be suspicious of each other, keep testing, and even try to test the loyalty of the other, so as to confirm whether the other is true or not. Love yourself, not just your own strength, or money, or beauty, or anything like that, let alone God?"
With the murmur of the lust king, Rhode only felt a chill behind his back, and the chill spread over his crest.
Cecilia added: "So when God hears people's devout prayers, she will first doubt whether human beings are really pious to herself, and whether or not human beings are sincere in their prayers. Just wanting to be rewarded and blessed is just a desire for the beauty of living with God. God will not bless those who pray devoutly, but will give them suffering as a test. The more devout people are, the more suffering they suffer. It was tragic, and the righteous, each of them experienced inhuman torture."
Hearing her whisper, which seemed to have a magical power, Rhode's attention was deeply attracted, not because of her charm, but because of the content of the words. Cecilia's words were information that Rhode had never heard of. Even if there are relevant records in the world, I am afraid it will be divided into the purest pagan theory.
Cecilia's explanation made Rhodes deeply shocked. He never thought that the gods followed by the Erathians would make such a move, and it was called a test.
"If what you say is true... Then why does God allow people who don't respect her to exist? If he can really punish him at will, even the devout people who prayed to him have suffered such hardships, those who slandered and disrespected him. Wouldn't it be more severe punishment for those who belonged to him? Directly destroyed by God?" Rhode seemed to have thought of something, and asked in confusion.
As Rhodes said, if God is so cruel to pious people, wouldn't he directly destroy those who don't respect her?
"You are wrong, if you are disrespectful to God from the beginning, she will try her best to influence you, let you return to her arms, and start praying to him. You have your own will, and even God can't intervene. , No one knows how much potential there is in the complete will, which is enough to make people transform from the inside out to become a 'hero'."
At the end, even Cecilia showed a sneer: "Of course, more often than not, God will allow you to be disrespectful, and even take all the evil you do as a test to other people in the world, so that those People who have suffered so much have returned to her embrace in despair and loss. But even God cannot directly interfere with what happens in the world. More often, she needs to rely on human hands to complete her arrangements. Everyone is a pawn of God, and the way God controls the world is..."
"The field of destiny."
Before Cecilia could say the power of God, Rhodes said what she was going to say. The Destiny Domain on the Stigmata is enough to control the destiny of all creatures in the world, and this is the means by which God intervenes in the world. Everything in the world, whether it is birth or death, cannot escape the control of the Destiny Domain.
With the narration of the lust king, Rhode's breathing also became rapid. If all this is true, then the strength of the Erathians may be more terrifying than he imagined. All the trends in the world are under the control of the Fate Realm, and the gods above the stigmata who dominate everything behind.
Fortunately, heroes will not be manipulated by the field of destiny. Heroes are like variables in the world, heroes who resist destiny, so that this world has not fallen into the hands of gods after all.
Despite the fact that there is still one thing that bothers Rhodes: "Why do you use lovers as an example? Using other relationships, it seems that this relationship can also be explained, right?"
"Good question. Because I'm the king of lust." Cecilia giggled. She was like a naughty girl, cheering for Rhode's enlightenment. Just looking at her appearance, no one would have imagined that the beautiful girl in front of her would be one of the kings who could make the whole hell tremble.
Looking at the girl's charming face, Rhodes asked in a deep voice: "If all this makes sense, then the gods are dissatisfied with their suffering and torture, in order to break the realm of destiny and cut off the shackles of the world. , is this the challenge to the stigmata?"
Cecilia glanced at him and corrected him: "You almost got the answer to that matter, except for one small mistake."
"What's wrong?" Rhodes asked again.
"About the motivation of the person who became a god... I said before that he has a quality that far exceeds other righteous people. Even if his body is tortured and his soul is bruised, his faith in God will not be shaken."
"Then why is he..." Rhodes wondered.
Cecilia sighed, and finally stopped looking at Rhodes, and looked at the top of the empty head, she bit her lip, showing a pitiful look: "Because God doesn't believe in his piety, God An even greater test has been placed on him. Since he has been tortured by his physical body, he cannot shake his faith, so God has used another method, which is to hurt the people around him."
Rhode was slightly startled, and Cecilia said again: "Everyone he came into contact with, those who were strong with him, those who recognized him, those who liked him, and those who walked with him, without exception, all died tragically, even him The enemy of God was also wiped out by God at will. Even though he copied infinite power, he could not use it in the end. Did you see it? This is the end of following miracles, and this is the end of devout prayers."
Rhodes fell into silence, Cecilia's words revealed deep anger and hatred, and that beautiful face also became frosty at this moment.
"I understand your hatred of God..."
Rhode's comforting words were just spoken of, when he was bluntly interrupted by the lust king: "Hate God? Why should I hate God? I should hate it, isn't it the one who became a god?"
Seeing Rhode's puzzled look, she had to add: "You don't know yet, do you? I know the former goddess, so unfortunately, I have also become a part of God's test for him. I would not have died like that if he hadn't brought misfortune to me, he caused everything."
Rhodes looked surprised. He didn't expect that the beautiful girl in front of him was also a part of the test for the goddess. If she really died tragically because of the gods, she had reason to hate the gods.
"So...the person who became a god failed to withstand the test of God?" Rhode said slowly.
"Yes, after experiencing those deaths, watching the people around him fall one by one, the god-becoming person came to the holy city in the clouds, questioned the stigmata person for the answers to all questions, and finally gave up his faith." The king said slowly, as if he was talking about something completely irrelevant to him.
After saying this, she looked at Rhodes with her flowing eyes again: "Like I said, walking too close to the goddess will only bring misfortune to yourself, as well as all the wedding celebrations. Man, after knowing all this, do you really want him to be your witness?"
Rhode fell into silence. He did not believe in the tests that Cecilia said. If there is any joint explanation, it is probably that the lucky attribute of the gods is extremely low. The god is like an oversized hourglass of bad luck, capable of causing misfortune to those around him.
Thinking of this, Rhodes originally thought of wanting the god-turned person to be the witness of the marriage, but he hesitated. If the god-turned person brought some bad luck, wouldn't it seriously affect his plan?
But things are not so absolute. If the ability of the gods is really that strong, if they can lead bad luck to Moriel, it can make Rhodes plan more smooth.
And what Rhode needs to find is to provide lucky treasures. Compared with the illusory test of the gods, Rhodes believes in the lucky attribute.
"Thank you for your reminder, King of Lust, but my choice will not change. I just hope that he can meet Moriel's request and lead a Vatican-style wedding." After thinking for a while, Rhode finally answered.
Cecilia snorted: "You don't have to worry about this, although I don't want to say that, but he does have the ability to guide the wedding. In this aspect, many experienced succubus are not comparable to him."