She didn't stay long in the Mortal Realm; Evelyn left quite soon. As for Nuo's existence and her own sudden inspiration, she planned to discuss it with someone first.
Therefore, she didn't give any further instructions but just left behind an Astrolabe that pointed the way. The fateful starlight would guide Humans to the most suitable place, and during this time, she would figure out how to establish a church.
Since she wanted to spread the name of the Lord, there had to be written words, scriptures, and laws. She needed to tell these Humans what could be done and what could not, but as for these matters, Evelyn was obviously not very adept.
Arriving suddenly and leaving just as unexpectedly, Nuo held the Astrolabe in his hands, looking towards the spot where the Angel had disappeared. At its center, a faint starlight lingered, pointing straight in the southeast direction.
"Besides the Lord, all are false gods, huh..."
Evelyn's words had brought a tremendous shock to the primitive, broad Faith still in its embryonic stage. In the past, although the Divine King was higher than the other gods, there wasn't such a strong subordinate relationship among them, as the deities nominally governed themselves.
But now, the sudden emergence of 'monotheism' was different. Only the Angels obeyed the Lord, and those who did not were false gods. This concept in faith was like the change from feudalism to centralization in the secular world, seeming both shocking and inevitable.
Nevertheless, Nuo quickly accepted this notion. Since he had already decided to spend the rest of his life spreading the holy name of the Lord, it was only natural to place the Lord in the sole and highest position.
"Lord Cohen, your origins are indeed a surprise to me," he said.
Over the years, those shards sealed into golden artifacts had gradually given him some clues. Cohen found that the shards seemed to be graded according to their strength.
The lower the level, the weaker the impact on the spirit; not every shard brought the same kind of near-irresistible shock as the one that had merged with him. Below the shard that had merged with Cohen, there were five different levels of grade, and the weakest of them, though not very powerful, were estimated by Cohen to be safely accepted by any determined Human.
With their help, the people led by Nuo could better survive the disasters on the road. Otherwise, Cohen alone could not possibly protect them all.
"Is that so? That would be most fortunate. Lord Cohen, the truth is, I've long been interested in these old-era stories," Nuo said, somewhat excitedly, while also taking a fennel stalk and drawing a flame from the Sacred Fire. His expression turned wistful when talking about stories from the old times.
"The disaster... I heard that there was a man named Ande who was good at performing plays, using puppets to depict past events. Unfortunately, I couldn't find him, and I don't know if he survived the flood," Nuo sighed, no longer dwelling on these thoughts, then turned around to face the crowd.
The arrival of the Angel had greatly lifted people's spirits, especially since she had given them a direction to move forward. After the disaster, hope was the thing most capable of inspiring confidence.
Standing before them, Nuo raised the Sacred Fire high.
"Since the Lord's messenger has pointed us in a direction, we should not stay here any longer. Now, let us seek what is left from the flood and hope to reach it before the turn of three seasons."
"There, we shall have a kingdom of our own, under the protection of the Lord."
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