Chapter 180: Inquiry
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Ansiriel reached out and gently wiped the milk stains from Su Ming's lips. Her movements were very natural, as if she had always done this.
"Just curious, asking casually." Su Ming said casually.
Ansiriel didn't think much about Su Ming's unnecessary curiosity. She subconsciously trusted Su Ming and satisfied his excessive curiosity without hesitation.
"The Church of Hope is the third largest religion in this world. It can almost be said to be a redundant religion." Ansiriel said slowly.
"Redundant?" Su Ming looked at Ansiriel curiously.
"Yes, it means that it shouldn't exist. You asked the right person. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't be able to answer your question, including the other dream people in this palace."
"Are other people in the dream also not possible?" Su Ming became more curious when he heard Ansiriel say this.
"Of course," Ansiriel said with a smug look on her face, " This has nothing to do with status. These secrets need to be passed down. In a world like today, it's already difficult to survive. How can most people pass down history... especially such a terrible history."
"Tell me quickly, it seems very interesting!"
"Hmm... let me think about where to start. Maybe I need to start from the beginning. It would waste a lot of time. Are you willing to listen?"
"I'm willing to listen to you just talking, let alone telling stories." Su Ming smiled gently.
Ansiriel was very pleased with Su Ming's compliment and she showed her happiness unconcealedly.
"Well, let's start from the beginning. This goes back to the distant ancient times. The God of Dreams and the God of Plague are gods that have existed since the distant ancient times. But in ancient times, in addition to these two gods, there were many other gods.
People in different places worship different gods, and wars often break out between gods.
The most crucial battles were the war between the God of Blood and the God of Plague, and the war between the God of Dreams and the God of Desire. In addition to the wars between these upper gods, the other lower gods were also constantly fighting. In the constant civil war between gods, the war of gods has now come to an end.
Various ancient books predict that human beliefs will determine humanity’s final destination, and the gods we believe in will determine our future.
Almost all gods have both good and evil sides. The dream god can make people have nightmares, but also sweet dreams. The plague god can infect people with diseases, but he can also make people live a long and strong life.
God spreads terrible disasters to mankind, makes those who do not believe in him feel fear, and grants miracles to those who believe in him.
The dreamer and the plague bringer are both manifestations of miracles. Although they both come at a very high price, overall, I prefer the god of dreams.
You have also seen that the God of Dreams is very gentle to those who respect him. Even if other people in this city do not pay the corresponding price, they only need to fear the God of Dreams to have sweet dreams and live a fulfilling life.
The town you see is the best demonstration that even outsiders can live here peacefully.
But the Plague God is not so kind. Those infected people and plague messengers are cold-blooded and cruel, and have no mercy on ordinary people. If he wins the war of gods, everyone will have to become monsters like the infected people... I can't imagine that kind of future at all."
Ansiriel shook her head. Judging from her expression, she hated the Plague Cult to the core.
She paused, sighed, and then realized that she was telling a story to Su Ming, so she reacted and said:
"Where were we talking about? Oh, the war of gods, huh?
Originally, the war was coming to an end, and the two gods, the God of Plague and the God of Dreams, were evenly matched. But just a few hundred years ago, the God of Hope appeared.
No one knows where it came from, but it just appeared. Its appearance disrupted this sacred war between gods. It is the common enemy of the two gods... Although it is not powerful, it is very cunning. "
Ansiriel blinked her beautiful eyes and took a sip of wine to moisten her throat.
She observed Su Ming's expression calmly, hoping to see some admiration on his face.
Although Ansiriel knew that thinking this way was somewhat degrading, she sincerely hoped that the information she provided could satisfy Su Ming's curiosity.
After all, as an "older sister", she should surpass her younger brother in terms of knowledge and ability.
But unfortunately, Su Ming's expression did not change at all. He seemed to be thinking seriously about what she had just said.
"The God of Hope appeared hundreds of years ago?" Su Ming looked up and asked.
"Yes! It's very sudden, right? Its history is only a few hundred years, but its power should not be underestimated. Just think about it, two powerful gods spent hundreds of years and failed to crush this small religion. How cautious and cunning it is." Ansiriel shook her head with emotion.
When there were only the God of Plague and the God of Dreams, she chose the God of Dreams without hesitation.
After all, no one wants to become a monster like the infected. People with normal brains know that Dream God is more in line with human expectations.
The reason why Ansiriel became a dreamer was that the idea of pleasure only accounted for a small part. She did not want a luxurious life. She hoped to end the war between gods and usher in a new future as soon as possible.
But the appearance of the God of Hope disrupted the pattern of the War of Gods. The believers of the Church of Hope were not to be feared. Instead, it was the outsiders who broke in from another world who had a huge impact on the Plague Church and the Dream Church.
Some of these outsiders are very powerful and difficult to deal with, and until now, they still don’t know how to deal with them.
"The Church of Hope is not the biggest threat. The biggest threat is the outsiders summoned from other worlds by the Church of Hope," said Ansiriel.
“Why are outsiders the biggest threat?”
“Not all outsiders are threatening, but a considerable number of them are very dangerous. They are gods’ favored beings and can use some very terrifying weapons.
Those weapons would make a fierce roar, and small pieces of metal would be ejected from them and pierce through people's bodies.
These people are the most difficult to deal with. If they are allowed to form a force, it will be very troublesome to deal with them. Our task is to get rid of them before this force gathers together!" As Ansiriel spoke, her expression became a little serious, and her tone was murderous.
"Oh... after all this talk, you probably don't understand. After all, you haven't seen the weapons of the outsiders, and you don't know how terrifying they are.
In short, just think of them as enemies that are as threatening as the Plague Cult.
Of course, they are my enemies, not yours. You don't need to face them. You just need to stay here and nothing will happen. "
After saying that, Ansiriel gave Su Ming a gentle smile and put a piece of meat into his bowl with a spoon.
Ansiriel's words gave Su Ming a lot of inspiration. By observing the religion of Hope from different angles, he could draw different conclusions.
In the eyes of the Cult of Hope, both the Cult of Dreams and the Cult of Plague are evil religions ruled by evil gods.
The Dreamer and the Plaguebringer joined these two religions for various shameful reasons.
But according to Ansiriel, this is not the case. In their eyes, and even in the eyes of most other people, they will eventually be ruled by one of the two gods, the God of Plague and the God of Dreams. Therefore, joining a religion is just a choice of stance and it cannot be considered a fall at all.
Su Ming could feel that what Ansiriel said was true. It seemed that she became the person in her dream not for pleasure, but for some more valuable ideals.
His mind was working fast, and he thought of other questions, such as why everyone in this city spoke Chinese, how much authority the God of Dreams had, how strong the influence of dreams was, and so on.
Judging from the current situation, the reason why Dream God makes people dream is not because of Dream God’s subjective will, but because of a power similar to a "system" set up by Dream God.
After leaving Alice, Su Ming and Xia Xiaoyu both had strange dreams, which could be explained in two ways.
The first one is that the Dream God directly locked onto him and Xia Xiaoyu and customized dreams for them exclusively.
The second type is that the Dream God will indiscriminately inflict nightmares on people who have no religious beliefs and have not made a contract with any god. However, being inflicted with nightmares does not mean that you have been found by the Dream God. It is just the result after conditional screening.
Su Ming hasn't had a nightmare since entering this town, so the first explanation can be ruled out directly. If the dream god has targeted him and Xia Xiaoyu, there is no reason for him to suddenly favor them.
If Su Ming's assumption is correct, then the way the Dream God screens dreams should be that everyone in the town under the jurisdiction of the person in the dream can have a good dream, while non-believers outside this area will all be invaded by nightmares.
The strategy of the Dream God is very clear. He hopes that the non-believers who are wandering around will gather in the towns . By doing so, he can better develop believers.
Now, Su Ming has a general impression of the strategy of the God of Dreams, and also has some opinions about the Church of Hope.
The only thing Su Ming knows nothing about is the Plague Cult.
Su Ming had no intention of getting involved in the war between the three cults. He wanted to find a way to leave here.
The white mist is the power of the God of Hope, so with the help of the power of the God of Hope, you can also leave here.
But Su Ming didn't know what to do to make the God of Hope use this power. He believed that the God of Hope would not be willing to send them away on his own initiative.
If he could control the entire Hope Cult, that should be easy to do, but obviously, that's impossible.
The only thing he could do was to close the road leading to this world from the outside world so that people from outside could no longer come in.
This goal is easier to achieve than escaping from here, although it is also difficult.
