“With the same quality, gold or oil, which one is more valuable?”
"Wow, what kind of strange question are you asking! Please give me the time, place and historical background, otherwise we can't discuss it."
"Uh, nuclear war wasteland theme?"
"oil."
"Hmm, spooky and thriller theme?"
"gold."
"Hmm, cyberpunk theme?"
"oil."
"Then, the theme of urban immortality?"
"gold."
"Where's the light novel?"
"It's hard to say, but stock trading is more profitable."
"What about fantasy?"
"Don't write fantasy.jpg"
——World famous painting "The writer is discussing the setting with the editor"
...
In the early morning, the golden top of the holy city's mountain top shines,
Court of Atonement, [Three-Character Knot] Pilgrimage Area,
The 'tree' and the insect are having a conversation.
"You seem to be occupying this monk's mind?" [Three-Word Knot] - the weird big tree who calls himself Eldridge - asked the Xagai monster codenamed c7jie without joy or sorrow.
.
(Since there are he, she, it, and him, it is normal to use ‘杝’ to refer to plant life, right?)
The insect replied: "Yes! And, his position is the priest of the monastery!"
"You should call him priest! You should not call him monk!"
In the exchange of brain waves (think about it, does plant life really have a brain organ?), Zu exerted a little pressure: "My partner and I - even though he has long since disappeared - the first saint of the [Sin Eater]
Your Majesty, we have made an everlasting oath."
"As long as the church is still providing me with food and nourishment, I have to use my own abilities to protect the interests of the church."
"Insect, you..."
That Xia Gai interjected: "It's C7 Jie! I have a code name! Code name!"
"Stupid fibrous plant! Please use the correct name!"
Letting fantasy creatures and sci-fi races talk to each other is really like "the lips of a tree are not the mouth of an insect", it's very weird.
The Golden Demon Tree (Eldridge) was silent for two seconds, and then continued to 'speak': "C7jie, you have occupied the mind of this chief priest and have posed a potential risk to the interests of the church."
"Get out of his mind immediately, otherwise I..."
Under the big bare tree, an ordinary human believer was surprised to find,
It seems that the temperature of the high-purity gold ‘ointment’ flowing down from the [Three-Word Knot] is gradually rising? Is it getting hotter?
The ordinary human believer was overjoyed, thinking that the 'holy tree' had answered his atonement prayer.
The believers continued to kneel down and worship the 'holy tree'.
And, he became more pious.
"Stupid! I didn't harm the interests of the church!" c7jie said sincerely in the brain waves, "In fact, I did a better job than him! His efficiency is not as high as mine!"
The Golden Demonic Tree was silent for a few more seconds, and then slowly spoke: "What do you mean?"
"You are not human. You are strangers. What does the church have to do with you?"
Xia Gai Yao Chong (codename C7 Jie) immediately retorted: "Because humans are not efficient at doing things!"
"Three years and three years! I've even become the priest of a monastery!"
"If I work for another three years, I will probably be promoted to the regional bishop!"
"The work of the human church is more difficult and arduous for me than the tasks of my own tribe!"
"Don't believe it? Eldridge, you can entrust the Cardinal or the Grand Knight of the Inquisition - I know that the upper echelons of the church can communicate with you, but humans need to use their mouths to speak - entrust them to patrol
Court (the statistics department of the Holy City), query the tax situation of the Cartel Parish in the past 6 years, the number of devout believers, the size of the monastery's land, the lord's attitude towards the monastery, and a series of file data! Look at the interests of the church,
Is it a loss? Or is it an increase?”
If the golden magic tree had facial expressions, you must be extremely embarrassed at this moment.
An extraterrestrial insect that invaded the brain of a human priest plausibly told you that it was more powerful than a human priest?
Well, if we use the analogy of Terra Blue Star’s Ancient Huang Xia Liaozhai story, it’s probably——
[The real monster became a fake monk, and the management level was inferior to the real monk. The annual financial report of the temple is getting better and better],
——Absurd, but logical.
The brain waves of the Golden Demon Tree (Eldridge) looked very confused: "C7jie, how did you do it?"
"Aren't you invading and controlling this human's brain just to satisfy the conspiracy or desire of your own tribe?"
Xia Gai Yao Chong (C7 Jie) sent out a brain wave saying, "You are so stupid," and said, "That's not a conflict!"
"What our race needs is [energy], what these humans want is [gold]!"
"And I, as an agent bug, in order to complete the mission of the group, I need to allow the human host to obtain favorable social resources and rights status."
"Further, in order for this human host to obtain superior social resources and rights status, I have to complete the work that he needs to perform as a human being."
"Similarly [ruling slaves], human beings' various operation plans and operation details are irrational, inefficient, and counterproductive."
"In brainwashing and oppression, sustainable taxation, land planning, the desire to free slaves for riots, production efficiency iteration, and other various areas of governance, our race is more rational, more efficient, and more perfect than humans!"
"I help the church gain efficient profits in Cartel Parish! I use my identity as a host to provide revival resources to the ethnic group!"
"These two things are not in conflict!"
Eldridge: "Uh...you...I..."
The brainwave channel went silent again,
The brain circuits of both parties are basically on two planets.
It's too embarrassing, so just shut up.
So, among the [religious buildings] that were gleaming with the sun and hand-crafted by humans, the golden magic tree and the alien monster insect looked awkwardly at each other.
After a long stalemate, the silence was finally broken by the golden magic tree.
"It is difficult for me to understand your thoughts, just as it is difficult for humans to understand my thoughts." Qi concluded, "Well, whatever, at least in the previous exchanges, you proved that you have made outstanding contributions to the current interests of the church.
.”
Eldridge is very powerful and is one of the trump cards of the [Holy Atonement] Church.
At such a close distance, if you want to kill C7 Jie,
It's as easy as squeezing an insect to death!
(Ahem, bad pun joke)
"C7 Jie, the representative of extraterrestrial insects."
The high-purity gold 'anointing oil' flowing down from Eldridge's body slowly lowered the temperature.
"I will not vent my anger on you because you are a [good] presence to the church - for now."
"Then, tell me about this weird alien race."
"What do you want to discuss when you find me?"
Xia Gai Monster (C7 Jie) transmitted an 'image record' to the Golden Demon Tree through brain waves.
(Well, it’s roughly similar to transmitting short movies through WiFi and Bluetooth, the principle is almost the same)
Eldridge received the 'image record', confirmed that it was non-toxic, Trojan-free and pollution-free, and then started to watch:
A girl with white hair and black eyes, 152cm tall and wearing black and white clothes with a yandere temperament, said hello to the 'camera' in an alchemy workshop with a background full of mosaics (harmonious regulations).
"Hi~Golden Mulberry of the Church~Do you still remember me?"
"Oh, hundreds of years have passed, and you have probably forgotten about me. Now, have you forgotten? Now?"
"It's okay, it's okay, just let's get to know each other again~"
If the golden magic tree had facial expressions, you must be——
subway, old man, mobile phone.jpg
It was so shocking that I was speechless for a moment.
The black and white girl who calls herself [Flan] showed a sick smile in the 'video record',
"Oh, golden mulberry trees, there is gold everywhere in the holy city. You can go wherever you want. You only need to bask in the sun every day, eat the spiritual power (brain waves) emanating from the devout believers, and occasionally interact with this generation
If the Holy See just chats a few words, then the work is done - life is very leisurely nowadays, right?"
"However, the depth of your current rhizome has probably been controlled by the church to about 500 meters, right?"
"Well, do you still have the instinctive desire to [continue growing]?"
"Could it be that you have been 100% trained and disciplined by human beings? Oh my God! I'm sorry, Golden Tree Mulberry, I came a step too late and made you suffer, wuwuwu...
.”
Eldridge is planning to turn off 'image recording',
Delete it immediately and forget what you just saw.
Even for plants, the taste is too strong, and I can't bear it as I get older.
"Hehe, it's just a joke! Let's talk about business, um, um, serious business——"
"——His Majesty the King of Spain and the three Grand Dukes plan to join forces to break up the [Holy Atonement] Church and carry out a [Religious Reform] led by the great nobles~"
Eldridge was stunned.
"It refers to the 'Holy War'! Well, don't be surprised! The fact that 'His Majesty the King wants to launch a war against the French and Portuguese' is both true and false."
"How to describe it wonderfully? One body with two sides? [Bottom line improvement]? Well, there are many kinds of names, but the meaning is very clear: the conspiracy hidden under the conspiracy, the real target is your church!"
The black-and-white girl in the 'image record' showed a joyful smile.
"Don't be nervous, Golden Tree Mulberry~"
“Flan and Xagai—the ‘messengers’ in front of you, their race is called [Xiagai Demon Insect]—are here to help the church!”
As if predicting Eldridge's psychological reaction, she very considerately introduced a few sentences about the wandering story of the Shagai clan in the 'video record'.
Then, Leziren's expression became serious,
"Now, next, please listen to Fran's detailed explanation——"