As a meeting place to determine the direction of historical trends, a ten-square-meter room is too shabby. Taking into account the identities of the participants, the shabby atmosphere is completely overwhelming.
This is like the Demon King who is so depressed that he rides a women's bicycle to work in a fast food restaurant every day to support his family, and at the same time declares that the three-square-foot room is the Demon King's Castle...
Finally, the furniture and refreshments were reasonably good, and the Darjeeling black tea and chiffon cakes were of high quality. Otherwise, some people might not be able to bear it anymore and leave in a hurry.
"It's really rude to serve guests with only crude tea."
"No, that's enough."
"We're not here to have afternoon tea anyway, are we? It doesn't matter if you bear with us for a while."
Louis crossed his legs, sneered and gently blew away the hot air of the black tea. In response, his lips turned into the shape of speaking.
"If you want to enjoy tea, I suggest you find a more suitable place."
As if she was truly sorry, Ji Air sighed, elegantly turned her silver spoon around in the teacup, and then asked:
"Sister Zhen, how much do you know about Siegfried Otto Li Lin?"
Totally unexpected.
Before the meeting started, Roland thought about various opening remarks, greetings, courtesies, weather, situation, allusions... He never imagined that Ji Air would start the topic with the enemy's final BOSS.
The surprise was instantaneous. There was no flaw in his calm expression. Roland took a symbolic sip of black tea and replied:
"A mysterious weirdo?"
The tone is a bit uncertain, but the answer is a standard template. The combination of the two is seamless.
When people talk about Li Lin, they will definitely think of his many titles. Rogue tycoon, demolition maniac, mysterious rich man, ambitious conspirator, businessman of death who counts money with blood-stained hands... etc. There are various evaluations, including
There are good and bad, but one thing they all have in common: "A very rich and mysterious weirdo."
This is an image deliberately created by Li Lin. Through this disguise, it is easy to carry out intelligence operations on the various actions of the consortium, thereby concealing the true intentions. The vague and mysterious image of "weirdo" is preconceived in people's consciousness, and is derived from it.
The fixed impression of "It wouldn't be strange if it was Li Lin" covered up the unnaturalness of various behaviors. If it weren't for the "Night of Long Knives", no one would have thought that the consortium and the elf camp, which had long since faded from the public eye, were actually two sides of the same coin.
existence.
Roland is well aware of this, but at the moment he is attending the meeting as the "Saint Maiden of Orleans". Zhen Darhk, who has never had in-depth contact with the consortium, does not have any more or deeper understanding of the relevant information than ordinary people.
So the answer can only be the official answer.
"For most people, that's true."
Ji Air smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"A small number of people know that Li Lin is the leader of the Elf camp and the destroyer of world order. But only a very few people know that Siegfried Otto Li Lin is the leader of the Golden Hen Knights.
.After Darhk, a new generation of 'divine agents'."
"..."
The conversation was paused for five seconds. Ji Air observed the girl sitting on the right, and the result satisfied her.
The expression of being shocked and unable to speak after receiving unimaginable information is genuine. Now is the perfect opportunity to unilaterally inject information and induce thinking.
"Unbelievable, huh?"
Facing the bitter smile, the girl who seemed to have just recovered her head nodded, and Ji Air continued speaking with a sigh.
"But this is a absolutely true fact. That man is an agent who acts according to God's will. Everything he does is the will of the Mother Goddess."
"Including this coup?"
"That's right, the tragic events of the past few days were also true."
Ji Air's tone became sad.
"As far as we know, that is just the prologue. There will be more brutal killings, destruction, and death on the earth. In the worst case, humans... and even all living things in the world will become extinct."
"It's just unbelievable."
The girl raised an eyebrow.
"The 'agent of divine will' you speak of does not seem to be a messenger of God, but a demon intent on destroying the world. With all due respect, this is not something that should come from a clergyman, let alone a person of your stature.
Say it."
Staring blankly at Ji Air and the crown prince who had been staring at him since just now, Roland sighed softly.
The moment Ji Air announced Li Lin's true identity, he determined the true intention of the church to bring about the union between the crown prince and Minerva, as well as the core issue of this meeting.
(This is crazy!!)
While he was thinking about the words to use to persuade Ji Air to give up that crazy idea, he heard the saint ask sadly:
"Sister Zhen, what do you think God is?"
"..."
"The Mother Goddess is the supreme being who is all-knowing and all-powerful. She created the sky, she established the earth, she created everything in the world, and she deeply loves everything she created - this is what is recorded in the opening chapter of the Holy Scripture. Maybe this is true, but they are equal.
Loving everyone is essentially the same as treating everyone coldly."
Treat all lives equally, regardless of high or low, old or young, and treat them as a quantitative unit.
equal respect;
equal renunciation;
Put the ration of life on both ends of the scale to measure gains and losses, adjust and eliminate existing problems and objects, and then ensure that the world "continues to exist in the right way". This is the truth of complete equality of life, and it is also the representation of the mother goddess and divine will.
The nature of a measuring machine is, in a sense, no different from a measuring machine. A cold machine will not care about the laughter, tears, joy, sorrow, effort, and struggle of the measuring object - people's emotions and thoughts have no meaning to the machine.
"As long as the world can continue to exist, it doesn't matter what kind of creatures you create. When necessary, sacrifice some to ensure the survival of the majority of life. In extreme cases, sacrifice the vast majority of life to ensure the safety of the world, even if only a piece of desolation remains.
The place of death - the Mother Goddess and the agent all act according to this mechanism. Humble humans can only sit back and watch. Even if the result is death, we can only accept it."
Ji Air finished speaking in one breath and added a little tiredly:
"For gods and their messengers, maintaining our existence is pure work, and there is no room for emotional involvement... Yes, gods do not love us."
"Should I say this is at least better than the extinction of all things?"
Louis, who had been silent, interrupted with a mocking tone, and Roland couldn't help but remain silent.
What would the world be like without the Mother Goddess, the agent of divine will?
Without God's intervention, I am afraid that the speed of civilization's progress will increase in one fell swoop, and it is not impossible to develop a technological system that exceeds that of Alfheim today. But if it develops to that level, once a large-scale war breaks out, the entire world will be plunged into chaos.
The risk of death also increases.
From this point of view, the suppression of intelligent civilization by the Mother Goddess and her agent has a positive meaning.
Having said that... Mother Goddess and Li Lin are not humanitarians, and their moral concepts are even thinner. As long as they are seen as obstacles, they will be eliminated without mercy. When they think it is necessary, they will launch a world-wide purge.
Down.
When asked whether it is better to exterminate or purge, of course it is the latter - but people cannot cheer for this kind of behavior.
Roland has long been aware of this. It was precisely because he was disgusted with treating everything with the dichotomous rules of black and white that he finally chose to abandon the elven camp. In terms of opposing the gods' crude and excessive interference in the human world, he completely
Agree with Ji Air.
But opposition does not mean the end of the problem, nor does it mean that as long as you oppose you can get the ideal future, it is just the beginning of the escalation and intensification of conflicts.
Li Lin has a harsh saying: "The best party in the world is called the opposition party. As long as you want to oppose, you can have any number of reasons, or even no reason. You can oppose purely for the sake of opposition. But there are always few opposition parties that can solve problems.
Pitiful."
This is true for mortals, let alone between humans and gods.
Once opposition is clearly stated, it is the beginning of a full-scale confrontation between man and God.
It may sound tragic and make the audience's blood boil. But unfortunately, this time there is no audience who can stay in the safe area. No one can admire the magnificent and bloody scene while exclaiming in admiration. The unprecedented disaster will be equal.
comes to everyone——
This is by no means alarmist. In their eyes, human wars are not even playing house. At most, they are just a few groups of ants fighting. In front of the mushroom-shaped clouds and cross-shaped pillars of fire created by Li Lin, national power, a team of heroes, and prayers,
Wail... everything will be reduced to nothing in the face of absolute destructive power.
It was precisely because he was aware of this terrible prospect that Roland devoted all his energy to exploring ways to coexist between the nations and the elves without touching Li Lin's bottom line. This didn't even lead to Chou Yinmao, but the two men in front of him were already making plans.
An all-out war with the gods... For a moment, Roland really wanted to drag these two people to a brain doctor to see if they were brain-dead.
"In order to get rid of this unreasonable system, we should..."
"Stop it."
Ji Air's slightly dazed voice stopped suddenly, blinked a few times, and looked at the girl with a serious face in confusion.
"No way?"
The church saint tilted her head and asked, her voice innocent and pure, like a child who was rejected when asking for a toy.
"You simply don't understand. For the gods, maintaining the long-term operation of the world is the ultimate goal, and promoting the rise of the elven camp is just a means - the cheapest one. You want to abolish this means, create a fait accompli, and force the gods to recognize human beings
camp and the hegemony of Charlemagne. But you have not considered the possibility that the other party will not even bother to compromise with you. This kind of self-righteous behavior that does not know the heights of the sky will only drag everyone into the abyss of destruction."
His tone and attitude were as calm as ever, but according to Roland's cultivated temperament, this was an extremely bitter rebuke. Rather than being angry at the ignorance of the church and the crown prince, he was rather angry at the fact that these could be resolved with one word.
I am anxious about the ignorance and stupidity of the great men of life and death.
——This is our victory;
——The future history will be dominated by us humans;
——The world will run under our management;
——We humans are the rulers of the world;
——We will live at the top of the world and rule the world;
Ji Air's previous speech transformed into the roar of the behemoth "Church" that echoed in Roland's mind.
(This is what they really think——)
Roland thought so with sadness and anxiety.
Yes, no matter good or bad, human beings are absolutely insatiable creatures. Even if they get something, once they get used to what they already have, they will turn to seeking more and better. Human desires have always been a bottomless abyss.
It's the same this time.
After learning about Li Lin's true intentions, the church was afraid of losing power and also coveted more power and wealth. It even abandoned the current world system and established a system with the church as the core to completely dominate the world.
In this way, the object of long-term belief becomes the biggest obstacle.
Maybe the church is the one who least wants God to exist...
In the long history, they only relied on the power given by the Mother Goddess to dominate and prosper. To be honest, they were just people who pretended to be powerful. They were obviously not at the top, but only ranked second to gain power, but they unknowingly
Zhong could no longer stand the fact that he was ranked second. Taking advantage of this opportunity, all his ambitions and resentments burst out in one go.
So there was this crazy tea party-like conversation.
"Give up, you can still turn back now."
Roland slowed down his tone and tried his best to persuade him sincerely:
"No one can negotiate with storms, and no one can bargain with earthquakes and tsunamis. It is impossible for you to control the gods."
"oh--"
Louis deliberately prolonged his voice and responded with a sneer:
"A girl as brave as a saint is also afraid of the power of the agent?"
Roland said with a straight face:
"I have made it very clear that you overestimate yourself and at the same time extremely underestimate your opponent. In fact, the contest you imagined cannot be established at all, it is just..."
Just as he was talking, a strong feeling of dizziness suddenly hit him, and then turned into clear fatigue, taking away Roland's physical strength bit by bit.
(That cup of black tea...)
"you……"
"You really have an unforgiving mouth. It's a pity that you have such a beautiful face. But it doesn't matter. I will teach you how to talk to your husband... Of course, in bed. First, start with how to please a man."
conspiracy.
The moment the word came out, Roland had already constructed a manipulation system to maintain his sanity. Just as he was about to activate it, his whole body suddenly convulsed.
It was not a direct impact like a fist, but a more powerful shock that penetrated the whole body. The paralyzed brain and body could no longer hold on, and Roland collapsed on the ground.
Ji Air waved away the electric arc wrapped around his fingertips, and the closed wooden door opened, and several men in robes filed in. Roland was tied behind his back by the outstretched hand, and at the same time the other hand reached out and dipped it in
A wet cloth covered his mouth. It was probably an anesthetic similar to ************, and the irritating smell traveled backwards from the nasal cavity - dissolving the outline of Roland's consciousness.
(It’s over...their real purpose...the next target...of course...)
Thinking was forcibly cut off and unable to be integrated, and consciousness quickly slipped into darkness.
It was as if a body that did not belong to him had been lifted up. His hazy and hesitant vision captured a man and a woman talking about something. Their silhouettes gradually distorted and turned into a strange shadow.
(...must inform...them...!!)
Roland roared with all his strength, but could not burst out into a realistic voice. Roland's consciousness was completely interrupted. (~^~)