novelaction Chapter 196 This Other God Is Not That Other God
Chapter 196 This Other God Is Not That Other God
"Outer...Outer God?"
Lind's voice was trembling, but it was more like he was speechless than afraid. Why did he suddenly feel so weird?
Of course, there is fear. If it is really the Outer God that Lind understands, then instead of fighting and killing, it would be better to go home with Lena and have a baby.
"Outer God?"
Bernice's eyes lit up when she heard this title, and she said, "As expected of you, Governor General, you have summarized it very well. Or did such gods also exist in the Golden Age?"
Is there...is there? No, right? The so-called Golden Age can't be a bunch of crazy humans fighting against the Outer Gods, right?
Although Lind has never quite understood what kind of era the golden age emphasized in the lantern dream is, Lind speculates that for the people in this world, the concept of the golden age should be similar to Atlantis in Lind's previous life, with advanced technology, abundant resources, and a high material standard of life for people.
And in the end they were all destroyed for unknown reasons and became legends.
After hesitating for a while, Lind decided to tell the truth: "I don't know what this so-called 'Outer God' is, but I don't think it exists."
Bernice took out a pen and paper and started taking notes.
"During the Golden Age, the Outer Gods who did not belong to this world had not yet descended, which is consistent with the records in the original text."
Then, based on Lind's two sentences, Bernice wrote a long analysis of the Golden Age. It was not until Lind knocked on the table helplessly that Bernice reacted.
"I'm sorry, Governor General, what you said is very meaningful to our research. I must write it down while I have the inspiration."
"Then, I will share with you in detail the information we know about the 'Outer Gods' you mentioned."
Bernice glanced at the shadow behind Lind again, and seemed not to want to leak this information to the bards.
"Lucanus."
As soon as Linde finished speaking, the shadow behind him twisted twice reluctantly and moved out of the door.
The secret talks did not last long. There was not much information about the Outer Gods, or even any useful information. After all, there were too few records. The most important thing was that the Outer Gods involved some of the contents of the early scriptures of the Goddess.
Throughout the entire secret conversation, Bernice was mostly asking questions in an indirect way, wanting to know more about the Golden Age.
However, in return, Bernice also revealed a lot of contents of the goddess's original text, as well as a lot of religious knowledge, so Lind did not gain nothing.
Seeing Bernice leave, Lucanus quickly emerged from the shadows and said, "My king, there is no need to listen to the instigation of these nuns. Their so-called intelligence and knowledge are only derived from original texts whose authenticity is unknown and cannot withstand verification and scrutiny."
"You seem to have a problem with them?"
Linde looked curiously at Lucanus, who seemed a little depressed.
"Empires and religions have never gotten along."
Lucanus never concealed the fact that he was a radical, believing that even gods should prostrate themselves at the feet of the empire and accept its rule, which was why he disagreed with the lantern dream that always emphasized the special status of the goddess.
Lind could also feel that this was indeed the reason, but it was probably not the real reason. However, Lind did not ask any further questions, but stood up and looked out the window.
In addition to the lantern dream, Lind also asked Tia about this demon god, but unfortunately, the elves did not have any useful information, and they knew less than the Lars family. After all, it was the Lars family who drove the demons into the eternal permafrost, and then the demons dug out the so-called god.
Fortunately, the Outer Gods that Bernice talked about were not the same as the Outer Gods that Lind understood in his previous life. They were not something indescribable.
It's basically a religious story, the kind where there must be a mortal enemy of God, a villain who exists purely for the sake of being a villain, and in the end he is slapped to death by God or thrown into the so-called hell. There's nothing fancy about it.
If it really is the kind of Outer God that Lind understood in his previous life, then it would be too hopeless.
It can only be said that there is a gap between foreign gods and foreign gods. The foreign gods in this world are obviously not on the same level as those in Lind's previous life novels.
It is no wonder that there are very few records of external gods in this world. Only clues can be found in the early scriptures of the Goddess Church. For a god who does not even have his own doctrine, the biggest role of his appearance is to become the defeated opponent of other gods.
Not only that, there were more than one such so-called "Outer Gods" at the time, and they were almost mass-produced trash.
The shadows of Foreign Gods can also be found in some other more radical religions. For example, in the religious stories of the God of War, the prototypes of the so-called invaders are Foreign Gods. Wherever these Foreign Gods go, all living things are devastated. The blood sprayed from the dead bodies will make the land barren and reduce food production. In the end, it ends with the old-fashioned ending of the religious story, where the God of War leads the believers to defeat the invaders and drive them out.
Even in the story of God of War, these Outer Gods had similar experiences as an old man in Lind's previous life novel, being capsized by a fishing boat.
Of course, the most crucial thing is that this god has no corresponding magic, so even cultists will not worship foreign gods, and foreign gods will naturally decline.
According to what Bernice said, Lind doesn't need to worry at all. Even though the goddess hasn't responded to her believers for a long time, her magic still exists. What is there to be afraid of a god who can't teach her believers magic?
But Lind still felt something was not right, because Isa clearly stated in the letter that the demons had all become fanatics. Given the temperament of the demons, it was impossible for them to worship a god that was useless.
And there was a description that Lind was very concerned about, that is, this so-called god was dug out from the eternal frozen soil by the demons. Everyone, including Bernice, thought that what was dug out might be a clay statue of an outer god.
But according to Bernice, the Outer Gods had no believers in the past, so how could anyone build clay statues for the Outer Gods?
What exactly was dug out? What is hidden in the permafrost?
And Lind also believed in Isa, the human radar. Since Isa said she had an ominous premonition, something bad must be happening.
Finally, Lind threw these thoughts out of his mind. Thinking about them now would only make him suspicious. Bernice also reminded Lind in the end that the so-called demon god might not be an outer god, but just an unknown stone statue of an evil god in the eternal frozen soil, which was dug out again by the demons.
It is not strange that when all the believers die and the faith of the evil god is lost, it depends on the teachings of other gods. It is more normal.
Moreover, this unknown evil god may be even more troublesome than the outer gods. However, no matter how troublesome it is, ordinary cultists cannot defeat the regular army. After careful consideration, Lind decided to summarize the situation and send it to the front line without giving any extra orders.
At this point it is impossible to stop the army because of a small concern. All Linde can do is to try his best to prevent problems before they happen, repair the railway as soon as possible, and do the logistics, and do his best.