mtlumby2d Chapter 381 He is Really Not Picky
Chapter 381 He is Really Not Picky
Catherine: ...I'm sick again.
She slowly moved the book back up.
"Hey, I'm serious!"
Lilith pulled Catherine's book down and put it directly into the ring.
"If I knew, I would have been the Pope in the temple."
Catherine was helplessly pulled up from her lying position by her. The two of them were now sitting face to face, but she didn't cross her legs as casually as Lilith. "Weren't you not interested in these things before? Did Ian preach to you?"
"No, no!" Lilith waved her hands quickly. "I just thought about it a little more and found it very interesting. Have you noticed that the God of Light is different from others?"
"Have you seen Him?" Catherine rolled her eyes in an ungraceful manner.
"No, well, I mean it's different from other gods."
"Have you seen other gods?"
"That's not true..." Lilith scratched her head. "But I found that my previous understanding of him was too superficial, which led to my cognitive errors. Have you noticed that many gods in the world are of racial origin?"
"Race?" It was the first time Catherine heard this word and she looked confused.
"Like...like Poseidon."
Lilith was very curious about the Sea People at first, and learned a lot about them through Lucas.
"In the legends of the sea people, the sea god is the creator of marine life, so marine life and sea people naturally become his believers. This is like setting a limit on the sphere of influence of the sea god, which mainly revolves around ocean-related existences. Other non-marine races naturally will not regard the sea god as their object of faith. This attribute of the god that is closely linked to a specific race shows a kind of racial targeting, which I call racial nature."
Catherine nodded, somewhat understanding what Lilith meant.
"It's the same with the elves. The elves also only believe in their mother goddess, and claim that this mother goddess is the origin of the world that created the heaven and earth... I find that these gods always have similar "origins of creation", don't they? But regardless of whether it is true or not, because they are closely related to the origin and living environment of their race, their beliefs are relatively closed and exclusive, as if the gods also carry the corresponding racial imprint..."
Catherine understood. "The appearance of that tiefling has confused you, right?"
“Yeah, yeah!” Lilith nodded frantically, with an expression of relief that said, “This is so weird! I always thought that the God of Light was the representative god of mankind. If I hadn’t met her, I would never have thought that my perception was wrong.”
It's not that Lilith hasn't studied the Bible of Light. Its teachings tend to care for all things in the world, and the God of Light also symbolizes broader and universal concepts such as hope, justice, and dispelling darkness. Lilith used to think it was just boring, but she didn't expect that He was really not picky about the absorption of His believers!
"I've been reading this during my breaks these days." She turned her hand, and "History of the Gaia Empire" appeared between the two of them. It was as thick as a brick, exuding the unique woody aroma of the pages.
Catherine glanced down and kindly reminded, "Don't believe it all, it's just for reference."
"I'm not stupid!" Lilith finally found an opportunity to roll her eyes back.
But this book does contain a lot more content than my previous children's book, such as war.
"The Gaia Empire's earliest major military force was called the Zora Knights. When Bishop II came to power, it was renamed the Gaia Knights." Lilith said as she flipped through the marks she made while reading. "At the end of Bishop II, the Gaia Knights officially merged with the armed forces of the church and from then on they were named after the Light. After that, there was the War of Light, which lasted for several years until Bishop IV ended. What do you think the War of Light is, Princess?"
"Expansion of the empire under the pretext of conquering infidels." Catherine shrugged.
"I thought so before!" Lilith slapped Catherine's thigh, causing her face to jerk in pain. She was about to scold her, but was frightened by the burning look on Lilith's face. "--But what if that's not an excuse, but the truth?"
"Why?" Catherine was stunned.
"I think that compared to other gods who have a strong sense of local identity, He... He is different..." Lilith's eyes were burning, "He seems to be completely out of the theory of 'God created the world'."
"In addition to bringing greater territory and resources to the Gaia Empire, the greater gain from the War of Light is the countless converted Christians, right?"
"What's the use of those——"
"Faith." Lilith's face was flushed with excitement.
“He requires faith.”