blackstone code

Chapter 467 Father and Son

In the gloomy room, the high priest sat cross-legged on the bed, and the green smoke from the incense burner beside the bed filled the air, which gave the air a hint of mystery.

There is a magical power in this incense that can calm people down, making people feel a little... ecstatic, especially when they close their eyes and hear the humming of the priests in their ears, the soul seems to be dying. Get out!

Whenever it is a religious event day, these incenses will come in handy. Those believers who see "reincarnation", "afterlife" and "disillusionment" in a trance will become more fanatical and will also drive the overall religious atmosphere And the atmosphere turned into frenzy.

In the psychedelic state, people thought they saw the truth of the world, saw the truth of the world's rotation, and believed more and more in everything the priests said.

This kind of incense is the unique skill of the high priest. The high priests in each place have their own secrets for blending incense. This secret is only known to the high priest himself, and it is passed down from generation to generation, and only to the next high priest.

Ordinary incense makes people unable to see those gods and gods, and the prestige of the sacrifice will decline.

This is why theocracy, like secular power, can be passed down from generation to generation and is difficult to shake. There are too many things monopolized in the hands of the rulers, and ordinary people have no chance to get in touch, let alone understand it through any means.

In addition to the high priest, there were also his children in the room. These people gathered together, and they knelt on the ground, not only respecting the high priest facing their father, but also deeply fearing the high priest.

It sounds...unbelievable, and this is their truest attitude. The father with all kinds of unpredictable powers is their pride and the source of their fear.

People yearn for everything about the gods, but are afraid of being watched by the gods.

The high priest woke up from his thoughts. He exhaled a foul breath, following his breathing, and the children kneeling on the ground seemed to relax a little.

The green smoke rising straight from the incense burner had some wrinkles, but soon became calm again.

"The gods have brought a new will, and the catastrophe is about to come, but the gods also mercifully gave me a way to avoid the disaster..." He looked at the children whose foreheads were already pressed against the ground, holding their breath again, He said softly, "Federation, go to Baile Federation."

"Only by going to Baylor Federation, that place where the gods can't see, can we escape the catastrophe of destruction!"

The children of the high priest did not express joy or distress, but listened carefully to the high priest's words.

"I am the agent of the gods. I was born in the creation of the world, and I will inevitably usher in destruction in the shattering, so I will not pass, only you will go."

"Vororika...", he looked at his youngest and most beloved child.

"Rika", who has been fully integrated into the federal society and has a slightly neutral name, turned his hands on the ground with the palms down and the backs of the hands up. up.

In local religious ceremonies, this represents readiness to receive the will and gifts of the gods.

"You have been to that land beyond the gods, and you have broader knowledge than them all. You have to take good care of them."

"When I'm not around, you are the messenger who guides them, you have the obligation to advise them, and you also have the power to punish them."

The two eldest children of the high priest moved their bodies. They wanted to object to this matter, but in the end they didn't say anything. The high priest is different from the provincial governor.

The prestige of the provincial governor comes from the power of life and death in his hands, and the prestige of the high priest comes from the gods.

Governors may sometimes make bad decisions, but gods never will.

Rika turned her hands over again to show that she obeyed the High Priest, and then the High Priest turned his attention to the others.

He looked at these children, and after being silent for a while, he still sighed and didn't want to say anything, "Go out, stay with Polorika, you go prepare and prepare, and you will leave here soon."

The other children stood up, bowed their waists, lowered their heads, and walked back and left with their hands naturally stretched to the sides, expressing their piety and magnanimity.

After the others left, only Rika and his father, the High Priest covered in tattoos, were left in the room.

"Aren't you really going to leave with me?" At this moment, Rika still couldn't help but say this sentence, he thought he wouldn't say it.

In fact, no matter how the status of the two parties changes, the father is the father, and the child is the child. The blood relationship between them makes them have feelings beyond ordinary people. Give him a satisfactory answer.

Maybe it was just the two of them left in the room, the high priest seemed a little more relaxed, he patted his leg, "Look at me, where else can I go?"

"Vororica, I have dedicated my life to the gods. I know some people say that these are superstitions, falsehoods, and that gods don't exist..."

He was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his tone was full of a very special taste, "But I know, as long as I believe, it is true."

"I can't go to the Federation, and I can't go to other places. What supports me is the god in my heart. If I leave here, I will no longer be me, so I will not go anywhere. It is not because of power or status, but because of faith. , I hope you understand."

Rika is doomed to not be able to understand this passage, but the High Priest doesn't expect him to, "Talk about the Federation. How are you doing there? I don't even have time to ask you about it."

"Those young people are too capable of causing trouble and delaying our communication time."

The "those young people" mentioned by the high priest actually refer to those young people from the Al-Shabab in Nagalil. These young people are not only actively campaigning against foreigners, but they are actually attacking theocratic power and faith.

During this period of time, they smashed a temple in a town, smashed the statues of gods that had existed there for hundreds of years, expelled priests and saints, and claimed that these were superstitions, and it was these things that made Nagalil The society has hardly any development in these years.

People fucking believe that they can have a good birth after death, how can they work hard to develop this society, no matter how hard they try, they can't get rid of their identity as an inferior and a pariah, but if they can be reborn, it's still good to eat wait to die.

In order to let these idiots know that the gods are gracious to people and can also generate anger, the high priest arranged some people to represent the gods to send down punishment.

Until now, he had no time to chat with his youngest, most like himself, and his favorite child.

Rika thought for a moment, and described what she saw and heard in the Federation, "The business is a society that worships money everywhere. In our country, power is absolute, but in the Federation, as long as people have money, people can buy money." to everything, including power!"

Rika's feelings were indeed very deep. After Lynch's "warning", he began to develop in the right direction. He also became a priest himself. He began to understand the society of the Federation and began to feel emotional.

"As long as people are willing to spend money to let others know about themselves, they can participate in the election of the city and have the opportunity to become mayor. Including their president, they are all elected through elections, and all of this has something to do with money..."

"I am also preaching now. I am planning to buy some cheap TV stations where I live for a while and preach on TV. This will attract more people's attention to us, which is not seen here. of……"

Work, study, life, what Rika said was very careful, and the high priest also listened very carefully. From time to time, he would also put forward some opinions, such as-"I heard that the people of the Federation are very stupid. They believe everything you say ,yes?"

Rika nodded, "I already have more than a dozen followers, father, they believe more firmly than I do that our gods exist, and this world will be destroyed..."

"This is God's guidance!", the high priest corrected Rika's words, "Your thoughts are very dangerous, you have to pay attention to these!" He paused, and then said, "Listen to you, there It does seem like a nice place, and you'll have a comfortable stay."

Rika shook his head, "Not exactly, father, the Federation is a society ruled by law, and their laws are more perfect than ours. Even the divine right cannot interfere with the ruling of the law. Many things are normal on our side. , over there it could mean a crime."

"I'm very worried that my brothers won't be able to adapt to the rule of law society over there. They may cause trouble for themselves, or even trouble for me and us."

The high priest nodded while thinking, "So I let you supervise them instead of me, and punish them when necessary."

Rika hesitated, but he still expressed his thoughts, "It's not enough, father, they are all my brothers, they are older than me, I can't restrain them, even if you say so."

"I have to have something that can restrain their ability to act, otherwise they can leave..."

The high priest frowned slightly, "What do you want?"

Rika stopped for about half a minute before uttering a word, "Money!"

"I will manage our joint account. Only in this way can I restrain their behavior..." As he spoke, Rika lowered his head. He knew that his words were a bit naive, and he also believed that his father could guess his mind.

But he still said that the high priest was unwilling to go to the Federation, which also meant that this might be the last meeting between them, so no matter what he said or asked, he would not feel that he was too much.

The high priest was silent for a while, then nodded slowly, "I will seriously consider this matter, maybe through other means, such as...funds."

Although the high priest can't be sure whether those children are all his children-because of the tradition of the saints, anyone can give them some gene fragments before the saints conceive, and the boys born after their pregnancy will be consecrated by the temple. Sacrificial confession.

Those children claimed by the high priest are not necessarily his flesh and blood, but they are not necessarily not. No matter how much the younger son resembles him, he will not completely favor Verorica.

When he said the word "fund", Rika was still a little shocked. He didn't show it. He controlled his emotions very well and expressed approval and acceptance of the high priest's choice. This is the only thing he can do now. made.

(End of this chapter)