An infinite journey that begins at Hogwarts

With a smile on his face, Cedric and Edmund visited Cu Chulainn's temple in the capital. The temple was quite regular, like a medium-sized museum. The statues inside told the mythical deeds of Cu Chulainn, and there were many tourists coming and going. There was a crowd of church protesters outside the temple.

Edmund asked with confusion, "Is there no problem with this?"

Although all the temples built for Cú Chulainn also have priests, their job is more to provide services than to preach. This is more like an open museum of ancient heroes than a serious and solemn temple. These tourists, even light believers, It doesn't count. Can it really support the ceremony of conferring gods?

Cedric did not answer Edmund's question directly, but asked, "The proposal didn't pass, right?"

"The resistance in parliament is too great. There are many devout believers among conservatives. It is difficult for them to recognize a new god as the patron saint of the country."

Although the Federal Special Incident Research Bureau has great power in the outside world, it is not able to do whatever it wants. For example, their proposal to pass a bill to position Cu Chulainn as the patron saint of the country has not been successful.

"It doesn't matter. Our goal has been achieved anyway." Cedric said nonchalantly. There was almost no possibility of success in this matter. Not only would the power of the church be opposed, but the hidden beings in the other world would also be opposed. They will use their power in the outside world to obstruct it.

But even if it was an obvious failure, their plan could be considered a success.

The positioning of Cu Chulainn as the patron saint of the country was handled with great fanfare by the commander-in-chief, which naturally attracted widespread attention from the entire society. Cu Chulainn's name as a god has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with the confrontation between the commander-in-chief and the parliament. , even ordinary people who don’t care about politics and beliefs have heard of this.

"Our purpose." Edmund looked at the smiling tourists around him. Although most of them were not prepared to change their beliefs, they were still very happy about today's free tour.

After all, this temple does not charge any tickets, and the priests inside are mainly young and beautiful girls, which are very eye-catching.

Edmund soon understood why Cedric built Cu Chulainn's temple more like a free museum, "You don't want to cause ill feelings among these neutral people."

"It seems that you have understood that most truly devout beliefs come from two situations. One is the cultivation of a long time and culture, and the other is the salvation from gods in desperate situations. In these two situations, we will temporarily Rather than annoying most potential believers in order to win over some shallow believers, it is better to establish a more inclusive image and cultivate most of your potential believers. Once the time is right, these people will become the cornerstone of the faith."

That's it, Edmund nodded. Although most modern people have no faith, in order to cater to the mainstream of society, they will still claim that they believe in the Almighty Lord.

If Cu Chulainn forcibly preaches, it will only arouse more fierce resistance, and even establish an image that violates their beliefs in the subconscious of most ordinary people.

But now Cu Chulainn's temple not only does not have any missionary activities, but is open to everyone as a public entertainment facility, so people's resistance is naturally reduced. After all, as a free museum, the building here is still very good.

At least Cú Chulainn's name has been known to everyone without resistance, and with the advent of the Extraordinary Dawn, when God does not respond to faith, a true god who can respond to prayers will surely be able to quickly accumulate enough faith.

"But won't this affect the ceremony of conferring gods before?" Edmund asked.

"Of course there will be some impact, but the problem is not big." Cedric said, "First of all, the main support for the god-conferring ceremony is not faith."

After hearing Cedric's words, Edmund looked thoughtful. The occult knowledge she had learned emphasized the importance of faith to the true God, but now she heard something else from Cedric.

"Is Odin the true god?"

"Of course." Edmund replied without any hesitation.

"But when Odin became a god, humans had not yet been created in his universe." Cedric explained with a slight smile, "We call this type of true gods the innate ancient gods. Gods hold the authority of the world, which also shows that faith is not necessary for true gods, and even at a certain stage, they can give up faith, just like God."

"However, this type of existence is in the minority after all. With the development of the world, the increase of mortal things, and the cultivation of true gods by the will of the world itself, acquired belief in gods has become the mainstream, but it does not mean that belief is necessary. The main reason why the true God needs faith is to gather the power of the crowd."

"Gather the power of the crowd" Edmund looked at Cedric with a curious expression.

"In mysticism, we call all intelligent life observers, because intelligent life has the ability to subjectively influence the river of destiny. Even if it is just a drop of water, it is still commendable. Among them, the ancient innate god They are born as strong observers, able to cover a tributary of fate with their own world line. They are born with the ability to transcend fate. As long as the source is not cut off, even death can return from fate. This is the greatest thing between true gods and mortals. difference."

"After all, there are only a few such naturally strong observers. Most things are just observers, but what happens when observers gather together?"

Although each drop of water is small, enough water drops can form a river.

"It turns out that this is the reason why the true God gathers faith." Edmund sighed.

"Through the thread of faith, the true god can actually easily take on the identity of believer observers. When enough observers gather, with the help of a huge ceremony that can make waves on a river of destiny, the true god can hold the throne high. , temporarily detached from the tributary of one's own destiny. At this time, the true God and his followers are equivalent to a medium observer. Although they cannot completely cover a tributary of the river of destiny, they can ensure the independence of their own river of destiny, so Believers of the True God will not enter the River Styx for reincarnation. Instead, they will transcend the rules of the River Styx according to the contract between gods and humans, and turn around to become petitioners in the Kingdom of God. According to Dongtu, this means that they have jumped out of the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements. .”

"The reason why acquired true gods care so much about faith is because their power to transcend the river of fate is borrowed from the identity of believers and observers. When faith disappears, their thrones will not be supported and will naturally fall into the river of fate. In the river.”

"So the most important thing about becoming a god is how to become a medium observer and a strong observer. Faith is just one of the means."

"Yes." Cedric nodded, "Of course this has been proven to be one of the most effective methods. The other road is in Dongtu and is called Jindan Avenue."