Free Web NovelChapter 942: Chapter 464: Do You Wish to Desecrate Me?
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Nenasha suddenly felt like she was being implied.
["Strange, why do I feel like you’re subtly mocking me?"]
Did you forget to turn off friendly fire when starting the match?
Was it intentional or accidental?
To this, Herbert stated - sorry, it was intentionally accidental!
"Why not be bold and drop the feeling, I am mocking you."
["Hmm?"]
"Of course, it’s a joke, I’m not implying you, don’t take it to heart."
Nenasha couldn’t help but roll her eyes, feeling that this guy was clearly trying to annoy her on purpose.
Childish!
Hmph, I won’t stoop to the level of a childish kid like you.
Seeing that Nenasha wasn’t taking the bait, Herbert wasn’t discouraged and said with a smile, "I’m simply mocking those gods, whether evil or not, who are equally foolish."
I’m not targeting any individual, I just want to say - everyone here is trash.
"Nenasha, do you know? In my view, many current gods aren’t really worthy of being called gods."
["Oh? Why?"]
"No particular reason, they’re just unworthy."
Herbert chuckled as he stood up, stretched lazily, and took out a huge ancient tome from the bookshelf.
It was the "tool book" he snagged from Miss Ashen Bishop earlier.
"The Great Beings in the Pantheon" - recorded within it is mankind’s knowledge of the Divine Spirit since the Era of Faith.
Since this knowledge is too widespread, it hasn’t been banned by the Gods, allowing it to be preserved in book form.
Compared to the "great deeds" recorded and spread in the Scriptures of various churches, this tome offers a more neutral viewpoint, completely understanding the Divine like a mortal.
Herbert lowered his eyes, quietly observing this ancient tome that had survived a millennium, his fingers lightly gliding over the pages, flipping through the ancient times.
It was filled with various miracles from around the world, the redemption of pitiful believers by the Divine, the supreme grace bestowed by the church, the relationships between Gods...
Casually open a page, and you can learn about an ancient and legendary epic tale.
But Herbert felt those were merely the most hypocritical facades.
"They may possess formidable power, but some of their ways of treating believers are too rough."
"Too primitive."
His eyes were calm and deep, seeing through the false disguise, directly revealing the essence.
Just like the "Warrior" once said - only by carefully looking, can you see through the gaps between words, the whole book says two words are "cannibalism"!
The feudal ethics of the old society were cannibalistic.
And so is the faith of the Gods.
Moreover, some of them really do eat.
The blood sacrifices some Evil Gods advocate are just the lowest form of consumption, their eating habits are disgraceful, utterly lacking elegance.
The truly cruel consumption is invisible, making believers willingly offer everything, feeling immensely honored after being consumed.
In Herbert’s view, in this world, aside from a few truly "loving the world" generous Divine Spirits.
The rest are all unworthy of their positions.
Including the Sun Goddess, are the same.
She may be powerful enough, the strongest reliance against evil.
But as an excellent "Divine", she falls far short.
Alberta never genuinely regarded followers as her cornerstone.
At most, she only required the Power of Faith they provided to help her become stronger, to have more assurance against evil.
Of course, being one of the most powerful Ancient Gods, even without the Power of Faith’s boost, she wouldn’t be much weaker.
In fact, it’s always mortals needing her protection, not her needing mortals.
Though the Sun Goddess never actively granted but also never rejected their pleas.
Like a proud, aloof elder sister.
So in Herbert’s eyes, she at most isn’t perfect, not truly bad.
As for some other Divine Spirits, they purely leech on a Divine Throne built on follower’s skeletons.
Under the stories adorned with glory and laurels lies their endless desire.
Blocking mortal’s thoughts, limiting any danger that might be beyond their control.
Truly contemptible.
["Then, if it were you, what would you do?"]
Though she was also classified by Herbert among the Divine Spirits, Nenasha seemed quite calm at that moment.
"Me?"
Herbert raised his eyebrows and smiled, "If one day I become a Divine, I might do worse than them."
"But I will strive to find a new path."
"At the very least, I will let them live as freely as possible."
Herbert only provided an answer that could hardly be called one, somewhat perfunctory.
But Nenasha seemed to understand his intention, and asked again:
["As a Divine?"]
"No, you are the Divine." Herbert shook his head, closing the book.
Lighting the Divine Fire and raising the Divine Throne was not Herbert’s essential future plan.
Becoming a Divine isn’t necessarily a perfectly good thing.
The Divine Position can indeed provide great aid to the Divine, but also comes with an unavoidable responsibility.
Just like "rights and obligations."
They need to be constrained by the Divine Position, their actions and behaviors also restricted by Rules.
From a certain perspective, as long as there is enough power, a Saint... might be freer.
