Yin Lian didn't know why he asked, but he put down the parchment and looked at the night sky outside, thought for a moment, and said, "There should be a big difference."
In fact, even the colors of the sky seen in the two worlds are very different. I don’t know if it’s because of the geography or the composition of the atmosphere, or the strange changes brought about by the existence of the sun that looks like the sun but is not... In short, the sky in Matir is bluer during the day. Clear, but at dusk, the purple is even colder.
Even in the night at this time, special lights produced by various magic elements interacting with the air and other suspended particles will flash in the sky, just like small auroras. Occasionally, there will be a few with particularly brilliant colors. Only then will it arouse a little emotion.
The sky in this world is breathtakingly beautiful. If it were on Earth, there would probably be countless people obsessed with recording its thousands of expressions. But in this world, few people pay attention to it.
They have no such leisure.
Even though Mathil's people have extraordinary power, in fact they are still very insignificant to this world. The power of nature is ferocious and terrifying. It is not only humans who have extraordinary power, but also elves and monsters.
The so-called elves are different from the elves in the movies that Yin Lian has watched. If I must say it, it is actually a natural reaction after a large number of magical elements are gathered together. Humans call it "the anger of elves", which is similar to "gods". Like "god envoy", it is a more abstract concept.
...Although the people of Matil still have deep faith in the gods, Yin Lian, as an envoy of the gods, is more or less certain that the so-called envoys or gods are actually just a special phenomenon of resonance and convergence of spiritual power.
It has no independent consciousness. It is never the gods who truly dominate this power, but the humans who control it.
In other words, thousands of years ago, the so-called God King, Salmati, was not a real god, and was probably just a divine envoy like Yin Lian. People at that time may not be able to cast powerful enough spells with their personal spiritual power, so some people tried to use their beliefs to resonate with everyone, and then cast spells in this way.
The so-called magical arts are just opportunistic spells.
Judging from the content of the legend, the Mage King himself may have tried to cultivate his own spiritual power after obtaining the divine spell, turning it from a resonance spell into an independent spell. And because this behavior harmed the interests of the church, or the church's powerful figures at the time, he was persecuted.
Salmati was probably the divine messenger who supported him. Her behavior undoubtedly betrayed the original interest groups.
Of course, it doesn’t make much sense to think about this now. Although Yin Lian studied history, he lacked the research spirit of a historian. For her, the reference significance of history is far greater than the pursuit of the truth.
The Black Sage asked again: "What does the sky in the God Realm look like? It should be more mysterious and greater than Mathil, right?"
Yin Lian didn't expect the Black Sage to ask this.
She always felt that the Black Sage did not completely believe her lies.
Yin Lian thought for a while and said, "Actually, maybe it shouldn't be called the God Realm, because it is not the residence of traditional gods."
The Black Sage did not object to her statement and said, "That's right... the Holy City should not recognize the Church of Life."
His words were profound, and Yin Lian always felt that he seemed to have guessed something.
But his tone was ambiguous, and it was not easy for Yin Lian to ask questions or self-destruct, so he just said: "As for which sky is more mysterious and great...it's hard to say. The mystery of Mathil's sky lies in the power of nature, and Mother's The sheltered sky is mysterious in the hearts of believers.”
"The...mind of a believer?"
Yin Lian said: "Killing is not allowed there. People believe that they are all created equal, and under any circumstances, killing based on one's own will is guilty."
"Killing because of one's own will?" The Black Sage lacked the concept of this aspect, so he had doubts about such a complicated statement.
"That is to say, if you think someone deserves to be killed, you cannot kill him. You can only submit an application to the authority, and the authority will judge whether he should be killed, and the killing will be carried out by the authority."
The Black Sage frowned, and after a while he asked: "Why is this?"
Yin Lian explained: "Because people are selfish and impulsive. If one person thinks that another person deserves to die, it does not prove that the other person really deserves to die. We need a more fair way of judging."
The Black Sage raised his eyebrows: "Can authority represent justice? He will not be bribed? He will not have a personal enmity with one party? Or have interests with the other party?"
Yin Lian replied: "So authorities cannot make judgments based on their own emotions. They must abide by established rules and laws."
"Who makes the rules?"
"It was negotiated by many people."
This answer made the Black Sage look stunned. After a while, he asked: "Why didn't the goddess appoint it, but let many people discuss it together?"
Yin Lian immediately laughed and said: "The goddess is aloof and does not necessarily understand the thoughts of everyone in the world. She is so gentle, how can she force everyone to do things they don't want to do without authorization? So she only interferes and teaches everyone that she can Things, but will not interfere without authorization in places where she is not good at it.”
"Human beings always have to find their own way to survive."
The Black Sage was silent for a long time and suddenly asked: "Lian...can I see the goddess you believe in?"
Yin Lian was stunned immediately.
After a while, she said: "This is not something I can decide."
The Black Sage said: "Then you can ask her for me?"
Yin Lian's smile suddenly froze, and after a while he said: "Teacher, your request is really difficult..."
The Black Sage asked: "Why force others to do things so hard?"
Yin Lian said: "The goddess's wishes are not something I can influence."
Black Sage: "But you can communicate with her, right?"
"No, I can't communicate with her." Yin Lian suddenly denied what the Black Sage said, "I can just resonate with her."
The Black Sage didn't speak for a moment.
"resonance……?"
This word is a bit hard to pronounce even when Yin Lian says it. Since it had not been used before, Yin Lian's translation at this time was actually not very accurate.
She thought for a moment and explained: "For a moment, I would have the same feelings and thoughts as her, and understand what she wanted from me."
The Black Sage said: "...You once said that she is your mother."
Yin Lian said: "Theological mothers are different from real mothers. This is just a way of saying that the meaning is relatively close."
"But you still have brothers and sisters..."
"Yes."
"Can I see them?"
Yin Lian said: "They all have their own tasks at the moment."
The Black Sage said: "I have always heard you talking about missions. In other words, the goddess of life should have her own purpose in sending you here. I thought it was to recruit believers at first, but now it seems that it is more than just That's it. You haven't expended too much effort in this area, at least far less than what you can do. But you have been expending energy on some trivial matters... Although I can't say that these are meaningless, But in this process, the ones who benefit the most are definitely not the goddess’s followers…”
Yin Lian was silent for a long time, not speaking, his mind spinning rapidly.
After listening to the Black Sage's words, she suddenly sighed and said, "Teacher, why do you keep asking like this? In fact, what I do is only good for the Magic Association and has no harm. In fact, I didn't want to say it. Yes, but if you insist on asking, I will tell you directly...but the truth may not sound good."
Then she said sincerely: "Actually, the goddess asked me to spread the faith. But the population of Matil is too small, and everyone's life is too miserable. The goddess can't stand it, so she told me not to be busy preaching. , let everyone live a better life first."
Black Sage: "..."
There were actually a lot of flaws in Yin Lian's words, but looking at the little girl's expression, he realized that this reason was probably true.
Because Yin Lian didn't lie, in a sense, she did all these things for this reason. Although she has needs for magic and faith, and wants to study the in-depth use of spiritual power, in essence, everything she is doing now is for Mathil himself.
And the reason is just out of pure sympathy and compassion.
Although the Black Sage looks gentle, he is actually very arrogant. Of course, he also has the ability to be arrogant.
Yin Lian guessed that he didn't like being pitied.
But that's because he has never seen a brighter, more colorful world. She crashed into a world like an accident, and at first it was just because of very utilitarian needs. This world has what she needs, but Yin Lian also has what this world doesn't have.
If it must be said, Dale, who now presides over the Church of Life, has been promoted to a bishop, and is busy with various charity and production activities, holds a long sword, and unconditionally believes in and believes in the compassionate girl knight Angie who is willing to protect her at the risk of his life. , they stayed with Yin Lian longer, and they also had a deeper relationship.
But the Black Sage is different.
Yin Lian is a somewhat arrogant person. She is naturally smart and therefore somewhat conceited. Whether Dale or Angie, they accept the beliefs she instills and accept her teachings. She will love them and protect them, but it is difficult to look them in the eyes.
What she pursues is always an existence that she can look up to in some sense. She will chase such existence and engage in tangible or invisible war with it. She enjoys this process and will absorb nutrients and grow from this process.
And at least at this moment, the Black Sage was still an existence that she was willing to look up at. She felt admiration, appreciation, defense, and gratitude towards this teacher.
But the Black Sage is not the destination Yin Lian wants to reach. Mathil is really too backward. In such a world, no matter how powerful or wise the Black Sage is, he can only be restricted to a world that is almost stagnant, sealed in the old time by time.
Yin Lian was on guard against Mathil, but was willing to give the Black Sage and Mathil a chance, a bit of starlight, reflecting in their pupils the infinite possibilities of a world for a moment.
Just like the emergence of the Jenny loom, it kicked off the first industrial revolution. A world of opportunity.
