Super Righteous Player
Chapter 389 - 386 - True God_1

Chapter 389: 386 Chapter True God_1

The "Gallery" of Frostwater Harbor has proven that if nightmares of the Twisted Tier are left unattended, they will continue to grow and self-recover.

According to the records of the Church of the Silver Scepter, it’s not entirely impossible for nightmares to grow to a degree that directly affects reality....

And the Church of the Silver Scepter, was essentially powerless against the "Gallery."

Nightmares are not a mechanism that can be resolved simply by being "powerful." Although clergy, compared to ordinary people, have a tremendous advantage in the domain of nightmares... To everyone, nightmares are still relatively fair.

No one can guarantee they will definitely purify a particular nightmare.

The ultimate result was to dispatch a person to sacrifice—to use a life as a consumable, exchanging their own erosion for more opportunities to see the full picture of the nightmare.

Then they would attempt to continuously purify the nightmares, to curb their expansion and growth.... And that was the second phase of the mission.

Ann couldn’t help but ask in return, "So, in the end, no one was willing to go?"

"No, if it’s about being ready for sacrifice, many have already made their preparations."

Alexander shook his head gently, denying, "There are many retired bishops in the Royal Capital. They have either aged too much, or their degree of erosion is too high to continue guarding a territory.

"But they are always ready for the final sacrifice—if needed, they can go to the site with their rich experience and remaining rationality to probe the most difficult and dangerous nightmares, or even purify them outright."

"It’s only because when Louis heard that someone needed help and that one person must put themselves in danger... he was the first to volunteer.

"Aside from him, no one else from the Hand of Silver volunteered. But that’s beyond reproach, as His Holiness the Pope never intended to choose ’sacrifices’ from the Hand of Silver. We have a rich ’reserve team’, and even a respected elder was already positioned near Frostwater Harbor."

At this point, Alexander sighed softly, his tone very complex: "But Louis... he is a very serious, conscientious man. He truly believed that he needed to use his life to help others; thought that he, being younger with more rationality to resist erosion, could hold on for a longer time than the elderly. So he went.

"And I acknowledge... and respect his decision."

Long after Alexander finished speaking, Ann remained silent.

He felt something surging inside him....

But due to the interference of the Winter’s Heart, Ann was still able to remain utterly calm amidst these emotional surges.

"...I see."

It took a while before Ann sighed slowly: "I had thought that with the Silver Baron, there would be no difficulty you couldn’t resolve. I was wrong about the Gallery... I am very sorry."

Upon hearing this, Alexander laughed heartily: "Why apologize? You helped Louis purify that nightmare, I should be thanking you.

"Besides, you are still too young, Your Highness Annan. Not everything the gods know is necessarily correct...."

"...including the Silver Baron?"

Ann hesitated a bit before asking softly.

After all, this is the Noah’s First Bank.

The highest church of the Silver Baron lies right above the vault of the First Bank—less than five hundred meters away in a straight line.

Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to let a knight of silver speak ill of the Silver Baron at such a distance?

But Alexander showed no taboo.

He simply waved his hand, "Of course, even the True Gods are the same. There’s no need to be so tense, although you aren’t wearing that garment, I know you are beloved by the Silver Baron. And the Silver Baron has never cared about such matters."

Alexander looked at Ann with a teasing tone, "What, surprised I would say something like that?"

"...Honestly, quite surprised."

Ann nodded candidly.

The complex relationships between these clergymen and the deities were not quite in line with his common knowledge.

Alexander just smiled and suddenly asked, "Your Highness Annan, do you think Transcendents and mortals are of the same species?"

"I believe they are."

Annan quickly answered.

"Isn’t that settled then?"

The reliable-seeming uncle laughed heartily, "Transcendents are merely mortals who are more powerful and noble; and gods are just a bit more powerful and noble than Transcendents.

"There are no gods born naturally in this world. Even the souls of True Gods only ascended from the earth a long, long time ago. It’s perfectly normal for gods to lie, make mistakes, and become angry."

Alexander said this and glanced at Paper Princess beside him.

Paper Princess nodded her head and turned to Annan, continuing, "Annan, don’t fear the gods too much, we were once mortals as well."

"...Including the twelve True Gods?"

"Of course. The difference between True Gods and subsidiary gods, and those ordinary False Gods, is only that we will never die—we will be reborn on our holy day each year if we have died, and that’s the meaning of ’Memorial Day.’

Paper Princess slowly explained, "And not all True Gods are necessarily more powerful than False Gods—they are powerful because their domains are important and they have lived long, not because they are powerful that they are True Gods.

"Besides not needing to eat, drink, sleep, and not being constrained by lifespan, and being able to use Elemental Power infinitely and grant strength to their followers, there’s essentially no difference between a god and a Transcendent of Truth Rank."

No, I think that difference is already quite significant...

Annan thought to himself.

But a question that had been troubling him for a while finally rose in Annan’s heart at this moment.

In front of a seasoned Hand of Silver and a subsidiary god, perhaps his confusion could be revealed:

"—So, why are True Gods considered True Gods then?"

Annan asked Paper Princess, "What is the essential difference between True Gods and False Gods... can this question be answered?"

"...Is it that question?"

"I once asked this question too?" Annan recalled.

"Yes. The first question about the divine that you asked me was this one. This knowledge is not a profound secret, nor is it too heavy. I should be able to tell you."

Paper Princess roughly assessed in her mind, silently selected her words, and then slowly began, "Let’s put it this way, Annan...

"—At least during the first era, there was no distinction between ’True Gods’ and ’False Gods,’ even the term ’god’ didn’t exist. Although at that time, the twelve True Gods had already achieved godhood.

"Back then, the Elves called ’gods’ ’Lords,’ centaurs called them ’Living Pillars,’ the Dragon Race called them ’Kings,’ giants called them ’Elders’... and everything changed at the very end of the first era.

"The complete fall of a ’god,’ leading to the total annihilation of the domain They controlled in the world. In fact, the fall of gods had happened many times already... each time resulting in the complete erasure of some concepts from the world. But that time was particularly severe.

"I can’t tell you what concept was erased. That knowledge is too heavy, and your current soul cannot bear it... at least not until you reach Gold rank and achieve perfect Stigmatization.

"You only need to know that ’demons’ as a race were born at that time—because of the absence of some concept, ’people’ could become ’demons.’ This led to the calamity of the eras at the end of the first era.

"In order not to repeat the same mistakes, at the beginning of the second era, all the gods worked together to set up a massive ritual. They divided a year into twelve parts, called ’twelve months.’ Using the power of time and history, they preserved the twelve most important gods, ensuring they won’t truly die and cause the collapse of their related domains, which could then lead to the destruction of the world or civilization.

"Subsidiary gods came afterward. As the number of False Gods increased, the number of very important, undying gods also increased... After their birth, True Gods would invite Them to become subsidiary gods, sharing with Them a part of the rebirth power to prevent any mishap.

"Apart from their ability to be reborn in the river of time, there is actually no difference between subsidiary gods and False Gods."

Paper Princess concluded, "That is to say, it’s not because True Gods are ’powerful’ enough, but because they are ’important’ enough.

"They are the twelve pillars that support the heavens of this world... as long as They exist, the world will not be destroyed."

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