A small village somewhere in the Ryan Empire.

The social changes brought about by industrial development have not yet affected this place. Here, street lights on the street still need to be lit manually. Not to mention cars on the street, even horse-drawn carriages are rarely seen. The means of transportation are limited to donkeys and some inferior horses. Most of the time people have to rely on market activities every morning and evening for business.

This is a non-religious area, and faith does not exist here.

The sun, which was covered by black shadows after 8:30 in the morning, did cause a lot of panic here, but as time passed, no unexpected situations occurred, the panic quickly disappeared.

Compared with the chaos in major religious districts, this place is considered good.

It’s not that the people here are educated or restricted on weekdays.

It is purely because of ignorance, so it is fearless.

Street lights are lit by a special lamplighter holding a torch.

In the market, an old man was sitting on a small wooden chair with his hands in his sleeves, his eyes just looking at the sky without saying a word.

In front of him was a piece of linen about one meter long and wide, with spinach tied meticulously with thin ropes, broccoli placed in bamboo plaques, and carrots arranged neatly washed away mud.

Unlike other vendors around him who have to hold their sleeves to talk about the price and quantity, all the goods are clearly marked and placed in different categories. People who come to him to buy things often pick up the vegetables they want and put them down and leave. Obviously, they are regular customers.

A little boy from unknown family brought it to someone. He held a slender branch in his hand and lit it into the torch on the top of the street lamp near the old man. Then he seemed to have discovered something and ran to a corner next to the old man.

There was a group of ants walking back and forth between the cracks of stone bricks.

The little boy squatted beside him and looked for a while, then stretched out the top of the branch with a small ball of flames to kill the ants on the ground one by one.

When I saw them burning into small ones, I felt happy and couldn't help but laugh.

Just like when we were young, we liked to pour water into the ant's nest, or to grab a cicada or two, crush their wings, and put them in our hands as toys to watch.

This is undoubtedly a normal thing for young children.

"Brother, why do you burn them to death?"

At some point, a little girl ran over from the side, squatted beside the boy, looked at the dozen or so little black dots on the ground that were no longer moving, and grabbed the boy's hand and asked.

She is a kind child and can't stand these weak lives being killed.

"Of course it's because it's fun. Don't hold my hand, the fire is almost gone!"

The boy's strength is always greater than that of the girl, so he easily broke away from his hand and then prepared to turn his head to continue his actions.

Just waiting for him to turn his gaze back, what he saw was an apple.

"This apple is for you, can you put them?"

The old man asked with an apple in his hand and looked at the boy.

When there was fruits to eat, the boy's attention immediately took off the ant, grabbed the apple and did not wash it, and ate it in one bite and trotted away.

"Thank you, goodbye sir!"

The little girl smiled shyly at the old man and was ready to leave.

"Wait, this apple is for you."

The old man took out another apple and handed it to the girl, and then said,

"I have a small problem. Today I am here, I saw this scene, so I protected these ants from that little gentleman. What if I am gone one day?"

In the old man's mouth, the "ant" that originally had a definite meaning has become the "ant" with some meaning.

Of course, this little girl naturally couldn't understand the changes in the meaning.

"As long as you keep selling vegetables here, even if my brother comes back next time, can you still stop him?"

The little girl's answer is for granted.

Yes, if you meet occasionally, you can't guarantee that you will be there every time in the future. If that's the case, wouldn't it be enough to just let him stay here and do things all the time?

"Your answer is very correct...it's much more correct than some adults' ideas, and I agree with it, so I decided to reward you with a better apple."

The old man was obviously very satisfied when he heard the little girl's answer.

He turned his hand holding the apple behind him, and when he stretched out his hand, an apple with light golden patterns appeared in his hand.

"Thank you sir."

The girl held the apple and bit her mouth, and found the unexpected sweetness, so she jumped away.

"You will give this little girl the awakening fruit that many strange disciples sought after. How many people in this world are more generous than you?"

When the old man straightened his waist again, a blurred human figure whispered in the shadow next to him.

The awakening fruit is not only to help aliens with power level achieve awakening in a certain talent, but also to help an ordinary person with possible talent awaken the talents he was born with.

However, the latter's chance of success is very low, because no one can say that he can tell whether ordinary people are born with talent. If that person is an ordinary person himself, then even how much awakening fruits are given to him will have no effect.

It is precisely because of this that the human figure in the shadows says that the old man is generous.

"She is the first person I met to speak out my thoughts directly. It has nothing to do with age. I admire her and give her a gift, which is nothing."

The old man stood still, looked up at the bright starry sky gradually appearing in the sky, and continued,

"I once asked a person the same question in the imperial capital. If there will be a crisis in the world, will God save the ants in the world? The answer is of course, because it is these ants that support them."

"So I asked again, will God save the ants in the world keep? If one day the crisis threatens them, just like the child who can be dispossed with an apple. If he is a murderous and burly adult, will I still dare to stop him?"

"Some people still do it."

Another sound came out of the shadow.

"I fully agree with this. There are always several existences who do not fear danger. For example, the God of Justice. There is indeed justice and order in his heart. However, "will stop" and "will stop" are not the same concept. We must use all the power that can be used, even if some people say we are mean, some people will regard us as enemies of life and death."

The old man first pointed to the brightest one in the starry sky, with a little lonely expression. Then he looked at the starry sky that appeared in the sun, and then said,

"Why do they accept our offerings for hundreds or even thousands of years? When a crisis comes, they can stand aside and choose whether to help at will? My idea may be a bit biased, and I am sorry for the existence who is willing to help us, but I just want to let other high-ranking beings know through him that some things are not taken for granted. Without believers, they are what they are!"

What is the best way to get a person to fight for something?

It is nothing more than making him a beneficiary or victim of the matter, while the former is far less powerful than the latter!

As one of the strongest people among humans in this era, the old man faced the starry sky, and every byte was sonorous and powerful!

"I'm afraid that some people in the empire will have some different ideas. After all, everyone wants to become the supreme being."

Everything has two sides. Even if the original intention of things is good, it will still be polluted by the interests of some people during the implementation process, and eventually become a tool for them to realize their own evil desires.

"Everything needs to be important. Of course, I know what consequences may be caused by telling the Empire of the Seal Array, but I don't tell them, can I accomplish this by myself? I am standing on the opposite side of all religions, and I know this even more clearly. Otherwise, why would I have been an old farmer in this place for five years?"

If he wants to complete his plan, he must have huge manpower and material resources as support. He knows that he cannot do that, so he has to rely on the power of the outside world.

Similarly, he also knew that his approach might justify the will of some people and make the evil in the hearts of some people feel ready.

There are always some people who are in trouble and still think about how to satisfy their desires.

In their opinion, those crises will always be solved by heroes. What they have to do is to seize their own interests as much as possible while the hero saves the world, and give the hero a "perfect end" at the end of the calm and peaceful situation, and then step on the hero's corpse to pick the final fruit of victory.

This idea has to be said to be very attractive.

"Look, the stars are dim."

After a long silence, the old man's eyes were locked on the brightest star in the starry sky.

......

The square in front of the Temple of Justice in Rapagaard.

When the soul of the Son is combined with the body, the light element energy blooms in the form of pure white light, and the beam of light formed even reaches the sky.

In the planning process of the ritual of the Justice Sect, this phenomenon is to be displayed to the entire city of Lapagad as a miracle, and it also has the intention of allowing some villages and towns outside the city to see it together. Maybe it can have a free publicity effect and prepare for the subsequent newspapers.

One or two people say that they don’t count the miracles when they see them. Now more than 100,000 people see them together, and no one will say that they are false propaganda.

However, no one expected that a solar eclipse suddenly appeared halfway through the ceremony. Not only did Rapagaard fall into complete darkness, but then the day and night were reversed. The starry sky that only appeared at night suddenly occupied the entire sky.

If it could be explained by rare natural phenomena before, anyone knows that something must have happened.

Although the Rapagaard Municipal Government responded very quickly and immediately lit up the public lights of the entire city after the solar eclipse, this strange phenomenon still caused the people of Rapagaard to fall into a brief panic.

After all, I am a religious believer and always feel a little emotional in these aspects. The ceremony of the Temple of Justice was suddenly interrupted halfway through, and no matter who it was, he would be confused.

But most of the people here are faithful believers, so there is no chaos for the time being.

In the past, the Justice Sect would definitely hold an internal meeting immediately, not just because of public opinion, but because of the reason for this vision.

But this time is the climax of the ceremony. If it is finished hastily, the ceremony will undoubtedly fail, so they must continue and complete the ceremony successfully no matter how it is.

Who would have thought that when the Pope was preparing to continue the ceremony, the star representing the God of Justice suddenly faded...

Even Mathil Harris, as a pope, was at a loss for a moment. He has led the Justice Sect forward for nearly 30 years as a pope. He has faced severe tests from all sides and has survived smoothly, but he has never encountered such a situation!

Why does the star representing the God of Justice suddenly fade?

The next step is that the gods inject power and will into the body of the Holy Son. Should we continue now?

What if there is an accident again?

In just a dozen seconds, various possibilities flashed through Matil Harris' mind.

Finally, he chose to lower his head, stroke his heart with his hands, and pray softly.

He handed over the decision to the gods.
To be continued...