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Chapter 447 God Is Transcendence (plus more in one)

Dwarven Kingdom Karl Londo.

This country is one of the largest countries among the dwarves. There are mountains all over the country, and it is extremely rich in various minerals. It has the largest artisan group in the entire dwarf race.

And it is this kingdom that is undergoing some unprecedented changes.

These changes are generally limited to subtleties.

In the past year, in some sparsely populated mines in Karlund, a kind of coal transportation machinery that burns coal to make water boil began to appear, and gradually replaced the coolies who specialized in transporting minerals.

Those mines used to have few dwarves or giants coming to work due to geographical location, mining difficulties, etc., so the mining cost was high, but since this unprecedented machine was invented, the mining cost of the mine dropped sharply Quite a few, the cheap minerals produced for a while impacted the craftsmen in the surrounding cities.

With the increase of minerals, more artisans gradually gathered in the cities that were originally located on the edge of the kingdom. The rich minerals in the market gave them the opportunity to display their talents. For a time, there were more novelties in the whole kingdom, and the replacement speed was far faster than in the past.

And through people's word of mouth, the dwarves discovered that this kind of machinery that boils water by burning coal is called a steam engine, which originated from the recently famous Wood and Stone clan.

Although the various machines produced by the Wood and Stone Clan have not yet brought earth-shaking changes to the entire kingdom, some wise men in the kingdom have sensed a change in the direction of the wind.

Not to mention Wildo who once owned the Book of Mechanics.

He is far more aware of the meaning of the mechanical book than those wise men.

But so what?

He's just a rogue, a rogue with his eyes on the purses of true believers.

It has been a few years since Wildo converted to a true believer after meeting a preacher by chance.

Wildo didn't really believe in it, and his eyes were always on the money of the entire church.

At first, this young dwarf thought of fast in and fast out, steal as soon as possible and run away, but after he converted, he found that his thinking was too simple.

First of all, true believers live a very simple life. Their clothes are more or less patched, and they only buy new clothes once a year. The money they get is used for charity and evangelism.

Secondly, this religious order strictly guards money, as if it has long been wary of believers' theft, and Wildo has not been converted for a long time, so he has no way of contacting it at all.

Finally, the religious order often takes in some of the lower classes of society. The true believers give porridge, although the food is often not enough to make people full. The true believers practice medicine. The entire religious order is indeed kind, and for this reason, many dwarves have been attracted to join in sincerity. Among them, there are many wanderers who used to make a living by stealing.

Due to multiple reasons, Wildo has never been able to find the right time to take all the money away and become rich once.

However, even if you can't succeed, staying in the church is always good-you won't starve to death.

Because of this, Wildo has never left the cult, but slowly gained the trust of those around him, waiting for a good opportunity.

Among the people around him, the one who made Wildo hate and ridicule the most was the old believer who took care of the ledger.

That old believer used to be a wanderer, so he was extremely cautious about keeping money. His eyes were as sharp as eagles, and his voice was old and wise. He was neither kind nor indifferent. Wildo saw a trace in his eyes. Unruly and arrogant that cannot be wiped away.

Over the past few years, Wildo has tried his best to build a good relationship with this old believer.

But the latter was never cold or indifferent, which made him feel a little indifferent.

This attitude undoubtedly annoyed the young dwarf, but there was nothing Wildo could do.

Once, Wildo took the initiative to talk about his past, trying to impress the old believer with his sincerity, so that he could gain his trust.

So, he recounted his experience of becoming a wanderer with embellishments.

Wildo concealed the Book of Mechanics, focused on the bullying and trampling of others on him, and also fabricated some non-existent plots in order to win the sympathy of the old believers.

"Even my father trampled on my dignity. When I suffered, he reprimanded me and made me hurt even more."

But who would have thought that the old believer would say:
"I sympathize with what happened to you,
But dignity is like a beard, if you cut it off, it will grow back again.

No matter how difficult you have encountered in the past, you can only let it go, you can't reverse it, can you? "

The voice of the old believer was gentle, but the words hit the nail on the head, which made Wildo feel extremely annoyed and helpless.

What made Wildo feel the most pain was that he had a faint feeling that the old believer seemed to see through his true colors.

The old believer used to be a wanderer, and his vision is far more sinister than ordinary people.

Wildo always felt that he seemed to know why he converted to the true religion.

Getting along with him was the most uncomfortable time for Wildo, but for the money of the church, he had to deal with him.

tonight.

At this time, it was late autumn, and the leaves were falling. This is the time when the church is most active, because this season has already had a good harvest, and it is preparing to usher in the slack winter. There are people everywhere who are willing to listen to the sermon.

At the end of the day's sermon, the congregation sat around an empty house that was their temporary residence.

"Thanks to those priests, we praise their character, may God bless them."

The leading elder led the believers to thank the priests of the dwarf temples.

Due to the friendly relationship between the two parties, the priests occasionally provided a lot of convenience when they preached.

Such is the empty house underfoot.

Wildo numbly followed the crowd and thanked and praised the priests. His life as a wanderer had already wiped out his faith and awe.

After that, the Great Elders led the crowd to begin evening prayers. After everyone prayed together, they enjoyed dinner while exchanging their knowledge, understanding of the scriptures, and matters related to the gods.

And Wildo sat next to the old believer in charge of accounts.

"Why is our church so poor?"

Wildo took the initiative to provoke the topic and asked.

"Because we deserve to be poor.

We don't want God to give us glory. "

The old believer replied casually.

"But I heard that in the human empire, in Deschanel, those monks live a life without worrying about food and clothing, and those who reach high positions are even richer."

Wildo stroked his beard and said so.

The old believer didn't look back, and while chewing the bread softened by wheat porridge, he said:

"If they do good deeds, those riches and honors will reduce their merits; if they do evil deeds, those riches and honors will aggravate their sins.

Prosperity doesn't always mean good things. "

Wildo said subconsciously:
"You just can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour."

The old believer stopped and glanced at Wildo,
"So what?

Envying their wealth will only make yourself miserable.

Since I can't choose whether to be the road to glory or not, I can only let myself practice hard. As for which road is better, I will leave it to God to decide. "

Leave it to God to decide...

Wildo chewed on this sentence, and then asked:

"Will God really decide?"

The old believer replied with certainty:

"I have no idea.

That's not something I can know, I'm not dead yet, I haven't met God yet. "

Wildo felt resentful at this moment, and the old believer's answer almost made him punch the cotton.

So he said angrily:
"God has never seen me, so how can He decide?

Besides, how could I let a stranger decide my fate. "

The old believer stared at Wildo,

"God has not seen you? Stranger?"

"I used to be as skeptical as you...until I heard a story."

Wildo nodded slightly.

"That's my favorite story.

The old believer added.

"Silan, a disciple of the Prophet Norn, established the original church after the Prophet left.

Everyone said that Sealand was given a mission, but he hesitated and couldn't believe it.

Xi Lan doubts her mission, and even doubts that God only pays attention to the prophet, but never to herself.

It wasn't until the persecution came and the blood of justice fell that he finally realized that God had always been with him and walked with him.

But after he came to his senses and prayed in prison, a miracle appeared, and he suddenly disappeared from the world. "

The old believer narrated the story about the disciple Sealand in a persuasive manner, with a light in his eyes, and Wildo was a little confused.

"Can you understand the meaning of this story?"

Wildo shook his head and said:
"not understand."

The old believer sneered and said:

"Then you haven't found salvation yet."

Being said like this, Wildo was annoyed for a while, he threw down the bread in his hand, and asked in a low voice:

"how about you?"

The old believer hesitated for a moment, he looked at Wildo, as if thinking of something, finally shook his head,
"Probably not."

There is something in these words, but Wildo is still too young, he can't hear it, he just said angrily:

"It's not 'maybe,' it's 'certainly.'"

The old believer ignored it, as if he felt that the young dwarf was too naive.

Half a minute later, when dinner was about to be finished.

The old believer said without reason:

"We live in this world and are always running to find our salvation."

Wildo turned his head.

"Not only us, but also the prophets chosen by God."

"And sometimes, maybe we haven't found salvation, and we can't even see the shadow, or maybe we have found salvation, but we don't know it."

"Do you know that many things are beyond the scope of our rationality, which makes us unable to assert and determine. Even if we ask why a hundred times, we will not get a definite answer."

At this moment, the old believer is like a benevolent and wise teacher, telling the experience of life to the young dwarf in front of him.

"I like the story of the disciple Sealand, because I can see in it, the disciple Sealand's doubts about the mission.

He cannot be sure that God has given a mission any more than we can be sure that salvation has actually been found. "

"Whether it is redemption or mission, it has gone beyond the scope of our verification. As King Tertullian said, 'God is immoral, God is absurd.'"

"In essence, God is transcendent."

"His arrangement is in the dark.

Having said that, the old believer took a sip of water, his breath slowly slowed down, and said in a dull tone:
"Since this is the case, then everything will be decided by God, and everything belongs to God."

"I have only faith,"

"After all, the scriptures say:

In God, 'to despise one is to despise all, and to love one is enough to make love live forever'. "

(End of this chapter)