Black sail

Chapter 523 CLVII. Labyrinth
Eastern section of the Mulong Railway, Black Rock City.

The reason why religious organizations are keen on building wonders is that you can't explain the true meaning of their doctrines to a group of illiterate villagers.

During the cultural vacuum, one's own unique way of explaining how the world works, which is logically self-consistent and only works for people who have read books and have good comprehension abilities.

But this is obviously far from enough.

When the Eternal Sect built the magnificent Eternal Clock Tower that broke through the clouds in the capital of the Arlan Empire centuries ago, when those who had just completed prenatal education saw it for the first time, they believed it was a miracle and worshiped it.

And today.

The foundation and keel frame of the first church built by the Eternal Sect in Mulong have been completed. As for the granite-cut irregular outer walls, the translucent dome ceiling, the painted gospel windows, the delicate wall towers, various aesthetic details and interior decoration, it will take several years to complete.

Although it is now just a frame of beams and pillars that cannot even keep out the wind and rain, as a symbolic church, it can be used for charity and preaching outside, and can be considered to be in initial use.

Because the master craftsman who came from the imperial capital had already sculpted a bronze statue of the Dragon Lord and placed it at the door of the church.

There is a completion ceremony today.

And in a wooden house.

Zoth decided to have a native of Muron perform the ritual.

"We will build churches in all the cities that Crocodile Island has already captured, including Black Rock City, Salt Lake City, Silver Moon City, and then... Drifting City, which is occupied by Uporio and will soon be captured by Crocodile Island.

By the way, Drifting City was once the world's second largest slave trading center a long time ago.

Do you know why slavery was abolished?"

Zote said this to Banu, the only member of the resistance army left alive among those he killed when he first came to Mulon that day.

He believes that young people have unlimited possibilities.

Although the Aramean Army has been making trouble every few days these days, saying that the Eternal Sect does not have the right to issue currency and has violated Aramean law.

But in word play.

The people of the sect will not lose, and Zote also brought the sect's master of debate. In the current constitution, the royal court recognizes the legitimacy of the Eternal Sect and its doctrines, and the church currency is also part of its doctrine.

finally.

This method of assimilation has begun to show results. Many Mulon people in Black Rock City can use the church coins they earn in exchange for their labor to purchase materials from the Eternal Sect that are better than their previous living conditions.

This also caused the Banu to slowly waver and begin to doubt the existence of the Holy God, and whether it was right for Ubolrade to let everyone die for the dignity of his country.

"I don't know these things."

Banu was completely confused about the history of Mulon, let alone what was happening in the country right now.

However, Zoth just happens to have a way to explain how the entire world works, and it does not require a very high threshold of understanding.

“It seems that only one person is needed to rule all slaves in order to maximize labor efficiency.

The truth is counterintuitive.

The abolition of slavery was not due to the rise of nationalism. This may be a secondary reason. In fact, not many people care about their compatriots, and no one cares about human rights and morality. These terms only work in the action programs of interest groups.

There is only one reason for its elimination, and that is it is too inefficient.

They have no property rights and no free will, and they have no motivation to work at all. Moreover, under this system, producers and buyers cannot choose each other and cannot enter the market.

Against the forces of nature."

After years of imprisonment and escape, Zote has come to understand that some things are beyond human reach.

"A force of nature?"

Bhanu is confused.

"Yes, you will find that the tenant farmers in today's Bema, Mulong, and many second-rate or bottom-tier countries are no different from the slaves in the past in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. They may even be more miserable. At least the slave owners will protect the safety of their property.

Once slavery is abolished, they will kill each other and compete to become the best dog, and the motivation will be stronger than ever.

That is the stubborn nature that is ingrained into the instincts of social animals. It cannot be controlled by human power and can only be helped by God.

Just like the experiments done by the Pedan National Arcane Academy.

Trapping mice in transparent glass containers will breed despair and cause them to give up on escaping.

And if you set up a maze, it will be explored endlessly.

and so……

I finally understood one thing, it is useless to kill as many people as possible, they still will not submit to you, this is a problem that cannot be solved at all, they are still extremely despicable, secretly following their own will.

You can't reach the pinnacle of power in this way; you have to set up a mental maze.

An invisible terror that is on par with nature and more terrible than the darkness before the creation of the universe, so that they can submit to you.

The Marquis of Golden Palm Harbor, Uporio, and Crocodile Island all did the same thing. But I can guarantee that these people are just minor characters.

They do not understand that there is a power that can transcend nature and command all things in the world."

Zote stroked the blade in his hand, recalling the past. Mullon's saber was indeed worthy of its reputation.

Yes.

Today's completion ceremony was simple, Zote just repeated what he had done before.

In the later stages of the Old Alan suppression movement, gradually, killing as many people as possible became useless, as the insurgents and rebellious nobles continued to proliferate everywhere.

For the sake of long-term stability, Old Aram would not be left without anyone available.

Just like when a lion expands its territory, it must kill the previous lion and all his children so that it can control all the female relatives of the predecessor.

But humans are different.

For an interest group that is too large, it is useless to just kill the leader and his direct descendants.

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But there is still something to gain spiritually.

That is to make those people proud and worship them, and to publicly execute them, like treating a donkey, cutting off the male symbol, putting it on the chopping block, and then smashing it to pieces with a sledgehammer.

It's embarrassing, but extremely effective.

The majesty and will to resist that existed only in imagination were completely destroyed with that hammer.

The Holy True Church has deep roots in Mulong. There are temples not only in every big city, but also in villages and towns. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the state religion of Mulong.

It is impossible to kill all the believers unless the country is completely destroyed.

Zote had no choice but to castrate the gods.

The priests of the Holy Allah in Black Rock City have been searched out and are now tied up and displayed outside the church, waiting for a suitable person to crush the masculine symbol of the Holy Allah.

This made the people of Mulong give up their illusory fantasies.

Zote thinks Banu is a perfect fit and he will be his...new Master Chief.

"But you failed! Old Aram is finished!"

It is impossible for the Banu to do such a thing as to kill their own people at the instigation of a foreigner.

"I said that the truth is the opposite, isn't it? The Emperor actually feared Ogné and made him into a specimen, crushing his will and his influence. A country that should have fallen apart immediately was kept going for nearly twenty years. This is a great achievement that only the Witch Hunting Secret Service can accomplish.

You are still in the mental maze set up by Ubolio.

Look at what the people of Black Rock City can buy with the money they earn from their labor. You are already close to the exit of this maze."

Zote handed the saber in Banu's hand. He already knew what to do.

If his blind devotion to the Holy God exceeds his instinctive fear as a living being.

Then Zote had no choice but to leave it to the heavy-armored priest.

Power is an illusion, but it does exist; people themselves are not bound by heaven and earth, but are limited by the terror imposed by others.

Violence cannot solve problems. Zote couldn't imagine how ignorant a person would be to say this.

The problem is that violence is a subsystem of subordination and is an extension of violence.

How could a father deal with his son?

There is nothing in the world that a knife cannot solve.

The only thing to consider is.

Is the knife fast enough?

Banu walked out of the wooden house. The sunlight outside was a bit dazzling, so he subconsciously covered his eyes.

The square outside the church, which was just taking shape, was filled with people, including citizens, army soldiers, believers of Allah, priests who were being propped up, and the lord of Black Rock City who came to watch the ceremony.

See the executioner walk out of the wooden house.

The atmosphere in the entire square became increasingly gloomy. The heavily-armored priests were on high alert for any disturbance and had deployed defenses throughout the city to ensure that today's execution went smoothly.

Of course, now that they are in a foreign country, the old Alan's method is obviously inappropriate. There is no need to remove the armor and cut it off. All they need to do is use a wooden hammer to smash the lower part and then smash the head. Two hammers will do the job.

Sharon didn't dare to stay in this horrible place any longer, just like when she was in Yunxi City, Li Site did not take her back to Heaven Port.

The undercurrent hidden beneath Aram's heyday is too outrageous.

(End of this chapter)