When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1033 The Ogre Empire

The theologians and monks, who had been sobbing with their mouths covered by the guards, suddenly stopped struggling.

The other bishops, who had previously looked worried, immediately had their wrinkles melt away like cream.

Yes, if the "Biography of St. Ran" is truly a forgery, why doesn't the Father reveal it to correct it?
It is important to know that the Holy Trinity—Father, Lord, and Tree—is all-knowing and all-powerful.

Since the Holy Father has no objection, it means that the "Biography of Saint Lann" is true, even if Horn points out a thousand mistakes, it is still true!

Because it was certified by the Father!
"Oh no." Lemingston, who had been regretting his outrageous words, was now relieved.

The intensity of this grand council was much higher than he had imagined.

If he were on the field, he might not be able to handle this problem.

Svensson's expression tightened: "We were all too shocked to notice this."

“Yes.” Lemingston looked around and lowered his voice. “His Majesty Horn made a terrible mistake.”

In the Messiah Church, a church that is truly capable of using divine magic, the so-called "revelation" brought about by supernatural forces is the greatest endorsement of its theory.

You say everyone is a priest, but I say only extraordinary knights can receive blessings, and only monks can use blessings.

You said that the Holy City is mentioned in the Gospels because it was prophesied by the Lord at that time, right?

Although Horn knew they were going to use the art of invoking gods and debating scriptures against him, he was still so angry he almost laughed when he actually encountered it.

The essence of the church is really shamanistic rituals.

If anything goes wrong, immediately invoke the gods to suppress all dissenting voices; even the most outrageous and unreasonable things can only be ignored or accepted.

The church is invincible; the logic is complete.

Why is the doctrine correct? Because God said so.

Why is God right? It's what the doctrine says.

Even when faced with bloody evidence, they would swallow shit like it was chocolate.

Why? Because God said so!
Horn steadied himself on the platform, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the monks, who looked as if they had returned from hell, drenched in sweat.

The way he looked at Horn and Jean-Broe was as if he were looking at his father's killers, because the two of them had told the truth.

As for the monks of the Holy Path Sect, they had long been lost in a state of confusion.

At this point, they discovered the biggest problem of the Holy Path Sect.

If we can communicate directly with God, then we still need to observe and practice the natural order to prove and understand what God does.
The foundation of the Shenben Sect was rebuilt solidly, while the new building of the Shengdao Sect was on the verge of collapse.

This grand council seems to have had the opposite effect.

When Horn's gaze swept over Sheri and Cuevalin, Sheri's worried and helpless expression and Cuevalin's calm and amused expression were all imprinted in his mind.

Horn took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, but did not speak; instead, he was preparing himself.

"Lord Galar, why are you silent and keeping your eyes closed when faced with my question? Is it because you don't want to face it?" Grandiva chuckled.

Whether indoors or outdoors, everything became quiet; no one spoke, and even breathing was barely audible.

The thousand people present were all intently watching Horn.

As for the two thousand people outside the venue, they pressed their ears against the doors or walls, trying to hear any leaked sounds.

"I can answer that question, but before that, may I tell you a short story?"

“Given your level, you can certainly tell stories,” Grandiva immediately retorted, throwing Horn’s sarcasm back at him like a mockingbird.

Can literature be falsified? Can inspiration be falsified?

Could it be that you, Horn, can fly to heaven and take the revelation to ask the Father?
Priests are the true priests; the world is unknowable, and mortals should seek purity in the afterlife through faith and good deeds.

This constitutes the three core values ​​of the Shinben sect, and these three aspects are unbreakable.

Everyone is a priest, as the world knows, and mortals should seek worldly happiness through the innate sacred duty of labor.

This is the three-fold view of the Holy Path Sect, which are interconnected. If one of them is breached, the other two will collapse on their own.

You, Horn, cannot defy the authority of the Father, for you are the grandson of the Father and bear the name of the Father.

What other story can you tell?

Horn left the podium and descended the steps, his voice still clear.

"Among the thirteen vampire clans, there is one that is particularly skilled in illusion. Once, an ogre tribe angered them."

They then decided to punish the ogres, but after killing all the adult ogres, one of the vampires said, "Want some fun?"

Horn's voice was unhurried, and although he was telling a strange story, it still attracted everyone's attention.

"The vampires did not kill all the ogres, but spared the newborn ogre babies."

These vampires are masters of illusion; they have created an illusion to the best of their ability.

Their illusion magic was terrifyingly powerful, even creating a completely realistic illusionary world.

The sky is blue, the earth is green, the wind feels soft against your skin, and the food tastes delicious…” “Absurd…”

"Shh! Shut up!"

The hushed whispers rose and fell, but they did nothing to interrupt Horn's continued narration.

"The arms, eyes, skin, nose... they're all fake, because in the dream, these cannibal babies are all human."

Although from a human perspective, this illusion is not real.

But cannibals are intellectually deficient and cannot distinguish between them.

These vampires even created a kingdom that was completely equivalent to an empire and placed these babies inside it.

And so these ogres formed a strange tribe…

Archbishop Campbell frowned, though he didn't understand what Horn was talking about.

But a sudden, inexplicable stinging sensation kept pricking his temples and back, as if something terrible was about to happen.

"They are cannibals, yet they believe in a false Myrcella, and all their doctrines contradict the true doctrines."

They regarded bones as long swords and human flesh as deer meat.

Some of them called themselves King of Lanfa, while others called themselves King of Alai, and wars even broke out between them.

When they returned victorious and donned the crown, they had actually just put a cauldron on their heads…

Patting Paul's Mediterranean-looking monk's head, Mattis lowered his voice and asked Lemingston, "Clerk Lemingston, are you talking about us?"

Lemingston did not reply; he remained frozen in his seat like a zombie.

His eyes widened as he stared intently at Horn, who was still walking slowly.

Could it be what he's thinking? That would be terrifying...

Not only Lemingston, but many who had vaguely realized this were stunned, silently praying that their guess was not correct.

"These vampires take pleasure in toying with these cannibals, not only writing and distributing fake scriptures, but also posing as angels and occasionally descending to earth to issue divine pronouncements."

Only once did a cannibal who called himself the Pope discover something amiss.

Because when his greatest city was breached and bloodied by pagan tribes, the gods remained unmoved.

In despair, he chose suicide. He didn't want an afterlife; he feared that when others killed him, it wouldn't be true death, but merely the erasure of his memories or a fall into reality where he discovered he was a cannibal…

"Enough!" This time, it was actually Quivalin who abruptly stopped Horn.

The old man was covered in sweat, which even dampened the hair at his temples.

The usually composed Cuevarin was completely unable to maintain his composure at this moment.

When Horne began to excavate the foundations of the church, Quivalin was pleased with the result.

Now, this is going to undermine the very foundation of the entire Mysera religion!

Campbell, unusually, stood up, his hands trembling slightly, and gripped the railing.

Grandiva, who had been laughing, was now completely unable to laugh.

"It's just a story, why be so tense?" Horn said slowly. "I'm just curious, if vampire illusions are this terrifying, what about the demons who are the lords of vampires?"

"thump!"

The monks who had just woken up, along with many other elderly monks, fainted due to the shock.

What Horn was referring to was Descartes's allegory of the devil, similar to the brain in a vat.

The difference is that Descartes' side truly had no demons or supernatural powers.

For them, although it was quite terrifying, it was just an interesting little experiment.

But in the Empire, a supernatural power that can be recognized by the human eye and is also the foundation of faith.

The impact of this thought experiment on the recipients is unimaginable.

Descartes never saw a devil, but the Imperials did see angels and even vampires.

Most importantly, this event actually has a historical counterpart.

Wasn't the former Pope Joan just a witch who became pope?
If Joan can deceive everyone and become Pope, are they being deceived right now?
Perhaps those revelations were actually illusions concocted by the devil?
In that case, these false scriptures can be explained: they were written by the devil.

The extraordinary revelation that forms the foundation of the church is already showing signs of instability.

"No, stop talking." Suddenly, a monk pleaded, as they gradually came to their senses.

If I had known you were going to bring this up, wouldn't it have been better to just admit that "The Story of Saint Lan" is fake?
But Horn showed no mercy, and he spoke bluntly:

"How can you be so sure that revelation comes from the Father? How can you be so sure that your extraordinary abilities don't come from the devil?"

"When everything could be an illusion, everything could be false, how can you be sure that you are real? That the revelation is real? That the Father is real?"

(End of this chapter)