Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 361 Confused
"what happened to you?"

The dark elf Planjie was waiting bored and was the first to notice Roy's abnormality.

"nothing."

Roy responded casually, but he was secretly shocked in his heart.

"Sister Windsorbell actually resonated with the prototype apostle I refined!
My premonition came true!"

This is a mechanism of emotional resonance, and also a way for apostles to complete themselves and evolve to the angel level.

Angels in the religious sense are not material beings, but pure spiritual beings.

They are often given specific duties, such as conveying will, protecting humans, or executing judgment.

Alchemists in the wizarding world took this into consideration and defined angels in alchemy as similar beings, but they usually use high-level puppets as carriers.

Moreover, alchemists lack divine power and need human souls as raw materials...

This requires the addition of certain unique soul individuals. Simply put, it means accepting specific souls, resonating with the apostles, and integrating them...

Only then can a qualitative transformation occur!

This is a way of soul sublimation and also the way for apostles to evolve into angels.

Apostles are just inhuman beings, so Roy always calls them by that name instead of her.

Even if an apostle is refined to the extreme, there is no way to activate the seven emotions and six desires, and he does not have the complexity, wisdom, learning ability, autonomy and other characteristics of natural life.

There was nothing Roy could do about it.

Because the basic knowledge he obtained from [Inspiration] was at the apprentice level.

The foundation is solid, really solid.

But he only deduced it to the first and second levels and created the prototype apostle.

And now, he suddenly realized that Windsor Belle's trust and attachment to him were far deeper than he had expected.

This has even reached the level of Atidiya and the black cat Domi!

Could it be that she is also his "believer" and has the potential to become the core of this "angel"?

……

"Thank you so much, Mr. Ilor."

Not long after, Roy came to his senses and found that Windsor Belle had finished her work, so he turned around and thanked her.

"You're welcome, Sister."

"I was just praying to the Lord, begging for a miracle, and I didn't expect you to come...

Could this be God’s will?”

Windsorbell followed Roy outside, her face flushed as she expressed her surprise and excitement.

"We just happened to meet Mr. Irol on the street..."

Other people in the church said this sincerely.

“Thank the Lord…”

"This is truly fate!"

Roy smiled slightly and said nothing.

He was too lazy to argue with these believers about who he should thank, but instead became very interested in Windsorbell.

Because the surrounding neighborhood was in chaos, Roy offered to take her back.

Windsorbell and the other nuns in the church needed protection, so they did not refuse.

After all, this is also "God's arrangement."

But before leaving, Windsor Belle suddenly asked him a question.

"Mr. Ilor, do you believe in God?"

"Do not believe."

Roy didn't want to deceive her, so he answered honestly.

"But I taught you the teachings of the Lord of Light and spread the way of salvation through holy light before, and you didn't seem to mind?"

Roy looked ahead, and the light spots from the church's stained windows were reflected, like colorful clouds falling on him.

He stood in the rosy glow and said calmly and sincerely, "Because I don't care, there is no need to be disgusted." Windsorbell fiercely grasped the silver holy emblem on her chest, her face a little pale.

"You are so honest..."

Roy said, "There's no need to lie, is there?"

"The scriptures say that every drop of dew reflects the Lord's mercy, and that suffering is also glorious and will surely create a colorful splendor."

Windsor Belle decided to change the subject and discuss classics.

That's the refraction of light...

Roy really wanted to complain.

Windsor Bell continued: “I have always had faith in my Lord.

but……

When I was in the slums, I saw three-year-old children chewing on the wall dust...

When I was walking on the street, I saw Alyosha, who had fallen and was about to be thrown away...

When I wanted to help the victims and help them get back on track, but I didn't have enough ability...

There are so many times when I see more and more people suffering...

I couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Why has our Lord never performed miracles on earth, as the teachings say, and demonstrated His omnipotence?"

Upon hearing her words, the expression of an older nanny next to her changed drastically.

"Windsor Belle, what nonsense are you talking about?
The Lord of Light is the omniscient and almighty God..."

"If my Lord is omniscient and omnipotent, why is there so much suffering in this world?"

"Of course that's because... all of this is a test from God!"

"God's test!"

Windsor Belle was shaken.

The suffering in this world...

Is this really a test from God?
If so, it would be too painful!

She murmured softly, as if she still had many confusions that she wanted to solve, but her lips moved a few times and she held it back.

Roy saw her hesitation and did not take the opportunity to speak out and slander the teachings of the Lord of Light.

Because in this magical universe, there really are gods, and he is also afraid of being struck by lightning.

But he also understood Windsor Belle's confusion and bewilderment.

A typical myth of existentialism and religious beliefs conflicting with each other.

Existentialism advocates that people should take full responsibility for their own choices and actions, while in religious beliefs, believers hope to escape from difficulties or reduce their guilt through God's salvation, which contradicts the absolute individual responsibility emphasized by existentialism.

Sister Windsorbell is a smart and wise person. Although she does not know the truth of this world, she vaguely realizes that the Lord of Light may not exist.

Or perhaps He really exists, but He has never paid any attention to this world, nor does He care about the suffering that living beings on earth are experiencing.

Only in this way can we explain why he is "omniscient and omnipotent" but still allows all this to happen.

The sentient beings she saw were living in such misery. If this was the so-called test, then what was the difference between this world and hell?
The church’s explanation for this contradiction is that the ultimate reward is going to heaven!

If you pass the test, you will get everything.

However, the devil is also good at exploiting people's hearts and disguising things by packaging them.

How could a flawed, imperfect human being possibly pass such a test?

What should we do?
“Perhaps, the holy light does not exist in the scriptures, but in our own hearts.”

Roy thought about it and didn't tell her anything like he didn't believe in gods or emperors and had to rely on himself.

After all, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, and some things still need to be adapted to local realities.

But he still couldn't bear to see her trapped here, so he gave her a suggestion.

"The Holy Light lies within one's own heart?"

Windsorbell murmured to herself, not quite understanding.

(End of this chapter)