I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

One by one, the saints put down their scepters, untied their clothes, walked out of the line naked, and slowly walked into the water while praying.

The Holy Kings untied their royal swords, took off their armor and handed it to the knights beside them, then jumped into the water.

They came into this world naked, and when they leave, they will not take anything with them - except their faith.

It was as if they were not going to die, but to be baptized.

——"No! No! No need, there's no need for you to sacrifice!"

O'Reilly cried out loudly, but her voice was drowned out by the singing and prayers of the crowd, and by this sacred martyrdom ceremony.

Looking at those people who were shouting the names of gods in frenzy and going to die, the faces of the Knight Commander and other leaders turned pale.

They covered their faces and hid in the crowd, but they found that many people were naked! They stood out in the crowd.

The Knight Commander couldn't help but curse under his breath, "Madmen, what madmen! It would have been enough if only some of them had stood up, but all of them are jumping into the water!"

— “This is the church today.”

An old voice sounded beside the Knight Commander. The Knight Commander turned around in surprise and found that he had unknowingly hidden next to Harland.

Because he was wearing clothes!

Harland said, "Today's church is no different from a cult. And all these gods in the sky are evil gods."

In the past, the Knight Commander would have to reprimand him in public and then arrest the apostate.

But this is in private, not in public.

After all, Harland's words touched the Knight Commander's heart.

Ever since he witnessed what happened on the Malrod ranch, the Knight Commander understood the moral character of his church.

The person who built the ranch is crazy, and the sheep on the ranch are also crazy!

Those people were clearly suffering such torture, yet they were able to show such a pious smile before they died.

Their brains have been damaged by countless divine graces, divine punishments, and sermons!

Of course, in the words of the church, this is not broken, it is piety and loyalty!

The sheep in the pasture are the most devout believers.

The saints and holy kings of the church are also the most devout believers and the most loyal believers.

The more powerful one is, the more pious and crazy one becomes.

Because these are the ones selected by the gods - only the most pious people will receive more baptisms of divine grace and reach this point in a short period of time.

Those who participated in this archaeological excavation were people like this. They were absolutely devoted to the gods.

What happened before his eyes was indeed beyond the Knight Commander's expectations, but he was not surprised.

He could understand the thinking of these guys. For this group of the most devout people, their life was dedicated to devotion to God. Today's martyrdom was what they had pursued their entire lives.

As long as they are given a reason, they will devote themselves without hesitation, just like they are doing now.

At this time, the number of people missing was enough, but the believers were still praying loudly and kept walking into the lake.

The Knight Commander secretly complained. He couldn't help but look at the old charlatan next to him, wanting to complain a few words, but found that the old man was taking off his clothes!
The Knight Commander's eyes went dark.

Why is this old psychopath also going crazy? Isn't he from the old religion?!

He couldn't help but ask, "Sir Harland, you are also going to sacrifice yourself? Are you a Protestant or a Catholic?"

Harland said, "What does it matter if you're a Protestant or an Old Believer? We all just want to welcome a savior. As long as it's a savior, anyone can do it."

After a pause, he turned to the Knight Commander and smiled, "I have betrayed my former faith and am now filthy. Please leave behind this robe that covers your shame."

After saying that, the old charlatan came to the edge of the pier and looked up at the sky.

O'Leary in the sky was staring blankly at what was happening below. At this moment, she felt her grandfather's gaze and looked at him.

She was horrified to find that her grandfather had also taken off his clothes.

"Old charlatan, what are you doing?! Who are you from? I don't want my grandfather to die."

Harland did not answer. He said, "Children, stop. You can't win by yourself. This is the Well of Faith. The faith of many people from all over the world gathers here.

After the Holy Kings entered the water, these beliefs listened to their calls and condensed into their bodies, turning them into extraordinary sacrifices.

537 Philosopher's Stones are indeed a lot. It can win over these holy kings and saints, but how can it win over the millions of people behind them?

This is the wish of people all over the world, and it is the trend of the times.”

O'Leary said, "What are you talking about? I didn't lose it."

At this moment, O'Reilly suddenly realized that she had been throwing the Philosopher's Stone into the water!
Every time a believer jumped in, she would throw one. Every time a believer jumped in, she would throw one!
But she didn't even know what she had done!
——It turns out that O'Reilly has been using the Philosopher's Stone to block the repair channel!

Whenever a believer jumped into the water, she ordered Darak to move and repair the passage.

At the same time, she will throw out a philosopher's stone and order Darak to destroy the passage!

So, so many people have been sacrificed, but the well still hasn't changed!

The believers are not crazy!
After the missing people jumped into the water, the believers found that the well still had not changed.

So many people had already sacrificed themselves, and the goddess in the sky had been pouring the Philosopher's Stone into the water. The sacrifices were sufficient, but Darak remained motionless!
Even stranger, once the believers stopped offering sacrifices, cracks slowly appeared in the mirror-like lake water—as if Darak was destroying the passage.

But once believers began to offer sacrifices, the cracks were repaired.

The believers engaged in an urgent discussion.

O'Leary was so lost in thought that she paid no attention to the discussion that was going on.

Because the believers suspected that something was wrong with the goddess, they did not discuss it with her, but held the meeting secretly.

Everyone sorted out the whole thing and soon found something strange.

The same thing happened when O'Reilly went to the center of the lake to offer sacrifices with the false god who pretended to be Carl.

Therefore, it is obvious that the false god must have done something again!
Moreover, something about O'Reilly is not right, not even her divine wings!
People suspected that O'Reilly had been controlled by the false god. Or to be more precise, the two had become one.

But his willpower was exceptionally strong, so after the false god merged with him, the false god did not take the dominant position. Therefore, Darak must have been receiving two orders the entire time!
Some people have analyzed many things that happened before and concluded that this false god is a mad god who can't tell who he is. He acts based on his mindset - the Philosopher's Stone represents the destruction of the channel, and the believers represent the restoration of the channel!

Therefore, as long as everyone continues to sacrifice themselves, the passage can be repaired!

The believers knew they couldn't defeat the god, not to mention that the false god and Aurora were now one, holding her like a hostage in his arms. If they harmed the false god, the goddess would also be hurt.

Therefore, they did not attack O'Reilly, but continued to dedicate themselves.

Things happened just as everyone expected. Once the sacrifices stopped and Aurelie was allowed to sacrifice the Philosopher's Stone, the working god Darak would mechanically carry out orders and start causing damage.

Once the believers begin to offer sacrifices, the working god will mechanically execute orders and begin to repair the passage.

The believers jumped into the water one after another.

But the number of philosopher's stones in God's hands far exceeded their imagination.

People suddenly discovered that they could not defeat the gods at all!

Just when everyone was in despair, a saint mentioned the Well of Faith. He said a few minutes ago: "Arthur, I still remember when the 'Son of the Storm' wreaked havoc in Saint Ross.

In its battle with you, it destroyed an entire city in a flash. It's as powerful as a god. No mortal could possibly stand up to it.

But you eventually led the people to defeat it.

You always say that it is the grace of the gods that makes you so powerful. But in fact, it is not the case."

Arthur suddenly understood what the saint wanted to say. He replied: "John, are you asking me to use the power of faith once again?

I do know how to harness this power. Every Holy King can summon his people and gather the strength of their faith.

But my people are not here. This is not my kingdom.”

Saint John said at the time: "But this is the Well of Faith! Just a few hours ago, the lost holy relic of your kingdom was fished out of the well - this Well of Faith connects every corner of this world!
Anything can reach here through the underlying world under the well!

Darak is hidden in the lower world beneath the well.

"Goddess Aurelie has opened a door that can touch Darak. It's like opening a door to the lower world!"

Everyone suddenly understood. However, one Saint King raised an objection: "At our level, there are indeed some opportunities to splash around in the ocean of the lower world for a while.

As long as there is enough time, the Holy Kings can summon their people through this method.

But this matter is not that simple, it is very complicated!

And you saw it too. Those people disappeared after jumping in. Can we do it in such a short time? Even if we succeed in communicating with our own people, we can't even explain the situation clearly!"

The saints said, "We are not alone!"

The saints broke down the entire complex process into many small steps. The person in front was responsible for the first step, and the person behind was responsible for the second step. Everyone sacrificed one after another!
The Holy Kings entered the water with the names of each Holy King. What they summoned were not their own people, but the people of all the Holy Kings in the world!
So people began to pray.

At this moment, all the Holy Kings were like one person, calling on all the people and gathering all the faith!
——The above is what happened just now. The old charlatan Harland witnessed everything, so he said to 'Lokainao', you can't win.

The old charlatan transmitted the memory of what he had witnessed to Aurelie—also known as "Rokainao"—through his mind. After Rokainao digested this information, her expression changed for a long time.

Harend suddenly said, "Children, you said that people were so willing to give up everything they had to welcome the gods. What was it all about?"

Rocainao said innocently, "Of course I hope the gods will come and save us! I hope to make this world a better place."

Suddenly, she sneered again, "No, silly girl. God will not come to make this world a better place. The so-called savior god is just people's wishful thinking."

After a pause, Rokaina suddenly regained her composure. He glanced at the people below and said, "I heard it. Everyone does think so."

The next second, Luo Kainao showed a silly expression again and said, "I don't know what you are discussing, but I have a bad feeling."

Suddenly, Roland and Catherine's hearts skipped a beat.

Long ago, when Roland faced the choice between the Path of Faith and the Path of Truth, he learned from the wizards about a drawback of the Path of Faith.

That means being shackled by faith.

Many people, after embarking on the path of faith, will even gradually lose themselves and become the gods that people hope for.

If a necromancer who embarks on the path of faith has many elven believers, he may, after receiving enough faith, possess vibrant divine power and be able to create deep forests to protect living beings.

A kind and righteous god may become an evil god if he accepts many distorted and polluted beliefs.

Later, the two sisters of the Old Church told Roland one thing - the Old Church did not care whether anyone believed in the Foolish God or not, because the Foolish God could be anyone.

Therefore, as long as the believers' faith meets several conditions, even if they think they believe in gods, and even call on the names of gods when praying, they are also Old Believers in the eyes of the Old Church!

After Roland met with 'Faki', also known as Catherine, they speculated that the Old Church was up to something big. They might use the power of faith to twist the Sea God into a foolish god!

At this moment, Roland and Catherine couldn't help but recall several stories from old scriptures that they had read together in Roland's study.

It's called "Ant Empire and Drought."

In that story, an evil god like the God of Creation is about to descend into that world.

His name is 'Holy Spore Angel'.

It is a high-demon plane where gods roam everywhere. The queen of the human holy city can even stand on the surface and bombard the moon!

Even the gods feared her power.

But in front of the holy angels, the queen and her empire are like anthills, the gods are like birds and beasts. And the holy angels are drought, natural disasters, and the sun!

Once He comes, no one will be able to deal with Him unless the entire world is destroyed.

However, a mortal who didn't even know the spell took advantage of the opportunity to reshape himself when the holy angel came, and fooled everyone into thinking that the one who came was not an evil god, but a righteous Valkyrie from heaven!
Thus, in the process of reshaping himself, the evil god's cognition was distorted by countless beliefs and he became a righteous Valkyrie.
Now, everyone has come to the Well of Faith, trying to summon the gods to come.

Whether the passage is repaired or not is a matter of great importance to everyone. It can be said that this matter determines the future of the Old Church, the New Church, and the wizards.

But the old charlatan was just quietly waiting for something without taking any action.

Now, the Holy Kings use the Well of Faith to gather the faith of the kingdoms across the south here.

The old god started to move.
Roland and Catherine didn't know what kind of plan the Old Church had prepared, nor did they know what the old charlatan was going to do.

However, he and Catherine both had a very bad feeling! (End of this chapter)