In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

"Knowledge is bait floating on a sea of ​​ignorance; life is always the goal, and wisdom is the means."

Nasita repeated these words.

then.

She repeated it again, her eyes gradually brightening, as if she had gained some understanding.

Rod also chimed in with his own interpretation of the passage.

"The Order House has gone the wrong way."

"They treated the pursuit of wisdom as an end in itself, rather than a means to improve people's lives; in other words, they failed to transform science and technology into productive forces."

"In their pursuit of wisdom, they have become obsessed, to the point of being possessed."

Why do they create so many difficulties that make it hard for students to graduate smoothly?

"Is it really because those trainees were unqualified?"

"Let me give you a simple example."

“The twenty-language graduation requirement that has now been abolished by the epistemological school.”

"Although it has been abolished now, didn't this condition exist at least a hundred years ago?"

"Indeed, the epistemological school studies linguistics, ancient writing, and semiotics, which requires a vast amount of knowledge. But why has this requirement been abolished now?"

Naxida did not answer.

Rhodes spoke for her: "Because it's useless, right? Because most of the languages ​​they learn are completely useless, and such conditions not only make it difficult for students of the Epistemology school to graduate, but also make newly enrolled students hesitant to choose a school of thought, which is why the Council of the Order abolished this rule."

"So, here's the problem."

Why did the Faculty of Education set these graduation requirements in the first place?

This time.

Nasita broke her silence and replied with a complex expression, "Because by learning more languages, it is possible to access more wisdom that the Church has not yet obtained."

"See, right? You think so too."

"The Order of the Church has fallen into a vicious cycle."

"They regard the pursuit of wisdom as an end in itself, and they are willing to use any means to achieve this goal."

"include."

"Killing God."

As he said this, Rhodes noticed that Narcida's body visibly trembled.

It's not that I'm afraid.

Instead, they were alarmed by the audacity of the Church Council.

Although she has not yet found any signs that the Church Council is attempting to kill a god, considering what Rhodes had told her in the dream world and the sages' indifference towards her.

Nasita suddenly felt, for no apparent reason, that the Church might actually be planning to do just that!

Take a deep breath.

Narcida, who had been somewhat confused, regained her composure and looked at Rhodes with a furrowed brow, asking earnestly, "Then what do you think true wisdom should be like?"

When asking this question.

Nasita did not regard herself as an omniscient and omnipotent god of wisdom at all, but simply as a student thirsting for knowledge, with a proper and serious attitude.

That's exactly what he said.

Knowledge is bait floating on a sea of ​​ignorance.

In the face of unknown knowledge, there is no such thing as a god; there is only Naxida, who thirsts for knowledge.

"Cough-cough-"

In response, Rod cleared his throat and said something that contained his own understanding: "Knowledge is the way and means to improve people's lives, and it is the tool to transform science and technology into productivity. In my opinion, this is called wisdom."

same as usual.

Nasita repeated it twice more, then nodded, making sure she remembered it.

This is not over yet.

Sitting opposite her, Rhodes began to list the sins that the Church Council was currently committing.

"The current Order of the Church, besides being obsessed with pursuing knowledge, has also categorized the knowledge that should belong to all Sumeru people. A person can only learn the knowledge given to him by the void. For example, a farmer can only learn the knowledge of farming, and a craftsman can only learn the knowledge of creation. Apart from these, there are almost no other ways to learn knowledge."

"In order to prevent the flow of knowledge, they even banned books, forcibly confining everyone to the current stage."

"They say that hard work can change your destiny."

"But under the control of the Order of the Fathers, is hard work really useful?"

Rhodes ruthlessly tore off the fig leaf of the Church Council, sharply pointing to the consequences of the Church Council's forceful control over knowledge.

He then continued his discussion, asking, "Why does the Order of the Church do this? Why must people be divided into different classes? Why not allow everyone to learn the knowledge they are entitled to?"

"Perhaps it's because they've come to regard knowledge as their own private possession, and the wisdom they pursue has long since deviated from the original intention of the Great Tree King in establishing the Order of the Church."

"In theory."

"This should be called the sin of blasphemy."

As the words "the sin of blasphemy" were uttered, Naxida couldn't help but sigh.

Is that all?

From the moment they imprisoned themselves, they were already committing blasphemy.

"I understand what you mean."

At this moment, Nasita's eyes had regained their clarity, and she was no longer preoccupied with whether it was her fault that the Church was so obsessed.

Rod is right.

The Church of Christ is no longer the Church of Christ it once was.

The original intention of the Great Compassion Tree King in establishing the Order Academy was to let his knowledge shine and spread throughout Mount Sumeru through the Order Academy.

But now the Order of the Church has forcibly taken this knowledge, which should belong to the people of Sumeru, into its own hands, so that this knowledge is not used where it should be used.

This is not my fault.

The problem lies with the Order of the Fathers.

I want to change this problem.

Instead of looking for faults within themselves, the Church of England should conduct a thorough review!

After figuring these things out

Naxi Da suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment. The dark clouds that had been hanging over her head were blown away in an instant, and the paths that had once made her so confused were now clearly visible.

"Thank you, Rhodes."

This was already the umpteenth time Rod had come to comfort him.

Nasida herself felt a little embarrassed when she talked about it.

She is clearly a deity.

Yet he often needed Rhodes, a mere mortal, to offer guidance.

Moreover, if it weren't for him, I would still be constantly negating myself and constantly seeking the path to catch up with the Great Compassion Tree King.

and many more.

mortal?

After thanking him, Narcida paused for a moment, tilting her head to look at Rhodes again and again.

Is there something wrong with me?

Feeling a chill run down his spine from being stared at, Rhodes looked down at himself.

There's nothing wrong with it.

All are normal.

"I need to temporarily disconnect from the dream world and properly digest the knowledge you taught me today."

"Um, that."

"When you go out, remember to check yourself to see if you have anything extra."

Before Rhode could even ask a question, Narcida shut down the dream world and forcibly kicked Rhode's consciousness out.

"Ouch—"

As his consciousness returned to reality, Rhodes, who had been forcibly kicked out, sat up abruptly, rubbing his temples in slight pain.

This feeling of being forcibly cut off is awful; my head is buzzing right now.

"By the way, what's that extra on me?"

Remembering what Nasita had said earlier, Rhodes groped around a bit.

I don't have any on me.

But under the pillow he pulled out something that made his expression change.

It was a grass-green eye of God.

It is also Rhodes' third Eye of God.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 96 The Past of Kavi's Father

"Isn't this a ghost?"

Fiddled with the grass-green Eye of God in his hand, Rhodes still couldn't figure it out.

He discovered the Eye of God last night after being reminded by Nasita, and hasn't been able to sleep since waking up.

He really couldn't figure it out.