Chapter VIII The Oath and Judgment (7200(1/2)
"Love...is an obligation?"
At this time, the two had already walked to the front of the hotel where Aimeng lived, a coastal path with few people.
Hearing this, Su Zhou's expression couldn't help but be subtle.
"Wait, you mean, this is a vow? Elias wrote this thing into the 'vow'?"
"Love is an obligation?"
He repeated again, turned his head and looked at Ai Meng, Su Zhou repeated in a strange tone: "It is everyone's obligation for everyone to love everyone... and if anyone doesn't want to love others..."
"That's evil! The Lord of Judgment will punish those evildoers!"
It seemed as if it was a conditioned reflex, the gray-haired priest subconsciously took the conversation - and after he finished answering, Amon immediately realized something was wrong. He turned around in a panic, folded his hands together, bowed half-kneeling to Su Zhou, and repented: "Ah, I am beyond the rules... My Lord, please punish..."
"What's the point of punishing this? You guys are a little weird."
Su Zhou frowned slightly, and suddenly felt a premonition in his heart that he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
For some reason, he suddenly recalled some details that he ignored in the incident between the little boy and the businessman.
——You must be careful not to commit the crime again next time, otherwise the Lord of Judgment will come to you.
Which businessman finally gave a gentle warning to the little boy.
But...is this really gentle?
After pausing for a few seconds, he said in a deep voice: "Aimon, I have a question to ask you."
"Please test me, my lord!"
Aimon replied without hesitation, waiting for Su Zhou's inquiry.
"Just like before, the child sprinkled fish soup on the merchant's pants... If the child did not apologize, or made a mistake next time after apologizing, then this matter will be subject to trial...and I will also be subject to?"
"Natural." Aimun nodded for granted and said, "The Lord of Punishment said: No matter how small evil is, it is a sin. Ignore one case today, two cases tomorrow, and four cases next - if you ignore sin, even a slight slight, after a hundred days, it will be a bitter fruit that transcends the world!"
...Listen to everything, is a real god... So that's it. Su Zhou's face was a little heavy, and he nodded slightly, understanding what kind of god the Lord of Judgment was.
"But how to impose punishment, such a small evil?"
After a while of silence, the young man continued to ask.
The gray-haired priest looked at Su Zhou with some strangeness. This kind of thing was like a cat asking an ant how he should catch a mouse. But Aimon thought about it and thought that this might be God's test for him, so he answered seriously: "Lord, I don't know how you will punish the evil people after God descends - but I know it if it was before God descends."
"You will randomly pick some evil people and then punish them indiscriminately."
"Whether it is a child or an elderly person, a scholar or a groom, as long as it makes mistakes, you may be punished. This is also your way to induce all living beings to be good!"
He said so, the priest stared at Su Zhou with a slightly fanatical look: "Lord, you are the thunder of sanctions, the balance of arbitration, the center of the world - the old man and the children, the scholar groom, the king's priest, the fisherman and the farmers, what is the difference in your eyes?"
"For good, for love, for the sake of the Dharma in this world, you should take thunder punishment to eliminate all sins. Isn't this the compassion you show?"
When Su Zhou heard this, he was silent for a long time.
——Love is an obligation. Not loving is a mistake.
If Aimun said the truth, then everything he had seen before...
"Aimun, can I see your charity?"
How could Aimon say no?
Half-kneeling, he untied the sacred convention from his waist as fast as possible, and was forced to lift it up by Su Zhou with spiritual power. In this way, he handed the sacred convention to the other party in an unknown way.
"It's actually a steel cover, not an iron? Interesting, but if you want to use this convention as a weapon, there is still one missing corner. If I were asked to design it, I would definitely design it like this, that would be perfect."
The large steel cover is about two rounds larger than the head. If it is an ordinary person, it is difficult to carry it with him, just holding it all the time. No wonder the selection of priests starts from the awakening stage.
Su Zhou did not hesitate. He opened the holy scriptures and teachings of the world of reincarnation and read the contents as quickly as possible.
Although the books are heavy, the paper inside the D&C is actually very light, which is not inferior to the earth's technology. After all, there are not many technologies left behind in the city of Nesser in the past, and it has been developed for hundreds of years, so it is not surprising that it has this level.
Aimun stood aside and did not dare to move around. Although the priest was nervous, he still felt a little confused.
"Isn't the D&C Scripture compiled by the Lords himself? Every time the Central Holy Church adds new rules, it will report to the gods and ask for the oracles. Only after obtaining permission and suggestions for change will it be made!"
"Don't my lord, the Lord of Judgment know?"
Although Su Zhou sensed the confusion in Ai Meng's heart, now is not the time to explain - not to mention that he didn't need to explain.
After quickly browsing the entire Divine Constitution using quantum reading method (pseudo-) and Su Zhou closed the thick sacred book, and his complexion became very subtle.
"This is not a scripture or a theological scripture - this is basically three thousand moral rules and one hundred thousand rules of conduct!"
"No wonder this Aimeng said that he was the Lord of So-and-so. He kept saying that he was the Lord of So-and-so. Saint of So-and-so. - This whole book is full of these contents!"
This is not Su Zhou's random words.
The content of the Divine Covenant can be roughly divided into "Five Records" and "Seventeen Books".
Among them, the "Five Records" are the "New Era", "Farewell", "Origin", "Operation", and "Direction", respectively representing the creation myth of the people on fire, the communication and movement of gods after the creation of the world, the racial origin of all things in the world, the initial code established by God and man, and the process of development in the next step.
The seventeen books that followed are new content added to the D&C after the seventeen blessed people received the oracle - in other words, the version update record.
The current D&C is already the seventeenth edition. It adds codes, explanations, and every word and deed that people should do are so detailed that it is outrageous!
[The Lord of the Wind says: People should only eat harmless creatures that have been confirmed. Those newly discovered species will be eaten by priests and extraordinary people to eat and practice the way forward.]
[Eating unknown creatures is like walking in a night forest. I don’t know if there are traps and poisonous snakes ahead, and I don’t know that there are right paths ahead. Therefore, let the priests and extraordinary people go and step on, they have the power to regret and hind their legs.]
[The saint of the lord of punishment said: You should not steal, you should not kill, you should not commit adultery, you should not commit adultery, you should not be false evidence, you should not be greedy for others. You should be afraid of death, you should not have evil thoughts in everything, you should not have desires for destruction, or you should not have greed for desires for greed.]
[If you think you can do it because of small evil, then what is the difference between this and big evil? Stealing and killing are both harmful to others, and the righteous are unwilling to do it.]
[The saint of the Lord of Punishment said: You should respect your parents, elders, scholars, family members, friends and all strangers. You should be kind-hearted. If someone needs help and you can help, you should help.]
[If you think you can stop doing it because of small good, then what is the difference between this and evil? Donating one penny or ten thousand is help, and doing something is good.]
[The Lord of Fire says: If it is not a crisis of life and death, people should let go of the mother beast when fishing and hunting.]
[Heavenly reincarnation is the prey of the weak, but we humans should surpass it, so we should be beasts, ourselves, and leave a glimmer of life.]
These are just some basic "vow codes" recorded in the "Vows".
In the subsequent seventeen books, these vows even have more subdivisions and records.
For example, Xiguang City - this is the first coastal city established by the People of Fire. There are also many brand new fish and seafood found here, which can be regarded as unknown creatures... And these creatures, without exception, are all handed over to priests and extraordinary people to try cooking and eating methods.
It’s like crabs, sea urchins and octopus. Just crabs, it took a long time to try them from steaming, stir-frying, boiling or roasting. Finally, they found out which meats can be eaten and which meats cannot be eaten, and how to eat crab roe and how to make them taste delicious. It took a long time and research.
Not to mention sea urchins and octopus, there were even cases where priests swallowed octopus alive and almost suffocated. This was recorded in the "Seventeen Books", and was highlighted as a precept to warn ordinary people not to easily try unknown foods.
In order to ensure that ordinary people can eat these new creatures in any way according to the instructions of the "Code", all the priests of the Lord of Wind must try to eat those "foods" regardless of whether they look weird or not.
In fact, Su Zhou recalled the strange statues next to Xiguang City Square that were trampling on the bodies of crab sea urchins and other creatures. Now, I think about it, isn’t that just commemorating the first people to eat crabs, sea urchins and octopus?
Su Zhou even saw small statues and scrolls of these people in many places on this restaurant street, and the entire Xiguang City enshrines portraits of these people.
The hardships they have put in are indeed worth remembering like this.
To be fair, Su Zhou must admit that the theology and the Divine Covenant of this world are indeed quite interesting.
Just like, for example, the origin of the people of fire and the people of wind recorded in the "Origin" is very interesting.
The Lord of Fire, Elias, uses a method that even old farmers who have never read books, explains why people should drink water, why they cannot drink sea water, and why they should be far away from dangerous water sources in normal times.
He even created a fairy tale, warning everyone that it is best to drink boiled water when drinking water, because this can curb the activity of the "Soul of Water" and prevent the water from moving after entering the human body, so that it will not cause stomachache and gastrointestinal diseases after drinking water.
For a society that has not yet fully opened up people's wisdom and productivity is not allowed, and does not understand parasites and bacteria at all, it is naturally necessary to use myths, legends and saints to teach their people.
After all, this is a world with extraordinary and gods. If you don’t take advantage of the advantages of the sect, it will be unscientific.
Su Zhou naturally understood this very much. After all, Elias was not a humanoid library with 103,000 magic books in his mind. He was only a teenager when he became a god, and he was just a little better in magic. He was not very proficient in alchemy. How could he know what development technology?
It is enough to prove his intelligence to be able to compile so many holy words and teach his people hard and let them live a safe and moral life.
However, if you compile a complete set of such interesting things, five books, seventeen books, and nearly two thousand pages of the code, it is not interesting and intelligent, but terrible!
This guy has weaved a complete network for everyone in this world, covering all aspects, almost without any omissions... To put it in a bit dirty, he even stipulated where people should go to the toilet and what postures to use. If they urinate and defecate anywhere, they should be punished by the judge!
Can this be said to be bad?
Of course not counting!
Urination and defecation everywhere will not only be dirty, but will also cause the spread of infectious bacteria. It is indeed imperative to regulate urination and defecation everywhere... But if, if God's punishment is used to intimidate, force... or even the threat of death is to force...
This is a bit like, anti-aircraft guns hit mosquitoes.
And the content of this anti-aircraft gun killing mosquitoes is the entire treaty, 1,900 pages, and every page is!
"This guy Elias... even makes everyone equal and cannot discriminate. People should be generous and share these things with each other. All of them are written into the code... If you make a mistake, you must apologize, and if you apologize, you must forgive. He actually requires enforcement of such things..."
"This completely theocratic world uses 'obligation' to force everyone to love the equal world of everyone..."
Recalling the content of the Treaty, Su Zhou was even a little chilling - because the shop owner who invited him to drink fish soup before was really perfectly in line with the treaty every step, that is, to "show the generous and kindness that the shop owner should have as a shop owner." This!
In theory, after enduring this kindness, Su Zhou should also go to that restaurant for two meals in the future as a generous reward to the owner!
In this way, do people smile because of their true kindness from the heart, or are they mechanized to follow everything in the Divine Covenant?
Even if Su Zhou uses the magical powers of the Demon Devouring Lord to see, he may not be able to tell it out...
"Click!"
To be continued...