Chapter 265: Adding to the Stakes
New victory, the royal capital.
"What is Katifan's situation now?" Lu Yi asked.
"Your Majesty, everything is exactly as you expected. At first, no one believed the news we spread, but after those few people appeared, the wind direction gradually changed."
"Callisto will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Will the Holy See have any reaction?" Lu Yi said firmly.
The guard nodded. "The spy's urgent report this morning was just now. The Vatican announced that a temple sermon will be held the day after tomorrow. The Pope will preside over it. Maybe the rumors of the past few days will be mentioned."
“…”
After learning about other trivial matters, Lu Yi dismissed his guards, leaving only him and Ares in the room.
Without anyone around, Ares immediately took a step closer to Lu Yi. The distance between them was already intimate, and as they got closer, the ambiguity became more intense.
This god who used to be high above and looking down upon all living things now seemed to be completely immersed in the role-playing game at this moment.
He was no longer a god who could not be desecrated, but just the personal guard of this completely ungodly little believer in front of him. He wished he could turn into a little pendant so that his skin could be in contact with Lu Yi all the time.
Lu Yi held Ares' cheek as he leaned towards him with ease, his mind focused on the latest intelligence sent by spies from various countries, and he responded to Ares with "hmm" and "ah" sounds.
After he finished looking at what was in his hand, he turned around and discussed the affairs of the Vatican with Ares.
"Does this count as a stab in the back for Shenshan?" Lu Yi said with a smile.
Ares said nothing, his dark eyes staring straight at him.
Lu Yi knew without even looking that he was silently protesting against his neglect of him just now.
Lu Yi was not panicked at all.
As he spends more and more time with Ares, not only is Ares familiar with Lu Yi, but Lu Yi is also very familiar with Ares and is becoming more and more adept at dealing with the current situation.
Although Ares is indulgent in some ways, he also possesses an incomparable innocence. To put it simply, he is actually very easy to please.
Although the great god had blood on his hands, he was unexpectedly tolerant. Lu Yi tried many times and succeeded every time. With Ares's indulgence, he acted more and more without any regard for others.
Lu Yi's left hand was still on Ares' chin, and what turned towards Ares was not only his eyes, but also his face.
Lu Yi moved closer very naturally and gently kissed Ares's straight lips.
Ares immediately took the initiative.
The slight sound brought up the heat in the air.
Lu Yi did not allow Ares to make further requests. He remembered what he was supposed to do.
"You said that the gods will completely withdraw from the Isaiah continent. When exactly will that be?" Lu Yi asked.
Ares was not very happy that Lu Yi asked this right away. His lips were plump, rosy and glowing with a soft light, but when he opened his mouth, he only talked about serious matters that were not romantic.
But when Lu Yi gave him a puzzled look, he still answered calmly.
"Soon. I can't tell you exactly when, but that day is just around the corner."
Even though he had already heard the news from Ares, Lu Yi couldn't help but tremble his heart when he heard it again.
The gods have completely withdrawn from the continent of Isaiah. Lu Yi cannot make a rash judgment on what this means.
Will the power of elements also dissipate? Will the existence of gods and magic become myths and legends in history? Lu Yi didn't know, so he asked this question.
Ares gave him a straightforward affirmative answer.
"Maybe everything will become history and disappear." Ares said, with an excited and expectant smile in the corner of his eyes.
During his long life as a god, Chaos chose to give up his life by destroying his godhood.
Ares used to think he was stupid, but now he has a different view.
Maybe one day in the future, dying with Lu Yi on a calm afternoon would be a good ending, Ares thought.
Lu Yi didn't realize that Ares had already figured out how they would die on the same day, and he still asked in confusion: "Why is this happening? Is the reason why the gods completely withdrew from the Isaiah continent because of the restrictions of the sacred mountain?"
Ares shook his head.
"The sacred mountain does not restrict us much. What really restricts us is the laws of higher dimensions, the original will of this world. In the final analysis, gods are just the overflow of this will. The most original power comes from the beginning of the world, so we cannot violate the laws."
"And the operation of this world's will is uncontrollable and unpredictable. In our timeline, God controls everything. But in the next worldline, we don't know how the laws want the world to operate."
Lu Yi frowned slightly, it sounded quite mysterious. He could only make up his own guesses about many things he had not experienced personally. But Lu Yi was perceptive enough to detect some undercurrents hidden deep under the sea.
"Ragnarok, or rather, you killed those other gods... because of this law?"
Ares was proud of his sharpness. "It can be explained in this way. I am inspired. What I do is the inevitable result."
Lu Yi was thoughtful.
"It sounds like becoming a god right now isn't a good thing."
"Why do you think so?" Ares asked curiously, "Withdrawing from the Isaiah continent will not have any impact on us. In fact, from a certain perspective, this is a good thing. We will be more closely connected with the laws."
Lu Yi suddenly thought of something, and said with a twitch in his mouth: "Have you killed too many?"
What the hell is the fall of the gods? It was most likely to be a reduction in the number of gods, but Ares ended up leaving no one alive.
Ares coughed lightly, raised his eyebrows and said casually: "Chaos doesn't want to live anymore."
"So among all the gods, big and small, you are only going to keep Chaos?"
"If Chaos's position was not so special, he could have left no one behind except me."
As expected of Killing, even if there were pushers from the world consciousness, he, the god, was also to blame. It wasn't that he was wronged, Lu Yi thought to himself.
"Anyway, do it as soon as possible." Ares whispered, "When that day comes, I can't change anything."
"Why, you went back to the sacred mountain. Can you still see how the human race on the Isaiah continent died?" Lu Yi half-jokingly said, "That's becoming a god."
Ares' mouth drooped again.
Even if what Lu Yi said was just a possibility, Ares didn't want to hear it.
Lu Yi stretched out his hand and forced the corners of his mouth to lift up.
"Before becoming a god, at least clear away these small obstacles, right? For example, the Church, for example, Callisto."
Thinking about the temple sermon mentioned by the guard just now, Lu Yi felt more confident.
Since Callisto dared to target him so blatantly, Lu Yi naturally had to return the favor, especially since Ares told him a few days ago that the gods had withdrawn, Lu Yi almost instantly decided to muddy the waters even more.
He sent people to Katifan to spread the rumor that the God of Light had fallen long ago, and to spread the truth that the Church was no longer bright, but was driven by money, wealth and power.
The result is obvious. At the beginning, there were absolutely no believers.
But things began to change as he specially arranged for the parents and orphans of those particularly miserable and poor believer soldiers who died tragically on the battlefield to appear one after another.
The masses are ignorant and easily swayed by public opinion. Once the wind blows, it will burn through the entire plain of Kadivan like wildfire, and even the most steadfast believers will be shaken.
What do they believe in? Is it still light?
Would the Light allow them to launch countless unjust wars without a care in the world, with their families torn apart and their parents, wives and children displaced and homeless in return?
These believers had no answers.
So the Vatican decided to preach in the temple.
Preaching in the temple is indeed a common method used by the Church. Once Callisto personally came out, it was enough to show that he cared about the rumors in the past few days.
Lu Yi was not afraid that Callisto would stand up to stabilize the morale of the troops. He was afraid that he would not come forward and was determined to grit his teeth and fight to the death with Xin Shengli.
Lu Yi is not afraid of war, he also has the determination and confidence to be undefeated. But if the war really reaches that point, it will be a loss to the entire human race.
In fact, this rumor was actually a test of Callisto.
Test whether Callisto would ignore the consequences and truly regard the lives of thousands of believers as insignificant.
But Callisto decided to step forward.
So Lu Yi was the one with mixed feelings again. He had already regarded Callisto as a "villain obsessed with becoming a god", but now he was told that this villain actually had some status as a believer of the Church, no matter how much, but there was still some.
857 noticed Lu Yi's complicated mood and asked stealthily: [Lu Xiaoyi, are you soft-hearted? ]
It was almost locked in a small dark room just now, and it observed for a long time before making a sound.
Lu Yi immediately withdrew his sentimental gaze and said firmly: [“How is it possible?”]
[“Do you know what I hate most about good and evil?”]
857 Foolishly answered: [Uh, moral kidnapping? ]
【“I hate it too.”】Lu Yi replied, 【“But there is one that is even more annoying.”】
[“Even if a good person does a thousand good things, he will face countless accusations when he does a bad thing. But if a bad person who has committed all kinds of evil does a small good thing or shows a little bit of truth, goodness and beauty in human nature, everyone will begin to pity and sympathize with him.”]
“This is so unfair.”
857 thought, [So Callisto is the bad guy who did a small good thing? ]
[“Yes and no. What I said is just an ideal and extreme possibility. But in reality, how can there be such pure good or pure bad people? We are all human beings with seven emotions and six desires. We have good thoughts and good deeds, as well as bad thoughts and bad deeds. It is difficult to simply summarize it.”]
[“As for Callisto…”] Lu Yi slowed down his speech.
[“A gentleman judges deeds, not intentions. As the Pope of Light, Callisto’s contributions to the Church and believers in the past few decades are obvious to all. I am not qualified to stand on the highest ground and evaluate or criticize him.”]
[“He just… committed an unforgivable evil to me personally, and became a complete villain to me. And unfortunately, I am not a particularly good person. I just repay evil with evil.”]
Since Callisto did many things, he should have been prepared for the possibility of strong counterattack.
They both knew who was on the two sides of this massive rumor.
On the one hand, preaching does stabilize the hearts of believers, but on the other hand, it is also the best time for the Vatican to speak across the air.
When all eyes were on Katifan, when controversy and doubt arose, Callisto needed such a moment to push the already weakening military power to a fanatical peak again.
Victor VI had been on the throne for just over a month, and his army had been invincible in every battle. The group besieging the newly victorious army soon showed signs of decadence, and even showed a tendency to shirk responsibility and retreat.
Callisto would never allow his plans to fail halfway.
He knew very well how terrifying Lu Yi's growth rate was. Once some opportunities were missed, they would never come back again.
Callisto was far more afraid of Lu Yi than Lu Yi had imagined, and was even willing to put everything he had planned for so many years at risk.
He had no choice.
And Lu Yi had no idea that Callisto was so wary of him.
He simply tapped Ares's hand with his fingertips, glanced at him and said, "There's someone I need you to arrange for me..."
Lu Yi would know Callisto's intention. He had personally created such a legitimate opportunity to preach, so he naturally had a backup plan.
The extra gift is about to be delivered, it depends on whether Callisto can receive it.
…
The day of the temple sermon.
Callisto was still holy and compassionate, and the crowds gained a brief peace and tranquility in their hearts under his cold voice.
Everything went as he expected.
Until a figure was suddenly lifted up and a voice sounded loudly.
"Your Holiness, I have a few questions—"
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