Chapter 659: War of Faith (3)
Regarding the Foundation's fake and shoddy live broadcast room, Bai Jinshu could only say that it looked more and more familiar, but regarding this world, he still had a lot of room to learn.
As a miracle, the god's appearance on the platform for a moment was enough. Bai Jinshu and Huai Jiamu exchanged glances, and the other party immediately understood what he meant. Before the crown prince finished speaking, the two of them disappeared on the platform together.
After the crown prince finished a long string of prayers and blessings and did not hear the god's simple "yes", he realized that the two figures in front of him had disappeared at some point, and the red halo that heralded the arrival of the god was also nowhere to be seen, just as silently as it had come.
The platform was empty again, just like it had been a few minutes ago, with only him and the priest.
But no one would think this was an illusion.
"Prince, Prince," the priest beside him had already stuttered, his voice no longer as steady as it had been at the beginning, revealing a hint of fear as if he was flattered, "Just now... did you talk to the Father?"
"...Probably." The crown prince patted the priest's shoulder, hinting him not to lose his manners. "After all, I can't think of anyone else who could be here except the Father."
"Oh my god... Father God," the priest obviously hadn't recovered from the shock of facing the gods directly. He stumbled a few times before continuing, "Silver Tear Bay is the southernmost land in Hydrania. It is the first place where all the melted ice water arrives. The Father God came from the tide. This is the first festival he set foot on..."
"I think so," the crown prince nodded with a smile on his face, "We are the first island to hold the festival."
"Wait... wait, let me slow down." The priest took a few deep breaths. "Doesn't that mean that this is also the place where God the Father performed his first miracle? What about the king..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Crown Prince's calm and gentle voice: "Uncle Edwin, let's talk about this later. The ceremony needs to continue."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes... sacrifice... sacrifice!" The priest quickly raised his spirits, turned around from the platform, and continued to sing in a louder voice, "Eternal Father, you are the helmsman over many waters..."
The ceremony continued, but like the priest on the platform, most people in the square probably couldn't pay much attention to the lyrics.
Not far outside the square, Bai Jinshu and Huai Jiamu, who had left early, had already toured the entire Silver Tear Bay.
Calling it the Silver Tear Bay is actually not accurate. Bai Jinshu had observed the topography of this archipelago when he was in the sky. The Silver Tear Bay should refer to a large arc-shaped peninsula. The small town where they are located is just the first settlement on this peninsula that is closest to the ocean.
All the ice that melts into water will first pass through this land and then flow into Hydrania behind it. This must be the reason why they chose this place as the venue for the ceremony.
The town was not big and was deserted. As everyone had gone to attend the festival, the place was so empty that one could see the end of the road at a glance. In addition, the two did not walk in the usual way, but used a small part of the power of the Word Spirit. It only took them a dozen minutes to walk around.
When I came back, I just heard the cheers of the believers in the square who were cheering after realizing what was happening.
The appearance of God the Father was probably enough for those who participated in the celebration to talk about it for a long time, until the end of the ceremony. Every person in a white robe had a smile on his face, and everyone couldn't wait to talk about how they felt when the gods came.
Bai Jinshu and Huai Jiamu pretended to be strangers who came here to stay and blended into the crowd that was dispersing. It didn't take long for them to understand the situation of this world clearly.
This world is called Theodilance. It is a planet composed of oceans and land. Unlike most worlds, the air here does not seem to be the oxygen that humans rely on for survival, but another kind of gas. This is probably one of the reasons why only gods can enter this world.
The country they were in was called Hydrania, an archipelago that did not border any land. It was lonely between two continents, a must-pass place for merchant ships and a trading port on the sea.
Silver Tear Island is one of the islands of Hydrania. During the flood season, a kind of fish from the deep sea will shuttle through the nearshore in groups and migrate to the other side of the ocean to spawn. In this process, countless silver fish will be forced to run aground on the beach, so this place is named Silver Tear Island, and the first bay that the fish pass through is named Silver Tear Bay.
The fishermen in this small town make a living by hunting this extremely rare fish.
Although it is called silverfish, after seeing some samples left in the homes of fishermen, Bai Jinshu couldn't help but blurt out: "Isn't this just hairtail?"
I don’t know if it’s because the world is different, but the cutlassfish here is actually a shallow-sea fish, and it gets stranded on the beach during the flood season every year.
Apart from these minor differences in details, this world is generally not much different from Earth. There are also twelve months in a year, but the four seasons here are sea, land, mountain and sky, which are divided into the Sea Month, Land Month, Mountain Month and Sky Month. Now happens to be the first month of the Sea Month, and the corresponding month should be January on Earth.
But compared to January on Earth, the climate here seems a little too weird.
"The water temperature is quite warm." The two followed the crowd and finally stopped at Silver Tear Beach. Bai Jinshu sat on the reef and leaned over to touch the waves rolling up from the beach. "To achieve this level, it must be at least the summer vacation in July or August, and it must be in the tropics."
Although the warming of the sea water is not obvious, the difference between "freezing cold" and "just slightly cool" is still obvious.
In the season when the glaciers should be gradually melting, the water temperature does not feel like winter ice water, and the air temperature is still just the temperature of early spring on Earth. This seems wrong no matter how you think about it.
"The silver fish seem to have started migrating," Bai Jinshuo added a spirit word to himself and looked into the distance, "It is estimated that in another five or six days, the first batch of silver tears will arrive here."
The fish breeding season is fixed, which is related to the monsoon ocean currents and temperature, and generally speaking, it will not be easily advanced.
Even if the water temperature rises and the monsoon currents come earlier, the spawning period of fish cannot be shortened.
Huaijiamu: "The god of tides and fertility."
The only one who can do this is the God of Tides and Fertility.
"What a long name you have," Bai Jinshu said unceremoniously, twitching his lips. "Just call him Sea God."
"Just now I heard the priest on the high platform say that all the changes that have taken place here this year are the blessings bestowed by the Father God," Huai Jiamu was not affected by him and continued to analyze, "If the authority of the gods that now occupy the faith here is indeed tide and abundance, then it is not difficult to do this."
The changes in water temperature of the monsoon currents correspond to the authority [tide], and the spawning cycle and flood season in advance correspond to the authority [abundance]. It is his job to do these things.
Bai Jinshu tapped his chin and said, "According to the batch count, he shouldn't be the first batch to enter."
For this world, the first group to enter should be the six exploration team members from the Foundation. The information they got in the town just now also indirectly confirmed this.
It was similar to what they knew before entering here. Before the [War of Faith] was launched, this was an ordinary materialistic world. The development of the times was roughly comparable to the Middle Ages in the West on Earth, and it was still in the agricultural age. The only things related to faith were some rumors about the gods of creation and some sects that were not systematic and spontaneously formed mostly for entertainment.
But just a few months ago, a true god arrived.
During the Moon of Heaven, six gods appeared in the southeastern country, claiming to represent the six natural intentions of the sun, moon, stars, night, etc. After a simple display of miracles, the appearance of the gods quickly convinced most people and quickly spread to the surrounding countries.
The continent in the southeast is also known as the place where the gods first appeared.
These first participants who entered here took advantage of everything. Judging from the rumors they have heard so far, what they did at the beginning was really nothing, but it made the people of the entire country crazy and even attracted people from other countries. Countless people from other countries who heard about the miracles of the gods rushed to the place where the gods appeared.
Then, countless other contestants began to appear, and various gods began to descend.
By the time the second group of combatants arrived, the stories about the gods were no longer vague legends, but real facts happening in neighboring countries. Various different sects had begun to spread throughout Theodilance, and the areas without the favor of the gods were gradually decreasing.
And this archipelago in the sea seems to have been forgotten by the gods.
When the people who were not blessed by the gods began to panic——
"Father God has finally appeared!"
On the beach, two townspeople, one old and one young, who were treading water, passed by Bai Jinshu and Huai Jiamu who were standing by the rocks.
The little girl on the left ran around and jumped, saying, "Just like I appeared on the platform today! I appeared in Hydrania in an instant!"
"Yes," the old man on the left kindly combed her hair, "We have not been abandoned. Father God has brought us the tide much earlier than in previous years..."
“Will Father God always be here?” the little girl asked, looking up.
"Of course," the old man patiently lifted her arms and crossed puddles one after another, coordinating with the little girl's movements and continued, "Why are you worried about this problem?"
Behind them, the accordionist opened the door and walked out of the pub.
In the past, he would sing some songs about waves and ships here. Sailors and fishermen who came from afar would tie up their boats and rush to the only tavern in the small town, holding bubbling, turbid beer, and under the intoxication of alcohol, they would scream out the tunes like wind and waves with him in confusion.
Now, he was wearing a white robe and holding an accordion. His previously wild beard had been combed clean and neatly tied with a white bow ribbon at the bottom.
The ribbons fluttered in the wind, and his singing had a strange solemnity and lightness.
"I walk on the waves,
Floating between the moonlit sky and water,
While walking, the people far below were already fast asleep.
I hold the reins tight.
Traveling through the blue dusk, night, and dawn,
Flying so high in the sky like an eternal god."
In the distance, there was a barely audible sneer, and two well-dressed strangers walked by.
【Author’s words】
The last paragraph is adapted from: Walking In The Air
When Hantang was typing, the friend next to him said: It can be seen that this sea god is bound to die
Contains sugar:? Why?
She: You have filled up these three chapters with flags, and there is almost no more space.
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