In Yin Zhu's mind, gods were directly equated with A-level citizens.
After all, as an ordinary patriotic young man who has been proud of Chinese culture since childhood, Yin Zhu could not accept the unspeakable act of impersonation and felt that it was an insult to his country's civilization.
Of course, Yin Zhu still possesses the emotional intelligence one would expect.
"Please accept my condolences. I am very sorry to hear this news," Yin Zhu said, offering a perfunctory consolation to Fei Yu.
"Actually, there's nothing to be sad about. I no longer have that kind of awe for them." Feiyu was quite frank. "Perhaps it's a good thing that the god our family followed has fallen. It's better than serving as a god. I'm the only child in my generation, so I'll definitely be the one to go then."
"Speaking of which, I've seen the term 'serving the gods' in books. What exactly does it mean? To be a servant of the gods?"
Yin Zhu remembered the history book about the only star she had read before.
As a publication permitted by the gods, the book naturally exaggerates the merits of serving the gods, as if as a high-ranking citizen, not serving the gods would lead to a relatively unsuccessful life, and the meaning of your existence would disappear.
At the time, Yin Zhu simply said: "Ah, yes, yes, you're right."
Now that she has met someone who is truly qualified, Yin Zhu becomes curious about what that means in the eyes of the indigenous people who have joined the rebel organization.
Flying Fish's expression immediately turned grim, as if recalling some terrifying memory: "If only it were just serving the gods."
"only?"
"Have you ever thought about it? The medical facilities in the inner city are advanced, and any body part can be replaced. So where do you get spare parts?"
Wasn't it man-made?
Just as Yin Zhu was about to ask a question in return, she suddenly realized the subtext behind the flying fish: "Taken from the retinue that serves the gods?"
"That's right. The essence of 'serving the gods' is to select a healthy blood donor from the clan. However, they have always romanticized this and brainwashed everyone into believing that it is a glorious thing for the family."
At this point, Feiyu sneered: "Even if the butcher's knife is cut into your body, some people will still think it's for the family, for Vina City, for the One Star."
"Not all sacrifices are meaningful."
Xiaoqiang suddenly looked up and said something.
He was clearly referring to the group of divine servants who became the gods' "living blood bags."
"...How has something that brings absolutely no benefit to the clan been passed down for decades?"
This time it was Jennifer who asked.
As a chosen one, she naturally has some understanding of [serving the gods], and at the same time, she actively explores this world.
According to Jennifer's exploration of the One Star, this term appeared around the same time as the city of Vena.
If what Flying Fish said is true, then the native inhabitants of this world are incredibly stupid. They've been completely fooled by a group of self-proclaimed superhumans, day in and day out for decades, without ever noticing any problems.
However, judging from Jennifer's interactions with the Indigenous people, it seems that this is not the case at all; at least the people in the outer city are quite intelligent.
Those indigenous people even extorted protection money from her!
In response to Jennifer's question, Flying Fish gave an expected answer: "Who says there are no benefits at all? If the gods can really use that [blood pack], then the clans will gain more power from the gods. Sometimes it's the qualification for lower-ranking citizens in the clan to enter the inner city, and sometimes it's the power of the company's top executives."
"Sacrifice one of you to serve your whole family."
Yin Zhu concluded decisively.
Flying Fish nodded, showing no intention of refuting: "You could say that."
"This kind of behavior, which ignores the rights of individuals for the sake of the whole, is outrageous! Human freedom is paramount!" Jennifer expressed her strong anger. After all, it sounded incredibly cruel to the victims.
From this perspective, the claims in that book aren't entirely wrong, which explains why so many people believe them.
One can bring glory to one's ancestors by serving the gods.
He/She is dead, but the family behind him/her can gain more power. As long as this kind of misfortune doesn't happen to you, you can just sit back and enjoy the benefits.
"Wait, how did you know?"
Yin Zhu suddenly realized, "Is this all an unspoken rule in the inner city? Does that mean no one wants to serve as a god?"
If everyone is reluctant to be the unlucky one, then this behavior contradicts the first rule of the inner city.
1. One should show genuine reverence for the divine.
If everyone shirks their duty to serve the gods, how can they possibly show genuine reverence? It's obvious that they only have fear, not respect.
"How is that possible?" Flying Fish shrugged. "If it were truly a consensus among the masses, our organization's members could probably increase tenfold, allowing us to take over half of the inner city. As for those gods..."
Flying Fish paused, unscrewed the bottle, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then continued:
"As for those gods, they will have no power if they lose the faith of Vina City. Rather, the god that our family supported was driven to his death because our family knew enough about the matter, which reduced our fanaticism for the god. This allowed the other gods to take the opportunity to expel us from the inner city."
"You're telling us all this? Aren't you afraid I'll record it and report it to other high-ranking citizens?" Yin Zhu said jokingly.
She did record quite a lot.
"Do you think we don't have backups of the content you collaborate on with our organization?"
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