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Chapter 147: Fanaticism

Using violence can solve problems, but using violence can't solve problems; using dialogue can solve problems, but it can't solve problems through dialogue.

Problems—or conflicts—can arise under any circumstances. As long as there is an opposition relationship between people, between camps… then "conflict" will inevitably exist. Beliefs, similarities, values, behavioral patterns or conflicts of interest are all the reasons for the problem.

Whether in the past or present, various forms of conflict have appeared in this world. Communication between different individuals of different cultures will almost inevitably lead to conflict. Once this conflict is expanded, almost no one can be resolved in a "peaceful" way.

If this is between two people, the contradictions can be adjusted through relatively "moderate" methods. If it exists between countries or camps, after various conflicts are put on the table, the contradictions will become increasingly difficult to reconcile - in the end, such conflicts will often lead to war.

The human race alone is full of wars that break out for various reasons, and there is no shortage of war between other intelligent creatures of human beings. Since civilization, the world has never been quiet for a day. One of the by-products brought by their boastful "intellectual thinking" is probably these explosive "modes of communication".

Plunder and being plundered, killing and being killed, aggression and being aggression... Violent behaviors are everywhere in every corner of the historical record. Fierce conflicts will always bring about the rampant violence, and the communication between civilizations is often accompanied by pain - no matter what the original reason is.

Compared with the violent conflicts caused by various reasons, the conflicts between people are not irreconcilable. Especially now the conflicts between Liqi and this teenager, all she needs is news about the "Eye of True Vision". If possible, she is too lazy to use violence.

What Liqi sometimes thinks, the solution of the problem does not depend on what the problem needs to be solved. In most cases, it only depends on the attitude of the two parties that cause the problem to be treated with. Even if one party has an absolute unilateral advantage, the conflict cannot be easily resolved.

For example, now, you can just choose to tell Liqi some information, but he chose to remain silent. Even though he was beaten and beaten with scars, he still did not let go, but was staring at Liqi who was setting apart with a cold look.

The content of the prayer was about to end, and she stopped fists and the magic in the air crafted a simple healing spell under her control and then projected it onto the teenager.

"The sins will be repaid. Good deeds will be rewarded. Those who are deeply sinned will be punished at the end, and those who do good and justify them will be redeemed in their glory. Your glory will always shine, allowing the souls of the dead to rest and comfort the bodies of the victims."

Although she claimed to be disgusted with this religion, Liqi used a tone when chanting those prayers than the old monks in the monastery. She even put her hands in complex postures according to standard etiquette. If she was dressed in a monk's costume, even a guest-starred priest would not be suspected.

After silently reciting the last prayer, Liqi's fingers emitted a milky white glow. She moved her fingertips slightly, and she sent the glimmer of the healing spell to the part where the boy was beaten and bruised. The scars that were filled with her own thin body were wiped out in an instant.

The bruises caused by taking ten minutes to beat can be cured with healing spells in less than one point. The healing spells are quite effective for simple trauma. However, compared with the magic consumed, it is a bit expensive. Even in war, there are few unprofitable situations like a magician who acts as a military doctor.

The bruises dissipated, and the dull pain left behind still made the boy tremble. A little pain appeared in his eyes, but he still couldn't hide the light of his will. He gritted his teeth and his breathing was a little disordered. Often, after taking a deep breath, he would exhale several short breaths in succession.

When Liqi first started chanting the prayer clips in the Holy Book for him, the boy's expression was a little shaken, but now the slight fluctuation completely disappeared. After the storm beaten, the boy's mood had also returned to calm.

He is not afraid of violence, and Liqi does not think that violence can shake his beliefs. Born at the bottom, he should be used to being violently oppressed by others. Therefore, simply beating him cannot make him surrender - although Liqi does not think that the boy "submission" is of use.

"I really don't understand why you are doing this? Out of faith, or are you afraid that you will be 'cleaned' when you speak out?" Seeing that the wound on the boy's body had been treated with spells. Liqi sighed helplessly, "I will do what I say. As long as you say what I want to know, I will let you go-if you think this will put you in danger, then I can also find some people to provide you with life protection."

Since the role they play is the lowest-level "consumables", the True Vision Eye will definitely not let them have too much information to stab themselves at the critical moment. Liqi did not intend to ask how many things from the boy, but his reaction was indeed a bit beyond her expectations.

Obviously, although Liqi thought she had given a good condition, the boy did not believe what Liqi said. He took a breath and suddenly said: "The 'guarantee' you guys said is the same as the cunning demons, and every word is not worth believing. The Vallad Riverside deceived the Woodels with superior conditions to open the city gate, and then turned against each other and slaughtered the people of the city."

He endured the pain left by himself and squeezed out his teeth in pain: "Everything he said is sweet, but he does not do anything to achieve his goal. Do you think I will believe you? If I tell you those 'information', I will definitely be dealt with if I have no value."

The words he spoke from his mouth came from the story in the Holy Book, an old man who called himself "the prisoner of Woodall" told the four sages about his city being captured by the demon. The demon used sweet words to deceive the Woodalls' trust and then destroyed the city.

In fact, this should be just a story - it may have been created in the war era when conflicts between humans and demons broke out. At that time, the demons living near the west coast of the Old Continent and on the western oceans formed an alliance and invaded the territory of the human countries.

It was also at that time that the demons became synonymous with demons in some human countries that believed in the Holy Lord. Although they looked similar to humans on the outside, almost all demons had some innate powerful power. This power was hosted in their bloodlines, and some religious people also believed that they were a "sin-filled creature" produced by the hybridization of humans and demons.

However, in recent years, through research by scholars from various disciplines, it has been basically confirmed that the demons have a deep relationship with the two races of humans and are extremely similar in gene fragments.

Compared to Gulinius, which can basically be divided into two species from humans, the demon can only be regarded as a subspecies branch of the human species. Both originated from an ancestor, but later they embarked on different evolutionary routes. The bloodline they possess made them better than ordinary humans in many aspects.

In most countries, the demons have long been regarded as the apostle of the demons, and the empire has even recognized the citizenship of the demons' immigration for a long time. There is no doubt that for some considerations, even the empire, as a secular country, requires that some stories that deliberately slander the demons be deleted from the holy book as much as possible. Now few people use these things as examples to speak.

"I will never tell you anything I know, even if you want to kill me." The boy looked up at Liqi, "Sin will force us to surrender with all means, but the glory of the Holy Lord will guide us on the way forward--you will wait to be burned out by the ending fire."

But among the few people with strong faith, they still regard the demon as the embodiment of sin, and the unwavering determination of the boy in front of them may also be derived from this fanatical belief.

"Wow, can you think you are a martyr born for faith, just like Martel III and his Iron Cavalry?" Looking at the boy with his head held high, Liqi mocked with disdain, "Don't be stupid, you are not a member of the Iron Cavalry, and you don't even have the chance to become a prisoner in Woodell. You are just a cheap cannon fodder to those guys, and the meaning of existence is to be consumed."

Swearing with the sword in my hand, I will never give up my belief. If I and my followers will eventually fail, then when the failure comes, I will choose to die. At the end of the classical era, Martel III, the last king of the Kingdom of Pesta, who led the alliance of the West Coast of the Old Continent to fight the demons, told Garros, the demon general who asked him to surrender at the end of the classical era.

He eventually led all his subordinates to launch a desperate charge to the demon army ten times his own, and was eventually buried on the hills of Berg Catland. The leaders of the demons buried the great king after the war and at the same time established a towering monument for him.

Later generations called this protracted war the Eighty Years War. In the late stage of the war, both sides even forgot the reason for the initial killing of each other. This was undoubtedly a stupid war, but Martel III was indeed an excellent king, and he also became a representative figure who implemented his will until his death.

So Liqi snorted contemptuously.

"Stop kidding, why did I kill you just because you don't want to tell me what I know?" As if I heard a bad joke, Liqi was not even interested in laughing, "Please tell me, is there any meaning to kill you?"

She snapped her fingers, and the tentacles that were wrapping around the boy were suddenly untied. (To be continued)
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