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Chapter 423: The Abyssal Missionary Group's Chaotic Actions
Chapter 423: The Abyssal Missionary Group's Chaotic Actions
"Did you feel anything when you saw the blood?" Qin Muye asked the War God, who seemed a bit confused and didn't understand what Qin Muye was talking about.
"Looks like it wasn't enough of a shock. After all, it was just a small part."
In fact, Qin Muye knew that the War God was just a part of the experiment, and so was the God of Etiquette. Essentially, they were both part of the noble war.
If war truly changed, the God of Etiquette would also be affected. The phrase "the collapse of manners and the decay of culture" refers to this situation.
Noble wars in the main material plane strictly adhered to various noble rules and etiquette. As the God of Etiquette, he would certainly face the same impact as the War God.
"Too stupid, this way, they seem to have exposed their own base. But it's normal for their minds to be a bit off, after all, these people have become a bit mad because of the abyssal power."
Whether it's the sacrilegious priests of the abyssal missionaries or the mages weaving magic, they are essentially reusing the chaotic abyssal power. This, to a certain extent, increases intelligence while reducing rationality.
These two aspects are not contradictory. Rationality is one thing, and the mind is another.
Just like the abyssal missionary group, composed of the lower classes, after being baptized by the abyssal power, they are no longer as ignorant and backward as before. They also know how to think, but their rationality has gradually aligned with the abyss, making it impossible for them to maintain their mental health.
This is still considered normal. The mages are even more terrifying. They directly face the chaotic abyssal magic, weaving and shaping it, forming a completely new magical system. Apart from being dangerous, there are no other drawbacks, such as low energy consumption, great power, and easy release.
It is precisely this harm to rationality that led the abyssal missionaries to attack the cathedrals under the Churches of Holy Light and Fertility, preparing to kidnap a viscount.
This is a normal thing, expansion, after all.
But their true mistake was declaring war through the viscount, then using the noble war to annihilate the viscount and the accompanying priests. This is a bit too bold.
Qin Muye couldn't understand why they would do this; it was simply stupid.
They could have infiltrated through the viscount instead of using brute force.
But then he thought about their lack of rationality, and Qin Muye felt it was his own problem, not the abyssal missionaries' stupidity. If you try to reason with a group of madmen, they can drive you mad.
"Alright, I think I know what they are trying to do." Qin Muye looked at the redemption records and found that they had redeemed many books not from this world, mostly books with dragon-slaying and reform themes, following a path of blood and fire from the lower classes.
So perhaps it looks stupid, but it is a big step for them to change the peasant and serf classes.
And, it truly cut off faith, his contribution rate directly increased to 2.3%, indicating that something that could endanger the gods was spreading.
Otherwise, in such a small area, it would be impossible to reach such a high proportion of 2.3%.
This is a population in the billions, and the combined forces of the abyssal missionaries don't even reach a fraction of this. So it's unlikely to be due to the number of people, but rather a change brought about by a certain ideology.
"But the problem is, I didn't expect them to be so radical. I thought they would focus on gradual infiltration." Qin Muye sighed. He really didn't expect things to develop this way.
The change from a steady and cautious approach is due to the lack of rationality.
"Fortunately, the Abyssal Magic Network Sandbox is running. Otherwise, if they directly accessed the main network, they might have gone completely insane."
"Rationality may not lose the ability to judge the situation, but it will lose control over oneself, even leading to a significant personality change. This is also a side effect of corruption."
Qin Muye's transformation of a peasant, who was once a foolish believer, into a person with a flexible mind, curious and ambitious, within a few minutes, came at a cost. Especially since this transformation was extremely brutal, combined with the impact and disparity of their original personality, anyone would go mad.
"But, this is also a good thing. The abyssal missionaries might really help me complete the task. I hope they don't deal with me, the will of the abyss, after the task is done." Qin Muye didn't feel offended or annoyed; instead, he felt happy.
Unchanging experiments are not necessarily good. Now that there are variables, Qin Muye can more carefully observe the entire divine system.
"Once the Abyssal Missionary Group truly stands firm, the status quo might be overturned," Qin Muye couldn't help but smile.
The gods' success and failure both hinge on the soul allegiance.
The sacrilegious priests can use the soul allegiance to steal divine power from the gods. Of course, this was before things got this crazy; "steal" was a more fitting term then. But now, things are different. They are open and aboveboard, so it's more like a forcible seizure.
The gods cannot dissolve the soul allegiance, even though it involves a series of unequal contracts targeting believers. This contract has made the sacrilegious priests a rule that parasitizes the gods, sucking their blood, leaving the gods with no way to shake them off. They can only let the sacrilegious priests use their own power against them.
Qin Muye quickly stored some newly developed divine power weapon designs in the redemption list. Yes, not the actual items, but the designs.
Once the Abyssal Missionary Group learns them, they can use these designs to build divine power weapons, forcibly extracting divine power through soul allegiance to use divine punishment against the gods' believers. The thought of it is quite exhilarating.
"I only hope you can survive a bit longer. Otherwise, if you all die, I'll have to form another group. I think this Abyssal Missionary Group has a lot of new ideas."
He appreciated the madness of this group. They dared to try anything, even if they might make foolish mistakes. Qin Muye didn't have high hopes for them, though.
Ultimately, they were too weak. If they could produce a 6th-rank sacrilegious priest, Qin Muye would be more convinced. Unfortunately, they only have 1st-rank sacrilegious priests, so the success rate is not high. By the time the gods realize something is amiss, they will face a devastating blow.
Playing these games in a supernatural world, to be honest, Qin Muye is a bit nervous. Who knows if it might affect him?
Although he isn't afraid even if it does affect him. After all, the gap between the two sides is significant. He is outside the main material plane, and these people have no way to reach him; the technology isn't that advanced.
Unless some ultra-ancient civilization is unearthed, which isn't impossible. For example, the technology of becoming a god indicates that there were corresponding methods in ancient times. Similarly, magic, though current mages are essentially priests in disguise, the existence of the term and corresponding deities suggests that such a thing did exist.
However, due to the gods' rule, all these things have been buried in time. Who knows, they might be dug up one day.
His sprite spies have plans in this area and might unearth something for Qin Muye at any time.
"I also need to figure out the reason for the gods' preparations. They wouldn't mobilize on such a large scale for no reason. If the concept of divine roles can truly be expanded, then the gods' behavior of keeping believers is undoubtedly killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."
"An enemy that can make a group of greedy gods kill the goose that lays the golden eggs must be very powerful."
Qin Muye isn't stupid. His spies have infiltrated the divine realms of various gods, such as the God of Holy Light, the God of Power, and the God of Fertility. Their actions are definitely preparations for war, and it doesn't seem to be an internal conflict.
It's a clear external war. This history has been erased; there are no records in any kingdom, and no rumors in the divine realms. The secrecy is absolute.
"So I hope there might be some records in the possible archaeological ruins. Otherwise, I'll have to capture a powerful god."
Neither the War God nor the God of Etiquette knows the truth. After all, their deification periods, according to the gods' time perspective, are not long. Unlike the God of Holy Light and the God of Fertility, who have a long history, even the God of Magic is relatively young among the gods. Otherwise, how could he be just a minor deity like the War God?
The God of Magic seems more like a precaution against the true magic system's revival rather than a deity created for the concept of magic.
But it doesn't matter. The new abyssal magic has already begun to spread. There will be a harvest eventually, and Qin Muye will be very patient in waiting.
(End of Chapter)
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