Chapter 696 God’s Attitude Towards Man

"What would you do if your creation decided to turn its back on you one day?"

Hao Ren looked into Raven 12345's eyes and asked. He hesitated for a long time before speaking, but when he really said these words, he felt no pressure at all. He waited for the answer from the real goddess in front of him, and the latter's beautiful eyes were dancing with a mysterious glimmer. After a moment, the eyes were slightly bent, and Raven 12345 said with a smile: "Are you right?" What is the definition of 'abandon'?"

"This..." Hao Ren was a little stuck. He suddenly found that he had asked a question rashly, but he didn't even understand many key definitions, or he didn't have a standard in his mind, "Probably...for example They don’t believe you, deny that you are their creator, or simply worship other gods or something like that.”

"Oh, it seems that the 'creations' you are referring to here are those intelligent beings." Raven 12345 snapped his fingers as he spoke. The surrounding scene suddenly turned upside down. The withered heavenly garden faded away in an instant, and the sky was filled with stars. and the vast expanse of space suddenly appeared as if appearing from a dream. Hao Ren felt a sense of weightlessness coming over him. When he reacted, he was already standing in the vast space, and some planets were rapidly zooming in his field of vision. Although he couldn't feel his own movement, he realized that he was passing through. Under the leadership of Crow 12345, he quickly traveled through the universe.

"Creation... Although I haven't created the universe yet, when I have nothing to do, I like to create some celestial bodies, such as stars, planets, and larger nebulae. These are all creations, but these things obviously will not be produced. What idea of ​​'turning back' the Creator?" Raven 12345 took Hao Ren through the starry sky, gradually approaching a gray-blue planet, "And when I have more free time, I will also create some life...sometimes from Starting from scratch, let life evolve from a single cell. Sometimes, just like in human myths and stories, we directly create the entire ecosystem and plan everything at once for them to reproduce and evolve. The former takes a long time to evolve. There's something about it, and it's going to be as lively as Earth in a short time. It's interesting work, not just a research project."

The situation on the planet's surface quickly magnified in Hao Ren's eyes. He saw that the planet was already full of life, and a civilization in a state of sword and magic was thriving on its surface. He could see warriors riding dragons patrolling the lower atmosphere. Some tall demihumans were busy building city walls under the supervision of overseers. At the North Pole of the world, there was a majestic tower and several armies wearing different costumes. While fighting near the tower, the grand thunderstorm created by the magicians was clearly visible in space.

"Oh, the four northern countries are competing for the 'Tower of Etania'. They believe that this tower leads to the source of the world. The power in the tower can realize any wish of mortals, including eternal life, but soon they will find themselves It's so wrong... This tower is just a weather controller, and it has been abandoned for a long time. All the equipment has been dismantled, and now only a stone shell remains."

It was the first time that Hao Ren observed a civilization from this perspective, and had a true god explaining it next to him. A strange feeling came to his heart, but he quickly returned to his normal state of mind: "You created this place." of?"

"Yes, it was created thousands of years ago, directly creating the planet and the entire ecosystem," Raven 12345 smiled, "There is no earlier history, and there is no process of biological evolution. This 'world view' is different from the perspective of people on earth today. It may be a bit challenging to science, but in fact there is more than one such planet, and the indigenous people on these planets can still live very well. As long as they can develop smoothly, sooner or later they will supplement the knowledge they need on other planets."

Hao Ren looked at Raven 12345 curiously: "Is this related to the question I just asked?"

Sister Goddess smiled: "It's related - the current mainstream ideology on this planet is atheism, and they destroyed my temple many years ago. Of course, I had no contact with them even when the temple was still there. After all, they The development was going smoothly, and I didn't interfere, so strictly speaking, they didn't know about my existence at all, and the original temple was just a... haha, a weird thing."

Hao Ren almost fell out of space on the spot.

"Isn't it incredible?" Raven 12345 looked at Hao Ren's embarrassed look with a smirk, "A world of swords and magic, but it advocates atheism more than many technologically advanced planets. The reason is very simple: they came into contact with supernatural powers a little early. , and they themselves have special racial talents, so they have been able to control some natural forces by themselves from a long time ago, such as wind, fire, thunder and lightning... Although they are very weak, they have used this to get rid of the power of nature early. Fear, when the thunder of nature is just a larger lightning spell in their impression, they no longer believe that the person living in the sky is a god, they believe that it is a very powerful magician."

"...It's incredible." Hao Ren didn't know what to say, so he could only sigh.

"This is the interesting thing about creation, because it is difficult to be sure how the things you create will develop. Sometimes two almost identical worlds will develop completely differently, and the 'intelligence' of creatures is the most important factor that leads to this difference. Common reasons. After all, many races think about things differently.”

Hao Ren was a little confused: "You didn't show up to tell them about the true god?"

"Why show up?" Raven 12345 crossed his arms, "They can solve the problems they encounter in survival by themselves, so they don't need gods, and there are no problems with the operation of this planet, so I don't need to show up, since neither party has Contact is necessary, am I just showing up to show off that I have created this planet? I am very busy - and Xiling Apostle hates worthless behavior."

What she said made sense, but even though it sounded natural, Hao Ren still felt it was incredible: after all, this was so far from the images of gods in many worlds. Raven 12345 saw the other party's entanglement, she just smiled indifferently: "Everything must be valuable. Some races establish contact with gods because they have this need. Some races rely on atheism to maintain society, and it is also because they The development stage of the world has reached this point. The civilization on this planet may one day realize that there is a true god in this universe - for example, when they explore the depths of the universe and find some traces of correction, or maybe they discover When there are man-made traces on their own planet. But that will be a long time later, and their understanding of God will be very different from other races... But in any case, it is their own business. "

Raven 12345 paused and shook his head slightly: "I didn't create life for anyone to worship me, and I believe the same is true for the goddess in the Dream Plane. Although she seems to be a dabbler, from your description, it can be seen that Her purpose when creating life was very simple: on the one hand, it was to explore the universe, and on the other hand... she just wanted to make the surroundings more lively."

"I probably understand," Hao Ren heard something from Raven 12345's words, "It seems that for the True God, the 'abandonment' of mortals is a false proposition...or it does not exist at all."

"There are no expectations, so there is no disappointment. Sometimes God is not just magnanimous to people, but simply has different values, so he doesn't feel betrayed or offended by humans at all. In the end, religion is human beings' own social activities, and God... ...I was just dragged out by those guys to be a mascot to heat up the atmosphere. If I couldn't bear to feel sorry for myself, I would help them with a little help, like a nanny. Anyway, that's how I see it, the atmosphere over there in the Star Territory is a little different. Let’s not discuss it,” Raven 12345 smiled wryly and spread out his hands, “Last year, on a whim, I compiled prayer messages from the entire universe. What do you think is the most pious and heartfelt sentence among them?”

Hao Ren shook his head, how could he know this.

"Thank you to the goddess for the ten days of vacation - that's what a child said," Raven 12345 couldn't laugh or cry, "They have a big prayer once a year, and the school has a long holiday during the big prayer."

Hao Ren: "...This is too real!"

"Most people are very practical, especially after they know that praying to God cannot fulfill their wish to conquer the world and live forever, they pay more attention to those very practical benefits." Raven 12345 waved his hand and suddenly pulled Hao Ren flew to the side, "Let's get out of here first. There is a dark elf below who has just assembled an astronomical telescope and is testing it for the first time today. He is looking over here."

Hao Ren was dragged far away before stopping, while Raven 12345 was looking at the stars on the horizon. On the surface of the planet below, an elf was holding the first telescope on the planet and looking at the same thing. of a starry sky.

Raven 12345 thought for a moment and gently rubbed his fingers. The pattern of light was temporarily changed. The starry sky that could be seen on this planet suddenly became brighter and clearer. Although it was only a slight change that was imperceptible to the naked eye, But it's enough to give a stargazer a little surprise.

"Let him see clearly. It's not easy to get a clear day," the goddess smiled evilly. "Anyway, no one has accurately calculated the degree of interference of the atmosphere on the starlight."