The First Vampire-Chapter 728 - : 726 Suspicion_1

Chapter 728: 726 Suspicion_1

“You must have tried to resist before, right?”

“Yes. Gana and I tried to resist…” Elan Seraph’s sadness deepened in her eyes. “But how can humans possibly resist the gods?”

Colin was silent for a moment before asking:

“So, after Gana’s death, you led the elves into the Bright Moon Forest?”

“Yes. With Gana, we saw through the deceit of the so-called god-favored vocational system. It was nothing more than divine beings selecting advanced fighters for themselves…

From then on, I lost all faith in all divine beings, including the Goddess of Destiny. After hiding in the Bright Moon Forest, I ordered the dissolution of the Church of Destiny…”

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Having heard this, Colin finally understood why the elves had become so divided.

Recalling the charge of the elderly elf he met earlier, Colin still said:

“Not all elves agreed with your decision, did they? I met an old man before who asked me to convey to you that his faith in the Goddess of Destiny has never wavered.”

A mocking smile appeared on Elan Seraph’s face:

“Is that so? But when I publicized Gana’s fate and the conspiracy of the gods, almost all elves expressed outrage. There were no more devout prayers in the halls of the Church of Destiny. Even the Elf King voluntarily abolished his ranger status, and announced a ban on the continued preaching of rituals and baptisms for new rangers.

At that time, I thought the Goddess of Destiny would inflict divine punishment to chastise the world.

Unfortunately, nothing happened afterwards.

I was ready to welcome death anyway. Since Gana was dead, I had long wanted to follow him.

But the silence of the Goddess of Destiny baffled me.

Could it be that she truly doesn’t care about the depletion of faith?

Could it be that she truly doesn’t care about her legacy in the mortal world?

Could it be that we have really misunderstood the divine beings?

Anyway, it seems that I was too naive to think that this non-cooperative approach could threaten the gods. Their insight into the weakness of us mortal beings was apparent!

Look, just a mere thousand years of decline, and most elves can’t stand it.

They even started to miss the Goddess of Destiny they once abandoned!”

Elan Seraph grew more and more excited as she spoke, her expression filled with frustration:

“They obviously yearn for strength more than poor freedom, even if this strength is built on enslavement!”

Colin sighed in his heart, not knowing what to say.

Actually, when Mr. Ji first suggested that he abolish the Glorious Church, he felt it was an unreliable suggestion for this reason.

The religion of this era plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining governance. Even with its various flaws, it still provides countless weak and ignorant people with a spiritual support, and gives the noble class a stable foundation for inheritance.

It’s not that Colin doesn’t want to reform, but he understands that the change in the relations of production must accord with the development of the productive forces.

Given the backward productive forces of the current era, there is no fertile soil for the growth of idealism like democracy, freedom, and equality.

Forced reforms will only lead to greater turmoil.

In the end, the people will call for the return of the original order, longing for the appearance of the “Shepherd” in their hearts.

To change this, the primary task is not to kill the shepherd, but to make the people stop being blindly obedient sheep.

But this requires enlightening the people’s wisdom and a comprehensive education system.

However, this is impossible to achieve before the Industrial Revolution.

The backward productive forces leave people no choice but to toil all day to fill their stomachs. How could they possibly have the leisure to receive a full enlightenment education?

The forcible dissolution of the Church of Destiny by Elan Seraph can only lead to the decline of the elves, but it cannot completely eliminate the people’s longing for the Goddess of Destiny.

It can be imagined that even if she insists on not compromising, there will be other rituals that will eventually raise the banner of the Goddess of Destiny again, and re-establish a faith system among the elves.

During his contemplation, Elan Seraph’s voice rang out again:

“Duke St. Chapman, since you were able to cross the barrier of Bright Moon Forest to come here, I presume you have become a legendary Holy Knight?”

“Yes.”

“Knowing Gana’s fate, you mustn’t want to become the slave of the gods…”

“Hold on.” Colin had a thought and interrupted, “High Priestess, I’d like to know, what exactly happened to Emperor Gana?”

“Of course, he became an ‘Angel’ under the Lord of Glory. However, being called an angel is no different from being a slave. If you don’t want to end up in the same situation, I have a suggestion.”

Colin asked without betraying any emotion:

“What suggestion?”

“Since Gana’s death, I have been painstakingly researching for over a thousand years methods to escape the shackles of the gods. Recently, I have conceived a plan. Although I do not know if it can succeed, I believe you would definitely be willing to lend a hand?”

“Oh? What method?”

Elan Seraph stood up from the tree branch, pointed to the luxuriant oak tree above her head, and extended an invitation to Colin:

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“Duke St. Chapman, my tree house is at the top of the oak tree. Please follow me.”

She then agilely jumped between the branches. But when she turned around, she found that Colin was still standing still under the tree.

“Duke St. Chapman, why aren’t you coming?”

Colin looked at the towering oak tree in front of him, shimmering with a subtle glow, and suddenly smiled, saying:

“High Priestess, why don’t you clearly explain how I can escape the shackles of the gods?”

Elan Seraph smiled slightly and said:

“This cannot be explained in a few short words, you should just come with me.”

But Colin still did not move.

Elan Seraph gathered her long hair behind her ear and laughed:

“Duke St. Chapman, you are wary of me, aren’t you?”

“Shouldn’t I be?” Colin retorted, “This is our first meeting, how can I trust that you truly want to help me?”

Elan Seraph pressed her lips together, seemingly surprised by Colin’s caution, but she patiently explained:

“I’m not just helping you, revealing the true face of the gods and enabling all mortal beings to attain true freedom are my lifelong aspirations, and the only way I can pay tribute to Gana…”

“So, you were Emperor Gana’s lover?” Colin suddenly asked.

Elan Seraph nodded.

Colin cornered his mouth and said:

“Were you by Emperor Gana’s side when he died?”

“Gana didn’t actually die. He was transformed by the Lord of Glory into an angel without self-will…”

“So, he can only obey the orders of the Lord of Glory?”

“Of course.”

Colin sighed, his tone suddenly turned cold:

“Elan Seraph, at first, I thought you were the one helping me behind the scenes. But now it seems… you’ve been deliberately misleading me all along!”