Soul of Burning Steel

Just before Joshua was about to set off.

Accompanied by the faint fluctuation of divine power, a hazy white mist suddenly appeared in the void around the silver star. Without a sound, the divine power light spots condensed, and a slender silhouette emerged in the white mist.

The next moment, the silhouette came out of the mist and came in front of Joshua.

Wearing a veil and holding a skull in his arms, the god of life, the most mysterious of the seven gods, walked barefoot, appearing in front of the warrior's body.

The God of Life has long hair that hangs down to his ankles. The white hair is as smooth as white snow without any wind, and slowly flutters in the void with the fluctuation of divine power. Coupled with his fair skin and white clothes, he can be seen at a glance. , He seems to have stepped out of a colorless world, only outlined by a white background and black lines.

Because of the veil, Joshua couldn't see the face of the God of Life, and with the almost motionless behavior and posture of the other party, naturally he couldn't distinguish the gender...but for the god, this may be the least important thing.

"The God of Life..."

Joshua is not surprised that the gods will appear - after all, the Mycroft world civilization may be on the brink of civil war because of the evil gods. As the guardian of civilization, it is normal for the seven gods to send one to communicate with him, but just now When the soldier was going to ask the God of Life why he came here, he realized that he actually did not know the "alternate name" of the God of Life.

The Seven Gods, in addition to their priesthood names, also have nicknames for convenience and appellation—for example, the god of power and justice, whose nickname is 'SINZIN', and the god of love and decay, whose nickname is 'Yolanda' (YOLANDA). Basically, apart from the formal sacrifices, believers of the Seven Gods usually use aliases for prayers and pronouns, which is convenient for them and does not affect the characteristics of their priesthood.

But the God of Life is a little different... Although the God of Life has the title of 'Great Source', it is only a supplement to the priesthood of 'Great Source of Life', not another name for him.

The God of Life is also the only one among the Seven Gods who does not have a relative priesthood, but only a single life priesthood.

"Joshua van Radcliffe."

Ethereal, like the sound of wind chimes, the incarnation of the God of Life stood in front of the silver star, He slightly raised his head, looking at the ecliptic of the silver star: "You plan to go to the world of the Shart people, and help them find out what caused the civil strife. The real reason of the world, and then put down the disputes in that world?"

The God of Life's tone was flat and emotionless. Even when he asked a question, it was like a statement without ups and downs. He raised his snow-white neck slightly and said softly, "You plan to help them, don't you?"

"That's true. Helping this group of alien creatures who are in civil turmoil but have not yet destroyed themselves is a good opportunity to collect information about evil gods."

Joshua didn't deny his thoughts, facing the God of Life who spoke directly, he also replied straightforwardly: "I think there is an evil god being bred at the bottom of the abyss, and before I face it head-on, I need to collect some useful information. For information about the nature of its power, at least know its 'name'. This is a good opportunity, maybe I can directly see the moment when the evil god's power erupts."

After hearing Joshua's answer, the God of Life nodded slightly, as if to express his approval.

But what he said afterwards was thoroughly questioned.

"Since this is the case, it means that you would rather help other civilizations to quell disputes than use your own power to bring the world of Mycroft back to peace?"

The God of Life's tone did not accuse or emphasize, but simply stated the facts plainly: "You intend to help outsiders, but you turn a blind eye to the disputes in your own civilization?"

This is a very embarrassing question. If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely think about how to get rid of the high hat that the God of Life inadvertently put on yourself, and explain your own views, not turning a blind eye to the Mycroft civilization.

But for Joshua, this kind of question is meaningless.

"Yeah, how should I put it, that's about it."

On the surface of the silver star, there was a dot of 'approval' flashing, and he replied: "Actually, that's the case, I would rather help other civilizations than take random actions in the world of Mycroft and interrupt the history of brewing disputes process."

Joshua said to the God of Life in an inexplicable tone: "In the final analysis, that is the world I live in, the civilization I belong to, and I hope it can have the ability to deal with, bear and survive this catastrophe alone... Not like these weaklings."

Having said that, Joshua looked at Thelma, who fainted immediately because of the appearance of the true god, and then turned his head to look at the fortress not far away, staring directly at the Shalters. The soldier said in a deep voice: "Look at these people. Look at these weaklings."

"In the face of the civil strife and the collapse of society, their military strength, individual strength, and even the power of the strong are helpless. Therefore, these weak people can only pray to me and others for help to support their civilization machinery. Come on, let’s forcefully solve this problem.”

The God of Life did not express any opinion on this reply. He just continued to nod his head without saying anything. On the contrary, Joshua moved his eyes and looked up at the group of vanguard fortresses with a calm but confident expression. He even revealed a slightly arrogant tone: What's more, this is the civilization I am in, it is the Mycroft civilization. "

——So, they should be stronger than others

——They take it for granted that there is a possibility of successfully ending this internal conflict through political means or social system reforms without forceful intervention.

Compared with the ordinary practice of being helped by the strong and then stepping out of the predicament, which is almost giving up, the Mycroft civilization has potential and strength, and has a better future. They don't need help, because they will grow enough to solve the trouble themselves to the point of achieving one's own sublimation without the help of others.

It is precisely because of this that Joshua is unwilling to act casually and affect the growth of civilization itself... As for the Shalt, it is not Mrs. Micro, and the soldiers don't care about their future.

What's more, the other party is not a problem of overpowering the seedlings. The fires of the civil strife are about to burn the farmland to nothing. At this time, it is meaningless to worry about the future. Those abyssal demons are also extinct.

"Very good explanation." Hearing Joshua's words, he thought for a while, even the God of Life couldn't help but nodded, but soon, He said softly: "But even so, there will be some people Lost your life because of it, didn't you? If you can also stay in Mycroft, then all losses will be reduced to nothing, and even the possibility will no longer exist."

"Your departure may cause the deaths of a large number of people that should have been avoided." He said so, his tone still calm, without any fluctuations.

And Joshua sneered, shook his head and replied, "Me?"

"Since Starfall 831, I have done a lot. What's more, Moldavia also has my avatar, which can be dispatched at a real crisis, so it's not that I don't take action at all, but just as a fuse—— To be honest, I can even say that without me, the future of Mycroft civilization would definitely be worse than it is now."

For things that have not happened in the future, Joshua has never taken it seriously, even dismissed it. He chuckled in a low voice: "What's more, if I really use my own strength to build houses for refugees, clean up pollution, and subdue the North The conflicts among the nobles of the empire...if I just go straight to the past and arrogantly solve all the problems alone."

"If I really do this, wouldn't it be equivalent to putting civilization in the palm of my hand, like caring for a baby, and caring for it in every possible way?"

To be able to save means to be able to destroy. When a civilization itself can be rescued and destroyed by a superpower at will, can civilization be equal to the powerhouse?

Of course it won't work.

If it reaches this point, no matter how great a civilization is, it is only in the hands of the strong, who can play with it and cut it at will, just like cutting the branches and leaves of the garden, "potted plants in the palm of your hand".

This was the answer that Joshua had come to from the bottom of his heart when he was clearing the Black Forest Fortress, and it would be even more so when he could theoretically create a 'paradise' that truly put the world under his control. Clearly know how terrifying a superpower's threat to civilization is.

That is a threat that can easily wipe out countless possibilities with just a flash of thought... Whether it is a legendary powerhouse or a god, as long as too much participation in the process of transforming the world, the result will be the same.

The Seven Gods have been watching the reincarnation of the world for thousands of years. In fact, it is the most rational and long-term approach, but for some reason, the God of Life will come alone and ask such questions.

"God of life, maybe you gods who hide from the world, watch reincarnation, and have no desires are hard to understand."

Joshua probably knew the purpose of the God of Life coming here to meet him, so he flashed his light spot, 'shaking his head' and said: "This kind of arrogance that replaces civilization and solves everything can't corrupt us now. , but what about the future?"

"If the civilization itself is used to being taken care of by the strong, so it doesn't care about any related issues, and even takes it for granted, is it possible for such a civilization to have a strong? If one leads the civilization forward, it can pot the civilization. The strong man in his hands suddenly becomes stupid, intends to go his own way, and walks towards a dead end that he knows is wrong, then at that time, civilization and ordinary people in civilization, can leave this strong man and go forward alone?"

The third and fourth changes seem a bit mysterious, because I'm sleepy...