Devil's Bible

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In the process of reshaping, the shepherd is gradually emerging from his moral dilemma.

While it may seem like an attempt to shirk responsibility, the shepherd has indeed begun to focus his attention on class issues.

For example, in this case, strictly speaking, even if the old carpenter had indeed sheltered these criminals, he shouldn't have been killed for it.

What's more, what about the people from their hometown who have absolutely no connection to what they did?

But why was the king able to send people to capture Grandpa Farming and the others as if it were perfectly justified?

Is this kind of behavior, which involves innocent people, really moral?

“In that case, the princess… cannot be returned for the time being,” the soldier said.

After saying that, he seemed to have let go of something, straightening his hunched back a little, but the beastly look on his face became even more ferocious, and a lot of brown fur began to grow.

"We need to find the witch, we need to master witchcraft, and we need to rescue your people."

"At the same time, it is also necessary to come into contact with the princess's curse."

“In that case, we must use the princess as a ‘bargaining chip’.” The soldier was calm at this moment, and he coldly uttered these words.

This also proves that he and the princess were not truly in love.

The shepherd looked at the soldiers with some concern.

The soldier shook his head; he was magnanimous by nature and could not concern himself with personal gains or losses.

But he will always repay what he owes.

At this moment, the shepherd also seemed to have some thoughts arising in his mind.

"These are just specific issues; we need a higher goal."

"We must find that goddess Nia."

"Isn't it said that He once wanted to change morality and laws?"

"Then He must have also discovered the problem of morality and law."

"If we can find Him and get His help, it may really be possible to complete the modification of moral laws."

"Then the problems caused by this kind of identity and morality will be resolved."

"At the same time, those who have a conscience but accidentally do wrong things do not have to suffer the torment of their conscience."

"The world can become a better place because of this!"

Chapter 574 The Principles of Witchcraft

With this in mind, they observed the princess's condition.

The princess was like a corpse at this moment, her body devoid of any breath, cold and lifeless.

If her appearance hadn't remained unchanged and hadn't shown any signs of decay, she might have been presumed dead long ago.

They took the princess to the tree hollow and placed her where the large, tower-like dog was.

The tinderbox was used to assign the big dog a task: to protect the princess.

After collecting a considerable amount of gold coins, they left.

With a large dog watching over her, the princess's safety is not a concern.

They left the tree hollow, covered it up, and began searching for directions, heading towards the other side of the mountain ridge.

Those witches and the like mostly live in remote, uninhabited places.

Because in crowded places, appearance can cause a lot of problems, and public opinion is also a form of morality.

Although witches may know some witchcraft, witchcraft is not omnipotent. They may escape the punishment of morality and law, but that does not mean they can completely ignore morality and law.

Therefore, to find a witch, one must go to a place that is rarely visited by people.

The two walked together.

During this time, the shepherd used rice to attract birds to lead the way.

If there are grass and trees blocking the way on the mountain, you can also use a hand axe to cut them open.

Later, when encountering insects such as bees, they could also drive them away with a feather fan.

When encountering ferocious beasts like wolves, the soldiers were able to scare them away.

He was like a wild beast at that moment, and his hands had become the claws of a wild beast.

Although he could no longer hold the sword, he gained a touch of wild beast-like aura.

The two continued on their way and soon found the dwelling of a witch.

The two immediately became cautious and vigilant.

Although witches and the like may appear to be bad people due to misjudgments in morality and law.

However, there is never a shortage of truly bad people.

The two rang the doorbell and soon heard strange laughter coming from inside.

"Oh my, oh my, oh my, people actually come to my desolate place." A very typical old witch opened the door, and then saw two people outside.

Upon seeing the two, the old witch glanced at their faces and immediately understood what had happened.

"People who misjudge morality and law?" The witch revealed their identities and led them into her house.

Once inside, the two discovered a huge garden behind the house.

There were many lettuce plants growing in the garden.

The lettuce looked so green and fresh, it looked very appetizing.

The two of them hadn't eaten much in a while and suddenly became hungry.

This hunger triggered a premonition in the two, and thoughts of 'stealing' immediately arose in their minds.

But it was at this moment that the shepherd realized the problem and pulled the beast soldier away from the lettuce.

"Drooling, aren't you?" The witch looked at the two of them and laughed strangely again.

“These are yours. If you’re willing to give them to us to eat, or if you’re willing to sell them to us, then I can certainly eat them.” The shepherd took out the gold coins he had brought with him.

Upon seeing the gold coins, the witch did not rush to take them.

Instead, he carefully examined the shepherd before accepting the gold coins.

"Now I believe you." The witch's smile faded.

Only then did the shepherd and others learn the secret of witchcraft—morality.

Indeed, witchcraft also originates from morality.

The difference lies in the fact that the morality of witchcraft is mostly the kind of morality that outsiders cannot determine, but that the practitioner can determine.

Just like the princess's curse.

It is a curse called chastity, and the morality of chastity is now at a moral juncture due to the changes in human desires.

Some people believe that chastity is a moral virtue, while others believe that it's okay not to.

"So-called witchcraft is actually a method that uses these ambiguous morals."

"Using certain things as a medium for morality, and then giving it a definition through human cognition."

"When someone violates the definition provided by this medium, they will be punished by moral law."

"My lettuce is a medium for gluttony and theft."

"And the reason you didn't rush to take our gold coins earlier was because you were afraid they were some kind of medium related to greed?" The shepherd finally realized.

“That’s right.” The witch nodded.

"To perform witchcraft, one must first find a desire or an uncertain morality."

"Then the thoughts in one's mind determine the moral boundaries within them and assign them to the 'medium'."

"This medium can be a real object or a certain behavior."

“When a strong personal definition is infused into it, and then the ‘ideas’ of many people in the moral sphere are guided to maintain it, then witchcraft can be formed.”

"It's like the chastity curse you're trying to break. The main force that sustains this curse is the moral concept that regards chastity as a treasure that needs to be protected."

There are two ways to break this.

"First, completely abolish the moral concept of chastity."

"To make most people stop thinking that chastity is related to morality, so that even if people have promiscuous sex, there will be no moral problem."

"Second, let someone who loves her and genuinely doesn't care about her chastity accept her infidelity."

"Guiding moral judgments with strong personal definitions."

At this moment, the soldier learned how to break the curse, and couldn't help but sigh at the wickedness of the witch who cast it.

The current understanding of chastity is extremely polarized.

Therefore, she was either a chaste and virtuous woman or a promiscuous and wanton woman.

According to the normal procedure, princes from various countries should come to 'rescue' the princess.

The princess, being merely a sleeping beauty, was utterly powerless to resist and could only submit to the princes' 'true love'.

But after doing all that, most of those princes just packed their bags and left.

What they care about is the throne that the princess represents, so naturally they would never wake the princess.

So, only after the princess had gone through many princes, none of whom could break the curse.

That's what attracts princes who simply enjoy this kind of thing and have no interest in the throne.

In his own perception, this prince might truly be his true love.

Only then will the princess be able to break the curse and wake up.

The type of curse reveals that the witch who cast it valued chastity and morality. Therefore, in her view, causing a princess to fall into such a state was the greatest insult and revenge.

The soldiers then had even more ideas.

He couldn't say he loved the princess; their relationship was merely a clash of desires.

Now it's more of a mindset of atonement.

Furthermore, since it was his first time with the princess, it had nothing to do with chastity.

She has no concept of chastity in her mind.

That's why there's no way to break the curse.

"What if I marry her and make that relationship chaste?" the soldier asked.

Chapter 575 The Curse of Beastly Desire

"If that's the case, it might actually be possible to circumvent the curse and awaken her."

“However, this is only a temporary measure. If she violates her chastity again, she will fall into an eternal slumber once more.” After thinking for a moment, the witch admitted that the soldiers were not a solution.

Getting on the train first and buying the ticket later will once again put this matter in a moral gray area.

So the princess was able to wake up again.

"But what are you going to do?" The witch looked at the soldier with interest, a certain light gleaming in her eyes.

“There was once a couple who came to me because they couldn’t have children.”

"They wanted me to use witchcraft to help them have children."

“I agreed,” the witch said with a hint of nostalgia. “I’m also lonely, so I’ll let the couple stay near my house for a while.”

"Then I led that wife to steal some of my lettuce."

"The desire for gluttony combined with the power of theft has become my unique sorcery—the Addiction."

"My witchcraft can exploit the addiction of others, allowing those who eat lettuce to obtain what they need."

“The couple wanted children so badly that I collected their obsession with ‘wanting children’ and then poured it into lettuce.”

"As long as they ate the lettuce, they got the child they wanted."