Devil's Bible

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If you have her breathe according to that secret method, her body shape will change slightly.

Jane, who was sent away from the church, never expected that Nemes would actually keep his promise.

Nemes smiled in the church and notified the fictitious protocol members in Airfoil City.

Chapter 320 (Bonus chapter 8/11, monthly votes reached 2,000.)

Although Jane has health problems, Nemus has the Saint's Potion, so there's not much to worry about.

Although the old pastor had gone down a dark path, he still retained a sliver of goodwill throughout the process, even though that goodwill was for the sake of perfecting the Son of God.

Therefore, the Saintly Elixir he developed can largely compensate for the physical problems of these 'experimental subjects,' enabling them to go further on the path of transcendence.

Throughout the process, Jane's personal will was extremely strong, and her ability to become a top pilot of the Air Spring spaceship demonstrates her boldness and meticulousness.

After all, the air fountain spaceship flies along the column of air expelled by the floating whale. During this process, the air column is stable, and possibly due to the floating whale, this air column can provide a stable and powerful levitation force.

However, there are also many impurities in the air column, and if you are not careful, you can get injured.

At the same time, to land ahead of schedule, one needs to be bold and careful, and to judge changes in airflow.

After all, in the sky, without many reference points, it is difficult to determine one's location. One can only rely on changes in airflow and some obvious geographical features around them.

At that speed, any hesitation or misjudgment could result in insufficient airflow, causing the glider to lose its 'levitation' support halfway through the flight, leading to a crash and loss of life.

Or perhaps they misjudged the location and landed not near a village or town, but deep in some remote mountains and forests.

In those deep mountains and forests, no one knows what dangerous creatures lurk there.

Therefore, piloting an airship is an activity that greatly tests one's temperament, judgment, willpower, and control.

Jane has good qualifications, and at the same time, she has a natural distrust of the church, making her almost a natural candidate for the 'general' of the fictitious agreement.

This is why Nems released Jane.

After dealing with Jane's problem, Nemes began to examine the colored crayon again.

Colored crayons should primarily be made with whale wax.

Sperm wax and blubber are generally byproducts of whale product extraction.

Just like the stained glass windows made of whale blubber in churches, these stained glass windows are made from whale blubber slabs, which are actually 'waste' after whale oil is extracted.

whale blubber and whale oil are essentially the same thing: oil residue and oil.

It no longer possesses much extraordinary value, but it has the characteristic of 'preserving' light.

By adding some colors, it can store sunlight and transform it into a variety of colors.

This allows the church to emit a soft yet dazzling light at night, even without the lights on.

In addition, whale blubber is a monopolized resource, and its extraction and production are strictly kept secret by the church, so generally only churches use whale blubber boards.

Therefore, churches generally do not specifically promote the difference between whale blubber and whale fat plates.

Some untrained practitioners lack a clear understanding of spiritual resources and cannot recognize the relationship and difference between the two.

So every now and then, someone would secretly smash the church's stained glass windows and steal these dyed blubber boards, which are similar to glass, to use as whale oil.

The same applies to whale wax; in the production of some buoyancy whale products, there is a boiling process involved.

During the boiling process, some impure oils, blood, and various impurities will mix together, forming this difficult-to-separate whale wax.

Sperm wax has a wide range of applications in the cosmetics, beauty, and skincare industries.

Although it contains a lot of waste residue, it still contains some oil, which has a real nourishing effect on life and things.

Using it to make crayons is actually a bit of a luxury.

Only legendary painters could use this type of paint made from whale wax.

Because it can better preserve the texture of the painting, it will not change over a long period of time, making it easier to protect.

"This is also a clue." Although whale wax is not completely regulated.

However, because these special items involve other controlled items, their outflow is subject to certain restrictions; at the very least, there will be records.

In addition, many personal files also appeared in Naims's possession.

The paladins who were mainly responsible for security back then handed over their documents more readily. Although their files contained some information from the grid sensors, it was less than that of the priests.

After all, when a priest casts a divine spell, he will touch the grid, thus retaining more information.

Among the pastors, some who considered themselves to have a clear conscience also submitted their contributions.

However, there are still some people who are unwilling to pay.

Although Nems could be forcibly retrieved by higher authorities.

But the purpose of letting these people pay themselves is to see their attitude.

As expected, the old man who had been intimidated into unconsciousness by Nemus using a bit of the Saint's power was still unwilling to hand over the sword, and his attitude was very firm.

"I have served the church, I have shed blood for the Grand Master, you can't do this!!!" The old man didn't even wipe the blood off his face before rushing out to see the Grand Master, while some people around him held him back, saying words of persuasion.

He was a pastor over a hundred years old, and he was humiliated in public by a young man who hadn't even grown his hair yet, and was so overwhelmed by the pressure that he fainted. This was a slap in the face to him.

Yes, his strength is inferior to Nemus's.

But he has been working in the church for almost a hundred years.

He joined the church when he was a teenager, and then went from the Black Stone Seed to the Iron Seed.

He fought tooth and nail for the church and made many contributions.

Besides, he's a veteran, and he has a lot of connections in the church over the years.

For example, in the past hundred years, two or three golden seeds have been born. Some of these golden seeds were his colleagues, and one of them even received his guidance.

Furthermore, he also enjoys taking care of and guiding younger generations. There are many young Ironborn in the church who have some connection with him.

In this situation, if he doesn't show any remorse after being so humiliated by Nems, how can he live with himself?

Even if Nems is stronger, there is an even stronger church above Nems.

Under the church, rules must be followed.

This is also why some of those people believed they could fight against Nems.

Although Nemes currently has direct leadership over them.

However, most of them are veterans, and once their connections are mobilized, the group becomes restless, requiring even the chief commander to appease them.

And once it gains momentum, it will attract a lot of support.

After all, everyone gets old eventually, and most people will eventually be 'managed'.

If you are forced to hand over your personal files containing a lot of your privacy just because someone says something to you, what will you do when more pressure comes afterward?

Ultimately, personal connections are also a form of power, and this old pastor believed he possessed sufficient such power.

Chapter 321 Path Dependency

Nems listened to the old pastor's words and didn't care that they were making a scene.

In the church, personal relationships are indeed very important. Under normal circumstances, in a society where personal relationships matter, even an old pastor who causes trouble will naturally receive 'help'.

Because there are quite a few senior clergy members like this in the church.

They have spent most of their lives in the church and have worked with many clergy members.

Basically, many clergy members see these older clergy members as their 'future'.

He would take a position in the church, work steadily, and get the opportunity to be promoted to a Steel Seed, and then serve as a captain, minister, or other special department head.

Live to be over a hundred, then retire and enjoy life.

Therefore, everyone will instinctively lean towards these kinds of old clergy.

However, their problem was that they underestimated the seriousness of the situation and the anger that Killieman was now building up.

The Great Knight Nemus escaped his observation and caused a great deal of trouble in Tailwind Town, which greatly angered him.

The death of Rhine, his trusted confidant, further solidified his determination to investigate the problems behind the Holy Son Project.

First there was the bone monster of the Dartmenley family, and now there's this flesh and blood monster.

While the Holy Son Project produced several talented individuals, it also brought about significant problems.

Over the past few decades, various problems have emerged one after another.

Killieman had long wanted to get rid of it completely.

In this situation, any attempt to cause trouble or obstruct the investigation is a provocation against Guilliman himself.

Furthermore, the one targeting them now is not anyone else, but Nems.

Nemus is now known as the Holy Son, serving as an 'experimental subject' for the Holy Son Project.

His targeting of them is seen as reasonable by the public.

Another reason is the 'interests' that Nemes represents.

Compared to the potential problems in the future, the current benefits are undoubtedly more tempting.

Most people don't have such a long-term vision. They may not necessarily face difficulties in the future, and the favor they do for others now may not be useful in the future.

If that's the case, then why not stand on the side of 'justice' now?

Nemus is a half-saint, half-legendary being, and is basically a guaranteed big shot.

Faced with such an individual, many clever people prepared to curry favor with Nems from the very beginning. Back in Tailwind Town, many noble members went to 'greet' him, just to get closer to Nems.

In this situation, others don't have the same 'filter' as these veteran clergy members.

They viewed Nemes through the lens of his being an 'experimental subject'.

They created so many experimental subjects, and then they killed them at will.

Instinctively, they looked down on the experimental subjects.

They even believed that those experimental subjects were unworthy of being human, so that they wouldn't feel guilty on a moral level.

In this situation, since Nemes, an experimental subject, became their temporary leader, this filter was naturally still in effect.

They ignored Naimus's power and status, focusing instead on his status as an experimental subject, and naturally belittled him.

And this kind of belittling is also their instinctive thought.

Sanwu expressed his complete incomprehension, saying that it had already been clearly stated that it was only an investigation into the follow-up issues of the Holy Son Project, and if they really had not participated, then why were they so resistant?

"Often, once people get older, their thinking becomes fixed."

"This is a path dependency. When people rely on a certain method to gain benefits in the long run and succeed in most cases, they will have a natural trust and dependence on this method."

"It's like street vendors. When they compete with other vendors for things like stalls or customers, if throwing a tantrum can achieve good results, then they will choose to throw a tantrum in many subsequent competitions for benefits."

"For example, I have seen street vendors and church law enforcement sergeants throw tantrums more than once."

"From any perspective, street vendors have no advantage in confronting law enforcement escorts; the best solution is to obediently follow orders."

"But there will always be people who make the wrong choice."

"The reason for this is that people get carried away by interests and become dependent on their own methods and paths."

“The other party is in the same situation now. In the past, he was able to solve most problems through his connections, but my actions this time have affected his interests.”

“That’s why he resisted so irrationally.” Nemus flipped through the old clergyman’s file.

That's right, Killieman had already given Nemes the personal files of all his subordinates on the very first day he arrived in Airspring City.

Don't really treat the church as an organization that respects individual rights.

This is an organization that prioritizes divine authority and where everything serves divine authority.

The higher the number of beings, the closer one is to God, the stronger one becomes, and the more likely one is to stand on the side of divine authority.

On the contrary, human rights are only taken care of when they can be balanced.

Because human rights can also foster the growth of leeks (a metaphor for exploitation or opportunism).

Based on information from some networks, the other party seems to enjoy casting divine spells in their own home and in some noble districts.

This frequency is far higher than the normal frequency.