Chapter 177 No Faith

The wide open space in the center of Giant Wood Town was already crowded with people.

Opposite the temple of Zeus, the king of the gods, a temporary wooden platform had been built. This was originally prepared for the drama performance that had already ended, but it was expanded again at this time, and several more rows of seats were added.

Ender's performance only required one person, but the trial of the unbeliever gathered all the people of a certain status in this town. The priests of the Temple of Law were undoubtedly in the first place, and they would be the ones who gave the result of this trial.

However, the referee should not leave the court, so the people who really rebuked the unbeliever were actually the other people sitting there.

At this time, half of the people were already sitting in front of the tables and chairs on the platform. They talked and laughed with each other, and the atmosphere was relaxed. They didn't care about what happened next at all. After all, the result of this trial was self-evident.

Humans were created by God, the Creator was still in the world, and the blessings of the gods were real. They really couldn't think of what kind of speech the unbeliever would use to exonerate himself.

It is more of an entertainment than a trial. Because of the drama master, the newly built Giant Wood Town has recently attracted a large number of foreign population. Therefore, the priests of the temple are so enthusiastic about holding an event in the name of God and on the grounds of judging the unbelievers.

They have even thought of how to deal with the poor guy in advance - let him serve the temple for the rest of his life. Anyway, humans do not have the death penalty at this time, and the gods have not clearly said what to do to the unbelievers, and most importantly, the guy has not had time to do anything truly blasphemous.

His current behavior is more like a fool who suddenly went crazy, although everyone who has come into contact with him thinks he is a good guy.

"So what did the unbeliever do? Did he refuse to offer sacrifices to the gods?"

Standing in the crowd below the platform, Cohen relied on his excellent physique and sense of balance to stand on an irregular boulder. Here, everything on the platform is in full view.

"That's not the case. Although some godless guys do this, that non-believer is different."

Holding Cohen's sleeve tightly, Evans is also standing on the top of the boulder. The surface of the stone is very smooth. If it weren't for Cohen, he felt that he could fall down at any time.

But besides being nervous, Evans felt a little excited, which is why he chose to stay on it.

"It is said that the non-believer is not opposed to worshiping gods. He just opposes-believing in gods. He seems to say so. This is why we call him 'non-believer'."

"But then again, isn't worshipping gods believing in gods? Anyway, I don't quite understand his idea. So many people gathered here today, and in fact, many of them are ready to laugh at him. Everyone wants to hear how he is both 'worshiping' and 'non-belief'."

Nodding, relying on his extraordinary hearing, Cohen gradually understood the whole story from the exchanges of the people around him while talking to Evans.

The reason why the unbeliever was arrested was not because he made any direct blasphemous actions or refused to offer sacrifices. On the contrary, he behaved no differently from other people.

He would regularly go to the temple to offer sacrifices, and he never complained about the priests. In fact, the only thing he did was to openly question the nobility of God in Giant Wood Town.

He believed that sacrifice and faith were different. Sacrifice represented the recognition of God's power, while faith represented the recognition of God's spirit. But the unbeliever felt that on the spiritual level, God and man were equal, and between equal beings, there was naturally no faith.

So while he offered sacrifices to the gods, he also expressed that he did not recognize the gods' code of conduct. He offered sacrifices to the gods because of the difference in power, and did not believe in God because of spiritual equality.

It was difficult to directly judge his guilt for this behavior. After all, his disbelief was only put into unjudgeable thoughts, and his actual behavior was impeccable. Therefore, the priests decided to hold a trial to let all the onlookers decide the fate of the unbeliever together.

At least until now, they said so and thought so.

"There's no need to think too much. It's just the nonsense of an ignorant person. The Creator strived for perfection when creating our bodies, but that's all. You can always meet a few not-so-smart guys like this."

Waving his hand, Evans looked around. It was the first time he stood at such a high place. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something.

"Here he is. Look, that's the unbeliever. I thought he would be guarded, but I didn't expect him to come here by himself."

"Let me see."

Looking in the direction of the voice, Cohen was about to recognize the person. In that direction, a young man dressed in black with a very friendly smile was walking towards the platform. On the way, he even had time to say hello to others.

However, it was this young man who made Cohen's spirit tense instantly.

At the same time, as if sensing Cohen's gaze, the guy he was staring at also cast his eyes over. At a distance, the two people looked at each other from a distance.

".The unbeliever you are talking about, is it the guy in black?"

The tone remained unchanged, but the power was already flowing in his body. The young man in black was handsome and had a gentle smile, not at all like the "stupid" unbeliever in the rumor. But Cohen felt a faint sense of threat from him.

In addition, there was an extremely negative emotion.

"It's him, why, have you seen him before?"

As if he had noticed the change in Cohen's attitude, Evans on the side couldn't help but ask.

". I don't know him, by the way, do you know his name?"

Since he found the other party, Cohen's eyes have never moved away. This is a dangerous person, but if possible, he doesn't want to fight with the other party here. After all, a person who can make him feel a little threatened, even if the other party is not his opponent, the traces of the battle between the two sides are enough to easily destroy the town.

But obviously, Evans on the side didn't know what kind of people this unbeliever next to him and the one in the distance were. He and everyone in the town were also hovering on the line of life and death.

"Name? His name is a bit difficult to pronounce. Let me think about it--"

After a little thought, Evans said affirmatively:

"Mephisto, or Mephisto? Anyway, they are pronounced similarly, who knows."

"Since the real master has come, the trial should also begin. I hope this guy will not be powerless in front of the priests, at least he should say something, don't you think so?"

Cohen did not reply. He just came to the human tribe and ran into such a special guy head-on. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or something else.

But it must be said that after listening to Evans' words, Cohen, while being vigilant, also had some expectations for the trial.

Although he didn't know why such a dangerous guy would come to accept the "trial", the reality was like this, and Cohen would not insist on asking the truth. But what kind of explanation would a guy with such strong negative emotions give about faith and gods?

In this regard, Cohen, who was looking for answers all the way, still wanted to know.