mtl008 Chapter 186 What a magnificent god this is!
Chapter 186 What a magnificent god this is!
After listening to Rong Ming's story, Long Xiaoxiao tilted her head and suddenly asked, "Can the dead also receive compensation?"
"Huh?" Rongming was stunned.
The dead are already dead, so what compensation can they possibly receive?
The system did realize that the concept of souls existed in the magical world. Although Long Xiaoxiao had never seen the soul of the legendary dragon ancestor, she had joined in the fun when other races held sacrificial ceremonies.
In the magical world, they interpret ritual as offering blessings and sacrifices to the dead, praying that they can live happier lives as spirits; in the parlance of this world, it's roughly equivalent to deliverance.
Long Xiaoxiao asked this question mostly because she thought that this world treated the deceased the same way as the magical world.
The system then explained to Long Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, there are no souls in this world."
"No?" Long Xiaoxiao's tone rose, her doubt obvious. She paused for several seconds, then suddenly tilted her head back, twitched her nose, and finally said, "But I can smell their scent. They are very sad."
The tone was firm.
The system knew that Long Xiaoxiao wouldn't lie, so even it was stunned and didn't know what to say after hearing those words.
The data doesn't show that there is. Logically speaking, the lower the level of technology, the stronger the energy body of the dead. With the current level of development, the energy body of people in this world after death should definitely not be considered a soul.
But seeing Long Xiaoxiao's confident demeanor, the system became somewhat uncertain again.
Finally, Rong Ming spoke first, tentatively asking, "Then...do we need to prepare a ritual for the deceased?"
Rong Ming's brain had been working at lightning speed just now, and he came up with a suggestion that Long Xiaoxiao might be satisfied with.
Salvation? What is salvation?
Long Xiaoxiao blinked and asked the system cautiously.
The system then explained the connection between salvation and sacrifice to Long Xiaoxiao. After listening to the system, Long Xiaoxiao suddenly understood, but hesitated again when she thought of the abilities of the people in the Department of Supernatural Powers.
“Hmm…” Long Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, “I’ll do it.”
Dragons are exceptionally gifted in rituals, and back in the magical world, many races specifically sought their help.
Compared to the witch race, only the dragon race is the oldest in the entire magical world and is most likely to make contact with the undead.
Long Xiaoxiao was taken by her older sister to participate in many sacrificial ceremonies in her early years. After earning a sum of money, she bought a lot of delicious food to take home.
Now, when she thinks back, Long Xiaoxiao still has some faint memories.
Hearing Long Xiaoxiao say this, Rong Ming was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion.
The Azure Dragon Goddess not only cares for them while they are alive, but also shows concern and protection to the deceased.
What a great god this is!
Rong Ming became more and more excited as he thought about it, and his eyes adored Long Xiaoxiao even more. His burning gaze was extremely noticeable. Long Xiaoxiao gave him a strange look but didn't say anything.
The system spoke up quietly: "Little one, tell me, when did you learn how to perform sacrifices?"
Long Xiaoxiao paused for a few seconds. Her original confidence suddenly turned into a little guilty. She said weakly, "Um... I watched it when I was a child."
Does seeing something as a child mean you can do it now?
The system looked disapproving and, after thinking it over, decided to search the store. As a result, it gasped in surprise.
He finally found a world where he could earn more than in the interstellar world.
The system glanced at the origin of the item, which turned out to be an unknown world. However, the item was of a very high grade, so its quality was definitely not an issue. Therefore, this book on rituals was likely correct.
Even so, isn't this price a bit too high?!
That's a whopping 15,000 merit points!
The system felt increasingly distressed, so after telling Long Xiaoxiao the price, it advised, "Why don't you just forget about it? The energy bodies in this world are very weak and have no independent consciousness. Even if they do, they can't feel pain and are no different from floating dust."
“There’s a difference!” Long Xiaoxiao said solemnly, and then decisively had the system place the order.
Seeing Long Xiaoxiao's strong insistence, the system had no choice but to sigh helplessly, buy the manual, and immediately input it into the computer for Long Xiaoxiao to read.
This manual seems to have taken into account the language barriers between different worlds, so it consists entirely of illustrations, which is very helpful for Long Xiaoxiao. As a result, she read it very quickly and finished the book in no time.
Rong Ming had already left by then, and even after going outside, he still didn't calm down and feel excited, which made people notice something was wrong. Someone asked him curiously, and then they heard Rong Ming praise Long Xiaoxiao with deep affection for no less than ten minutes.
The news that the Azure Dragon God would perform a ritual to help the victims at the cross-river bridge was quickly spread.
"Salvation? To go to the Pure Land?"
"So the Azure Dragon God is from the Buddhist system?"
"That doesn't seem likely. I think Taoism also has a system of rituals for the deceased."
"In any case, this is a great comfort to the families of the victims."
"Yes, we'll be able to visit the site from time to time."
"Sure, right? It's okay if it's not, our apartment has a river view, the view is crystal clear [smug]"
"Aaaaaah, I'm going to fight you rich people upstairs!"
"Let's keep things separate. Could you rich guys and ladies do a live stream while you're watching? I'd love to send you a little heart."
"They're already living in a river-view apartment in City A, what's one more little heart from you?"
"Tsk, even a small fly is still meat!"
"I only sent one little heart, but there are thousands upon thousands of me! [smug]"
"Looking at it this way, it makes some sense."
"..."
There was almost no opposition throughout the country, and many people even began planning to buy train tickets to City A to witness the grand spectacle of the Azure Dragon God's ritual to deliver the souls of the dead.
As news spread and faith points soared, the system finally realized the benefits of Long Xiaoxiao's actions. However, upon seeing Long Xiaoxiao staring at the last few pages of the manual on the quantum computer, nodding in drowsiness, it felt that it might not be a good thing.
"Can we still finish learning this within the originally planned timeframe?" the system wondered.
As time drew ever closer, public enthusiasm grew, with trending topics on various apps all revolving around "The Azure Dragon God performing rituals to deliver the souls of the deceased on the cross-river bridge."
The system was still wondering what to do if Long Xiaoxiao couldn't remember or learn it, but when it came to its senses, it saw that Long Xiaoxiao had already flown off to tell Rong Ming what to prepare for the ceremony.
Rongming received the order and immediately carried it out, while Tang De, upon learning the news, followed Rongming around sullenly, asking him all sorts of questions.