My cousin is becoming a legend.

Chapter 57 God?

Several days have already passed since the trip began.

It's unusually quiet tonight.

The horse-drawn carriage traveled on the dirt road.

Lynn kept driving the horse outside the carriage.

Violet wanted to stand in for Lynn for a while.

Lynn resolutely refused.

So Violet sat down next to Lynn.

"Don't worry about me, go inside and get some sleep. Staying up late is bad for your skin."

Lynn chuckled.

Violet shook her head.

She rested her chin on her hand, gazing quietly at the star-studded night sky.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came out for some fresh air."

Lynn asked hesitantly, "Is it because of your father?"

"I guess so," Violet nodded.

"Is it... worth it for me?"

"It's totally worth it."

Violet tilted her head and looked over.

"At least in my opinion, with your potential, you could very well become a fifth-tier or higher alchemy master in the future. It's just that I don't know if you'll still be able to stay in Sinus then, or if you'll even remember me. That's why I'm trying to win you over now. As long as my face is forever imprinted in your heart, then I won't have lost out, right..."

Lynn remained silent for a moment.

"I, Lynn, am not an ungrateful person, and the future will prove it."

Violet glanced at him but didn't say anything.

The room fell silent.

Violet showed no intention of going back.

Lynn was a little embarrassed.

He brought up a topic.

"By the way, there's something I've always been curious about. You're very knowledgeable, so I'd like to ask you about it."

Violet hummed in agreement, lazily turning her head to stare at Lynn.

Lynn frowned and asked, "Well, how should I put it? I've always known about the existence of the South Sand Cult and the Cult of Light, but do the gods they believe in really exist? The alchemy book Shia gave me says at the beginning that there are no gods in the universe, yet they can perform those illogical divine spells. I want to know how this is possible?"

Lynn was indeed very curious about this question.

Although his entry on "The Path to Godhood" made him aware that gods do exist, the meaning was still too vague.

He didn't know if the god mentioned in the entry was the same thing as the god of this world.

He wanted to figure out the concept as soon as possible.

Violet hadn't expected Lynn to ask that question.

She thought it would be that kind of topic...

never mind......

Violet pondered for a moment before giving her answer.

"This is indeed a very complicated question. Let me give you the conclusion first: Gods do exist in this world."

Although Lynn had expected it, receiving confirmation was still somewhat unexpected.

Violet began to speak slowly.

"A long, long time ago, the powerful members of the Stargazers did indeed explore a large area of ​​the universe, but they did not find any so-called 'god' that matched the church's records."

The world was in uproar at the time, and many sects even launched wars against the Stargazers, which indirectly led to the future decline of the Stargazers.

The dramatic upheavals made this topic extremely sensitive, to the point that scholars dared not touch upon it again. Two hundred years passed in this way, until a debate brought the topic back to the forefront.

At the time, atheists used the papers of the Stargazers to attack theists, claiming that all magic was nothing more than some kind of rule that had never been observed or studied.

Theists, on the other hand, propose the opposite view: anyone can use academic methods to analyze the principles of divine magic. If you believe divine magic is some kind of unexplained rule, then please try to analyze it yourselves. If you come up empty-handed like headless flies, then that proves God truly exists, and all divine magic is God's selfless charity, not some incomprehensible rule.

Popes from various religious sects subsequently expressed their support. Thus, a great analytical movement began. Countless scholars and alchemists participated in this movement.

But in the end, the result was... no one made any progress.

God seems to truly exist.

Lynn frowned upon hearing this.

"Wait a minute, if gods really exist, then where are they? Could it be that the discoveries of the Astrologers are wrong?"

Violet shook her head.

"This is what I'm going to say next: the lack of progress in theory has forced scholars to acknowledge the existence of God, but it seems that the so-called God cannot be seen with the naked eye in this world."

Therefore, there are two main hypotheses regarding the existence of God.

One is the hypothesis that God does not love people.

This hypothesis claims that God does exist, but He considers humans too filthy. Therefore, He distances himself from humans the instant they approach.

Another hypothesis is that God has no form.

This hypothesis asserts that God does exist, but the form in which He exists is beyond our comprehension because we humans are far too weak to even observe Him.

The Nansha Cult you mentioned, also known as the Southern Desert Cult, advocates the second hypothesis in its doctrines.

They believe their god lives in the energy turbulence of the subspace, or is the embodiment of some kind of wave that exists widely in the universe.

As for the Church of Light, it's a bit hard to say..."

Lynn was taken aback.

"Why? Is there something special about the Church of Light?"

Violet's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Because the God of Light taught them not to adopt any hypothesis to prove their God."

Instead... he created God himself.

No, to be precise, it was the true coming of God into this world.

Lynn's breath hitched.

Creating a god?

Could it be that this God of Light is the same concept as the God mentioned in his entry?

"You've read ancient Ricci language books, so you know that there was a highly advanced alchemical kingdom two thousand years ago, right?"

Lynn nodded.

"That makes things much easier to explain."

Violet continued speaking, her expression somewhat saddened.

"That was the most advanced time for human alchemy. Although the question of how God exists had not yet been explained, the Pope of Light at the time claimed that he had received divine guidance and learned a way to bring God down to earth."

That method is now lost, with no written record of it. However, historians speculate that it was a method highly related to alchemy. The ancient Rik people poured all available resources into this project, dedicating the entire nation's strength to it.

Finally, something that could be called God was born.

The last king of the ancient kingdom transformed his body into a vessel for the gods.

With just one final step, God will be able to fully descend upon this world.

But the king of the ancient Farich refused the church's plan for divine intervention at the last moment and claimed the body for himself.

Thus, he became the strongest being in human history, and no one could rival him.

Every corner of the world now belongs to the Kingdom of Ancient Farich. The territories of the nobles have all been confiscated, and the Pope has been personally killed by him. The whole world is now his private property.

From then on, he began to call himself the Sun King.

This means that he is the only apostle of the God of Light on earth.