Chapter 446 Love is an Obligation!

Xi Guang City is a very peaceful city. To be precise, all the cities of the Fire People are very peaceful, but this place is especially so.

Its name comes from 'the place where the sun descends' - the Fire People of the past chased the setting sun, all the way to the end of the continent, the edge of the sea. They stopped at the place where Xi Guang City is now, watching the sun fall into the sea, which then radiated infinitely beautiful sunset glory.

Therefore, these explorers were determined to build a city here to commemorate this great exploration, and the sunset glory engraved in their souls.

The structure of Xi Guang City is very simple. It has no city walls on its outermost side, and is full of dense canals and waterways, surrounding the concave deep-water port along the coast. The Fire People have built a circle of dikes to block seawater. The Xi Guang Temple, the municipal center, and the commercial center are also located around the port, while the residential area is located on a high ground relatively far from the coast.

As for the Sacred Flame Tower in the center of the town, it is next to the square, on a high, artificial hill, overlooking the entire city. Around the square, there are also several strange statues, depicting people stepping on strange creatures such as crabs, sea urchins, and octopuses, looking very high-spirited.

There are approximately 400,000 people living in Xi Guang City on a long-term basis. This is only the main urban area, and outside the main urban area's affiliated villages and suburbs, there are a large number of farmers and estates. Their population is not small, but their distribution is relatively scattered.

Although it is a trading city, Xi Guang City can completely self-sufficient in grain, and even export it - in addition to seafood, the bakery here is also a must. Xi Guang City's croissants, salted fish, and dried seafood are all popular commodities throughout the Holy Fire Kingdom. Even the most discerning gourmets come here and praise the local specialties.

Under the leadership of Aimon, Su Zhou walked out of the port, gradually learning about the life of the Fire People in the local area.

"My Lord, I don't know if you are interested, but I must say that the food of Xi Guang City is praised by all the Fire People."

When he said this, the gray-haired priest was slightly uneasy. He himself liked it very much, so he thought of this point that could be offered to the god in the first place.

But he was a little unsure whether the Lord of Judgment, as a god, would like human food.

"Oh, very good!"

But he didn't expect that Su Zhou was unexpectedly interested in this. The young man's eyes lit up, and he even praised: "As expected of my devout believer, it seems you understand that 'food is the paramount necessity of the people'. Very good!"

--The Lord said: Grain is the highest need of the people.

How reasonable! Indeed, if the people cannot eat their fill, how can they have the strength to have faith, to work, to invent and create, to explore and develop?

Nodding vigorously, Aimon silently wrote down Su Zhou's words in his heart, and classified them into the 'Holy Sayings' series, preparing to compile a brand-new 'New Covenant' in the future.

By then, even if his strength still could not be improved further and remained at the Revelation stage, he could probably get the status of 'God's Chosen' with this!

Just as Aimon was leading the way to tour the town and heading towards the catering street, Su Zhou suddenly had a thought, and then opened his personal space.

"Clang!"

Immediately afterwards, with a sound of a knife, a black and red streamer flickered, and the Blade of Extinction leaped out of it, excitedly rotating around Su Zhou, as if wanting the young man to hold it.

Inside the personal space, the Wisdom Tree swayed its branches slightly, as if breathing a long sigh of relief.

——The bad knife has finally left! This guy who always grabs space with me!

The mind of the Divine Tree was obviously a little indignant - after all, according to the Wisdom Tree's habit of tidiness, always keeping the personal space clean, it definitely did not get along with the Blade of Extinction's overly enthusiastic personality, always flying around and slashing around, there would be conflicts.

Before, when the personal space had not yet become larger, that was all, everyone could only squeeze together and make do with it... But now, the personal space has become several times larger than before, completely able to separate!

The Wisdom Tree was determined at this moment that next time it must suggest to the Fertilizer Officer that the bad knife be separated, and each live in a separate area, let it wreak havoc on its own, away from its territory!

The World Tree Spear remained motionless.

"So that's how it is..."

At this time, Su Zhou stretched out his hand, he held the hilt of the Blade of Extinction, felt the current state of the Divine Blade, and then nodded thoughtfully.

"You have also received the blessing of the Power of Wishes, no wonder you are so active, as if you've taken an stimulant."

Su Zhou could sense that in this world, there was also a legend of the Blade of Extinction - after all, the original Blade of Extinction was beaten until only the blade remained during the battle with the Water God, and it was indeed praised as a God-Slaying weapon that killed the Water God, and even regarded as a spiritual sustenance by all the residents of Nesser City.

Therefore, since coming to this world, there has been a steady stream of the Power of Wishes, like a river, continuously being transported to the Blade of Extinction, strengthening its power.

This Power of Wishes, unlike those poured on Su Zhou, would bind it to this world, but simply, according to myths and legends, give the Blade of Extinction the ability to slay gods.

The current Divine Blade, in terms of 'killing the undying', 'slaying gods', and 'annihilating souls', is so powerful that it can be regarded as a leader even among Divine Weapons of the same level, the only imperfect thing is that the essence of the Divine Blade is still relatively weak, and it needs some more advanced materials to strengthen it, otherwise, it may suffer in a head-on collision.

Just like last time on Qingqiu Star, when it was head-to-head against the Bone Blade of the Earth Immortal Heavenly Demon, it was clearly a Divine Blade, but it took a long time to break the Heavenly Demon's Bone Blade, truly disgracing its name!

But this does not affect the Blade of Extinction being full of power now, so it wants to go out for a spin.

"Alright, be good, don't run around, I'll conceal your aura."

After confirming the situation, Su Zhou smiled and released his hand holding the Divine Blade, letting the Blade of Extinction rotate around him.

Aimon, who was following Su Zhou, was naturally not in the crowd of people whose information was being shielded. He noticed the existence of the Blade of Extinction, and then stared at the Divine Blade in astonishment, almost impolitely raising his hand and pointing at it.

"This, could this be the legendary Holy Sword?"

The gray-haired priest muttered to himself in shock. He carefully distinguished the shape and details of the Blade of Extinction, and finally asserted: "The 'Blade of Fiery Flames' that is said to have been spat out from the Lord's mouth, killed the Demon Gods before the era, and laid the foundation for the creation of a new era?!"

"Legend has it that after the gods created a new era in the past, this Holy Sword that killed the Demon Gods also ascended to heaven with the gods."

"Even the Covenant has a chapter dedicated to praising this sword, calling it the King of Swords, a perfect creation, a Holy Sword created by the gods!"

Blade of Extinction: "Clang?"

——Please wait, stop... Isn't it a saber?

When did it become a sword in the legends?

And, most importantly, what are the specific details of the chapter praising itself?!

"Holy Sword? Interesting."

To this, Su Zhou just chuckled and didn't find it strange. After all, the distinction between swords and sabers is very common in various worlds of the multiverse.

Just like himself - Su Zhou is good at using spears, swords, and can also use compound elemental breaths, the Arashi Seed Karma Fire Gatling, and even turn into a rocket... But, if he goes to certain worlds, then it is not uncommon for him to be called a Sword Saint.

Barely withdrawing his attention from the Blade of Extinction, Aimon is, after all, also a man. He grew up listening to the myths of the Blade of Fiery Flames since he was a child, and fantasized in his dreams that one day he could become a hero and strong man holding the Holy Sword and fighting against heretics.

But reality is always cruel. Decades have passed, and Aimon's strength is only at the Revelation stage. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sad: "Still, my faith is not firm and pure enough..."

Although he felt a little unwilling in his heart, in reality, Aimon still very dutifully introduced the current situation of Xi Guang City to Su Zhou.

"Some time ago, Xi Guang City and even the entire east coast suffered a rare snow disaster that has never been seen in the history of the elements, so that many farmers had a crop failure this season... However, relying on stored grain and seafood, at least the local residents around Xi Guang City are still well-fed."

"I can see that." The young man nodded slightly, he looked at the streets and could confirm that his priest was not lying.

Now it can be seen that on the streets of Xi Guang City, there are many children running around and playing, playing games like catching ghosts or hide-and-seek, and the adults on the side of the road are smiling and watching this scene.

Even on one side of the street, there is a trainee priest wearing a priest's robe similar to Aimon's, staying next to them, seemingly to ensure the safety of these children playing - whenever the children playing run to the canal, he will come forward to remind them to stay away from the water.

The fact that this situation can occur is enough to prove that the residents of this city are not only well-fed, but also have a strong sense of security, otherwise, parents would never let their children out to play in the streets, without worrying that the children would be abducted and disappear.

At this time, Su Zhou and Aimon had arrived around the central square of the city.

The artificial hill where the Sacred Flame Tower is located, its foot is the square of Xi Guang City, its center is an execution platform with a rather complete set of torture instruments, with a stake for burning at the stake, a cross, and a beheading platform, which are cleaned very cleanly.

In addition to this, there are also many vendors selling various goods around the square, including meat merchants selling smoked products, as well as fish shops and bakeries.

It is estimated that because of the 'snow disaster' mentioned by Aimon, there are not many fruit merchants and farmers selling various fruits and vegetables that should have been there, only a few merchants selling dried goods such as raisins and nuts.

But other than that, industries such as selling sugar and wine are still operating normally.

Su Zhou is very clear that being able to sell sugar and wine normally is enough to show that the country's society is very stable and harmonious from beginning to end, and the life is affluent, because they have enough grain to make sugar and wine.

And the fact that children can play in the streets, plus the fact that he has not seen even a single beggar or thief so far, is enough to prove that Aimon is not lying, and the life of the Fire People is so peaceful and stable.

Su Zhou can also see that, with his presence concealed, Aimon, as a priest, often greets ordinary people passing by and pays respects to each other.

Their exchanges are extremely equal. A farmer will not appear timid because Aimon is a priest, and Aimon will not show any arrogance because he is a clergyman. The two naturally exchange greetings, and even call each other 'compatriots', as close as family.

This is actually very abnormal.

Su Zhou is very clear that in any social form before modern society, the surface relationships between different classes are very unequal. Each class can discriminate against the class lower than itself without any reason.

But in Xi Guang City, Su Zhou saw a situation of 'equality for all, no discrimination' that is difficult to see even on Earth.

There is no class discrimination, no occupational discrimination, everyone treats each other with sincerity, even when facing priests, everyone's attitude is nothing more than 'respect', and this is basically based on the fact that this person is a servant of God, and has nothing to do with the profession of priest itself.

Farmers cultivate the land in the suburbs, merchants open shops in the city, and priests serve in the temple - every Fire Person has a bright future.

"This place has really achieved equality for all!"

Stroking the spine of the Blade of Extinction on the side, making a pleasant saber sound, Su Zhou's expression was faintly solemn, he was a little unbelievable: "How exactly did they do it?"

You must know that even Earth is only superficially equal in personality, and occupational discrimination, regional discrimination, religious discrimination, racial discrimination, and academic discrimination have never been less.

Even if the official authorities of various countries call for it, it is useless, because this is the instinct of human 'superiority', which is almost impossible to eliminate.

And in the Reincarnation World... Even if it is because everyone believes in religion, and they are all of the same race, without these two discriminations... But occupational discrimination, academic discrimination, and hell-raising should be indispensable, right? He, Su Zhou, doesn't believe it. The Reincarnation World doesn't have this kind of bad instinct!

But in fact, whether he, Su Zhou, believes it or not is useless, this place really doesn't have it.

Even some Fire People who look like scholars do not have the arrogance of ancient intellectuals at all, but are very gentle and approachable.

"Incredible, inconceivable..."

With such confusion, Su Zhou was led by Aimon in this way, passing through the square from the port, and came to the coast on the other end of the city.

"My Lord, this is the famous catering street in Xi Guang City, and also the place where I temporarily live."

The gray-haired priest knew that others could not see Su Zhou, so he did not make any exaggerated moves, but modestly raised his hand and whispered to the young man: "Every tourist and merchant who comes to Xi Guang City will come here once to taste the local delicacies."

"Okay."

Since there are local delicacies to taste, Su Zhou temporarily suppressed his doubts slightly, and turned his attention to this famous catering street.

At a glance, indeed, Aimon was not lying. The prosperity of this place is indeed even more prosperous than the area around the square of Xi Guang City. A dozen or so restaurants with different fronts have all opened, with people coming and going, even giving him the illusion of a modern pedestrian street.

The aroma of seafood floats in the wind, making people feel peaceful and appetite increases greatly.

At Aimon's suggestion, Su Zhou chose an old shop that has been open for more than seventy years, named 'Shark Whirlwind', and the two entered the shop under the guidance of the service staff and chose a table to sit down.

It is noon now, there are many customers, and the shop is noisy.

Su Zhou can roughly hear that most people are excitedly exchanging the miracle of the sudden disappearance of the dark clouds and the instant disappearance of the storm not long ago, but the content is similar to what he heard in the port. Whether it is boasting or feeling, there is nothing new.

In addition to this, he can also hear a farmer complaining while drinking with his friends at the next table.

"The weather on the continent recently is really strange. Not to mention anything else, the heavy snow at the beginning of this year was very abnormal!"

"That's right, who among you has ever seen Xi Guang City have heavy snow for two consecutive months? This is not Winterhold, six months of winter a year... In the past, there was not a single snowfall around Xi Guang City in winter!"

Speaking of this, the guest dressed as a farmer looked bitter. He put his hands together and made a praying motion: "Fortunately, the Lords are blessing us. Today, the storm was dispelled by a miracle, otherwise, if there was another flood, it would not only be a matter of frost damage and crop failure - without the seedlings taking root, the rain would wash away even the soil. The area around Xi Guang City would really become a mud swamp!"

"Not to mention, a few days ago, a flood occurred in Yan Liu Fort, the river changed course, washing away the wheat fields of a dozen villages there, rotting for hundreds of miles. The local high priest has asked the central sanctuary for help."

And his friends, two men who seemed to be merchants judging by their clothes, were also quite puzzled. One of them shook his head vigorously and sighed: "Alas, not only that, the inland seems to have suffered a drought. It hasn't rained for a long time. If the sanctuary hadn't sent many Holy Knights and priests over to help with rainmaking and digging canals and waterways some time ago, the crops would have withered long ago."

"They're all unlucky news, forget it, forget it, let's not talk about these things, let's eat."

The farmers and merchants were all a little sad, after all, they all live by relying on food and trade, and the weather this year is obviously a bit wrong, which makes them worry about whether there will be a grain disaster.

But obviously, worrying is useless. After the shop's specialty seafood fish soup is served, they no longer talk about this aspect.

"Weather disorder..."

Hearing this, Su Zhou couldn't help but feel a little concerned.

This reminded him of the somewhat strange storms that had appeared before - if snow disasters, floods, and droughts are considered abnormal, then shouldn't storms and typhoons also be considered one of them?

Moreover, if Elias, that is, the Lord of Fire's situation is still normal, then he shouldn't sit idly by and watch this country that believes in him suffer a disaster.

"When I descended into this world, I didn't actually hide my aura. Ordinary people think it's just a miracle, they just don't understand, but if there are Overlord-level powerhouses, especially my two old acquaintances, they should be able to recognize me easily."

Thinking like this, a guess surged in Su Zhou's heart: "Could it be that something happened to Elias and the others?"

"Ah, Mr. Aimon, you're back? How was this exploration?"

At this time, the owner of Shark Whirlwind, a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle, noticed the gray-haired priest sitting on the side. He walked over enthusiastically, and then noticed Su Zhou, who had slightly released his aura, and said strangely: "This is your friend? A new face, is this his first time in Xi Guang City?"

"Yes, it is indeed a good city, the atmosphere is very harmonious, I like it very much."

And Su Zhou smiled and answered the other party's question - under the influence of soul power, in the eyes of the shop owner, he is just an ordinary person with an ordinary appearance, without any peculiarities.

"Hahaha, well said! Xi Guang City is the most livable and harmonious city in the entire continent except for the City of Holy Fire!"

But who knew that even so, as soon as this shop owner heard Su Zhou praising his hometown, he immediately became energetic - he laughed, touched his Mediterranean forehead, and then said boldly: "Since you are a foreigner, this is your first time in our Xi Guang City shop, then I will treat you to a pot of our local specialty fish soup!"

"Priest Aimon, I won't treat you to your share, it's still the same old thing, right?"

"It's okay, yes, still the same old thing."

Smiling and greeting the shop owner, the gray-haired priest at this time couldn't help but look at Su Zhou, with a hint of surprise in his heart: "Sure enough, the shop owner can't see the Lord's face clearly... No? Lord, what does the Lord look like..."

At this time, Aimon was stunned to find that not only the shop owner, but even he could not see clearly, or even recall Su Zhou's true appearance!

He could only remember the black long hair, and the blue-purple dragon eyes... In addition to this, there was only the majestic aura of the Lord of Judgment... Besides this, he could no longer remember anything.

For Su Zhou, it was just a simple cognitive confusion. After all, the process of human eyes observing information and then feeding it back to the brain has enough time to influence it.

It's not that he is unwilling to expose his true appearance, mainly because Su Zhou himself doesn't know whether the Lord of Judgment in this world has a human form. If there is, then it is best not to show too many differences.

Soon, the fish soup came up - the shop owner uncovered the pot lid of the big pot located at the entrance of the shop, scooped out a small pot of stewed fish soup and returned to the back kitchen, prepared the condiments, and sprinkled freshly ground spices and rock salt, and brought it to the table of Su Zhou and Aimon at the entrance of the shop.

The pot is an ordinary black casserole. Although it is not very delicate, it is washed very cleanly. In the milky white fish soup, there are floating shrimp meat pieces, pepper crumbs, and seaweed. The black cup and white soup, not to mention the aroma, is irresistible just by looking at it.

"Hmm... the taste is very good."

Su Zhou was not polite. He did not wait for Aimon on the side to explain the origin and allusions of this pot of soup. He directly took a bowl, scooped a spoonful and tasted it, and then nodded in satisfaction - joke, do you have to know the allusions to eat something? It's not too late to listen while eating.

As for how transcendents appreciate the delicacies of ordinary people... Isn't that simple? Suppress the taste back to a little higher than ordinary people. What level of taste to use for what kind of dish. If you can't even do this, what kind of foodie are you!

"My Lord, as long as you like it..."

Seeing that Su Zhou also liked human food, for some reason, a tense string that had been hanging in Aimon's heart was slowly loosened.

It is not to say that it is a good thing that the Lord is so approachable, but rather, Aimon understood that since the Lord loves human food, it means that He also loves humans... The Lord is indeed a god, and the Lord of Judgment is even more of a Celestial Punishment God with the responsibilities of adjudication, judgment, punishment, etc.

But, even the Celestial Punishment God loves humans.

Perhaps, it seems a bit, or even very arbitrary, to draw a conclusion based on this point alone, but precisely because of this point, the stone in Aimon's heart fell.

But at the same time, a new doubt also arose.

With the No-Mind Heart, Su Zhou sensed the doubt in Aimon's heart. He didn't care about this - because Su Zhou didn't want to play the role of a god at all, he just acted naturally and followed the trend. If he could act like it, then he would act like it. If he couldn't act like it, then he wouldn't pretend. He was frank.

"...The development of the Fire People is indeed a bit beyond my expectations."

Soon, Su Zhou finished this pot of stewed fish soup, and Aimon was now eating the shrimp fried rice that he usually eats - the priest eats very seriously, without saying a word. Obviously he is the kind of person who cherishes food very much.

So, during this time, Su Zhou turned his head and looked at the thirteen famous restaurants and hotels on this street.

Although, according to Aimon's introduction, all the shops on this street have 'stewed fish soup', which originated from the earliest fishermen's cuisine, as their signature dish.

But after two hundred years of development, the styles of fish soup in each shop are now very different.

Some shops' stewed fish soup is still soup, while others' fish soup has become fish broth.

Some shops have steamed fish fillets, and some have seafood porridge.

The shop where Su Zhou is located mainly uses shrimp meat. As for the fish, it mainly uses fish bones to make a fresh broth.

Does it seem ordinary?

But in fact, when the diet of a civilization begins to gradually refine and differentiate, and one dish evolves into many different dishes, it proves that the development of a civilization has entered its peak, and its people are no longer limited to 'eating their fill', but begin to care about 'eating well', 'eating strangely', and eating something 'fresh'.

"In other words, if the average moral standard of the Fire People is really as high as what I have seen, then what limits them is probably just technology."

Sitting in his seat, Su Zhou looked around at the various aspects of life on this catering street - here, there are farmers, fishermen, merchants, and herdsmen; there are priests, officials, pharmacists, and alchemists; there are also butchers with the smell of blood on them, and a scholarly woman with the smell of ink on her body, regardless of gender or occupation, everyone is equal, there are no special zones, or even private rooms.

Although, his pot of stewed fish soup was treated by the old shop owner, but since even ordinary people are willing to come over to eat, and they don't show a look of distress, plus the shop owner treats so easily, then it means that the shop's prices are not high.

"Elias this guy... is doing a really good job! Amazing! To be able to cultivate a race that survived the end of the world, was extremely decadent, and even wanted to commit suicide, to this point today, is truly incredible!"

Taking a deep breath, Su Zhou this time really showed a smile: "As expected of the world that I also have a share in, this seafood soup does taste good, it's fresh, fragrant, and smooth, without any fishy or seafoody taste, only pure deliciousness!"

Even, in his heart, he was a little ashamed.

Although, in the Reincarnation World, he is revered as the God of Judgment, but in fact, he has not done anything for the Fire People... Killing the Water God doesn't count, that matter was for Su Zhou's own pleasure, and has nothing to do with the Fire People: "If I see Elias later, I must praise his achievements!"

However, at this moment, a small episode occurred in the shop.

A child who was probably a guest's child, about seven or eight years old, was holding his own fish soup, stumbling and bumping around in the crowd, seemingly wanting to go outside to drink it.

Naturally, how could a child have any stability? He had only taken two steps when he staggered, his hand shook, and the soup in the bowl splashed out, pouring onto the pants of a person who looked like a merchant.

"Hey, you little brat!"

The merchant felt a burst of wetness and heat on his leg, and his expression suddenly changed, becoming ferocious. He stretched out his hand, seemingly wanting to grab the little boy's collar: "Do you know how much these pants cost?!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, uncle, I'm very sorry!"

And seemingly out of fear, or perhaps some kind of instinct, the little boy who accidentally dropped the soup immediately squatted down, apologizing very loudly and sincerely: "I shouldn't have been walking around with the soup, I will definitely not do it again next time!"

Suddenly, the merchant's expression and movements froze for a moment.

And the next second, his expression softened, and he said with a smile: "Ah, it's okay, to admit and correct one's mistakes is a virtue taught by the Lord. I forgive you, but don't do it again next time."

The merchant stretched out his hand and gently touched the child's head: "Otherwise, the Lord of Judgment will come looking for you."

At this time, the child's parents also appeared. They apologized to the merchant very fearfully, and then took out money to compensate the merchant for the loss. But the merchant waved his hand, saying that he didn't mind, but the parents still forcibly stuffed a sum of money to the merchant, and then left the restaurant without even finishing their meal.

This scene amazed Su Zhou.

"Aimon, this world is indeed very loving."

When leaving the restaurant named Shark Whirlwind with the gray-haired priest, Su Zhou said to the middle-aged man at his side quite seriously: "This matter is even beyond my expectations, making me very pleasantly surprised - I thought that child would refuse to admit his mistake, and the parents would also protect him, and even claim 'the child is ignorant' in an attempt to muddle through and deny responsibility."

"But in fact, this kind of thing did not happen - whether it was the child or the parents, they made the right choice in the first place."

"Although the merchant had a temporary anger in his heart, he quickly calmed down, and the child also quickly apologized in the first place... A world where even children, merchants, and even parents have such morals is really better than I imagined."

"Ah, no, my Lord, we are still far from reaching perfection! There is nothing to praise!"

And facing such high-level praise from Su Zhou, Aimon was a little apprehensive and embarrassed. He bowed slightly and said humbly: "Everything is the teaching of the Lords - if you make a mistake, you should admit it and correct it. This is the only way to remedy the mistake!"

"Moreover, the Lord of Fire's holy words say: 'You should love everyone, because everyone is related to you'. Since the other party apologized and promised never to do it again, isn't forgiving him a kind of tolerance and love?"

"Just like the rotation of the elements and the cycle of the heavens and the earth, everyone is extremely important to others. Only when everyone loves everyone can everyone love everyone - and when everyone loves everyone, the kingdom of heaven on earth will be perfect!"

"Love is an obligation!"

Reciting the holy words in the Covenant so piously, Aimon closed his eyes. He said extremely seriously: "But this world is still far from perfection, so you, my Lord, are needed to punish and punish those evildoers who are unwilling to love others!"

"Whether it is a person who is unwilling to apologize or a person who is unwilling to forgive, it is the same."

"This is the 'covenant' that the Lords made with the Fire and Wind People in the past!"