This is a planet, a planet similar to the earth.

But the difference is that this planet experienced an unprecedented catastrophe 250 years ago, and it was that unprecedented disaster that directly changed the state of the entire planet.

Boundless flames enveloped the world, scorching most of the land and civilization.

In the end, the remaining humans established a country called the "Imperial Kingdom" on a few isolated islands that were not engulfed by flames.

The imperial state established a state religion called the "Holy Flame Sect".

Religion does not worship God, Buddha or Sanqing Taoist ancestors. The only thing it worships is the eternally burning sun in the sky.

The so-called disaster essentially refers to a large-scale "fire" phenomenon.

I don’t know if it was because humans had over-exploited the earth before, which aroused the anger of the mother ball, and a curse was placed on humans.

Since 250 years ago, humans have started to spontaneously combust inexplicably.

This is an extremely terrifying situation. The body will spontaneously burn, and the skin, muscles, bones and other parts will burst into flames from the inside, thus devouring the human body. This is simply more cruel than the most cruel punishment.

But the most terrifying thing is that although the body is burned, it does not mean that the person will die, but will become a monster made of flames.

This monster cannot be killed with its normal abilities.

In other words, before being killed, humans who spontaneously combust will continue to suffer the pain of burning.

Moreover, this spontaneous combustion occurs randomly.

In other words, no one knows when death will come. You may be the one swallowed by the flames in the next second!

It is precisely because there are too many disasters and the danger of death at any time. In this desperate mood, 99% of the people in the empire believe in the Holy Flame Sect.

Of course, nothing is absolute and the world is fair.

The phenomenon of spontaneous fire and spontaneous combustion mainly occurs in humans, but it does not mean that all people who start spontaneous combustion will die.

In fact, if a "fire" situation occurs, generally speaking, two situations will occur.

One is direct spontaneous combustion. Because of the pain, the whole person will lose his mind and carry out indiscriminate attacks.

This kind of people are also called "flaming people", and they are the most feared situation among all people in the new era.

The advanced form of Pyro is a special kind of Pyro called a "ghost", which has the ability to destroy a city alone.

Another situation is that those people who are lucky enough to survive after a fire will gain special abilities.

According to the official statement, after a fire occurs, those who have the power to control fire are second-generation ability users, and those who have the ability to create flames are third-generation ability users. The so-called first-generation ability users refer to the poor people who directly become flamers.

people.

But from the perspective of fire, in fact, second-generation ability users and third-generation ability users are essentially the same. Both parties are the lucky ones after the fire phenomenon. It’s just that the gap between second-generation ability users and third-generation ability users is too big, so

Forcibly differentiate.

In addition, because spontaneous combustion is a very painful thing, most humans will attack indiscriminately because of the pain during the process of self-combustion, in order to fight against the Homura and to prevent the Homura from harming the empire.

causing greater losses.

A department was formed within the empire - the special fire brigade.

There used to be a total of seven teams, but then an incompetent guy used his own abilities to form the Eighth Fire Brigade, which means that there are now eight teams in the special fire brigade.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is the structure of the empire at this moment.

The entire empire consists of three parts.

One is the royal family, which is the authority.

One is Haijima Heavy Industries. More than 70% of the entire empire's industries are related to Haijima Heavy Industries. This company controls the resources of the entire empire.

One is the Holy Flame Sect, which controls the beliefs of most people.

On the surface, the Imperial Kingdom is in harmony. Although after the catastrophe, the area of ​​the earth suitable for human survival is getting smaller and smaller. However, because of the new energy "Amaterasu" developed by the royal family and Haijima Heavy Industries, everyone does not need to pay for energy.

Worry about the problem.

The only problem is the unpredictable spontaneous combustion.

Because in most cases of spontaneous combustion, flamers will eventually be born, not ability users.

This is the biggest problem in the empire, because before Homura becomes Homura, he is an ordinary person. They have friends and family, and the role of the special fire brigade is to kill Homura, which may not be a good thing for the people.

Fortunately, the emergence of the Holy Flame Sect successfully solved this problem.

The Holy Flame Sect conveys a concept to the people, that is, death is not terrible, it is just returning to the embrace of the sun god. As long as the nuns of the Holy Flame Sect pray before death, they can be saved.

To be honest, in the eyes of most people, this is an act of self-deception.

But the problem is that the world in front of him is different from the world in which Gu Changqing's spiritual energy was revived before. Although the world in which spiritual energy was revived is full of dangers and challenges, it is more filled with hope. But this world in front of him?

Ordinary people have no hope and live in a world full of despair.

Although the strong are better than ordinary people, they will only be more desperate than ordinary people because they understand the nature of this world.

In fact, many people understand that death is death. There is no God in this world. Even if they believe in the Holy Flame Cult, they will still turn into flames at the moment of fire and will eventually be killed by the special fire officer.

But the question is, living in such a hopeless world, what can you do?

There is a particularly classic scene in The Matrix. The traitor Cypher betrayed his teammates and chose to return to this false world because in this world he could eat tender and juicy steaks and taste rich wine.

But in the real world, you can only eat bugs, and you have to face endless pursuit.

True or false is actually not important. What matters is your current feelings. Are you willing to live in despair and fear all your life, or are you willing to give up truth and falsehood and become the lamb of God?

Moreover, whether they are the victims or the murderers, they all need a belief to help them face death calmly. This is why, in the new world, 99% of the people are followers of the Holy Flame Cult.

Of course, these are all superficial situations.
Chapter completed!