Honestly, Theus agreed with this idea from the bottom of his heart—what they believed in was power, not the gods themselves.
But the one saying this was the head of a cult, and from the looks of it, the five major churches seemed to share the same view?
Coupled with what Jules had said about churches not believing in gods, he could not shake the feeling that something was off.
There were also many churches on Blue Star. Nearly every one of them singled out one or several gods for worship; few directly treated power itself as an object of faith.
Yet in this world, nearly all churches had unanimously abandoned faith in gods. Why?
As if suddenly recalling something, Theus opened the letter again.
"The Sea God Church believed in gods. That is why they perished."
Jules had mentioned this in passing.
Why were faith in gods and destruction placed side by side? What was the connection between them?
"You... no, do all churches not believe in gods?"
Chloe clearly hesitated. After pondering for a while, she replied, "I think I've heard of a few small sects with that peculiar preference. They're rather rare."
"Then what are gods, in your eyes?"
"Good things. Extremely precious resources. Extremely powerful forces. Unfortunately, there's no way to communicate with them."
Theus froze for several seconds before abruptly realizing what she meant. "You're talking about evil gods like the Moth Lord, right? Things that cannot be communicated with—aren't those evil gods or Outer Gods? I mean gods."
"Gods are evil gods, aren't they? Outer Gods are also a kind of evil god. They just might not bring as much Pollution and are far less dangerous."
"Could it be that the gods you're referring to are something else?"
This time, Theus was completely stunned.