For up to a year after the outbreak of the demonic tide, all believers lost the ability to listen to God's revelations - not just the low-level priests and priests, but also the bishops of various sects and even the pope and the Holy See. They all lost this ability at the same time.
Of course, even under normal circumstances, humans cannot directly hear the voice of gods. The so-called "listening to gods' revelations" actually refers to the process of sincere believers praying, performing sacraments, and fulfilling covenants. , because his mental state is close to the "spirituality of God" of the god, he can hear some almost auditory hallucinations, whispering like whispers. These whispers will directly echo in the minds of believers, and form a long-lasting and difficult to understand. The "spiritual imprint" that is erased, and this spiritual imprint will in turn change the spirit of the believers, bringing them closer to the "spirituality of God". This is the main way for the priests in this world to be promoted and become stronger.
Because those vague whispers do have the power to change the human spirit and make humans stronger and purer, they are sublimated from ordinary hallucinations and are regarded by the clergy as A divine phenomenon.
However, in the year when the demonic tide broke out, all believers in God were unable to hear this "whisper from the gods." They discovered to their horror that no matter how they prayed or followed strict instructions, They performed rituals in such a way that their gods no longer responded, as if the gods had collectively disappeared.
Due to the loss of divine grace, all clergymen were unable to be promoted during that year, and no newcomers who could master divine arts appeared among light believers and ordinary people. Even in The babies born in that year were later proven to have no magical talent at all.
If the situation continues to deteriorate according to that trend, it is difficult to say what the future will be for the believers of the gods on this continent, but as if it is the last glimmer of hope in despair, people find that they have mastered The magic has not expired - although the power is slightly weakened than before, at least the priests who have become official priests before the demon tide can still use the magic, and these priests who can still use the magic try their best to It maintained the crumbling churches at the time - but even so, there were many small sects that failed to survive and disappeared in the wasteland when people fled from the Gondor Empire.
Gawain remembered that the leaders of the major sects at that time had more than one secret talks and attempts, and people gave up their previous prejudices and hostility, just like ordinary people walking side by side in the demonic tide, the priesthood The protesters no longer care about their respective beliefs and historical hatreds, but come together to try to find a solution to the problem. Later, several large-scale sects represented by the God of Holy Light, the God of War, and the Three Gods of Fertility finally made some progress. After several emergency meetings, the leaders of several sects gathered at what is now the eastern border of the Ogure Tribal State. An attempt was made to communicate with the gods on the top of the "Peak of the Ancestors". That attempt was a closed-door meeting. Even Gawain Cecil did not know the specific process. He only knew that the leaders of various sects came down from the mountain.Afterwards, it was announced that the gods had sent down a new oracle, inspiring mortals to give up disputes and unite to survive - and the demonic tide was a disaster caused by various human follies.
The various sects signed an agreement known as the "Holy Covenant" in later generations at the Peak of the Ancestors, announcing that they would abandon all disputes over beliefs. The various sects will no longer be in opposition, and will do their best to continue human civilization as their own responsibility. - And it seems that this kind of move really pleased the gods. In the second month after the signing of the sacred covenant, which was exactly one year after the outbreak of the demon tide, the gods once again favored mankind.
Believers can hear the voice of God again.
This is what Gawain knows about the historical events that led to the current relatively peaceful situation of various sects on this continent.
This historical event changed a lot of things:
It ended the disputes between various faiths on the mainland, and also allowed the clergy of various sects to unite to help human civilization resist Demonic tide, rebuilding their homes, but there are also some too stubborn sects who cannot accept this fact. They choose to degenerate and become enemies of all sects that have signed the "Holy Covenant", becoming various twisted heretical beliefs, and gradually evolving into what they are today. Some of the most feared dark organizations in the world, the magic they use are also called "dark magic"...
To this day, those depraved and twisted fanatics are still One of the most chilling shadows in the world.
As a person with normal logic and no tricks, Gawain certainly has a high opinion of the "Holy Covenant". Although he does not believe in religion, he appreciates those who have faith in times of crisis. The effort to put aside strife, to unite, to perpetuate civilization—whether that effort is because of a divine command or not.
But he also knows that for a race like humans with a short lifespan (compared to elves), even the sacred covenant is not permanent.
Seven hundred years have passed now. Although the covenant of that year is still engraved on the cornerstones of various sects, like the "brotherly agreement" between Typhon and Anzu that has long since disappeared, future generations have also The significance of the covenants concluded at the foot of the Ancestral Peak has gradually faded away.
Although many religious sects in mainland China today still maintain a peaceful situation, in fact, there has always been a lot of tit-for-tat, rejection, and squeeze in private. Some sects with huge doctrinal deviations have even reached the point where they have barely declared war publicly. situation.
After all, no one can really clearly hear what the gods are saying to them. Even the Pope of the Holy Light Sect can only hear vague whispers from the gods, and The ambiguity of divine revelation gives people room to play——
"What if the gods let us fight with the pagans? Anyway, that's what I think. This is definitely what I did before praying. It doesn’t matter if there are too many dreamweeds…” – Many people think so.
But no matter what, the Holy Covenant still has a little more authority than the alliance agreement between several human kingdoms.(After all, it is in the name of God). Even if the friction between various sects intensifies privately, at least on the surface, everyone still maintains the situation of "you are good, I am good, everyone is good". There are several churches clustered together in big towns, and the priests of various sects raise their heads but do not bow their heads. It is also very common to see them - of course, it is also very common for the priests to turn around and spit after greeting each other and go home to stab the villain.
It’s just that no one will say this situation openly, especially the high-ranking priests of various sects, and it is impossible for them to say in public that “Although there are many gods, My boss is better than you."
Veronica said so.
Gawain didn’t know whether the saintly princess was deliberately hinting or whether there was a careless heart hidden under the holy and intelligent appearance. Anyway, he was very concerned about this matter and talked to Veroni The high-level priestess who appeared with the card made him full of doubts. In this case, he did not dare to accept anything thrown by the other party.
As for whether to build churches or introduce churches to the territory in the future, he actually doesn’t have much resistance in this regard. After all, gods do exist in this world, and divine magic is indeed a part of people’s daily production and life. Huan, as a pragmatic person, even if he does not believe in God, he will not stop others from believing in it - in such a fantasy world, if he still holds on to atheism, it would be too idealistic.
It’s just that when the time comes, he will definitely strengthen supervision of the church to ensure that everything is under his control: divine magic is true, and it is true that divine power will affect political power. He is not willing to do this. Plant a hole.
Just like every qualified time traveler - magic, in Gawain's mind, it is used as a means of production.
Of course, planning for these things is a bit too far away now. When the territory cannot even build a small church, thinking about how to control the faith on the land is not as practical as thinking about how to toss in infrastructure. Therefore, Gawain decided to take advantage of the temporary lull in foreign aggression to lay the foundation for his territory.
The news about the eastern border brought by Veronica and others reminded him that in this unstable world, there are far more dangerous things than the demonic tide in the Gondor Wasteland. It's so simple. This continent has enjoyed peace for seven hundred years. There are too many things that are ready to move under the appearance of peace. If you want to live comfortably in such a situation, you must first become nervous.
Gawain returned to his tent - it is said that more and more tents are becoming stronger and warmer wooden houses or even brick and stone houses. It is also time for his tent to be upgraded - wake up He found Betty, who was curled up on the mat, sleeping soundly and drooling, and asked the girl to bring over all the drawings he had accumulated in the past few days.
He unfolded these drawings one by one, and then eliminated the unrealistic things in them (but he was not going to destroy them, what if they were useful in the future?), and finally he found the ones he wanted: It was some kind of simplified machine, with metal wheels, connecting rods, and cylinders cleverlyCombined together, several sub-pictures show the disassembly and detailed description of these mechanical structures, but under the main drawing, there is a line of eye-catching red text: The initial power cannot be solved, and it is temporarily put on hold.
"Go and call Rebecca and Hetty," Gawain looked at the little maid who was standing at the table in a daze, "Just say I have something...forget it, just remember it. Just call them here."
Betty trotted out, leaving Gawain in front of several half-finished drawings, and Amber's voice suddenly came from behind him: "You are painting. What? Why can’t I understand?”
“Some kind of power mechanism,” Gawain said without raising his head, and at the same time, he slapped the half-elf thief’s claws off his silver seal. Kai, "Theoretically, this is something that only needs to consume energy to move continuously on its own and can drive other mechanical structures, but the design has not been completed yet."
Amber's entire body has been transformed from The shadow form came out, and she looked down at the drawings on the table curiously: "Oh? You mean those demon puppets driven by elemental cores?"
Gawain shook his head: "No, it's not the same at all. Planting things, this is a more versatile and basic device, but its value is far greater than those of the golems... Unfortunately, it still lacks the most important part."
Yes, the part that cannot boil water... …