There is a mysterious new guest in the territory, but for most people, this is just a chat after dinner. In fact, its influence on civilians is not as good as a new house in a certain area, especially now —A lot of people are eyeing a new building on the east side of Knight Street.
The first church in Cecil Territory is finally going to be built.
It took Pastor Wright more than two months to finally pass the lord's assessment, get permission to preach in Cecil's land, and get a piece of land assigned to him and the necessary resources to build a church. The materials and personnel, the pastor was obviously very happy about this, and he burst out with great enthusiasm and work efficiency, allowing this small church to rise at an astonishing speed - of course, this also happened with him He has been moving bricks on the territory for two months and is very skilled at it.
The newly completed chapel looks very simple from the outside. Although it also has various facilities such as spiers, small towers, and prayer halls that are necessary for the Holy Light Church, everything is mainly practical and sufficient. You can’t see the luxurious style of churches in the central region with gold and silver on the walls, but it is still a beautiful new house. The church itself is matched with the small square in front and the neat Knights Street in the background. brick houses, the first neighborhood in the territory that can be described as a "modern town" has finally begun to take shape.
Before the church officially opened its doors, the lord also arranged a small "enabling ceremony" for it.
This is a rather strange form in the eyes of the territorial residents - a big figure in the territory personally comes forward to organize activities for the opening of a building, which was very rare in the past.
In other places, there is no specific and solemn ceremony for the appearance of a new facility. There are usually only some vulgar rules established by the people: before the craftsman's shop opens, he will throw it at the door. Breaking a clay pot filled with ale is, on the one hand, a celebration, and on the other hand, it is actually using the aroma of ale to advertise and inform people, so that people know that a new shop has opened here; after the new churches of various churches are completed, the inside Priests and priests organize some religious activities themselves, with priests preaching at the door and distributing wheat cakes. When the horse farms and theaters opened by princes and nobles are completed, there will be some celebrations, but they are all dances and drinking parties for the upper class. It has nothing to do with civilians.
The ceremony called "ribbon-cutting" arranged by Gawain seems novel and inexplicable to people.
But the common people of this era will not think deeply about these things that they think have nothing to do with their lives. Anyway, the lord’s arrangement is right, and for them, anything new happening in the territory is This is something to be happy about - especially since this is a church that can bring convenience to life.
A large crowd gathered in the small square in front of the church. They looked curiously at the still closed church door and the lords and others standing in front of the door: Gawain, Hetty, and Rebbe. Ka was standing there, and next to them was Mr. Wright, the pastor with a distinct presence., and in addition are some soldiers responsible for maintaining order on the scene.
In order to adapt to the public aesthetics and habits of this world, and to generate more important "symbolic meaning", Gawain redesigned a so-called "ribbon-cutting" process. He ordered people to tie ribbons on the church door. He added a symbolic colorful knot and set up a blocking rope on the steps leading to the door to represent that the building was still blocked, and he did not appear until the sun rose to its highest point. Here, open the church as a lord.
Amidst countless pairs of curious and awed eyes, Hetty took a step forward. With the blessing of magic, a soft but loud voice that filled the entire audience reached everyone's ears: "Today, It is a day worth celebrating - Mr. Wright, the evangelist of the God of Holy Light, has brought the morality of the Holy Light to everyone. Our lord, Duke Gawain Cecil, believes that the way of the Holy Light is beneficial to the territory, so he approved it. The construction of this church, and personally congratulate the practice of Holy Light's morality - now read out the Lord's decree:
"After the application of Holy Light Missionary Wright, Cecil Lord Gawain Cecil Searle ruled that it was lawful and beneficial to spread the Word of the Holy Light in this land, and hereby authorized the missionary activities of Missionary Wright and allowed the erection of a church. ”
Then, amid the dazed and then enthusiastic applause of the people, Gawain cut the blocking rope, and Hetty and Rebecca untied the colorful knots on the church door.< /p>
Pastor Wright watched the whole process of this ceremony with curiosity. He seemed to think that there was some deep meaning in this ceremony. However, after all, he was not a "real priest" who was good at calculations. The missionary who was kicked out by the church had been spreading the doctrine according to his own understanding and method, so he quickly stopped thinking about it - as long as he could preach smoothly, it was a good thing, and the lord came to congratulate him in person, which was That's even better. As for the matter of "the God of Light needs Gawain Cecil's approval to build a church on a piece of land"...it doesn't matter, the church is built anyway.
To be honest, Wright even felt that the Cecil Territory was more to his liking: in other noble territories, he would need to go to the local lord for a permission to preach. Although basically every lord would agree, no one had ever done so. The place is as formal and serious as the Cecil Territory. Rather than allowing the church to develop in their territory, the lords of other noble territories adopt a completely indifferent attitude. The so-called "lord's permission" is not so much. It was just a formality, a compromise and respect between the church and the aristocracy, but here in Cecil's territory, this "permission" seemed much more formal.
Wright liked this. This is a place where the rules are clear, because he has seen too many people's miserable lives caused by chaotic rules. Many people will complain that the lord has made too many rules that make life difficult, but few people realize that it causes life to be difficult. The difficult thing is not the rules, but the rules that are made haphazardly, made at all times, and even the lord himself does not intend to abide by them.rules.
Here, this situation obviously does not exist.
"Everyone who is interested in the way of the Holy Light can come in and have a seat. The preaching hall is very big! Those who do not believe in the Holy Light but have minor illnesses or injuries can also come. They are provided here every day. Healing holy water!" Wright stood happily on the steps of the church door, and the whole square could hear his shouting. "But if you are seriously ill or injured, you must tell us in advance. The holy water is made from river water, and its effect is limited. Serious illnesses can still be treated. You have to use healing..."
Gawain stood aside and watched the endless stream of people who believed in the Holy Light or were preparing to receive holy water entering the church. Hearing Wright's loud greeting, he suddenly I couldn't help but laugh: This is the first time I heard a priest take the initiative to admit that the raw material of holy water is river water, and remind him that the healing effect of holy water is not good...
Hetty stood next to Gawain, she Some deep meanings have already been seen from today's ceremony.
After seeing some people occasionally thanking their lords while walking into the church of the God of Holy Light, she whispered: "Ancestor, do you want to put the divine power under your control? ”
“I actually have no intention of controlling any divine power, but I don’t like to be controlled by divine power even more,” Gawain said lightly, “The church is a good thing. Divine magic, holy water, holy objects and battlefield priests are all important.” It's a good thing, but if these things have their own system and will, it won't be so good."
"Many nobles will be wary of the excessive development of the church, but no one has ever thought of using this. "Use a clear law to stipulate that all religious activities must be approved by the lord, and use ritualized practical actions to tell everyone that the lord and the gods are free." Who should you listen to when we are together, and you also showed the lord's support for the church in the process... Ancestor, your actions are always unexpected."
Gawain shook his head: "It's not that no one has thought about using law and force to restrain the church. Hetty, I'm not the only smart person - it's just that they don't have this condition. We are lucky. The South is a wasteland that has been set back for many years. In the land, there are many things that can be built from scratch. Wright is also a 'true believer' who is truly obsessed with the way of the Holy Light rather than intrigues, so I can lay this foundation. But in the central and northern regions where the power of the church is already deeply rooted, I can't do this at all - just as you can see the deep meaning of my actions, those shrewd bishops can also see it."
Hetty was startled and had to admit Gao. Wen saw this matter very clearly, but she was a little curious: "What would you do if you were in that kind of place?"
"It's very simple, just have a bigger fist than them," Gao Wen He smiled and said, "Sometimes the problems that cannot be solved with your brain are the simplest ones, just use your fists."
Rebecca was listening to the discussion between Hetty and Gawain. Basically, She didn't understand a word in the first half of the paragraph, but she couldn't understand Gawain's last sentence.He understood, and especially agreed: "My ancestors are right! Problems that can be defeated are no longer problems!"
Gawain glanced at the iron-headed boy helplessly: "Can you be obedient? Listen to everything? I emphasized that you should use your brain before fisting!"
Hetty was just about to educate her, but an amber came out from nowhere: "She found out after using her brain! I don’t have enough brains..."
Before this shameful creature could be beaten, Gawain took it upon himself to hold down his head: "You get itchy every day if you don’t find someone to flirt with you, right? By the way, why are you here? Don’t you like places like the Holy Light Church?”
“I’m here to watch the fun - let go, hey, let go,” Amber struggled hard under Gawain’s hand. , and finally escaped from the clutches of the devil with a shadow transformation, "Let me tell you, this priest actually gives me a good feeling, not as annoying as the Holy Light priests I have seen before..."
Gawain knew this half-elf very well. He waited until the other party had finished the interview before asking: "Besides watching the fun, you have other things to do, right?"
"Hey, an old bacon has a sharp eye..." "Amber curled his lips, and then said quickly before being beaten again, "Pittman is looking for you - saying that there is a breakthrough in the research on the production of Druid medicine!"