After returning to the Lord's Mansion, Gawain asked Amber to bring all the information collected over the past period related to the Holy Light Church and the activities of cultists in various places.
Noticing that Gawain's face was gloomy and serious, Amber knew that he must have smelled something from the recent wind direction. She couldn't help but be curious: "What? Do you think the Holy Light Church has a conspiracy?"< /p>
"It seems that letting you take care of the information is a bit of an improvement," Gawain glanced at Amber approvingly, "Do you also feel that something is wrong?"
Amber waved his hand: "Oh. , that’s not the case, I just feel that those gangsters are living for conspiracy.”
Gao Wen: “…”
“Hey, tell me, tell me, tell me. Amber came up with a shy face, "I do think the recent actions of the Holy Light Church are too radical, but this is a change that everyone can see, and it is also caused by the recent situation - what else can you see?"
“Since the leaders of the major sects signed the sacred covenant on the Peak of the Ancestors, although the various sects have different ideas and differences, they have still maintained peace for seven hundred years. During these seven hundred years, It's not that there weren't times when cultists were raging - but at that time, no sect ever targeted other orthodox religions. The Holy Light Church did have special advantages in fighting evil forces and purifying corruption, while those churches that tended to be dark and negative. It is unable to fight against the cultists, but the Holy Light Church has always been a leader, helping and guiding the weak churches to fight together."
Gowen said while holding his hand. Put aside the information: "This is also the most normal and correct choice, because each sect performs different social functions. The Holy Light can fight against evil, fertility can ensure agriculture, and the God of War protects warriors, guides war order and war After the reconstruction, the Blood God restrained his selfish desires and monitored contract behaviors. Human survival has more than just fighting against cultists. When there are cultists, the Holy Light Church steps forward. When encountering other troubles, other churches will naturally have their own value. , I understand this, and the priests of the Holy Light Church should theoretically understand it."
Hubo curled his lips: "But now they are obviously suppressing other sects."
"Yes, suppress other sects," Gawain nodded. "Since last autumn, as cultists have become more active in Ansu, the Holy Light Church has been developing and expanding rapidly in the name of cracking down on cultists. , and in late winter, they began to suppress and exclude those sects that did not perform well in fighting against the cultists. This situation has become more and more intense recently. People are sometimes blind, especially in a state of panic, against cultists. The threat is increasing day by day, so almost everyone tolerates and acquiesces to the Holy Light Church's actions, and many people are even applauding it."
"Those excluded churches will not sit back and wait for death." Amber said, "In many places, marginalized church members have had direct conflicts with the Holy Light Priests - although the Holy Light Sect is large, it is not as big as the Holy Light."Next, fighting monks and church cavalry are not unique to their family. "
"I suspect... the Holy Light Church is just waiting for everyone to resist," Gawain put his hands on the table and frowned, "They are too obvious and too hasty in excluding other sects. . If I were asked to do this, I would definitely not directly suppress all heretics nationwide like them. Instead, I would first win over some churches that have a higher affinity with the Holy Light, and then suppress those churches that tend to be dark. It turns into a heresy and disintegrates its opponents one after another, but the current behavior of the Holy Light Church... is not so much that it wants to slowly weaken other sects, but its current behavior is more like forcing other sects to unite. Fight a religious war with them head-on and lose both sides..."
"No way..." Amber looked at Gawain suspiciously, "Maybe it's not so complicated, those Holy Light priests are You are so naive and want to act recklessly - after all, not everyone is as cunning as you, and who knows the twists and turns of differentiation and disintegration. ”
“Do you think people who can climb to the top of the church will be as heartless as you? "Gawain rolled his eyes at the half-elf, "It's not a very clever strategy to pull waves to fight. I believe that the people in power in the Holy Light Cathedral can definitely think of this step. Now that they haven't done this... I have to I suspect they are plotting a bigger goal. Of course, it does not rule out that the Holy Light Church is overconfident and feels that it can defeat all the faiths in the world by itself..."
While saying this, Gawain couldn't help but think of a thought in his mind. Figure.
Long pale blond hair, simple priest robes, an extraordinary and inhuman temperament, and the aura of holy light that always lingers around...
The "Saint Princess", Veronica Moen...
As a senior member of the Holy Light Church, and also a member of the royal family, does she have anything to do with the current activities of the Holy Light Church? Did she play a role in this process? What kind of role? If she is the driving force behind all these changes, then Cecil Leader must be careful when dealing with that "Saint Princess"...
Cathedral of the Holy Light, the Great In the Hall of Light, the pure holy light floats on the dome of this hall. The surface of the dome depicting the scene of the Kingdom of God is coated with a slightly rippling halo that looks like water, and it is as brilliant as ever.
The bishops reported on the recent progress in eradicating evil and suppressing heresy in various parts of the kingdom. Their calm and steady voices were like the holy light floating on the dome, but the content of their reports was not like theirs. The voice is so peaceful.
"Your Majesty, the number of evil cults purified by the Holy Light is increasing day by day. The power of the Lord has been demonstrated, but those stubborn and ignorant pagan believers are becoming new troubles." A bishop wearing a high crown said, "In Boulder City, since the Blood God's church secretly controlled by the cultists was demolished, a large number of pagan believers who believe in the Blood God refuse to accept the correct faith and refuse to be baptized.Those believers were expelled from the city, but they wandered in the wilderness and turned into bandits to attack the priests we sent out to spread the Holy Light. "
Another bishop continued: "A similar situation also occurred in the Western Plains. After being exiled, the followers of the Shadow God began to attack our priests and even ordinary believers of the Holy Light. They caused a lot of panic in the local area. "
The old Saint Ivan III raised his eyelids slightly, and there was no emotion or joy in his voice: "Their actions confirm our verdict, don't they?
“Being exiled proves that they are suspicious, and we give them the opportunity to convert. This is to give them the opportunity to prove their innocence. Of course, people who have not been infected by evil will not be afraid. Embracing the Holy Light and fearing to embrace the Holy Light is proof of falling into evil.
“They became bandits, attacked priests, attacked innocent people, and refused to embrace the Holy Light before and refused to convert. This proves it. We know that they are indeed evil people. As long as we point this out, the world will naturally distinguish between right and wrong. "
"Your wisdom has cleared up our confusion," the bishop who spoke first lowered his head, "I will obey your will. ”
Then the bishops began to continue to report, reporting on the progress of the expansion of church knights, reporting on the increase in the number of believers, reporting on the spread of Holy Light faith in various regions, and the newly implemented "atonement" to collect money. Progress...
Saint Ivan III lowered his eyelids, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep, and yet seemed to be still awake listening to the reports one after another. The buzzing voices of the bishops echoed in his ears. , in harmony with the greater, more unfathomable, and more boundless sacred voice in his mind. The aging old pope used a small part of his brain to pay attention to the voices of the bishops, but used a large part of his brain to listen carefully. That voice coming from the depths of my spiritual world -
That is the voice of the Lord.
The voice of the Lord whispers in a low voice, which is indistinguishable, but contains endless wisdom. You need to listen carefully to discern the truth of the world.
Veronica stood quietly next to the pope, her head slightly lowered, soft and tranquil, coming from her. The holy light radiated rippled through the hall, shrouding everyone, creating an extremely complex and ever-lasting subtle resonance with the holy light emanating from the bishops.
This kind of " "Holy resonance" is the ubiquitous source of light in the entire Holy Light Cathedral.
After the bishops finally completed their report and the buzzing sound in the Great Hall of Light quieted down, St. Ivan III Then she opened her eyes slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "Is it over..."
Veronica bent down next to the Pope: "Yes, Your Majesty, the bishops have left. "
"I just heard the voice of the Lord," St. Ivan III whispered, "It was such a great voice...The Lord must be pleased with our efforts.Pleased. ”
“Yes, the Lord is pleased with what we have done,” Veronica said softly, “He wants this world to become His kingdom of heaven on earth, and we must clear away the evil things in the world for the Lord.” Heresy and evil. "
"We must clean up the heresy and evil in the world for the Lord..." St. Ivan III muttered in a low voice, slowly falling into a deep sleep, and continued to embrace the light from the Holy Light in the dream. Divine, indescribable whispers.
Cecil Territory, in the buffer camp by the Whitewater River.
Get permission to settle down, get a place to lie down and sleep. After a hot meal, those people from the Holy Spirit Plains who had been frightened for dozens of days finally felt a little at ease.
They thanked the lord for his kindness and sighed about Gawain Cecil. As expected, he is a hero with a broad mind and protects the people, but more importantly, he is thinking about his future survival.
They are not able to enter the city yet - although they have seen the neat building. , a prosperous city, but before passing the final review, he must live in a "buffer camp" outside the city. This is their last source of uneasiness.
No one knows the content and form of the review. What it is, and no one knows how long this review process will last, and what will be the result if it fails the review. Although they understand the lord's caution in this regard, as long as they are not cleared of the suspicion of "cultist" for one day, they will I couldn't feel at ease for just one day.
These people who had fled all the way from the Holy Spirit Plain gathered in the large shack assigned to them, discussing the future and the past in a low voice, and then the door of the shack suddenly opened. Being pushed away.
They looked up nervously and saw an extraordinarily tall figure standing at the door.
They thought it was a strong warrior, but they soon found out. They saw that the man was wearing a priest's robe.
The robe was frayed and stained, but it could still be seen that it was the robe of a Holy Light priest.
Everyone became nervous and commotion
"Don't be afraid," Wright opened his hands and walked slowly towards those who were showing fear and vigilance, "I have no weapons, no. Malice is not here to interrogate heretics.
"I just want to talk to you."