Hearing Ophelia's words, Gawain raised his eyebrows: "Female priests are in an embarrassing situation? What's the situation?"
"After the city defense battle, the church's original Holy See Knights The battle priests have suffered serious attrition and are now undergoing reorganization and reorganization. The Patriarch is preparing to convert those who pass the examination into white knights, but there is a problem... female priests and female knights do not seem to adapt to the white knight's style... and equipment.
"In addition, as far as I know, the main priests of the Southern Church are composed of the White Knights. Of course, they are powerful warriors of the Holy Light and are very reliable on the battlefield, but as a means of spreading doctrine The window, their style is a bit..."
Ophelia was a little hesitant when she said this. Based on the experience of a thousand-year rebel, she seemed to feel a little entangled at the moment, but she I still said the following words: “Their style is not very suitable for getting close to the people. We tried to reopen the confessional in the church area, with white knights taking turns to guard it, hoping to relieve the pressure of the people after the war, but there was almost no response..."
Gawain almost guessed what happened. It's over.
Ophelia sighed with a helpless tone: "To be honest, the people who went to the confessional were worried about what might happen if they knew there was a white knight inside. After making a mistake, the people inside will jump out and hammer themselves to death - although we all know this is impossible..."
Gawain couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.
This situation does exist - I don’t know which link caused the problem (it may be related to the personal style of the Patriarch). The Southern Holy Light Church has embarked on a certain path of no return since its restructuring. It is based on the "religion" It was formed in the manner of "Battle Group". Although there are also ordinary priests and nuns, its main structure is the White Knight Chapter and the "Mechanical Monks" who assist the operation of the Chapter. This militarized organizational form is coupled with government affairs. The control method of the hall ensures that the Southern Church is highly controllable and loyal, but on the other hand...
Its style seems to have problems
When it was in the South, In a state of war, there is no problem with such a church, but the overly rigid and cold white knight has a natural lack of "affinity", which has become a shortcoming in the current situation.
And another point mentioned by Ophelia is also a fact: the current white knight suit is not suitable for female clergy, and this must be redesigned.
Even if all the above issues are not taken into consideration, it must be reformed in the church. Proper placement of the female priests is also something that must be done during the process, and I am afraid that Wright does not have mature experience in this regard. If Ophelia wants to implement any measures, she will naturally ask Gawain for his opinion. < /p>
"The Northern Church is going to be restructured, which naturally includes all priests and monks. Go and count the number of combat-type and clerical-type priestesses, and discuss with Wright a new set of organization and management methods. Give me the plan. Take a look. In addition, I will also arrange for the research department to set up as soon as possibleitem, making equipment suitable for use by female priests. "
"Thank you for your understanding," Ophelia bowed her head in thanks. "Other than that, I have no other questions. "
Gawain nodded: "That's it for today. "
Ophelia stood up. Before exiting the study, she turned her head and glanced at the bookshelf next to her, and nodded lightly with a smile.
After she After leaving, the air next to the bookshelf immediately trembled and twisted, and Amber's figure jumped out of thin air, shouting: "She really saw me! ! "
"You can't hide your stealth from her. Didn't you know it before?" Gawain looked at the half-elf. "We discovered you at the same time since you entered the house - but I'm really a little bit I'm surprised that you waited quietly for so long. "
"I'm just curious about what you are talking about," Amber waved her hands, "and I am more or less the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, okay? I still have a good eye for when to interrupt and when to be quiet. "
As he spoke, the half-elf had a sighing expression on his face: "But having said that...it's really amazing inside information. Their understanding and research on God is really a bit scary. In fact, I regretted listening to half of it - that Veronica didn't mind saying this in front of me, it seemed that she sincerely wanted to cooperate with us. "
Gawain glanced at the half-elf who said he regretted attending, but actually looked indifferent, and couldn't help but ask: "After knowing the secrets about God and the truth about the rebellious plan , are you not touched at all? I remember you claimed to be a believer of the Shadow Goddess..."
"First of all, I don't claim to be a believer, I really believe it. Secondly, I am not an ordinary believer. I am the chosen one by God. Don't believe me. It’s truly God’s choice! " Amber emphasized vigorously, then flattened her mouth and lowered her tone, "To be honest, if you say that you are not touched, it must be a lie. I don't believe that the goddess' kingdom is such a scary place, nor do I believe that she is really full of love for human beings. Malice...I have chatted with her. She is a very gentle god. She even taught me how to cook. How could it be like what Veronica said..."
Gawain When Amber heard that the goddess taught her how to cook, he was actually stunned, and once again confirmed that this guy's identity as the chosen one was Hu Chui. However, he remembered what he had known about this half-elf for so long. See Seeing this guy talking about these things so naturally, and seeing that she didn't seem to be bragging at all, Gawain started to question it again -
Could this guy be telling the truth? Or at least, She thinks it is true...
But how is that possible? There is no belief in the goddess of the night in this world. Although this belief is quite special and believers do not have large-scale gatherings and churches, at least There are also some God-favored ones and high-level priests in the Dark Night Realm, but they have never mentioned that the Dark Night Goddess is a god who can teach people how to cook... Anyway, what kind of god would do this??
"I'm a little doubtful about what you believe," Gawain said with a frown, "Then what do you think now?"
"...I want to ask Ask the goddess and listen to her own explanation." Amber's expression turned serious and she said word for word, "Next time I come into contact with high-level shadow believers, I will also look for clues from them before there is any concrete evidence. , I can never believe everything Veronica said."
At this point, she quickly added: "Of course, I believe most of what she said is true, or at least it is. There is evidence that other gods are probably as dangerous as she said - but the Shadow Goddess is definitely not!"
Looking at Amber with a determined look on his face, Gawain finally realized one thing: this Half-elf, I'm afraid he really believes in the Shadow Goddess - and he's not the kind who just believes in it because it's free.
But there is not even the slightest hint of faith in this guy's usual words and deeds.
This puts Gawain into endless tangles.
He had to take a deep breath to calm down his confusion, and said in a deep voice: "I respect your beliefs, but no matter what, our cooperation with the disobedient at this stage is necessary. In the long run, we must also be prepared for the dark future described by Veronica, and I do not want to cause disagreements and misunderstandings among us at this point."
"I understand. ," Amber nodded, and her originally droopy ears raised slightly, "Anyway, what Veronica wants to do now is just to transfer human beings' beliefs. I am the Chosen God of the Night, and my beliefs are not subject to this transfer. And if it really comes to the worst one day... it will only prove that what she said is right, and I will have nothing to hesitate about."
Just like Gawain's treatment of her. Understand that this half-elf has always been aware of issues that need to be taken seriously.
O disobedient people and gods...
Gawain sighed in his heart. The message he heard from Veronica/Ophelia today filled his heart again. There were waves.
What kind of existence are the gods who really exist in this world? Are they protecting this world, or are they looking forward to its destruction?
Even the disobedient cannot explain the contradictory characteristics of the gods, nor can they explain their behaviors that seem to be full of chaos, but sometimes full of rationality and tendencies. They can only start from the facts. Year after day, he prepared for the moment when the gods would reveal their evil intentions.
Gawain actually has his own guesses about the true characteristics of the gods:
Perhaps those powerful beings are too beyond the understanding of mortals, and they can no longer use simple "goodness" to "evil", because concepts such as good and evil are just concepts created by mortals trapped in their own cognition.
The gods may operate in a higher and more difficult to understand logical system. They protect the world or destroy it.Their actions have nothing to do with good or evil, but have other reasons.
The second possibility is even more terrifying and disturbing:
Could God be crazy?
In other words, will they be "creatures" that periodically fall into madness - when a specific "doomsday moment" comes, all the gods will turn uncontrollably into madness. ! < /p>
If this is the second possibility, then Veronica’s current efforts to carefully transform the Holy Light Church and try to block the “Earthly Bridge” without alarming the gods may be really meaningless. : Whether the gods will start the doomsday has nothing to do with whether the disobedient people have alerted them, but is only related to a countdown.
A countdown whose specific scale no one knows, which may come to an end at any time, and which is probably still ticking now.
The demonic tide is unpredictable and can destroy the world, but at least the monitoring satellites hanging in space can give a certain degree of early warning against it. And if the countdown to maintain sanity really exists... Gawain is There's really no way to predict it!
At this moment, Amber's voice came from the side, waking up Gawain from his meditation: "Old Zongzi... your expression is a bit scary."
Gao Wen Wen raised his head and temporarily suppressed the complicated thoughts in his heart: "No...it's nothing. Let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about you. What's the matter?"
Hubo hesitated for a moment, and then He told his original purpose of coming here today: "I found a clue."
"Clue?" Gawain didn't react at first, but then he understood what the other party meant, "Have you found Surrey?" Randolph’s clue?”
“He is a royal shadow guard, and he was a royal shadow guard who was personally canonized by Francis II and has a secret noble title, so he has a noble title and is not there. In the normal noble genealogy list," now that he has spoken, Amber simply said it all, "his last mission is to go to the Dark Mountains to find clues to the Gondor legacy, and the reason why he stayed in the South and became a thief is because He defected."
Gowen: "..."
"Wait a moment, the amount of information is a bit large, I need to sort it out," Gawain rubbed his forehead and hesitated. I couldn't help but mutter, "Why is there so much information today..."
"This is the information I found. You can sort it out as you go," Amber said, taking the She took out the roster and record file she got from Dark Crow, "I have confirmed it. He is indeed my adoptive father. His name and appearance match."
Gawain took the information and read it carefully. There is not much content on it, and after skipping Surrey Randolph’s early experiences, the remaining content can be read in a few minutes. As he read, he said: "He never mentioned his past identity and experience to you? ”
"No, I always thought he was a native of the South and a bad thief... But thinking about it today, he has a very high nose and slightly lighter eyes. He is actually... a northerner. Characteristics..."
"This country is narrow in the north and south, and the racial differences between the north and the south are small. You were young at the time, so it is normal for you not to be able to tell the difference. Moreover, his identity as a defected shadow guard...is indeed not the same. It is suitable to tell an ignorant child," Gawain quickly read the information, put them together and put them aside, "He defected during the mission to the Dark Mountains to find the legacy of Gondor. This was a breakthrough... Could it be that he was looking for the Disobedient Fortress?"
"I don't know, and I can't figure it out. Even if what he was looking for was the Disobedient Fortress, what would make him defect?"< /p>
"Yes..." Gawain crossed his hands and pressed his chin, his tone was deep, "This is really a problem..."