Chapter 1540 Progress in the North
Gawain's order was quickly carried out, and the "Lady Night Letter" concocted by Amber was quickly sent to all the cathedrals in the city, and the saint sons, saintesses, archbishops, and archbishops were sent to the anti-divinity barriers. The sacrificial ceremony directly facing the gods was performed in the protected area, and all the ceremonies were completed surprisingly smoothly, and after most of the sacrificial ceremonies in the city were over, Veronica returned to Cecil Gong returned to Gao Wen.
"At present, all the 'letters' have been sent 'up', and the churches have not received direct feedback from the gods, but according to the response speed of the ceremony, the gods should have sensed Lady Ye's breath from the sacrifices. They didn't neglect you at all," Veronica stood in front of Gao Wen's desk with a platinum scepter in her hand, with a slightly subtle expression on her face, "I really didn't expect that things would develop like this one day..."
"Don't say you didn't think of it, I didn't think of it either," Gao Wen shook his head with a smile, "We should sort it out later to see if there are any gods that have not been notified that have been missed."
"I've already sorted it out," Veronica seemed to know that Gao Wen would ask about this, and nodded immediately, "The Imperial City is the most important cultural and economic exchange center in the northern part of the mainland, and it is also the headquarters of the Theocratic Council. All Orthodox churches have set up at least one "agent window" in this city, and some churches even set up their headquarters in Cecil City. These "windows" all have the functions of performing sacrifice ceremonies and communicating with the gods .
"Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned Orthodox Church, there are also some small-scale unpopular beliefs in this world, such as the tribal gods in certain forests in the western region of Ogure, or the local gods worshiped by some city-states in the southern continent, These small regional sects have not set up a communication window in the imperial capital, but they are still on the monitoring list of the Theocratic Council. According to the last report of the arbitral tribunal, I don’t think these small regional sects need to worry—the absolute Most of them have not yet developed to the point where they can truly produce gods, and the rest have only produced some "miracles" with very little direction, and their actions are currently under control. This level of belief system does not have the ability to produce The basis of the divine disaster."
Gao Wen rubbed his brows. In other words, the small regional sects that Veronica was referring to were actually fanatic groups spontaneously formed by country old men and women under the influence of a few wild magic sticks. "Church" is strictly prohibited, but in some relatively backward areas, this phenomenon has been repeatedly prohibited. They believe in everything, and even worship meteorites and mushrooms. Their common feature is that they usually give out eggs and Big pie, and the believers basically believe in a real god-the major sects in the Loren continent do not have a mandatory requirement of "one belief".
So that this kind of weird situation happens repeatedly in many places.
Of course, the Theocratic Council does not want to see this kind of dangerous phenomenon like welding explosives and sawing light bulbs, but after all, the Council has only been established for a short time. Regional influence is also limited. For most of the "fanatic sects" that are far away from the radiation range of the three empires, the council can only monitor and prevent them from spreading outward.
This kind of monitoring and blocking is not a long-term solution, but it is enough for the immediate situation. As long as they do not develop to a certain extent, these rural churches will not be able to give birth to real gods. Even if they create some hazy "spirits", they will not reach the level of causing divine disasters-even to the extreme point, they will Even if those superstitious old men and old ladies really used two taels of pig's head meat and half a bottle of moonshine to create a wild way, the local council will report, and the arbitration tribunal will send two judges to try knights or nuns. It should be wiped out. . . .
After all, times have changed, and the peace-loving Loren people are not relentless in eliminating those dangerous factors that may endanger peace.
"The next step is to see if the gods will come to gather on time," Gawain exhaled softly, and his expression was slightly relaxed due to the smooth progress of the matter. 'But he's not living in seclusion at all, and I don't know if Amoen expected how lively his place will be in the future... Then, the only thing we need to worry about is that one."
Gawain's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked up into Veronica's eyes: "What is the state of the God of Holy Light?"
The God of Holy Light, this is the only uncontrollable link in Gawain's entire "Gods Explosion" plan, because the God of Holy Light was annihilated in the event of the destruction of Gondor more than 700 years ago. The "god" remaining in the field of holy light today is just a crystallization of pure divinity. It has responded to the prayers of the world in a mechanized way for hundreds of years. This is a good thing for the text, which allows him to safely and boldly use it as a "test object" for many plans of the Theocratic Council, allowing him to successfully complete the transformation of the Holy Light Church, but now, it has become a huge problem. trouble.
Without the half body of humanity, it is naturally impossible for the God of Holy Light to take the initiative to cooperate with Gawain's plan, and it is impossible to help put Cecil's "Wu De" on the throne of God. The "Limiter" blocks the madness of that crystal.
Of course, since the Church of the Holy Light was the first to accept the transformation, and the transformation process was relatively smooth and thorough, the belief in the Holy Light in the world no longer directly points to the God of the Holy Light, and the power of that "crystal" has been greatly weakened. But even so, several years of weakening cannot be worth thousands of years of accumulation, and Veronica's return proves this.
"...the God of Holy Light still exists, its size has shrunk by more than half, and the aura it exudes is not as strong as before, but he still exists," Veronica nodded slightly, and replied seriously Dao said, "His body is still operating in the kingdom of God. Even though the beliefs of mortals have been redirected elsewhere, his state is still operating strictly according to the dogma as before."
"Like a bomb, quietly waiting for the trigger..." Gawain frowned and said slowly, "Can't you 'deliver' items to the Kingdom of Holy Light?"
Veronica shook her head slightly: "I can 'visit' the Kingdom of Holy Light through the power of the Platinum Scepter, but that is only a spiritual projection, and the Platinum Scepter does not have the function of sending physical objects into the Kingdom of God. But... ...I personally think that we may not need to worry too much about the state of the God of Light."
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
"The God of Holy Light is currently in a 'shielded' state, and this shielding state is not limited to the beliefs of mortals," Veronica explained while organizing the language, "The connection between gods and mortals is based on the trend of thought. , and our transformation of the Church of the Holy Light over the years has all started from the level of "thought trend". Protestant doctrines have blocked the connection between the thought trend and the God of Holy Light, which has actually cut off the most important link when the final rebellion is triggered."
Gao Wen thought about it: "That is to say... At least in the field of Holy Light, the Theocratic Council has achieved that theoretical goal?"
"This is just my personal judgment. After all, the state of thoughts and gods cannot be quantified. Before things really develop to a certain stage, all judgments cannot be said to be 100% correct," Veronica said cautiously. "However, recently I have been observing the state of the God of Holy Light, and I have used the power of the platinum scepter to directly enter the Kingdom of Holy Light several times to confirm the status quo. According to my observations, the flow of faith in the sky over the Kingdom of God has now completely disappeared. divert.
"Of course, there should still be a small number of diehard believers or hidden idol worshipers who adhere to the old teachings in the world. After all, it is impossible to completely clean up a huge and deep-rooted belief system after just a few years of reformation and cleaning, but these heretics With a small number and the inability to carry out public and formal religious activities, they will not be able to form a clear projection of thoughts in the deep sea, and naturally they will not be able to affect the stability of the God of Light."
The existence of bigots is a vexing problem, but it is also the most difficult problem to solve overnight. The Sect of the Holy Light has been operating on this land for centuries based on the old Ansu, its influence is deeply rooted, and there are countless devout believers. Believers of Light subtly and passively changed the trend of thought, and used strong means to clean up a large number of corrupt and degenerate paganists, but he still couldn't clean up those who devoutly believed in the God of Light.
What kind of stubborn elements are the most difficult to clean up? What kind of old school priest can make the ruler of the empire and the leader of the rebels have to play it safe?
They are not corrupt priests who collect money and oppress civilians in the name of faith, nor are they leaders of the old religion who use extraordinary power to gather party members and shout tsunamis—this kind of people were caught and hung on lampposts and flagpoles as early as the early days of the Great Cleansing. The ones that cannot be cleaned up today are all honest men whose actions are beyond reproach, respectable people who stick to justice from the bottom of their hearts, and win the respect of everyone with their practical words and deeds.
They follow the good way in the teachings, strictly discipline themselves, be lenient and treat others. They are impeccable in morality and wisdom. Except for their unswerving belief in the God of Holy Light and the essence of Protestant reformation at a glance, they have nothing to do. Any mistakes can even be called a priest model.
Even Wright paid tribute to them.
A sect that has developed to a huge scale, even if it is rotten to the root, will still have a few such sages, and the most Gawain and Wright can do is to marginalize these highly respected "sages" , to prevent them from continuing to influence the public.
Fortunately, the age of the sages is over.
"Strengthen the monitoring of those old-school priests on the list, so that they can 'retire' with peace of mind. You should always pay attention to the status of the God of Light, and report immediately if there are signs of re-convergence of thought trends," Gawain sighed softly. He ordered in a solemn tone, "If it really comes to the day when we get out of control... we can only clean up those people on the list, and then prepare to fight the God of Holy Light. In this matter, we can't count on Ms. Ye Keep helping."
Veronica bowed her head deeply: "Yes."
Veronica left, leaving Gao Wen alone in the huge study.
The whole day was spent busy, and when Gao Wen's side finally calmed down, a huge sun had gradually sunk to the end of the horizon, and the golden-red glow was gradually spreading from the direction of the wilderness. The oblique angle penetrates the crystal glass windows and spills over the study room.
In front of Gao Wen, the pen container, ink bottle, and decorations on the desk were drawn into long shadows, stretching out in his field of vision with uneven light and shade. Looking at the uneven light and shadow, his machine ran at high speed for a day. My brain finally relaxed a little.
He leaned back in the high-back chair, quietly emptied his mind, and enjoyed the rare peace of the day.
Unfortunately, his enjoyment didn't last long.
A familiar breath suddenly appeared beside him, and Gao Wen's spirit that had just been relaxed was instantly lifted, and he immediately recovered, looking at the shadow crack that was gradually opening in the air next to him: "What happened? "
Amber protruded half of her body from the shadow gap, but she stopped suddenly, looked at Gao Wen who was sitting upright behind the desk with somewhat weird eyes, hesitated for two seconds before she spoke: "...Actually You can relax a little longer, you can pretend I'm not out yet."
"If you suddenly came to the study to look for me around dinner time, then something important must have happened," Gao Wen shrugged, "I'm still short of a few minutes of rest, tell me, what's going on?"
"If I had known, I would have dawdled for two minutes, and it's still a few minutes away... I was afraid that one day you would die suddenly behind this table," Amber muttered as she came out of the shadow rift, and then sighed He breathed a sigh of relief, "There was a communication from the north just now, and the exploration team led by Modir has discovered something."
"Mortil?" Gawain's eyes instantly became sharp, "What's the situation?"
"They found the city of a thousand towers," Amber said casually, "and in the city of a thousand towers, they met the monarch of the Violet Kingdom, the last Violet man left in the real world——Prince Nash Nart, and the one named Bernadette's magical artificial intelligence."
"Have you found the City of Thousand Towers? And also met Prince Nash?!" Gawain slightly opened his eyes, he guessed that Mordir would lead people to find that mysterious city sooner or later, but he didn't expect them to see it "The last Violet people" - in his judgment, all the citizens of the Violet Kingdom should have returned to the night with Lady Ye's awakening, "Haven't all the Violet people left the real world?"
"You may not believe it. Judging from the report from the north, I suspect that Prince Nash has an unusual relationship with that 'Bernadette'." Amber immediately began to gossip, "What do you call this? Oh, with the paper man..."
Before Hu Po finished speaking, Gao Wen gave her a hard look: "Get down to business!"
"Oh, let's get down to business," Amber stuck out her tongue, reluctantly restraining her expression, "In short, according to the information from Mordir, the City of Thousand Towers is currently in a state between reality and illusion. It exists in the night within the scope of Violet Island, and requires a special 'channel' to enter. He had brought people into the city last night and was invited to enter that city, and was received by Prince Nash, but Prince Nash did not disclose further about Ms. Ye's information only said that 'the guests have not yet arrived', and then sent them back to the surface when night fell again today.
"Now Modir guesses that the City of Thousand Towers should be the entrance to the Kingdom of Shadow God, but Ms. Ye should have given an order that the entrance will only be opened when all the invited visitors are present. Before that, Not only is the door closed, but even the information about the Shadow God Kingdom is closed to the outside world."