Chapter 196 The First Church

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There is a mysterious new guest on the territory, but for most people, this is just a little talk after dinner, and the influence on the civilians is actually not as good as a new house in a certain area, especially now - many All eyes are on a new building on the east side of Knights Street.

Cecil's first church is finally about to be built.

Pastor Wright spent more than two months in the world and finally passed the lord's assessment, got permission to teach in Cecil's land, and got a piece of land allocated to him and the materials and personnel needed to build the church. Mr. Pastor is obviously very happy about this, when even the outburst of great enthusiasm and work efficiency has allowed this small church to rise up at an astonishing speed - of course, this also moved him on the territory for two months. The bricks are so skillful.

The newly built chapel looks very simple from the outside. Although it also has various facilities such as spires, small towers, prayer halls, etc. that are necessary for the Church of the Holy Light, everything is mainly practical and sufficient. Planted in the luxurious style of 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 brick houses of Knights Street in the background, on the grounds The first neighborhood that can be described as a "modern town" is finally taking shape.

Before the church officially opened its doors, the lord also arranged a small "enablement ceremony" for it.

This is a form that is quite rare in the eyes of the territorial people - the big figures in the territory come out in person to organize activities for the opening of a building, which was very rare in the past.

Elsewhere, the appearance of a new facility does not have any specific, solemn ceremony, usually only some vulgar customs established by the people: before the artisan's shop opens, a pottery full of ale will be smashed at the door. On the one hand, the jar is a celebration, and on the other hand, it uses the aroma of ale to publicize and inform people, so that people know that a new shop has opened here; after the new churches of each church are completed, the priests inside organize some religious activities by themselves. , the priest preaches at the door, distributes wheat cakes, etc.; and when the horse races and theaters opened by princes and nobles are completed, there will be some celebrations, but those are dances and drinking parties of high-ranking people, and they have nothing to do with commoners. .

This ceremony called "ribbon-cutting" arranged by Gawain is novel and inexplicable to people.

But the commoners of this era don’t 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, it’s something to be happy about when something new happens on the territory—especially This is also 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 lord and others standing in front of the door: Gawain, Hetty, and Rebecca were standing there.

Next to them was the well-presented priest, Mr. Wright, and in addition, there were 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 meanings", Gawain redesigned a set of so-called "ribbon-cutting" procedures. He ordered people to tie symbolic colored knots on the church door. , and a blocking rope was also set on the steps leading to the gate to represent that the building was still blocked, and when the sun rose to the highest point, he appeared here and opened it as a lord church.

In the sight of countless pairs of curiosity and awe, Hetty took a step forward, and under the blessing of magic, a voice soft but enough to resonate throughout the audience reached everyone's ears: "Today, is a day worth celebrating— - Mr. Wright, the preacher of the God of Light, brought the morality of the Holy Light to everyone. Our lord, Duke Gawain Cecil believed that the way of the Holy Light was beneficial to the territory, so he approved the construction of this church, and I personally offer congratulations for the practice of the Holy Light's morality - now read the lord's decree:

"At the request of Missionary Wright of the Light, Lord Gawain Cecil of Cecil has ruled that it is lawful and beneficial to spread the Word of the Holy Light in this land, and hereby grants permission for Missionary Wright's missionary actions and the establishment of churches. one."

Afterwards, amid the applause of the residents first and then joining in the fun, Gawain cut the blocking rope, and Hetty and Rebecca untied the colorful knots on the church door.

Pastor Wright watched the whole process of the ceremony with curiosity. He seemed to feel that there was some deep meaning in the ceremony. However, he was not a "real cleric" who was good at calculating. As a person who was almost kicked out by the Central Church Missionary, he has been spreading the teachings according to his own understanding and method, so he soon stopped thinking about it - as long as the mission can go smoothly, it is a good thing, and it is even better if the lord comes to congratulate him in person. As for the "God of Light needs the approval of Gawain Cecil 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 Cecil Land was more to his taste: on other noble lands, he also needed to seek permission from the local lord for preaching. Although basically every lord would agree, there was never one The place is as formal and serious as Cecil's Land. The lords of other noble lands are not so much allowing the church to develop in their own territory, but rather adopting an attitude of indifference as if they were completely ignoring them. The so-called "Lord Permission" is just a formality. It is the power of the church and the nobles. mutual compromise and respect for face, but in Cecil's leadership, this "permission" is much more formal.

Wright likes a place where the rules are clear, because he has seen too many miserable lives of the people because of the chaos of the rules - many people will complain that the lords make too many rules to make life difficult, but few people realize It's not the rules that make life difficult, but the rules that are randomly made, always made, and not even the lord himself intends to abide by.

Here, this situation obviously does not exist.

"Everyone who is interested in the way of the Holy Light can come in and sit down. The evangelistic hall is very big! Those who do not believe in the Holy Light but have some minor illnesses and injuries can also come here. The healing holy water will be provided here every day!" Wright happily Standing on the steps at the entrance of the church, the whole square could hear the loud shouting, "But if you are seriously ill, you should say in advance. The holy water is made from river water, and the effect is limited. If you are seriously ill, you still need to use healing techniques..."

Gawain stood by and watched the endless stream of people who believed in the Holy Light or were about to receive holy water enter the church. Hearing Wright's loud greeting, he suddenly couldn't help laughing: It was the first time I heard a priest Will take the initiative to admit that the raw material of holy water is river water, and remind that the healing effect of holy water is not good...

Heidi stood beside Gawain, she had already seen some deep meaning from today's ceremony.

After seeing the occasional territorial people walking into the Church of the God of Light while thanking the lord, she whispered, "Ancestor, do you want to put the divine authority under your control?"

"I actually have no intention of mastering any divine authority, but I don't like being held by divine authority," Gawain said indifferently, "Churches are good things, and divine arts, holy water, holy relics, and field priests are all good things, but if these things If you have your own system and will, it’s not so good.”

"Many nobles will be wary of the excessive development of the church, but no one has ever thought that it can be 'framed' in this way," Hetty said with a thoughtful look, "with clear laws to regulate all religious activities All must be approved by the lord, and use ritualized practical actions to tell everyone who the lord and the gods should listen to when they are put together, and you have also shown the lord's support for the church in the process... Ancestor, your Acting is always unexpected."

However, Gawain shook his head: "It's not that no one has thought about using law and power to restrain the church, Hetty, I'm not the only smart person - it's just that none of them have this condition. We are lucky, the southern border is a piece of Abandoned and regressed land for many years, there are many things that can be built from scratch. Wright is still a 'true believer' who is really obsessed with the way of the light rather than intrigue, so I can lay this foundation, but after the power of the church has been The entrenched central and northern regions, I can't do it at all - just as you can see the meaning of my actions, so can the shrewd bishops."

Heidi was stunned and had to admit that Gawain understood this matter very well, but she was a little curious: "If you were in that kind of place, what would you do?"

"It's very simple, just make your fists bigger than them," Gao Wen smiled. "Sometimes the problems that can't be solved with brains are the easiest, and it's enough to compare them with fists."

Rebecca listened to the discussion between Heidi and Gawain, and basically did not understand a word in the first half of the paragraph, but she understood the last sentence of Gawain, and particularly agreed: "Master Ancestor is right! Anything that can be beat is not a problem!"

Gao Wen glanced at Tietouwa helplessly: "Can you listen to the whole thing if you are obedient? I emphasized that you should use your brain before fisting!"

Heidi was just about to educate her, but an amber came out of nowhere: "After she used her brain, she realized that she was not enough..."

Before this shame of all things was beaten, Gawain held the opponent's head with his own hands: "If you don't find someone to tease you a few times a day, you will be itchy, right? What are you doing here? It's not that you don't like the Church of the Holy Light. kind of place?"

"I'm here to watch the fun—you let go, hey, let go," Amber struggled under Gawain's hands, and finally escaped from the clutches with a shadow change, "I'll tell you, in fact, this priest makes me feel okay, Not as annoying as those Holy Light priests I've seen before..."

Gawain knew this half-elf very well, and after waiting for the other party to finish his bbq, he asked, "You should have other things besides watching the fun, right?"

"Hey, an old bacon still looks like a torch..." Amber pouted, and then said quickly before being beaten again, "Pitman came to you - said that there has been a breakthrough in the research on the production of Druid medicine. !"

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