Chapter 17 In the Name of Annien (II)

Needless to say, the so-called barbecue banquet is not called any seasonings, and even salt is very precious, so I can't bear to use it too much. The barbarians are already excited, but these visitors may not be able to adapt to this relatively primitive banquet with a fishy smell. However, the two pastors ate in big mouthfuls from the beginning, without any strange colors, which makes the atmosphere at the banquet harmonious.

After the banquet, Annien was arranged to rest. He looked at the room and found that it was a wooden house with a stench in it. However, this was already one of the best rooms, and other barbarian houses were even worse.

He found a relatively clean place, covered his fur, and then sat up to meditate. The holy soul's eyes opened and focused on patrolling the surroundings.

And in the farther room, the group was already talking.

"Your Highness, you are finally here."

"Thank you for your hard work. I've been here for five years. I really feel wronged."

"Your Highness, this is for the glory of God, and we are all willing."

At this time, Hedikan nodded slightly and whispered: "God will definitely remember your dedication. Okay, let's talk about the development of this tribe!"

"Yes, before the first year, we could only temporarily live near the tribe as a therapist, and we could not enter the tribe at will without permission. After a year of hard work and relatively cheap treatment for the tribe, we received many thanks from the tribes. In the second year, we entered the tribe. However, at the beginning, we were under great obstacles, especially for traditional conservative forces."

"Is it that old priest?"

"He is the representative of it."

"Oh, keep talking."

"The second year was mainly to consolidate our prestige and role among the tribes. Gradually, the tribes prefer to come to us for treatment instead of using the old sacrifices that are not effective. It was not until the third year that we began to spread our faith here. Now, the tribes with more than 300 people here have almost all known the holy name of my god, of which about fifty have been officially accepted and believed in my god."

"What about the training of local clergy?" Hedikan sat up and asked seriously. Anyone who studied in seminary knows that in order to take religion into a certain group, local indigenous clergy must be trained to participate.

"There are four believers in the local area who have a very good devotion, and they are very young and have great potential to become priests, but now, the old priest seems to want his grandson to become hereditary priests. This is a compromise and condition. His family was originally hereditary priests of this tribe."

"The clergy in the church comes from piety, not blood, and this precedent cannot be opened." Hedikan flatly refused: "If his grandson had enough piety, God would naturally grant him the priesthood, but he would never allow inheritance according to blood."

What she didn't say was that she was the daughter of God. But because of this, she did not become her father, God's Pastor, just to not set a precedent for getting God's grace without blood.

"But if he refuses like this, the old priest seems to have to make up his mind to resist the sect. He knows very well that once we continue to develop, in another five years, his influence will disappear - now he hopes to bargain with us when we have capital now, otherwise he will break up."

"What happens once it breaks?"

"It's not good. We have calculated that the power of tribal tradition is quite great, and the authority of the old sacrificial priests is deeply rooted in people's hearts. Therefore, once we break up, we only have a dozen people following us. The other half-believing and half-doubted believers who account for the majority will die. In this case, it will be a failure, but in another five years, our influence will increase greatly and the situation of the host and guest will be reversed.

"Your Highness, do you want to use force?"

Hedikan thought for a long time, then shook his head: "Not yet."

Perhaps as a religion with deep strength, using force to understand obstacles is only a means, but as an emerging religion, directly using religious force to force the elimination of obstacles to the spread of faith will cause many bad results - this is the rule that only state officials are allowed to set fires and not the people are allowed to light lamps.

This cannot be set for this precedent. In the early stage of missionary preaching, every event and every reaction will become an example for countless clergy and believers to judge and deal with things in the future. This point must not be ignored.

"Then, what about this batch of grain being distributed? Should I be distributed?"

"No, we cannot provide unconditional offerings, which will set a bad precedent. In the future, everyone can ask us to provide free supplies. This burden is something we cannot bear. We can say that all believers can obtain food, but non-believers must buy it."

"This is not possible. This is a very effective means of differentiation, but it is not appropriate to use it now, because we do not have the power to control the situation, which causes division and hostility."

Time passed little by little, and the snow outside fell heavily again.

In his mind, Annen watched them argue with each other and sighed in his heart that no matter what organization or religion it is, it would be just a rebellious act without considering the consequences. It would be very difficult and cautious to truly determine the foundation of the difficult times.

These missionaries, deeply involved in these barbaric tribes, endured and sacrificed, all for the purpose of spreading faith. To some extent, this was indeed the greatest capital. Without them, there would be no religion to grow and develop.

"Your Highness, among the grandsons of the old priest, there is one who is relatively close to us. His faith may not be firm, but it is quite valuable. We can help him ascend to the position of tribal priests, but hope that God can give him a call." Finally, a pastor spoke.

Hedikan was shocked and inspired, that is, God directly summoned a soul to make Nosakashi. Because of this non-faith, it can achieve the miracle of devout believers, which is quite powerful. As a new god, such a great power may not be compensated for the ten years of faith in these hundreds of tribes.

"Your Highness, this is not a matter for a few hundred tribes. You should know that there are more than 30 tribes of all sizes here, and they have connections with each other. As long as this tribe can become our base of faith, it will be much easier to transform other tribes next time. The fortresses are all internally breached." The pastor said sternly: "For God, for our cause, and for spreading faith, I am willing to pay everything I can pay!"

In order to control this behavior of using God’s grace, all religions require users to be aware of the price, and the price is very heavy. Otherwise, those pastors will turn their backs and treat God as a tool.

Silence, the atmosphere in the whole room suddenly became dull. After a long time, Hedikan nodded and expressed that he had agreed.

"However, there is no way. The tribal belief here is largely a totem. There is a beast called Kabikha here, which is worshipped and awe-inspired by the tribe. However, we believe that Kabikha is an Ande beast, perhaps an Ande beast that has gained powerful power through mutation. Your Highness, the most thorough way to collapse the faith is the collapse of the body of faith. If we can kill this beast, it will be of great benefit to our prestige and spread of faith." Another pastor said.

"Your Highness, wasn't that magician just here to hunt this beast? It is said that in order to obtain its heart, he came with us. The tribesmen thought he was with us, so they asked him to kill this beast, which was equivalent to us killing it. In this way, there was no need to invite the temple paladin to carry out this dangerous mission." The female priest who accompanied Hedikan suggested that she knew why Hedikan was hesitant, because for this emerging church, there were not many members of the temple paladin as the core force, and they were quite young and immature. If there were any losses in this matter, it would be a pity.

The night here is deep and quiet, with snowflakes falling constantly, piled up on the branches and wooden roofs, making a soft sound. The moment the pastor said the price, Annien did feel the faith and piety that sacrificed for God.

Many times, life and soul, therefore form transparent crystals in this state.

Although in essence, believers and God are not on the same level, and their responsibilities and obligations are also different from heaven and earth. Each religion has its own pious elements and victims. It is of course natural to cultivate and consume these pious elements, but how God treats this piety and sacrifice is the key.

If you are God in your body, you will naturally have the responsibility of God. If believers sacrifice themselves with pious sacrifice, God will also repay them with flawless redemption. There is no difference or ambiguity at all.

Everything here may be just a illusion, or a thought, but what does it matter? Annien's heart thought so, and his spiritual eyes penetrated many wooden houses, even the big house of the old priest, with a very cautious power. The old priest, no matter what, he communicated with nature, had some terrible keen feelings. Suddenly, Annien smiled, as if everything was already in it - it was just like he wanted a pillow and a pillow.

At this moment, the old priest was performing his witchcraft in the wooden house. In the center of the wooden house, there was a fragment of horn of ancient colors. Annien suddenly remembered the horn of horn that he had obtained in Bushen City.
Chapter completed!