Chapter 1,345 The Ideal of the Kingdom of God on Earth
"The Lord God is supreme! Cut your hair, swear an oath! Blood wine, face tattoos!...This is the blessing and protection of the Lord God, from the beginning of the era to the end of the era! All tribesmen, no one can be missing!..."
"Praise the Lord God! Huitziloppo... He will cover the northern continent, bringing abundance and light, like blood and sunset, like holy fire and rising sun!..."
From sunset to sunrise, the bloody conversion ceremony lasted all night. The priests sang until their voices became hoarse, and the holy fire was raised all night. Compared with the day rituals, the night conversion ceremony was full of mystery and fear.
. And fear is the first and most reliable source of faith.
Of course, only the large Yomei tribe located around the coal mining belt can have almost endless fuel to burn hundreds of sacred fires all night long, lighting up the entire tribal camp!
"Singing Bird officiant, all the Yuomei tribesmen, a total of 7,542 people... have all taken a blood oath to convert!"
"Hmm. Are there any stubborn people who refuse to convert?..."
"There are one or two hundred people, most of whom are old clan elders and relatives of Chief Shan Ying... They are full of doubts about the emergence of the kingdom, and even question whether we have colluded with the 'mountain tribes' who suddenly appeared..."
"Um…"
"Singing Bird Chief Priest, are you going to follow the old practice with the Yorem tribe before Leijin Town...send them on the ship and transport them back to the hinterland of the kingdom?..."
"Um?…"
Hearing this, the Songbird Priest raised his eyebrows. He was sitting in the longhouse of Chief Big Mountain Eagle, calmly drinking a cup of scented tea to relieve the fatigue after the ceremony. There is no doubt that this conversion ceremony to confirm the belief is the control
The most important step is to control the Yaqi tribes in the coal mining belt of the large tribe of Yome! And the biggest role it plays is to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
Regardless of whether the converted Yomei tribesmen have false faith or true faith, blind obedience or fear... they have left traces of faith on their bodies and minds, which are indelible marks! Tribes who have converted like this are
You can try to win over them, you can cultivate and strengthen them, and you can assimilate them into the same clan. But those who are unwilling to change their faith...
"Priest Beehawk, you are from the local Yomei tribe, and you know the Ali Sutra by heart... and you were the first to open the camp gate and bring the kingdom's warriors into the camp... How do you think it is best to deal with these stubborn clan elders?
…”
"Dear Songbird Priest! These clan elders usually hold power and often oppress the tribesmen... Why not list their crimes and make blood sacrifices to the Lord God one by one!..."
Priest Beehawk knelt on the ground and his voice was very soft. But among the priests, his tone was the firmest and his words were the coldest.
"Witness the Lord God! In addition to these two hundred die-hards who refuse to convert, there are also one or two hundred old clans who usually hold the power of the tribe, but now they are just pretending to convert... According to my superficial opinion, three or four hundred mountains
The Ying family, the old clan, has the prestige and ability to call on the tribesmen, so why not sacrifice them all and not let anyone go?"
"Very good! Priest Beehawk, your loyalty to the Lord God is indeed impeccable, just like the purest cocoa bean!..."
The head priest of Songniao nodded slowly, and was really satisfied with the local priest's determination and ruthlessness. And the other party's firm performance did not exceed his expectations, and he was the most suitable candidate to stay behind for the mission.
During the continuous missionary work, the priests of the kingdom have discovered that among the tribes that have been newly converted for a few years, a group of truly devout and fearless fanatics often emerge explosively, as well as priest apprentices who can firmly implement the teachings. Among these people
, many of them come from the bottom of the original tribe, and are extremely decisive in breaking the original old order, just like extremely sharp obsidian daggers! Of course, if the dagger is too sharp, it must be properly wrapped in animal skin, and only unsheathed when needed most.
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"Priest Beehawk, His Majesty's divine scriptures say that the first thing we need to do is to distinguish between enemies and friends..."
"Be as ruthless as a divine disaster to enemies who cannot cooperate! Be as warm as spring to believers who can be trusted. And in between, try your best to have as many church members as possible.
…”
"The conversion ceremony and the prayer ceremony are the most basic requirements for believers. As long as you can obey these, even if it is false now, you can become a true believer in the future... After all, no faith can be achieved overnight. Faith
Just like seeds in the soil, they must slowly infiltrate and sprout in people's hearts..."
"However, if you refuse to even sow and are stubborn and unwilling to convert...witness the Lord God! That is our enemy that cannot be compromised!..."
The Songbird Priest put down the clay pot, and the tea inside had been drained, leaving only the dark red flower buds. He looked at the Beehawk Priest lying on the ground with eagle-like eyes, and spoke word by word.
"As priests of the Lord God, we are all farmers who cultivate the land. In some fields, the seedlings sprout very slowly, but they still grow, and they need to be taken good care of. In some fields, there are not only seedlings, but also weeds.
You need to distinguish carefully, and you cannot pull them all out in a hurry...But in some fields, there are no seeds at all, and no seedlings can grow. They are full of weeds!...For a field like this, you have to use a hoe to hoe it all! It can't be hoeed clean!
If it is, it must be burned with fire!…”
"Second-level preacher priest Bee Eagle, the chief farmer of the Yuomei tribe, do you understand what I mean?..."
"Ah? Ah this!...Master Priest, are you saying that you want me to be promoted to the second level to be responsible for the educational affairs of the Youmei tribe?!..."
At this moment, great ecstasy concentrated in the soul of the Beehawk Priest. He raised his head in disbelief, only to see the smiling and kind face of the Songbird Priest. He was in a trance for a moment, and it was hard to imagine, and only the infinity of the Lord God was left in his heart.
Bright light!
Three and a half years, only three and a half years! Three and a half years ago, he was the poorest tribesman in the Yuemei tribe, a coal digger who was bossed around by the elders of the Shanying tribe, doing the hardest and most difficult job.
The tiring work meant that he was destined to live less than thirty years old. Even his parents died of illness and exhaustion early. Everything was hopeless, just like a destined fate. Until one day, he was digging coal in the coal mountains of the Flint Belt.
At that time, he accidentally met the priest of the main god, accepted his teachings, and became the first batch of secretly developed believers of the main god in the Youmei tribe...
From then on, his destiny changed! Just like in tribal mythology, the frog that swallowed flint burst out with flames, bringing fire to the world... He believed in the supreme god and wanted to bring fire to the entire world.
Tribe, the fire that brings blood and light!…
For three and a half years, he continued to pass on information about the tribe and continued to learn the teachings of the main god. He soon became the first underground priest apprentice in the Yome tribe, using the hummingbird of the main god and the mountain eagle of the tribe as his
He named himself "Bee Eagle". Then, he developed dozens or hundreds of devout believers among the coal-mining tribesmen, and was recognized by the kingdom as a first-class priest. And it was these poorest people who
It is the tribesmen who have the strongest power of action! Not only did they become the eyes of the kingdom in the Yomei tribe, they also finally joined the kingdom's warriors, opened the tribe's camp gate, and attacked the tribe's key points...
And all these sacrifices to the Lord God gave him a reward that he had never imagined and never desired! The revered Songbird Chief Priest actually wanted to promote him to a second-level priest, responsible for thousands of tribesmen in the entire Yomei tribe.
academic affairs!…
"Witness the Lord God! I will die for God, and I will die for you, the revered Songbird Priest!..."
After a while, the Beehawk Priest came back to his senses from the ecstasy, and immediately started to pay homage again. The Songbird Priest sat upright and received the homage, then stood up, without letting the other person continue to pay homage.
"Priest Beehawk, you are the first person in the entire Yome tribe to see the divine light, and you are also destined to lead the entire tribe on the path of unity! ... You don't need to die for me, but you have to die for God.
And dedicate everything and die for our ideals!…”
"Go! Take all the local priest apprentices and the backbone of believers that you can trust, and sacrifice the one or two hundred die-hards who refuse to convert in front of the holy fire! Let all the backbone of believers have their hands wet.
Blood will become your most reliable support!..."
"Then, we will fairly distribute the property of these die-hards to all the believers who take action... We will even take some of it and distribute it equally to all the tribesmen..."
"Remember His Majesty's teachings, distinguish between enemies and believers, and cultivate reliable backbones, so that you can spread the glory of the Lord God! The future of the Kingdom in the North ultimately depends on you, on the farmers who have grown up in each department! And the perfection in the teachings
The kingdom of God not only appears after death, but can also sometimes be realized in the hands of real priests and among rich and pious tribes!…”
Speaking of this, the Songbird Priest straightened his spine, and his eyes were filled with blazing flames. At this moment, his enthusiasm and belief were no less than those of the fanatical Beehawk Priest who was a convert, and he had more of a grand ideal.
and ambition.
"The Lord God witnesses! The Yumei tribe is located on the flint belt. It has endless coal mines and endless wealth! Not to mention, the copper mine belt in the north, the gold mine belt in the east, and the struvite stone belt in the southwest.
It’s an island…”
"There are endless fuels and minerals, and easy-to-obtain fertilizers... From the town of Leijin in the south, to the Yome tribe here, and then to the Guair tribe in the west... This is hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles away from Xiwan.
The diocese is the rich and fertile soil promised by the Lord God!”
"In this West Bay parish, this parish that was conquered by our priests... we don't need to compromise with any tribal leaders, let alone canonize any nobles!...
"The Xiwan Diocese only needs to canonize warriors who directly belong to the order! All manpower and material resources, and all tribal believers, must be in the hands of the priesthood, just like the order currently established in Leijin Town! All tribesmen,
Under the assignment of the priests, they are responsible for different tasks, and everyone can have enough to eat!…”
"The Lord God witnesses! Our Xiwan priest group will personally build the Lord God's beautiful Kingdom of God. This Kingdom of God will not be in the heaven after death, but on this rich land!..."
"Yes! That's it! The Lord God protects the kingdom! The Lord God protects the religious order and establishes the Kingdom of God on earth!..."
"That's right! Only the farmers of the Lord God will treat the fields fairly and let all the corn grow! And those greedy nobles will only absorb too much nutrients like the cocoa tree to strengthen their families!..."
"Yes! Only those of us who believe in the Lord God can build a true kingdom of God on earth! Infinite sacred light, infinite wealth and beauty!…"
Hearing this grand political blueprint for the kingdom of God, the Beehawk priest was very excited. The priests of the surrounding kingdom also looked excited and nodded in agreement. At this moment, they all cherished the ideal of the kingdom of God on earth and the Lord God.
Pure faith, longing for a new diocese where priests manage everything fairly!
At this moment, everything is so shining. When the divine light first falls, before the ideal has deteriorated, everything is full of hope...
