When the sun reaches its highest point, the holy city of Frankfurt is already covered in a silver-white halo.
The earth is nourished by light, exuding a soft light like jade. People wear formal clothes and pure white cloaks, with strange abstract patterns painted on the back, and vertical lines from the back of the neck to the end of the cloak.
To describe it, the pattern looks a bit like a long-handled scepter.
The scepter was tightly entangled with thorn-like chains, and the chains spread out like wings on both sides of the scepter. At the tip of the scepter, it was decorated like a slender cross like Roland's scepter.
Above the scepter, there is a mysterious eye-like pattern suspended, surrounded by chains spreading to both sides to form a concentric ring.
It was the emblem of the Three Saints, plus the scepter symbolizing Roland.
Those are the followers of Saint Laurent - believers who practice the rites of the Three Saints, believe in the principles of the world, and abide by Laurent's "Commandments".
They are witnesses of miracles.
They call themselves commandment keepers and are the first batch of true believers in the new generation who believe in the Three Saints and Roland.
"Listen to the commandment of Saint Laurent, for He will speak wonderful things! He will speak what is right when He opens his mouth—"
Guderian's old and majestic voice sounded from above.
He is the host of this holy meeting.
Believers in Roland participate in the holy meeting once a week as a host. Only bishops and above can do so. In local churches, the priests cannot explain half a sentence of commandments when holding the holy meeting.
He cannot claim to be the host, but can only call himself "the servant of Saint Laurent" and "the most holy messenger", and hold the holy meeting as a spectator of the holy meeting.
And to be able to preside over the holy meeting in Frankfurt, the city with the highest status and the most sacred miracles, there is no doubt about his identity.
That is a right that only the supreme bishop has.
Half a year later, the divine power changed. Although Guderian did not become the pope he longed for, his status was still the supreme bishop second only to Roland. And compared with when he was the supreme bishop of Tire half a year ago, he was
He is obviously much younger now.
Compared with people like Duoduo and Gahalad, he may not be so pious to Tire, Roland, or even the Three Saints. But it doesn't matter, he is the person who knows best how to run the Holy See and how to cultivate believers. Yes.
It is said that the church in Tire could persist because, except for the inhumanly powerful Jupiter IV, he alone had to take over 80% of the credit for the rest.
Although Guderian had neither power nor prestige, he was the most powerful heart of an administrative system and the roaring engine. Roland had no doubt that if Guderian had chosen to enter politics when he was young, he would have been able to
Achieve a position below one person and above ten thousand people.
As long as Guderian is there, even if his loyalty is not guaranteed like Sila, with Duoduo, Sila and Claudia, there is no need to worry that he will usurp power while Roland is gone.
.
Standing on a high platform made of oak branches, Guderian held Roland's "The Commandments" in his hands and shouted loudly to the believers. His voice was melodious and powerful, like singing an ancient ballad or like a song coming from a theater troupe.
Opera: "As we see, this land and there are filled with the glory of Saint Laurent, whose glory covers the heavens, and whose praise fills the earth -"
"——He is the king of the earth!"
"Exactly! Exactly!"
Everyone shouted in unison, their voices as neat as if they had been rehearsed.
“Saint Laurent gives us his land, just as we give wealth to our descendants. He protects the land and makes it prosperous. Those who sow with tears will reap with joy! Those who go out with seeds in tears will rejoice.
Bring back the sheaves happily!"
"Praise Saint Laurent for his miracles, praise him for his great virtues!"
"You must believe that Saint Laurent will eradicate hunger and eradicate injustice. He will forgive us as we forgive others."
"Therefore shout the name of Saint Laurent, praise him with stringed instruments, praise him with the sound of trumpets, praise him with clanging cymbals, praise him with loud prayers -"
After Guderian finished speaking, he raised his hands and looked down at all the believers.
All the believers stretched out their right hands at the same time, connected three points on the forehead, throat and heart, and then placed it on their left shoulders.
This is a ceremony to worship Saint Laurent. It means dedicating all your soul, life and will to Saint Laurent and never regret it.
"Saint Laurent, holy!"
Everyone spoke at the same time and shouted in unison: "Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy!"
"——Saint Laurent, holy!"
Finally, the ceremony ended with seven consecutive praises. All participants in the holy meeting left in an orderly manner.
Guderian breathed a sigh of relief, slowly descended step by step from the seven-foot high platform, and walked back to the cathedral under the escort of the knights.
Although with his status, there is no big problem even if he rides a carriage in the Holy Land, Guderian, who has always abided by the motto "Be careful in your words and deeds," will not do anything overstepping out of laziness.
He knows his identity very well.
How he came to sit on the position of supreme bishop, how he could keep this position - all of this, Guderian kept in mind.
Even though Her Royal Highness the Saint and Lord Xila teleported away from the cathedral with the help of the young wizard last week, there are at least two wizards in the cathedral, one old and one young, as well as an undead priest named Duoduo who is Roland's.
.As long as these people are still there, Guderian will never reveal any clues.
But when he first entered the cathedral, Guderian saw an unexpected person.
"Chryses?"
He was an old man who could only be described as shriveled. His hair was gray and had lost its luster, his eye sockets were sunken, his eyes were shaking like restless rodents, and his shoulders were stooped.
Like an old man who has aged to the point of stupidity, he is looking straight at something and muttering something.
After hearing Guderian's call, he slowly turned his stiff neck and stared at Guderian with a moist and sticky smile: "Ah... His Excellency, Supreme Bishop Guderian, may Saint Laurent watch.
you."
He is Bishop Chryses, former Cardinal of Tire and a fanatic of Tire.
He is a remnant of the old days.
Ever since the followers of Tire and the temple were almost completely accepted by Roland, Guderian and other former cardinals of Tire felt very nervous.
At that time, everyone thought that he would rush forward and try to die with Roland, or that he would secretly kill Guderian and other people who had betrayed the glory of Tire.
However, Chryses did not do this.
As if he was truly impressed by Roland's miracle, he devoutly submitted his faith to Roland.
There is no doubt that no one in Tire's cardinals believes his lies. However, whether it is verified by the magic of detecting piety or the magic of detecting lies, it can be concluded that he sincerely believes in Roland.
However, they were limited to their own position and could not report their former colleagues. So the matter had to be left alone.
After Guderian was appointed supreme bishop by Roland, he tried many times to test Chryses. But he was fooled by him all the time by pretending to be crazy. Chryses is usually elusive, as a person with no church title.
Bishop, Chryses had no rights and no obligations. Guderian could not see him for almost several months.
This was even the first time Roland saw Chryses after he left Bansa.
Chryses, who had been hiding from him for several months, reappeared in front of him, but the first thing that filled Guderian's heart was deep dissatisfaction and disgust.
——If nothing else, as Chryses, he should not have the right to enter the cathedral.
"Who brought you in, Chryses?"
Guderian frowned, resisting the desire to stay away from this shriveled and dirty old man, and asked coldly.