When such shouts erupted from the audience, everyone turned their attention to the door of the church.
Wearing a long white coat that symbolizes the holiness and sinlessness of the soul, and a sacred belt that represents the "yoke of God" over his shoulders, Todd slowly walked up the stairs to the high platform. He looked up and saw hundreds of faces with different expressions in front of him.
hole, causing him to feel slightly dizzy.
After closing his eyes and calming down, Todd secretly pinched his palms with his nails, then opened his eyes and shouted to the people at the highest volume: "Lambs of God, children of the highest. Today we gather here to hold a ceremony.
This ‘tea party’ is to promote the goodness and love of God the Savior!”
Some people whispered in the audience that it turned out that the "tea party" was a church evangelistic meeting that had been going on for a long time. It just had food and drinks. But soon, the priest's next speech completely overturned their judgment.
"I looked through the history of the land beneath my feet, and I was shocked! The increasingly frequent wars, the piles of bones, the uninhabited wilderness, the powerful ignored the warnings of Heavenly Father, ignored the dissuasion of the church, and treated power and life as a game
, using soldiers and weapons as bargaining chips. In front of the light of the "Glory of the Holy Father", deliberately pretending to be blind and turning a blind eye. How desolate and tragic this is!"
The priest's words stunned everyone. This was completely different from the sermon they had imagined. There were no biblical stories or salvation prayers, and he actually targeted the Silver Ring Kingdom.
Todd's speech was not over yet: "Some of you fled here because you couldn't bear the tax burden, and some of you left your hometown because you were oppressed. Who took you in, gave you shelter, and gave you food in times of crisis? It was a good person.
Good and loving Heavenly Father! Who freed you from taxes and corvee, and gave you the paradise of "Muxi Town"? It is the servant of the Heavenly Father - the one, most holy, most catholic Church!
"
The believers in the audience recalled what they had experienced in their hometown. The lords launched wars and imposed heavy taxes, and the nobles oppressed good people for personal gain. Some shed tears, and some echoed loudly.
Raising his hands to the distant east, the priest faced the sun and said: "The Almighty and Sublime Lord, all those who believe in Him love and obey, and everyone is equal. Amen!"
The people in Muxi Town lowered their heads piously, made the sign of the cross and said in unison: "Amen!"
For Todd, this speech was a difficult "taking sides."
It is an indisputable fact that the differences between the Church and the Silver Ring Kingdom are getting bigger and bigger. There are two specific things that can give some clues: the fight for control of the San Sidro Monastery, and the failure of the Crystal Relic to enter the Silver Ring City for the first time.
Being robbed. In his opinion, these incidents are just appearances. In fact, the biggest contradiction between the church and the kingdom is
It should be the silver mine in the North Quarry. According to the records of the monastery library, the Silver Ring Kingdom is the most wealthy country among the many kingdoms in the west. The income from the North Quarry accounts for almost two-thirds of the total income of the Silver Ring Kingdom, and
The kingdom’s annual contribution to the church’s wealth is less than 1% of the total income. How can this not make the church angry?
When he was in the monastery, Todd, as a monk, could still be in the "ascetic sect" and the "ecclesiastical sect", and he could not offend each other. First, because he was soft-spoken, neither the Silver Ring Kingdom nor the Church of Heavenly Father treated him well.
Secondly, because the monastery itself does not participate in the battle between the church and the secular world, it plays a certain buffering role.
But when it comes to Muxi Town, the situation is completely different. With the advent of the crystal holy object, the population is becoming increasingly concentrated, and the industry is expanding. This coastal town will undoubtedly become the focus of attention of the church and the Silver Ring Kingdom in the future.
The old hedging method has become extremely unrealistic.
Todd fully considered his background, position, experience and power balance, and finally decided to choose the church as the target of his "side", and this "tea party" speech was the first step.
After talking about "standing in line", he planned to start talking about the main topic.
With a gesture, he asked Sassoon, the representative of the farmers, to step onto the high platform.
The old man climbed up tremblingly and looked at the crowds of people in the audience. His lips trembled and his legs trembled. He had repeatedly confirmed with the priest and prepared the lines, but he was so nervous that he could not recite a single word.
Todd frowned deeply. He originally planned to let the old farmer talk about his miserable situation and win the sympathy of the residents of Muxi Town. But now it seems that he has to do this himself.
"Residents of Muxi Town, while you are enjoying life, there is a group of poor people living beside you, struggling between survival and death. A few days ago, they borrowed money to buy seeds and worked hard to
All the crops they had grown so hard withered in the fields." Todd pointed at Sassoon, who buried his head in his chest, and picked out one or two more representative incidents of the farmers' tragic events.
Amidst the surprised, pitiful, and sad sighs from everyone in the audience, Todd's next words scared everyone so much that they almost jumped up from where they were.
"But I don't think they deserve sympathy!"
The people widened their eyes, some put their hands on their foreheads, and some opened their mouths. They never imagined that the priest, who was known for his kindness and humility in the past, would say evil words to a group of humble farmers!
After a pause, Todd looked around at the expressions of everyone in the audience, nodded and continued: "Because when they were working, all they thought about was food, clothing and harvest, but they forgot the duty of a believer - piety.
, I have forgotten what kind of place "Muxi Town" is. It is a place of refuge granted to believers by the church, and it is also a miraculous place granted by the Father to his children!"
A place of miracles?
People began to talk about this term loudly, and some people began to question the priest's statement, but there were also devout people who firmly believed that as long as it was said by the Holy Son Todd, it must be true.
In the wave of human voices, a group of catechumens from the church moved a wooden table covered with white cloth onto the high platform.
Todd walked down from the high platform and walked towards the well in the square. The crowd followed his footsteps and automatically parted a path and merged together. He shook the wooden handle next to the well, under everyone's gaze.
, fetched half a bucket of water from the well, refused the help of the believers, and carried it up to the high platform with difficulty.
He put the bucket at his feet, grabbed the white cloth with both hands and opened it. There was a gray earthen basin on the white tablecloth, about twenty centimeters high, filled with soil.
"I know that some of you doubt Heavenly Father's blessing to "Muxi Town" and doubt whether piety can really create miracles. I don't mean to say anything. I can prove everything to you with facts." After saying this, Todd
He scooped up the well water with a wooden spoon and poured it along the edge of the clay pot.
In less than thirty seconds, some people who were closer to the platform suddenly shouted loudly behind them: "It's sprouted! The plants in the pots have sprouted!"
The shocked people stood up and crowded towards the high platform like a tide.
In the earthenware pot, two green leaves emerged from the soil with flower buds sandwiched between them, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Todd poured water on the plant in the center of the flower pot. Holy white smoke floated from the flower pot into the air. The buds gradually bloomed and gave birth to a small light blue flower.
“Place of Miracles!”
First there was a whisper, then a shout, and finally the whole square fell into a carnival.
Our Muxi Town is a sacred place blessed by Heavenly Father!