"The situation turns out to be like this. No wonder the church didn't find this batch of information back then. They focused all their attention on those with higher professional levels, and indeed ignored those extraordinary people with average levels." After listening.
After Lawrence's report and inspection of the pile of trophies harvested tonight that Lawrence handed him, High Priest Arthur shook his head and sighed.
"My teacher's grandson died in a terrorist attack organized by the remnants of the Bloody Sky. The teacher himself also died in the final encirclement and suppression battle. I remember very clearly his last moments before heading to the kingdom of our Lord God.
He kept holding my hand and asking me, 'Little Arthur, have we completely eliminated those villains?'"
"But - but I couldn't say anything at the time." The gray-haired Arthur started sobbing like a child when he said this. He covered his face and his shoulders shook. "Now, I can finally accept the Lord in myself.
When he was called, he told him that we had done it, that we had really completely eliminated those evil people."
Lawrence understands the current mentality of High Priest Arthur. After all, the reason why Bloody Sky is hunted down by so many churches is directly related to their love of seeking death. And now that this batch of information has been found, it can be said that in a sense
With the existence of that evil organization ended, people who were related to the victims will naturally feel a sense of relief.
As for the fact that priests have grandchildren, it is very common. Lawrence's adoptive father was unmarried because his lover died young when he was young. This does not mean that priests of the Church of Knowledge cannot get married.
Or to be precise, all but a few of the many churches allow clergy to get married. Even churches like the Mother Earth Church or the Agricultural Church stipulate that clergy must be married and have children before they can obtain high-level saints.
job.
After all, in this world where extraordinary people walk on the earth and gods perform miracles from time to time. Churches do not have to worry about clergy having descendants and engaging in nepotism within the church. And the gods also find that having a happy family can
, the faith provided by believers is indeed not as good as those who are suffering in terms of quantity, but it is much better in quality, and overall it is better.
"So I really want to thank you this time. If these things are spread, I don't know how many people will be harmed later." After adjusting his mood, High Priest Arthur said. "By the way, since you can find the person in the tailband,
If so, just take it back. After all, I’m not familiar with the Skaven. I can send this sword to the Demon Hunter Guild in your name. I’ll give you your reward as soon as possible—”
Just when High Priest Arthur began to chatter about arranging various matters, the door of the Doctrine of the Faith suddenly opened. An old man wearing a blue robe and a long beard with silver patterns embroidered on his shoulders walked in. It seemed that
He got up from the bed and hurried over immediately after receiving the news, because Lawrence discovered that he was wearing purple pajamas under his priestly robes.
"Sir Julius, why are you here? I obviously just informed Brother Russell." Listening to High Priest Arthur's words, Lawrence suddenly realized that the old man in front of him was the High Priest of the Scepter of the Northeast Diocese of the Church of Knowledge.
Unlike some churches, the ceremonial uniforms of the Church of Knowledge are similar in style and texture, whether they are the lowest trainee priests or the scepter priests. The identity of each person can only be distinguished by the different sizes and areas of silver patterns on the shoulders of the clothing.
.Embroidered on the shoulder of the old man in front of him is a scroll with a palm-sized area and a pattern of crossed quills.
"Brother Russell woke me up immediately after receiving your report, because this matter is really important to us." Priest Julius Scepter said with a smile, and then he took the hand
Huan inspected it and raised his head. "I think we should hold a sacrificial ceremony tonight to offer these things to my lord, so as not to cause problems if it takes too long."
At this point, he turned to Lawrence: "You are Lawrence, you have done a good job. You will come to participate in the sacrificial ceremony later. I believe that this time our Lord will give you the reward you deserve."
Lawrence's eyes widened suddenly. In his impression, the Church of Knowledge always planned everything before taking action. It was rare that it was so reckless. Not to mention listening to the words of Julius the Scepter Priest, this time he sacrificed
It is possible to receive blessings from the gods.
Because the ordinary sacrificial rituals of various churches will not attract the attention of the gods, for efficiency and other reasons, ordinary sacrificial offerings only require the clergy to put everything on the altar and sacrifice it together.
Non-clergy are required to participate. Only when the sacrifices can attract the attention of the gods, the church will allow the sacrificers to participate in the sacrificial ceremony together in order to obtain the blessings of the gods.
Lawrence felt a little excited, because this was the first time he had come into contact with the top extraordinary power in this world: the power of the gods.
After spending some time sorting out the clothes, everyone walked together to the sacrifice hall at the back of the chapel. Because the Church of Knowledge believes that sacrifice is a communication between the sacrificer and the gods, and does not need to be made public. Therefore, unlike most churches,
Their sacrifices and worship were not in the same hall.
Lawrence had never been here before, so when he walked into the sacrificial hall, he looked at everything in this room with curious eyes.
The Church of Knowledge does not advocate luxury, so even if it is the main church of the Northeast Federal Diocese, the overall decoration is the same as other parts of the church and does not have any luxurious decoration. However, this does not damage the solemn atmosphere of this hall.
The hall is surrounded by relief sculptures. If you look clockwise from the entrance, you can see that the sculptures are the entire history of human development. From the time humans began to use the first tools, ignite the first fire, and manipulate the first
A ray of magical energy begins, and at the end, an image of a steam engine difference engine appears. After the last image, there is a large blank space on the wall, which means that the pursuit of knowledge will not stop.
The pillars of the hall are engraved with a person who contributed to the Church of Knowledge, including some very famous saints. In the center of the hall is a square altar made of a large piece of blue marble. On the high platform is
A five- to six-meter-tall statue carved from multi-colored marble.
This is the statue of Ogma, the god of knowledge. He is a handsome middle-aged man wearing a blue robe. On his head is a silver crown inlaid with a large sapphire. Among them, the most carved
The most expressive thing is the face of the statue. Anyone who sees this statue will be attracted by the wise gaze of the god.
After walking to the designated position under the altar, Lawrence suddenly felt that the faint aura emanating from the statue in front of him was very similar to the aura from Julius the Scepter Priest. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately remembered what he had done in the library before.
I read an ancient book mentioning this kind of phenomenon.
As clergy, the improvement in level is also a process of getting closer to the gods they believe in. When they break through the gold level and become holy priests, these changes can even be seen by ordinary people. It can make everyone who sees them have a feeling.
Zhong: Yes, it feels like they are the earthly incarnations of gods.
After everyone walked into the sacrificial hall, the heavy bronze door in the hall was closed. Then Julius, the scepter priest, held the space bracelet at chest height with both hands and climbed onto the altar, then respectfully held the bracelet.
It was placed respectfully on the altar carved from a single piece of blue marble in front of the statue of the god.
"Okay, now the ceremony has begun. Please join me in welcoming the arrival of the gods." After lighting a few clusters of spices and candles on the altar, the priest Julius' scepter held his hands together and placed them in front of his lower abdomen.
Then he lowered his head deeply and recited the eulogy.
At the same time, other people in the hall, including Lawrence, all made the same movements in their own positions and chanted in unison a hymn in praise of the God of Knowledge.