But no matter how he thought about it, the time came to the next day. In the early morning of this day, Lawrence climbed out of bed early, packed himself up, and then put on a military uniform. As a powerful nobleman, Lawrence was naturally acquiring territory.
At that time, he became the supreme commander of the military forces on Sauer Island, so he now has the rank of colonel of the Holy Visby Empire Militia. Therefore, he also has a complete set of imperial military uniforms.
The reason for wearing this dress to visit the Passion Church is also very simple, that is, because this operation is held in the name of the territory, so he must wear clothing that represents the territory. Considering that the Passion Church is averse to all kinds of
Luxurious things, so he couldn't wear his own aristocratic clothes, so the only option was military uniforms.
After packing up, the two people boarded the carriage sent by the church parked at the door and drove towards the cathedral. The driver was a professional coachman wearing an undyed cotton uniform and very talkative. Soon Lawrence
I got to know him well and learned a lot about the local Passion Church from his mouth.
The local Passion Church retreated together with the empire. It was also the first church from the Old World in the New World. Because of this period of history, this church as a whole is difficult for other people, especially those who don’t understand it.
The overly masochistic church developed well because of the support from the empire.
On the other hand, after a long period of time, the teachings of the Passion Church have also changed a little. For example, self-mortification is only a required course for clergy, but this is not required for believers. In such a situation
Next, the clergy's actions attracted more people to follow them.
Especially after industrial development, more and more poor and needy people began to gather in big cities. This also greatly enhanced the spread of the Passion Church, which itself was understaffed. At least in the slums and low-level workers of many big cities
In residential areas, the God of Passion has even become the only belief there.
For example, the coachman in front of Lawrence was a believer in the God of Passion. After he learned that Lawrence was the scholar who proposed the theory of microbial infection, he showed great respect in his words. This respect was not only because of Lawrence's academic ability.
status, and the reason why he selflessly disclosed this knowledge.
According to the coachman, since Lawrence announced the causes of infection and some methods to prevent infection, the Passion Church quickly updated their treatment procedures. After grasping the core issue of infection treatment, they successfully treated the wounded
And the maternal mortality rate has been reduced to 1/20 of its original value.
Extraordinary power can indeed complete a series of problems from disinfection to promoting healing, but the use of extraordinary power is limited and cannot be extended to everyone. Therefore, in the past, the Church of the Suffering God and others had to take some measures when facing many infected people.
Very poor treatment, even resigned to fate.
"Actually, I have to thank you personally now," the coachman said. "Because my wife survived successfully after giving birth last time. When the baby was one month old, I went to the Church of the Passion God to pray.
, and then the clergy there told me that thanks to the disinfection plan you proposed, the mortality rate of pregnant women during childbirth has been greatly reduced."
"This is what I should do." Lawrence looked at the smile on the coachman's face and felt a kind of inner joy lingering in his heart. For him, this kind of knowledge gained from another world can make this world better.
Making good changes is something that is very satisfying and gives him a sense of accomplishment.
In such a harmonious atmosphere, Lawrence and the others came to the Church of the Passion of God. Unlike most other churches, the Church of the Passion of God was built directly in the slums. Because of the existence of this church,
So although the rooms and roads along the way look a little shabby, they are overall relatively clean and not as dirty as imagined.
At the same time, unlike the Church of Knowledge, the Church of the Passion of God is a completely parallel church. In other words, they do not have an existence similar to the Pope. The churches in each area basically operate independently, but they also share the same belief.
The people are treated as brothers and sisters, and the movement of personnel is relatively free.
For example, last time Paladin John was obviously not a Paladin of Star Sea Parish, but he set off directly after receiving the request without any delay. But if he is placed in the Church of Knowledge, at least a simple secondment needs to be done internally.
Just go through the procedures.
However, from another perspective, the existence of such a very scattered church must have its own special features. For example, next to this somewhat inconspicuous church, there is a hospital that is larger than this church.
It stands there. On the main entrance of the hospital is painted the holy symbol of the suffering god's pale hands tied with a red rope.
"The God of Passion has taught us that God needs believers to move forward according to the path he leads. And one less prayer ceremony or a simple church will not make the light of God dimmer. Especially when practicing God's guidance
This is especially true when it comes to roads." Seeing Lawrence observing the two buildings, a young priest who came out to greet them explained to them.
"This is normal." Lawrence smiled and nodded. He thought of the old oil lamps and furniture in St. Gutenberg's Cathedral in Eagle Castle. The gods of this world, at least the Zhengshen, seemed to be the same as what he had understood before.
It's different. It's more humane and more positive than he imagined. It's not the kind of filthy place or behind-the-scenes boss that was written in the novels of his previous life.
But think about it, if the church, which is regarded as the moral benchmark by the whole world, is so bad, then the world will definitely be dark, dirty, and hopeless. It will not appear in front of Lawrence like it is now.
It is a world that is prosperous and has a bright future.
After following the greeting staff into this church, which was only two floors and had an unimpressive appearance. The general manager here was already waiting for Lawrence in the reception room. After a few minutes of polite conversation, this person who looked five
The sixty-year-old priest finally announced the reward for Lawrence.
"Now, the soul of the martyr in the cup you got back has completely turned into a heroic spirit. And under the suggestion of this heroic spirit, we have two reward options for you to choose from." As he said this, the priest took out
He made a list and handed it to Lawrence. "One of the things on this list is from which you can choose a part of the limit. If it exceeds the limit, you can buy it with currency. It doesn't matter if you buy it all."
Lawrence took the list and looked at it carefully, and found that the list contained some relatively rare extraordinary materials or large quantities of production and living materials. Obviously, the Passion Church took Lawrence's identity as a transcendent and a lord into consideration and gave the order.
Provide him with the supplies he may need to choose from.
It has to be said that the things on this list were more attractive to Lawrence. But he still wanted to see what the other options were. So he put away the list and said: "The things on these lists are very good, and I also want to see what the other options are."
I'm very grateful that you can provide me with these resources. But I still want to know what the other options are?"
"The other option has great uncertainty." Listening to Lawrence's question, the elderly priest said. "And this option may not be a reward in the eyes of many people, so I think many people may not choose it.
this."
"Then please tell me." Lawrence said with a smile, "Maybe I am not one of those people who thinks this is not a reward? At least you should let me judge it."
"Okay." Looking at Lawrence's insistence, the priest talked about the content of another reward. "Actually, the other reward is like this -"