Sword of Dawn

Amber sounded more surprised than before: "Ah? Aren't you planning to make her king in the future?"

"That's what I said at the time—that's what I say now," Gao Wen waved his hand, "My point of view has always been to look at the developing world from the perspective of development, and any speculation about the future based on existing experience It can only be a 'speculation', and should not be used as an unchanging criterion, not to mention that the alliance, a temporary group for warmth, may disintegrate one day, how can it just..."

Halfway through his words, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the corridor.

A familiar breath appeared at the door.

After knocking on the door, Hetty's voice reached Gao Wen's ears: "Ancestor, may I come in?"

Gao Wen immediately ended the "chat" with Bertila and Amber, sat upright and looked towards the door: "Come in."

Hetty pushed the door open and entered the room. After seeing Amber on the opposite side of the desk and Bertila's figure above the communicator, she was slightly taken aback, then nodded to them, and then walked quickly to Gawain.

"Ancestors, the Theocratic Council reported that there was a vision in the church of the God of Commerce Bofar."

Chapter 1524 Skillful Handling

Boufar, the god of commerce, was seen as the protector of merchants and the witness of various trade practices, and also had minor sub-authorities such as the god of money, the god of prosperity, and the protector of the meeting place.

At the same time, this god also has an interesting characteristic-he is regarded as the patron saint of the poor and the patron saint of the rich respectively. The rich hope that he can protect them from continuing to be rich, and the poor hope that this god can bless them from poverty. And when he is worshiped as the god of the rich, his name is Bofar, and when he is worshiped as the god of the poor, his name will become Fabal. It is unique among gods.

Although he has a lot of authority, among the numerous gods of Loren, this god who originally originated from the western part of the mainland actually does not have a high sense of existence. Although the church of the God of Commerce is widely distributed, its core believers are only Concentrate on the merchant group, and this group was considered a minority group in the northern part of the mainland until the emergence of the "Cecil-style commercial order". A large number of ordinary people are usually more accustomed to spreading widely and directly to themselves such as Feng Rao and Shengguang. "Benefits" dedicate their faith to the gods, so for a long time, the Church of the God of Commerce can only be regarded as the second or even third tier in Cecil's territory.

But on the other hand, it is actually a good thing that the god of business, Boufar, does not have a high level of faith. Because of his fewer followers and weaker church power, the chains between this god and the world will not be too strong. When the trade order of the new era brought by Syl was in full swing around the world, especially when subversive concepts such as commercial wars and modern finance were developing rapidly, this god obviously did not suffer the fatal impact like the God of War (1/1). It is still in a relatively stable state.

Considering that the combat power of the God of Commerce is likely to be at the same level as several gods in the field of art among the gods, it is obviously a good thing that he is not crazy-at least two major questions will be saved for history candidates in future generations.

In the southern part of Cecil City, in the church district, the heavily armed city security forces and the monks of the Theocracy Council in heavy armor have completed the blockade of all intersections near the Church of the God of Commerce.

In the cold wind, a young security guard in a black uniform sneezed. He subconsciously looked up at the closed church not far away, and saw several colleagues in the small square in front of the church. Hand over work with the trial monks sent by the Theocratic Council. Wearing pure white armor, holding a mechanical power hammer and a holy book of the Gospel, the monks who are more than two meters tall stand in front of ordinary security guards like steel giants, and they are intimidating. , but their extraordinarily tall figures are also the source of peace of mind for everyone here.

The security guard looked to the other side of the square. A large truck had just stopped near the intersection. Several priests wearing the uniforms of the Theocracy Council, who seemed to be technical monks, jumped out of the vehicle. The trainee monks were using the magic terminal to transfer some heavy machine parts from the car to the square. Those parts seemed to be able to be assembled into a large-scale device. Seeing the serious faces of several technical monks, the security team couldn't help guessing that the equipment might be It is the legendary anti-divine barrier generator that can shield the gods.

"What are you looking at?" The colleague on the side suddenly bumped into the arm of the young security guard, and the latter who was looking around suddenly came back to his senses. He shrank his neck subconsciously in the cold wind, and turned his gaze to his colleague He muttered casually: "There are a lot of powerful guys here... Did you see the trial monk with three scripture ribbons hanging on his armor just now? I'm afraid that is not the trial knight commander of the tribunal?"

"You are so serious just to watch the trial monk?" The colleague next to him suddenly gave the young man a few strange eyes, "I thought you were looking at the nun lady..."

The young security guard suddenly frowned: "It's impolite to talk about ladies like that, and you're talking about the nuns of the Theocracy Council. Be careful that you were overheard by the trial monks in the square..."

"You're too nervous. The Theocratic Council is not a regular church, and it's not like their nuns can't fall in love." The colleague patted the young man on the shoulder. "I heard that Roger from the second brigade next door succeeded in dating a The nuns of the arbitration tribunal came together. That lady is not as scary as the priest of the arbitration tribunal in the impression of ordinary people from the outside world. If it is suitable, you might as well think about it..."

"Okay, okay, it's not that I don't know about this," the young man waved his hand, interrupting his colleagues casually, "You only talk about Roger from the second team, why don't you talk about Quinn from the third team, his girlfriend is still As for the nun of the Holy Light Church, he has been sitting on the balcony for two weeks..."

"...Er...they are from the Holy Light Church after all..."

"Forget it, I won't tell you this," the young man didn't let this increasingly crooked topic continue, but turned his eyes to the church, "Do you know what's going on? We are in such a hurry I was called here in a hurry, and the whole church was already blocked when I came here, and now I even alarmed the trial priests of the arbitration tribunal, as well as the big machine on the square... ordinary events can't use this!"

"I didn't know, I arrived 15 minutes earlier than you, and the captain didn't say anything to me—did you see those over there? Everyone was the same, and they were all suddenly called over while they were on patrol. "The colleague shrugged, "But even the church is blocked, it is very normal for this incident to alarm the arbitration court, and it is definitely a big problem that only 'professionals' can handle. We are only a law and order here. function, don’t ask so much.”

The young security guard listened to his colleagues, but still couldn't help showing a little uneasy expression on his face. He looked in the direction of the church and the trial monks several times, and finally couldn't help muttering: " You said...won't there be another god missing this year?"

"Hey! You can't talk nonsense!" The colleague's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at the young man extremely nervously, "Do you know that my nephew wrote a dissertation at Imperial College for two months on the God of Commerce—he This thesis is just short of graduation!"

"...co-authoring you are just nervous about your nephew's thesis?"

"Nonsense, am I nervous about other things? I'm not someone like our Majesty..."

At this moment, a black magic guide car without any markings suddenly came from the direction of the street. With the sound of the car whistle and the uniform retreat of the two trial monks on the sentry post, the car went straight past the two squares. The security guards raised their heads when they heard the movement, passed through the church square under martial law, and drove towards the side entrance of the cathedral.

Gawain was sitting in the back seat of the magic car. Through the crystal glass on the side, his gaze swept across the newly assembled anti-theological barrier on the edge of the square, and his serious face relaxed a little: "The Theocratic Council The response was quick."

"After all, they are professionals, and they were raised by Wright and Veronica in person," Amber's voice came from the side. She was sitting next to Gao Wen. At this time, she was also lying on the window, looking at the other side of the square. "There are quite a few churches on this street..."

"The early planning is like this, so that it will be more convenient to manage the flow of people under normal circumstances or block the block in emergency situations," Gao Wen said subconsciously glanced at the distance, and saw several other church spiers or towers on the roof Flashing past above, he said casually, "Now it seems that such a plan is indeed prescient - if all the gods' kingdoms are in the 'Lady of the Night', then all churches will be key surveillance targets in the near future, if not With such an easy-to-manage church area, all the security teams and trial monks in the city will be exhausted during this time."

"Yeah, it's easy to manage, but you can do this," Amber couldn't help muttering after hearing this, "such a church area...the Church of the Three Gods of Abundance is next to the God of Blood, Opposite the Church of the God of Commerce is the Temple of the God of Music and Poetry. Next to the Church of the Holy Light in the center of the block, there is a circle of second-tier and third-tier churches. It's like a vegetable market. Last month, the saintess of the three gods of abundance and the chief priest of the blood god had an argument with the property management office because of a sewer problem. How big of a person are you two? In the name of God, go to the property management office to quarrel about this...

"It's not so much that there are more than a dozen churches crammed into this street. I think this style of painting is more like the gods gathering together and setting up more than a dozen intermediaries in the city."

Listening to Amber's babble, Gao Wen only showed a smile that was not a smile. He just listened quietly, until the other party finished speaking, he said happily: "Don't you think this is very good?"

Amber laughed, of course she knew what Gao Wen was talking about: "Well, since we want to 'de-sanctify', of course we must start by positioning the cathedral as an 'intermediary office opened by the gods in the world', and Logically speaking, when the church district was established, the representatives of various churches enthusiastically supported His Majesty's wise move, and now it's too late for them to quarrel."

Gao Wen shook his head: "I don't think a saint and a priest will really go to the property management office to argue about the sewer, even if this matter really exists, there are countless people under them who can deal with it ——You can only say that these two priests are very smart, they have adapted to the new rules of this era very well, and they have figured out what the theocratic council wants them to do. This is the same as the batch we executed back then. Heresy' is very different. But whatever the root cause, it's a good thing."

Hu Po opened her eyes wide and listened to Gao Wen's analysis. She blinked her eyes a few times after a long time, and sighed with conviction: "Why don't you say you are an old Yinbi, and what other Yinbis do with you seems to be bright and open..."

Gao Wen immediately frowned: "Is there anyone who praises you so much?"

Amber bared her teeth proudly. It is her greatest interest to tease the old zongzi in front of her when she is serious. Really happy, especially when she noticed that the magic car had started to slow down, and the fat priest with a worried and nervous face was already standing at the bottom of the steps, which meant that she had succeeded in the extreme challenge again today——Gao Wen affirmed You can't beat her in front of outsiders.

Gao Wen was well aware of this guy's careful thinking, but he didn't care about it.

The magic car stopped.

The middle-aged priest who was standing under the steps, accompanied by several senior priests, greeted him immediately, and immediately saluted Gao Wen after he got off the car. He drew a scale on his chest, and then clasped his hands Bow slightly: "I salute you, wise and powerful Your Majesty, I really didn't expect you to handle this matter in person, so we can feel more at ease..."

"Let's skip the etiquette first, Archbishop Boris," Gawain waved his hand, "What's the situation now? I heard that the 'imprint' caused by the vision has covered the entire side hall? Has anyone been contaminated?"

"Yes, those terrible marks crushed the entire room like invisible heavy objects, the hard stone floor was crushed, and even the altar was turned into powder," said Archbishop Boris, who is in charge of the church here. Immediately answered, the archbishop looked depressed at the moment because of a huge trouble, "Fortunately, the protective equipment installed by the council is set up in the corridors around the hall, and the damage caused by the vision is not damaged. Until the anti-divinity barrier is complete, the entire side hall is still completely covered by the protective force field."

Speaking of this, the bishop, who was assigned to the imperial capital as the "spokesperson" between the church and the royal family, paused and adjusted his expression: "The second good news is that I happened to be dealing with official documents near the side hall when the vision happened. After I noticed the abnormal energy shock for the first time, I immediately ordered to block all the passages leading to the entire corridor area. Therefore, after the accident, no random people approached the side hall, and no one was polluted.

"Currently, only me and two high-ranking deacons have entered the side hall to check the situation. We have just been inspected by the Theocracy Council and confirmed that we have not been polluted."

There was some credit-seeking tone in the archbishop's words, but he had to say that his emergency response was indeed quite quick and correct, including checking the scene of the vision and cooperating with the theocratic council. The content was impeccable, so Gao Wen was really relieved Take a breath.

In the vision incident involving the gods, no one was polluted by divinity, which is great news no matter what time it is placed.

"Take me to the side hall," Gao Wen nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Except for me and the intelligence chief, all the other entourage are on standby outside the corridor area."

"Your Majesty," the chubby middle-aged priest subconsciously said after hearing Gao Wen's order, "You want to enter the side hall yourself? Wouldn't that be a bit...Of course, I know you have the magical ability of not being afraid of God's will, but the side hall The terrible crushing marks in the picture show that this vision is not only caused by spiritual pollution, but may also be accompanied by some kind of powerful physical damage..."

"Thank you for the reminder. I will check the situation first when I arrive at the scene, but there are some things that need to be seen by myself." Gao Wen nodded to the fat priest, "Lead the way first, I have my own discretion."

Archbishop Boris saw that His Majesty had made up his mind, so he couldn't say anything more, so he nodded and agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty, please follow me."

After a while, Gao Wen and Amber entered the cathedral under the leadership of the archbishop, crossed the blockade, entered the corridor leading to the side hall, and finally came to the door of the side hall where the vision occurred.

The heavy and exquisite wooden door stood quietly at the end of the corridor, and it looked intact. Just from the outside, it was impossible to imagine what happened behind the door.

As Boris said, the vision was completely confined inside the side hall and did not affect the outside.

Chapter 1525 Traces of Violence

Opposite the heavy wooden door was the hall where the vision occurred. Before pushing the door open, Gawain stopped cautiously.

The magic power in the air is flowing smoothly, the corridor seen under the magic power vision is no different from the outside, and the intuition of the legendary powerhouse has not issued any warning, the vision seems to have completely ended, and the power of the business god Bofar He didn't leave any persistent "marks" in the real world, which made him feel a little more at ease, and stretched out his hand to prepare to push the wooden door open.

But at this moment, Amber who was standing next to her suddenly stepped forward: "Wait, let me do it."

"You?" Gawain looked at the Shadow Assault Goose in deep surprise. At this moment, he even wondered if the guy on the other side had been dropped by someone. She who is usually cowardly and has to use skills to fight with dogs can say this. , That’s even worse than a vision, “It’s not like what you said, it’s hard to say what’s going on across the door…”

"Didn't you throw me out to explore the way before?" Amber was quite calm, "You also called this 'Tang Ji'..."

Gao Wen was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He recalled that it really happened in the past, and at that time he had a very high opinion of Hu Po, the "explorer". The one who gets beaten and yells is louder than anyone else, and it is really the best choice for going out to take risks and use his face to find the way - but that is all the old history of the entrepreneurial stage back then, he didn't expect the other party to be serious again at this time Mention it again: "The year was the year, now you..."

Amber waved her hands nonchalantly: "Now I have much more experience than I did back then, and to be honest, I must run faster than you if I encounter a real situation."

Before she finished speaking, she stretched out her hand and pushed the door open before Gao Wen could stop him.

And the moment the door opened, she suddenly felt the sight in front of her flicker, and then a wonderful feeling, as if another layer of senses covered her body, rushed from all directions, and Amber felt as if she was suddenly captured Linked to a more vast and vast individual, and overlooking a strange place from a very high perspective——however, this strange feeling came and went quickly, and she didn't have time to experience any details carefully, nor Before she could see the things in the hallucination clearly, the strange "overlapping of senses" left her five senses like flowing water, and before all the abnormalities dissipated, only one sentence was captured in her mind.

She heard a strange voice, a voice that could not recall any characteristics at all, leaving only the content of the words, she heard that voice hurriedly said to a certain existence: "...Are you sure that this thing is real? Work?"

The next moment, the illusion ended, and Amber stood in front of the side hall door with the posture of pushing the door open. Her movements did not show any delay in the eyes of others. The abnormal moment was just a memory fragment that suddenly appeared in her mind. Gao Wen had already cast his gaze into the side hall, and the archbishop who came with him was also preparing to move forward.

"Wait a minute," Amber suddenly stopped the Archbishop and Gao Wen, "I saw and heard something just now?"

Gao Wen instantly looked away from the side hall, and fixed his eyes on Amber's face: "You saw and heard something? Is it a remnant of spirit? I told you not to touch this..."

"No big problem." Before Gao Wen finished speaking, Amber waved her hand nonchalantly, "I didn't feel that I was polluted by anything, it seemed to be just a very, very short thought fragment, and the rest of the fragment could not be seen. Clear, all I can remember here is one sentence... a person, or something else, is nervously speaking to another being, the content is 'you confirm that this thing really works' - using interrogative sentences .”

Listening to what the other party said, Gao Wen's nervousness and worry suddenly turned into a kind of astonishment. He stared at the shadow assault goose in front of him for a long time, and finally said, "It's gone? That's it?"

"That's it," Amber spread her hands, "I've said it all, it's a very, very short thought fragment, and my doubts are almost dissipated, what can be left, I can still remember a complete sentence here is pretty good Luckily."

"...Are you sure this thing works? Why does this sound like a conversation that often happens in Rebecca's laboratory? It's hard to say that..." Gawain frowned subconsciously and rubbed his chin. A series of guesses had already begun to emerge in the middle, and then he seemed to suddenly realize something, and suddenly turned his head to look at the middle-aged priest beside him, "Wait, Archbishop Boris, you said that you have come to check the side hall in person before. Condition?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Archbishop Boris nodded immediately. Although the situation in front of him seemed to have gone wrong, the high-ranking priest remained calm in the face of Gawain's questioning, and began to quickly recall the details. "This door is the only one leading to the side hall. I pushed it open, but I really didn't hear or see anything. I can swear in the name of God about this..."

"That's unnecessary, I believe in the honesty of a revered archbishop," Gawain raised his hand to interrupt Boris, he had already thought of something after hearing the other party's answer, and then his eyes fell on Amber again "Other people who pushed this door didn't feel anything. It seems that this is another 'trace' that only you can see and hear."

"... the memories that flowed from 'over there'?" Amber muttered thoughtfully, and she didn't know if it was because too many similar things had happened during this period, and she had long since lost the beginning. When encountering a similar situation, I feel nervous and restless, but I feel that it is normal and I am in a crazy mood, "I always feel that I and 'over there' are getting more and more frequent... Hey, tell me, since I always If I came into contact with something from 'over there', will the things I know and see here also affect 'over there' in reverse?"

Gao Wen knew that she was fine when he saw this thing, and after hearing what she was thinking about, he couldn't help but roll his eyes: "If this is true, then I really can't imagine that you are so stupid. What will happen to the things in the guy's mind after it flows to 'there', just your brain full of five poisons..."

Archbishop Boris on the side was a little dazed listening to the conversation between His Majesty the Emperor and his deeply trusted deputy. From just now, this venerable high-ranking priest has fallen into a state of cloud and mist. What kind of strange state Wen and Hu Po usually get along with? At this time, they dare not listen or ask, so they can only take a moment to interrupt: "Your Majesty, you..."

"Well, let's get down to business first." Gao Wen nodded immediately, and then glanced at Amber, "We can analyze what you heard later, and now let's take a look at what the vision in the side hall left behind. clue."

Most of what Amber came into contact with just now is the memory fragments leaked from "Ms. Ye". The location in the phantom is probably Ms. Ye herself, and considering that this is the cathedral of the God of Commerce Bofar, the words she heard are most likely from Bofar. Mouth——Under this premise, the amount of information that can be deduced from that sentence is a bit amazing.

In his own field, Bofar, the god of commerce, asked Ms. Ye, an ancient god, whether something would work or not with such a tense tone... Can this matter be discussed in front of a pious priest?

Of course not, the god of commerce is still a god no matter how weak his combat power is, and the strength of the spiritual chain between devout believers and the god has nothing to do with the specific combat power of the god, but only with the heart of faith. Did it happen to Ms. Ye? A bad operation would cause the unlucky priest to burn his faith-so this matter can only be analyzed in private after going back, and the site survey must be completed first.

With this in mind, Gao Wen and Amber stepped through the gorgeous and heavy wooden door together, and the scene in the side hall of the church came into their eyes.

This is a spacious rectangular space with a high roof and elegant decoration.

Although this place is not the headquarters of the Church of the God of Commerce, as the "facade" of the church in the capital of the empire, and because of the strong financial support of the Church of the God of Commerce itself, the decorations in this church can be seen to be gorgeous and exquisite. Even in a side hall, countless reliefs and metal inlaid decorations of "Shenyan" can be seen on the walls, pillars and roof, which perfectly embodies the "God of Commerce" in style. Some style.

However, when Gawain walked past a fallen decoration, he discovered something subtle.

"...Gold-plated... No, copper-plated?" He glanced at the fragments scattered on the ground that were broken by some unknown force, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is simpler than I thought."

"We actively respond to the order of the Supreme Council of Government Affairs to avoid extravagance and waste in church activities, and to prevent churches from amassing wealth and embezzling people's property," Archbishop Boris immediately stood up straight and solemnly responded to Gao Wen's question, despite his slightly slim figure. Fat, but his expression at the moment is solemn as if he was giving a report at a theocracy conference, "The god of commerce is the god of wealth, so when it comes to decorative styles with symbolic meanings, we must follow the scriptures, but the specific implementation In fact, there are many details that can be...'flexibly adjusted'. These adjustments do not violate the scriptures, and the Lord will not blame us, but will praise us for saving our wealth and using it in more correct places."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, and then he heard Amber approaching and muttering in a low voice: "I looked around, and the scale in the hand of the holy statue at the end is real..."

Gawain nodded slightly, showing approval to Archbishop Boris in front of him, thinking that it really made sense for the Church of the God of Commerce to send this person to the imperial capital as a face and "spokesperson". Theocracy supervises and reforms, and the Cecil Empire is the headquarters of the Theocracy Council. To survive and maintain the church in such an environment, you need more than piety, and this archbishop obviously has a lot of piety. Good qualities other than a heart—such as a flexible standard of piety.

The second thing he sighed was that Amber is worthy of being Amber, and her skills have not diminished after all these years, and she has already appraised such a large room with a glance...

At the same time, he also noticed the traces left by the "vision" that can be seen everywhere in the side hall.

In the relatively empty room, there are debris and deep dents everywhere. The tables, chairs and lampstands set up in various parts of the hall were crushed by something, and fell to the ground in pieces. It can be seen that there are criss-crossing subsidences. The shallowest part of these subsidences may only be a few centimeters, but the deepest part is nearly two meters. It is shocking to see.

Gao Wen made a rough calculation in his mind. If purely violent means were used, it would not be difficult to create a similar scene in this hall, but while creating this scene, it would not affect the corridor outside the hall at all. , and even the sound of a little vibration is not transmitted, it is more unbelievable.

According to Archbishop Boris, the "vision" here most likely only lasted for a moment, and from the time he sensed the abnormal energy fluctuations in the side hall to the time he brought people to check the situation, it took at most three to five minutes. During the process, the clergy and worshipers in other parts of the cathedral did not notice any abnormalities.

"...a god who is in charge of business and wealth authority, all the miracles he has created should also be related to his authority. If you want to say how many gold coins are flowing in this hall, it is understandable, but this is pure destruction... Gao Wen frowned slightly, and muttered in a low voice, "No matter how you look at it, you have nothing to do with the God of Commerce."

"Then it might have something to do with Ms. Ye," Amber said in a low voice. When she said the word "Ms. Ye", she immediately looked around nervously. After all, this is the cathedral where the vision just happened. That sensitive name might have an unexpected impact, but fortunately nothing happened, which made her feel at ease and continued, "Aren't we guessing that Ms. Ye is using some kind of 'coercive means' against the gods? This may It is the result of the conflict between two divine powers..."

"It can only be explained in this way, but there is no remaining shadow power here," Gao Wen still frowned, "and do you remember our previous arrangement? Set up 'windows' in each cathedral and leave a message to the gods, Let them send a message to the world if they have the energy—just a message. So if everything goes well, what appears here should be a 'message' from the god of business. You can get it from here Can you see the meaning of 'message' in Chaos?"

Amber blinked, looked around, and curled her lips: "If this is a message, the handwriting of the God of Commerce is quite rough..."

"Ahem." Archbishop Boris' awkward cough suddenly came from the side. This high-ranking priest with flexible and pious standards looked helplessly at His Majesty the Emperor and the Chief of Intelligence in front of him, as if to remind them that there was still The spokesperson of the god of business exists.

"Sorry, but we don't mean to offend the God of Commerce," Amber quickly waved her hand after realizing it, "Let's discuss the matter as it stands, these traces are indeed..."

Gazing at Amber, which seemed to be getting darker and darker, Gao Wen had to interrupt it with dry coughs, but just as he was about to say something, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from the direction of the corridor outside the hall. Come on, interrupting the conversation of everyone in the room.

The next moment, a priest wearing a deacon robe appeared at the door of the side hall. He saluted Gao Wen first, and then quickly walked in front of Boris: "Archbishop, Her Highness Veronica of the Church of the Holy Light Crowned with High Patriarch Wright."

"The two of them?" Boris was taken aback, then subconsciously glanced at Gawain, then showed a relieved expression, and nodded to the priest who came to report, "Please come in."

Chapter 1526 Simple and easy to understand answer

Under the continuous adjustment of the Theocracy Council and the strong management of the Cecil Empire, the clergy in this city are now used (or have to get used to) some things that seemed unbelievable in the past, such as various churches The "church area" where the temple is centrally set up and managed uniformly, such as the law that "no priest is allowed to convey the oracle without the approval of the Supreme Government Office", and...

The two powerful leaders of the Church of the Holy Light went to the church of the God of Commerce to "drop in" on it.

As the "first sect" with the strongest influence and power in the Cecil Empire, and also as the "progressive sect" among all sects that carried out system reforms and most actively supported the New Deal of the Empire, the Church of the Holy Light has always been a member of the Theocratic Council. The monks and nuns trained by Wright and Veronica are an important source of talent for the Theocracy Council - after all, the Council is an organization that needs to deal with religion. In addition to posts, it also needs a large number of professional theologians who truly understand religion, and in this regard, the most trustworthy one is the Holy Light Church, which has undergone a deep transformation.

With such a relationship, the Church of the Holy Light has actually become the "state religion" of the Cecil Empire in a sense, and it is also the "model unit" officially certified by the Theocratic Council, although Gawain has always insisted on one line, that is, "do not Recognize any religion as the state religion of the empire", but after all, he needs an obedient "representative" to help manage the various sects in the empire. The Church of the Holy Light is his natural choice, and Wright and Veronica are reliable His followers responded well to his expectations.

They have won the common respect of many church administrators in this city with their outstanding personal ability and personality charm, and maintained a delicate balance and stability in the intricate power relations in the church district. It is especially difficult to promote unimpededness among the major churches while minimizing resistance from all sides.

With the theocratic council and the imperial family as the background, it is not difficult for Wright and Veronica to step into the churches of other gods, but when they step into this church, they must be accepted by the archbishop of the god of commerce, even Showing a relieved expression, this is enough to explain a lot of problems.

The heavy wooden door in the side hall was opened again, Wright in plain robes and Veronica holding a platinum scepter appeared in front of Gawain, the two stepped forward to salute, and then Wright frowned and looked around the room After a moment, he shook his head: "It was seriously damaged...but there is no supernatural power left."

"We've already confirmed this. All that's left on the scene are purely physical traces of destruction, which is actually a good thing," Gao Wen nodded, "There is no remaining divine spirit, which means that the state of the corresponding god is still very stable, at least not going crazy and out of control. symptoms, these disruptions may have been a simple outburst of energy or some kind of...signaling."

Veronica nodded slightly, and then looked at Archbishop Boris standing aside: "Your Excellency, can we check in the side hall?"

"Of course." Boris, who was slightly fatter, nodded immediately in agreement. He knew that the "Saint Princess" in front of him was here to handle the matter in the name of the Theocracy Council, and his Majesty the Emperor had endorsed it on the spot. No pressure, "We have sealed off the entire corridor area since the vision occurred, and the scene here is still in its original state."