long night fire

"Okay." Jiang Baimian praised happily, "Yes, you are becoming more and more active and active, which means that your self-confidence has improved. Well, tomorrow you and Xiaobai will be in a group and visit that President Gu Bo. Go to the church of the 'Melting Pot Sect' with Shang Jianyao, and meet that 'dedicated' Li Zhe."

Now that you have the letter from Means, it would be a waste if you don't take the opportunity to make friends and get some information!

Finally, Jiang Baimian talked about the survivor who went crazy, and other experiences.

……

In the early morning of the next day, after a simple breakfast, the "Old Tune Group" split into two and went their separate ways.

The church of the "Melting Pot Sect" was at the southernmost end of the street last night, and it seemed to be remodeled from a small factory in the old world.

It is an independent building, the outer wall is made of iron black, and the gate is painted in fiery red. At first glance, it really looks like a strange "melting furnace".

It was not until here that Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao saw the road sign, and knew the name of the current street from its mottled surface:

"Riverside Drive"

The door of the Furnace Church was closed tightly, as if strangers were not allowed to enter, but Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao heard from Means that this was mainly to simulate the feeling of a "melting furnace", not to prevent anyone from entering.

Jiang Baimian stretched out his left hand and pushed open the door, only to feel a wave of heat coming towards him.

This was in stark contrast to the chilly wind outside.

Jiang Baimian looked up, and found that the dome was very high, and pipes that were either gray-white or iron-black extended to different places along the pillars and walls.

"It's producing heat." Shang Jianyao put his palm on a piece of iron-black pipe by the door.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and made a judgment:

"There should be hot water flowing inside, what a luxury!"

She thinks it mimics an old world heating system.

Based on this, it is inferred that there is probably a large boiler behind the church, and there are piles of coal.

Although it feels weird to associate the church with these things, which reveals a wonderful industrial style, but Jiang Baimian felt relieved when he thought that the name of this sect was "melting pot".

"Please close the door." A voice came from the front of the prayer hall.

Well, you can't let the heat dissipate too much, it will be a waste of energy... Jiang Baimian has a new understanding of why the "Sect of the Furnace" always closes the door.

Shang Jian Yao asked curiously while closing the door:

"If it's summer, will there be heating here?"

Jiang Baimian imagined that scene, and suddenly felt very hot.

"There will be no heating. The architectural design here can ensure that the summer heat stays inside, directly creating the feeling of a furnace." The person in front of the prayer hall explained.

He was about forty, wearing a fiery red robe, a typical gray earth man, with slightly darker skin, relatively high cheekbones, wet hair, and sweat on his forehead.

"Excuse me, is Your Excellency Li Zhe there?" Jiang Baimian approached and asked politely.

The man in the red robe exhaled and said:

"I am Li Zhe, a 'devoteer' of the church."

"Are you hot?" Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Li Zhe nodded:

"It's very hot, but it's also very comfortable and relaxing. It feels like the impurities in the body have been forged by the furnace."

Seeing Jiang Baimian and the others a little puzzled, Li Zhe pointed to a door on the side:

"I just finished a mass in our mass room."

"Do you still have a special room for Mass?" Jiang Baimian did not hide his doubts and curiosity.

Li Zhe smiled and said:

"Yes, our mass ceremony is relatively demanding. We need to pour water on the red-hot stones in a relatively closed room and watch the water vapor diffuse.

"Ah, this is the breath of the gods, who bathes us.

"It penetrates our clothes, penetrates our skin, and allows us to expel the uncleanness and exhaustion from the body...

"After every mass, after changing clothes, everyone will feel that the body is very relaxed and the whole person is refreshed. This is a gift from the gods, just like we feel after enjoying the Holy Communion in summer."

"..." Jiang Baimian's expression became weirder the more he listened.

She really wanted to ask, does your sect have a sanctuary in the old world, and if so, is it called a "bathing center"?

Chapter 1 Forty "Heretics"

After Li Zhe, who was wearing a fiery red robe, described the feeling of bathing in the "breath of the gods", he looked at the two visitors in front of him and asked:

"What's the matter with you?"

Behind him, on the altar representing the gods, is depicted an iron-black furnace with a red door.

This is the holy emblem of their sect, the symbol of Zhisui's "Scorching Door".

Jiang Baimian winked at Shang Jianyao, asked him to take out the letter written by Means, and then introduced himself:

"We are relic hunters from outside. On the way, we met Means from the Shifang Trading Company and they were attacked by the 'Mountain Fox' bandit group and helped them out of the predicament.

"Here is a letter from him to you."

At the same time when Li Zhe suddenly realized, his body twitched as if being scalded, and he jumped out of that short dance.

"May the breath of the gods bathe them." At the end of the dance, he gave his blessing.

Then, he performed a tap dance like an impromptu performance, expressing his gratitude to Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao:

"Dance for you."

Shang Jianyao imitated his action just now and responded:

"May the breath of the gods bathe you too."

Li Zhe was stunned for a moment:

"Are you also a member of the sect?"

"I think so, but I haven't got your permission yet." Shang Jianyao replied frankly.

"Huh?" Li Zhe didn't understand what he meant.

Jiang Baimian has long been familiar with the strangeness, and reminded:

"You read the letter first."

"Okay." Li Zhe unfolded the letter and read the content written in familiar handwriting.

After reading it, he smiled and said to Shang Jianyao:

"It turns out that you also respect Zhi Sui and want to join our sect."

"Yes, yes, yes." Shang Jianyao responded without hesitation.

Li Zhe restrained his expression and asked seriously:

"I'm asking you formally, are you sure you want to join our 'Melting Pot Sect'? Although we don't have too many rules, it also means that you will abide by some things, and you can no longer be as unrestrained as before."

Shang Jian Yao was silent for a while, and asked back:

"Will this affect me saving all mankind?"

"Ah?" Li Zhe couldn't keep up with Shang Jianyao's train of thought again, and Jiang Baimian didn't help to explain.

The "devoteer" hesitated and said:

"probably not……"

Anyway, there is no provision in the sacred scriptures of the sect that prohibits believers from saving the world.

——In the holy scriptures, this part of the content is reserved for the elders, especially the "Scorching Door".

Shang Jianyao asked:

"Will that affect my investigation of the cause of the destruction of the old world?"

There was more sweat on Li Zhe's forehead:

"Theoretically not. We don't interfere with the work of believers. Even if you are a robber, as long as you don't kill innocent people indiscriminately, you can still believe in the 'Scorching Gate'."

While speaking, Li Zhe had an idea:

Who is this?

After joining the sect and becoming a clergyman for so many years, this was the first time he encountered such an indescribable and strange problem in this link.

Before, when he felt the most helpless, he was asked, "Devotees, do you join the sect to control food?" "Dedicaters, does the sect send a wife (husband)?" ""Devotees, is it true that if you dance well enough, you will be able to receive the favor of Zhi Sui?"

After listening to his answer, Shang Jian Yao nodded:

"I have no problem, sure to join."

Li Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Jiang Baimian asked curiously:

"I've heard that the belief in the same elder often develops into several sects because of different missionary areas, lack of connection with each other, differences in mainstream cultural characteristics in corresponding places, and different interpretations of oracle classics.

"Is there such a thing as a group that worships the 'Scorching Door'?"

Hearing this, Li Zhe sighed slowly and said:

"Yes, and it was originally a family."

"Then why did they split?" Jiang Baimian asked.

On the one hand, she is out of interest, and on the other hand, she is showing Shang Jianyao the possible problems of joining the sect.

Li Zhe said solemnly:

"Their understanding of the teaching of the old age has gone wrong.

"We think the emphasis is on 'heat' and 'fire', which makes up the concept of 'melting pot', which then extends to 'dance' and 'hot pot'. In our denomination, August is the holy season, and the heat of August is Another breath of the gods.

"They feel that 'dance' is more important than 'flame', and it is a way to please Zhi Sui more.

"Also, they accused us of going astray."

Shang Jian Yao asked curiously:

"How did you deviate?"

"They think that piety can only be shown by directly processing food with flames. Hot pot separated by a vessel is an inferior choice and cannot be used as a sacrament. It is hypocrisy!" Explode heresy dog ​​head, maintain the appearance of the righteous way of hot pot.

Jiang Baimian's expression was slightly weird:

"So, what's their communion?"

"It's barbecue." Li Zhe answered, controlling his emotions.

Although Jiang Baimian had expected it, he couldn't help but twitched his lower facial muscles.

The difference was beyond her imagination.

——In "Pangaea", from time to time, employees of the "Security Department" got back a few computers from the old world. Some of the data on them could be recovered, and some could not.

Jiang Baimian once read some of these restored materials, and felt absurd about some of the things recorded in them, and said he could not understand them.

This includes disputes over sweet bean curd party, salty bean curd party and spicy bean curd party.

She originally thought that this might just be some joke on the Internet in the old world, but who knows, today, in the real world, she actually encountered a living example!

After hesitating for a moment, she asked with great interest:

"So, can your sect eat barbecue?"

"You can, but try not to." Li Zhe expressed his attitude tactfully, "I know that in the wild, barbecue may be the most convenient way to handle ingredients, so don't force the choice when you are adventurous."

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian turned his head to look at Shang Jianyao, and found that he seemed a little hesitant.

Jiang Baimian chuckled secretly, then asked:

"What's the name of that sect? Can their followers eat hot pot?"

"They are called 'Frenzied Dance'. It is stipulated in the doctrine that there is no other choice. You can't eat hot pot." Li Zhe didn't want to talk more about the heretics, so he looked at Shang Jianyao and said, "You won't leave Tarnan anytime soon Bar?"

"Not within a week at least." Jiang Baimian answered on behalf of Shang Jianyao.

Li Zhe said "hmm":